HKU Department of Architecture
HKU ARCHITECTURE GALLERY

The exhibition highlights the design strategy of Point – Line – Network in a Hakka village in rural Hong Kong, adopting measures of Acupuncture, Adaptive-reuse and Addition. By showcasing a series catalyst architecture from Kuk Po Village, the exhibition illustrates different methods of design interventions for village common, plaza, eco-toilet and the ruin garden responding to their specific contexts. Parallelly, the exhibition demonstrates the significance of research and building processes in design, addressing type, fabric, tectonic and tactile, as well as community and their social processes. Through models, diagrams and mappings, as well as photo images, videos and material mock-ups, the exhibition integrates architecture with landscape, planning and construction, sharing and exploring design strategies in rural villages.

Exhibition Curator
Weijen WANG with CCAU Kuk Po Vision Team

Exhibition Team:
Yushan CHEN, Yueyang MAO, Ziming SU, Xiaoxu ZHAO

CCAU Kuk Po Vision Project Team:
Weijen WANG, Ziming SU, Mengxiao TIAN, Ashley Tsit Lun MA, Jessy Kit Sze YAU, Clarisse LEUNG, Xiaoxu ZHAO, Yushan CHEN, Yueyang MAO, Dante CHENG, Kaiyuan ZHU, Tianying LI

CCAU (Centre for Chinese Architecture and Urbanism) of HKU Architecture addresses the symbiotic relationship between high-density urbanism and traditional settlements, highlighting the cultural, social and ecological significance of public spaces to the changing built environment. Wang Weijen, Andrew KF Lee Professor of Architecture Design and Director of CCAU.

Support:
Countryside Conservation Funding Scheme, Countryside Conservation Office