Surin Tong 2017 MArch Application Portfolio

Ka HEI TONG ARCHITECTUREKa PORTFolio HEI TONG For HKU [ 1100878548] ARCHITECTURE PORTFolio

Newcastle University Part 1 Architecure Graduate

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BUILDING HAPPINESS | 3

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Building happiness KA HEI TONG PORTFOLIO

01 “Art must contribute to mental health, power and pleasure� said John Ruskin in the Seven Lamps of Architecture.

In my final year graduation project, I was to construct a building that could last for 2000 years in Ouseburn Valley in Newcastle, UK. The project explores the way of achieving social sustainability in the long now by constructing a building that brings people together, develop inter-personal relationships and react with the tnature in Ouseburn.

The building consists of 3 vital natural elements that could last eternally, namely water, greenery, sky. Their existence supports the continuation of human life.

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Site Map of the Ouseburn area

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Imagining Newcastle Quayside in 2000 years time

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Imagining the process of flooding from now (02016) to 2000 years time (04016)

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EXTERNAL STAIRS

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AMPHITHEATRE 3 WORKSHOPS LECTURE THEATRE MEZZANINE CAFE & DISCUSS STAFF OFFICE ENTRANCE HALL GREEN PODIUM GREEN ROOF

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Diagram showing the circulation pattern Diagram showing the arrangement of spaces

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3 Diagram showing areas that are prone to flooding in 2000 years time 4 Diagram showing accessibility from nearby areas in Lower Ouseburn

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Ground Floor

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Site Map in Lower Ouseburn

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Floor Plans

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Axonometric Diagram showing function of spaces, structure and materials

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STRUCTURAL DETAILS

STRUCTURAL DETAILS SLIPFORM WALL-TO-GREEN & GLASS ROOF JOINT

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Horizontal Steel Beam 356mm X 150mm

Vertical Steel Beam Column 305mm X 305mm X 3m tall

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Steel Pratt Flat Structural Truss 1.4m depth 23-29m span

OVERVIEW OF STRUCTURE

768mm X 600mm Precast Rectangular Concrete Column with Rectangular Fork bearing

Structural Steel Joist Girder 6100mm depth 14-20m span

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Horizontal Steel Beam 356mm X 150mm Vertical Steel Beam Column 305mm X 165mm X 3m tall

370mm Ledge Stone Veneer Internal Wall

282mm Ledge Stone Veneer-Plaster Internal Wall

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800mm thick Concrete Wall Foundation

Concrete Pile with 6m deep 600mm diameter steel pipe

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70mm sandstone 130mm concrete Stainless steel grade 316 wire mesh 100mm ledge for concrete 108 Expanded polystyrene boards sandwiched by 15mm OSB Horizontal stainless steel bracing Concrete block capping

Green Roof 1. 50mm Plants 2. 30mm stone pavers 3. Paving supports 4. 300mm growing medium 5. Filter fabric 6. 10mm drainage and retention layer 7. Moisture retention layer 8. Aeration layer 9. 108mm EPS insulation 10. Drainage layer 11. Root barrier 12. Protection course 13. Waterproof membrane 14. 250mm concrete slab on 50mm metal deck

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Steel Truss supported by Strong 768mm X 600mm Precast Rectangular Concrete Column with Rectangular Fork bearing 1.

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Concrete block / separator Steel angles bolted to concrete block Aluminum glass frame and mullion 40mm roof glass sheets Metal Cap Supporting I beams

70mm sandstone veneer 598mm reinforced concrete core Seat depth 300mm Seat height 1720mm Seat width 357mm

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Top Chord - Wide Flange 360 X 382 Vertical Webs - Hollow Structural Section 102mm X 102mm Diagonal Webs - Hollow Structural Section 102mm X 102mm Bottom Chord - Wide Flange 360 X 262

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Axonometric Diagram showing structural details

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3D Structural Details of slipform wall-to-green and glass roof joint 2D Structural Details of slipform wall-to-green and glass roof joint

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STRUCTURAL DETAILS

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Structural details of the Main Entrance Hall

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Structural details of the mezzanine Structural details of Truss & Joist Girder

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1 Main Space in B/F, with the outdoor amphitheater entrance on the right

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2 Area connecting the Main Entrance Hall, the Cafe, the Mezzanine and stairs leading to B/F 3 Main Entrance leading directly from Ouse Street

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Interactive Bird Hide

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The project is to design a bird hide in Washington Wetland Park, Durham that could lasts for 200 years.

The unique-shaped interactive bird hide has an undulating surface comprising of different sizes of pentagons and triangles. Triangular bamboo panels act as a strong support favoring its long time frame, while pentagonal tilt-able panels are large in size and encouraged interaction between users and the nature.

This installation allow users to freely tilt wooden panels at any degrees and create different views according to their desire. It is also easy to install, repair and replace, favoring the long time frame that it will exist.

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1 Paper development models exploring different form of geometric shapes combinations

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Video showing the design process and concept

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Video imagining what will happen to the bird hide in 200 years time

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1:20 model imagining panels being destroyed by the nature after years 1:20 paper Study models studying on the shape and form of the bird hide

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1 Structural skeleton that forms the hide, consisting of wooden panels and sticks 2 Diagram showing how visitors can interact with the tilt-able wooden panels

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3 Detailed view of how the wooden panels and frames connect one another 4 Structural Details of how wooden frames and movable panels function

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03 The project is to design a foyer along Lime Street in Newcastle’s Ouseburn Valley, which is an integrated learning and accommodation center providing safe and secure housing, support and training for disadvantaged young people.

It is hoped that youngsters could make a positive contribution to their local community and regain self-confidence through education, training and support from one another.

The building includes a residents’ flats, tutors’ flats, an exhibition space and a glassblowing workshop.

The main feature of the design is that different zones were separated by “connectors” located in the middle part of the building, acting as a connecting agent to delineate different zones and provide diversifying experiences.

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The building and its facade, facing the Ouseburn Valley Massing of the building and where the “connectors” are located Red - Lift ; Pink - Sky bridge ; Green - Connecting bridge on 1/F ; Blue - Connecting bridge on 2/F ; Yellow - Connecting bridge from 2/F to rooftop Facade concept - differently-sized triangles designed according to functions of space, degree of privacy, daylight amount required

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1 Physical model showing 2/F 2 Physical model showing 1/F 3 Physical model showing B/F and skybridge

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Physical model showing building facade facing Ouseburn Valley Physical model showing how the connectors correlate

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Axonometric Model of the building

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Facade & Green Roof

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Axonometric Model of the building

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STRUCTURAL DETAILS

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Sectional View facing the North-East Structural details of masonry wall-to-concrete floor joint Structural details of window openings Structural details of masonry wall-to-intermediate floor joint Structural details of masonry wall-to-green roof joint

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Overlooking the exhibition sky bridge from main entrance Overlooking the hotshop, coldshop and the studio from the outdoor glass balcony

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The project is to design an educational building to be used for Newcastle University in the harbor town of Amble. It would be a community building providing learning, employment, and gather people together. The major constraint is the building could only be in cubical form.

I was largely inspired by SANAA’s Zollverein School in Essen with numerous square-shaped windows throughout the building, creating an illusion that people from the outside could harldy distinguish the floors.

The facade openings were designed according the amount of daylight and privacy required in different spaces, which in turn creates a geometrical language of its own.

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Isometric view of building with building facade Spaces behind the facade Facade of the building;

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Building main facade Arrangement of spaces behind the facade Details of the building

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Axonometric Model of Building on site

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Axonometric Model of Building on site

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05 This project focuses on the spatial and volumetric planning and design of small row (terrace) house with given fixed volumes in North Shields, Newcastle.

It was commissioned by a 3-people family that loves art and socializing with friends. The design adhered straightly to the constraints in the brief, including building height, size, direction, furniture requirements and etc.

Inspired by the Little Valley House in Japan, the house was designed in a 4 X 7 grid pattern. Different parts in different floors are being “pushed� in or out to create a dynamic facade along the Waldo Street. The use of colors also amplify the effect.

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to 50 model showing 1/F, 2/F and 3/F to 50 model showing G/F, 1/F and the entrance facing Borough Road to 50 model showing 1/F, 2/F and 3/F to 50 model showing building facade facing Borough Road

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4 Study models playing with light and shadows

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4 Plan view of the building from the roof, 3/F, 2/F, 1/F to G/F

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1 3D render showing the bar area facing Borought Road 2 1 to 20 detailed model showing 1/F and the entrance facing Waldon Street

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In collaborations with structural engineering students, a temporary busking shelter located in a quayside chare [a narrow alleyway of stairs that date back from medieval times to link the Tyne River to the city center] in Newcastle that is physically feasible in reality was designed.

Working in plan was not allowed and everything had to be presented in sections and models.

The final output is an exhibiton with two videos that could portray the atmosphere by using music, large scaled models and drawings.The Lattice canopies that were suspended were designed to define the space without physically and visually affecting the site.

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to 5 development model of wooden lattice canopy that is being bended to 50 development model showing the seating area with suspended lattice canopies to 100 development model showing the seating area with suspended lattice canopies to 5 development model of lwooden attice canopy that is being bended

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The entrance of the exhibition was set up like a dark arched tunnel to represent the journey through the threshold into the large performance area with 1:1 brass sound pipes and textured handrails leading visitors into the main exhibition area Exhibition - brass sound pipes that run over the whole of the exhibition area Suspended lattice canopies scaled 1:2 and 1:5 which cast shadows across models and sections beneath 1:2 model of seating made from thin slats of accoya wood, which are steam bent and pinned together using steel cables

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1:1 model of waved timber encasings that cover handrails leading to the performance area, exaggerating the difference in feeling between metal and timber, cold and warm, rough and smooth. The handrail also reflects the use of curved timber in other aspects of the project.

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Shape diagrams exploring acoustic qualities of lattice canopies in concave positions Shape diagrams exploring acoustic qualities of lattice canopies in concex positions

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1:5 model of lattice canopy Suspended lattice canopy model scaled 1:2 which cast shadows across the exhibition

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The lattice canopies are suspended using 20mm steel cables which stretch to nearby buildings. The cables are anchored using the above technique to minimize impact on the site. After use, the screws leave small, shallow holes in the brickwork, which will be filled with motar.

The cables can be tightened using ratched straps to attain the optimum tension which therefore determines each canopy’s height.

The lattices are made from thin strips of accoya wood, covered in DAF Ultra Top 12-9; a high strength, water-proof, light-translucent, fire-resistant, low-abrasion tent and outdoor structure fabric made with a 9X9 1000D polyester reinforcing scrim.

The UV protection helps maintain the polished, dirt resistant finish. The translucent white fabric allows plenty of light to filter into the structure.

The standard width is 1550mm.

THis means the structures will be light weight, minimising tension in the cables

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1:100 model of performance area and seating 1:50 model of performance area and seating

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Diagram detailing suspension of lattice canopies

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Short cross section of entry point at the Quayside to the chare (North Facing) Short cross section at the dog-leg in the chare (North Facing)

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07 Urban Delights involves designing a cookery school, demanding three dimensional manipulation and emphasising the experience and qualities of space. The project was divided into two sessions, the feast and the design of the cookery school.

The feast is a group project that students create a feast after attending artist-led workshops, learning ways of exploring forms and qualities of space. Students have to design the space including incorporation of different eating utensils for users to have different eating experience.

Whereas for the design, students were not allowed to use any computer software but hands for representations. Small and large scaled models were also required to explore qualities of spaces.

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Food utensils and display of food using plastic vacuumed plates and plaster Food utensils and display of food Food utensils and display of food Eating experience and space creation

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1 to 20 model showing the balcony area of 1/F and outdoor terrace on G/F 1 to 100 model showing the angular dining area

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