Undergraduate Portfolio 2017

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ABOUT EDUCATION 2014 - 2017

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EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE (HONS) mackintosh school of architecture glasgow school of art glasgow CAREER DISCOVERY IN ARCHITECTURE the university of hong kong hong kong

2012 - 2014 A-LEVELS worth school west sussex, uk 2008 - 2012 IGCSE dulwich college beijing beijing EMPLOYMENT HISTORY j u ly 2 01 1 - au g ust 2 016 j u ly 2 01 5 - p r e s e n t

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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE FOR 3D RENDERING hong kong interior design and architecture institute

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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE FOR AUTOCAD hong kong interior design and architecture institute

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PRESIDENT OF THE RACKET SPORTS CLUB the glasgow school of arts sports

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EMERGENCY FIRST AID FOR SPORTS britishredcross

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UNIVERSITY TOUR GUIDE the glasgow school of art

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PR PREFECT worth school

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DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD silver & bronze award

L U T A N G L A I A R C H I T E C T S LT D . architectural assistant HANDSON HONG KONG volunteer leader

SKILLS language ability

computer skills

ENGLISH MANDARIN CANTONESE CAD SOFTWARES autocad rhino sketchup revit RENDERING SOFTWARES v-ray

CONTENT THE GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART

MACKINTOSH SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

year 3

ADOBE SOFTWARES photoshop indesign illustrator MICROSOFT OFFICE SOFTWARES word, powerpoint & excel

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the glasgow school of architecture

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the arts of gl asgow

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the heart of beith

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g l as g ow s c h ool o f a rchi tectu re year 3

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archi tect u re s ch o o l

thi s project starts wi t h t h e i m p ortan ce of t h e st ud i o s pace an d h ow c r u c i a l t h i s spa c e i s towa r ds t h e t r a i n i n g o f a n a r c h i t ect u r e student. i am of the beli eve t h at i n t h e wor l d of ar ch i t ect ur e, w e l earn b e st f r o m i n t e r a ct i n g w i t h yo u r p i e rs a n d sh a r i n g k n ow l e dg e . worki ng i n a wel l des i gn ed an d p l eas an t st ud i o s pace p r ov i d es us th e p e r f ect spa c e f o r a r c h i t ect u r a l l e a r n i n g . thes e mai n l earni ng spa ces ar e con st r uct ed of gl ass an d st eel , w h i c h co n t r asts a g a i n st t h e h e av i n e ss o f t h e co n c r e t e c i r cu l at i o n rou te, accentuati ng th e i m p ortan ce of t h e st ud i o s pace i n an ar ch i t ect u r e sc h o o l . t h e u n i q u e de si g n o f spa c e s a lso e n a b l e s a n equi l i bri u m between pu b l i c access an d t h e p r i vacy of t h e st ud en ts . wi th thi s project bei ng s i t ed on gar n et h i l l , gl as gow. t h e f or m b u i l di n g i s de si g n e d a n d o r i e n t e d to m a x i m i z e l i g h t g a i n i n to t h e mai n l earni ng s paces . the openi ngs along the ci r cul at i on r out e was als o st r at egi cal ly p l a c e s to a c h i e v e a dr a m at i c l i g h t a n d sh a dow e f f ect as st u de n ts enter and exi t f rom th e b ui l d i n g. t h i s al low i n g t h em to f ocus , r e l a x a n d di sta n t t h e m se lv e s f r o m t h e b r i g h t a n d h a r dwo r k i n g atmosphere i ns i de the st ud i o.

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S I G N I F I C A N T

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PINK : GSA BUILDINGS

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CYAN : ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL

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YELLOW : COWCADDENS SUBWAY STATION

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the orientation and the setback of the building was designed to capture the soft and moderate northern sun. with the bulk of the building situated on the south, it also maximizes the solar g a i n o f t h e f r e q u e n t ly us e d s pa c e s . with the bulk of the building on the south west corner of the site, it is able to break the prevailing wind the uk vulnerable towards.

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this drawing shows the building and the discrete use of materials that separates the circul ation and exhibition space and the main working spaces. this diagram also enables vision for what the 2 different segments of the building are l i k e i n d i v i d u a l ly.

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T HIS SHOWS HOW T HE B U IL DING SITS ON T HE ST E E P SIT E .

ALSO IL LUST R AT ING T HE FLU IDITY OF T HE C IR CU L AT ION T HR OU G HOU T T HE B U IL DING .

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t h i s was a col l ab or at i v e p r oj ect b e t w e e n a r c h i t ects, e n g i n e e rs a n d q ua n t i ty su r v e yo rs f r o m di f f e r e n t un i v ers i t i es . t h i s was a un i que e x p e r i e n c e a l low i n g us to e x pa n d o u r p r o f e ssi o n a l r e p e rto i r e b e yo n d ar ch i t ect ur e. t h i s b ui l d i n g i s a p ortab l e p r om ot i o n a l b u i l di n g f o r t h e g l asg ow sc h o o l o f a rt. t h e k e y to t h e de si g n was to b e p ortab l e, en vi r on m en tal f r i e n dly a n d a da pta b l e to i ts su r r o u n di n gs; t h i s was a l l e x e r c i se d t h r o u g h t h e un i que ch oi ce of m at er i als an d t h e w e lco m i n g f o r m o f t h e b u i l di n g . t h e l i gh t n ess an d m yst er i ous n ess o f t h e e t f e co n t r asts n i c e ly w i t h t h e use o f sh i p p i n g co n ta i n e rs w i t h i n t h e b ui l d i n g, cr eat i n g an i n t er est i n g e x p e r i e n c e t h r o u g h o u t t h e b u i l di n g . usi n g sh i p p i n g co n ta i n e rs as t h e st r uct ur al cor e, w i t h b am b oo b e a m s a n d co lu m n s a lso e n h a n c e s t h e st r u ct u r a l sta b i l i ty o f t h e b u i l di n g .

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- BEIJING // HONG KONG // TOKYO // SYDNEY // MELBOURNE // VENICE // NEW YORK // LOS ANGELES -

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the main construction material will be bamboo, it has great structural properties & m o r e i m p o r t a n t ly, i t i s a v e r y s u s t a i n a b l e m a t e r i a l u s i n g e t f e a s t h e f a c a d e m a t e r i a l i s a l s o v e r y e c o - f r i e n d ly s h i p p i n g co n ta i n e rs w i l l b e us e d f o r t r a n s p o rtat i o n o f m at e r i a ls as w e l l as s pa c e s within the building, some sides will be taken off the shipping containers allowing t h e s pa c e to b e a cc e ss i b l e s o l a r pa n e ls w i l l b e f i x e d o n to p o f co n ta i n e rs a n d u n d e r t h e e t f e r o o f f o r a sustainable energy source for the building

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my site i s s i tuated i n the cent r e of t h e tow n . i t i s on t h e cor n er of t h e mo st important cross road of b ei t h . h ow ever , as t h e tow n d evelop ed, t h e foc a l poi nt was no longer wh er e t h i s j un ct i on i s . i t m ov ed f urt h er w est o f ma in street. the re fore, I wanted to ‘rei gn i t e’ t h e ar ea ar oun d m ai n st r eet. ai m i n g to b uild a n ey e- cathi ng and i con i c b ui l d i n g w i t h a f un ct i on t h at i s d eep ly co n n ect ed to the roots of bei t h . b e ith was reknown f or i ts el egan t an d d ur ab l e wood en f ur n i t ur e, w h i ch till this day sti l l s urvi ves . alth ough t h e f ur n i t ur e i n d ust ry h av e d i m i n i s h ed a lot, b u t tradi ti onal bei th f u r n i t ur e ar e st i l l b ei n g pass ed d ow n i n m ost loc a l fami l i es . however, a lot of youn g p eop l e d o n ot ap p r eci at e t h e art a n d tra di ti on of i ts local f urn i t ur es . t h er ef or e a s econ d h an d f ur n i t ur e ma rk e t wou l d s ui t the town be st an d m ost i m p ortan t ly n ot l et t i n g t h e ol d Be ith furni ture go to waste. the theme of ‘reignition’ and bringing beith back to its roots is demonstrated thro ug h out my bu i l di ng, both i n i ts f or m an d i ts f un ct i on .

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the panoramic photo illustrates the lost fact that this junction is key to the town of beith. showing the relationship between wilson street (the street on the left - the old route into beith), mitchell street and main street (starting where the brown gate is).

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from these sketches and this panoramic photo, it is evident how the center of the town has shifted away from the main street and this junction. even shops on the main street are closed during the d a y.

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this b uildi ng i s a ti mber and gl ass st uct ur e, st r uct ur al el em en ts ar e a l l timb e r. th e use of ti mber al lows a n ostalgi c cor r el at i on to t h e t r ad i t i on o f b e ith, ye t representati ve of the f un ct i on of t h e b ui l d i n g; con t r ast i n gly, t h e g l ass o ff ers a di f f erent f eel to t h e b ui l d i n g, a m or e con t em p or ary m at er i a l that is a bl e to capture the atten t i on of t h e p eop l e.

the hig h usage of gl ass throu gh out t h e b ui l d i n g al lows t h e gat h er i n g s pa c e to b e sustai ned by natu ral l i gh t i n g. h ow ev er , t h i s can als o p ot en t i al ly cause a n issue of overheati ng, es peci al ly d ur i n g t h e s um m er . to s olve t h i s , t h e an gl e d ro of o n t he sou th si de has gl ass louv r es us i n g f r i t t ed gl ass to s h i el d t h e m a i n g athe rin s pace f rom the extreme s out h s un .

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