The 78 room HKFYG PH2 Tai Po Youth Hostel & Youth S.P.O.T. provides short term tenancy housing solution to low income youth. As housing shortage for young people becomes increasingly severe, this pilot scheme aims to explore alternative accommodation and lifestyles tailored to today’s needs. The building combines two facilities in one – from G/F to 3/F, it accommodates Youth S.P.O.T. and communal facilities for the Youth Hostel and from 4/F to 19/F are the residential floors, providing 78 units for youth at an affordable rent. In terms of design, we have been mindful of creating a lively, youthful, yet neutral palette for the youth to express themselves. The perception of connectivity and tight-knit community is key, hence the extensive use of glass between rooms and with the terraces promotes interaction and wellness. The same is applied on the street level in facilitation of neighbourhood engagement. All the function rooms encourage the users to create different kinds of programming that can evolve with the life of the building. Geometric lines and facets bring consistency to an integral design and in many instances literally connect disparate zones, such as G/F Youth Spot, grand staircase and 1/f Black Box Theatre.