Portfolio 2008

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portfolio william fong

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boat stop, malacca

a small jetty project in the charming town of malacca. tourists board and alight river cruises via a cantilevering wedge, while experiencing a glimpse of malacca’s history inside. the drama enhanced by a slice of diffused sunlight.

william fong

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http://william.3pigeons.com

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william@3pigeons.com

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+61 4 1353 7200


art gallery, malacca

opposite the boat stop lies a modern art gallery, of similar architectural language, it was designed to symbolise malacca’s rich and tragic past, while housing the expressive works of modern painters in two galleries; paintings and sculptures.

william fong

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http://william.3pigeons.com

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william@3pigeons.com

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+61 4 1353 7200


tea house, georgetown

an oriental tea house, set in the historical district of penang, offering a sanctuary of peace and meditative tranquility amidst the bustling streets outside. while the language speaks softly, the structural impossibility of solid and void prevails.

william fong

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http://william.3pigeons.com

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william@3pigeons.com

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+61 4 1353 7200


youth centre, kuala lumpur

a youth centre at the pulsating heart of the big city, designed to express the potential raw energy of youths, while reactivating the riverside. as a public facility, it houses a recording studio, performance stages, a cafe and a skatepark.

william fong

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http://william.3pigeons.com

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william@3pigeons.com

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+61 4 1353 7200


apartments, chippendale

a 6-unit apartment just outside the sydney city fabric. the design complies with the BCA, addresses various environmental issues as well as achieving a BASIX certificate. its architectural language reflects contermporary urban aesthetics.

william fong

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http://william.3pigeons.com

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william@3pigeons.com

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+61 4 1353 7200


east darling harbour competition, sydney

the superstudio competition used a real-life international competition as its basis; the east darling harbour project. we were asked to produce pragmatic and poetic proposals for the crucial waterfront project that could be as iconic as the opera house itself.

william fong

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http://william.3pigeons.com

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william@3pigeons.com

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+61 4 1353 7200


industrial settlement, botany

a masterplan that merges residential and industrial zones, not by using a commercial buffer, but wraping the two programs in a grass fabric, returning the terrain to its green glory. designed from section, the design is humane, based on theories advocated by lynch and tschumi.

william fong

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http://william.3pigeons.com

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william@3pigeons.com

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+61 4 1353 7200


sustainable office, unsw

a sustainable office/research building on the northern edge of unsw campus. this building does not yet have a fixed program, but incorporates various sustainable functions into its design; thermal rockbed, evaporative heating tubes, thermal flue and sunshading. it also housed an exhibition hall.

william fong

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http://william.3pigeons.com

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william@3pigeons.com

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+61 4 1353 7200


community & maritime facility, ulladulla

the site was in ulladulla, a quaint little town on the southern nsw coast, populated mostly by the elderly. the language is therefore subtle and fluid, using local timber and advanced joinery, the deck peels out, allowing people to look into the vessel repair facility on the slipway.

william fong

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http://william.3pigeons.com

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william@3pigeons.com

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+61 4 1353 7200


airport, sydney

sydney’s airport is in dire stress. there is no room for expansion and suburbia creeps around it. this proposal transforms the airport into a city; an “aviopolis�. it explores the notion of merging commercialism into airports on a city-scale. where airports become large cities themselves. the proposal was for an international student competition held in copenhagen.

william fong

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http://william.3pigeons.com

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william@3pigeons.com

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+61 4 1353 7200


project x², sydney

project x² was a multi-disciplinary project that brought together fine art designers, architects and engineers to construct a timber sculpture on the university’s mall for the connectED confrence. the structure was entirely prefabricated with recyclable materials; timber and corrugated board. all students were exposed to design development, timber detailing and hands-on assembly, while learning from each other..

william fong

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http://william.3pigeons.com

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william@3pigeons.com

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+61 4 1353 7200


cockatoo island redevelopment, sydney

the urban islands studio at the university of sydney looked at the industrial remnant islands in sydney harbour. working under Supersudaca, a south american think-tank, we devised a radical scheme for a 3km tall vertical eco-city capable of handling a population increase the size of adelaide in the next 30 years, while generating enough electricity through wind turbines to sell back to the city’s grid.

william fong

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http://william.3pigeons.com

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william@3pigeons.com

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+61 4 1353 7200


the urban condenser, sydney

continuing the arguments of aviopolis, this Newtown railway station perpetuates that city rail networks are essential to the city as arterial webs of movements. it criticizes the mundane duplicated prototype of sydney’s railway stations and proposes a more dynamic station that engages with the surrounding urban fabric rather than exist as a modernist solution. it and bridges King Street and Erskineville road while integrating various urban functions.

william fong

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http://william.3pigeons.com

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william@3pigeons.com

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+61 4 1353 7200


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