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PORTFOLIO of KAMING LEUNG Selected Works from 2019 to 2023 -MY NAME-

LEUNG Kaming(Written in Cantonese) LIANG Jiaming(Written in Chinese)

Contact me Leungkaming2001@163.com

PROLOGUE

CONTENTS

"Design is about focus. You go deep into what you want to do, deep into it. Focus is warm and private, like the fire inside the earth - intense, but not distorted. You can go to a place where you can really feel it with your heart: that's actually a beautiful feeling."

Ⅰ VILLAGES AS HISTORICAL THEATRE

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Ⅱ BETWEEN WALLS AND BOXES

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Ⅲ COMMUNITY OF CLAY STRIP

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Ⅳ OTHER WORKS

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——Peter Zumthor

Village Revitalisation,Foshan Individual work

Library Complexes,Guangzhou Individual work

Community Centre,Africa Individual work

Floor Building Work; Course Design; Photography; Ceramics; Calligraphy

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Ⅰ VILLAGES AS HISTORICAL THEATRE

Project type:Village revitalisation Date:03/2022 Location:Foshan, China Individual work

In China, due to the rapid progress of modernisation, many farmers have gone out to work, making many traditional villages with a history of hundreds or thousands of years become hollow villages. The history of the village has been forgotten, and the buildings with special characteristics have been left vacant and unused, and eventually deserted, which has also become a unique scene of Chinese villages.

The villages are diverse and rich in resources, and if they could repurpose all of them, perhaps they could be revitalised.

For a good director, it takes nothing more than a story line to put these bits and pieces of information back together.

So, is there some kind of connection between theatre and village revitalisation?

4 Type 2 01 HISTORICAL FIGURES AS TRIGGERS FOR VILLAGE REVITALISATION

[Aerial view of the village]

[Photos of LiangShiyi]

Gangtou Village, located in the south of Baini Town, Sanshui District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, is a traditional Guangfu comb-style village with a history of nearly 1,000 years, and the locality also retains many historical buildings. In addition, the village has given birth to many famous people, the most famous of whom was Liang Shiyi, who was the second president of the Republic of China, but due to his controversial nature and problems such as the hollowing out of the village, fewer and fewer people are aware of this part of history. Every historical memory has its unique value. Therefore, apart from the need to revitalise the village, this history should also be known.So what is the link between village history and village revitalisation?

Solution:Introducing immersive theatre Theatre as a form of expression also has the same three elements as history, and when the village space becomes the stage, the modes of viewing and performing should be able to transform into each other, and the flexible and changing immersive theatre is suitable for it.

[Theatre as a bridge between village revitalisation and history] When time, characters, and events are taken out of the picture, it is found that only a stage is needed to present these things through theatre. At this point, historical figures act as triggers for village revitalisation.

02 PRESENTATION OF THE THEATRE SPACE SYSTEM PLOT MAPPING

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PLOT FRAMEWORK History Builds Stories

PATH TO THE SHOW Path guides the view

ACTIVATION STRATEGY Utilising peripheral resources

BUILDINGS Space determines form

SPECIFIC PATH SCHEMATIC Interaction between architecture and the environment

[The circle becomes the spatial motif of the play]

FINAL CHAPTER CHARPTER 4 CHARPTER 3 CHARPTER 2 CHARPTER 1 PRELUDE

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CHARPTER 2

NEWBORN

Ancient trees newborn, breaking through the wall In the second chapter, a space under a thousand-year-old banyan tree by a pond in the centre of the village is chosen for the scenario, which corresponds to the coming of a new era after the overthrow of the Qing dynasty. And Liang Shiyi plays a different and important role as a history maker. But the joy of victory is short-lived, and the fall of the new regime

MOTION:Perk up briefly, then fade away

creates suspicion and loss. People coming from different directions are guided by traffic into three different sub-theatres, where they can see different scenes of the village. Finally, they converge on the largest amphitheatre in the middle and are struck by the lushness of the banyan trees.

There seems to be a big tree there, and there seems to be a big theatre. I'd like to see it.

Main Stage

Internal Transport

Framework

Three Sub-stages

[Axonometric Drawing]

[Exploded Diagram]

[Node 2 section]

Scene 1

Scene 2

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CHARPTER 3

RISE

Starting Over, Prosperity in Full Bloom In the third chapter, the small square at the intersection of three streets within the village is chosen to be transformed to correspond with the fact that Liang Shiyi has finally ended his life as a fugitive and has returned to the political arena to shine. Liang Shiyi, who has finally reached a turning point in his life, is inevitably excited and hopeful at the same time. In the

MOTION:Rapture, renewed hope

climax of this "theatre", people from different directions can inadvertently step onto the stage and become the protagonist. The two circular ramps, which are also connected to the abandoned buildings in the neighbourhood, act as the 'backstage' of the play, where people can choose to carry out different activities.

Post Office

Commissary

Slope

Scene 1 Sunken Square

[Axonometric Drawing] It's like a stage, and it seems to lead in all directions.

[Node 3 section]

Scene 2

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CHARPTER 4

LOOK BACK

Looking back over a lifetime, returning to dust In Chapter 4, an alleyway in the southern part of the village, which deviates from the core of the village, is chosen for renovation, corresponding to the process of Liang Shiyi's participation in delivering speeches on resistance against Japan despite his deteriorating health, and his eventual death. In the narrow alleyway, different metal mesh cylinders

MOTION:Calm, deep thought.

are implanted, they can glow like some important past experiences. After passing through the first level of the alleyway, each of them can reach the second level of the installation, through the abandoned house inside. In some of the circular balconies one looks down from a different perspective on the path just travelled.

Rack

Look, it looks like someone's watching us up there. Come on, let's go up there too.

Circular Balcony

Ramp

Suspended Cylinder

Topmost Part

Metal Mesh Cylinder

[Axonometric Drawing]

Scene 1

[Exploded Diagram]

Scene 2 [Node 4 section]

The "stage" has two levels

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Ⅱ BETWEEN WALLS AND BOXES

Project type:Library design Date:06/2022 Location:Guangzhou, China Individual work

It was found that on university campuses, libraries are frequently used and occupy the centre of the campus. However, under the guidance of campus planning, the campus is divided into living areas, study areas and other areas, this traditional campus model is conducive to the use and management, but with the increase in the demand for student activities, these buildings in their respective roles gradually can not meet the needs of students. The problem of the library is particularly prominent.

In order to deal with this problem, we need to understand the daily behaviour of modern university students, their needs for use, when they use it, how often they use it, and so on. We also need to find out what kinds of students and teachers use libraries and what they usually do there. After understanding these issues, we will explore a new type of library that responds to the needs of modern people through the "living-learning model".

"Between walls and boxes" not only serves as a vehicle for the "living-learning model", but also as an interpretation of how the interior and exterior are transformed into each other, blurring the boundaries. Is the inside of a box an interior, or is it an interior between walls? Box space, alley space, and the negative space formed by these two types of space, naturally form a spatial atmosphere that guides people's activities, and its function is defined by the group of users.

10 Type 1 01 CURRENT PROBLEMS & COUNTERMEASURES OF UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES A Study of the Current Problems of Contemporary Campus Libraries: Strategies for a "Residential Learning Model" Following the Survey

02 INTEGRATION AND REORGANISATION OF DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS Compare and contrast the traditional campus model with the new campus model

By observing the behaviour of people in different university libraries, it can be found that people with different purposes come to libraries with different needs. However, the single function and inappropriate scale of the library nowadays bring a lot of inconvenience to people. For example, for students who come here and need to study for a long time, resting can only be done lying on the table; for students who need to recite and read aloud, it can only be done in the corridor where they are exposed to the sun; for students who need to discuss...

In addition, due to the dormitories, teaching buildings, dining halls and other buildings and libraries have a certain distance between the library, coupled with the absence of stormy connecting corridors, and thus to a certain extent, but also wear out the enthusiasm of students to go to the library to study. At the same time, most of the schools have not considered giving students some space for club activities.

[Separation of residence and study in the traditional campus model] [Turning libraries into complexes]

Under the guidance of campus planning, different types of buildings are organised in an orderly manner across a number of

In response to the general problem just raised, it may be possible to incorporate

large campuses, but problems have also arisen such as individual buildings having a single function that does not meet the

different functions into libraries, which were originally based on the functions of

needs of modern students.

"collection, borrowing and reading". However, different types of functions need to be organised in an orderly manner. Therefore, it is possible to add some lanes to become [Crowd Phenomenon]

a traffic organisation system, which is connected to the external environment.

A model of an organised library complex

[Proposing a mixed model of residence and study] If these different functions could be broken up and integrated into the library, and then organised effectively through specific This model library could serve as a model for university campuses of different sizes to build according to the area they need to use.

spaces, perhaps today's problems could be solved.

11 Type 1 03 CURRENT PROBLEMS & COUNTERMEASURES OF UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES A Study of the Current Problems of Contemporary Campus Libraries: Strategies for a "Residential Learning Model" Following the Survey

The design site was chosen as a lake-front open space in the South China Business School of Guangdong University of Foreign Guangdong Trade (GDUFT), located in Baiyun District of Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China. It can be seen from the general plan that there are some Lingnan villages around Guangzhou the area, and the planning of the school also retains a similar Lingnan village texture.

-SITE PLANBaiyun district When studying the spatial characteristics of Lingnan villages, it was found that basically most of the Guangfu villages act as a traffic space through a lane, thus organising the local buildings in an orderly manner. The alleys are almost always orientated towards local fengshui ponds, which not only adapts to the local climate, but also brings great convenience to people travelling in the dense building complex.

-COLD ALLEY-

04 RESEARCH ON NEW SPATIAL FORMS

Sloping alley spaces and rectangular spaces can produce rich triangular spaces When the alley space is not perpendicular to the building, if the piece wall and the block wall are separated, connected or intersected, there will be "positive triangle" and "negative triangle" spaces of different sizes. Along with the triangular spaces, some trapezoidal spaces also appear.

[Space Formed By Walls And Boxes]

When the alley space is not perpendicular to the building, if the piece wall and the block wall are separated, connected or intersected, there will be "positive triangle" and "negative triangle" spaces of different sizes. Along with the triangular spaces, some trapezoidal spaces also appear.

[Insertion of Inclined Walls]

Sloping walls suggest new spaces and directions.

Buffer space created between sloping wall and alley space wall.

A wall in an alley space cuts off the rectangular space.

Piece walls can change the bootstrapping of alley space.

traffic space

The alley and the wall lead in two separate directions.

Residential units

[Combination of Two Units]

reading space

Suspended triangular space viewed from underneath.

public space

garden space

[Model Space Experience]

[Architectural Explosion Diagram]

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[Publications Reading Room]

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[Step Reading Room]

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN The outer wall of the alley space is a full wall of bookshelves where students are free to read and study underneath the box, and sometimes the outer wall of the box plays some films to relax.

THIRD FLOOR PLAN Unlike traditional libraries, here students can engage in activities other than studying. Such as fitness, watching movies, accommodation, drinking coffee, watching exhibitions and other interesting activities to spend the day relaxedly and happily.

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READING AREA

PUBLIC LOBBY

TRIANGULAR COURTYARD

TRIANGLE RAMP

ROOFTOP READING AREA

The outer wall of the alley space is a full wall of bookshelves where students are free to read and study underneath the box, and sometimes the outer wall of the box plays some films to relax.

The lounge inside the box can be used both as a lounge area for the reading space, with the height of the space allowing for a wider view, and as a buffer space for lateral traffic.

The triangular courtyard formed between the box and the outer wall of the alley space serves as a vertical traffic, in addition to connecting the alley space to the box with a connecting corridor.

The triangular space left by the intersection of the alley space and the box space serves as a connection between the two spaces as well as an interesting vertical traffic space.

The staggered height of the boxes creates a rich rooftop space where students can soak up the sun and watch the waves sparkling as they enjoy their study time.

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Ⅲ COMMUNITY OF CLAY STRIP

Project type:Community Design Date:08/2023 Location:Baguel, Senegal Individual work

From time immemorial, buildings have been vessels for people to live in. We work at sunrise and return home to rest at sunset. Is there a possibility that buildings are also furniture, or toys, or provide a few more essential functions of life?

In some impoverished areas where supplies are scarce, it is not easy to find raw materials for building. And with clay, a material that is readily available, ancient man has long since explored how to make the earth our shelter.

Nowadays, driven by new technologies, is it possible to revitalise clay, which is readily available, to form new spatial archetypes? Perhaps you can see a new possibility in the "community of clay strip".

16 Type 3 01 PROPOSING A NEW MODEL TO ADDRESS THE LACK OF PUBLIC RESOURCES IN VILLAGES Through research and investigation, we found that in Africa, there are many small villages that are far away from cities and towns, coupled with poverty and underdevelopment, resulting in a lack of public facilities, which prevents their quality of life from improving.

Axonometric Map of The Village The relationship between architecture and the village

I'm the mayor. Poverty is the norm here, so we can't afford to build public buildings.

Barns

Building in the field Classrrom

Medical Room

Breeding Farm

Small Community

Gathering Space

Located in a residential area

[Baguel lacks essential public resources] Lack of educational resources, medical resources, meeting places, and places to farm have become the norm.

Site Resources Analysis

Cultivation Farm

Utilisation of former woodland

The chosen site is located in the village of Baguel, a village of just over 600 inhabitants in southern Senegal, Senegal, southern Africa. Its distance from the town and the fact that the village's public buildings are scattered throughout the village result in a lack of a place for local residents to gather.

Store

Town Hall

Community Centres

Water Tower

The dispersal of public buildings leads to low utilisation rates, and together with the lack of local public facilities, a large amount of green space is not utilised, and human interaction activities are reduced.

Pharmacy

School

Built around a watering hole

Mosque

Gym & Playground

Adaptation of original building construction

[Baguel centre is far from public facilities]

Solution In order to solve these problems and improve people's quality of life, how to build an integrated community with limited human and material resources has become crucial.

Propose a solution strategy

Church of the Woods Building in the forest

Public resources dispersed throughout

Packaging public resources

Communities build together

Meeting the needs of residents

A strategy of "packaging public building resources" was therefore proposed, whereby a small proportion of the town's various resources would be "packaged" and brought to the village of Barguil, where local people would be involved in building a small community that could accommodate the "packaged" resources, which would in turn provide employment opportunities and increase human interaction.

17 Type 3 02 EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITIES OF DIFFERENT SPACE TYPES

How to build a house locally?

Traditional construction techniques and innovation

Utilising local low-skilled construction techniques and incorporating different site characteristics to create public facilities at appropriate scales

Geometric Archetypes & Planes

Big on the Bottom & Small on the Top

One of Them Inverted

SUPERADOBE: POWERFUL SIMPLICITY

The main building material is simply what's abundantly available throughout the world - the soil beneath our feet to mold and shape into an eco-friendly home. Standard polypropylene sandbags in rolls about 14 to 18 inches (35 to 45 centimeters) in diameter and up to a mile long, are cut to length and filled with dir t, sand, or clay, using 10 parts of soil to 1 part cement for added longevit y, making these 'super adobe' homes that can last for decades.

The SuperAdobe building syste m ca n b e u s e d fo r structural arches, domes and vaults, or conventional rectilinear shapes. The same m e t h o d ca n b u i ld s i lo s, landscaping elements, or infrastructure like dams, cisterns, roads, bridges, and for stabilizing shorelines and watercourses.

This low-skill construction method allows almost everyone to participate, which not only greatly mobilizes human resources in poor areas like Africa, but also increases the interaction between people.

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Residential Building

Residential Building

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Residential Building

Residential Building

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Small Community

Small Community

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Barns

Recreation Space

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Churches

Churches

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Preparation tools 3

Dig the profile 4

Layer upon layer

Lay barbed wire

Synthetic, low UV (ultra-violet) resistant degradable sand bags, Four-point, two strand, galvanized barbed wire,Shovels,Tampers Soil & Water

Simple Model Schematic

18 Type 3 Flat Function Generation Logic Three small circles are used to form a basic unit, and a number of units are arranged to enclose the pond, in which large and small semi-enclosed spaces of different scales are formed inwardly to open up the pond, and the semi-enclosed spaces formed outwardly can be used as an open space for the surrounding environment.

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN Localised multi-purpose communities

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2.Semi-enclosed spaces that open up to the interior appear

3.Making connections with the surrounding environment

Material Experiment

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Mixing different materials into the clay can bring different textures to the space.

Marble

River Sand

Wood Chips

Bagasse

Boulder

[Mixing Different Materials with Clay]

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During the construction process, the locals would wrap the mud bars with different wrapping materials to secure, waterproof, aesthetically pleasing and insulate them.

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As night falls, Grandpa calls out for the children to go home with the fish they caught all afternoon, the women light bonfires in preparation for the evening's feast, and some of the foreign tourists are seen clocking in and taking photos. There are still some children who are playing obsessively in the mud houses and their mothers have to wait for them to go home...

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8.Washroom 9.Storeroom 10.Household 11.Animal Farm 12.Playground 13.Gym

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19 Type 3 Different Space Effect Rendering Partial Enlarged Floor Plan The relationship between architecture and the village Here, different monoliths have different functions, thus forming different functional groups. But there is a blurring between the functions, because the villagers can carry out different activities anywhere here, and their behaviour dominates the building.

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Use Jars as Windows The larger scale of the clay bars can host more varied activities and behaviours of people, such as sitting on the recessed clay bars and chatting, or playing and playing under the shadow of the clay bars. It is worth noting that the richness of these spaces is created by the local earth and sandstone that is readily available.

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Ⅳ OTHER WORKS-Architectual Part

Personalised Part

RAINBOW WITH THE MOON(landed)

WITHIN AN INCH OF ITS SIZE(landed)

PHOTOGRAPHY

The Rainbow Bridge is over the bridge.

Group work(my work:Scheme 50%,Construction 25%,Drawing 10%)

Constructed from timber cubes with overhangs facing the crowd Group work(my work:Scheme 40%,Construction 30%,Drawing 10%)

The camera has become my window to the world.

Hurried backs leave helplessness behind

A rare quiet street

Photography, a record of life, a way of framing light, and a way of making moments last forever!

CERAMIC The clay in my hands is the material for my ideal country.

[Rainbow Bridge becomes a pavilion] Tectonics

[Large overhangs reveal the beauty of the internal structure]

Actual construction

Waterproof film

Unrelated individuals become whole

Twisted Vase

Photography, a record of life, a way of framing light, and a way of making moments last forever!

Hexagonal gabion weaving (W=40MM)

CALLIGRAPHY Ink is the gateway to my brief escape from the world

Outer sunshade skeleton (moso bamboo,D=40MM)

Backbone (moso bamboo,D=50MM)

Using wood as the structure, framing the landscape, stringing up the hollow boards with thin ropes, fiddling with contacts and people, people and things, things and things, building a place where parents and children can interact and communicate with each other, and rest in a poetic way.

Bamboo seat and its skeleton (D=40-50MM)

Outside foundation base plate

[1:2 Model Construction Process]

[Exploded View of Components]

Reasons for award:The rainbow bridge has always been used as a bridge for people's transport. Today, this rainbow bridge built by us becomes an exhibition stand to display the wisdom of our ancestors thousands of years ago in front of people's eyes.

Semi-cursive script

[Some Details] Reasons for award:The design is novel and dares to challenge the structural difficulty, adopting a large overhanging design, and the building form is full of tension. The direct exposure of the wooden trusses adds a unique structural visual aesthetic to the building.

Hard pen calligraphy makes me rigorous, brush calligraphy makes me relaxed.