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Category: Responsible Future Responsible Future Architecture Architecture colour used RGB 237 28 36

Point of interest plan illustration dark clouds - hovering over the towers suggest at society is currently in a (not mandatory) ‘doomsday’ situation it is monopolized. hawk - symbolic meaning of power and vision, representing the ruling Registration nr class of high in the sky over the poor. 50m civic concourse buildings - densely built together in the monopolized urban area which neglects peoples’ need with only profit in mind. 627 central waterfront

50m ruling class - these are the authority which has control or influence 100m individuals on the land of Hong Kong at the back of the market. Concept: 200m government complex layman - at the very bottom of society, where people are lacking essential needs including public needs.

paths Hong Kong Hegemony - Reclaim Central pigs - it means the illusions over true nature of life, representing the 400m nodes layman’s worthless position landmarks coins - the ultimate substance that everyone is effected by. Hegemony is defined as authority, control or public space - provided in small, residual spaces and neglected in this influence by one dominant group over another. urban context. Function public connector In Hong Kong, land supply is strictly controlled by Government; development is largely controlled by a handful of large developers. Together, Government

[] [connaught plaza] [lung wo road] and developers dictate urban development to

urban garden public functions thematic park maximize their respective profits. In particular, high C public connector land prices and high density developments cause commerce commerce A B public space to be viewed as prohibitively expensive

[] [holy land] to provide and maintain. Public space is generally neglected and, when provided, is often residual, [hsbc] [chater garden] [cannaught road] [memorial garden] [edinburgh plaza] [waterfront masterplan] [central pier] leftover space.

Intention and approach of this thesis project: Function civic center This project was to design a project that demonstrates the essential need to integrate more truly accessible [connaught plaza]

pier public buildings and public spaces within the city waterfront context of monopolistic urban developments. To

commerce A C B reclaim Central with equality, a Civic Concourse civic center is horizontally placed to reconnect the city and [holy land] harbor front. Consolidating Hong Kong’s judiciary system, with the relocation of adjacent Court of Final [hsbc] [chater garden] [memorial garden] [edinburgh plaza] Appeal. The concourse allow public to have direct Monopolistic Hong Kong society visual connection with court houses, safeguard the transparency of justice between public and Hong Kong Judiciary. With the additional nodes along the axis; reconstruction of the Victoria Pier and Central Market, it creates the new urban experience to serve as both public destinations and connectors within the city.

This project is taking up the social responsibility by demonstrating the civil rights and social equality for the people of Hong Kong, by the presents of it built form. It does not only consolidates the judiciary system, it also re-ensure the public with true justice through transparency of the court houses. In an urban scale, it act as a connector for the city, stitching the entire Central harbour front, connecting from Wan Chai to Sheung Wan area across few districts. Recreating the centre of monopolistic modern Central into an area which is open for all, access for all with equality. ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Project Data Name of the team leader: Jim Lau Pui Yin Name of the team: - Name of the project: Hong Kong Hegemony Site location: Central, Hong Kong Category: Responsible Future Architecture Responsible Future Architecture colour used RGB 237 28 36

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Concept:

Concourse Entrance

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Category: Responsible Future Architecture Responsible Future Architecture colour used RGB 237 28 36

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Concept:

1:1500 Contextual Model

1:300 Sectional Model

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Name of the team leader: Jim Lau Pui Yin Name of the team: - Name of the project: Hong Kong Hegemony Site location: 1:300 Sectional Model 1:1500 Contextual Model Central, Hong Kong