Hkhs Exhibition Centre Imewe by Dennis Wong

Hkhs Exhibition Centre Imewe by Dennis Wong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz in Nhazi Ime Ụlọ na Ngosipụta Competition Category.

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Hkhs Exhibition Centre Imewe

by Dennis Wong

Client: Hong Kong Housing Society

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz Winner in Ime Ụlọ Category

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The Design

About Hkhs Exhibition Centre Imewe

Ụlọ Ngosi emegharịrị a na-akpali ntụkwasị obi ọha site n'igosi ihe nketa afọ 70 nke Hong Kong Housing Society na-ejere Hong Kong ozi. Ihe ngosi ọhụrụ dị ka VR nke na-etinye mmadụ n'ime ya na digital twin na-esonye ndị ọbịa. Ndị ọbịa na-agba osisi dị n'etiti mmiri, nke na-anọchite anya njikọ dị n'etiti ụmụ amaala na iwu ụlọ obibi ma na-egosi mkpebi siri ike na mbọ e tinyere n'ilekwasị ndị mmadụ anya. Vidiyo ochie nke nwere ugogbe anya VR gbanwere ghọọ dome LED nwere VR. Ihe ịma aka bụ otu esi ahazi dome ahụ n'ime oghere nke nwere akụkụ dị nkọ. N'ikpeazụ, Ụlọ Ngosi a na-akpali ntụkwasị obi na ọchịchọ maka ụlọ ndị ka mma, nke dị nnọọ mkpa maka ọganihu HKHS.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz

Hkhs Exhibition Centre Imewe meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị pụtara ìhè nke a ma ama maka nzụlite ihe, ọgụgụ isi na nghọta. Ndị meriri na Bronz bụ ihe e mere nke ndị nwere nka nke ukwuu ma dị mma n'imepụta nke na-egosi ahụmahụ buru ibu, echiche na ọgụgụ isi nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Hkhs Exhibition Centre Imewe ga-abụ ihe a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz na-agụnye ụzọ kacha mma n'ime nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ, ma dị mma nke ukwuu maka nlebara anya ya n'obere ihe. Hkhs Exhibition Centre Imewe na-emezu mkpa nke ọma, na-emetụ ọchịchọ aka, na-adọrọ mmetụta obi ma na-adọta ọchịchọ ịmara.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Re-opened in March 2024, the refurbished Exhibition Centre of the Hong Kong Housing Society (HKHS) is a small place tasked to achieve a big goal. It is a key HKHS avenue to instil public confidence through underpinning a laudable message: HKHS has been a reliable and dedicated housing provider for Hong Kong in the past 70 years. They are committed to play the same role going forward and will continue to be an unwavering housing partner of Hong Kong families in the long run.
Dimensions & Packaging: Area 200 sqm, ceiling height 3m, ceiling clearance 2.5m
Tags: exhibition, interactive, multimedia, community, sustainability, people-oriented
Production Technology: Interactive kiosk controlled by old telephone, LED dome with 360 VR, 3D naked-eye animation, digital twin, instant polling with real time visualisation
Design Challenge: Challenges have pushed OVAL to escalate to a higher level of design acumen and craftsmanship. 20% of the total floor area is laid out in acute-angled configuration whilst low ceiling clearance at 2.5m aggravated the spacing issue. The solution of putting the 270-degree VR projection on dome-shaped screen in the triangle was a no-turning-back option due to post-Covid reluctance to use goggles. Lastly, OVAL must surf through voluminous content simultaneously for proposing on touch point anchors.
Research: Research was done in three different directions. User research revealed that less text and more humanised features were preferred. Communication strategy research whereby HKHS management repositioned the new Centre as an avenue for instilling public trust. Technical research calibrating the combination of 270-degree VR projection on a dome-shaped screen with content rotation triggered by motion sensing technology for accommodating visitors of different body sizes and heights.
Inspiration: In Hong Kong, there are families who wait for 5 years for a shelter in a public rental estate. The message disseminated by the Centre carries weight among them. OVAL’s effort is to enable visitors to take home a special experience that makes them feel connected with the message and cast their trust with HKHS. Content-wise, there is a lot to say. As for tone and manner, the visitor should be warmed by the ambience and the features that he touches and maneuvers during the visit.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2023 and finished in March 2024 in Hong Kong.
Operation Flow: Curated contents are displayed in three zones for sight by visitors who mostly come in as guided-tour participants. Each zone is filled up by exhibition items attired in multiple formats: physical boards, digital screens with physical levers for access to information and interactive games on computers and physical platforms. They lined up in a circular flow to echo with three themes: ‘Creating Homes for the Community’; ‘The Housing Ladder’ and ‘Creating Homes for Sustainable Living’.
Patents: OVAL Design Limited
Team Members: Vic Chan, Kong Hui, Kaitlyn Leung, Karina Li, Adrianne Chong, Eva Leung
Image Credits: OVAL Design Limited