STUDIO CHAPTER 1
「Market building - Hong Kong new system market bridges network」 . Nam Cheong station interchange, Kowloon [Internetional tropical architecture competition 2012 - Merit]
The New Market Type – Bridge Network
Organic Farm
Improving the traditional open street markets and the conven-
Organic farm in two modes is provided in the network. The com-
network is a new type of market form. It allows a rainproof envi-
the farm can be consigned to the restaurants in food pavilion for
tional air-conditioned market buildings in Hong Kong, the bridge ronment with natural ventilation on the one hand, and multilevel use of spaces above other existing programmes such as a public
transport terminal on ground level on the other hand. The design emphasizes the linearity of market bridges facilitating cross ventilation, and intends to extend such market to connect with the
surrounding site such as the shopping mall, railway station (MTR), green park, etc., forming a network for pedestrians.
munity farm is rented for community’s leisure use. Vegetables from cooking. The commercial farm is rented to herb, vegetable shops
and restaurants for sale or cooking. Food waste from the restaurants is used as fertilizer for the organic farm.
Change obstruction to tension
New and old combination
Sustainability issue
Surrounding local residents seek the existing site as an obstruction that stuck the
The area of existing bus terminal eliminated and combined together with market
Design intented to establish a non air-conditioning environment which hot wet
provide every of the surrounding end-users a directly path from their starting point
pavillion. Street market elevated on the floor plane, some designed as a “farm-front�
that leads summer wind flow into the market, while wthe roof directs the winter wind
accessible way in between of estate and massive transport. The concept intented to to where they want to achieve, including Nam Cheong local resident, elderly resident
who live in the elderly housing in opposite, student who are studying in the institution zone nearby and visiting public, those intented paths are forming a social network .
buildiing. A food cycle operated from the below local market until the top end food shop, the design intents to open-up to the end-users, it also gets close to the urban
farm. The local mobile hawker allowed to move along the free spaces on the network which is similar with the Night Bazaar and Dawn Bazaar in Sham Shui Po.
summer and cold dry winter conditions are considered, the roof acted as a catcher out of the building by the shelter. The large fabric roof is designed to facilitate the
collection of rainwater by gutters at the edges and storage tanks. The water is recycled
for the uses of cleansing and irrigation. The market units’s partition are not attaching to the upper floor slab, a buffer area for cross ventilation created.
Roof as Wind Catcher Independent from the structure of market bridges mostly at the inner part, the roof is designed as a series of fabric canopies supported by column and cable structures at the outer part, which allow flexibility in planning and for the ease of future spatial alteration. Located close to the sea at its
southwest, the site originally enjoyed the summer sea breeze. However, the bulky structure of railway station next to the site forms an obstruction of sea wind. Therefore, the roof is designed in a sloping form with the seaside raised above the roof level of its neighbouring station structure, so that
it can act as a wind catcher for the market and bus terminal underneath, resulting in even cooler environment than the original open bus terminus. The roof geometry is adjusted according to the testing of air ventilation simulation by computer softwares.
STUDIO CHAPTER 2
「Culinary institute - It’s time to transform」 . Pok Fu Lam, South of Hong Kong Island
Site transformation A culinary school is designed for internetional tutorial responding to the site opposite traditional chinese cuisine school. The site is part of the site transformation that the surrounding historical building are currently transorming, Bathanie chapel, CowShed, emply old dormitary and emply office. All of those historical building listed by Antiquities and Monuments Office as a Declared Monuments in Hong Kong.
Transfrom the logic of Hong Kong Institutional building The institutional building in Hong Kong almost operated in office hours only, what feeling will you get if you go into the education building at non-official hour, it’s all emply. Also a mono-function provided only. I intented to change the logic of school in Hong Kong. For existing logic, a culinary school contain a single campus with several spaces and closed at night. Through the transformation during the non-official hour, different kinds of student can take part of using the campus during different time period. So it could be fully used by different users, not just culinary student, but also exhibition planning student, wine appreciating student, student who are leaning makeup, photographic, planting etc., the performing student can also use our building, there is a big connection with the performance hall nearby. The school could be used by general public, visitors too, the open school design lets them go through the school and see through the school.
Building core part transformation
Main circulation existed in the middle part of building, it is designed as a flexible lifing
platform system. Those platforms raised up and down which achieved different levels to support various learning situation. It’s also a learning space, performing space,
displaying space and dining space, etc. During the tranformation, rooms’ partitions
opened-up, spaces connecting to the middle part platforms, a huge functional space e.g. wedding banquite hall, auditorium extention, grand party space are generated along different controling time period.
COMPETITION CHAPTER 1
ă€ŒTwin bridges - Tidal bridge floating networkă€? . Pok Fu Lam, South of Hong Kong Island [Tai-O Twin Bridge Design Competition_Open Group - 1st Prize]
Tidal bridge system
Our bridge design is to connect two space, as well as connecting people. The mobile platforms move twice a day. During the High Tide, they move along the water flow from Po Chu Tam to Yim Tin, vice versa. The platforms attached to several locations along the river, to bring the activities towards the community. Some of them attached to a local food factory to held workshops, some of them attach to some tourist attraction as the retail shop. These form an interactive bridge system with the engagement of the Tai O residents.
COMPETITION CHAPTER 2
「Damaged skin - 2012 Italy Post-Earthquake Design」 . Crevalcore, Bologna, Italy
We regard the earthquake as a foreboder of a future that is
The façade constitutes the most vivid part of our memory of a building. Our
New programs are overlaid amongst previous
constructive basis for the next phase of urban development.
and construction of a new beginning upon the past by building the new
Crevalcore that consists of three phases: the imminent
relevant to the past. The ruins of which is embraced as a
post-disaster design scheme proposes preservation of the damaged facade, skin on top of remnants of the old one.
ones. The project envisions an imaginary future of
phase of post-earthquake 2010s, during which the
historical remnants are preserved; followed by a phase of programmatic metamorphosis, as the historical site transforms into nanotechnology laboratories
beginning from the 2020s;v an accidental laboratory explosion interrupts the technological development in the 2030s and the city transforms into a place for
tourism and leisure eventually. The city hence builds up upon its history and interruptions of history.
COMPETITION CHAPTER 3
「Science Park Phase 3 - Timeless living gift」 . Science Park, ShaTin, Hong Kong
As a GIFT to the COMMUNITY, our design philosophy extends
beyond physical representation of a GIFT to a ‘TIMELSS LIVING GIFT’ for generations to come; that EVOLVES & INTERACTS with the community; that is sentimental, memorable, and experiential and that nurtures a low carbon lifestyle. The building form resembles a
DYNAMIC BAMBOO LANTERN which is ICONIC and CELEBRATORY in its presence as the gateway to HKSTP. It is COMMUNITY ORIENTED facilitating a vibrant venue for CYCLISTS, PEDESTRIANS, EMPLOYEES & VISITORS.
ADAPTIVE RE-USE OF SHIPPING CONTAINERS
Internal spaces are created with reused shipping containers that are plugged into the structure with gaps allowing light and air penetration through the building.
CLIMATE RESPONSIVE, BREATHABLE & LIVING ENVELOPE
The façade is perforated to induce natural ventilation through the building. Distance between bamboo blinds responds to weather performance: solar radiation and wind on the façade and adjacent land uses, i.e. open area, bus terminal and high way.
COMPETITION CHAPTER 4
「Creative smart cycle parking - Racks with ride encouraging」 . New Territories, Hong Kong
From the analysis on the user and site, we realized that we have to set on the place for residential bicycle parking lot along the lots of apartment. And we designed set in 5 racks and one intelligent column which make the system be realized easily with glass roof which is for long time parked bicycle for resident. Residential Area is originally not included in government plan for bicycle rack. Though the reason why we add on this case, is from analysis on site and users. (In fact, there are lots of apartment along the bicycle track). Parking lot for resident is separated from the different needed factor which has to be set for a little bit long time. Standing up bicycle can save the space which can make crossed rack shape naturally. Also we put the Octopus Card using system on corssed opposite rack’s back to use feasibly.
PRACTICE CHAPTER 1
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「Twin Gates and an Urban Corridor on a Green Carpet - City on the Edge」
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. Qian Hai Bay, Hong Kong
Qianhai is a city acting as an interface in various aspects.
Economically, Qianhai is located at the edge of the ShenzhenHong Kong economical district within the Greater Pearl River Delta Economical Ring. The project site is a complex urban
edge bounding 3 planning strips: The communal facilities strip
The Economy Front Gate: 200m tall twin office towers
on the east, the central business strip on the north, and the
green belt and river channel to the south. By superimposing
the architecture of the Twin Gates and the Urban Corridor onto
The iconic twisting form of the towers is designed to create a sculptural gateway. The geometry of the twisted façade also allows a more open view from the office.
On each of the towers a sky atrium is created to extend the public realm vertically to the offices.
the Green Carpet, it forms an intriguing skyline with a porous
city elevation that is full of live and character. The image of the City on The Edge will be unique and memorable.
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The residential twin towers to the south also employ a similar formal language to echo with the Economy Front Gate.
Comprehensive Service Area
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The twisted balconies allow the units to have better views towards the southern river channel.
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The planters also create an interesting visual extension of the greenery vertically to the towers.
Central Area
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Green Area
Site condition and boundary
The existing train depot and the carpark have created a 16m high wall that forms a hard and impermeable urban edge, cutting off the site from the surroundings.
The arrangement of the towers maximizes daylighting and views, while creating a connected community with multiple skygardens.
The design intends to soften this urban edge by creating pockets of public space, with diverse scales and atmospheres that infiltrates the site to form a soft interface.
The Twin Gates
Economy Front Gate and Green Gate
The Urban Corridor
The Commercial Corridor and the Residential Corridor
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By placing a lower tower at the south and turning the northern wing outwards in every cluster, maximum view and daylighting is achieved for the towers on this linear strip of land.
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The street is enlivened by the alternate arrangement of contrasting public spaces and private gardens: private garden within the cluster, and public gardens between the clusters that connects vertically to the phase 2 podium.
The Green Carpet extends the phase 2 podium garden to connect to surrounding nodes and residential lobbies at varies levels, through a variety of public space such as amphitheaters terraces and bridges.
Sustainable Design Concept The design intends to create a low-carbon city that acts as an example of sustainable urban development for the region. The design avoids slab blocks with extensive frontages. On the contrary, connected point towers are used to create clusters that form a porous city elevation that allow cross ventilation for the district. The extensive roof garden, besides creating an urban park for the residents, also provides excellent roof insulation. The curved shape of the Green Carpet with sunken courtyards helps to draw fresh air and allows natural lighting to the buildings under the carpet. Landscape Ponds are used to collect rainwater for recycling. Due to the site’s close proximity to the river channel at the south, seawater cooling can also be considered. Other green features include sunshading devices on the western façade, balconies and planters on the residential towers, BIPV panels, solar hot water tubes, Low-E glass and ventilated façade on the office towers, Gray water recycling, etc.