The Sustainable Flower Market – In Bloom 2023 – we have designed and built the setup and to find the right balance between extravagance and sustainability. The design concept of this event to lower its installation wastage of a temporary popup space for only 4 days. It is designed with an impactful purpose by giving back to our society, to experience the compound in full bloom once again and delight in the unforgettable garden with sustainability and eco-friendliness, and also an after life to reuse the furniture in subdivided flats.
Global Design & Architecture Design Awards 2023
Second Award | Pop-ups and Temporary (Built)
Project Name: IN BLOOM 2023
Category: Pop-ups and Temporary (Built)
Studio Name: EDITECTURE LIMITED
Design Team: CHAK HAI YEE JACQUELINE
GENEVIEVE CHEW
HUI HANG TAT
CHEUNG HO TUNG
YEU HO NAM
ARTHUR YING KUI SANG
CHEUNG LOK YI LOUIE
TANG YIK MAN TYM
Area: Asia, Hong Kong
Year: 2023
Location: Asia, Hong Kong
We have designed and created an upcycled plastic 3D printed sustainable installation called << The Glow>> . The flower installation is made of 121 kg of upcycled plastic, equivalent to 8,463 plastic bottles. This setup has helped in reducing :
- the emission of 768 kg of carbon footprint.
- 100% of the installations are reusable
- 95% are made of eco-friendly materials
- Less than 5 % overall wastage.
The annual flower extravaganza offers an abundance of lush and lavish experiences for an entire week. Visitors of Tai Kwun can experience the compound in full bloom once again and delight in the unforgettable garden, which puts sustainability and eco-friendliness at the forefront of its celebration. Over a dozen handpicked local brand partners are set to join the jubilee, with lovely workshops, botanical-inspired bites and offerings, and plenty of spectacular and sustainable displays focusing on promoting a greener lifestyle for all.
The project is set to dedicate to working towards sustainability in addition to bringing eco-friendly living options to the public’s attention. Many are unaware that imported flowers generate carbon emissions due to the nature of refrigeration and long-haul transportation. To combat this, Tai Kwun In Bloom 2023 has connected with local flower farms aiming to replace imported flowers with locally grown flowers, thus drastically lowering the carbon emissions generated by the market. To further minimise the environmental impact, Tai Kwun is set to lower its installation wastage up to 90%, as most of the festival’s fixtures have been made from up-cycled materials, and over 95% are designed to be reusable.
Instead of being chucked away to landfills after 4 days of setup show, all the furniture was purposedly designed to be transformed into home furniture for local community, local schools and sub-divided flat families. Over 30 pieces of movable shelves were donated to the local community. Instead of creating the set of wastage that normally would go straight to landfills, all the furniture were given second or third lives to be used as furniture again fulfilling bother ways of circularity design.
