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HAOTIAN WU B. ENVS. UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE SELECTED WORKS 2015 - 2018

Preface Architecture is the dialogue between my vision of the world and the built environments. It has never been static as I keep advancing my life and study. The four projects selected represent two of my current interests in architecture. The first is how we architects, as the intellects of creativity, could make our discipline and industry catch up with the pace of the external development, by critically integrating knowledges beyond architecture. The second is how we pursue the beauty of architecture, which I believe is a poetic moment when every concern has been composed harmoniously; it is even beyond the juxtaposition between form and content, order and science.

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Content 01 REACHING FLINDERS Co-programmed Education-Correction Center Semester1, 2018

02 MORPHING MATERIALITY Ceiling Installation Semester1, 2016

03 SUBTRACTION OF ADDITION Multi-use Mid-rise Semester2, 2016

04 EARTH: A PLACE FOR SECRET Pavilion on Herring Island Semester1, 2015

05 ‘GLASS HOUSE’ ANALYSIS Project Case-study Semester1, 2016

06 MISCELLANEOUS

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01 REACHING FLINDERS CO-PROGRAMMED EDUCATION - CORRECTION CENTER Master Studio C, University of Melbourne Semester 1, 2018 Individual Work Studio Leaders: Jorge Ortega & Isaac Chen

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The studio attempted to use a non-architectural approach, the ‘train’ system inspired by the specific site - Flinder Station to solve a speculative architectural problem: co-programming. To co-program a prison and a school, the ‘train cars’ are designed as the extension of prisoner’s boundary to encourage interaction between the special group and the rest of the society. On the other track of the studio, an ancient building technology - flying buttress was studied in terms of both the formal gesture and the geometrical principle to generate the form-finding logic of the proposal.

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Origin

Foundation

Implementation

Vista

1790s

1850s

1980s

2010s

European Settlers

Metropolis

Citizens

Redevelopment

EXPLORE

SPRAWL

GATHER

RECONNECT

NEW WORLD

WILDNESS

CBD

YARRA RIVER

STUDENT

TOURIST

CYCLIST

WHITE COLLAR

PEDESTRIAN

Flinders is the passage between home and school everyday

Flinders is the first stop when visiting Melbourne city

Flinders is the transition between two means of transportation

Flinders is the urban nexus to all the resources and destinations

Flinders is the threshold to the Yarra River and Southbank

PEOPLE MOVING AT FLINDERS STATION

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BEYOND ARCHITECTURE

REALISTIC CONCERNS

Flinders Station is a field of movement, no one and nothing being ever stationary. From the early stage of colonial establishment to the contemporary urban scheme, Flinders has been playing the role of a device of mobilizing. Everyone to be here is reaching something or somewhere, with the system of railway, escalators and tunnels. The architectural significance of Flinders Station is not confined to the area covered by the site, neither to the tourism image of the dome, but on the network behind. The nature of movement empowered this train station with enormous social influence that is far beyond its architecture could mean to create, which inspires the design approach of this project: how a non-architectural strategy, which is the transport system here, could solve architectural problems: programming, circulation and relationships.

The site is assigned to the air-right of Flinders Station, which has not been fully legislated by Australian regulation and therefore the speculation of how to overcome realistic concerns must be conducted before proposing. First of all, such a massive planning in CBD will need to comply with strict statutory compliance such as the height restriction and shadow casting on the surrounding. Secondly, Flinders Station as a both historical and functional body has to be respected and preserved. And lastly, the unreasonable existing circulation breaking CBD and Southbank should be improved to further the mobilization of people. Summarily, turning these complex realistic concerns into design opportunities is one of the main drivers at the early stage of the project.

SUGGESTED 24 METER MAXIMUM HEIGHT

STATUTORY COMPLIANCE YARRA RIVER SHADOW RESTRICTION FEDERATION SQUARE SHADOW RESTRICTION

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SITE CONCERNS ANALYSIS

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CORRECTIONAL CENTER EDUCATION CENTER

STUDY ROOM

SEMINAR

LIBRARY

LIBRARY

CASUAL ROOM

LOUNGE

COMPUTER ROOM

LABORATORY

CINEMA

THEATRE

WORKSHOP

FOOD COURT

CO-PROGRAM CONCEPT 8

ENTERTAINMENT

LEARNING

GROUP STUDY

PRODUCTION

RELAX

library

seminar

laboratory

lecture theatre

lounge

food court

library

seminar

laboratory

lecture theatre

lounge

food court

dormitory & controls

library

study rooms

computer rooms

casual rooms

cinema

workshop

dormitory & controls

CORRECTION

EDUCATION ?

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library

seminar

laboratory

lecture theatre

lounge

food court

library

study rooms

computer rooms

cinema

casual rooms

workshop

library

seminar

laboratory

lecture theatre

lounge

food court

dormitory & controls

dormitory & controls

CONCEPTUAL PLAN DEVELOPMENT

COʊPROGRAM

‘NEW TRAIN’

The brief is to co-program two distinctive sectors - correctional and educational, which challenges the established perception of architectural typologies. This marriage may bring huge benefits as to maximize social resources and help reflect the existing identity of prisoners and students. As inspired by the mobility of Flinders Station, relocating the programs and moving these users may present a new possibility of co-programming, which is beyond the conventional stationary planning and circulation.

By studying the adjacency of programs, some potential pairs were generated and displayed on the right page. The purpose is to encourage the mutual nourishment between prisoners and students in an organic system.

The horizontal nature of the site and the mobile potential of coprogramming breed the concept of a ‘New Train’, transporting between the correctional and the educational sectors. The train car is a dynamic extension of cells. Prisoners are moving along within the cars which defines the boundary of their activities meanwhile allowing them to approach people and spaces which can hardly be reached in a conventional scenario.

The concept of the ‘New Train’ was developed further to cater for different groups of prisoners and the existing condition on the site, and finally into the stepped section illustrated below.

TEEN CENTER PRISON / SCHOOL

PEDAGOGICAL

MAJORITY PRISONERS

TEENAGER PRISONERS

Repeat the train system as two double-stack cars to fit the site

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Detail the categories of prisoners to create a typological hierarchy

EXISTING FLINDERS STATION

KNOWLEDGEABLE PRISONERS

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PUBLIC SPACE

‘TRAIN‘

TRAIN 1 (education)

TRAIN 2 (production)

TRAIN 3 (teen)

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Divide trains according to three groups of prisoners to in turn create different functional zones on the site

CONCEPTUAL SECTION DEVELOPMENT 9

Г STUDY ROOM

‘CELLMINAR’ +

SEMINAR CASUAL ROOM

‘RE SORT’ LOUNGE

Д COMPUTER ROOM

‘LABOTRAINY’ LABOROTARY

+ CINEMA

‘AUDITRAINIUM’ LECTURE THEATRE

PERSPECTIVE - ‘AUDITRAINIUM’

TRAINS OF EDUCATION & PRODUCTION According to the conceptual section, level 2 and 3 will be occupied by the ‘trains’ of education and production, which respectively respond to the different needs of prisoners in studying and working. These train cars provide basic programs for the prisoners and when slotted into the school, they will be connected with the matching educational programs to generate new co-programs as illustrated on the right. The example above is ‘Auditrainium’ which is co-programmed by the cinema from the prison and the lecture theatre from the school. These two programs function individually when apart and form the coprogram ‘Auditrainium’ when the train from the prison reaches the school, allowing prisoners to have the lecture resource along with students.

Е LIBRARY

‘LIBROUSEL’

carousel system LIBRARY

Ж WORKSHOP

‘REFORMAR’ FOOD COURT / SERVICE

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A GYM

SPORTS POD SWIMMING POOL BOULDERING

B CLASSROOM

SCIENCE POD BOTANIC GARDEN MUSEUM

PERSPECTIVE - SCIENCE POD

TRAIN OF TEENAGER Level 1 is proposed for the teenager prisoners who consist a large group of correctional center users, usually overlooked by a generic prison proposal. The co-program for this ‘teen-train’ aims to create spaces for different disciplines such as sports, science, arts and general reading, and when reaching Flinders, the train connects the teenager prisoners with more extensive programs which are only open to the general public during normal hours. The example above is Science Pod, co-programmed by the classroom from the teenager correctional center and the two public programs - botanic garden and museum from the school.

This allows the teenager prisoners to make use of those resources during special hours.

C PAINTING ROOM

ART POD GALLERY STUDIOS

D SELF STUDY ZONE

READING POD LIBRARY COMPUTER LAB

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INDEPENDENT SERVICE

PLUG-IN BRIDGE

TELESCOPING PASSAGE

MATERIAL MATCH

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TRAIN DETAILS & FUTURE UPGRADE The diagram above is a sample of how the system of the ‘new train‘ will work in real life, by dealing with difficulties on 4 aspects: autonomy, integration, mobility and interface. The left drawing shows the present scheme and the right one shows a speculation of the future upgrade. The essence of this system is ‘reach’, which allows people to make use of a space beyond stationary architecture. Regardless of how technologies would advance, the four questions designers should consider for a dynamic architecture are: how a environment reaches another, how a human reaches another, what happens before the reach and what for the moment of reach.

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CYBER BARRIER

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TECHNOLOGY STUDY - FLYING BUTTRESS

AUXILIARY OR CELEBRATED Beside co-programming, another track of the studio was to study one ancient building technology and integrate the research outcome into the proposal. The subject selected - flying buttress has been used extensively for cathedrals as an auxiliary device to support the main architectural bodies. However, its beauty of geometry and composition was thought to deserve its own celebration. In the contemporary industry where this old technology became obsolete, there could be a second-life for it created by new knowledges.

ALGORITHM-GENERATED ‘FLYING BUTTRESS’ 16

PARAMETRIC OLDʊCRAFT The diagram below illustrates a simplified parametric sketch of ‘flying buttress’. By controlling the basic geometries and its spatial projection, varying types of ‘flying buttresses‘ could be generated. This exercise inspired the form-finding of this project as to apply the arch section of flying buttress to create train tunnels, and subtract void space from the top for other programs.

Algorithms redefined this old-craft and make it into brand-new use for a contemporary proposal.

SCENARIO SKYLIGHT SCENARIO

PLAN PROJECTION

SUNKEN SPACE

SCENARIO ´POD´

´FLYING BUTTRESS´

PEDESTRIAN STAIR

SECTION PROJECTION

´TRAIN´ TUNNEL

FORM-FINDING TECTONIC

SECONDʊLIFE OF FLYING BUTTRESS Algorithm was used to project the form from views of both the section and the plan. On the section, the parameters include the program of the area, the pitch of the staircase and the type of the ‘train’. On the plan, the parameters include the use of the void space, the circulation and the contextual fitting. A matrix of parametric form-finding process is on the following page to illustrate the detailed decision-makings.

3D-PRINT PROTOTYPE 17

PERSPECTIVE SECTION

YARRA RIVER

RAILWAY

TEENAGER PODS

BRIDGE CONNECTION ISLAND

FORM DEVELOPMENT

RIVERBANK

TEENAGER TRAIN + PODS

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TRAIN TOP PASSAGE VOID SKYLIGHT

PRODUCTION TRAIN + FOOD/SERVICE

EDUCATION TRAIN + STUDY SPACE

ND FLOOR

ND & RD FLOOR

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PERSPECTIVE - PRODUCTION TRAIN

PERSPECTIVE - EDUCATION TRAIN 20

PRODUCTION TRAIN + FOOD/SERVICE ND FLOOR

The outdoor area of the 2nd floor is an archway open to the public, adjacent to the food court and the student service areas. When the ‘production train’ reaches, the space becomes the ‘Reformar’ which is for students and the public to purchase goods or service from prisoners

EDUCATION TRAIN + STUDY SPACE ND & RD FLOOR

The double-height space across the 2nd and 3rd floor is for the pedagogical program, which also generates new co-programs such ‘Auditrainium’ and ‘Labotrainy’ when the ‘education train’ reaches. The voids on the ceiling provide huge skylights and when the train is away, the rail becomes an open atrium.

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BOND ST.

FLINDERS ST.

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Bouldering Gym Sports Pod Swimming Pool Museum Science Pod Green House Studios Art Pod Gallery Computer Lab Reading Pod Library

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Prisoner Center Cells Prison Control

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Seminar Cellminar Theatre Auditrainium Laboratory Library Librousel Train Workshop Train Kitchen

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Prison Admin.

Prisoner Center Cells Prison Control

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11 Security 12 Food Court 13 Student Service

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PHYSICAL MODEL 1:500 (LONG-TERM EXHIBITED IN MSD BUILDING)

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REACHING FLINDERS In order to overcome the urban discontinuity by the railways between the CBD Hoddle Grid and the Yarra riverbank, efforts have been made over times, the most iconic of which is the Federation Square opposite to the Flinders Station. On the urban scale, this proposal also means to patch the break. The ‘flying buttress’ provides the city with a massive piece of landscape that people can climb and go over the railways below. As the photo above displays, viewed from the Southbank, the form indicates a gesture of ‘reaching’ to invite pedestrians from the opposite side of Yarra River to embrace the city behind. Reaching Flinders is not only for mobilizing architecture in the co-programming but also for the more extensive group of urban users, with a synthesized language of form and content.

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02 MORPHING MATERIALITY CEILING INSTALLATION Studio Air, University of Melbourne Semester 1, 2016 Collaborate with Chao Feng & Guanjin Chen Tutor: Finnian Warnock The brief of the studio is to design a parametric ceiling with timber veneer for a 4m x 6m meeting room. Considering the prescribed material and parametric tool, a bi-directional design method is applied where the microscopic material study and the macroscopic form-finding are conducted simultaneously. Experiments are carried out between the top-down and bottom-up trajectories to seek an outcome which bridges the material tectonic and the dynamic form. After some alterations, this project was physically completed at the end of 2016. The construction footage is available via the link below: https://vimeo.com/209532486

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TECTONIC STUDY 1 - EXPERIMENT

Manual 40 1.5

1.8 0.8 80%

0.03-0.4 Bezier 0.1

Internal cone to counteract the deformation of external large cone by the stiffness of grains in two directions

ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE BY FLAT CEILING

Strip pattern to reduce the stiffness of bent area which is along the grain

ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE BY CONE CEILING

The tectonic inspired by Skylar Tibbits’ VoltaDom was chosen in the first module for case-study because the brief was specific in using timber veneer as the material for the installation. The ‘cone‘ as a developable surface was considered with high constructibility and its acoustic effect was preferred for an office ceiling.

The physical performance of timber veneer is determined by the grain direction and deformation FORM & MATERIALITY

During the parametric iterations, materiality was taken into account along with aesthetics for a higher constructibility. Due to the uneven distribution of timber grain, an internal cone and a pattern of strips were designed in order to counteract the deformation of the rolled cones.

The real difficulty happened on the connection between each modules as timber veneer is not a material suitable for stitching or gluing. This gave a lesson that detailing and connection should be considered at the early stage of design.

SKETCH MODEL

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1/3 20 0.1-0.9

Tessellation Variation

Dimension Variation

Core Variation

Pattern Variation

Grid Point Number Base Diameter

Base Diameter Cone Height Globe Area

Hole Size Mapper Curve Extruding Core

Pattern Area Strip Number Pattern Size

square 60 2

2 0.1 100%

0.02-0.05 linear -

1/1 40 0.8

hexogon 80 2

2 0.6 100%

0.1-0.2 linear -

1/3 10 0.8

Diamond 40 2

1.8 1 100%

0.03-0.4 Bezier -

1/12 6 0.8

Random 40 2

1.5 1.2 100%

0.01-0.6 linear -

1/3 2 0.8

Random 20 2

1.5 1.5 100%

0.01-0.6 Bezier -

1/4 8 0.8

Random 100 2

1.8 0.8 80%

0.03-0.4 Bezier -0.5

1/4 20 0.8

Random 20 1.5

1.8 0.3 60%

0.03-0.4 Bezier 0.3

1/4 8 0.3-0.9-0.3

Random 60 1.5

1.8 0.6 40%

0.03-0.4 Bezier -0.3

1/4 8 0.8-0.3-0.8

Random 100 1.5

1.5 1 20%

0.03-0.4 03 Bezier 0.1

1/2 20 0.2-0.9

Manual 40 1.5

1.5 1.5 5%

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Parameter Mixture Random Random Random

ITERATION DEVELOPMENT MATRIX 29

TOPOLOGY STUDY 2 - PROPOSAL

1. Against Grain / Single Curve

This bending effect is flexible and provides more manual control, can be simulated by interpolate curve.

2. Against Grain / Double Curve

This bending effect is also flexible and has a sense to softness and fluidity. But the curve simulation is not precise.

3. Along Grain / Single Curve

This bending effect is stiff but has a sense of tension and strong expression of grain, can be simulated by blend curve.

Upward Push (mm)

Upward Push (mm)

Timber bend reaches normal

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Timber bend reaches normal

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TIMBER VENEER BENDING TEST

MICRO: TECTONIC Learned from the previous experiment, the new study started with materiality analysis for a better understanding and simulation of its bending nature. It was found that when twisted, timber veneer appears a diamond shape which could reconstruct any surface. This new topology not only reflects the tensional beauty of the material but more importantly provides a high flexibility for the macroscopic form-finding.

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‘DIAMOND’ TECTONIC 30

Reconstruct surface as a diamond grid

MACRO: MORPHING With the highly flexible basic modules, a macroscopic form was generated according to the setting of the site - a glass meeting room and the prediction of user’s behaviors. The approach is to morph the surface from three views - top, front and side. The entire process was parametrized to enable a flexible adjustment to the form. Both visual and functional factors were concerned

2. Adjust the grid offset based on the surface complexity

3. Adjust the curvature of panels based on material performance

TOP MORPHING

collision

overlapping

swirl

trimming

nuance

fusion

FRONT MORPHING

SIDE MORPHING

tapering

lifting

MACRO FORM-MORPHING

PERSPECTIVE IMPRESSION 31

PROTOTYPE 1

The first prototype used the backing structure to clamp veneer panels which turned out to be not ideal.

Also, both the structure and joints were too rigid and overwhelming in terms of the form. The successful part is the accurate simulation of timber bending, which presented a nice curvature.

JOINT 1

FIXING SYSTEM 1

overwhelming structure

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pin system √

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loose clamping

JOINT 2

FIXING SYSTEM 2

material curvature √

rectilinear joints

PROTO

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visible joints

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single lock on each panel

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organic joints √ light-weighted structure √

TYPE 2

The second prototype upgraded the joints to an organic form and started using a pin system to fix the panels. The major problem was the expensiveness of 3d-printing all the uniform pin joints which should be fabricated in bulk to lower the cost

FINAL PROTOTYPE

The last version of prototype already had a precise control of the timber veneer curvature to present the beautiful tension and shine. All the joints are hidden well behind

Aluminum clamps replaced the 3d-print ones to reduce cost.

The challenge is to improve its elegance for the final product.

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FINAL DETAILS

bondek anchor system

Panel Clipping System

Suspension System ‘gripple’ loop end polypropylene washer brass clip

chicago screw carbon fiber rod

Node System

embedded index

holes for hooking

Veneer Panels Organization a1

carbon fiber rod

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algorithm to generate hundreds of joints

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connect joints according to digital template

SAMPLE OF 3D-PRINT LAYOUT

graain direction e unroll all the surfaces and prepare index 22. Structural Rods pre-locate eyelets for installing

layout along grain for lasercut

install panels according to the digital index 3. Timber Panels

SAMPLE OF LASERCUT LAYOUT 34

IMAGES OF FINAL OUTCOME DETAILS

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IMAGES OF THE COMPLETED INSTALLATION

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03 SUBTRACTION OF ADDITION MULTIPLE-USE MIDRISE Studio Fire, University of Melbourne Semester 2, 2016 Individual Work Tutor: Hamid Khalili The site is located on the periphery of Melbourne CBD where heritage buildings are overlaid with future high-rises. The project aims to criticize and reconstruct the perceived typology of the brick buildings from the past and make the users reflect their living pattern in the future urban context.

The design started from a vertical addition of three concepts - ‘village’, ‘temple’ and ‘hill’, respectively representing the three sectors from the brief: the residential/office, the therapeutic and the public.

In the further development, the addition of the three concepts, with the facade made of brick, is subtracted to create a continuous internal spaces which induces people’s movement. People explore in the ‘hill’, mediate in the ‘temple’ and communicate in the ‘village’.

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SITE

FLAGSTAFF GARDEN

34 Floors

38 Floors 15 Floors 14 Floors

Melbourne CBD

28 Floors

15 Floors

pitch angle: 3

SITE CONTEXT

WHAT IS LACKING The site is on the fringe of Melbourne CBD, a corner of the busy Spencer Street and contrarily very quiet Batman Street. Although not fully developed yet, the destiny of this area has been decided by the urban planning scheme: a bunch of office and apartment towers by 2030. The site section illustrates the existing rigid floor-and-lift system which defines users’ life pattern. This observation inspired a critical reflection on the current urban development: what typologies users really eager for and whether a new architecture can transform rather than follow the existing patterns.

BRIEF INTERPRETATION Beside the site analysis, the programs in the brief were studied and experimented in two layouts - homogeneous and directional.

By diagramming and modeling, the hierarchy and adjacency were found and a concept followed to group programs into three categories - ‘village’, ‘temple’ and ‘hill’ which respectively represent different functional sectors in the brief. This addition of three concepts also responded to the findings from the site: people need somewhere to communicate, somewhere to mediate and somewhere to explore.

SPENCER ST.

Terrace Guest Suites Shared Facilities

Cleaner Rooms

Seminar Rooms

DSIG Secretariats

Multi-functional Rooms

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Therapeutic Center Consultation Room

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Baalcony Staircase

Spa Suite

Information/Receptions Public Facilities Restaurant

Gallery

Retail Shop

Cafe

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Pedestrians

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Balcony Staircase

Entry 2

Program Analysis 1 homogeneous

Generic Public

Therapeutic Center

Motel

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Generic Public

Therapeutic Center

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MOTEL SUITE

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OPEN SPACE

MOTEL SUITE OFFICE

MULTI-FUNCTION

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LOUNGE

TEMPLE

OFFICE

BATH SUITE

SEMINAR

BALCONY BALCONY

3rd BATH SUITE

CONSULTATION

BALCONY READING

MOTEL RECEPTION

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PROGRAM EXPLODE DIAGRAM

‘VILLAGE’ - COMMUNAL GARDEN

‘TEMPLE’ - STAIRCASE

‘TEMPLE‘ - BATH SUITE

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1 Cafe 2 Retail Shop 2a Retail Storage

There are four major groups of programs specified in the brief - office, motel, therapeutic center and commercial (retail & restaurant). The addition of the three concepts reorganized these programs, grouping office and motel together into a ‘village’ on the rooftop, perceiving the therapeutic center as a ‘temple’ where the journey of bath and reading will be experienced, and arranging continuous staircases across the lower commercial floors to create the openness and green space for a ‘hill’.

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Restaurant Kitchen Pub Gallery

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Motel Reception Cloak Room Motel Lounge Therapy Reception Waiting Room Consult Room

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The form of the proposal was developed from the initial addition of the three concepts to the essential movement behind and eventually to a subtracted cube. The purpose of this formfinding is to integrate the conceptual design into the surrounding and utilize some contextual material such as brick. During rationalization, some parts of ‘subtraction’ were developed into a rotated brick facade. The rotation and openness are decided by the programs behind and the sunlight condition.

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ADDITION

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04 EARTH: A PLACE FOR SECRET PAVILION ON HERRING ISLAND Studio Earth, University of Melbourne Semester 1, 2015 Individual Work Tutor: Scott Woods

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Starting with three exercises each focusing on different topics and techniques, this studio analyzed the relationship between architecture, human and the earth. The design was synthesized by three stages of spatial experience: upon the earth, beneath the earth and above the earth.

The journey through different experiences with emotions evoked is the ‘secret’ of the proposed pavilion, which is a special requirement of the brief.

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MODULE 1 - DIAGRAMMING

The studio started with three individual modules with different topics - frame & infill, plane/point/line, and mass. A diagram, a physical model and a hand drawing were respectively asked for to represent the concepts for each module. Meanwhile, the theme of the entire studio is EARTH, with the site situated on Herring Island which is a small quiet isolation on Yarra River, 6 km away from Melbourne CBD. The diagram of Module 1 was meant to challenge the definition of frame and infill and the conventional duality between them.

The model of Module 2 attempted to explore the transition between a plane, a line and a point. And the drawing of Module 3 showed the shading effect on angular masses.

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MODULE 2 - MODEL MAKING

During the three exercises, a consistent logic was found that each module could represent a relationship between an object and the earth.

Plane/line/point could be originated upon the earth plane, mass could be heavily buried beneath the earth and frame & infill could be floating above.

This spatial logic drives the following development to create a continuous experience for a user who goes through all the three phases and eventually find the ‘secret’, which is required by the brief, the dialogue between human and earth.

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05 ‘GLASS HOUSE’ ANALYSIS PROJECT CASE-STUDY Construction Design, University of Melbourne Semester 1, 2016 Individual Work Tutor: Ray Cheung The case-study ‘Glass House’ is a multiplefunctional center for local football clubs located in Collingwood, designed by Croxon Ramsey Architects. The axonometric drawing and the 1:20 physical model display a 6m x 6m section of the building with construction details. An exceptional design requires sophistication in construction to deliver the final outcome and this case-study is an excellent example. It can be seen how a composite cladding system is applied to conduct the symbolic angles, how the wide-spread trusses are laid to create an unobstructed interior space and how glass panels are supported by slim steel columns and mullions to erect the ‘Glass House’.

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HAOTIAN WU 668986 SUBJECT

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CONSTRUCTION DESIGN ABPL30041 PROJECT

TUTORIAL PERIOD

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06 MISCELLANEOUS 01 02 ‘Second Skin’

- Digital Design and Fabrication, Univeristy of Melbourne - Semester1, 2015 - Collaborate with Chao Feng

04 ‘Non-Existent’ House

-Eldwood, W.I.P. - @Krisna Cheung Architects - Role: Model-making, Concept, Documentation

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03 ‘Floating’ House

- North Melbourne, W.I.P. - @Krisna Cheung Architects - Role: Model-making, Documentation

05 ‘Cut & Paste’ House

- North Melbourne, W.I.P. - @Krisna Cheung Architects - Role: Model-making

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