PORTFOLIO HUAER GUO
Selected works 2015-2021
HUAER GUO Area: Hong Kong
Mobile: +852 61048322
Email: guohuaer@connect.hku.hk
PERSONAL PROFILE A fresh graduate from HKU, an enthusiastic, efficient and energetic girl who values design
logic, principle and teamwork. A designer always enjoys the process of advancing design with research and reflection, whose understanding of architecture has gradually changed from problem-solving and satisfying demands to user-interaction and stimulating future potential throughout the seven-year academic career.
WORK EXPERIENCE INTERNSHIP / Hangzhou / 2017.11-2018.01
EDUCATION
Hexia Architecture Studio
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE / Zhejiang University / 2014.09-2019.06 GPA: 3.80/4.0
EXCHANGE PROGRAM / Universidad Politécnica de Madrid / 2018.02-2018.06 MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE / The University of Hong Kong / 2019.09-2021.06
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INTERNSHIP / Xiamen / 2020.03-2020.05
AWARDS
CCTN Architectural Design
THIRD CLASS SCHOLARSHIP / Zhejiang University / 2017.10&2018.10
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MERIT STUDENT AWARD / Zhejiang University / 2018.11
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EXPERTISE Photoshop
Auto CAD
V-Ray
InDesign
SketchUp
Revit
Illustrator
Rhino
Grasshopper
LAUGUAGES
PH-Alpha Design Limited •
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English (TOEFL 103)
Spanish (A1)
Participate in preparing tender documents and project approval report, mainly responsible for typesetting and diagram drawing. Took part in conceptual design and modeling of the second phase of the Longyan Municipal Party School.
INTERNSHIP / Hong Kong / 2020.06-2020.09
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Mandarin (mother tongue)
Took part in Yinxinglin (Gingko Forest) Resort Project in Youche Lane, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, and conducted field researches. Was mainly responsible for the design of the artists’ workshop in the resort as well as its modeling. Participated in planning and material collecting for the reconstruction of Bafu Farm.
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Participated in the competition for the HongKong Land Central Avenue Project and won, including drawing a full set of analysis diagram, modeling, and modifying renderings. Responsible for the modeling of Tower 1# and residential towers of Genzon Binhaiwan Industrial Park project and assisted in the production of the weekly meeting report. Cooperated to complete the renderings of SCPG Tianjin Heping Incity Renovation Project, as well as partial facade modeling. Assisted in modeling and photoshoping for other commercial projects.
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A TASTE OF IDYLL
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An Agricultural Experience Museum Based on Continous Folded Plate Typology
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GET A NEW LIFE
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A Second-hand Bookstore with Multiple Functions
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IMMERSE IN ART
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Artist Community Using Three Planning Strategies
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SOUND FANTASY JOURNEY
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Kulangsu Travel Planning Based on Sound Experience
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CONTENTS
TARGETED DWELLING
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Tailored Housing Units in Alaska
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SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR LIVING
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Growable Structural System of Affordable Housing
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DANCE, FILM AND ARCHITECTURE
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Movement Translation + 1:1 Public Interactive Installation at Sai Wan Pier
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TEMPORAL LIVING ROOMS
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Thesis : The On-Site Aseemble Rope System For Foreign Domestic Workers
OTHER WORKS
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At The Moment Of Parting - An Inter-City Bus Station for Farewell Words INTERSHIP in Hexia Architecture Studio & PH-Alpha Grasshopper Sensor Programming - Rotating Housing Visual Practices - Graphic Creation Works Ancient Architecture Surveying and Mapping Personal Paintings
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01 A TASTE OF IDYLL
An Agricultural Experience Museum Based on Continous Folded Plate Typology Type: Academic Group Work(Group Member) Collaborators: Yaxi Liu, Chen Liang Contribution: 30% Concept, 30% Model, 30% Plan, 80% Effect picture Time: 6th Semester 2017.03-2017.06 Tutor: Cui Liu Email：cui_liu@zju.edu.cn Location: Yangjiapailou, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Discription: Considering residents in big cities of China live in a concrete jungle and bear heavy work stress, so we design a building in urban village for citizens to have a taste of agriculture lifestyle with various activities, including vegetable picking, tea tasting, cooking, farming, and sightseeing. In that way, citizens can enjoy a moment of rural peace without driving a long distance and have a wonderful weekend with family. The concept of architectural form ------ folded plate is inspired by typography and mountain and eventually combined with the environment. 1
TOURISM CONNECTION WITH OUTSIDE
Labour
Government ZJU Campus
Xixi Wetland
Route 3 Liuxia District
Hangzhou
Site
West Lake Route 2
New Development Zone Tourism Attractions Historical Site
Transportaion Facilities
Space
Minerals Land Resource
Water
Organisms
Activities
Capital
1 Husbandry 2 Aquatic 3 Lumbering 4 Mining 5 Machinery 6 Petroleum Delivery 7 Logitics 8 Design 9 10 Tea 11 Farming 12 Medicine 13 Catering 14 Wholesale Game 15 16 Media 17 Tourism 18 Film 19 Construct 20 Technology 21 Finance Education 22 Estate 23 Religion 24 25 HR 26 Salon 27 Snack
Route 1
Yang's Village which is left out in the process of rapid urbanization is located in the central part of the city. The mountain around it could act as the connection between the National Scenic Area --- Xixi Wetland and the famous tour attraction --- West Lake. In spite of the good location, residents here make little use of their natural resources to attract tourists. Thus, this village became the missing point in the urban tourism route planning. The site we choose is between the major tea mountain in the village and the river, thus we could make full use of these natural resources to develop leisure agriculture as the new industry to combine the village with tourism.
SITE
Indoor Semi-Outdoor Outdoor
According to the existing resources and people's needs, we accomodate tourism, catering, tea industry and farming as our main functions. And four basic forms were chosen in terms of the ratio between indoor and outdoor activities of these four functions. 2
AGGREGATION ADAPTED TO MOUNTAIN The combination on section offers new interior and exterior spatial qualities. The diversity of singular connection typology are extracted from the mountain shape and being aggregated as new entity that reflects certain programs that meet the demands from both tourists and local. Thoughts on how the architecture could combine with nature are represented on playing with its transition from exteriority to interiority.
Set the continuous folded plate from river side to the mountain, the view is limited.
Rotate the lowest part and the top part of the building to parellel the scenery of river side and the mountain accordingly.
Tilt the main enclosure wall of each combination to make the building more natural.
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FRAMING IN LANSCAPES The site is surrounded by mountain, tea hill, river and could overlook scenes of the village due to the height difference. nder the process of rotation, all open sides of the building could face different scenery. People could walk through it with scenery changing all the time. 3
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1. Processing area 2. Storage room 3. Tearoom 4. Outdoor Relaxing Area 5. Outdoor Dining Area 6. Indoor Dining Area 7. Kitchen 8. Staircase 9. Hall of Recognition 10. Exhibition Video Area 11. Toilet 12. Planting Region
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9:00 AM Consult and change farm clothes
9:30 AM-10:30 AM Recognize plants and crops
12:00 AM Cook by yourselves and eat lunch
1:30 PM Have picnic outdoors
2:30 PM Enjoy teatime and tea exhibition
3:30 PM Take exercise and take a rest
4:00 PM Go up to the sunny roof
5:00 PM Go sightseeing at the top
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Second Floor Plan 4
Recognize Plants
Finish Picking to Eat
Sight-seeing and Basking
Experience Tea Culture
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Continuous folded plate shape the place a second climbing route,tourists could experience all the activities with their location going higher in the meantime.The tilt boards give them choices to experience different routes after finishing main route. 5
02 GET A NEW LIFE
A Second-hand Bookstore with Multiple Functions Type: Academic Individual Work Time: 5th Semester 2016.09-2016.11 Tutor: Qiu zhi Email: qiuzhi0710@zju.edu.cn Location: Xihu District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Discription: The second-hand bookstore was transformed from the old faculty activity center near Zhejiang University. The renovation of the building and the resale of books both are the process of getting a new life. And the stock and demand for secondhand books are enormous due to the surrounding university campuses and teacher dormitories. This second-hand bookstore has comprehensive functions to satisfy the need for purchase, reading, scouring, and sharing of students, children, seniors, and social people. In terms of functional layout, the characteristics of reading behavior of different groups of people are the most critical considerations. 6
REBORN OF BOOKS AND ARCHITECTURE The original building is a faculty and staff activity center, located in the middle of the Yuquan Campus of Zhejiang University and the teacher's dormitory area. It was built in the 1990s, interior space and structure are very conservative. In the transformation process, it takes on a new role, attracting new people to inspire more vitality. For books, the sale of second-hand books also means the newborn of the book. Because it will meet new owners, who treat this book with their unique attitude, then the book will record a fantasy story.
1500m
1000m
500m
100m
East facade
West facade
Main entrance
SECOND-HAND BOOKS
Project University Middle School Kindergarten and Elementary School Teacher Dormitory
FIND
READ
TREAT
WRAP
Business Area
SITE ANALYSIS
ARCHITECTURE
STUDENTS AGE
14-25 Years FLEXIBILITY
NOISE
DISTRIBUTION
OBSERVE
RESEARCH
TRANSFORM
NUMBER
20,000 ACTIVITY
STAY TIME
SENIORS AGE
50-80 Years FLEXIBILITY
NOISE
DISTRIBUTION
NUMBER
7,500 ACTIVITY
STAY TIME
CHILDREN AGE
5-14 Years FLEXIBILITY
NOISE
DISTRIBUTION
NUMBER
5,000 ACTIVITY
STAY TIME
SOCIAL PEOPLE AGE
25-55 Years FLEXIBILITY
NOISE
NUMBER
15,000 ACTIVITY
STAY TIME
DISTRIBUTION
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FLOOR PLANS The main space in which the four groups of people are can be clearly seen from the following three plans. The layout is designed to meet the needs of different people's reading and book-purchasing behaviors, and to avoid serious conflicts between different groups.
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ROOF SALON
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FOURTH FLOOR PLAN
1 Collection second-hand book reading area 2.Stairs reading area 3.Checkout counter 4.Books organize and clean room 5.Office
Collection reading area
COLLECTION READING AREA
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THIRD FLOOR PLAN Public lecture area
1.Lecture area 2.Discussion room 3.Semi-outdoor rest area 4.Speaker preparation room
PUBLIC LECTURE AREA
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CHILDREN'S AND STUDENTS' BOOK AREA
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SECOND FLOOR PLAN Children's and students' book area
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1.Children second-hand book reading area 2.Mini Children's Playground 3.Student second-hand textbook area 4.Storage room 5.Office 0
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PUBLIC CAFE AND RECYCLING OFFICE
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SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE 9
03 IMMERSE IN ART
Artist Community Using Three Planning Strategies Type: Academic Individual Work Time: 7th Semester 2017.09-2017.11 Tutor: Francisco F. Longoria Email:longoria.aur@gmail.com Location: Yuhang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Discription: In the center of the newly planned Future Sci-tech City in Hangzhou, an artist community has been designed to meet the needs of the surrounding artists, as well as to provide business people in this district with a way of entertainment after work. The artist is divided into 3 groups --- painters, sculptors and musicians. According to the characteristics of the land itself and the production needs of different artists, on the basis of the grid, the planning strategies of translation, integration and rotation are adopted respectively. And venues for artists to perform and exhibit are also arranged around. 10
DIALOGUE BETWEEN OFFICE WORKERS AND ARTISTS Due to Hangzhou's geographical location advantage and strong entrepreneurial atmosphere, Yuhang District in the west of Hangzhou is planned as a Future Sci-tech City. However, during the rapid development of commerce, the living space of original residents is squeezed, and the cultural facilities needed for business district are also lacking. Therefore, an artist community is put to increase the living space of artists among the original residents, and at the same time to serve the emerging sci-tech city.
LIANGZHU CULTURE VILLAGE
Beijing
2000m CITY CENTER SITE
Nanjing Shanghai
Hangzhou Fuzhou
WEST LAKE
FUTURE SCI-TECH CITY
1000m
TRAIN STATION
Taipei
OLD TOWN
500m
FARMLAND
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION IN ONE DAY promotion cafe restaurant
workshop
OFFICE PARK
artists workers weekday workers weekend
exhibition/concert
PUBLIC
PRIVATE
NEWLY DEVELOPED CITY
Leave Home
FEATURES
Work
ARTISTS
Noon Break
Work
BUILDING SCALE
Night Life
BUILDING DENSITY
24:00
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The artist community is located between the newly developed sci-tech city and the old town, taking on the role of connecting ties. There is a small train station 1km away, which increases the potential for the future development of the artist community.
Go Home
Internet Village
Middle School
Business District
Primary School
OUTDOOR SPACE
PAINTER 10m*10m
SCULPTOR 20m*20m
MUSICIAN 15m*15m
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Painter District -
TRANSLATION - Organic 10m
36940 ㎡
SCALE
OPEN SPACE
MODULARIZATION
ROUTE
DIVERSITY
OPEN SPACE
COMBINATION
The building array is constructed on the basis of the grid unit, then translated to create main routes and space diversity, and finally the adjacent units are combined to form community groups with public spaces reserved in the centre and sports facilities arranged. Under the flexible interweaving of architecture and outdoor spaces, an organic connection between them get established, which offers a harmonious community atmosphere.
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1.Residence + Studio 2.Restaurant 3.Pavilion 4.Swimming Pool 5.Playground
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Sculptor District -
INTEGRATION - Hierarchical
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1.Residence 2.Sculpture Workshop 3.Sculpture Gallery 4.Café 5.Restaurant 6.Art Exhibition Hall
There are some old factories in this area and the scale is suitable for sculpture production and exhibition. On the basis of the scale and the grid of original buildings, new buildings are integrated, making the whole district full of vitality and order. OPEN SPACE
44040 ㎡
Existing buildings
Route
Public space node
Extract grid and adjust density
Line of sight
Integrate the old and the new
Public space
Landscape
There are three levels of pedestrian routes. Use public space as the connection node at the intersection of main routes. People can see different directions in public spaces. 13
Musician District -
ROTATION - Picturesque
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1.Residence 2.Music Studio 3.Rehearsal Room 4.Musical Instrument Room 5.Library 6.Small Concert Hall
According to the needs of musicians, the first floor of the building is provided for music creation, and the closed facade is used to ensure the required sound insulation. The second floor is the living space of musicians. By rotating the building block, some virtual interface courtyard space is created for the musicians to practice outdoors.
33280 ㎡
In order to make better use of surrounding landscape, the building block is rotated, and the size of the block is adjusted according to the function needs. Different parts are connected by corridors, forming a relatively enclosed inner courtyard and two entrance plazas.
Practice
Reside
Spot
Route
Inner courtyard
Landscape 14
Laser cut site model
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04 SOUND FANTASY JOURNEY
Kulangsu Travel Planning Based on Sound Experience Type: Academic Group Work + Individual Work Time: 10th Semester 2019.01-2019.05 Tutor: He yong Email: heyongwl@zju.edu.cn Location: Kulangsu, Xiamen, Fujian
Discription: In order to support Kulangsu's application for the world cultural heritage, a unique east-west sound experience-based tourist route is planned, connecting the current southern tourist area and the future planned art district in the north. There are four public buildings with different sound experience themes on the tourist route - the sound of the music, the sound of the woodland, the sound of the street and the sound of ocean. The Youth Creative Center featuring ocean is the individually designed project. 16
Linkage between Island and City
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Main pier
Commercial store
Gated community
Public space node
Scenic spots
Secondary pier Tourist attractions Island-City Linkage Island-Island Linkage
Historical Road and Population
Island District Boundary
Main historical road <25% 25%~50% 50%~70% >70%
Natural scenery Tourism services Art & Music Historical building
Less densely More densely Sea
Tourist Route
Street Festival Woods Music
Main Functional Area Main scenic spot Minor scenic spot Main route Absent route
Arts district Tourism Local community Attractions to be activated
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Design of Public Space Nodes
A. Sound of Music | Music factory
Circulation
Sound source
Circulation
Sound source
Circulation
Sound source
Circulation
Function
Music Identity Card
Main Functions Music performance - Outdoor stage and indoor concerts Musicians - Living and creating
B. Sound of Woodland| Zen Mountain Hotel
Slow Life of Kulangsu Main Functions Zen space Buddhist meditation Hotel accommodation
C. Sound of Street| Community Centre
Public Space
Public Green
Wonderful Life Styles
Main Functions Collective space - Folk activities Selling space - Street market
D. Sound of Ocean| Youth Creative Center
Design Zone
Residential Area
Future Starting Point Main Functions Collective space - Folk activities Selling space - Street market 18
The Youth Creative Center is close to the Pier, and there are abundant sea sound resources that can be used. Currently, most tourists choose to go south to visit the popular tourist areas, while a few tourists choose to go east to the inner residential community.The location of the project attracts and guides tourists who disembark from the dock, and drives the future development of the planned art district in the north.
Art district under planning
Sound of the ocean
Residential community Pier
Popular tourist areas
Project
Playground
Residential Building
Dormitory
Restaurant
Pier
Hotel
Beach
Demolition part
Youth Creative Center Site Plan 1
Insert 2 courtyards for public activities 4
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Slope the roof to follow the sight of the crowd 5
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Open one of the courtyard while rotating the massing towards the sea 6
Elevation
Cantilever the massing that stretches out to the sea for passage.
Adjust the shape of the whole building.
Form a continuous roof to facilitate youth activities.
Roof Height Sectional Analysis
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Sound visualization on roof
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Entrance hall Multi-functional area Reception OffIce Storage Logistic entrance Kitchen Cafe Restaurtant Activity room Infirmary Reading corner
Watch the tide and waves
Ground Floor Plan
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Dance studio Classroom Cooperation room Workshop Lecture hall Office Discussion area Climbing wall
First Floor Plan
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Drawing studio Classroom Manual activity Library Discussion area
Second Floor Plan
Explosion Axonometric
Exposure to the sound 20
05 TARGETED DWELLING Tailored Housing Units in Alaska
Type: Academic Group Work(Group Leader) Collaborators: Yutong Sun, Ng Sze Long Contribution: 30% Concept, 50% Model, 50% Diagram, 100% Hillside design, 30% Effect picture, 100% Video Time: 2020.02-2020.05 Tutor: Rok Oman, Špela Videcnik, José Navarrete Location: Juneau, Alaska
Discription: Juneau is the capital of Alaska and its extreme weather, isolated location, abundant natural resources, thriving fishing and tourism industries appeal to us. Designing living environments in Juneau must therefore consolidate solutions to economy, sociality, inaccessibility and natural hazards with innovation particular to extreme climates. The main targets of the dwelling are: User-oriented Site-adapted Natural hazard-Responsive 21
PROTOTYPE - Form Generation
Rotate the volume
Uplift partial volume
Before avalanche
Sloping roof
Functional zone
Openable facade
After avalanche
Force caused by avalanche
Resist heavy snow
Adapt to mountain height difference
Prevent snow accumulation
Summer natural ventilation It is the sign where it shows the area of likely to trigger avalanche
STRUCTURAL WALL SYSTEM
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HUMAN BEHAVIOR DIMENSION
FURNITURE SYSTEM A combination of two types of seismic isolators, lead plug laminated rubber bearings and high-strength laminated rubber bearings, enables structures to resist the tensile force of an earthquake, reduce vibration to one-half to one-fourth, and prevent damage to structural members.
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FISHERMEN - FISHING SEASON
TOURIST
FISHERMEN - NON-FISHING SEASON
HIKER
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SEASIDE AGGREGATION Rules 1. Linear aggregation 2. Using a continous concrete wall as the main supprting structure for aggragation. 3. The concrete wall also serves as a protective system against avalanche disasters. 4. Communal spaces are enclosed by housing units and the wall, facing the sea or road. Aggregation Diagram
Seaside Master Plan
Rendering model 25
HILLSIDE AGGREGATION Rules 1. Stepped aggregation 2. Using a concrete wall as the protective system againstavalanche disasters. 3. Connected with the main hiking route. 4. The roof of some housing units is flat which is reachableand serves as outdoor activities space.
Aggregation Diagram
Hillside Master Plan
Rendering model 26
06 SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR LIVING Growable Structural System of Affordable Housing Type: Academic Group Work(Group Member) + Individual Time: 2019.09-2019.11 Tutor: Joshua Bolchover Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Collaborators: Yu Ka Long Keith (Phase 1)
Discription: The demand for affordable housing is an emerging crisis that exists as a problem both in the developed world and in developing regions. There are many extremely dense and dangerous old houses and villages in the city of Jakarta. Through the assembly test and exploration of metal material in the first phase, and the field visit to the Kampumg Cikini in Jakarta in the second phase, a growable structural system logic was explored to respond to the poors' previous, present, and future demands for affordable housing. 27
PROTOTYPE - Plan
PRECEDENT Sky House The structure acts as a permanent part to allow continuous flexibilty of component arrangement.
BAS E GR I D
The prototype is a linear steel structure with a primary strong beam in the middle. The columns are shifted and each column holds a secondary beam extending to one side. The idea is that the house can grow from the area inside two rows of columns to the outside (the cantilever area). The houses above the main beam are sitting on the beam while the houses below the beam are hanging from it.
Base Grid
Section 80m2
PROTOTYPE - Axonometric - 80m2
Plan 80m2
Plan 120m2
Section 120m2
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Metal Structure Model
PROTOTYPE - Axonometric explosion 29
FIELD RESEARCH
EXISTING HOUSING TYPOLOGIES Basic shelter type
Ciliwung River
Kampung Cikini
Common House type
After independence in 1945, Kampung Cikini After independence in 1945, Kampung Cikini
Aim of meeting: Learn more about the current state of
Railroad
Jakarta Kampungs, Jakarta government policies, and details of JKTWS project conducted by the University of Indonesia.
Ciliwung River
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Meeting With Joko Adianto from University Of Indonesia
Problems:
100m Source: Created by Masao Yamamoto
population density increased, market and street 1960-70s,1960-70s, population density increased market formed
- Unstable house structure - Dark and narrow alley - Chaotic inside division - Complex land ownership
RESIDENTIAL AREA
- Sanitary condition
MARKET
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50m
The house as an income generator
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1980s Kampung Cikini 1980s Kampung Cikini
OFFICE
GOLD CENTRE
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50m
HOSPITAL
100m
Source: Created by Masao Yamamoto
Source: Evawani Ellisa, Coping with crowding in high-density kampung housing of jakarta 30
ALS
DESIGN CONCEPT
FINAL MODEL
RULES OF GROWTH
RULES OF GROWTH
Phase 1
Existing Building
Existing Building
Phase 1
Phase 1
Existing Building
Existing Building
Phase 2
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 2
Phase 3
Phase 3
Roof Shape
Roof Shape
Phase 3
Phase 2
Phase 3
Phase 3
Potentials
POTENTIALS
POTENTIALS
Floor Height
Floor Height Floor Height
Semi-outdoor space
Cantilever Distance
Semi-outdoor Space
Cantilever Distance
SITE PLAN Cantilever Distance
Floor Height SITE PLAN
Cantilever Distance
Cantilever Distance
Roof Shape
Roof Shape
Semi-outdoor space
Roof Shape
Semi-outdoor space
Semi-outdoor space
Site Plan
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Original
Original
Growed
Original
Growed
Original
Before
Growed
After
Growed
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07 DANCE, FILM AND ARCHITECTURE
Movement Translation + 1:1 Public Interactive Installation at Sai Wan Pier Type: Academic Group Work Collaborators: Yutong Sun, Mei Yang Contribution: 30% Concept, 30% Model, 70% Structure, 50% Video, 25% Plan & Section Time: 2020.09-2020.12 Tutor: Sony Devabhaktuni, Roberto Requejo-Belette Location: Hong Kong
Discription: This is a process of exploring and translating the relationship between space, human body, and movement. After six weeks of observing and documenting the public space of Chater Road in Central, we designed and fabricated the exhibition "room" to show the influence of crowd, weather, time, and date on the public realm with drawings and films. We also tried to translate the movement in Chater Road to Sai Wan Pier by making a kit of 1:1 wooden installation, a spiral process to develop our structure through multiple choreographies and filmings. 32
PHASE 1 OBSERVATION
Video 1
We identify Charter road in Central as our site and spend six weeks to observe and record the site and the movement of people. The documentation method, perspective, content, timime, duration, are constantly updated and modified.
Video Test 1 Videos taken from the same perspective on Friday, Saturday and Sunday with sound of the street.
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Video Test 2 Five chronological moment frames form a complete site.
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Video Test 3
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Video 2
Simultaneous filming from two perspectives.
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EXHIBITION
PHASE 2 TRANSLATION Three characteristics were extracted from the Phase 1 and translated in the Phase 2: Functional change - Flexibilty Spontaneous boundary - Participatory Make use of exsiting structure - Adaptability
Rotation A potential and effective timber structural joint to achieve flexibility, participatory, adaptability. Waiting to be tested.
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PHASE 3 ON-SITE EXPERIMENT
On-site Experiment 1 - Rotate Axis and Space in-between
Use on-site experiment at Sai Wan Pier and performance to test our ideas and learn from it, which is a spiral process to develop our structure following the three key words: Flexibilty, Participatory, Adaptability. There are 4 on-site experiments and one future development test conducted by drawings in phase 5. Through all onsite experiments, we develop and verify our structure from line to surface, from single to modularity, from combination to systematization.
On-site Experiment 2 - Rotatable Surface Module with Tracks
On-site Experiment 3 - Two Modules with Assembled Tracks
On-site Experiment 4 - Systematize Combination and Choreography
Video
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PHASE 4 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION The wooden installation modules are placed in different locations of the Sai Wan Pier in a specific combination. At the same time, some simple operating instructions are placed on the structure. It is important to observe the interaction between the citizens and the installation, and what kind of space they will create spontaneously is a vital enlightenment point for the future develpment.
Video
The Structure Of The Module
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PHASE 5 FUTURE DEVELOPMENT TEST Choose 4 locations at Sai Wan Pier and each one has its own specific site characteristics and crowd activities. Express our vision through 4 corresponding detailed plans and sections. A - Fishing
B - Skating
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D - Resting C - Photographing
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08 TEMPORAL LIVING ROOMS
Thesis : The On-Site Aseemble Rope System For Foreign Domestic Workers Type: Academic Individual Work Time: 2021.02-2021.05 Tutor: Sony Devabhaktuni, Roberto Requejo-Belette Location: Central, Hong Kong
Discription: The Sunday gatherings of foreign domestic helpers in public space have become part of Hong Kong's cultural identity, shaping a special urban landscape, especially in Central area. Unfortunately, their gathering is undervalued and not totally accepted by other stakeholders. What I would like to address is whether it can improve the interaction between foreign domestic helpers and the public realm through the transformation of urban fabric and intervention of flexible, temporal, supportive structural system, so as to turn the street, corner, park, plaza, bridge etc in Central into specific living rooms with different attributes for foreign domestic helpers. 40
INTERVIEW & RESEARCH Inter view is the most important research methodology, leading the progress of the thesis, and the subject/topic of interviews have changed correspondingly at different stages. In the first stage, the interview questions mainly revolved around temporary logistics activities on the Chater Road. The second stage added a new focus of the survey: the connection or contradiction between their day-off lives and the public space in Central. During this stage, many in-depth interviews and dialogues were carried out.
Interview photos
Panoramic Street Elevation Throughout the course of survey, I heard, saw, and collected various stories. This collaged panoramic street elevation restored the liveliness, hubbub, and busyness of the Chater Road while also narrating part of the story.
Surroundings Functions
Route to Central
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MAPPING While conducting research, I walked around ever y street, corner, park, bridge to document the activity area and spatial characteristics of foreign domestic helpers in the Central area, and used this notational mapping (figure 15) to locate their dif ferent typologies of enclaves. There are 4 typical enclaves: - Box room They will make use of recycled carton or cardboard to build a temporal "room" with floor and wall. It’s a place for chatting, eating, sitting, sleeping, playing games. - Ground boundary They will spread mats, cloths, sheets, or cardboards on the ground to distinguish their boundaries. It’s a place for chatting, eating, sitting, sleeping, putting things, playing games. - Site facility They will sit or lean on site facilities like step, parterre, the edge of pool, handrail, etc. It’s a place for chatting, eating, sitting, dancing, working. - Tent They tend to set up tents on empty lawns, on the one hand, they can be sheltered from the sun and rain, on the other hand, they also have more privacy inside the tent.
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Hospitality
Intimacy
Activity
Concept Sketch
Recreation 43
MATERIAL VOCABULARY
SITE 1 STREET
SITE 2 PLAZA
PHOTOMONTAGE
SITE 3 SHADE
SITE 4 ALLEY
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EXHIBITION
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OTHER WORKS
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AT THE MOMENT OF PARTING An Inter-City Bus Station for Farewell Words
Type:Academic Group Work(Group Leaeder) Collaborators: Yunbai SHI, Yuhang SHI Contribution:70% Concept, 80% Model, 30% Diagram, 50% Structure Time:8th Semester Tutor: Huangfu Wenzhi Email:huangfuwenzhi@163.com Location: Longxiang Qiao, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Discription: Most bus stations in big cities of China only focus on efficiency, which means that passengers should enter waiting room quickly and say goodbye to companions before the security check. It is a cruel way to part lovers, family and friends. I hope that my project can create an innovative process of taking a bus, offering a comfortable space for people to express emotions at the time of parting. And I chose a site that was originally a big bus station 9 years ago, so I can arouse the memory of the land in citizens’ heart. 48
PRE-ENTRANCE TYPE DEVELOPMENT After extending the pre-entrance time, we need to offer a spatial form to hold extra companions, while at the same time suitable for parting conversation. The initial form is that the crowd randomly stand outdoors, which lacks comfort and privacy. The form we designed is a mobile rail car that has a meaning of participating in your journey and is a comfortable place to express sincere feelings. According to survey statistics, it is concluded that the majority of acquaintance group in bus stations has no more than four people, so we designed the rail car with a capacity for 4 men.
OPTIMUM CAPACITY
Type A - standing
Type B - sitting together
Type C - stable box
Type D - moving coaches
RAIL CAR DESIGN
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SITE ANALYSIS
CONCEPT
Architectural longest streamline TRAFFIC
In order to extend the time of rail car, we bend the rail to snakelike form.
ACCESSIBILITY
The side length of basic grid unit is15m*8m, suitble for bus passage and respective to site shape.
Lift the ground grid
Lifting part of the rail
The rail car’s speed will change during up and down, reminding time flies.
Integrate three rails 3 rails encircle 6 boarding points that are distributed equally in the centre, invoking parting emotions. 50
STREAMLINE
Ticket lobby
Passenger route:
Ticket lobby ---- platform ---- rail car ---- security check ---- boarding point or Ticket lobby ---- security check ---- boarding point
STRUCTURE
Rail car platform
There are two structure system ---- dendriform-columns for rails and steel structure for platforms.
Boarding point 51
DETAILS OF PLATFORMS Controller Traction Machine
Gutter
Roof Sheeting Profiled Steel Sheet Steel Beam Mirror Ceiling
Concrete Floor Profiled Steel Sheet Steel Beam Aluminum gusset ceiling
Tubular Rail Triangular Truss Structure Tubular Track Support Gal Vanised Steel Fixing Plate
Glass Wood Keel Steel Beam
Counterweight Compensator Pulley
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GINGKO FOREST RESORT
Intership in Hexia Architecture Studio
Role in Team: Filed Research, Design of the Artists’ Workshop, Physical Model Making, Drawing. Time: 2017.11-2018.01 Location:Youche Lane, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China
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HONGKONG LAND CENTRAL AVENUE Intership in PH-Alpha PROJECT
GENZON BINHAIWAN SCIENCE PARK
Role in Team: Rhino Modeling, Diagram, Modifying Renderings. Time: 2020.06-2020.07 Location:Chongqing, China
Role in Team: Elevation, Section, Rhino Modeling. Time: 2020.07-2020.08 Location:Dongguan, Shenzhen, China
Intership in PH-Alpha
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SENSOR GRASSHOPPER PROGRAMMING - Rotating Housing Type: Academic Group Work Time: 2020.01
The University of Hong Kong
VISUAL PRACTICES - Graphic Creation Works Type: Academic Individual Work Time: 2020.02-2020.05
The University of Hong Kong
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ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE SURVEYING AND MAPPING Type: Academic Group Work Time: 2016.07
Zhejiang University
PERSONAL PAINTINGS Type: Academic Individual Work Time: 2015-2016
Zhejiang University
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HUAER GUO
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