Spaces can speak volumes, and in deTour’s continuation of Window and Alley’s Causeway Bay shop, Window and Alley explores the potential of small-scale urban spaces for individual expression.
Our experiments in usage have been carried out in just 46 sq-ft of space. The outcome is a flexibly designed hardware shop space which can fit in different locations and host a meaningful programme, making a “space” into a real “place”.
We wanted to provide a platform for citizens to display and consign their amateur creations in an exhibition setting. We also thought it was a good medium to illustrate the evolving appearance of our city.
Compared to the Window and Alley in Causeway Bay, we shifted to showcasing products from different NGOs and social enterprises. The space doubles as a venue for hosting workshops, and through this multifunctional space design, we want to show the boundless possibilities of a city’s development.
It is easy to neglect the details of our urban living space in our day to day life. But if we pay attention and observe, it is not difficult to regain meaning in the mundane.
By sharing different people’s goods through our store, we hope to encourage interaction between neighbors and connection with their community.
Tucked into a quiet corner is Window and Alley, a city-themed select shop where visitors can observe the city, imagine alternative realities and make dreams come true.
Our perceptions been changed by COVID-19; now, life seems to be more than just work and mundane diversions. More people are seeking to understand themselves through creative exposure, and their crafts and artworks add to their cities’ voices. Window and Alley is a haven for these dreamers to experiment, exhibit and experience.
Spaces can speak volumes, and in deTour’s continuation of Window and Alley’s Causeway Bay shop, Window and Alley explores the potential of small-scale urban spaces for individual expression.
Our experiments in usage have been carried out in just 46 sq-ft of space. The outcome is a flexibly designed hardware shop space which can fit in different locations and host a meaningful programme, making a “space” into a real “place”.
1 Press ▶ to start the audio.
2 While listening to the audio, feel free to mark the points where you feel it’s either USEFUL or USELESS.
3 Remarks by other visitors have been shown along the timeline of the recording, where all USEFUL flags are at the top and USELESS flags are at the bottom.
4 The audio is sharable at specific timestamp, so your friends can jump right into the point where you find interesting and have shared.