THE TRANSITION TOWARDS TO INEXHAUSTIBLE CLEAN ENERGY
Project Size: 53,570 m2
SSoA MArch Year 6 Academic Project
Tutor: John Sampson
Taking the global energy crisis and climate emergency as motivation in 2022, this academical design project explores the hypothetical energy infrastructure scheme, paving the way for humanity moving towards to Type I Civilization. Responding the issues of global energy crisis, economical inflation and global warming, this Hydrogen Energy Parkland aims to be the transition towards to inexhaustible clean energy in Invergordon, Scotland.
The entire scheme is a large scale retrofit project based on old royal navy oil storage tank zone. Inspired by ‘hydrogen cloud’, the usage of low carbon materials demonstrates the contrast between clean future and rusty past. The hydrogen energy production program also revitalizes the manufacture industry among Invergordon communities.
FARM + WAREHOUSE:
Isolates the residential area, provide safer environment for industrial production.
EXISTED RAILWAY NETWORK:
Providing opportunities to transport passengers and materials for hydrogen program.
EXISTED PONDS:
Existed water ponds can be converted into reservoir and water landscape for hydrogen power plant.
TOPOGRAPHY:
Steep slope reduces blast zone impact towards to residential area.
DEEP SEA PORT:
Allowing large cruise / cargo ships to visit the site.
EXISTED SITE PLAN & SECTION ANALYSIS
The site is located at ‘higher’ ground at 15 m level, where other buildings are located lower than the site level.
SITE PANORAMA
Demonstrating obsolete but peaceful atmosphere in Invergordon, Scotland.
SCOTLAND
HYDROGEN ENERGY PARK
The program is a self-sustainable community system. The entire scheme is retrofitted based on existed storage tanks. The community + office building’s structure is built by timber, minimizes carbon emissions through entire construction process.
ROOF LANDSCAPE SOLAR / GLAZE PANEL
Public area, private area and restricted zone sets were separated into main spaces and services spaces, they are divided into parallel strips. Each route demonstrates workers’ journey, visitors’ journey and hydrogen power plant operation.
MEGA ELECTROLYZER HALL
ARRIVAL PLAZA
LIGHTING TEST
Lighting test of the arrival plaza.
This section demonstrates the daylight projection towards to arrival plaza, maximizes pedestrian experiences at ground level.
The light manipulation of the building, maximizes daylight projection on arrival plaza, improves pedestrian experiences on the ground.
On top of the aesthetic reason, the waving timber ceiling design is to hide the large girder beam, also allowing sound absorption in office zone.
VIEWS FROM ARRIVAL PLAZA
FAÇADE DETAILS
REVITALIZING INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE
A VERTICAL COMMUNITY INTEGRATES BIO-ENERGY PRODUCTION
Project Size: 33,000 m2
SSoA MArch Year 5 Academic Project Tutor: Satwinder Samra
The vertical community scheme integrates bio-energy production with living in 2050s Beijing, China. After investigated the intergenerational gaps and environmental pollution issues in local areas, this residential proposal provides wastes recycle program, and convert those daily wastes into bio-fuel to power the community. The community bio-energy program will also revitalize the old 798 Factory Zone in Beijing.
On top of the renewable energy production program, the new designed residential layout, vertical lobby and sky farm will also bring people from all age groups together, recreates the intimate feeling of community.
APARTMENT
CORRIDOR CORE
CORRIDOR
APARTMENT
The diagram above shows a typical hotel living apartment type. Spaces are isolated and empty, these places are hard to be called ‘home’.
SOCIAL SPACE
CORRIDOR
CORE
CORRIDOR
APARTMENT
Rather than hotel-like apartment living experience, the new layout brings people together, recreate the intimate feeling of community and sense of home, enhance users’ living experiences.
The shared communal kitchen across 2~3 levels to form one vertical community, dissolve intergenerational gap, provide a sense of ‘bigger family’ to everyone who lives here.
TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN
REINVENT MARYLEBONE
DISCOVER A GREEN COVERED MARKET IN CENTRAL LONDON
Project Size: 1,600 m2
Third Year, First Semester Academic Project Tutor: Bruce Irwin, Catherine Phillips
Extolling the virtues of local farm products and a sense of community, the green covered market takes its place in the dynamic of urban life in Marylebone. This project is to design a covered market in Moxon Street, Marylebone, Central London. It investigates the potential communities, users and context of the existed market, in order to discover a new typology of a covered market in Central London.
As the name suggested from “Reinvent Marylebone”, the project intends to make more connections between local markets and communities, to create a market roof with greenery public space and an educational garden for two schools of the site.
SITE LOCATION
The site is located at Moxon Street, Marylebone, the heart of the City of Westminster.
AVERAGE INCOME
People living in City of Westminster have significant higher average income than other London boroughs, most clients are able to afford high price land values in City of Westminster.
HOUSE DENSITY
The data shows the City of Westminster is the ‘under performing’ borough in terms of house density and carbon dioxide emission.
TRANSPORT + CO2
The diagram suggests that a green space is encouraged to be built in the site. A market with sustainable a green roof is a great opportunity to promote this concept.
EXISTED FARMERS’ MARKET
With an average of 40 stalls, Marylebone is one of the biggest farmers’ temporary market in London. Majority of products sold are edible farmers’ products: such as vegetables, etc.
PROPOSED FARMERS’ MARKET
The statistic result shows vegetables and fruits product have higher demand and much more opportunities for local people. Hence, the proposed market would sell vegetables and fruits.
VISION: THE HYDROPONIC TEACHING FARM
An educational place teaching the ‘people of the future’, allowing local students to interact with advanced farming technique in Central London.
VISION: A COMMUNITY CENTER
A market as a community to propagate happiness for local residents, where people could gather together and play together.
MARKET MASTERPLAN
HYDROPONIC GRASS PANELS
Drawing
The roof plan demonstrates hydroponic classrooms, as well as the roof windows where the market getting light from.
FINAL MODELS
The spatial model demonstrates the relationship among hydroponic classrooms, skylights, columns and people.
The sections show activities & programme at different zones, including garden extension and the farmers’ market. Also, the drawings illustrate the section of the hydroponic classrooms and the roof.
FARMERS’ MARKET & ROOF GARDENS
GRASS CURTAIN WALL STUDIES
‘PLAY
IS THE WORK OF THE CHILD’ THEATRE AS THE THIRD TEACHER
Project Size: 2,010 m2
Third Year, Second Semester Academic Project Tutor: Bruce Irwin, Catherine Phillips
The project takes a philosophical and theoretical path in searching for an alternative classroom typology for children in Marylebone, Central London. It takes the essence of drama activities in researching for a theatre teaching space combined with Montessori’s teaching philosophy in The St Marylebone C.E School.
The research into the educational theatre reveals the weakness of contemporary classroom typology, which draws sharp and unhelpful physical and psychological boundaries between spaces, play and learning. As Maria Montessori said, “play is the work of the child”. Hence, the proposal is to modify the traditional teaching typology, linking the knowledge with UK’s educational curriculum.
ARCHITECTURAL MOTIF
Auditorium is the highlight of the building, symbolizes the ‘vessel of art and knowledge’ inside the building. The performance space is the visible volume from outside.
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
The building core is located at the ‘blind spot’ of the building, while the private spaces are supporting the public space, in order to have a great performance to the public.
VERTICAL CIRCULATION
The vertical circulation not only streamlined the proposal, but also made the audience feeling a sense of ‘going up’ to see the performance.
LANDSCAPE CONNECTION
The ground floor and viewing platform has the clear views towards to the park. It brings urban context and garden landscape into the building.
‘THE VESSEL OF ART & KNOWLEDGE’
‘VESSEL OF ART & KNOWLEDGE’
The section drawing shows the elevation of fly tower and part of the rehearsal room and backstage. It also shows the double wall construction design to isolate the sound from auditorium.
WALL SECTION DETAILS
REGENERATING NINE ELMS NINE ELMS SQUARE PHASE ONE
Project Size: 218,500 m2
Works at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Team Leader: Damian Iliev, Camilo Valdivia
Involved from RIBA Stage 3 to Stage 4
Nine Elms Square is a residential development comprised of eleven buildings located at the former New Covent Garden Flower Market in Vauxhall. London. The target is a luxury, high quality environment well integrated with its surroundings, in accordance with London Borough of Wandsworth’s requirements, and enabling the developers to achieve high sales values. The Phase One comprising three towers (N8, N9, N10) and the connecting ground podium, the affordable residential building (N12) and the associated landscaping.
ROOF PLAN
The roof plan shows the outline and boundary of the three towers. The top has indicated where the BMU (Building Maintenance Unit) and terraces are.
PODIUM ROOF PLAN
The podium roof plan shows the internal residential room layouts, and the sky garden landscape (by Gillespies) as well.
BASEMENT USES DIAGRAM
MEP Plant
Cycle Storage
Refuse
FOH / Health Club
BOH
Resident Circulation
Service Lifts
Cycle Lifts
Resident Lifts
Delivery & Refuse
Cycle Route Car Route
Cycle Storage
Service Bay Local Bus Stop Drop-Off Area
Anodized Aluminium Panels
The
100 Floor Build Up
225 Reinforced Concrete Slab
45 Tolerance & Deflection
215 Service Zone
65 Ceiling Construction
100 Floor Build Up
225 Reinforced Concrete Slab
45 Tolerance & Deflection
315 Service Zone
65 Ceiling Construction
100 Floor Build Up
225 Reinforced Concrete Slab
45 Tolerance & Deflection
415 Service Zone
65 Ceiling Construction
TYPICAL FLOOR SECTION 3200 MM HEIGHT STUDIES
SECTION & ELEVATION OF THE PODIUM EXTERNAL WALL - PARRY STREET
The facade curve is rationalised using perfect arcs and circular segments. This refinement simplifies the panelisation process significantly.
The elegant curve of the facade featured 60 distinctive panels arranged along an irregularly oval shaped curve.
THE HALO ABOVE THE CITY
THE RIYADH ARENA
Project Size: 65,000 m2
Works at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Team Leader: Ben Ward, Kevin Hayes
Involved from RIBA Stage 2 to Stage 3
The new proposal simplifies construction and reduces costs by incorporating a few modules that are repeated throughout the entire facade.
The Riyadh Indoor Arena will be a ~20,000 seat arena development for the City of Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Located close to the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), this exemplary facility is set to become a premier global venue and a proud national landmark building for the generations of today and tomorrow.
The project is inspired by Vision 2030, a blueprint for development in the kingdom whichseeks to improve living standards and encourage international tourism. Hence, RiyadhArena is an integral part of this vision and will be a sianificant contributor to the economicand social development of the city and the wider region.
Image Made by SOM Visualization Team for Client Presentation
BUILDING SECTIONS
building section shows the
between front of house
support spaces leading to the Seating Bowl.
The Halo can function independently from arena activities on non-event days, offering unique experiences and displays.
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CREATING CONNECTION & POROSITY IN BARBICAN
1 SILK STREET, LONDON UK
Works at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) Team Leader: Christopher Wollaston, Nick Bornman
Involved in RIBA Stage 2
One Silk Street is a forgotten/neglected part of the City of London. Re-integrating the Barbican into the fabric of the City, allowing it to be opened-up and made accessible for all by creating a direct link to the Elizabeth Line. No barriers – re-setting the area from exclusive to inclusive. A transformational ground plane that stitches, repairs, greens and enhances, inviting people into the site and the building, creating a place that is open and accessible for all.
We wish an office building that can be found nowhere else, typifying the City of London as a leading global financial center, attracting talent and encouraging people back into the office by weaving culture and activity throughout the building. Best in class, blending the commercial, cultural and residential characters.
London Protected View 17B.1
London Protected View 17B.2
Project Size: 83,500 m2
Increase height to allow for massing flexibility.
Dividing the building into Urban Strata allows for contextual massing response.
An iconic silhouette that further optimises daylight for neighbours.
Providing a variety of floors plates and large outdoor amenity.
Carve open the public realm to create porosity and connect the City to the Barbican.
Mitigate harm to neighbours by setting back. Allows for a single core configuration. GROUND LEVEL
The ground level seeks a unique community offer complementary to the Barbican, consolidating 1 Silk Street within the culture milestone through visual and pedestrian connections.
FOSTERING A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
SULTAN
HAITHAM CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Works at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) Team Leader: Ben Ward, Stephanie White Involved in RIBA Stage 2
The concept transcends traditional school design, fostering a learning environment that prioritizes student collaboration, inquiry-based learning, exploration, and the development of adaptable and resilient individuals. The concept design of the public school sets out a vision for the school to be redefined as a space not only for students, but a component for the community as well.
Within Sultan Haitham City, each school plot acts as a key component contributing to the community clusters. We are proposing a framework that seamlessly integrates the school within the cluster, balancing transparency and access, to perform these dual functions.
Project Size: 60,100 m2
CONTEXT ANALYSIS + CIRCULATIONS
The Master Plan has identified suitable locations for all Community Facilities. The Education Facilities section is showing both Public and Private Schools as part of the Master Plans provision for educationaL facilities.
The central circulation spine is used as a means of articulating the site. ltwill provide equal access to both schools on the plot, while maintaining sensitive separations.
To support two separate genders on one site, two schools will be designedThe central circulation spine will become the point of articulation of the site.
SITE ANALYSIS
The primary concentration of students walking will be coming from theNeighbourhood spine. However, with residence populating both sides ofthe school plot, many $tudents will be arriving from the adjacent streets as well. Micro-mobility corridors will also support several students.
The school education program is arranged to maximize natural light andproximity to all activities and facilities, while maintaining a clear distinction between the school program and the community facilities when in use.
The site supports the two separate genders, provides a central circulationspine, and engages with community.
The facade provides moments or perforation and articulation, then met with open moments of relief. The tapestry of articulation creates varying conditions and resembles a playful nature.
CLASSROOM MODULE
Based on the Oman curriculum and the number of students allocated per Cycle, each classroom is designed to support 30 students. Each general classroom is sized roughly 10m x 10m to provide sufficient space.
FACADE THICKNESS
By reducing the panel thickness by half, the panel can be produced 50% less material and this is allowing a higher percentage of daylighting into the space.
FACADE DESIGN
THE ‘DIAMOND’ FACADE
INTRODUCING A DYNAMIC COMMERCIAL ZONE IN NORTH BEIJING
Total Envelope Surface Area: 16,120 m2
Works at Woods Bagot, Beijing Office
Team Leader: Tao Wu, Jingchao Fu
Involved from Competition to 100% Design Development (DD)
The 350 meters long Yuefu Park Retail Facade Design Project was inspired from diamond geometry and dragon scales, introducing dynamic retail atmosphere in Yuefu residential zone in North Beijing. The unique instagrammable facade geometry will become a memory point, attracts people from local communities and all over the city. It also provides dramatic daylighting into the shopping mall, enhances users’ shopping experiences.
SOUTH STREET ELEVATION
The 350 meters long and low height south street facade is the most important and attracting sides of the retail mall.
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A LIVABLE, SUSTAINABLE, & A FUTURE CITY
CHINA HANJIANG (XIANGYANG) ECO-CITY PHASE ONE
Project Size: 445,950 m2
Works at Woods Bagot
Team Leader: Jean Weng, Matthew Richardson
Involved from Competition to 50% Schematic Design (SD)
The project is located at Xiangyang, China. It is a city complex comprised of office towers, retail streets, a commercial complex and hotels. To celebrate Central Chinese culture and create a high-level future communities, it highlights components of a human oriented, adaptable and value enhanced workplace development that has a perspective on future workplace as a collaborative hub for innovation and lifestyle community. Also it provides a better work/live environment that allows the trendsetters means to uncover new ways of thinking and adapt in a market of rapid changes of pace.
Visualization
DESIGN EVOLUTION
THE SITE
The evolution of the design starts with the property boundaries. The massing rises and is carved by the city roads.
TRAFFIC FLOWS
A circulation axis penetrates the site and starts to carve it up. Allows better traffic flows.
Nature’s energy rises from the lake and divides the site further like a river estuary, or tree of life.
The tower’s shadow avoids majority of the site, allows better daylights on site.
The city skyline is dynamic and pays respect to the forum as the heart of the development. Everything builds up in terracing forms and towers from this central heart.
The site is envisioned to pay respect to the two main axis. The landscape connection between the North and South, and the Han River circulation axis that cuts through West to East.
Energy flows from the lake up through the site. Its flow is acknowledged like a tree of life or river estuary.
Each plot is divided into it’s appropriate programming to orchestrate the beneficial mixed-use site.
SOUTH ELEVATION
The elevation shows the facades of retail streets, towers and the forum in the middle.
GROUND FLOOR PLANS
The ground floors plan shows ground landscapes, retail malls, forum, as well as tower lobbies.
GREEN-UP
NORTHERN PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE PROJECT IN EXHIBITION JIELIU RIVER, SHENZHEN. 11
Works at AECOM (Shenzhen Office)
Team Leader: Stone (Tong Sheng) Shen
Involved from Competition to 100% Construction Documentation (CD)
The Exhibition Jieliu River Project is one of the AECOM major landscape project in Shenzhen, China. The site is located at the north of Shenzhen International Airport, plays a crucial part of the world’s largest convention and exhibition center’s landscape. The Northern Pedestrian Bridge connects commercial blocks on both sides of the Exhibition River, towards to the entrance of the New Exhibition Center. Thus, the design comprises three bridge bodies, two of them overpasses the river, creates two different user experiences and circulation. One of them overpasses street, connects commercial blocks next to the New Exhibition Center.
COMPONENTS
The bridge comprises three bodies, with the visitor center as the ‘bridge core’, given users two experiences on the bridge.
LANDSCAPE
The design of the viewing platform allows people having great views towards to the Commercial and Fountain Plaza.
NAVIGABILITY
The height and slope design gives users comfortable walking experiences, and also satisfied both small boat and larger vessel navigation requirement.
CIRCULATION
Circulation design allows people go to commercial stores directly from east bank side. The bicycle lane is also designed for bicycle users.
UPPER GROUND BRIDGE PLAN
The plan shows the relationship between both river banks and the commercial buildings.
Drawing Scale: 1 : 500 @ A1
Drawing Scale: 1 : 500 @ A1
ELEVATION 1
ELEVATION 2
ELEVATION 3
VISITOR CENTER GROUND FLOOR PLAN
The ground floor comprises with toilet, staircases, lift shaft, and visitor help desks.
UPPER GROUND FLOOR PLAN
The upper floor area contains offices area, and also connects the bridge’s upper level.
