Project: Breathable Density
Type: Academic
Team: Allen Lai
Year: 2020
Location: Hong Kong (22.3193° N, 114.1694° E)
Hong Kong’s rapid population growth and land scarcity have led to an increase in urban densification. However, these solid extrusions produce repetitive and homogeneous towers that remove cities’ ability to ventilation, despite the incredible densities they achieve. This further cause rising temperature in the city and will lead to the acceleration of global warming. As Hong Kong gets hotter each year, urban inhabitants rely more and more on mechanical cooling to stay in comfort. Therefore, a new approach is needed to create more open and breathable habitats that not only benefit occupants, but also the urban environment in the future.