Pocket Spaces Manwal tad-Disinn Komunitarju minn Lee Ngai Man

Id-disinn Pocket Spaces Manwal tad-Disinn Komunitarju minn Lee Ngai Man huwa rebbieħ stmat ħafna tal-prestiġjuż 2026 Premju A' Design Award tad-Deheb fil-Kategorija tal-Kompetizzjoni ta' Disinn Soċjali.

DehebSoċjali· 2026

Pocket Spaces Manwal tad-Disinn Komunitarju

minn Lee Ngai Man

Klijent: Estate Of Mine

Rebbieħ tal-Premju A' Design Award tad-Deheb fil-Kategorija ta' Soċjali

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Id-Disinn

Dwar Pocket Spaces Manwal tad-Disinn Komunitarju

Pocket Spaces huwa gwida ta' intervent soċjali għal proġetti ta' djar pubbliċi b'densità għolja. Id-disinn ibiddel kurituri dojoq u turġien fi spazji soċjali kondiviżi. Manwal portabbli ta' 12-il paġna stampat fuq karta riċiklata jmexxi lir-residenti pass pass, mill-identifikazzjoni ta' żoni traskurati sal-bini ta' unitajiet modulari sempliċi. L-assemblaġġ juża injam miġbur mill-iskart tal-komunità, cable ties u klampi sempliċi, sabiex residenti anzjani u tfal ikunu jistgħu jlestu unità fi 30 minuta mingħajr għodda speċjali. Pocket Spaces jappoġġja l-awtonomija spazjali u r-rabtiet bejn il-ġirien f'komunitajiet li qed jiffaċċjaw żvilupp mill-ġdid.

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Dwar il-Premju A' Design Award tad-Deheb

Pocket Spaces Manwal tad-Disinn Komunitarju huwa rebbieħ tal-Premju A' Design Award tad-Deheb, rikonoxximent prestiġjuż ħafna mogħti lil disinji tal-ewwel klassi, mill-isbaħ u eċċellenti. Ir-rebbieħa tad-Deheb huma ħolqien innovattiv ħafna, b'viżjoni u li jleqqu b'mod li jgħammex, li jirriflettu t-talent, l-għerf u l-ħila tad-disinjaturi tagħhom. Huwa mistenni li Pocket Spaces Manwal tad-Disinn Komunitarju ikun invenzjoni mfaħħra ħafna, li tistabbilixxi x-xejriet u monumentali li tagħti valur bla preċedent. Dan id-disinn rebbieħ tad-Deheb huwa proġett spettakolari u rispettat li jwessa' l-fruntieri tal-arti, ix-xjenza, id-disinn u t-teknoloġija. Pocket Spaces Manwal tad-Disinn Komunitarju joħloq xewqa qawwija, iqajjem il-passjoni, iħeġġeġ il-kreattività u jisħer lilna.

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Proprjetajiet Uniċi: 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.
Dimensjonijiet u Ippakkjar: 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.
Tikketti: Social design, social impact, spatial justice, systemic design, discursive design, participatory design, community design
Teknoloġija tal-Produzzjoni: 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.
Sfida tad-Disinn: 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.
Riċerka: 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.
Ispirazzjoni: 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.
Tul tal-Proġett: 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.
Fluss tal-Operazzjoni: 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.
Membri tat-Tim: Pak Hei Wang
Ngai Man Lee
Kai Yin Lin
Nga Suet Julytha Ho
Hiu Man Chiu
Krediti tal-Immaġni: 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.