Golden A' Design Award Winner 2023
Scanning from the background toward the foreground of this vibrant outdoor installation, the description begins with context establishing the setting as a large open public space bordered by green landscaped areas with ornamental shrubs and hedges visible at the top of the composition, and a roadway with vehicles visible at the right edge, the ground plane has been transformed into an expansive colorful surface resembling an oversized board game, covering what appears to be several hundred square meters, the dominant colors include a bright turquoise like tropical ocean water serving as the primary background, with winding roadways in deep cobalt blue like twilight sky accented with white dashed lines suggesting driving lanes, bold zones of warm vermillion orange reminiscent of ripe persimmons, rich violet purple like grape juice, and vivid magenta pink create distinct areas throughout the space, in the upper middle portion stands the most prominent sculptural element, a large rainbow arch gateway formed from concentric tubular rings graduating from warm orange on the outer edge through red, violet, and blue toward the interior creating a passage approximately three meters tall through which visitors can walk, to the upper left rises a white latticed tower structure with crossed diagonal supports suggesting a transmission pylon or bridge element reaching perhaps four meters high, at the composition center lies a large cylindrical orange tunnel or tube approximately four meters long angled diagonally with visitors gathered around and one person visible inside, toward the right side sits a stylized lavender purple aircraft sculpture with simplified wings and body suggesting commercial aviation, in the lower right quadrant stands a cluster of stacked rectangular forms representing shipping containers in teal blue, bright orange, and golden yellow, approximately twelve human figures are distributed throughout the space at various positions, including families with children and individuals photographing or exploring, their shadows cast crisply toward the lower left indicating bright overhead sunlight, the overall atmosphere conveys warmth, energy, and invitation to playful exploration.
Gateway To Future is an eye-catching outdoor exhibition that facilitates physical and virtual experiences to interweave for creating immersive experiences. The entire exhibition was designed in an intriguing, interactive, and easy-understanding manner for displaying the most outstanding developments of the sea, land, and air transport infrastructures, making Hong Kong a world city of Asia. The team pondered on the idea of integrating factual information and gaming elements to develop a hybrid chess board game built with bespoke online mobile games for visitors to play and experience.