Jianing Luo
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AI Design, Community Furniture, and Upcycling

Program
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) & HKFYG Jockey Club Jat Min Youth S.P.O.T.
Location · Date
Hong Kong, China · Dec 30, 2024 – Feb 17, 2025
Instructors
Provides Ng
Boyuan Yu
Jianing Luo
Patrick So

Overview

We go out to local neighbourhoods and performance venues to reclaim wood and repurpose it into community furniture. The aim was to bring digital fabrication technology to the residents — together we created a series of prototype chairs.

Resident involvement was made possible by digital fabrication methods including CNC cutting technology and Design for Assembly (DfMA). We also designed a heat-shrink plastic wood joint, using the plasticity of plastic bottles to enhance participation in the production process.

The workshop emphasises community-led recycling, human-centred co-creation, and collective creativity — enhancing the ability of an ageing neighbourhood to recycle its own waste wood.

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01 — Background, Site Analysis & User Needs
01 — Background, Site Analysis & User Needs
Jat Min Chuen: an ageing population, cross-generational needs, and the Youth S.P.O.T. target space.
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02 — Design Process
02 — Design Process
Co-design word cloud, scale modelling, design inspiration, and ergonomic study driving the community chairs.
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03 — Material Reclamation & Processing
03 — Material Reclamation & Processing
Reclaimed wood from Jat Min Chuen and CUHK, processed for assembly.
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04 — Physical Assembly
04 — Physical Assembly
Group A, B, and C chairs assembled from reclaimed materials with shrink-plastic wood joints.
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05 — Metaverse Design & Scenarios of Use
05 — Metaverse Design & Scenarios of Use
Metaverse experiences and scenarios of use developed for each group prototype.
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