Portfolio 22-24 by sharon cheng

Thesis Project

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FRAGMENTS

Speculative Experimental Food System

Pechet

Location

Lake Engolasters, Andorra

THE WORSHIPPER’S PARADOX

In a world where outdoor environments are scarcely habitable, an unexpected bundle of programs articulates the human need of both survival and religion, revealing the absurd obssession of human beings to perpetuate their existence on earth through their unwavering belief in technology. The architect examines a numberofprogramjuxtapositionstoreconcilethe combination of contradictory uses. New rituals emerge that challenge the traditional notions

of what is a data center, or a shrine. At the core of the project is Albert Camus’ take on Absurdism -- a philosophical belief that despite humans exist in a purposeless, chaotic universe, finding ways to lead meaningful lives are better than responding to it through ultimate death. The Worshipper’s Paradox thus delves into the extreme absurdness of technology and worship.

Entrance Hall: Composition

Inspired by the forms of shrines with rows of servers parading on the side, the Entrance Hall welcomes worshippers into a symmetrical, light-saturated hallway that guides them in performing rituals and toward the next stages of purification.

THE WORSHIPPER’S PARADOX

Context

Spatial Experiments II, Lund University

Tutors

Elin Daun Pablo Miranda

Duration 1 Term

FRAGMENTS

Spring 2023

Location

Øresund Coastline, Sweden

FRAGMENTS is a speculative project in creating a local sustainable food production/cultivation system along the Oresund conurbation, especially on sites that are typically underused/abandoned. Focusing on methods of representation and experimental discoveries, the project delves into possibilities of further utilizing harbours in growing salt-tolerant, edible species, creating a self-sustaining production chain along the Swedish coastline.

The System

The spaces and programmes included in each fragment will adapt according to an expandable grid system that permutates based on the site’s population, configuration, and nearby structures. For instance, if the site is near a harbour with high population, the fragment should consist of an additional program such as a communal food hall.

Photogrammetry

By carving into clay and scanning the carved parts through photogrammetry, the negative cave shape of the carvings were extracted and shown in a wireframe to determine ground conditions. The process was being repeated until a desired ground condition was made, one suitable for plantation and living.

Deck

Stairs and Circulation

Planting Grounds, Communal Space

Site Selection

Piers/Shipping decks with direct access to railways were chosen as possible intervention locations to facilitate the development of a convenient transport system for goods and material delivery.

Targeted

Plant Species: Marsh Samphire

Marsh Samphire is a coastal species, a succulent salt-tolerant plant that relies on salt water to promote growth. Harvested Marsh Samphires are often pickled or eaten in salads with olive oil and vinegar. They are known to be highly nutritious and a good source of calcium and iron.

Harvested Marsh Samphires will be collected into sacks, hung onto a rotational wall system for temporary storage before being delivered away. Sea water pumped directly from the harbour will spray onto said sacks to preserve harvested samphires at their best conditions.

Sectional Plantation Model - Top View

Sectional Plantation Model - Back Close up

Structural Framing

Structural Joints Exploration - Slots

Site Context Mapping

Structural Joints - Final Product

Mari Fujita

Ayme Sharma

DEUX

Location

Pine Crescent and W 37th Ave, Vancouver

DEUX is a project that focuses on creating a support system for local single parent families located in Shaughnessy, Vancouver, given it’s rise in prevalence as shown in recent Vancouver census statistics. The project aims to provide affordable and sustainable housing for the addressed population above, while not lessening any of one’s living experiences as well as increasing ways to connect these stakeholders together as an ultimate goal to provide a response to Vancouver’s housing crisis, creating spaces that allows these minorities to thrive.

COMMERCIAL BLOCK

Double-ﬂoor 2BR Units

Maximizing view, sunlight and experience with balconies facing courtyard

Entrance at lower ﬂoor For private rooftop garden access

Double-ﬂoor Glazing

Translucent Polycarbonate Panels 25 mm Thickness

Double-sided UV protection

Creating large diffused light conditions + Separate private block from courtyard

East Elevation

Serves as a display of the design’s materiality and major facade view. DEUX utilizes thin timber stripes as a way to bring in natural touch and warmth into the design. The stripes are essentially railings of balconies. By extending these stripes from the 3rd floor downwards, the railings become a facade that separates the 2nd floor from the public in order to amplify a sense of privacy.

Showcases double floor 2-BR units that maximizes views towards the courtyard. Also displays rooftop garden design.

2 BEDROOM UNIT

Double ﬂoor design to maximize daylight and create spacious living room condition

2-Bedroom Unit

Displays features within one unit along with distinctive high ceiling living room design that enhances spaciousness.

Context

Landscape, Architecture & Gardens, Lund University

Collaborators

Erik Ivanoff

Duration

2 weeks

THE GRADIENT

Spring 2023

Location

SL4 Österlen subtrail in Tomelilla, Southern Sweden

The task of the project is to design an intervention along a chosen part of the Skåneleden subtrail that enhances hiking experience, but also conveys an implicit sense of belonging to nature. THE GRADIENT is thus located on the edge of a meadow, in between a forest of trees, and atop of a flowing stream that is about 20 metres beneath with the aims to fuse and connect the above natural features together, also to provide a resting space/ shelter/viewing point for the hikers.

Concept

To create a connection between the site’s meadow, the cliff, and the stream by permutating rectangular/square planes while placing them on different elevations.

Northeast Section

Showcases the design’s physical and visual connection with its surroundings along with its different elevations.

Front Elevation

Shows the design’s materiality and context. Due to the site’s rural location, Corten steel was chosen to be the main exterior material as it requires low maintenance and has high resistance to corrosion. The material also creates a cool contrast with the landscape during summer and winter while blending in perfectly with its surroundings in autumn.

Travis Hanks

Location

7 weeks

Ponderosa Annex A, UBC, Vancouver Tutors

Mari Fujita

BEACON

By redesigning Ponderosa Annex A into a small multimedia, multi-functional library that also houses a gallery, cafe, and reading room, BEACON is a project that unveils the effect of external forces and programs to building form. Focusing on circulation, program, and sense of safety, the four-storey complex aims to revitalize the originally quiet and secluded site by attracting visitors and student bodies to study and undergo various leisure activities within the building.

Site Plan

The site is located on UBC Campus near West Mall, one major arterial within school grounds. Agronomy Road directly leads to a student residence called Place Vanier, which makes the site a perfect location to serve as a mid-point in between the two as a way to channel population.

Circulation Analysis & Site Strategies

Major circulation routes and their intersections were identified. By connecting the intersections, new routes that cross the existing site were made, thus informing the internal circulation of the design as well as its possible openings.

Circulation Diagram

Highlights pathways of circulating the building based on entrance point and personal necessity.

Floor Plan

Displays the distribution of programs and their connections across floors. For instance, the second floor library has a direct staircase that connects to the study area on the third floor.

Vertical Circulation From Agronomy Rd

Vertical Circulation From West Mall

Accessible Circulation Shortcuts