M I C H E L L E LO ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO 2016
LO, M I C H E L L E WA I M E I michellelo.wm@gmail.com +85292265268 HKID: Y044628(7)
EDUCATION
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2011-12 2008-10
Master of Architecture (Prof) with First Class Honours University of Auckland, New Zealand Bachelor of Architectural Studies University of Auckland, New Zealand
Oct 13-Current Project Types: Responsibilities:
Architectural Assistant KplusK Associates, Hong Kong Commercial interiors, hospitality, furniture, exhibitions Involved from concept to construction stage. In charged of project management, site co-ordination, meeting with clients and contractors, speaking with manufacturers, as well as overseeing purchase, delivery and installation of various components of projects. Produced design proposal documents, technical construction drawings, digital modelling and perspective renderings.
Apr 2011 Project: Responsibilities:
Architectural Assistant (Internship) Moller Architects, New Zealand Public Library Produced detailed digital model and perspectives.
Dec 09 -Feb 10 Projects: Responsibilities:
Architectural Assistant (Internship) Ben Yeung & Associates Ltd., Hong Kong Village House, facade design Produced design drawings for a village house, and concept sketches for the facade of a industrial building.
2014 2012 2012
BIM Design with Autodesk Revit – Certificate of Completion Autodesk Authorized Training Centre First Prize Award - ‘Campus Unlimited’ International Design Ideas Competition Architecture for Humanity University Arts & Cultural Blue University of Auckland
Autocad, Sketchup, Rhino, Revit, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese
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CONTENTS SELECTED WORKS - ACADEMIC Regrowing Haiti Cycle Christchurch Eco-intencity: Towards a Positive Development in Hong Kong
SELECTED WORKS - PROFESSIONAL JEB Headquarters & Showroom Ovolo Southside KplusK Studio Flagship Boutique Hotel Office for GCRC
OTHER WORKS Photography Branding & Graphics Design
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ACADEMIC WORKS REGROWING HAITI CYCLE CHRISTCHURCH ECO-INTENCITY
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REGROWING HAITI Y EA R 4 FIRST S EMESTER This project was submitted to Open Architecture Network in support of the non-profitable Architecture for Humanity.
After the devastating Earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010, Haiti struggled to recover from its large scale damages. Its lower class citizens lacked skills and knowledge in reconstructing earthquake-proof homes, thus called for international attention and humanitarian groups for support. Architecture for Humanity works on long term reconstruction works in Haiti, in particular, the Haiti School Initiative supports the design and construction of primary and secondary schools throughout Haiti. This brief supports the program by generating innovative design ideas for rebuilding a school in Pele, Haiti.
Section describing the relationship between the ‘tree’ cover and the school beneath
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design concept - ‘tree’ The strategy is based on the idea of a growing tree. Traditionally the tree has served as a symbol for a gathering place and the basic need for a shelter. It also represents the potential to grow and extend along time, which is what the Haitian community needs. The design develops on the potential of a single component that could extend and repeat to form a connected shelter that expands from the school, symbolising the bond for a stronger community.
function of the ‘tree’ The design consists of a triangular bamboo structured roof that covers the new concrete buildings. The triangular structure is then covered by bamboo panels, bamboo meshes, or left opened to create surfaces for different uses (Shading, water collection, etc). These are then connected to either a building, or a bamboo column, which completes the look of a growing tree. The ‘tree’ not only provides shelter for outdoor dwelling space, but also is a method for freeing the slum, collecting water and providing physical and visual access across the site. When covered over the buildings, the ‘tree’ acts as a double roof to reduce solar radiation during the hot and humid summers.
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available materials + earthquake-proofing Bamboo and Concrete are chosen as the more suitable materials. Bamboo proves to be a strong earthquake resistance structure due to its tensile properties. It grows fast (in a cycle of 6-8years) and is also proved to be a good choice for retaining soil to prevent landslides in times in heavy rain. These are used to create a triangular structure (strong against earthquake) that could hold different roofing material to provide shade for the house and the outside. This structure promotes growth by allowing the community to ‘add on’ their piece to the structure simply by joining onto the flexible metal joint. When possible, the panels could be upgraded to better sheltering materials or simply be maintained easily. Concrete are recycled from rubbles to provide ground foundation and CMU blocks. It is a fast way of clearing concrete and is a material that the community is used to handling. The buildings will then be topped with Creppisage to avoid the looks of a heavy concrete building. AXONOMETRIC OF ‘TREE’ STRUCTURE
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN
CIRCULATION DIAGRAM
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
ELEVATION
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CYCLE CHRISTCHURCH YEA R 4 S ECO ND SE M EST E R First Prize Award Campus Unlimited International Design Ideas Competition hosted by Architecture for Humanity
After the September and February Earthquakes, new fault lines have emerged around the city of Christchurch, bringing uncertainty to the future of Christchurch. Nearly half of the Christchurch city is covered in the potential liquefaction zone, as a result of the risen water table, increasing flooding and liquefaction problems can be forecasted for Christchurch. The brief is to propose a set of design strategy at a range of scales for the reconstruction of a Montessori school (UPT) that was destroyed during the Christchurch Earthquake while contributing to building resiliency for future Christchurch. Cycle Christchurch proposes as series of strategies tackling the city scale, urban scale and building scale as an holistic scheme to rejuvenating the city and reuniting its people.
post-earthquake issues
city scale | city planning strategies
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UPT Hubs | Planning CBD + Riccarton The location and function of the UPT hubs suggests the growth of the area post-earthquake issues
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1. Liquefaction 2. Destroyed Ecosystem 3. Commuting Traffic 4. Concentrated Development
The city scale design strategy aims to resolve the main issues of the Christchurch City after Earthquake. It consists of three main ideas: 1. Green Link – strips of connected green pathways; featuring a constructed wetland system as a solution to the liquefaction problem; also as a continuous cycling route 2. Split zones of development – proposes to develop the business zone at Riccarton (less prone to liquefaction) and cultural zone at CBD 3. Urban Wetland Park – located at where the liquefaction problem is most serious; acts as a large recreational zone and a place to learn about ecology. Thus, the three hubs of UPT school will be located at CBD (Cultural Hub), Riccarton (Business Hub), Dallington Wetland (Ecology Hub). Each hub provides different learning needs specific to the aim of each student in the Montessori school.
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suburb scale| CBD Masterplanning
Learning Routes
Ecological Routes
Cultural Routes The new and old facilities, along with the sheltered bike paths, work together to strengthen Christchurch CBD as a community; giving opportunities for students to help rebuild their community. Within the CBD, new interventions proposed includes: • • • • • •
Community/ Visitor Centre Earthquake Centre Shelters and seats at public spaces and along bike routes Double storey bike/Carpark with green roof Old river recovery projects Theatre/ Community Hall
• Skate park/ Bike learning centre • These proposed interventions are connected by three routes: • Ecological Route • Cultural Route • Bike Route Bike Routes
Building Scale | Unlimited School CBD Campus
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Connecting Routes The building design creates a continuous learning journey from outside the school to within the school by allowing students to ride their bikes through the building and to the rooftop. In the chosen block, the green band connects Cashel street and Hereford street with a theatre and open public space, acting as a mediator between the busy and slow streets, day and night life. Learning from the Community The permeability and flexible use of shared spaces in the design gives many opportunities for the students in UPT to work with their community. Where the old school see the whole CBD as a resourceful community with many learning facilities, the new school will be a learning facility to the local community; students have more opportunity to give back to their community. CBD Campus Building Design The design creates a single biking journey from the exterior, through the interior, to the top of the building. By breaking up the grided blocks, bike paths, green areas, and courtyard spaces can be found. A Theatre & few practice rooms are shared between the school and the public.
Participatory Design As a response to participatory design and the requirements of the students, maximised sunlight; flexible open-plan classrooms; outdoor play area;practise rooms for music and dance; vertically interconnected learning spaces; green areas are present in the new campus.
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ECO-INTENCITY TOWARD S PO S I TI V E D EV ELO P M ENT I N H O NG KON G FI NA L YEA R T H ESI S
This thesis adopts the theory of Positive Development. The Positive Development concept extends the conventional notion of sustainability to include the ecology. It argues that designing for ecological sustainability should be prioritized as natural systems provide us with basic survival needs, such as fresh air and clean water. Furthermore, it suggests that a city’s built environment should provide ample opportunities for eco-design that produces positive gains for not only at the societal level but also at the local level. This project explores how Positive Development goals can be achieved through Eco-intenCity strategies designed for a waterfront community in Hong Kong. Eco-intenCity will explore the potentials provided by the urban fabric of Hong Kong to generate eco-positive design. The aim is to mitigate and reverse the various social and environmental issues and enrich the existing urban experience by expanding the ecological base and public estate of Hong Kong. Eco-intenCity strategies are will be a new design paradigm that offers ecological design alternatives and options to increase the resilience of Hong Kong and open up choices for future generations.
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THEORY
ANALYSIS
DESIGN
The thesis first explores the theory of Positive Development as a new sustainable design paradigm to help Hong Kong achieve its sustainability goals. The Positive Development concept is further explored as six eco-logical design adjectives:
Secondly, the components that make up the urban structure Hong Kong are analysed then discussed with eco-logical design aims and practical applications. These components are:
Finally, the design experiments the application of the research findings through four Eco-intenCity strategies designed for the site (North Point):
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Contextual
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Holistic
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Empowering
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Redefined Ground
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Stacking Activities
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Multi-level Movement
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‘Private’ Public Space
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Between-Space
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1. Water Control The ‘Water control’ strategy proposes ecological solutions that utilizes natural systems designed to the urban fabric to mitigate flooding issues and recycle excess water for reuse in irrigation for plants. 2. Eco-Plugins The ‘Eco-Plugin’ strategy proposes to effectively use the space provided by the existing urban structure to ‘plugin’ eco-services into older buildings and blocks to provide an ecological alternative to using mechanical systems. 3. Green Corridor The ‘Green Corridor’ strategy attempts to connect the dispersed green spaces, cultural programs and new green nodes through greening walkways that runs perpendicular to the linear developments that runs parallel to the waterfront. 4. New Grounds The ‘New Ground’ strategy creates, multiplies and extends the notion of ground to the volumetric expansion of green space. It offers as a new paradigm to new building developments in Hong Kong that integrates green space to the diverse programs. The strategy will first identify nodes in North Point which would offer this opportunity, followed by a detailed design at the waterfront node.
design strategy | water control
Masterplan and diagrams on various water control strategies
design strategy | Eco-Plugin
Section and render of an Eco-Plugin detail
Render of Eco-Plugin strategy working between blocks
design strategy | green corridor
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Diagram and rendered views of the green corridor
design strategy | new ground
Render of the waterfront site of ‘New Ground’
Plan of the waterfront site of the ‘new ground’ strategy
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Diagrams explaining various functions and circulations:
Recreation
Cultural
Transportation
Section perspective of the waterfront site and green corridor
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PROFESSIONAL WORKS JEB HQ. & SHOWROOM OVOLO SOUTHSIDE KPLUSK STUDIO FLASHIP BOUTIQUE HOTEL OFFICE FOR GCRC
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JEB HEADQUARTERS & SHOWROOM 8 4 8 0 s q.f t . Off i c e a nd Show ro o m F i t- Out
Project Responsibilities: • Involved from concept to construction stage • Produced design proposals and drawings for client presentations • Meeting with Client, Project Manager and Contractors • Prepared full construction drawing set and documents for construction • Co-ordinated on site, documented site progress, resolved on-site design issues C o m pl ete d i n 4 m o nt hs f ro m D e s i g n to B ui l t
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Reflected Ceiling Plan of 5/F Unit
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As one of the main design feature, the brick wall was carefully laid out on elevation with an aluminium trim detail so that the tiles will always be either a full or half tile.
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Bespoke bar counter - the stone top was selected carefully so that the two-piece countertop would look nearly seamless.
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OVOLO SOUTHSIDE 1 6 2 Keys B o ut i que H o te l , Wo ng C huk Hang
Project Responsibilities: • Involved in the final stages before completion • Attended regular site and design meetings, documented progress and site issues, with the Client, project manager, consultants and contractors • Co-ordinated with different parties to ensure site and design issues are resolved within Client budget and expectations • Immediate action, response in emails, and drawing issues in order for construction to progress without delay • Overlook implementation of various additional items
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23/F Rooftop Bar
4/F Outdoor Terrace
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3/F Reception
3/F Reception - Light Bulbs Wall Circuits
23/F Bar
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KPLUSK STUDIO 3 2 0 0 s q.f t . Off i c e F i t- Out , Wo ng C huk H a ng
Project Responsibilities: • Managed project from concept to construction stage • Produced full set design and construction drawings • Meeting with Project Manager and Contractors • Oversee purchases, delivery and installation of various components • Co-ordinated on site, documented site progress, resolved on-site design issues C o m pl ete d i n 3 m o nt hs f ro m D e s i g n to B ui l t
With an exposed ceiling design, the design for A/C and FS services became an important design feature. This was achieved by careful co-ordinations with the contractors and sub-contractors to ensure all parties understood the design requirement.
Reflected Ceiling Plan
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As one of the main features of the space, the stainless steel hanging cabinets were designed with substantial detail. The design development process included consulting structural engineer, co-ordinations with the contractor, consideration for electrics.
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Detail drawing of Fire-rated Entrance Door
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FLAGSHIP BOUTIQUE HOTEL I nte r io r Desig n for a 197 Keys Fl a gshi p B outi q ue H ote l
Project Responsibilities: • Involved from concept to schematic design stage • Produced design proposals, drawings, 3D models, material, sanitaryware, lighting and furniture selections for client presentations • Value engineering on finishes and bespoke furniture items to suit Client’s budget • Regular design meetings with the Client, Architect, Structural and MVAC Engineers to co-ordinate on accordance with regulations, structural adjustments, MVAC requirements etc.
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Concept Design - G/F Lobby
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9 different guestroom types were developed as a result of the skewed building plan and Client’s request to maximise number of rooms.
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Redesigned layout to increase guestrooms count from the three rooms in the original scheme to four rooms within the same floor area, while complying with the regulations for the two disabled guestrooms.
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OFFICE FOR GCRC F it-out of 300sq. m. off i ce for The G re ate r C hi na Re sta urant C o m pany
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OTHER WORKS
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PHOTOGRAPHY
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BRANDING DESIGN Bra n ding D e sign fo r a Ta ro t Re a di ng S ho p ( 2 0 1 4 )
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GRAPHICS DESIGN
Film Bo o klet fo r Ho ng Ko n g Festival (Vo lu ntar y Organ is atio n 2011)
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