cheungvogl: non-design, hong kong

all image courtesy of cheungvogl


hong kong-based architectural firm cheungvogl's 'non-design' project takes, well,
a step back from the actual process of designing. instead it's about the observation
and documentation of the beauty of the urban context in the city of hong kong,
not influenced by the aesthetical understanding of architects or designers. the book presents
a perspective of open views on the common understanding of 'form follows function';
the clearly defined volume as an outcome of engineers' perception and light; setting the scene ...
their observations also address the failure of international design to respond to one's local
comprehension of need and demand, recording the understanding of living in a place such as
hong kong, which cannot be translated into 'common international sense'. regarding the beauty
of the non-designed environment, their observation leaves one with the question of how much
architects and designers know regarding the needs of people and their grasp of design and beauty.






































'non-design' will be published later this year alongside ceungvogl's 'architecture manga diary'
(AMD) which documents the process, thought and research behind the architectural outcome.



page of cheungvogl's AMD project



page of cheungvogl's AMD project