Block Z 4F Lounge

• Prize
  Honorable Mention in Interior Design
• Designer
  John Ho, Zaku Chan, Douglas Man, Calvin Ng, Natalie Luk, Lily Ng, Alex Kan
• Lead Designer(Other)
  Christina Lai, Jane Yuen, John Yeung, Ivan Lai
• Other Credit
  The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Campus Development Office, School of Design and Dylan Kwok
• Photo Credit
  Johnny Ho of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Communications and Public Affairs Office
• School
  The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Location
  Hong Kong
• Project Date
  18 August 2023
• Project Link
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The old Block Z Lounge (235 m2) is aged with low utilization rate. Campus Development Office seeing the potential for revitalisation, engaged School of Design students to re-design the space to enhance its ambiance, flexibility, creating a multi-functional environment where networking, socialising and solitary working can coexist harmoniously.
The final design comprises of 3 distinctive furniture set where sustainable design principle of upcycling the existing furniture is adopted to minimize waste.
-Taan Tau: a low settee and upcycled high table top combination that redefine the concept of co-working space by offering both options for group activities and solitude relaxation
-Circo: a high backing sofa with good acoustic performance at its inner cirle, creating a visually unobstructed meeting area that combines comfort and productivity
-Double Deng: a flexible chair leg and seat adaptor system that upcycles existing chair shells and frames allowing various seating heights
Together with other interior design features- noticeboards, area rug and mood lighting, they successfully transformed the Lounge to promote an environment where students can relax, work and share ideas.