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CUI YUJING, NICO 2010800185 THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE ARCH3002 ULRICH KIRCHHOFF SPRING 2013

CHALLENGE TO PODIUM TOWER

ROOF TERRACE

WALL

HOME OFFICE UPSTAIRS SHOPS

TRANSFER PLATE

COLUMN

Elements (圆方） West Kowloon Hong Kong

Vertical Discontinuity

Different Different Structural System Program

COMMUNITY CENTER LOBBY PUBLIC TERRACE RETAIL TRANSPORTATION PUB

TO KWA WAN

EMBRACING THE HARBOR

SITE INVESTIGATION/VISION

VISION: OUT-STANDING AND INNOVATIVE OUTLINE

INFORMAL PATHWAY

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SITE INVESTIGATION/VISION

VISION: INVERSION OF THE STRUCTION FOR AN URBAN VOID

SMART UTILIZATION OF NARROW SAPCE

SITE INVESTIGATION/VISION

VISION: GAPS TO INCREASE THE FLEXIBILITY

EXPLORATION 1:

VISUAL EFFECT

EXPLORATION 1: VISUAL EFFECT

VISION: GAPS TO INCREASE THE FLEXIBILITY

EXPLORATION 1: VISUAL EFFECT

DISSOLVING TOWER: SOLID OUTLINE WHEN VIEWING FROM THE ISLAND / TRANSPARENCY IN TERMS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD

NARROW STREET IN FRONT OF THE SITE MONOTONOUS APPEARANCE OF INDUSTIAL BUILDINGS

EXPLORATION 1: VISUAL EFFECT

STUDY MODEL OF THE FACADE

EXPLORATION 2:

STRUCTURE

EXPLORATION 2: STRUCTURE

EXPLORATION 2: STRUCTURE

COLUMN SYSTEM

STUDY MODEL OF THE STRUCTURE

EXPLORATION 2: STRUCTURE

WALL SYSTEM

Residential Units

Hostel

Retails

EXPLORATION 2: STRUCTURE

CASTING PROCESS

CONSTRUCTION DETAIL 1:25 THE TRANSFORMATION FROM COLUMN TO WALL WITH TIE-BEAMS

EXPLORATION 3:

PROGRAM

EXPLORATION 3: PROGRAM

EXPLORATION 3: PROGRAM

DIFFERENT TESTING ON DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROGRAM

EXPLORATION 3: PROGRAM

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THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE GAPS

EXPLORATION 3: PROGRAM

PARTICIPATION OF STRUCTURAL WALLS AND PARTITION WALLS

EXPLORATION 3: PROGRAM

TESTING ON THE ARRANGEMENT OF UNITS

DESIGN:

MIXED-USE HIGHRISE TO KWA WAN, HK

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SITE PLAN

HOSTEL AND RETAIL 9F

RESIDENTIAL AREA ODD-NUMBERED LEVEL

RESIDENTIAL AREA EVEN-NUMBERED LEVEL

INTERLOCKING UNITS

UNIT DESIGN

UNIT MODEL 1:50

UNIT TYPE: A AREA: 32 Sq.m 1 Living Rm/ 1 Bedroom/ 1 Kitchen/ 1 Bathroom

UNIT TYPE: B AREA: 88 Sq.m 1 Living Rm/ 2 Bedroom/ 1 Kitchen/ 2 Bathroom FEATURE: double-height home garden/ staircase

UNIT TYPE: C AREA: 92 Sq.m 1 Living Rm/ 3 Bedroom/ 1 Kitchen/ 2 Bathroom FEATURE: double-height dining area

UNIT TYPE: C AREA: 92 Sq.m 1 Living Rm/ 4 Bedroom/ 1 Kitchen/ 2 Bathroom FEATURE: sky corridor

CIRCULATION

GOING UP WHILE CELEBRATING THE STRUCTURE

PUBLIC SPACE

COMMUNITY CENTER (Gym, Reading room, Mahjong Room, etc.)

CORRIDOR SPACE (Bar, Cafe for resting and viewing)

BAR GALLERY (Exhibition, Workshop)

ENTRANCE (Retail, Restaurant)

ENTRANCE

GYM

MUSEUM

SOUTHEAST ELEVATION

SOUTHWEST ELEVATION

URBAN CONDITION of LOWER PART

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