MARITIME YOUTH HOUSE
PARAMETERS: -Inhabitable zones -Uninhabitable zons -Circulation
BJARKE INGELS GROUP
-Indoor vs Outdoor -Base grid (length and width) -Max height -Min height
Base 8’x8’ grid
Structure at each intersection
Eliminate structure at non-undulating zones
Apply surface to integrate inhabitable, storage and circulation
Eliminate middle of surface to allow for flat walkable space
Enclose inhabitable space
Reference Image for Surface
Varying Height
Varying Width
Variations of Original Logic
Resultant Surface
Surface after cutouts
Surface converted from smooth to stepped
PHASE SHIFT
One Story Building
Fourty Story Building
Different Programs -- Different Goals / Interests
Potential Factors in Transformation
Smooth Surface (Landscape)
Program A
wants to push surface down to create social space
Program B
wants to push surface up to create storage space
Flat Surface (Floor Plates) Transition
Step Condition
BUILDING AS LANDSCAPE STRATEGIES Walkable Surface / Exterior informs Interior
Scala Tower by BIG
TEK by BIG
Stepped Floorplates
Faste Batteri by BIG
Lego Towers by BIG
Cutouts
W57 St by BIG
Cooper Union by Morphosis
Morph with Surroundings
Trysil Ski Resort by BIG
Boscolo Hotel Nice by BIG
ECOLOGICAL NICHE Since the Central Star Ferry Pier has been moved from its old pier next to City Hall to the new location outside International Finance Centre, the number of people using the Star Ferry to cross the harbour has fallen drastically, nowadays only tourists and only a few commuters use the system. This has meant the Star Ferry company has lost billions of dollars since the relocation. Therefore it is planning to stop operating the Hung Hum ferry pier and the services to and from it.
Distance between old pier and new pier: Over 300 meters. Pros of old pier: Close to City Hall, multiple hotels, banks, popular venues, malls etc.
SOLUTION: Stitch multiple ascpects of Hong Kong culture to breathe new life back into the area and create more traffic for the ferry.
Cons of new pier: Not easily accessible, not many activities around the area, located close to controversial Final Reclimation area (currently not completed)
Hotels
Offices
Shopping
Markets
SHIFT FROM IMAGE REFERENCE TO METABALL
When creating a single story building, the image reference tool is ideal. However, when shifting to a 40 story building and adopting BIG’s building as landscape ideas a new tool is required. The meta ball component uses reference lines and creates a threshold charge (a circle) around the point on the line. The resultant image of the component varies based on the reference line, threshold values and number of contours required.
Highest Point
Lowest Point
RESULTANT SCALAR STRATEGY
Facade
Steps
Floorplates
MUTATIONS / ITERATIONS
FINAL PROGRAM LAYOUT and PRIVACY LEVELS Office, Hotel and Res
Private Living (Obstructed View)
Office and Hotel
Private Living (Unobstructed View)
Shopping and Residential
Private Business
Residential
Semi-Private
Hotel
Communal Space
Office
Public
Shopping Market
RESIDENTIAL 485 ft
HOTEL 425 ft
LOUNGE 365 ft
TERRACE LOUNGE 300 ft
GYM 220 ft
CONFERENCE ROOMS 200 ft
RESTAURANT / BAR 160 ft
LOBBY 100 ft
SMALLER OFFICES 65 ft