Third Space
| Art and Culture Gathering
Background
Hongkonger have limited living space. It is difficult to have a comfortable space for working, gathering and doing something you want to do at home. Therefore, Hong Kong people usually spend money to rent space for gathering or working.
A lot of communities in Hong Kong have many leisure facilities or activities to meet the physical needs of human beings but there lack some facilities or activities to meet people's spiritual needs, such as galleries and community art creation.
Third Place
| Art and Culture Gathering
Background
Hongkonger have limited living space. It is difficult to have a comfortable space for working, gathering and doing something you want to do at home. Therefore, Hong Kong people usually spend money to rent space for gathering or working.
A lot of communities in Hong Kong have many leisure facilities or activities to meet the physical needs of human beings but there lack some facilities or activities to meet people's spiritual needs, such as galleries and community art creation.
Concept Statement
Third Place is a public communication place. It is free, comfortable and open for everyone who is lack of space to have gathered, working and communicating. It meets the characteristics of Third Place but belongs to Hongkonger. Moreover, space could divide some areas for people to do art creation and exhibition to let art and culture melt in the community.
Design Direction
01 It is open, free and welcome to everyone come.
02 There are many interactions and interconnections occur.
03 People enjoy spending time here.
There is no wall that all of the spaces open to the public. The design of grids is the activities that will occur in the space. Inside, people could travel freely without any restriction.
Site Location
Children's Playground, Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan (in front of Man Mo Temple )
Third Place is a public communication place. is a place that people could do what they want to do. get rest. have art and cultural exchange.
—— The Great Good Place, Ray Oldenburg (1989, 1991)
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