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PORTFOLIO Ko Hang Man (S2424087) Master of Architecture

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CONTENTS Selected Works|Sep 2018 – Jun 2021

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ACADENICS

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Unity Market Hing Fong Rd, Kwai Chung, Hong Kong Love / Cherish / Family / Gathering / Sphere / Farming 2021

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The Playscape Kindergarten Sing Woo Road Bar And Grill, Sing Woo Road, Happy Valley, Hong Kong Communicate with Building / Architectural Spaces / Educational / Terrain 2018

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Flower Library 551-1 Jukjeon-dong, Suji-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea Knowledge / Everyone / Students / School / Education / Learning 2020

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The Gathering Park Sport Centre Wan Chai Park, Bullock Lane, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island Exercises / Sports / Athletes / Gathering / Landscape / Greenery 2019

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Competition Urban Gateway - Asia Young Designer Award (Nippon Paint)

Company Works Contents • Advancing Net Zero Ideas Competition • Hongqiao Community Station TOD Project • TOD Project Integrated Design of Renmintning Station • Hangzhou Wangjiang New own Project

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Personal Statement

As absurd as it might seem in hindsight, during my childhood my initial interest in architecture largely came from the impression that architect was a high-salary profession. However, through a systematic study of this discipline, I have now discovered that the idyllic and profound architecture that inspires emotion and thinking is my real enthusiasm.

The reason why I used to view architecture as a means to money-making was because my living conditions in Hong Kong as a youngster were deplorable. I remember more than a dozen individuals from multiple families including mine living in a small apartment of less than 600 square feet. Such depressing living experience was and probably still is common in Hong Kong. By contrast, the business districts in the city all looked and still look fancy with masterpiece buildings designed by various maestro architects. Yet they rarely make me feel that I belong there.

Unlike the cold-blood fanciness of the CBD or the depressing apartments in Hong Kong, the Rolex Learning Center by SANAA brought me an unprecedented idyllic experience. I feel that the Rolex Center is an ideal incarnation of this connection, which arouses my affection with its unique and appealing structure. It is precise because of the uniqueness and affinity of the Rolex Learning Center that I find more room for imagination and creation and feel that I am no longer the girl trapped in the small, narrow and crowed apartment worrying about keeping neat and tidy. Following this inspiration, I gradually find it most important in my design projects Ko Hang Man, Emily hangmanko0125@gmail.com +852 91077576 "KEEP MOVING FORWARD"

to stimulate people's emotions towards buildings in positive ways and further explore how our feeling is attuned to the geometry and arrangement of the spaces we inhabit.

As my study furthers, I find that in addition to the architecture that stimulates emotions, buildings that trigger thinking also fascinate me. A project that inspires me the most in this aspect is the Jewish Museum, where every corner of the museum, with its intentionally designed dark tones and labyrinth-like circulation, seems to be telling how purgatory the world can be for a person born. At the same time, the space with its abstract notifications, also drives me to reflect in profundity on how to create a world where everyone is equally based on the lessons of history. I believe that in this way the design enables visitors to deduce what the architect's main message is and respond accordingly. Such interaction between abstract architectural design and human cognition appears to me to be crucial as it influences an individual’s thoughts and potentially also his or her behavior, which in turn affects the built environment shared by us all. With this understanding, I try to employ these kinds of concepts in my own design projects. For instance, in my library design the idea is to allow visitors to learn information through a variety of approaches.

With the enthusiasm I have stated, I am eager to make further attempts to investigate these fields in graduate school. Considering my advanced abilities and experience of internships and exchanges outside of Hong Kong, I am certain that I will be able to meet the difficulties posed by the M.Arch program at University of Edinburgh.

Furthermore, the University of Edinburgh attracts me greatly with its an exceptional academic environment as one of the UK's oldest and most prestigious universities.

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Education

Chu Hai College of Higher Education (CHCHE)|Hong Kong BSc (Hons) in Architecture|GPA: 3.28/4.0 Jul 2017 – Jun 2021

Skills

AutoCAD Advanced Rhinoceros Advanced

Dankook University|Yongin, Korea Exchange Program: Architecture Studies|GPA: 4.42/4.5 Mar 2020 – Aug 2021

Adobe Photoshop Advanced Microsoft Office Word Advanced Lumion Advanced

Employment History

Sketchup Advanced

Architectural Assistant|Leigh & Orange Architects|Hong Kong Jul 2021 – Present

Adobe InDesign Advanced

Part-time Tutor|N+ Education Centre|Hong Kong Jan 2020 – May 2021

Adobe Illustrator Good

Assistant Designer (Intern)|China Personal Design Co., Ltd., |Sha Hai Jun 2020 – Jul 2021

V- Ray Good

Part-time Sales|Chicks|Hong Kong Jan 2018 – Jun 2019

Grasshopper Good

Part-time Tutor|Eye Level|Hong Kong 2017 - 2018

Extracurricular Activity

Certifications

Member|Architectural Student Association, CHCHE|Hong Kong Sep 2018 – Jun 2019

Languages

Cantonese Native speaker

Captain|Debate Club of TWGHs Sun Hoi Directors’ College|Hong Kong Sep 2016 – Jun 2018

English Proficient

Vice-Head Prefect|TWGHs Sun Hoi Directors’ College|Hong Kong Sep 2016 - Jun 2017

Mandarin Proficient

The Preparation Committee of the 49th Joint School Science Exhibition|Hong Kong 2015 - 2016

Interships

Assistant Designer|China Personal Design Co., Itd|Sha Hai • 江蘇 2019 年北部新城 PPP 實施子項目海門北部新城小學

The Participant of the 47th and 48th Joint School Science Exhibition|Hong Kong 2013 - 2015

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01 UNITY Market about love Individual work

The concept is about love, about cherishing. The idea of the market is about the basic needs, subtle and romantic. It's like spending time and effort to design for an ordinary object, ordinary life, fill them with care.

The market is not just for housewives, I want everyone can join it, like family and children. The market is a medium to promote the idea of cherishing and deepening the people's memory of the market and also let the city be more engaged with urban farming. Therefore, in the market, I selected three-element to present the above ideas, they are relationships between users and sellers, the connection between nature and people and also a more self-sustainable urban lift style. I want to arrange it by circulation and disrupt the three elements.

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SKETCHES OF SPACES DESIGN

Outdoor Area

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Activities Area

Selling Area

Farming Area

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CIRCULATION OF DIFFERENT USERS

Women and housewives are

Children frequently accompany

Other users who come to this

the majority of individuals

adults to the market to purchase

market, aside from housewives,

that go to the market to buy

ingredients, and students

children, and students, come

foodstuff in the contemporary

frequently attend the market

to buy ingredients, dine, and

generation. As a result, I created

after school. I created distinct

participate in promotional

a distinct circulation system for

paths for them because their

planting activities. As a result,

housewives. I built numerous

primary goal is not to purchase

additional visitors circulate

spaces for housewives to

ingredients. Therefore, daycare

through the stores, the restaurant

engage in family activities in

service is available on the

floor, the farming activities

addition to a place to buy food

ground level of the market to

level, and ultimately the visitor

in the circulation of housewives.

ensure that younger children do

gathering floor.

Places for family planting, family

not obstruct parents' shopping.

dining, places to play with kids,

There will be staff on hand to

and so forth. There are also

assist parents in caring for their

rooms available for home cooks.

youngsters. On the bottom

For example, there will be a

level, there are classes and the

housewife workshop with various

most central gathering spot

culinary activities, as well as

for children, allowing them to

housewife sharing, and so on.

stay longer. Older pupils can proceed to the upper level to engage in a children's buying venue, as well as a children's playground, and family planting activities with their parents.

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SKETCHES OF SPACES DESIGN

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FLOOR PLAN Ground Floor Plan

G/F

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FLOOR PLAN Third Floor Plan

Outdoor Area

Bridge that connects the selling and farming areas

Visiting Area & Farming Area

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SECTION PERSPECTIVE and ELEVATION

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RENDERING

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PHYSICAL MODELS

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02 The Playscape Communicate with Building Individual work

Students can Communicate with Building. Wanting users especially the students to give a response to this building for example they can sit on the terrain or they can run through the slope. The students could do whatever they want in some areas in this architectural space, just like interacting with the building or even interact with the designing people. It doesn't like the typical kindergarten which controlling the children to do something that the teacher wants, like walking in the corridor or running in the playground, instead they can run, climb and laid down.

- The Idea This kindergarten is an architecture, not a facility like a playground with some seesaw and slide. The children could do whatever they want in this architectural space, just like interacting with it. It doesn't like the typical kindergarten which controlling the children to do something that the teacher wants. When the children so some response to the building like running, climbing, crawling, they just like communicating with this architecture.

Location: Sing Woo Road Bar And Grill, Sing Woo Road, Happy Valley, Hong Kong Building Users: Students, Childrens, Teachers, Parents...

Communicate with Building / Architectural Spaces / Educational / Terrain / Landscape

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FLOOR PLAN

LEVEL +2000

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LEVEL +3000

LEVEL +4000

LEVEL +5500

LEVEL +8500

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RENDERINGS

CLASSROOMS

The classroom has a unique feature in that the ground is not level, but rather has huge and tiny terrains that will form a focal point. And this focal point can be used to create a focused activity area, such as a classroom. On the way to the left, youngsters may be observed reacting differently to various ramps and interacting with the ground. Some people painted on the ground, some read on the ground, and yet others ran and jumped across enormous and little ramps.

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OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AREAS

CHILDREN PLAY AREA

As this is the only entirely open

This is a free children's play area.

space in the kindergarten, I

The topography in this place has

used it to grow trees and use

changed significantly, and there

some of the turfs. This location

are two hillsides. I believe that

will have varied levels of sunlight

youngsters will react differently

refraction at different times, so

to the two hillsides, such as

activity time planning is also

RUNNING AROUND one of the

done for this space. This area

hillsides, standing on top of the

can be used by students for

hillside, sitting underneath the

outdoor activities. Outdoor

hillside, crawling, or laying on

classrooms, for example, allow

the superior hillside. In addition,

pupils to interact with nature.

this room will include a skylight

Alternatively, various play

through which sunlight will be

activities should be implemented

refracted into the space, making

so that pupils have more room

it more engaging for children to

to play and engage in activities.

interact with.

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RENDERINGS

CLASSROOMS

This area takes up half of the floor and provides them with such a relatively flat surface.

This area, with the exception of the teacher's office, is the only one in the kindergarten that employs doors to divide the space, making it an independent room. This space is divided into three sections, with three of them serving as classrooms. This spacious classroom is self-contained in order to provide a calmer and more pleasant classroom and writing atmosphere for the older students.

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GROUND-LEVEL AREA

MULTIPURPOSE ROOM

This is a ground-level area.

This area serves as a

This area can connect the

multipurpose room rather than

ground-level platform to the

having a distinct purpose.

first-floor platform, allowing

It serves as a classroom

schoolchildren to access the

and a playroom at times.

top floor without having to take

schoolchildren can nap here

the stairs. This opens up more

during their lunch break. The

intriguing and varied methods

sunshine and warmth from the

to connect floors from one floor

outside can be felt in this space,

to the next. Students can also

and you can see the delight of

react differently by using varying

subterranean schoolchildren

degrees of ramps, such as

playing.

jogging or climbing to the upper floor. In addition, when school is out, parents may wait for their children to leave in this place, and kids can read, play, and wait for their parents.

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PHYSICAL MODELS

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03 FLOWER Create a variety of methods for acquiring knowledge Individual work

Libraries are public information gateways that give lifelong learning and independent judgment to people and communities. A library is a place where "information is for everyone." Visitors of all genders, ages, nations, languages, religious views, educational levels, and economic circumstances can benefit from the library's books and expertise. As a result, the primary goal of public libraries is to address the requirements of a diverse range of persons and organizations with varying educational backgrounds by providing a variety of materials and services. As a result, I believe that knowledge is a must for a library. You may, however, employ a different way to assist consumers in gaining information, rather than simply providing them with books.

Because I believe that the library should give access to information for tourists, neighborhoods, and other groups of individuals. As a result, offering materials and learning facilities to promote formal and informal learning are critical in assisting users in becoming more productive learners. It can increase communication between individuals, just with the use of a circular shape chair. Also, being a public area is vital for improving communication between individuals, especially in communities where there are few gathering spaces. As a result, I'd want to make use of this type of service.

And, in my opinion, public libraries should function as "community living rooms," attempting to give patrons a nice social experience. In libraries, education and learning methods differ from those used in schools. At all levels, I believe libraries should provide places for both formal and selfeducation. Libraries are public knowledge portals that provide individuals and communities with life-long learning and independent judgment.

Location: 551-1 Jukjeon-dong, Suji-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea Building Users: Students, Learners, Family, Teachers, Neighborhood...

Knowledge / Everyone / Students / School / Education / Learning

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CONCEPT DIAGRAM

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KNOWLEGE

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TESTING THE FORMS & THE SPACES OF THE BUILDING

Interior Spaces & Elevation Designs

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Adaptable Area This library features sloped rooftops instead of flat rooftops to make the room more useful. A changeable rooftop like this may provide variety to the room. The adaptable area adds to the room's uniqueness and provides special purposes. Furthermore, a variable place works in tandem with sunshine to provide visitors additional sensations and a stronger connection to the space.

Degree of Division

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Purposeful corridor spaces The corridor space's primary purpose is to connect other areas. However, in order to avoid wasting This visual value to the corridor area while preserving each space's thought-provoking function. C of the place. Change the space by changing the breadth and height with which you walk.

g corridor space, the discovered design can also elicit visitors' emotions and feelings.

Changes in space size are also used in corridor areas to alter the visitor's perception

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Consistent Language The building's appearance is not square in order to produce the ever-changing impact of the inner space. As a result, a well-planned appearance expression becomes more crucial, and it must also meet the interior space layout. The library has a distinctive appearance that helps it stand out in the neighborhood. This performance may also encourage more people to attend and utilize the library, so increasing awareness of another means to obtain knowledge and spreading knowledge. At the same time, the building's façade has an outward sense, implying that information may be disseminated from the building's central point.

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SITE ANALYSIS

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PROCESS

EXPLODED DIAGRAM With render & structure

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FLOOR PLAN Ground Floor Plan

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FLOOR PLAN First Floor Plan

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ELEVATIONS

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SECTIONS

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CIRCULATION

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04 THE GATHERING PARK Individual Work

To unite the open space and generate a green landscape for the community activity.

Location: Wan Chai Park, Bullock Lane, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong Building Users: Neighborhood, Family, Elders, House Workers, Athletes...

Exercises / Sports / Athletes / Gathering / Landscape / Greenery

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SITE ANALYSIS

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ZONING & SPACES CREATE

Zoning

Spaces Create

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PROCESS & PATHS OF USERS

Process

Path of Users

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CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SPACES & ELEMENTS IN MODEL

EXPLODED DIAGRAM

Connections between spaces

Elements in Models

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FLOOR PLAN

Level +8000

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Level +10000

Roof Plan

SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE

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RENDERINGS

Roof Top Activities

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Activities happened Basketball Court & Outdoor Areas

Bridge that Connects the Basketball Court & Outdoor Areas

Ground Floor Activities

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05 Urban Gateway Back Alley collaborators: Ching Tun Yeung, Bosco

Everyone's fundamental living conditions include food, clothes, shelter, and transportation. You don't have to eat lavishly; at the very least, you can eat well. You don't have to wear a full-body brand name to keep warm and comfortable; at the very least, you can stay warm and comfortable. You don't have to live with an unobstructed view of the sea; at the very least, you'll be protected from the wind and rain. You won't have to get in and out of high-end sports vehicles, but you will be able to travel with ease.

The high cost of living in Hong Kong, as well as the densely populated Isthmus, are widely recognized. The cage house dates back to the 1950s, when a significant influx of mainland immigrants flooded Hong Kong, and the "cage home" was built on the basis of a population explosion. It's still tough to count the people that live in the cage home. They reside in an iron and wood hut measuring 6 feet by 3 feet. It's even more cramped than a coffin. They are unable to extend their legs and must curl up under the little blanket in the middle of the night.

And, like Hong Kong's cage house, Hong Kong's back alley is a filthy, claustrophobic area. The back alleyways are always changing and have a distinct appearance with each visit. Some people lay things down, some people take things away, and you'll witness the grassroots equivalent of a native culture. They're in their own little worlds and haven't met each other yet. You have your life, and I have my responsibilities, and they have nothing to do with one another. There are few people who come and go here; no one is bothered, and no one will be blinded; at the very least, gentlemen and ladies in fur coats will not pass by. Some back alleyways are particularly foul-smelling, with sewage strewn everywhere.

So, in the back alley, I'd want to construct a paradise for individuals in need, such as those who live in an unsuitable environment, are homeless, or are dealing with the stresses of life.

Location: The Back Alley between Reclamation Street and Canton Road, starting from Dundas Street and end on Waterloo Road Building Users: Homeless man, Elderly, Workers, Cleaners, White Collar,Children, Family...

Narrow / Spaces / Landscape / Greenery / Care / Love / Corner / Net /

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HONG KONG'S CAGE HOUSE & BACK ALLEY

You appreciate Hong Kong's success, but have you heard of the "cage house" ? People who live in cage homes, sometimes known as "coffin houses," have no alternative but to live on the streets. Perhaps there are such hardworking folks hidden under the glitz and dazzle of every metropolis. Despite the pressures of life and the difficulties they face, they must work hard to survive. This type of living habitat, in my opinion, is not dissimilar to the living environment of animals. They may not be seen often and want to be forgotten, yet they are a crucial element of the city and contribute to its development. As a result, we must not forget them. I'm hoping that this design may help them establish a pleasant workplace. They may have their own space, where they can enjoy, relax, and be remembered by the community. They've always been a part of who we are.

Back Alley

Reclamation Street is a street in Hong Kong, located in the western part of the Kowloon Peninsula. The road starts from Nanjing Street in Jordan in the south, passes through Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok, and connects to the junction of Prince Edward Road West and Lai Chi Kok Road in the north, and is roughly parallel to the adjacent Canton Road, Portland Street and Shanghai Street. The street is also famous for selling hardware items, and there is also a section of the market as a pedestrian zone, which is not allowed to drive.

To create space in the hutong, we mostly employ raw materials and vegetal features. It was created to stand out against its surroundings, which included a pre-existing sense of a concrete jungle and back alley. The back alley's new purpose is to bring people together and give a semi-private space for activities such as smoking. The back alley is no longer a filthy, dark environment; it has been transformed into a long, narrow space where people may participate in a new shape and presentation of spaces and facilities.

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HONG KONG'S CAGE HOUSE

For the first 30 years, this elderly gentleman lived in a cage. He's 79 years old and has spent his entire life surrounded by cages.

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He is 57 years old, mentally sick, and enjoys a few hard-earned smokes every day.

Life is like this for a six-year-old child and her mother, and there is nothing they can do about it.

He worked in a Chinese restaurant at the age of 60. He now lives in an unlawful cage home. But he can only delve into the law in order to survive.

Audrey Ko. (2014). People living in cages [Photograph]. I'm home. https://womany.net/ read/article/4078

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