Hkhs Exhibition Centre Àpẹẹrẹ by Dennis Wong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Àyà Inú Ilé àti Ibi Àfihàn Competition Category.
IdẹInú Ilé· 2025
Hkhs Exhibition Centre Àpẹẹrẹ
by Dennis Wong
Client: Hong Kong Housing Society
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Inú Ilé Category
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The Design
About Hkhs Exhibition Centre Àpẹẹrẹ
Ilé Àfihàn tí a tún ṣe ń fi ìdí ìgbẹ́kẹ̀lé àwọn ènìyàn múlẹ̀ nípa fífi hàn ìṣe àtijọ́ ọdún àádọ́rin Ẹgbẹ́ Ilé Gbígbé Hong Kong ní ìsìn sí Hong Kong. Àwọn ohun ìfihàn aláfarajọ bíi VR tí ó gbilẹ̀ àti ìbejì oníjìjítalì ń fa àwọn alábẹ̀wò mọ́ra. Àwọn alábẹ̀wò ń bomomi sí igi àárín, tí ó jẹ́ àmì ìsopọ̀ àwọn ará ìlú àti ètò ilé gbígbé, tí ó sì ń ṣe àfihàn ìfaramọ́ àti àwọn ìgbìyànjú tí ó dojúkọ ènìyàn. Fídíò àtijọ́ pẹ̀lú gíláàsì VR di ibò LED pẹ̀lú VR. Ìṣòro ni bí a ṣe lè ṣètò ibò náà sínú àyè onígun kékeré. Lápapọ̀, Ilé Àfihàn náà ń ru ìgbẹ́kẹ̀lé àti ìfẹ́ sílẹ̀ fún ilé tí ó dára jùlọ, èyí tí ó ṣe pàtàkì fún ìlọsíwájú Hkhs.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award
Hkhs Exhibition Centre Àpẹẹrẹ jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Hkhs Exhibition Centre Àpẹẹrẹ yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. Hkhs Exhibition Centre Àpẹẹrẹ ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
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
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