Human-Planet Public Objects

How well do human share the planet with other species? How could our cities accommodate not just for human needs but also for other beings’ needs? Human-planet Public Objects is a research design project which looks into our extremely close yet incredibly far relationship between human and other species within our urban landscape. The project reflects on the conventional way of user-centric design approach, which is human focused and may not be a sustainable approach in long run due to rapid urbanization and climate change. By focusing on the scale of street objects in the city, we reveal the juxtaposition of the original design intention for human use and the accidental accommodation by other beings. Thus, we hope to bring reflections and imaginations on a Human-planet design which can cater all beings.

How well do human share the planet with other species?
How could our cities accommodate not just for human needs but also for other
beings’ needs?
Human-planet Public Objects is a research design project which looks into our
extremely close yet incredibly far relationship between human and other species
within our urban landscape. The project reflects on the conventional way of
user-centric design approach, which is human focused and may not be a sustainable
approach in long run due to rapid urbanization and climate change.
By focusing on the scale of street objects in the city, we reveal the juxtaposition of
the original design intention for human use and the accidental accommodation by
other beings. Thus, we hope to bring reflections and imaginations on a
Human-planet design which can cater all beings.

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2021
Grantee: Aron TSANG Wai Chun, Rosalia Ho-Ching Leung

Aron TSANG Wai Chun is a Registered Architect in Hong Kong. He is currently the
managing director of Napp Studio & Architects and lecturer in the Department of
Architecture at the University of Hong Kong.
Upon receiving his MArch and BA(AS) from University of Hong Kong with Distinction,
he has worked in a number of renowned offices in Hong Kong, Seoul and
Stockholm. His works have been awarded and featured at multiple competitions and
publications, in which he was also awarded as one of the Hong Kong Young Design
Talents.

Rosalia Ho-Ching Leung is lecturer in the Department of Architecture at the
University of Hong Kong.
Receiving her architectural education and professional training in Hong Kong and in
France, her research and teaching focus on urban-rural development and community
participatory design. She has been involved in community projects with various
NGOs, in which she investigates the role of rural in the contemporary urban context
of Hong Kong.
As the course instructor of “Research on Participatory Design in Architecture” since
2018, she has been promoting Participatory Design in Hong Kong by bridging
academia and the local community.

Organisation: Napp Studio & Architects

Design is a minimal yet effective intervention in dialogue with the needs of its users
and context. We filter and accentuate the essential in design, and find beauty in
simple and clear intentions.

Napp Studio & Architects is a design office that works across scales between space
and object – from architecture, interior, exhibition to furniture and product. As
architects, we approach design subjects through series and layers of rigorous
operations e.g. social, formal, practical, structural and environmental, which are
translated in all scales.
Our practice has won several local and international awards including Gold Award in
Taipei International Design Award and Hong Kong Young Design Talent Award; and
our works have been exhibited in a number of exhibitions e.g. 16th International
Venice Architecture Biennale, SPARK The Science and Art of Creativity, Hong
Kong/Shen Zhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture.
Napp Studio & Architects was founded by Aron TSANG and Wesley HO in 2016.