Building Community Projects in Hong Kong: Summer Workshop for Rural Village

Department of Architecture
University of Hong Kong

Public Spaces in Hong Kong’s Rural Village

Tai Kong Po Village, located in the Northern part of Kam Tin, has the highest number of organic farms in Hong Kong nowadays. While being able to sustain the agricultural production, the village itself also faces multiple challenges including waste management, environmental pollution, provision of public spaces and community facilities, as well as developing strategies of adaptive reuse for abandoned public facilities.

For upgrading the community facilities and sustaining and the agricultural activities, we invite students from BAAS, MArch program, as well as students from other programs in the Faculty of Architecture, to participate in the design and construction of public facilities for the villagers of Ta Kong Po, help revitalizing village community through reconstruction of public spaces.

Selected students will be invited to Tai Kong Po Village for:

1. Mapping rural public spaces and rural landscape in Tai Kong Po
2. Design–build a dry toilet in an eco-farm for composting and educational purpose.
3. Upgrading the mini-bus station through building with recycled materials.
4. Designing other public facilities in the rural landscape.

 Supervisor       Wang Weijen, Christian J. Lange, Ulrich Kirchhoff

Tutor                  Rosalia Leung

Advisors           

Y.C. Chen, Lingnan University; Chow Sung-ming, HK Polytechnic University; Chui Hoi Dick, Land Education Foundation

Schedule

Day 1                   Introduction / Visit to Tai Kong Po

Day 2-3               Concept Design / Discussions with Villagers

Day 4                   Site and Material Preparation

Day 5-10             Construction

Day 11                 Inspection / Testing

Day 12                 Grand Opening

Lectures, sharing and film sessions related to community projects and agricultural movement in Hong Kong will be organized during the evenings.

Venue

Tai Kong Po Village, Kam Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong

Expenses

Simple lunch will be provided by local farm; daily transportation will be of your own cost.

Accommodation

Students are encouraged but not required to stay overnight in the farm of Tai Kong Po Village for experiencing rural daily-life and understanding the village context. (Accommodation fee $50 per night)

Registration

Interested students are welcomed to send your one page cv with 300-word statement to Olivia Lai <olilai@hku.hk> before June 25, 2015.