Pocket Spaces Gemeenskapsontwerphandleiding deur Lee Ngai Man

Die ontwerp Pocket Spaces Gemeenskapsontwerphandleiding deur Lee Ngai Man is 'n hoogs gewaardeerde wenner van die baie prestigieuese 2026 A' Design Award in Goud in die Sosiale Ontwerp-kompetisiekategorie.

GoudSosiaal· 2026

Pocket Spaces Gemeenskapsontwerphandleiding

deur Lee Ngai Man

Kliënt: Estate Of Mine

Wenner van die A' Design Award in Goud in die Sosiaal-kategorie

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Die Ontwerp

Oor Pocket Spaces Gemeenskapsontwerphandleiding

Pocket Spaces is 'n gids vir sosiale intervensie in hoëdigtheid openbare behuisingskomplekse. Die ontwerp verander nou gange en trappe in gedeelde sosiale ruimtes. 'n Draagbare handleiding van 12 bladsye, gedruk op herwinde papier, lei inwoners stap vir stap, van die identifisering van verwaarloosde areas tot die bou van eenvoudige modulêre eenhede. Die montering maak gebruik van hout wat uit gemeenskapsafval versamel is, kabelbinders en eenvoudige klampe, sodat bejaarde inwoners en kinders 'n eenheid binne 30 minute sonder spesiale gereedskap kan voltooi. Pocket Spaces ondersteun ruimtelike selfstandigheid en buurskapsbande in gemeenskappe wat herontwikkeling in die gesig staar.

Die Erkenning

Oor die A' Design Award in Goud

Pocket Spaces Gemeenskapsontwerphandleiding is 'n wenner van die A' Design Award in Goud, 'n geweldig prestigieuse erkenning wat toegeken word aan eersteklas-, wonderlike en uitstaande ontwerpe. Wenners in Goud is uiters innoverende, visionêre en glansryk verblindende skeppings wat die vernuf, wysheid en bekwaamheid van hul ontwerpers weerspieël. Daar word verwag dat Pocket Spaces Gemeenskapsontwerphandleiding 'n hoogs geprese, tendensskeppende en monumentale uitvinding is wat ongekende waarde lewer. Hierdie ontwerp wat die A' Design Award in Goud gewen het, is 'n skouspelagtige, gerespekteerde projek wat die grense van kuns, wetenskap, ontwerp en tegnologie in hoë mate bevoordeel en uitbrei. Pocket Spaces Gemeenskapsontwerphandleiding wek intense gevoelens van begeerte, roep passie op, moedig kreatiwiteit aan en boei ons.

Agter die Ontwerp

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Krediete, spanlede en tegniese besonderhede verskaf deur die ontwerper.

Unieke Eienskappe: 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.
Afmetings & Verpakking: 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.
Etikette: Social design, social impact, spatial justice, systemic design, discursive design, participatory design, community design
Produksietegnologie: 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.
Ontwerpuitdaging: 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.
Navorsing: 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.
Inspirasie: 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.
Projekduur: 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.
Bedryfsvloei: 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.
Spanlede: Pak Hei Wang
Ngai Man Lee
Kai Yin Lin
Nga Suet Julytha Ho
Hiu Man Chiu
Beeldkrediete: 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.