Hkhs Exhibition Centre 設計 by Dennis Wong

Hkhs Exhibition Centre 設計 by Dennis Wong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award 銅獎 in 室內空間及展覽設計 Competition Category.

銅室內· 2025

Hkhs Exhibition Centre 設計

by Dennis Wong

Client: Hong Kong Housing Society

A' Design Award 銅獎 Winner in 室內 Category

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The Design

About Hkhs Exhibition Centre 設計

翻新後嘅展覽中心,透過彰顯香港房屋協會70年嚟服務香港嘅悠久歷史,增強公眾信心。創新展品例如沉浸式VR同數碼分身技術,吸引訪客投入其中。訪客為中央嘅樹木灌溉,象徵住民同房屋政策之間嘅橋樑,亦代表機構以人為本嘅承擔同努力。舊有配合VR眼鏡嘅影片,已改造成配備VR技術嘅LED穹頂。當中挑戰在於如何將穹頂配置喺一個銳角空間之內。總括而言,呢個中心啟發大眾對更美好家園嘅信任同期盼,對房協嘅發展至關重要。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅獎

Hkhs Exhibition Centre 設計是 A' Design Award 銅獎得主，這是授予以創造力、獨創性和敏銳見長的傑出設計的極具聲望的認可。銅獎得主是技藝嫻熟、創意驚人的作品，印證了其設計師豐富的經驗、想像力與機智。預計Hkhs Exhibition Centre 設計將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的物品，兼具顯著的專業性與創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銅獎的設計融入藝術、科學、設計和技術領域的最佳實踐，並因注重細節而出類拔萃。Hkhs Exhibition Centre 設計出色地滿足需求，觸動渴望，迷住情感，並吸引好奇心。

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