PORTFOLIO
UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM 2011 - 2014 Chung Pak Hiung
Bachelor of Architecture (BArch Hons) Part 1 m. : 07858377517 e. : raymondchung29@hotmail.com
CONTENTS
This portfolio is presented in a reverse chronological order from Year 3 to Year 2.
YEAR 3 CREATIVE MIXED-USE SPACE
YEAR 3 ART SCHOOL
YEAR 3 SITE ANALYSIS/RESPONSE
YEAR 2 READAPTATION
YEAR 2 RESIDENTIAL
YEAR 2 URBAN
YEAR 3 PROJECT
A POSSE AD ESSE CREATIVE MIXED - USE SPACE
Why? The Problem: The rise of expensive developments threatens London’s position as a global cultural hub.
Mapping Diagram showing the density of the nodes (areas which economy moves the most upmarket). The dense network in Central London proves that this area is becoming more and more expensive which results in pushing communities away from Central London. “ As the capital’s property market powers ahead, artists are being pushed into outlying areas, fuelling concerns about the impact on London’s vibrant cultural scene.” “As artists disperse into outer boroughs such as Waltham Forest, Greenwich and Bromley, the clustering effect that fuels creativity will be threatened, she added, and, with it, one of the factors behind London’s appeal as a global cultural hub.” - Financial Times
What & How? The “Solution”: A Creative Mixed-Use Building where the needs of artists are catered and the community are inspired. A building with spaces to CREATE, EXHIBIT, INSPIRE.
EXHIBIT & INSPIRE. The diagram on the left shows how public and users can be zoned out in a way where the public can still be inspired by the activities happening within the building. This is done through considering the accessibility to each spaces.
Where? The Site Strategies and Analysis
In order to create a contextual building, the design responds to various characteristics of the site. There are 4 main strategies developed from understanding the characteristics of the site through analysis, creating a building that is very site specific. These characteristics are: Tranquil vs Hard Urban Realm, Physical Boundaries, Situated at a road intersection where both entrances serve different purposes, and Street extended into the building.
1:500 SITE PLAN
Art Studios
Rooftop Garden- A space where public and users can interact Cafe
Art Studios
Music Studios
Rooftop Garden- A space where public and users can interact
J2.
Cafe
Exhibition Dance Studios
ROOF & FACADE
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1F
Dance Studios
J3.
Performance Space
Music Studios
J1.
J2.
Exhibition
Exhibition Dance Studios
J3.
Performance Space
Performance Space
Structural lines that were followed with the following constraints and specifications considered:
J1.
: 400 mm
Depth of Flat Slabs (Post-Tensioned)
: 325 mm
Maximum Cantilever
Exhibition
J4.
Exhibition Key
J4.
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Reinforced load bearing concrete wall/ wall columns
LG
Public Circulation Users Circulation
Journey - Interior View at this spot (Refer to Main Panel)
Depth of Beams
Column Thickness
Maximum Span between columns/wall
: 2000 mm : 225 mm
: 350 mm
: 12000 mm
The design process revolved around the idea of creating as many interactions as possible from interactions between the creative communities (like being at a creative cluster) to interactions between the creative community and the public in order to inspire each other. Thus, plans sections were explored where not only multi-level interactions can occur but also interactions beyond the walls of the building in the form of moving silhouettes.
SECTION A -A
CURTAIN WALL TO ROOF CONSTRUCTION
CURTAIN WALL TO CURTAIN WALL CONSTRUCTION
Section B-B
1. 50 mm Concrete Pavement 2. Pedestal 3. 120 mm Polyurethane Rigid Insulation 4. 10 mm Waterproofing Membrane 5. 295 mm Concrete Slab 6. Wall Tie from In-situ Concrete to Precast Concrete 7. 50mm Air Gap 8. Solid Insulated Panel with untreated FSC Jatoba tongue-and-groove boarding 9. Curtain Wall 10. Continuous Ancon channel fixed to underside of MDC Bracket 11. Ancon SD21 Wall Ties 12. Full Brick 102.5 mm deep Flemish Bond with 10mm joints
CURTAIN WALL TO CURTAIN WALL CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
CURTAIN WALL TO ROOF CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
CHILTERN STREET ELEVATION
PADDINGTON STREET GARDENS (PARK) ELEVATION
The whole building was designed to seamlessly integrate with the surroundings from the way the spaces were designed to the materiality of the buildings.
PADDINGTON STREET ELEVATION
Journey of viewing the creative process.
This is the view when one is able to view the creative processes of the music and art studios.
Journey of lower ground exhibition
The view of the interior space of the exhibition when the public enters the building from the courtyard entrance.
Similar to the idea of using frosted glass for the dance studios to create a silhouette effect, the platform exhibition inside the building also applies the same technique where this particular space acts as an urban lantern to the surroundings thus attracting the general public into the building.
Journey of entering the flexible performance space A alternative and flexible space which can hold all kinds of performances and exhibitions.
Journey of entering the public entrance
This is the view when one enters the building from the main public entrance . Designed to resemble a street within the building, visitors are immediately exposed to different qualities of the building where creativity and tranquillity can be viewed at once.
This physical part model was modelled to show most of the exterior design and the key features of some of the internal spaces. Parts of the roof were not modelled so that it can be taken off to view the key features of the building. The internal spaces were also partly modelled to show parts of the internal features. Within the features modelled were the voids within different levels to create a tall and powerful space that can inspire the public. Other features are the addition of brick screens that can create an interesting atmosphere when sunlight shines through it, a rooftop cafe that gives views to the surroundings, and a platform exhibition with polycarbonate pieces as its walls to create a silhouette /urban lantern effect.
YEAR 3 PROJECT PARS PRO TOTO ART SCHOOL
With a developed 1:50 section being the main focus for this project (an Art School for Westminster University), this project focused on a conceptual idea for the section that fulfil the unit’s theme of creating continuities. This resulted in a section which connects the proposal with both the park and Chiltern Street resulting in both physical and social continuities. Further continuities were followed where building lines and materials of the neighbouring buildings were considered during the design process to create a proposal that respects the context and is site specific.
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DIAGRAM SHOWING THE INTERACTION WITHIN THE SPACES IN THE BUILDING
SECTIONAL CONCEPT SHOWING TWO OVERLAPPING SPACES EXTENDED FROM THE STREET AND THE PARK
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GROUND FLOOR
CONTEXTUAL 1:500 PLANS
FIRST FLOOR
Circulation around building
Social Spaces
SECOND FLOOR
Learning Spaces
Creative Spaces
THIRD FLOOR
Circulation
1:50 PART SECTION A section of the original 1:50 Section (scaled section on top) showing the details at a scale of 1:50
1:5 CURTAIN WALL DETAILS 1. Vertical Fin Anodised aluminium caps over steel pressure plates. Glazing. Steel Curtain Wall 2. Hydrotech Roofing System 3. Cladding Structure I Sections to span full height, fixed to structural frame via resin bolts
4. Flange Channel Galvanised mild steel parallel flange channel. Dense Insulation. EPDM. Anodised aluminium flashing. 5. 150 mm concrete floor slab on beams 6. LouvreTec Bracket Fixed 90 mm Louvres The type of louvres was specifically chosen due to the possibility of shading most of the light to prevent glaring in spaces. Minimal spaces between the blades provide the ability to do so.
View of the
Raymond Chung Pak Hiung Unit 1B building facing Chiltern Street Project 2 - Pars Pro Toto
3D Views of Building
View of the building facing Chiltern Street
View of the Building at the junction of Chiltern Street and Paddington Street
Raymond Chung Pak Hiung Unit 1B Project 2 - Pars Pro Toto
View of the Building at the junction of Chiltern Street and Paddington Street
View of the Building Facing the Park
View of the Building Facing the Park
Chiltern Street elevation showing the curtain wall facade in between in-situ concrete walls
1:50 PART ELEVATION
3D Interior Perspective View
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The Process DESIGN 11 DESIGN
Raymond Chung Pak Hiung Unit 1B Project 2 - Pars Pro Toto DESIGN DESIGN 22
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it harder to resolve circulation whereas studio spaces over the atrium did not work. DESIGN DESIGN 11
Theatre made smaller. The ceiling of the atrium was then planned to Theatre made smaller and the top of the be fully glazed.
atrium was planned to be a fully glazed bit.
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the seatings below which acts as seating/staircase.
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the physical boundary of the buildings. INITIAL 3D3D MASTERPLAN INITIAL MASTERPLAN
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cal. Thus, it was angled according to the physical boundaries. FINAL 3DMASTERPLAN MASTERPAN FINAL 3D
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the facade facing Chiltern Street will need to be a
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continues the lines of windows from the neighbouring street but also the possibility of breaking it to make it more interesting. Besides, the materiality of the surrouding buildings were also looked at.
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final masterplan having a workshop (BLUE) space on top.
Image showing the position of the building in relation to the junction of Chiltern Street and Paddington Street. The height of the building was designed according to the elevations of the neighbouring buildings at Chiltern Street.
Image showing how the building is angled according to the building next to it. This creates not only more interesting studio spaces but also a more interesting form that makes it less brutal to the park.
Image showing the building’s relationship with the park where the park is ‘extended’ into the building creating a physical continuity.
Image showing the gap in between the design and the next building. This gap was meant to create a small public space which is extended from the park.
Plan view showing the building on site. As seen in the image, the building creates a physical continuity by following the neighbouring buildings’ physical line boundaries.
YEAR 3 PROJECT
LOCUS SITE ANALYSIS & RESPONSE
CHILTERN STREET ELEVATION
PADDINGTON STREET ELEVATION
There is a need to rethink how the site interacts with other people eg the WINDOW so that any activties created would not affect them.
THE PERSONAL RESPONSE:
In order to reinvigorate the social fabric of the site, the ideal strategic vision would be to reintroduce a mixed - use space where people from all walks of life can be integrated together again. However, attempting this would not only be met by constraints of the exclusivity of the area but also its contradictions. Therefore, there is a need to interact with surroundings where any new development can be integrated to the daily life with ease. However, the social and physical fabric are always changing thus the objective of creating a manipulable space where it respects this situation. With the site needing to always keep pace with the surroundings, a manipulable space is ideal due to its ability to adapt to the current developments but also respect the historic area. Moreover, this space could also be manipulated to adapt to different social needs.
YEAR 2 PROJECT
THE READAPTATION OF A HOUSING PROJECT INTO A REPAIR HUB WITH A CHANCE OF AN ACCIDENTAL ENCOUNTER
STARTING WITH THE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM Before starting the design, I started off by looking at ways of manipulating the structural system where the system must be altered to the point where it can still stand. The opportunities and constraints of a concrete frame structure were also looked at in which the columns are constrained by a maximum span of 10 m. The arrangement strategy of the structure is to have the columns and beams joined together and the flat slab sits on top of the beams.
This project presented an opportunity to analyse the current structural system of the existing housing project and readapt it to instil a public function. This idea of a repair hub with a chance of an accidental encounter was designed to tackle the problem in urban design where the city is losing the chance of accidental encounter. The image below portrays a future scenario where the increase in densely-populated apartments is preventing communities from socialising with each other thus creating social boundaries.
A timeline study indicating how meetings would occur between different types of spaces throughout the day. The idea was to take advantage of the bicycle and water transport opportunity and create social interaction within the repair community in this repair hub.
The idea of creating social interactions within different levels where there is not only interaction between the repair spaces but also within the private and public spaces. Colours show the planned field of views that will produce interaction within levels.
Access and circulation routes across the old and new intervention showing how meetings occur through the “clashes” of routes and also through the “transparency” of partitions (equipment shelves, equipment counter).
LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN SCALE 1:100 on A1 scaled to fit an A2
GROUND FLOOR PLAN SCALE 1:100 on A1 scaled to fit an A2
FIRST FLOOR PLAN SCALE 1:100 on A1 scaled to fit an A2
SECTION A - A
SECTION B - B
More resolved spaces but the experimenting with a triangular roof was unsuccessful and was not a good architectural idea.
Images show a triangular roof which is a new structural system that connects to the old one. This idea had too many different spaces and which meant the initial repair hub idea was isolated leading to ‘form over function’. Images of developed model where social interactions are created within the repair hub spaces through partitions and shelves.
YEAR 2 PROJECT RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
SECTION A - A
This project presented the opportunity to design a residential building at Pudding Mill Lane, a post industrial site in East London. With the addition of studio/office spaces below, the design process involved arranging spaces to create public and private areas. Courtyards within the residential area were also created to provide personal privacy that is lacking at housing estates.
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
PROCESS PROCESS As the housing units are meant to be repetitive, the process involved modelling physical boxes which were then arranged to create the ‘right’ arrangement. Each of the units was also modelled to give a 3d perspective on the rooms inside the units.
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PROCESS PROCESS
The final models where the larger image represents the 1:100 massing model of the entire building. To get a better understanding of each of the residential spaces, additional 1:50 detailed models of each housing block were made.