Reimagining 7 Mallory Street
Commissioned by the Urban Renewal Authority, Neighbourhood Innovation Lab and iDiscover reimagined 7 Mallory Street as a platform for community dialogue. Through the meaningful exchange between past, present and future, the booklet uncovered the site’s historical layers and connecting with the local Wan Chai community. Embracing participatory methods and social storytelling, the project repositions 7 Mallory Street as a living hub of memory and innovation instead of a merely heritage site. In order to refresh lens to experience Wan Chai, this approach provides old and new narratives coexist and contributes to a shared urban identity.
Role
Researcher in organisation and content structuring
Visual communication and publication designer
Key task
Organised archival research and community-sourced materials into a clear content framework
Developed bilingual layouts and typographic hierarchy to support readability and navigation
Coordinated with internal team and community members to align historical content, community input, and publication format
Collaborator
Urban Renewal Authority
iDiscover
Design Approach
The booklet was developed as a publication system organised around three temporal themes in Past, Present, and Future. In a handy scale, different design principle like typographic hierarchy, restrained graphic language, and bilingual layouts support clarity, navigating across different types of content.
Printed-material Format
Printed in an edition of 300 copies, the booklet was placed in 7 Mallory Street for public access. Encouraging public to share and take it home, the design allows the publication to circulate beyond the site and extend the project’s engagement into everyday life.
A shared pile. A held story. A shifting system. A lived corner.