Printed in 2016
Eric Chan Ho Ming
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CONTENT
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australia house
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purity of focus
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fine arts facility for st.john’s college
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housing for a thriving future urban retreat
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01 AUSTRALIA HOUSE
AUSTRALIA HOUSE Location Harcourt, Victoria, Australia Category Residential The design concept is driven by the idea of the Australian spirit; the people’s social behaviour, consideration for the landscape, cultural context, the climate and their hands on approach to crafting. The form of the building is influenced by the topography of the site with the intent of allowing the building to blend in with the surrounding landscape.
SITE PLAN SCALE 1:1500
The clients of the house are single old couple that promotes art and craft where it allows the public community to come for crafting sessions in the designated studio space and exhibit their work in a gallery. This uses crafting and sharing as a form of social interaction to enhance the Australian Spirit of sharing.
BEDROOMS BEDROOMS
GATHERING SPACE GATHERING SPACE
Short term habitable spaces are also available to allow the public for short stays and living spaces are designed to be adaptable and flexible to cater to different groups of inhabitants.
KITCHEN
SHARED LIVING
SHARED LIVING
PANTRY
PANTRY
SHARED DINING
SHARED DINING
BEDROOM SPACE
KITCHEN
COMMON DINING
MASTER BEDROOM SHARED LAUNDRY
COURTYARD
WORKSHOP GALLERY BEDROOM 4
BEDROOM 1
ENTRY
BEDROOM 2
BEDROOM 3
PRIVATE SEMI-PRIVATE PUBLIC
PRIVATE SEMI-PRIVATE PUBLIC
PRIVATE SEMI-PRIVATE PUBLIC
COOK
KITCHEN
REUSE
SOCIALISE
RAINWATER TANK
COURTYARD
CRAFT STUDIO
SOCIALISE LAUNDRY
SLEEP
BEDROOMS
SLEEP
The house form is also divided into 2 main levels to separate master bedroom spaces and living spaces to provide privacy for the users and at the same time providing the opportunity for flexibility and adaptability to cater for short stays.
MASTER BEDROOM
RELAX
REFLECTIVE POOL
EXHIBIT GALLERY
B
A
1
4
4
5
3
6
9 8
A
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
7
2
B
Sandstone Wallrock
Granite and Limestone Boulders
Mulch
Sandstone Pavement
Spotted Gum
Raw Concrete
Granite
White Iron Bark
Granite
SCALE 1:100
1 CAR PORCH 2 GALLERY 3 MASTER BEDROOM 4 ENSUITE 1 5 STUDIO 1 6 REFLECTIVE POOL 7 MASTER BEDROOM 8 ENSUITE 2 9 STUDIO 2
A
B 14
13
16
10
11
12
15
16
17
10
22
23
21 18
22
A
26
27
28
FIRST FLOOR PLAN SCALE 1:100
10 MAIN ENTRY 11 SHARED DINING 12 SHARED KITCHEN 13 SHARED PANTRY 14 SHARED LIVING 15 BATHROOM 1 16 COMMON DINING 17 DINING 18 KITCHEN 19 PANTRY
20 LIVING 21 BATHROOM 2 22 COURTYARD 23 BEDROOM 1 24 BEDROOM 2 25 BATHROOM 3 26 BEDROOM 3 27 BEDROOM 4 28 BATHROOM 4
19
B
24 25
20
29
SECTION A-A SCALE 1:50
SECTION B-B SCALE 1:50
north elevation SCALE 1:100
east elevation SCALE 1:100
private kitchen space for a family.
flexible interior space for privacy.
quiet courtyard space when rotating panels are shut.
opportunities for large gathering when rotating panels are opened.
shared kitchen opening out to outdoor courtyard space for bbq activities.
landscaping along corridor space.
workshop/ studio space to facilitate hand-crafting activites.
gallery space to showcase artwork and handicraft.
master bedroom’s view overlooking to the greenery.
private reflective pool for meditation.
02 PURITY OF FOCUS
PURITY OF FOCUS Location Spencer Street, Melbourne Category Commercial The proposed Conan Doyle Mystery Theatre design inspiration was taken from a magnifying glass, which is an iconic equipment used in detective fiction to focus on meticulous details and uncover the truth. The performance spaces are designed as an architectural volume being wrapped by a facade of transparent glass formed by square grids that stimulates the idea of pixels focusing in a form of a magnifing glass.
The purity of focus with the use of colours, materials, light combined to generate the design and to allow the volume to be expressed on the interior and the exterior. The foyers are visually connected to allow for social interaction to take place and to link the volumes together. Taking into consideration of the Melbourne context, the main intention is to build a cultural presence expressed in dynamic volumes to project a fluid and transparent public visual interaction with the cultural and commercial surrounding within the site.
ground floor cafe
ground floor multi-purpose space
circulation space overlooking into southern cross station.
The inspiration of the set design came from the idea of a book, where the the story emerges from the words of the pages. The entire set was designed to be in a monochromed theme so as to allow the sets to stand out to the audience during the play and at the same time giving the audience the opportunity to concentrate on the actor’s facial expressions.
GROUND FLOOR PLAN SCALE 1:200
1 ENTRANCE 2 RESTAURANT 3 KITCHEN 4 BOX OFFICE 5 FOYER / MULTIFUNCTIONAL SPACE 6 CINEMA 7 LOADING BAY 8 FEMALE W/C 9 MALE W/C 10 THEATRE MANAGEMENT OFFICE 11 CLOAKS ROOM
FIRST FLOOR PLAN SCALE 1:200
12 FOYER 13 STAGE 14 SHOWER 15 FEMALE W/C 16 MALE W/C 17 DRESSING ROOM 18 PRIVATE FEMALE DRESSING ROOM 19 PRIVATE MALE DRESSING ROOM 20 WARDROBE 21 GREEN ROOM 22 TECHNICIAN’S OFFICE 23 DIRECTOR’S OFFICE 24 VISITOR’S OFFICE
SECOND FLOOR PLAN SCALE 1:200 26 FOYER 27 AUDITORIUM 28 BAR COUNTER 29 INDOOR GALLERY 30 BLACKBOX 31 STORAGE
THIRD FLOOR PLAN SCALE 1:200
32 FOYER 33 CONTROL ROOM 34 SOCIAL GATHERING AREA
SECTION A-A SCALE 1:200
SECTION B-B SCALE 1:200
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FINE ARTS FACILITY FOR ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE
FINE ARTS FACILITY FOR ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE Location 21 Railway Place, West Preston, Australia
Category Instituitional
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
This thesis explores how intergenerational storytelling can be used to strengthen community bonds. It argues that intergenerational storytelling offers the unique opportunity for people of different age groups and cultural backgrounds to construct new knowledge as learners together through sharing their stories across using a variety of forms: oral, visual, written or digital. The architecture supports storytelling through replacing hierarchy with a rich variety of formal and informal spaces that provide celebrated platforms for storytelling.
PROBLEM
A clear lack of community engagement and sharing of knowledge between the school and its community.
RESEARCH how to define community?
preston community consist of young and old +
COMMUNAL SPACE THAT SERVES
school community consist of students, principal, teachers, alumni, parents
YOUNG & OLD intergenerational & multi-cultural learning
AIM
Strengthening community involvement where participants construct new knowledge as learners together through storytelling.
age
discovery
knowledge
creativity
participation
cultural
cultural
inspiration
strengthen relationship
people
age
sharing
Intergenerational storytelling and multi-cultural learning to strengthen community engagement and sharing of knowledge.
SOLUTION storytelling of different scales
INTIMATE ONE ON ONE
ANNONYMOUS SMALL GROUPS
PERFORMANCE/ COLLABORATIVE ONE PERSON AS FOCAL
SMALL GROUPS
MORE THAN ONE PERSON AS FOCAL POINT
public engagement for storytelling
People from all parts, Disregard of status or rank
Open form of discussion
Gather people Easy access / Inclusivity
-Public engagement emphasizing free access -Meeting strangers -Freedom of expression
SOLUTION different mediums of storytelling
mediums of storytelling:
translation through art
oral visual /image written digital music performance
scale + flexibility
Flexibility of visual connection between different spaces.
SOLUTION scale + flexibility
Movable furnitures that allow flexibility of space.
scale + flexibility
Step furniture to divide space and creating different scales of spaces.
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
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2
3
1
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
informal outdoor spaces that offer different opportunities for various mediums of storytelling.
Amphitheatre space between existing library & the art facility for performing activities.
informal sitting corner under staircase in main atrium space for small group storytelling.
sitting corner that caters for storytelling for larger groups and also acting as a flexible gallery space.
sitting area with adjustable furniture to allow for interactive learning.
art library space.
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HOUSING FOR A THRIVING FUTURE
HOUSING FOR A THRIVING FUTURE Location West Footscray, Victoria, Australia Category Residential
The studio focuses on the inner- suburban residential context, where questions were asked as to what are the opportunities for urban intensification in terms of a sustainable future and creating a more diverse community.
STANHOPE STREET
stanhope street
LARGE SMALL COMMUNAL SCALE SCALE SPACE COMMUNITY COMMUNITY
SITE BARKLY STREET
barkly street
Creating additional route across the community to increase connectivity and flexibility.
TRAIN STATION BUS STOP
PRIMARY ROAD TARGET USERS
MAIN ROAD
SECONDARY ROAD
Enhancement of social interaction opportunities can be created through a circulation corridor that connects the 2 main streets.
5 mins
10 mins
15 mins
FACILITIES
OPEN SPACE SITE
COMMERCIAL
WORK LOCATION
TRAIN CAR
Average people per household Average motor vehicles per dwelling Median Weekly Income
2.6 1.7 $1333
$7.16
$18 000
1 min
35 min
15 min
$7.16 4 min
20 min
30 min
10 min
$10.00
FREE 41 min
LIVE
WORK
+ ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECT
+ ECONOMICAL ASPECT
REDUCE THE USAGE IN CAR REDUCE THE COST USED TO TRAVEL TO WORK REDUCE EMISSION
SCOPE OF FLEXIBILITY - ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- USE AS A LIVING SPACE FOR HOME - RENTAL
STANHOPE STREET
+ LOCAL CONNECTOR FOR LOCAL COMMUNUNITY NETWORK + JOURNEY IS TO EXPERIENCE MOMENTS ALONG THE STREET - PROGRAM - CAFE, PARK / PLAYGROUND - LIVE WORK - STREETSCAPE
LIVE
BARKLY STREET
WORK
park connector that connects the 2 main streets.
STANHOPE STREET
BARKLY STREET
BARKLY ELEVATION 1:50
STANHOPE STREET
STANHOPE ELEVATION 1:50
BARKLY STREET
barkley street entrance
stanhope street entrance
office area: 20 sqm
studio CAFE STANHOPE STREET Playground Park
2 bedroom
3 bedroom
studio CAFE
BARKLY STREET
studio
living space area: 20 sqm
3 bedroom
office area: 20 sqm
GROUND FLOOR STANHOPE STREET Playground Park
2 bedroom
3 bedroom
studio CAFE
BARKLY STREET
FIRST FLOOR
living space area: 88 sqm
2 bedroom
office area: 16 sqm
STANHOPE STREET Playground Park
GROUND FLOOR
2 bedroom
3 bedroom
studio CAFE
BARKLY STREET
FIRST FLOOR
living space area: 75 sqm
05 URBAN RETREAT
URBAN RETREAT Location Chinatown, Singapore Category Instituition
The Islamic cultural centre aims to educate the users through the use of various spaces in the building for different programmatic functions.
entry into islamic cultural centre
gallery spaces connected by outdoor garden space