TRACY LEUNG ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO 2009-2015
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TRACY.LEUNG29@GMAIL.COM (+852)62442355
CONTENT PROJECT & WORK EXPERIENCES
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The University of Hong Kong Year 5 | Migrating Village
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The University of Hong Kong Year 5 | Nihonbashi: Streetscape
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The University of Hong Kong Year 4 | Vertical Void: Metropolitan Courtyard
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The University of Hong Kong Year 4 | Safari SZHK: Urban Glider
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The University of Nottingham Year 3 | The Sprout of the Neglected
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The University of Nottingham Year 3 | Shelter of Memory
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The University of Nottingham Year 2 | St. Pancras Cruising Clubhouse
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The University of Nottingham Year 2 | Autonomous Coexistence Carpentry
[WORK EXPERIENCES] 44
Shigeru Ban Architects | Cartier Ginza: Flagship Store Facade Design
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Shigeru Ban Architects | M+ Museum: Concept Design Competition
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Shigeru Ban Architects | Onagawa Reconstruction: Masterplanning 3
The University of Hong Kong Year 5 | Migrating Village
MIGRATING VILLAGE
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Refugee settlements designed by architects mostly remain temporary. This thesis examines how temporary structures can be transformed and developed, as funds become available, to become permanent. It investigates a way of strengthening the original structure, and replacing other structural features with new materials. ` The project site is in Yangon, where thousands of squatters live around the periphery. These people do not own the land they live on and their settlements remain ‘temporary’ to allow them to continue to be seen as squatters in the view of the government. Over time, these squatters may have opportunities to access better materials and upgrade the houses they live in. The thesis proposes a design for a primary bamboo structure, which can be protected by a layer of brickwork. When funds or resources become available, concrete can be cast into the cavity of the brickwork, while the bamboo will serve as reinforcement against earthquakes.
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MATERIAL TEST
1:2 Concrete casted from Bricks with Bamboo as reinforcement _________________________________________ Artefacts of Transforming from Temporary to Permanent
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CASE 1: TSUNAMI HOUSE Sri-Lanka_Shigeru Ban
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___________________________________ Interlocking shaped bricks_For better earthquake proofing characteristic and ease of laying bricks as low skill is required.
CASE 2: BUTTERFLY HOUSE Thai-Burmese Border_TYIN
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________________________________________ Rammed Earth & Bamboo_Whilst the rammed earth base embedded extension of bamboo beams, a projecting roof is extended for a ventilated open space on the upper floor.
CASE 4: HANDMADE SCHOOL Bangladesh_Anna Heringer & Eike Roswag
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___________________________ Compression & Tension, Heavy & Light_Bamboo beams are embedded into the rammed earth lower floor
CASE 4: PAPER LOG HOUSE
Japan_Shigeru Ban
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_______________________________________________ Joints_joints are designated for the paper tube structure that allow the house to be assembled promptly with the minimal efford on site.
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CASE 5: PALLET HOUSE Prototype_I-Beam
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__________________________________ Inside & Outside_pallets extended outward to allow outdoor spaces to be formed. Strips left empty become openings that connect the inside and the outside envrironment.
STRUCTURE TEST 1:30 Bamboo Expanding Structure
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ARTEFACTS: PALLETS
Infills and Adaptability
_________________________________________ Artefacts of Transforming from Temporary to Permanent
PROGRAM TEST
1:30 Individual Dwelling Development
_________________________________________ Artefacts of Transforming from Temporary to Permanent
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The University of Hong Kong Year 5 | Migrating Village: Degree Show
THE DEGREE SHOW
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The University of Hong Kong Year 5 | Nihonbashi: Streetscape
NIHONBASHI: STREETSCAPE
KINDS OF ACTIVITES & USERS
CONTROL OF TRAFFIC
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DIFFUSED SIZE OF BLOCKS
MAP OF THE GREENS
COLLECTIVE SQUARE
OFFICE DISTRICT AND PLAZA ZONES
VOLUMETRIC STUDIES
MASTERPLANNING
5F-20F
OFFICE
3F-4F
HANDCRAFT WORKSHOP
1F-6F
DEPARTMENT STORE
4F-13F
RESIDENTIAL FLOORS
2F
PRIVATE PODIUM GARDEN
GF-3G
LIFT LOBBY
SMOKING PLAZA
3F-4F
HANDCRAFT WORKSHOP
2F
HANDCRAFT SHOPS
1F GF
LAUNGE OFFICE LOBBY
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CONVENIENT STORE
GF-2F
IZAKAYA
GF-2F
TRADITIONAL CRAFT SHOPS
GF-2F
TEAHOUSES
PARK
1F-6F
DEPARTMENT STORE
1F-3F GF
ATRIUM SOUVENIR SHOP
GF-2F GF
MARKET RESIDENTIAL LIFT LOBBY
GF-2F
RESTARUANT
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Kimono Week Parade and Atrium as Observatory
CHUO-DORI: TRADITIONAL FESTIVAL PARADE
CHUO-DORI
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CENTRE STREET: PLANT THE STREET
Izakaya Street
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BACK STREET: FORMAL GREENERY
Smoking Area and Secondary Entrance of Office Lift Lobby
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Providing plenty of Planters and Balcony space for shop owners to plant their own pots
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The University of Hong Kong Year 4 | Vertical Void: Metropolitan Courtyard
METROPOLITAN COURTYARD 城中隙
Hong Kong is a hyper-dense metropolis filled with skyscrapers. The project scrutinises the voids in the city, to evaluate their spatial and architectural possibilities. Proposing that urban living is dependent on the quality of these voids; the project embraces a series of actions that postulates an alternative urbanism to the generic podium towers in Kennedy Town. 22
CARVING THE PODIUM TO STEP UP 裙樓後移術與樓上店 (MAISON DU NORD) (采逸軒) High rent of ground level shop-front facing to main streets eliminates the survival of many smaller local business. Therefore, linkage of neightbouring podiums open up an elevated ‘backstreet’ on the upper floor, which provides opportunities for shop-fronts with lower rent.
DANCE STAGE ON LOADING RAMP 裝卸坡道上的 舞台 Luen Hong Apartment Podium 聯康新樓平台
KIDS WATERSCAPE PLAYGROUND 兒童嬉水公園 Kennedy Town Playground 堅尼地城遊樂場
CAT FEEDING STAIRWAY 飼猫階 Sai Wan Estate 西環邨
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THE SPECIMENS IN KENNEDY TOWN (SALVADOR DALI - PARANOIAC CRITICAL METHOD)
KENNEDY TOWN 2014 堅尼地城 2014
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TREATMENT FOR THE SPECIMENS
KENNEDY TOWN 2047 (Feerisuab Hypothesis) 堅尼地城 2047
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The University of Hong Kong Year 4 | Safari SZHK: Urban Glider
SAFARI SZHK: URBAN GLIDER Shaling Organic Waste Treatment Facility s fill nd La nt/ me ate Tre ste Wa er rth Fu
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Siu Ho Wan Organic Waste Treatment Facility
Hung Hom
Roost: Stonecutter Island
Kwun Tong Promenade
Scope of Actitivies for the Black Kites Dispension of Fertilizers by Ferry, as organic by-product
Hung Hom Promenade Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade West Kowloon Promenade Quarry Bay Promenade
Avenue of Star Sheung Wan Promenade
Whitfield Road Sitting-out Area
Sai Wan Ho Harbour Park
Forage: Tseung Kwan O Landfill
Aldrich Bay Promenade
Central Promenade Expo Promenade
Siu Sai Wan Promenade Roost: Magazine Gap
EXHIBITION IN SZHK BIENNALE 2013-14 & A self-guided tour of urban wildlife along the Luobao and East Rail Metro Lines. (http://www.safariszhk.org/)
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Hundreds of Black Kites, which are originally migratory birds, choose to be permanent residents in Hong Kong. Urban development unconsciously nourishes a brand new ecosystem for them. The freight yard in Hung Hom collects food waste from domestic collection points, flesh attracts kites to circle around for food, which turns the pedestrian bridge into a bird watching promenade. Rather than hiding these unpleasant landfill at the back of the society, it should be revealed for visitors to see the “real nature�.
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The University of Nottingham Year 3 | The Sprout of the Neglected: End of Year Exhibition
GRADUATION EXHIBITION
The End of Year show celebrates the works of the entire studio year, the final year of the Part I course. The bay exhibits not only the best pieces of the design projects, but also the pride of learning and gaining experiences through a year-long research and development process.
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The University of Nottingham Year 3 | The Sprout of the Neglected
THE SPROUT OF THE NEGLECTED
Planting is a long term investment, and sprouting of the seed is merely the start of the whole ordeal. Ilkeston,
Revitalizing the local area
the once thriving coal mining town, has been left to grow
Through redeveloping the train station of Ilkeston, the project
stale ever since the end of the Second World War. This
aims to re-establish the worth of Ilkeston and to introduce
project aims at rebooting the town via various infrastructures
Ilkeston as a relay point for travelers around the country.
which will be built. There are several different aspects that
Also, the station would be able to reduce congestion on local
the project intends to achieve, including revitalizing the local
roads (particularly to Nottingham), which will in turn improve
area, refreshing the locals of their past and revegetation of
access to jobs, training and education for Ilkeston residents
the area.
and attract more investments into the town.
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Re-vegetation of the area Refreshing the locals of their past
Since it is a well known fact that Ilkeston used to be a
The design attempted to use the five senses, like sounds,
coal mine, a big part of the Mother Nature has already
echoes, smell and texture to stimulate the inhabitants with their
been disturbed, if not destroyed. In the process of the
personal memories to the environment existed in old Ilkeston.
construction, the area will be re-vegetated, bringing
As people normally resist the indifferent changes to their
back liveliness to the area. In the long run, seeds will
familiar landscape, the project therefore aimed at reforming
be collected and a gene bank will be set up in order to
the site back into the familiar face the locals are used to.
preserve the seeds and thus sustaining the continuity of life. 31
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◄ Vein of the Gene Therapy | Shaft Detail Section ▲Selective Permeable Membrane (Roof Structure) | Conceptual Form Model ▼ Botanic Pockets Canopy | External Perspective ▼ Water Plant Outdoor Greenhouse | External Perspective
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GROUND FLOOR
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FIRST FLOOR
▲’The Sprouting Seed’ | Phases Development Diagram ▼ Cossall Hill Context and ‘the Sprout’ | Site Long Section
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The University of Nottingham Year 3 | Shelter of Memory
SHELTER OF MEMORY Memory is abstract ‘substance’ to be discussed in a rational debate. However, it is in fact the most realistic ‘substance’ that we uniquely possess. The Shelter of Memory makes use of the memories of the five senses of local community to reveal their emotions towards the old railway, like the echo of trains passing by, the smell of smoke and fuels and the vibration of the rail tracks. Not only those possess memories of the railway, visitors from outside Ilkeston can also feel the pressure of the train passing extremely close by their own experiences when reacting with the structure.
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The University of Nottingham Year 2 | St. Pancras Cruising Clubhouse
ST. PANCRAS CRUISING CLUBHOUSE While the St Pancras canal started as a place used widely for industrial transportation of goods, faster more developed transportation later took over this duty and left the canal transformed into a place for recreational boating purposes. St Pancras Cruising club (SPCC) has occupied the Yacht basin since 1958 and provides narrow boats for visitors. Currently, under threat of being engulfed by its neighbouring nature reserve and unable to keep up with the ‘modern city,’ the canal club is seeking the wisdom of designers to update their status and preserve some of their history. The main aim is to re-introduce the club to its surrounding context via means of creating a community based on the respect of nature.
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DETAIL PLANS | GROUND, FIRST, SECOND FLOOR
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The University of Nottingham Year 2 | St. Pancras Crusing Clubhouse
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▲ Dome-shaded Skylight Part Section ◄▲Openable Skylight Mechanism System Technical Details ◄▼ Circular Ring of RC Beam and Hydraulic Ram Technical Details ▼ Interior Full Section
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Work Experience | Copyright © 2013 Shigeru Ban Architects. All rights reserved.
CARTIER GINZA
The fourth temple of Cartier in the world will be“ la mariage” of traditional Cartier elegance with innovative Ginza modernity. It will be a pivotal spot where East meets West. Cartier Ginza will maintain the classical order of red stone, as used in the TEMPLE London, and will present a contemporary façade, composed of curtain walls of japanned and overlaid movable shading curtains made by knitted stainless steel. 42
Work Experience | Copyright Š 2013 Shigeru Ban Architects. All rights reserved.
M+ MUSEUM
M+ is the new museum for visual culture in Hong Kong, as part of West Kowloon Cultural District, focusing on 20th and 21st century art, design and architecture and moving image.
ONAGAWA RECONSTRUCTION Onagawa was heavily damaged in 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. The project restores the culture of alleyways to nourish the orignal locality.
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TRACY LEUNG ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT
________________________________ (+852)62442355 tracy.leung29@gmail.com
Availability: Age: Gender:
Immediate 25 Female
[WORK EXPERIENCE] 7/2014-8/2014
Ralph Lauren (HK) Retail Co Ltd . Creative Presentation Internship (2-month experience) . Involved in design, procurement and supervising installation of display windows in the brand Asia retail stores.
1/2013-7/2013
Shigeru Ban Architects . Architectural Internship . Involved in Cartier Ginza facade design, Onagawa disaster reconstruction masterplan, M+ Museum competition team, Niseko Ski Resort design.
9/2012-12/2012 Kengo Kuma and Associates . Architectural Internship (3-month experience) . Involved in masterplaning and landscape design of Huashan 1914 Creative Park. 6/2010-8/2010
Samson Wong Consultancy and Associates . Architectural Trainee (2-month experience) . Involved in the preliminary design of a house in Macau and some related research studies. [EDUCATION]
2013-2015 The University of Hong Kong . Master of architecture . MArch 1 Grade A in Design Studio 2009-2012 The University of Nottingham (UK) . Upper Second Class BArch Hons Degree . Year 2 & 3 Grade 2.1 in Design Studio 2007-2009
Dauntsey’s School (UK) . Achieved 4 A Levels at Grade A (Design and Technology, Economics, Mathematics and Further Mathematics) . Achieved 1 AS Level at Grade A (Chinese)
[SKILLS] Architectural drawing . AutoCAD, Rhinocero, ArchiCAD, Sketchup . BIM: Revit Adobe Suites . Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects Phsical Model Making . Laser-cutting, 3D printing, Hand craft Microsoft Office English, Chinese and Japanese Word Processing Photography [LANGUAGE] . Fluent in written and spoken English, Cantonese & Mandarin . Moderate in Japanese
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