LIVE IN WO TIN

Creator

Lo, Sze Yam, Cici 羅詩音

Title

LIVE IN WO TIN

Alternative Title

LIVING IN WO TIN ESTATE

A Resident-centred Participatory Research Exploratrion

Subject

Social aspects – Design -- Exhibitions

College graduates

Date Created

2023-07-14

Relation

PolyU Design Show 2023: Profile Cards

Format

Photographs

Identifier

ASSD2023BASDD07P001

Is Part Of

BA (Hons) in Social Design

Description

WHAT IF we enable the residents to map for themselves the challenges and tell the stories of living in a remote public housing estate?

SITUATION/ Wo Tin Estate (和田邨) belongs to a batch of newly built public housing estates which are remote from the urban centre and lack public facilities. New residents who move into new places encounter various challenges posed by inadequate planning and housing arrangement.

PROCESS/ The design project returns to the resident-centred participatory research exploration, probing for community-driven solutions in the future as well as potential implications for social housing policy. Deploying instant photography collectively, the project enables the residents to map by/for themselves their own pains, challenges and needs as well as their tactics, wisdom, and daily exchanges. The exploration of new visualization and storytelling methods not only inspires policy and design research but also empowers and networks people in a mutualistic manner.

Collection

PolyU Design Show 2023