Portfolio 2012_Po Wah Yeung

2010 B. arch candidate selected projects

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PO WAH YEUNG

Contents

CONTENT PAGE

P. 3 - 12 SHATIN COMMUNICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY CENTRE

P. 13 - 20 A SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC TRANSPORT INTERCHANGE

Shatin, Hong Kong Professional Work 2010-2011

West Kowloon, Hong Kong Professor: Ann Tate Fall 09 - Spring 10 Thesis A year project

P. 21 - 28 CULTURAL CENTER

P. 29- 30 PARK STRUCTURE

P. 31 - 36 PERFORMING ART CENTER

P. 37 - 42

Chicago, IL Professor: Andre Schmit Spring 09 Advance Studio A semester project

Providence, RI Professor: Silvia Acosta Spring 07 Architectural Design 1 month group project

Raleigh, NC Professor: Jota Samper Fall 06 Form Studio 1.5 month design project

Digital Representation Spring 07 Hand Drawing Fall 07 CV

DRAWINGS & PROFILE

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SHATIN COMMUNICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY CENTRE

Perspective from Racecourse Side

Context Plan

The Shatin Communications and Technology Centre (SCTC) is an office building commissioned by Hong Kong Jockey Club - a nonprofit charity and the world leader in provision of horse racing, sporting and betting entertainment. The SCTC at Shatin Racecourse will bring together a series of the Club’s staff and core operations currently housed in various locations across Hong Kong, into a single, integrated building, including the Main Telebet Centre, Integrated Call Centre, IT Department Offices, Broadcasting

Services Department & Post Production Centre, Hong Kong Jockey Club College and Future Expansion Space.

1. The Site 2. Existing Bus Terminus 3. Sha Tin Racecourse 4. Shing Mun River 5. Tai Po Highway 6. Racecourse MTR Station 7. Main Grandstand 8 Penfold Park 9. Fo Tan (MTR) Station 10. Hong Kong Sports Institute 11. Ma On Shan 12. Tolo Harbour

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SUN

WIND

Central Core

VIEW

NOISE

The site provides spectacular views to the East across the green expanse of the Racecourse.

Directly West of the site is the Tai Po Highway, a busy eightlane highway providing the main trafďŹ c artery from Hong Kong to the Mainland boundary.

Also, on the West in the podium of the residential developments is the Fo Tan MTR station and convenience for bus, coach, taxi, car and bicycle access for Club staff.

Side Core

Split Core SHATIN COMMUNICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY CENTRE

Massing Studies

BUILDING HEIGHT= 48.375m

R/F ROOF TERRACE

8/F

HKJC COLLEGE

7/F

IT

6/F

EXPANSION

5/F

EXPANSION

4/F

TELEBET / ICC

3/F

TELEBET

2/F

TELEBET

1/F

LOBBY

G/F

CANTEEN

LE

Sectional Perspective

Axonometric Diagram PO WAH portfolio | 05_06

SHATIN COMMUNICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY CENTRE

Southeast Elevation

Northeast Elevation

Section C-C

Northeast Elevation

GF Plan

1F Plan

Typical Plan

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SHATIN COMMUNICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY CENTRE

Enlarge Drawing

The work station planning module is interrelated to the structural grid and facade modules. This relationship allows exibility throughout the building. Facilities can be easily interchanged on different oor and within different spaces.

Interior Facade View

Perspective 1

2

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SHATIN COMMUNICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY CENTRE

Enlarge Drawing

Perspective From the Roof Terrace PO WAH portfolio | 11_12

project name

THESIS STATEMENT Hong Kong, a metropolis of extreme verticality, is built up on top of layers and layers of concrete slabs that slowly suffocate the open street life. In this vertical city, pedestrians increasingly circulate underground, rising up occasionally for movement, leaving the vehicles trapped in the gloomy spaces.

Linear Energy Flow Diagram

On the horizontal plane, the coastal line pushes further and further out into the water to build new urbanism. Massive street blocks redraw the form of the city.

Bare land caught in between the old grid city and new urban mega blocks waits to be assimilated.

This thesis rethinks the urbanism of Hong Kong and proposes a provocative approach to accommodate the flow of pedestrian and vehicular traffic, and connect the old and new developments.

The Public Transport Interchange is lifted up out of the suppressed building plinth and transformed into a luminous and airy structure. The structure becomes selfsustained with energy harvested from sunlight, wind and human movement.

It bridges the gaps of the city, creates a transit and pedestrian link connecting across to the three train stations and a bus depot, lifts the traffic from the ground and reveals the street life for pedestrians.

Through braiding the strings of programs, the traffic and pedestrian experiences become interlaced while at the same time remaining independent.

Circular Energy Flow Diagram (Proposed Energy Model for PTI)

site green area

Site Map PO WAH portfolio | 13_14

This proposal bases on the government proposition of development in West Kowloon, the reclaimed land, as a junction of the mass transit between mainland China and Hong Kong. An inter-city train that runs through north-south of China ends at West Kowloon, the center of Hong Kong, connects to the local transportation network.

The proposed area is an empty lot locating in between the old development and the brand new high end residential housings. The proposed PTI will act as a bridge between these old and new areas to bring pedestrian and vehicles traffic across.

Pedestrian Flow

Traffic Flow

Change of Coastal Profile due to Reclamation since 1970s A Sustainable Public Transport Interchange

Train Line

Re organization of the pedestrian and traffic flow through twisting

Study of twisting of clay

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A Sustainable Public Transport Interchange

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A Sustainable Public Transport Interchange

Perspective from the pedestrian side

Perspective from the North

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CULTURAL CENTER

project name

green area

The cultural center is located at the downtown of Chicago. To embrace the legacy of the city, an old commercial building is kept on site, sandwiched by the cultural center.

On the left side of the commercial building is the “busy” parts of the cultural center, such as the theaters, cinema and cafe, while on the right side is the “silence” parts, such as gallery and office space. On the ground floor, a diagonal passage activates the path from train station to the green area along the water front. Pixilation of the building creates a simulation to the existing building on site and allows extension of cultural activities from both from inside-out to outside-in.

1:100000ft

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from train station

second entrance

from car park Vechicles

main entrance

private entrance to back stage

one mile and half mile grid

City 1 mile and 1/2 mile grid of Chicago

Exiting and proposed green area of Chicago

existing green area and proposed green area

7500

Green area around the site

Traffic flow diagram PO WAH portfolio | 21_22 1:100000ft

1/32 parti models

Proposal four

Massing model of volume

Proposal one

Proposal two

Proposal three

Cultural Centre

Volume transformation dia-

Circulation Administration Performance hall

Parking

Reception and shops

Mediatheque

Gallery Workshop and training room Circulation Diagram PO WAH portfolio | 23_24

A

B

B

A

Section A-A Cultural Centre

Plans at 8ft interval ( starts from -4ft)

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Cultural Centre

(Left) Perspective of the north facade (viewing from the park) (Above) Perspective of the south facade (viewing from the train station) (Below) Interior perspective of the reception area for the black box

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This project is one month duration. As a group of 13, we were given 100 sticks of 2” by 4” and unlimited rope to design a structure that deals with slope and program for the Brown Street Park, Providence in Rhode Island.

Using the mechanics and geometry of a “four bar linkage,” three bar rotate to record the change of the slope. The changing in form in the end allows different programs to inhabit.

Park Structure

To facilitate the incremental transition responding to the slope, the linkage is constructed with hinged joints that rotate freely. These sections are then linked to each other and adjusted to maintain a datum allowing a level surface for seating and enclosure. After the slope is registered, two of the seven required joints are ďŹ xed to resist rotation and provide a bearing surface for inhabitation.

Construction process

Sketches of structure being inhabited (left two) Diagram of four bar linkage (right two) PO WAH portfolio | 29_30

PERFORMING ART CENTER

project name

Mapping of trafďŹ c, public and private space, and sound around the site

A performing art center, a multi-use performance space that is intended for use by various types of the performing arts.

The performance hall in downtown Durham locate at a rather destitute site, surrounded by rail road tracks, a football ďŹ eld, vacated buildings and a prison. It is important to set up the relationship with the outside from the inside to allows and attracts the ow of visitors and performers, and makes the site more open for these various performance.

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In the design exercise, with the play of words “interlock” and “slice,” a cardboard model is created. The spatial quality of the model is closely studied and brought forth to the design of the performing art centre.

The slices is development to form the rib structure.

Diagram of circulation and programs (top) Diagram of massing development (Next) Picture of cardboard model (Below)

Performing Art Centre

Massing models

1 Ticket booth 2 Lobby 3 Black Box 4 Proscenium 5 Stage 6 Work Shop 7 cafe 8 Public Restroom 9 Rehearsal Room 10 Storage 11 Green Room 12 Dressing Room 13 Private Restroom

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Performing Art Centre

Perspectives inside the proscenium PO WAH portfolio | 35_36

DRAWINGS

Drawings

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Drawings

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Drawings

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