WECore: Between Placehacking and Placemaking

Creator

Wong, Chun Ip, SM 黃駿燁

Title

Alternative Title

Transferring VCore into WECore via a Lift

WECore: Placehacking and Placemaking via Tactical Interventions in lift

Subject

Social aspects – Design -- Exhibitions

College graduates

Date Created

2021-06-17

Relation

PolyU Design Show 2021: Profile Cards

PolyU Design - Project Showcase

Format

Photographs

Identifier

ASSD2021BASDD04P001

ASSD2021BASDD04P002

ASSD2021BASDD04P003

ASSD2021BASDD04P004

Is Part Of

BA (Hons) in Social Design

Description

Under the pandemic situation and stratification of Vcore, it reduces the connection and communication between students from different programmes. The aim of project is to increase the connection between students through different flash mod activities from the lift in Vcore. The spatial interventions are branded as a social design solution. In this time, the lift is used strategically as a starting point to do different activities by using hacking method such as creating identity branding, blend in design to bring out the message and group the students to the social space among Vcore. After the activities, the lift is used as an end-up point and edited the activities into video clips, and show in the lift. Also, it changes the mindset of students in Vcore that the lift not only a device to carry people to another floor, but also an entertainment or informative space etc. Moreover, using different activities to construct "WECore" and explore more possibility in common space using.

Collection

PolyU Design Show 2021