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DOMAT
Specially-designed furniture for subdivided units
ABOUT
Year Established: 2013
Beneficiaries: Underprivileged communities, children in poverty
| http://www.domat.hk | |
| DOMAT | |
| Improve Living Environment of Low Income Families |
SOCIAL ISSUES
- Architectural services can rarely reach the underprivileged communities in need of improving living conditions
- Many low-income families are living in subdivided units often with some really poor living conditions
SOCIAL INNOVATION
- To provide architectural design services to the underprivileged families to improve living conditions
- To encourage professional architects to embrace social responsibilities and to help the low-income families using their knowledge and skills
EXPECTED SOCIAL IMPACT
 | 100+low-income households to be improved in living conditions |
 | Encourage architectural professionals to participate in projects with social value |
 | Public awareness about the poor living conditions suffered by the underprivileged groups to be raised |
SERVICE MODEL
DOMAT designs better living spaces to underprivileged families as the consultant
PROGRAMME CONTENT
Improving the living conditions in subdivided homes
Developing specially designed furniture to fully utilise the narrow spaces in poorer homes and also to provide better studying rooms for the children
Partnership with social workers
In collaboration with social workers, research and propose better living conditions for the fishermen in Sai Kung, for the owners of rural squatter houses in Pokfulam Village and for the inhabitants of subdivided flats in Sham Shui Po