Central Rat Race Galuega Autu: Alofa Foa'i by Oval Design Ltd

Central Rat Race Galuega Autu: Alofa Foa'i by Oval Design Ltd is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2018 A' Design Award Apamemea in Mamanu Fa'alavelave Competition Category.

ApamemeaFa'alavelave· 2018

Central Rat Race Galuega Autu: Alofa Foa'i

by Oval Design Ltd

Client: Central Rat Race

A' Design Award Apamemea Winner in Fa'alavelave Category

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The Design

About Central Rat Race Galuega Autu: Alofa Foa'i

Tusitusiga: O le galuega na avea ma se tuuga alofa foa'i e fa'aaoga ai auala, alalaupapa savali ma ala savali o fale fa'apisinisi, lea sa i ai se tuuga fesuiai'i e 8 vae e fa'aata mai ai le tuuga isumu a tagata faigaluega o le ofisa i totonu o se aai. Na fuafuaina le tuuga e fai ma se tama'i fa'aaliga toe fa'atulaga o le apefa'i fa'apisinisi mai se ua faauu i se pule sinia. O le tuuga fesuiai'i na fa'aata mai ai tofotofoga ma faigata o le si'osi'omaga fa'apisinisi vave tele. O le isi togafiti o ni ta'aloga fa'amalositino lapopo'a e lua i foliga o se uili tamo'e isumu ma se mailei isumu na fa'atutu i le fatu o le CBD mo le lautele e o'o i ai pe na fa'apefea ona avea o se isumu.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Apamemea

O le A' Design Award Apamemea na manumalo ai Central Rat Race Galuega Autu: Alofa Foa'i, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu ese e iloga i le fatufatuaʻi, le atamai ma le poto. O ē manumalo i le Apamemea o mea e iai le tomai atoa ma fatufatuaʻi mataʻina e faamaonia ai le poto masani tele, le mafaufau ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Central Rat Race Galuega Autu: Alofa Foa'i e avea ma mea e vivii tele, ua pelepelea, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Apamemea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili i le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi ma e sili ona lelei i le mataituina o mea itiiti. Central Rat Race Galuega Autu: Alofa Foa'i e faamalieina matagofie manaʻoga, pa i manaʻo, faalataina lagona ma faaosofia le fia iloa.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This event aimed at strengthening client's brand identity. In fulfilling this mandate, it was designed as a mini-scene recreation of a corporate ladder from graduates to senior executives in the form of an obstacle-ridden course. It made use of streets, footbridges and walkways connecting with the client's buildings to form 8 legs with obstacles and challenges to symbolize the challenges people face in the business world. Two large-scale fitness games were installed in a form of rat running wheel and rat trap in the heart of CBD for the public to taste the race excitement.
Dimensions & Packaging: Giant inflatable maze with total 42 densely erected inflatable pillars and a 4m x 4m balloon floating overhead (Dimension: 21m x 10m)

2-way inflatable up and down tunnel covered with net (Dimension: 21m x 5.2m)

Inflatable platform with horizontal inflatable rolls fixed on top (Dimension: 11m x 8m)
Tags: charity, race, obstacle, fun, costume, street activity, public activity
Production Technology: Due to safety concern, most of the obstacles were made of giant inflatables, the most significant one was the maze with 42 densely erected inflatable pillars. All were donated to NGOs for good cause after the event. The rat-running wheel and the rat trap were tailor-made to human scale and connected to a digital meter for counting the speed and stroke. The numbers of times the contestant ran and pushed were converted into the amount of charity donations. High technology such as virtual reality and augmented reality was also used in workshops before the race to boost enrollment and add fun.
Design Challenge: The top challenge was safety as the race took place along major roads and inside office buildings. The second was setting up approximately 3000 pieces of props, decoration materials and equipment within 8 hours to avoid prolonged disruptions to traffic.
The time challenge had been overcome by staggering the construction works according to the road closure schedule and seamless collaboration of a 150-crew strong team. To ensure safety, inflatable structures were used. On event day, 400 race assistants were posted to alert participants of potentially hazards.
Research: "Rat race" is an endless, self-defeating, or pointless pursuit. It conjures up the image of lab rats racing through a maze to get the cheese much like society racing to get ahead financially. It is a true reflection of the white collars in Hong Kong. The event was inspired by the "Great Bull Run" in US and the Rat . With the concerns of rapid raise on the mental disorders or stress-caused health problems, this event was designed to raise the awareness of mental health and the vital of work-life balanced lifestyle.
Inspiration: A rat race is an endless and pointless pursuit which conjures up the image of lab rats racing through a maze to get the cheese much like society racing to get ahead financially. The Central Rat Race held at the commercial hub of Hong Kong built on the concept of white collars in pursuit of their dreams among the cut-throat competition of the business world. The charity event raises funds to support the work of mental-illness sufferers, and make use of design solutions to arouse social awareness of the importance of striking a work life balance in a fast-paced city like Hong Kong.
Project Duration: A series of activities celebrating the 10th anniversary was started in Jun 2015, including display of two giant fitness game - a rat running wheel and a rat trap - to promote fitness for all and display of 10 Mr Rat and 10 Jr Rat giant figures. An exhibition of previous races was held at the same place. The kick-off announced the Jr Rat Costume Design Competition for children. In mid-Jun, a press conference launched the 10th Central Rat Race. In Aug, 10 Jr Rat figures were refitted with the winning costume design and to be displayed around. The race was held on 25 Oct in the heart of Central CBD.
Operation Flow: The night before the race, a large part of the CBD had been transformed into a rat-track of some 2.5 km within 8 hours. More than 400 participants dressing up in creative costumes with briefcases crawled under fences and dashed around major gangways and office buildings in the event. The colorful gigantic props, clowns, cheerleading teams, strong upbeat music, live commentaries drew a huge crowd of on-lookers who also joined in cheering the contestants. The result was an exhilarating, yet safe, an event that was as much a carnival as an obstacle relay race, and all for a good cause too.
Team Members: Creative Director: Dennis Wong
Design Director: Dominic Kam
3D Designer: Hailey Wu
3D Designer: Eunice Leung
Graphic Designer: Vic Chan
Graphic Designer: Roger Kwong
Image Credits: Photo Credits: Oval Design Ltd., 2015
Video Credits: Oval Design Ltd., 2015