21/05/2026
SERENE OASIS | MONG KOK
Earlier this year, LittleUrbanMountain received a Jury Commendation at the Urban Renewal Design Ideas Competition for Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok, jointly organised by the Urban Renewal Authority and The Hong Kong Institute of Architects.
The competition invited architects and urban designers to rethink how one of Hong Kong’s densest districts could evolve through renewal, public space, and long-term resilience.
Our proposal, Serene Oasis: Reconnecting Nature, Culture and Community in Mong Kok, imagines the area around Central Urban Park as a more breathable and connected urban environment — where ecological infrastructure, heritage, and everyday community life are interwoven into a new public realm.
The masterplan unfolds across three interconnected sites:
— a green urban gateway at Lai Chi Kok Road and Nathan Road
— a revitalised historic nullah transformed into a civic and ecological spine
— and a new mixed-use development node integrating public space, market culture, and vertical greenery
Rather than treating renewal as tabula rasa, the proposal explores how Mong Kok’s existing urban memory can become part of its future.
Team:
B**g Yeung (Team Leader)
Lam Pui Kiu, Ada
Wong Ching
