H6 Conet Qhov Chaw Qhib Rau Pej Xeem by Oval Design Ltd

H6 Conet Qhov Chaw Qhib Rau Pej Xeem by Oval Design Ltd is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2018 A' Design Award Tooj in Tsim Chav Sab Hauv thiab Kev Nthuav Qhia Competition Category.

ToojSab Hauv· 2018

H6 Conet Qhov Chaw Qhib Rau Pej Xeem

by Oval Design Ltd

Client: H6 CONET of Urban Renewal Authority

A' Design Award Tooj Winner in Sab Hauv Category

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The Design

About H6 Conet Qhov Chaw Qhib Rau Pej Xeem

H6 Conet tau muab faib ua ib txoj kev hauv zej zog, Lub Chaw Tshawb Nrhiav Txog Kev Kho Dua Nroog thiab chaw ua haujlwm. Nrog rau cov tswv yim uas los ntawm keeb kwm hauv zos, nws muab kev lom zem rau pej xeem thiab txhim kho kev sib txuas los ntawm qhib kev nkag mus rau rau txoj kev uas nyob ib sab. Nws tau muab cov cuab yeej siv digital sib tham los tsim kev paub tshiab rau cov neeg tuaj xyuas. Nws tau tsim ib lub tswv yim ntsuab los ntawm kev siv cov txheej txheem bio-filter ua ib phab ntsa ntsuab los lim cov pa phem los txhim kho qhov zoo ntawm huab cua hauv tsev. Qhov no yog thawj qhov project hauv Hong Kong uas txhawb nqa ib qho chaw nyob zoo thiab pab txhawb rau yav tom ntej ruaj khov.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Tooj

H6 Conet Qhov Chaw Qhib Rau Pej Xeem yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Tooj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim tshwj xeeb uas txawv los ntawm kev tsim tshiab, kev txawj tsim thiab kev ntse. Cov neeg yeej Tooj yog cov khoom muaj txuj ci heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas ua pov thawj txog kev paub ntau, kev xav thiab kev txawj ua ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. H6 Conet Qhov Chaw Qhib Rau Pej Xeem xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub, uas tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Tooj no siv cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis thiab zoo heev vim nws saib xyuas cov ntsiab lus. H6 Conet Qhov Chaw Qhib Rau Pej Xeem ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau zoo kawg, kov cov kev xav, ntxias cov kev xav thiab txhawb kev xav paub.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: It is divided into Community Corridor, Urban Renewal Exploration Centre and offices. Featuring ideas rooted from local history, it offers public enjoyment and enhances connectivity by opening up its access to six adjoining lanes. Leisure seating area and flexible furniture set up also enhance the amenity. The success of the bio-filter system would extend to other urban renewal projects, while the Urban Renewal Exploration Centre provides a new experience for the public to explore urban renewal in a creative and interactive manner.
Dimensions & Packaging: The community space area is 2,660 square meters including a 858.5 square meters Community Corridor in the form of art and culture, the 237 square meters Urban Renewal Exploration Centre with a 204.5 square meters conference room, a multi-purpose room 238 square meters and 7 NGO offices.

The total wall area in the venue is 562.4 square meters and the green wall coverage is 76.7 square meters. The vertical green wall area is 59.3 square meters plus bio-filter area of 17.4 square meters. The green percentage is 13.5%.
Tags: community, open space, network, GIC, NGO, sustainability
Production Technology: Indoor vertical greening reduces indoor air pollutant by bio-filtration and acts as a natural cooling system. Condensate Water System was built to collect condense water from fan coil units and reuse it to cultivate the plants, serving as a bio-filter-system. Achieved removal efficiencies in VOCs, PM10 and CO2 of the bio-filter module in the mock up site by 37%, 20% and 13% respectively on average under the measurement for two fan flows gained green building certifications. The final plant mix and a number of performance measurements of the mock-up were made afterwards.
Design Challenge: Since there was no quantitative in investigations on the removal efficiencies on VOC, PM and CO2, and no useful design guideline for real life applications, two stages of study have been involving to test the real life applications including the set up of facilities,the irrigation requirement, the lux illumination level, the optimal temperature, the suitable vegetation mix, and its irrigation schedule, the measurement challenges in a public area, the optimal set up of fan coils, etc.
Research: Monthly bio-safety tests are also carried out by sampling of the flowing air before and after bio filter module at low fan flow mode and taking water sample from the recycle water tank for plant irrigation. The collected samples are then taken to laboratory. The airborne fungi was reduced through the bio filter. In any case, the airborne fungi levels are well below IAQ guide of 500 CFU (colony-forming unit) / cubic meter. On the other hand, Legionella bacteria have not been detected in the water irrigation system. Hence no bio-safety issue in the use of the bio filter is evident.
Inspiration: There was not open to public with only one access point before. The refurbishment offered a chance to improve the connectivity and review the layout. It came up a green concept by applying a bio-filter system as a green wall. Incorporating living nature into city not only looks much more inviting, but also echoes urban renewal process, in which greening plays a vital role. The system actively draws air through the green wall to filter air pollutants hence clean the air. It is a pioneer project in the world for fostering a quality living environment and contributing to a sustainable future.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2016 and finished in August 2017. It is on the ground floor of The Center, 99 Queen's Road Central, Central, Hong Kong.
Operation Flow: An off-site mock up was built to simulate the flow to obtain operation parameters following the literature review and research methodology. After that, experiments under different operation scenarios were carried out in the controlled environment. Mechanical, plant health and measuring instrumentation challenges of the mock up site was subsequently overcome. The final plant mix and performance measurements of the mock-up were made afterwards. Separately, bio-safety sampling for airborne fungi and Legionella bacteria in irrigation water were also made monthly.
Team Members: Creative Director: Dennis Wong
Design Director: Dominic Kam
Project Coordination: Steve Leung
Interior Design: Dilys Cheung, Dior Ki, Choco Leung
Graphic Design: Eva Leung, Vic Chan, Adrianne Chong
Image Credits: Photo Credits: Oval Design Ltd., 2017
Video Credits: Oval Design Ltd., 2017