Concept Statement
Lamma Island’s Pak Kok Village is chosen as a living laboratory to develop a practical model of intergenerational co-living that addresses three major social challenges in Hong Kong: elderly loneliness, the severe housing shortage, and unaffordable high rents for young people.
By revitalizing underutilized village lands and vacant buildings in this quiet, lesser-known corner of the island, the project creates a tight-knit, mixed-generational community. Young people and seniors live together in balanced ratios, supported by shared gardens, communal spaces, and daily interactions that foster natural connection and provide affordable housing in a low-density, relaxed environment.
The Vision:
To transform Pak Kok Village into a vibrant and cohesive intergenerational community — a place where loneliness is reduced through spontaneous daily encounters, where innovative shared housing models make living more affordable for young people, and where community restoration and ecological sensitivity are achieved together.

This project aims to create a replicable model that can serve as a useful reference for tackling aging societies, housing difficulties, and social disconnection in Hong Kong and cities around the world.

概念陳述

本計畫選擇南丫島的白角村作為生活實驗室，旨在開發一種切實可行的跨代共居模式，以應對香港三大社會挑戰：老年人孤獨、住房嚴重短缺以及年輕人難以負擔的高昂租金。

透過活化島上這片寧靜、鮮為人知的角落中未充分利用的村地和空置建築，本計畫打造了一個緊密聯繫、代際融合的社區。年輕人和老年人以均衡的比例共同生活，共享花園和公共空間，在日常互動中促進彼此的自然聯繫，同時提供價格合理的低密度、輕鬆環境中的住房。

願景：

本計畫將白角村改造為一個充滿活力、凝聚力強的代際社區——在這裡，人們透過自發性的日常邂逅減少孤獨感，創新的共享住房模式減輕年輕人生活的經濟負擔，並將社區復興與生態保護在此有機結合。

該計畫旨在創建一個可複製的模型，為解決香港及世界各地城市的老齡化社會、住房困難和社會疏離等問題，提供具參考價值的解決方案。

Tutor: Ms Sylvia Ng