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DESIGN PORTFOLIO
Architecture brings ideas to life. Ideas formulated by curiousity , perception and expression.
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Curiosity leads to exploration; exploration leads to ideas. Growing up in Hong Kong, I have always been eager to explore the city. The urban environment, packed with spontaneous sensory stimulation, provided me with ample opportunities to seek out new discoveries everyday. Perception promotes interpretation; it provides a deeper understanding of people, space and objects. As I matured, I began to establish a sense of perception. My boarding school experience in the UK taught me how to adapt to new situations and tackle problems from multiple approaches. Expression is the manifestation of ideas; it is the reflection of thought. The design studio is a communal platform for expression. I learned to work in collaboration and embrace new ideas. I learned to conceptualize and reinterpret. Most importantly,I learned to visually communicate my ideas.
ABOUT
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SECOND YEAR STUDIO [SPRING 2014]
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THIRD YEAR STUDIO [FALL 2014]
TRANSFORM
FIRST YEAR STUDIO [SPRING 2013]
BODY ARMOR
FIRST YEAR STUDIO [FALL 2012]
AEDAS
INTERNSHIP [SUMMER 2014]
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STRATUS SCHOOLHOUSE PETIT GOAVE, HAITI Professor | Alex Mergold Partners | Renee Rust Takuma Johnson Design IV Spring 2014
Design Concepts elevated membrane light vs heavy suspension open plan tensile
The goal of this project was to provide a healthy, comfortable learning environment for handicapped students affected by the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. In collaboration with Cornell University Sustainable Design (CUSD), we were to design a learning center located at Petit Goave, a small town located southwest of the Capital, Port-au-Prince. Our proposal creates an interplay between two independent systems, earth and sky. A wall enclosure constructed with local masonry brick ensures security as well as the division of programmatic space; a translucent fabric canopy spanning across the site provides shelter and allows natural sunlight to enter the interior spaces. Our primary aim was to design an interactive learning space that dealt with climatic issues in a cost-efficient manner.
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Petit Goave, Haiti Population: 12,000 Temperature (째C): 17 - 26 Precipitation (inches): 2 - 9
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SECURITY
SPACE
SHELTER
The canopy structure is suspended by six masts creating an open floor plan that is divided by a system of curtains. The tracks follow a triangulated grid formed by a series of prefabricated sonotube trusses. The top layer of fabric spans across the top of the trusses acting as a water barrier and light filter; the lower layer of fabric acts as a sound absorber and secondary light filter. Within the perimeter of the masonry walls, there are five arrangements of interior walls which house specific programmatic purposes such as storage and permanent divisions of space. The installation of a curtain track system allows flexibility in the usage of spaces, as well as circulation.
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Roof Plan
1_Medical Center 2_Toilets 3_Classroom 4_Entry 5_Administration 6_Library 7_Conference Room 8_Kitchen 9_Eating Area 10_Car Parking
Closed Curtain Plan
Open Curtain Plan
Water Drainage STRATUS
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PROJECT EVOLUTION FABRIC
Tensile canopy
Fragmented tensile canopy
Framented tensile canopy
Framed tensile canopy
Beehive frame structure
Triangulating frame structure
Hexagonal frame structure
Hexagonal framed tensile structure
FRAME
SUSPENSION
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Final model; framed structure supported by 6 masts
CONSTRUCTION DIALOGUE LOCAL
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ORIGINAL SITE
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CLEAR SITE
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LEVEL + TERRACE SITE
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ONE 40' SHIPPING CONTAINER
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ERECTING 6 MAIN STRUCTURAL MASTS
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ATTACHING SONOTUBES TO MASTS INDIVIDUALLY
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JOIN "UMBRELLAS" TO EACH OTHER TO COMPLETE SPACEFRAME
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STRETCH PVC COATED FABRIC ONTO TOP OF SPACEFRAME TO FORM TOP
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LOCAL MASONS BUILD PERIMETER AND INTERIOR WALLS
BROUGHT TO HAITI
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CONNECTTING SONOTUBES TOGETHER TO FORM UMBRELLA SHAPED CANOPIES
FOR EACH TRUSS FOUR 10' SONOTUBES
64 BOLTS
EIGHT END-CAP KNIFE PLATES TWO MIDPOINT CONNECTION PLATES
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ONE CABLE ATTACHMENT PLATE
ONE COMPRESSION STRUT
128 WASHERS
PVC COATED TOP CANOPY SIX 40' TALL STEEL MASTS STEEL CABLE TRUSS CONNECTORS STEEL FABRIC CONNECTOR RINGS CABLE ANCHORS
SUSPEND METAL TRACKS AND CURTAINS FROM UNDERSIDE OF SPACEFRAME
CANOPY CONSTRUCTION
1. ERECT STRUCTURAL MASTS AND ANCHOR INTO CONCRETE SLAB
2. ATTACH END OF SONOTUBE TRUSS TO MAST AT WELDED JOINT
3. ERECT SONOTUBE TRUSS PERPENDICULAR TO MAST
4. ATTACH TOP CANOPY TO TOP ENDS OF STRUCTURAL STRUTS IN TRUSSES
5. HANG SECONDARY CANOPY FROM UNDERSIDE OF TRUSSES. CANOPIES MADE BY LOCALS ACCORDING TO TRADITIONAL METHODS AND PATTERNS
6. HANG METAL TRACKS FOR CURTAINS OFF OF UNDERSIDE OF TRUSSES. CURTAINS TO BE MADE BY LOCALS
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SECTION PERSPECTIVE | LOOKING EAST Index 1_Connection between top of mast and cables 2_Local masonry brick reinforced with steel rods 3_Connection between mast and cables 4_Canopy, structure, curtain track configuration 5_Water drain system 6_Sonotube truss 7_Connection between mast and sonotube truss
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MATERIAL AND SYSTEM DIAGRAM
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SONOTUBE TRUSS
Prototype of the sonotube trusses, utilizing real connection bolts and welding
The primary structure of the design is the traingulating truss system consisting of a series of sonotubes. The use of a lightweight material responds to the climatic conditions of the site. Sonotubes are cost efficient and easy to transport. The flexibility and modular dimensions of the material allows for easy construction; as well as efficiency.
Sketch detail of connection
Quarter full-scale truss
Air circulation diagram
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RENDERINGS
Interior view of communal space
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Exploded axonometric seperating design components
MODELS The project evolves from the central idea of the tent being one of the most basic embodiments of a community. It is cost efficient, energy saving, versatile, and directly linked with nature. Using a system of tensile fabric structure and a triangulating geometry of the sonotube framework, construction becomes easy to assemble while also allowing flexibility in design. Furthermore,having two separate systems of wall enclosure and shelter significantly reduces the risk of damage or casualties in the case of a seismic event.
Eye-level view of truss canopy
View of South end of the site
Half scale model of umbrella system
Detail of mast and trusses;
View of connection details from trusses to mast
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INSERT TRANSIT HUB VALLE AURELIA, ROME Professors | Val Warke Danielle Durante Design V Fall 2014
Design Concepts insertion/extrusion elevated structure accessibility transparency linear axis
The primary objective of this project was to create a multifunctional transit hub with a parking garage that can accomodate more than 120 vehicles. The site is located at Valle Aurelia, around 300 meters east of the Vatican. My final design is an elevated structure inserted between the existing overhead train railway and the old railway. A linear volume space runs along the same axis as the existing overhead railway, while extrusions branch out at specified points of the site. These additional extrusions respond to the topographical conditions of the site, i.e. bus stop locations, ascending slope of the hill.
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SITE INVESTIGATION
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Valle Aurelia, Rome Main circulation systems on site: - Underground station on line A of the Rome metro system and the mainline station - Mainline station for the regional railway FR3 - Main Highways; Via Angelo Emo and Via Baldo degli Ubaldi A 20
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Old and existing railways
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Valle Aurelia metro station
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Existing parking garage
Multiple site visits to Valle Aurelia allowed us to clearly dissect the various systems which the site had to offer. The site is composed of a series of different transit circulation arrangements which all intersects at a pivot point on the site, the train station. Our objective was to identify the different modes of transportation, the varying movement and density levels at specified locations; as well as the topography, green vs. dead space, local neighbourhood and the range of programs across the site.
Old railway
Overhead train
Pedestrian/ Cyclists
Automobile
Building height elevations in relation to surrounding context
Visual and circulation axis
Metro
Exploded axonometric showing different modes of circulation
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SURROUNDING CONTEXT
1. Section across underground pedestrian tunnel
Pressure from currently supressed green spaces and landscape natural vegetation unkept fabricated public park dead space
2. Section across train staion
3. Section across terraced descend
Pressures from neighbouring communities residential residential commercail
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MOVEMENT ANALYSIS
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A. Overhead train platform
Reference plan B. View towards train station
constant flow [automobile] structured flow [train + metro] dispersed flow [pedestrian]
C. Center of train station; left to metro station, up to overhead train platform; right to underground pedestrian tunnel INSERT
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SECTION PERSPECTIVE | LOOKING WEST
GLASS PERFORATED STEEL
Inserted between the train station and parking garage, the building acts as a mediator between the pressures exerted from the residential neighbourhood and the opposing hills. The project aims to establish a sense of community within the area, without disrupting the visual transparency through the site. The duality of glass and perforated steel allows the user to experience a gradient of visual permeability.
Site plan with highlighted context Existing transportatoin hubs
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Residential neighbourhood
Opposing hills
The Vatican
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1_Existing metro station 2_Existing train station 3_Existing parking garage 4_Terraced public space 5_Viewing tower 6_Elevator shafts 7_Parking garage
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Integration of existing old railway
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Ground and top level plans
Adaptation to existing slope
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PARKING GARAGE The parking garage is located on the south end of the existing carpark area; it is inserted between the piers of the old railway. The structure forms a connection from the ground level to the main volume, which is also connected to the existing train platform. The use of perforated steel as the structure's facade allows for visual transparency as well as ambient sun light exposure. The threestorey parking garage can accomodate 40 vehicles on each level, doubling the parking capacity of the existing carpark. A
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A. Interior view of parking garage
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B. Exterior view of inserted structure
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DIAGRAMS | MODELS
Bird's eye
Surrounding pressures
Interverntion as mediator
MASSING
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STRUCTURE
MATERIAL
CIRCULATION
Folding structure
View of parking garage inserted between the railway piers
The linear form of the intervention mimics that of the existing railway infrastructure. Using a folding system of walls, the structure creates a series of extrutions and voids, blurring the distinction between indoor and outdoor, The combination of the folding structure, the use of transparent material, and flexibile accessibility creates an inviting spatial intervention that would improve the social dynamics of the area.
Isolated view of structure
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TRANSFORM ANALYTICAL INTERPRETATION Professor | Val Warke Jim Williamson Design II Spring 2013
Design Concepts column grid circulation levitation L-shape
The first phase of this project was to analyse and re-interpret Jose Oubrerie's Miller House. My analysis began by extracting the formal components of the structure: the column grid, heirarchy of spaces, the facade and circulation. The next step was to perform interpretive operations on these components with the intent of emphasizing, identifying, and extrapolating the precedent's main concepts. Later into the project, I had to create a hybridization with the Hemeroscopium House designed by Ensamble Studio, applying its L-shaped structural system into my final design.The final phase was to design a retreat for 6 writers to rest, think and cleanse themselves.
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PRECEDENT ANALYSIS My analysis identified the main formal components ofthe Miller House through drawings and 3D representations. The Miller House consists of three primary volumes of space; two bedrooms and one larger master bedroom. The volumes are organized via a four by four column grid that forms a heirarchy of spaces. Circulation is dictated by a series of pathways and bridges that navigates through and around the column grid. The facade of the MIller House is detached from the main occupiable space, acting as a physical and symbollical mediator between exterior and interior.
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TRANSFORMATION
1. Precedent analysis
3. Hybridzing components
Miller House
Hemeroscopium House
Miller House . facade
Hemeroscopium House: structure
2. Chimerical operations
facade + structure design concept
4. Final tranformation for retreat Plan
Front elevation
Isolating formal components
Interpretive operation
Hybridization
Retreat complex accomodating 6 writers
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Study models of hybridizing components
Bird’s eye
Exterior view [day]
The site for the retreat is located on a sloping hill with a stream that leads to an old mill and a lake. Structure, circulation and occupiable space are organized using components from the hybridization. The goal was to create a complex of floating vestibules that are interconnected by a series of ramps regulated by the column grid.
Exterior view [night]
Design process; exploded components
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BODY ARMOUR ANALYTICAL INTERPRETATION Professor | Val Warke Jim Williamson Design I Fall 2012
Design Concepts motion joint torque radial movement
This project began by an analysis of a given object, an apparatus designed and engineered to protect a specific part of the body, in my case, a shin pad. We were to dissect the body armour, producing a documentation of the object's different attributes; form, material, construction, performance, and function. The next phase was to re-construct the object in a new form that incorporates its functional attributes. My reconstruction aims to explore the joint connection and its movement capacity in a linear system.
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DISSECTION
The dissection process allowed me to isolate the different functional components of the body armour. The shin pad is composed of three main layers: the protective shell, the primary cushion, and the secondary cushion, The form of the shin pad reflects the functional qualities of a human leg. My approach to the reconstruction primarily dealt with the physical relationship between the body armour and the human body. The radial motion of the leg joint is conveyed through the physical form and flexibility of the shin pad. My final model aimed to mimic the organic motion of a moving leg.
Shin pad cushion components
Exterior hard shell
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Body armour: hockey shin pad
Secondary protective cushion
Primary protective cushion
Isolating knee protective gel
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RECONSTRUCTION
Abstraction of the leg’s organic motion in relation to the body armor
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Radial movement conveyed through joint mechanism
Final model . reconstruction of body armour
Detail on joint connections
Diagram showing reconstruction's components
Moving capacity of structure
Interactive model replicating joint movement of the knee
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AEDAS PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP Summer 2014 Project team: Wai Tang During my internship at Aedas, I had the opportunity to work with 4 urban design and masterplanning projects located in China. My primary involvement included making schematic designs, facade studies, and constructing analytical diagrams. I was also involved in an office interior design project and had the chance to design the interior of an elevator cab.
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FOSHAN GREENLAND CENTER Project: Greenland Center Project Location: Foshan, China Sector: Urban Design & Masterplanning Discipline(s): Architecture Project Supervisor: Luke Lu
Overview Design Concept: . Landmark of Foshan City Axis . Relation to neighbouring cities . Responding to local history and culture . Distribution of different programs Responsibilities . Photoshop/Illustrator diagrams . Section cuts . Axon circulation diagrams . Indesign presentation editting . Reference images
Professional rendering
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Masterplan
Axonometrics
Smaller shops
F&B
Commercial Sunken plaza plaza
Retail street entrance
Art centre Anchor store
High Street: ground and 2nd level
Courtyard
Access to L1
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High Street Courtyard
Shop Front Main Circulation
Access to L2
Traditional Southern Canton Retail Street; ground and 2nd level Vertical Circulation
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CHENGDU GREENLAND EAST VILLAGE PLOT 5 Project: Greenland East VIllage Project Plot 5 Location: Chengdu, China Sector: Urban Design & Masterplanning Discipline(s): Architecture Project Supervisor: Phyllis Wong
Overview Design Concept: . Old vs New . Manipulation of exterior facades . Physical and visual connectivity . Multi-level circulation Responsibilities . Constructing a physical model . Photoshop rendered images . Rhino model touchups
Professional rendering
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South elevation
Multi-level circulation
North elevation
West elevation AEDAS
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CHENGDU GREENLAND EAST VILLAGE PLOT 9 Project: Greenland East VIllage Project Plot 9 Location: Chengdu, China Sector: Urban Design & Masterplanning Discipline(s): Architecture Project Supervisor: Phyllis Wong
Overview Design Concept: . Individual vs communal . Hard vs soft . Visual connection . Promoting social interaction Responsibilities . Making a new rhino model from given floor plans
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GUANGDONG BRAVO PAZHOU Project: Guangdong Bravo Pazhou Project Location: Guangzhou, China Sector: Office Discipline(s): Architecture Project Supervisor: Phyllis Wong
Overview Design Concept: . Iconic landmark tower . Irregular rhythm of vertical fins . Shifting volumes . Subdivision of blocks in relation to . programmatic use and ownership
Responsibilities . Photoshop lobby renders . Spatial analysis diagrams . Reference images for lobby interior . Lighting diagrams . Elevator cab design: plan/section diagrams + 3D render . Acquiring material information + samples
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