Re:Placed – DVRC Urban Playscape

在香港，由下而上的或非官方的城市公共空間建立和管理已漸受社會肯定，也漸漸為這座城市發展和活力與力量所在。拓展公共空間、健康空氣行動、和創建香港在2015年推行並聯合倡議，自2000始由香港規劃師學會所推行的中環德輔道中行人專用區企劃。德輔道中面臨的問題，如狹窄的人行道、空氣污染、缺乏社會互動、綠化、便利的座椅，以及過多的對街道和公共場所的規定和限制，都正步向社區流動和高質素公共空間的對立面，演進成社會及政治上的對抗點。在與相關政府部門，當地企業領袖和許多其他利益相關者的密切討論和協商的同時，該計劃相信政府和非官方的大眾的合作，和重整的部署將會是揉合社會矛盾層面，推動公共生活的先決方向。

The DVRC Campaign describes a critical, cultural approach to re-develop the road, but perhaps more importantly practical strategies for engaging the vibrant and diverse community and cultivating public space awareness in this Central Business District. Recognizing that the Campaign urgently need to be linked to on-the-ground experiments, Re:Placed collaborates with the Walk DVRC Campaign to propose live architectural design praxis on site. The project is fundamentally a series of art installations that creates visual, tactile and interactive experiences on DVRC. It would serve as a catalyst or an inhibitor that brings the current environment into sharp relief and demonstrates the forthcoming possibility as a pleasure to be enjoyed by visitors.

Re:Placed also aims to deploy the interventions as a means of design-led research which places a focus for reflection and discussion. Subjecting participants to scenarios outside their current practices on DVRC reveals insights that could not easily be obtained by observation and interview alone. The provoked responses will be further documented and analyzed in a written implementation report as a part of the proposed project. This design is integral to a collective process of creating an endowment for the Campaign’s future operations.