PART2_16//17

ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO

MArch _ Stage 5

16/17 Cynthia yan tung wong

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architectural portfolio_ arc8054

cynthia yan tung, wong_ 110354792 march _ stage 5 2016 - 2017 school of architecture, planning and landscape newcastle university

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SEMESTER 01

SEMESTER 02

06-07

charrette

08-11

dreamland_ introduction

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Tell- tale tectonics // RITE OF PASSAGE/S

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dreamland_ SITE BACKGROUND

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RITE OF PASSAGE/S // [G]HOST

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dreamland_ symposium

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RITE OF PASSAGE/S // PROGRAMME

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dreamland_ masterplan

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RITE OF PASSAGE/S // MATERIAL EXPLORATION

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dreamland_ theme

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RITE OF PASSAGE/S // CIVIC CENTRE

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RITE OF PASSAGE/S // FINAL CRIT

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TECHNICAL PORTFOLIO

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REFLECTION 02

reflection 01

NEW WORK REVISED WORK

charrette_ silence of the senses Charrette is kickstart project of the new academic year in the school aiming to bring students from all stages together within the the whole department.

This year, there were 16 studios working on different brief. I was in the group - silence of the senses.

‘We spend our daily lives being invaded by information by a multitude of physiAS artists and designers, we are concerned with the physical environs of our bodies.

This group explored the idea of isolation through image, film and sound and cal and electronic interactions that give structure to our daily lives.

aimed to design and build a temporary architectural space which isolates and explores one or more of the five senses.’ [extract from the charrette brief]

5 groups of students were divided to look into a diverse range of isolation.

Some groups focused on people’s physical sensory, the others worked on sound and visual aspects of isolation. In the end, not only designing five separated installations, we also relate them together and created a journey of ‘isolation’.

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the visitor’s feedback, it seemed that our group achieve success on

responding the brief, we did make them experience the sense of isolation.

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ABOVE(ALL): INSTALLATIONS TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL ISOLATION.

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Dreamland_ Introduction Dreamland, a theme park in Coney Island, Manhattan, is a testing ground for the future ideas of Manhattan. It intended to reproduce and launch an urbanism rest on the new technology of the fantastic.

With the great ambitious to be a metropolis city, Rotterdam, also try hard to explore new technologies in order to build an image of itself as an urban laboratory and showcase its metropolitan image.

In this studio, nine students aimed to capture different ‘themes’ of the metropolitan condition in Rotterdam, and create a theme park as a group that produce various experiential installations simulating Rotterdam’s metropolitan image.

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ABOVE 01: DREAMLAND IN CONEY ISLAND. ABOVE 02: RIJNHAVEN IN ROTTERDAM

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rijnhaven

erasmus bridge

de rotterdam

maashaven

hotel new york

kop van zuid katendrecht

ABOVE: SITE AND SURROUNDINGS

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TOP LEFT: FLOATING PAVILION AND FLOATING HOUSE IN RIJNHAVEN. TOP RIGHT: FLOATING FOREST IN RIJNHAVEN. BOTTOM LEFT: FLOATING PAVILION AND BUILDINGS IN WILHELMINAPLEIN. BOTTOM RIGHT: TROLLEY IN RIJNHAVEN

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19TH & 20TH CENTURY

19th & 20th Century 1894 Rijnhaven Basin created.

1895 First Vacation cruise from Rotterdam to New York.

1940

1946-49

1966

14th May 1940 Air attack from the German Luftwaffe, WW2.

Cruise Terminal Rotterdam

Stad Zonder hart,

25,000 houses destroyed, 900 people killed.

Brinkman, Van Der Broek and Bakema

Film by Jan Schaper

1970s

1982

1984

1987

1991

1993

1994

1996

1997

1998

Kop Van Zuid area no longer a port for passenger trade.

AIR Architecture International Rotterdam

Urban Renewal Plan

City Planner Director Riek Bakker proposed the ‘New Rotterdam Plan’

Zoning Plan approved

Hotel New York opened.

Erasmus Bridge Completed.

De Rotterdam OMA and KPN Renzo Piano construction began.

Pontoon Waternet

C70 festival - Rotterdam ‘more than a working city’

Proposals for the Kop Van Zuid by Aldo Rossi and Derek Walker

Masterplan for the Kop Van Zuid - including designs by Norman Foster and Renzo Piano.

Plan by Tuen Koolhaas Associates

21st Century 2000

2001

2008

2009

2010

Renzo KPN completion

Theatre Luxor completed in heart of Kop Van Zuid

Preliminary design for Park Rijnhaven by Karren + Brands

De Rotterdam construction started - residential - hotel - commercial & government office

New Orleans Building by Alvaro Siza completed

World port centre complete by Foster + Partners

Floating pavillion completed

2011 Rijnhavenbrug Bridge completed

Stadshaven Plan

Construction began for European China Centre

dreamland_ SITE BACKGROUND ABOVE: DEVELOPMENT OF RIJNHAVEN AND ITS SURROUNDINGS (PAST+CURRENT)

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2012 Construction of European China Centre on Hold Completion of Autark Home- first self-sufficient, floating Passivhaus houseboat in Netherlands

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2016

De Rotterdam Completed

Floating Trees installed Inspired by art piece ‘In Search of Habitus’ by artist Jorge Bakker

Scheme pitched for Floating Park

by KCAP

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FUTURE

FLOATING PAVILION & UNDERGROUND PARKING (KCAP)

FLOAITNG CITY PARK/FLOATING PARKLAND (UNIVERSITY IN ROTTERDAM)

PRELIMINARY FLOATING PARK DESIGN (KARRES & BRANDS)

RECYCLE PARK ISLAND (WHIM)

PRELIMINARY FLOATING PARK DESIGN (UNKNOWN COURSE)

ABOVE: FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF RIJNHAVEN

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dreamland_ symposium In the symposium, we created sensory experiences for people to go through. There are three simulations in total to show our intention and manifesto for our site- Rijnhaven, Rotterdam.

1st space: Model City_ Model of Rijnhaven 2nd space: Cinema_ Video session of our group’s research 3rd space: Resolution_ Our preliminary idea towards the site

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Scenario: You have to queue up to enter the space, like when you queue up for rides in theme park. A leaflet will be given; a headset will also be handed to you to listen a short description of our version of Dreamland. You enter the Model City, You will hear different layers of sound, telling you various individual themes in our group. You will then move to the Cinema, popcorn will be handed to you. You will watch a research video inside the space. When it finishes, you will be asked to go to the Resolution room, group’s manifesto will be shown and a guide be there to explain our preliminary idea. you walk out ofthe room and the journey ends.

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beginning of the experiencial journey_ what you hear in the headset Rotterdam, as an international city, is in crisis. As the port distances itself, a strive to become an autonomous breeding ground of innovation has arisen. Hotspots of activity have generated across the city, yet have not managed to culminate. The cities projected image of Manhattanisation is spread too thin across its vast expanse.

Dreamland is Rotterdam’s urban laboratory of social and physical experimentation. A hedonistic urbanism of pleasure. The magic carpet of the Kop Van Zuid that can reproduce experience and fabricate almost any sensation with a series of ritualistic performances; exorcising the apocalyptic penalties of the metropolitan condition. Each nightmare exorcised in Dreamland is a disaster averted in Rotterdam. A place where reality supersedes dreams and future gains on fantasy, Dreamland will be the city that overtakes. Technology will become the support and production of human imagination, an instrument of fantasy. Spectacles will unfold simultaneously in apparent independence, a precise metaphor of life in the Metropolis.

Welcome to Dreamland. The city to outlive all cities.

ABOVE: A SCRIPT OF THE RECORD OF THE DESCRIPTION IN SYMPOSIUM.// GC1.1_ GA2.2

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ABOVE: MODEL CITY IN SYMPOSIUM.// GA2.2

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dreamland_ masterplan from research to masterplan

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Research _ overlay of masterplan We first look into different future plans towards Rijnhaven which are done by different parties in Rotterdam. They are then layered up to show the big picture of what the city currently want to go for in the future.

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MANHATTANISATION THROUGH THE BUILT FORM

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTS WITH WATER

BRANDGRENS/ FIRE BOUNDARY

CULTURAL FESTIVALS

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTS WITH LAND

SURVIVING HISTORICAL BUILDING

THE MEDIA REPRESENTATIOM

SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVES AROUND THE PORT

RECONSTRUCTED HOTSPOT PATHWAY

THE IMAGE OF A METROPOLIS

SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CITY

HISTORICAL EVENTS

Research _ Hotspot Nine of us are divided into three groups, looking into three core themes which are, Manhattanisation, Sustainability and History of Rotterdam. Mappings are made to map related elements in the city.

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Research _ Hotspot_ combined GC2.1+2+3_ GC4.1+2__ GA2.2+4

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1. Overlaying future masterplan designeS for RIJNHAVEN

2. IdentifyING hotspots of ManhattanISATION, sustainable developmentS and historical events

manhattanisation

history

sustainability

3. VENdiagram dividING our THEMES into EACH hotspot category

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4. Establishing areas for each hotspot category AND related theme SPECIFICALLY IN THE RIJNHAVEN

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Masterplanning themes of ManhattanISATION (Showcase, Identity, Vanity, Culture, Release)

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Separating sites by drawing from the Kop Van Zuid Grid. Showcase lines the entrance and pier whilst release breaks away

3. Masterplanning themes of History (History AND Amnesia) Area established by following previous land line. Entrance through to History themed area to give public a journey through time.

Masterplanning themes of sustainability (Flooding And Food) Using Future Masterplan grid to place designated areas. Flooding needs access to a large body of water whilst food is conventionally placed at the centre of a theme park.

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Introduction of canal system An alternative, MORE controlled route around the theme park and also works on A logistical level - ALLOWING FOR DELIVERIES

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manhattanisation

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+ sustainability + history + canal system

urban laboratory

how it flows_ penumatic cylinders

underwater connections

isolation

travel by water

thematic layout

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masterplan

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dreamland_ theme_ water “The water in the Rijnhaven is the area’s gold.”

-Statshavnes Rotterdam website

With the constant climate change, Rotterdam the lowest point of the low lying country, will be suffering from flooding anytime soon. Therefore, water, is always the huge aspect to consider in the planning of Rotterdam’s future development. The city council has launch a certain amount of water strategies in various scales in order to prevent the city from the coming flood. Besides treating water as a disaster and set preventions to it, the city is also making good use of this situation- Rijnhaven is an outstanding example.

The water basin in itself is a stage for Rotterdam’s water events, it showcase Rotterdam’s attitude, responds and ambition towards water and give visitors a view of the city’s water achievements through out the years.

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Rotterdam, the city of flooding. It is a member of Connecting Delta Cities (CDC). CDC links flood cities around the world and hold activities providing information on climate trends, impacts and adaption options.

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The above graph shows sea level and annual rainfall of the member cities in CDC. It seems that Rotterdam’s flood situation is the most urgent comparing with the other CDC cities.

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1. DYKE

2. CANAL (WATER STORAGE) IN HEEMRAADSINGEL

6. ZOHO:IST CLIMATE-PROOF DISTRICT

3. CANAL ACT AS WATER STORAGE IN WESTERSINGEL

7, FLOATING EXPERIMENTS IN RIJNHAVEN

4. GREEN ROOF HARVESTS

8. SURFACE WATER IN ZUIDERPARK AND BLUE CORRIDOR

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5. WATER SQUARE IN BENTHEMPLEIN

I looked into a wide range of water measure documents published by the city council and diverse water organisations, and did a study of the water strategies of the main three published water plans for Rotterdam.

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timeline of conferences and publications in rotterdam

activities in conference

2009 Contribution in the book ‘Connecting Delta Cities’ 2010 Publication - Research Summaries Rotterdam’s Climate Adaption meeeting

2010 Publication Deltas in Times of Climate Change 2010 Contribution in the book -Climate Adaption and Flood Risk in Coastal Cities

2010 Publication - Climate Proof Adaption Programme 2010 2010 Sept29 - Oct1 Delta Conference “Delta in Times of Climate Change 2010 2013 Publication - Rotterdam Climate Change Adaption Strategy

workshor and exhitbition

2013 June 3-6 Connecting Delta Cities Workshop 2014 Contribution in the book - Adaption strategies in delta cities

2014 Publication - ‘DELTA Rotterdam’ Magazine 2014 Sept 24-26 Delta Conference “Delta in Times of Climate Change 2014” parallel lecture session 2015 Feb 8-10 2nd IWA New Developments in IT & Water Conference 2016 Publication - Rotterdam Resilience Strategy 2016 Mar 10-13 Adaption Futures 2016 - 4th International Climate Change Adaption Conference 2016 May 9-10 Delta Coalition Conference Rotterdam visit and tour

2016 Jul 12-13 Sustainable Cities Conference

THE 2025 GOAL “Rotterdam Climate Proof will make

“Rotterdam Climate Proof

“Rotterdam Adaptation Strategy

Rotterdam fully climate proof by

will make Rotterdam resilient

(RAS)’s objective is for the city to be

2025 .“

to climate change by 2025 .“

climate-proof by 2025

-DELTA Rotterdam Magazine

-Rotterdam Climate Change Adaption Strategy

-Climate Proof Adaption Programme 2010

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water conference centre bring different people together to discuss water resiliency

meeting areas meeting areas are set up based on the people and the scale of the meeting

water strategy water strategies are placed in each meeting areas respectively

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communication slide

+ meeting point

slide provides a water tour for visitor. also to let them talk with different people.

chill pod_flooding simulation -for people to take a break from meeting -unlock itself and flow to the basin when the water reach the water sensor

chill pod

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route

the people inside the chill pod can choose to go around the water conference or the whole theme park.

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international conference hall

worldwide

viewing platform

foyer for refreshment_ waiting area

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water bar

floating meeting area

national workshop

/ parallel lecture session /exhibition area + floating house

local meeting area_ sauna

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rooftop harvesting area

local seminar area

local

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local office for water matters

floating trees

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local office for water matters

neighbourhood meeting area_ water square

neighbourhood neighbourhood meeting area_ water square

kids water education_ play area

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sewage system

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floating forest

water lift for water taxi water taxi stop

chill pods_ flood simulator

tunnel to let chill pods get back in place

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1. CHILDREN EDUCATION / PLAY AREA 2. FLOATING FOREST AND SEWAGE SYSTEM 3.NEIGHBOURHOOD MEETING AREA (WATER SQUARE) 4. NEIGHBOURHOOD MEETING AREA 5. WATER STORAGE 6. LOCAL OFFICE FOR WATER MATTERS 7. LOCAL SEMINAR AREA (STEAM ROOM) 8. LOCAL MEETING AREA 9. ROOFTOP HARVESTING AREA 10. WORKSHOP/ PARALLEL LECTURE SESSION/ EXHIBITION AREA 11. FLOATING HOUSE 12. FLOATING MEETING AREA 13. FOYER FOR REFRESHMENT/ WAITING AREA 14. WATER BAR 15. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CHAMBER 16. CHILL POSD (FLOOD SIMULATOR)

SLIDE OF COMMUNICATION

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MEETING POINT

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NEIGHBOURHOOD MEETING_ user_ people from the neighbourhood property owners and tenants the public programme_ causal

/ informal meeting

tempreture of water_

7 degrees celsius [normal] cleaness of water_ normal

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LOCAL MEETING_ user_ local city council’s members local water organisations neighbourhood representatives programme_ more formal meeting tempreture of water_ 50-80 degrees celsius [hot] cleaness of water_ normal

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE user_ cities’ representatives in netherlands netherlands water organisations city council representatives programme_ parallel lecture sessions/ workshops/ exhibitions/ sample works showcase tempreture of water_

7 degrees celsius [normal] cleaness of water_ dirty

+ normal

International visitors will also use this area as the above functions.

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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE user_ world leaders international water organisation the public as audience in special occasion programme_ formal serious conference voting session tempreture of water_ 7 degrees celsius [normal] cleaness of water_ normal

In some special occasion, the public maybe invited to attend the conference as audience with the right to vote, if the world leader/ organisation’s chairman presents some water strategies that the audiences do not agree with, the audience can vote to flush the speaker away, the final decision will be made by the majority.

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CHILL POD_ INTERIOR user_ people who want to take a break from their meetings programme_ resting

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CHILL PODS_ user_ people who want to take a rest from their meetings programme_ sailing in every

5 minutes, the simulator will suck in water, when the water reach the sensor of

the chill pod, the chill pod will be unlocked and flow out to the basin

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REFLECTION_ semester 01 The

design project in this semester focus on urban fabric, we

looked into topics which we were interested in and studied them in depth.

I

have learnt how to transform my research to a building,

and relate the contents of my research tightly with the design brief as well as the building itself. It certainly strengthen my skill of designing buildings that speak for themselves in the future.

This

semester has also widen my range of approaches towards the

the making of architecture. project and the

‘Tool

Through

my research in the design

for thinking about architecture’ module,

I

realised that everything can make an influence in architecture, even the non-architectural elements could be involved and be a trigger source of the brief.

To

me, the process of designing architecture

is no longer a flat, direct path. Instead, it has raised to a more complex and three dimensional level.

For

next semester, my goal is to look more into different ways of

building construction and use of materials, and how the choice of construction and material inform design intentions of the project.

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Tell-tale tectonics// ; Rite of passage/s When the city council in Rotterdam launched the brothel ban in 1900s, prostitution moved to Katendrecht, the only place in Rotterdam that was excluded from the ban. With the boom in the shipping industry in 1960s, the prostitution industry also grew rapidly; Katendrecht became the largest red light district in Holland.

Looking into prostitutes, the [G]host, the idea of intimacy became the main drive of the project.

The CIVIC CENTRE celebrates various intimate occasions in life, such as births, deaths and marriages. Through Fragmented spaces which are distributed AROUNG THE MAIN CONCRETE DRAPE. Materially, different fabrics which provide different levels of transparency will be largely used throughout the dispersed spaces in the building to create veils which express layers of intimacy.

katendrecht

erasmus bridge

rijnhaven

maashaven ss rotterdam

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Rite of Passage/s // [g] host exploration

[g]host: prostitues Trying to attract ‘customers’, they had to show their feminine qualites to the public. this made the seems very feminine to people. //

there are different point of views towards prostitues and gender. //

Prostitute can also be seen as a powerful and influential characters as they stay in Katendretch in that period to provide entertainment and run their ‘business’.

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1911 // CITY WIDE BROTHEL BAN IN ROTTERDAM, EXCEPT KATENDRECHT. ALL THE PROSTITUTION AREA MOVED TO KATENDRECHT // WITH THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY IN KATERDRECHT, THE PLACE BECAME A SAILOR PLAYGROUND. PROSTITUTION WAS MAINLY INCLUD SAILOR AND PROSTITUTES. // PROSTITUTES HANG AROUND IN PUBS AND CLUBS, ALSO IN TH STREET TO ATTRACT GUYS. // In earlier days, prostitution is more of an individual business/servies, Later on, the illegal gangs came over and made it into a organized business, brothels and sex clubs are set up.

prostitute_ Background

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prostitute_ facade study facade of pubs and bars are looked into.

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Prostitution : The meeting // Gradient of intimacy is found in the process of prostitution, two people first meet in a public open space (pub or bars), they then shift to a more private sapce; they end up being in the most private and intimate room. // ‘Gradient of intimacy’ is the main drive throough out the decision making of materiality, programme, and spatial arrangement in the proect,

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Rite of Passage/s // programme The gradient of intimacy led to the project’s programme A civic centre that celebrates life intimate events such as birth, marriage and death.

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Rite of Passage/s // Catalyst The programme - celebration of birth, marriage and death, led to a personal study of jan van eyck’s paintings, which are also realted to life intimacy. I analyse the fabrics themselves and how they are used in different life events respectively.

(from left to right) 01: turin milan hours(Illuminated manuscript) 02: arnolfni portrait, 1434. 03: turin milan hours(Illuminated manuscript)

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Birth In the birth painting, I look into the swaddled infant, It is wrapped with layers of fabric. the use of fabric in this painting suggests the quality of protecting. //

Marriage I focus on the veil of the bride in the painting, the action of lifting the viel inform the sense of revealing. //

Death the fabric which covers and hanged aboved the coffin gives out the sense of shrouding.

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BIRTH

MARRIAGE

DEATH

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The swaddled infant

VEIL OF THE BRIDE

coffin

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Protecting

Revealing

Shrouding

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Rite of Passage/s // Material exploration Models are made in order to explore the posiblities and restrains of fabric. I focused on the use of fabric in architecture and also the fabrication of architecture. Fabric’s diverse intergated quality with other building materials allows me to play with its multimanner character in my project.

Revealing

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MODEL 01// 02// 03 the models above suggest revealedness. the ‘opening’ of drape inmitates the action of unlatching.

The unconventinal and unfamiliar form of the drape also express the inverted stereotype or preassumption of gender.

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MODEL 04// the model above is an experiment of how concrete is applied an stayed on fabric.

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MODEL 05// Concrete reacts differently towards different types of fabric. The above model show how a stretchy fabric remains its stretched from with the application of concrete.

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MODEL 06// Stretched fabric with concrete

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Texture of the fabric can still be seen with a light application of concrete.

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Protecting

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MODEL 07//08//09// Using fabric as wall, people within the space are surrounded by fabric; the sense of protection and enclosure is created.

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Shrouding

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MODEL 010// Fabric is used as a sheouding element in the making of concrete form. during the hardening of concrete, fabric is placed to wrap around the concrete. After the concrete is set, the fabric is removed, leaving its texture on the concrete surface.

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MODEL 011// FABRIC LEAVING A SIGNIFICANT MARK ON CONCRETE

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MODEL 013// FABRIC INTEGRATING WITH THE MAKING OF CONCRETE

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Rite of passage/s // When the city council in Rotterdam launched the brothel ban in 1900s, prostitution moved to Katendrecht, the only place in Rotterdam that was excluded from the ban. With the boom in the shipping industry in 1960s, the prostitution industry also grew rapidly; Katendrecht became the largest red light district in Holland.

Looking into prostitutes, the [G]host, the idea of intimacy became the main drive of the project.

The CIVIC CENTRE celebrates various intimate occasions in life, such as births, deaths and marriages. Through Fragmented spaces which are distributed AROUNG THE MAIN CONCRETE DRAPE. Materially, different fabrics which provide different levels of transparency will be largely used throughout the dispersed spaces in the building to create veils which express layers of intimacy.

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Rite of passage/s // spatial strategy

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Rite of passage/s // Model

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Rite of passage/s // Ground floor

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Rite of passage/s // First floor

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Rite of passage/s // forth floor

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Rite of passage/s // overview

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Rite of passage/s // breakdown of building components

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Marriage // wedding ceremonies + reception

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construction method main concrete drape 1. huge fabric draping from above and being fixed at the bottom part.

2.scaffolding structure is built around the fabric.

3. spray concrete is applied on the surface of the draped fabric.

4. spray insulation is sprayed from the inside of the concrete drape.

5. internal fabrics are hanged from the top of the concrete drape.

6. scaffolding structrue is uninstalled and put aside for later use (used as supporting structure for birth pod later on.)

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main space // wedding ceremony

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BIRTH // BIRTH CELEBRATIONS + PRE/POST NATAL CLASSES

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Experience within Birth pod scenario: You walk out of the birth centre and walk into the scaffolding structure through a walkway. You see various birth pods in different size sitting within the steel frame scaffolding structure, All the birth pods are made of textile membrane. You o to one of tthe meditation pod, which are the smallest pods in comparison with the other birth pods with hold birth related celebrations and pre or post natal classes. you are in front of a meditation pod. YOu see a camping tent opening. to get into the pod, you have to bend your head and crawl. the first thing you sense tactilely is the soft bouncy cotton surface. the room is too small for you to walk arounf so you decide to sit down on the bouncy surface. you look around and find yourself surrounded by fabric with sofa-like surface. you feel protected.

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meditation pod //

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DEATH // FUNERAL SERVICES + CREMATION SERVICES

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the use of fabric in the making of archirtecture crematorium the space under the landscape will be casted after building the main concrete drape. concrete will be poured in moulds made of fabric with strong textural surfaces.

Eventually, the concrete will follow the

drapey form of the fabric; texture of the fabric will also create imprints on the surface on the concrete. THe used fabric will be reuse in future construction of sktlights chimneys.

scenario:

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columbarium //

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Cremated ash scattering platform //

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water collectors //

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water collectors // pattern

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steel frame structure

stainless steel wiring system

dripping components

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ARCHIVE // REGISTRY SERVICES + PUBLIC LIBRARY

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first floor: public library // ground floor: private archive

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Rite of Passage/s // Final crit [19.05.2017]

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Tell-tale tectonics // technical portfolio

concrete used in building //

fabric used in building //

Material and consrtuction strategy //

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MAIN CONCRETE DRAPE // 1. canvas 2. spray insulation 3. fabric 4. spray concrete 5. steel track light profile with fabric fixing

spray concrete

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spray inculstion

canvas

track light

main concrete drape construction method

1. huge fabric draping from above and being fixed at the bottom part.

2.scaffolding structure is built around the fabric.

3. spray concrete is applied on the surface of the draped fabric.

4. spray insulation is sprayed from the inside of the concrete drape.

5. internal fabrics are hanged from the top of the concrete drape.

6. scaffolding structrue is uninstalled and put aside for later use (used as supporting structure for birth pod later on.)

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meditation pod // 1. metal fixing strip 2. PTFE(TEFLON) TENSILE MEMBRANE 3. rockwool insulation sheet 4. sheepwool insulation 5. domestic fabric 6, sofa fixing pin

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rockwool insulation sheet

sheepwool insulation

domestic cotton

day light

lighting strategy //

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ground floor //

first floor //

skylight

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light tube

Light tube

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The arrows indicate the natural ventilation in the building. The other spaces within the building use mechanical ventilation.

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water storage // water tank is installed in the ground below the hanging water collectors. Water will be stored and feed back to the building itself. overflow water will be sent out to the river.

water- flo modules// The modules use surface and subsurface infiltration techniques that result in clean water that can be reused.

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REFLECTION // semester 02 The design project in semester 2 emphasis the detail in architecutre.

It has been challenging to me as the technical side of architecture has always been my weakness. This project forced me to look more into the small detials in the big picture.

With

the assistance of books about details and the detail and en-

vironment lectures i had,

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learnt to think more comprehensively

during my design process. having the aspiration of creating new experience to people. sure that what

I

I

am

have learnt this year will provide me with solid

root of achieving my goal in the future,

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architectural portfolio // arc8054

cynthia yan tung, wong // 110354792 march // stage 5 2016 - 2017 school of architecture, planning and landscape newcastle university