Waterway Ka Hoʻolālā Loko o ka Hale Waihona Puke Kula by Design Action

Waterway Ka Hoʻolālā Loko o ka Hale Waihona Puke Kula by Design Action is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā Loko Hale a me Hōʻike Competition Category.

KalaLoko Hale· 2023

Waterway Ka Hoʻolālā Loko o ka Hale Waihona Puke Kula

by Design Action

Client: Design Action

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Loko Hale Category

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The Design

About Waterway Ka Hoʻolālā Loko o ka Hale Waihona Puke Kula

He loko hale waihona puke kula ʻo Waterway, he 3900 kapuaʻi kuea kona nui, i hoʻolālā ʻia no kekahi kula ma Hong Kong. Ke hahai nei ka hoʻonohonoho ʻana i kahi iho hiō e pani ana i ka hoʻolālā laina kahiko. Ke kū pono nei ka pākaukau hōʻaiʻē puke a me ka wahi hōʻikeʻike puke hou i ka puka komo, a kākoʻo ia i ka launa ʻana ma waena o nā mea mālama waihona puke a me nā haumāna. Hoʻolōʻihi ʻia ka haka puke i kahi alapiʻi kahi e hiki ai i nā haumāna ke noho a heluhelu, a hiki i ia alapiʻi hoʻokahi ke hoʻonoho a hiki i 30 poʻe ma ke ʻano he wahi aʻo ke hoʻokuʻu ʻia ka pale hōʻikeʻike kiʻi. ʻO ka polū o ke kai, ka hina o ka sima, a me nā kala lāʻau e hoʻomanaʻo ana i ke kai a me ka ʻāina kokoke.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Waterway Ka Hoʻolālā Loko o ka Hale Waihona Puke Kula i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Waterway Ka Hoʻolālā Loko o ka Hale Waihona Puke Kula he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā Waterway Ka Hoʻolālā Loko o ka Hale Waihona Puke Kula e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The library is ship full of knowledge, good learning atmosphere is a breeze that leads the students sail to their destinations. Getting knowledge helps the students find a breakthrough to their study or develop other skills. The designer would like to create a relaxing, self-paced study space, which attracts them to stay behind after classes and fall in love with knowledge.
Dimensions & Packaging: 3900 Sq.ft
Tags: Library, School, Educational, Waterway, Secondary School, Design Action, Ho Yu College and Primary School - Sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen
Production Technology: Plastic laminate, Vinyl sheet, Paint, Glass
Design Challenge: The designer used diagonal linear design as main axis, that changes the boring spatial design lively. When entering the library, the borrowing desk and new book display are in sight. This not only encourage interaction between students and librarians but increase the borrowing rate. On the other hand, the designer created an open and sharing concept for the planning to create a new feeling to attract students.
Research: The original spatial design was linear and classical, it feels strict and had low usage. The front desk was facing opposite side of the entrance and divided the bookshelves into two areas. This was inconvenient for the students, so it needs a huge change. In addition, the original setting felt closed and have a 2.4-meter-high suspended metal ceiling. The designer need to breakthrough this traditional structure, increase the book capacity and keep the air-conditioning system. To add more dimension on students learning experience and attract students to stay in the library.
Inspiration: This project is on the Lantau Island. The island is surrounded by sea with tremendous nature landscape. In densely populated Hong Kong, it is rare to have a good balance of high-rise residence and nature. The designer hopes this project links to this unique geographical environment. The main colors of the library are sea blue, cement and wood. They symbolize reading as a sea that nurture the concrete structured city, natural landscape, and a peaceful, relaxing experience.
Project Duration: The project finished in April 2022 in Ho Yu College and Primary School (Sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen), Hong Kong.
Operation Flow: Once enter the library, the borrowing desk and bookshelf are in the sight, with a hanging book recommendation on top of the shelf. This setting makes it easier to interact between the librarians and students, which might increase the borrowing rate. The stretch of the bookshelf is a set of staircase for student to sit and read. When the projector screen scrolls down, this staircase with the capacity of 30 people become a teaching area. Besides the staircase is self-study area. When students sit on the bar chair, they can admire the nature view outside the window.
Patents: Design Action
Team Members: Creative Director: Vincent Li
Designer: Mancy Li
Image Credits: Design Action