Presently, Hong Kong’s economic growth has been fuelled by rapid and continuous urbanisation and associated development. The quality of public residential living has suffered and failed its potential due to the increase of population and the rise in housing price. The impact of all these forces has resulted in significant pressure on the growth of the urban fabric, with residents involuntarily living in tiny cages with an inadequate community spaces and services. The disconnection between the city and architecture causes unfortunate physical and psychological difficulties for the inhabitants. Therefore, this research concentrates on how a revolution in public housing and its community is able to be effected to enhance the vitality of the city and improve the quality of urban life. This project is based on the exploration of urban customisation design, regeneration of micro-living and vertical cities circulation theories.

 

Furthermore, the approach combines the advanced design concepts and precedent knowledge of capsule living with the scope to functionalise and personalise in a way that generates an appropriate system to propose for public housing in Hong Kong. The intention for future design is to keep the main structure while improving the situation for the population within the building, as well as to provide a healthier living environment and better community services to the residents. The process is through recreating and reformating a new architectural form and space for the complex, to ensure a balance between living quality and additional density within the buildings. Ultimately, the result of this project is a system enabling a relationship between public housing and the surrounding infrastructure relationship that reacts to the demand of the rapid urbanism and promotes unique and efficient living arrangements for people throughout the urban fabric in Hong Kong.