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Portfolio Architecture & Landscape Architecture 2019 - 2022 Mathew Tou U Tong
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Design studio - Gamma
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Site Tectonics
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Design studio - Epsilon
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Tiny Library 2021
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Extreme Architecture
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Bridge Design
2019 . Year 2 - Semester 2
2020 . Year 3 - Semester 1
2020 . Year 3 - Semester 2
2021 . Competition
MSc 1 . Autumn Studio
Internet
MSc 2 . Spring Electives
+31 627 559922 mathewtong125@gmail.com @mat_hew_t
A little bit about... myself
It is all about the enthusiasm, optimism, positive contribution & collaborative spirit of architecture and the built environment; stressing to create emphatically for all living things and our planet.
Architectural Exhibitions
Languages
Education
2020
MSDx Winter (virtual)
Cantonese
Native
2019
MSDx Winter
Mandarin
Fluent
2018
MSDx Summer
English
Fluent
MSc Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences . Track : Architecture Delft University of Technology / Current Bachelor of Design University of Melbourne, Australia / 2018 - 2020 Double major in Architecture & Landscape architecture. Awarded a special scholarship for higher education in 2018 from Macau Foundation
Experience
Technical skills
JWCC Architecture Macao Architecture intern / Apr - Jul 2021
Photoshop
Tak Fat Kin Ip Engineering, Macao Ltd Civil engineer assistant / Nov - Dec 2020
Illustrator
Kengo Kuma & Associates - Shanghai Office Architecture intern / Dec 2019 - Feb 2020
Grasshopper
LK Construction and Design Ltd. Architecture Draftsman / Dec 2018 - Feb 2019
Sketchup
Music Qualifications
Revit + Vray
Royal Academy of Music Grade 8 Cello & Piano Grade 7 Violin Grade 3 Clarinet
Fuji Asia Piano ltd. Piano teacher / Nov 2017 - Feb 2018
Indesign
Rhino3D + Vray
Standard plus foundation program University of New South Wales, Australia / 2017 Awarded with Certificate of Outstanding service
Autocad
3Dmax + Vray Unreal
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Studio Gamma A Terrace House
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The Three Home In Studio Gamma, we explore how traditional Australian housing typology - Victorian Terrance house can be used to answer the arising demographic issue - multi-generation living in Melbourne; using an existing site/conditions as a base to develop a new home that fits five people (2 grandparents, two parents & 1 child)
Melbourne School of Design featured :
2019 . Year 2 - Semester 2
Living house. Living home. It is the notion of simplicity, giving a light touch to the existing land, using a minimal approach towards the final design of the living house. Using Japanese residential architecture as an inspiration in an attempt to create a “natural” house for the family. It is all about the bonding between human and non-human living things; sleeping, eating with nature, being surrounded by nature & being part of nature as an individual, as a family.
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Front facade - Day time
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Exterior lane-way Back facade - Night time
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Section C - C Living room
Living room - view from kitchen Section A - A
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Site Tectonics The Art Of Contour
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RIDGE LINE VALLEY LINE WATER FLOW DIRECTION
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Water flow, Break Line And Centre path plan
Brimbank Park
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Water flow, break line & center path plan
Contour modification In the study of architecture, the studying & understanding of architectural theory & studio often ignores or touches a tiny base of the natural contour, which often makes me question the importance of looking into the natural ground condition & the soil under our building environment.
Melbourne School of Design interview :
2020 . Year 3 - Semester 1
In Site Tectonics, we learn to create design outcomes by experimenting with the contour modification method known from Assessments 1 & 2 (The basic of contour). Thinking whether the effectiveness of a “good” & precise will impact/enhance people’s spatial experience or not? Dramatically filling & cutting the site would be ideal to lead people to take notice of the modified contour. Also, by putting a guest house next to the case study house - Eames house, to give the site an extra contest, making the contour more visible & significant in terms of the amount of cut.ll.
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The process of taking out soil from a site to flatten & create a platform area for the later on building located on site.
The process of filling out soil, sometimes gravel or engineering soil on a site to flatten & create a platform area for the later on building located on site.
A combination of cut & fill method for flattening & creating a platform area for the house. Generally, balancing the amount of cut & fill will be encouraged for lowering the building cost for the project as well as increasing the efficiency of the site to build up.
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Engineered Scheme For the Engineered Scheme, I have tried to employ a more natural approach towards the design of the landing & the path (the curved landing), giving a more natural user experience for the homeowner. With the path stretching towards the edge of the riverside, which also enhances the experience for the owner; considering the water features from the surrounding, connecting the built & the environment. Proposed Plan
Sun study - Summer solstice
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Studio Epsilon A Melbourne Co-Housing Project
Communal Kitchen Multi-functional room Communal Court Hanging Garden Bee Keeping area/Communal Garden 2 Bedroom Townhouse Studio Apartment 1 Bedroom Apartment 3 Bedroom Townhouse/Apartment 4 Bedroom Townhouse/Apartment Fire Staris Elevator Communal Balcony Stairs - Vertical connection
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It is a concept of a vertical village, an architecture that makes a tribute to the history/original idea of co-housing while addressing a modern-day issue - “isolated self.” It is about cultivating the concept of a “non-nuclear family” and, by all means, aim to encourage & celebrate different physical & social interactions within the community... Own social media platform :
X - meaning Generation X, that is the era when the original idea of co-housing was first introduced in Denmark. + - representing a modern days issue, the “isolated self.”
2020 . Year 3 - Semester 2
V square - Using a distinctive Architectural topology - village to address the issues of the social issue - the “isolated self.”
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Sliding Door R16 Rebar
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Timber Stud Plaster wall Insulation
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Sliding Door detail Sections A - A
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A VOLUME ZERO’s competition
Tiny Library 2021 An Educational Network on top of Dharavi Slum
Contribution to the project : Concept development & drawings Drawing list: • Section • Floor plan • Structural Diagram • Panel layout • Construction detail Group members : Kelly, YuTong Jin David, YuPeng Gao Award received : Top 50 Entries
Light-brary Schematic Perspective
Light-brary Dharavi, located in Mumbai, is one of the biggest slums in Asia, with overpopulated but low-rise housing sprawl development. Because of its unplanned nature, there is generally a lack of public facilities, especially for education. Therefore a library network on site is proposed here not only for systematically improving Dharavi people’s educational level/conditions but also to provide a linking platform for them to share knowledge exchange skills and thrive as one strong community. Official website featured :
2021 . Competition
We decided to put a series of Lightweight tiny libraries on top of the existing houses, forming an active educational network that could potentially grow to the whole slum areas. Different Light-brary together act as the Lighthouses - shining in the dark, guiding the community into a better future through reading and communal learning.
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Dharavi
Narrow laneways
Individual roof access Dharavi and other slums in Mumbai
Slum areas in Dharavi
Tiny library Slum Site
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Technology Food
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Health Health Medical
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Hygiene
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level of living produceproduce anotheranother level of living
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Light-brary - Concept Diagram
Light-brary - Functions Distribution
Water Hygiene
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Floor Plan 1. The library of Crafting 2. The library of Heath & Medicine 3. The library of Food 4. The practice of Technology
Floor Plan 5. The practice Building & City 6. The practice General topic 7. The practice of Water & Hygiene
1. Recycled plastic panels 2. Light weight structure 3. Adjustable panels (Ground floor) 4. Reading/study place
5. Knowledge practice place 6. Knowledge exchange place 7. Uninterrupted primary structure 8. Street access
Section A-A 1. Knowledge based Library/collection 2. Knowledge demonstration 3. Knowledge exchange
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EXTREME Architecture A Communal Project in Sint Maarten
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Part A - The Living Architecture Part B - The Learning Architecture The Laboring Architecture - Bamboo Pavilion
EXTREME Architecture - Symunity The studio EXTREME deals with integral design in extreme environments. The goal of this approach is to make the students conscious of their technical and architectural design choices.
Studio platform featured :
2021 . MSc 1 - Autumn Studio
As for this year, the students are asked to design a sustainable farm on Sint Maarten for Spaceless Gardens, where the island is prone to natural hazard & extreme weather condition such as seasonal hurricanes (as strong as Class 5) and strong wind. Symmetry & Unity - it’s a concept of embracing both ends of the extremeness and creating something in between, as a “bridge” in the middle to achieve balance; a communal project that seeks balance, resilience, and sustainability development for the people of Sint Maarten.
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Denico House Corridor Storage & Assistant Suite
Part A - The Living Architecture The Living Architecture - Section BB 1:50@A2
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Site Office Corridor Student/Visitor stay
Denico House Corridor Storage & Assistant Suite
The Living Architecture - Indoor & Outdoor Climate 4. 5. 6.
Site Office Corridor Student/Visitor stay
The Living Architecture - Exploded Iso
The Living Architecture - East (Front) Elevation
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900x900 Concrete reinforce. Strip footing foundation Cast in-situ Concrete load bearing wall 100x100x3.6 SHS galvanized frame for facade
The Living Architecture Perspective
Site Office Perspective
The Living Architecture - Roof Parapet Typical Detail
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Air Dynamics Exposed structure The Learning Architecture
Part B - The Learning Architecture The Learning Architecture - Section AA 1:100@A2
The Learning Architecture - Functions Entrance Education & Daycare
Communal Kitchen
The Learning Architecture - Indoor & Outdoor Climate
The Learning Architecture - Exploded Iso
The Learning Architecture - East (Front) Elevation
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400x400 Timber Structural Engineering Column 900x900 Concrete reinforce. Strip footing foundation 900x600 Concrete reinforce. Pad footing 300x250 (Vertical), 400x250 (horizontal & Angled) Timber Structural Beam & Bearer 900 Height Pratt Flat truss Centre @1500 Max. Span 5000
Communal Kitchen Perspective
Educational Space Perspective
The Learning Architecture - Roof Parapet Typical Detail
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Bridge Design The Maashaven Bridge
The Maashaven Bridge - Sketch
The Maashaven bridge Maashaven, a bay area located south of Rotterdam; in between the two suburbs, Katenrecht and Charlois. Currently, the connection between the two suburbs and the people from the Northern part of Rotterdam is very long.
Own social media platform :
2022 . MSc 2 - Spring Electives
Furthermore, Maashaven will face a massive urban transformation, part of Rotterdam city’s ambitions to create a brand-new cultural precinct in the south. As a result, the Maashaven is in need of a bridge to create a better connection between the areas. As Jean Novel said, “Architecture exists, like cinema, in the dimension of time and movement.” Our bridge seeks the connection of time and people, a vessel of the past, present, and future.
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10. 5mm steel plate (stressed skin) 11. Sliding bearing 12. Reinforced Concrete Pier 13. Hinge Connection 14. s355 50mm structural plate 15. Mastic Asphalt (MA), polymer modified 16. Bituminous solvent based primer 17. Structural 25mm Stiffeners @240 Center. 18. s355 ACB® beam HE 340A
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