EID FYP: Green Chronicles

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#Natural Essentials #City Grids #Streetscape #Symbiosis #Urban Green

SD4563 Capstone Project Environment & Interior Design

TKW Adaptive Reuse Project with Algae Community System Tutor: Peter Hasdell Conny YUEN YingChing 16038076D

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GREEN CHRONICLES

Back to the FUTURE; Live and Feel the Nature

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ABSTRACT

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BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS

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URBAN GREENING METHODS STUDIES

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SCHEMATIC DESIGN:

URBAN FARM 04/

SCHEMATIC DESIGN:

ALGAE & COMMUNITY 05/

DETAIL DESIGN:

ALGAE & SYMBIOSIS 06/

FINAL DESIGN:

GREEN CHRONICLE 07/

REFLECTION

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REFERENCES

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RE C A P F R O M M I C R O S PACE S E X P LO RAT IO N This urban farm project extends from the microspace exploration in different city corners. There are many subdivision spaces in Hong Kong. Architecture is always changing and result in different types of spaces and ecosystem. This project is researching for the Disruptive Micro-spaces in Hong Kong. It implies the small spaces which can be assemblage or unfold in a short period of time due to the temporary activities. Disruptive micro-spaces are created by the users’ activities or spatial experiences instead of the structure itself. Street culture in Hong Kong has a rich content including the trading market, high mobility of people and art performance. In this project, various types of spaces in Hong Kong will be conducted with different media in order to investigate the potential of disruptive micro-spaces.

Asse m b l a g e types

Asse m b l ag e d u rati on

O ccu p ati on

D e co n s t r u c ti on o f st r u c tu re

Stre et Culture is a key element for building Hong Kong as a Metropolitan city. Hawker stalls and markets are both the significant symbols of Hong Kong life in the past decade. Most of the public including Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) and the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Regions (HKSAR) have established reports on how street traders bring up with hygienic and street blocking issues. Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) has been carrying out numerous of licensing regulations and restriction policies in order to balance the street culture and public spaces. However, those stringent policies are leading to the extinction of the street culture.

Therefore, examining various statistics and reports, we investigated the potential development for the street hawkers and wanderers in the public space in case of expansion.

N o n - f u n c t io n al s ite

Agi n g Gro u p

C h an g e s of Ci rcu l ati on

Ac t ivit ies

Us er s

Un s t ab le

SH O R T D UR ATIO N

DIS INT E G R AT E

CITY

var iab les

F O RM

DIS RU PT IVE M IC R OS PAC E

TIM E

S p aces o f as s emb l ag e an d u n fo l d fo r med by th e u s ers s p ati al exp er i en ces an d b eh avi o rs.

U NF O LD

Fi xe d te m p l ate ( Ti m e p atte r n )

R a n do m / f re e

H u m a n fa c to r s

FR EQ UEN C Y

E nvi ro n m e nt var i a b l e s

R ep et it ive

Co n d it io n al

Enviro n m ent

u s er s’ reac t io n

CANOPIES & ALLEYS

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RE C A P F R O M M I C R O S PACE S E X P LO RAT IO N Looking back at history, the emergence of the back lane was originally designed to meet the requirements of the law. In the early days of the colonial era, the construction of the Tang House must take into account the lighting and ventilation in the direction of the back street of the building. It was the era when it was still necessary to "fall the night". The rear lane became the most convenient channel. The English word for the law at the time was scavenger lane, which was explained in the lane used by the scavenger. The back lane is a unique culture of Hong Kong that reflects the character of the city. In this inconspicuous public space, some people will set up their own tents and expand the space in Hong Kong. Some people will use the plants to carefully paint, the cleaners have their own ideas, drying clothes, gloves, mops, and chaos. Orderly, piece together interesting geometric patterns. It is indeed understandable that the old districts are to be rebuilt, but the characteristics of a city are not deliberately shaped by urban designers. The authorities spent hundreds of thousands of dollars last year and invited the graffiti artist to "beautify" the wall of Kwun Tong's back alley. The back lane is a gathering of folk wisdom. It is interesting to be unreasonable. Everything naturally occurs. When the government plans with the guidelines, it will become too monotonous, as boring as a shopping mall. Behind the bustling Hong Kong, we can see people's lives from these small spaces.

There are so many types of canopies can be found in Hong Kong. They are not just for the frontdoors but also can be found in every back streets. The alleys spaces are also used due to the limited spaces of our city. Those shelters provide a good enclosure for those users involved in the narrow alleys. Apart from the existing streets planning, Kowloon Walled

City is also a good example of complexly compressed space with countless microsapces under shelters.

Kowloon walled city is architecturally fabric and spaces as well as many of the people who lived and worked there. Internal circulation was minimal, with just four alleys that offered anything like a direct link between Tung Tau Tsuen Road on the City’s northern boundary and Lung Chun Road (actually a pedestrian footpath) that ran along the City’s southern edge. None of these were straightforward thoroughfares: all twisted and turned to varying d e g r e e s a s t h ey p a s s e d b e t w e e n t h e e v e r encroaching buildings, as well as stepping down at regular intervals to take in the three storey or so drop in the site from north to south.

For the most part, the main alleys were well-lit and were kept clean and tidy, but step off these main routes into the many smaller side alleys and conditions deteriorated rapidly – light levels fell, sometimes to almost complete darkness, and nearly all were lined above with water pipes that dripped constantly on the uneven ground, making the going treacherous. In certain places these side alleys became a veritable maze as they interlinked and stepped around buildings and, without any discernible landmarks or distant views, it was all too easy to become totally disorientated. You just had to stumble on until, hopefully, you popped out again onto one of the main thoroughfares, the direction of their slope offering a handy way of finding a way out – up the hill northwards to Tung Tau Tsuen Road and down towards Lung Chun Road and the neighbouring park to the south.

The above studies bring the following part of the project into the exploration of rehabitilation of the microspace under the narrow streets and alley way with the key question:

How Street Landscape evolves our city through Symbiosis?

I N TRO D UC T I O N PROJECT TYPE

Urban Garden in Hong Kong | Narrative & Site-based Design It is a kind of narrative project based on TKW 13 street. It will be a community renovation project in terms of small cultural district with social infrastructure supports(e.g. after-school class, health care etc). This project aims to explore how greening and algae can be applied on the site and the interaction between local people and green production. Apart from scaled models, different drawings and diagrams will be used to narrate the followings: 1/ landuses & zonings (spatial arrangements and human activities) 2/ planting plans 3/ scenarios as time changes

SOCIAL

TKW ENVIRONMENT

ECONOMIC

CONCEPT: SYMBIOSIS

The city has been talking for urban redevelopment by revitalizing old districts. There are many demands from different stakeholders as the city evolutes from mechanization to digitalization. This makes me think of the SYMBIOSIS for changing urban context. What if the Green Plants take over the city? Symbiosis is a shared community framework focusing on greenery catering the local environment by materials and service network. At the environmental aspect, eco-friendly materials or natural elements can be used for constructing public spaces or facilities This address environmental issues while keep running our technical or chemical plants. At the social aspects, enhancement on green areas will be favourable for public. Apart from comfort and safety, green elements which are esthetically pleasing and lively help archiving a sustainable urban context and transition.

PROBLEMS

DETAILS

IMPACT

Aging Population

New generation moved to the other new town while the elderly stay in the remaining old buildings in TKW.

Improper Population

Sub-divided Units

The rental of subdvided units in the old buildings & Tanglou is very common. It is a part of the aging problem.

Social Welfare

Redevlopment Planning

The proportion of new and old, industrial and residential landuses has been a controversial issue over years.

Social Welfare & Public Safety

Streets Hygiene

The litters on roads, unauthorized poster and the disposal of industrial waste from the factories bring the serious pollution problems.

Lack of Greenery

There is only little part of urban park in TKW that the local people do not have enough green public space for leisure.

Industrial Imbalance

Since the golden time of HK industry, the industrial buildings have been taking the largest occupation of the landuse in TKW.

Environmental issues & helath problems

Landresources allocation & public’s participation

SOLUTIONS

Bringing New Generation to TKW ecosystem

Green Application- Urban park & farm with algaculture

ALGA ECOSYSTEM

Create green products & algacultural platform

Revitalization of Tanglou & the Industrial Building

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China ShenZhen

Mainroads & Highways Site @ TKW Industrial area in 18 districts Population of Residences

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SITE & SCALE

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20km

This narrative site-specific project will be aiming to provide a small urbanscape in ToKwaWan with greening eco-system emphasizes the symbiosis. At the present stage, this project aims at those who are the residents, store owners or other i m p o r ta nt sta ke - h o l d e rs of t h e s i te involved. In short words, it is a space for those with slow-pace lifestyle. Apart from that, it tends to be favourable for those leisure spaces, eco-friendly person or plants lovers as a small landmark (maybe a park or square near the harbour) will be an outstanding feature among the design scheme.

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B ACKG RO U ND I N V ES T IG AT IO N Throughout the history of Hong Kong, TKW is an old industrial town remarked the golden age of Hong Kong production even it is now fading out. It is an interesting site with local HK features but also some conflicts. This project starts with the study of TKW history and existing situation in order to find the local problem for improvement.

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I N D U ST R I A L T O W N A N D TH E N AT UR E

Why TKW an interesting space is her mixture of culture and confusion of new and old. There are so many industrial town in Hk which are almost in a metalic way of presentation. But TKW is always keeping her own local culture, environment and production even the city is fading out. I would like to try if TKW can turn back to her origin but to keep the HK busy urban style.

China ShenZhen

Mainroads & Highways Site @ TKW Industrial area in 18 districts Population of Residences

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10

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20km

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

TK W TI M E L I N E TKW TIM ELI NE

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TKW was a village that have a comparatively slower development than the other districts.

It gradually became an urbanized area because of expansion of the other developing towns.

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INDUSTRIAL TOWN

After the WWII, TKW started to be a part of the Hong Kong industrial centre as the city was accquiring for new technologies.

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GOLDEN AGE FA C T O R Y H K

It is a town of Hk industry with crowds of factories. The chemical plants for local electrical use symbolizes the start of Tkw Industrial town.

Textile, electrical, mechanics and other industries were settled here.

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TRANSPORT & LAND

The Kowloon City pier and other transportations were established in the district that benefits the inter-town the flow of people and expansion the urbanization.

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The town was developing well as the population flow increase because of the job opportunities. This helped boosted the retailing industry of Tkw. Crowds of stores and shops can be found along the TKW road.

LOCAL COMMUNITY

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NEW DIRECTION

At the end of 1990s, the government established a plan of TKW redevelopment, however excluding the area of 13 streets. As the KaiTak Aiport closed, there were more new apartments while the local store owners were leaving due to the high rental price.

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Mainroads & Highways TKW Site Existing Agricultural farmland Population of Residences

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When talking about food security, it is a must to think of the local farms and agriculture. At present, there are not much agricultural land and local products due to the government's land policies. The remained agricultural land are mainly in the New Territories and Islands districts which are very far away from the highlyurbanized city centre. Those farmland are in the boundaries of the districts and the people are not encouraged to work in farming. In the previous years, different environmental organizations have talk about revitalising industrial buildings into urban farms which are comparatively in a smaller scale.

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AGRI C ULT UR A L & LOC A L F O O D

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

Agricultural Land percent of Land-Area

https://tradingeconomics.com/hong-kong/agricultural-land-percent-of-land-area-wb-data. html local agricultural products self-sufficient level

https://tradingeconomics.com/hong-kong/agricultural-land-percent-of-land-area-wb-data. html

Agricultural product self-sufficient level of Hong Kong and other Asian countries

ShangHai

Taiwan

Korea

Singapore

Hong Kong

PEOPLE & ACTIVITIES

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BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

LOC A L CO M M UN I T Y NE T WO RK The existing TKW is a comparatively old society due to the aging problems and also the industrial town in the past. Therefore, teens and new generation will be important if the artistic style and green farm can attract more population and occupations.

TKW existing community

TKW greening network

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Natural ArtiďŹ cial Balance

Maintenance

Facility structure

Natural Environment

Bio Materials

Bio Reactors

Green Buildings

Accessibility

Green Buildings

Buildings

Environment Management

Social Services

Infrastruture

Society

Environment

Local Community

Cleansers

Technician maintenance

Beekeeper

Farmers

human resources

Green Farm

Seed Growers

by-product & waste

Recycling Services

Food

Visitors

Property owners

Green Restaurant

Products

Residents

HKlocals

Tourists

Economics

Retail Industry

Harvester

Irrigators

Technician maintenance

FAMILAND

Neighborhood

Janitors Cleansers

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BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

G RO U NDFLO O R S HO P

It was still barren in the early 1950s, and the area was mainly factories, but it gradually developed until the 1960s. The shops are mainly concentrated on To Kwa Wan Road. The factory buildings and residential workshops are located on Kowloon City Road and Ma Tau Wai Road. Later, due to industrial relocation, the factory moved slowly. Some factory buildings have evolved into places where mainland tour groups now shop.

LOC A L B R A N D S

http://www.urfund.org.hk/files/To_Kwa_Wan_House_of_Stories_3rd_ Briefing_Session.pdf

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BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

TRA DIT O NAL INDU S T RIE S

In the 1960s and 1970s, To Kwa Wan in Kowloon City was developed into an industrial area. Hong Kong Yuanxing Electric Weaving and Dyeing Factory is one of them. The other is Hong Kong Jiehe Manufacturing Factory (1947) Co., Ltd., which manufactures lighthouse brand flashlights, Jinchang Dyeing Factory, which specializes in dyeing various types of fabrics, and Litai Manufacturing Factory, which manufactures hot water lamps. Companies, new connector manufacturers that make machines, etc.

C ATTLE D E PO T & A RT T h e c o m p o u n d s t a r t e d l i fe i n 1 9 0 8 a s the Ma Tau Kok Animal Quarantine Depot slaughterhouse, which supplied beef to the wider reaches of Kowloon. It was closed in 1999 and soon redeveloped into Cattle Depot artists village.

The Cattle Depot Artist Village is nowhere near the scale of Central’s consumer-friendly PMQ, or even the Oil Street Arts Village’s successor Oi!, housed in the former Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club. Rather, Cattle Depot’s courtyard is deserted and rather sweet. The only sign that it houses fringe artists is a shabby collection of cartoons, graffiti and photos propped against the wall.

http://discovery.cathaypacific.com/story-hong-kongs-cattle-depot-artist-village/

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BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

A R T CULT U RE & M O VIE INDU S T RY

Due to the mysterious atmosphere of the instrial buildings crowds, the TKW was a popular landmark for the movie industry with different creations. Up to date, there are still some visitors kick the point at those movie sites.

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BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

CA NO P IE S & S T RE E T

Apart from the industrial building blocks, there are also a few wet markets. They will be potential for the green farm as a point of selling raw materials and products. And the existing canopies and street are one of the traditional features of the city.

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BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

DIY G A RDE N

Walking in this district, I found it interesting that the local people enjoy creating and making lifestyle themselves. They will set up the canopies with their own colors or features to make them remarkable.

Also, even TKW is not a greening district, the local people will plant on the street just like creating their own garden(interviewing a old man, a owner of vehicles store)

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BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

G RA FFIT I & A DVE RT As TKW is fading out with the aging issues, it is easy to find the graffiti and old style of advertisement on the streets which is a traditional symbol of Hong Kong.

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U TOP I A O F S H R I N G Apart from creating, I also found a phenomenon that TKW is just like a place of sharing( but actually it is a problem of disposing waste).

Unlike the other town, there are so many abandoned resources waste on the streets and lanes, let alone the back streets and the back of market. But it can be a potential that the local people is good at reusing the material and diy their own facilities (e.g the sharing trolley and chair etc.)

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

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BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

S HO P S & RE TA ILS The ovbious feature in TKW is the industrial zone and vehicle industry. There are so many types of other stores and shops that runs the daily life cycle of the local people. And this ecosystem makes the site only a place for living without any progress for producing with ecofriend resources excluding the vehicle industry.

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BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

Cultural

Recreational/ Playspace

Industrial / Factories

New Residential zones

Multi-purpose buildings

Land & Infrastruture

Z O NING A NALY S IS

Land & Infrastruture

Industrial / Factories

New Residential zones

Multi-purpose buildings

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BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

Z O NING A NALY S IS

This set of diagram tries to depict the zoning and environment of the existing TKW which is after the Industrial golden age. It is obvious that it is a district combining residential and industrial landuse tightly together. Although there still crowds of Industrial buildings and factory plants, a large part of old industrial buildings were revitalized into multi-purpose usage after the resignation of factory owners and the government redevelopment plan in 1990s.

Cultural

Recreational/ Playspace

Overall Building Types

Industrial / Factories

Multi-purpose buildings

New Residential zones

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BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

BU ILDING TYPES New Residential zones

Multi-purpose buildings

Industrial / Factories

Overall Building Types

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BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

INFRA S T RU CT U RE Bus & Minibus stations

Pedestrian

Mainroads

Highway & Corridor

Ferry routes

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BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

VACANT S PACE S Cultural

Recreationa playground

Vacant lots

Existing plantations

Highway & Corridor

Ferry routes

Bus & Minibus stations

Pedestrian

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Cultural

Existing plantations

Recreational playground

Vacant lots

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

13ST & 5 S T Z O O M IN A NALY S IS 80s residential zone II

BIG INDUSTRIAL ZONES

Vacant lots (with car parks) Highway towards Kowloon East

I n d ustrial o c c upants

Ve hi c l e s Mai nte nanc e Pap e r i ndust r y Gl ass Pro duc t i o n Pap e r O e r i ngs Fo o d w ho l e s al e s Iro n- m o undar y & Co nst r uc t i o n

Indu str ia l o c c u p a nts

Veh ic les M aintenanc e Pap er indu str y Glass Pro du c tion Pap er O er ing s Fo o d wh olesales Iron-mou ndar y & Constr u c tion

S o c ia l o c c u p a nts

Restau rants Stores Fu r nitu re sh op Commu nity(Edu c ation&elder ly) S ou th- east Asian c ommu nity

So c ial o c c upants

Re staurants Sto re s Fur ni t ure s ho p Co m m uni t y( Educ at i o n&e l de r l y) So ut h- e ast A s i an c o m m uni t y

New residential zone I

Land Prop er ty ag ent O th ers Plantations Wet mar ket Abandone d mater ials/ waste

SENSORY IN TKW

For the existing site, in a simple way, TKW is a combination of mixing industrial and residential zone tightly together with the aging problem. It is also why the district has been talking for redevelopment and new planning with cultural factors. The 15 streets and 13 streets will be a highlight as there are so many multi-purp ose landuse within these areas referring to the following diagrams:

Land Pro p e r t y age nt Ot he rs

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SMELL OF TKW

N o n-liv i n g s o urc e s

N atural

L i v i n g s o urc e s

C hemical D ep osal Varnish Vehicles/ Washing Sewage Ionize d Metal Metal Welding & Fire Trash Scaolding Toilet Wo o d A ir ( D ry) A ir ( H umid) Sea water Solar C igarette & smoke Plantation (C itrus) Fresh Ve getables Lanudry fragances Fo o d ( D aiPaiD ong/Restaurants) Frozen meat & refrigerator Pap er Oerings Leather ( Furniture) D o gs & Cats smell

Routine:

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

T K W 1 3 st 5 st D i st r i c t Reta il s & S h o p La n d u s e Co m m u ni ty( Educatio n&elder ly) Fu r ni t u re sh o p Sto res

2% 1.5% 3.4%

Sa l o n P ha r m acy E l e c t r i c a l ser v ices..etc

O th ers

7.4%

Iro n-mo u nda r y & Co nstruct i o n 14.8%

Ve hi cl e s Ma i nte n a n ce

49.3%

Restaurants 11.8%

So u t h- east A si an c o mmunity 1% Land Pro p er t Agents 2.5%

I n d ust ri a l o ccupa nts Fo o d w ho l esa l es Pa p er O ffer i ngs Gl ass Pro d u c t i o n Pa p er i nd u st r y

3% 1% 1.5% 1%

Ve hic le s M ainte n an c e Pap e r in du st r y G lass Pro du c t ion Pap e r O ffe r in gs Fo o d whole s ale s I ron- m ou n dar y & Con st r u c t ion

So ci a l o ccupa nts

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Re stau ra nts Store s Fu r n it u re s hop Com m u n it y( Edu cat ion&e lde r ly) Sou t h- e ast A s ian c om m u n it y

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Occupant/Reta ils Active Timeline 6AM

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I ndustri a l o ccu p a nts

Ve h icles M a inte n a n c e Pa p er in d u str y G lass Pro d u c t i o n Pa p er O ff e r in gs Fo o d w h o les a le s/ m a r ket I ro n- m o u n d a r y & Co n st r u c t i o n

S o c i a l o c c u p a nts

Re stau ra nts Sto res Fu r n it u re s h o p Co m m u n it y( Ed u c at i o n&e l d e r l y) S o u th- e ast A s i a n c o m m u n i t y La n d Pro p e r t y a g e nt O t h e rs

Ind ustrial o ccupants

Ve h i cl e s M a i nte na nce Pa p e r i ndu str y Gl ass Pro du cti o n Pa p e r O ff e r i ng s Fo o d w h o l e s a l e s I ro n-m o u nda r y & Co nstr u cti o n

So cial o ccupants

Restaura nts Sto re s Fu r ni tu re s h o p Co m m u ni ty( Edu cati o n&e l de r l y) S o u th- e ast A s i a n co m m u ni ty La nd Pro p e r ty a g e nt O th e rs

SCHEMATIC DESIGN

FA MI LA N D N E T WO RK FAMILAND is a concept consists of 5 elements including the FARM, PRODUCTION, RESTAURANT, RETAILS & COMMUNITY. This is aiming at working as a continuous cycle with the main focus of Algaculture which provide raw material for production, elements for operating air-cleansing systems and the ingredients for farming with the other support by artificial and green supports.

Green Factory for safety

Transportation 1.Cultivated Algae 2.Urban Farm

Community

Biofuel Factory FAMILAND

Machinizing Packaging Investigation

Living

DIY restaurant

Sea-farmed Algae

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Comparing with the existing local community with the tentative planning, FAMILAND includes a community network of 4 classes from the intellectual people to the labour and public.

There are slight difference in the population and distribution among the classes and their features beneficial to this Algaculture ecosystem.

Lo c a l p e o p l e & g re e n fa r m e n g a g e m e nt

h e at u p

h e at u p

B i o M ass

A l g a e Fa c a d e

Powe r stat i o n

Manager class Engineers Technicians Planners Risk Managers

Ca r b o n D i ox i d e

Co mmu n i t y h eat i n g

Fu e l Ce ll

by- p ro d u c t

B i o G as

Labour class Farmers, Harvesters Scavengers Store Owners Materials wholesales

Sto r m

Local people Neighborhood Transportations Social service providers Property owners Residents

G re e n Fa c to r ie s

H a r vesto r Pro c ess in g

Existing E le ctr icity netow r k

U r b a n fa r m (Raw pro d u c t io n)

Re c re at i o nal p ar k

Sea-fa r m e d A l g a e

B ioReďŹ n er y Fa c to r y

Cu lt ivate d A lga e

Wild A lga e

Community Incomers Tourists Government

SCHEMATIC DESIGN

P RO GR A M M E S D R A FT The existing programmes in TKW is clearly divided into INDUSTRIAL, CULTURAL, RESIDENTIAL and COMMUNITY SERVICES in which industrial landuse takes a large occupation. For the start of my schematic design, I tried to list out all the necessary programme for the algaculture system and greening.

But still it needs testing for arrangement in order to maximize its efficiency and reach a satisfied spatial arrangement with the surrounding contexts.

EXISTING Highways towards KW EAST

Light Industry

Light Industry

Mixed :

New types of multi functional buildings

13 STREETS

5 STREETS

80s buildings

Residential zone II

Industrial Vehicles zone

new & middle class

Cultural

Residential zone I

CattleDepot Artists Villages

80S & Tanglous

Community Services

Educations Retails

IDEAL

Experience workshops Circular thematic footpath

AlgaCultural

Art Exhibition

Free Public spaces

District

Sea-farmed Algae

13 STREETS

Cultural

CattleDepot Artists Villages

Algora

FAMILAND

Algae environment techniquee facility

Urban Farm Raw studio

Residential zone I&II

Circular thematic footpath

Community Services

Educations Retails

Laboratory Existing industrial zones & tentative algae plants

Bio ReďŹ nery

5 STREETS

Factories

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MIX & MATCH V1 Circular thematic footpath

Factories Bio ReďŹ nery

Laboratory Existing industrial zones & tentative algae plants

Cultural

Algora

Algae environment techniquee facility

Raw studio

CattleDepot Artists Villages

Urban Farm

FAMILAND Experience workshops

Residential zone I&II

Free Public spaces

Community Services

Educations Retails

AlgaCultural

District

Art Exhibition

Sea-farmed Algae

SCHEMATIC DESIGN

EXISTING

LAY OU T T E S T I N G S I also tried to layout the context based on different criterias changing from the existing grid to different conditions. As it is quite messy that the industrial and other landuses are now cross stitch to each, it doesnt serve with a smooth spatial experience and a smooth schedule for the users.

GRIDS

POPULATION DENITY

ROADS & INFRASTR.

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GREENING BOUNDARY

CROWDS&DENSITY OF BUILDINGS

HIERARCHY -EQUAL DIVISION-

SCHEMATIC DESIGN

GRIDS

POPULATION DENITY

ROADS & INFRASTR.

EXISTING

CLASSIFICATION I LANDUSE

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CLASSIFICATION II LANDUSE

TYPOLOGY GRIDS

QUARTERS GRIDS

SCHEMATIC DESIGN

GRIDS

POPULATION DENITY

ROADS & INFRASTR.

EXISTING

HIERARCHY -CENTRE-

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HIERARCHY -LOCATION-

HIERARCHY -CONCENTRIC-

HIERARCHY -BALANCE-

Chemical Compounds Lutein Sterols MICRO ALGAE

Polysacchaire Complex B-Carotene Astraxanthin PUFA’s Phenolics Sequiterpenes Phlorotannins Bromoditerpenes Halogenated furanones Lectins Sulphated polysaccharide Fucoidans Laminaran

MACRO ALGAE

Porphyran Alginic acid Carrageenan Ulvan Bioreactive Peptides

Goods/materials Vitamins

Human/

Food & Feed Coloring Treatment of Degenerative Diseases

Medical

Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases Anti-tunmor/Anti-cancer Antibiotics Antiviral Anticogulant Immune Modulatory Antifouling Anti-ulcer Prevention of SkinPhoto Aging Antidioxidant Paint Additive Stabilizier/ Gelling Agent Mineral Binding

Industri

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SCHEMATIC DESIGN

Algaculture Construction Urban Farm Harvesting Transportation

Algae Science Mechandizing factory Safety & Monitory Vege&Algae Management Construction Marketing

Housing/Residential Deconstruction Reconstruction Tender & Bill Marketing Cooperation

Exterior Algae Green Park Construction Marketing Management Foundation Construction Operation Commercial circle

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2

3

4

5 yrs

TIMELINE P RO DU CT S

SCHEMATIC DESIGN

Z O N E S & PR O PO R T IO NS

Commercial

Institutional

Vacant/Culture

Algae Industry (Macro & Micro) Residential

Residential Industrial

Roads & Infrastructure

After listing out the required programmes and stakeholders involved, I started to think of how should those programmes layout and their proportion to each other. Studying from the three existing city with their landuse occupation, I found the one of Sandiego comparatively the best one for redeveloping due to its golden ration among each categories.

It is good to see the suitable balance between residential and industrial (the key factors in TKW) as they highly related to the expense and production of a district. And I am trying to combine those factors according to the existing site, programme principles and the landuse interactions.

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Roads & Infrastructure

Residential

Industrial Algae Industry (Macro & Micro)

Vacant/Culture

Algae Industry (Macro & Micro) water features

Commercial

Residential Vacant/Culture

Industrial

Residential

Institutional

Commercial Institutional

Roads & Infrastructure

Main highway

Vacant/Culture

Industrial

Algae Industry (Macro & Micro)

Residential Commercial

water features

Main highway Institutional

Roads & Infrastructure

SCHEMATIC DESIGN

P RO GR E S S & N E T W RO K Animal feedstocks

Art/Culture

Raw Materials

Markets

Fertilizers

Natural Pharmacy

By-products Food Supply Restaurants

Natural ArtiďŹ cial Balance

Human Supplement

Medical development

Microalgae

Green Buildings

Engineers

Architects

Facility structure

Buildings

Fermenters

Environment Management

Natural Environment

Maintenance

wholesales Bio Reactors

Accessibility

Researchers

environmental scholars

ALGA CULTURE

Photobioreactors

Algae managers

Urban Farm

wholesales Bio Materials

Social Services

Government

Society

Environment

Local Community

Cleansers

Meal Ingredients

FAMILAND TKW

Natural Detergent

Archi/ Facade

Medical treatment

ALGAE SCIENCE

Indoor Factory

Agricultural fertilizers

Technician maintenance

Beekeeper

Farmers

ArticďŹ cial techniques

Natural Seeds Sowing

Seed Growers

Green Farm

FAMILAND

human resources

Residents

HKlocals

Tourists

Economics

Visitors

Macroalgae

BioMASS

Products

Biofuel Green energy

Transportation fuels

Sewage Treatment Installation

Facilities furnitures

Production Factory

Energy heating

After listing out the required programmes and stakeholders involve d, I starte d to think of how should those programmes layout and their proportion to each other. It is good to see the suitable balance between residential and industrial (the key factors in TKW) as they highly related to the expense and production of a district. And I am trying to clarify the relevant goods and services to see their network. So that I can take it as concerns while thinking of the planning with ultimacy of programmes.

Technician maintenance

Incomes

Mechanising Company

by-product & waste

Property owners

Retail Industry

Harvester

Irrigators

Air Filters

Art design

Neighborhood

Infrastruture

Janitors Cleansers

Incomes

Production factories

Green Restaurant

recycled resources

Food

Recycling Services

Food wholesales

Production/ process Stakeholders/ users

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SCHEMATIC DESIGN Site model as base, will sketch the design in the main part for next.

main part 2- cattle depot

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background of the cattle depot

main part 2 - avenue between cattle depot and 13 st.

main part 1 - 13 st

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UR B A N G RE E NING M E T H O DS S T U DIE S Figuring out the TKW local features and the community structure, I started to look into different kinds of green application with human's green actvities. Shortly speaking it can be divided into 4 types. But I found that the bioremediation method is not common in design field that it requires high techologies and extremely detailed planning.

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Resources Reallocation This is about community design that relevant projects mainly redeveloping an area by using the local resources according to certain logics. Their concerns or principles put the local nature at the first priority to the human demands. The sustainable values, duration and methods are the main concerns.

Symbiosis Structure It is any type of a close and long-term biological interaction between two different biological organisms, be it mutualistic, commensalistic, or parasitic. It is more common in spatial design especially designer combining furniture and green activities together. It is beneficial for both human and the environment but should be concerned about the duration.

BioReactor A bioreactor is the manufactured device or system that supports a biologically active environment.In one case, a bioreactor is a vessel in which a chemical process is carried out which involves organisms or biochemically active substances derived from such organisms. This process can either be aerobic or anaerobic.

Bioremediating Bioremediation is a waste management technique that involves the use of organisms to remove or neutralize pollutants from a contaminated site. In design, we can find the project with installation and technology in the architecture facade or spatial planning if possible. However it has a high cost and requirement for professional knowledge.

METHODS

Resources Reallocation This is about community design that relevant projects mainly redeveloping an area by using the local resources according to certain logics. Their concerns or principles put the local nature at the first priority to the human demands. The sustainable values, duration and methods are the main concerns.

Symbiosis Structure It is any type of a close and long-term biological interaction between two different biological organisms, be it mutualistic, commensalistic, or parasitic. It is more common in spatial design especially designer combining furniture and green activities together. It is beneficial for both human and the environment but should be concerned about the duration.

BioReactor A bioreactor is the manufactured device or system that supports a biologically active environment.In one case, a bioreactor is a vessel in which a chemical process is carried out which involves organisms or biochemically active substances derived from such organisms. This process can either be aerobic or anaerobic.

Bioremediating Bioremediation is a waste management technique that involves the use of organisms to remove or neutralize pollutants from a contaminated site. Phytoremediation is a bioremediation process that uses various types of plants to remove, transfer, stabilize, and/or destroy contaminants in the soil and groundwater. In design, we can find the project with installation and technology in the architecture facade or spatial planning if possible.

However it has a high cost and requirement for professional vegetation knowledge.

PRINCIPLES

DEMO

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GREEN APPLICATION RESEARCH

ELEMENTS RESOURCES

SCALE SPACES all scale: streetscape, vegetation,spatial planning

Animals

Machines

small scale: farm,store,funiture Wide range of local vegetation species

eco-friendly furniture materials

medium scale: street furniture,facade, pavilion

Algae/ other biomass resources

bio-reactor tech

species formation A. Removal B. Transfer C. Stablization D. Contaminant destroy

large scale: landform,relief,district

G RE E NING CAT E G O RY

GREEN APPLICATION RESEARCH

Lo c a l p e o p l e & g re e n fa r m e n g a g e m e nt

h e at u p

h e at u p

BioM ass

A l g a e Fa c a d e

Ca r b o n D i ox i d e by- pro d u ct

Bi oG as

Sto r m

Powe r stat i o n

Fu e l Ce ll

Co m m u n i t y h e at i n g

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It is vitally important to bear in mind that there are few essential factors for the algae operation system: 1/energy resources & power stations 2/Water pump system 3/solid format of algae resources 4/Community services 5/Feeding Nutrients & Supportive programmes B as e d o n t h o s e p r i n c i p l e s a n d t h e re q u i re d technologies, I have tried to match each of them into the site and creating connections between those compulsory elements.

GREEN APPLICATION RESEARCH

A LG AE BIO RE ACT O R P RINCIP LE

GREEN APPLICATION RESEARCH

I N D OO R A LG A E At the same time, I have looked into different projects related to algae architecture for both exterior and interior. So that I can find a balance of bringing the new algae technologies into TKW.

ALGAE CONNECTIONS

ALGAE CYCLINDERS CEILING

LIVING WALLS

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BRAINSTORM TESTING

GREEN APPLICATION RESEARCH

S C RU B B E R A LGA E B I O - R E AC T OR Designer: TBA Year : 2017 Toronto, Canada Suspended tubing releases oxygen into the adjacent area, creating a fresh-air bubble at the heart of an industrial building where visitors can recharge and reap the benefits of the reactors’ oxygen emissions. When operating at full capacity the 160 litres of suspended Chlorella micro-algae generate enough oxygen year-round for an active family of four.

Moreover, the algae can be harvested. Once dried it can provide an annual yield of 83kg of nutrient-rich superfood.

https://architizer.com/projects/scrubber-algae-bio-reactor/

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GREEN APPLICATION RESEARCH

LI VI N G PAV I L I O N Designer: Ann Ha and Behrang Behin Year : 2010 Living Pavilion is a low-tech, low-impact installation that employs milk crates as the framework for growing planted surface similar to a green wall. Living Pavilion aspires to create a synthesis of form, structure, light and life. The pavilion’s surface is planted with hanging shade-tolerant plants that will provide an environment maintained at a cooler temperature because of evapotranspiration from the plants. At the end of the season, the pavilion’s modular design will allow easy disassembly and distribution of the planted milk crates to the New York area for use in homes, public places, and community gardens.

https://architizer.com/projects/living-pavilion-figmentenyaseaony-city-of-dreams-pavilion-competition/

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GREEN APPLICATION RESEARCH

BIQ Designer: TBA Year : 2013 Hamburg, Germany At about the same size as bacteria, microalgae c a n p r o d u c e m o r e b i o fu e l p e r h e c t a r e than alternative crops. This joint venture between Splitterwerk Architects, ARUP, Colt International and Strategic Science Consult marks the first time algae-reactors have been fully integrated into the fabric of a building.

https://www.buildup.eu/en/practices/cases/biq-house-first-algae-powered-building-world

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https://www.archdaily.com/339451/worlds-first-algae-bioreactor-facade-nears-completion

SCHEMATIC DESIGN ALGAE & ZONES TESTING

Industrial buildings Adding vegetation

double X vegetation

double X vegetation X green avenue

Apartment block X Industrial buildings Adding vegetation

For the latest stage (probably will further explore), I would like to start arranging my own orders with the algae buildings for different programmes. As there are so many types of buildings can work with the algae technologies according to their features, I am still listing out the very very basic principles among their combination.

For the coming days, I will try more testing on the FORMAT of ALGAE, COMBINATIONS of b u il d i n g s, A LG A E a n d V E G E TAT I O N , b u i l d i n g BLOCKS and STREETS...etc.

green barriers

connection bridges

Industrial buildings (algae panels) N/A

Algae facade

Algae facade X vegetation

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SCHEMATIC DESIGN

PROBLEMS

SOCIAL

TKW ENVIRONMENT

ECONOMIC

DETA

Aging Population

New generation moved to while the elderly stay in ings in TKW.

Sub-divided Units

The rental of subdvided ings & Tanglou is very co the aging problem.

Redevlopment Planning

The proportion of new a residential landuses has issue over years.

Streets Hygiene

The litters on roads, una the disposal of industria ries bring the serious po

Lack of Greenery

There is only little part o that the local people do public space for leisure.

Industrial Imbalance

Since the golden time of trial buildings have been occupation of the landus

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IMPACT

Improper Population

units in the old buildommon. It is a part of

Social Welfare

and old, industrial and been a controversial

Social Welfare & Public Safety

authorized poster and al waste from the factoollution problems.

of urban park in TKW not have enough green

f HK industry, the indusn taking the largest se in TKW.

SOLUTIONS

Environmental issues & helath problems

Landresources allocation & public’s participation

Bringing New Generation to TKW ecosystem

Green Application- Urban park & farm with algaculture

ALGA ECOSYSTEM

Create green products & algacultural platform

Revitalization of Tanglou & the Industrial Building

SCHEMATIC DESIGN

I N FLU E N CE S & I N T ERACT IO NS 1. Site Adaption

2.Green Application Oriented

3. Programmes Ultimacy (entire e

This testing I would like to rearrange the district with different criterias according to the balance between existing site, programmes cycles and green applications. Undoubtedly, the one emphasizing the programmes ultimacy with the concept of serving different types of users will be the best. And the second important elements will be the fusion of site and green apllication.

4. Landuse and areas

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cosystem cycles)

Industrial

Algae Industry (Macro & Micro)

Commercial

Institutional

Vacant/Culture

Residential

green/other natural elements

Roads & Infrastructure

VERTICAL FARM VARIATION

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BIOFUEL FORMAT

SCHEMATIC DESIGN

G RE E NING FO RM S

From the previous case studies, I have found out that many of green environmental design are good at using the natural resource as the main body and support. At the same time it can improve the environment quality in terms of visual, air and food etc. And one of the key factors is how the spatial arrangement and forms maximize the effect of these biofuels or eco-friendly methods.

I have tried to test it in different forms and principles according to functions and volume of spaces.

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: S C H E M AT IC DE S IG N: UR BAN FA RM For the design concepts, it goes into 3 directions according to the site elements and the algae functions and practices. Based on the site analysis and studies, it will try rearranging the TKW with the main support of the algae tubes orders and distributions.

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I N D U ST R I A L T O W N TO U RB A N FA R M

Researching on the green application methods, this project start creating new pattern for 13 street TKW with the green algae devices.

Looking into different ways of applying green materials, it will be much better to arrange those skills from the small scale of spaces for example home spaces, studio, stores and restaurants.

China ShenZhen

Mainroads & Highways TKW Site Existing Agricultural farmland Population of Residences

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15

20km

GROUND LEVEL SHOP

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SCHEMATIC DESIGN

INDOOR Green Pockets

INDO O R A LG AE LE IS U RE | RE TA ILS The followings will be the classfication of different types of algae usage according to the level of practical and ornamental. These will be effective for running the community with those green elements.

SCHEMATIC DESIGN

I N D OO R A LG A E LE I S U R E | R E TA I L S

Grow Tray

Overflow Drain

Electricity & Timer

Nutrient Solution

Domestic Hydroponic farming system will have an effective interaction with the algae resources just like the algae greenhouse. But still, there can be many variation among the form and structure of the system according to the scale and programmes of spaces (e.g. local residents/retails/traditional stores)

Water Pump

Reservoir

Grow Tray

Overflow Drain

Electricity & Timer

Nutrient Solution

Water Pump

Reservoir

.DAYTIME. CAFE WITH MEDIUM SCALE OF HYDROPONIC SYSTEM

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.NIGHTTIME. CAFE WITH MEDIUM SCALE OF HYDROPONIC SYSTEM

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SCHEMATIC DESIGN

G LA S S HO U S E

Apart form the ordinary farm, the greenhouse build with the algae irrigation system plays an important role on providing materials and food with an ensured and qualified hygiene. It helps maximize the self-sufficiency of the algae cycle in which goods are produced with the natural sunlight, water, nutrient and algaes.

Algae Irrigation Tube System on Facade

BioGas Emission

Grow Tray & Paddy Cultivation

Anerobic Digester

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SCHEMATIC DESIGN

INDO O R A LG AE FACT O RY & P RO DU CT IO N Factories and industrial buildings are a big part of the existing site in which those should be rehabitalized well with the new arrangements.

Therefore, vertical farm will be included for both providing agricultural products and the generation of electricity with the algae energy.

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SCHEMATIC DESIGN PARTITION & VASE

ALGAE TUBES AS LIVING WALL

S E A A LG A E FA R M It will be one of the main support of the algae system resources with the local coastal potential. Particularly, it will divide into natural and artificial algacultural farming with the fishery industry and tourism.

HOME HYDROPONIC & STORAGE

ALGAE TUBES & DECO

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UNDERGROUND CITY

Raw Materials+Process Main / Energy Resource

COMMUNITY

Retailing

Process / Tools / Mechanizing

Livin g

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M& E

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PG-ORIENTED INDUSTRIAL HUB

After sorting of both the interior and exterior scale of algae and green applications used in the 13 street, I started to think of the ways expanding the algae devices from the individual space to a network of system. And this goes into 3 directions.

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1/ I N D US T R I A L H UB

SCHEMATIC DESIGN This concept emphasizes the programmes arrangement and circulation flow with the site elements. It is obvious to aim at maximizing the productivity of green goods and selfsufficiency with the algae system.

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SCHEMATIC DESIGN

2/ GRE E N & B R I C K S

This concept is about the site adaption with the existing elements and architecture (espically the red brick houses & tanglou). The algae tubes and algae bricks play an important role on creating fusion between different types of style and arrangement.

SCHEMATIC DESIGN

1/INDU S T RIA L HU B Retails & stores factories & technologies Algae generator Mixed & residential Algae tubes connections

algaepipe network & functions

PLAN

Levels & orders

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2 /G RE E N & BRICKS Residential

Industrial

Algae generator

retails & stores algae elements in 1 tanglou

PLAN

Levels & orders

SCHEMATIC DESIGN

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3/ U N D E R G O UN D CIT Y Apart from the concepts of programmes-orientation and spatial concerns, the last direction will be focusing on the imagination of algae resources support local people's lives through the underground pipes forest. Although it is effective for energy transmission with an underground methods for different heat energy or for those in liquid form, it is not working anyway for the algae which requires the sunlight as one of the feeding nutrient. But still, the concept of tubes forest is a good reference for constructing a streetscape adapting the algae resources.

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: S C H E M AT IC DE S IG N 2 : A LG A E & CO M M U NIT Y After figuring out the algae application and green technologies in the small scales of space,this section will be developing the expansion and connection of algae technologies within the surrounding site. This part plays an important point of the whole project as it marks the key concept of how to influence poeple get used into the green living style.

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A LGA E C O M M UN I T Y

SCHEMATIC DESIGN 1

CIRCULATION WITH TUBESYSTEM

i tried to define out the existing circulation in which it helps me to presume the major zones across the 13 st and cattle depot village will be involved in my design plan and shape the form at the beginning.

I started to develop 3 forms of hanging spaces just like creating a thematic path from 13 st to the cattle depot. However, at this moment, It is lack of a connection between these two place for transition, or the linkage(entrance) will be changing too abrupt.

CDA Village & visitors Industrial buildings & factories ppl Locals & Market ppl

GRADUAL PLATFORMS

TUBES & INTERSECTS

EAQUAL & BOXES

ALGAE TUBES NETWORK DRAFT1A

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SCHEMATIC DESIGN 1

ALGAE TUBES NETWORK DRAFT1B

After the previous pipes system sketching, I refined diffferent tubes setting according to different programmes and their scale on the site. And I tried to looked into how the presumed circulation will react with this setting.

A LGA E TUBES MAP LI NES SY MBO L

1 i n d ustr i al b uil d i n g u n it

1 al g ae c i rc l e of i nd ust ria l b u ild in g s

Exi sti ng E ne rg y so urc e

c ommu n it y a lg a et ub es interse ction

1 algae circle of residential buildings

Alg a e en ergy termination& distrbution

Algaetub es in infrastr ucture network

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SCHEMATIC DESIGN 1

G R A DUA L PL AT FOR M S

1 u ni t

Co nne c t i o n s

Netwo r ks

T UB ES & I NTERSECT

EQUAL BOXES

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ALGAETUBES & TO N GLO US It is common to see the exploded pipes and drainage among the old building types in Hong Kong especially the tonglou. For this case, the algae tube will be replaced those exploed pipes system after the readaption. And at the same perspective, the roof garden will be further added for the coming stage.

SCHEMATIC DESIGN 1

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ALGAETUBES & RE D B RI C K S The cattle depot village has a symbolic redbrick feature in which can have a combination with the green algae tubes. At the present, I tried the tubes system on the facade first. But the next step is the combination with the water channel , feeding trough and metal rings etc.

SCHEMATIC DESIGN 1

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SCHEMATIC DESIGN 1

ALG AE T U BE S NE T WO RK

This idea will be focusing on putting the algae pipes system on the top in order to create a roof garden in both the 13 st and cattle depot. But still need adjustment to mix with the brick element more naturally.

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SCHEMATIC DESIGN 1

A LG AE P LAT FO RM This idea will be using the green panels and planes as the main elements. It will still connected to the pipes system but enable a bigger variation between forms.

FA RM BO X This is the very first idea when I want to turn the algae tube in a solid box form to link with the pipes on the facade. However, it needs further adjustment that it doesnt give a good effect. Too heavy and isolated between the two spaces.

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SCHEMATIC DESIGN 1

algae tubes network and algae platform

ALG AE & LAY O U T After the previous testing, I found it went too far with the algae tubes system which will bring both constructional and financial burden to the local society.

Therefore, adjustment of pipes layout will be an important task for the following development.

In the coming stages, tests will be focusing on the balance of algae tubes, system connections and the spatial-programmes arrangement of the design.

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SCHEMATIC DESIGN 2

ALGAE TUBES NETWORK DRAFT1B

SCHEMATIC DESIGN 2

OVERVIEW 13 ST & CATTLEDEPOT The site will mainly be settled in the three lanes near the entrance of Cattle depot village. This testing tried to make the previous tubes plan extanding vertically and see how the pipes will interact with the existing building as the aspect of layers and spatial intensity.

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1 buildings modular Low densed

Overall

Residential modular

Transition zone

Overall

Overall

Single unit

Underground thick pipes

south extension

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

SCHEMATIC DESIGN 2

13 S T LA N E S & B UI L D I N GS There at least 3 types of modules in 1 unit of buildings ranging from the density of space+tubes and landuse. Regular and random patterns are depicted to show the flow of algaae tubes and users experiences.

Densed areas & factories

Residential(partly)

Low-densed & Mixed

Underground

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SCHEMATIC DESIGN

SCHEMATIC DESIGN 2

C ATTLE D E PO T V I L LAG E TU B E S & B R I C K S There are less variation of level for this part due to the flat relief of cattle depot village. As a results, There are more exploded parts and a transitional area is created between the 13 st and this part.

Level 3/ up to 7/F

Level 2/ midium height

Level 1/ Platform & ground

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SCHEMATIC DESIGN

SCHEMATIC DESIGN 2

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TRA N SI T I O N & M A INRO A D

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: D E TAIL DE S IG N: A LG A E & S Y M BIO S IS After developing the layout of the algae tubes network from an overall aspect with a theorectical concept, the coming stage will be further making refinement based on the practical algae tubes and the joint with exisintg plumbs and facilities. At the same time, the testing for different forms of algae tubes as solid function will be required to complete the whole system.

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Why TKW an interesting space is her mixture of culture and confusion of new and old. There are so many industrial town in Hk which are almost in a metalic way of presentation. But TKW is always keeping her own local culture, environment and production even the city is fading out. I would like to try if TKW can turn back to her origin but to keep the HK busy urban style.

ALGAE TUBES NETWORK DRAFT 2

DETAIL DESIGN 1

TU B E S S YS T E M TES TI NG I I After the previous pipes system sketching, I refined diffferent tubes setting according to different programmes and their scale on the site. And I tried to looked into how the presumed circulation will react with this setting.

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1 buildings modular Low densed

Overall

Residential modular

Transition zone

Overall

Overall

Single unit

Underground thick pipes

south extension

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

DETAIL DESIGN 1

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This is 1 industrial modular consisting of 3 streetway as one unit. In order to facilitate the local community i n c l u d i n g b o t h t h e re s i d e nt i a l , industrial,neighborhood and the social programmes, this testing tends to use 1 industrial modular as an algae energy ventre to operate the system.

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Roof & Terminal

VERTICAL TUBES Densed areas & factories

ALGAE RESOURCE TRANSMISIONS SEWAGE RECYCLING INDOOR VERTICAL FARM

Residential(partly)

Low-densed & Mixed

Underground

ROOF GARDEN 1

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DETAIL DESIGN 1

DETAIL DESIGN 1

BRIDGES & CONNECTIONS

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BRIDGES & CONNECTION

C ATTLE D E PO T V I L LAG E BRICKS & GREENHOUSE There are less variation of level for this part due to the flat relief of cattle depot village. As a results, There are more exploded parts and a transitional area is created between the 13 st and this part.

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DETAIL DESIGN 1

Level 3/ up to 7/F

Level 2/ midium height

Level 1/ Platform & ground Level 0.5/ Additional greenhouse

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DETAIL DESIGN 1

DETAIL DESIGN 2

A LGA E B I O R E ACT O R & S U NBRE AKE RS From the last testing, I found that the tubes system is not connected well into the whole design and spatial arrangement. Therefore, for the coming stages, this testing will further adjust the details of tubes with the combination with existing plumbs and HVAC system in order to maximize its level of practicality.

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Densed areas & factories

Residential(partly)

Low-densed & Mixed

Underground

Level 3/ up to 7/F

Level 2/ midium height

Level 1/ Platform & ground

DETAIL DESIGN 2

TO N GLO U P LU M B I N G S Y STEM I have researched for the existing tonglou plumbing and drainage system. Trying to test the common point of the existing plumbing system, I tried to combine it with my algae pipes system to make the whole more practical with the reference of principles.

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D R AINAG E S Y S T E M Apart from the fire and hvac system, the drainage and sanitary system is the one which is commonly exploded to the facade of the tonglou. This will be the potential point to further develop into the pipes extansion and connection with the algae pipes.

DETAIL DESIGN 2

TO N GLO U PL UM B I NG S Y S T E M

Sanitary pipe Sanitary & Ventilation pipe

Sprinkler DCW pipe DHW pipe

HCR joining pipe

Air Handler

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ROO F P L UM B I N G S Y S T E M HVAC-FLUE

Sprinkler

DHW pipe

DCW pipe HVAC DCW pipe Sanitary & Ventilation pipe

HVAC

HVAC

DHW pipe DCW pipe Gas pipe STM pipe

DETAIL DESIGN 2

I N -B ET WE E N S PACE S

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P I P E S C E N T R E & R O O F G A RDE N I

DETAIL DESIGN 2

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LAY O U T & NE T WO RK The design will be main targeting at the first 7 streets of 13 streets which is right opposite to the Cattle Depot village. I tend to create it as a thematic cultural footpath leading the way to the CDV in order to make the whole district more harmonious. The local community with the industrial factories and stores should be well mixed with the Cultural and artist village. And I believe a good thematic footpath using algae as a component will be a good solution.

P I P E S C E N T R E & R O O F G A RDE N II

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DETAIL DESIGN 2

DETAIL DESIGN 2

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DETAIL DESIGN 2

B RI D GE S & CO N N E CT IO NS

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DETAIL DESIGN 2

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C ATTLE D E PO T V I L LAG E BRICKS & GREENHOUSE There are less variation of level for this part due to the flat relief of cattle depot village. As a results, There are more exploded parts and a transitional area is created between the 13 st and this part.

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DETAIL DESIGN 2

Level 3/ up to 7/F

Level 2/ midium height

Level 1/ Platform & ground Level 0.5/ Additional greenhouse

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DETAIL DESIGN 2

DETAIL DESIGN 3

A LGA E B I O R E ACT O R & S U NBRE AKE RS

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Densed areas & factories

Residential(partly)

Low-densed & Mixed

Underground

Level 3/ up to 7/F

Level 2/ midium height

Level 1/ Platform & ground

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DETAIL DESIGN 3

LAY O U T & NE T WO RK A series of roof pavilion system is created to this testing. For the final stages, after adjusting the details of the algae tubes, programmes arrangement between the streets and buildings, it is important to wrap it up by finalizing the algae tubes system centre. However, this is not as simple as only building up a algae factory with machines. But I tend to bring different types of roof pavilion system for both the residents and the public on the tonglou roof according to the structure and functions of each street.

1 / A LG A E FO RE S T As the first part of the 13 street is very near to the TKW town centre, this is an important point for transmitting the algae resources. Therefore, this part will be built with a basic tubes system and the pavilion with climber supporting network.

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DETAIL DESIGN 3

DETAIL DESIGN

2 /BRE AT HING FACT O RY Walking into the 13 streets, there are more local residents and the store owners. Therefore, creating the shelters with different arrangement of algae tubes will bring a roof system of serving the local residents in a private green spaces.

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DETAIL DESIGN 3

3 / CLIM BE R NE T WO RK

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DETAIL DESIGN 3

DETAIL DESIGN 3

4 / S HARE D G A RDE N Walking into the 13 streets, there are more local residents and the store owners. This system provide a public platform for the local people to grow their own food in the roof farm with the supporting nutrients from the algae resources.

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5 /O BS E RVAT IO N DE CK For the middle of 13streets, the 3 streets are right facing the entrance of CDV. Therefore, an observation deck is created at the head of these 3 streetways as a spot for sightseeing.

DETAIL DESIGN 3 8AM @ BREATHING FACTORY

3PM @ OBSERVATION DECK

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LIGHT & SHADOW 4PM @ ALGAE ORIGIN

4PM@ CLIMBER NETWORK

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: F I N AL DE S IG N: G R E E N CHRO NICLE Adjusting the details and finalizing the functional programmes with solid structure of algae resources, it comes to the latest development as a thematic footpath in TKW. It is a themepath with the green avenue, small market, roof garden and brick adaption gradually.

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Neighborhood Transportations Social service providers Property owners Residents

Urban Farm Raw Materials

Markets

G re e n Fa c to r i e s

Fertilizers

Natural Pharmacy

By-products Food Supply H a r ve sto r Pro c e ss i n g

Ex i st i n g Electricity n etow r k

Restaurants

ALGA CULTURE

Meal Ingredients

U r b a n fa r m ( Raw p ro d u c t i o n)

Re c re at i o n a l p a r k

S e a-fa r m e d A l g a e

FAMILAND TKW

Natural Detergent

Human Supplement

Medical development

Microalgae

Medical treatment

B i o Re fi n e r y Fa c to r y

Archi/ Facade Cu l t i vate d Algae

W il d A l g a e

ALGAE SCIENCE

Indoor Factory

Agricultural fertilizers

Macroalgae

BioMASS Air Filters Biofuel Green energy

Art design

Community Incomers Tourists Government

Transportation fuels

Sewage Treatment Installation

Facilities furnitures

Production Factory

Energy heating

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Photobioreactors

Algae managers

Natural ArtiďŹ cial Balance

environmental scholars

Green Buildings

Engineers

Architects

Facility structure

Buildings

Fermenters

Environment Management

Natural Environment

Maintenance

Bio Reactors

Accessibility

Researchers

wholesales

wholesales Bio Materials

Social Services

Government

Infrastruture

Society

Environment

Local Community

Cleansers

Technician maintenance

Beekeeper

Farmers

ArticďŹ cial techniques

Natural Seeds Sowing

Seed Growers

Green Farm

human resources

Products

Technician maintenance

Visitors

Property owners

Retail Industry

Residents

HKlocals

Tourists

Economics

Incomes

Mechanising Company

by-product & waste

FAMILAND

Harvester

Irrigators

Neighborhood

Janitors Cleansers

Incomes

Production factories

Green Restaurant

recycled resources

Food

Recycling Services

Food wholesales

Production/ process Stakeholders/ users

FINAL DESIGN

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For the overview design, it is focusing on the first part of the 13 street and the Cattle Depot village which form a cultural district in TKW. A thematic footpath among the algae system would help it stand out from the site. A series of roof pavilion systems is created for each streetways and rooftop while they are leading to the way of CDV as a spot of TKW.

FINAL DESIGN

Ground Circulation

Vertical Circulation

ALGAE Network Circulation

Roof Pavilion Network

Buildings & Landuse

Infrastructure

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INDIVIDUAL UNIT

St ruc t ure & Fa c ilit ies

To ngLo u & HVAC

Plum bin g & Drain age

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ROOF PAVILION SYSTEMS

ALGAE BASIC TUBES

WINDOWS & SUNBREAKERS Intake Pipes Window Frame Aluminium Support Frame Water Pump

Outtake Pipes

Algae Panel group Front Glazing Sheet

FINAL DESIGN ROOF PAVILION SYSTEMS

Algae Filter Steel Supporting Network for Climbers

Concrete Planter

Feeding Vessels Algae Photobioreactor

Climbers/vegeatation

Sew

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Steel Supporting Network for Climbers

wage Connection

Algae Panels

PC Connection

Concrete Planter Intake Pipes

Sewage Connection Algae Photobioreactor

Concrete Planter

Algae Filter Algae Filter

Algae Photobioreactor

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BRE AT H I NG FAC T O RY

S H AR ED G ARD E N

A LGA E F O RE ST

B RIDGE CON N E C T I O N

Connection to Feeding Vessels

Extending to CDV

FINAL DESIGN

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T h i s c o n c e p t e m p h a s i z e s t h e p ro g ra m m e s arrangement and circulation flow with the site elements. It is obvious to aim at maximizing the productivity of green goods and self-sufficiency with the algae system.

The followings will be the classfication of different types of algae usage according to the level of practical and ornamental. These will be effective for running the community with those green elements.

PARTITION & VASE

ALGAE TUBES AS LIVING WALL

DOMESTIC HYDROPONIC DEVICES

Grow Tray

Overflow Drain

Electricity & Timer

Nutrient Solution

Water Pump

Reservoir

HOME HYDROPONIC & STORAGE

ALGAE TUBES & DECO

Domestic Hydroponic farming system will have an effective interaction with the algae resources just like the algae greenhouse. But still, there can be many variation among the form and structure of the system according to the scale and programmes of spaces (e.g. local residents/retails/traditional stores)

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STORES & RETAILS

RESTAURANTS .DAYTIME. CAFE WITH MEDIUM SCALE OF HYDROPONIC SYSTEM

.NIGHTTIME. CAFE WITH MEDIUM SCALE OF HYDROPONIC SYSTEM

FINAL DESIGN FACTORIES

GREEN HOUSE

13 S T RE E T P RO G RA M M E S Apart form the ordinary farm, the greenhouse build with the algae irrigation system plays an important role on providing materials and food with an ensured and qualified hygiene. It helps maximize the self-sufficiency of the algae cycle in which goods are produced with the natural sunlight, water, nutrient and algaes.

Algae Irrigation Tube System on Facade

BioGas Emission

Grow Tray & Paddy Cultivation

Anerobic Digester

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SEA ALGAE FARMS

FINAL DESIGN

C ATTLE D E PO T VI LLAG E ADAPTIVE REUSE RED BRICK | ALGAE TUBES

H or i zontal Conne ctio n

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Ter m i n al D istrib uto r

Town g as plants

U n d e rg ro u n d P i p e s

FINAL DESIGN

A LGA E G R E E N H O US E

House Types & densiity Visitors Circulation

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Algae Irrigation Tube System on Facade

BioGas Emission

Grow Tray & Paddy Cultivation

Anerobic Digester

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:RE FLE CT IO N: Throughout the past years in EID studio works, Capstone will be a key summary of my critical mind and technical skills. As my design time started in my early studies, I have been intrigued in the landscape design and sustainable development. It is a great chance for me to have a deep study and design work for streetscape greenery in this project.

CONCEPTS & STRSTEGIES Our world has been talking for a trend of greenery for the past years. However, in Hong Kong such a densley-populated city, it is not an easy task for building green environments with the limited land when we are constructing our city with various restriction. This project enables me to think and plan critically from different angles and stakeholders.

Among the types of Green application, WHY ALGAE SO SPECIAL? Unlike growing plants in our city just like a decoration, it is more important to bring a eco-friendly green mode into our daily lives and habits. This project tends to bring a new life cycle with the algacutural concept to the land.

ARCHITECTURE & MICROSPACES For the Symbiosis concept, there are different concerns and adjustment during the layout development. Addressing the algae tubes networks and eco-system in TKW, it is neccessary to be aware of the local community structure and the existing spatial arrangement. It is a bit special that that there are different types of mircospaces in the Hong Kong streetscape with various format. This inspires me of creating networks of algae tubes with different patterns in those in-between spaces in the TKW district. For sure, those algae tubes network are planned according to the community

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structure. All of these remind me of reflecting the core values and initial tradtions of our city which is a complex of culture and heritage. We have the potentials of evolving in a natural wisdom despite the limited land.

PRACTICALITY & TECHNICAL SKILLS Throughout the whole proje ct,the design is emphsizing on bringing a new living concept to our future generation with the algae arrangements.

But apart from that, it is also important to clarify all the relevant engineer progress and principles to make this come true. I have to admit that I am not mature enough to work out the concept as a whole due to the lack of technical knowledge.

Undoubtedly it may cause my thesis less convincing.

Therefore, it is a must for me to further study and research for the sustainable living development and the bio-reactor knowledges in order to solidate my concept of algaculture.

FUTURE PROSPECTIVES This project enables me to learn a great deal for both concept-making and theoretical design with different strategies. For the ideal right track, with a deeper study and research of the professional techniques, this concept will be developing into a expanded life cycle with the algae resources as future energy support. It is not just bringing a new architecture of green structure to the local people, but also to inspire people with a new life attitude.

All of these help me reflect on my present mindset and the way of solving problems. As a design student, we should be able to carry out solution accurately with aesthetic and practical values,

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BIQ: A Building with a Second Green Skin Retrieved from: https://www.internationale-bauausstellung-hamburg.de/en/projects/thebuilding-exhibition-within-the-building-exhibition/smart-material-houses/biq/projekt/biq. html Community Record Company (2020). Wander in ToKwaWan: Seeking the Cattle Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntIvOQPP7ME District Urban Renewal Forum (2013). 九龍城市區更新地區諮詢平台 : 九龍城市區更新計劃建議 Retrieved from: https://www.durf.org.hk/pdf/meetings/11th_meeting/kc-11-annex-tc.pdf Living Pavilion -- FIGMENT/ENYA/SEAoNY/ City of Dreams Pavilion Competition Retrieved from: https://architizer.com/projects/living-pavilion-figmentenyaseaony-city-ofdreams-pavilion-competition/ McLean (2017). Leonardo: Smellmap: Amsterdam—Olfactory Art and Smell Visualization Retrieved from: https://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/10.1162/LEON_a_01225 Tang (2018). Standard News: 馬頭圍道 — 我童年世界的全部 Retrieved from: https://www.thestandnews.comculture/%E9%84%A7%E5%B0%8F%E5% AE%87-%E9%A6%AC%E9%A0%AD%E5%9C%8D%E9%81%93-%E6%88%91%E7%AB%A5%E5 %B9%B4%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E7%9A%84%E5%85%A8%E9%83%A8/ TBA: Scrubber: Algae Bio-Reactor Retrieved from: https://architizer.com/projects/scrubber-algae-bio-reactor/ Trading Economics: Hong Kong | Agriculture Retrieved from: https://tradingeconomics.com/hong-kong/agricultural-land-percent-of-landarea-wb-data.html

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