Squeezed & Stacked in Hong Kong
extreme urban density.
(Background)
Hong Kong’s extreme housing density forces many grassroots residents into cramped subdivided and coffin-sized rooms—sometimes even into tiny columbarium niches after death. This project reflects on this lifelong experience of spatial compression.
(Typographic Approach)
Shifting Font Weights: Reflects the density of
Hong Kong’s stacked buildings.Text Confined Between Two Horizontal Lines: Mirrors the boundaries of narrow living spaces.