Hong Kong is a city famous for its vertical architecture and
ultra contemporary building designs. A lack of space within the city has
created a need for compact and rapid development. As futuristic as the city is,
however, few of Hong Kong’s residential or commercial buildings have been
constructed without the use of the ancient discipline of Feng Shui. At least
90% of businesses in Hong Kong have a full time Feng Shui consultant on staff.
Thousands of years old, Feng Shui is a system of
mathematical, geographical, psychological and aesthetic rules to manage the
flow of energy in a room, as to be harmonious with the environment. Feng Shui
is based on traditional Chinese medicine, which is built on the foundation of
Yin & Yang and the five elements- water, wood, fire, earth, and metal.
Countless corporations use Feng Shui to increase the
potential of the company and protect their assets. Feng Shui-surpporters
include Coca Cola, Disneyland,
McDonalds, Virgin Mobile and leaders such as Bill Gates and Donald
Trump.
In conclusion, Feng Shui may seem like a cheesy cliché, but
in other parts of the world, designers wouldn’t think to create a space without
using it.
Loved this post! Feng Shui is such an interesting concept, one which I am not very well versed on. As a designer it is important to understand and respect various design concentrations and principles whether they are locally or culturally different. Although I was aware of this practice, I had no idea how prevalent it is especially amongst Fortune 500 companies.
ReplyDeleteI think it's really interesting that many businesses have a full time feng shui consultant on staff. I had no idea it involved mathematics and geography--I thought feng sui just dealt with the psychology of a space using harmony with the five elements.
ReplyDeleteThis was interesting! I think its beneficial to understand different sides of perspective of design from all parts of the world to help create a better universal design overall. Designing a space includes psychological aspects and feng shui captures many of the aspects.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting topic! I don't know much about Feng Shui, but I found it interesting to read what all goes into designing with this design principle.
ReplyDeleteThis post is very interesting! Feng Shui is a great concept and one I would like to learn more about. It is great to read how other parts of the world implement design to create productively within an environment.
ReplyDeleteFeng Shui really does work! It does not take a lot to incorporate some very simple Feng Shui 'rules' into your design. Everytime we design an office - we use Feng Shui, The 'rule' that the person behind the desk should face the doorway - that is Feng Shui.
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