Yachi Hou Alex Architecture Portfolio Selected Works 2015-2016
ACADEMIC WORKS
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PUBLICSCAPES "FRACTAL" Urban Photography Gallery
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HYBRIDSCAPES "City Cloud" Urban High rise building design
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CULTURESCAPES "Nomad Hutong" - Urban Village A Temporary settlement for rural construction workers *The project has been selected into Deakin University - A+B 'Paperspace' Architecture Exhibition 2016
04 WORK EXPERIENCE
Dalian Harbor International Passenger Depot (Architecture Design & Urban Planning Competition) Model
CURRICULUM VITAE Name: Yachi Hou (Alex)
EDUCATION:
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Mobile: 0405 391 666
2007-2009 Box Hill High School
Nov 2013 - Feb 2014 Dalian Inistitute of Architecture Design & Research Co.Ltd Assistant Architect (Internship)
Email: Alexhou1015@gmail.com SOFEWARE SKILL: AutoCAD Revit Architecture Sketchup Rhinoceros Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe Indesign
VCE Year 12 of Secondary Education(Awarded)
2010-2011 Holmesglen Inistitute of Technology Diploma of Building and Construction
2011-2014 Swinburne University of Technology Bachelor of Design(Interior Design)(Awarded) 2015-2016 Deakin University Bachelor of Architecture(Awarded)
Project Involved: Dalian Harbor International Passenger Transportation(Architecture Design Competition) Role: Model Making, Autocad Drawings, Rendering
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PUBLICSCAPES
"FRACTAL" Urban Photography Gallery Year level: Tutor: Individual Project
2nd year T2 SRD264 Studio 4 Publicscapes Stewart Seaton
BRIEF The Brief called to design a scheme for a multi-use building for a predetermined client within an existing urban environment. In this particular project, we need to focus on a specific medium of art, I choose photography as my mediums. The program of this project includes a public gallery, an artist workshop and residential units for the artist. The site, nestled between the waterfront precinct and the center of Geelong CBD, the block bound by Corio, Clare, Moorabool and Malop Streets.
Site map
Model bird's eye view - model laser cut
CONCEPT The concept of the design is first study & research existing Geelong CBD urban context and figured ground, then make reference lines of existing urban road. From that, rotate, Spain the lines to transfer those context into a new architectural language. My design medium is Photography, from my point of view, photography is all about the perspective, shadows, light and geometry. Especially after my study of some artworks from German Photographer Sebastian Weiss. His mode of composition inspired me a lot, the shape, geometry, light as well as shadow and textures. So I decide to create a"FRACTAL", which means irregular fragments to represent the theme of photography. I use this concept and combine with the study from urban context to create the basic shape of my gallery and residential building for the artist.
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Moorabool St entrance foyer
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Model bird's eye view - model laser cut
Laneway veiw looking north
Moorabool St view
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HYBRIDSCAPES
"City Cloud" Urban High rise building design Year level: Tutor: Individual Project
3rd year T1 SRD363 Studio 5 Hybridscpaes Sok Sophanara
BRIEF The brief of this studio class is proposed an urban high-rise SOHO building in Melbourne CBD, integrate public & private space in a high-density urban area. The site is located on Bourke St Shopping mall with an extremely limit of height and land use. The site itself is 8 meters by 27 meters, West side of the site is entirely blocked by an adjacent building, east side under the 6th floor will also be blocked by building. CONCEPT To response the existing urban context and Bourke St architectural language. I decide my concept will be design a lightweight Structure building to contrast the existing urban context, I use steel post & beam structure and lightweight precasts concrete floor as the core of my building structure. The white steel cladding express a sense of could floating between the existing buildings. Bring a new sense of architectural interpretation to existing architecture at Bourke St Shopping mall.
1.GREEN LAND & RIVER
2.RAILWAY(TRAIN & TRAM)
Very less green land inner melbourne city. Yarra river run from west to east . there are few city gardens & parks surround central Melblurne CBD, include fitzroy garden and melbourne park etc.
Train line focus on southern cbd, train line pass through flinder station then go north to southern cross station.Tramline occupied few main streets inner cbd. include our site on bourke street.
3.PATH
4.ROUTE
Bule arrow express main path swanstion st go cross cbd area. it pasas through few main central commercial area of mebourne city, such like china town, qv, melbourne central bourke street mall. Orange express secondary path of city. from this we can see the typical urban grid of melbourne city.
Route analysis express the main route from our site to other primary Melbourne CBD destinations.
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yellow: public spcae blue: office space cyan: residential space
Push up the bottom of building allow people to pass through the building during daytime, also push up 5.5m from 6th floor to make a public cummunal central for residents in the building.
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6TH FLOOR VOID SPACE - LOOK COMMUNAL SPACE
3.FORM DEVELOPMENT PHASE 2
4.FINAL BUILDING FORM
Push 3.5m from middle of building. office space: because the limited land permission of the project and hard to have direct sunlight under 6 floor(18m), so this void is going to create a dialogue between each office space. encourage people have more communication to each other. residential: The void will aloow more natural sunlight come into the building in the morning and afternoon.
Structure: steel post & beam structure with light weight precast concrete floor Facade: a steel mesh facade on north elevation is designed to provide shading and privacy to residents and office users. beucause bourke st is a very busy street during day and night time, so an additional facade will provide it.
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SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE
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1. cafe/bar 2. office 3. steel mesh facade 4. suspended ceiling 5. terrace 6. small community theater 7. glazing wall 8. precast lightweight conrete floor 9. bracing 10. column
FLOOR PLANS
EXPLODED ISOMETRIC Apartment Metal Roofing
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Residential Apartmenta Each appartment is plug into the structure, all windows are facing east to maximize the sunlight. there are total 24 sigle apartments, approximately 500 m2
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Typical office floor plan
Communal 6th floor plan
Typical apartment floor plan
1. office 2. void 3. toilets 4. staircase 5. lift 6. terrace
1. cafe/bar 2. void 3. staircase 4. lift 5. terrace 6. to upper floor
1. apartment 2. void 3. staircase 4. lift 5. balcony
6th Floor Public Communal Central 6th floor is designed to be a communal space for domestic users in this building, include people in office and residents from apartments. double the height to allow more sunlight from the north during the daytime, also there is a small 20 people theater on the 8th floor.
Concrete Building Core
Void A void push into the middle of building, To maximize natural sunlight during moring and noon.
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Steel Mesh Facade System
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1. foyer 2. cafe 3. public toilets 4. staircase 5. lift 6. stair to first floor 7. adjacent building
Light-Weight aluminium Cladding Wall
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Office From the first floor to 5th floor is small office space, there are total 8 small office area or 2 spaces upper and lower can be integrated together as a big space for one company. a void in the middle of building, adding stairs to each floor separate the spaces, create a dialogue to each floor.
Basement Service & storage
03 NOMAD HUTONG- URBAN VILLAGE
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A TEMPORARY SETTLEMENT FOR RURAL CHINESE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS Year level: Tutor: Individual Project
3rd year T2 SRD364 Superstudio Ciro Marquez
*This project has been selected into Deakin University A+B 'Paperspace' Exhibition 2016
...inner-city of China major cities slums are a major receptor of new migrants known as bridgeheaders who consider proximity to employment their highest priority, even at the expense of quality of housing… Currently, an estimated two-thirds of migrants live on the construction sites they work on... 11
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Construction workers and their familes celebrate chinese lunar new year
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A construction worker help his friend take a shower after work
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Construction workers having a break during the day
BRIEF
This final design studio is call to design a temporary settlement for Chinese construction workers at a generic site. The project is expected to attend to the detachable technical challenge as well as the social and economic one. The solution shall include the whole process from transportation to in site assembling, use, and dismantlement to restart the sequence. The project is expected to attend to the detachable technical challenge as well as the social and economic one.
ISOMETRIC 1. public plaza 2. public building ( large canteen, movie theatres, community center. ) 3. family living building 4. public shower center 5. public toilets
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EXPLOEDE ISOMETRIC SINGLE LIVING UNIT
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The concept of an urban village is based on traditional Chinese village type. Depend on where is the site and construction workers come from, design a better living environment and using contemporary design & construction technology to improve their living condition while they work and live in the urban city. From the concept model making. I use timber to create this basic conceptual model. strips present as linear street or laneway, Timber decks above the ground level and surround by the buildings. people can travel from one building to another, it make circulation complicate but more interesting. Large-scale building with the sloped roof are family living units which its concept from Chinese hutong dwelling, smaller scale buildings are single or couple living units. The central plaza act as a public space, the idea is to encourage construction workers have more common activities at their rest time.
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We should consider following issues:
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
Dignified living with limit budget Common facilities and personal privacy Limited site condition with density of living Detachable and affordable systems Relation to community and keep their living habit Economic reality and social utopia
1. Public plaza 2. Public building ( large canteen, openspace, movie Theatres, community center. ) 3. Family living building 4. Public shower center 5. Public toilets 6. Aged care 7. Couple living units building
8. Public kitchen 9. 4 Men units living building 10. Single living units builing 11. E bike parking 12. Playground 13. Carparking 14. Exterior public activities space 15. Entrance
Roof 9000
Level 2 6000
Level 1 3000
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FIRST FLOOR PLAN 1. Public plaza 2. Public building ( large canteen, openspace, movie Theatres, community center. ) 3. Family living building 4. Public shower center
5. Public toilets 6. Single living units builing 7. Couple living units building 8. Public kitchen 9. 4 Men units living building
1. Public plaza 2. Public building ( large canteen, openspace, movie Theatres, community center. ) 3. Family living building 4. Public shower center
5. Public toilets 6. Single living units builing 7. Couple living units building 8. Public kitchen 9. 4 Men units living building
Roof 9000
Level 2 6000
Level 1 3000
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CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY
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In order to archive the entire architecture suit to the detachable system, each individual living unit is modular design. Large buildings such as family and public buildings have columns & beams to support larger span. smaller building such as single, couple, 4 men living building is timber panels construction system because they have smaller span. 1 meter x 3 meters panel is most common solid timber panel used in this project. for some bigger span building we have larger timber panels to support.
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DETAIL SECTION 3 WALL & ROOF JOINT 1 : 50 1
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1. Roof column & beam 2. Bracing support column 3 .L shape bar & nail connect wall & Ceiling roof 4. Timber roof beam
5. Timber roof 5 degree slope 6. Flashing with roof fixing screw 7. Timber wall panel 1m x 3m with Insulation 8. Roof flashing 9. Roof gutter
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DETAIL SECTION SINGLE LICVING UNIT 1 : 100 1. Column for walking deck 2. GF timber panel 3. Exterior timber panel wall 4. Interior timber panel wall 5. Roof structure ( see detail sections)
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DETAIL SECTION 2 FLOOR, WALL& DECK JOINT 1 : 50 1. Window sash 2. Floor wall panel joints 3. L shape bar & nail connect wall & Floor 4. L shape angle bar connect deck & Column
5. Timber panel walking deck 6. Timber floor panel 1m x 3.8M 7. Timber wall panel 1m x 3m with Insulation 8. Single glazed window 9. Furniture
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Central Public Plaza View
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DETAIL PLAN SINGLE LICVING UNIT 1: 100
DETAIL SECTION 1 GROUND, FLOOR & WALL JOINT 1 : 50
1. Single living shared storage 2. GF timber panel 3. Exterior timber panel wall 4. Interior timber panel wall
1. Earth 2. 45 Degree nail fixing connect earth 20Mm steel plate and foundation ub 3. UB foundation, bolt connect to Earth 4. L shape angle bar connect earth And deck column
5. Limestone fill in the gap between Earth and floor panel 6. Timber floor panel 1m x 3.8M 7. Timber wall panel 1m x 3m with Insulation 8. Single glazed window 9. Furniture
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Dalian Harbor International Passenger Depot (Architecture Design & Urban Planning Competition) Project: Time:
Dalian Harbor International Passenger Depot (Architecture Design & Urban Planning Competition) Dec 2012-Feb 2013
Role:
Model Making, Autocad Drawings, Rendering
Site Model
Transportation Building Model
