- Category Interior design
- Project Name Caritas Integrated Service for Young People at Cheung Chau
- Company Name
Urbanage International Limited
- Name of Designer
William Tseng - Type Institutional
- Location
Cheung Chau, - Concept
To modernise and re-energise a Youth Centre without spending a lot of money The project ...Read MoreTo modernise and re-energise a Youth Centre without spending a lot of money. The project was part of a programme for social welfare, sponsored by the Jockey Club and the Lottery Fund. ...Collapse - Use of space
Located on the ground floor of a public housing estate the design was restricted by ...Read MoreLocated on the ground floor of a public housing estate, the design was restricted by the original housing grid, the layout of which features long, narrow corridors flanked by structural walls. To combat the rigidity of the space, directional spikes were placed along corridors, while timber plank ceiling features are used to create a sense of flow and movement. Separator walls were removed to integrate spaces. ...Collapse - Use of Colours, Materials / List of Major Materials
The most interesting design aspect is the inter-tangling lights and timber beams across the ceiling ...Read MoreThe most interesting design aspect is the inter-tangling lights and timber beams across the ceiling, creating large angular shapes and patterns, highlighted by the blue paint used on the ceiling. The rest of the space features glass, lilac feature walls and some stainless steel wall features, on a predominately clean, white canvas.
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Lighting is clean and bright with numerous extended round ceiling lights used in combination with ...Read MoreLighting is clean and bright, with numerous, extended round ceiling lights used in combination with large bar lights. Hidden lights in the reception/entrance desk highlight the diagonal lines cutting across the stainless steel and white desk. ...Collapse - Keywords
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