Kwan's Self-sustaining House

Creator

Sze To, Ka Ming, Janet 司徒嘉鳴

Title

Alternative Title

A Sustainable Tong Lau Adaptation

Subject

Interior decoration -- Design -- Exhibitions

College graduates

Date Created

2022-08-16
2022-08-21

Relation

PolyU Design Show 2022: Profile Cards

Format

Photographs

Identifier

ASSD2022BAEDD09P001

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Is Part Of

BA (Hons) in Environment and Interior Design

Description

Due to Hong Kong's renewal strategy, many Tong Lau buildings are facing elimination. Meanwhile, demolition work for a proposed redevelopment project at Whampoa Street has already begun. The local community in this area has been separated as residents are being forced to leave. However, as the last ones departed, the owner of Kam Yuen Restaurant and his family decided to fight for their home until the end. This narrative project tells the story of revitalising the owner's building spatially throughout a futuristic timeframe until it becomes a self-sufficient entity. By utilising natural resources in combination with the knowledge and skills of local traditions and craftsmanship, food security and energy independence are achieved, progressively rebuilding a new community within their neighbourhood.

Collection

PolyU Design Show 2022