In the densely built-up context of Hong Kong public open space is scarce, often lacks site-specific design, and appropriate maintenance. Beyond the larger parks and sports grounds and the smaller Sitting-out Areas and Rest Gardens, playgrounds have caught attention from the government and the community in recent years. Playgrounds, in particular, were already critiqued for many years for their unimaginative and ‘safety-first’ designs before repeated several-months closures during the Covid-19 outbreak sparked once more heated debates. I investigated the role of ‘playscape’ in Hong Kong and analyses the topic typologically, morphologically, and socially. I focused on concepts of accessibility and connectivity based on the result of our community engagement, eventually creating a playful typography where it is accessible to people of all ages and abilities.

The design follows the vision of creating a space in an urban void to enhance citizens' physical and mental health. In light of the desire to gather and cycle in the surrounding area, the design opens up a public space where people can cycle through. While dealing with the severe level changes, the design provides multiple levels in between to allow open views and easier access, along with seatings, plantings, cycling lanes and areas to play with water. This encourages cycling activities and gathering in the nullah, in which benefits the physical and mental health of citizens.

The island enjoys the most wind and wave exposure in Hong Kong, which possesses a great locational advantage -- having numerous amount of interesting landforms. This feature attracts tremendous amount of rock-climbing fanatics at any time of the year. The proposed design aims to provide accessibility to the amazing formation of wave-cut notch in the middle of the island, while reserving some challenging sections for climbers.

The design idea is to create areas for typical visitors to get in touch with the rock texture, feel the breeze and enjoy the openness of the island, and for rock climbing enthusiasts to enjoy more climbing experience. The first area surrounds the giant boulders, giving people access to go into the ground and put their hands on the amazing texture of the rocks. A lookout area is created there for people to rest and enjoy a closer look at the notch. The second area connects with the first, forming a loop for typical visitors to walk around. The third area is reserved for both beginners and experienced climbers, allowing accessibility on the southern coast of the island.

TM Museum stands for "Tree Museum" and the featured street tree -- "Terminalia mantaly tricolor". The Museum curates various kinds of activities for visitors to enjoy and most importantly get in touch with the tree, namely, zip line, adventure in forest of Terminalias. The Museum also centres the tree specimen, offering different viewing angles for visitor to observe the tree and surrounding tourists with this specific kind of species. The place also displays the deciduous characteristic and seasonal variations of Terminalias.