KWUN TONG CASE STUDY
ESPECIALLY IN HONG KONG, WHERE EVERY SQUARE INCH OF LAND IS USED TO BUILD AS MUCH ROOM AS POSSIBLE, IT SEEMS TO BE SUPRISING TO DISCOVER SOME GAPS IN THIS “MAXIMIZED CITYPLANNING”. ONE OF THESE GAPS CAN BE FOUND IN SOME AREA IN KWUN TONG DISTRICT IN HONG KONG.
EVERY HOUSE IS UNIQUE AND BASED ON THE NEEDS AND RESOURCES OF EACH BUILDER. WALKING THROUGH THE PATHS OF THIS MAZE OF PERSONALIZED HOUSING STRUCTURES FEELS A BIT LIKE PASSING A COLLECTIVE LIVING ROOM. THIS SOMEHOW ALSO LET TO THE DECISION TO TAKE THE PICTURES WITH OLD ANALOGUE CAMERAS INSTEAD OF THE DIGITAL OPTION.
I COULDN’T FIND ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLACE IN THE ENGLISH WEB, BUT I ASSUME IT MIGHT BE ITS POSITION AT A LANDSLIDE ENDANGERD HILLSIDE, WHICH MAKES THIS PLACE PERSIST.
photos by Fotopsycho with HOLGA cam
photos by P with CANON T60