Michael Wong Portfolio

MICHAEL LW WONG

Selected Works BSc Architecture | University of Bath

About Me I am a fourth year BSc (Hons) Architecture student at The University of Bath, pursuing my Part II education and professional experience.

With strong interest in theory-driven design and sustainable architecture.

Experience 2024 - Foster + Partners - Architectural Assistant 2023 - New Office Works - Architectural Assistant 2022 - P&T Architects - Architectural Intern Contact:

Education

mw2419@bath.ac.uk

2021-2025 - University of Bath 2016-2021 - Uppingham School

+44 (0)7565392264 https://www.linkedin.com/in/ michaellwwong/

Languages English - Cantonese - Mandarin

CONTENTS Epineion Pages: 1-10 Through the development of a floating offshore wind farm in the Celtic Sea. This project embodies the cyclical nature of development within the renewable energy sector by showcasing a transformative exhibition space

The Open House Pages: 11-16 Calling for a temporary House of Commons, and associated support spaces while the Restoration and Renewal of the Palace oif Westminster occurs, located in Bristol.

Walk in the Field Pages: 17-22 An architectural competition for the design of an Art Exhibition Centre, Sound Museum, and a Footbridge within a rural development in Western China.

Personal Project Pages: 23-26 Masterplan Project - Foster + Partners Brass Luminescence

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Epineion Themes: Industrial, Civic, Museum, Sustainability, Structural Year 4: Semester 2 Individual Project Duration: 16 weeks Status: Ongoing

Brief In response to the development of a floating offshore wind farm in the Celtic Sea. This project embodies the cyclical nature of development within the renewable energy sector by showcasing a transformative exhibition space that highlights the latest technological and infrastructural advancements, doubling up as an investors hub, raising capital for the largest sustainable energy project in Britain.

Response The project brings Bristol’s industrial hub from Avonmouth, back into the historic Floating Harbour. The central theme of the project explores the relationship between the contained and the container.

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Celtic Sea Floating Offshore Wind The Round 5 Celtic Sea Crown Estate Project Development Areas (PDA) is set to be completed and operational by 2050. These 3 PDA zones had been determined through refined area search within the Renewal Energy Zone Limit and the UK Continental Shelf (Crown Estate, 2024). It is expected to be the first phase of commercial development in the Celtic Sea.

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Talbot Port

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Bristol Port

This Blueprint shows that delivery of a Celtic Sea 4.5GW programme will deliver into the UK £1.4 bn GVA and an average of 5,300 jobs through the development of necessary port infrastructure and the supply of critical components and vessel needs over the next five years (Smith et al, 2024).

There are two key factors to grow port capacity in the SW region. First is to increase the existing infrastructure in place. Second is to maximise the port utilisation. There needs to be a large sum of capital raised for this project in order to sustain the development of the current PDA, infrastructure development of the Bristol Port, and for future project developments in the Celtic Sea Wind Farm (CSWF).

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The Infrastructural Scale With the primary programme of the scheme being an exhibition space, a scaled understanding of the the wind turbines and nuclear reactor would inform the footprint and form of the proposal.

Industrial Taxonomy The geometry of the raw industry situated within the Avonmouth port are extracted and relocated back into the building site. The silhouettes of Coal Conveyers, Storage Silos, Grain Buildings, Bulk Storage and Flour Mills reconfigure themselves into the design proposal.

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Plan Parti The key forces of the site informed the orthogonal site outline. Along with key axial forces, it suggested a strong geometric form for the building.

The idea of the triangular space frame came to fruition, creating a column free exhibition space to house ‘The Contained’.

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3. The Exhibit Scale

4. Introducing the Infrastructure

5. Intensifying the Infrastructure

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The latticed booms of the four cargo cranes in front of MShed act as an introduction to the monopitched space frame structure of the building. The sheave and hooks of the cranes are reflected within the building through the hung ramp and exhibit system.

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Unfolded Exhibit Circulation Visitors are encouraged to follow the curated journey for the most narrated experience. The exhibit starts off with the Celtic Sea Wind Farm chapter on 3/F as the introduction, and ends after the Local Industrial Decarbonisation Plan chapter on G/F.However, the freedom of exploration and self curated journey is also encouraged through the vertical circulation stairwell system.

2050 Net-Zero Nation

Offshore Wind Farm Technology

Project Development Area

Celtic Sea Wind Farm

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Proximal Port Identified

Leasing Round Biddings

Bristol Port Infrastructure

Bristol Wind Terminal

Bristol Wind Terminal Development

The Nacelle Show Room

The Nacelle

Floating Offshore Installation

Floating Offshore Maintanence

Bristol Wind Terminal

Bristol Termin Reclam

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Bristol Port Wildlife Corridor

The STEART Habitat

Port Estate Conservation Areas

2040 Net-Zero Port

Hinkley Point Partner

Sizewell C Blueprint

Hinkley Point

Severnside Carbon Capture

Hydrogen South West

Gravity Salamanca Gigafactory

West of England Industrial Cluster

Local Industrial Decarbonisation Plan

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Tectonic Facade Model @ 1:100

Steel Space Frame Structure and ETFE Facade The three dimensional space frame system utilises a double layered support system, with adjoining nodes connected through a ball joint system.

The circulation ramps and tertiary exhibits are housed within the structural lattice of ‘The Container’, allowing the impermanent exhibits to be swapped.

Steel Ball Joint Framework

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Steel Hung Cable System

The triangular OnyxSolar PV roof panels mitigates direct solar glare and gain. The visible light transmittance can be varied, lowering the need for artificial lighting

Low-E double glazed windows with a lower visisble light transmittance of 40-50% to mitigate as much solar gain as possible

The service floor is supported by the top layer of the space frame.

It accommodates the exhibit lighting and control panel, PV roof, and smart louvre control systems.

The opening of the smart louvres causes the stacked ventilation effect, allowing efficient cooling of the exhibition space without heavy energy expense

The main lighting modules are used for the main exhibits of the Blade, Nacelle, and the Reactor.

These continue to shine at night, causing these exhibits to glow through the buildings ETFE skin.

New technology for the Celtic Sea Wind Farm

The triple-layered ETFE reduces solar gain, and the need for cooling.

It also incorporates fritted polarising patterns that reduces solar gain drastically. The air-pumps allow for a dynamic thermal regulation through air pressure difference.

Natural Ventilation through an integrated smart louvre system; measuring temperature, humidity, CO2 levels.

Low-E double glazed windows with a higher visisble light transmittance of 80-90% to allow as much interaction with the streetscape

The diagonally hung 100m-long wind turbine blade is positioned to allow for visitors to interact with it during different stages of their experience.

The ramps and the nacelle are the only two spaces within the exhibit space that utilises a heating system. The lowest temperature of the exhibit should not reach below 12°C for optimum thermal comfort

New technology for the STEART Habitat Scheme

An accessible intray allows for CDM to the numerous mechanical services below the ramps

The evapourative cooling from the pool offers a natural cooling effect to the overall space. However, humidity control will need to be considered to mitigate condensation

The pool acts as an acoustic dampener. It generates white noise to mask the live sound, and also reduces the echoes, reverberations of the space

Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil fuelled Forklift - LIDP

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THE OPEN HOUSE Themes: Masterplan, Civic, Political, Sustainability, Cultural, Historical Year 4: Semester 1 Group Project Duration: 12 weeks Group Members: Giacomo Oldfield Habina Seo Nicole Lowson Emma Saavedra Sarget John Taylor Macey Rajkovic

Brief Calling for a temporary House of Commons situated in the heart of Bristol.

The idea of a modern ‘temporary’ parliamentary instituition should be accounted when considering the building’s organisational logic.

Response Inspired by Bristol’s industrial heritage and urban context, the scheme Transformes Westminster’s ceremonial axis into a functional transport axis, the design links the new Bristol Temple Meads entrance with the Floating Harbour Bridge and future developments.

1. Visitor Entrance 2. Prayer Room 3. Restaurant 4. Kitchen 4. Cafe 5. Ticket Office 6.ExhibitionSpaces 7. Cloakroom 8. Staff Reception 9. MP’s Cloakroom 10. First Aid 11.ShowerFacilities 12. Security Office 13. WCs 14. Plant Plan by Habina Seo

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Facade Development The verticality present in the Palace of Westminster’s facade is accentuated through its gothic pointed arches.

Palace of Westminster Facade

Exaggerated Vertical Expression

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Our proposal breaks the verticality found in the Westminster Palace down into modules of 9x12m bays, corresponding to the classical proportion of 3:4.

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1:100 Building Facade Model

Proposed Facade Articulation

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1:100 Chamber Facade Model

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The chamber facade offers a contrast in density and materiality, but continues the expressed datum lines and fefacade proportions.

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Standing Seam Aluminium Waterproof Membrane Rigid Insulation CLT Primary Beam Vapour Control Layer Timber Stud Natural Wool Insulation Plasterboard

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Standing Seam Aluminium Waterproof Membrane Rigid Insulation Timber Studs CLT Slab Natural Wool Insulation Plywood Board Plasterboard

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Timber Floor Finish CLT Floor Panels 160 mm Timber Joists and Cork Plasterboard Ceiling Finish CLT Secondary Beam

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Render Finish Hempcrete Blocks Plywood Board Insulation and Steel Structure Rigid Insulation Vapour Control Layer Metal Railing Timber Batten Finish

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1. Aerial Perspective of the site 1920-1930s

Chamber Sectional Models @ 1:100

2. ‘Homage to Bernd Becher‘ by Idris Khan

Morphology of Gasworks and Chamber The cylindrical form of the chamber pays homage to the historical gas holders north of the building site. The industrial past of the South-West cities are often overlooked in the vital role they played supporting the expansion of other local industries. The vertical columns and laterial ties provided strong and efficient structural benefits whilst retaining a light structure. This works in tandem with our chosen circular chamber form.

Traditional Gaswork Structure

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Re-housing the Gasholder for the Chamber

Chamber proposal with articulated facade

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WALK IN THE FIELD Themes: Competition, Cultural, Masterplan, Rural Development July 2023 Group Architecture Competition Duration: 4 weeks Team Members: Paul Tse Hwan Seo Lee Yuki Xu

Brief Calling for the design of 3 sites within the masterplan of a rural development in Western China. The first site will host an “Art Exhibition Centre”, the second a “Sound Museum”, and the third is a footbridge that connects the first two sites together.

Response The first site of the Art Exhibition Center should reflect local Ya’an elements as well as culture. The second site of the Sound Museum should focus heavily on creating a unique user experience, allowing time and space for them to reflect.

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Located in Western Sichuan, the site has a unique natural environment of vast plains and wetlands. The local Linpan culture is famous for its farming, tea-harvesting and natural landscapes.

The design is inspired by the local Linpan dwelling formations.

The building design mirrors two L-shaped components, forming a tea room atrium in the middle.

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Traditional Linpan Dwelling Formation

Reflective Courtyard spaces

Famous Linpan Cluster Formation

Reflective Elevation

The main Fine Arts Exhibition lobby is sheltered by a dome structure, reflective of the local plains in the region. By juxtaposing the artificial and natural landscapes, it creates a smooth transition between interior and exterior.

The collage of decentralised structure pays homage to the agricultural heritage and the local way of life in Linpan.

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Sound Museum Composed of different zones, the museum takes the users through an auditory experience, reflecting the sound of ones self, nature, and others.

As the users enter the central atrium pool, they are met with an archipelago of sound rooms, each offering their own self-auditory experience through variation of scale, light and ambience.

Experiential Circulation

Theatrical Circulation

Experiential Taxonomy

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Foster + Partners Themes: Masterplan, Landscape, Retail, Cultural, Office Feb - Aug 2024 Foster + Partners

Project Background: A 975,000m2 masterplan project situated in South Korea. The site sits in the centre of a large transport intersection, with high speed railway and subway lines running adjacent to the plot

Duration: 6 months Team Members: 70+ members working on this project internally

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Role: I was placed in the Green Team which lead the retail and masterplanning aspect of the project. My tasks included producing design studies, plans and sections, modelling both physically and digitally for render production.

I worked independently on facade design options for the 90,000m2 department store. Aiding the coordination of facade designs between the 5 different mixed-use buildings within the masterplan.

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Individually tasked with designing and developing department store interiors.

Completed 5 concept designs throughout the scheme and worked closely with visualisers.

Conducted a retail-focused circulation study to investigate the basement retail’s relationship with the department store.

1. Initial Concept Model @ 1:350 2. Department Store Facade Study 3. Concept Interior Visulisation of Department Store 4. Retail circulation diagram

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BRASS LUMINESCENCE Themes: Re-use, Upcycling, Furniture

An upcycled Lamp from an old trombone and a high-stool seat.

The LED bulb housed within the bell has its wiring through the turning slide and down into the slide tubes. The slide receiver houses a magnetic reed switch that allows the lamp to be turned on and off through height alteration.

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Contact: mw2419@bath.ac.uk +44 (0)7565392264 www.linkedin.com/in/michaellwwong/