Walk DVRC Street Basket Pavillon de rue mobile by Vicky Chan

Walk DVRC Street Basket Pavillon de rue mobile by Vicky Chan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Bronze in Mobilier Urbain Competition Category.

BronzeMobilier Urbain· 2021

Walk DVRC Street Basket Pavillon de rue mobile

by Vicky Chan

Client: Walk DVRC

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Mobilier Urbain Category

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The Design

About Walk DVRC Street Basket Pavillon de rue mobile

Walk DVRC Street Basket est un pavillon de rue mobile conçu dans le cadre d'un projet de piétonnisation partielle de Des Voeux Road Central, au cœur de Hong Kong. La structure présente un plan de 4 mètres sur 4 mètres et s'élève à 3 mètres de hauteur, avec une canopée en bois portée par des colonnes en acier. Des roues et une batterie sont intégrées sous la structure, si bien que le pavillon reste léger et fonctionne sans raccordement au réseau électrique. Il offre des assises, des plantations, de l'ombrage et une recharge pour téléphones portables. La zone piétonne peut redevenir une voie de circulation en moins de cinq minutes.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Walk DVRC Street Basket Pavillon de rue mobile est lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Bronze, une reconnaissance hautement prestigieuse décernée à des designs remarquables qui se distinguent par leur créativité, leur ingéniosité et leur sagacité. Les lauréats Bronze sont des artefacts amplement habiles et d'une créativité frappante, qui authentifient la vaste expérience, l'imagination et l'ingéniosité de leurs concepteurs. Walk DVRC Street Basket Pavillon de rue mobile est censé être un objet très estimé, admiré et chéri, remarquablement professionnel et innovant. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Bronze intègre les meilleures pratiques de l'art, de la science, du design et de la technologie, et est excellent par son souci du détail. Walk DVRC Street Basket Pavillon de rue mobile satisfait admirablement les besoins, touche les désirs, charme les sentiments et attire la curiosité.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Walk DVRC is a pedestrianization plan to turn 1 km of Des Voeux Road Central in downtown Hong Kong into a park. The area is filled with banks, offices, and shops but the sidewalk is over congested to allow a sustainable and walkable downtown. The project called for a partial pedestrianization so that retail businesses can still deliver their goods during off peak hours. During peak hours, office workers and residents can enjoy the wider road as part of their park and walkway.
Dimensions & Packaging: 4m by 4m in plan with 3m tall structure. Wheels and battery are installed below the structure to allow mobility and elecgtricty
Tags: movable, mobile, landscape, shading, bamboo
Production Technology: The project must be light weight to remain mobile throughout the day. Wood canopy with steel columns gives us that weight structure while keeping everything powered by battery leaves us a wireless condition. The mobile landscape allow the pedestrianized zone to turn from park back into a road in less than 5min.
Design Challenge: The street does not come with electricity and water although we are next to many sources of utility. It forced the team to investigate mobile battery with solar panel and water tank with rain collection to replace the need to tap into the existing grid. It lowered our construction cost to not connect to utility while promoting the concept of sustainable design.
Research: It was critical for the team to understand the walkability concept and how important it was to pedestrianize a road. A survey was conducted on the street to ask people to reimagine the street. More greenery, more seating, and shading were the top priority. Having free wifi, play area and quiet performance were also preferred. The design integrates these ideas and turned them into executable plan.
Inspiration: Central of Hong Kong is filled with old and new context, but food is the most connective culture that everyone enjoys. The design team use food culture as inspiration to design the Street Basket and mobile seating. It reflects Hong Kong as a city of food while the use of materials reflects our current sustainable values. The pavilion is a seating, planting, cellphone charging and shading area during the day. At night it is an iconic communal space for family.
Project Duration: The project started in Nov 2018 and finished in Nov 2019
Operation Flow: The time to install the project is limited by the traffic on site. It has to be installed within hours of the late night when traffic is light. The modules and design were made to fit inside a truck and easy to install so that contractors can roll out the construction within hours of road closure.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Avoid Obvious Architects, 2019
Team Members: Vicky Chan
Krystal Lung
Gianfranco Galagar
Crystal Hu
Michele Wong
Erik Madsen
Ching-Yu Lin
Stephanie Wong
Jenny Chan
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