JUDY EL-HAJJAR

MOMENTSYEAR 2PROJECT 1

THE BUTCHERwhy hide the natural process of how we retreive our food? native hong kong market regulers are known to like their fish and vegetable as fresh as

nature can give it to them. the meat should also be sold in this same process, pick your cow, watch it sleep, see it sliced, pick your cut, pay and leave.

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THE COWeven the things we do not think of are theatrical. let us make the cow’s crane entrance a perfor-

mance. living a peaceful life on the roof to peacefully come down makes the process easier for the butcher. this character may be cynical to house his cows nearby but reducing transporta-

tion should be in everybody’s interest.

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THE NOODLEShand pulled noodles are lost, they must be found again, another theatrical moment at ground level. be warned that you will get covered in flour dust as you walk by the chef stretching his limbs with

dough as fine as hair between his fingertips.

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THE GROCERfresh vegetables are known to be odour reducing,

fish on the left and meat on the right, the smell would be less bearable than pollution without

vegetables. supermarket simulation lets you pick out dinners croceries by walking in one straight

line, no argueing hawkers, no competition.

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THE PRESERVERwhy do people preserve nearly everything,

longevity. each has its own process, hanging, pickling, drying, roasting, two stations, selling the

same items, one fresh, one preserved. same product, different smell, colours, texture. when

next door to noodles, lunch and dinner is served.

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THE SKYspotting the sky is difficult in hong kong. utilising building height as something to lean on for the bridge creates the risk of removing the sky all

together, living in a city of pure darkness - health problems. using the sky while freeing the sky’s

view is the future of hong kong.

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THE ENTRANCEtoo many materials, too much sight conflict. 2

materials, form becomes appreciated. in the past we spend time developing materials that can marry well together. why complicate the future

maintenance when use of 1 material as structure and 1 as decoration attracts the first impression to

the silhouette, form, shadow-play.

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THE EXITentering and exiting is the most common action a human takes, but it is least cared about and least acknowledged. you would think you are leaving a space different to what you entered, turning your

head back to see what you are exiting is not common. not wanting to leave

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THE ROOFspaces look different from any rooftop from any angle. view is important in a city with restricted

view, dont need a building roof to see something. stop and stare - a new vision every time. thin walls, thin floors, you are floating. sit down -

wherever you choose will be isolated.

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THE UNDERBELLYit is said that an upturned city is responsible but an upside down city is responsive. responsive to nature, daylight, air, moisture. the underbelly is

something people do not notice. now they notice. in dark fish swim in the night sky, light is blacked out only to reveal in a rectangular void. noodles

hang to the end of the street. it is now responsible.

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THE BIRDSthey will not distube you, you cannot disturb them.

where birds go when in need to cool down, water.sit beneath the bird baths to have a

background symphony accompaying your lunch. by night the birdbaths light your way camouflag-

ing with the city skyhigh starlight.

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