Surin Tong Selected Works 2022 June

SURIN TONG

Architectural Assistant graduated from HKU & NCL currently working at DLN Architects Limited with 3.5 years’ experience in N.B. , A&A and Minor Works projects. Specializing in Government projects, MiC and A&A renovation projects. Especially familiar with administrative procedures associated with Government projects, presentations, project management, team supervision, and coordination.

Work as a lead person that spans from renowned commercials, hotels, government buildings and quarters, public housings, small-scaled sitting out areas to renovation works in all work stages. Independent person that took the lead and managed 3 and 5 projects simultaneously in DLN and hpa respectively.

Project highlights and achievements include:

1) The first ArchSD project that involves consultant-designed MiC for a fire station and departmental quarters providing 720 load-bearing self-standing MiC Modules with 78%+ MiC per typical floor;

2) Successful S16 application on minor relaxation of building height to 39%;

3) Completing FS and OP inspections, obtaining O.P. and A&A Completions for a commercial building;

4) A renowned hotel conversion and upgrade project that involves A&A and Minor Works Submissions within a tight budget and time constraints; and

5) Completed 10+ statutory submissions (N.B. and A&A) and 2 Tender Preparation

6) Involved in 2+ MiC Design & Build Tender for Hospitals and Public Housing

eDUCATION

2017 – 2019

University of Hong Kong | HK

Master of Architecture

2012 – 2016

Newcastle University | UK

Bachelor (Hons) in Architecture

Architecture Foundation Program

1999 - 2012

Diocesan Girls’ School | HK

Diocesan Girls' Junior School | HK

Languages

Cantonese | Native Mandarin, English | Professional proficiency

DESIGN, COMMUNICATIONS & TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2019 | HKU Teaching Assistant

Common Core on Architecture of 120+ students

2015 - 16 | Translator for the Mayor & Dept Head of Secretariat at Chinese Students & Scholars Association

2014 | Editor & Photographer & Brand Management

Trainee at Renrendai & Renren Ucredit

surin@connect.hku.hk

+852 6083 6049

Portfolio: https://issuu.com/surintong

Personal Website: https://surintong.wixsite.com/portfolio

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/surintong/

Architectural Assistant at DLN Architects Limited

ARCHITECTURAL Experience

2022 Apr - Present | HK

DLN Architects Limited | Architectural Designer

2019 Sep - 2022 Mar | HK

DLN Architects Limited | Architectural Assistant

Fire Station-cum-ambulance Depot (non-MiC) with Departmental Quarters (MiC), Area 72, TKO [N.B.]

[Client: ArchSD][GFA: 15000 sqm]

• First consultant-led MiC Design ASD project requiring a full MiC design alongside with detailed drawings, MiC Specifications, and speical Tendering Procedures (PQ, ECI, and adoption of Marking Scheme]

• Program effectively reduced by 5 months through standardization of 5 MiC moulds to produce 660 DQ MiC modules

• Acted as the ad-hoc Project Clerk of Works whilst concurrently being the project coordinator

• Prepared 6+ layout schemes, PQDVC3 and +10 ASD internal presentations utilizing AutoCAD, Ai, PS, ID and Powerpoint and aided Director in presenting in front of the deputy director of ASD

• Initiated Negotiations with DLO and government departments on lands matter and change in site boundary, Assisted in preparation of Engineering Conditions, PGLA, STLA, TGLA, prepared VIA report and supervised project team in a successful S16 application on minor relaxation of B.H. to +39%

• Supervised and assisted an internal team of 10+ people (Design & Interior team, BIM team, Building Surveyors, Year-out, Draftsman) in Statutory Submissions, Tender preparation, Facade & Interior design and BIM Coordination & Clash Analysis

Sheraton Hotel, TST [A&A, MW, GBP][Client: Hutchinson][MC: PHM; NSC: KPa][GFA: 64000 sqm]

• Scope of Works: 1) Elevation Upgrade & Window Replacement 2) Internal Guestroom Renovation & Conversion of E&M rooms into Guestrooms and 3) GBP Submission on study of increase in Plot Ratio

• Designed and presented 6+ schemes for external facade design and sourced different suppliers to keep the cost

• Organized weekly site meetings with 30+ people (including Hotel, Client, MC, NSC, Suppliers, Consultants and etc) on on-site coordination and construction works, program and budget monitoring

• Hosted weekly discussions with architects, building surveyors, licensing consultant and client and advised client on statutory implications for potential studies on guestroom conversion, increase in guestroom numbers, implications on carpark provision, HAD licensing strategy and etc

Central Plaza, Wanchai [NB & A&A][Client: SHK, Sino][MC: Gammon][GFA: 5200 sqm]

• Heavily involved in FS Inspection and O.P. & A&A completion Submission for Central Plaza Annex

• Administered a construction and project team of +40 people and hosted weekly site meetings to supervise and monitor construction works, prepare for FS & OP inspection, review VO & EOT, and etc towards project completion

• Coordinated with MC and Consultants in all stages (GBP, Consent, Construction, Report on Completion) for 5+ A&A works including window replacement, removal of slab between floors, renovations and etc.

2016 - 17 Dec - Aug | HK

hpa (Ho & Partners) | Year-Out

10 HAD District Minor Works consultancy in Tai Po, Sha Tin & North District [MW][Client: LCSD]

• Heavily involved in 5 MW including sitting out areas, covered walkways and shelters

• Presented in 4 District Council Meetings and the design proposals were all approved

• Heavy involvement in design, renderings, project management, coordination with consultants, material and equipment sourcing, presentations, drawings production and monthly meetings with HAD and government representatives

LEGEND / PROJECT STAGES

Feasibility Study / Inception

Schematic Design

Skills & Program

Autocad (2D & 3D) with certification

Photoshop

Illustrator with certification Indesign

LEGEND / SCOPE INVOLVED

experience dln

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My work in DLN Architects limited spans from New Build, A&A to Minor Works Project. I have worked on enowned commercial buildings, hotels, government buildings and quarters, public housings, to renovation works and was involved in all work stages from feasibility study, schematic deisgn, statutory submissions, tender to construction and obaining occupation permit and completion of A&A. I mainly focused on a MiC project in TKO for a fire station with departmental quarters, a renovation project in Sheraton Hotel and N.B. and A&A for Central Plaza.

Construction Sequence of a Typical Flat

Construction Sequence of a typical floor (from 5/F to 16/F)

SHERATON HOTEL, TSIM SHA TSUI

A&A RENOVATION, WINDOW REPLACEMENT, GBP STUDIES

CENTRAL PLAZA, WAN CHAI \

A&A RENOVATION, ADDITIONAL FLOORS, MINOR WORKS

experience hpa

02

My 9-month year out experience in ho & partners is short yet rewarding. Although I was not laregly involved in large scale projects like high-rise buildings or infrastructre, I designed small scaled district level projects that heavily engage with locals and local representatives and the government. Designing parks and covered walkways from scratch to tendering and thus construction is quite a unique experience to me as I seldom do such small scale projects in school. Other than project design, I was also heavily egaged in project management including communication with government officials and do presentaitons in district council monthly meetings. I was also involved in other projects that involve presentations and meetings including a high-rise fashion building .

(Partially collaborated)

Mongolian ger

The Mongolia elective in 2018 summer have gave me experience in doing real life constructions of constructing a Ger in Mongolia with bare hands, wood and primitive wood cutting machines.

The program was a summer elective that involves schematic design, production of detailed drawing, making of 1:4 models (which are 2m tall) prior to the visit in Mongolia. Afterwards, we flew to Mongolia for site visits and for the actual construction works at the factory using primitive wood cutting machines. We then constructed the Ger Hub on site. We then visited the final product after half a year and did interviews with users.

Visiting the Bathhouse The wife visits the bathhouse once per week at the most. Washing is not an important part of her

Scrap-Metal Fence Some parts of the fence were built with pieces of scrap metal since the could not afford the wood

Entrance

Road Condition Road condition has been improved in 2017, allowing easier access to different parts of the micro-district Half-Built Fence Lack of money resulted in a half built fence, suggesting the Khashaa boundary whilst connecting it with the neighbouring Khashaa

Foundation for new house is abandoned due to lack of capital

Ger 4 walls ger

Heating In the winter, the stove consumes 2 bags of coal per day to heat the ger

Entrance Plug-In An intermediate space between the interior and exterior which helps to keep the cold out

[ Ger 1]

Family of 5 - the husband, the wife, 2 son, 1 daughter

Wife was came from countryside since the husband was came form city, they moved in after marriage in 1998

Tong Ka Hei Surin

N Group: A3

The Husband is a seasonal construction worker, the wife is a sewer which usually works in home, the youngest daughter went to the baby sitting service instead of kindergarten

Cho Quentin Cho Tsun Shing Tang Sin Yi

Title: Scale: 1:50 Plan Khashaa Survey Of Ger 1

[Ger 2]

Family of 5 - the grandmother, 2 daughters, 2 grandchildren

Title:

Group: A3

Lived in apartment before 2006, moved to Brick Building in 2006 after a fraud, further moved to Ger in 2012 due to the high expense of coal

Likes the proximity of the location to city and is positive that the land could be sold out easily in case she regained the capital to move back to the city Family is supported by mother’s pension and children subsidy provided by the govrenment

Tong Ka Hei Surin Cho Quentin Cho Tsun Shing Tang Sin Yi

Scale: 1:50 Plan Khashaa Survey Of Ger 2

Ger 5 walls ger

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1]

Family of 5 - the husband, the wife, 2 son, 1 daughter

Wife was came from countryside since the husband was came form city, they moved in after marriage in 1998

The Husband is a seasonal construction worker, the wife is a sewer which usually works in home, the youngest daughter went to the baby sitting service instead of kindergarten

Tsun

Tang Sin

2 Storey Brick Building

grandmother, 2 daughters, 2 grandchildren before 2006, moved to Brick Building in 2006 after a fraud, further moved to Ger in 2012 due to the high expense of coal of the location to city and is positive that the land could be sold out easily in case she regained the capital the city Family is supported by mother’s pension and children subsidy provided by the govrenment

(Partially collaborated)

Toilet revolution

Toileting is the essence of human existence since as far as 5000BC. The form and location of public toilets reflect the way humanity treats its own body. The Toilet Revolution is a government campaign introduced by the Chinese government in 2015 aimed at improving the sanitary conditions in Mainland China and improving the social image of both urban and rural areas. From 2015 to 2017, over 68000 public toilets were constructed in China. However, many parts of rural China still suffer from poor sanitary conditions and millions are still unable to enjoy a clean private cubicle for themselves. The project therefore targeted at a primary boarding school in Lianghe, Yunnan where a dry toilet product, the DehTiet Ecological Sanitation System, is accommodated in different toilet design schemes.

1 The 4 Cycles - water, people, plant, excretion 2 Sections of the Retaining Wall with Plants

Sections of Jimujai Primary School

LINEAR SYSTEM DESIGN

Thisdesign proposal is based on a linear toilet system: where toilets are arranged in a linear manner according to gender, privacy, location of the washing basin, water treatment plants and etc. The design is based on 3 concepts - Dry VS Wet Programs within the toilet, Wet VS Dry areas within the school area and Adjacent Village VS Primary School . The play of gender, dry and wet, agglomeration and seperation have made this toilet arrangements very unique in terms of spatial qualities.

1 Site Master Plan with diagrams

Design diagrams of water treatment system, toilet organizations and spatial relations of the site

Conceptual diagrams and sections of the site

Diagrams showing occupancy and program division

Washing Area Students’ Male Toilet School’s poop collection zone Stairs to 1/F exclusive to school

Student’s Female Toilet Students’ Washing Area

Central Core Courtyard Public Washing Area (access from both sides - villagers & students) Septic Tank

Villagers’ Male Toilet Villagers’ poop collection zone Outdoor Covered Terrace & Benches Stairs to 1/F exclusive to villagers

Stairs to 1/F exclusive to school Central Core Courtyard Viewing Deck Laundry Uncovered Open Space with benches for Hanging Clothes & Gathering Storage Shelves as seperator Female Showers Male Showers

exclusive

Section A-A (1 to 100) Left Wing

Section B-B (1 to 100) Right Wing

Proposed Water

Grey Water Treatment

Grey water from the right wing, wash basins & 1F reach the septic tank in the left wing.

Physical and Chemical filtration will be performed to remove solids, detergents, pathogens, toxins and etc. Grey water will then join urine drained from another pipe and travel via the closed drains and reach the retaining wall, in which grey water will eventually be secondary filtered by vegetation

G/F demonstrates active seperation and division among villagers and students. Villagers can only circulation around the periphery overseeing the village while students can only use the side near the school

1/F is a place where two parties meet and interact. To ensure security, openess is ensured by having much less walls and a much open space. Only the showers are enclosed and it’s placed on 1/F to facilitate water treatment.

Grey water from 1F & wash basins is combined with urine to reach septic tank

Division of Programs, Users & Spaces

The building is designed such a way that the following contradicitons are addressed: Wet & Dry programs; Villagers & Students; Excreting & Gathering. By seperating users, it is aimed at serving different needs of different groups By seperating dry & wet programs, it is aimed at making the building technically sound and ct cost

Section C-C (1 to 100)

Central Core

Used by

The building is divded into the left wing, right wing and the central core. Different levels serve different users and provide different experience through the use of partitions, walls and stairs.

Spatial Organization

The proposed water the sewage and urine thus perform primary ing’s septic tank. Sewage through newly constructed the nearby farmlands Different 1 COURTESY TO WORLD MARKETING DEVELOPMENT CENTRE LTD FOR DEHTLET ECO-SYSTEM USED IN THIS PROJECT

COURTYARD SYSTEM

Thecourtyard stsem makes reference to the vernacular courtyard houses present in yunnan which gathers all the collection points in the center, forming a central gardeen for poo collection. This system effectively seperates wet and dry programand and ensures security that the linear system may occur.

FACADE DESIGN / SQUAT DESIGN

1 Facade design of different toilet sections according to gender and age

Physical Model

FUTURE \ ADAPTATIONS

My MArch thesis uses Los Angele’s Chinatown in the United States as a case study to examine how to culturally reinterpret Chinatowns when juxtaposed with its physical socio-cultural decline in the greater host society. Both quantitative and qualitative research was done on site to substantiate the possibility of retaining L.A. Chinatown in-line with overall metropolitan development by transposing the conventional horizontal enclave settlement pattern into a densely-compacted vertical tower encapsulating Chinatown. A new building typology called “Super Tong” is presently proposed, serving to agglomerate Chinese benevolent associations and Tongs into one high-rise tower sitting in the heart of the existing Chinatown zoned for commercial use.

Tong Super 05

洛杉矶唐人街历史及现况

LOS ANGELES CHINATOWN history

The History of the 5 Chinatowns

The 5 Chinatowns were located in different areas and developed very differently in Los Angeles Downtown characterized by thier nature. Old Chinatown being the earliest to emerge is a purely residential ethnic enclave for newly arrived Chinese immigrants to reside and offer mutual help. It was located at the heard of downtown where the present Union Station situated and where Little Italy was. Least amount of Chinese ornamentations were found and their settlement pattern was mostly linear with a large majority being tenants. Due to the huge population, people soon moved to East Adams in 1920s also mainly as a residential squad quite far away from downtown benealth little Tokyo. It was believed to be the first “suburb” in LA where Chinese still remained as tenants due to limitations caused by the federal laws. As business grew, city market, China City and New Chinatown was developed in 1900s and 1930s respectively to cater for Chinese merchants and businessman. While the former successfully developed into a wholesale market while Chinese owners start to own their business and land, both the later were in competition upon demolition of Old Chinatown and developed as a tourist spot and commercial center respectively.The later were located at the present Chinatown and remained a focal point for oversea Chinese for a long time.

While it is a place where migrated Chinese reside and gathered, Chinatowns all over the world also serve as a place for exotic sensations and shaped views of non-Chinese on China. Traditional Chinese elements are not uncommon in over 100 Chinatowns in the world across 5 continents, with South East Asia countries being the earliest locations where Chinatowns formed in fostering economic activities and trade by Chinese businessman and merchants.

Chinese immigrants from the has arrived Los Angeles Rush. Old Chinatown was accomodate the Chithe anti-Chinese sentiamongst white locals.

The city market is the largest Pre-WWII wholesale produce distribution market operated by the Chinese community serving the whole county. Almost 80% of the produce consumed in LA was grown and distributed by Chinese merchants. Restaurants, groceries, pharmacy and etc were developed in the area.

East Adams was one of the first Chinese American suburbs before San Gabriel Valley emerged due to a lack of residential units in the city center and restrictive housing policy to immigrants. Its primarily residential especially filled with single family house due to the bachelor society.

Developed by social activist Christine Sterling, China City was planned and developed as a tourist spot serving white visitors. Rickshaw rides, movie sets from “The Good Earth” are part of the Chinese countryside themed park that stood for 9 years before it is destroyed by a suspicious fire.

Peter Soohoo was the initiator of New Chinatown, a new Chinese business center serving the Chinese community and operated by Chinese merchants. The area was expanded from the central plaza to western plaza, bamboo plaza and further away in the following decades.

LOS ANGELES CHINATOWN history

Since suburbanization that happened in the 70s, the New Chinatown has shrunk largely in size and experienced dramatic demographic shifts. Now, majority of the population has been replaced by blacks and Latinos while others have moved to San Gabriel Valley.

County

洛杉矶唐人街之历史及变迁

洛杉矶唐人街现时及未来发展蓝图

1 Benevolent Associations locaitons, timeline and history in L.A. Chinatown

SUPER TONG

Themeaning of the project, “Super Tong”, is threefold. While it represents the agglomeration of benevolent associations, also called Tongs by many Chinese-Americans, into one single tower, “Super” also revealed hidden meanings of the Chinese, or China in general, as a rising super power, where the tower is situated at the center of Chinatown, just opposite to the power of focus of the federal government. The name also made referenced to the author’s surname “Tong” which contributed to a triple meaning in the naming of the project.

The project takes the assumption that the initiator of the project is the president of the CCBA and would like to search for a new location and new building for the headquarters for his association. CCBA is currently managing 27 associations while others are operating on their own. The current 5-storied CCBA headquarters was completed in 1952 and floors are either rented out as temporary venues for holding offices or office spaces for CCBA members to work and handle daily matters.

Due to redevelopment plans of the overall Los Angeles downtown area, the whole Chinatown is expected to be redeveloped and relocated. The project will accommodate all the remaining buildings and headquarters for the associations and serve as a reminiscence of the then-relocated or diminished Chinatown, and eventually, create a new building typology.

Relation of building with surroundings by using a podium to connect to the existing podium by & metro station

context

The Vertical Evolution inspired by Charles Jenck Site Strategy & relations with surroundings Agglomeration of Benevolent Associations Allocation of Associations & Programs

The Vertical Evolution - conceptual diagram showing evolution and history of benevolent associations

Benevolent Associations (Social) Benevolent Associations (Historic) The Headquaters of CCBA Entrance & Temple for all Private Clubs

ASSOCIATION / ACTIVITIES

Top floor of the whole building which is also the headquaters of the CCBA. Important meetings, guest, events and etc will be held in the space while enjoying the spectacular of downtown L.A.

Although floors individual associations operate seperately and are allowed to have different configurations, certain boundaries and spaces are destined for special use throughout all floors. For instance, all the altars of the associations shall be located at the middle that symbolize feng shui, power and more.

The main temple is situated at the entrance across several floors. This serve as a threshold for outsiders to enter into the “Chinese World” of Super Tong served with occasional events, celebrations, performances and etc.

Guerrillascaping

06

The First project in MArch involves the central harborfront where all students in HKU participates. My platform, ecologies, deals with problems related to the ecosystem, the water system, vegetation and etc along the harborfront. Inspired the fragmented nature of land along the harbour, my project looked into differences in materiality of pavings that exist in HK due to ownership and maintenance problems.

I later narrowed down the project into looking at spontaneous vegetation that occurs and grow in pavements which in turn provided opportunities for architectural intervention through passive and active addition, subtraction and modifications. Several parameters were set to focus the project into an architectural intervention.

INTERVENTION & CHANGES

TheFollowing photomontage shows the prediction in changes in underground conditions, soil conditions , soil depth, root conditions, vegetation species, height, species richness and diversity over a period of time (1-2 years) after human intervention on pavers.

1 Potential Sites along Harborfront based on tyhe 5 parameters and 4 types of ground conditions 2 Prediction on the density of spontaneous vegetation growth and sprawl triggered by the destined interventions along the harbor

1 Potential Sites along Harborfront based on tyhe 5 parameters and 4 types of ground conditions

2 Prediction on the density of spontaneous vegetation growth and sprawl triggered by the destined interventions along the harbor

Concrete footway surfaces

SPONTANEOUS VEGETATION DEVELOPMENT

Concrete requires minimal intervention, while paving blocks require moderate intervention and media strips required highest intervention. These two types of paving are the most common in Hong Kong as both footpaths and carriageways while median strips are everywhere in viaducts and highways. Along with the master plan, these diagrams and photomontages serve as an imagination or prediction how controlled spontaneous vegetation growth will eventually end up with, with the harbourfront being the starting and testing spot.

PREDICTIONS

Imagining the scene of paving slabs being randomly removed inside Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park, Sai Ying Poon

Diagram showing how spontaneous vegetation develop through time in concrete surfaces & pavers

1 Imagining the scene of paving slabs being randomly removed and plant succession took place in Sai Ying Poon Shun Tak

2 Diagram showing how spontaneous vegetation develop through time in concrete surfaces & pavers

Miscellaneous

This section includes all other non-studio works including electives, technical drawings, softwares and etc. Throughout 6 years of education, I have engaged myself heavily in electives and subjects that are not merely buildings related.

Electives such as landscape related and urban planning related ones have given me opportunities to get in touch with areas that I am not familiar with but interested in. I have also explored widely into BIM, especially Revit during my days in BArch, where nearly all 3D models were builtt out of Revit including structural analysis.

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Selected works include revit works, illustator, photoshop, special programs, technical drawings and etc.

RENDERINGS & PHOTOSHOP

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Overlooking the hotshop, coldshop and the studio from the outdoor glass balcony

Overlooking the exhibition sky bridge from main right entrance

Year 02116

Year 04016

Year 02016

Year 03016

STRUCTURAL DETAILS BY REVIT

Structural details of Truss & Joist Girder

738mm Slipform Stone Masonry Wall

1. 70mm sandstone

2. 130mm concrete

3. Stainless steel grade 316 wire mesh

4. 100mm ledge for concrete

5. 108 Expanded polystyrene boards

sandwiched by 15mm OSB

6. Horizontal stainless steel bracing

7. Concrete block capping

SLIPFORM WALL-TO-GREEN & GLASS ROOF JOINT

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

Glass Roof

1. Concrete block / separator

2. Steel angles bolted to concrete block

3. Aluminum glass frame and mullion

4. 40mm roof glass sheets

5. Metal Cap

6. Supporting I beams

Steel Truss supported by Strong 768mm

X 600mm Precast Rectangular Concrete

Column with Rectangular Fork bearing

1. 70mm sandstone veneer

2. 598mm reinforced concrete core

3. Seat depth 300mm

4. Seat height 1720mm

5. Seat width 357mm

Steel Pratt Flat Structural Truss

1. Top Chord - Wide Flange 360 X 382

2. Vertical Webs - Hollow Structural

Section 102mm X 102mm

3. Diagonal Webs - Hollow Structural

Section 102mm X 102mm

4. Bottom Chord - Wide Flange 360 X 262

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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

1 Slipform Stone Masonry & Green roof elevation

3D detail of green roof

3D axonometric detail of green roof

1 Sectional View facing the North-East

2 Structural details of masonry wall-to-concrete floor joint

3 Structural details of window openings

4 Structural details of masonry wall-to-intermediate floor joint

5 Structural details of masonry wall-to-green roof joint

1 Axonometric Model of the overall structure including the roof and foundation

2 Primary structure

3 Secondary structure

4 Tertiary structure

5 Overall structure with the roof

REVIT WORKS