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0 Back to the earth itself Shui Hau, HK 2021 2020 2017 2016 2015 2014 2022 2012
Farm Journey Qiao Tao, Shen Zhen
Rain
Boundary Flows
Dongguang Relativity Mong Kok, HK
Journey of Life Tsim Sha Tsui, HK Blooming through the Crack
Kok, HK Inequality Deconstruction Sai Wan, HK Urban area, Globe Urban Sanctuary 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Wanjaiwei,
Revoloving
Mong
Pan- Pearl River Delta Qiao Tao, Shen Zhen
{ Architecture is art, history & souls with communiities. }
Dong Guang Shen Zhen
Miscellaneous
Hong Kong HK-Macau-Zuhai Link Road Venetian Hotel, Macau Fanling Highway Liantang Boundary The Chinese University of Hong Kong (SZ) Campus, Phase 2 Macau Kwu Tung, Fanling New Development Aera
to the earth itself thesis -
pilgrimage
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eco-cultural

how to regenerate the cultural landsacpe of shui hau village by eco-phenomenology?

Regenerative Cultural Landscape is a design process that replace linear system of throughput flows with cyclical flows to create a project that is harmony with the local community and ecosystem. Continuing landscape that retains an active social role in contemporary society closely associated with the traditional way of life, and in which the evolutionary process is still in progress. At the same time it exhibits significant material evidence of its evolution over time.

“Eco-phenomenology could be described as a pursuit of the relationalities of worldly engagement, both human and those of other creatures.”. An eco-phenomenological apporach is the emphasize of bodily engagement of the communities to arouse Eco-Consciousness.

探討以生態現象學保育水口村的文化地景。

“ We used to play near the river and get sand clam from the sandflat”

“ We used to chat with neighbourhood in the alley in front of the pitched roof house.”

“ There were fireflies on along the field at night. Its golden. Its our childhood memory”

“ There are over hundreds cattles in the field. We feel gratitude with their hardwork.

Shui Hau Village is a coastal community with over 400 years of history. Punti Ethnic group migrate form China and land in this place. Sandflat is a main identity for the Shui Hau villages that provides leisure and food for the locals. Shui Hau is a bio-diversity hot spot with more than 400 species in wetland and the sandflat.

In 1970s, there is extensive agricultural activies but gradually transformed in the abandoned farmland and becomes wetland in the 2020s. The transformation however, is a paradise for the buffalo and cattle that migrate and as a remains from the previous farming activities of the village. The sandflat is undergoing a threat of over-tourism that endangered species like horsecrab may extinct in few years. The potential loss of Punti trandtional culture is also a significant threat for Shui Hau Village.

The project proposes an eco-cultural pilgrimage to connect existing village to the sandflat as a conservation strategy for co-creating an eco-cultural conscious coastal community and continue the rich history of Punti Culture with close

Understand Shui Hau Village morphology through listening story of villagers, buffalo & the clams

Memory of Shui Hau Village Pheonix Mountain Shui Hau Village Lantau Road Field River Sandflat
1945 1973 1990 2015
Shui Hau Villagers Buffalo Horseshoe Crab
九月似禾谷 和谷出來撞北風雞 乸帶仔門邊揀穀食 朝又出來 晚入籠 十月似鵪鶉 上田食飽下田撚 十月割禾割出來 屎忽無毛失禮人 “Da Dua Na” A traditional Shui Hau Food that only known by the elderly with disappearing memory. It have its root with the closeness with the seaside having shell as the main ingredients Traditional as communal center for the Shui Hau People. However, Since the transformation to Chan’s Ancestral Hall in 2000s, the collectiveness of the villagers reduced. There is football court next to the school and there are occasionally food festival held in this area. You may not see Horseshoe Crab in this area for they are in thread of extinction. What would you do to conserve them? The baffalo are in dangers and will be extincted soon. What are the means to conserve them as they are the indingeous inhabitant in this area? Traditionally, there are fruits planting in the mountain side with Pineapple and Lichi. How might we continue on this tradition? Ritual History, Biodiversity, Punti Culture & Regenerative Strategy 水口學校 生活館 Shui Hau School 水口藝術註村 Shui Hau Resident Artist 草地 Grassland 居民開放生活空間 Residence participation space 牛道 Baffalo Corridor 水牛農耕中心 Baffalo Agricultural Center 濕地 Wetland 河道復修 River Restoration 復耕 Re-cultivation 紅樹林保育區 Mangrove Conservation Area 中國鱟暨水上人生活文化館 Horseshoe Crab Hoklo Living Centre 過渡性生態保謢線 Tranisitional Barrier 中國鱟保育區 Horseshoe Crab Habitat Restoration Zone 天后廟暨水上碼頭 Tin Hau Temple Pier Baffalo Path Horsecrab Sensitive Area South Lantau Road

Village Morphology

of Shui Hau Village (水口村的村落演變)

A pilgrimage is a journey, often into an unknown or foreign place, where a person goes in search of new or expanded meaning about their self, others, nature, or a higher good, through the experience. It can lead to a personal transformation, after which the pilgrim returns to their daily life.

The pilgrilmage start from the ritual path 300 years ago.

Ming Qing Dynasty - Settlement of Clans Shui Hau Wan Mudflat Shui Hau Village Phoenix Mountain Field River Mangrove 張氏 Hakka Cheung from Pinghe, Fujian 池氏 Around 80 residents with three main Surename: Chi, Fung and Chan Main Ethnicity: Hakka 陳氏 馮氏 1667 1898 1796 1820 Formation of Village composition 客家 圍頭 1667 張氏, Pinghe平和, 福建 Stone Gate 閘門 Temple Shetan 社壇 大王爺廟 19thc. 陳氏, Wing Chun 穎川,河南 50 1890s-1940s Agriculture Shui Hau Wan Mudflat Shui Hau Village Phoenix Mountain Field River Mangrove Extension of Hong Kong Territory 展拓香港界址專條 池氏 Invasion of Japanese Army during World War II. Logging down huge Camphor Wood the Village 陳氏 馮氏 1889 1941 1907 水口學校 Heshan, 鶴山 江門 Stone Gate 閘門 Temple Shetan 社壇 大王爺廟 田 風水林 水上人 (鶴佬人/蜑家) 灘 村 Market at village from Hoklo or Tankas selling fishery products from Macau, Aberdeen and Tai Around 60 boats near the mouth the river 涌 1945 新界原居民 District Office 理民府 日軍侵華 Walking to Tai 3hrs, Shek Pik 2hrs Walking to Mui Wo 2hrs, Cheng Chu 100m 1960- Born of 陳就榮 1960s Infrastructure Shui Hau Wan Mudflat Shui Hau Village Phoenix Mountain Field River Mangrove 池氏 陳氏 馮氏 1957 1963 水口學校 Heshan, 鶴山 江門 Stone Gate 閘門 Temple Shetan 社壇 大王爺廟 田 風水林 水上人 (鶴佬人/蜑家) 灘 Tin Hau Temple Festival by Boat from Cheung Chu Around 60 boats near the mouth of the river 涌 石壁水塘 South Lantau Road 嶼南路 Walking Tai O 3hrs, Shek Pik 2hrs Walking Mui Wo 2hrs, Cheng Chu 球場 士多 陳氏 Shek Pik Reser viour 田 田 墓 Demolished Housing by Communist Party Shell Digging as Leisure Activities 一年兩造: 正月翻田, 三月插秧, 五月割禾. 六月插秧, 九月割禾 禾堂 >曬禾 菠蘿山 菠蘿山 荔枝園 水種菜 100m 1970s to 80s Industrialization Shui Hau Wan Mudflat Shui Hau Village Phoenix Mountain Field River Mangrove 池氏 陳氏 馮氏 1972 1980s Heshan, 鶴山 江門 Stone Gate 閘門 Temple Shetan 社壇 大王爺廟 田 風水林 灘 涌 Abandoned Farming 棄耕 Family of Hoklo People Reside near the bay 丁屋 陳氏 New Territories Small house Policy 田 墓 Demolished Housing Communist Party Shell Digging as Leisure Activities 菠蘿山 荔枝園 鳳凰士多 丁屋政策 Abandoned Shui Hau School 水口學校停辦 Establishment Village Office 村公所 Village Boundary 村公所 Earn Living in Urban Area incl. Kowloon 100m 2000s Shui Hau Wan Mudflat Shui Hau Village Extension of Ding House, more Foreigner Come River Mangrove 池氏 陳氏 馮氏 1998 2010 Stone Gate 閘門 Temple Shetan 社壇 大王爺廟 田 風水林 灘 涌 Media reporting Shell Digging 飲食男女報導 掘蜆 Football Pitch 丁屋 陳氏 International Airport 田 墓 Shell Digging Public Leisure Activities 鳳凰士多 新機場成立 陳氏宗祠 Establishment of Ancestral Hall of Chan Village Boundary 村公所 Baffalo Migrate from Piu O in 2000s Kite Surfing around 2010s 陳氏宗祠 Nature Take Back River is hardly visible 2014 Conservation Natural Habitat by WWF 生態保育 100m 1700s 1900s 1960s 1980s 2010s An ode to Nature Chat in the night at alley Openspace for football and festival Farm and Sandflat

Punti- Culture Artefacts

Worship

Wedding Mountain Song Agriculture

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Storytelling from Shui Hau Po Po Communal Area revitalization Transform Old residence into Shui Hau Story-telling house Traditional Kitchen (Left) & Toilet (Right) in light well (Middle) Living Area with loft for storage for Agricutlure Traditional Hakka Pitched Roof Stone House in Row House Typology Tai Wong Yeh Temple (大王爺廟)

Design process in regenerative strategy :Restore nature & continuity of Punti Culture

Eco-village Regenerative
Vertical Fram Framing Hub Local Fram Job opportunities Eco-cultural Trail Local Fram products Local Market Farm to Table Food residue Upcycle Circular Conservation & Farming Economy Marine Conservation Ba o Conservation Sea Bird Conservation Forest Bird Conservation River Conservation
Strategy

Site Programme Selection

Eco-Agricultural School as Community Hub for both human and non-human

Workshop with Local villagers for proposed scheme to listen their memory and co-creat the future

Design for Nature: Landscape first, architecture follow.

Recultivation (Dry )

Recultivation (Wet)

Recultivation

Massing Study

Regenerative

Wetlandscape

Scheme A: Community hub as Continuity of Ritual Route, Cattle path under South Lantau Road Scheme B: Riverside community hub, extension of existing village office (鄉公所) of Shui Hau Village Programme Conservation of Sandflat Conservation of Wetlandscape Revival of Shui Hau School as community Hub (Dry + Wet) Eco-cultural Hub Shui Hau Story House Eco-Kiosk Existing Ritual Route Cattle underpass Extension of Ritual route
Plan Development Organic Layout in Placing Blocks Testing of negative space Collective Communal Hub Break down of communal hub for public space between each building Detour route to increase environment experience of visitor from traditional chinese landscape Restore nature: Cattle Path Tree House: Place for souls Communal Hub: library, exhibition, research classroom Connect to existing Shui Hau Village

3. biomimicry (仿生)

[Phenomenonology of natural form & natural material]

- Biomimicry in architecture and manufacturing means designing buildings and products to mimic or co-opt naturally occuring process.

- Evolution has shown how organisms have adapted to specific environments, exhibiting resource management that can be a lesson to designers.

biomimicry : “the emulation of the models, systems, and elements of nature for the purpose of solving complex human problems.”

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Existing Remaining Framland to keep Continuity of a once lost Punti traditional cuisine (大豆拿) Study Model Plan Earthy material to merge with landscape View from wetlandscape Cattle Shed Tree House Punti Culture Community Hall Agriculture Edcuation Center Ecology Research Center Natural Wood Primary Structure Wall built with rammed earth/ soil brick
1:20 Section Phenomenology of natural form
Engaging Ecologist in the design process as a collective effort
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Farm to Table Rice Harvested form the farmland as raw material for communal dishes.
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Roof: eave galvanized bronze sheet t=3mm regular insulation foam t=30mm Natraul Wood as support for the Roof Traditonal Punti Food (大豆拿) Rice soup noodle cooked on the edge of Big Wok (大鑊) with soup, clam & seafood from sandflat. Children get the clams from clam digging in sandflat for preparing the Punti Food. Traditonal Stove with Brick and firewood to hold a 1000mm Dia. Big Wok for communal cooking
Eave Height 4350 GL ±0
Herb Planting for cooking
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Rice harvesting’s memories

Traditional Clam digging’s memories of Shui Hau Village

Rice crop: (一年兩造)

First hand experience in Rice harvesting by hand held tool.

Method 1: Clam Rake (刺口耙) No need speical skill to use the rake, rake through the mude until hit some clams with sound emitted.

Method 2: Sickle (鐮) Predict where the clams are. Stab it to the place where the clams live.

Roof: Natural Wood plank with Dark Grey surface treatment t=15mm 170mm Dia. hole for Planting Skylight 1500mm c/c

CLT Column 250mm x 300mm

Straw Drying (曬禾): Traditional activties to dry the collected straw in the alley/ open space

Water Sagging Point on wetland created by footstep of Buffalo/ Cattle. Living Habitat for Frog/ Amphibia.

Natural Wood column with straw as Roof

Performance Stage, Outdoor Festival

CLT Beam 90mmx 250mm dp. Double Sand Floor

Foot Bath for Cleaning after field work

Existing wetland

Communal Hall Chanting Mountain Song of Punti Culture; Exhibition; Farm to table
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Hermit Crab: An abundaned species in Shui Hau’s Sandflat, Slide connecting all floors to mimic the form of Hermit Crab with Information detial to let children learn through

Clam: The ecology function of clam as a water distillation for cleaning the sea are demonstrated in model embedded in the “Horseshoe Crab” Playing space.

Treehouse: children’s contempation and place for Bird viewing. Direct experience is the key for Eco-phenomenology.

Horsecrab: Hopspot nurturing ground for Shui Hau Village. Biomicry of Horsecrab Playground Furniture to arouse children’s eco-conscious of protecting this endanger species.

Bird House with Glass for Children to experience the nurturing process of Bird

Communities’ volunteers to provide regular fruits for buffalo. Caring for buffalo & Cattle when there are injury due to buffalo’s fight or accident.

Cow dung collection as raw material for mud-brick construction. Roof constructed by Straw in bundle form. Self-built by villagers. Mud brick construction by community and children to experience natural material construction. Cow dung to provide tensile strength to the brick. Healing for Buffalo/ Cattle Fruit Storage for Buffalo Mud brick Composition 1
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Eastern Cattle Egret (牛背鷺) like to connect with cattle/ buffalo to stand on their back. Cow dung Sand Clay
Clam Straw
The left figures shows a local mud making craftmanship in Hong Kong in Mui Tsz Lam (梅子林). The local craftmanship shows a mold with compression tools for compressing the the brick to drain off water. Community Engagement workshop for South Lantau Village Conservation Programme. Engaging local villagers, Environemtal NGOs, Citizen that would like to co-creat a better environment for Hong Kong Rural Area. Clam digging using traditional Shui Hau’s Sickel (刺口鐮). Presentation in CUHK 1:50 Construction Model for Community Hall With Roof Planting Mud Brick Straw Roof Planting System

Biodiversity in Sandflat of Shui Hau Village. Living Habitat for more than 400 species. Marine Hotspot in Asia. Also known as “Mirror of the sky”

Traditional Usage of Camphor Wood in Construction Industry. Camphor Wood is of cultural importance for Shui Hau Village according to the Oral History of the Villagers. There used to be a Camphor Wood of more than 1m dia. tree trunk that was cutted by the Japanese Military during the WWII.

Simplest House design resemble Childhood dream of

Ripple form of sand flat 1 to 1 model of plastering pattern of the exterior of Tree house Pattern Mimic Sandflat Ripple and with real Shells embedded to resemble Shui Hau Primary Structure Connection between Tree and Structure Tree trunk to be merge with the house
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treehouse, Mud Pattern and Texture Phenomenology of Roundness, Straw Roof
天空之鏡 Plan

正月似燕子 燕子重重南邊來 燕子重重南邊來 九洞十穴各人回

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life. And see if I could not learn what it had to teach and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.”

Horseshoe Crab, endangered species in Hong Kong. The project is dedicated to the conservation of eco-cultural heritage of Shui Hau Village.

Thoreau View from Tree House; Shui Hau villagers, Mr. Chan (榮老闆) & Ms. Fung ( 馮女士), recall their memory when they are young in the sandflat, “the mirror of the sky”.
<水口山歌>

水口與水牛

大嶼山作為一個島, 看似是孤立。 因為是與世隔絕, 保留了大自然的野性。 島也似不是孤立的, 島與島之間是有深層的連結。

由於1984 年的一次失足, 大嶼山由一個隱入山林的修士, 現在變成一個戰 士, 要保衛曾經的邊緣狀態. 一個被建構的邊緣場所,一個城市人關於大自 然的論述。

如果我是一隻水牛,有誰會為我發聲.我是否村民的免費勞力, 是否是被剝削 的員工? 我作為大自然一員,有誰關心我的喜怒哀樂。

如果我是一隻海鷗,有誰會為我的存在而感到恩喜?

如果我一個海浪,有誰會把我寫進歷史,我只有一刹那的生命。 如果我是在牛屎中的一隻蟲,請你不要打擾我,我在享受我的嚮宴。 如果我是水口村村民,大自然並不浪漫,我每天要和大自然搏鬥,為的是生存。 如果我是一個修行者,那又為何,像三十多歲的悉達多,要在森林裏悟道? 如果我是莊子,無為又是不是代表什麼也不用做? 建築師是否一定要建建築?

人最終都要面對孤獨,但同時當你往最深處感悟,你又會覺得與天地萬物互 相有連結。

天地有大美而不言,學習建築最終追求的美可以言說嗎? 大嶼山,是一個戰鬥中的修行者。

二零二一年八月

rain fram journey Project 1

這是一個有關記憶的思考記錄.

記憶與歷史不同.記憶更多是眼,耳,鼻,舌,身,意的主觀 感受.

人的一生很可能就是以某幾個重要時刻改變對時間感受.

例如十歲在遊樂場玩滑梯的情境,可以歷久常新. 個人記憶和集體記憶又有不同.

對同一件事同一個地方,集體記憶可以是兩極的.可以是黃 色的,藍色的,綠色的.

集體記憶對身份建構很重要.所以集體記憶同時是政治的.

你保留什麼,忘記什麼,視乎你對該城的願景.

當然如果可以, 問問當地人才最重要.

建築究竟是記憶的載體,還是此刻生活記憶的創造?

how can the memory of the urban village be translated in rapid urbanization?

有人則滿, 無人則虛. <<廣東新語>> 墟本身是一個做生意的地方, 在嶺南文化下,市本身是三八 之地.都在村落之外.是村民於特定日子聚集買賣東西的地 方. 由於中國傳統仕為尊,商為卑,市雖是日常生活之重,但 沒有得到很重視.

市或商場在現代社會卻是市民生活重心. 行商場,逛街市是 主婦們的每天運動.這不只是要買東西,而是一個地方和社 會接觸,一個社交的地方.市在城市化過程,由露天市集慢慢 演化成室內建築,再結合其他功能如市政中心,運動場等形 成一個混合建築類型.

里, 井, 墟. 是中國日常用關於平常生活空間的建築詞彙.

但在西化的建築語境下, 這些曾經平易近人,掛在口邊的詞 語忽然歷史起來. 細心想想,現在都市化空間都在城際交通

的脈絡下,都是超大的尺度,高速公路的歐幾里德的大孤線, 鐡路與超巨型百貨商場的結合,是現代中國城市的發展模 型,如雨後春荀,遍地開花.

在城市繁華的表象下, 深圳是一個充滿矛盾的地方.城中村

是一個普遍的現象. 像一個洋葱,剥開十層高洋房的表皮, 核心是一層高的廣府民居.在破舊的遺跡中, 住著無電無水 無錢交城市貴租的農民工. 在美麗的磚牆下, 是一個平凡 人生活的場所.一點也不浪漫.像汪峰的歌.生活對他們可能 只是存在.在外省人和本地階級及戶藉的矛盾下他們是被社 會遺忘的,正如在城中的村,等待在歷史被消失.

本文嘗試在橋頭村,一個日常生活場所,建構一個適合嶺南 氣侯的半露天混合市集,一個能適應現今氣侯變化的建設, 一個回歸自然,社交的場所.

Due to the important role of the river to Linnan village. A typical Linnan village is often situated on the side of river which means the entrance of village is usually on the riverside. According to Fengshui (風水) the riverside and the entrance of the village is ideal environment to build temple and ancestor hall. Therefore, an important public space with temple or ancestor hall is often seen in every entrance of Linnan Village. And these entrance usually features with the elements of greenery and river.

服,洗雞腸,談天閒聊的地方. 小朋友在那玩耍,大人在打 水.過生活.本文亦嘗試在村中井旁建構一個寧靜的學習空 間和更理想的環境讓居民享用. 記憶 • 觀往知來 Memory Learning from the past 自然 水口園林 Nature Village entry with Water and Garden

Qiaotao Village is a lively comunity. It is a residential area as a typical “Village inside the city”. It is like a onion with layers of development from city scale infrastructure to smallscale Guang-fu Style Housing in Qing Dynasty in ther inner core. The inner-core not only are forgotten by the village, but also the migrant worker living inside. They do not have sense of belonging to the village , to the city and Shenzhen.

Inside the urban village, underprevilaged worker from other province live in a more primitive way.

Water well is an important communal & necessary place for Qiaotao village.

探討以傳統里弄,水井和墟市貫穿及延續城中村內的文化記憶。
里井 • 地景修復 Co • Memory in Resilient Landscape 記憶 • 飲水思源 Memory Value water resource Water is crucial element to every civilization. In typical Linnan village, usually there is a river sitting on the side of a village. Linnan Villager in the past not only use the water for daily supply and agriculture use. River is also important for them to travel around the Pearl River Region. By manipulating tidal difference, villager is able to travel along the river. However, water pulution has contaiminated most river in the Pearl River Region in nowadays. Currently, most river is covered underneath the city fabric. In the past, everywhere in a village could be public space, ranging from small open space like tree shelter, well, streets intersection, cloth washing deck, to large public space temple, ancestor hall and market. But usually, temple, ancestor hall and market were the main public space. Each public space has different function and different events. From example, cultural events are usually held around temple and ancestor hall. While small public space like well and washing cloth deck is more daily and popular space for villagers. Modernization has kind of create a standard style for every architecture nowadays. rchitects now often ignore the site characteristics, creating flat land and building ‘standard’ architecture. However, we can also see some architects manipulating existing fabrics as opportunities in order to develop unique architecture. Furthermore,
橋頭村另一個重要生活場所是井.井是住在附近居民洗衣
if we look into the history, there are many different types of architecture, each building has different story, and the unique characteristics might be response to its own unique environment. By studying architecture that we had, we can always learn from the past and create unique story to future architecture. 肌理 • 公共空間 Order Public Space 肌理 • 街、巷、里 Order Street, Road, Lane
As the main travel method in Pearl River Region in the past is boat, roads in Linnan villages are often used for connecting temples and markets to the residential area. There is an obvious order of roads for Linnan villages, ranging from street 街 Road 巷), Lane 里 Around the market or the entrance of the village, main street is often seen to go across the village from the entrance to the end of the village. And roads and lanes connect street to the residential area.

Migrant Worker

Age: 40

Sichuen, China

Live with his wife with 400Rmb Rent in old house

Live in Qiaotao for 3-4 years

No time to go park to relax

Migrant Worker

Age: Ard 40s

Henan, China

Live with families with daughter brought up here

Live in Qiaotao for 10 years

Rich & Poor: Tension between Migrants and local

1800-1910 (Estimate)

Qing Dynasty Old Neighbour Hood Follow Li System

Gated Community

1950s (Estimate)

Ancestor Hall Establish for different Name River Topography base on the village idea that Ancestor Gall will Face the river and the Li Grid parallel to it

1970s (Estimate)

China Open Economy Factory Estabishment Theatre Establishment

Expansion of Housing around the inner core & New Road System

Dao Lau from Wealthy Resident

2010s

MTR System at Qiaotao Public Park on Edge of Road

urban morphology

- Culture of Well

- Lively public life in the use of public area

- Traditional heritage with variety of typology like Qing - Dynasty’s residential housing

Beauty Problem

- Sense of Belonging of Migrant Worker

- Poor Hygiene of the public area

- Tension between Locals and the

“This is not my homeland!”
“The water temperature of the well in my homeland is warmer than here.”
“這不是久留之地!” “這裏水井的温度還不及鄉下的。”
Children Playing in pocket space inside Qiaotao Village Charrette: Memories, Timelines, Wells

urban design strategy

co-memory in resilient landscape (里井_地景修復) 里井 • 地景修復

Based on the Lane in the existing urban village fabric, several key Historical Artefact are selected to act as an catalyst to transform the local area with sense of belonging and reinforce the “Co-operation” value in a neighborhood

Co

Proposed Master Layout Plan

Memory in
Landscape 涌 Nullah 公共空間 OPEN SPACE 綠化空間 OPEN SPACE 新建主題建築 MAIN ARCHITECTURE 車行路 VECHICLE ROAD 主要人行道 MAIN PEDESTRAIN ROAD 人行道 PEDESTRAIN ROAD 清代廣府民居 QING DYNASTY DWELLING 回收中心 Co RECYCLE CENTRE 橋頭記憶 Co MEMORY 橋頭市墟 eCo MARKET 寺廟公園 TEMPLE PARK 體育公園 SPORT PARK 寺廟 TEMPLE 祠堂 ANCESTOR HALL 橋頭耕種中心 Co-AGRICULTURE 橋頭圖書館 Co-LIBRARY 橋頭學習室 Co-STUDY 橋頭長者中心 Co-ELDER 橋頭博物館 Co-EXHIBITION 橋頭園林 eCo PARK 舊建築改建 REVOVATION OF HERITAGE 保育建築 CONSERVATION OF HERITAGE 靈修中心 Co-MEDITATION 護理中心 Co-NURSRUY 本土合作坊 Co-WORK 本土口述歷史坊 Co-ORAL HISTORY CENTRE 1:1000 @A1
Resilient

如 果 可 以 飛 簷 走 壁 找 到 你

書 田

Local cafe & book sharing on 2nd Floor to mimic the feeling to walk on top of the tile roof of old village house. A viewing point of the old urban fabric of the village.

co-study co-market 墟 市 里 巷
Small Scale Co-study space surrounded with Water well and existing old village house as center for leisure, knowledge exchange to co-creat sense of belonging.
Market is a traditional place of gathering in traditional LingNan culture. Roof Farming for local leisure and provide a small portion of vegetable for community.
一 起 在 城 市 種 田 在 里 巷 中 擔 水 燒 柴 做 飯 閒 話 家 常

Design Concept

People living in Qiaotao are mostly immigrants from other parts of China with Local left their home and have residence in some rich community nearby. There are strong public life in the Qiaotao Village.

In the Architecture Design Stage, Agriculture market place is used as a urban design strategy to foster sense of community since Market is an everyday necessity. People gather and intimate bonding happens in the market.

Rain-farm Journey is the concept of the project that it raises concern on the environmental in responds to the climate change and save the water usage for agricutlure irrigation. Also the Guang-fu experience of traditional open street market is used as the prototype for the design of the market.

Rain Farm Journey

Design development Option 1 Option 2 Option 3
Prototype of Water tank to resemble “Water well” culture in Qiaotao. On the ground floor, a central street is created to keep local stall type in traditional street market in LingNan culture. Orthogonal Grid with different scale Space for different functions Zig Zag path to provide turning point for pocket space and improve sense of walking experience. Massing study for Ground Floor Stepped Terrace for multi-storey complex for Co-Market

Further develop into Continuous ramp scheme for continuity of walking experience. Central part form a void for open space. And response to plaza area near neighborhood.

Xu (Plaza) Stepped Plaza Main Street with stalls NGO & Kitchen Studio Covered Flea Market Wet Market Wet Market Wet Market Dry Market Ramp Up Memory Well Leisure Canal Co-Recycle Centre Farmland Farmland Farmland Farmland Lane Extention Main Road Entrance N 0 10 40 Traffic Adjacent Residential with Retail at GF Pedestrian Road Pedestrian Road Farmland Green Roof Stepped Plaza Connect to Sports Centre Ramp Up Street Stepped Farmland Tea House Dry Market Sports Centre Sports Centre Community Farmland N 0 10 40 Revise Master Layout Plan
Conceptual
Farm Journey Ground Floor Plan 1st Floor Plan 2nd Floor Plan
diagram for Rain

Pattern

Rainfall collection system for Farm irrigation, toilet grey wa ter, and public leisure space. Water Tank Structue as a catalyst and drive for the design process.
1st Trial of Pattern
inspiration from LingNan’s Fruit LaiChi (荔枝). Abstractize the form of Laichi to form holes in the pattern for light effect. Surface of the tank to be tempered Glass and matted Aluminium

Xu: When there are no people, it empty, when there are many people, it full

"This may not be my homeland, but I have beautiful memory here."

City Edge, Breakdown the Bulkness to Transparent for Natural Ventilation respecting Traditional Linang Village Typology
"這或許不是久留之地, 但這裏有我 美好的生活回憶。"
Public Plaza for Qiaotao Community City Edge to be open space to adapt the LingNam Subtropical climate Roof Communal Farmland

Diffused Boundary Flows

Project 2

The project is to propose a urban propositions in housing in wenjiawei in dongguan. the project covers from site analysis, master layout plan design to housing design.

the site analysis is focused on extracting the characteristic of wenjiawei (温家圍). it is a place that vision to be transformed from a industrial to a knowledge based industary. the government intend to invite young talent entrepreneur to revitalize the aging community in dongguan.

in wenjiawei, located in the edge of old city centre, mostly the local elderly residents and children stay in this area. it is becaused young people and other workser are moving out from wenjiawei or even dongguan to place that are provides more job oppotunites like shenzhen.

the problem of the site is that the neighbourhood is scattered and are divided by the wall forming small clusters. there are lots of immigrants workers from other provinces in china. they lack a sense of belonging in wenjiawei.

wenjiawei is located in the east city centre which is rich in traditional culture. it is surrounded by historical and cultural places like traditional lingnan garden, city art museum and civic park. main communal centre is located next to weijiawei named qiantou (塹頭). the market, communal sports ground are located there as the main gathering space for people living in wenjaiwei. the pocket space in wjw is studied in detail as an urban fabric.

how to translate lingnan painting in wood to reinforce the neigborhood of wenjiawei?

氣韻與渲染 - 探討嶺南畫派與建築之關係

Urban Strategy Design Communal Cluster Branching

With the walled community in wen jai wei with aging population and the disuse of the factory in the centre of the area, the urban strategy is to creat an youth talent hub for the community in the existing factory area and extend the communal cluster into urban fabric of the village. Micro-communal clusters network are formed by branching from the core communal hub to act as a catalyst for social bonding around the adjacent neighbourhood in the dead-end node point. Community artworks and recreational facilities are provided in the communal clusters.

Concept

Wei Jai Wei (温家圍) located in Dongguang is a typical urban village (城中村) that developed in differnt era echo with the developement of China as “World Factory”. Different Building Typology co-exist in the village.

Operating Factory remain as the trace of Industrialization of Dong Guang in Wan Jai Wei. Its significance drastically decrease recently with the changing socio-economic situation of China transforming into a creative industry.

Retain one of the industrial building to respect the history of industrialization or

Existing pocket space are identified and proposed pocket space to form a equal spread density of pocket space

To from small cluster according to the building typoilogy and the cluster size to provide neighourhood bond for the cluster user

Paths are retained with respect to existing urban fabric

Hierarcy of cluster size according to the circulation

New circulation connect the garden village and old business street

the cluster path with vary width respect urban fabric

large cluster urban hub

Five types of Village pocket space are identified as portotype of architectural intervention.

Type 5Z ig-zag Pathway Pathway bounded by Budildings ~3200 ~2200 Type 2 Narrow Alley with extruded Balcony ~1350 Narrow Alle Building Block Extruded Balcony ~700 Balcony with Kiosk Space in Alley Type ~3000 ~6000 ~3400 Alle Street ~3200 Entrance ~8300 ~5780 Building Bloc Type -junction Entrance Type 3 Street Semi-open Space (Unplanned Vs Planned) ~1000 ~2400 Unplanned Street Semi-open Space Planned Street Semi-open Space ~4000 ~8000 ~500

Housing Design

Diffused Boundaries Flows

- 3D Interpretation of Lingnan Painting

The project is to propose a urban propositions in housing in wenjiawei in dongguan. the project covers from site analysis, master The concept for the project is to explore Diffused boundaries Flows which is based on the essence of LiangNan Painting The Flows (氣韻) and Diffused boundaries(渲染) of Ling Nan Painting technique are intrepreted in 3D and further transformed into an architectural system. The residential units and landscape are interwoven through the 3D spaces for the gradual transition of the boundary of flowline. As an renaissance of LingNan culture which rooted in the Dongguan and Guangdong area, techniques of traditional LingNan painting is also used in formulating the route of resident’s spatial experience. Since merging different style and respecting the traditional Chinese culture is a characteristic of the Lingnan painting, the superposition of traditional Lingnan architecture and the revolutionary technology in the industrial era were used to explore an architectural typology/ system for the post-industrial era of DG in Wan Jai Wei which aimed at provide green co-living for creative/ talent specializing in the local brand and local culture of Dongguan with strong sense of neighborhood with existing residents. The key question is “How to use wood to represents Lingnan Painting?”.

the site analysis is focused on extracting the characteristic of wenjiawei. it is a place that vision to be transformed from a industrial to a knowledge based industary. the government intend to invite young talent entrepreneur to revitalize the aging community in dongguan.

Flows

3 layers of height in the journey - turning path to change the sightline - the zig zag path mimic the urban fabric of wenjiawei -residential units placed as transition and closing

Design development

Diffused Boundaries

Diffused Space in Plan

4 blocks are arranged to form a zig zag path and separated with a diffused zone

Diffused space in section clusters of blocks with diffused zones formed a communal area in the centre

3d intrepertation of flows in schematic stage, density of prototypes from high density to low density

起承轉合

The path of experience follow traditional Chinese landscape painting of: Start, transit, change of viewpoint, reflection

rm A
rm B rm D rm C Clu. A Claster B Clu. C Clu. D 韻 染
高劍父 山水 c1879 - 1951

Diffustion in urban strategy

Diffusion of Wood Structure into existing Factory to creat a co-work + Living community

Communal Roof Farming Office Co-working for startup Exhibition Co-kitchen Existing factory artefact exhibtion & Plaza Co-Garden Resident Unit Co-Farming Co-Farming
Spatial cluster
elevation
Structure as spatial definder, 15 clusters formed by prototype with different programmes. View from Central Plaza Mega Space truss formed by steel and glulam provided spatial flexibility for the residential units.

Diffused boundaries in Prototype Cluster

Diffused Space Circulation

First 3 floors to be communal area for Wanjiawei with elderly center, co-work office and youth center. And a plaza for communal leisure

Residential units are surrounded by differnt co-living programmes to emphasize collectivism

Structure
Co-Kitchen Co-Farm Co-Work Individual Room
G/F

Envelop

typical shared balcony detail for sunshading, vertical farming and communal space

Timber structure system

Primary structure

80x80x3000 (max) wood fins (typ.)

Node connection by steel embedded

Glulam + steel as space truss provide spatial flexibitiy to place prototype and diffused space

wood deck secondary structure 200x300 dp longitundial; 150x200dp. transverse

Detail A raditional mortise and tenon wood connection to respect traditioanl chinese architecture craftmenship

A
Detail

Secondary Structure

Teritary Structure

Prototype Structure

Envelop Structure

PROTOTYPE MODEL 1 TO 50 supported on the space truss with glulam beams 100 thk. clt planking supported on wood
Project 3 Relativity

What is your vision of futures of hong kong communities?

Futures Museum

Relativity: Speed, Perception of space, Future Communities

The aim of the futures museum is to show the culture of “future” and evoke visitors to imagine their own and envision the Future’s community.

The concept of the project is relativity which study the relative space between two places. Relativity means the relationship between the walking path and the surrounding. It studies the relationship between nature, building and the community. Emphasize is placed on the relationship of perception of space/time in different movement speed.

The concept is inspired from the site which situated in Mong Kok which is a walking district that with attracts local citizen and tourist. The relationship of speed, perception of space and community interaction in Mong kok is thereby studied. There is a correlation between speed and the pace of life. this project is to envision a more harmonious community in the future.

Architecturally, different perception of space thought different speed is created by altering the form, circulation, material and façade. The walking paths are fragmented, lengthened, speed up or merged. The sense of community is formed by providing spaces for gathering when different speeds intertwine leaving spaces in between.

Future community lies within the relativity spaces which provoke one’s imagination of future for oneself and the others aiming at a harmonious community in the future.

speed fast SLOW Concept perception of space destination oriented experience oriented a b a slow path fast path b relativity space a1 a3 a4 a5 a2 Future Community interaction communal space nature path intimacy aerial view crossing at langham place: speed: 0m/s. how to improve sense of community ?
(2016)
Sai Yeung Choi Street: Walking Speed: 0.9m/s

Design development

Roof Garden workshop exhibition mini-exhibition exhibition exhibition communal theatre mini-exhibition speed consious path reception/ information centre library cafe shop shop public exhibition experience cable car SLOW ed c rk connect to foottbridge connect to argyle street 1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Relative space walkway + Modulization of exhibition space 2. AXIS ORIENTATION 3. Merging of Exhibition Space with Walkway 4. Multiple Circulation 5. Different Speed Experience 6. Organisation Programme roof garden main exhibition market 1st Massing Model 2nd Massing Model: Multiple Timeline with Volumn in-between Progress Model. Response to Lack of public space in Mongkok & place that work 7-24 View From Street Plaza (1) Merge with existing Market Lane. Provide space for residents to meet and relax (2) Slow speed Tilt lift for calming visitors from high speed pace in Mong Kok (5) Street Level Plan 2nd Floor Level Plan
Exhibition (4) Roof Garden (6) Communal Theatre (3) Exhibition Roof Garden Exhibition Inc. Lift Communal Gallery Gallery, Shop & Cafe Info. Center Public Space RF + 30.4 4F + 21.5 3F + 15.3 2F + 11.0 1F + 6.2 GF + 0.0 Final Model
1F Plan 3F Plan 4F Plan 1:200 Model 1:50 Sectional Model 1:100 Sectional Model
Project 4 Revoloving Journey of Life

Revolving Journey of Life

Indian Cultural Centre

“ .... The traveler has to knock at every alien door to come to his own, and one has to wander through all the outer worlds to reach the innermost shrine at the end.... “

- Tagore, Indian Poet

India is a country with prolonged history. Her spirituality and highly diversified charactistic had attracted millions of visitors from the globe to visit India. Hong Kong- India relation is delveloping and the indian cultural center is proposed to enhance the cultural exchange between Indian, local expatriate Indian & Hong Kong peoples particularly.

God Shiva, a popular deity in India, representing the god of creation and destroy continuously in Hinduism

Traditional Indian Temple in Southern India, the architectural form is based on Mandala. The Four towers are arranged in an ascending order with genometric expansion, which is a scared geometry in India.

Master layout plan- indian cultural centre is chosen in Tsim Sha Tusi to reinforce the identity of local Indian/ Hong Konger lived in this area.

Organization Diagram Hostel at top, Classroom & Studio at middle, Exhibtion at Street Level
(2015)

In India, Pattern is an important element in their daily life, ranging from art, henna to architecture. In the pattern design of the facade, mandala from Henna act as an inspiration to generate the araberesque pattern that represent both the Hindism and the Islamic pattern. The decorative pattern is enjoyed and act as an important identity for the Indain People.

1 SECTION 2 3/F
FACADE DESIGN TO USE SIMBOL FROM TRADITIONAL INDIAN SACRED PATTERN
SECTION
PLAN
Project 5
Blooming through the Crack

Inspired from the movie ‘Life is Beautiful’, where love and humor was found in saddest situation (Holocaust), Hong Kong would still have hope in darkest hour.

Mong kok represents the vibrant life and embracement of diverse sub-culture of Hong Kong, which represent the core value of Hong Kong People, therefore, inspiration hotel is sited to be in MK.

Strategy - To magnify the active cultural event taking place in the street by providing communal centre for the local and tourist to enjoy cultural event - To promote on local and individual art to compliment the cultural centre in TST Blooming Through The Crack 絕處逢生 Inspiration from wall tree in HK, blooming through small crack in the retaining wall. What is MK culture? MK, a miniature of HK, highly densed, mixed used, local and consumerism. It lacks place to gather people together to share their idea and art. The proposed inspiration hotel is to provide a platform for the local and the tourist interested in art to enjoy the unique experience in Mongkok. The hotel is situated in the residue space in mongkok area, with an aim to convert the serving space into an urban art hub where the citizen can enjoy. Inspiration hotel to connect the vibrant street life up to the hotel and Studio through the gap between existing building, turning the colourful advertisement on the street to diverse art work on roof top. SITE & CONTEXT The proposed site for the inspiration hotel is at the centre of Mongkok near the Sai Yeung Choi Street. Inspiration
Hotel Street Art Urban residue space Gallery Gallery Gallery Cafe Library + Group Studio Reception Hotel Room Hotel Room Group Hotel Room Theatre + Amphitheatre Roof Garden (Share with Adjacent Building) Gallery Cafe Library + Group Studio Group Hotel Room Roof Garden Roof Garden Gallery Planting Room Street Gallery/ Performancethat the hotel user can participate acting as their own stage (Extension of Hotel) Reception Individual Hotel Room R/F 4/F 1/F Sai Yeung Choi Street
Hotel
Project 6 Inequality Deconstruction

PLAN (Model)

Inequality Deconstruction

Communal Garden for Dr. Sun Yat-Sin

The essence of the chinese culture in the very early stage do not contradict to the equality idea. As stated in the Book of Rites (禮記) , “the great unity” (大同思想)is a good example demostrating the equality idea in the old chinese culture. This also resonnate with the father of nation, Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s idea of “the world for all” (天下為公), which emphasize the political, economic equality among the society.

However, since the Feudalism in China, which couples with the philosophy of confucianism, the social system becomes more hierarachical, rigid, inward-looking and close. These culture are manifested in Siheyuan (四合院) a traditional chinese architecture prototype. As there are many symbolic architectural element signifying the social hierarchy of the house, the design project will focus on reading and transform these elements in a view to commemmorate Dr. Sun’s idea of equality and strive back the valuable yet deminishing idea of unity.

In addition, it is found that the palace for the imperial chinese having the same prototype from Zhou Dynasty to the Qing dynasty. Over several thousands year, the basic spatial arrangement remains. Therefore, the earliest model, 陜西歧山鳯雛村西周遺址, is used for the deconstruction transformation in this project.

PLAN OPERATION

1. CLOSE TO OPEN

Prototype: 陜西歧山鳯雛村西址,1046

BC

Amplifiying the hierachy symbol in Siheyuan Interferring the chinese central axis by interpolating diagonal axis

SECTION OPERATION

1. DECONSTRUCT BASE LEVEL

2. DECENTRALIZE CENTRAL AXIS

2. DECONSTRUCT SOCIAL HIERARCHY - COMMUNAL IN CENTRE

3. REVERSE BASE AND HOUSE RELATIONSHIP

Communal Garden Perspective Communal Garden CommunityGallery Resident Artist Room Kids’ Learning Studio Communal Garden SteppedGarden Sun Yat Sin History Story House (2013)
Project 7 Urban Sanctuary

URBAN SANCTUARY

- WEAVING MODULAR

Amidst the hustle and bustle city, a neatly knitted bird house which accommodated and provides shelter for the newborn, as well as the adult bird which are responsible as their parents. The concept of the Urban Sanctuary is to restore natural aviary life into nature despite struggled in the concrete city and to nurture their next generations to become accustom to the ever-changing nature. This project is a celebration of the harmony between urban cityscape and the nature which gives us hope and vitality, notwithstanding the hardship brought by human beings and natural calamities. The structure gives the well-fitted joints and exterior made from natural bamboo strips, which gives a sense of return to the nature to the birds.

CRAFTMANSHIP

Structure 1. Adjust the size of the bird house by modifying the length of module

2. Modular construction for full disassembly for cleaning and relocation

Predator Prevention

3. Slanted roof with long overhang

4. Long and narrow entrance with adjustable size

Living Environment

5. Free space for bird nest construction

6. Ventilation slot

7. Perforated base to improve ventilation and remove water

Green Roof

8. Urban greenery to attract birds

9. Raw materials for the bird nest

10. Demountable for seasonal cleaning

11. Drain point

1. MODULE

2. STRUCTURE 3. WEAVING

5.

Inspiration from Tailorbird’s weaving two leaves together FACADE 4. GREEN ROOF ANCHORAGE The basic module is made of wood as a biodegradable material. The structure is formed by joining the basic modules with tenon method and wooden nails The facade are formed by weaving of wooden strips/ bamboo/ rattan or other natural materials Green Roof to be provided to bring back the nature to urbanscape. It also serves as a resting place for birds. Anchorage to be achieved by screwing into the surface of existing balconies/ eaves/ walls in the concrete jungle
Local
Biodegradable
Design
(2022)
Weaving technique mimicking the nesting of tailorbird
natural material Interlacing the strips of natural materials
Return to Nature
Competition Bird House Design
Miscellaneous

Book-Crossing (2022)

Co-operate with a secondary school to construct a book-croosing shelf in public area to enhance sharing in student community.

Introducing 100

Participatory design with local teachers and parties for pre-school student. A kiosk with sun-shading facade and wood structure to provide a warm and safe learning environment for student. Designed as semi-open space to let student have close relationship with nature.

100

16th Venice Biennale- Hong Kong Response Exhibition (2019)

IDEA (2016,2017)
Paint with oil painting with vibrant colour for joyful environment for study. Book Crossing Logo Design by Student Swallow Tail wood connection detail (Continunity of traditional craftemanship) 燕尾榫_傳統工藝 Student made their own school furniture by themselves. Learn the traditional wood joinary detail. (十字榫) Enhance cultural exchange in communal area in school. Selection of natural wood for logo design in Chi Kee Sawmill & Timber (志記鎅木廠) Co-create with student. Carving a wood by knife for the student designed logo. Cambodia Student enjoying music in playground zone. Tower idea by Architects to local secondary school student.

Work Experience (Selected)

From Competition

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (ShenZhen) Valley Retreat, Xiao You He Jiyuan, Henan Wagn Weijen Architecture (Architectural Assistant) Liantang Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Crossing Facilities (Arup) Architectural Detail Design Stage to Detail Design Stage 聽木之歌 Ode to Nature (2023) 再想皇都戲院 State Theatre Rhapsody (2021) 歲月神偷:郵政總局 General Post Office Memory (2022)

Unpeeled City Urban Dwellers’ Lives Reconstructed

翻牆(美華大廈) 灣仔 (2013)

Wander in Shan Shui

Snow echo with deep breathe

Trust present step

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