Walk DVRC – A Model for Transforming Busy, Built-up Compact Cities

  • Workshop. Image Courtesy of DVRC.
  • Leaflet cover. Image Courtesy of DVRC.
  • Exhibition view. Image Courtesy of DVRC.
  • Talk in exhibition. Image Courtesy of DVRC.

This initiative stimulates people’s imagination of a people-andtram- centric shared road space on Des Voeux Road Central (DVRC) in the Central Business District (CBD) of Hong Kong.

This initiative stimulates people’s imagination of a people-andtram- centric shared road space on Des Voeux Road Central (DVRC) in the Central Business District (CBD) of Hong Kong.

A walkable DVRC suggests an improved, better-planned and more pleasant urban environment in the historical CBD. By retrofitting DVRC into a shared space, it opens up endless possibilities for people to use this public space creatively to support different
activities at different times of the day.

Walk DVRC brings together people from different walks of life to express, exchange and realise their imaginations and expectations of a desirable street space for a more engaging, pleasant and inclusive city. The team advocates for a new “City Smarts” architecture and planning model for Hong Kong that allow us to share our experience with other cities facing similar challenges.

Milestone

2017.Q3
Project awarded Design Trust Seed Grant

2017.12 – 2018.02
Exhibited at in the Urbanism and Architecture Bi-city Biennale (UABB) 2017

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2017
Grantee: Karen Lee, Mandy Wong, Kate Lau, Olive Wong, Kit Chan
Organisation: Walk DVRC Ltd

Walk DVRC Ltd. is an NGO founded in 2017 that promotes and educates on the issue of walkability in terms of holistic urban planning and design in Hong Kong. This is the first collaboration between Walk DVRC Ltd and DVRC Friends, a group formed in 2015 by passionate volunteers from diverse professional backgrounds, including urban planning, landscape architecture and social media management, to bring together the design community and the general public to better understand the rapid needs of the future of cities to promote a pedestrian and tram friendly DVRC. The team consists of Karen Lee, Mandy Wong, Kate Lau, Olive Wong and Kit Chan.