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貫文空間 Koon Man Space by HKIPF

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貫文空間 Koon Man Space by HKIPF

  • Bench
  • Commercial
  • Feature wall
  • Outdoor
  • Wall Cladding / Facade
Size 120mm (W) x various length
Species Eucalyptus
Design Element Timber strip
Color dark-toned
Place Chuen Lung, Tai Mo Shan
Tree Source Chuen Lung, Tai Mo Shan
Client Hong Kong International Photography Festival HKIPF
Architect ANG Design
Production HK Timberbank
Contractor Hop Hing
Completion date 2024 Mar
貫文空間 Koon Man Space by HKIPF
貫文空間 Koon Man Space by HKIPF

Background

In 2022, Timberbank was invit-ed by HKIPF to make external wall and furnitures for Koon Man School -an abandoned school in Tai Mo Shan.

The defunct village school was converted it into a communal art space dedicated to contemporary photography. With the unique cultural landscape of Chuen Lung and its area as the foundation, Koon Man Space aims to expand image-making, discussion, learning, and imagination to the culture and history of the village, as well as its local ecology.

Chuen Lung Koon Man School is an abandoned school located on Tai Mo Shan Road. One of the most iconic features is the presence of two giant eucalyptus trees near the entranceand a white archway with black letters, which serves as a prominent landmark for drivers.

貫文空間 Koon Man Space by HKIPF

Design Brief

The exterior walls of the Koon Man Space are designed with individual window frames adorned with wooden strips, creating a view-finder for observing the ecology of Chuen Lung from moving car windows.
貫文空間 Koon Man Space by HKIPF
Koon Man Space has several activity rooms available for resident artists to organize activi-ties and showcase their events to the publics. The sliding doors of the built-in cabinets are made with eucalyptus wooden strips, creating a natural gradient of colors as “wooden color pencils”.
貫文空間 Koon Man Space by HKIPF

ReCYCLE story

Coincidentally, Timberbank salvaged a deceased eucalyptus tree from Chuen Lung in 2020. The tree had succumbed to illness and needed to be urgently removed due to the risk of collapsing onto nearby residential areas in the valley. The tree was of significant size, requiring an entire day to be cut into multiple sections for recycling. During the process, there was an interesting incident that occurred.
貫文空間 Koon Man Space by HKIPF
貫文空間 Koon Man Space by HKIPF

The eucalyptus tree had a rotten core with a long hollow cavity housing a large colony of bees.

The arborists faced the risk of disturbing the hive while cutting down the tree. Luckily, a beekeeper we knew safely relocated the bees and left behind delicious honey. Bees can be friendly!

貫文空間 Koon Man Space by HKIPF

This eucalyptus tree finally transformed into the wooden strips that adorn Koon Man Space.

Home run it is!

貫文空間 Koon Man Space by HKIPF

貫文空間 Koon Man Space by HKIPF

  • Bench
  • Commercial
  • Feature wall
  • Outdoor
  • Wall Cladding / Facade