PORTFOLIO
Lau Ho Fung Tony | Bachelor
School of Architecture, CUHK
Wang Tau Hom, Wong Tai Sin, Hong Kong
Supervised by Prof. Edward Ng
The proposed dance school in Wong Tai Sin aims to benefit both the dancers and the neighbourhood. Alongside functioning as a dance school, the project also included large areas of free spaces for public enjoyment.
On a site with a flat ground adjacent to a sunken
amphitheatre-like terrain, the taller programperformance studio is put onto the sunken valley such that its roof can be easily accessed from entry ground level. Public visitors may gather on the roof and enjoy the panoramic view of the site.
The dance school programs and public spaces
are physically separated but visually connected. While the interior of the dance school building is holding regular dance classes or performances, the large public areas on the roof and outside the building are freely accessible by the public, enabling the dance school to double as a public park.
Covered public space
Main entrance and lobby
Resting area with pantry
Entrance to performance studio
Large studio / Performance studio
Mezzanine
Lounge / Bridge to north wing
Office
Small studio / Creative studio
Publicly accessible roof space
Shaded public space
Sun shading louvers avoid west setting sun
South facade naturally shaded by trees
Naturally shaded roof seating area
Rainwater drain under roof decking towards low points
Roof overhang avoids summer noon heat gain and permits winter sun
Suspended ceiling with sound-absorbing mineral fibre minimizes impact noise from roof
Sliding windows to capture prevailing summer wind from south
Acoustic curtain adjusts reverberation time and blocks sunlight
Sectional perspective B–B 1:75 | Passive climatic responses and acoustical considerations
Lobby Mezzanine
Lounge / Bridge to north wing
Open office
Staff washroom
Changing rooms
Small studio / Creative studio
Publicly accessible roof deck
First floor plan 1:250 | Public roof and private programs (teaching studio / office)
Isometric detail section 1:40 of small dance studio
Process | Design derived from client interview, site responses and climatic conditions
Chung Chi College, CUHK
Elective | Year 4 Term I | 2022 Group Project; with Pun Tsz Kiu, Tam Sze Ching, Lau Chun Yin, So Chi Ki Supervised by Mr. Wataru Shinji and Ms. Lily Zhang
Plants studies | Multiple plant species exists on site despite being generically called “grass”. Each species is naturally grouped in zones.
The project is a proposal to improve and activate the currently underused back lawn of Chung Chi College. Through close observation, it is discovered that multiple species of plants are naturally growing in groups, like small patches of garden of their own.
The aim of the project is to attract students to walk onto the grass field by zoning different existing plant species with a meandering, minimal wooden path. It proposes to use recycled wood waste from fallen trees collected by the official yard waste collection center. While
thinner slabs become stepping blocks, taller wood logs allow student to use as picnic tables.
The project tries to give a second life to the otherwise wasted wood. When the project ends, some of the wood can be made into furniture.
Plan 1:200 | Proposed log path divides existing grass distribution into separated zones
Parking facilities in Yat Tung Estate are overproviding. On top of that, some of the designs were very vehicle-centric that residents are discouraged from accessing the rooftop public space. In view of the issue, the proposed thematic library partially re-purposes the carpark to a communal facility for the residents and at the same time activating its roof.
Inspired by the intergenerational chess playing activities in the estate, and seeing that Hong
Supervised by Mr. Ricky Suen
Kong is lacking a provision of gaming as public leisure, ‘gaming’ as a social condensing activity is chosen as the library theme.
With the collection of multiple genres of play elements including digital games, tabletop and life-sized games, and an indoor playground, the project tends to provide an alternative library for the public to gather and have fun.
The project strategically converts the south-west
corner of the carpark to face the public plaza and for better views. The four main spaces in the project provide four distinct spatial qualities with respect to their program needs.
The Play Corner aims to act as a social condenser through the connection of games, connection of generations, and a connection to the roof, using a playful intervention in a previously dull and machine-like estate carpark.
Floor plans 1:400 | Spatial configurations respond to program needs
Isometric partial section 1:150 | Facade shading differs according to program needs
Ying Wa Street, Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong
Studio 5 | Year 4 Term I | 2022 Group Project; with Pun Tsz Kiu, Chen Jiajian Supervised by Prof. Maggie Ma
The high cost of living in Hong Kong asserts a heavy economic pressure to families who have lost their economic pillar. While these families may be eligible for social welfare, more than 30% of their allowance is spent on rent, benefiting the landlords instead.
Slow Village is a transitional housing project providing 200 units for under-privileged single-
parent families and lone elderly. It seeks to resist the city’s monetary and efficacy mindset by promoting a slow-living lifestyle within a community. Other than seeking materialistic happiness, it promotes an alternative source of contentment – contentment through the appreciation of life and genuine friendship.
This project proposes a self-sustaining economic
model, in which community services could be used as an alternative to rent payment. It also rethinks the conventional point-to-point circulation routine that discourages interactions. Through the introduction of detour spaces between residential blocks, the project creates a new experience of one’s journey back home that would allow more interactions between neighbours and a slow paced living.
Floor plans 1:500 | Living complex with multiple common activity rooms / decks
Longitudinal section 1:250 | Enriched daily journey by increasing chance to interact with neighbours
Imaginary site
2 Term II | 2021
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Dr. Xu Liang Leon
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