DESIGN STATEMENT Since our initial study of the brief for The Central Waterfront of Hong Kong Competition, we could not find any part of the competition’s objectives for the Central Waterfront of Hong Kong that we could allow ourselves to be detracted from. Thus, what was to be done for the waterfront would have to be the discovery of the most interesting and exciting ways to fulfill and provide for those objectives. Nonetheless, the vision for such aspirations was not to be sought through the dark, but through constant assessment of knowledge and experience of similar waterfronts. Much has been done and much has passed. From there, a different scenario for a waterfront was sought after; a new approach, a new plot, a new strategy, a new scenario. In that process came the most important element of our approach, which we discovered to be, a new point of view – from the point of view of the pedestrian. The underlying strategy of developing a design through the eyes of a pedestrian was by designing between dichotomies; a process of identifying dichotomies around the site and designing for the spaces between them The architectonic analogy of dichotomies around Victoria Harbour are that they are as walls, and as walls they contain spaces between that are to be further defined and refined for the benefit and enjoyment of the waterfront’s denizens and general patrons. These dichotomies of the first instance such as between land and water are taken to be the boundaries of a space or zone to be designated for use. These spaces are looked upon as outdoor rooms that is to be further enhanced not just for public participation but also for public belonging. The design presented accompanying this document is essentially the product of designing between dichotomies as developed through and from the eyes of the pedestrian, the primary users of the waterfront; through the various angles, distances and approaches. It is an approach towards phenomenology where decisions are made based on the sensual experiences; and are presented visually as such with the accompanying write up to explain the nature of the components.