Johnathan Li UCL Part 2 MArch Application Portfolio

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

JOHNATHAN LI MU RONG EARLY 2024 SHEPPARD ROBSON / PART 1 ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL / BA ARCHITECTURE

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CONTENTS

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Subtraction Youth Zone

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Hybrid Retention Community Art Gallery

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Structure and Technology

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Typhoon 2087 Competition

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Work in Practice Sheppard Robson

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ARCH 352 (Individual Project) Semester 2 2021-2022 Academic Study

ARCH 302 (Individual Project) Semester 1 2021-2022 Academic Study

ARCH 361 (Group Project) Semester 1 2021-2022 Technical Studies

Competition (Group Project) Summer 2021 Personal Project

SHEPPARD ROBSON October 2022 - Present Practice Experience

Inverting and subtracting from a defensive form to create transitional spaces that draw people in from a traditional urban block.

Restructuring typical art gallery circualtion for a community centre for functions relating to art.

Analysis and redrawing of a existing building to understand material buildup and construction methods

Modular and movable microhome idea in response to global climate change patterns.

Projects included: Byron Quarter 51 Eastcheap Project River

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YEAR 3 OVERVIEW 02. HYBRID RETENTION

Project Type - Academic Project (Individual) Typological Brief - Community Art Gallery Year - 2021, 3rd Year Semester 1 Design Module

01. SUBTRACTION

Project Type - Academic Project (Individual) Typological Brief - Youth Centre Year - 2022, 3rd Year Semester 2 Design Module

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SITE LOCATION Toxteth, Liverpool

ADMINISTRATIVE WARD BOUNDARIES 1 SEMESTER 1 PROJECT ART GALLERY 2 SEMESTER 2 PROJECT YOUTH ZONE ART GALLERIES PRIMARY SCHOOLS

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01. SUBTRACTION Youth Zone By inverting and subtracting from a traditionally defensive and reserved form, you can create pockets of space that act as transition spaces between the building and wider city block. This helps to draw people in from street level by blurring the threshold between interior and exterior spaces. The subtractions are curved to allow meandering through the building, rather than just moving from point a to point b, encouraging exploration.

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INTERIOR GARDEN 4 2 3 2

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SKATEPARK

PUBLIC/PRIVATE SPLIT + ZONE USE

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GROUND 1. FOYER 2. RECEPTION 3. MAIN OFFICE 4. MANAGER’S OFFICE 5. PLANT ROOM 6. FEMALE WC 7. MALE WC 8. FEMALE CHANGING ROOM 9. MALE CHANGING ROOM 10. LIFT AND FIRE ESCAPE 11. KITCHEN STORE 12. KITCHEN 13. CAFE 14. BREAKOUT SPACE 15. CLIMBING WALL 16. OUTDOOR GARDEN 17. RECESSED SKATE PARK

SECTION A

FIRST 1. ART STUDIO 2. STUDY SPACE 3. LINEAR STUDY SPACE 4. IT ZONE 5. ADVICE ROOM 6. FIRST AID ROOM 7. MALE WC 8. FEMALE WC 9. WAITING AREA 10. LIFT AND FIRE ESCAPE 11. FORUM 12. CLIMBING WALL

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UPPER STANHOPE STREET ELEVATION (A)

1. EXHIBTION SPACE 2. MUSIC PRACTICE ROOM 3. RECORDING STUDIO 4. VOCAL BOOTH 5. INSTRUMENT STORE 6. LIFT AND FIRE ESCAPE

BERKLEY STREET ELEVATION (B)

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GLULAM STRUCTURAL MODEL

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TIMBER CONNECTION

1. STEEL KNIFE PLATE FOOTING FOR GLULAM COLUMN 2. STEEL PLATE CONNECTIONS 3. TENSION CABLE CROSS BRACING

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EXTERNAL VISUALISATION

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02. HYBRID RETENTION Community Art Gallery The Hybrid Retention scheme provides a highly flexible and memorable space for the community to modify and use for functions relating to art. The scheme takes concepts from the Japanese Ryokan (traditional hotel) and allows the community to divide a primary space into secondary volumes and allow for degrees of privacy.

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16 ART GALLERIES, 257 FUNCTIONALLY STATIC SPACES Dulwich Picture Gallery London, UK Sir John Soane 1817

Altes Museum Berlin, Germany Karl Friedrich Schinkel 1830

The National Gallery London, UK William Wilkins 1838

Victoria and Albert Museum London, UK Francis Fowke 1859

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Hybrid Space (Upper Ground Floor) Royal Academy of Arts London, UK Charles Barry Jr 1873

The Hybrid space combines space allocations from the accomodation schedule that do not need to be strictly seperated. By creating a flexible space from movable walls, rather than just a gallery space, the hybrid space is the central part of a community building for functions related to art. This allows the community granular control over the functions within the space and the choice to change it daily/weekly/monthly. Below are example functions.

Individual Area allocations (m2) - Gallery (400) - Artist in residence studio (50) - Art studios: singular/communal (250)

Tate Britain London, UK Higgs and Hill 1897

The Wallace Collection London, UK Office of Works 1900

Serpentine Gallery London, UK James Grey West 1934

Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin, Germany Mies van der Rohe 1968

Tate St Ives St Ives, UK Eldred Evans and David Shalev 1993

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LECTURE/WORKSHOP

ART STUDIO

DIGITAL STUDIO

LECTURE HALL

MEETING ROOMS

POTTERY CLASS

SCULPTURE GALLERY

ANTIQUES SALE

AUCTION

LIBRARY/STUDY SPACE

LIFE DRAWING

Modular Space (Lower Ground Floor) Similar to the Hybrid Space, the below ground modular space works on the same principles, by combining space allocations designed to be the public core/welcome area of the scheme. Instead of moveable walls, 3 modules can be combined in multiple ways to create different furniture. Which in turn can be used to furnish the flexible space at the below ground entry point.

Individual Area allocations (m2) - Cafe (150) - Welcome area (100) - Reception/general office (20)

Tate Modern London, UK Herzog & de Meuron 2000

Saatchi Gallery London, UK Allford Hall Monaghan Morris 2008

TYPOLOGICAL STUDY

White Cube Bermondsey London, UK Casper Mueller Kneer 2011

The Photographers’ Gallery London, UK O’donnell + Tuomey 2012

MODULAR SPACE CONFIGURATION

James-Simon-Galerie Berlin, Germany David Chipperfield 2019

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MEETING TABLE

BOOTH

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CAFE BAR

RECEPTION DESK

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LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN

RAISED GROUND FLOOR PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

1. CIRCULATION ATRIUM 2. MODULAR SPACE: - CAFE - WELCOME AREA - RECEPTION 3. FIRE ESCAPE

1. HYBRID SPACE 2. CIRCULATION ATRIUM 3. FIRE ESCAPE 4. GALLERY STORE

1. SEMINAR ROOM 2. CIRCULATION ATRIUM 3. FIRE ESCAPE 4. WCs

4. KITCHEN 5. GALLERY STORE + DELIVERY BAY 6. WCs 7. LANDSCAPE STAIRS

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DESIGN BREAKDOWN AND STRUCTURAL ISOMETRIC

5. SHOP 6. CURATOR’S OFFICE 7. WORKER’S OFFICE 8. PLANT ROOM

ELEVATION A

HYBRID RETENTION

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EXTERNAL VISUALISATION

HYBRID RETENTION

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INTERNAL VISUALISATION

HYBRID RETENTION

03. STRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

STRUCTURAL STUDY

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STRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

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04. TYPHOON 2087 TYPHOON USAGI 2018

EVACUATION ROUTE

WATER DRAINAGE

The year is 2087, by extrapolating the current rate of climate change, we arrive in a world which is crippled by natural disasters, much more severe than we see today. In 60 years, the average global temperature is set to rise by 3 degrees. Fragile biomes will be most impacted by this, one of these being the typhoon ridden corridor of the South China Sea. Ho Chi Minh City, the largest and most densely populated in Vietnam, would be devastated by the increase in natural disasters.

To avoid a constant loss or damage to property, residents seek a more flexible living solution that allows relocation. The Mekong River acts as an international highway throughout southeast Asia creating an ideal means of migration. Relocatable off-grid boat housing provides a realistic solution for young couples living in the affected areas.

The boats will change locations during the year in response to incoming typhoons using pre-set GPS routes to travel further in land.

WATER COLLECTION SYSTEM

WASTE TANK WATER TANK BATTERY TURBINE/ ENERGY COLLECTION

PLAN COMPACT

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The microhome consists of 2 identically shaped trapezoidal prisms visually separated by an adjustable blind system. One module contains fixed systems such as kitchen and bathroom, whilst the other is a more modular living space. The latter of the two can be further separated from the fixed module to reveal an open living dining space.

The boat contains off grid systems such as water collection tanks and energy collection via turbines located in the hull of the boat. In addition to this, the migration route is supported by recharge stations located in major cities and larger towns.

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MODULAR PRIVACY

OFF-GRID SERVICES

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COMPETITION TYPHOON ENTRY 2087

05. WORK IN PRACTICE - SHEPPARD ROBSON

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A stage 3 scheme in Harrow, London. Working with Harrow council and Wates to deliver over 300 homes on a currently unused vehicle training lot adjacent to Harrow Leisure Centre.

Byron Quarter

ILLUSTRATIVE VIEWS

BYRON QUARTER

51 Eastcheap - Retrofit Option

A clear vertical expression to the base with extressed precast columns and colonnade

VISUALISATION, TOWNSCAPE VIEWS AND DIAGRAMS

Feasibility project on a site in the city of London. Focussing on an adaptive reuse scheme which turns the site from co-working to a hub style hotel. Considerably lower planing risk.

An eroded south-west corner to form main point of addess onto Eastcheap

Infilled precast and aluminium panels behind primary precast grid

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Open routes for pedestrians and inset terraces focused on south-west corner

51 EASTCHEAP

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Project River Retrofit feasibility project on an office building completed in 2009 by Fletcher Priest. Aiming at modernising dated elements of the buiding in an aim to keep an anchor tenancy. Specifically regarding end of trip, reception and office amenities, which have now fallen behind standards set by modern schemes in the city cluster.

Cycle Entrance

Secondary Entrance

VISUALISATIONS AND RECEPTION OVERVIEW

Main Entrance