TSUN HEI XAVIER LEE Student Number: 20149007 Application for the Bartlett School of Architecture MArch Architecture
MY
JOURNEY
EMPATHY
P. 3-6
Blessings
Companion
Archi+
The Silk Road
Revolution P. 7-10 P. 12-15
RELATIONSHIP Memories P. 17-22
Emotions
Infraspatial, Infrasocial (MSA submission for AJ student prize)
UNCERTAINTY Burn Collides Archetype
Office in Riyadh
Dynamics P. 23-25 P. 27-28
DREAM Belief Utopia Prototype 1
Chapter
Travel
School
Resonance
Work
Competition
P. 29-30
EMPATHY I watched from high up and afar. The world is in pain. Empathy overwhelmed, I took flight. With the same empathy, I am back. Grew up in Hong Kong, a place where I was surrounded by buildings, buildings are my companion as much as humans. Always by my side, staying with me through my ups and downs. Empathy steered, I chose architecture and architecture chose me. While I have seen many buildings in joy, I have seen more in pain and hunger. A hug or an encouragement is warm enough but I desire to do more than that. A building is an individual living entity, having her own life, her own thoughts and feelings. You never own a design, you never do. They are like passing travellers. It is a blessing to meet each of them in my life.
Eagle 2015
The Revolution (Shortlisted)
P. 3-6
The Silk Road
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COMPETITION
The Revolution Urban Seed Bank
(Shortlisted)
The Seed Bank building is treasurous to display a morphosis to up-cycle a market into an interaction hub. The building is designed as a place to experience life, to witness the potentials from seeds to fruits and the miraculous energy cycle in natural ecosystems. The bank is not only about storing seeds, it is more about spreading seeds. With the blessings of abundance of pigeons in the area, the seeds are preserved and life cycles carry on peacefully in mother nature. It is important there is interflow from generation to generation to spread their experience, protecting valuable urban farming.
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Take off
Development
Cap
Void Let it fly in the sky Open the cap, let the birds out
Opening towards the city
Cage Grow Uncage the birds and let them fly high
A cage in the city center
Let the tree gain possesion
Feed the city and the people in it
BIRD Spread the seed of peace
Ring
Reinsert people and the city into the revolution of life Complete the cycle of life
SEED
錙 港
Transformed into a fruitful city
TREE Grow Take Off Nurture the next generation
Develope into the crux of the city
Cap Ring Cage Void
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Roof Plan
Nesting Area Fruit Trees
Seating Terraces
BIRDS (Form an oasis inside the
Interaction Atrium
city for birds to live in)
Food Market
SAVOR (Consume and promote products from the site)
SPREAD (Encourage visitors to spread and share their knowledge)
Garden Plan
Seed Shops
SEEDS
TREES
(Work on scientific research about seeds)
(Create urban lungs and breathing spaces)
Labs
NURTURE
Seed Storage
(Educate the public about urban farming)
3/F Plan Roof Farm Covered Garden Exhibition Space Education Theatre
2/F Plan
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COMPETITION
The Silk Road Art Gallery Renovation in Lyon
The French Revolution liberates the working class people to earn better respect and gradually gather more opportunities to climb up the social ladder. After the revolution, the rein for the enslaved could be released and a vent be created to the dark basement habitat. In contrast to a monumental staircase in 16th Century architecture for enjoyment of the aristocratic class, this design would be a smooth silky path accessible for all walks of life.
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ART
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Where?
Art is for the enjoyment of all.
Art should weave into all livelihood.
ART
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ART ART
Barriers
ART
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Walls
ART
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Uniform Break
Grids
Custom
Cages
ART
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Split
ART
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Blocks Break
ART
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Class
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Art is a living entity circumventing all eras.
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How?
A R T
Who?
ART ART
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The design idea spins from the history of Lyon - a city famous for silk manufacture. With the hard work of vast numbers of silk workers, the city prospered. By what means could these workers climb up the social ladder to enjoy the fruits of their hard work?
ART ART
Observation Deck
Customs
Glass Pavilion The Tower The Slide
Walls
Roof Plan
Grand Staircase Workshop Space
Class
Sculpture Stairscase Lecture Theatre The Slide Ampitheatre
4th Floor Plan
Break Wall
Sun Angle
Horizontal Planes The Tower Bookshop Cafe Ampitheatre Foyer
Demolished walls to create breathing space
Adjust slope angle to allow daylight penetration
Slanted wall is sliced to enhance interaction
Gallery
2nd Floor Plan
Break Class
Options
Create a gentle slope to dissolve spatial heirachy
Break Customs
Trail and Deck
Multiple routes to generate different circulation
Flexibility
Keep building to define the focus of the space
Fold the slope to form a deck above
Sandwich Layer
Incoparate structural grid to former footprint
Insert sandwich layer to produce exciting spaces
Ground Floor Plan
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The Silk Road
Silk
Weaving
Topography
Amphitheatre
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Lyon Art Gallery Extension
Observation Tower
4/F
3/F
The Deck
RE-INVENT Glass Pavilion 2/F
Entry to the Deck
1/F
Educational Theatre Workshops and Office Connecting Staricase
G/F
Amphitheatre
REIN-VENT
Basement
Foyer
Plaza Bookshop and Cafe Gallery Space
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RELATIONSHIP Spreading my wings in solitary, Mountains are my companions. With these relationships, I am travelling alone but no longer a lone. The relationship between architecture and man is always two way as in any other relationships. Not balance but two way. I am particularly interested in the connection between architecture and emotions, memories. I believe that as simple as a wall, it does not only carry the weight of a building, it also carries the memories and emotions of an era. The Berlin Wall fell in 1989.
Ma Wan Park Phase 2
Self Portrait 2017
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P. 12-13
625 Kings Road
P. 14
13-15 Matheson Street
P. 15
YEAR OUT
LAUNCH
GENERATE
DIVIDE
DRIFT
Create a flux through DRIFTING the building
Ma Wan Park Phase 2 Historical Village Renovation
A curvy footprint
Connecting the sea by
GENERATED from the tide
DIVIDING the volume
RAMP UP
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The insertion of the EVA
LAUNCHES the wave
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1:20
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ROOF PLAN
10.70 D30R
5200
3000 5550
The knowledge I learned in my final year helped me in master planning the village. Through discussion and designing, I picked up some design principle of architecture in the real world that I can seldom learn in university.
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Ma Wan Village is one of the oldest villages in HK dated back to the 19th century. The project aims to renovate the village into a tourist spot promoting art and culture. A lot of research and analytic work have to be done before designing. Even in the early stage of the project, lots of collaboration with different parties are required. I participated in meetings and learned a lot by meeting different professionals.
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Master Layout Plan
Proposed Zoning TEMPLE STREET (Restaurants)
BACK STREET (Shops)
Metal and timber frame are added to the facade and balconies of the existing buildings
Interactive art pieces are drawn on the walls and floors of this zone
MAIN STREET (Cafes) Houses are simply painted in different colours to create a colonial atmosphere
CENTRAL PLAZA (Galleries) Houses are revamped into modern interpretation of traditional chinese architecture
THE RETREAT (Retreat Space) Timber cladding is used to enhance children’s expedition experience
CUSTOM ZONE (Event Venue) Houses in this area are rather in good condition, it can events like wedding and dinners
Basic Information Total Outdoor Hard Paved Area:
12005m2 Total Indoor Area:
9171m2 Project Start Year:
2019 Number of Houses:
74 Additional Indoor Area:
1000m2 13
YEAR OUT
Exit
Vehicle Entry from Java Road
625 Kings Road Alternations and Additions To Basement Drop Off
Vehicle Entry from King's Road New Entry
Basic Information RECEPTION LOBBY
Project Start Year:
SHOP
2019 OFFICE LOBBY
Typology:
Office Building
Facade Design
Elevator Details
The scope of work includes facade design, changing the G/F plan and interior designs of lift and lift lobbies.We aim to create a more welcoming entrance to draw people's attention and draw people into the building. I worked with colleagues in designing the facade which is crucial to the overall setting. This allows me to use different modeling software under professional settings. I also helped in brushing up the images and preparing presentations. The interior design part granted me the chance to explore into details of fittings. It allows me to have a better understanding of materials. 14
YEAR OUT
11-15 Matheson Street Commercial Building
Basic Information Total Floor Area: With a very limited site area, it is a great challenge to draw people onto the upper floors. The design aims to make this office distinct from buildings around to create a memorable shopping experience to the customers. We spend a lot of time playing around with the facade design, trying to make it looks different from an ordinary office building. We looked at a lot of precedents over the world for inspiration. Photoshop-ing is particularly important as the project aims to explore. It allows us to test different options quickly and to create the atmosphere that we wanted.
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3506m2 Maximum Building Height:
130 mPD Project Start Year:
2015 Typology:
Office Building
UNCERTAINTY Here in the wild, staring at the stars, Awaiting the dawn to come. Life is full of uncertainties, not to embrace but to enjoy. Just like the stars in the sky, you just have to burn, to shine. You never knows, one day a little kid from the earth, light years away, saw it; from that moment, his life may be transformed. Uncertainty is fascinating. It creates in me waves of motions. Unstableness creates movement, creates beauty, creates life. I believe design is a dynamic process ever moving. As a designer, I enjoy reaching out to the unknown and keep moving. So just burn and burn because you never know what will happen on the other end of the world at the very next moment. One day, my world collides with another's, creating a little spark that will change the world.
Infraspatial, Infrasocial (MSA AJ Prize Submission) P. 17-22 My SelfAilerons Portrait 2017 2014
Office in Riyadh
P. 23-25 16
YEAR 3
Infraspatial, Infrasocial Experimental Housing
(MSA submission for AJ student Prize)
The viaduct is physically divisive to the district – it is addressed by intensifying its use and altering its landform. The telephone exchange is almost redundant – it is redefined as a cultural space and drew on its excess heat as a communal energy source. These two responses are easily subsumed by the complexity of the rest of the scheme - a series of raised housing blocks with amenity space both below and within. The flexible architecture anticipates change and both the modular housing units and circulatory elements are conceived as removable and adjustable.
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Tutor CItation on AJ: Xavier was nominated for the AJ Student Prize due to the scope, ambition, intellect and rigour of his project. He devised the programme as a broad range of problems relevant to inner-urban settlements in Britain. His scheme, of astonishing scale and straddling a complex site, reflects his aim to reconcile blight, severance and societal collapse, itself testament to the power of architecture and urbanism. Throughout the development of his scheme Xavier used physical and computer models, in tandem, to explore every aspect from urban scale massing down to the detailed connections of services and components.
Formal Organisation of Elements Urban Fabric
Building Geometry
Massing and Form
Public-private Division
Rotating Blocks
Living Condition
District Status
The old housing stock is replaced by a new range of diverse dwelling types. The physical separation of Collyhurst is overcome by straddling the railway, building on the redundant viaduct section and stepping down the landform to the south and east.
The district is currently starved of resources and the mono-culture of residential types is not culturaly and socially sustainable. The new district in the centre of Collyhurst will house social and amenity space as well as a cultural offer. Thus the development becomes the hub and draws and sustains community.
Connectivity
Obsolete Infrastructure
The new development addresses a lack of connectivity by plugging into the existing railway and forming a new station. It addresses the current fissure in the site by utilising the elevated viaduct and reducing its overall mass with carefully crafted contouring to grade. The district is both the hub and the spoke.
The majoirty of the existing telephone exchange becomes a telephony museum. The heat from the remaining equipment is captured to use in the new buildings. The railway viaduct is reactivated by the scheme.
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Interactive Model
Structure, Services and Circulation
Services
Variation of Adaptable Social Space/Circulation
Block Strategies Opening Up Channels
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Services and Structure
Loop Circulation
Activating Half-levels
Diagonal Circulation
Exploration of modular types, sizes and placement
Modular Constrcution
Initial Unit Mix
1. Modular dimensions to fit on a truck base
1. Frames andexterior exteriorwalls walls Frame and
2. Module combined
2. Interior fit out
3. Plug-in services
3. Structural frame with in-situ plug-in services
4. Detachable balcony allows insertion of module
4. Detachable balcony allows insertion of module
5. Insertion of module
5. Insertion of module
6. Reinstall balcony and ballustrades
6. Reinstall balcony and ballustrades
Type A
Type B
Type C
Type D
Type E
Type F
Type G
Type H
Block 1: 3
Block 1: 9
Block 1: 6
Block 1: 3
Block 1: 6
Block 1: 6
Block 1: 3
Block 1: 3
Block 2: 7
Block 2: 21
Block 2: 2
Block 2: 14
Block 2: 9
Block 2: 4
Block 2: 4
Block 2: 2
Block 3: 3
Block 3: 9
Block 3: 6
Block 3: 3
Block 3: 6
Block 3: 6
Block 3: 3
Block 3: 3
Block 4: 7
Block 4: 21
Block 4: 2
Block 4: 14
Block 4: 9
Block 4: 4
Block 4: 4
Block 4: 2
Total: 20
Total: 60
Total: 16
Total: 34
Total: 30
Total: 20
Total: 14
Total: 10
Block 1
Block 2
Block 3
Block 4
Type A: 3
Type E: 6
Type A: 7
Type E: 9
Type A: 3
Type E: 6
Type A: 7
Type E: 9
Type B: 9
Type F: 6
Type B: 21
Type F: 4
Type B: 9
Type F: 6
Type B: 21
Type F: 4
Type C: 6
Type G: 3
Type C: 2
Type G: 4
Type C: 6
Type G: 3
Type C: 2
Type G: 4
Type D: 3
Type H: 3
Type D: 14
Type H: 2
Type D: 3
Type H: 3
Type D: 14
Total: 39
Total: 63
Total: 39
Type H: 2
Total: 63
Type A (27.5m2)
Type C (55m2)
Type E (88m2)
Type G (110m2)
Type B (44m2)
Type D (71.5m2)
Type F (99m2)
Type H (143m2)
Various modular combination
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Block Arrangement
Service Core
Loop Circulation
Modular Unit Underground Light Box
Detachable Balconies
Half-level Bridge
Public Garden
Sitting Kiosk
Half-level Open Space Lift Shaft
Stairs Seating Herbs Garden
Street
Detachable Balcony
Sky Gardens
Bridge to Next Block
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Modularity Verticality
Interconnectivity Expandibility Repairability
Flexibility
A
A’
Elevation (South)
B
B’
Elevation (East)
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YEAR 3
Building Envelope
Axonometric
Office in Riyadh Office Building
Roof
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Drainage Insulation
Accesible
A
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B
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Absorb Heat
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A. Roof Deck/Cavity B. Waterproof Layer C. Vapour Barrier D. 80mm Glass Wool E. Vapour Barrier F. Steel Bars G. 400mm Concrete Slab
D E F G
Parapet
1
Drainage Stop Fire
A
Insulation
2
Load Transfer
B
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A. 1.1m Metal Ballustrade B. Aluminium Plate C. Vapour Barrier D. Concrete Parapet E. 60mm Glass Wool F. Transome and Bolts G. Aluminium Cladding
C D E F G
Ceiling
Insulation Mechnical Ventilation
3 1
Artificial Lighting
A B
A. Concrete Slab B. Steel Bars C. Air Ducts and Pipes D. Metal Bolts E. Steel Extrusion F. Plaster Boards G. Wooden Cladding
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Summer Sun Ventilation
Insulation
Winter Sun
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Floor
Live Load Insulation
The given context is an infill site in Riyadh and the preferred building system is concrete frame. Through studying the climate and the site surroundings, it is obvious that sunshading is the most important environmental aspect of the design. Through using parametric design, sunshading fins are adjusted against the sunpath, providing maximum sunlight protection.
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A. Plaster Board B. 8mm Oak Parquet C. 30mm Screed D. Steel Extrusion E. 90mm Posts F. Concrete Slab G. Steel Bars
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Wall
Sunlight Insulation Rain Water
Environmental analysis softwares are used to further refine the environmental efficiency of the building. The building skin and envelop is also carefully designed through studying different precedents and testing.
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A. Sunshading Fins B. Sunshading Frame C. 6mm Aluminium Cladding D. Vapour Barrier E. 60mm Glass Wool F. Transome and Bolts G. 8mm Wooden Board
Week 1: Qualitative Appraisals
Climate
Site 1. Human Circulation
1. Extremely High Illuminance Level Illuminance level is extremely high in Riyhad, the site will receive a lot of sunlight especially on the two sides.
A. Solar Shading
B. Internal Facing Solar Gain
NW
SE
A. Glazing Ratio
B. Solid Flat Roof
~20%
Well Insulated
3. High Annual Temperature Average Temperature in Riyhad can go up to 36°. In most of the days, temperature is much higher than the comfortable temp.
A. Ventilation
High Floor Height
Cross Ventilate
A. Courtyard Design
The urban block is designed to build on a SW-NE axis. In desert climate, it is usually good for urban design to builld on a E-W axis.
Buildings oppsite of the site is just 12m apart, it is not that comfortable to face the opposite building directly. Privacy is also a concern.
Expanding Space
Crowd Dispersal
B. Wind Passage
Street Line
Heat Canyon
Absorb Heat Local Climate
B. Concave Plan
Long Perimeter
B. Building Height 19m
19m
5. Pollution
5.Dry Climate A. Building Envelope
A. Double Skin Protect Concrete
Keep Moisture
Busy road on both sides produce lots of air, noise pollution. In desert climate, there may also be lots of sand in the atmosphere.
B. Maximum Spans 6m
300mm x300mm
The site is not a regular shape, two set of grids are used. The irregular shape generates an interesting form of the building.
Factory made metal cladding is used in this design. Mulions and rails are required to support the aluminium cladding.
The design of system is guided by the programme of the building. Different programme requires different spatial quality.
B. Adjacent Buildings
Two Set of Grids
Solid Walls
B. Sand/Sun Shading Dust Filter
Crowded Road
Slab to span ratio is around 1:20. It is also fire safe and weather resistant. Concrete expands and contracts under temperature.
A. Vertical Cirrculation
B. Single Spine Office
Fire Escape Stairs
Shortest Distance
The central atrium is the focus of all office space, it can enhance connection between people working and the surroundings
A. Programs Interlock
B. Openness, Connect Connecting People
Human Interaction
3. Services A. Building Envelope
B. Fins Direction
Metal Panels Vertical
Plant room is located in the core to provide efficient services of the building, it should also be accesible for maintanance.
A. Plant Room
B. Pipes, Cables Routes Roof Floor
False Ceiling
4. User Safety
Horizontal
A. Core Location
B. Offices
User should be able to walk on the stairs comfortably and safely. Staircase should lead to a final exit without re entering into the buildig
Circulation Spine
Exterior Views
5. Material A. Sound Insulation
All people should be able to access to all the spaces in the building, there should be escape route in case of emergency
2. Spatial Quality A. Structural Grid
4. Programme
A. Shading
SW
Vapour and water control is not the main challenge of the design. Keep the building moisturised and comfortable
1. Cirrculation
A. Columns
3. Cladding System
A. Internal Facing
4. Adjacent Buildings Building on the two sides are 19m tall, similar to proposed height of this building. While building on the east is slightly shorter.
Concrete is a monolithic structure which will be cast in situ. Concrete construction is not very environmentally friendly.
2. Site A. Geometrical Design
Privacy
B. Thermal Mass
Strategies
1. Structural Component
A. Double-height Lobby B. Recessed Entrance
3. In and Out Connection B. Convection Current
4. Large Daily Temperature Change Diural temperature range can go up to 18 degrees. The average range of diural temperature is around 12 degrees
The site is open to two main roads. The entrance is designed on the SE so that office space can be placed on the NW side of the site.
2. Urban Geometry
2. Very High Global Radiation It will easily heat up the building through the glazings. According to the sunpath, sunlight that have be shaded off is higher than 60°
System
A. Fire Escape Route <25m
B. Staircase Design Single Route
5. Comfort A. Span
B. Expanding Gaps 1.5-6m
Diurnal Temperature
Gloabl rdiation is very high in Riyhad, office spaces should be well lit and shaded off from direct sunlight. Also keeping lighting cost low
A. Lighting and Glare Artificial Lighting
B. Welcoming Lobby Double Volume
Shading Fins
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Week 2: Quantitative Analysis
Fins Spacing (Thermal Cost vs Visual Comfort) 2. 450mm
1. 300mm 5448
3. 900mm
Rationale:
Energy Consumption Zone
Heating Load 2364
Cooling Load 230628
188520 Heating
Thermal Load 236076
190867
Thermal Energy
Thermal Comfort
Thermal Energy
Thermal Comfort
Thermal Energy
Thermal Comfort
Well Lit Ratio
Visual Comfort
Well Lit Ratio
Visual Comfort
Well Lit Ratio
Visual Comfort
Fins are designed to shade sunlight and reduce glare. Spacing of fins decrease, less sunlight can enter, reducing cooling cost. However, when the spacing is too small it will affect the openness of the office
Facade Grid (Well Lit Ratio vs Ventilation Rate)
Lighting Load 28655
1. 1500mm
19273
2. 300mm
3. 900mm
Rationale:
Cooling
Well Lit Ratio 57.6%
Annual Heating Load
82.1%
Higher
Lower
Annual Cooling Load
Thermal Energy
Thermal Comfort
Thermal Energy
Thermal Comfort
Thermal Energy
Thermal Comfort
Well Lit Ratio
Visual Comfort
Well Lit Ratio
Visual Comfort
Well Lit Ratio
Visual Comfort
The width of facade grid will change the seperation of windows. light will be less concentrated when the facade grid is small, which increase the well lit area ratio. However, ventlation rate will decrease
Fins Angle (Well Lit Ratio vs Glare Control) 2. 30 °
1. 15 °
Daylight Diagram
Indoor Humidity 50
Highest 36.9%
45 40 35 30 25
Lowest 19.8%
20 15 10 5 0 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Interior Humidity(%)
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Exterior Humidity(%)
Average 26.1%
Highest 25.2C
35 30 25 20
Lowest 22.1C
15 10 5 0 Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Interior Temperature(C)
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Thermal Energy
Thermal Comfort
Thermal Energy
Thermal Comfort
Thermal Energy
Thermal Comfort
97.5%
Well Lit Ratio
Visual Comfort
Well Lit Ratio
Visual Comfort
Well Lit Ratio
Visual Comfort
91.2%
Glazing Ratio (Visual Comfort vs Temperature)
4th Floor 73.2%
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Exterior Temperature(C)
Nov
Dec
Average 24.2C
Fins rotation angle affect the openness of the building. The right angle can efficiently shade of the high and low sun. A balance of openess and energy used is determined by adjusting the angles
3rd Floor 60.2%
74.5%
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Rationale:
Well Lit Area
2nd Floor
Indoor Temperature
3. 45 °
1. 0.2
2. 0.3
3. 0.4
Rationale:
90.8%
1st Floor 29.9% Ground Floor 59.0%
54.7%
83.7%
Thermal Energy
Thermal Comfort
Thermal Energy
Thermal Comfort
Thermal Energy
Thermal Comfort
Well Lit Ratio
Visual Comfort
Well Lit Ratio
Visual Comfort
Well Lit Ratio
Visual Comfort
Glazing ratio directly affect the amount of light entering the building. With a effective shading device on the facade. It is possible for the building to have a ratio above 30%, opening up the office to exterior
DREAM Flying into the endless skies, Stars up high. Dreams ahead, A better world is on the other end. 2016
Some people search for utopia, others try to create them. For me, utopia will not and should not exist in a physical form. Utopia is a belief, not a place â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a belief of the existence of a "better" place. Once you find "the" better place, there will be "a" better place. It is not about the existence of "the" better place, it's about having the belief in our heart. In pursuit of the dream for a better world, I move on. To me, Architecture is a field of dreams. Architecture is the channel that my world meets others'. Architecture is my mission, my calling, where and why my dreams come true.
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2017
Archetype
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Resonance
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YEAR 2
Archetype Semi-detached House
Combining Volumes
The design aims to challenge the conventional design of a semi-detached house by inserting communual space in between. The site I was assigned is full of trees. Instead of cutting off all of them, I turn them into part of my design, forming a visual and noise barrier of the house. The building footprint dance around the trees, opening a diaglogue with the nature. The design of the house is specifically designed according to the characteristic and daily habits of the two families. The triagular courtyard shared by the two family aims to enhance interaction. The two household interlocks with each other introducing exciting spaces in the house.
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Exploded Model
Human Scale Study
B’ A’ Entrance View
B
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A
A’
Section AA’
Entrance View
B
Section BB’
B’
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5
Sections
Welcoming Entrance
10
15
20
1:100 Sectional Model
Sunlight
Protect and Utilize Trees
Pleasant Views
Private and Comfortable
Courtyard
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YEAR 1
Resonance Gallery, Archive, Performance Space
Two existing canals are located within the site boundary, the largest challenge of the project is to incorporate music culture into the local context. The main idea of the design is to disperse music performance from the interior to exterior, the roof of the building is a performance stage for music festivals. The building sits on the dock in between the two canals, freeing up site spaces for outdoor audience seatings. The 4 irregular volumes interlock with each other creating a mix of double and triple volumes space which increase the intensity of users experience.
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