The Open University of Hong Kong - Interior
  • Category Interior design
  • Project Name The Open University of Hong Kong - Interior
  • Company Name Urbanage International Limited
  • Name of Designer
    Tseng Wei William
  • Type Institutional
  • Location
    Kowloon, Hong Kong
  • Concept
    To break away form the conventional image of an educational institution the interior design carries ...Read More
    To break away form the conventional image of an educational institution, the interior design carries on the concepts of openness, fluidity and movement, as employed in architecture. ...Collapse
  • Use of space
    Interior spaces include the ground floor reception auditoriums lift lobbies classrooms a gymnasium galleries and ...Read More
    Interior spaces include the ground floor reception, auditoriums, lift lobbies, classrooms, a gymnasium, galleries, and a library. Straight lines create directional flows, patterns and movement, with floor, wall and ceiling lines, the lines of room configurations and the lines of lighting, interacting with each other to produce geometric shapes and patterns, an 'Orchestra of Spatial Movement'. ...Collapse
  • Use of Colours, Materials / List of Major Materials
    Inexpensive common materials were used as well as bright colours in order to appeal to ...Read More
    Inexpensive, common materials were used, as well as bright colours in order to appeal to a younger audience. In one auditorium, purple and royal blue chairs fill the space, and large wooden triangles protrude from the walls, while in the other, a mustard and lime colour palette is used in the furniture and ceiling. The structure housing the lifts is cut on a slight diagonal line, thicker at the top than the bottom, and painted sky blue and green. The roof features horizontal bars, like those found on the building’s façade, creating a sense of vibrancy and motion. ...Collapse
  • Lighting Scheme
    Bright clear lighting is created through a mix of bar lights and round ceiling lights.
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