Walk DVRC Street Basket Mobile Strjitpaviljoen by Vicky Chan

Walk DVRC Street Basket Mobile Strjitpaviljoen by Vicky Chan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award yn Brûns in Strjittemeubels Ûntwerp Competition Category.

BrûnsStrjittemeubels· 2021

Walk DVRC Street Basket Mobile Strjitpaviljoen

by Vicky Chan

Client: Walk DVRC

A' Design Award yn Brûns Winner in Strjittemeubels Category

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The Design

About Walk DVRC Street Basket Mobile Strjitpaviljoen

Walk DVRC Street Basket is in mobyl strjitpaviljoen ûntwurpen foar in diel-fuotgongersplan lâns Des Voeux Road Central yn it sintrum fan Hongkong. De konstruksje mjit 4 by 4 meter yn plattegrûn en is 3 meter heech, mei in houten oerkapping dy't droegen wurdt troch stalen kolommen. Ûnder de konstruksje binne tsjillen en in batterij oanbrocht, wêrtroch it paviljoen licht bliuwt en wurket sûnder oansluting op it nutsnetwurk. Sitplakken, beplanting, skaad en oplaadmooglikheden foar mobile telefoans wurde levere. De fuotgongerssône kin binnen minder as fiif minuten wer feroare wurde ta in dyk.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Brûns

Walk DVRC Street Basket Mobile Strjitpaviljoen is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns, in heech prestisjeuze erkenning foar treflike ûntwerpen dy't har ûnderskiede troch kreativiteit, fernuft en tûkens. Brûnswinners binne tige feardige en opfallend kreative artefakten dy't de grutte ûnderfining, ferbylding en betochtsumens fan har ûntwerpers befêstigje. Fan Walk DVRC Street Basket Mobile Strjitpaviljoen wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierber objekt is dat opmerklik profesjoneel en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns yntegrearret de bêste praktiken yn keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology en is treflik om syn omtinken foar detail. Walk DVRC Street Basket Mobile Strjitpaviljoen foldocht behoeften prachtich, reitsjet winsken, betsjoeveret gefoelens en sprekt nijsgjirrigens oan.

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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