Portfolio for MArch Programme Application / UCL Bartlett School of Architecture

A R C HI T E C T UR E

PORTFOLIO

SELECTED WORKS (2016 - 2021) TONGYU CHEN

CONTENT The Intervention Project Newcastle UK Urban Meal Mine

Other Works

Melbourne Australia The New Village in 2035 Shanghai China Blyth Reef Aquarium Blyth UK

Henan China

BLYTH REEF AQUARUM Public Architecture Blyth, UK Acadimic / Sep 2018 - Jun 2019 Individual Work Tutor:Colin Ross(colin@cincolinrossworkshop.com) Getting Away From It All Studio is aiming to explore the relationship between people and place, through interdisciplinary research, respond to the local cultural and natural environment, and establish the connection between architecture and water. In the end, to create a tourist destination that is away from the noisy city.

The design is focusing on the "underwater sensation", "marine life environment", and "coexistence of man and marine life". This project intends to create a "bridge" on the Blyth Beach connecting the land and the underwater, which can bring people into the underwater world without getting wet. It will be the "window" to show people the natural state of the Marine life, as well as a place for recreation and Marine studies. By taking advantage of the ebb and flow of the tides, it can display different appearances like a work of art to attract tourists.

Through the Study Trip in the Netherlands, I found that a tourist city can transform the entire town into a museum that displays local characteristics and culture through the details of the urban architectural environment. The unique cultural atmosphere is conducive to deepening the impression of tourists and playing a marketing role.

In the stage of Project Realisation, I further clarified the theme of the project and the layout of the functional partitions. At this stage, I also began to think about how to guide people's behaviour and feelings through the design of space, and finally tell the user a complete story through the interaction of architecture between people and the environment.

sea orange sponge

lobster velvet swimming crab

octopus

butterfish bottlenose dolphin atlantic grey seal

shellfiish white-baeked dolphin

dead men's finger ECOLOGIICAL ENVIRONMENT:

seacaves, overhangs , crevices and dense kelp forest.

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ballan wrasse

ECOLOGIICAL ENVIRONMENT:

different environment and move betweeen different environment.

coal fish

conger eel fayher lasher breadcrumb sponge minke whale crabs scorpion fish starfish

ECOLOGIICAL ENVIRONMENT:

wolf fish

muddy sand

lobster pollack anger fish cuttle fish peacock worm

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Through many visits and investigations in Blyth Port, I found that the time when Blyth is more popular with foreign tourists is in hot summer. When the temperature is low and the wind is strong, there are very few tourists, and the main activities are walking, dog walking, fishing and sightseeing. There is a Marine Station near the harbor but it is rarely open.

The collage at the top shows the main geological eatures of the target location as well as the species.

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Concept

inspired by the elements on the site - Sea - Pier - City

Materials

- Resin - natural form of water - Recycle scrap wood/timber - pier - Concrete - city / new intervention

The discarded wood boards are randomly assembled under the premise of maintaining the centre of gravity, one end is cast in the chair surface made of resin, and the other end is cast in the concrete base.

- Thinking Through Making -

To create a place where people coexist with marine life, I decided to adopt the concept of coral and choose rough concrete as the outer wall to breed corals and attract more species to live around the building. The building's skin and interior galleries are inspired by the way corals feed and their biological structure.

Outdoor view in the day

Interior view in the day

Under water view

The Deadman's Finger (Alcyonium digitatum)

The individual polyps project from the surface when feeding

The envelop and illumination were inspired by coralline feeding way

Voronoi 3D model by Grasshopper

Massing model of diaplay space for reef

Intersection of two models for the final form

- Project Realisation -

concrete internal walls

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SOLAR CHIMNEY

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BUILDING SKIN 1

The roof absorbs solar energy and converts it into electricity for the building.

(Above the surface of the water) The outer skin above the water absorbs light during the day and transmits it at night.v

3. BUILDING SKIN 2 (Under the water)

The surface beneath the water is mainly used for resistance to pressure and for ornamental purposes.

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EXHAUST SYSTEM Inside the building, the main electric energy exhausts the air and mosses and other plant communities increase the fresh air.

5. WATER SYSTEM In the building, there are mainly two systems of fresh water and sea water, through the circulating filtration system, the water resources are recycled.

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- Environmental Strategy -

Two forms of the primary structure are used in this design. The beam-column structure is used for most of the space in the building. And the shear wall structure is used for exit stairwells on both sides of the building, which replace the position of two columns as the core tubes.The original columns were arranged in square grids. However, considering that the whole building is a cylinder. Therefore, to make the load of structure more uniform, the columns are arranged in concentric circles.The cross-section of the round reinforced concrete columns is 800 mm in diameter. The beams are 800*400 mm, and the longest span is 9100 mm.

The biggest structural challenge of this building is how to build the wall while connecting the main weighing structure to it. So I used a lot of unusual construction patterns in the exploration of the structure of this building. Different types of concrete are also used to achieve the desired effect. The environment also very demanding and require the use of sunken shaft construction.

concrete flat roof

concrete internal walls

acrylic aquarium tanks

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staircase

coral fish exhibition room acrylic glass wall

concrete internal wall

external wall embedded with acrylic sticks

PRIMARY STRUCTURE round reinforced concrete columns; solid reinforced concrete floor and pile foundation

PRIMARY STRUCTURE reinforced concrete ring beams and radial beams

PRIMARY STRUCTURE reinforced concrete shear force walls (core tubes)

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SECONDARY STRUCTURE reinforced concrete waffle slabs

TIETIARY STRUCTURE

Coral dIsplay hall

Coral Display Hall Lifts

Reef Fish Tank

Hotel Room

Marine Environment Tank Exhibition Zone

Toilett

Full Depth Sea Tank Office Room

Fresh Water Tank

Jellyfish Tank

Full depth sea tank

Marine Environment tank of Northumberland

Full Depth Sea Tank

Office

Hotel Coral Concept Display Hall

Selling Area

Public Zone

Fresh Water Tank

Entrance Reef Fish Tanks

Customer Service Jellyfish Tanks

Restaurant

Fresh water tank & Platform on Leven2

Pier

Customer Service Entrance

Lift

Selling Area Pier

Kitchen Mechanical Room

Facilities Mechanical Room

Kitchen Restaurant

Toilet

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1 Double-leaf rooflight 2 Lining 3 Clamping bar 4 Photovoltaic modules ventilation cavity solar thermal system thermally insulated 60*60 mm battens bitumen waterproofing 2-ply rigid plastic foam board vapour barrier reinforced concrete roof slab 5 Drainage channel 6 Parapet capping bitumen waterproofing 2-ply timber board rigid plastic foam board 7 Sheet metal clip 8 12.5 mm gypsum board 80 mm cast-in-situ aerated concrete 25 mm precast concrete 9 Tilt window: aluminium frame powder coated toughened glass 6 mm cavity 16 mm toughened glass 8 mm 10 Clear acrylic rod (diameter: 50 mm, longth: 139 mm) 11 Conseal C8-231 waterstop 12 25 mm precast concrete 13 55 mm cast-in-situ aerated concrete 14 Cast-in stainless steel anchor 15 Cast-in stainless steel anchor 16 water proof reinforced concrete 17 Reinforced concrete ring beam 18 800 mm reinforced concrete column 19 Floor finish 90 mm heating screed, tinted, sanded, sealed heating pipes damp proof membrane 30 mm impact sound insulation 500 mm waffle floor slab 20 21 22 23 24

Folded steel sheet Compression seal Blocking/sealing 750 mm acrylic glass pane 150 mm reinforced concrete screed, polished Separation layer 50 mm PUR hard foam thermal insulation Three-ply sealing membrane 300 mm PUR hard foam thermal insulation 300 mm gravel fill 800 mm reinforced concrete Reinforced concrete ground beam 25 Pile foundation

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- Material, Construction & Detail -

Undersea restaurant with underwater window

Yorta Yorta

Urban Meal Mine

36°15’S

Baraba Baraba

Wathaurong

Ngurraiillam

Wergaia

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36°45’S

Taungurong 37°S

Djadjawurung

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Woiworung

Melbourne

Public Architecture VIC, Australia Conceptual / May 2021 - Dec 2021 Individual Work Tutor:Xinyue Tan(xingyue@sensedesign.com.au) The supplement of agriculture products is more dependent on imports than local, due to the globalisation of trade. This has led to the high consistency of agriculture species and the survival crisis of local industry.

In Australia, the aborigines had agriculture with yam as the core grain and unique farming techniques. However, this industry has disappeared that once dominated the entire continent with the advent of the colonial era. This history has only been recorded in a British explorer’s notes and was replaced by mechanised farming wheat and corn, a gift from the Europeans.

In Queen Victoria Market, the largest farmers market in Australia, around 99% of agricultural products are exotic, and local products are almost absent in the trading process.

By applying new materials, structures, public events and green gardens to these local trading venues, with the traditional local agriculture as the theme, I believe this redesign could arouse the public’s memory: the cornerstone of civilisation on this continent are native species and aboriginal civilisation.

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The area around Port Phillip and the Yarra va l l ey, o n wh i c h t h e city of Melbourne now stands, was the home o f t h e Ku l i n p e o p l e , an alliance of several language groups of Aboriginal Australians, whose ancestors had l ive d i n t h e a re a fo r an estimated 31,000 to 40,000 years. The area was an important meeting place and growing area for the clans of the Kulin. The Kulin lived by fishing, hunting, gathering and cultivating, and made a good living from the r i c h fo o d s o u rc e s o f Po r t P h i l l i p a n d t h e surrounding grasslands.

Melbourne has always been a Market town. Its residents have always had a fascination with Markets, and this tradition continues ever today. The Melbourne City Council was originally established in 1842 to manage the City's many markets, of which one was Queen Victoria Market . The Market was the largest and most intact of all Melbourne’s great 19th century markets. It’s a vibrant and bustling inner-city market.

Officially opened on 20 March 1878.

The separation of the Wholesale Market from the Retail Market lead to a plan to redevelop the Queen Victoria Market site into a trade centre, office and hotel complex in the 1970s. However public outcry prevented this and resulted in the Market being classified by the National Trust.

Later, it was added to the National Heritage List in recognition of its links to the early colonial population of Melbourne and its ability to demonstrate the principal characteristics of a 19th century metropolitan produce market.

To d a y, i t h a s o v e r 600 small businesses f o r e ve r y t h i n g f r o m Au s t ra l i a n f r u i t a n d vegetables, local and imported gourmet foods, clothing and souvenirs.

Also the market provide online shops.

The market holds many public events and Tours, w h i c h p ro m o t e s t h e exchange of different cultures and creates more demands and opportunities.

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The Market serves three distinct audiences:

Visitation to the Day Market by Melburnians has been slowly declining in recent years, while the proportion of tourist visitation has increased. wDisproportionate to the median age of 28 years in the City of Melbourne,2019 research shows that 60% of current Day Market customers are aged 50 years and over.

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There is an opportunity to better understand and respond to our changing local community through reorienting some of the Market’s offer to attract the younger fast-growing inner-city core catchment.

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An annual grass that grows to The tubers were a staple around 200 mm. Can form a food of Australian Aboriginals full cover on moist soils. Grows and are eaten after cooking, on all soil types. usually in ground ovens.

Estimated Loss of Production in Melbourne’s Foodbowl by 2050

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More handmade artisan products

More locally made designed products

More rotating specialty markets

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More vintage clothing Household essentials and accessories

stationery

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By 2050, Melbourne’s population is likely to grow by at least an additional 2.63 million people to reach a population of 7 million.

This analysis models the possible impact of the predicted population growth on loss of agricultural land and productive capacity in Melbourne’s foodbowl, if population growth is accommodated at the current rate of urban density. There is likely to be greater loss of farmland in the inner foodbowl compared to the outer foodbowl, because higher population growth is predicted to occur in this region. As a result, the impact on foods grown mostly in the inner foodbowl region, such as vegetables, is likely to be particularly significant.

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The edible tuberous roots of murnong plants were an important source of food for some Aboriginal Australian peoples.

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A long-lived and hardy perennial grass with a very strong history of use as a grain for food. Found throughout all inland areas of Australia.

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According to the current Victoria Market analysis, the road on the southwest side of the site has more traffic, and the road on the east side has more traffic. A square is placed in the southeast as a gathering area and tourist entrance. The parking lot entrance is placed on the east side.

The building is divided vertically into three levels. The building forms a retreat from the ground square to the northeast corner of the planted roof. The outdoor planting area on the first floor mainly grows colonial crops, while the planting area on the second floor mainly grows Australian aboriginal crops. The types of crops planted are chosen by visitors who experience planting to create a dynamic landscape that varies from season to season. In this way, it echoes the influence of colonial history on indigenous farming culture and indigenous crops. Moreover, it shows today's dynamic and harmonious communication mode between immigrants and indigenous people.

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6 Food Court

7 Meat & Fish Hall

8 Dairy Produce Hall

9 Therry Street Plaza

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Community Hub & Car Park

11 The Urban Meal Mine

12 Franklin Street Stores

13 Carpark

14 Flagstaff Garden

15 Iglu Melbourne City Student Accomodation

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There were two main yam seasons. One was after the first rains of autumn, the other was in late spring / beginning of summer.

Variable Rainfall

water run-off rich alluvium and plant debris

Tuber head used in indigenous propagation.Traditional harvesters usually break off or cut the head of the tuber and reinserting it back into the friable, aerated soil of the pit.

Encrusted soil

New Tuber

Water Friable moist loamy soil

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Canvas tarpaulin

Grass or mats

Curing should be carried out immediately after harvesting and transporting yam setts to the storage area. Curing requires high temperatures (32 to 40 ℃ ) and high humidity (95%) for 2 to 4 days.

Wet rushes that grow along the waterways, they are socked for three or four hours and placed in to steam the food and not burn from the coals and the clay balls.

Farming - harvesting - cooking journey Leisure sightseeing journey

- Programme & Long Section -

Cut-away view of yams placing in storage

About 150 are placed on the base and a fire is lit.

THE NEW VILLAGE IN 2035 Residential Architecture Shanghai, China Competation / Aug 2020 - Dec 2020 Individual Work Tutor:Qidan Chen (Qd.chen.k@hotmail.com) The 2020 Shanghai Urban Design Challenge points out that the problems to be solved in urban renewal are as follows: first, the public space inside the neighborhood has a single function, lacks the positive interface of the street, mainly for people, cars and parking, and lacks the function to provide services for people or add the vitality of the area. Second, the slow walking space between the neighborhood is not continuous, interrupted by the city road; Neighborhood interior slow space quality is poor, mostly occupied by road parking. Thirdly, it has the characteristics of large number of interest subjects involved in urban renewal.

The Laoshan New Village neighborhood is adjacent to the eastern side of the Lujiazui financial district. It was one of many new residential neighborhoods for workers to emerge from rapid urban growth in the late 20th century.

There are complete surrounding facilities such as hospitals, primary schools, middle schools, high schools, shopping centers, art centers, churches, parks, rivers and so on within 20 minutes' walk.

The surrounding activities cover a wide range of people, including the elderly, young and middleaged, teenagers and children. Although this is a very promising community. However, it is difficult to meet the basic needs of the old residents because it‘s deisgn lags behind the modern urban environment. It is also less attractive to new residents.

The project aims to identify existing housing needs through observation and research of the community. Then more targeted and innovative design will be used to inject vitality into the old community and provide a more humanized living experience.

Tourists

Dog walkers

Q1: How to meet residents' demand for clothes drying outdoors?

Fitness fanatics

Q2: How to satisfy the small commodity trade of the residents in the community?

Q3: How to relieve the parking pressure of motor vehicles in the community?

Q4: How to establish a dynamic link between the activity area of the pedestrian overpass and the surrounding shops in the residential area?

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Q5: How to solve the demand for outdoor clothes drying while preserving the dramatic scenes of traditional residents' life and skyscraper background?

Vendor

Q6: How to solve the problem of large delivery vehicles parking on the road?

Q7: How to solve the problem of non-motorized vehicles parking and occupying the sidewalk?

Q8: How to meet the needs of residents to grow plants or crops in the community?

Couriers

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Site Metro Station

sunrise/sunset sun path dominant wind direction in summer dominant wind direction in winter

Hospital

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residences built in 1980 residences built in 1956-83 residences built in 1993

Office

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retail school green area community services

- Site Analysis -

pedestrian entrances paths vehicle entrances

metro station pedestrian overpass express hubs

high pedestrian volume high traffic volume

Three-dimensional traffic system

walk path

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Shared outdoor clothes drying system

Community activity and free market

Transportation

Communication

The visual echo of different architectural forms

Unit type

Type A for 1-2 people

Type C for 3-5 people

To Q3

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Vertical parking lot

The pedestrian overpass connects to the third floor of the new street-facing retail area to form a skywalk street.

Type B1 Type B2 for 2-3 people for 2-3 people

Upgraded infrastructure

Shared non-motor vehicle parking

To Q5

To Q6

The visual echo of different architectural forms

Express delivery system with the community

Shared outdoor clothes drying system

Vertical parking lot

The semi-public business district model promotes activities and exchanges inside and outside the community

Shared green space

Shared planting

Agricultural products sales

Self-sufficient in some agricultural products Each unit is equipped with a green balcony

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THE INTERVENTION PROJECT Public Architecture Newcastle, UK Acadimic / Sep 2016 - Jun 2017 Individual Work Tutor:James Longfield

The Intervention Project is an additional design that intervenes in the Northern Stage, which is an excited architectural space. The new design needs to consider the impact of the original building on the users and reduce the changes to the built environment.

My design concept is creating a quiet and delightful space for children.Because I found this place requires a particular space for children, those who might feel bored when the adults who come together are talking or eating.

Th is p ro j e c t in tro d u c e d th e m e t h o ds o f building surveying, architectural drawing, photographying, and model making.

Circulation

Illumination

Exhibition area of the Northern Stage Acoustics

I decided to hang the intervention project above the groud floor staircase where is quiet and have not been occupied by any activity.

The interior design was inspired by an exhibition area of the Northern Stage.

From the entrance to the end, it becomes more and more narrow. For the view from outside, it emphasises the sense of depth. This 'box' mainly provides children with an area for reading. The diagrams on the left show the design process of the recliner: adding two wedges to prevent users from sliding downward, then changed the material from timber to high-density soft sponge which can provide users with a more comfortable recliner.

- Concept Development -

The net ladder can bring children more fun in climbing. The design of the translucent elastic curtain increase privacy, moreover, protects children from falling out of the 'reading box'.

Inside the walls is where the bookcases hid, it saves the space and provides users more interaction with the design space.

The images on the left are taken from 1:20 model. The wooden material creates a warm and quiet atmosphere, and the light bars split the space while providing light for the user. The visual depth of the space makes the 'reading box' more attractive.

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- Technical Drawing -

OTHER WORKS Cultural Heritage Protection Henan Province, China Professional / Sep 2019 - Sep 2020 Team Work (Images shown are from the author) Tutor:Xiaochuan Yu (xiaochuanyu123@163.com) This chapter mainly shows three prictice projects I participated in during my internship in the Design Centre of Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Heritage Protection.

The first one is about the Protection Plan of Gongyi City Cultural Relic Constructions. I took part in the field research of approximately 155 cultural relics sites and observed the cultural relics of different times and types closely. I learned the characteristics of ancient Chinese architecture in different ages and had a preliminary understanding of the authenticity and integrity of the historic buildings. The second project is the Restoration and Protection of the West Wall of Guide Mansion in Shangqiu city.

The original wall was built between 1503 and 1511 AD. I participated in the research, design and model making. I also took part in the preliminary survey and mapping of several heritage building conservation projects. The third project is one of them. The restoration and protection design of Wu Qijun's former residence in Gushi County is one of them. Built in the early qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the wooden structure is in urgent need of maintenance due to insect infestation.

3.The restoration and protection design of Wu Qijun's former residence

1. The Protection Plan of Gongyi City Cultural Relic Constructions

- Practice Project -

2.The Restoration and Protection of the West Wall of Guide Mansion in Shangqiu city