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Working Examples Leo Gong TEL: 312-888-6526 E-mail: lgonghg@gmail.com
Chicago Schools to Public Facilities Analysis Data QGIS Distance
Access to other public facilities is very important to public buildings. Shool is a good example. As a result, The quality of acessing other public facility should be considered as an imoortant factor when evalutating a school. Thanks to the Chicago data portal, we have the access to the location of public facilities. By utilizing distance analyzing tool in QGIS we can calculate average distances between a school and different types of public facilities. and visualize the result. So that we can give audience a direct idea of how good is the quality of access to public facilities of each school.
Coiling Dragon Observation Deck Logic Grasshopper Shape Finding It is the persional design for my hometown called the Coiling Dragon Observation Deck. By using Rhino(Grasshopper), the observation deck is created in a form of a Chinese spiraling dragion. The project is located on the mountain facing to the Yangzi River and the downtown of my hometown -- Chongqing, China. The spiraling dragon shape respects the local faith of Yangzi River and local culture.
Location of Site
Master Plan
The file I built grasshopper started from a single point, then four circles on different height. Divide each circle equally. Choose 2 points on each circle with 2 points on the top surface to create a spiral line. Make a polygon and loft it alone the spiral line, we can get the basic shape. There are many parameters which can affect the shape of the observation deck. The position of each circle, the points picked to form the spiral line, the number and length of polygon edges and etc. By adjusting these parameters I can get many different shapes immediately which can make the shape finding process very effective.
Lubango Hotel Courtyard Elevatihon difference Open view & Privacy
In 2008 a local business man came to our company and told us that he wanted to build a hotel in Lubango. The country suffered from civil war for 27 years. Infrastructures were largely destroyed during the war. People in Angola, as well as the owner have a strong will to improve their quality of lives and were imposed by the modernized life. As a result, he wanted to shape the hotel in modern style.
Public Facilities
Residential Buildings
Environment Around Site
The site located on Lubango Mountain, and is about 2 miles away from the downtown of Lubango which is the capital of HuĂla province of Angola. There are more than 100 thousand people live there. The site has a good view of the city and there is a train terminal and industry zone near the site. However, the community which the site locates is lack of commercial service. The nearest restaurant and supermarket is more than 2 miles away from the site. Therefor the project would have to provide all the basic services which include restaurant, laundry and fitness on site. We also need to maximize the number of guest rooms in a limited total area. Another challenge of the project is the large elevation difference (as large as 7 meters) of the site. We need to design the hotel with the site.
Africa & Angola
Angola & Lubango
Enlarged Environment Around Site
Arranged All Programs Within T h e S i te . T h e n Re o r g a n i z e Spaces Around The Courtyard.
Reshape Based on Publicity and Privicy
As The Site Has Large Elevation Difference. The Building Was Modified To Be Embeded Into The Site
Master Plan
A-A AA Se Section ect ctio io on
A
First Floor
A
Suit Guestroom
Third Floor
Second Floor
Typical Guestroom
Ducard Vila Complex High Land value Narrow Site Multi-function
In 2008 a local business man came to our company and told us that he wanted to build a hotel in Lubango. The country suffered from civil war for 27 years. Infrastructures were largely destroyed during the war. People in Angola, as well as the owner have a strong will to improve their quality of lives and were imposed by the modernized life. As a result, he wanted to shape the hotel in modern style.
The site located in Luanda the capital of Angola. And the neighborhood of the site is very good: only about 1 mile to downtown and 2 miles from port of Luanda, and Airport. Furthermore, within 0.5 miles of the site, there locates 2 colleges and 1 high school. The site is also very near to the independent square. Therefore the site is very valuable and the client wanted to full utilize the site.
Port of Luanda
Downtown
Perspective B Perspective A
Perspective D Perspective C
D
C
A
B
Public & Privae
Bath Room Living Room Family Members (Employer)
Bedroom Dinning Room Laudry
Family Employee
Kitchen Employee Room
Different types of units
Volume shaped by unit demand
Adding balconies
The apartment units are special as the owner wanted every unit has two independent entrances: One for family members the other for family employees. After analyzing different functions between family members and family employees, we found that family members have stronger relationships with bedrooms, living rooms and bathrooms. Family employees have stronger relationships with laundries, kitchen and employees’ room. And both family members and employees have strong connections with dining rooms. Therefor we categorized functions into two categories and connect them with dining rooms.
15th Floor
14th Floor 6th Floor
5th Floor
To Garage To Retail
4th Floor
3rd Floor
To Retail
2nd Floor
1st Floor
-1 Floor
-2 Floor
-3 Floor
-3rd Floor
1st Floor
3rd Floor
4th & 4th-13th Floor
5th & 14th Floor
6th & 15th Floor
Tripoli
Chongqing
Luanda
Leo Gong TEL: 312-888-6526 E-mail: lgonghg@gmail.com