Joan Kwong Architectural Portfolio 2017 selected projects
Cover Letter Dear Sir/Madam, Graduated from Delft University of Technology with master degree in Architecture (RIBA Part-II equivalent) and University of Hong Kong with bachelor degree in Architectural Studies (RIBA Part-I equivalent), I acquired essential analytical, research, graphic and design skills to work as an Architectural Assistant. I am especially enthusiastic about social architecture in order to bring positive effects on the society. Currently working as an architectural executive in ADRG, a local architectural firm focusing in social institutional architecture, I have joined a university academic project since tender stage, mainly coordinating design administration and management. During placement in ALA Architects, I worked in the design process, graphic and model representations for a wide range of public-interest projects including competitions, commission and renovation works, mostly public infrastructures. When working in A&T Architects, I was mainly responsible for the Lee Theatre Plaza renovation works which brings more public space to the people. I managed to work on design development, contract drawings and documents preparation and participate in group project meetings. The placement experience have enabled me to develop not only graphic and presentation skills but also learn about construction-related knowledge. I believe I can offer what I have learnt from my past practical experience to the team. My master thesis focus on empowering the existing community to redevelop their own living environment. For three months after I graduated, I was volunteering in some sustainable communities in Belgium for hands-on experience in sustainable eco-building and renovation as well as community development. I am very excited and passionate to bring direct effect to people by architecture. And I would like to gain more practical working experience in all aspects in the UK to support me to become an architect for the people. I speak fluently English & Chinese (Cantonese & Mandarin). I am originally from Hong Kong and have been living in the UK, the Netherlands, Finland, Germany, Belgium and travelled to many places by myself. Being independent and adaptable, I am sure I can fit in quite well with the international working environment. I really appreciate the attentive and creative design approach of your firm working for the good of the society. I am looking for a architectural assistant position and currently aiming to prepare for RIBA overseas Part 3 assessment in Hong Kong. I am available for interview and starting to work with one month notice. I am sure I will dedicate on my work with my enthusiasm and determination. Thank you for your time to consider this application and I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. Yours sincerely, Joan Kwong
Motivation Architecture enters my life since the moment when I started studying at the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong. I attended HKU from 2008 to 2011. During the three-year university education, I acquired knowledge on architectural theories and skills in architectural analysis and design. My projects range from prototype and installation to architecture and urban scale in the Hong Kong context. I gradually developed my interest in communal and public spaces to enhance social interaction. My bachelor studies equipped me with essential computer graphic and visual communication skills, as well as communication, analytical and presentation skills. In 2010, I have attended the Shanghai Exchange Programmme. I learned architecture intervention in the new urban context in Shanghai taking into account the people and culture of a different environment. With my graduation project ‘The Living Museum’ , which is a museum you can experience past living style, concerning about the community design of Hong Kong public housing, I earned my Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies (Hons) in 2011. Since I looked for more opportunities to learn in a diverse working environment, I started to work in A&T Architects, a small local firm in Hong Kong for one year. I was handling a renovation project ‘The Lee Theatre Plaza’ which is about opening up the indoor plaza into outdoor public space as a new gathering place. I had the chance not only to design facade and interior spaces, but also to prepare contract drawings and documents, as well as project management and collaboration with clients and engineers. My life close to the land inspires my interest to develop in the completely opposite way. Hong Kong is a city of extreme capitalism. The meaning of architecture in Hong Kong for me is overwhelmed by the value of capitalism. But architecture for me is a place for inhabitation, social interaction and higher purpose. The limitation in Hong Kong leads me to find another way of interpreting architecture from places with different value. A revolutionary architecture is time to come and we should join effort in exploring a new social value to this world and producing a sustainable living condition. Since Dutch architecture is well-known for its ambitious experimental architecture, I chose to study my master degree in Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. When studying in Delft University of Technology, I first participated in MVRDV The Why Factory Research Studio which broadened my horizons to engage in a different research approach. The international school environment provided more opportunities for collaboration between students coming from different countries and outside parties as well as more chances to attend international competition. With the high-score during my first year in 2013, I have the opportunities to represent TU Delft in the Erasmus Exchange Programme to the School of Art and Design and Architecture at the newly reformed Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland. I grabbed the opportunities to visit the architecture works of Alvar Aalto in Finland.
I also attended courses besides architecture, in public art, urban design and spatial design, provided me opportunities to collaborate with people with other design fields. Having exposure on these fields inter-related with architecture helps me to think about architecture in another perspective. After my exchange in Aalto University, I worked as an intern at the young thriving ALA Architects in Helsinki with extended period for half a year. They focus on community and public infrastructure works such as the shortlisted Russian Character Community Centre International Competition, which is designed as one fluid space where all the community programmes collide and affect each other. Working in various competitions as well as renovation and commission works, I gained valuable experience in the international working environment. For me, bringing architecture, art and design to the community is as important as practical architectural work. My volunteering experience started in Hong Kong-Shenzhen Biennale in Architecture/Urbanism 2009, in helping to construct the sustainable art installation ‘The Green Pixel’. Afterwards, I continue to volunteer in different events. During my exchange period, I also participated in a lot of art and design events in Helsinki City including Camp Pixelache, Perpetuum Mobile Lab, The Smile Army and Living Room Exhibition, ranging from art installation, social art performance to community-use wooden constructions. Helsinki City provides a lot of opportunities for me to have exposure on art, design and architecture. My master thesis focus on community empowerment. It started ¬¬¬at Design as Politics graduation studio, inspired by the self-organized occupy movement in Hong Kong. More problems revealed after Hong Kong return to China. More unfair and injustice without the consideration on the opinion of the general public can be seen in land and urban redevelopment. As an architect, I would like to help thinking of ways to empower people to have more control on (re)development according to their own will. Although this project is about Hong Kong, I discovered a lot of co-housing projects in Europe as my references for my new community housing typology. More people started forming self-help sustainable communities after Europe Economic Crisis. During my research, I learned more from many European design examples in providing a more humanistic environment for living. With good score for my master thesis, I graduated from Delft University of Technology with Master of Science in Architecture, Urbanism and Building Technology. After summer break, I have started my volunteering journey in Belgium to work in some sustainable communities to learn some hands-on practical experience in eco-building and renovation as well as eco-farming and community development. I want to start bringing positive changes to the world through my passion in architecture and community work. Looking forward to learn more about sustainability and humanity in architecture and design, I am passionate to know acquire more architectural design knowledge I need, which will be helpful for me to apply in helping communities in the future.
Résumé Name
JOAN KWONG, CHUNG HENG
Contact
joan.kwongch@gmail.com +852 65020775 (HK)
Language Skills
Proficient in English and Chinese (Fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin)
Personal Qualities
passionate, responsible, attentive, independent, coorperative, friendly, creative
Personal Interests
travelling, sketching, taking analog photos, reading, oil-painting, hiking, handmaking, yoga, juggling
Computational Skills
AutoCAD, Rhinoceros, V-ray Renderings, Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Office, Sketchup, Revit Basics
Education
Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
2012-2015 Master of Science in Architecture, Urbanism and Building Technology (8/10)
Aalto University, Finland
2013-2014 Erasmus Exchange from TU Delft to Department of Architecture and Spatial Design in Aalto University
The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Work Experience
AD+RG, Hong Kong
2017/1-Present Architectural Executive (7 months+) - Design Administration and Tendering for HKU Sasson Road No. 3 Academic Building (Developed Design to Technical Design) - Tender Preparation for West Kowloon Lyric Theatre (Developed Design to Technical Design) - Design Coordination for LNU Covered Walkway (Technical Design) - Technical Design Proposal for LNU Staff Quarter and CityU Sports Centre (Strategic Definition) - Code Writing for Macau Barrier Free Access Code 2018
ALA Architects, Helsinki, finland
2008-2011 Bachelor of Art in Architectural Studies (Hons)
2014/1-6 Architectural Intern (6 months)
Related Experience
- competition design for Russian Character Competition - model-making for New Delhi Finnish Embassy & Helsinki Western Harbour - Photoshop drawings for Russian Character Competition & Tampere Music Academy
Henderson Social Innovation Classroom, the good lab, hong kong
2016/11-12 6-week interactive learning programme on Design Thinking
HKU, HKUSU, Architectural Society, Architectural Students’ Association, Hong Kong
2009-2010 Academic Secretary (1 year)
- event-organizing & poster design for Career Seminar 2009, Hand-drawing Tutorial 2009 and Film Showing Series 2010 - assisting in various activities organized by the Architectural Students’ Association including HKU Open Day 2009 and ASA Orientation Camp 2009
A&T Design Limited, Hong Kong
2011-2012 Architectural Assistant (1 year)
- Facade and interior design for Lee Theatre Plaza (Concept Design to Developed Design) - Contractual drawings & documents preparation, collaboration & administration works for Lee Theatre Plaza (Technical Design to Construction) - Assisting interior design for Uniqlo Flagship Store (Technical Design)
Volunteering Experience RTC Gaia school, HK
2017/6-7 School volunteer for designing bamboo construction for kids
HANDSON, HK
2016/11-12 Volunteer in helping ethnic minority children with Chinese (CHEER), creative writing and illustration workshop (Kids4Kids)
Eco-retreat centre, f. algodres, pT
2016/7-8 Sustainable community volunteer in eco-building & renovation
Qultura, Vauxhall, London, UK
2016/5-6 Volunteer in project research
Bracket [Takes Action] Journal, US
2014/3 Competition Entry
IMOA Astronomy Museum Competition, CL
2014/1 with Olli Vuorinen Competition Entry
Design for Neglected Space, Jumbo Shopping Centre , Vantaa, fi 2013/10 Competition Entry with Exhibition with Ketty Shih & Peter Vuorenrinne Aalto University Spatial Design Studio
Schierke Reborn, Schierke, De The Common House, Bethnal green, LD, UK 2013/6
2016/3-5 Event volunteer
london college of spirituality, LD, UK
Competition Entry TU Delft Public Building MSc2 Studio
Porous City Exhibition, TU Delft, NL
2016/2-5 Event Volunteer
2013/3 MVRDV The Why Factory Studio
The Field, New cross, LonDon, UK
Resilience Workshop, aedes Architecture forum, berlin, De
2016/2-5 Event volunteer
sint-jansberg, diest, be
2015/12 Co-housing community volunteer in event organizarion
huiself, Lebbeke, be
2015/11 Co-housing community volunteer in strawbale eco-building
Dewebree, Mechelen, be
2015/11 Co-housing community volunteer in permaculture farm
ECo-renovation, verviers, be
2015/10 Volunteer in old farm house eco-renovation
Pixelache Festival, Helsinki, Fi
2014/6 Camp Pixelache View-Platform Building Workshop Hello Wood Studio
2012/10 MVRDV The Why Factory Studio
Hong Kong-Shenzhen Biennale in Architecture/Urbanism 2009, HK 2010/2 Sustainable Art Installation Workshop Tutor Volunteer in BYOB (Bring Your Own Biennale) Extracurricular Activities
RAW Food Exhibition, brussels, be
2016/6 Installation Art Exhibition - Raw Food Lab, Painting & Lealet Design
the Smile Army, Helsinki, fi
2014/5 Art in Public Space Studio Art Tour & Exhibition - public art interactive performance & exhibition - collaboration with Helsinki Design Museum
Competition Experience City Makers Congress 2015, Rotterdam, NL Living Room Exhibition, Helsinki, fi 2014/12 ‘Design for connectivity instead of design for a Master plan’ Workshop with Benjamin Filbey & Justė Stefanovič Rotterdam Air Studio
Venice Biennale, Venice, It
2014/10 Swiss Summer School Programme ‘The Double Death of Welfare and the Nation State’ Workshop with Di Fang & Justė Stefanovič Design as Politics Studio
2014/3 Installation Art Exhibition - Ink & fluorescent ink & light art
Curating the Social, Perpetuum Lab II, Perpetuum Mobile, Helsinki, fi
2013 /12 Public Art Workshop - social art performance, “Call for Interdependence” on Independence Day
Recent Projects co-(shop) housing
helsinki western harbour
Individual Project
ALA Architects
Hong Kong, Hong Kong TU Delft MSc4 Master Thesis 2014/9 - 2015/6
Helsinki, Finland Commission works 3D model-making preparation works 2014/5
new utopia on the ruins of welfare state
russian character
ALA Architects
Design as Politics Studio
Moscow Oblast, Russia ‘Butovo Park Culture and Education Center’ Competition, Shortlisted Photoshop drawings; 3D-modelling 2014/4
Hong Kong, Hong Kong TU Delft MSc3 Thesis Research 2014/9 - 2015/2
Rotterdam Regeneration
Right Movement
Individual Project
Rotterdam Air Studio with B. Filbey & J. Stefanovič
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Bracket [takes action] Journal Competition Entry 2014/3
Rotterdam, Netherlands ‘City Makers Congress 2015’ Workshop 2014/12
school of life
new delhi finnish embassy renovation
Venice Viennale Swiss Summer School with D. Fang & J. Stefanovič
ALA Architects
New Delhi, India Renovation works Model-making & Photoshop drawings 2014/2
Catalonia, Spain ‘The Double Death of Welfare and the Nation State’ Workshop 2014/10
Camp Pixelache View-Platform Construction
IMOA 1440
Team Project with O. Vuorinen
Pixelache Festival Hellowood Studio with festival crew
Atacama, Chile ‘IMOA Astronomy Museum’ Competition Entry 2014/1 Shaping the Site
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1. To ensure the integrity of the place, our approach is to merge with the existing landscape. An area which is a bit hidden by small hills from the main road is chosen.
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Entrance Service elevator Shop
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Cafe
Viewing platform
Floor –1 Café
Exhibition
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Kitchen Stargazing Staff spaces
Exhibition
Planetarium, spherical screen
3. The museum building is constructed underground, leaving a circular opening at the edges.
Exhibition Lowest floor: temporary exhibition space
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5. Circulation is arranged around the planetarium to enable visitors to spectate the ever-changing sphere. Two vertical shafts for lifts and stairs are attached to the main space.
to experience Space through architecture – chile
Inspired by science fiction and minimalist contemporary museum architecture, the layout of the museum is circular, with a large spherical planetarium in the middle of the building. The inside of the planetarium is used for various performances, The new International Museum of Astronomy will be located while the outside functions as a spherical screen, giving a truly approximately a 15-minute drive east from the town of San spectacular display of spatial phenomena to museum visitors– Pedro de Atacama on the way to the ALMA astronomical facility. morphing from a view of deep space to a nebula, a massive Sun The museum is located almost wholly underground, with only a or the Earth. Circulation and flexible exhibition, research, and circular concrete arch reaching for the sky, behind a small ridge, seminar spaces are arranged around it. Spherical screens are visible from the main road. Thus the museum does not disturb existing technology, but the size of the sphere is a novelty. the spectacular surrounding landscape and its facilities, protected from the sun, can be kept cool energy-efficiently while The shape of the museum helps in controlling the climate: the simultaneously minimizing light pollution. museum also works as a well, preserving the small amount of rain received. From a circular slit, light and water penetrate underground, while the water is collected to a large, reflecting San Pedro de pool under the planetarium. This water can be used for different Atacama functions in the bulding, but is also forms a beautiful architectur15 minutes al element. Cold air flows into the building through the circular Museum slit, while hot air rises up from the middle through the core, Airstrip effectively cooling the building.
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While the spaces themselves allow for a more traditional exhibition arrangement when necessary, the focus of the museum is on interactivity and experimentation. On the top floor, a large central space welcomes visitors with a circular opening to the sky. In this space, visitors can experience the night sky with various telescopes with the help of museum staff. Below, apart from the planetarium itself, exhibitions will be interactive and use the latest technology, taking the visitor on a journey through different aspects of astronomy; possible themes are ”exploration”, ”history of astronomy”, ”scale in space”, ”past and future of the universe” with a special regard for children. ALMA staff should have an important role in the museum, and special science spaces are reserved for them.
Planetarium
PLANETARIUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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Parking Main road
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Circulation follows a logical route, with visitors descending gradually to the lowest level, from which they can take an elevator back up to the top floor. There they are served by a museum shop and restaurant. Especially the lowest floor, which has plenty of free space, can be used for temporary exhibitions. The spaces surrounding the core are flexible and can be rearranged as needs of the museum change. A view of the spherical screen and entry to planetarium
6. Exhibition areas are arranged around the core. The route of the exhibition leads people gradually below ground.
EXHIBITION
Sci & Tech
4. A spherical planeterium is put in the middle as the glowing core of the museum; on top a viewing platform is placed for visitors to view the starry sky.
MULTI-FUNCTIONAL ROOMS
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Helsinki, Finland Wood-cutting & building construction work 2014/6
Atacama space odyssey
INTERMEDIATE
Pool
Exhibition
design for neglected space
Aalto Spatial Design Studio with K. Shih & P. Vuorenrinne
lee theatre renovation
A&T Architects
Vantaa, Finland Competition Entry with Exhibition 2013/10
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Renovation works Photoshop drawings, Contractual drawings & documents, Collaboration with engineers & suveyors 2011/9 - 2012/6
Spa community centre
Individual Project
Public Building Studio Schierke, Germany TU Delft MSc2 Spa Building Design 2013/2 - 2013/6
Porous city
living museum
Hong Kong, Hong Kong HKU Semester 6 Graduation Project 2011/1 - 2011/5
gill tesselation
MVRDV The Why Factory Studio
Team Project with C. Cheung
Delft, Netherlands Research & Exhibition Parametric architecture & Lego model building 2012/9 - 2013/3
Hong Kong, Hong Kong HKU Semester 5 Concrete Material Prototyping & Scale-model making 2010/9 - 2010/12
resilience city
architecture as media
MVRDV The Why Factory Studio Berlin, Germany Research Workshop Idea Research & Design 2012/10
uniqlo flagship store in hk
A&T Architects
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Commission works Contractual drawings & documents, Collaboration with Interior Designer & Engineers 2012/2 - 2012/6
Individual Project
Shanghai, China HKU Semester 3 Architecture Intervention in Urban Context 2010/1 - 2010/5
green pixel
Hong Kong-Shenzhen Biennale in Architecture/ Urbanism 2009 with biennale crew Hong Kong, Hong Kong Sustainable Art Installation 2009/12
Workaway Volunteering Eco-building Construction Cohousing Huis Elf| Workaway.org | 2015/11 Lebbeke, Belgium Organizers: Bruno Verschaeve, Hélène Erauw Type: Eco-Architecture - Strawbale House construction works Team: Nils Båvner, Vivi Båvner, Pepe Juarez Fernandez, Priscila Perez, Jesús Monserrat Torrecillas and Joan Kwong Personal Contribution: Strawbale installation, Wall Painting/Rendering, Wall socket-drilling & building construction Photography: Pepe Juarez Fernandez Huis Elf is a new co-housing group initiated by Bruno and Helene. They wanted to invited 2-3 more families to live together with them and share their small farm together. They applied the use of eco-building construction in their new building. The new building is built up with a wooden structure insulated with strawbale materials and covered with roof solar panels. We joined the building project when the structure is being built. These images are the record of the strawbale installation process that our volunteering team were working on.
Our Construction Team of the Strawbale House
Workaway Volunteering Eco-building Construction
Roof solar panels watching out from the roof-platform
Construction process during strawbale installation
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Stone House Renovation in Process
Eco-retreat center| Workaway.org| 2016/7-8 Fornos de Algodre, Portugal Organizers: Jasmine Itter, Trevor Taylor Type: Eco-Architecture Construction and Renovation works Team: Benny Mclaughlin, Dylan Lockhart, Ashley Cappel and Joan Kwong Personal Contribution: Wool Panel and Floor Finishing, Woodshed piling, Strawbale house foundation laying, Stone house Renovation, Wood-cutting, Wood Pavillion Setting-up Photography: Joan Kwong
Wood Pavillion Setting-up and wood-cutting process
This is an Eco-Retreat centre created by Jasmine and Trevor. Jasmine is a therapist and yoga teacher while Trevor is a owner of an Olive farm. They are building up a strawbale house as yoga retreat centre, a wooden pavillion as outdoor living area and wooden dorms for yoga lessons, at the same time, renovating the stone house as their future home. Materials of the strutures are taken from the forests. The basic structure is made up of natural wood using the fallen trees. The structures is a natural blend with its surroundings.
Workaway Volunteering Eco-building Construction
Finishing process of the wooden Dome
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Spa Community Centre
Urban & Architectural Design to help regeneration in shrinking town
Delft University of Technology | MSc2 Public Building Studio | 2013/2 - 2013/6 Schierke, Germany Tutor: Micha de Haas | M.J.deHaas@tudelft.nl Type: Architecture Competition Design (Individual Project)
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Invited by the town municipality of Schierke for the architectural competition, group research and individual design are carried out by the MSc2 public building studio in 2013 spring. Schierke is a small town in the Harz region in Germany facing economic downturn. Possible solutions are investigated to help the town to boost its own economy at the same time to help maintain its identity.
In my proposal, a spa complex is being built in the area not only as the new attraction for tourists but also as the communal centre for the local residents. It serves both the local residents and the visitors. The spa complex is segregated into separate compartments surrounded by nature and courtyards. The complex is built on a slope near the central park aiming at merging with the natural landscape.
External View of the Spa Building from the Entrance showing the natural surroundings
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Schierke Reborn Total Entrance Entrance
Swimming pool
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Staff room Storage Technical Facilities
Storage & Others
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active/inactive
Storage Laundry Large activity room
dry/wet
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Plunge pool Aquatherapy Sauna + Small sauna (3) Relaxation area Steam bath Infrared sauna + Panorama sauna Treatment Room (4) Private Spa (2) Reception Waiting Room Outdoor Terraces
Communal Space
Communal Space 146m2
Activity Room
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Gymnasium
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Activity Room 277m2
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Analytical Diagrams in the process of designing the Spa Building Total Sauna & Steam
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Lounge
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Outdoor Terraces
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Sections of the Spa Building merging with topography
The spa complex is situated on an existing natural slope. Each compartment is put on different levels. Ramps instead of staircases are used to connected them to be more user-friendly. The whole complex is also having its corridor located at the side of the complex either the courtyards or nature, therefore, the visitors can feel very close to the nature. Internal View showing the inner courtyard of the Spa Building with Visual Connection with Nature
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Co-(Shop)housing
Master Thesis in search for the People’s Utopia in the post-colonial Hong Kong
Delft University of Technology | MSc3 Design as Politics Grduation Studio | 2014/9 - 2015/6 Tin Shui Wai, Hong Kong Tutor: Huib Plomp(Deign Mentor) | Bas Gremmen(BT Mentor) | Wouter Vanstiphout (Research Mentor) huibplomp@outlook.com | B.Gremmen@tudelft.nl |W.A.J.Vanstiphout@tudelft.nl Type: Methodological Research on ‘New Utopia on the Ruins of Welfare State‘ in Hong Kong context & Architecture Design (Individual Project)
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In Tin Shui Wai New Town, the City of Misery/Town of Sadness, people are living isolated from each other with the minimized sharing space and facilities closest to home. Ways of making a living are also taken away from the home of the people which was used to be in the shophouse. Improvement in living comfort brings about the deterioration of the communal space and ease of making a living. Is systematic separation really helping our society to function better, or worse? Can we have better living standards without compromising our relationship with neighbors and ways of making a life? While the government insist on the Modernist approach, I proposed to redevelop the area according to the will of the people, giving back their right to choose how to make a living and bringing home back to the ground, closer to each other and open spaces. Inspired from the Umbrella Movement, where people self-organize into different groups to support the protest, the main focus of this project is to provide ways to let people participate in the design process.
In the future scenario, the Hong Kong government proposed the tabula-rasa redevelopment of Tin Shui Wai New Town into a private housing estate in 2020. Original residents are resettled to ‘Hong Kong Land’ in China. Together with other protestors, they occupied the demolition site to redevelop their own version of housing. Through the introduction of mixed-use live-work units; orientation and connection of private living units with common house, communal open space and public streets; community-based living; freedom of choice in housing design; self-building from reused concrete; people can be more empowered in their living environment. Co-(shop)housing is a mixed use sustainable neighbourhood where people can enjoy their right of choice in living while fulfilling their responsibility in the neighbourhood. The independent living is achieved by the more interdependency between the people and between people and the nature.
New Co-(Shop)housing Neighbourhood Birdeye View
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yin Leung, proposed the redevelopment of Tin Shui Wai as another “Common Economic Zone” of Hong Kong and China. Nearly 250,000 existing Tin Shui Wai residents need to resettle in “Hong Kong Land” in Nansa, Guangdong, China.
Ongoing protests against Tin Shui Wai Redeveopment. Chief Exercutive Chun-ying Leung claimed that Tin Shui Wai Redeveopment can bring HK$200 million profits.
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hui Wai Demolition Site
Chief Exercutive’s proposal of ‘Hong Kong Land’ in Nansa, China.
Redeveopment of Tin Shui Wai for attracting investors from mainland China.
Scenario of Occupy Movement in Tin Shui Wai in 2020
Scenario of People’s Utopia in Tin Shui Wai in 2030
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Co-(Shop)housing
Main Street View with People-oriented middle zone for all kinds of activities
2015
2025-2030: Phase II New Agriculture Area
New Main Street
New Tramway
New Fishponds
New Public Building
New Main Street 2020-2025: Phase I
2030-2035: Phase III New Neighborhood
Reused Pathway New Side Street
Reused School & Community Buildings into Public Buildings
Reused Main Street
Reused Tramway
Urban Strategy on Town Level from 2015 to 2035
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On urban level, the existing high-rise public housing will be taken down starting from the centre. Main streets and tramway will be reused. Remaining schools and community buildings will be reused as public buildings. The central neighbourhood will be developed in the first phase. For the second phase, there will be new main streets and tramway connecting to the existing ones. Agriculture farms and fishponds will be reintroduced to the land for food productivity. In the third phase, more neighbourhoods will be developed after the basic infrastructure established.
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On architecture level, introduction of a combination of old and new way of living as co-(shop)housing is the main solution. Each housing unit has its working area and living area for 1/2 people which can be combined as well. The living units are connected by the common corridor to form the inner ring around the courtyard. The working units are connected by the public corridor to form the outer ring along the street. People can live independently but also together, sharing a common house in each neighbourhood. People can choose the degree of built in each unit so they can decide the unit layout to suit their job nature and way of living.
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ective Section cutting through two Co-(Shop)housing Neighbourhoods showing the shophouses, the main street and the Common Courtyards
Porous City
MVRDV The Why Factory Research Studio Design Research on typology for the most sunlight, air and ventilation with Lego model Exhibition Delft University of Technology | MSc1 The Why Factory Studio | 2012/9 - 2013/3 Delft, The Netherlands Tutor: Winy Maas, Alexander Sverdlov | A.B.Sverdlov@tudelft.nl Type: Architectural Research & Parametric Design; Scale-model-making with Lego bricks Team: M. Wieczorkowski, J. Kwong Personal Contribution: Design Concept, Design Research, 3D-modelling, 3D-diagram drawings, Photoshop drawings Lego scale-model building,
“Cities should provide the best sunlight and air circulation with the most terraces and courtyards.� MVRDV The Why Factory studio started with this concept, group research of different parametric typology are carried out. Our group tried out many combinations of approaches and finally arrived at the voronoi approach.
All started with a mass. Air is being injected into the mass giving intersecting holes for light and air. The investigation was done on the limits of the height and number of cells being injected. A city is finally being built with voronoi cells. A 1:25 scale-model (2mx2m) is realized by lego blocks. Our group achieved the highest point at 1.8m.
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“A city totally permeable for light, air and view. �
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Porous City
Concept
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“...punching air into mass, reducing mass into frame, allowing maximum sunlight and view on facade.� Qualities comparison Total Floor Area Mass Volume Void Volume FSR GSR OSR No. of floors Increase of Total Surface Area No. of terraces Terraces Floor Area % of void
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Image by M. Wieczorkowski and J. Kwong
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Mass studies Defining thickness of used element in relation to structure height and number of “sponge bubbles�
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Images of the Porous City Exhibition with all the research groups in TU Delft
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Camp Pixelache View-Platform Construction Pixelache Festival | Hellowood Studio | 2014/6 Vartiosaari Island, Helsinki, Finland Organizers: Petri Ruikka, Mikko Laajola, Andrรกs Cseh Type: Small-scale Architecture Construction works Team: Erno-Erik Raitanen, Aron Vass-eysen, Carolina Isasi, Alexandru Dumitru, Roman Kos, Alise Brante, Maria Ferreira Litowtschenko, Katja Seppinen, Joan Kwong and many more Personal Contribution: Wood-cutting & building construction Photography: Carolina Isasi
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On top of Vartiosaari Island, a new viewing platform was constructed. ‘Vartiosaari’ in Finnish means watch tower. It is the island with far view and wide perspective for Finnish people to watch out for enemy since the Viking period.
Originally the new view-platform is a temporary structure for the Pixelache Festival, but this time the structure will stay to be used by the people living on the island and incoming visitors, hopefully becoming a symbol of the island.
When thinking of new structures on the Vartiosaari island, installations related to the name of the island were thought. There were ideas of making viewing platform and/or watch tower.
Materials of the view-platform are also picked from the island. Some fallen trees provided the natural wood for the basic structure. Reeds grown near the coast provide the natural decoration. The view-platform can easily blend into the natural surrounding.
People sitting on the view platform to enjoy the breeze and view of Vartiosaari Island
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Camp Pixelache View-Platform Construction
Preliminary Sketch plan & section of the view-platorm
Sky View of the view-platorm
Camp Pixelache View-Platform Construction
Pixelache Festival Tour watching out from the view-platform
Materials used and Construction Process of the view-platform
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Russian Character International Competition ALA Architects | Competition, Shortlisted | 2014/4 Moscow Oblast, Russia Leading Architects: Juho Grönholm, Anssi Nousjoki, Janne Teräsvirta and Samuli Woolston Type: International Architectural Competition on ‘Butovo Park Culture and Education Center’ Team: Tonny Jensen, Joan Kwong and Zuzana Hejtmánková Personal Contribution: Design Ideas & Options; Photoshop drawings; 3D-modelling Images from ALA Architects
The Butovo Park Culture & Education Center is a new public centre of the new district in Moscow Oblast. The design concept is to encourage the formation of community while maintaining its identity. The architectural landscape on the rooftop is a multifuctional playground using difffernt materials like wood, grass, stone, glass, etc. providing a playful environment for residents and coming visitors.
Ground Floor Plan showing the one fluid space
Sky View showing the rooftop garden with different material textures
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Ground View from one side of the entrance
Sky View towards the community centre in contrast with surrounding residential buildings
Sections and Plan showing the intergration of the community centre into the urban context
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Russian Character International Competition
External View of the rooftop garden
Intended to intergrate with the ground level, the Butovo Park Culture & Education Center building is designed as half-underground. It has two opposite entrances like a tunnel passing through the building. The sloped entrance tunnel connects to the big main space with all the programmes without separation, including 3 auditoriums, library, study area, cafĂŠ, daycare, store, exhibition space, gym, fitness center and dance studio.
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Smaller programmes like library and cafe are all intergrated into the one big space. Bigger programmes like the auditoriums and the gym are sunken into voids looks like seperated rooms from the rooftop but in fact connect to the open fluid space. The skylight rooftop changes the interior atmosphere according to the weather conditions. It provides light variations to the interior space during the day.
Internal View of the Open Library
Internal View of one of the auditoriums
Internal View looking at the Central Space
Internal View of the Sports Court
Lee Theatre Plaza Renovation + Uniqlo Flagship Store in HK A&T Architects | Renovation Works | 2011/9 - 2012/6 Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Leading Architects: Daniel Lin, Raymond Chan Type: Facade, Interior & Structural Renovation of Lee Theatre Team: Heron Cheung Personal Contribution: facade and interior design for Lee Theatre; contractual drawings & documents preparation, administration works & collaboration with clients, engineers and surveyors Images from A&T Architects and Hyson Ltd. 1925 Lee Theater Lee Theatre is a famous historical heritage building in Hong Kong owned by the Hysan Lee family. Originally a theatre showing Cantonese Opera, Lee theatre was completed in 1925. Lee Theatre also hosted a lot of famous events. In the 1980s, Lee theatre was redeveloped into a Lee Theatre Plaza, a commercial building. In 2011, Lee theatre Plaza is renovated once again for a more public design. Opening up the originally indoor space at the two entrances into outdoor public space, the name of Lee Theatre Plaza as plaza is well-suited, providing a new place for gathering. 2010 Lee Theater
Front View of the newly renovated Lee Theatre Plaza
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Bottom-up View in front of the Entrance Facade
External View to the New Public Space of Lee Theater Plaza
Street View to the newly renovated Lee Theatre Plaza Facade
The Living Museum
Museum Architectural Design in Hong Kong context
University of Hong Kong| Semester 6 Final Project | 2011/1 - 2011/5 Tamar, Hong Kong Tutor: Debra Cheung | cheungdt@hku.hk Type: Architecture and Landscape Design for a New Museum in Hong Kong (Individual Project)
The Living Museum is a daily life museum showing the lives in the public housing since 1950s till now. The museum is a sky village developed from the public housing typologies so the architecture itself is the main exhibit. It is also a museum that you as a visitor can live it! This project aims at re-creating the atmosphere and spatial experience of living in the Hong Kong public housing in different decades. It also criticized on the lack of site specificity and the increase in compactness in more recent public housing, which urges the designers of the public housing to rethink how to create more interactions in a community in the future by designing more site-specific and more humane public housing typologies. This bachelor final project in the University Hong Kong inspired my master thesis project in Delft University of Technology. I realized that I am always concerned about the living conditions of the people, social interaction in public spaces, architecture facilitating the formation of community. I used this chance to investigate a better living condition in Hong Kong.
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Bottom-up View of the Living Museum lifted up with public landscape on the ground
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The Living Museum
Elevation and Section of the Living Museum showing different exhibits and activities
Model showing the density facade of the Living Museum
The Living Museum
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Thank You! Contact: Joan Kwong, Chung Heng joan.kwongch@gmail.com +447516399928 (UK) +31616889203 (NL) +85265020775 (HK)