[Leo Wing Lok Lui - Para-site Room - COVER IMG] Main drawings showing the design of the parasites P01–06, their ergonomics, sectional properties, and mechanisms in the space. Hand Drawing & print, Ink, pencil on paper and vellum, A0x3 , Scale 1:30.

Para-site Room

University/SchoolThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Lead ArchitectLeo Wing Lok Lui

The project uses parasitic structures to ask: how external things could possibly change and control the space, or, in reverse, question humans’ autonomy in the built environment.  Can humans fully control a space? If not, what will it look like?  The project developed a series of parasites driven by the weather installed in a drawing room, altering the working patterns and design process of the user. They change the configuration and condition of the space and create a dynamic and interactive environment where users might be confronted with unexpected and potentially disruptive changes.