Walk DVRC Street Basket Kazi Kuu: Banda la Mtaa Linalohamishika by Vicky Chan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Samani za Mitaani Competition Category.
ShabaSamani za Mitaani· 2021
Walk DVRC Street Basket Kazi Kuu: Banda la Mtaa Linalohamishika
by Vicky Chan
Client: Walk DVRC
Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award Winner in Samani za Mitaani Category
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About Walk DVRC Street Basket Kazi Kuu: Banda la Mtaa Linalohamishika
Maandishi ya Kitabu: Walk DVRC Street Basket ni banda la mtaa linalohamishika lililoundwa kwa ajili ya mpango wa sehemu ya kuwafanyia watembea kwa miguu njia maalum kando ya Barabara ya Des Voeux Central katikati mwa jiji la Hong Kong. Muundo huu una vipimo vya mita 4 kwa mita 4 kwa mpangilio wa ardhi na urefu wa mita 3, ukiwa na dari ya mbao inayobebwa na nguzo za chuma. Magurudumu na betri zimewekwa chini ya muundo huo, hivyo banda hili linabaki jepesi na linaweza kufanya kazi bila kuhitaji muunganisho na gridi ya umeme. Huduma za viti, mimea, kivuli, na uchaji wa simu za mkononi zinatolewa. Eneo hili la watembea kwa miguu linaweza kurejeshwa kuwa barabara ndani ya chini ya dakika tano.
The Recognition
About the Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award
Walk DVRC Street Basket Kazi Kuu: Banda la Mtaa Linalohamishika ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima kubwa unaotolewa kwa miundo bora inayotofautishwa kwa ubunifu, ustadi na busara. Washindi wa Shaba ni kazi za ufundi mwingi na bunifu ya kushangaza zinazothibitisha uzoefu mpana, mawazo na ustadi wa wabunifu wao. Walk DVRC Street Basket Kazi Kuu: Banda la Mtaa Linalohamishika inatarajiwa kuwa kitu kinachothaminiwa sana, kupendwa na kuenziwa, ambacho ni cha kitaalamu na bunifu kwa kiasi kikubwa. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award unajumuisha mbinu bora katika sanaa, sayansi, usanifu na teknolojia, na ni bora kwa umakini wake kwa undani. Walk DVRC Street Basket Kazi Kuu: Banda la Mtaa Linalohamishika hutosheleza mahitaji kwa uzuri, hugusa hamu, huvutia hisia na kuvutia udadisi.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Walk DVRC is a pedestrianization plan to turn 1 km of Des Voeux Road Central in downtown Hong Kong into a park. The area is filled with banks, offices, and shops but the sidewalk is over congested to allow a sustainable and walkable downtown. The project called for a partial pedestrianization so that retail businesses can still deliver their goods during off peak hours. During peak hours, office workers and residents can enjoy the wider road as part of their park and walkway.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 4m by 4m in plan with 3m tall structure. Wheels and battery are installed below the structure to allow mobility and elecgtricty
- Tags
- movable, mobile, landscape, shading, bamboo
- Production Technology
- The project must be light weight to remain mobile throughout the day. Wood canopy with steel columns gives us that weight structure while keeping everything powered by battery leaves us a wireless condition. The mobile landscape allow the pedestrianized zone to turn from park back into a road in less than 5min.
- Design Challenge
- The street does not come with electricity and water although we are next to many sources of utility. It forced the team to investigate mobile battery with solar panel and water tank with rain collection to replace the need to tap into the existing grid. It lowered our construction cost to not connect to utility while promoting the concept of sustainable design.
- Research
- It was critical for the team to understand the walkability concept and how important it was to pedestrianize a road. A survey was conducted on the street to ask people to reimagine the street. More greenery, more seating, and shading were the top priority. Having free wifi, play area and quiet performance were also preferred. The design integrates these ideas and turned them into executable plan.
- Inspiration
- Central of Hong Kong is filled with old and new context, but food is the most connective culture that everyone enjoys. The design team use food culture as inspiration to design the Street Basket and mobile seating. It reflects Hong Kong as a city of food while the use of materials reflects our current sustainable values. The pavilion is a seating, planting, cellphone charging and shading area during the day. At night it is an iconic communal space for family.
- Project Duration
- The project started in Nov 2018 and finished in Nov 2019
- Operation Flow
- The time to install the project is limited by the traffic on site. It has to be installed within hours of the late night when traffic is light. The modules and design were made to fit inside a truck and easy to install so that contractors can roll out the construction within hours of road closure.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Avoid Obvious Architects, 2019
- Team Members
- Vicky Chan
Krystal Lung
Gianfranco Galagar
Crystal Hu
Michele Wong
Erik Madsen
Ching-Yu Lin
Stephanie Wong
Jenny Chan - Image Credits
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