Interstitial Hong Kong

Xiaoxuan Lu; Susanne Trumpf; Ivan Valin

Published by JOVIS 2021

Interstitial Hong Kong

Xiaoxuan Lu , Susanne Trumpf and Ivan Valin

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783868599596

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Enmeshed in Hong Kong’s densely woven urban fabric, wedged between its towering mixed-use complexes and perched along its steep hillsides, sits a network of more than 500 miniature public parks comprising the smallest unit of the city’s public open space network. Though plentiful, these so-called Sitting-out Areas – referred to locally as 三角屎坑 (literally: a “three-cornered shit pit”) – have never been considered in terms of the collective resource they have the potential to be.
This book presents a series of critical essays revealing the city’s Sitting-out Areas in relation to Hong Kong’s planning histories and shifting terrains, while also tracking how these spatial fragments have been shaped by concepts of publicness, accessibility and regulation. The second half of the book presents 44 richly illustrated case studies revealing the variety and idiosyncrasies of Hong Kong’s smallest open spaces. Ultimately, the book argues that we can understand the high-density city not only through its buildings, but through the character and potency of its interstitial landscapes.

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Xiaoxuan Lu / Susanne Trumpf / Ivan Valin

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	5
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	6
PART 1: Contexts
Introduction An Ontology of Small Urban Spaces in Hong Kong Xiaoxuan Lu, Susanne Trumpf and Ivan Valin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	10
Hong Kong Terra Infirma: A City’s Defiance of Its Slippery Slopes Xiaoxuan Lu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	18
Between the In-between: Research Findings on Data-Driven Strategic Urban Design Alain Chiaradia and Lingzhu Zhang Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	40
On Imported Planning Policies: Adaptability and Resilience of a Small Public Open Space Typology Susanne Trumpf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	62
Ambiguous Topologies of Public Open Space in Hong Kong: Stairs, Alleyways, Sitting-out Areas, Parks, Playgrounds, Privately Owned Public Spaces and Vacant Lots Melissa Cate Christ and Andrew Toland Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	80
Reassembling the Case Study: Critical Analysis and Design Production in the Studio Ivan Valin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	98
PART 2: Cases
Index Sitting-out Areas and Rest Gardens in Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	118
Lapse Heritage Signifier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	124
Misfit Infrastructural Spanner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	146
Rift Geodynamic Filler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	184
Littoral Terrestrial Anchor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	218
Gap Density Deconstructor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	240
Lacuna Ecological Amplifier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	274
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: JOVIS
Pages
- Main content: 320
Keywords: Bürogebäude; Stadtplanung; Parkanlagen; Wohnhäuser; Hong Kong; Freiraum

eBook

Published: March 8, 2021
ISBN: 9783868599596

Paperback

Published: March 9, 2021
ISBN: 9783868596892