04/07/2022
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The Memory Lane: Reveal Hidden Histories in Wan Chai
Wan Chai is one of Hong Kong's earliest settlements and has an interesting heritage, possessing many fine historic buildings from different periods. At the early stage of colonial governance, the district was once the home of high-class residences for rich Europeans and foreign merchants and shipyards were built along the shores of Wan Chai Bay. The rapid trading had provided a lot of jobs and had attracted the locals to live and settle nearby, and the Street Market located at Tai Yuen Street and Cross Street had been developed to support their daily living for decades.
Today’s inner Wan Chai is a mixture of the new and the old, commercials and residentials, you could find Grade A office buildings, at the same time pre-war tenant houses in the area; with complex demography, extremely multi-functions; the Street Market had witnessed the rapid transformation of the area, it still embedded a lot of local characters, representing the down to earth local’s life. This project aims to develop an urban typology which could reveal the rich cultural contexts in the area and the local street market, at the same time integrating today’s vibrant city life of Wan Chai.
Ng Wun Lam, Helen
