Waterway ᱥᱠᱩᱞ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤᱜᱟᱲ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ by Design Action is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱨᱚᱫᱟᱨᱥᱚᱱᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.
ᱨᱩᱯᱟᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ· 2023
Waterway ᱥᱠᱩᱞ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤᱜᱟᱲ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ
Client: Design Action
A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ Category
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About Waterway ᱥᱠᱩᱞ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤᱜᱟᱲ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ
Waterway ᱫᱚ ᱦᱚᱝᱠᱚᱝ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱠᱩᱞ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨᱟᱠᱟᱱ 3900 ᱵᱚᱨᱜᱚ ᱯᱷᱩᱴ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱠᱩᱞ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤᱜᱟᱲ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱞᱮᱭᱟᱣᱴ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱚᱱᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜ (diagonal) ᱟᱠᱥᱤᱥ ᱯᱟᱧᱡᱟᱭ ᱮᱫᱟᱭ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱟᱲᱟᱝ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱥᱚᱡᱷᱮ ᱯᱞᱟᱱ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ᱾ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ᱦᱟᱛᱟᱣ ᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ᱩᱫᱩᱜ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱚᱞᱚᱱ ᱫᱩᱣᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱮᱫ ᱧᱮᱞᱚᱜᱼᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱛᱮ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤᱜᱟᱲ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱟᱨ ᱪᱮᱫᱚᱜᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱟᱞᱟᱨᱮ ᱥᱩᱢᱩᱝ ᱧᱟᱯᱟᱢ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ᱥᱮᱞᱯᱷ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱤᱲᱤ ᱦᱟᱹᱵᱤᱡ ᱯᱟᱥᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸᱨᱮ ᱪᱮᱫᱚᱜᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱩᱲᱩᱵ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱯᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴᱚᱨ ᱥᱠᱨᱤᱱ ᱟᱬᱜᱚ ᱞᱮᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱥᱤᱲᱤ ᱨᱮᱜᱮ 30 ᱦᱚᱲ ᱦᱟᱹᱵᱤᱡ ᱫᱩᱲᱩᱵ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱫᱚᱨᱭᱟ ᱞᱤᱞᱽ, ᱥᱤᱢᱮᱱᱴ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱦᱮᱸᱫᱮᱼᱯᱩᱸᱰ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱴ ᱨᱚᱝ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱩᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱫᱚᱨᱭᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱧᱮᱞᱡᱚᱝ ᱠᱚ ᱩᱭᱦᱟᱹᱨ ᱚᱪᱚᱭᱮᱫᱟ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Waterway ᱥᱠᱩᱞ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤᱜᱟᱲ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱩᱱᱫᱚᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Waterway ᱥᱠᱩᱞ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤᱜᱟᱲ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
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
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