Pocket Spaces Umhlahlandlela Wokuklama Womphakathi ngu-Lee Ngai Man

Umdwebo Pocket Spaces Umhlahlandlela Wokuklama Womphakathi ngu-Lee Ngai Man ungumnqobi ohlonishwa kakhulu womklomelo odumile we-2026 Umklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award Esigabeni Somncintiswano se-Ezenhlalakahle.

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Pocket Spaces Umhlahlandlela Wokuklama Womphakathi

ngu Lee Ngai Man

Iklayenti: Estate Of Mine

Umnqobi we-Umklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award Esigabeni se-Ezenhlalakahle

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Mayelana ne-Pocket Spaces Umhlahlandlela Wokuklama Womphakathi

IPocket Spaces iwumhlahlandlela wokungenelela komphakathi ezindaweni zezindlu zomphakathi ezinabantu abaningi. Lo mklamo uguqula amaphaseji amancane nezitebhisi zibe yizindawo zokuhlangana zomphakathi. Umhlahlandlela ophathekayo wamakhasi ayi-12 oshicilelwe ephepheni elivuselelwe uhola izakhamuzi isinyathelo ngesinyathelo, kusukela ekuboneni izindawo ezinganakiwe kuya ekwakheni amayunithi alula ahlanganisekayo. Ukuhlanganisa kusebenzisa ukhuni oluqoqwe emfucuzeni yomphakathi, izibopho zamakhebula namaklampu alula, ukuze izakhamuzi ezindala nezingane zikwazi ukuqedela iyunithi ngemizuzu engama-30 ngaphandle kwamathuluzi akhethekile. IPocket Spaces isekela ukuzimela kwendawo nobudlelwano bomakhelwane emiphakathini ebhekene nokuthuthukiswa kabusha.

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Mayelana ne-Umklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award

Pocket Spaces Umhlahlandlela Wokuklama Womphakathi iwinile uMklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile kakhulu okunikezwa imiklamo yeklasi yokuqala, emangalisayo nephawulekile. Abawinile beGolide yimiklamo emisha kakhulu, enombono ongaphambili futhi egqamile ebonisa ubuhlakani, ukuhlakanipha nobuchule babaklami babo. Pocket Spaces Umhlahlandlela Wokuklama Womphakathi ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto entsha edunyiswe kakhulu, ebeka isitayela futhi ebalulekile elethe inani elingakaze libonwe. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award ungumgomo omangalisayo nohlonishwayo osiza kakhulu futhi osunduza imingcele yobuciko, isayensi, ukuklama nobuchwepheshe. Pocket Spaces Umhlahlandlela Wokuklama Womphakathi idala imizwa ejulile yesifiso, ivuse intshiseko, ikhuthaze ukudala futhi iyasiheha.

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Iphakheji Yabezindaba

Ama-credit, amalungu eqembu nemininingwane yobuchwepheshe ehlinzekwe ngumklami.

Izici Ezihlukile: 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.
Izilinganiso Nokupakisha: 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.
Amathegi: Social design, social impact, spatial justice, systemic design, discursive design, participatory design, community design
Ubuchwepheshe Bokukhiqiza: 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.
Inselele Yokudweba: 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.
Ucwaningo: 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.
Ugqozi: 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.
Ubude Bephrojekthi: 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.
Ukuhamba Kokusebenza: 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.
Amalungu Eqembu: Pak Hei Wang
Ngai Man Lee
Kai Yin Lin
Nga Suet Julytha Ho
Hiu Man Chiu
Amakhredithi Ezithombe: 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.