商業與公眾利益的取捨 Give and take of commercial and communal interest 以人的角度出發/ 私有的特定公共空間不應只是一個換取更多建造面積的工具，而應以第一身的體驗為出發點。現時發展商提供只限於行人走道這個較低層次的功能，他們認為從商業角度來看公共空間有損鄰近商鋪的價值，所以我們難以找到一個舒適而方便的私有公共空間。但只有從第一身的角度去設計公共空間才可將其空間與商業空間連結，為人們提供一個完整的體驗，更能提升其商場的知名度與價值。一個吸引人來和享受的公共空間反而能夠刺激消費，而不是用方法去阻止人們去使用這空間。青衣城二期便是一個成功將商場與公共空間合作的例子。他們將商場的天台改造成5000平方米多層次的綠化空間，人們能夠經過商場來到怡人的綠化區域，享受著開揚的沿岸河景。 香港，這個世界上數一數二擠迫的城市，對每個室外或室內的空間都爭分寸土，卻不忘尋找一點公共空間讓我們好好享受一個下午。城市當然需要發展，但發展商也有他們的社會責任，不只是為換取建造面積而提供公共空間，而真正讓人享受的空間，這是我們的權利去擁有的。 _______________________________________________________ From the angle of user/ The dedicated POPS should be considered as more than a tool to gain extra areas to build more floors but from the angle of the user's experience. Most of the dedicated POPS provided by developers only reached the first layer objective to provide a space for people passing through. They are examined from the commercial angle that public space will affect the economic value of retail stores nearby. Therefore, it is rare to find a dedicated POPS that is pleasant to stay but also easily accessible. However, only when the public space is designed by the angle of user can bind the commercial and public space together to provide a comprehensive experience for customers. It could be possible to foster the reputation and value of the shopping mall. Rather than setting rules to pushing out people away from the public space, welcoming public space can already fascinate people to stay but also consume in the mall potentially. Maritime Square 2 in Tsing Yi is a delightful example that uses its spacious public park as the magnetism binds with its shopping mall. Located at the terraces, people are engaged to access the 5000 sq m stretching park on different levels through the mall to enjoy the view of the habour. As one of the most dense cities in the world, we are fighting for every inch of space we can have inside and in between buildings, but also a public space that we can pause and relax in the busy afternoon. We do need new development. Developers have their social responsibility not only to provide public spaces for their own interest of extra floors to build, but public spaces that people can really enjoy

唐樓第二課! 有無發現你經常在九龍抬起頭來會發現轉角唐樓的蹤影？🏢 喘息空間/ 轉角唐樓泛指座落於兩條道路交界的唐樓，起源於1930年代。上回提到這年代的唐樓屬第三代的戰前產品，開始由建築師去設計。普通的唐樓牆身都緊近著另外兩側的唐樓，設計局限於面向街的外牆上花心思，但轉角唐樓則能夠運用轉角位伸展更大的臨街外牆，擁有僅餘的喘息空間去演變不一樣的變化。 發水蛋糕樓的那五年/ 轉角唐樓的出現源於19世紀中的條例規定，如樓宇的騎樓部份能作遮雨的公共用途則不計算為建築面積。作為精打細算的香港人當然“著數”拿最盡，樓宇跟著行人路的形狀走，於是出現了能為行人遮雨的弧形唐樓。第一代的轉角唐樓特色是它的騎樓多需以柱作支撐，這些大得誇張的騎樓又可以叫做「走馬騎樓」；第二代轉角唐樓出現在二戰後，因人口的膨脹，轉角唐樓的騎樓部份被僭建為室內空間，而當時政府是容忍的；第三代的轉角唐樓則建於1962到66年。因政府在1962提出修例以防止樓宇建得過大和高，但因修例改動太大而推遲到1966先推行。於是發展商紛紛趕著在這五年蓋最高最大的轉角唐樓。 The Breathing Space/ Do you know that corner Tong Lau is most common to be found in the Kowloon district?And it is a mixed-race of Hong Kongese and Belgian ? Corner Tong Lau, occurred in the 1930s, is regarded as the Tong Lau that was situated across two roads. The previous introduction of Tong Lau mentioned that they are the third generation of Tong Lau but were the first to be designed by architects. Ordinary Tong Lau sat side by side and limited the space for design efforts to be delivered, only on the façade facing the street. However, taking advantage of using a stretching façade crossing two roads, the variance could be found from the remaining breathing space. The Five Year of Cake-formed Tong Lau/ The emergence of corner tong lau originated in the mid-19th century regulations stipulating that if the extended part of a building can be served for public purposes as a shelter from rain, it was not counted as a built area. Of course, smart Hong Kong people did not miss out this chance to maximise their gain, they built an arc-shaped building contours extended along the footpath, formed the corner Tong Lau. The first-generation corner tong lau’s characteristic is the columns that need to be built to support the extended part. These exaggerated verandas could also be called " Horse-crossing Veranda "; the second-generation corner tong lau occurred due to the expansion of the population, the extension of the corner tong lau was illegally built as indoor spaces, tolerated by the government. The third-generation corner tong lau was built during 1962-66. The government proposed amendments in 1962 to prevent buildings from being built too large and tall, but delayed to be established until 1966.

古諮會第一九二次會議 🏙石階、水務建設、警署、宗教建築 通通都與我們的生活相關。 流程簡介/ 我港上星期參加了古諮會舉辦的公開會議。這種公開會議每逢三個月會舉辦一次，公眾和傳媒都可以去旁聽的，而會議內容也會上載於網站供市民查閱。會議分別為幾部分，首先是介紹和確定數項法定古蹟，然後討論了一個活化項目的文物影響報告，最後討論並擬定數個新加入的歷史建築，即包括近來受公眾十分關注的主教山儲水池。聽過了一個個歷史建築的介紹，我感到一點慚愧，其實這些寶藏一直在我們身邊，但我們卻沒有在意。 這些歷史建築拼湊出香港人的生活/ 石階、水務建設、警署、宗教建築通通都與我們的生活相關。會議中介紹了很多隱藏在我們社區當中的歷史建築。 1️⃣🚓大埔舊警署，它其實已經有超過一百年歷史，連同附近的舊北區理民府、前新界分區警司官邸及前新界華民政務司官邸，代表著當時剛發展的新界政制中心，在二O一五年被活化為綠匯學苑。 2️⃣🪜磅巷台楷，不要少看這幾段看似平平無奇的花崗岩(部份段落為水泥)樓梯，其實每段樓梯都勾劃著華人在不同時期於太平山區生活的過程。 3️⃣🧧沙頭角沙咀村協天宮，坐落於香港邊界的禁區，體現了「廟校合一」的價值，從廟內的碑文中能找到以前華人移民到澳洲、紐西蘭的一段歷史。 4️⃣⛲️主教山蓄水池，除了其建築特色外，作為界限街以北的新九龍水務發展的起點，它一直默默地作為城市的脈搏，為當時的人提供乾淨食水。 古蹟辦的職能限制/ 值得一提的是剛決定為三級歷史建築，屯門何福堂建築群。他們也擁有超過一百年歷史，現存放完整度也十分高。當時是傳道會送贈於中華基督教會香港區會，已被丟空十多年。但教會一直去信古蹟辦聲稱該建築群不值得被評為歷史建築，卻未能提出具說服力的原因。雖然教會沒有權力去否定這決定，但有委員擔心教會或不會為建築群提供保護及活化計劃。這反映了即使為一些具價值的歷史建築評級，因為沒有法律的保障和古蹟辦職能的局限，我們難以保證他們會否受到保護，作為公眾或政府的角色其實十分被動的。 確幸的充權/ 雖然作為旁聽者的我未能在會議中提供意見，但我與其他公眾和傳媒作為委員的「監察者」，我們能夠看到這些重要決定的決策過程，有不滿意或認為不正確的地方，我們可以透過不同平台發表，而委員們作為「被監察者」也會更認真地審視各個決定。香港教育一直很缺乏對於香港史的內容，而這些重要的歷史卻是我們認識香港建築價值的根本。或者你會覺得這些會議可能不關你事，但作為香港人，我們有責任去認識我們的歷史，以及作為「監察者」保護敘述這些歷史的建築。 #我港 #kongcept #archi_kongcept #tonglau #hkconservation #我港建築 #保育 #香港歷史建築 #hkhistory

你對唐樓的印象是甚麼? 🤔What is your impression of Tong Lau? 唐樓與洋樓/ 唐樓，唐樓我們就叫得多，你又知不知道唐樓為何叫做唐樓？其實香港的唐樓出現在1841年英國佔領香港之後。當時香港正值發展農業和漁業，並於太平山開始興建道路和樓房，這些作為華人聚居的建築被稱為唐樓；但又有另一個說法指出其實唐樓這個詞是在1880年代開始出現，唐樓作為在地契條款上與洋樓的區分。當時的洋樓只可以是單一住宅用途和單一住客或租客；而唐樓則可下鋪上居，亦可分拆出租。這也反映了當時兩種不同的社會階級水平，分拆作不同單位大小當然較受相對貧窮的人歡迎。而唐樓可分為四個階段的漸變。 鄰里之間/ 唐樓的出現與設計的改變都反映了當時香港社會的生活寫照，因空間的需求與西方文化的影響加入了「廣州式騎樓」和「藝術裝飾」的元素，唐樓成為香港其中一種最有代表性的建築風格。而因為唐樓容許隔格改動與沒有租客的上限，創造了居民們之間強烈的鄰里關係。各種生活模式微妙地相互重疊與交錯，當然日常生活多少也會嗌霎，但也創造了很多鄰里之間的交流與故事。 _____________________________________________ Tong Lau vs Yeung Lau/ You can find Tong Lau here and there in Hong Kong, but do you know the origin of the name “Tong Lau”? Tong Lau first existed in the period after the United Kingdom occupied Hong Kong in 1841, a time when fishery and agriculture were the primary industries, and people started to construct roads and houses on Victoria Peak. All the houses were built for the settlement of Chinese and thus named as “唐樓Tong Lau”, which is a direct translation from Cantonese as the meaning of Chinese occupied tenement house. However, there is another claim that the term Tong Lau was formed in the 1880s as the clear division between it and ‘’洋樓Yeung Lau‘’, the residential mansions that were usually occupied by Western. Yeung Lau was only allowed for one occupant in one unit and with a single function of residential use. While Tong Lau was allowed for more than one occupant in one unit, and with commercial use at the ground floor; residential use at the upper floor. It reflected the difference of two distinct social classes that the flexible partitioning of Tong Lau was more favourable to those who had financial difficulties to rent multiple shelters. There are a total of four generations of Tong Lau. Street Life/ The presence and evolution of Tong Lau is the reflection of stories of Hong Kong society at different periods.Influenced by the eastern culture of veranda and western culture of “Art Deco”, Tong Lau became one of the typical architectural styles in Hong Kong. Thanks to the flexibility of partitioning and the grant of unlimited tenants, it created the tenacious bonding between neighbours. Illustration by @donfo.lio

Countdown 1️⃣!!!! 建築師只設計建築，但地方是由你湊建 🏘Architects design buildings, but you build your own places 如果你在google搜尋香港的照片，十居其九都會看到俯瞰維港一帶高樓的照片，這不止告訴著你香港的繁華，也能讓你驚歎著每棟樓亂中有序地拼湊出香港這個地方，但這真的是香港全貌嗎？香港人每天為了擁有一個住的地方而打拼，由那些在唐樓劏房逆境求存的日子，或經過那些年的屋邨生活，到終於上到私樓，卻被困在無盡的商場裡。這些畫面大概才是香港的真實寫照吧。「建築與地方」會介紹一些穿插在這城市並記錄著香港的日常建築和充滿故事性的地方，希望能夠藉著此去探索這些空間與我們的關係和他們存在的價值。 ___________________________________________ When you try to google the images of ‘’Hong Kong ‘’, you can find a bunch of photographs with a overlooking view of the Victoria Harbour and stunning skyscrapers. It projects Hong Kong as a bustling city and impresses you by the buildings' order from chaos. However, is it really the full picture of Hong Kong? Hong Kongers are fighting for a home to live every day: From the struggle of survival at subdivided flat inide Tong Lau to the good old days in public housing neighbourhood, and to finally owning a dream house but trapped among identical shopping malls. These are the cruel reality of Hong Kong. The category ‘’Architecture and places’’ includes the introduction of buildings and places that recorded every moment of our living in this city. We wish to reveal the values and relationships between them and us and every one of you are part of the story. . 📷 @mr_nkf . #我港 #koncept #我港建築 #archi_kongcept #hkarchitecture #hkplaces #concretejungle #subdividedflat #hkneighbourhood #香港建築 #香港地方 #石屎森林 #劏房 #香港屋邨

中大建築碩士年展 CUHK Master of Architecture Year Show 2021/ 這兩年間，香港人對於建築與城市形態的認知起了不少變化，發現原來商場不只是購物，還能夠展現公民功能；也因疫情不想困在家中，而探索了香港每一個角落。希望《我港》在這個艱難時期，有成功協助到你去更認識香港，與這裡的一事一物建立更深厚的情感。此時此刻，正有一班中大的建築系硯士畢業生密鑼緊鼓，籌備著畢業年展，他們除了要適應不同的新常態，還需面對學校全新制度 - 他們會如何利用建築去回應香港環境的蛻變？ 60個作品，60個對於城市與空間的回應/ 今年的主題是<<共鳴與蛻變>>，畢業生在蛻變之間收集了社會上多元的聲音，透過建築設計找出了人與空間的共鳴。今年一共有60位畢業生，被分配到9個不同的STUDIOS，但與往年截然不同的事，除了展出60個個人作品，同學們更希望以九個STUDIOS作區間 ，明確地帶出9種不同的重要訊息。訊息包括「探討舊區深水埗的貧窮問題」、「新市鎮東涌的未來發展」、「探索大自然與人的關係，香港近郊鄉村的保育」等等...。如不認識何謂STUDIO和THESIS ，可以重溫 @archipodcasthk EP17! 將學術研究帶到專業實踐，甚至乎普及於大眾?/ 今次年展除了展出學生作品外，還會有webinar、sharing session、 和 guided tour。從科學到藝術、人文到自然，建築課題可涉獵的領域十分廣泛。在學習建築的過程中，一篇論文、一棟建築、甚至一件物件都能使我們產生相關範疇的興趣。修讀過建築的你...還記得自己對建築的哪部份最著迷？畢業過後已將它拋諸腦後？有見及此，學生們邀請了 @kongcept852、 @hkarchitecturalhistory、主教山設計提案的Shita Lam 和 @archipodcasthk 建築宅男，希望能讓畢業生們或普羅大眾瞭解到本地建築行業的不同面向，探討如何將學術研究延伸到專業實踐，甚至推廣至社會不同階層的可能性! 建築與香港文化密不可分！ 展覽時間: 25/5 TUE By invitation 26/5 WED 10:00-20:00 27/5 THUR 10:00-20:00 28/5 FRI 10:00-21:00 29/5 SAT 10:00-21:00 30/5 SUN 10:00-17:00 地點: 灣仔香港藝術中心 - 包氏畫廊 Pao Galleries, Hong Kong Art Centre, Wanchai Follow @kongcept852，探索香港文化的一切～ #kongcept #我港 #kongcept_archi #hkarchitecture #cuhk #cuhkarchi #中大建築 #我港建築 #review #presentation #MArch #masterofarchitecture #hongkongculture #hklife