Watchdog

The designed environment generates social spaces concretely. It influences the way you act; stimulates the reflection you see. The cyber environment generates social spaces virtually. It changes the way you think, shapes the value you believe in. The principle of the algorithm should be revealed to awaken people’s awareness of the big data crisis.

This design attempts to bring reflection and insights to the public regarding the emerging ethical issues of technological innovation. It should provoke self-consciousness and offer a bird’s eye view inspection of a common domain.

This building will help people to understand their rights as individuals in this cyber world. Establish a regulatory system overwatching the big data organisation to manage the agents’ marketing activities and implement the legal company’s strategy. This design not only provides an office area for big data companies and relevant watchdog, but it is also an opensource center for people to learn about public information security and how to guard their privacy against being overly exposed.

The building is made up of three forms. The watchtower, a circulation space also for reflection, the public frontage to educate and the office area for working. The mass building is divided into two parts by the watchtower. The public space facing the street and office space that is only accessible for authorised staff. I use red and white to colour code the big data space and watchdog space. For the front part, a cylinder data storage running through the block emphasise the connection between these two different spaces. At the back of the building, it shows a more clear relation that the big data space is surrounded and being supervised by the watchdog. A new grid is introduced to the site by following the angel between the site and parliament. A sunken plaza leading to the watchtower is the starting point of the journey. The watchtower is a metaphor for people are monitored all the time. It is also a gateway into the building. The watchtower is the main circulation in this design. It is the transition between each floor. The form of the watchtower continues and become the core of this building.

Hassell

Zhangjiang Medical Park 06-01 Plot

Location: Zhangjiang, Shanghai, China

Job Title: Architectural Intern

Tasks: Design, Presentation Prep, Prelimnary Render, Concept Modelling, Diagramming

Architectural Intern

The major responsibilities include:

1. Site analysis & research, diagramming & illustration with Illustrator & Indesign

2. Recording and taking notes for the meetings

3. Bringing insightful observations to the team during the concept design stage

4. Worked primarily with Rhino & Revit to produce protypes of design schemes

5. Using Enscape to render for perspective drafts

The major accomplishment includes:

- Close contact with different departments of the firm and gained the communication skills.

- Helped to win the competitions for the firm.

Tongji

Tianchang National Sports & Fitness Center

Location: Tianchang, China

Job Title: Architectural Intern

Project: Tianchang Sports Center

Tasks: Design, Presentation Prep, Prelimnary Render, Grasshopper Debug, Concept Modelling, Diagramming

Architectural Intern

The major responsibilities include:

1. Worked primarily with Rhino & SketchUp to produce protypes of design schemes.

2. In charge of presentation slides that are used for draft design and developed design with Indesign

3. Assisting the project manager to develop the overall architecture form and the façade.

4. Debugging Grasshopper during facade design if there is an error occurred.

The major accomplishments include:

- Participated in multiple projects to adjust and optimize the initial design schemes.

- Cooperated with colleagues and leaders to contribute to the final presentation.

- Helped to win one of the competitions for the firm.

Waterfront Tower

Waterfront Tower is located at the corner of Spencer and Lonsdale street in the Central Business District (CBD), adjacent to the Docklands. The tower features a mixedused programme of retail, premium rentable commercial space, luxury hotel floors, a sky lobby and sky deck that offer scenic views of the city.

To speak to the urban context and waterfront landscape near the site, the selected facade and form cooperate to create a flowing structure with a streamline. The form of the tower is magnified with the design of the facad.