UNDERGRADUATE ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO University of Melbourne Ho Tsz Ying, Jeannie
INTRODUCTION This is Jeannie, who is studying Architecture within the Bachelor of Environments at University of Melboure. I am born and raised in Hong Kong, and have lived in Melbourne for four years. My interest outsides of Architecture, I have enthusiasm for hand craft and design, especially is leather craft and painting. My experience in my undergrauate course in Architecture has provided me with the skills and knowledge to produce work of Architecture. These skills are demonstrated in the series of works shown in this portfolio. These works are a product of my creativity and style, showing my own unique character and identity through my personal work.
Ho Tsz Ying, Jeannie Phone: (+614) 51125531 Email: jeanniehty@gmail.com
EDUCATION
SKILLS
PROJECT
2014 - 2016 University of Melbourne Bachelor of Environment Major in Architecture
Adobe Photoshop InDesign Illustrator
2013 University of Melbourne Trinity Foundation
Rhino 3D Software Rhinoceros
Architectural Studio Studio Fire Year 3 Semester 2 Studio Air Year3 Semester 1 Studio Water Year2 Semester 2 Studio Earth Year2 Semester 1
2012 Stewards Pooi Kei College Completion of Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE)
EXPERIENCE Feb, 2016 LOG-ON, City Super Limited, Hong Kong Valentine’s promoter Dec, 2015- Jan,2016 TETRA Architects & Planners Ltd, Hong Kong Intership Nov, 2014 – Feb, 2015 Adastria Co., Ltd., Hong Kong Retail Salesperson Dec, 2013 - Jan, 2014 City Super Limited, Hong Kong Cashier Oct, 2012 – Dec, 2012 ecpot café bar, Melbourne Waitress
Autodesk AutoCAD 3ds Max Microsoft Office Word Excel Powerpoint
INTERESTS Painting and Sketching Making models and handcrafts Photography Boxing and fitness
Construction Subject Construction Design Year3 Semester 1 Construction Analysis Year2 Semester 2 Construction Environments Year1 Semester 1 Elective Subject Site Tectonics Year3 Semester 2 Digital Design and Fabrication Year2 Semester 1 Visualising Environments Year1 Semester 1
STUDIO FIRE This subject emphasizes program that include function, purpose and ambition. It requires students to design a mixed use facility consisting of Business Headquarters for Dispersed Special Interest Groups, a therapeutic wellbeing program and boutique retail in the southerly corner of spencer and Batman Streets, West Melbourne.
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My design concept is based on Melbourne laneway, which is representative and cultural of the city. Laneway is not only about the style, such as street art and cafe or material, but also is a type of public space which is important to a multi-functional building. Jan Gehl states that planning a city should start with public life and areas in which it takes place, building deisgn becomes a means to an end, rather than an end in itself. This inpsired me to design two diagonal laneways in the building as the building form.
Active Laneway
Connection Laneway Separation Laneway
Furthermore, laneways have different functions. According to a report of City of Port Phillip, it distinguishs four type of laneways. However, after some anaylsis and modification, only three types of laneways are chosen for my project, which are Active Laneway, Connection Laneway and Separationi Laneway. Active Laneway: Improve the public realm and encourage vistors to enjoy there ambience. The lanes are enlivened by the surrounding. Connection Laneway: Take short cut from A to B Separation Laneway: Give independence to each units
PLAN
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Three types of laneways are applied to different floor. It is not about the apperance and style of the space, but how the functions of laneways are put in. Active laneway always happens in public area, such as restaurant, cafe, gallery and lobby etc. Moreover, connection laneway will occur in semi- public area,for example, seminar rooms, office and meeting rooms. Lastly, separation laneway will be applied to private area,which is the hotel bedrooms.
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STRUCTURAL DIAGRAM BATMAN STREET
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CIRCULATION DIAGRAM 6TH FLOOR 01-04. HOTEL ROOM 05. OUTDOOR SPACE
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5TH FLOOR 01. SECRETARIATS 02. MEETING ROOM 03. OFFICE 04. STORAGE 05. PANTRY 06. WAITING ROOM 07. MANAGER BEDROOM
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PRIVATE - HOTEL ROOMS
The structural diagram shows the different elements of the building, which is mainly supported by concrete slabs, columns and load bearing walls. Ploycarbonate sheet is used as part of the facade, since it allows sunlight go in the buliding, besides, it also has the similar features of corrugated plastics sheets, which always use as the shading material in the melbnourne laneway.
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4RD FLOOR 01. ROOF TOP BAR 02- 04. CONSULTING ROOM 06. RECEPTION 07. WAITING AREA AND LOUNGE 08. SRORAGE 09. CHANGING ROOM 10. MULTI PURPOSE ROOM
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This diagram indicates the circulation of people,car and bike. Especially showing the ground floor circulation in the diagonal laneway. The vertical circulation is mainly connected by the lift core, and the fire staircase. The fire staircase is designed in triangle shape, in order to save the space in a diamond plan. Fire glass will be constructed for the fire stair facade, to increase the uses of it.
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3RD FLOOR 01. SECOND FLOOR RESTAURANT 02. VOID 03. STORAGE 04. SEMINAR ROOM 02 05. SEMINAR ROOM 03
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2ND FLOOR 01. FIRST FLOOR RESTAURANT 02. KITCHEN 03. MAIN ENTRANCE 04. RECEPTION 05. LOBBY 06. CLOAK STORE 07. STORAGE 08. LOUNGE 09. SEMINAR ROOM 01
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GROUND FLOOR 01. CAFE 02. KITCHEN 03. DROP-OFF AREA 04. BIKE PARKING 05. CAR PARK ENTRANCE 06. LOADING BAY AND LAUNDRY COLLECTION
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fig03. circulation diagram fig 01. plans
The first image is an exterior rendering. The building is mainly constructed with concrete and polycarbonate sheet, with a grey and dark feeling. Nonetheless, one whole wall of the entrance will be painted with graffiti because the idea is using graffiti to “bring a bit of light into the darkness areas of the city”. Besides, image 2-4 are showing Active Laneway, Connection Laneway and Separation Laneway, the three type of laneway respectively. The second image is the art gallery in first floor. The Third image is the cafe in ground floor, and the last image is the hotel room and outdoor space.
STUDIO AIR This subject foucs on studying parametric design, learning grasshopper and apply it in the design procedd since using digital desgin becomes a tendency in architecture industry. Computation is one of the solutions to achieving sustainability. It is a tool to generate forms and shape by parametric modelling and algorithmic thinking. In the generating process, inspiration and ideas may stimulate by the unexpected result. It save time and fix a number of complex issue. reverse engineer: 1.
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Before thinking about the design agenda and proposal, we have read and research a number of presedents, to analysis the advantages and disadvatages of the digital design. Moreover, we did a reverse engineer of one of the projects and some iterations. There are opportunities to try different components of grasshopper, such as image sampler, voronoi 3D, attractor point and box morph etc.
It is no doubt using computational design will be one of the future industries. It has the capacity to generate complex form and ideas. It shows the flexibility and conveniency in a design process. However, I believed this technology cannot take over the manual work, as Kengo Kuma stated ‘the tendency of making things by hand is returning’. Computers are lack of creativity and incapable of making up new instruction, since they follow and analysis the data that human insert. This is the differences between human and computer. Therefore, it is always important to find a balance. Learning to take advantages from technology but not be taken over by them.
STUDIO AIR Our project intention is to design an installation to arise awareness of recycling and environmental remediation by creating contradistinction to surrounding since we have notices about water pollution issue of the site, especially those with stormwater drain, industrial waste from surrounding, and rubbishes are stuck at the drain.
There is a more specific analysis about the shadow, since this project aims to create an indicator for the visitors by using of sunlight and playing with shadow. The vary distribution and extent of shadow will be one of our consideration of the form finding, and will take the data for the later parametric design. Bottle lid
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Transparent panel Standard panel
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Colour panel Transformed panel
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Colour panel Standard panel
Inspiration of connection
Assembly drawing
Besides, recycled materials has exploded in our design, as create the second contradiction between recycled material, and rubbish and man-made-pollutants. Water bottle, bottle neck and lid was used as the joint, since it has a similar principle of screw, which is easy to obtain and modify. It is even perform better than the metal screw which are water-proofed. For more infomation please go to: https://issuu.com/jeannieh.tszying/docs/ho_tszying_683692_finaljournal_8268a094c3504e https://issuu.com/jeannieh.tszying/docs/683692_jeanniehoalgorithmicsketchwe_5b3c184b6223e3
STUDIO AIR Figure 01
The primary idea was based on creating certain dynamicity folds and curves. As aiming to drive visitor sight toward the storm drain, a direction indicating form is required in our first step. There are a number of time trying to loft different curves, however, smooth surface cannot be formed. And therefore, catenary arc component are applied and created a surface with arc shape.
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fig 02.1 Shadow analysis Folding Image Sampler Form follows colour distribution Ladybug
Initially, the shape and form is based on the contour and path to generate. Nonetheless, working on shadow distribution is more significate in our design process. Thus, collecting the data from ladybug and generating a image with ranges of darkness of colour, and then applied it into image sampler as reference of our form. The shape will fold down at dark area and go up at bright area, and created a dynamic and interesting form. In order to smoothen the surface and reduce the complexity of our later morphing process, few bends are simplified.
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Sunlight hours analysis Catenary arch Directional intension Large
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fig 02.2 Panel & shadow sizes distribution
The diagrams explain what pattern and shadow will be projected on the river by the adjusted height, and different panel sizes distribution. For instance, in order to create an even shadow on water surface, level of the form and surface are modified. The lower point will be with stronger shadows. Besides, shadows will create from dense to sparse with gradient colour. It is serve as an indicator, that driving visitors’ attention to the storm drain. Besides, a sparse shadow at the end is preventing to hinder their observation of the drain. Meanwhile, the grass area will provide a denser shadow patterning for shading purpose.
fig 02.3 Structural element
fig 01. Iteration of form
fig 02. Explanatory Diagram rendering
SITE TECTONICS This subject is a landscape studio that introduces landscape as a three-dimensional space. Understanding site grading and earth manipulation from functional, aesthetic and ecological perspectives.
Understanding the landform from drawing contour and grading plans, section and elevations. Moreover, it requires to apply a range of representational techniques associated with designing landform.
Using Autodesk’s CAD to demonstrate the technical drawingm and transfer our knowledge of grading drawing conventions to a digital format.
Presenting the final work with 3DsMax, and explore the way digital models can be used for both techical information and visualisation outputs.
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DIGITAL DESIGN & FABRICATION This subject focus on introducing design workflow from digital modelling to the making of phyiscal artefacts exploring the relationship between material and technology. It emphasis on developing a critical understanding of the media and outcomes. Designing A second skin garment is assigned in this project.
A paper fan was assigned to learn its structure and principle; using the idea of panel and fold to develop the later work.
It is a protective, telescopy design of second skin stands at view of female in order to protect their intimate spaces. The wearer is able to have a control of the distances between different audiences in diverse circumstances. The scenarios are mainly defined by the relationaship between the wearer and the others. Four scenarios were emphasised in this design, which are families, friends, female strangers and male strangers. Stage 1:
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Ideation and fabrication are requires a lot in the design process since outcome is always different from waht we expected. Working from ideas to phyiscal product needs a number of testings. For more infomation please go to: https://issuu.com/jeannieh.tszying/docs/683692ho_tsz_ying_m4ddf
DIGITAL DESIGN & FABRICATION Figure 01
It explains the opening sequence of the design. How the back design will change while facing different situation. it also demonstrate the opening system and method, as the protection will be opened up by pulling the string at the front through a tube.
Front opening sequence
Mainly four production strategies were frequently used in nowadays two dimensional designs, these are contouring, unfolding, developable surfaces and triangulation. In order to increase the variabilities of the design, more strategies should be used. And in the design process, laser cutter was been used to do subtractive procedure to produce patterns.
fig 01. opening sequence
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Support (Plastic tube) Front (Paper)
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fig 02. assembly diagram
Three- demensional
We applied several strategies into our design. Firstly, tessellation is a collection of pieces that fit together without gaps to form a plane or surface. Secondly, triangulation. Thirdly, folding turns a flat surface into a three-dimensional one.
STUDIO WATER This subject is deisgning a boat house with a selected master’s architectural style. Develop and demonstrate an understanding of relationsips between architecture and water in the given situation.
There were several architectural styles of Mario Botta’s buildings, which aimed to contrast the idea of masonry, with the use of geometric form and subtractive methods symmetrically as well as the use of sunlight.
The design start with some basic geometries, which are cubes and cylinder. Then,using subtraction to create the entrances. Lasting, adding timber deck to connect the river.
STUDIO WATER VIP Room
Ideas from Mario Botta's works: 1) Using geometric forms: Semi cylinder and rectangle 2) Using sunlight: Skylight 3) Subtractive method: Large cut in opening 4) Heavy material: Concrete
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fig 01. plans
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Design: 1) Café and Restaurant placed in the same area. (1.1)Retain the idea of the relationship between private and public spaces, while separating them by upper and lower levels instead of using the slope, the front and the back .(1.2)Café is on the ground floor and restaurant is on the first floor. It is relatively quiet and private since less people can access the first floor. (1.3)They are both positioned to face the river, in order to get the view. 2) Deck added, to to create an open space and Connect to the river 3) Only have one main entrance, in order to gather the visitors in one area (the deck). Moreover, the café/restaurant and the deck will be the centre of the whole Boathouse. The hiring counter, boat storage and boathouse workshop are grouped at one side, and the offces, kiosk and toilet are grouped together at the other side.
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STUDIO EARTH The focus of this design subject was generating design ideas, translating them into architectural form/space/materials/ programmes, refining the architecture through consideration of arrival, circulation, light, views etc. and communicating the architectural proposition through 2D and 3D visual media. Linking these investigations was the theme of earth, which was explored conceptually, metaphorically, structurally and technologically. The project took place at Herring Island, located in Melbourne's Yarra River at South Yarra, approximately 3 kilometres from city. It is a park claimed to be a haven for nature. There are more than 38 species of vegetation on the site. Some of them are the few remnants of indigenous riparian forest and glassland. Therefore, this project looked at the secret of the nature – underground, that included looking at the tree roots, soil, insects and even water flow. The middle part of the site consisted of more than four kind of plants which were austral Tobaccov, common apple berry, spiny headedmat rad and wedge-leaf Hop Bush. Each model took elements into the final design, which included the design, materials and the secret.
For more infomation please go to: https://issuu.com/jeannieh.tszying/docs/683692earthsemsterbook
Firstly, the composition and the story of the design objects were used as the farmland. It started with small objects, seats and stairs, then adding larger constructions, which were shelters and a function room. It was an evocative emergence of point to line to plane. The design also was a sequence of forms changing from the horizontal to the vertical and back to the ground. The secret of the project was secret of nature, which related to how a seed grew and the changed into a farmland. Secondly, the concept of transparency and colour of the second model was taken into the final model; using material to hide and expose the secret on site. Glasses were used for visitors to find the secret out, and colours were used as a decoration on the design as it was plain and simple, it created a nice shadow on the ground as well. Lastly, the mass drawing was looking at the section of a tree, which was same as the idea of secret of the nature. Looking at the tree roots, how the plates grow and soil was the main idea of the whole project.
PAINTING TECHNIQUES This subject introduces me to the techniques and processes used in contemporary painting. Different painting techniques and application in the production are guided in the course. For example, tonal acrylic painting, geometric oil painting and alla prima are demonstrated, to order to develop our skills and visual language through a range of painting media.
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The most significant project in this subject is to do an appropriation work, which is borrowed element from an existing artwork and add new meaning to it. The left-hand side diagrams are all approach of the appropriation work to the 'Nude Woman Reading' by Robert Delaunay. Several ideas are considered, such using opposite colour to make the painting more abstract, using patterning background or creating some tricky creation. The final idea is a combination of two paintings which are the 'nude woman reading' and 'rough weather at etretat gros temps a etretat', they are both from the collection of National Gallery of Victoria, Moreover, adding a tattoo on the woman back is considered, as forming a relationship between the tattoo ( a pair of wings), sky & ocean and the woman back ( sadness), in order to bring out an opened ended message.
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LEATHER WORK
PERSONAL WORKS LASER CUTTING WORK
SKETCHES LASER CUTTING WORK