Architectural Portfolio (B.Arch)

PORTFOLIO

Selected architectural works

2016-2023

Limbu Isak

Bachelor of Applied Science (Architectural science)

SSF UNITS

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Worked under Project Team

• Helped prepare drawings of various kind for clients, coordination work between consulatants and to other government parties for their approval

• Assisted on the facade design of the tower and the retail belt

• Helped with the lobby layout design

• Provided support on creating 3D visualization for clients

Type: Mixed-Use

Design/Project Architect: DLN

Location: 2B1 Kai Tak, Kowloon

Site Area: 13827 m 2

Completion: 2024

The intention of this project is to create a sense of place that reflects it history by re-imagining it through innovative technology and new vision. The goal is to rediscover the urban living style promoting sustainability and vitality.

L&D HOUSE

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Worked under Project/Design Team

• Assist project architect to incorporate feedbacks from other consultants

• Used BIM to create Plans, Elevations, Sections for GBP submission

• Assist on Facade Design

Type: Commercial Design/Project Architect: DLN

Location: 8 Cameron Road, T.S.T

Site Area: 768 m 2

Completion: 2024

HOUSE OF STORIES Dongguan, China

As Dongguan in PRC faces challenges of an ageing population and Housing Shortages and particularly millennial leaving for better cities, we were tasked to propose housing solutions for the millennial.

We began with analysing its urban fabric and Investigating ways to improve or revitalize its social infra-structure in response to projected population growth and to develop a new hub for the working millennial.

As a result, LIVE, WORK & PLAY came as the three vital elements to drive this project forward. A community for young millennial where their lifestyle is not compromised for work but incorporated into it.

*All site analysis are group work

2018, Y3 Project

SITE ANALYSIS

LAND USE

ACCESSIBILITY

Mapping the primary uses of different spaces, in Dongguan, China to develop a strategy that recognizes the potential for social interaction in and around the site. Understanding the overall context of the site and its growing transformation, we proposed a master layout plan that encourages communication between the working millennial and locals and promotes a co-working environment.

Additionally, as the cost of living is rising and apartments are unaffordable, more and more young adults are open to sharing the facilities and the cost.

G/F PLAN

1 Gallery Space & Multi-Purpose Room

2 Electrical Room

3 Shared Kitchen & Bathroom

4 Shared Laundry Room

1/F PLAN

1 Unit Type A

2 Unit Type C

3 Common Lounge

4 Library

2/F PLAN

1 Co-Working Space

2 Communal Kitchen

3 Unit Type B

4 Garden Roof

3/F PLAN

1 Recreational Space

2 Roof Garden

3 Unit Type B

Journey around the Neighbourhood

The streets around the site reflects the character of its neighbourhood and it is observed that the streets and alleys along the site are mostly empty. Its a densely populated low rise domestic buildings where the tenants are mostly low income factory workers. To revitalize this ageing area with young bright minds, streets can be use to influence the perception of the space and portray the quality of space. It plays a vital role in connecting the neighbourhoods and create a communal space for people to share ideas

AXONOMETRIC VIEW

Unit Type A : This 29sqm apartment is designed to comfortably accommodate a couple or a young professional. Through high-quality design, it provides an affordable option for inner- city living and challenges the need for urban sprawl. It’s a functional apartment for a couple to live and entertain in and it provides an option for the couple who wants privacy by having their bathroom and an internal laundry space.

Unit Type B : An alternative to more affordable living space, this 22sqm unit offers young millennial both private space in the form of kitchen and bedroom while sharing the bathroom space. The Unit is open plan and the spaces are only divided by the moveable furniture so the occupant can make the space it’s own to accommodate their particular lifestyle.

Common Spaces are also provided on each floor to encourage ideas exchange, extend the network, diversify opportunities and create a strong community.

BLOCK ‘A’ 1/F

Type ‘A’

Type ‘B’

SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE

STUDENT DORMITORY North Point, HK Island

An Inspiring learning environment encourages creativity, collaboration ,and critical thought. Spaces are designed to adapt as pedagogical practices evolve, rethinking the traditional classroom to support different forms of learning. Places to socialize and connect are as important as the teaching spaces themselves, creating the best conditions for academic achievement.

The Dorm balances communal and independent living for students as an alternative to the traditional halls of residence while also providing studios and teaching support.

2017, Y2 Project

HKU SPACE (Island East Campus)

HKU SPACE (Architecture Student Dormitory)

KamHongStreet

Neighbourhood

Located adjacent to the IEC campus in North Point, the corner site with a dimension of 21x10m posed some design challenges and it was important to consider human congestions next to the junction, traffic noises, low sun exposure (tall surrounding buildings) ,and so forth. On top of it, the design brief stated not only to provide sleeping accommodation to architecture students but also provide learning facilities such as studios to satisfy the increasing number of students enrolling in the program.

Following the analysis and observation of both the brief and the site, which also played an important role in defining the form, the programs were arranged in such a way to provide the best learning environment, nurturing creativity, encouraging socialization without compromising their privacy ,and more importantly, giving them a space to relax their minds.

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INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE

Studio Space

Separated by different levels in height without any physical barriers, studio spaces are arranged along the staircase to foster collaboration and encourage active learning. The stair connects all key learning spaces and allows the student to experience the spaces throughout.

Exposed concrete and polycarbonate panels create a functional, airy space and favours uniformity in the diffusion of natural light.

Student Dorm

Top: Upper floors (4F - 6F) area, with one shared kitchen for students, provides a place to calm their minds and rest their bodies from all the mental stress. Each floor is connected through a lift and staircases. A sky bridge connects the dorm to the IEC campus where only architecture students and the staff are allowed to use it making it easier for the students to move their architectural models and panels freely.

The translucent polycarbonate exterior allows a consistent amount of daylight to brighten dorm areas and creates a lantern-like glow from the building in the evenings. It reduces the need for artificial light.

SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE

Top: Revealing spatial and experiential intentions of the design

Top Right: Celebrating the structural component as a part of the architecture aesthetic expression and enriching the experience of the users.

Bottom Right: The facade absorb light and disperse it more evenly through the glazing. It produce poetic space inside that appears to be built of light.

1:100 MODEL

OASIS TERRACE, SHOPHOUSE

Stanley, HK Island

Located adjacent to the Stanley beach next to a historical Grade 3 pre-war building, the shophouse, an oasis for the family, is placed where one is needed to respect the history and its significance through the creation of form which encompasses harmony of systems, a sense of order and that which distinguishes one existence from another.

The house sits on a 48m2 site and is meant for a family of four. It is designed not just to provide shelter but to accommodate the need for growth to each member while also acting as a way to earn income and become a self-sustaining architecture that takes its form through the inspiration of its compliments surrounding neighbourhood.

2017, Y2 Project

Neighbourhoods are not only a manifestation of human activities, it is also a planning device. Understanding local elements for design allows us to reconsider our individual neighbourhood and relate them to each other in one way or another. Neighbourhood collages are not just a representation of the town or area. They also reveal much about its inhabitants, their activities and their relationship with the environment. And as with most things in life, how we perceive our neighbourhoods through habit, stereotypes and expectation can all affect how we experience them.

SITE ANALYSIS

SUN & WIND

Added Volume Site ( 48m2 )

Site area with Adjacent Grade II Historical building

CIRCULATION

Grid Lines Gable Roof

Subtraction to create Open Space and to separate Work and Living spaces.

LANDUSE

Addressing Historical aspect by using Grid Lines and Mirrored Gable Roof

Further subtraction to create interactional spaces and green roof garden to promote sustainability.

Interactive spaces

Assigning programmes

1 Roof Garden

Leading to the roof garden is one bridge hanging over the courtyard. Separated into small gardens, it creates hierarchy and the wind and light enter through the openings.

1/F PLAN

1 Hallway Library

2 Master Bedroom

3 Closet

4 Bathroom

5 Shared Bedroom

To give privacy to the family, each room is separated by solid walls. The circulation spaces are separated by wooden and concrete flooring and passively ventilated through the openings of the wooden cladding facade.

G/F PLAN

1 Kayak workshop

2 Kitchen

4 Garden

The family living space and the working space are separated by adding differences in ground level, use of different flooring materials and a little outdoor courtyard between the living and working space. Each block with its own stairs to the upper floor, work space and personal space are separated but, yet connected.

The interplay of light and shadow and breezes through the wooden cladding facade stimulates and heightens one’s experiences.

WEST ELEVATION

A series of terracing planter boxes support the tropical foliage along the party wall, filtering daylight into this central atrium space. Slotted windows at each incremental level allows in light while the natural vegetation helps filter dust, noise and heat.

Right: Kayak workshop space arrangement, with repairing facilities at the front and visible from outside while still connected with the gar den behind which acts as a bridge between the working space and living space further maximizing the 25m2 workshop space.