Birdwatching

Time Capsule Cabin

Academic Project • Individual Work

Type Exploration：Massing x Envelop x Cabin

Year Nov2017 - Dec2017

Locaction Hong Kong Wetland Park, Tin Shui Wai, HK

Birdwatching Time Capsule Cabin with the idea of enhancing the local bird watching experience. In regular times, this cabin is a collection of rest area and pavilion, which provide leisure, meet-up point and outdoor activity especially for local resident and overseas visitors, stimulates the vitality of the community. In other times, an advantageous lookout point can enjoy a complete bird-watching experience and allows nature lovers to get up close and personal with the feathered fauna that frequents the area. The Cabin demonstrates the diversity of wetland ecosystems in Hong Kong and highlights the importance of protecting them.

Design Concept

The stones has unique forms and different surfaces. Choosing the best face of the stone, the appropriate angle for its display and become familiar with its characteristics. A stone’s appeal may lie in its capacity to inspire thoughts of a distant mountain range, a human figure or the energy that animates the universe.