UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY (MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE)
THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG (B.A. IN ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES)
2020 JUL - AUG
2019 JUL - AUG
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER
INDEX ARCHITECTURE LIMITED (HONG KONG)
schematic design, design models, renderings and presentation decks for institutional projects
SUMMER INTERNSHIP
NAN FUNG GROUP - DESIGN TEAM (HONG KONG)
massing studies, design models and renderings for commercial projects and competition entries
SUMMER INTERNSHIP P&T GROUP (HONG KONG)
interior design studies and drawing sets drafting and layout for institutional projects
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2025 JAN - PRESENT
ARCH 11B GRADUATE STUDENT INSTRUCTOR
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
design studio instructor of ARCH 11B Introduction to Design (supervisor: Rudabeh Pakravan)
ARCH 11A GRADUATE STUDENT INSTRUCTOR
2024 AUG - DEC
2021 JUL - 2024 JUL
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
design studio instructor of ARCH 11A Introduction to Visual Representation and Drawing (supervisor: David Jacob Orkland)
HEAD TEACHING ASSISTANT
THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
head teaching assistant of summer course - Career Discovery in Architecture, in charge of organizing, coordinating and teaching of the course (supervisor: Anderson L.C. Lee)
OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES
2022
2018 MAY
VOLUNTEERS WORK FOR RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS
BAMBOO INSTALLATION DESIGN PROJECT
PEITIAN VILLAGE, FUJIAN, CHINA
ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITIONS
2024 NOV - 2025 FEB
2024 MAR
2022 MAY - JUN
2021 JUL- AUG
COLLECTIVE COMFORT: AIRING ON POSSIBILITIES
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
NAAB EXHIBITION
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
DRAWING CONVERSATIONS WITH NATURE THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
DEGREE SHOW AND PUBLIC REVIEW THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
COMPUTER SKILLS
MICROSOFT OFFICE
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
ADOBE INDESIGN
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
ADOBE LIGHTROOM
ADOBE PREMIERE PRO
AUTOCAD
RHINO 3D
CLIMATESTUDIO KARAMBA
LANGUAGE
ENGLISH FLUENT
CANTONESE NATIVE MANDARIN FLUENT
FALL
PROFESSIONAL WORK
OUTLINE SCHEMATIC DESIGN - ELDERLY HOME 2022-2023
P59-60
08
PROFESSIONAL WORK 07
INTERIOR DESIGN - SCHOOL RENOVATION 2022
P61-62
09
PROFESSIONAL WORK
3D MODELING & RENDERING - CLASSROOMS 2021 SUMMER
P63-64
ACADEMIC WORK
NEXUS
HOW CAN LARGE SCALE PROGRAMMATICALLY UNDEFINED SPACES FOSTER ENGAGEMENT IN COMMUNITY PROGRAMS?
SEMESTER: 2024 FALL
SITE: MISSION BAY, SAN FRANCISCO
INSTRUCTOR: SIMON SCHLEICHER
TEAMMATES: WENJUN WEI
SCHOOL: UC BERKELEY
Situated at pier 54 in Mission Bay, San Francisco, this integrated studio focuses on reimagining the traditional ferry terminal by integrating passenger drones and ferries as the primary modes of transportation.
This project aims to provide a creative and practical architectural solution that also tackles structural, environmental, fire safety and building services concerns.
The main idea of the massing is to have three distinct branches dividing the site into different transportation zones. The massing was then oriented to align with the axis of the adjacent green belt, the terminal’s main corridor which is enriched and greenery and natural lighting serves as an extension of the site’s green space.
At the main waiting area, which is the intersection point of the branches, a celebrated double-height space offers unobstructed views of the bay and the vertiport. To facilitate these spaces, our design features gigantic steel trusses systems. Each of these trusses sits on a circular column and is stabilized by tensile cables, then they cantilever towards the main waiting area to create the structure free main space.
This terminal not only facilitate transitions between land, water, and air, with the inclusive and sustainable spaces, we hope to welcome the public to spend time in the terminal and turn this into a new landmark in Mission Bay.
The ground level consists a large waiting area facing the bay and vertiport with the supporting facilities at the peripheries. The second floor consists of co-working spaces.
STRUCTURAL SYSTEM
The structural system consists of steel trusses supporting the double curvature roof, each truss cantilevers toward the main waiting area. Structural simulations were carried out on Karamba.
The integrated section features the exterior and interior design details.
A rainscreen cladding skylights were also included in the design to facilitate
[ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES]
Natural lighting and ventilation were both considered when designing the massing and elevation. A long strip of operable skylight is included in the design, this allows sufficient natural daylighting throughout the day, the results could be seen from the simulation results of daylight factor. As for ventilation, the operable skylight facilitates stack ventilation, as for openings facing the vertiport allow cross ventilation. Considering the large amount of sunlight throughout the year at the site, blinds and overhang are also included in the design.
DAYLIGHTING]
STACK VENTILATION]
MODEL 1/4" = 1'-0"
ACADEMIC WORK
PERIPHERIES
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERIPHERIES IN TRANSITIONS BETWEEN PRIVATE AND COMMUNAL SPACES?
SEMESTER: 2023 FALL
SITE: BROADWAY, OAKLAND
INSTRUCTOR: RUDABEH PAKRAVAN
SCHOOL: UC BERKELEY
EXHIBITION: 2024 NAAB EXHIBITION
Started with a series of analytical drawings of housing precedents that have interesting building envelopes, this project challenges traditional form of dwelling units in California.
Typical residential apartments in the area tend to have double-loaded circulation spaces and highly introverted residential spaces, there are limited communal experience. Building envelopes have been acting as a barrier between the public and private spaces.
Broadway in Oakland as a site is vibrant in its character, demonstrating potentials of creating new public and communal spaces. Learning from the precedents, this housing project focuses on the exploration of geometry and form, which aims to create a multi-sided envelope that will redefine the relationship between the new housing complex and the street. At the same time, facade language also play an important role, such that the building envelope is a layer of transition instead of barrier.
Overall, this project aims to rethink the relationship between dwelling spaces and the urban streetscape, and the role of building peripheries in fostering their connection.
OUTSIDE-IN COLLAGE
INSIDE-OUT COLLAGE
SITE ANALYSIS - BROADWAY COLLAGES
Building facades on Broadway in downtown Oakland form public pockets along the street. The outside-in collage visualizes the street's public voids in an oblique point of view. The insideout collage features how one could have multi-perspectival views of the street in a space.
PRECEDENTS STUDY
studied and compared. The series of diagrams explore the relationship of building elevations and communal spaces.
has communal spaces in between volumes, while Neue
has communal spaces surrounding the volumes.
Neue Stadt by O.M. Ungers and Moriyama Housing by SANAA were
Moriyama Housing
Stadt
Chunk models are conceptual tests of how architectural volumes can form communal spaces communal courtyard between two separated masses, and an upper level with a long thin strip second iteration which consists of
CHUNK MODELS
spaces of different varieties. The simpler model consists of two storeys - the lower level with a strip of mass having communal terraces at the periphery. The system was expanded to create the of four storeys of the same logic. MODELS 1/4" = 1'-0"
LAYOUT PLAN
The final design consists of four clusters along Broadway. Each storey consists of a different unit type. The units vary from studios to three bedrooms, courtards and roof terraces are created as communal spaces. The composition of the massing and its elevation also creates public pockets along the street which will work as public accessible spaces.
OVERALL
The sectional elevation oblique drawing highlights the communal spaces in the housing complex. Main circulation always happen along
complex. Every two units share a communal space in either the form of a courtyard or roof terrace. communal spaces to further emphasize on them.
ELEVATION OBLIQUE
ACADEMIC WORK
THE AMBIGUOUS SPACE
HOW CAN PROGRAMMATICALLY AMBIGUOUS TRANSITIONAL SPACES FORM A HIGHLY CONNECTED HOUSING COMMUNITY?
SEMESTER: 2021 SPRING
SITE: YUEN LONG, HONG KONG
INSTRUCTOR: ANDERSON L.C. LEE
SCHOOL: THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
EXHIBITION: 2021 HKU DEGREE SHOW
Situated in Hong Kong, one of the most densely populated cities in the world, this project is an exploratory model that rethinks the housing typology in the city. Unlike typical reptitive high rise skyscrapers, this project is looking into the potential of mid-rise residential buildings, which could possibly be used in the redevloping suburbs.
The series of massing exploration focuses on configurations of horizontal masses and possible forms of communal transitional spaces that could be intertwined with the residential spaces. These transitional spaces are programmatically undefined which is believed to encourage users' appropriation in the use of space.
Through the explorations and test of different scales, directionality, and publicness of transitional space, a catalogue of these spaces along with dwelling units is created. By playing with different configurations of the modules from the catalogue, communities with vibrant experiences could be created.
To situate this project specifically on the site of Yuen Long, an introverted complex is designed. This ensure high level of privacy and security in a busy district yet still maximizing the overall communal experience.
SET A
ADJACENT AND INWARD PUBLIC POCKET
SET B
INWARD AND OUTWARD PUBLIC & PRIVATE POCKETS
SET C
ACROSS AND OUTWARD PUBLIC POCKET
SET D
STRAIGHT AND OVERLOOKING PRIVATE POCKET
SET E
ADJACENT AND INWARD PUBLIC POCKET
SET C + E
UPWARD AND AROUND PUBLIC CIRCULATION
SET A + A
ADJACENT AND UPWARD PUBLIC CIRCULATION
The complex consists of single and duplex units. Every two units are joined together by circulation and pocket spaces to form a repeating module.
UNIT CATALOGUE
TRANSITIONAL SPACE
SCALE 1
Outward public pockets and inward private pockets joining two residential units together
TRANSITIONAL SPACE
SCALE 2
Multi-storey circulation joining inward private pockets of duplex residential units
TRANSITIONAL SPACE
SCALE 3
Elevator cores, staircases and public platforms providing connections between different levels
Each building strip consists of three different scales of transitional spaces which are composed by different unit types from the unit catalogue.
The semi-public communal pockets and private units are arranged in an alternating manner. types, and transitional spaces of different scales
LAYOUT PLAN
The layout plan features the overall form of the housing complex, layouts of different unit that are distributed across the housing complex.
A1. REINFORCED CONCRETE SLAB
A2. MORTAR SCREED
A3. POLYISOCYANURATE INSULATION 100MM
A4. WATERPROOF MEMBRAME 10MM
A5. WASHED STONE CHIPS
A6. METAL EDGE COVER
B1. METAL STUD WALL FRAME 70MM
B2. GLASS WOOL INSULATION 70MM
B3. PAINTED GYPSUM DRYWALL 20MM
B4. AIR GAP 15MM
B5. BATTEN
B6. COATED GYPSUM BOARD 20MM
B7. WATERPROOF LAYER
B8. RIGID ACOUSTIC INSULATION 50MM
B9. DOUBLE GLAZED WINDOW
B10. WOOD SILL
B11. METAL SILL FLASHING
C1. GLASS WOOL INSULATION 70MM
C2. WOOD JOIST
C3. INTERIOR WOOD TILES
D1. BALCONY DRAINAGE
D2. WATERPROOF LAYER
D3. METAL BEAM
D4. COATED WOOD BOARD 40MM
D5. METAL CLEAT FIXING
D6. SUSPENDED METAL BEAM
D7. METAL RAILING
D8. PERFORATED METAL PLATE 5MM
D9. METAL CLEAT CLIPPING FACADE FINS
D10. METAL SHADING FIN OILED FINISH
ALTERNATING BALCONIES - SECTIONAL DETAIL
Sectional detail of the private and public balconies which were arranged in an alternating manner. They can be distinguished by the differences in depth and facade design.
Partial design model of the northern block showing layout, facade design, materiality and color scheme that were chosen in emphasizing the transitional spaces.
1:50 PARTIAL DESIGN MODEL
Each block in the housing complex consists of transitional spaces of different scales. Communal experience. The courtyard space also contributes to the community experience,
THE JOURNEY - UNFOLDED
Communal corridors and bridges faciltate the connection between these blocks and create an unique experience, visual and physical connections happen in the courtyard.
JANUARY 45-68°F
MAY 67-94°F
SEPTEMBER 75-100°F
JUNE 76-104°F
MARCH 52-77°F
JULY 82-106°F
AUGUST 81-105°F
NOVEMBER 51-76°F
DECEMBER 44-68°F
ACADEMIC WORK
THE GREEN OASIS 04
HOW CAN FOOD PRODUCTION AS A PROGRAM CONTRIBUTE TO COLLECTIVE COMFORT IN A COMMUNITY?
SEMESTER: 2024 SPRING
SITE: PHOENIX, ARIZONA
INSTRUCTOR: LIZ GÁLVEZ
TEAMMATES: WENJUN WEI, MONICA LESLIE
SCHOOL: UC BERKELEY
EXHIBITION: COLLECTIVE COMFORT: AIRING ON POSSIBILITIES
Adobe, an easily accessible and sustainable material, is commonly used in Arizona and some other dry regions in the country. This project started off with the exploration on adobe as a material. We created our own adobe mixture and bricks then designed an horno to test out the material's characteristics.
The construction process of the adobe and horno reminds us of the production of food, therefore we aimed to bring the collectivity of food production to architectural production.
Situated in a low income neighborhood in Phoenix, this project is a remodelling of an existing church that also worked as a cooling center under extreme summer climate. The proposed new built will not only act as a religious facility, but also a food hub that allows all sorts of food related activities to occurcrops growing, food storage, cooking, and eating.
To tackle to discomfort brought by the heat every summer, we propose to gather the heat generating activities - cooking and eating, to our food hub. As a result, the rest of the community could be cooled. The programs were also carefully arranged in a way that the building could operate under thermal buoyancy in different seasons, this is to achieve both programmatic and thermal comfort on site.
We designed and constructed an horno with our own adobe mixture. The collectivity of both architecture and food production inspired the design of the food hub in later stages.
COMFORT ARTIFACT
Programs in the food hub are arranged in a sequential order surrounding a large courtyard that site, apart from the thermal buoyancy effect, different
that connects all spaces. Windcatchers, evaporative pools and cacti are distributed across the
kinds of passive cooling systems are included too.
MOMENTS OF THE
Apart from being a cooling center under extreme climatic conditions, our facility also works our structure, the largest one serves for the large community oven,
FOOD HUB ENTRANCE
FARMING AREA
FOOD PREPARATION
COMMUNITY KITCHEN
GATHERING AND EATING AREA
PREPARATION ZONE
THE FOOD HUB
as a community food hub that gathers all food related activities. There are four chimneys in oven, the other three are wind catchers for cooling and ventilation
SECTIONAL
MODEL 1/4" = 1'-0"
ACADEMIC WORK
FROM MICRO TO MACRO
HOW CAN THE MICRO SCALE INSPIRE THE MACRO SCALEWHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM A LETTUCE?
SEMESTER: 2019 FALL
SITE: DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
INSTRUCTOR: MIHO
HIRABAYASHI
SCHOOL: THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
EXHIBITION: 2022 DRAWING CONVERSATIONS WITH NATURE
Unlike most projects that investigate the macro first, this project starts from looking into the micro scale, as it is believed that spaces are for the users, therefore we should look into the user itself. And through studying the plant cells of a lettuce, its structure, suitable climate, specific growing requirements are understood.
The micro structure of the butter lettuce informed decision making of the design of a lettuce growing building structure - including its waterflow system, programmatic distribution, and geometric form. Overall it is an experiment of how can nature inform architectural design.
This project also made use of series of hand-drawings as a representation tool, the language of representation is inspired by the micro structure of the lettuce. By varying in density and configuration of simple repetitive geometries, a series of drawings are created to describe a sequence of events.
At last, Dubai was selected as an experimental site due to its challenging climatic condition and lack of agricultural facilities. The designed structure ideally could be plugged in to connect with the city's underground water system and could be expanded according to its population needs. Variations of the structure could also be made, according to different crops and different climatic concerns.
PLANT CELLS OF HEALTHY LETTUCE LEAVES WITH SUFFICIENT PASSAGES FOR WATER AND NUTRIENTS INTAKE.
PLANT CELLS OF ROTTEN LETTUCE LEAVES SHOW DAMAGE IN THE WATER PASSAGE SYSTEM BY FORMING LARGE HOLES.
PLANT CELLS OF LETTUCE ROOTS DEMONSTRATING A MORE DIRECT WATER TRANSPORTATION PASSAGE.
Melted wax was used to mimic the flow of water under different circumstances, such as steady used to visualize the shape, directionality and speed of the flow of water. Both helps MIMICKING AND VISUALIZING WATER FLOW
WATER FROM THE OCEAN
WATER ENTERING THE LETTUCE GROWING SYSTEM
WATER PASSES THROUGH THE FILTERING SYSTEM
FLOW THROUGH MODELS AND DRAWINGS
steady water, moving water, and how water will possibly pass through a lettuce. While drawings are helps in understanding and developing a water system for a lettuce growing structure.
WATER ARRIVES AT THE PLANTERS
WATER IS ABSORBED BY THE ROOTS
WATER IS ABSORBED BY THE LEAVES
DEVELOPING THE SYSTEM - FROM MICRO TO MACRO
Persian Gulf
butter lettuce
sill
80 mm lettuce pipe planter
25 mm micro filter
100 mm partition water drainage system reinforced concrete core
125mm water pumping pipe
25 mm screening filter
SECTIONAL DETAIL
Sectional detail of the lettuce growing wall of the tower, featuring its partial structure, screening filter system, water piping system and connections.
plastic
1
Water is pumped underground from the Persian
2
Water is purified before entering the lettuce growing system.
Fish tank is used for auaponics to provide nutrients for lettuce.
WATER PUMPING
gulf.
WATER PURIFICATION
3 FISH TANK
4 LETTUCE TOWER
Layers of space in the tower for lettuce planting, storing and packaging.
The functional cores are the key feature of this project. They ensure all storeys are self sufficient and facilitate programmatic zoning in terms of layout.
REFUSE
STAIRCASE
ACADEMIC WORK
WORK UNDER PANDEMIC 06
HOW CAN ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING SERVICES IMPROVE THE WORK ENVIRONMENT UNDER THE PANDEMIC?
SEMESTER: 2021 SPRING (BUILDING TECHNOLOGY)
SITE: SITELESS
INSTRUCTOR: EMIDIO PIERMARINI
TEAMMATES: KIM WAN, RYAN LEUNG, TIFFANY CHIN, WESLEY SHE SCHOOL: THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
When the first COVID outbreak occured, most companies in the world shifted to a remote working mode, as the traditional open plan working environment has shown high risk in virus transmission.
While remote working at home is safer in some ways, it can also be mentally exhausting with the blurred work-life division and especially in a small and cramped living condition.
This proposal suggests a new mode of working environment as we slowly return to in-person interactions after COVID. While social interactions are encouraged, activities are categorized into low risk areas with individual working spaces and high risk zones with gathering spaces. The two zones have separated circulation cores to minimize the chance of indirect virus spread.
The key feature of this project is the functional cores. Each floor is an isolated bubble and all storeys are self sufficient with the help of these cores. These cores also allow contact free deliveries to occur which greatly reduce the risks.
The mechanical systems play an important role in this project too. Although efficiency of the mechanical piping system is important, we chose to decentralize them into two sets to prevent virus spread from the high risk zone to the low risk zone.
SEPARATED FLOORS LAYOUT PLAN
CONNECTING FLOORS LAYOUT PLAN
SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE
The overall massing and layout strategy provides extra glazing for natural lighting, while the outdoor terraces and circulation paths facilitates social interactions.
OUTLINE SCHEMATIC DESIGN
ELDERLY HOME AND RESIDENTIAL TOWER IN HONG KONG
PERIOD: 2022-2023
COMPANY: INDEX ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
JOB DESCRIPTION: In charge of the massing development and schematic layout plans
SOFTWARE USED: [2D drawing ] [3D modeling] R hinoceros 3D [R endering] Enscape
This project is a mixed used building in Hong Kong, aiming to create a small scale community with different leisure spaces to promote outdoor activities among the elderly community. The communal spaces also create connections between the residents of the upper building and the elderly home.
PLAN
RENDERING - GROUND FLOOR OVERVIEW
RENDERING - ELDERLY HOME COURTYARD
RENDERING - GREEN RING
INTERIOR DESIGN
PRIMARY SCHOOL RENOVATION IN HONG KONG
PERIOD: 2022
COMPANY: INDEX ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
JOB DESCRIPTION: In charge of the design options, 3D modeling and rendering of project SOFTWARE USED: [3D modeling] R hinoceros 3D [R endering] Enscape
CURVED CLASSROOM CONCEALED DOOR DETAIL
3D MODELING AND RENDERING
PRIMARY AND SECONDAY SCHOOL CLASSROOMS IN HONG KONG
PERIOD: 2021 SUMMER
COMPANY: STUDIO OF SAI
JOB DESCRIPTION: In charge of the 3D modeling and rendering of the classrooms and its furniture
SOFTWARE USED: [3D modeling] R hinoceros 3D [R endering] Enscape
PROJECT 1 - CHIU CHOW ASSOCIATION SECONDARY SCHOOL (STEM ROOM)
