Design Portfolio 2016-2022 Dyrus Hau

2020, Sha Lo Wan, HK

STEAM EDUCATION CENTER

ACADEMIC SYMBIOTIC ARCHITECTURE

2017, Tai O, HK

HOUSE

ACADEMIC

SPACE REACTIVATIONSOCIAL LIVING ROOM

CONTENTS

ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR &URBAN DESIGN WORKS

2018, Coloane, Macau

PUBLIC HOUSING

COMPETITION

CO-LIVING PUBLIC HOUSINGHOME

2018, HK

PAVILION

COURSE WORK

CORRUGATED CARDBOARD CHALLENGE

2019, Kwun Tong, HK

URBAN CONNECTOR CUM PETS PARK

ACADEMIC

NEIGHBORHOOD CREATION IN URBAN- HIGH PARK

2021, Tsim Sha Tsui, HK

JOGGING PATH

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

WELLBEING PLANNING IN URBAN CONTEXTSOCIAL TRAIL

2021,Sheung Shui, HK

STUDENT HUB

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

WELLNESS PLACE MAKING

2021,Bangalore, India

RESIDENTIAL TOWER

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

TRANSFORMING LIVING ENTITY- ICONEST 6

2021,STANLEY, HK

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES CENTER

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

STANLEY OUTDOOR TRAINING CAMP

2020, PMQ, HK

EXHIBITION

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

DETOUR 2020

DESIGN FESTIVALMATTER OF LIFE

2021,Sun Po Kong, HK

CIVIC SPORTS HUB

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

SPORTS COMMONS

SYMBIOTIC ARCHITECTURE

STEAM Education Center, Sha Lo Wan, HK Instructed by Dr. Ken Too Academic Individual work

This project is located in Sha Lo Wan, northwest of the Lantau island. The most significant challenge is setting up a symbiotic system between STEAM industries development, preserving natural habitats and revitalising the village. As a result, the massing takes a dynamic and high-tech approach is manifold. Firstly, massing minimises the habitat’s impact, which benefits reinstating and transforming abandoned farmlands into a new habitat for local species. Secondly, passive and active environment designs aim to achieve a nature-responsive profile and allow high-tech to walk into the local village to facilitate low-carbon living.

Site Characteristics & Rural Regeneration strategies

Located adjacent to a valley, the ideal living habitat for butterflies is continuously shrinking because of the abandonment of agriculture. Therefore, transforming existing abandoned farms to reinstate the vivid atmosphere for butterflies became a significant task in this exercise as they are the environmental indicator of nature.

STEAM industries’ introduction enables villagers and youth to co-create a neighbourhood with techs. For instance, a renewable energy trading system setup allows users to decide according to their needs and gain incentives to approach low carbon living. In addition, youth plays a significant role in advancing local with techs and bringing science into actual life settings.

Program

The STEAM education Centre consists of 8 programs. These programs were arranged in a scattered form to allow fluidity for form and circulations.

Program

The STEAM education Centre consists of 8 programs. These programs were arranged in a scattered form to allow fluidity for form and circulations.

Reclaim living zones for butterflies. Squeezed Massing were to anchor the living zones of butterflies, and the replanted zones aim to restore the nature of Sha Lo Wan.

Mass Merging

Rationalized Massing were to smoothen circulations and establish interrelation between functions

Mass Merging

Rationalized Massing were to smoothen circulations and establish interrelation between functions

Optimization on ventilation.

Tilted massing was in response to wind corridor to reduce excessive turbulence wind.

Form optimization

Parametric tools and CFD analysis facilitates environmental responsive profile studies of the massing. Streamlined massing avoids excessive turbulence wind to minimise the effect on the habitat. Besides, an adaptive facade adjusts sunlight according to the actual needs of the zone.

Amphitheater

Butterfly Archive

Butterflies studies

Landscape design

TAI O VILLA

Instructed by Mr. Rick Lam Academic Individual work

This house aims to open up the public space of Tai O in order to reinstate the traditional craftsmanship of “Tan kak people”. Programs are arranged in a manner of ascending degree of privacy and the owner’s living order.

Site Characteristics& Concept

Pang Tau

It is a connected deck for stilt houses in Tai O, and it mainly serves as an extended function of a home. For instance, a kitchen, storage, or even a place to handle catches & livestock.

Transformation of PANG TAU (Decking) in Tai O

Pang Tau as a social living room

Pang Tau has transformed into various settings as time goes by. It becomes a semi-public space to house commercial activities and living entities, and it facilitates inter-communication within the neighbourhood.

How do we strive for a balance between privacy and neighbourhood forming?

In this case, programs are arranged in an ascending degree of privacy. It provides significant privacy for the owner while facilitating openness in different settings. For instance, opening a studio could transform the abandoned flea market into a theatre, a workshop or other possibilities.

Program

The House consists of 6 programs.

Massing

Programs are arranged in a ascending order which correspondent to their privacy levels.

Set-backs

Set-backs is creating a solid and void intervals in between programs to connect with the town visually.

Openings

Windows are arranged to capture views in the town while maintain program’s privacy.

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HIGH PARK

Urban connector, Kwun Tong, HK Instructed by Dr. Stan Lai Academic Individual work

With an elevated pedestrian bridge spanning across the nullah barrier, this project aims to retrieve a greenery corridor that penetrates through the existing urban fabric of Kwun Tong.

An outdoor recreational park and indoor activity Centre for pets are to provide facilities to enhance the well-being of the neighborhood.

Program

The High Park consists of 11 programs. These programs aim to connect citizens in highly fragmented city contexts.

Program

The High Park consists of 11 programs. These programs aim to connect citizens in highly fragmented city contexts.

Linear arrangement

These programs are arranged in a linear form to allow intercommunication between programs.

Linear arrangement

These programs are arranged in a linear form to allow intercommunication between programs.

Criss-Cross Massing

The massing span across the flyover, which connects two recreational lanes. Different setbacks mediate between large and medium civic spaces, accommodating a wide range of public activities.

SITE ISSUES

A. Urban Walls

Urban Walls are blocking sun lighting as well as natural ventilation.

B. Detached greenery

Because of the lack of a continuous greenbelt pollutants could not be separated from the primary traffic route.

SOLUTIONS

C. Fragmented Civic Zonings Civic Programs were organized chaotically, leading to heavy traffic.

D. Flooding and lack of hydrophilic spaces Flooding becomes a hidden urban hazard. On the other hand, a city's lack of connection to water needs to be reviewed.

A. Urban Break-out spaces To medicate between two scales and introduce an appropriate scale of public space to accommodate public activities between massing.

B. Transforming Urban Path to Recreational Path Highlight an urban scape with greenery and water elements.

C. Urban Connector An urban connector penetrates through various zoning and connects citizens.

D. Reactivation through nullah embankment The existing barrier is proposed to be transformed into a stepped seating, which enriches the current urban fabrics. In addition, the expanded embankment and water channels can hopefully cease flooding.

CO-LIVING IN PUBLIC HOUSING COMPETITION, GROUP WORK, MODEL MAKING

Design Strategy One : Front yard & Communal Spaces

To increase chances of encountering through front yards, open corridors and communal spaces:

The front yards of each flat act as a buffer zone to keep privacy and to provide intimate contacts within the neighbourhoods. Open corridors allow more visual connections. Various communal spaces such as a sky garden, playground, chess table, and an urban farm, like a “social magnet”, attract the residents to gather.

Design Strategy Two: Basic “family” module of T1, T2 & T3

To encourage taking care of one another by organizing the three unit types, T1, T2 and T3, into one basic “family” module of living space:

We considered the residents of T1 as mainly the elderly, T2 as the newly married family, and T3 as a family with kids. We hope that the closely connected spatial organization can strengthen their relationships.

ASSEMBLE PROGRESS

CORRUGATED CARDBOARD CHALLENGE

ACADEMIC GROUP WORK CONCEPT & MODULE DESIGN

These pavilions was to seek the minimal moves to form space by cardboard mainly. Cardboard elasticity provides a flexible yet rigid foundation which enables us to shape freely. Therefore, we choose arches as the base modules as they offer a solid foundation for playing with various configurations of solids and voids, modules & spaces in multiple formats.

CONFIGURATIONS & FORMING

TRANSFORMING LIVING ENTITIESICONEST 6

Professional practice, Iterative testing

Iconest 6 is located in the Choodasandra district at the southeast of Bengaluru. This experiment is to develop a set of transformable layouts to accommodate users’ customization in a highly populated city in INDIA.

Active and Playful fitness trail for all ages at Kowloon Park

Professional practice Iterative testing

Situated at a multicultural site in Tsim Sha Tsui, The Kowloon Park fitness trail is capable of merging with a diversified element of play for various users. In this practice, we propose utilising the fitness trail and introducing techs as an interactive and inclusive opportunity to connect recreation and active living for the public.

WELLNESS PLACE MAKING IN SECONDARY SCHOOL

Professional practice Schemetic design & Iterative testing

Thanks to the design engagement process, this is a tailormade atmosphere for everyone to enjoy. It facilitates a collaborative outcome to accommodate ideas and thoughts from students.

The space was divided into four sections according to an ascending degree of privacy to cater to the students’ different needs. With the help of screens and curtains, the space could transform into different settings according to students’ needs; for instance, the space could merge into one space to house a band show or a broadcast.

SPECTATE – PARTICIPATE –ELEVATE SPK COMMON SPACE

Professional Practice, interior and facade design & testing

How do we turn a neighbour into a spectator? How do we motivate someone to get off the bench and eventually participate as a player?

In this exercise, user experience is our priority when preparing every space. We trust that a welldesigned sports hub could facilitate a habit change in the manner of spectating - participating - elevate.

Therefore, in the spacial design progress, a broad appeal of sports events could draw in citizens with different interests and ages. Especially under the generation of social media, popularizing and supporting sports would have been easier than before. Once they have taken the first step to sit down and watch, getting motivated by others to move and play together will quickly follow.

The section of the 450mm Green Wall

STANLEY OUTDOOR TRAINING CENTER

Professional Practice facade schematic design

SOTC is located in the Stanley, along with stunning panoramic views of Ma Hang bay, spanning from the ocean in the west to Stanley Market in the East.

A low range of hills hugs the site and provides a natural green backdrop for the building in the foreground. The new SOAC must work in harmony with the natural landscape despite having a larger mass than before. Therefore, we propose to skew the building mass away from the tree. It also offers a unique and dynamic shift to the building.

PERFORATION

Perforation are sized according to the recommended pore size for climber plants to get through. Varied perforation also enables the control of reflection and opacity.

CLADDING

Cladding is arranged in an undulated manner to facilitate the growth of plants.

By breaking down the surface continuity, it enhances the original intention of camouflaging the building.

EXTERNAL WALL GREENING

Species of climber plants & ground cover accustomed to the coastal environment will be selected, reducing the need of replacement and maintanence

WINDOWS

Double track/ Triple track sliding windows with glasses of low heat transmission.

PLANTER

300mm planter with selfregulated irrigation and drainage

Fair-faced Concrete External Wall

Detour2020Matter of life

PROfESSIONaL PRaCTICE, vIRTUaL TOUR DESIGN

DeTour is a design festival in Hong Kong showcasing the works and ideas of local and overseas designers every year.

In this year, we would like to investigate the relationship between life and design. We trust that design is a practice of realizing our imagination and reflections of our visions and thus, making us unique humans.

Installation FLOCK by “whatever”