【獎項 Prizes】　優選 Distinction

【國家或地區 Country/Region】　香港Hong Kong　

【公司／團隊 Company/Group】　 Groundwork Architects & Associates Ltd. Groundwork Architects & Associates Ltd.　

【設計師姓名 Designer】　Manfred Yuen、Lau Chun Yu、Fiona Bao　

【作品介紹 Description】

「街市」是香港其中一個重要的文化，經濟及民生的基礎設施。當中的「排檔」可以被理解為一種亞洲式的建築設計帶著本身的權利，美學與文化。隨社會高速發展，近年來「街市」及「排檔」正面臨著各種對其不利的投訴，規管甚至意外。我們認為至今仍未有足夠的研究去深入了解和化解她們與社會間的衝突。 就2010年12月和2011年11月在花園街露天掛檔所發生的火警意外，我們成立了一隊由多方面專家組成的小組針對花園街的安排和設計進行研究，作為對社區的服務，同時亦對政府作另一種形式的支援。 這個計劃的目標是從工程及社會兩方面研究排檔改進的可能性。 我們會探討在現存3尺長 4尺闊 6尺高的排檔為基礎，透過設計和測試各種預防措施，警報系統，滅火系統及物料等，以改建的方式增強其消防安全性能。 我們的目標是提供一個具參考性的模範給公眾及政府，而並不是強制要求小販跟隨。

 

Street market has been an important part of our urban culture, local economy, and social infrastructure in Hong Kong. Hawker stalls developed in these markets can be understood as an Asian design typology and architectural tradition, with its own right, aesthetics and culture. Yet in recent decades, Street markets and Hawker stalls are challenged by complaints and accidents which led to unfavorable policies and governance. We found insufficient academic study to better understand and resolve such conflict. Following fires accidents caused in the Fa Yuen Street Outdoor Hawker Stall area in December 2010 and November 2011, we formed a multidisciplinary expert team to study and explore Hawker stalls arrangement and design on Fa Yuen Street (The Project), both as a form of community service, and as an intellectual support of the Food and Health Bureau, HKSAR government (FHB). The Project aims to study possible improvement of Hawker stalls, along two related directions- an engineering approach and a social science approach. Our group will investigate addition and alteration works required for fire safety, based on existing Hawker stall of 3x4x6ft, through the testing of fire precaution and signal system, automated fire distinguisher, fire-resistant material and/or other related engineering installations. Our groups' intention is NOT to impose mandatory requirement for all hawkers in adoption of “perfect” design, but to provide a reference model and recommendation for the community and FHB consideration and adaptation. Our group will in parallel investigate preventive measures for fire safety, based on an empirical and field study of Street Market daily operation, through the engagement of end users as well as licensees, customers, residents, hawker’s organization, concern groups, etc. The observation, documentation, and analysis will in turn inform a context and assumptions for engineering test. Our group may also formulate alternative schematic design of both the Street Market spatial arrangement and Hawker stalls.