Better Design through Research.

The results of these analyses are presented as the first part of this work. What emerged from these early investigations, were four high-potential directions for the studio to follow: (1) a bold re-imagining of the Cattle Depot Artist Village, its abutting industrial buildings and outdoor sports fields as both a neighborhood center and a metropolitan attraction for a grass-roots arts and culture movement in Hong Kong; (2) a long-term proposal for opening up the site’s waterfront for local residents and institutions, and connecting the waterfront into an emerging network of public promenades along different parts of Kowloon Bay; (3) a daring re-conceptualization of the site’s streets from their past industrial character to a community oriented and pedestrian-friendly future character; and (4) a realistic proposition for capturing both the market-driven real-estate value in the course of the site’s redevelopment, and implementing a related affordable housing fund that would channel a significant portion of this value to the site’s diverse resident and artist population. The following pages illustrate the group projects that aimed to capture these four opportunities.
