Design Portfolio by Paula Siu

Design Portfolio paula siu ka ying

selected completed projects between 2015-2018

about

paula siu ka ying

CONTACT Address: Diamond Hill, Kowloon, HK Email: skypaulas@gmail.com Website: https://paulasiu.com Cell: +852 6807 2294

WORK EXPERIENCE

AWARDS

2017/12 Exhibition Assistance Hong Kong Design Centre Unpacking and introducing exhibit

2017

2017/07 - 2017/09 Product Design Intern MisoSoup Design ( Taiwan ) Develop concepts, CAD, photo shooting 2016/09 -2016/10 Human Resources Intern DHL Global Forwarding ( Hong Kong ) Managing attendances, compensation data

EDUCATION 2014 - 2018 Product Design BA ( Hons ) Scheme in Design The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 2017/02 - 2017/06 Man & Mobility Exchange Programme Bachelor of Design Design Academy Eindhoven

Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice Award FUSICS Designboom Schott CeranÂŽDesign Award -showcased at London Design Fair 2016 Honorable Mention Prize Taiwan International Student Design Competition Second Runner-Up Team Disney ImagiNations Hong Kong 2016 Design Competition

Contents projects

6-17 a b c d (a) LIVE TO space saving living system for HK

18-25

(b) NOURISHMENT self-sufficient kitchen block (c) FUTURE COMMUNICATION DEVICE indoor communicate device (d) ECHO DE LA MER interactive installation for releasing stress

26-33

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(e) ADD VALUE MACHINE

Redesign the existing top up machine uses in Hong Kong

(f) ROUNDLE Desktop lighting for Chinese restaurant

(g) PIGCYCLE

A organic waste handling campaign

(h) PHOTOGRAPHY

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06/ LIVE TO

space saving transformable furniture system

(a) LIVE TO

LIVE TO provides a brand new living system targeting 18 to 30 years old age group, two people per flat. According to the current living trend and various analysis, Hong Kong citizens will face the serious housing shortage in the coming years. Under the limited resources we have, LIVE TO aims to provide a visionary space saving living experience. Although space is limited, we are not live to live but LIVE TO____, defined by the resident.

Project Duration: Sept, 2017 - Apr, 2018 Nature: School Final Year Project

Hong Kong has long had the smallest average flat sizes in the world, about 470 sq ft. The amount of projected population will reach the peak in 2043, to 8.22 million. The population will keep on growing in the coming 30 years. It creates great pressure to the housing system in Hong Kong.

CHINESE CULTURE 成家立室安居樂業 Chinese culture inherits the values of living and working in peace and contentment, establishing a family, reflecting the thirst for security and stability in the home. The family seems like a safe haven for Chinese people. In the past, people live in the rural areas. Unsuspecting farmland and mountains are faced with violent insolation and precariousness. People always want to go back to the shelter - home. In the modern society, the intense interpersonal relationships lead people willing to go home when relaxing and apart from working.

08/ LIVE TO

LIVE TO SHARE Apart from the newly introduced flat layout, LIVE TO also different from the usual floor plan. By removing the toilet and kitchen from each flat and putting them into two common areas, it increases the number of flats from 10 to 13. There are two common areas from each floor. Residents can share the kitchen and bathroom area. There are also the washing machine, fridge and a large dinning table to gather with. This change not just increase the flat provided but also enhance the neighbourhood bonding by letting the daily rountine to semi-private activties. Citizens can purchase the minimal flat with a lower price and the increase of flats number profits the developer.

The ceiling height is increased from 3.2m to 4m. Also, the windowsill is removed to maximize the efficiency of the use of space. 3035mm

4371mm

135 sq ft.

a flat built in 2018 (sample) the new flat introduced in LIVE TO ceiling height: 4m

By removing the toilet and kitchen from each flat and putting them into two common areas, it increases the number of flats from 10 to 13. There are also the washing machine, fridge and a large dinning table to gather with. This change not just increases the number of flats provided but also enhancing the neighbourhood bonding by letting the daily routine to semi- private activities. H

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balcony bedroom

kitchen

bathroom

Floor Plan (origin: seven victory avenue)

10/ LIVE TO

FURNITURE SYSTEM Under the brand new floor plan and flat layout, LIVE TO also includes a space saving furniture system for an advancel iving quality or an idealistic living style in the coming years. In order to tackle with the limited space, the essential objective is to minimize the size of the furnitures. Second step is to add in the flexbility. Therefore, the whole furniture system includes the concept of multi-functional items, use of height, folding by hinge and rotational by bearing.

Design Strategy Double level rest and relax area include a double bed, closet the loft starts at 2m ceiling height, users can stand on both layers

Work & Dine zone providing flat surfaces of a table height with hidden chairs, include two chairs and two turning, connective surface with different hinge and axis , it allows a transformable performance

Flip stair providing the mobility between different layers and storage, total of eight rotatable steps, forming a 180 degree turning

Storage providing adequate storage include a a cabinet& shoe wardrobe, fits the corner

Transformable closed when not in use, include the stair and the work zone allow them flip closely against the wall, giving a large empty area

12/ LIVE TO

LIVE TO____ With the above furniture system, it fulfils the basic physical needs of a home. LIVE TO not only provide you a place to rest, but also allow you to enjoy different living style. Let you define LIVE TO ____. The below shows two kinds of suggested application with LIVE TO furniture system. When the furniture system is closed, the whole flat transforms into another usage, like the cat playground and garden below. LIVE TO allows user to purchase their flat with preferred living style by applying the furniture system flexibly.

LIVE TO COMPANY When the furniture system is closed, it gives a large empty area. Applying the same mechanism, rotation axis, it creates a large cat playground in the apartment. Even when the furniture system is in use, cat can still climb around the house and stay in their own house.

The two pillars at the back can be rotated. When the furniture system is closed, the whole apartment turns into a cat playground. Even the pillars are not turned, they can still serve as the cat house.

14/ LIVE TO

LIVE TO GREEN This layout simply divide the flat into two layers. Staircase becomes a platform for planting and a garden area on top. Below is a glasshouse like area for daily routine: rest and work.

16/ LIVE TO

EXHIBITION This project is exhibited in the 2018 polyu annual show from June to July. It also shows a 1:10 model indicating the furniture system and two 1:20 models projecting the applications, Live to Company and Live to Green.

The booth is constructed by wood boards in different sizes. Under the differences in height and depth, explaining the whole Live To system with the help of the models. There is also a book stand keeping the project report and catalog for the project details.

The whole booth is wrapped by PP paper. The presentation board is printed because of its toughness and high performance in whiteness and resolution.

18/ NOURISHMENT

self-sufficient kitchen block

(b) NOURISHMENT

In a typical modern lifestyle, especially in metropolitan cities, having a secured food source is getting more and more difficult around the world. Most of the people live very far from where foods are harvested. There are no way to figure out what kind of food processing these foods went through before arriving us. The design concept for the next generation kitchen system could be the one of solution to provide secure and clean food source in urban living condition.

Project Duration: July, 2017 Team Members: Daisuke Nagatomo/ Minnie Jan@MisoSoup Design / Paula Siu Nature: International competition

“Nourishment” is a self-sufficient farming surface equipped kitchen system, which incorporates with durable ceramic glass counter top surface for cooking top and interactive screen.

SCHOTT CERAN® is a German-based world market leader in glass-ceramic cooktop panels. They are always working on new solutions, about the material glass-ceramic. It pushed them to a collaboration with designboom and the idea of a special design competition: putting SCHOTT CERAN® glass-ceramic cooking panel in the center and create the space around it. Think of new kitchen block designs with combination of different materials.

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RESEARCH Understanding the required materials: SCHOTT CERAN® glass-ceramic cooktop panels, knowing the restrictions and finding the possibilities in designing the future kitchen

04 – Jury http://www.schott-ceran.com/blog/en/panel-of-experts-continued-jury-schott-ceran-design-awards-2017-part-2/

Michael Young, product designer, Hong Kong

specialises in creating modern design through exploring the endless possibilities Asia’s technological ingenuity provides

CHALLENGE This is the inital design of the self-sufficient kitchen. It is reminded that to be careful of the scale and the actual structure. So I have to remove the layers and make it not that transparent, for the pipes and water flow.

Size and shape of the final design

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MECHANISM The self-sufficiency concept consists with reuse of two main resources, which are water and food waste during the cooking process. Wasted water is filtered after the kitchen sink and goes to the water reservoir of aquaponics, which can produce not only green vegetables but also aquatic animal such as fish and prawns. Meanwhile, the wasted food can be processed at the bottom of sink to convert for food composite which will be great nutrients for soil based farming vegetables. All these complex farming systems are embedded under the clean ceramic glass surface to emphasize simplicity of its design.

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INTERACTIVE INDUCTION COOKING TOP The ceramic glass surface provides not only high efficiency induction cooking top, but also interactive computer screen for “Nourishment” system to monitor nutrient level of farming medium, check pollution level of water, and connect with other “Nourishment” system for sharing their harvests with others.

KITCHEN ISLAND This kitchen island design serves as a separation between dining room and the kitchen. Locating at the middle of the kitchen, it enhances the interaction between the one who is preparing the meal and the other members. It also favours the use of the interactive cooking top, to connect and share.

26 / COMMUNICATION DEVICE

indoor communicate device

(c) FUTURE COMMUNICATION DEVICE Future communication device is a conceptual design of future communication device. Nowadays, mobile phone starts deviating from the orginal function: communicating between people. Those technology- driven and over featured phones are thrown away every year because of the better camera, limited storage, display screen etc. This future phone is single-function, focusing on the communication which based on verbal and touch sense.

Project Duration: Feb to Jun 2017 Nature: School project @DAE

LOGO DESIGN

Communication device

IN USE This device is 2m height which targeted for general public. It replaces the contemporary mobile phone under the situation that people can get all the informations on street by different devices/ public facilities. By purchasing one and place at home, it supports the communication needs for the whole family, connecting the friends, lovers and families.

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CONCEPTUAL SKETCHES & IDEA DEVELOPMENT The idea is developed from the topic 'the future product'. In the conceptual stage, I started by thinking what is the essential objects we need, which listed below. Then I analysed the different design opportunities of each objects. I think mobile phone deserves a breakthrough that people are too rely on it and created lots of electronic wastes.

At Home furniture, light, bathroom, toilet

At Work mobile phone, computer

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TECHNOLOGY The device applied the ultrasound technology in giving the realistic feeling of a human. It simulates by the electromagntic wave to create the pressure on different mass. The movement inside the box is captured by the kinect ll. It records the changes and movement of the user then the movemnet it transfers to the corresponding device by the aerial imaging plate. It forms the real-time communication between the two users.

1) AIP ( AERIAL IMAGING PLATE ) reconstructs floating image respectively 2) AUTD ( AIRBORE ULTRASOUND TACTILE DISPLAY ) electromagnetic wave generates the pressure on the mass 3) KINECT II record the changes or movement of the person for transferring to another device 4) LED TUBE 5) SPEAKER

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SCENARIO The device is located right next to the bed. Imagining majority of electric devices are turning public in the future, there are not much left in our house. The only things we needed is a place to rest and some personal items. The design is minimalist. Showing each components in a transparent box. Trying to achieve a timeless desgin.

Scenario Background: Original photo: LAVA: Future hotel / Fraunhofer IAO / 2008 / Duisburg, Germany / 36.7sqm. Retrieved from http://www.l-a-v-a. net/projects/future-hotel/

ABOVE: Future homecommunication device is located besides the bed BELOW: rendering & Close Up

34 / ECHO DE LA MER

interactive installation for releasing stress

(d) ECHO DE LA MER Echo de la mer is an outdoor interactive installation for stress releasing in the campus. The idea comes from the bottle message. People who are suffering under pressure, we portray that it is an endless waiting for hope, just like throwing out a bottle message into the sea.

This is not an endless waiting. We enlighten them with hope.

Project Duration: Jul to Dec 2016 Team Members: Alice Wu/Crystal Pang/ Jada Hung/Paula Siu Nature: Local Competition

LOGO DESIGN

PROJECT IMAGE

This project won the second winner up award from the Disney ImagiNations Hong Kong 2016 Design Competition. BELOW: project displaying day in the Hong Kong Disneyland.

36 / ECHO DE LA MER

LA MER Users can speak, shout,sing, meditate or take a rest in their own spaces. The bottles can capture sound waves, and has a response from the echo of the sea, giving users a feedback but not in a direct and disturbing way. In the dark, it still shines bright, just like being in a spacious ocean, when you look up, a silver moon shines high up in the sky, and there is hope underneath. Same as those stressful people, all they need is a tiny little simple motion or incidents that will cheer you up, for example, a warm embrace, like what la mer gives.

LOCATION Hong Kong Polytechnic University campus Echo de la mer consists of two parts: La mer & Blubbur. La mer allows user to express their depressions and frustrations by various ways. Blubbur acts as the receiving centre which collects messages from la mer and giving feedback.

ripples give them a feeling: roaming on the water surface

38 / ECHO DE LA MER

BLUBBUR Sometimes stress cannot be verbally expressed, which others might not fully understand what they are facing. La mer & Blubbur. It interacts between each other in a far distance. It may only be a temporary relief if you just express the stress physically in La mer. If there is someone, or even something, that touches oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heart by showing sympathetic. It gives a greater encouragement to the person spiritually.

Those bubbles have a shining effect which acts like an SOS signal to the viewer, curiosity is what leads the people to those bubbles, wanting to know whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening inside. When people walk by blubbur, they are seeing a silhouette projection from la mer. People might have an instinct to touch the bubbles. At this moment, they have just done something for the people who are suffering from stress at la mer side who need a hand from them. How to show la merâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s problem is solved? When the blubbur turns into cool colors, there are problems needed to be solved. If the problem is solved, blubbur tur ns into warm, soft color. Sometimes, problems cannot be solved completely, there is a transition colour, purple, to represent the progress. Same as the shadow part, when the people touch the shadow, it will fade away, just like things will eventually turn better if there is someone willing to stay by your side and defeat the darkness in life together.

Sea surface messages spread out widely on bubbles by colour changes, opacity, silhouette

40 / ECHO DE LA MER

USER FLOW It shows the interaction between La mer & blubber. Including the stress releasing, replying feedbacks and most importantly, the emotional support to the users.

LA MER

>> spreading messages >> Responses in the sound of sea waves, giving users a feedback but not in a direct and disturbing way.

<<<< Messages in La mer will fade out. As a metaphor, it means that someone understands how you feel. It touches the deepest side of your heart. It is time to let go of the problems.

BLUBBUR

The messages are transformed into visual effects that attract people to come near this area. It also projects the silhouette of the users in La mer.

>>>>

People might try to have an instinct to touch the Blubbur surface. With a sudden touch, the lights turn warm, meaning that you bring warmth to the needy at La mer side.

< < replying feedbacks < <

42 / ADD VALUE MACHINE

mass transit railway station

(e) ADD VALUE MACHINE Add value machines are located in every station of the most popular public transport in Hong Kong, for topping up the balance of Octopus Card. According to Octopus Holdings Limited, there are more than 20 million Octopus Card in circulation. It is three times the population in Hong Kong. Those data shows the popularity and commonness of Octopus Card and the MTR in Hong Kong. However, the add value machine is in low utilization.

Project Duration: Feb-Apr 2016 Nature: School project @PolyU

SCENARIO HK MTR station - Austin Station (hkrail.wikia.com)

44 / ADD VALUE MACHINE

RESEARCH After the research of the existing machine, it is found that: unclear instruction - the fonts and pictures are too small confusion of button - there are some buttons that would not be used limited users serviced - the height of the machine is not suitable for child andwheelchair users limited amount of money can be added - users can only insert fifty and one hundred dollar notes to get their Octopus Card topped up inaesthetic - it is in box shape and the colour and form create a sense of pressure to the users At first, I tried to solve all the problems that mentioned and add in the give change of coins function. But Ifound that it would be too complicated for the interfaceand also would confused the users.

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(a,b) exisiting add value machine in Hong Kong MTR station

a b c

(c) the oldest version of add value machine in MTR station. Taken in 1997. It is similar to the one existing in heavy rail line stations. (Image captured from Octopus Card advertisement, 1997) (d,e) taken in Hung Hom Station. The notice shows the suspension of EPS adds value service. (Image from apple daily, 2007) (f) the new version of add value machine in Siu Hong light rail station (g) the location of the new add value machine in Tuen Mun station in light rail line Written research paper: Low utilization of Add Value Machine in MTR Station

https://drive.google. com/open?id=1MGSr_ hPe5SxzXgCimyTW9qoekmCPfVy3

46 / ADD VALUE MACHINE

RESEARCH In order to facilitates the conveniency of using the machine, the second part, the dollar note sholder,it is located at the curve the the machine. With the filleted bottom, it aallows the users to slide the note through the curve smoothly and insert the note easily. By setting the numbers into large font with arrowsand words, it can give a clear instruction to theusers even if they use it for the first time.

t h r e e

Press button to take back Octopus card

$ 50

t w o

$ 100

o n e

The form of this add value machine is first developed by the inspiration of architecture. They share similarshape just in different scale. The final for m is inspirated from a standing human, with the head on top and two arms in the middle. It looks like welcoming the users and also provide a stand for supporting or put the bags on top.

48 / ROUNDLE

desktop lighting for Chinese restaurant

(f) ROUNDEL

A good lighting can enhance the mood and create a visual interest in a restaurant. Roundel is inspired by the tea cup in Chinese restaurant. Getting the idea of Chinese culture, introverted. Regular look is given to Roundel when people see the outer form. Inside the cup, a round shou pattern is designed to project the oriental taste.

Project Duration: July, 2016 Nature: School project @PolyU

LIGHTING IN RESTAURANT affects impression of the space/ can make a space enjoyable LOWER light levels: subjective impression is more “private” / fewer customers/often higher product costs brightness contrast between the object and the surround increases the impact

LIGHTING in RESTAURANT:

non-uniform distribution/wall lighting/lower light levels

affects impression of the space/ can make a space enjoyable

LOWER light levels: subjective impression is more “private” /fewer customers/often higher product costs

Privacy Focus non-uniform distribution/wall lighting/lower light levels

Relax

brightness contrast between the object and the surround increases the impact

50 / ROUNDLE

3D PRINTING As the extruded pattern on the inner wall was very complicated and the extrude length of the different parts was various. Roundel was considered to be hard to be produced by the traditional manufacturing methods. 3D print was a flexible manufacturing method, the pattern inside the Roundel can be customized by the consumers when it is in the market for production. It can attract a larger group of customers.

UPPER CAD section view RIGHT 3D printed model before sanding and colour spraying

CHINESE RESTAURANT IN HK / MOOD BOARD It is found that most of the chinese restaurants are lacking of well planned lighting system.

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SCENARIO Roundle is placed in the Chinese restaurant and in the living room. 3D PRINT MODEL the round shou pattern is projected on the inner wall. INTROVERTED getting the idea of Chinese culture, introverted. Regular look is given to Roundel when people see the outer form. ROUND SHOU PATTERN round shou pattern means longevity in Chinese word with the center ĺŁ˝ . I designed the pattern with other propitious signs, like the clouds and bats.

54 / PIGCYCLE

kitchen waste campaign

(g) PIGCYCLE

Give your kitchen waste to animals This is a kitchen waste handling campaign based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Eindhoven citizens are encouraged to bring their wastes to the participated city farm. It aims to create a no-waste cycle. The animals eat the wastes produced by human and then will be eaten by them at least.

Project Duration: Feb to Jun 2017 Nature: School project @DAE

LOGO DESIGN

LOGOTYPE

GIVE YOUR KITCHEN WASTES TO ANIMALS

Square Block Regular - touch of Eindhoven local government official design Mexcellent 3D Main logotype

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RESEARCH & IDEA EXPLORATION PERSONA At first, the idea comes from an â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;one week without wasteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience. Our class lived a week trying not to create any trash. My interviewee had the experience in the 25&26 February, 2017. Her ways of waste handling is analysed, founding out that she has the difficulties on handling kitchen waste. The first idea was to make a window cage at home which pet a pig. Feeding it with the kitchen wastes. However, it may causing many safety problems or inconvenience for the residents.

POSSIBLE APPLICATION There are many campaign opportunities in a house. Including the various media we are in touched everyday, like the internet, television. Some printed materials can also be used like magazine, newspaper and mail letter.

Handling Kitchen Wastes

Campaign : at home

Kitchen is another important area to focus on. As it is the birth place of the kitchen wastes, campaign would be fun to happen here. Food packaging can conveys the message by simply a slogan or images regard to the kichen waste problems

MAGAZINES Showing the details of the animals car: date, location, time, benefits

INTERNET ADVERISEMENT Website / facebook event / adverisement on various websites

Handling Kitchen Wastes

TV ADVERTISEMENT

WINDOW PET CAGE

Conveys the message by short video clips : arouse awareness towards kitchen wates

FOOD PACKAGING Showing a slogan / simple message with kitchen waste problems

MAIL (LETTER) Leaflet, small poster shows the time & date according to diff district

5 POSSIBLE APPLICATION There are many campaign opportunities in a house. Including the various media we are in touched everyday, like the internet, television. Some printed materials can also be used like magazine, newspaper and mail letter.

Handling Kitchen Wastes

Campaign : at home

MAGAZINES Showing the details of the animals car: date, location, time, benefits

INTERNET ADVERISEMENT Website / facebook event / adverisement on various websites

TV ADVERTISEMENT Conveys the message by short video clips : arouse awareness towards kitchen wates

FOOD PACKAGING Showing a slogan / simple message with kitchen waste problems

MAIL (LETTER) Leaflet, small poster shows the time & date according to diff district

Handling Kitchen Wastes

WINDOW PET CAGE

58 / PIGCYCLE

CAMPAIGN GARBAGE TRUCK The idea moving city farm is a one time campaign for Eindhoven. Replacing the garbage truck by the designed moving city farm truck. It encourages the citizens to feed their organic waste to the pig on it. It creates a special experience for families. The truck also shows city farm on town, promoting the idea of city farm.

CAMPAIGN OPEN MARKET & CITY FARM Pigcycle is also promoted in the open market and the participated city farm. Open market is where the food is mainly consumed which could be a great way for the target audiences to get informed.

Poster and sticker for the promotion.

GIVE YOUR KITCHEN WASTES TO ANIMALS New way in handling organic waste.

Give the Wastes to City Farm

Visit the website for more information

62 / PHOTOGRAPHY

city captures

(h) PHOTOGRAPHY