Graduate Portfolio

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implementation of housing units wrapped by exterior streets

The sectional concrete model is casted separately then stacked onthe topvillage housings in Lijiang are located on a mountain Many of Start-up Constraints: of eachother afterslope, where individual households are scattered around; in this case, - 6x2 grid slab wards. This allows - 7 units the horizontal circulation is rather difficult as villagers have to walk all outcome of the - street with three turning points to showcase the populated system the way from one point to their own house; therefore, the idea is to cut transition of openthe housing fabric in patches and stack them up, creating a continuness (visual weight of circulation, openness ous vertical landscape that connects village houses together, not only and privacy ofThe eachstart up constraints (as listed) are made to allow central open bring people and households closer to eachother but also provide a space at each floor, attracting dwellers to move and gather towards floor...etc) in four the center of the building. clearer circulation within the building. different layers.

YAU YUET SUN, CHERRY selected works 2011-17

TABLE OF CONTENTS 02 - TETRIS Housing for different communities connected through vertical landscape

Situated in Yunnan, a city well-known for lakes

and mountains, the housing complex responds to the site context – through a series of

stacking contours connecting units for differ-

ent units plugged in between. Different from conventional lift-and-stairs system as circula-

tion, the contours work as a vertical landscape, The project aims to bring in the quality of smoothening transition from public – the

ground and sky-lit courtyards and to private – street-life condition into a typical village housing units. These interstitial spaces provide housing. This is done by different means of possibilities for informal events and activities. circulations wrapped around the building, Location: Lijiang, Yunnan, China Individual Project (all drawings done individually) Year Three Semester Two (Final Year Project) 2013 Jan - May Supervisor: Gao Yan (yangao@hku.hk)

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LIVING with DENSITY

CAR CITY

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clearer circulation within

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joyable neighbourhood for people to live in.

Location: no specific site Individual Project (all drawings done individually) Year Three Semester One 2013 Sept - Dec

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Supervisor: Gao Yan (yangao@hku.hk)

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insertion of overall building mass

The investigation on noise level that affects the targeted area from different directions.

separation of overall building mass to two slabs facing eachother

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The sectional concrete model is casted separately then stacked on top of eachother afterimplementation of housing units wards. This allows wrapped by exterior streets to showcase the transition of openness (visual weight of 2012 2011 2015 Certain walls in Asiata were lifted away from the surface of the planet. They disintegrated into a multitude of pixels. More and more roads are being pushed back into circulation, openness Competition Bsc1 Bsc2 and privacy of each E n t r y ( Ye a r O u t ) place. People walked on sidewalks, green lawns and gardens bloomed over the city. Asiata was rebuilding itself. “Hey,” he said. “Why haven’t we talked before?” floor...etc) in four different layers.

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SUPER SHELTER

FAIRYTALES

Start-up Constraints:

outcome of the populated system

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- 6x2 grid slab - 7 units - street with three turning points

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A symbiotic relationship between LIVING and DENSITY The graduation studio’s theme focus-

Site - Geja Sefer

es on creating ‘Affordable Housing for Sustainable Development in the Global Urban South - Addis Ababa.

Being the existing solution to tackle the problem of urban population growth, the top down condominium blocks has estimated to fail in the long run as it wipes out all the cultural qualities from the original settlements. Therefore, the project aims to tackle the issue of density by taking advantage of the potential of Open-to-Sky spaces to implement a new way of creating dense, liveable and culturally vibrant settlements.

Location: Geja Sefer, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Msc 3-4 Graduation Project 2016 Sept - June 2017 Supervisor: Dick Van Gameren, Nelson Mota & Anteneh Tola

The site is located at the Geja Sefer in the city centre of Addis ababa. A very distinctive feature of the site is its repetitive grid-like structue. Hence, the idea of the project scale lies in focusing on each rectangular plot as phases of development

01 - LIVING with DENSITY

Urban Strategy - development in phases

to minimise eviction, while the second plot is being built, the people who lived in it can move in to the first developed plot

and the process continues..

the entire Northern part of Geja Sefer can be developed in phases while minimising eviction and maintaining its original structure and social qualities (mainly take place in the main street and alleys)

principles of unit layouts

BLOCK 1

1

2

3

BLOCK 2

BLOCKS BLOCK 3

These four individual blocks are the main design elements of the project. They vary in width and length but all share the same principles: - each block has three different unit types: single storey shop house on the ground floor, single storey apartment on the second floor and a maisonette at the top. The different unit types cater different family sizes and can be adapted and expanded differently.

- all the shifts and setbacks follow the 1.5m grid for structural efficiency

BLOCK 4 OVERALL: 12 unit types (unit size/living space ranges from 33m2-81m2 average unit size: 55m2 all units have 6.75m2-27m2 (shop or Open-to-Sky space) for expansion if wanted (ranges from 40.5m2-108m2) at maximum expansion, the average unit size is: 69m2

B3

B1

B4

SET A

SETS Four sets are created by combining the individual blocks differently. These sets vary in lengths (2, 3 or 4 blocks combined) and border conditions (shifted or defined border). Units can be accessed by central staircases and the connecting street, the Open-to-Sky spaces outside the units and the circulation route create a lively activity zone and can potentially be an expandable space for the units at the sides.

B2

B2

B1 B1

B3

SET B

B2

SET C

COMBINATIONS

B2

B4

B2

B4

SET D

Using the four SETS, a huge variety of combinations can be created.

Different combinations create interesting spatial configurations of the Open-to-Sky spaces within and outside every plot.

The spatial arrangements and configurations took reference from the sefer’s existing Open-to-Sky spaces typology - courtyard, alleyway and street facing space.

The defined border (SET A and B) are usually used to highlight the sefer’s most dominant feature the busy lively main street where most activities take place; For the cases of the alleyways and courtyard spaces, the shifted border (created by SET C and D) creates interesting inbetween niche spaces to restore the ambiguity streetscape and negative space from the existing sefer.

PROGRAMMING the map highlights the existing public programs in the sefer. We can clearly see that there is a lack of public programs in the Nothern part of the sefer - where the project’s site is. This is due to the compact grid-like structural arrangment that limits the potential open spaces for public programs to take place. People who live in this part of the sefer have to travel a long way to reach the basic facilities including churches, schools workshops and etc which are the necessities in people’s lives.

existing activities observed in the sefer - a study on the types of activities was used in order to plan on what people really need in the sefer. These activities are divided into four categories - domestic activities, public amenities and recreations, family businesses, and production points. At the moment these activities mainly take place in the main street due to the lack of internal spaces. Although they liven up the atmosphere and interactions, but they often raise issues regarding privacy and safety for the people living in the sefer.

Public Amenities and Recreations

Family Businesses

Production points

Improvements

Existing Situation

Domestic Activities

private Open-to-Sky spaces (as well as internal courtyard space for domestic activities)

spaces in between neighborhoods are opened up for public amenities and recreations

units on the ground floor with shop front, creating a commercial border along the streets

production spaces are attached the main street but leveled down for a safer environment

SPATIAL QUALITY & DIVERSITY Although every plot has its predetermined outline, it doesn’t act as a rigid border. Because of the irregularity created by the shifted building types and the plot’s relationship with the topography, the spaces within the outline and the public street start to intertwine at different points, creating meandering and irregular streetscapes, as well as preserving the existing qualities from the sefer.

On the other hand, the main street is still highlighted by the SETS with defined border, preserving the existing vibrant atmosphere on the main street.

Alongside the main street, production points are connected so workers can still transport the prodcuts and materials conveniently. These production points are leveled down within the plot outline to ensure safety on the main street.

As mentioned before, certain SETS have been taken out to create open spaces within each plot.

These spaces are programed with public amenities and different facilities that serve either serve the compound within the plot or shared with the surrounding plots.

PLOT DEVELOPMENT

platforms are created due to the site’s topography

allowing direct/indirect access points at different levels

fences are placed to zone public and private spaces within the plot

with the space separation by the fence, a clear commercial border is created due to the shop front typology on the ground floor

... and the spaces on the other side of the fence become the private open space for the people who live in the cluster

acitivity points are incorporated with the platforms and level differences to serve the residents who live in the cluster

while the nearby plot is developed (steps 1-6 taken accordingly)...

the street between two plots will be activated due to the commercial border. It will serve for more intimate activities compared to the main street as it is narrower and has more niche spaces due to the shifted borders

open to sky space - MAIN STREET

open to sky space - INNER STREET

open to sky space - COURTYARD

1F

2F

open to sky space - VERTICAL STREETS

3F

CUSTOMISATION with the provided private Open-to-Sky space, residents have their own choice in utilising this space in front of their house. Depending on residents’s preferences, they can either leave it open, shelter it, shield it, fence it, or completely enclose it as a way to expand their living space.

The diagram on the right shows a range of possibilities in utilising the OTS space. The examples are based on the observations from the sefer in terms of materialization and the way people claim their space.

PRIVATE OPEN-TO-SKY SPACE

ADAPTATION - CHANGE IN TIME The project understands the high possibility of family growth and the need to expand one’s living space in time.

MATERIALISATION

TECHNICAL SECTION

1:100 MODEL

Although Coney Island has been known as a major output for Manhattan’s

Site - Neptune Avenue

leisure culture in the 1900’s, the Northern part of the ‘island’ has developed into an automobile service zone due to its proximity to major traffic arteries.

In the context of an investigation of proto-public space in New York City, the project suggests a set of architectural interventions that can strengthen this overlooked part of Brooklyn while maintaining its original function to provide efficient automobile services.

Location: Coney Island, New York City, USA Msc 2 2016 Feb-June Supervisor: Hans Teerds & Leeke Reinders

02 - CAR CITY

Site - the Northern part of Coney Island (the triangular zone) is surrounded by major traffc arteries, connecting the island to Brooklyn. Hence, this area has been developed into an automobile service zone that holds strong sense of efficiency and practicality.

Intervention Planning

Zoning (long term)

Potential Intervention Space (mid term)

Potential Event Space (short term)

Junction Road Garage Through close readings and observations, multiple conflicts between pedestrians and cars can be identified on the streets of the automobile service zone. The pavements are always appropriated by the garages as temporary economic extensions for the storage of the cars that are needed to be serviced. These become the ‘proto-private’ space within area. The imbalance use of public space not only cause problems for the local residents and the neighbouring areas, but also for the clients and the garage owners themselves.

On the right are four examples out of the ten booklets that are created in a comic-story book manner to show how the ‘car city’ functions in different specific place (selected examples: Junction Road, Garage, Dwelling and Restautant) from day to night. Every page describes and depicts moments in a particular time frame, including the traffic, the users invovled, their activities, their cycles and their needs.

Dwelling

Booklets - a series of ten booklets presents close findings and analysis of different places in the automobile service area

The booklets not only work separately as separate findings, they also have a different presentation while put next to eachother - a comprehensive view of one of the streets in the automobile service area will be created.

Restaurant

for example:

ARE TAKING THE ALL CARS THE ARE TAKING SPACE...

ALL THE SPACE...

pedestrians residents/ pedestrians

SO CROWDED...

SO CROWDED... ...meow.. ...meow..

WE WANT SPACE TO PLAY! WE WANT SPACE TO PLAY!

customers customers

wait.. wait.... wait.. wait... wait.... wait...

JUST WANNA GET OUT OF JUST WANNA HERE...

GET OUT OF HERE...

WHERE SHOULD I WHERE GO NOW..

SHOULD I GO NOW..

WHICH WAY IS THE STATION? WHICH WAY IS THE STATION?

I NEED A JOB..

I NEED A JOB..

SHOULD WE STAY? OR SHOULD LEAVE?WE STAY? OR LEAVE?

BUT WHAT CAN WE DO BUT WHAT HERE? CAN WE DO HERE?

third party third party

WHY ARE THERE NO VISITORS..?

WHY ARE THERE NO VISITORS..?

ITS SO CROWDED HERE...

ITS SO CROWDED HERE...

(BORED) (BORED)

workers workers

THE TOOLS ARE SO THE TOOLS EXPENSIVE..

ARE SO EXPENSIVE..

I NEED MORE SPACE FOR CLIENTS..

I NEED MORE SPACE FOR CLIENTS..

THE TOOLS TAKE SO MUCH SPACE! THE TOOLS TAKE SO MUCH SPACE!

THE CARS ARE TAKING ALL CARS THE THE SPACE...

ARE TAKING ALL THE SPACE...

residents/ pedestrians residents/ pedestrians

SO CROWDED...

SO CROWDED...

...meow.. ...meow..

WE WANT SPACE TO PLAY! WE WANT SPACE TO PLAY!

WISH WE HAD MORE WISH WE SPACE..

HAD MORE SPACE..

JUST WANNA

WHERE SHOULD I

I NEED A JOB..

I NEED A JOB..

WHICH WAY IS GET OUT OF WE customers Target Users - while understanding the car-centric culture of this Northern part of Coney Island through findings and analysis, insights of the area’s problematic efficiency, usage and temporality SHOULD were discovered.

GO NOW..

WHERE CAN WE DO THE STATION? HERE...

STAY? OR JUST WANNA SHOULD I HERE? WHAT LEAVE? WHICH WAY IS GET OUT OF SHOULD WE BUT customers While there is a huge conflict between MEN and MACHINES, four types of target users have been categorised to understand their needs and wishes Most of the concerns lie in safety issues, GO NOW.. towards the area. THE CAN WE DO STATION? HERE...

STAY? OR wait..

HERE? LEAVE? enriching lack of pavement and storage space, lack of places for leisure while waiting for the car services...etc. These findings wait.... set up certain targets for the project to address, in hope to enhance the area while wait... wait.. people’s lives. wait....

BUT WHAT

wait...

(BORED) (BORED)

workers workers

THE TOOLS ARE SO EXPENSIVE..

THE TOOLS ARE SO EXPENSIVE..

I NEED MORE SPACE FOR CLIENTS..

I NEED MORE SPACE FOR CLIENTS..

THE TOOLS TAKE SO MUCH SPACE! THE TOOLS TAKE SO MUCH SPACE!

Intervention - an array of concrete foundation points are distributed over a point grid on the streets and vacant lots. The intervention does not dictate a particular program or use to take place. Instead, it provides the tools (collapsable units) and serve as foundation base for different temporal/non temporal uses (shown in next pages). The above image shows an example of how columns are placed in the foundation points

The intervention’s effect on the urban space, mainly on the Neptune Avenue (horizontal axis) and the Stillwell Avenute (vertical axis on the right) and some potential vancant spots within the residential area.

Figure-Ground Map

Possible effect on the perceivable space through the use of the foundations

AUTO SHOW

DRIVE-IN CINEMA

POTENTIAL INTERVENTION SPACES

EVENT SPACE

FLEA MARKET

WAITING AREA

CAR STORAGE + WAITING AREA

CAFE / SHOP

PLAYGROUND

CAFE + PLAYGROUND

NIGHT CINEMA

STREET BLOCKADE

BLOCKADE

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Housing for different communities connected through vertical landscape

Situated in Yunnan, a city well-known for lakes

and mountains, the housing complex responds to the site context – through a series of

stacking contours connecting units for differ-

ent units plugged in between. Different from conventional lift-and-stairs system as circula-

tion, the contours work as a vertical landscape, smoothening transition from public – the

ground and sky-lit courtyards and to private – housing units. These interstitial spaces provide possibilities for informal events and activities.

Location: Lijiang, Yunnan, China Individual Project (all drawings done individually) Year Three Semester Two (Final Year Project) 2013 Jan - May Supervisor: Gao Yan (yangao@hku.hk)

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Many of the village housings in Lijiang are located on a mountain slope, where individual households are scattered around; in this case,

the horizontal circulation is rather difficult as villagers have to walk all the way from one point to their own house; therefore, the idea is to cut

the housing fabric in patches and stack them up, creating a continuous vertical landscape that connects village houses together, not only

bring people and households closer to eachother but also provide a clearer circulation within the building.

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The units are situated along the periphery of the building to absorb maximum sunlight and allow certain units to benefit

from the view of snow mountain and reservoir. Smaller units are located at the tail area with retail shops on the ground floor.

1 3

stacking possible streets vertically

result in different entry points to the building

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2 4 6

press down certain points for access/connection

structural refinement and insertion of lift cores

Different types of users are alocated to certain areas (unit types) throughout the building. Other types of users can still

inhabit other areas as options. Through this, it is proven that the middle area on the top part is the most activated zone, this

curved structural floor plate reform unit shape; units

inserting units into different pock-

are lifted to open up the ground area

et spaces created

is why the central atrium and main communal programmes are positioned there

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Different public programes can be held on the contour surface, with the options on customisation on balustrade, floor, wall and ways to redesign the slopes.

Certain types of users (shown in different colours) are more suitable for certain unit types, but other users can still treat different unit types as options to move in. The area around the central atrium would be the place where different users meet and linger around.

The thinner part of the building act as linear street connections between strips and flows into the main part of the building, transitioning from linear direct circulation to a opened, freed up network of circulation.

The ground floor is opened up to the public with retail shops at the linear part. The size of atrium enlarges as it gets higher to maximise public space in lower floors and provide a more privatised environment to the upper residential units. The main circulations are lift and the continuous walkable surface.

The ground floor is opened up to the public with retail shops at the linear part. The size of atrium enlarges as it gets higher to maximise public space in lower floors and provide a more privatised environment to the upper residential units. The main circulations are lifts and the continuous walkable surface.

The thinner part of the building acts as linear street connections between strips and flows into the main part of the building, transitioning from linear direct circulation to an opened, freed up network of circulation.

Certain types of users (shown in different colours) are more suitable for certain unit types, but other users can still treat different unit types as options to move in. The area around the central atrium would be the place where different users meet and linger around.

Different public programs can be held on the contour susrface, with the options on customisation on balustrade, floor, wall and ways to redesign the slopes.

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HOSTEL USERS

RESIDENTIAL 3 HOSTEL USERS

[Kite]

VISITORS

[Smoking]

[Sitting]

[Bird feeding] [Bicycles] [Playing badminton]

[Riding]

[Vending]

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Typical Hostel Unit Layout (duplex)

RESIDENTIAL 2 RESIDENTIAL 1

Communal Unit Layout RESIDENTIAL 1

RESIDENTIAL 3

RESIDENTIAL 2 [Skateboarding]

[Dog walking] [Hawking]

VISITORS

[Vending]

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[Skating]

[Clothes drying] [Babysitting]

[Gambling]

[Flying of discs] [Photo]

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Typical Residential Unit Layout

Typical Small Residential Unit Layout

Typical Shop Layout

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03 - WEAVE (previous) Due to the form of the floor plate system flowing into the units, the shape of units are affected by the floor plates, forming very different unit types at different corners of the building. (Type 1-4 shown on the left) For example, units or areas with curved ceiling or floor (Type 1&3) are suitable for more communal programs including hostels, public seatings, indoor galleries...etc.

Units at the top left corner (Type 2) are lifted up from the floor plate, facing outwards.

They best serve as residential units as they overlook the view of the lake and snow mountain and holds higher level of privacy.

On the other hand, smaller units at the lowrise, tail area (Type 4) serve as retails and smaller residential units, maintaining the lively movement for communal activities and interactions to take place.

The variation of unit types provide suitable living conditions for a variety of user groups (categorised in different colours) while maintaining separation and privacy needed.

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SECTION A’A”

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SECTION B’B”

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- TETRIS

insertion of overall building mass

The project aims to bring in the quality of street-life condition into a typical village housing. This is done by different means of circulations wrapped around the building, each vary in size and width and are pro-

separation of overall building mass to two slabs facing eachother

grammed for different uses and inhabitation.

Moreover, due to the standardised size of unit interface, customisations can be done easily according to users’ preference. All of these put together an opened, lively and en-

implementation of housing units wrapped by exterior streets

joyable neighbourhood for people to live in.

Location: no specific site Individual Project (all drawings done individually) Year Three Semester One 2013 Sept - Dec Supervisor: Gao Yan (yangao@hku.hk)

0024 - TETRIS

Start-up Constraints:

outcome of the populated system

- 6x2 grid slab - 7 units - street with three turning points

The start up constraints (as listed) are made to allow central open space at each floor, attracting dwellers to move and gather towards the center of the building.

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Penthouse

Unit Types and Users Maisonette

Penthouse Apartment

The design has based on the previous concepts of having maisonettes and penthouse at the top; and to create unit types with different configurations. This allows inhabitations for different types of users, enriching the possible interactions within the building.

Maisonette

8m

Dwellers will be circulating the building through taking elevators to the correct floor then to walk along the street to their individual housing unit.

Through different ways of stacking units, open spaces are created and some could be programmed as private gardens for the units types such as maisonettes and penhouse.

13m

13m 13m

8m

Apartment

The system of populating units is based on a 8m x 8m module, unit types range from the smallest single module unit to five-modules-unit penthouses.

Each unit has a different plan layout due to its position and relationship with the street. The units are designed in a way that has sufficient light, ventilation and interfaces to the programmed streets

13m

13m 13m

10m

10m 10m

3m 3m 3m

15m

10m

10m

10m

13m

13m 13m

13m

3m 3m 3m

10m

10m 10m

4/F4/F 4/F (MAISONETTE (MAISONETTE (MAISONETTE LOWER LOWER LOWER FLOOR) FLOOR) FLOOR)

13m 13m

10m 10m

16m 16m

13m 13m

10m 10m

13m

G/FG/F G/F

10m 10m

13m

16m 16m

16m 13m

10m 10m

10m

13m 13m

13m 13m

10m

13m 13m

10m 10m

16m 13m

13m

15m 15m

10m 10m

10m 10m

10m 10m

10m

10m 10m

13m

13m 13m

15m

15m 15m

13m 13m

5/F5/F 5/F (MAISONETTE (MAISONETTE (MAISONETTE UPPER UPPER UPPER FLOOR) FLOOR) FLOOR)

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1.5m minimum circulation

2m 2m

1.5m minimum 1.5m minimum circulation circulation 5/F

2m

1.5m minimum circulation

2.5m

1.8m minimum circulation

2.5m 2.5m

1.8m minimum 1.8m minimum circulation circulation 4/F

2.5m

1.8m minimum circulation

5/F 5/F

4/F

4/F 4/F

Programmed streets (left row) - the3/F width of streets 2mthroughminimum 3m varies circulation out the building, with wider streets below and narrower streets at the top, 3/F 3/F this allows a better visual 2m minimum 3m 2m minimum 3m interactions between circulation circulation 3/F different floors of the 2m minimum 3m build- ing, also suggest circulation a public sense for lower housing units and privatising the units at the top (penthouse).

viewing spot / stopping point

viewing spot / viewing spot / stopping point stopping point viewing spot / stopping point

plantations

plantations plantations plantations

public seatings

1:100 MODEL

public seatings public seatings public seatings

2/F

minimum 4m street 2m Every has a concirculation trolled minimum width for main circulation and the remaining space would be 2/F 2/F programmed different 2mfor minimum 4m 2m minimum 4m circulation usage and ways circulation 2/F of occupance.

The angular 2m minimumshape 4m of the street circulation contrasts with the regular outlook of the housing units, suggesting a more flexible, dynamic space for social interac1/F tions.

5m

mahjong / chess

mahjong / chess mahjong / chess mahjong / chess

2m minimum circulation

Means of Circulation (right row) - proposed dif1/F 1/F ferent types 2m ofminimum circulating 2m minimum 5m circulation 5m experience in different circulation 1/F areas of the building.

2m minimum 5m

circulation

public activities / sunbath / gather point

public activities / sunbath / gather point public activities / sunbath / gather point

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communal space created

corresponding street width with vertical structural elements

structural walls and lift cores

means of circulation

1:50 MODEL unit arrangement

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m 2.5 8m

TYPE 1

flooring

CLOSED

CLOSED

3.6 1.1m

2.4

2m

m 2.5

8m

balustrade SEMI OPEN SEMI OPEN

door/window frame

TYPE 2

Individual Customisations - The ‘balcony space’ of each housing unit is designed in a modular basis. Dwellers can design their space with their own preferences and the elements can be changed any time. The variation of elements enhances the rich village condition and vibe within the building OPEN

OPEN

Street Level - The street level is shifted upwards in order to maintain minimum privacy of the dwellers, to prevent them having direct visual contact with the people walking on the street.

There is a focus on the interface between the housing unit and the street.

CLOSED

Three types of interfaces (closed, open and semi-open) can be implemented to the ‘balcony space’ of each housing unit in order to ‘blur out’ the boundary and act as a transitional space between the public and private: TYPE 1 - closed interface with windows looking out to the street TYPE 2 - open interface with no physical barrier, an exposed balcony that allows dwellers to directly walk out to the street

TYPE 3

TYPE 3 - semi - open interface with glass facade that overlooks the street, a higher transparency in comparison to the closed interface SEMI OPEN

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g

j i

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m

A’

A”

A”

a

a. door YAU YUET SUN CHERRY Sectional Structure Study - there are outdoor pocket frames that can house public programes d c k b. window frame + glass panels Studio tutor: Gao Yan c. balcony balustrade INTERFACES or designated for dwellers of certain units. Not only that it act i as a fundamental structural supd. customised flooring FALL 2013 e. vertical structural element CLOSEDoverhanging 2 SEMI-OPEN 3 OPENon each level, it also provide coverage f. balustrade port for1 the streets or screening for 2011578454 some (wall + window) (balcony with (opened balcony g. partition wall e l f balustrade) with staircase) h. soil/turf/grass degree of privacy for certain activities. i. cast in place concrete slab h

A’

j. k. l. m.

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street flooring staircase from balcony enclosed balustrade structural truss + pipes, ducts and diffusers

Site: The site is located in a suburban area of Lijiang, Yunnan. The aim of the project is to design a village housing that supports the expanding demographic demand in Lijiang.

Structural System:

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The whole building is mainly supported by the continuous vertical walls along the periphery. The remaining partition walls are meant to be removable according to dwellers’ preference. The overhanging streets are supported by a vertical element in the shape of a c-clamp. Not only that they support the streets in place, they also act as partition panels for certain degree of privacy and serve for different programmes on the street. The floor slab of the street and the vertical elements are interlinked for a better fixture.

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b

Mechanical System: The mechanical elements are mainly hidden within the vertical structural walls. The thickened floor slabs of the streets (soil for plantation) create addtional space to hold pipes and diffusers.

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Envelope System:

d

SECTION SECTION A’A’’ A’A’’

As mentioned, the envelope of the building consists of the structural vertical elements with balestrades along the edge. The main envelope system are concrete walls (with/without windows) that separate the exterior and interior space.

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j

Interior System:

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k

(fire exit ) side circulation (fire exit ) side circulation

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unit (street to roof )

street to street (1)

street to street (2)

TURF - public activities

SOIL - public/private plantations

lower floor

middle floor

unit (street to roof )

B’

B’

B”

B”

The project highlights the interface between the unit and the street. There are basically three types of interfaces: typical wall with windows to look out to the street (closed); balcony with balustrades (semi-open); and an opened up balcony where users can walk out to the street directly (open). The idea is to blurs the boundary that separates the interior and exterior, the private and public. In this case the balcony becomes the transitional space between the two.

Users can customise their balcony space as the materials are easy to dismantle and replace.

unit to street

unit to street

street to street (1)

street to street (2)

street to communal space street to communal space

NORMAL FLOORING - public seating / running track upper floor

ground to street

ground to street

SECTION SECTION B’B’’B’B’’

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01 - TO FIRE

The purpose of this project is to derive a housing design from a given word (in this case - to fire), which eventually lead to the idea of stacking typical chinese courtyard house vertically, allowing continuous circulation and various level of

Traditional Chinese courtyard houses are usually done in a horizontal orientation. In this case, I’ve decided to stack different sessions of the house on top of eachother to implement the idea of continuous circulation and bring in the advantage to overlook the beautiful sceneries around the vilage area.

privacy to take place, also redefines the quality of courtyard space in a vertical manner, allowing natural light to penetrate through the layers of the house.

Location: Conghua, China Individual Project (all drawings done individually) Year One Semester Two 2012 Jan - May Supervisor: John Lin (johnlin@hku.hk)

0 5 - TO FIRE 01

In order to acheive the level of transparency and openness throughout the building. A number of factors were taken into account. The size of courtyards, the thickness of walls, the design of staircase and the size of openings. These factors are then arranged and adjusted accordingly to create a dissolving motion and visual lightness.

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01 - TO FIRE The original idea of having contious staircase that flows through the building

The sectional concrete model is casted separately then stacked on top of eachother afterwards. This allows to showcase the transition of openness (visual weight of circulation, openness and privacy of each floor...etc) in four different layers.

The changes of openings on the outside, allowing more privacy for the rooms on the upper floors

The sectional model is effective in showing the quality of continuous circulation of the design within the building

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- SUPER SHELTER

One of the early investigations involved the study of human’s movement when approaching the site. We had to look into the details of the body movement as well as how our joints change in order to design our shelter in a way that best fit the occupant.

The purpose of this project is to build a supershelter at a self-chosen site in Ladder Street. Our theme is to create a quiet, tranquil shelter that act as a protection from the noisy, chaotic surroundings. Openings are implemented to allow visual connection to the outside but still maintain certain level of privacy.

Location: Ladder Street, Hong Kong Group Partner: Elaine Tsang Year One Semester One 2011 Sept - Dec Supervisor: Jean Choi

01 0 6 - SUPER SHELTER

The investigation on noise level that affects the targeted area from different directions.

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04 - FAIRYTALES 2015

drawn by: Cherry Yau, Maisie Chan, Whitney Wong, Clarissa Lim

The Fairy Tales Competition requires participants to create their own unique architectural fairy tales (presented

in five images and a text narrative), where we had our own choice of the story’s scale, location and program.

The purpose is to depict how architecture shapes society and how society shapes architecture. We aimed to point

out an exisiting social issue that a lot of developed cities encounters - the effects of the fast growing technology: how it changes the place we live in, and how it creates the barrier between people for minimum interactions.

BLANK SPACE | Fairytales 2015 Competition Entry Group Project Other Group Members: Maisie Chan, Whitney Wong, Clarissa Lim Equal Contribution and Workload 2014 December

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“Most humans residing on Asiata are happy. They inhabit with a family structure system, where one male human and one female human are required to reproduce to ensure survival of the human.”

“Interesting. Let me break the system.” saids the villain who chose to take over Asiata.

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04 - FAIRYTALES 2015

drawn by: Cherry Yau, Maisie Chan, Whitney Wong, Clarissa Lim

The villains programmed the city from an organised, grid-like structure to a chaotic environment with formal, non functional buildings and introduced advanced technology that drastically changed the nature of the city.

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04 - FAIRYTALES 2015

drawn by: Cherry Yau, Maisie Chan, Whitney Wong, Clarissa Lim

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People are encapsulated with the technology; it overtakes their lives where physical interaction is completely depleted from society. The systematized organization of human activity in Asiata caused many humans to share the same space, everyday. Same coffee shop, same swimming pool, same library, same everything. Every day. They see, but do not feel the need to speak or interact in any way.

04 - FAIRYTALES 2015

drawn by: Cherry Yau, Maisie Chan, Whitney Wong, Clarissa Lim

Certain walls in Asiata were lifted away from the surface of the planet. They disintegrated into a multitude of pixels. More and more roads are being pushed back into

place. People walked on sidewalks, green lawns and gardens bloomed over the city. Asiata was rebuilding itself.

“Hey,” he said. “Why haven’t we talked before?”

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