Jeffrey Andrews and Colin ‘Fred’ Fredricson pick up the IDA Award on a rainy night in Bangkok
We’re proud to share that Jeffrey Andrews of Christian Action and Colin Fredricson of Sugar HK collected the International Design Award in Bangkok on behalf of the Winkle-picker and Sugar HK team for the Diversity Hub — a project that proves design can be a powerful force for social good.
Diversity Hub by Christian Action at Chungking Mansions has won the International Design Awards (IDA) Bronze Award for Cultural / Community Interior Design / Other Community Interior Designs.
The South China Morning Post (SCMP) has published a lovely video about Chungking Mansions, the work of Christian Action and the Diversity Hub on which we collaborated with Sugar HK. The introduction says the following: “Historically synonymous with danger and crime, Chungking Mansions stands in stark contrast to nearby luxury hotels and shopping malls in Hong Kong’s prime commercial district of Tsim Sha Tsui. Over 200 guest houses operate within the 5-block building complex, which features a ground-floor shopping centre that is home to long-running establishments operated by South Asians, Africans, local Chinese and more. This episode of Hong Kong Authentic looks past the misconceptions to understand what Chungking Mansions is really like and how the building became a haven for the city’s ethnic minority people.”
A new book titled “CLP Clock Tower: Rebirth of a Hong Kong Icon” has been published by the Hong Kong Heritage Project. The book chronicles the conservation initiatives, guiding principles, and challenges faced during the revitalisation of the historic CLP Tower, including an entire chapter of the major role played the museum exhibitions within the project.