Portfolio 2015 by Crystal T. W. Leung

ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO By Crystal, Leung Tsz Wai

Education

Work Experience

Skills

| Postgraduate | MArch Academy of Art University 2013 - current

| Architectural Officer | David S.K. Au & Associates Ltd. Jan 2013 - current

| Adobe Creative Suite | Photoshop Illustrator InDesign

Crystal, Leung Tsz Wai Tel: 5323 2965 Email: crystaltwleung@gmail.com

Academic Work

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A03

A04

A05

A06

P03

P04

P05

P06

Leisure Work

L01 Professional Work

P01

P02

A01 TBH Project

Findings done above was the average time spent in hotels on the travelers. Since the site was located in the reclaimed area of the Southern part of the Tokyo bay, the new city Shin Toyosu was an alternative stay to sooth the populated main bay of Tokyo. The new island does not aimed in turning into a total tourist spot and resort area but to provide space for leisure for the local people for the nearby residential area. Also as a place to stay for young travelers and business travelers for working at Tokyo Bay.

YOUNG TRAVELLER

FAMILY TRAVELLER

BUSINESS TRAVELLER

Average Time Spent outside time: 50%

ARH 656 Introductory Design Studio 3 FALL 14’ AAU

sleep time: 28% bathroom time: 8% time for hotel facility: 14%

| type | Hotel in Shin Toyosu, Japan

- Chatting

| project description | The project is considered as an amenity for visitors to Tokyo, who range from business travelers to tourists and locals.

Time that people normally out of hotel (”non-use” time) -> make use of this time slot to make events for locals and travellers -> Activities: talks/ outdoor theatre... etc

outside time: 58%

outside time: 41%

outside time: 50%

sleep time: 34%

sleep time: 30%

sleep time: 21%

bathroom time: 8%

time for hotel facility: 0%

time for hotel facility: 21%

More individual space

Large communal space

Space transformed during the “non-use” time

Permenant Building Area

Event Space

As the shared space act as void in the building before transformation, wind can go through void to reduce wind load it takes compared with all solid building.

After transformation, the middle space is grouped to create larger space, which also maintain good ventilation as the logest solid span of the building is reduced compared to all solid building. Not only ventilation within the lot is enhanced, this is also beneficial to the immediate neightbourhood to enjoy more breeze around the area.

By merging th event space as part of the permanant building area, it saves 20% of the total space. Because no separate building area needed to be reserved for the event space, 20% more land can be spared for green area or for other functions, a more spacious landscape can be included for the programme.

Hotel rooms to move into common space to make large open space

Slabs moving down

Open space had been created after transformation

Typical floor plan of: 1. Large module before transformation 2. Large modeul after transformation 3. Small module before transformation 4. Small modeul after transformation

Taking the inspiration from the daily bicycle life in Japan, elements from a bicycle wheel would be included in techtonic idea of the building. Using black stainless steel spokes/wires to recall the image of bicycle, putting the sculptural structure as a skin of a white building to stay two main elements in contrast. The very thin spokes/wires only act as decorative pattern and supported by heavier members mimicking the rim of a bicycle wheel.

Elevations before transformation

Elevations after transformation

Outdoor theatre after transformation

Open space for performance

A02

Camera Obscura

Mirror

ARH 656 Introductory Design Studio 3 FALL 14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; AAU | type | Camera Obscura in New Tokyo Bay, Japan

Mirror

| project description | Design a camera obscura in the new Tokyo Bay for tourist purpose, free entry. Survey all of the work produced from the beginning of this project to the final resolved scheme, drawn with orthogonal drawings. This includes site analysis, conceptual sketches, models, and drawings. Arrange these in progressive, chronological order, so that each stage of the project development is reflected.

Mirror

Massing Study

Mirror

Concept Sketches

Circulation Plan

Mirror

To take the building in a more abstract level from the organic shape of a shell, I considered the primary function and the sinence involved Law of Reflection. I dis-covered lines to form a shell from the ray diagram, extruded in a circle path and amended it to create the three-dimensional space.

A03 White light (the complete self)

Defracted light (different identities)

Light deflects when passing through a prism, human deflects when facing different situation and form unique identity and character; and yet they all from the same source. Using the lighting to make multiple shadows on the wall, each shadow makes one character of myself. Consolidating the characters (shadows on wall) by placing photo collage on the spot of the shadow. All character is visualized and yet they all come from oneself (me).

Deconstructed Self VIS 183A Strategy of Self FALL 09â&#x20AC;&#x2122; UCSD | type | Photo Collage Installation, shot in UCSD studio | project description | Who am I? I am a friend to a lot of people, my parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; daughter, a loving girlfriend, a student and many more. Without these relationships making a character for me, who else would I be? What completed me as a whole? Installation of light and photo-collage to represent the deconstructed identity and character of oneself.

A04

Site photos at 10 sec intervals in the morning, afternoon and evening.

Smart Bus Stop ARH 656 Introductory Design Studio 2 SPRING 14’ AAU | type | Bus Stop in Kowloon Bay, HK

| project description | This Smart Stop Assignment is to entertain people who have been waiting for their buses a long time. (Because the site is in a quiet neighborhood, it serves mainly for the residence nearby) This project started by researching the light change observed on site, this was later brought as a light performance associated with music. The intensity of the sunlight was captured and controlled the volume of music. Higher intensity of the sunlight tuned up the music volume. When there is no obvious change in sunlight, the other sensor would take place to measure the light change bringing by the bus. The speakers were set at the height of the ear level when the person is sitting on the stool, so that to ensure the “audience” is voluntary.

Light sensor for volume control of music (light sensor for sunlight) Fall Fall Glass canopy

Speaker cover

Waterproof speaker embedded inside column

I overlaid a graph on top of the diagram documenting the intensity of the sunlight casting on road. We can see gradation (the slope of graph) of the changing intensity is different in each interval. It also doesn’t seem to follow any curve cycle as that intensity depends on how much light filtered by the cloud. The verb I picked for this project is “Dimming”. The different intensity of sunlight casting on the road reminds me the dimming light when we play with the tuner to have your optimum brightness, in this case the “dimming devise” is a natural phenomenon.

Bus info at the back Bus info at the back

Bus info at the back

Concrete stool

Glass canopy

Not only could it be the sound installation but could be spreaded at a city’s extend, making the rhythm of the vertical bars based on the site location. Light sensor for volume control of music (light sensor for sunlight) Light sensor for volume control of music (light sensor for bus)

Waterproof speaker embedded inside column

FOCUS ACTIVE CONTRACT

A05

REPRESENTING: CAFE, COMMON AREA REPRESENTING: STUDIO, STRETCHING SPACE, STAGE

TRAVEL PATH/ DIRECTION OF ROUTINE METAL AND MUSCLE STATE IN RELATION TO ACTIVETIES

FOCUS

Hotel Pro Forma ARH 653 Introductory Design Studio 2 SPRING 14’ AAU | type | Hotel in San Francisco, CA | project description | This was a fictional project for a real dance troupe. Due to their increased popularity, the famous Danish traveling dance company Hotel Pro Forma decided to make San Francisco their permanent home. They will require a facility to house their local performances.

REPRESENTING: ACTIVE CONTRACT YOGA ROOM(SILENT AREA), DORM

CALM MOST RELAXED

RELAXED

EATING

PRACTICING

NUMBER OF PEOPLE CHILLING INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES

SLEEPING CHIT CHAT STRETCHING MEDITATION REHEARSING LISTEN TO CALM MUMUSIC MOST RELAXED LARGE GROUP OF MORE OF SMALLER MANY PEOPLE GROUP OF PEOPLE INDIVIDUALS PERFORMING

REHEARSING PRACTICING

RELAXED

PERFORMING TSZ WAI LEUNG

REPRESENTING: STUDIO, STRETCHING SPACE, STAGE

FOCUS ACTIVE CONTRACT

LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE

REPRESENTING: LARGE GROUP OF MORE OF SMALLER PEOPLEAREA), DORM GROUP OF PEOPLE YOGA ROOM(SILENT

STRETCHING REHEARSING

CHILLING

SLEEPING

CHIT CHAT LISTEN TO MUMUSIC

TSZ WAI LEUNG

Texture in the neightbourhood

MANY INDIVIDUALS

EATING

PRACTICING

PERFORMING

TRAVEL PATH/ DIRECTION OF ROUTINE PERFORMING

REPRESENTING: YOGA ROOM(SILENT AREA), DORM

PRACTICING

NUMBER OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES

REPRESENTING: CAFE, COMMON AREA

EATING

PERFORMING MANY INDIVIDUALS STRETCHING REHEARSING

CHILLING

Shop Distribution: 1. cafe 2. theatre 3. dance studio 4. book store 5. photography shop 6. gallery 7. museum

Schema Model

MEDITATION

ARH 653

ASSIGNMENT 8.1

CHIT CHAT LISTEN TO MUMUSIC TSZ WAI LEUNG

SLEEPING

The idea of the program was about muscle condition CHIT CHAT STRETCHING MEDITATION during different activities that a dancer may encounREHEARSING LISTEN TO ter. I put thoseMUMUSIC activities into three main categories, resting, chilling and dancing. Resting included sleeping and doing yoga, muscle would be at the most relaxing state of elongation. Chilling represented TSZ WAI LEUNG ARH 653 8.1 activities like eating, chatting, hanging outASSIGNMENT with other dancers etc. Dancers are performing daily activities and using their muscle, muscle involves normal contraction and relaxation. Lastly, when a dancer is practicing or performing, the muscle would be in a very tense states in dancing a routine or posing a gesture. This later became the skin of the building, which was divided from the use of the space.

MEDITATION

EATING CHILLING

LISTEN TO MUMUSIC

EATING CHILLING

SLEEPING

CHIT CHAT

TRAVEL PATH/ DIRECTION OF ROUTINE

REPRESENTING: CAFE, COMMON AREA REPRESENTING: STUDIO, 3. STRETCHING SPACE, STAGE

MORE OF SMALLER GROUP OF PEOPLE

CALM REPRESENTING: MOST RELAXED YOGA ROOM(SILENT AREA), DORM

RELAXED

TRAVEL PATH/ STRETCHING DIRECTION OF ROUTINE PRACTICING

METAL AND MUSCLE STATE IN RELATION TO ACTIVETIES

NUMBER OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES

REPRESENTING: CAFE, COMMON AREA

ARH 653

ASSIGNMENT 8.1

SLEEP MEDITATION

ASSIGNMENT 8.1

Rooms for dancers

2/F

Theatre

Dance studio

1/F

Cafe

G/F

Underground parking garage

UG/F

1. South Elevation 2. East Elevation

A06 The Stage ARH 650 Introductory Design Studio 1 FALL 13’ AAU | type | Artisan’s Workshop in the Haight Neighbourhood of San Francisco, CA

RIPRAP by Gary Snyder Lay down these words Before your mind like rocks. placed solid, by hands In choice of place, set Before the body of the mind In space and time: Solidity of bark, leaf or wall riprap of things: Cobble of milky way, straying planets, DISTANCED These poems, people, LINKAGE lost ponies with Dragging saddles and rocky sure-foot trails. EQUILIBRIUM The worlds like an endless four-dimensional Game of Go. ants and pebblesIn the thin loam, each rock a word a creek-washed stone Granite: ingrained with torment of fire and weight Crystals and sediment linked hot All change, in thoughts, As well as things.

ILLUSORY

| project description | The communal activity for the program is to gather the artists from the neighborhood, providing an everyday stage for them to speak out their voices through their different types of arts. The activities may include seminars, book reading sections, mini concerts for indie bands, performing arts such as dancing and drama, movie screening from small local production groups… ect. Among the many different elements within the Haight Neighborhood, three positive spirits are extracted to be the main idea of this program – Peace, Hope, Love.

Initial idea and inspiration from the poem RIPRAP by Snyder. Schema models were made based on the described words and imagery to represent

Concept model were then generated based on the schema model and its overlaid imagry. Initial design for individual artisans to have their own workshop at roof, and yet to promote community bond by providing spaces to hang out.

East Elevation

Dandelion like wind turbine for sustainable purpose.

Front Elevation

Rear Elevation

L01 Paintings & Drawings | description | I see paintings and drawings as a healing tools to my emotion outlet. A lot of thoughts that could not or would not be written out in text could be expressed through imaginative imagery, whether they are abstract or not.

Abstrat of painting

It is comparatively the most accurate to the truth when it is “translated” by the event creator. And the worst would be those from gossips, spreading by a group of people adding their own creations and opinions. The truth is being covered by thick material, in occasions, there will be a chance to see the truth underneath. However, most part of the truth will be covered and becomes unseenable. I imagine I am protesting with all my energy and a voiceless throat, a knife and a knife I am trying to break the thick material on top. Facing that thickness of misunderstanding, every cut only reveals a hint of truth with one hair’s thick. This is only a tip of the iceberg. But I did not try to wash them all away, let them be here, let my crying soul connects and coexists with it, to become something more beautiful.

Truth, 2012, Oil on cavas, 121.9 x 152.4 cm Participated in the “Hong Kong Young Artist 2012” competition.

P01 Proposed A&A works for Food Factory 2013 - current Tai Po, HK (in construction) | client | Lei Garden Restaurant Group | arch team | Vicky Lau, Clover Tong, John Lai, Carlos Lee, Crystal Leung | my task | Assist architect in preparing BD submissions, tender/construction drawings, material sourcing, project management, participating site meetings, coordination with clients, consultants and contractors, PQP filing and other various tasks.

The project includs major building additional and alteration work converting a printing factory to food factory. Underground footings and most of the floor slabs were kept, additional lift, wall partition, a waste water treatment plant system and a whole new facade were introduced in this project.

[ MATERIALS ] Because of the tight budget, client requested to have a area comparison of the different amount of cladding use. Cladding area analysis and material board were presented.

Sample Board

[ STATUTORY SUBMISSION ] Assisted architect in preparing BD submissions. As the programme of this project is very tight. Although initial design was freezed, amendments were made due to clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new requirement, discrepancy between the record plan and the site condition, additional requirement from the Building Departments and the other parties. GBP is still under amendments until this moment.

[ TENDER DRAWINGS ] Assisted project architect in preparing hundreds of tender drawings from plans, sections, design intent to construction details. The process helped me to thoroughly understand the details of the project, which helps a great deal in further liaison with other parties, especially during after site works commenced.

As this building was building more than 30 years ago, I can tell the building codes changes a lot just by looking at the existing structure of the building. Existing slabs and columns are very thin compared to newer buildings. Thus, structural feasibility becomes a major concern in the A&A works suiting client’s requirement. Many design features were revised to suit structural design as to build within allowable budget, these constrains are one of the most challenging concerns in this project.

Participating site meetings and site walk every week after site works commenced helps to understand the “real” site condition “off the paper”. This project is currently ongoing until summer 2015. I believe after assisting project architect in running through the whole project, a clear picture of the basic flow would help greatly in assisting the next project.

P02 Proposed new Pharmacetical Factory Development 2013 - current Yuen Long, HK (in construction) [ PROJECT GALLERY ] | client | Penta-Ocean Construction Co., Ltd. | arch team | Vicky Lau, Kelvin Hiew, Janice Lam, Janice Lee, Mable Tsang, Crystal Leung | my task | Guard house, planter, fence wall and metal gate design and prepare tender drawings. Main Entrance of the building

Main view

Site coverage

Canopy and water feature at main entrance

Rear view

Street view

[ FENCE WALL ]

Front elevation of fence wall near main gate

Rear elevation of fence wall near main gate

(A) Typical elevation of picture plane

(B) Section of signage

(D) Typical section of picture plane (horizontal)

[ PLANTER BOX ]

Typical sectional detail planter box (type 1)

[ METAL SLIDING GATE ] Iterations of metal sliding gate (for vehicles)

The design concept was from the chinese style medicine cabinet, which is a very traditional symbol for Chinese medicine. Being one of the most well known manufacturer of Chinese medicine in Hong Kong - Wai Yuen Tong is worth to be treasured as much as the valuable medicine inside the drawer. It also recalled and match the design of the tiling on the facade.

Typical sectional detail planter box (type 2)

Elevation of vehicular metal sliding gate

Elevation of pesdestrian metal hinged gate

Front view of fence wall and metal gate

Metal gate blow up detail

Rear view of fence wall

P03 Major Rennovation for Residential Estate

Cavendish Heights

2014-current Happy Valley, HK (design phase)

PROPOSED DESIGN To soften the rigidness of the grid system and enhance visual height, color of the horizontal fins with the color of the recessed areawould be same. Vertical strips also helps to elongate the overall height of the building while dark color for AC racks would be kept to make it less stands out.

| client | Cayley Property

COLOR SCHEME

| arch team | Joseph Lee, Ben Lui, Spancer Wong, Crystal Leung

2 humble color from the nature + grey and white Pale yellow/Green with grey hue: genial and modest Grey: Highlighting the form of the building White: Contrasting with the darker colors

| my task | Prepared initial design concept during for job bidding, discussed with Management Office and Ownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Corporations for design concept and disired scope of work after award.

EXISTING DESIGN Form: Grid System Light color: Overall outer surface Dark color: Recessed area such as windows, bay window and AC platform The light colored fins stand out from the dark recessed area formed a grid system on both front and rear facades.

Sample Board

BLOCK 3 & 6

FRONT ELEVATION

BLOCK 1 & 2

REAR ELEVATION

REAR ELEVATION FRONT ELEVATION

P04 TIA Study for Run in-out at Food Factory 2014 Tai Po, HK (completed)

[ TREE SURVEY ]

This Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) study was carried out before deciding the programme for demolition of the existing building and the construction of the new building. The site consists two lots, with a shared canopy at the common boundary. Due to site constrain, the future construction work will cause insufficient space for current logistic need. Therefore, an extra run in-out would be needed to maintain the normal flow of the exit. However, trees outside the site boundary at pedestrian limited the width of the run in-out in fulfilling all statutory requirements. TIA study was thus conducted.

[ TIA STUDY & CONSTRUCTION OF RUN IN-OUT ]

Manuvouring study by traffic conslultant

Completed temporary run in-out

P05 Proposed Printing Factory Extension 2014 Tseung Kwan O, HK (completed) | client | NISSIN Group

Located in Tseung Kwan O industrial estate, extension of the printing factory was requested by client due to the insufficient space of the existing factory. Liaised with structural engineer with limitations and site condition, this new staircase was designed to comply with statutory requirement from BD. This project was a very good start and my first step to learn about building ordinance, to understand the basic concept in design manual - barrier free access and to coordinate with different parties.

| arch team | Peggy Louie, Clement Leung, Crystal Leung | my task | Stairecase deisgn to comply with statutory requirement.

G/F Plan

P06 Set Design & Installation for Drama Show 2011 Black Box Theatre, HK (completed)

[ CONCEPT SKETCHES ]

| client | Trinity Theatre Artistic Director Set/Installation Lighting Video Art Costume Graphic

| design team | Allen Ma Crystal Leung Leung Wai Han Cario Chiu Serina Wong AhTsui

| my task | Explored theatre space, developed ideas and designed a set/installation for a drama show based on the original story from Director Allen Ma. Also co-operated with the design team to create a package of sounded design.

Free abstract sketches that goes with Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s notes on storyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s con-

[ SONG AFTER MIDNIGHT] The theme of this original music show â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Song after Midnight was about dreaming. Dreams are successions of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. It made a point that dreaming is actually a letter sent to you by your inner-self. According to what doctors said, we all dream every night, wheatear your remember it or not depends on the physical and mental condition of your body while sleeping.

[ DESIGN CONCEPT ] I chose to use post-it as my primarily component used in my design as a metaphor of posting and sending messages. Post-it also shares the same characteristic as the dreams do, it reminds things in fragments. It becomes a big picture when they gather with or without logical sequence or sense. Clocks were also used as a second element appeared on set as a methaphor of the different speed of time and timeframe happened in dreams.

[ LIGHTING ] Discussed with lighting designer and decided that apart from the side light and pars, we would like to tailor made gobos to enhance and matched with the non-speaking story telling in one scene. Spots of light stepped into the main set to portray and echo with the message of the original story.