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HENDRICK LIN ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO 2021

ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION BSC(HONS) AA DIPL. MARCH ARB/ RIBA II E: HINGCHUNLIN@GMAIL.COM T: +44 7915 133544

Hendrick Hing Chun Lin (b. 1996) received his master’s degree (AA Dipl/ MArch/ RIBA II) from the Architectural Association with a High Pass in Technical Design Thesis. His graduation thesis investigated civic-recycling infrastructures in London through territorial and architectural lenses. He completed his bachelor’s degree (BSc/ RIBA I) at Coventry University with First Class Honours where he has also been awarded the MAKE Architects award for his outstanding overall performance.

During his time at Woods Bagot, Hendrick has worked on projects in RIBA Stages 0-4 across mixed-use retail, residential, and hotel developments, including the award-winning Suzhou Cangjie Retail Village in China. Prior to completing his first built commission in 2018, Hendrick has conducted two internships with MLA Architects and participated in the AA Hong Kong Visiting School in 2015. He has over two years of professional experience in the field of architecture and interior design.

CONTENTS

ACADEMIC

SELECTED WORK 2016-2021

LONDON RECYCLING NETWORK

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BEYOND REPAIR?

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COVENTRY BLUE

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NUMERIC TAS-DE-CHARGE

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PROFESSIONAL SUZHOU CANGJIE RETAIL VILLAGE

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SEAWOODS GRAND CENTRAL RESIDENCES

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SANYA HARBOUR CITY

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BUILT COMMISSION 1606 RENOVATION

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RESUME

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HENDRICK LIN BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS)/ HONG KONG Graduate Visa

EDUCATION ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AA Dipl. MArch, ARB/ RIBA II 2019 - 2021

COVENTRY UNIVERSITY BSc (First-Class Honours), ARB/ RIBA I 2014 - 2017

ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION HONG KONG VISITING SCHOOL Post-industrial Landscape 3.0 Jul 2015

WORK EXPERIENCE WOODS BAGOT Graduate Architect (Year-out), Hong Kong Nov 2017 - Jul 2019 (1 Yr 9 Mos) - Suzhou Cangjie Retail Village, China RIBA Stage 3-4 - Delivered the Schematic and Detail Design package - Composed and developed drawings for building regulation applications and workshops with clients - Integrated specialist subcontractor building systems information with the design proposal - Seawoods Grand Central Residences, India RIBA Stage 0-3 - Delivered the Master-planning, Concept and Schematic Design package - Composed and developed detailed architectural schemes for planning applications and client meetings - Sanya Harbour City, China RIBA Stage 0-2 - Revised the Master-planning package and delivered the Concept Design package - Undertook feasibility studies & prepared project and design programme for client meetings

MLA ARCHITECTS (HK) LTD. Architectural Intern, Hong Kong Jul - Aug 2015, Jul - Aug 2016 (4 Mos) - The Horizon, Hong Kong - Assisted in the preparation of Deed of Mutual Covenant (DMC) Plans - Composed and updated detailed architectural schemes for planning applications - The Paseo, Hong Kong - Assisted in the preparation of the Sales Brochure - Composed and updated detailed architectural schemes for publications

AWARDS HIGH PASS - TECHNICAL DESIGN THESIS 5th Year Environmental and Technical Studies Architectural Association May 2021

FIRST-CLASS HONOURS - BSC ARCHITECTURE Coventry University Jun 2017

MAKE ARCHITECTS AWARD Outstanding Overall Performance Make Architects; Coventry University May 2017

FIRST YEAR STUDENT AWARD Coventry University May 2015 5

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INFRASTRUCTURAL & CULTURAL

LONDON RECYCLING NETWORK AA DIPLOMA 9 YEAR 5 THESIS London Recycling Network is a project that responds to the infrastructural, political, and cultural crises of recycling in London, exploring ways for the recycling process to take on a civic dimension. Demanding for an institutional change to unify recycling policies and standards, the project calls for a new uniform waste treatment body for household recyclables in London, the London Recycling Network, supporting a collective endeavour towards a circular model and a zero-waste future.

By distributing a series of community-scale civic-recycling facilities across London’s parks, the project aims to bridge the gap between recycling and people through territorial and architectural interventions, as a tool to mediate the adverse impact and devices for provocation. Ultimately, the project is an exploration of the relationship between urban dirt and citizens, reimagining the potential of architecture in the recycling industry.

Jenkins Lane Reuse & Recycling Centre

Biffa East London Transfer Station

Biffa Edmonton Material Recovery Facility

Most Deprived Area in London 1 Waste Facility Aggregation vs Index of Multiple Deprivation

Waste Facility Aggregation Veolia Plastic Reprocessing Plant

Essential Elements for Recycling 0

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50M

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LONDON RECYCLING NETWORK

Western Road Household Waste Recycling Centre

Park View Reuse & Recycling Centre

Waltham Forest Civic Amenity Site

Leyton Reuse & Recycling Centre

Regis Road Recycling Centre

Islington Household Reuse & Recycling Centre

Lewisham Recycling & Waste Reception Centre

Southwark Household Reuse & Recycling Centre

Smugglers Way Household Recycling & Waste Centre

Lambeth Household Recycling Centre

Public Open Space Recommended Distance of 400m to Open Space OSGB 1936 I EPSG: 27700

Reuse & Recycling Centre 0

20mins Walking Distance (1.5km Isochrone Radius) Existing Waste Treatment Facility

2KM

TERRITORIAL STRATEGY

Proposed Civic-recycling Centre

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500M

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INFRASTRUCTURAL & CULTURAL

LRN - Finsbury Park

Recycling & Civic Engagement

NETWORK To reduce cross-boundary movement of recyclables and assist London in achieving net self-sufficiency in recycling, the London Recycling Network, built on the re-examination of existing recycling centres and open space coverage, utilises such as a spatial opportunity for a territorial framework to distribute a series of community-scale civic-recycling facilities across London’s parks.

Aligned with the public and environmental values of parks in London, the LRN is made up of interventions that vary in sizes, each fulfilling their own roles in recycling. Where space is limited at local parks, the LRN exists as an education centre for collecting recyclables and provides space for workshops and local makers. At district parks where there is adequate open space, the LRN reprocesses some of the recyclables collected on-site, across multiple stations in addition to the civic programmes.

ACADEMIC

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LONDON RECYCLING NETWORK

Cross-section of the Threshold Condition

THRESHOLD Parks in London are often enclosed with fences. As an attempt to eliminate such an edge, the project seeks to reimagine the thresholds between parks and cities. Unlike leaf yards behind layers of trees, the proposed civic-recycling facilities, located at these thresholds, aim at transforming these third spaces into a new territory within the city. As architectural devices, they form a medium to foster direct encounters between recycling and citizens.

To the city, the building helps to blur the boundary of existing parks and urban blocks, establishing a gradual transition from built fabric to valuable green space. Through occupying entrances, civic-recycling facilities rectify the experience of entering a park from passing through fences to a journey of reviewing, learning, and participating in recycling.

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INFRASTRUCTURAL & CULTURAL

6 1. Public Open Space 2. Multi-purpose Room 3. Break-out Space 4. Recycling Gallery

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5. Plant Room 6. Viewpoint/ Storage Tower 7. Road/ Vehicular Access

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8. Urban Blocks

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LONDON RECYCLING NETWORK

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1. Collection Point & Storage 2. Loading/ Unloading Area 3. Gallery 4. Outdoor Classroom 5. Office 6. Pantry 7. Toilet/ Amenity

GROUND FLOOR PLAN - VAUXHALL PARK

8. Machine Room & Storage

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5

25M

9. Multi-purpose Room 10. Workshop

LRN - LOCAL PARKS

11. Community Square

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INFRASTRUCTURAL & CULTURAL

Education & Information Centre

Workshop & Makerspace

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LONDON RECYCLING NETWORK

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1. Loading/ Unloading Area 2. Storage (Recyclables) 3. Collection Point 4. Information Centre/ Office 5. Storage (Household Residue) 6. Household Residue Store 7. Community Square 8. Multi-purpose Room 9. Pantry 10. Toilet/ Amenity

GROUND FLOOR PLAN - FINSBURY PARK

11. Machine Room & Storage

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5

25M

12. Artist Studio 13. Workshop

LRN - DISTRICT PARKS

14. Storage (Recycled Materials)

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INFRASTRUCTURAL & CULTURAL

New Entrances for Parks

Viewpoint above Storage Silos

ACADEMIC

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LONDON RECYCLING NETWORK

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Reprocessing Recyclables On-site

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Machines on Display

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Industrial Process of Recycling Civic Programmes Techincal & Ancillary Facilities Ancillary Facilities for Workers & Visitors

Spatial Organisation Strategy

ENCOUNTER Throughout the industrial process of recycling, there are inevitably challenges in terms of spatial requirements and inherent issues with the machinery that tags along. Yet, by stretching this linear process into multiple stations, the architectural strategy employed presents an opportunity to disperse the adverse impact within the centre and enables the technical setting to evolve around different civic programmes.

Designing with an aim to bring closer recycling and people, such a programmatic hybridisation forms a key spatial strategy in creating direct encounters and leads to a porous structure for maximum accessibility. Where recyclables collected are reprocessed on-site, machines are put on display as a demonstration of the recycling process and as a vehicle to educate the public.

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INFRASTRUCTURAL & CULTURAL

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ARCHITECTURAL STRATEGY

ACADEMIC

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LONDON RECYCLING NETWORK

LRN Community Square

A Porous Structure for a Shared Urban Space

LRN Community Square - Moment of Togetherness

SHARED URBAN SPACE To draw and provoke public interaction, shared urban space in-between stations are created to serve as a positive addition to the local area, creating moments of togetherness to sustain community recycling endeavours. The objectives of these community squares are not limited to gathering recycling enthusiasts or accommodating pop-up residue markets. As an urban space that is shared between the social and the technical, they offer also venues to conduct exhibitions and pedagogical programmes that help to raise awareness about the necessity of recycling. Together with amenities for workers and park users, these LRN civic-recycling facilities can instead add value to the park and contribute to local recycling efforts through the creation of a multi-layered infrastructure.

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INFRASTRUCTURAL & CULTURAL

Weekend Destinations for Families & Local Initiatives

Flexible Use of Space during Weekends

Enclosed Storage Facilities during Weekdays

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE The LRN civic-recycling facilities do not exist in isolation from parks. Instead, the buildings aim at integrating with existing open space and act as an addition to the Green Infrastructures in London. To reduce the footprint of storage facilities, recycled contents can be stored in taller silos for the creation of viewpoints which offers visitors a multi-level experience at parks, transforming the architecture into a landscape device.

Through cautious contextual response, these territorial units will be expanded upon operational requirements concerning site-specific social settings, creating an intersection between communal, cultural, educational, and recycling. When facilities are closed during weekends, amenity space provided for workers can even become venues that support local recycling initiatives.

ACADEMIC

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LONDON RECYCLING NETWORK

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1. Reclaimed Sleepers 2. Reclaimed Hardwood Piles

5. Reclaimed Steel

3. Reclaimed Pine Beams

6. Reclaimed Stonework

4. Recycled Polycarbonate Reclaimed Timber & Recycled Polycarbonate Panels

8. Reclaimed Clay Tiles 10

9. Reclaimed Terracotta Tiles

7. Reclaimed Brickwork Reclaimed Steel & Recycled Brickwork/ Stonework in Panels

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10. Timber Offcut Battens Reclaimed Clay/ Terracotta Tiles

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12. Puddle Earth 11. Corrugated Metal Sheets Reclaimed Corrugated Metal Sheets

13. Reclaimed Oak Beams Rammed Earth

14. Reclaimed Shipping Containers Refurbished Shipping Containers

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17 17. Splice Plate

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Reclaimed Timber with Glued Joints & Mechanical Joints

15. Steel Plate Reinforcement

18. Side Bolts

16. Nibbed Scarf Joint + Lag Bolts

19. Packing Plate Reclaimed Steel with Mechanical Joints

CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION WASTE While the project context deals with household recyclables, the architecture addresses the problem of construction & demolition waste, portraiting the concept of circularity throughout.

Constructed primarily from reclaimed building materials, the LRN is a built manifestation that promotes waste reduction & the recovery of waste for use as a resource. Reclaimed sleepers and brickworks, for instance, can be reused as facade materials; reclaimed oak beams and steel beams can be connected vertically or horizontally to form composite beams for structural use.

To support a cultural shift towards a recycling society, the LRN fabrication workshops at regional parks, operating at the scale of architecture, are additions to the existing reclamation practice in London. Dedicated to offering citizens access to learn and build with zero waste, the LRN is the revitalising force that fosters reuse in the construction industry where facilities act as material banks as well as reclamation yards around the outskirt of London.

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20. Case-in Gusset Plate 21. Joist Hanger Hybrid Structure from Reclaimed Timber & Steel

INFRASTRUCTURAL & CULTURAL

Fabrication Workshop

ACADEMIC

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BEYOND REPAIR?

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RESIDENTIAL

BEYOND REPAIR? AA DIPLOMA 17 YEAR 4 THESIS Redeveloping an estate could take years if not decades to complete. Yet, it took the Westminster City Council only six months to knock down a nine-storey residential block in Ebury Bridge Estate. Was it really beyond repair? As a response to the ongoing council estate regeneration process in London, this project proposes a new housing capacity ratio that preserves the existing community and offers architectural alternatives that renovate and regenerate these estates, saving them from being demolished.

By repairing the estate beyond just repairing through renovation, extension, and infill developments, the project aims at bringing the architectural quality of existing buildings up to modern standards, extending the life-cycle of these estates, and improving the housing capacity without extensive demolition. Instead of being evicted from the estate, the manual for regeneration aims at bringing back the residents to the place where they called home and acts as a sustainable alternative to the council’s demolition plan.

BUILDING ENVELOPE

Outdated Window Configuration

CIRCULATION

Absence of Lifts

COMMUNAL

GROUND LEVEL

CORRIDOR

UNITS

Narrow Corridor & Exposed Pipes

Lack of Privacy & Noise Pollution

OPEN SPACE

PUBLIC REALM

Underused Facilities

Limited Landscape Furniture

Ebury Bridge Estate - Inherent Built Condition

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BEYOND REPAIR?

VICTORIA UNDERGROUND/ RAIL STATION

VICTORIA COACH

SLOANE SQUARE UNDERGROUND STATION

Cundy Street Flats

COACH STATION

123 units/ha

Abbots Manor Estate 243 units/ha

Ebury Bridge Estate 177 units/ha

250m

500m

Chelsea Barracks Development

Pimlico Residential Zone

87 units/ha

~65 units/ha

Churchill Garden 133 units/ha

Activity/ Retail Zone PTAL VS HOUSING CAPACITY

Transportation Node 0

Housing Estate Residential Zone

River Thames

Ebury Bridge Estate - Site Boundary

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250M

URBAN CONTEXT & NODES

RESIDENTIAL

+18.66m Roof Top

+15.84m

+15.66m

Roof Top

Roof

+13.20m

+13.20m

Roof

5F

+10.56m

+10.56m

4F

4F

+7.92m

+7.92m

3F

3F

+5.28m

+5.28m

2F

2F

+2.64m

+2.64m

1F

1F

±0.00m

±0.00m

GF

GF

Existing Building Envelope

Roof Removal Preservation Datum Line

Roof Removal Preservation Datum Line

Retaining & Replacing

Extension

Extension

Facade Features

Facade Features

Retrofitting & Roof Top Extension

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5M

Renovation & Regeneration Strategy

RENOVATION & REGENERATION Existing Units: 336

Previously in Ebury: 43.6% Previously in Ebury: 60% Min.

Housing Capacity: 266 Min. - 770 Max.

New to Ebury: 56.3% New to Ebury: 40% Max.

Alternative Capacity: 560 Max.

Built in the 30s, residential blocks in the estate, rendered in Edwardian & Queen Anne Revival Style, were still found to have no acute infrastructural issues. As homes for more than 300 households for nearly a century, merely because they are not aligned with the modern-day standards or not fulfilling their maximum housing capacity do not mean they should be labeled as brownfields for social cleansing.

To save the estate from being demolished, this project sets to investigate the inherent built condition, through which to develop a series of renovation strategies that repairs the estate. As densifying according to the council’s plan will turn the existing community into a minority, this project, on the contrary, proposes a new densification index concerning the old to new ratio and regenerates the estate accordingly with lightweight extensions.

ACADEMIC

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BEYOND REPAIR?

Facade Retrofitting

Reinvigorating the Ebury Bridge Road

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RESIDENTIAL

Internal Wall Insulation

Sliding Window Type RL1

Sliding Window Type RL2

Sliding Window Type RL3

Double Hung Window Type RL1

Double Hung Window Type RL2

Double Hung Window Type RL3

Double Hung Window Type RL4

Double Hung Window Type RL5

RL - Double Hung Window Type 6

Double Hung Window Type RS1

Double Hung Window Type RS2

Double Hung Window Type RS3

Double Hung Window Type RS4

Double Hung Window Type RS5

Bay Window Type RB1

Bay Window Type RB2

Bay Window Type RB3

Bay Window Type RB4

Double Hung Window Type GS1

Double Hung Window Type GS2

Double Hung Window Type GS3

Double Hung Window Type GS4

Sliding Window Type GL1

Sliding Window Type GL2

Insulation & Window Replacement

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BEYOND REPAIR?

Balcony Type S1

Balcony Type L1

Balcony Type L2 - Planter x 1

Balcony Type L3 - Planter x 2

Balcony Type S2 - Shading Panel

Balcony Type L4 - Storage/ Seating Cabinet

An Extended Living Space - CLT Frame Corridor Extension

Existing Bridge House Layout

Building Component Refurbishment & Upgrade

Extension, Upgrade & Reconfiguration

RETROFIT Load-bearing brick structures with no cavity and single glazed windows are intrinsically poor for thermal comfort, resulting in higher energy consumption. To improve thermal performance, an additional layer of spray foam insulation is deployed as a remedy to the problem. Windows and openings, on the other hand, are enlarged with structural reinforcements to allow more natural daylight and improve ventilation, where residents can choose from the manual according to their financial and personal preferences.

Renovating with aims to enhance accessibility and lessen the issue of overcrowding, the design takes up an existing garbage shaft for a new lift and clads the corridor with a masstimber structure to create an extended living space. Serving as a new winter garden and meeting spot for the residents, the extended corridor provides also extra space that shares the storage demand without altering the internal layout extensively.

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Extending the Building’s Life-cycle

RESIDENTIAL

Corridor Extension

Revitalising the Public Realm

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BEYOND REPAIR?

Rooftop Extension

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RESIDENTIAL

15 Parquet Floor Finish 20 Fibreboard 50 Impact Insulation 15 Plasterboard 150 CLT Panel (5 layers) Cross-laminted Timber Floor

Load-bearing Core Wall (15 Plasterboard) 100 CLT Panel (5 layers) 40 Mineral Insulation 100 CLT Panel (5 layers) (15 Plasterboard) Glulam Beam 200x350 @3500 10mm Aluminium Joist Plate Load-bearing Wall & Glulam Beam Connection

Partition Wall (15 Plasterboard) 60 CLT Panel (3 layers) 40 Mineral Insulation 60 CLT Panel (3 layers) (15 Plasterboard) Connected to Tension Spring Railings in the Ceiling Partition Wall to Floor

100x40 Bespoke RHS Connection Rod; Inserted to Core Railing Facade Module 150 CLT Panel (5 layers) 50 Mineral Insulation 75 Timber board Cladding Facade to Core Structure Connection

Renewable

80%-85% Fewer

80% Lighter by

Resource

Deliveries

Volume as compared to contrete

Benefits of Mass Timber Construction

Hybrid Core Structure

ROOFTOP EXTENSION To improve the housing capacity, the project seeks to extend vertically for additional units.

The rooftop extension creates value and helps to unleash the latent potential in untouched locations. This, in turn, alleviates both the financial and housing pressures for the council.

With an enhanced ground bearing capacity over time, it offers a viable alternative for the existing building to carry a separate lightweight structure on top, as long as the loads increased is kept within 10%, which is equivalent to two to four additional levels.

The extension is made up of cross-laminated timber panels and glulam beams which form a lightweight hybrid core structure. Partition walls, on the other hand, are designed to be a flexible element, which can be moved and replaced along the rails that are engraved on the floor panels. All made possible with prefabricated modules to minimise disruption and cost, and for the extension to evolve organically according to the changing social structure.

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BEYOND REPAIR?

Returning to Ebury Bridge Estate

+17.220m

Rooftop Communal Area 8525

- Shared Public Space - Possible for Future - Residential Expansion

ROOFTOP

Cross-laminated Timber Partition - CLT Partition Wall - Tension Spring Connection Rail

Extension Unit 2B4P - Social Rent

COMMUNAL AREA

- CLT Hybrid Core Structure - Optional Layout - Area: 69 sqm

+16.370m

+16.370m

Extension Unit 1B2P - Market Sale - CLT Hybrid Core Structure - Optional Layout - Area: 48 sqm - Price: £1,125,000

NEW BUILD (MARKET SALE/ RENT)

NEW BUILD EXTENSION UNITS

250

+13.520m

CLT Frame Corridor Extension

Extension Unit 1B2P - Social Rent

- Thermal Isolation - Prevent Heat Loss

2600

NEW BUILD EXTENSION UNITS

- Timber Framed Roof Structure RL +15.660m

- Interchangeable Balcony Modules - Communal/ Private Space

Enclosed Staircase

- CLT Hybrid Core Structure - Optional Layout - Area: 48 sqm

Original Roof Level

+13.520m

+10.670m

+10.670m 250

Bay Window Replacement Type RB 1 - Double Hung Window/ Aluminium Panel - Optional Upgrade - Double Glazed W2650 x H1400

Refurbished Kitchen & WC

Insulated Interior

- Optional Layout - Decent Home Standard

- Spray Applied Foam Insulation 65 min.

- Compulsory Upgrade

2875 +7.920m

+7.920m Bay Window Replacement Type RB 2

CORRIDOR

RENOVATED UNITS

Corridor Extension Type L3

EXTENSION

- Spray Applied Foam Insulation 65 min.

- Compulsory Upgrade

CORRIDOR

- Double Hung Window/ Shading - Optional Upgrade - Double Glazed W2650 x H2300

RENOVATED UNITS

EXTENSION

+5.280m

+5.280m

Bay Window Replcament Type RB 4 - Double Hung Window/ Brick Cladding - Optional Upgrade - Double Glazed W2650 x H1400

Tree Retained

Corridor Extension Type 1 - Storage/ Seating Cabinet W1750 x D600 x H450

2375 +2.640m 150

- Separating Public & Private D1500 Min.

Outdoor Bench - Molded Polyethylene W1800 x D460 x H450

REFURBISHED

2490

AMENITY

COMMERCIAL UNIT

GF PRIVATE GARDEN

250

125

1175

1050

450

875

12200

Entrance Plaza

800

THE GREEN LANE

±0.000m

Ebury Bridge

600

2640

- Single-leaf Door (Side) - Aluminium Window Frame W3500 x H2400 - Signage by Tenant

Private Garden - GF Unit

+2.640m

150

Shopfront Type 1

±0.000m 200 1075

2300

STORAGE 450

4400

375

3975

450

500

200

-2.550m

0 4025

375

2900

Cross-section of the Renovation & Regeneration Scheme

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5M

RESIDENTIAL

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Bridge House Extension - 5F Plan

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Bridge House Extension - 6F Plan

1. Enclosed Central Staircase

2. Communal Corridor

3. Balcony Extension 0

4. Communal Terrace 1

5M

Bridge House Extension Illustrated

HOME By allocating more than 400 new-build units into the private market, the regeneration, according to the council’s plan, will, for sure, commercialised the estate. Even though about 300 units are dedicated to being rented out as “affordable homes”, the average monthly rent of a private home, which costs up to £2,830/month in Westminster, is definitely not as “affordable” as homes for social rent. Such a change in housing composition results only in social cleansing.

Alternatively, strategies developed in this project will form a manual for renovation & regeneration that brings back the residents to the place where they called home and act as a sustainable alternative to the demolition plan. Ultimately, it is also a manual that can be replicated for other council estates within and around London and to save them from being demolished.

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CULTURAL

COVENTRY BLUE COV YEAR 2 COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN The history of art and craft in Coventry could be traced back to the 15th century when it was still an important industrial capital in the UK, being known for the watch-manufacturing and dyeing industry. The booming in WWII, however, has severely damaged the city and has led Coventry to be one of the poorest and undereducated cities. As a response to the currently diminished spirits in arts, this project proposes a new spatial construct to support the resurrection of cultural value in Coventry that once throve, adding to the existing cultural network within the city.

By deploying art as a universal language to bring together the local community and university students, the architecture seeks to commemorate the city’s historic status from medieval times, with the gradient coloured facade as a memorial for the “Coventry Blue” while leaving it unfinished for citizens and visitors to reinterpret the true blue. To bring about an antidote to the extensive growth of the university campus, the art centre with a footprint of merely 300 sq.m strives to make art and craft accessible to the local community, contributing to the restoration of the historic spirit that constitutes Coventry.

Unfinished Dyeing Process - A Memorial for the “Coventry Blue”

University Expansion

Urban Observation Room & the Auditorium

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1. Auditorium 2. Control Room 3. Reception Hall 4. Back Stage 5. Classroom 6. Artist Studio 7. Gallery 8. Urban Balcony 9. Open Theatre 10. Cafe 11. Amenity

Longitudinal Section through the Community Art Centre

TRANSITION Counteracting to the corrosive university expansion in modern Coventry, the project sets to identify the conjunction between the university campus and adjacent built fabric, through which to create a new transitional territory with art as the gravitational force that brings together the local community and university students, putting a halt to the expansion with civic occupation.

As a facility shared by the local community and university, the open theatre on the ground level enables the art centre to host events and talks that can be exhibited from the inside out while offering the visitors an urban observation room. To accommodate the growing need for a performance space in the city centre, the project adopts an approach to expand the building volume vertically for an auditorium. Inserted in-between the theatre and auditorium, the urban balcony and gallery are set to act as a sound barrier for the two, creating a seamless transition from genial to solemn.

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CULTURAL

The Auditorium

Unfinished Dyeing Process - A Passive Building Envelope

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DIGITAL FABRICATION

NUMERIC TAS-DE-CHARGE AA COMMUNICATION & MEDIA STUDIES YEAR 4 David Pye argues in his article The Nature and Art of Workmanship that mechanised and manual fabrication are both mediated by tools of varying degrees of complexity, and hence exist along the same continuum. To explore the statement with technologies available nowadays in our built environment, this project sets to experiment within the digital fabrication realm with drawings, and look into the application and programming of an industrial robotic arm.

Inspired by classical architecture, the prototype design looks at a structure that was first used by ancient Egyptians and was later re-engineered in the 20th century, the groin vaults, which could be made stronger with added skeletons or ribs fitted in the groins. To manufacture the building component while testing the limit of both the material and the machine, the design strikes to reimagine an arguably the most important part of a groin vault, the tas-de-charge, and aims to fully utilise all six-axis of the robotic arm.

Voussoirs carved separately with radial joints.

Voussoirs

Highest course of the tasde-charge with inclined top beds. Although the nerves are nearly separated, the course is still carved out of a single stone block.

Tas-de-charge Lower course cut out of a single piece of stone, with horizontal top bed and merged nerves.

Lowest course cut out of a single stone, with horizontal top bed and merged nerves.

Abacus of the capital of the impost

Impost

Principles of the Tas-de-charge Ref: Krisztina Feher (2021) Tas-de-charge - An Essential Part of Gothic Vault; Original Drawing by Viollet-le-Duc

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NUMERIC TAS-DE-CHARGE

Reinterpreting Groin Vault & Fluted Columns

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DIGITAL FABRICATION Factors for Deviations

Flute Scale Factor 0

0.7

1

Infill Path Length (mm) 0

1000

Topbed Angle 0

90

Tool Path Contour Distance (mm) 0 5

20

Clay: Water (Approx.)

5 Prototype 01

1

Tool Path - Horizontal Target Planes

Flute Scale Factor 0

0.5

Infill Path Length (cm) 0

1

2656

Topbed Angle 0

4000

36.2

90

Tool Path Contour Distance (mm) 0 4

20

Clay: Water (Approx.)

5 Prototype 02

2

Tool Path - Tilted Target Planes

Flute Scale Factor 0 0.3

1

Infill Path Length (cm) 0

Topbed Angle 0

2368

4000

37.5

90

Tool Path Contour Distance (mm) 0 4

20

Clay: Water (Approx.)

5 Prototype 03

1

Tool Path - Tilted Target Planes

PROCESS Within an 8-week progressive workshop, the prototyping process involves numeric and manual fabrication, such as robotic arm operation and control, grasshopper programming for robots, custom fabrication algorithms, and clay formulation and firing. During which errors and failures were expected. Yet, results and information gathered were used to inform the algorithmic sequence, which acts as an interactive dialogue between human and the machine.

The prototypes have also evolved from printing layer-by-layer horizontally to printing according to the geometry which requires tilting planes and targets for the robotic arm to work with. Deviants identified have helped to formulate the print, such as the flute scale, infill design, and topbed angle. Ultimately, this project embraces workmanship of risk than of certainty.

ACADEMIC

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SUZHOU CANGJIE RETAIL VILLAGE

Landmark Lifestyle Destination Masterplan

SUZHOU CANGJIE RETAIL VILLAGE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT FOR SUZHOU OLD TOWN This project brings together extensive retail, public space, and cultural environments to create a new urban community. Located at the nexus of the old and new part of the city, the development organically integrates with its surroundings through both layout and a nuanced design language that references the area’s rich heritage while contributing to its future. The spread of gently pitched roofs, inspired by traditional Chinese architecture, is complemented by woven white-washed walls and water features.

My role in this project involved assisting the design and production work for workshops with clients and planning applications. Work includes producing detailed architectural schemes, 3D modelling, 2D drafting, presentation preparation, and more. Over the duration of my involvement, I was in charge of the final renderings and two physical models. From the schematic design to the detail design phase, I was also responsible for designing two sunken plazas and integrating specialist subcontractor building system information with the design

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Type:

Architecture

Location:

Suzhou, China

Stage:

Schematic Design & Detail Design (RIBA Stage 3-4)

GFA:

85,000 sqm

Award:

2019 MIPIM Asia Awards Best Futura Project Silver

proposal.

WOODS BAGOT PART I

MIXED USE

Massing Division & the Xiangmen Tower Gate

Ground, Void & Terrace

Roof Symphony

L1 & L2 Site Connection

L1 & B1 Plaza Circulation

Planning & Circulation Strategy

Schematic Section through Xiangmen Plaza and the Xiangmen Tower Gate

03 -

03 -

01 -

02 -

01

BLOCK 02 KEY PLAN

PLOT 12 - BLOCK 02 ELEVATION

KEY PLAN

not to scale

02

PLOT 12 - BLOCK 02 ELEVATION not to scale

03

PLOT 12 - BLOCK 02 ELEVATION not to scale MATERIAL LEGEND METAL

GLASS

MF:01 GRAPHITE GREY ZINC PANEL

GL:01 INSULATED CLEAR GLASS

MF:02 GRAPHITE GREY TITANIUM ZINC PANEL

GL:02 LIGHT GREY REFLECTIVE-COATED LOW-E

MF:03 MID GREY COLOUR TITANIUM ZINC PANEL

INSULATED GLASS

MF:04 MID GREY ALUMINIUM PVDF COATING

GL:03 ULTRA-CLEAR LAMINATED GLASS

MF:05 LIGHT GREY ALUMINIUM PVDF COATING

GL:05 LAMINATED CLEAR GLASS

MF:06 CHARCOAL GREY ALUMINIUM PVDF COATING

GL:06 HOT MELT GLASS

MF:07 BRONZE ALUMINIUM PVDF TEXTURE COATING

GL:07 LAMINATED INSULATED LOW-E GLASS

MF:08 TIMBER PATTERN ALUMINIUM MF:09 TIMBER PATTERN ALUMINIUM

STONE

MF10: TIMBER PATTERN ALUMINIUM

SF:01 LIGHT GREY HONED LIME STONE

MF:11 CHARCOAL GREY STAINLESS STEEL HAIRLINE MF:12 DARK GREY POWEDER COATING

GRC PANEL

MF:13 LIGHT GREY CONCRETE PATTERN ALUMINIUM

CN:01 LIGHT GREY GRC PRE-CASTED PANEL

MF:14 STAINLESS STEEL MESH

CN:02 LIGHT GREY GRC PRE-CASTED PANEL PAINTING PA:01 WHITE TEXTURE PAINT PA:02 TEXTURE PAINT

04

PLOT 12 - BLOCK 02 ELEVATION not to scale

Schematic Design Drawings for Planning Application

PROFESSIONAL

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SUZHOU CANGJIE RETAIL VILLAGE

Typical Facade Module

Single - Retail Shopfront Type 1

Single - Retail Shopfront Type 2

Duplex - Retail Shopfront

Typical F&B Facade Module

Single - Retail Shopfront Type 3

Single - F&B Shopfront

Duplex - F&B Shopfront

Shopfront Typology Matrix

02

SHOPFRONT TYPE 2A PLAN 1

04

not to scale

01

SHOPFRONT SECTION 2A

03

not to scale

SHOPFRONT TYPE 2A ELEVATION 1

05

not to scale

SHOPFRONT TYPE 2A ELEVATION (CORNER) not to scale

Detailed Design Drawings for Planning Application & Coordination

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SHOPFRONT TYPE 2A PLAN (CORNER)

06

WOODS BAGOT PART I

SHOPFRONT TYPE 2A PLAN 2 not to scale

not to scale

07

SHOPFRONT TYPE 2A ELEVATION 2 not to scale

MIXED USE

Xiangmen Plaza

Canal Plaza

PROFESSIONAL

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Seawoods Grand Central Residences Masterplan

SEAWOODS GRAND CENTRAL RESIDENCES RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR NAVI MUMBAI Seawoods Grand Central Residences seeks to unify and integrate the landscape with the architecture, providing a seamless transition from indoor to outdoor. The building design and orientation are planned to maximise open views, with apartment planning uniquely tailored to suit the local market. The podium top, which is equivalent to the size of 2.5 football pitches, offers an opportunity to create a lush green tropical garden for people who want to live close to nature.

My role in this project involved assisting the design and production work for workshops with clients and planning applications. Work includes producing detailed architectural schemes of towers, podium facade, and two clubhouses via 3D modelling and 2D Drafting.

Throughout my involvement, I was in charge of all final renderings and visual contents. At the schematic design phase, I was also responsible for designing the public interior including receptions and lift lobbies.

Type:

Architecture

Location:

Navi Mumbai, India

Stage:

Master-planning, Concept Design & Schematic Design (RIBA Stage 0-3)

GFA:

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125,400 sqm

WOODS BAGOT PART I

RESIDENTIAL

01

KEY PLAN

CLUBHOUSE ELEVATION not to scale

02

TOWER D03 ELEVATION 01

03

not to scale

04

TOWER D03 ELEVATION 02 not to scale

CLUBHOUSE L1 FLOOR PLAN not to scale

05

TOWER D03 TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN not to scale

06

UNIT TYPE 2BHK PLAN not to scale

07

UNIT TYPE 3BHK PLAN not to scale

08

TYPICAL WALL SECTION FLOWER BED not to scale

09

TYPICAL WALL SECTION BALCONY & FLOWER BED not to scale

10

TYPICAL WALL SECTION KITCHEN not to scale

Schematic Design Drawings for Planning Application & Coordination

PROFESSIONAL

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Concept Design Option

SANYA HARBOUR CITY MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT FOR SANYA WATERFRONT This project embraces the well-known topological features of Sanya, mountains and water, as the main conceptual drivers throughout the design. By merging the resort development with mountains and water, it aims at creating an open urban courtyard that infuses the Sanya waterfront experience into a regional mixed-use destination. Through fusing the natural landscape of the Sanya Bay and podium context, it creates a unique and comfortable green environment for the urban courtyards as well as the two towers above that consist of a hotel and serviced apartments.

My role in this project involved revising the Masterplanning proposal and delivering the concept design package for workshops with clients and planning applications. Work includes producing schematic architectural proposals, 3D modelling, and 2D Drafting, concerning a specific density requirement. During my time in the project, I was in charge of all 3D modeling and visual contents. From master-planning to the conceptual design phase, I was also responsible for undertaking feasibility studies and assisted in the preparation of project and design programmes for design workshops.

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Type:

Architecture

Location:

Sanya, China

Stage:

Master-planning & Concept Design (RIBA Stage 0-2)

GFA:

70,000 sqm

WOODS BAGOT PART I

MIXED USE

+1.80 (+8.00)

+0.78 (+6.98)

60m

Hotel Floor Area: 1,860m2

35%

Green Roofs to Fulfill Green Ratio Requirement

BUILDING DENSITY

40%

Podium Floor Area: 5,300m2

SA Floor Area: 1,680m2

+2.70 (+8.90)

Porous Podium for Enhanced Connectivity 24m

GREEN RATIO Sales Centre Floor Area: 955m2

+1.54 (+4.66)

Density & Site Topography

Density Distribution

Site Connectivity

Height Limit & View Efficacy

Master-planning & Density Distribution Strategy

01

LG FLOOR PLAN

02

03

L2 FLOOR PLAN not to scale

05

CROSS-SECTION 01

L1 FLOOR PLAN not to scale

not to scale

04

L3 FLOOR PLAN not to scale

Gross Floor Area & Efficiency Calculation

not to scale

Parking

Anchor

Retail

Pop-up

F&B

Hotel Lobby

Hotel

Podium Retail

SA

Basemotel Hotel BOH (non-GFA accountable)

Basemotel Retail (non-GFA accountable)

Parking/ E&M

Concept Design Drawings for Design Workshops

PROFESSIONAL

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Living & Dining Room

1606 RENOVATION 3.5-BEDROOM APARTMENT IN HONG KONG Density is nothing new to the people of Hong Kong. Yet, the challenges remain in the spatial planning of these small residential interiors. This project seeks to unveil the latent potential of small living in Hong Kong and improve the spatial quality via a full-scale renovation, the first time for this apartment in 25 years.

With an aim to create personal spaces for each family member, the design for this 51sqm apartment, shared by five, has taken an approach with flexibility at its core, which allows space to morph instantly into a new one. This is best manifested at the storage plinth in the living room where bi-folding doors can be closed at night to form a bedroom. Hydraulic working desks can be elevated from the plinth to increase the flexibility in using the space.

The dining table can also be extended to serve more than 8 people at the same time, or disassembled into nothing but part of the large storage cabinet.

As the sole designer in charge of the project, work includes producing all drawings from concept design phases to construction and coordination, as well as shop drawings for furniture manufacturing.

Type:

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Interior Design

Location:

Lam Tin, Hong Kong

Scope:

Interior Design, Shop Drawing Packages & Coordination

Area:

51 sqm

Status:

Completed, 2018

INTERIOR DESIGN

RESIDENTIAL

1

3

2

5

4

6

8

7

1. Kitchen 2. Bathroom 3. Entrance Corridor 4. The Plinth/ Bedroom 4 5. Living/ Dining Room 6. Bedroom 3 7. Bedroom 2

POTENTIAL OF SMALL LIVING

8. Master Bedroom

Top Perspective - “A Machine for Living In”

BUILT COMISSION

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1606 RENOVATION

Kitchen & Bathroom

Living Room - The Plinth/ Bedroom 4

Living & Dining Room - TV Cabinet & Storage

Bedroom 3

Bedroom 2

Master Bedroom

Integrated Storage System

RECESSED DOWNLIGHT RECESSED DOWNLIGHT W/ GLASS COVER ADJUSTABLE DOWNLIGHT TWIN DOWNLIGHT BRACKET LIGHT LED TUBE (2700K COLOUR TEMP) A.C. UNIT EXHAUST FAN ONE-WAY SWITCH TWO-WAY SWITCH A/C UNIT SWITCH EXHAUST FAN SWITCH INTERCOM

Remarks:

Except switches above any plinths cabinets.

01

LIGHTING CIRCUS PLAN not to scale

Shop Drawing for Construction

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INTERIOR DESIGN

RESIDENTIAL

The Plinth/ Bedroom 4

Bedroom 4

Bedroom 2

BUILT COMMISSION

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HENDRICK HING CHUN LIN E: HINGCHUNLIN@GMAIL.COM T: +44 7915 133544