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Architecture brings ideas to life.Ideas formulated by curiousity , perception and expression.

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Curiosity leads to exploration; exploration leads to ideas.

Perception promotes interpretation; it provides a deeper understanding of people, space and objects.

Expression is the manifestation of ideas; it is the reflection of thought.

Growing up in Hong Kong, I have always been eager to explore the city. The urban environment, packed with spontaneous sensory stimulation, provided me with ample opportunities to seek out new discoveries everyday.

As I matured, I began to establish a sense of perception. My boarding school experience in the UK taught me how to adapt to new situations and tackle problems from multiple approaches.

The design studio is a communal platform for expression. I learned to work in collaboration and embrace new ideas. I learned to conceptualize and reinterpret. Most importantly,I learned to visually communicate my ideas.

Architecture brings ideas to life.Ideas formulated by curiousity , perception and expression.

ABOUT

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STRATUSSECOND YEAR STUDIO [SPRING 2014]

INSERTTHIRD YEAR STUDIO [FALL 2014]

TRANSFORMFIRST YEAR STUDIO [SPRING 2013]

BODY ARMORFIRST YEAR STUDIO [FALL 2012]

AEDASINTERNSHIP [SUMMER 2014]

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Professor | Alex Mergold

Partners | Renee Rust Takuma Johnson

Design IVSpring 2014

The goal of this project was to provide a healthy, comfortable learning environment for handicapped students affected by the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. In collaboration with Cornell University Sustainable Design (CUSD), we were to design a learning center located at Petit Goave, a small town located southwest of the Capital, Port-au-Prince.

Our proposal creates an interplay between two independent systems, earth and sky. A wall enclosure constructed with local masonry brick ensures security as well as the division of programmatic space; a translucent fabric canopy spanning across the site provides shelter and allows natural sunlight to enter the interior spaces. Our primary aim was to design an interactive learning space that dealt with climatic issues in a cost-efficient manner.

Design Concepts

elevated membranelight vs heavy

suspensionopen plan

tensile

STRATUS PETIT GOAVE, HAITI

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SCHOOLHOUSE

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Petit Goave, HaitiPopulation: 12,000Temperature (°C): 17 - 26Precipitation (inches): 2 - 9

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1_Medical Center2_Toilets3_Classroom4_Entry5_Administration6_Library7_Conference Room8_Kitchen9_Eating Area10_Car Parking Closed Curtain Plan

SECURITY

Open Curtain Plan

SPACE

Water Drainage

SHELTER

The canopy structure is suspended by six masts creating an open floor plan that is divided by a system of curtains. The tracks follow a triangulated grid formed by a series of prefabricated sonotube trusses. The top layer of fabric spans across the top of the trusses acting as a water barrier and light filter; the lower layer of fabric acts as a sound absorber and secondary light filter. Within the perimeter of the masonry walls, there are five arrangements of interior walls which house specific programmatic purposes such as storage and permanent divisions of space. The installation of a curtain track system allows flexibility in the usage of spaces, as well as circulation.

Roof Plan

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PROJECT EVOLUTION

FABRIC

Tensile canopy

Beehive frame structure

Final model plan Final model; framed structure supported by 6 masts

Triangulating frame structure Hexagonal frame structure Hexagonal framed tensile structure

Fragmented tensile canopy Framented tensile canopy Framed tensile canopy

FRAME

SUSPENSION

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ORIGINAL SITE1. 2. 3. 4.

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7.

ONE 40' SHIPPING CONTAINER ERECTING 6 MAIN STRUCTURAL MASTS

1. ERECT STRUCTURAL MASTS AND ANCHOR INTO CONCRETE SLAB

2. ATTACH END OF SONOTUBE TRUSS TO MAST AT WELDED JOINT

3. ERECT SONOTUBE TRUSS PERPENDICULAR TO MAST

4. ATTACH TOP CANOPY TO TOP ENDS OF STRUCTURAL STRUTS IN TRUSSES

5. HANG SECONDARY CANOPY FROM UNDERSIDE OF TRUSSES. CANOPIES MADE BY LOCALS ACCORDING TO TRADITIONAL METHODS AND PATTERNS

6. HANG METAL TRACKS FOR CURTAINS OFF OF UNDERSIDE OF TRUSSES. CURTAINS TO BE MADE BY LOCALS

ATTACHING SONOTUBES TO MASTS INDIVIDUALLY

CONNECTTING SONOTUBES TOGETHER TO FORM UMBRELLA SHAPED CANOPIES

JOIN "UMBRELLAS" TO EACH OTHER TO COMPLETE SPACEFRAME

STRETCH PVC COATED FABRIC ONTO TOP OF SPACEFRAME TO FORM TOP

SUSPEND METAL TRACKS AND CURTAINS FROM UNDERSIDE OF SPACEFRAME

CLEAR SITE LEVEL + TERRACE SITE LOCAL MASONS BUILD PERIMETER AND INTERIOR WALLS

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BROUGHT TO HAITI

CANOPY CONSTRUCTION

FOR EACH TRUSS

FOUR 10' SONOTUBES 64 BOLTS

128 NUTS

128 WASHERS

ONE COMPRESSION STRUT

EIGHT END-CAP KNIFE PLATESTWO MIDPOINT CONNECTION PLATES

ONE CABLE ATTACHMENT PLATE

PVC COATED TOP CANOPY

SIX 40' TALL STEEL MASTS

STEEL CABLE

TRUSS CONNECTORS

STEEL FABRIC CONNECTOR RINGS

CABLE ANCHORS

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CONSTRUCTION DIALOGUE

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SECTION PERSPECTIVE | LOOKING EAST

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1_Connection between top of mast and cables2_Local masonry brick reinforced with steel rods3_Connection between mast and cables4_Canopy, structure, curtain track configuration5_Water drain system6_Sonotube truss7_Connection between mast and sonotube truss

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MATERIAL AND SYSTEM DIAGRAM

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Sketch detail of connection

Air circulation diagram

SONOTUBE TRUSS

Quarter full-scale truss

Prototype of the sonotube trusses, utilizing real connection bolts and welding

The primary structure of the design is the traingulating truss system consisting of a series of sonotubes. The use of a lightweight material responds to the climatic conditions of the site. Sonotubes are cost efficient and easy to transport. The flexibility and modular dimensions of the material allows for easy construction; as well as efficiency.

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Interior view of communal space

Rendered section Exploded axonometric seperating design components

RENDERINGS

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The project evolves from the central idea of the tent being one of the most basic embodiments of a community. It is cost efficient, energy saving, versatile, and directly linked with nature. Using a system of tensile fabric structure and a triangulating geometry of the sonotube framework, construction becomes easy to assemble while also allowing flexibility in design. Furthermore,having two separate systems of wall enclosure and shelter significantly reduces the risk of damage or casualties in the case of a seismic event.

View of South end of the site Eye-level view of truss canopy Detail of mast and trusses;

Half scale model of umbrella system View of connection details from trusses to mast

MODELS

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Professors | Val Warke Danielle DuranteDesign VFall 2014

The primary objective of this project was to create a multi-functional transit hub with a parking garage that can accomodate more than 120 vehicles. The site is located at Valle Aurelia, around 300 meters east of the Vatican.

My final design is an elevated structure inserted between the existing overhead train railway and the old railway. A linear volume space runs along the same axis as the existing overhead railway, while extrusions branch out at specified points of the site. These additional extrusions respond to the topographical conditions of the site, i.e. bus stop locations, ascending slope of the hill.

Design Conceptsinsertion/extrusionelevated structure

accessibility transparency

linear axis

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SITE INVESTIGATION

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Old and existing railways Valle Aurelia metro station Existing parking garage

Valle Aurelia, Rome

Main circulation systems on site:- Underground station on line A of the Rome metro system and the mainline station - Mainline station for the regional railway FR3- Main Highways; Via Angelo Emo and Via Baldo degli Ubaldi

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Automobile

Building height elevations in relation to surrounding context

Visual and circulation axis Exploded axonometric showing different modes of circulation

Pedestrian/Cyclists

Overhead train

Old railway

Metro

Multiple site visits to Valle Aurelia allowed us to clearly dissect the various systems which the site had to offer. The site is composed of a series of different transit circulation arrangements which all intersects at a pivot point on the site, the train station. Our objective was to identify the different modes of transportation, the varying movement and density levels at specified locations; as well as the topography, green vs. dead space, local neighbourhood and the range of programs across the site.

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2. Section across train staion

3. Section across terraced descend

1. Section across underground pedestrian tunnel

SURROUNDING CONTEXT

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Pressures from neighbouring communities

Section cut parallel to overhead railway;showing different modes of circulation

commercail

dead space

residential

public park

residential

unkept fabricatednatural vegetation

Pressure from currently supressed green spaces and landscape

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B. View towards train station

Reference plan

A. Overhead train platform

C. Center of train station; left to metro station, up to overhead train platform; right to underground pedestrian tunnel

constant flow [automobile]

structured flow [train + metro]

dispersed flow [pedestrian]

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Existing transportatoin hubs

GLASS

PERFORATED STEEL

Opposing hillsResidential neighbourhood The Vatican

Site plan with highlighted context

Inserted between the train station and parking garage, the building acts as a mediator between the pressures exerted from the residential neighbourhood and the opposing hills.

The project aims to establish a sense of community within the area, without disrupting the visual transparency through the site. The duality of glass and perforated steel allows the user to experience a gradient of visual permeability.

SECTION PERSPECTIVE | LOOKING WEST

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1_Existing metro station2_Existing train station3_Existing parking garage4_Terraced public space5_Viewing tower6_Elevator shafts7_Parking garage

Visual transparency; elevated structure

Integration of existing old railway

Connection from ground level to elevated platform

Adaptation to existing slopeGround and top level plans

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PARKING GARAGE

The parking garage is located on the south end of the existing carpark area; it is inserted between the piers of the old railway. The structure forms a connection from the ground level to the main volume, which is also connected to the existing train platform. The use of perforated steel as the structure's facade allows for visual transparency as well as ambient sun light exposure. The three-storey parking garage can accomodate 40 vehicles on each level, doubling the parking capacity of the existing carpark.

A. Interior view of parking garage

Parking garage ground floor plan

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B. Exterior view of inserted structure

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MASSING

Interverntion as mediator

Bird's eye

Surrounding pressures

DIAGRAMS | MODELS

STRUCTURE MATERIAL CIRCULATION

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View of parking garage inserted between the railway piers

Isolated view of structure

Folding structure

The linear form of the intervention mimics that of the existing railway infrastructure. Using a folding system of walls, the structure creates a series of extrutions and voids, blurring the distinction between indoor and outdoor, The combination of the folding structure, the use of transparent material, and flexibile accessibility creates an inviting spatial intervention that would improve the social dynamics of the area.

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Professor | Val Warke Jim WilliamsonDesign IISpring 2013

The first phase of this project was to analyse and re-interpret Jose Oubrerie's Miller House. My analysis began by extract-ing the formal components of the structure: the column grid, heirarchy of spaces, the facade and circulation. The next step was to perform interpretive operations on these components with the intent of emphasizing, identifying, and extrapolating the precedent's main concepts.

Later into the project, I had to create a hybridization with the Hemeroscopium House designed by Ensamble Studio, ap-plying its L-shaped structural system into my final design.The final phase was to design a retreat for 6 writers to rest, think and cleanse themselves.

Design Conceptscolumn grid

circulationlevitationL-shape

TRANSFORMANALYTICAL INTERPRETATION

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Miller House: structural floor plans; nolli plan highlighting circulationMiller House: axonometric plans

level 1 level 2

level 3 Nolli plan

PRECEDENT ANALYSIS

My analysis identified the main formal components ofthe Miller House through drawings and 3D representations. The Miller House consists of three primary volumes of space; two bedrooms and one larger master bedroom. The volumes are organized via a four by four column grid that forms a heirarchy of spaces. Circulation is dictated by a series of pathways and bridges that navigates through and around the column grid. The facade of the MIller House is detached from the main occupiable space, acting as a physical and symbollical mediator between exterior and interior.

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Hemeroscopium House

Isolating formal components

facade + structure design concept

Miller House . facade Hemeroscopium House: structureMiller House

1. Precedent analysis

2. Chimerical operations

4. Final tranformation for retreat

3. Hybridzing components

Retreat complex accomodating 6 writersInterpretive operation Hybridization

1. Precedent analysis

2. Chimerical operations

3. Hybridzing components

TRANSFORMATION

Plan

Front elevation

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A-A Section cut

B-B Section cut Level 1

Level 2

Site plan

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Exterior view [day]

Bird’s eye

Exterior view [night] Design process; exploded components

The site for the retreat is located on a sloping hill with a stream that leads to an old mill and a lake. Structure, circulation and occupiable space are organized using components from the hybridization. The goal was to create a complex of floating vestibules that are interconnected by a series of ramps regulated by the column grid.

Study models of hybridizing components

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Professor | Val Warke Jim WilliamsonDesign IFall 2012

This project began by an analysis of a given object, an apparatus designed and engineered to protect a specific part of the body, in my case, a shin pad. We were to dissect the body armour, producing a documentation of the object's different attributes; form, material, construction, performance, and function.

The next phase was to re-construct the object in a new form that incorporates its functional attributes. My reconstruction aims to explore the joint connection and its movement capacity in a linear system.

Design Conceptsmotion

jointtorque

radial movement

ANALYTICAL INTERPRETATION

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Exterior hard shell Secondary protective cushion

DISSECTION

Body armour: hockey shin padShin pad cushion components

The dissection process allowed me to isolate the different functional components of the body armour. The shin pad is composed of three main layers: the protective shell, the primary cushion, and the secondary cushion, The form of the shin pad reflects the functional qualities of a human leg.

My approach to the reconstruction primarily dealt with the physical relationship between the body armour and the human body. The radial motion of the leg joint is conveyed through the physical form and flexibility of the shin pad. My final model aimed to mimic the organic motion of a moving leg.

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Primary protective cushion Isolating knee protective gel

BODY ARMOUR

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Abstraction of the leg’s organic motion in relation to the body armor

RECONSTRUCTION

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Interactive model replicating joint movement of the knee

Final model . reconstruction of body armour

Detail on joint connections Moving capacity of structure

Diagram showing reconstruction's components

Radial movement conveyed through joint mechanism

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Summer 2014Project team: Wai Tang

During my internship at Aedas, I had the opportunity to work with 4 urban design and masterplanning projects located in China. My primary involvement included making schematic designs, facade studies, and constructing analytical diagrams. I was also involved in an office interior design project and had the chance to design the interior of an elevator cab.

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Sections

GF retail street sections

BA CSunken plaza section

Professional rendering

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FOSHAN GREENLAND CENTERProject: Greenland Center ProjectLocation: Foshan, China Sector: Urban Design & Masterplanning Discipline(s): ArchitectureProject Supervisor: Luke Lu

Overview

Design Concept:

. Landmark of Foshan City Axis

. Relation to neighbouring cities

. Responding to local history and culture

. Distribution of different programs

Responsibilities

. Photoshop/Illustrator diagrams

. Section cuts

. Axon circulation diagrams

. Indesign presentation editting

. Reference images

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Anchor store

Access to L2Courtyard

Anchor store

Access to L1

Courtyard

Courtyard

Courtyard

High Street

Axonometrics

Sunken plaza

Art centre

Anchor store

Smaller shops

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Retail street entranceCommercial plaza

Vertical Circulation

High Street: ground and 2nd level

Traditional Southern Canton Retail Street; ground and 2nd level

MasterplanMasterplan

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Overview

Design Concept:

. Landmark of Foshan City Axis

. Relation to neighbouring cities

. Responding to local history and culture

. Distribution of different programs

Shop Front

Main Circulation

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Project: Greenland East VIllage Project Plot 5Location: Chengdu, China Sector: Urban Design & Masterplanning Discipline(s): ArchitectureProject Supervisor: Phyllis Wong

Overview

Design Concept:

. Old vs New

. Manipulation of exterior facades

. Physical and visual connectivity

. Multi-level circulation

Responsibilities

. Constructing a physical model

. Photoshop rendered images

. Rhino model touchups

1:50 Partial model: comparing different sizes of fin panelsShopping complex


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West elevationMulti-level circulation

South elevation

North elevation

AEDAS

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Overview

Design Concept:

. Individual vs communal

. Hard vs soft

. Visual connection

. Promoting social interaction

Responsibilities

. Making a new rhino model from given floor plans


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Perspective

Roof Plan

Inner facade perspective

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Overview

Design Concept:

. Iconic landmark tower

. Irregular rhythm of vertical fins

. Shifting volumes

. Subdivision of blocks in relation to

. programmatic use and ownership

Responsibilities

. Photoshop lobby renders

. Spatial analysis diagrams

. Reference images for lobby interior

. Lighting diagrams

. Elevator cab design: plan/section diagrams + 3D render. Acquiring material information + samples

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Project: Guangdong Bravo Pazhou ProjectLocation: Guangzhou, China Sector: Office Discipline(s): ArchitectureProject Supervisor: Phyllis Wong

GUANGDONG BRAVO PAZHOU

Access to elevatorsEscalator entry Main lobby Elevator waiting area

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Project: Guangdong Bravo Pazhou ProjectLocation: Guangzhou, China Sector: Office Discipline(s): ArchitectureProject Supervisor: Phyllis Wong

Interior rendering of elevator cab

Elevator Plan Elevator interior elevations

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