STUDIO GAMMA an exploration of the interrelated dynamics of house and the neighbourhood within a medium-density urban context works by Kim Huang (913199) led by Brendan Josey, Studio 23 2018
KIM HUANG kimhuang1997@gmail.com 0456 772 369
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE
Summer Studio
Office Assistant
Bartlett School of Architecture, London
KB lighting, Guangdong, China
July 2018
Nov - Dec 2017 (Holiday Casual)
Bachelor of Design (Architecture) University of Melbourne
Rhinoceros
Indesign
Grasshopper
Photoshop
Unreal Engine
Illustrator
Microsoft Office
Lightroom
SketchUp
AutoCAD
Private Home Tutor (Piano & Chinese) 2014 - present
2017 - present
Casual Interior Photographer Partystar Pty Ltd, Melbourne
Diploma in Music (Piano) University of Melbourne 2017 - present
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2014 - 2016
EXHIBITION
Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)
MSDx Exhibition
The Knox School, Wantirna
Melbourne School of Design
2013 - 2016
Winter & Summer 2017
CONTENT
03-10 The Weave House 11-36 MacArthur Place North
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W WEAVE A V E /wi:v/
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make (a complex story or pattern) from a number of interconnected elements
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— a Living House project
ELGIN STREET
CANNING STREET
CANNING STREET
NICHOLLS LANE
The Weave House responds to the design brief of a flexible and adaptable residential townhouse for a young family with both parents, two expected children and live-in grandparents. The project is based in Carlton, a mediumdensity inner Melbourne suburb characterised by its abundance of heritage terraced houses from the Victorian and Edwardian eras. The house aims to maintain a dialogue with its surrounding neighbourhood by preserving its existing heritage facade, while establishing contemporary and playful spatial qualities that encourage experiential learning for the children. As metaphorical "threads", the inhabitants experience the house by weaving through a series of interconnected indoor and outdoor spaces, forming a unique spatial narrative.
MACARTHUR PLACE NORTH
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WHAT IS PLAYFULNESS?
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abstract sketch model:
weaving through inverted positive and negative spaces
level changes
alternating patterns
maze
light from above
The design consists of a complex programme that aims to meet a variety of functions, and the spaces can be categorised into different zones such as private, communal and outdoor. The spatial organisation strategy is such that communal areas are located in the centre of the house, while private areas are located towards the two ends of the plan. Outdoor spaces are in many cases woven in between the communal and the private.
rooftop garden void children’s bedroom hanging net lounge
shared bathroom
The spaces are also organised so that the grandparents are given enough privacy and convinience. On the other hand, whether the parents are working inside the home office or in their bedroom, they will always have visual access to parts of the house where their children are likely to play in.
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parents’ bedroom grandparents’ bedroom backyard kitchen courtyard
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dining
private zones communal zones
home office
sand pit outdoor zones circulation paths
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ADAPTATION PLANS — for future scenarios: 2028-2038
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- Grandparents will leave the residence.
- The children may move out from the residence; the ground-floor bedroom towards the north end can be renovated to include its own kitchenette and rented out to a tenant.
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- Mezzanine level can be added within the parents' bedroom as an additional private studio / workspace in case both parents work from home.
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- Original childrenoriented features such as the sand pit may no longer be needed and can be changed into a herb garden.
SPATIAL EXPERIENCES
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MACARTHUR PLACE NORTH
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— a Living Neighbourhood project in collaboration with Tina Wang & Sarah Li
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In recent decades, rapid population growth has triggered an ever-increasingly high demand for housing in Melbourne. As opposed to mainstream high-rise apartment towers or low-rise suburban single-family houses, The MacArthur Place North Project experiments with an alternative housing typology, through infill housing design in the inner-suburban location of Carlton. It explores strategies of densification and activation of an urban neighbourhood, by designing a series of interconnected, small-scale multi-unit residences that feature appropriate supporting civic or commercial functions, shared indoor and outdoor facilities, green infrastructure, and methods for laneway activation. As the location of Carlton is close to universities and surrounded by a range of attractive features towards the younger demographic, the project aims to design for people such as young professionals, students and young families.
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CONCEPT
65 ELGIN STREET & D E V E L4O MACARTHUR PMENT PLACE N
Because the design brief requires the boundaries of each individual land plot to be preserved, each plot is designed to function independently; however, the circulation around and within the neighbourhood aims to achieve a sense of coherence and continuity in order to encourage the inhabitans to actively interact with the physical environment as well as their neighbours. 13
sketches for “urban hill� concept
65 ELGIN STREET
MASTER PLANNING The initial draft of the masterplan imagines No.2, No.4 and No.6-10 MacArthur Place North as residential areas, and No.65 Elgin Street as a civic and commercial space shared among the community. The residential plots are further subdivided into individual blocks containing multiple private units. Between these blocks are laneways that weave through the entire site, creating a sense of connection and points for encouter.
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BEER GARDEN
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B UNIT 5 LIVING / KITCHEN
CAFE / BAR
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BEDROOM
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STORAGE
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COMMUNAL STUDY ROOM
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KITCHEN
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UNITS 3 - 5
UPPER FLOOR SHELTERS
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COMMUNAL OUTDOOR AREAS
RECTANGULAR BOX
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PINCH EDGE TO CREATE ROOF PITCH
SET BACK FACADE TO CREATE EAVES
ADD VERTICAL LOUVERS TO ENSURE PRIVACY DUE TO LARGE WINDOWS
SUBDIVIDED GROUND FLOOR VOLUMES
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After the master planning stage of this project, each group member chooses two individual land plots to further develop the design solution. I have chosen to reconsider and reimagine 65 Elgin Street as a hybrid of a cafe / bar and a community urban farm, while refining the residential units of 6-10 MacArthur Place North. Using the stepped farming typology, the community farm is accessible from the south end of the site; on the other hand, entry to the cafe / bar is from the north, facing the more public SITE Elgin Street commercial strip.
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South of the cafe kitchen is a storage room for farming equipment, seeds and / or harvested crops.
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BUILDING SECTION 2
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BUILDING SECTION 1
BUILDING SECTION 2
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GREEN ROOF DETAIL
vegetation soil geotextile filter fabric water drainage layer insulation root barrier membrane waterproofing membrane suspended concrete floor structure
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KIM HUANG kimhuang1997@gmail.com 0456 772 369