ARCHITECTURAL FOCUS
The visitors can also detour into the meandering paths of the garden – AIR ’ s farm where the visitors can learn about how food grows and taste the harvest .
1970s for the sports and leisure activities of the civil servants . Here , nature is prominent and precious : all the trees with girths over one meter must be conserved according to the local authority . The CSC Dempsey Clubhouse – considered to have no specific historical value – can be freely reconfigured . This contrast prompted us to ask : Should we only preserve what is deemed significant and change everything else ? Can architectural interventions articulate the cherished nature and the insignificant building into equally valuable elements ? In the course , minimal changes can be made to the building to minimize construction waste .
In our design , the existing nature and the CSC Dempsey Clubhouse are the main components . A key architectural intervention is the 100-meter walkway – a new footpath between the clubhouse and one of Dempsey Hill ’ s main parking lots . This footpath replaces the originally narrow and hidden route that made the clubhouse inaccessible . Organic in form , it evokes the natural topography , while loosely defining the expansive green space into two zones : the garden on one side and the lawn on the other . From the walkway , the visitors can go directly into the clubhouse , which has now been transformed into the home of AIR . The visitors can also detour into the meandering paths of the garden – AIR ’ s farm where the visitors can learn about how food grows and taste
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