


/MULTIDIMENSIONAL COMPANY/
A Cohesive Architectural Complex for Three-Dimensional Interaction
/RHYTHM BLOCK/
A Healthy, Sustainable, and Rhythmic Community
/LISTENING TO WHISPERS/
To achieve long term healthy, balanced and sustainable streetscapes and social relationships.
/FLUIDITY LINKS/
Urban Waterfront Space Design
/SIX-WEEK COURSE ON "DIGITAL AND FORM"/
Approaching urban design with digital rigour.
In Hong Kong, most schools are far away from the city centre. On the one hand, it is difficult for these parents to balance their work and taking care of their children. On the other hand, it is difficult to organise their time. As a result, there is a lack of communication between parents and their children, making the children feel lonely.
Children
Children Merchant
Parents (Residents, Residents)
How can the paths of parents and children overlap in time and space so as to achieve social co-parenting?
Convinient Traffic: subway stations and bus stations
School
Flexible space
Office space
Extracurricular Reading
Tourist attractions: Tin Hau Temple
hospital green space activity club
attractions residential area
A Cohesive Architectural Complex for Three-Dimensional Interaction
The terrain is undulating: it is convenient for people to hike here.
High living standards: Comfortable living environment
Year: 2023 Spring
Instructor:Winnie Chen
Location: HongKong, China
Individual Project
Green plants: beautiful environment
There are mountain gardens and sports facilities nearby, providing open space for the project
Scope of activity
Children
Parents
Educational institution: Rich educational resources
Hong Kong has a total population of 7.45 million. Its urban built-up area is only 200 square kilometers, and its per capita living area is less than 14 square meters. Its population density ranks highest in the world.
The spatial characteristics of limited space and a dense population in Hong Kong necessitate a new type of spatial relationship, one that amalgamates various functionalities. Bringing together people with different needs and functions, I aim to create a vibrant and diverse street scene.
Incorporating various functions connecting schools, office spaces, and markets to establish novel market-linked relationships.
Children
Activities
Play a game
Read Climbing
Attend school
Amusement
Comminicate
Parents
Activities
Presentation
Market ?
Meeting
Afternoon tea Start work
Meal
Shopping
While the enclosed buildings remain unchanged, the spatial pattern of market commerce undergoes transformation. The challenge is to integrate the traffic flow of market commerce into high-rise buildings, achieving a three-dimensional spatial effect akin to a layered street. This involves transitioning the traditional market space, which previously only carried traffic flow on a flat plane, into a threedimensional spatial pattern that supports flow on both the planar and vertical faces. This allows the original elongated market flow to extend maximally into the vertical space.
Primary School's "Red Ribbon": An elegant, winding staircase extending outside the building, acting as the most convenient transportation link connecting the second-floor playground and classrooms.
The place where students usually attend classes
Multi Purpose classroom
A world of art, craftsmanship, and creativity encompassing fine arts, music, comprehensive practices, etc. Children can also witness the lively market scene, experience free buying and selling, and enhance their communication skills.
School playground
Not just a place for students to exercise but also a vital space for disseminating campus culture. It serves educational functions such as physical training and social skills development.
Office area
Office space is also provided here, and the company's employees are also part of the market's consumers.
Market Section: Initially not designed as a whole but derived from organizational relationships between modules. Introducing an open logic between the stacked modules on the fourth floor to create a sense of penetration in the school facade, adding complexity to the spatial junctions.
Yellow Zone: A market catering to office commuters, where professionals can purchase coffee, sandwiches, and office supplies.
Blue Zone: A platform showcasing cultural creativity, allowing students to acquire cultural knowledge and purchase items with cultural value.
Purple Zone: An entertaining market where children act as creative stallholders, selling their unused toys, experiencing buying and selling, and honing their social skills.
Red Zone: Community formats like dining and convenience stores. Given the high number of surrounding residents, dining becomes a predominant business format.
Office commute
Brand cultural creation
Puzzle entertainment
Leisure and convenience
You will find a refuge from the stresses of working remotely and a stronger connection between parents and children. Children can feel the energy of the bazaar and experience the freedom to buy and sell. Meanwhile, parents seize the opportunity to grow their children and enjoy the joy of a wellbalanced work-life blend.
People selling and socializing at the market
Children watch the market, where they can experience free buying and selling and practice their communication skills.
The market area can be entered from the school, and children can also be creative stall owners, selling their unused books and toys.
Abandoning the traditional horizontally distributed campus, we adopted a vertically partitioned campus - an overlapping campus. Vertically, the sports and teaching areas overlap each other.
Year: 2023 Winter
Instructor: Swing
Location: Heidjöchl,Vienna
Co-operated Project l
Ordinary apartment
Hard pavement
Through an in-depth study of landscape sustainability and urban planning, this project integrates the design of a new home for people and the environment to live in harmony within this site, which not only provides convenient amenities and an abundance of green space for the neighbourhood, but is also able to attract people from outside of the region and enhance Vienna's overall urban image.
Elderly apartment
Woodland
School Lawn
Hospital
Outdoor Theatre
Market
Skatepark
Waters
Site scope
Tram
Roads to the outside
Internal site roads
Possible intersection
Bus stop
subway station
Tram stop
Provide public space for the neighbourhood. Due to the diversity of the needs of the neighbourhood, the park was changed from the usual fixed-function park to a more free-form lawn park. The park is intended to provide the neighbourhood with a stage space capable of hosting a wide variety of events, which consists of movable facilities (such as movable stage lights, removable seats, playgrounds, etc.) and so on, in addition to the necessary traffic flow and auxiliary facilities and buildings. That is, to provide a park with more possibilities, more flexibility, more freedom of choice and a rich rhythm.
There are a number of green spaces scattered around the site, such as national forests, large woodlands, stadiums, parks, etc., which can accommodate larger crowds, but do not radiate effectively to the project site.
1.Allocation of site area
3.Subdivided rhythm area
The surrounding infrastructure is small and narrowly serviced to carry the future residential population.Imbalance in the ratio of living area to public space area. The average area of public space available to neighbourhood residents is insufficient.
Views of the site boundaries are all relatively open, with little screening, and noise from the presence of the railway to the south can also have a relatively significant impact on the site
The site is surrounded by an abundance of public transport, trams and metros as well as buses. It is also connected to well-developed road.
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2.Implanting the concept of “Rhythms”
4.Add specific floor details
Public Service Framework
Creating a healthy, sustainable & rhythmic neighbourhood Living
Enjoying Getting Around
Housing, Health& Wellbeing Strategy
Landscape Design Strategy Transport Strategy
Resort Skatepark Lawnarea Lawnarea
Lawnarea Resort Resort
Elderly apartment Ordinary apartment Ordinary apartment
Hospitals circular bridge
The three areas of Living', 'Enjoying' and 'Getting Around' havebeen selected to form the basic public service framework forthe site, including the Housing, Health & Well-being StrategyLandscape Design Strategy' and Transport Strategy, whichwill provide a solid foundation for the site to absorb moreresidents and provide a more convenient and healthy life inthe future.
Ordinary apartment Ordinary apartment
ResortTheatreOutdoor Static areas Dynamic areas
Establish local waste transfer stations. Waste will be divided into recyclable waste, non-recyclable waste and others. Amon, sanitation workers' participation in social
Martin Luther King Park
Featuring a seasonal theme, a water theme, and a body theme, this park encompasses movement aesthetics, recreational use, and sustainability
"Landscape of Movement and Stillness"
- Contemporary Design Practices in Chinese Gardens
" Movement " is a series of consecutive points, a "dynamic" perception.
"Quiet" implies a point of pause, a stopping point.
Grasbrook
The transformation of Grasbrook is based on a combination of the unique river landscape, the flexible commercial programs and the wide variety of residential typologies. The plan quite simply embraces the city as an additional living room
The project will create a vibrant new green neighbourhood with a focus on affordable housing, complemented by social infrastructure such as communal farms, educational parks, shopping facilities, and so on. A holistic, rhythmic activity concept and a dense green network will permeate the area and connect it to its surroundings, creating a beautiful home for its inhabitants.
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A green space between communities is planned within the site and a large landscaped park in the centre , and to make the street a green living space with enough space for planting. In addition to this, a number of basic public facilities have been added to improve the quality of life for the residents.
In accordance with government policy we plan to build affordable housing on the site. The key principles of housing policy include affordability, quality, social cohesion and a balanced social mix. Flats cover all housing combinations and also include the concepts of senior flats and single flats.
3. Caring for privacy and publicity
Respect the residents' desire for privacy.Open up visual connections and enhence social interaction. Categorise different types of open spaces and pathways.
Shape these transitions according to the orientation of the residential space - towards the courtyard, towards the street or towards the path.
4. Caring for everyday needs
The new mixed-use area includes a supply of supermarkets, retail outlets, food and beverage outlets, shopping centres, healthcare, sports facilities, arts, cultural and social facilities. These facilities are positioned to benefit as many residents as possible, and the location of this public infrastructure near public transport hubs (metro and tram stops) makes it more accessible to residents.
5. Educational and childcare facilities
Educational facilities are planned as an integrated educational campus consisting of a primary and secondary school, which reduces the footprint and serves more residents, but no new kindergartens will be added to the site due to the high density of kindergarten facilities in the neighbourhood.
6.Traffic and bridges
Traffic within the site consists of a double-decker traffic space, with the bridge continuing into the site as a landscaped urban boulevard, and buildings on both sides of the slope, which will become an inclined inner-city street connecting to the surrounding buildings, including the community's activity centre, which will increase traffic safety and provide more convenient travel routes at the same time.
Each "block" will be interspersed on the site as if it was a cascade.
Ordinary apartment
Elderly apartment
Courtyard Breaks
School
Activity center Webmail Hospital
Tram
Internal site roads
Roads to the outside
Activity space in the community
Sports field
Woodland
Lawn
These items can also be reused, let’s categorize them!
To achieve long term healthy, balanced and sustainable streetscapes and social relationships.
Year: 2023 Summer
Instructor: Kimber
Location: Guangzhou, China
Individual Project
Between Cangbian Road and Dezheng Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province
If you're tired, take a rest here.
Our working environment has improved, we are not so tired, and everyone is very friendly and helps us.
The venue is located in the bustling old city center of Guangzhou. In the city center with dense crowds and complicated traffic, there are ancient residential houses and a strong market atmosphere. I was curious about the place and investigated the place and its surroundings.
· Lack of a rest area for sanitation workers within the community.
· The need for organization in community activity spaces.
· Lack of attention and recognition for sanitation workers, leading to a lack of professional identity and social belonging.
By examining the current situation and challenges faced by sanitation workers, I reevaluated their social status and used spatial design to assist in rebuilding a healthier and harmonious social standing.
How to help residents correctly understand the profession of sanitation workers? Worry about dirty environment
Extremely strenuous physical labor
Dirty and messy working environment
Lack of rest stations
SANITATIONRest station
This is a small rest stop for sanitation workers in the community. It’s dark and damp.
The
Waste transfer station
Planning level:
Gradually forming a positive interaction between sanitation workers, residents, government, and tourists over three steps to achieve longterm healthy, balanced, and sustainable street landscapes and social relationships.
- Establishing a local waste transfer station where waste is categorized by residents into recyclable, non-recyclable, and other categories.
- Involving sanitation workers in various activities, such as sorting and selecting recyclable waste, constructing their own rest stations, repairing and refurbishing old furniture, fertilizing plants with organic waste, and transforming waste into handicrafts.
- Utilizing existing open spaces and nearby buildings to create a future home and a new type of waste transfer station, fostering positive interaction in space. The future home includes features like Wikkelhouse (cardboard space), an outdoor theater, vegetable gardens, flea markets, etc., catering to the needs of sanitation workers and creating a healthy, equal, and abundant living environment.
- Involving residents in the construction process, using a significant amount of products derived from recycled and transformed waste, making the process engaging, autonomous, and enjoyable.
- Social activities involving sanitation workers in waste recycling and future home construction will change the public's stereotypical impressions of them.
- Activities like recycling and public construction significantly enhance the social identity of sanitation workers, promoting widespread participation, attracting tourist experiences, and fostering regional development.
- Ultimately, a positive interaction will be established between sanitation workers, residents, government, and tourists, achieving longterm healthy, balanced, and sustainable street landscapes and social relationships.
Focuses on efficient garbage collection and compression, aiming for quick waste transfer with minimal manual involvement. Includes a secondfloor activity area for sanitation workers.
Utilizes underground waste transport equipment, visually distinct from traditional stations, with higher concealment and sealing to reduce odor and noise pollution.
Features a platform with a recreational area for communication and activities between residents and sanitation workers.
Utilizes corrugated paper recycling products to provide a daily resting space for sanitation workers. Each component is made by wrapping corrugated paper around a mold, bonded together with eco-friendly glue.
The existing rest stops are too far away, and sanitation workers are unwilling to walk there, and some don't even know they exist.
Converts an existing parking lot into a two-story future home, creating positive interaction in space. Uses recycled products to provide living and daily spaces for sanitation workers.
Resident classification of recyclable items
Sanitation workers at the new rest station
Residents segregate different kinds of waste Waste that cannot be recycled by secondary decomposition is transported to refuse transfer stations.
Residents on the activity platform
Sanitation workers interact with residents
WORK (AFTER DESIGN)
Residents organize second-hand market to exchange used items.
Recyclable garbage is processed and these items are given a new value - a living resource.
Residents buy and sell their belongings at second-hand flea market
Making fertiliser from food waste and organic farming
Organic vegetable garden and outdoor theater
Construction of a rest station for sanitation workers and various daily necessities by combining used cardboards.
Operation of new garbage transfer station
Year: 2023 Spring
Instructor: Lexian Ou
Location: Guangzhou, China
Individual Project
Donghaoyong, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou City, was once the moat of Guangzhou. Now, after ten years of "updating", it has not only restored the natural ecology of clear water and blue sky, but has also become a model of water-friendly ecological leisure. Cultural corridor. However, due to the continuous development of the times and being located in the center of the old city, there are still some problems that need to be improved.
causes trouble to residents.
Public life is rich, but the planning and use of street space are not reasonable enough and are more chaotic.
Rich Educational Resources
Recreation ground fragmentation
Poor environmental quality
There are many primary and secondary schools near the site.
WATERSCAPE HISTORY
1930—1960
OPPORTUNITY & OBJECTIVES
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1930-1960 1960-2000
transport links
6km
Baiyun Mountain
Optimize the use of idle land, integrate fragmented publicspaces, and provide diverse and flexible activity spaces for surrounding residents.
2010—
2010—
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IMPROVING RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT& SPACES CLOSE TO VIADUCT
Re-establish a water system with diverse interactive functions to visualize the process of water treatment and purification to achieve subtle educational significance.
Overlay plants and other noise treatment facilities on the transportation system and activity space to improve environmental quality.
resident activity space vehicle road
pedestrian road
Fitness Equipment commercial space camping on the green
1960—2000 2010-
SORTING
Martyrs‘ Cemetery
2010-NOW
1960—2000 2010-
2km
Pollution of river gusher
Beijing Road Tourism Area
PearlRiver
Sorting out functional routes
Replanning segment activity types
Overlap functions along the route and segment activities
Zoom in
Dongshan Lake
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Widen walking space
ESTABLISHING A MORE GREENERY WATER SYSTEM
Noise protection
roof garden
green spaces beside buildings
waterfront green space
Pollution control; establishment of viaducts
1960—2000 2010-
Pollution has improved and water-friendly recreation areas have been installed
REFLECTIVE
The river has a long history and has left a deep cultural imprint in the hearts of Guangzhou people. At the same time, it also retains the imprint of urban development, such as water pollution treatment, transportation reform, and urban village reconstruction. But problems still exist: public spaces are fragmented and space is not fully utilized, leading to oversaturation of people in some spaces; roads accumulate water on rainy days; busy viaducts generate a lot of noise, affecting the quality of life of nearby residents.
green terraces
street greening
roof garden
rainwater catchment used water surface runoff rain gardens ??????
Currently Situtaion Proposed Change
Atmospheric precipitation
Roof garden and plumbing
In addition to focusing on improving water quality, the introduction of interactive installations along the stream is also very important. These installations not only provide water, but also trigger work and role-play activities, promoting communication and collaboration. The highest device in the entire venue - the water tower - is a very critical node. Students can enter and play to observe the water purification process, and they can also climb up to observe the scenery along the river, bringing together playful and educational experiences.
Infiltration of pipes in buildings and surface runoff
Rain Gardens and Grass Nests
Rain Garden and Soil Permeation Under the Overpass
Interactive Element 2
Roof Garden
water surface
Pumping Mechanism
Interactive Element 1
Water Features
Interactive Element 4
Bridge Pillars
Permeable True Hole
River Water Purification Facility
– Equipped with Oxygen Supply Mechanism and Biofilm for Filtration
Interactive Element 3
Wooden Raft
Rain Garden with Replenishment Well
Interactive Rain Garden Within the Community
Year: 2022 Spring
Instructor: Yinghua Wen
Location: Guangzhou, China
Group Project
The course "Digital and Form" prompted a shift in my thinking, encouraging a more rigorous, digital approach to solutions. Throughout the course, I delved into concepts such as "algorithms," "KANO," and "indicators," applying a meticulous, digital mindset to my designs.
In parametric design, the impact on outcomes is not solely determined by the parameters themselves but rather by the designer's logical system. The essence lies not in specific parameter variations but in the systematic principles governing a particular influencing factor. The core of parametric design is logical modeling, utilizing the inherent logic of objects to establish their form.
Crowd analysis
schoolchild
passersby sabbatical visitor office workers Resting residents
The main mobile people inside the site are residents who come here to take a rest, tourists for fun, children going to and from school and their parents.
·There are schools, children's palaces and other educational bases scattered around the site. The resources of the site can be used to provide schools, children's palaces, etc. with a space to display children's works to the outside world, while also serving as a park for leisure and entertainment.
·The design of gaps between high-density urban businesses can also alleviate a series of problems caused by urban development, add green space to the city, provide activity venues for residents, and inject vitality into urban life.
Demographics
tourists
Located in the vicinity of the busy pedestrian street, shopping, catering and cultural facilities are more complete, with high traffic flow.
residents
office workers
schoolchild parents
services sector
gastronomy
culture and education
Priority ranking of factors
Quantity of greenery provided
Well-established infrastructure
More seating options provided with diverse orientations
Form of provided installations
Quantity of greenery provided
Distance between installations and greenery
Quantity of cultural installations
Color of provided installations
Quantity of movable installations provided
Distance between installations and greenery
Color of provided installations
Quantity of movable installations provided
Quantity of cultural installations
Display Functionality
More seating options provided with diverse orientations
Form of provided installations
Well-established infrastructure
Site planning logic
Wind classification of the site
Based on the optimal indicators derived from the wind constraints classification of the site and the preliminary survey report, the indicator elements are placed into the site, where the weights of each element are derived from the hierarchical analysis method.
The project is located next to a T-shaped intersection on Wende Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, with a total area of approximately 793m² and a green area of approximately 125m². It connects the Beijing Road Pedestrian Street to the west, Wende Road Primary School to the north, and To the east it is adjacent to residential areas.
KANO Model Questionnaire Survey
Conducting a survey based on the existing facilities at the venue, distributing questionnaires to nearby young individuals.
98 completed questionnaires
In order to narrow down the conditions for entering the battery, another survey was conducted based on these eight optimal indicators.
The survey was distributed across the entire network, resulting in 98 completed questionnaires.
Lack of Specificity in the Questionnaire
Conducting a search for 30 pocket park cases and examining each park's proportions based on the indicators in the questionnaire.
IBM SPSS Statistics
Utilizing linear regression analysis to analyze the above results and derive the optimal indicators.
Finding Weights
Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process
Reserve access space
Exhibition Installation Area Internal vegetation zones
Seat 2 zone
pocket park
Exhibition of Installation Sizes
Quality Views
Consistency of interactive device output range
Interactive device orientation
Spacing between individual greenery spacing between greenery groups
Overall site proportion and division of different-sized installations.
Large site area with good connectivity
Better scene experience
Relationship between interactive device paths and paths of other devices
Establish group relationships
Control group connections
spacing between interactive devices and spacing between main devices
Table and chair installations between installations and greenery
Interactive installation zones
Low vegetation zone
Seat Zone
Seat 3 zone
Consider safety, stay away from complex main pathways
Ensure non-overlapping activity areas
Facing open, scenic areas, line of sight distance
Line of sight distance, installation distance < line of sight distance, greenery distance
Grasshopper site constraints planning
1. The vegetation in the windy area is made of low bushes and flat lawns to ensure that the area is ventilated and cool; 2. Interactive devices are placed in the windless area to ensure that children do not catch a cold when playing; 3. Wind transition area to place the exhibition device articulation, near the low bushes, broad and comfortable vision.
Greening individual spacing - Generating group connections
Green group spacing - Generating group connections
Exhibition installations - Dividing the total space share with different sizes of installations
Interactive device outputs are coherent - Large site area and good connectivity
Relationship of the path of the interactive installation to other paths - away from main roads with complex pedestrian flows
Seating unit - facing an area with open views
Main unit spacing - Separate range of motion
Orientation of interactive devices - more convenient for scenic experiences
The above constraints are brought into the genetic algorithm to perform operations with the aim of finding the optimal location of greenery, fixtures, and seating in the scheme, and finally reading six highly significant results before combining the variables.
Programme iteration - through Wallacei
Looking across the board with Wallacei yields average results
1.Multivariate analyses and results:
2.Post hoc analyses and results for multivariate combinations:
Weak Wind Zone Greening 1
Weak Wind Zone Greening 2
Weak Wind Zone Greening 3
Weak Wind Zone Greening 4
Sight distance - the distance from the sight line to the installation is less than the distance from the sight line to the greenery
All the variable indicators were summarised into 10 groups (F01-F10) to derive each group's field scores in the field.
interactive installation
Strong Wind Zone Greening 1
Exhibition Installation
Strong Wind Zone Greening 2
Strong Wind Zone Greening 3 Seating and Green Positions
The constraints are substituted into the genetic algorithm to perform operations and proofread the final site plan. Based on this, the plan was added Tyson for zone fitting to form the final site specific morphology plan.
The constraints are substituted into the genetic algorithm to perform operations and proofread the final site plan. Based on this, the plan was added Tyson for zone fitting to form the final site specific morphology plan.
Seat distribution
Greenery
Distribution
Terrace Road
Distribution
On the basis of the plan, a specific form is generated that is gradually raised from the bottom to the top, from the outside to the inside, to enhance the sense of depth and visual impact. The final form is created by elevating the different levels of greenery and seating.