URBAN BOTANTICAL RESOURCE: TRANSFORMATION OF GARDEN WASTE

School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Yard Waste as an Opportunity

In the past five years, Hong Kong generated an average of 180 tonnes of yard waste per day. At Prince Edward Flower Market, one of the biggest plant markets in Hong Kong, yard waste collects daily from wasted plants, off-cuts, and unsold merchandise. This project sees yard “waste” as an urban resource to redesign for new use and interaction with human behavior. The designed mobile workshop supports adapted paper pulp molding techniques, explores the design possibilities of repurposing an under-utilized resource ecosystem for new use.

R:Connect

School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

The Bridge of your Friendships Youngsters have been relying on online social media platforms to maintain relationships due to Covid-19. However, the kind of physical support provided via online platforms cannot be replaced by offline interaction. 'R:connet' is a team building and socialising app that simplifies the process of planning and helps make fun events happen among friends. Offering a gamified and user-friendly interface with intuitive features and virtual mascot assitants, users can easily plan and schedule custom events with the shared calendar function, assign fun tasks and set interesting rules based on photo or video challenges that promote positive relationships between offline and online social lives.