Designing Y.PARK, a Yard Waste Recycling Centre

Creator

Advertising Design: Ng, Hoi Ying 吳鎧瀅 -- Yuen, Hau Lam

Environment and Interior Design: Chan, Shuk Ting, Amber 陳淑婷 --Lai, Pui Ying, Venus 賴珮盈 -- Lam, Yi Ting, Debbie 林伊婷 -- Lau, Hoi Yung -- Li, Pak Wah, Agnes 李柏樺 -- Sin, Pik Yu, Beverly 單碧瑜 -- Sum, Yuk Ting, Angela 沈鈺婷 -- Yau, Pui Kwan

Product Design: Chin, Yan Li -- Yung, Tsz Chiu

Title

Collaborator

Waste Infrastructure Planning Division, Environmental Protection Department, The Government of the HKSAR

Subject

Advertising -- Design -- Exhibitions

Industrial design -- China -- Hong Kong -- Exhibitions

Interior decoration -- Design -- Exhibitions

College graduates

Date Created

2021-06-17

Relation

PolyU Design - Cooperative Projects (1)

PolyU Design - Cooperative Projects (2)

Format

Photographs

Identifier

ASSD2021W02P001

ASSD2021W02P002

ASSD2021W02P003

ASSD2021W02P004

Is Part Of

BA (Hons) Scheme in Design

Work-Integrated Education (WIE) - Cooperative Project

Description

Design brief

The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) plans to develop Y.PARK, a yard waste recycling centre at the current site of Fanling Environmental Resource Centre to facilitate and promote yard waste recycling in Hong Kong. To attract a different target market to visit and use the centre, EPD collaborated with students to promote and design the centre, develop innovative product prototypes by upcycling yard waste and create an attractive, interactive and vibrant promotional campaign to foster sustainable behaviour in Hong Kong and showcase the innovative facilities.

Design outcome

Prior to proposing design concepts and developing promotional campaign ideas for Y.PARK, the student team carried out substantial research on the topic, including the wood waste problem, wood recycling difficulties and types of yard waste, and examined case studies of global wood-making workshops with specific furniture and space requirements. The student team also paid visits to the site and surrounding area in Fanling to better understand the context, background and circulation.

Advertising students then created a branding strategy proposal for Y.PARK, which included designing and producing a logo, key visuals, MTR ads and a promotional video for the target audience. The Environment & Interior Design students developed zoning, circulation and lighting plans, proposed material choices and designed an interactive wall for the centre. The finalised spatial design concept for Y.PARK was centralised yet open, interactive and communicative, including functional working and machinery areas, displays and free discussion zones in a flexible setting, as well as storage, a conference area and a play zone. The Product Design students worked hard to design and prototype modular furniture for the space based on different user behaviours, carefully considering ergonomics, flexibility, visuals and ways to enhance the productivity of yard waste in the process.

The branding strategy, promotional video, spatial designs and modular furniture designs were licensed to EPD in 2021. The team of students continued to work closely with EPD after the nine-week project to adapt and realise their design ideas.

Collection

PolyU Design Show 2021