Embedded roots

We joined forces with Via North Point and embarked on a revamp project for a newsstand that has served the North Point community for over twenty years. In order to reduce time needed for setting up and packing down each day, we worked with Coutou Woodworking Studio to design and create teak wood shelving with materials sourced from the local community. We further added multi-purpose joints for versatility and an aluminium outer layer for durability. The result is a reduction of stowing time from thirty minutes to only five and a unique designing solution to empower the local community.

Background: Together with the concerted efforts with the collaborators, Hong Kong Arts Centre design and engage the community with a series of participatory programmers and creative artistic structures to connect the new and the old areas in the district, building capacity on public space, celebrating the uniqueness of North Point and hence cultivating a sense of belonging and building the cultural citizenship through imaginations of urban spaces.

植根社區的社區營造

保持在地性是以藝術連結社區的不二法門。我們與《路過北角》合作，為日久失修的報紙檔進行空間改造，設計目標是節省開店關店所需的時間。其中所有傢具木器的材料皆從區內搜集回來，以「回收柚木」升級改造而成，並加入多功能關節以創造出靈活可變的實用結構。我們以北角社區的新舊融和的狀態作為設計概念，體現其獨特的地理文化魅力。

背景：香港藝術中心與跨界別的人士和機構攜手合作，設計一系列社區參與工作坊和創意藝術作品以連繫新舊居民、增進居民對公共空間的認知、展現北角獨一無二的地文魅力，藉此營造社區歸屬感，以及透過空間想像培養文化公民意識和自發的社區營造。

Embedded roots

We joined forces with Via North Point and embarked on a revamp project for a newsstand that has served the North Point community for over twenty years. In order to reduce time needed for setting up and packing down each day, we worked with Coutou Woodworking Studio to design and create teak wood shelving with materials sourced from the local community. We further added multi-purpose joints for versatility and an aluminium outer layer for durability. The result is a reduction of stowing time from thirty minutes to only five and a unique designing solution to empower the local community.

Background: Together with the concerted efforts with the collaborators, Hong Kong Arts Centre design and engage the community with a series of participatory programmers and creative artistic structures to connect the new and the old areas in the district, building capacity on public space, celebrating the uniqueness of North Point and hence cultivating a sense of belonging and building the cultural citizenship through imaginations of urban spaces.