PROJECT 1 - HOUSING DEVELOPMENT Eco-towns are a new sustainable way of living that focuses on reducing environmental impact. This new housing development is a vehicle free, community driven eco-town. Its community driven style allows residents to improve social interaction with one and other, leading to a stronger bond between within the community. Social encouragements includes a common house, which is placed in the heart of the community. It hopes to bring people together and has shared facilities such as laundrette and kitchen which can be used for group gatherings.
Sunday 18:30 - Friends and families spend time together in the Common House for an evening meal using the home-grown crops.
PROJECT 2 - CEMETERY DEVELOPMENT The objective of this project was to redesign a local cemetery that’s facing over-population problems and provide more sustainable burial methods such as grave re-use or meadow burials. My vision is to create an environment where there is greater sense of life and to give people a greater positive experience, whether they’re bereaving for loved ones or just walking through as a transitional space
Spending time with loved ones and relaxing besides the ash-scattered pond. It is said that people find the presence of water comforting after scattering
The Columbarium - representing power within the cemetery
Cemeteries do not have to be a place associated with negative connotations. It can be a place where Life outshines Death, even in the darkest moments of our lives.
Tiled path continues to the chapel
CEMETERY - DETAILED DESIGN The detailed design focuses on the newly proposed garden nursery/ cafeteria with a contemporary style twist. As a new threshold into the cemetery, its main aim is to allow bereavers, who may be having a hard time, to witness the beauty of life through the exotic plants and the joy of others.
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The semi-permeable trees will allow bereavers in the glade burials to get a glimpse look at kids play or other recreational activities, as the sound echoes through the trunks which can help relief stress caused by mourning
Semi formal planting style with species that interact with your five senses. Smell can be a pleasant surprise when walking past A1
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Recreational space can let children play when parents want to sit in the cafe
Back entrance
Cafeteria
Leads directly to recreational space where kids can play
Provides public services and gives people change to ease back after mourning. Serves locally produced good
Cafeteria front entrance
Local Nursery
Allows for out door seating
One of the key features to bring more life and joy. It gives purpose to use new entrance and encourages more visits from allotment users and those interested in gardening from around the neighbourhood. Bouquet of flowers can be bought here, making it convenient for people visiting the cemetery.
Ramp access Leading directly into the cemetery. Allows for social interaction with allotment users
Allotments
PROJECT 3 - ECOLOGICAL MOTOR SERVICE AREA “Green Refuel” is a highly ecological motor service area focuses on enriching the biodiversity within the ancient woodland that it’s situated in. For this project, efforts have been made to help restore the habitat of five locally endangered species. The name Green Refuel means that the site will not just be used to provide vehicles with fuel, but to give fuel and energy for nature, wildlife and people and bring them alive. The aim is to get people to integrate with nature and let them witness the beauty they rarely see.
GREEN REFUEL
STUDY - SPATIAL QUALITIES OF WATER During my trip to Copenhagen I wanted to study the city’s relation with water and how it has helped shape and define the city itself. What fascinated me was how the usage of water can dramatically change the quality of a space depending on how it is presented to the public.
Open Calm Mesmerism
Height Royalty Power
This is only a sample portfolio. If you are interested in my work please contact me for a full version containing 5 different projects with more illustrations and techniques shown. Thank you for taking your time looking through this, I hope to hear from you soon. Kenny Fu
+44 7855764570 kenfu26@gmail.com