Lot 313 - Peng Chau Residence - Research
Lot 313 investigates architectural scale on liminal sites through the design of a three-story apartment block on Peng Chau Island. Conceived as an articulated threshold rather than a detached object, the building maximizes spatial freedom within the constraints of a narrow shophouse parcel. Core utilities are pushed to the periphery, allowing flexible central living voids to emerge. A one-meter-wide climatic buffer mediates between interior space and the local environment, while a shelf-like concrete structural system replaces conventional walls, enabling spatial continuity, adaptability, and stronger integration with the surrounding urban fabric. This research is further developed in Looking for the Voids.
Location: Peng Chau Island, Hong Kong
Date: 2017 - 2023
Principal Investigator: Géraldine Borio
Research Assistants: Tina Wang Tianduo, Kelly Mok Man Wing
Related Book
Borio, G, Looking for the Voids: Learning from Asia’s Liminal Urban Spaces as a Foundation to Expand an Architectural Practice, Park Books, Zurich, 2023. Foreword by Prof. Thomas Daniell. Peer-reviewed.
Award
Good Design Award (Japan, 2023) for the project Glass House in Peng Chau Island - Lot 313
Presentations
06 12 2023
Looking for the Voids Kyoto University, Keynote Lecture at the Department of Architecture, Kyoto, Japan. Sole author & Research [PI]: Borio, G.
05 12 2023
Looking for the Voids, Keynote Lecture part of the Architecture for Global Intimacy lecture series, Kindai University, Osaka, Japan. Sole author & Research [PI]: Borio, G.
15 06 2023
Looking for the Voids in Bangkok, Hong Kong and Seoul, Lecture at Domansa, Seoul, Korea. Sole author & Research [PI]: Borio, G.
