About
Atelier In.
Comprising Veera Fung and Melody Yiu, Atelier In. is an architectural collaborative that aims to bring awareness to gender issues in everyday living through research and creative design initiatives.
Working with women and gender minorities, our work establishes collaborative networks that inspire and empower people toward a gender-inclusive environment. The experience and insight gathered from different projects will be transformed into accessible knowledge, to evoke thoughts, discussions, and action plans for community implementation of a better living.
VISION
To create an inclusive city where every gendered bodies can feel safe, free, and belong
VALUE
Inclusivity
Stay curious
Long-term impact
MISSION
With research and active collaboration with different stakeholders, we promote inclusive design to address gender issues that exists in the built environment
Our Team
Fung Sze Wai Veera
Founder
Veera Fung is an architectural designer and currently a PhD candidate at the School of Architecture, The Chinese
University of Hong Kong. Her research focuses on gender and domestic architecture, exploring how space, objects, and women’s everyday practices constitute the social and
economic functioning of the house. With her profound interest in community empowerment and social innovation,
she questions how a gender-inclusive environment and design can support people’s lives and work. Prior to her
scholarly pursuit, Veera practiced in overseas and local offices and engaged in various architectural projects.
Yiu Hoi Lam Melody
Creative Partner
Melody Yiu is an urban designer and researcher with focus in cultural architecture, institution, and public space. Herprior practice in urban design is recognized through award-winning projects of large-scale masterplan, sustainabledevelopment, and urban landscape. Since returning to Hong Kong in 2018, Melody takes this professional knowledgeand insight, integrating with her interest in cultural practice to pursue research on urbanism and cultural developmentissues. She is currently a lecturer and PhD candidate at the School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.