Why Boxes?

The HKDI campus is a collection of pure, abstract and transparent Boxes. Each Box houses a group of related disciplines; thus each Box possesses its unique qualities (materiality and tectonics) as related disciplines cross breed and develop its own identity. Representing a unique industry sector in the world of design, the Boxes are positioned strategically in relation not only to its inter-disciplinary properties as departments within the Institute but also its orientation and climactic forces on site. This enables each Box (Department) to thrive on its own while encouraging the development of one another.