STEPHANIE CHIU
a selection of works 01 02 03 04
Map Makers’ Studio Bondi Apartments The Bathouse Boonoo Boonoo Education Centre
THE MAP MAKERS’ STUDIO Woolloomoloo, Sydney
McElhone st
Dowling st Reid ave
Roof Plan
The map makers’ studio is designed to create a quiet retreat for studying, thinking, conversations and making maps in a densely populated suburb in Sydney’s CBD. The brief called for a plan made entirely of orthogonal geometry, instigated by an exploration of the spaces created, and strategies in connecting them together in Mies van der Rohe’s ‘Brick Country House’ plan. The ramp off Dowling street eases the transition from street to studio. Upon entering, it is through carefully placed solid walls that a directed fluid movement between spaces is generated without the need of doors. This enables a sense of wonder for what is around the corner. Glimpses of views to the outside act as an incentive to enter into a room with the final reward being a space where the outside is drawn in. Blurring the line of separation from inside to outside is used as a strategy to extend and connect with a larger, more natural space in rooms that seem small. The courtyard is of particular focus and importance, grounding the building with its’ large existing trees and centreing it as rooms spiral off.
Floor Plan
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Entry - Meeting Area Studio Deck Library Kitchenette Bathroom
South Elevation
Longitudinal Section
Orthagonal View
BONDI APARTMENTS North Bondi, Sydney
Hiroaki Ohtani, Mini House, Kobe, Japan
I sought precedents from Japanese designs, observing how they creatively dealt with circulation space and the maximisation of rooms through the bare functional necessities.
Context Plan - vegetation heights, building heights, roof colour, traffic intensity, institutions/commecial buildings Suppose Design Office, House in Hidaki, Hidaki, Japan
North Bondi is a suburb increasing in desirability. The need to meet these demands requires homes to fit in a smaller footprint and thus a smarter, more efficient way of planning is a must. The brief required a disabled accessible cafe, parking, aswell as a disabled apartment whilst fitting into its’ context and conforming to the Australian Standards. The apartment design explores a flexible way of living that is made possible by built-in furniture that serve more than one function - this way, spaces are overlapped minimising unused space.
Street Elevation
Larger Context Plan - view, parks, public transport
John Pawsn, Design Museum, London, United Kingdom
Atelier Bow Wow, House and Atelier, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Second Floor Plan
First Floor Plan
Ground Floor Plan
Typical Section
THE BATH HOUSE Woolloomoloo, Sydney
The Woolloomoloo bath house is designed to provide an escape from the fast paced life of Sydney. It is a place where PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT one cleanses the mind through the physical act of cleansing and relaxing the body - a highly personal ritual usually done alone. As humans we occupy the ground leaving the areas above and below it as sanctuary spaces. This idea informs the two different sensuous experiences: First Floor Plan
Upper Floor - elevated above the ground, users are encouraged to direct their gaze to the sky, rather than the surrounding buildings. These spaces allows the user to be better in tune with what their physical body needs, regulating this by having choice in the spa with a temperature that best suits.
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
Lower Floor - being embedded inside the earth, in a sea cave with pockets of varied height spaces to sit or lie down and contemplate as light illuminates from above leading users to the upper floor.
Precedents and strategy influence was drawn from Louis Kahn’s Trenton Bath House. His idea on serve and served spaces acted as a spring board in the plan development, helping in understanding the movement between spas. Tadao Ando’s manipulation of light inspired the method in how an atmosphere was created that promoted centreing and self reflection.
Ground Floor Plan
McElhone st
Dowling st
Section E
Section A
Section B
Reid ave
Section C
Section D
Floor Plan
BOONOO BOONOO EDUCATION CENTRE Boonoo Boonoo National Park, NSW
The Boonoo Boonoo Education Centre is intended to provide a home base for students that encourages growth in learning about the environment, how to best utilise its’ properties for harvesting energy via solar, hydro, and managing systems that rely on the environment for rain collection and sewage. The students’ biggest form of learning is through living how they’ve been taught - off grid - depending on enviroment for their basic needs. Located in the granite region of the Boonoo Boonoo National Park along the bank of the undulating main river, the site is part of a slowly morphing environment where water carves stone, largely dictating the land’ physical appearance.
East Elevation
North Elevation
The building stretches across the site, with contour 94 as a reference point due to its relative flatness and ease of passage on site - especially important for disabled access. It is around this contour that the main circulation street occurs with the serve spaces sit back in the site in support. This forms the back bone that anchors into the solidity of the granite stone, allowing served spaces to project off the contours towards the river in lightweight construction, whilst creating a sheltered second street underneath.
The placements of the spaces mimick the one’s naturally created in the site: - the rocks that come out to meet the other side of the river was a sunny public forum like space, informing the hall location along with the views down the river. - the south of the site was a large area. Dry, relatively even and quiet, away from active forum perfect for retreating to, and design wise perfect for a fair living space for those on site where all are included
TRAVEL SKETCHES AND PHOTOGRAPHS
Porto, Portugal Boats that transport port wine down the Douro River. Photograph was taken on 200 ISO colour film with Ricoh KR-5 SuperII.
Alvaro Siza, Pavilhao de Portugal Lisboa, Portugal A page from my journal of a sketch and observation at the Portugal Pavillion.
Therme Vals, Switzerland Photograph was taken on 200 ISO colour film with Ricoh KR-5 SuperII during the transition from Summer into Autumn as leaves goldened and crisped up in from the changing temperature.
Antonio Gaudi, Casa Battlo Barcelona, Spain A page of sketches and notes taken whilst walking through Casa Battlo, listening to a guide.
Aviles, Spain Photograph was taken on 400 ISO b/w film with Ricoh KR-5 SuperII at a string makers’ sunlit studio.
Mies van der Rohe Pavilion Barcelona, Spain A page from my journal on my first impressions of the Barcelona Pavilion, noting down the journey, spaces that induce movement, spaces to be stationary and vantage spots.
Wurzburg, Germany Photograph was taken on 200 ISO colour film with Ricoh KR-5 SuperII of the houses perched on a hill from the walk down through vineyards from the Wurzburg Fortress.
Therme Vals, Switzerland A page from my journal documenting a meal I had.
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Stephanie Lok Yee Chiu Australian 10th March 1992 B. Architectural Studies : University of New South Wales : 2010 - 2012 S1/1 - Studio: DN S1/2 - Studio: CR S1/3 - Studio: DN S2/1 - Studio: DN S2/2 - Studio: CR S2/3 - Studio: CR Meriden Anglican School for Girls : 1998-2009 Leadership: House Captain : 2008 Music Prefect : 2009 Tildesley Tennis Captain : 2009 Student Christian Leader : 2007-2009 BVN Donovan Hill : July 2011 - present Student Architect: AWD and LHD Home Port Infrastructure, NSW Moorebank Units Relocation, NSW Australian Embassy, Bangkok Hurstville Real Estate : January 2010 - present Draftsperson Meriden Tennis Academy : November 2009 - 2012 Tennis Coach Churchill National Pty Ltd : November 2006 - February 2008 Primary School Tutor English : Fluent Cantonese : Partial Word processing : touchtype Competant Microsoft Office programs Competant Revit Basic AutoCAD, Microstation Competant Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator (available on request)
STEPHANIE CHIU
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