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CONTENT CURRICULUM VITAE
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(FOOD)TOPIA
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SENSORY HIATUS
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NANSHA GOLF VILLAGE
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DIGITAL CLOUD
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THE ANTESELA
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#DOWN SOME PILLS
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GRAPHIC DESIGN
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483 Swanston Street, Victoria 3000, Melbourne, Australia 26 October 1993, Singapore lylouisehong@gmail.com 0449 911 293
2017 - 2018 University of Melbourne
2018 University of Melbourne: Thesis & Studio E Selected Work on Exhibition
BACHELOR OF DESIGN Majoring in Architecture & Integrated Design 2014 - 2016 University of Western Australia
CAMBRIDGE ‘A‘ LEVELS 2017
2010 - 2011 Pioneer Junior College
University of Melbourne: Studio D & C Selected Work on Exhibition AA Visiting School Bankgkok: Curartistry
2016 University of Western Australia: RCR Travelling Studio Selected Work on Exhibition Student Volunteer @ UWA School of Design Open Day
2015 University of Western Australia: Year 2 Selected Works on Exhibition Global Scholarship Award
2014 REFERENCES Kieran Leong Design Associate in DesignInc Melbourne Lecturer in the University of Melbourne kleong@melb.designinc.com.au Dr Hing-Wah Chau Melbourne Early Career Academic Fellow Senior lecturer in the University of Melbourne chauh@unimelb.edu.au Tan Chee Kiang Director in DP Architects Singapore Tancheekiang@dpa.com.sg
VIVIDWA . PERTH Aug 2017 - Sept 2017 Graphic Designer
ECADI. SHANGHAI Dec 2016 - Jan 2017 Architectural Assistant
DP ARCHITECTS.SINGAPORE Dec 2014 - Feb 2015 Architectural Assistant
R ARCHITECTS LLP.SINGAPORE Aug 2013 - Dec 2013 Architectural Intern
University of Western Australia: Year 1 Selected Works on Exhibition
2013 Singapore Institute of Management: First Runner-up for Floorball in Annual IVP Games
LANGUAGE Fluent in English & Mandarin, written & spoken
INTEREST Travelling, Photography, Typography, Architecture, Interior Design, Food
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY Autocad Rhinoceros Sketchup Revit Photoshop Illustrator Indesign Blender Vray Word Powerpoint Excel
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{ FOOD }TOPIA
{ FOOD }TOPIA Project brief
02 Year 5/2018
Approach
Our Australian cities are growing rapidly with greater density, increasing the need for urban intensification. But if we are to intensify, the question is how? This thesis argues that food, as the driver of diversity and cultural integration, acts as a catalyst for curating social relations within a community. Within an urban intensification context, the livability of a cohousing model is measured by its social fabric and its ability to promote social inclusion.
Access points
Layers of privacy
Micro community
Sun exposure
Hence, this thesis explores how food can act as a social nucleus to connect people through the rituals of food production, preparation and consumption. In relation, this thesis creates a ripple effect that extends its benefits to not only the onsite residents but also the surrounding community of Brunswick West.
Roof activation
Connectivity
Facade
Public/private interface
{ FOOD }TOPIA
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VICTORIA STREET
Site Context:
Masterplan
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As part of the masterplan, there are varying degrees of interaction across the site, where different social groups can interact. Between the public and private interface, the ground is sloped to have a soft boundary between public and private. PUBLIC SPACE ONE BEDROOM COMMUNAL SPACE TWO BEDROOM
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At an urban scale, its building footprint is unique to the surrounding building footprints in the area, instilling a sense of primacy. Hence, the project prompts the opportunity for the Westwyck site to be an attractor, for people to come together, through a sequence of experiences for people to interact through the food life cycle.
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The existing Westwyck is located at a prime location on a major road, Victoria Street, that connects Melville road and Pearson St.
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WESTWYCK
LEGEND : 1. Farmers Market 2. Cooking Workshop Space 3. Short Term Accomodations 4. Landscape Courtyard 5. Herb Garden 6. Cultivation Garden 7. Cafe | Produce Shop 8. Communal Kitchen & Dining 9. Private Dwellings 10. Private Backyard 11. Private Gardening Shed
Site / Ground floor plan
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{ FOOD }TOPIA
Design strategy: With planting as a main emphasis in this project scheme, the project wants to celebrate planting by colonising its built form. On the first floor plan, the circulation path runs through these solid cubic volumes, as though, ‘carving’ into the solids. These carvings also create bump spaces for residents to interact as well as maintain the visual connection to its ground floor activities.
KEY DESIGN PRINCIPLES 01 02 03
Food as a social nucleus An attractor as an urban vision Interactions through food cycle
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First floor plan
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PUBLIC SPACE ONE BEDROOM COMMUNAL SPACE TWO BEDROOM
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{ FOOD }TOPIA
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Design strategy: With the overall vision for planting to colonise the built form, landscape is created with the idea to juxapose the solidity of the built form.
GREEN ROOF GROWING MEDIUM FILTER SHEET DRAINAGE LAYER PROTECTION MAT ROOT BARRIER
PRE-CAST LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE CLADDING
ROOF DRAIN WITH PARAPET WALL
Hence, the roof plan mimics a natural contour, with step terracing to allow for different depths of planting. In terms of materiality, to maintain the solidity of the cubes, cast-in-situ concrete, lightweight concrete cladding are chosen, along with a warm timber interior finish.
CAST IN-SITU CONCRETE
POCKET SLIDING DOOR
TIMBER INTERIOR FINISH
Roof floor plan B
B DETAILED SECTION
SECTION B-B
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{ FOOD }TOPIA
Narrative
L - R : main entry from Victoria street scene , central courtyard scene , rooftop gardens scene , corridor scene , bridge connection scene , community shared kitchen scene , farmers’ market scene
{ FOOD }TOPIA
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SENSORY HIATUS
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SENSORY HIATUS Project brief
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This project seeks to test the limits and potential of a biophilic design approach as it applies to community architecture. ARY R OAD
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Learnings will inform the design of a community health building within the Arden precinct in North Melbourne.
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Through contextual investigations on the experiential qualities of nature, this studio will proceed to establish a conceptual, urban, architectural standpoint through hand drawings and model making.
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This studio questions the following:
- Beyond biophilia: Can the experiential aspects of nature provide inspiration for design solutions?
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- Retrofitting for community: What should a next generation community health building be and do? - Polyvalent spaces: Can community spaces adapt and flew over time; responding to seasonal and longer time frames analogous to natural habitats evolving?
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L E G E N D : 1. Outdoor activities corner 2. Outdoor seating 3. Playground 4. Fresh produce commercial shop 5. Barbeque / sitting area 6. Community garden (continuation) 7. Community kitchen 8. Sensory reflective gardens URBAN LAYERS : A : Engagement layer B : In - between layer C : Support layer D : Discovery layer E : In - between layer F : Reflection layer
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SITE SECTION
SENSORY HIATUS
Site Context:
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Masterplan
Extracting experiential qualities of Albert lake park, it informs how layers are formed around a central natural setting - the lake. This project translate this to varying depths of experiential qualities not only for the north melbourne site but also its built form ( A -F ), which is reflected in its key design principles.
Converge / Diverge
Create layered experience through movement on site
Varying degrees of interaction with nature
OPERABLE LOUVERS STEEL ROOFING OFFICE SPACE COMMUNITY SERVICES HEALTHCARE GREEN SPACES
Ground floor plan
Second floor plan
Key design principles include: - ‘inside out’ (blurring the boundaries between inside & outside) - continuous journey - layers of permeability
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S E C T I O N A- A
S E C T I O N B- B
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SENSORY HIATUS
Narrative With the introduction of the vertical piazza as a featured component in the building, tt punctuates the route to consultation rooms by creating small pockets of resting pods, giving a sense of refuge with private light wells, allowing natural light to seep through. 1.
Also, the vertical piazza act as the connecting point and a form of wayfinding for people within the building. It creates informal gathering spaces, punctuated with indoor garden pots, aims to provide an engaging activation point for all. A community garden is initiated as an in-between layer, to allow people within can still in some ways feel like they have the outdoors experience. _______
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L - R : featured component detailed section, main central atrium space scene, internal garden walkway scene, main entrance through site scene D E T A I L E D S E C T I O N 1. Operable louvers 2. Steel support system 3. Light wells 4. Timber furnish 5. Air vents 6. False timber ceiling 7. Under floor air supply 8. Timber flooring
SENSORY HIATUS
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final physical model
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NANSHA GOLF VILLAGE
NANSHA GOLF VILLAGE Project brief
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Year 4/2017
Approach
Extracting from Kevin Lynch’s image of the city, this project questions what does the city’s form mean to the people who live there? What can the city planner do to make the image of the city more vivid and memorable to city dwellers? This project resides in the context of Guangzhou, China where Lingnan culture predominates. The brief was to create a cultural village on top of the hills of an existing golf course. The masterplan of the village comprises of 4 parts, residential housing, golf villas, town centre and the client’s own suite. Focusing on its town centre as this project’s main area of intervention, the intention was to create a narrative through the streets for tourists, introducing elements of surprise throughout the site.
Area of intervention
ADMINISTRATION CULTURE MAIN COMMERCIAL SECONDARY COMMERCIAL HEALTH/WELLNESS
Overall masterplan
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BUILDING TYPOLOGIES
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Mimicking the traditional sillhouette of Guangzhou’sLingnanculture old housing typologies
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M E D I A T I N G T H E I N - B E T W E E N | M O M E N T S : 1. Typical street moment 2. Roof garden typology I moment 3. Roof garden typology II moment 4. laneways I moment 5. laneways II moment 6. laneways III moment
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The masterplan for its town centre is formed in accordance to the natural topography of the site. The introduction of a stream throughout the site was slopped according to the natural topography and is used as a form of wayfinding as well as a water catchment area. These streets are designed to be pedestrian friendly, using golf buggies as a main mode of transport so as to cultivate a healthier and active way of life. The streets are zoned to provide substantial transition between the quiet and active areas. Moments are created to mediate the in-between and transitional spaces.
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NANSHA GOLF VILLAGE
Narrative The town centre is envisioned to hold festivals and activities and where the crowd will congregate before moving on to various pathways. Smaller laneways are created to allow private and quiet conversations, mimicking the qualities of Melbourne laneways. The garden sanctuary allows visitors to enjoy the natural breeze, whilst overlooking the golf courses and the hills. The teahouse allows visitors to overlook the village, as well as a point of wayfinding for hikers, marking the mid point of the trail. _______ L - R : main town square scene, laneway scene, garden santuary scene, teahouse scene
NANSHA GOLF VILLAGE
Photolog Actual site visit to Nansha Golf Village photos
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DIGITAL CLOUD
DIGITAL CLOUD Project brief
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Year 4/2017
Programme
This project seeks to explore proposals creating forms, spaces as a place where new transformations may occur, taking into account the notion of the screen, cinema, and the urban spectacle. In this project, digital media is intepreted as how technology and physical art like screen plays and technology meet. This overlap in relationship is the essence of digital media and hence, I want to explore this overlap in my design. Extracting the meaning of the venn diagram, the main significance is the overlapping areas formed between two different functions. Virtual reality is the most significant element of digital media. Hence I want to explore this essence of virtual reality in the overlapping areas to create a different user experience by playing with different atmospheres and depth as visitors move through the building. _______ L - R : temporary exhibitions , kids zone , sensation gallery, lighting gallery, cafe, digital library, constellation deck , design office , outdoor pool , sculpture park , outdoor yoga , urban garden , performance space
SITE SECTION
DIGITAL CLOUD
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Approach
View points
Extrusions
Central atrium
Public space
Yarra - CBD connection
Ground floor plan
Design strategy: Mimicking the form of clouds, the volumes intersect to create voids in the overlapping areas. Urban gardens are introduced in these overlapping areas to allow smoother transition between themed galleries as well as give visitors a sense of virtual reality by blurring the edges between inside and out.
First floor plan
Second floor plan
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Third floor plan
Fourth floor plan
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Connecting ramp from the outside cuts through the building to allow direct access to the second floor provides an alternate entry point as well as allow joggers in the area the opportunity to pause, interact and move on.
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DIGITAL CLOUD
Narrative _______ L - R : main entry from Flinders st scene, internal gallery space overlooking garden scene, connecting ramp scene, interactive digital gallery space scene, observatory deck scene
LA MOIXINA - LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS ANTESALA - LA MOIXINA UWA - RCR SUMMER DESIGN STUDIO 2016
LA MOIXINA - VEGETATION ANTESALA - LA MOIXINA UWA - RCR SUMMER DESIGN STUDIO 2016
LA MOIXINA - HIDROLOGY
RCR ARQUITECTES
ANTESALA - LA MOIXINA UWA - RCR SUMMER DESIGN STUDIO 2016
ANTESALA
ANTESALA - LA MOIXINA UWA - RCR SUMMER DESIGN STUDIO 2016
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THE ANTESELA
THE ANTESELA Project brief
06 Year 3/2016
The brief was to design an Antesala as a gateway to La Moixina, a natural park, which is located in the town of La Garrotxa, Olot, Spain. Identifying itself within a greater vision and part of a larger masterplan, it functions as a facility to receive, offer and link. The Antelesa will receive visitors from Olot and from outside the city. It will link the city with La Moixina by creating the starting points of the progressive pedestrian paths and landscape. Given its proximity to Parc Nou, the Antesela will have the opportunity to create a connection between Parc Nou and La Moxina. The Antelesa will serve as a gathering point for locals and visitors by offering information, amenities and leisure, creating a thematic experience as a prelude to La Moixina.
Voids
Narrative
Permeability
SITE SECTION
THE ANTESELA
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Ground floor plan
M O M E N T S : 1. Agora - meeting place moment 2. Cafe alfresco dining area moment 3. Intimate seating pockets moment
Masterplan: Intervention
FUNCTIONS - outdoor plaza - lobby - multi-purpose space - info,app,raincoats - bookshop - lockers, wheelchair - public toilets
- showers - storage for personal belonging - storage for bicycles - visitor storage - staff office - cafe, shop & local food testing - kitchen
The Antelesa was envisioned as an ‘exchanging device’ between inside and outside, a permeable device that absorbs the natural surroundings within itself and in turn condenses and emanates its values as spatial experience. Its permeable pergola roof is constructed with delicate plant-like structure to create shade and flow, blurring the boundaries between inside and outside. Amenities are placed in a scattered order, to allow variation in the paths visitors will take. Punctured with semi-private seating pockets, the Antelesa creates opportunities for intimate dialogue with the surrounding natural landscape.
Ground floor plan ANTESALA - LA MOIXINA
UWA-RCR SUMMER STUDIO DESING 2016 STUDENT NUMBER
SECTION A-A
SECTION B-B
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#DOWN SOME PILLS
#DOWN SOME PILLS Project brief
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Year 3/2016
This speculative thinking design studio uses social media platforms to communicate information and agendas. Self designed and published materials are created in digital content, around an invented social movement. #downsomepills campaign aims to resolve food scarcity, a predominant consequence of climate change. Project downsomepills believes and promotes the use of food pills as an alternative to regular food consumption. With appropriate scientific research and testing, downsomepills certifies each food pill contains the necessary nutrients one will need daily. These food pills aims to address other impeding social problems like malnutrition and starvation. _______
L - R : index layout page, precedent summary layout page, media plan layout page, infographic I layout, infographic II layout, call out poster layout page https://www.instagram.com/vita.pills/ https://www.facebook.com/downsomepills/ https://lylouisehong.wixsite.com/vita-pills
#DOWN SOME PILLS
Selection of content: infographics
Infographics presented anwers the following: - what is vita.pills? - what does vita.pills solve? - imagining a potential future with vita.pills.
*More info on social media platforms
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VIVID WA
VIVID WA ‘18 Project brief
08 2017
This project was to design a new travel brochure template for a travel company, VividWA in the upcoming 2018-2019 edition. The brochure was to highlight the main attractions and market the latest available travel packages, focusing on Western Australia and New Zealand. The contents in brochure contains designing our own illustrations, taking and editing pictures supplied by the company.
VIVID WA
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LOUISE 2014-2018