UCL Architecture MArch Application Portfolio 2021

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO 2018-2022

SHEK

Student

WING

number:

TIN

22128681

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Content Academic Work

03-10

11-14

15-18

The Intermediate Art Depot

Museum of Now & Then

SANDBOX - SEN Primary School

Others A

Tokyo International Forum

21-24

24-28

Competition

Work Lead8

B

to JR Tokyo station 5m

SANITIZING FOUNTAIN - INTERPATHETIC SPACE IN PANDEMICS A worldwide pandemic has changed our lives completely and restricted our connection with other people. Sanitizers become part of our everyday life. The sanitizing fountain provides an opportunity for safety and interpathy in a “new normal‘ scenario. The density of nozzles on the ground generates different sizes of areas for activities. The height of water jet from nozzles depends on the nature of programs. The flexibility realizes people’s senses and connections in a safe environment.

SMOKING BREAK

CAFETERIA

STREET BUSKING

ONE-PERSON ZONE

PERFORMANCE SPACE

CIRCULATION

MINI STAGE

4.5 m

A

B

27000.00

22500.00

Section

18000.00

13500.00

9000.00

waterboy

large performance space

circulation

large performance space

electrical supply for lighting & sensor

visitor shop owner Coffee area

pedestrian

Cafeteria

18000.00

level probe

13500.00 9000.00 4500.00

busking space (varied size)

busking space (varied size)

to car drop-off

water pump

Smoke & Rest

flea market

marketplace

One-person zone

3300

6000

15600

9000.00 6000.00

to Tokyo Station Flea market

smoking, resting, catering

smoking, resting, catering zone *sanitizing solution mixed with 99.99% purified water and 0.01% chlorine dioxide, an anti-bacterial solution suggested by All Nippon Airways, which is perfectly safe for children and for outdoor use without corrosive effect

Performance semi-private space

Circulation

Normal days

Evening

Events

Variations

3900.00 2100.00

semi-private space

Structural detail of a nozzle

2021-0507

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1 The Intermediate Art Depot The Backstage in Promenade

Academic Work Final Year Project 20-21 Tutor: Dr. Paulina Maria Neisch

In Hong Kong, the city of neon advertisements, public space has been suffocated by skyscrapers, and people cut off from promenades by highways. Many local artists work out of public sight, setting up studios in the city’s industrial areas. Cultural development becomes invisible.

“Instagram Pier” in Sai Ying Pun, was so named because it was the visible stage set for many self-organizing art events; it was one of the most Instagrammed places in Hong Kong. The Pier, an ordinary a cargo handling area stacked with containers, crowded with cranes, against a backdrop of skyscrapers, provided a unique ‘Hong Kong’ scene. With the recent closure of the Pier to the public, Hong Kong has lost this true ‘public’ and culturally-productive space. In the well-used but highly regulated promenade next door, many self-organized events are prohibited.

My proposal creates an ‘Art Depot’ in the site of the old Pier. A place where people, trams, boats and art, meet. To overcome the physical severance of the site from people by highways and water, I propose reconnecting the Art Depot to Sai Ying Pun by tram, to the Victoria Harbour Promenade by pedestrian routes, and to the rest of Hong Kong and Victoria Harbour itself by boat, the by un-reclaiming some land.

Those trams, boats and the pedestrians themselves are part of the art-making facilities or ‘studio’. The Hong Kong neon sign becomes the art, and not advertisement. This architecture makes culture-making visible. The Art Depot is a place where exchanges between artists, art and art audience take happen, and where the identities between these three groups blur in a creative mix.

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Tools, Crafts & Art

Traditional Iconic Relics Waitting in station

Waitting in station

Waiting through Donation Waiting through Donation Visitor could donate material or investment to the artist and artwork, this could increase their anticipation to the artwork.

Visitor could donate material or investment to the artist and artwork, this could increase their anticipation to the artwork.

Waiting for traffic light

Waiting for traffic light

Waiting an angle

Waiting an angle

Waiting for arrival

Waiting for arrival

Waiting through watching Waiting through watching Visitor could waiting for the art completion through watching for the progress in the studio

Visitor could waiting for the art completion through watching for the progress in the studio

Waiting in cafe

Waiting in cafe

Waiting in waterfront

Waiting in waterfront

People often waiting for mass transportation in the station.

Spending time on queueing

By the experience walking towards the site. People have to crossing through thick traffic road with mutliple traffic light

Before arrvial, people have to sit on the tram or boat. spending time on the mass transport and watching outside

People often waiting for mass transportation in the station.

Spending time on queueing

By the experience walking towards the site. People have to crossing through thick traffic road with mutliple traffic light

Before arrvial, people have to sit on the tram or boat. spending time on the mass transport and watching outside

Visitor would like to take photo in the Instagram pier and waiting an satisfy angle

Insert features to the design

Visitor would like to take photo in the Instagram pier and waiting an satisfy angle

Final concept derived from previous Final concept three derived proposalfrom previous three proposal

LONGING LONGING

Art and transportation

A place that makes wating is worthy

Art and transportation

A place that makes wating is worthy

Sitting in cafe and have a drink is a great way to waiting for someone or event

Sitting in cafe and have a drink is a great way to waiting for someone or event

Sitting through waterfront is free and for everyone to have right to looking at the ocean

Sitting through waterfront is free and for everyone to have right to looking at the ocean

Context Analysis

The Art Depot

Landuse, Tramline & Coastal Line In the other side of highway, many small traditional craftsmanship shops, gallery, art education shop are located under the mixed residential-commercial building.

Those small businesses brought a vibrant culture within this urban district.

In Instagram Pier, Many people were taking photos, videos or movie on their own by using the endless sea as their background. They treated the pier facilities and structure as the supporting roles of their artwork.

This phenomenon also resonance with the “common culture” concept. Building an art cultural public building linking the promenade and IG pier would agglomerate and multiply the art culture atmosphere in Sai Yin Pun.

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Changing the Art Space

Site Analysis: Transport & Pedestrian Feasbility

Backstage - New Hong Kong Art Space

Current Art industry Analysis

Hong Kong is a money incentive society. Many industry which does not generate money will be disappear in this fast-paced environment. Hong Kong artist has no space for their work. The Backstage collage, is to re-imagine the art space in Hong Kong, let everyone be a contributor of this art space, also setting up movable bars for public to try practising and exhibition of art.

Public Art Space Study

Massing Study

Case studies’ Sections

Adaptation

Models

Backstage

Road to IG Pier

Transportation of Art

Backstage

Road to IG Pier

Transportation of Art

Spatial Requirement for all the design concept

Front

Progress Concept Model Photo

Three different concept model to the response of different case study and urban environment.

Progress Concept Model Photo

Three different concept model to the response of different case study and urban environment.

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Typology & Programme

Isometric Site: The Intermediate Art Depot

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Concept Sketches

Concept Sketches

The sketches draws out differn t component on the site through section or perspective

The sketches draws out differn t component on the site through section or perspective

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Market

Hanging Studio Tramway Workshop The studio are hanging on the

Hanging Studio Canal The studio are hanging on the Market The water transport would

The tramway workshop provide rail for tram to get inside. It is open to puiblic with high visibility with double floor. large space for art storage to decorating the tram

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Tramway Workshop

Tramway Workshop

Market

The tramway workshop The outdoor market located provide rail for tram to get above the canal while the inside. boat It is open to puiblic with could pass through under high the visibility with double floor. market. The open space large space for art storage to connected to the waterfront to decorating the tram attract visitor to walk through each side of canal

The outdoor market located above the canal while the boat could pass through under the market. The open space connected to the waterfront to attract visitor to walk through each side of canal

Concept Sketches

The sketches draws out differn t component on the site through section or perspective

Concept Sketches

The sketches draws out differn t component on the site through section or perspective

Typology 1. Tramway Gallery 2. Tramway Workshop 3. Traditional Workshop 4. Tramway Station 5. Studio Flat 6. Common Space 7. Cafe & Bar 8. Sitting Area

9. Gantry Frame 10. Donation & Reception 11. Boathouse 12. Market Plaza 13. Toilet 14. Tram 15. Boat

Tramway Workshop

The tramway workshop provide rail for tram to get inside. It is open to puiblic with high visibility with double floor. large space for art storage to decorating the tram

The tramway workshop trusses of the roof. While provide rail for tram to get Market under the studio there are inside. It is open to puiblic with The outdoor market located entrance, performance space high visibility with double floor. above the canaland while the boatspace will be exhibition large space for art storage to could pass through heldunder in thethe lower floor. Stair decorating the tram market. The open space also connected towards the IG connected to thepier, waterfront to attract visitor to walk through each side of canal

Canal

The water transport would pass through every area of the site. While people could choose to have a sit on the stair sitting area, while the opposite side is the studio each has large opening to show what is going on inside.

trusses of the roof. While The outdoor market located pass through every area ofunder the the studio there are above the canal while the boat site. While people could entrance, performance space could pass through under the choose to have a sit on the and exhibition space will be market. The open space stair sitting area, while theheld in the lower floor. Stair connected to the waterfront to opposite side is the studioalso connected towards the IG attract visitor to walk through each has large opening topier, each side of canal show what is going on inside.

Canal & Reclamation

Hanging Studio

Hanging Studio

The studio are hanging on the trusses of the roof. While under the studio there are entrance, performance space and exhibition space will be held in the lower floor. Stair also connected towards the IG pier,

The studio are hanging on the trusses of the roof. While under the studio there are The water transport would entrance, performance space pass through every area of the and exhibition space will be site. While people could held in the lower floor. Stair choose to have a sit on the also connected towards the IG stair sitting area, while the pier, opposite side is the studio each has large opening to show what is going on inside.

Canal

Canal

The water transport would pass through every area of the site. While people could choose to have a sit on the stair sitting area, while the opposite side is the studio each has large opening to show what is going on inside.

The project reversing the reclamation of promenade and create a canal penetrate through the site. The new vernacular Hong Kong building were designed as a intermediate form between the old low-rise building and new high-rise building in Hong Kong. Which also fitting the art and other functions.

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Site Plan and Section

Studio Flat & Common Place Model

The frame and railing allow artist to install advertisement, signboard, or some 2d/ 3d art to the building façade. There is a lift to hang the artwork and supplies towards the upper floor to the studio flat.

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Tram Gallery Those trams are designated for art installation and travelling through the tram railing. Both of the tram act as an advertisement of the public building to the local and tourist people. It also showcasing the artist’s artwork and influencing the community by implementing more art in their visions and daily life.

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Tram Workshop and Boathouse The canal was created between the site. It allows small boat and ships to enter. A special boat was designed with box container which could be widely founded next to the site as the Hong Kong uses the waterfront as a logistic pier. And part of them were still working in “Instagram Pier”. Those cranes and machines can still be seen from the site.

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Gantry Frame and Theatre The suspension frame builds across the canal. Its shape was designed as a large picture frame of the canal and the “Instagram pier”. Visitor could see through the Gantry and watching the activities in the other side. The Gantry itself serves as a place for lifting up container which was inspired by the logistic history of Hong Kong

1. Studio box Lift 2. Loading bay 3. Reception 4. Office 5. Donation storage 6. Theatre

6. Theatre 7. Outdoor Theatre 8. Make up room 9. Transformer room 10. Water tanks 11. Security room

12. Chiller room 13. Theatre storage 14. Tram Station 15. Tram rail 16. Exhibition hall 17. Cafe & Restaurant

18. Souvenir Shop 19. Loading Platform 20. Skyway 21. Gantry rail 22. Exhibition Foyer

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2 Museum of Now & Then Between Temporary and Permanent

Academic Work Tutor: Dr Louie Sieh

Causeway Bay is a fast-paced district full of trendy gadgets and products, but those popular trends will be outdated so quickly as other new stuff has come into Causeway Bay. The Museum of Now & Then is to record the death for the outdated cultural relics of Hong Kong.

One part is an archive storage and showcasing those outdated items, it represents the long-lasting and permanence of created items. These are organised by size and chronologically. The visitor would able to notice the enormous amount of stuff that we have created and abandoned in any single year, the archive also shows the style and trend for every year with different colours and shapes. It brings up people memories like an annual cultural rewind.

Another part represents the temporariness of new culture. The exhibition draws people’s attention to the cultural objects which are almost abandoned. It is the last farewell to a culture. The part of the exhibition is a temporary architecture could be rebuilt and redesigned over time in order to reflect the changes in Causeway Bay. It pours vitality into the museum.

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What if... we stored every outdated relics in a museum We can’t memorize everything within our brain, We can’t store everything in a limited space. Society create many new items and trends and also abandoned as much as they created. What if this museum is to storage everything as a sample of our fast paced culture, no matter it’s values and historic relevance.

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Spatial Experience

The site

Temporary Part (Under Construction)

Festive and Archive Hong Kong has many trendy gadgets prevails in Hong Kong. We soon forget what was the previous trend. The museum is to give attention for the death of trends and record them all into an archive.

History like sediment, it buried deep down and stay further from the surface and light, and sometimes missing information for the older relics.

The deep underground

Display Method

Space between Dichotomy The journey travel between temporary structure to permanent building part. Start with the connection of bridges from the site, then travel through temporary expansion, then back to the underground archive Bridge

Temporary

Display

Ramp

Archive

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C I C A D A D i c h o t o m y

The Options for temporary part above ground

Dichotomy

The Temporary

Two different part of architecture often overlap and intertwine together, Permanent part surrounded the temporary part, temporary part would modify the circulation by create different connection of new pathway. Visitors always could feel the contrast in this museum, they mostly will in between two different feelings of exhibitions and activities. While looking at the collections from the past, visitors could also notice .the movement from the outside.

Most of the options adopt scaffolding bamboo, fabrics, container as the building material. Which is easy to obtain in Hong Kong.

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A enormous space to record everything we have abandoned An imaginary sequence of space

Fast paced cities

The mass of abandon relics

The forgotten history

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A R C H I V E

A R C H I V E Reversing a skyscraper Archive storage and showcasing those outdated items, it represents the long-lasting and permanence of created items. These are organised by size and chronologically

The “DNA sequence” of the outdated relics

Rappel to the underground: through space and time

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3 SANDBOX SEN Primary School

Academic Work Studio Project 19/20 Tutor: Carmen Tsui

In this pilot school for pupils with Special Educational Need (SEN), the architecture aims to decrease the demand of academic results and encourage an fair and equitable learning environment. The school has inserted DIY programme through the campus daily life and provides different resources to enhance students’ creativity, through art and creation. This helps students express themselves and build their confidence rather than focusing on academic results.

DIY creations involves three parts: gathering materials, increasing knowledge from different aspects, and creating through bare hands. The school’s design is based on these three elements, to establish spaces and functions. The first one is recycling facilities with public access, which allows students to get their DIY resources.

The second is a combination of classrooms and workshops encourages students create their artwork together, and the third are special rooms integrated into large open playgrounds that give different settings and functions, letting SEN students experience different subjects in creative ways. Finally, the DIY art can be furniture, or a toy which can be a part of the architecture. Or even an artwork which could place in the public exhibition area to raise the topic of package wasting in our daily basis and encourage more public participation to the recycling facilities in the primary school.

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The Site

Site Conditions

Disturbance Analysis

Section

Movement

Site The site located in the residential zone in sheung shui with low building density.

Parks, housing estate and markets are the main site context. The parks and residential estate’s greenery creates a pleasant space for the site of a primary school. But the market in the opposite side of the site are stacked with cardboards and plastic package and even sprawl across the street, which makes the road next to the site are full of wastage.

Movement often attract children attention. Outside movement would be a critical factor for SEN students to focus on the class.

While window opening must be provided for every classroom. This study will aftfect the window opening direction, its distance between site boundary and also the building location in the site.

Walking Gathering (quiet) Gathering (loud) Driving

Special Room Those special rooms are close to classroom classroom’s corridor. Stairs and bridges are connected the corridor and the open space. It makes students easier to travel through the whole campus.

Double Storey Classroom Double-Storey Classroom has divided to play zone, workshop, and study zone, the first floor of it contains seats for normal study period. While behind the classroom, there are shelves and mat for playing and leisure.

Recycling Space This recycling area are close to the market next to the site.

Open area leaved to the public to welcome pedestrian to participate.

Restructuring the School Typology

Recycle/ Double Storey Classroom / Special Room

Double Storey Classroom

Combination of Typical Classroom & Special Corner

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Hall & exhibition area

Section

Recycle Station

Recycle Area & School Entrance The recycle, library and hall are open to public. The exhibition area next to those facilities allow visitors and pedestrian to take a glimpse to those creations from students. This recycling area is close to the market next to the site. Open areas are allow the public in, and welcome pedestrians to participate.

While the pedestrian are engaging in school activities, for example, washing bottles together with the kids, they can see through the enhance porch of the school.

Furnituree Typology

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Facade The facade of the classroom includes large curtain wall for more sunlight to penetrate through the double storey classroom. Curtains and louvres are installed to obstruct the excessive sunlight and heat towards the interior to achieve thermal comfort. The lower part of the facade has shelves for storing student’s goods and toys, and which can be seen from the outside.

Double Storey Classroom Double storey classrooms are divided into play zone, workshop, and study zone. The first floor of it contains seats for normal study period. While behind the classroom, there are shelves and mats for playing and leisure.

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Facade Details

Double Storey Classroom

Double Storey Corridor

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Sanitizing Fountain

LEAD8

Interpathetic space in pandemics

Architectural Assistant

Competition Merit Prize Group: Tony Lau, Catherine Yiu, Shana Yip

Selected Professional Work MixC GuiYang - Shopping Mall Team: Eddy Sun, Simon Liu, Hanssen Liu

A

A

Tokyo International Forum

Tokyo International Forum

B

to JR Tokyo station

B

5m

to JR Tokyo station

SANITIZING FOUNTAIN - INTERPATHETIC SPACE IN PANDEMICS

5m

SANITIZING FOUNTAIN - INTERPATHETIC SPACE IN PANDEMICS A worldwide pandemic has changed our lives completely and restricted our connection with other people. Sanitizers become part of our everyday life. The sanitizing fountain provides an opportunity for safety and interpathy in a “new normal‘ scenario. The density of nozzles on the ground generates different sizes of areas for activities. The height of water jet from nozzles depends on the nature of programs. The flexibility realizes people’s senses and connections in a safe environment.

A worldwide pandemic has changed our lives completely and restricted our connection with other people. Sanitizers become part of our everyday life. The sanitizing fountain provides an opportunity for safety and interpathy in a “new normal‘ scenario. The density of nozzles on the ground generates different sizes of areas for activities. The height of water jet from nozzles depends on the nature of programs. The flexibility realizes people’s senses and connections in a safe environment.

3d model: Simon Liu, me

Collage: SMOKINGme BREAK

CAFETERIA

SMOKING BREAK

STREET BUSKING

ONE-PERSON ZONE

CAFETERIA

PERFORMANCE SPACE

STREET BUSKING

CIRCULATION

ONE-PERSON ZONE

Professional render: Fronttop

MINI STAGE

PERFORMANCE SPACE

CIRCULATION

MINI STAGE

4.5 m

A

B

27000.00

4.5 m

22500.00

Section

18000.00

13500.00

9000.00

A

waterboy

large performance space

circulation

Section

large performance space

B

27000.00

electrical supply for lighting & sensor

22500.00

18000.00

visitor shop owner

13500.00

9000.00

Coffee area

pedestrian

Cafeteria

18000.00

level probe

13500.00 9000.00 4500.00

busking space (varied size)

busking space (varied size)

circulation

to car drop-off

visitor shop owner

Smoke & Rest

waterboy

electrical supply 3d model, render: Simon Liu, me for lighting & sensor

large performance space

large performance space

flea market

marketplace

One-person zone

Coffee area

pedestrian

water pump

3300

6000

15600

Cafeteria

18000.00

level probe

13500.00 9000.00 4500.00

9000.00 6000.00

to Tokyo Station Flea market

smoking, resting, catering

smoking, resting, catering zone *sanitizing solution mixed with 99.99% purified water and 0.01% chlorine dioxide, an anti-bacterial solution suggested by All Nippon Airways, which is perfectly safe for children and for outdoor use without corrosive effect

Performance semi-private space

to car drop-off

Circulation

Diagram: Catherine Yiu

Normal days

Evening

Variations

Events

3900.00 2100.00

busking space (varied size)

semi-private space

busking space (varied size)

Structural detail of a nozzle

water pump

2021-0507

Smoke & Rest

flea market

marketplace

One-person zone

3300

6000

15600

9000.00 6000.00

to Tokyo Station Flea market

smoking, resting, catering

smoking, resting, catering zone *sanitizing solution mixed with 99.99% purified water and 0.01% chlorine dioxide, an anti-bacterial solution suggested by All Nippon Airways, which is perfectly safe for children and for outdoor use without corrosive effect

Performance semi-private space

Circulation

Normal days A worldwide

pandemic has Evening changed our lives completely and restricted our connection with other people. Sanitizers become part of our everyday life. The sanitizing fountain provides an opportunity for safety and interpathy in a “new normal‘ scenario. The density of nozzles on the ground generates different sizes of areas for activities. The height of water jet from nozzles depends on the nature of programs. The flexibility realizes people’s senses and connections in a safe environment.

Events

Variations

3900.00 2100.00

semi-private space

Structural detail of a nozzle

2021-0507

3d model, render: Bella Zhong, me

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LEAD8

Architectural Assistant Jinmao MeiLongZhen, ShangHai -Twin tower, Bridge and Shopping Mall Team: Karel Fung, Vic Xu

3d model: Karel Fung, Vic Xu, Me

3d model: Karel Fung, Vic Xu, Me

Professional Render: Heroom

3D model: Vic Xu, Me

3D model: Me

Render: me

Render: Vic Xu

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