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Professor MO Kar-him
Chairman and Co-founder, Happy Ageing Lab Foundation
Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof Mo Kar Him is the Co-founder of Happy Ageing Lab Foundation and an Assistant Professor at the School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on the design and planning of housing, promoting a supportive and inclusive living
environment for older adults. With a vision to translate academic research into implementable solutions, the Lab collaborates with public/private housing suppliers, property management companies and service providers to plan, design and deliver innovative housing
prototypes through an evidence-based and participatory R&D process, creating a “House of Wellness” for all.
Presentation title:
Hou2 Living Gallery @ City One Shatin: Participatory Estate Improvement Programme for an Age-friendly Living Environment
Presentation summary:
Initiated by the Happy Ageing Lab Foundation, Hou2 Living Gallery is a bottom-up participatory design/research programme to identify key design attributes of age-friendly housing for supporting ageing-in-place and intergenerational living. City One Shatin, a
typical high-density, high-rise private housing estate, was the pilot estate selected. Through a series of Age-friendly Ambassador training and co-creation activities, the Lab collaborated with the community think tank, consisted of 73 participants including older
adults and adult residents, built environment professionals and student volunteers, to develop actionable strategies and design/planning recommendations to improve the age-friendliness of existing housing estates, addressing the challenges of double-ageing.
