Pocket Spaces Mienskipsûntwerphânboek troch Lee Ngai Man

Pocket Spaces Mienskipsûntwerphânboek troch Lee Ngai Man is in heech wurdearre winner fan de tige prestizjeuze 2026 A' Design Award yn Goud yn de kompetysje-kategory Sosjaal Ûntwerp.

GoudSosjaal· 2026

Pocket Spaces Mienskipsûntwerphânboek

troch Lee Ngai Man

Klant: Estate Of Mine

A' Design Award yn Goud Winner yn de kategory Sosjaal

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It Untwerp

Oer Pocket Spaces Mienskipsûntwerphânboek

Pocket Spaces is in gids foar sosjale yntervinsje yn iepenbiere wenkompleksen mei hege tichtens. It ûntwerp feroaret smelle gongen en treppenhûzen yn dielde sosjale romten. In draachber hânboek fan 12 siden, printe op recycled papier, liedt bewenners stap foar stap, fan it opspoaren fan fertutearze plakken oant it bouwen fan ienfâldige modulêre ienheden. By de gearstalling wurdt gebrûk makke fan hout dat sammele is út mienskipsôffal, kabelbinders en ienfâldige klemmen, sadat âldere bewenners en bern in ienheid yn 30 minuten klearmeitsje kinne sûnder spesjaal ark. Pocket Spaces stipet romtlike autonomy en buorlju-bannen yn mienskippen dy't te krijen hawwe mei werûntwikkeling.

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Oer de A' Design Award yn Goud

Pocket Spaces Mienskipsûntwerphânboek is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Goud, in ekstreem prestisjeuze erkenning foar earste-klas, prachtige en treflike ûntwerpen. Goudwinners binne tige ynnovative, fisionêre en glamoureus ferbjusterjende skeppings dy't it sjeny, de wiisheid en de feardigens fan har ûntwerpers wjerspegelje. Fan Pocket Spaces Mienskipsûntwerphânboek wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige priizge, trendsettende en monumintale útfining is dy't unferlykbere wearde leveret. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Goud is in spektakulêr, respektearre projekt dat grutte foardielen bringt en de grinzen fan keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology ferleget. Pocket Spaces Mienskipsûntwerphânboek makket yntinse gefoelens fan begearte, stekt passy oan, stimulearret kreativiteit en fassinearret ús.

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Credits, teamleden en technyske details levere troch de ûntwerper.

Unike Eigenskippen: This project is a social intervention guide developed for high-density housing estates. It establishes an open infrastructure system using assembly protocols based on grassroots materials. This empowers elderly residents and children to transform narrow 2 meter corridors and stairwells into co-creation spaces. It is a social resilience tool characterized by zero marginal cost and rapid scalability.
Ofmjittingen & Ferpakking: The toolkit uses a nested frame structure of 148 x 210 mm, 105 x 148 mm, and 125 x 176 mm. This ensures the design is portable, while the lightweight materials are easy for elderly people and children to carry. The structures are also designed to be easily relocated during cleaning or maintenance periods.
Labels: Social design, social impact, spatial justice, systemic design, discursive design, participatory design, community design
Produksjetechnology: The core product is a 12-page A5 portable manual printed on 100% recycled paper. Physical units utilize local material cycles, such as common public estate items and wood collected directly from community waste. Assembly employs low-barrier connections, such as industrial cable ties and simple clamps. This allows non-professionals to conduct community-making in 30 minutes without specialized tools.
Untwerpútdaging: The primary challenge was moving beyond the traditional helicopter model of social housing intervention which often relies on one off actions. This project focused on building deep trust through 700 hours of field research to address the apathy caused by extreme density and upcoming redevelopment. It shifts the designer role from designing for to community led design. The project acts as a mobile preservation system that allows social relationships to migrate and integrate into housing plans.
Undersyk: This action research project addresses human made ignorance and spatial injustice in high density urban environments. Through 700 hours of immersive ethnography and field research involving 500 residents, we found that urban apathy is a cognitive bias. Neighbors often overestimate the reluctance of others to interact. Public housing lacks the spatial rights to maintain connections rather than the connections themselves. The project resulted in a 40 percent increase in neighborly interactions.
Ynspiraasje: This design originates from ethnographic observations of the extreme living density in Hong Kong where space averages 15.5 square meters per person. Through 700 hours of field research and 500 resident interviews, we discovered spontaneous space hacking in corridors and stairwells to build neighborhood bonds. The core inspiration involves translating scattered grassroots wisdom into a systematic social intervention guide. We used an high participation in the manual to awaken spatial autonomy and empower neglected spaces.
Projektdoer: This organic system launched on January 30, 2025 and evolves alongside public housing redevelopment. The first phase is located in Wah Fu Estate. The second phase will be exhibited at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Design in June 2026. The third phase will expand to other high density communities like Mei Lam and Butterfly Estate in 2027 to establish a cross regional social design network.
Operaasjestreamferrin: The Pocket Space Playbook is a portable toolkit designed to help residents transform lifeless public housing corridors into vibrant social hubs. The guide uses a step-by-step approach to help users identify neglected spaces and apply modular grassroots wisdom. This method is effective because it triggers a fundamental community shift: residents realize they have the right to define their own spaces, creating a bottom-up, sustainable ecosystem.
Teamleden: Pak Hei Wang
Ngai Man Lee
Kai Yin Lin
Nga Suet Julytha Ho
Hiu Man Chiu
Ofbyldingskrediten: Image # 1: Designer Pak Hei Wang, Hiu Man Chiu, Julytha Nga Suet Ho, Ngai Man Lee, Kai Yin Lin, Social Pocket, 2026.

Image # 2: Designer Ngai Man Lee, Hiu Man Chiu, Julytha Nga Suet Ho, Kai Yin Lin, Pak Hei Wang, Social Pocket 2, 2026.

Image # 3: Designer Pak Hei Wang, Hiu Man Chiu, Julytha Nga Suet Ho, Ngai Man Lee, Kai Yin Lin, Engage Material, 2026.

Image # 4: Designer Ngai Man Lee, Hiu Man Chiu, Julytha Nga Suet Ho, Kai Yin Lin, Pak Hei Wang, Informal Knowledge, 2026.

Image # 5: Designer Kai Yin Lin, Hiu Man Chiu, Julytha Nga Suet Ho, Ngai Man Lee, Pak Hei Wang, Social Engage, 2026.