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    Kowloon walled city v2.0 ( Sam Man Fung LUI)

    By Birmingham City Uni D7
    Jun 7, '10 6:30 PM EST

    Thesis statement
    The image of Hong Kong has always been the traditional image
    of the island city and its impressive skyline overlooking a natural
    harbor with the Peak looming behind it. However what is the
    real Hong Kong? What is the Hong Kong people think and what
    the culture are like?

    Research
    In the course of a few decades, Hong Kong’s architects have been developing multistory mini-cities, the majority of HK people content with living in close proximity to their neighbours. Today high density housing schemes offer a Clubhouses that include gym, swimming pool, public library, school and all integrated under one roof, unless the tenants work elsewhere, they don’t need to leave their compound. Even then, in HK we have underground MTR links, meaning that we are increasingly rear to have to suffer non air conditioned environments.

    Site
    Kowloon walled city was a densely populated place on Earth before it was destroyed in 1993 and turned into park. Due to the history and political issues in the walled city, it was a no go area for many years. The city was completely lawless and it was control by the Triads and the drug dealers.

    Scenario
    In 2013, the Hong Kong government announces that there will be no more live chicken bred in farm and the government wants to make the industries nationalize and import it from China in a frozen condition as Hong Kong suffer another SARS attack and the reports believe that live chicken is the main source causing the disease. However, Jon ( one of the active leader in Triad) thinks this is a great opportune to put his money and invest in the chicken farm business as he think this can be very profitable as Hong Kong need to provide up to 20,000 live birds to the market on a daily basis. He is thinking to build a chicken breeding farm in the city center and he want to rebuild his empire and recreate an environment of the old Kowloon Walled City where he can control everything.

    Kowloon walled city v2.0
    Inside this city, all relation with time is lost, which a day could last for 30 hrs, with an immense in all its dimensions and as we already accepting situation with less natural light and already adapting this habits.
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    • do you have hi-res images? it's impossible to see anything in the thumbnails.

      Jun 8, 10 3:29 am  · 
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