Projects

14(Re)Claiming Hong Kong

Workshop at the University of Hong Kong with Juan Du and Giulia Foscari, on alternatives to land reclamation, which has changed the shape of the island and its surroundings in less than two centuries and is still going. The work was presented in late August 2010 at the Hong Kong pavilion of the 12th International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, in the Collateral Events section.

Our group’s proposal, This is Hong Kong, starts from ten images of the city and four research chapters: development, conservation, floating and transportation. It replaces the last five reclamations (55.5 ha) with ten floating islands of 5.5 ha, each taken from an existing fragment of Hong Kong.

The research catalogued floating structures, from boat houses and stilt houses to quarterdecks and platforms, and mapped the depth and the empty and full spaces of the harbour.

CategoryWorkshop, exhibition
PlaceHong Kong and Venice
Year2010
ProgramHKU–IUAV Summer Exchange Program
SupportBursary, Marco Polo Society Hong Kong
Victoria Harbour: how it was, how it is, how it could be
Victoria Harbour: how it was, how it is, how it could be. Below, depth of the harbour (bathymetric curves) and full and empty spaces.
Five configurations for the floating islands in Victoria Harbour: compact islands, shipping fleet, dock-like, compound islands, island belt
Five configurations for the floating islands in Victoria Harbour: compact islands, shipping fleet, dock-like, compound islands, island belt. Scale in metres.
Four configurations of the island, with a view of the port terminal
Four configurations of the island, with a view of the port terminal.

Sources

  1. ETH Studio Basel. Hong Kong: Urban Structure of Hong Kong. Draft, 5 March 2008.
  2. IUAV. Workshop H, event calendar, August 2010. iuav.it/Ateneo-cal/2010/08/workshop-H.