"Wan Chai New Market Design Charette" -A Wan Chai
District/Hong Kong Architecture Centre Commissioned Urban Planning
Consultancy Project by the Architecture Department
Nov 2007
Illustration of the suggested ideas in the charette
Initiated by the Hong Kong Architecture Centre (HKAC), 'Wan Chai
New Market Design Charette' was a public architectural workshop
sponsored by the Wan Chai District Council. Our Department was proud
to be selected to be the executer of the project under the directorship
of Prof. Paul CHU.
The future usage of the already-built basement of the Wan Chai
New market was the centre of focus (the market was originally intended
to house the relocated street vendors at the Cross Street and now
the Government decided to preserve the culture of vendors at the
street and hence no relocation will be necessary). The charette
aimed at promoting public participation in the public space design
process. Professional engineers, surveyors, architect and general
public contributed ideas and suggestions through an interactive
workshop in the Assembly Hall of St James Settlement in Wan Chai
in November 2007.
The Department was responsible for conducting survey and interviews,
organizing the charette and producing a professional report documenting
the whole process and illustrating the suggested design by the public.
The report was sent to Wan Chai District Council for further consideration
after the press conference at the Hong Kong Institute of Architects
premises in December 2007.
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| Survey
and interview by studb. Survey and interview by studentsents |
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| Presentation
of design ideas by different groups |
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Briefing
of the charette logistics |
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Preparation
of the charette- Professional engineers, surveyors, architects
and our students attending the facilitation meeting in the Wan
Chai New Market basement. |
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| Sharing of opinion
and views |
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Showing
off- celebrating the master pieces! |
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Participants divided into smaller groups
for discussion and model production
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Artist impression of the proposed idea
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Agnes Ng, Chairman of
the Hong Kong Architecture Centre intoducing the physical
model to Wan Chai District Council Chairman Ms Ada Wong and
member Mary Ann King
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