10/2014 3 MIN Presentation : MAKING | MAPPING | MEDIATING
Unplanned: Public space in elevations
Public space has often been a planned entity, as pieces of land coloured on maps. In Hong Kong, public space is scarce, as most public space is privately-owned (shopping malls) and adds value to the private properties (circulation space and
Unplanned: Public space in elevations
Public space has often been a planned entity, as pieces of land coloured on maps. In Hong Kong, public space is scarce, as most public space is privately-owned (shopping malls) and adds value to the private properties (circulation space and
Chinese Imperialism: “Exporting China”
China emerges as a new form of imperialism, suggesting the possibility that the 21st century is dominated by the PRC. The exporting of Chinese architecture and urbanism, in terms of practice, building types and culture, suggests the possibility of “urban
Chinese Imperialism: “Exporting China”
China emerges as a new form of imperialism, suggesting the possibility that the 21st century is dominated by the PRC. The exporting of Chinese architecture and urbanism, in terms of practice, building types and culture, suggests the possibility of “urban
Machine Safari
ARTIFACT: WHAT ? In the architecture of Ulaanbaatar Mongolia, as one of the lowest population density of any country worldwide. The balance between urban and nomadic populations is expected to dramatically change in the future with more and more Mongolians
Machine Safari
ARTIFACT: WHAT ? In the architecture of Ulaanbaatar Mongolia, as one of the lowest population density of any country worldwide. The balance between urban and nomadic populations is expected to dramatically change in the future with more and more Mongolians
Square Regeneration
The Importance of Meeting Strangers Quote “City is a human settlement in which strangers are likely to meet” (Sennett,1974) A New Habitation of Square in Hong Kong My thesis is to improve the quality of public
Square Regeneration
The Importance of Meeting Strangers Quote “City is a human settlement in which strangers are likely to meet” (Sennett,1974) A New Habitation of Square in Hong Kong My thesis is to improve the quality of public
QUALITY QUEUE
ARTIFACT WHAT? Queue often refers to the quantity, such as length, time, and I want to be quick, but quality queue is seeking different queueingexperience and its potential interaction with other activiteis and programs in the high density busy street
QUALITY QUEUE
ARTIFACT WHAT? Queue often refers to the quantity, such as length, time, and I want to be quick, but quality queue is seeking different queueingexperience and its potential interaction with other activiteis and programs in the high density busy street
Miniature Architecture
Kinderspelen, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1560. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna “… that there ought to be a child in every adult and that an adult’s city ought to remain a city for the child, built out of chaos and dreams.” Aldo
Miniature Architecture
Kinderspelen, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1560. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna “… that there ought to be a child in every adult and that an adult’s city ought to remain a city for the child, built out of chaos and dreams.” Aldo
10/2014 3MIN Presentation
Rhythmi(city) STATEMENT This thesis is interested in the rhythm of the city, which identifies SOUND as the generator of the architectural/social dialogue between activity and space. SOUND as a product of motion interconnects men and space, whilst it is an
10/2014 3MIN Presentation
Rhythmi(city) STATEMENT This thesis is interested in the rhythm of the city, which identifies SOUND as the generator of the architectural/social dialogue between activity and space. SOUND as a product of motion interconnects men and space, whilst it is an
Revolutionary Windowscape Era
“What concerns me is that the individual person becomes less and less important in building or in the city. We hand over the whole responsibility to companies or architects. We walk around through our cities feeling that we have not
Revolutionary Windowscape Era
“What concerns me is that the individual person becomes less and less important in building or in the city. We hand over the whole responsibility to companies or architects. We walk around through our cities feeling that we have not
STREETSCAPE EMANCIPATION
WHAT? Mong Kok boasts the highest population density in the world, with 130,000 in 1 sqkm (Guinness Book of Records, 2013). Within the urban fabric along Sai Yeung Choi Street South, Mong Kok has more and more often been the
STREETSCAPE EMANCIPATION
WHAT? Mong Kok boasts the highest population density in the world, with 130,000 in 1 sqkm (Guinness Book of Records, 2013). Within the urban fabric along Sai Yeung Choi Street South, Mong Kok has more and more often been the
Kickstarter for Kickstarter’s Sake
What? Project Description: The thesis seeks to rethink architecture in the world which is paralleled by a virtual one today, and thus questioning the boundary between the virtual and the real. The project is to initiate, through Kickstarter and
Kickstarter for Kickstarter’s Sake
What? Project Description: The thesis seeks to rethink architecture in the world which is paralleled by a virtual one today, and thus questioning the boundary between the virtual and the real. The project is to initiate, through Kickstarter and
Aircraft City
WHAT? The thesis design wants to have a solution for this phenomenon, no matter on the urban-scale or a single building. The commercial and residential area will be relocate and air-parking will also be given in the city nodes. It
Aircraft City
WHAT? The thesis design wants to have a solution for this phenomenon, no matter on the urban-scale or a single building. The commercial and residential area will be relocate and air-parking will also be given in the city nodes. It
INVISIBLE COMMUNICATION
| ARTIFACT | The main components for making this artifact are cups and ropes, which cups act as both emitter and receiver for sound, and the ropes act as the media for sound energy transferring. Cups then be paired up with
INVISIBLE COMMUNICATION
| ARTIFACT | The main components for making this artifact are cups and ropes, which cups act as both emitter and receiver for sound, and the ropes act as the media for sound energy transferring. Cups then be paired up with
Learning from Macau
Public Housing x Cultural Heritage A formal and programmatic analysis on public housing in the sensitive cultural heritage area of Macau, and seek for a new form of architectural language to elevate public housing into the status of future heritage.
Learning from Macau
Public Housing x Cultural Heritage A formal and programmatic analysis on public housing in the sensitive cultural heritage area of Macau, and seek for a new form of architectural language to elevate public housing into the status of future heritage.
CUAN. CHUAN
WHAT? Establish Rural Eco-tourism System, Design Floatable Archtecture, Advocate Cuan Culture I will make full use of local rich tourism resources and unique Cuan culture, and recover abandoned and neglected waterways to establish rural eco-tourism system which has the long-term
CUAN. CHUAN
WHAT? Establish Rural Eco-tourism System, Design Floatable Archtecture, Advocate Cuan Culture I will make full use of local rich tourism resources and unique Cuan culture, and recover abandoned and neglected waterways to establish rural eco-tourism system which has the long-term
Surgical Intervention
ARTIFACT Time-Based Urban Evolution Model for Erase, Substitute, Conserve, Alternate, Create An interface to process data obtained through city surveys that will help project trajectories of current urban fabric over time. Acting as the digital media toolbox for developing and testing prototype models
Surgical Intervention
ARTIFACT Time-Based Urban Evolution Model for Erase, Substitute, Conserve, Alternate, Create An interface to process data obtained through city surveys that will help project trajectories of current urban fabric over time. Acting as the digital media toolbox for developing and testing prototype models
Photography defining Urban Connectivity and Dis-connectivity
People understand our city through the lenses of their camera phones. The relationship of photograph-taking and the city has become an event itself rather than capturing an event. The way people perceive our city has changed as photographic devices has
Photography defining Urban Connectivity and Dis-connectivity
People understand our city through the lenses of their camera phones. The relationship of photograph-taking and the city has become an event itself rather than capturing an event. The way people perceive our city has changed as photographic devices has
NATURE, CITIES & ARCHITECTURE: GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
ARTIFACTS: Imagining that the density is getting higher and higher, buildings, people and vehicles are everywhere. Many problems like heat island effect, canyon effect are created. The urban ecology of the city is completely out of balance. We cannot find
NATURE, CITIES & ARCHITECTURE: GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
ARTIFACTS: Imagining that the density is getting higher and higher, buildings, people and vehicles are everywhere. Many problems like heat island effect, canyon effect are created. The urban ecology of the city is completely out of balance. We cannot find
Media Forest
Media Forest- day and night The Media Forest explores an autonomous medium of canopy that develops a new type of streetscape for the pencil tower phenomenon in Hong Kong. This canopy grows dense and sparse at moments as a medium
Media Forest
Media Forest- day and night The Media Forest explores an autonomous medium of canopy that develops a new type of streetscape for the pencil tower phenomenon in Hong Kong. This canopy grows dense and sparse at moments as a medium
The City in the Sky
Modern life demands, and is waiting for, a new kind of plan, both for the house and the city. – Le Corbusier WHAT?
The City in the Sky
Modern life demands, and is waiting for, a new kind of plan, both for the house and the city. – Le Corbusier WHAT?
The Parasitic Market
“ Shopping is the medium by which the market has solidified its grip on our spaces, buildings, cities, activities, and lives.”–SZE Tsung Leong WHAT? In the south of China, the market named “市” is of fixed stores and
The Parasitic Market
“ Shopping is the medium by which the market has solidified its grip on our spaces, buildings, cities, activities, and lives.”–SZE Tsung Leong WHAT? In the south of China, the market named “市” is of fixed stores and
Build On Absence
“Space is the presence of absence” Peter Eisenman “Rather than fall victim to trying to compete with the great iconographic landmarks of the world or develop another version of the “Architecture is made of memory. The slope of a
Build On Absence
“Space is the presence of absence” Peter Eisenman “Rather than fall victim to trying to compete with the great iconographic landmarks of the world or develop another version of the “Architecture is made of memory. The slope of a
URBAN MIGRANT VILLAGE
URBAN MIGRANT VILLAGE This thesis is designing a convertible village housing typology for the displaced residents of Yangon, the former capital of Burma. By challenging the irresponsible and delayed government policy, the thesis aims at proposing a migrant house that is capable
URBAN MIGRANT VILLAGE
URBAN MIGRANT VILLAGE This thesis is designing a convertible village housing typology for the displaced residents of Yangon, the former capital of Burma. By challenging the irresponsible and delayed government policy, the thesis aims at proposing a migrant house that is capable
Conscious Hybrids: Rail City
‘Hybrid landscapes are either “conscious” or “unconscious”… Conscious landscapes deliberate “collisions of different points of view,” which fuse the un-fuseable… multiple types of landscape brought together that perhaps don’t belong together.”’ ~ Walter Hood Designing with existing rail infrastructure while
Conscious Hybrids: Rail City
‘Hybrid landscapes are either “conscious” or “unconscious”… Conscious landscapes deliberate “collisions of different points of view,” which fuse the un-fuseable… multiple types of landscape brought together that perhaps don’t belong together.”’ ~ Walter Hood Designing with existing rail infrastructure while
Vessel Architecture: Deconstruction & Reassembly
What? My thesis investigates how decommissioned large ships could be strategically dismantled and remodeled into architecture, specifically housing and working docks/piers for 20,000 ship breaking workers in the Chittagong Shipbreaking Yard in Bangladesh. The thesis explores subtractive and dissective methods
Vessel Architecture: Deconstruction & Reassembly
What? My thesis investigates how decommissioned large ships could be strategically dismantled and remodeled into architecture, specifically housing and working docks/piers for 20,000 ship breaking workers in the Chittagong Shipbreaking Yard in Bangladesh. The thesis explores subtractive and dissective methods
The Death and Life of Old City
WHAT? As an accelerated urbanization in China, the old city gradually become a declining core area with klunky streetscape, where gives a sharp contract to surrounding modern urbanscape. How to seek regeneration at minimum cost? How to preserve the livelihood and
The Death and Life of Old City
WHAT? As an accelerated urbanization in China, the old city gradually become a declining core area with klunky streetscape, where gives a sharp contract to surrounding modern urbanscape. How to seek regeneration at minimum cost? How to preserve the livelihood and
The Double Play of [INFRA]STRUCTURE
Spaces are remembered according to its perceptibility. Human minds sometimes work like montage sequence in filmmaking – fragments of spatial perceptions on various destination places are remembered and juxtaposed in a single sequence. Based on how the homeless and the
The Double Play of [INFRA]STRUCTURE
Spaces are remembered according to its perceptibility. Human minds sometimes work like montage sequence in filmmaking – fragments of spatial perceptions on various destination places are remembered and juxtaposed in a single sequence. Based on how the homeless and the
Heterogeneity of Shopping Mall
MALL AS CITY GENERATOR HONG KONG Mall has different meanings in the world and is related to different aspects, but there is only commercially driven meaning in Hong Kong. Mall is also the core activity area for Hong Kong people
Heterogeneity of Shopping Mall
MALL AS CITY GENERATOR HONG KONG Mall has different meanings in the world and is related to different aspects, but there is only commercially driven meaning in Hong Kong. Mall is also the core activity area for Hong Kong people
Living on Edges
“Edge gives shape to the material rim of a given space through a clear change in substance. In geophysical term, an edge is formed by the divid- ing line of water and earth, earth and air, or air and water,
Living on Edges
“Edge gives shape to the material rim of a given space through a clear change in substance. In geophysical term, an edge is formed by the divid- ing line of water and earth, earth and air, or air and water,
Reassembling informality: Heterogeneous City
The thesis explores the making of heterogeneous place through reassembling informality grid in wan chai lee tung street. This drawing imagines the new grid system and crowds flow on site. It creates different layers of public space to intensify and
Reassembling informality: Heterogeneous City
The thesis explores the making of heterogeneous place through reassembling informality grid in wan chai lee tung street. This drawing imagines the new grid system and crowds flow on site. It creates different layers of public space to intensify and
The Ambiguous “Void” Space
-WHAT? Based on analysis of the regional cultural spirit and cultural connotation ,as well as void space as a medium and expression of architecture, this thesis about Ambiguous void space will attempt to create significant and totally new interactive between
The Ambiguous “Void” Space
-WHAT? Based on analysis of the regional cultural spirit and cultural connotation ,as well as void space as a medium and expression of architecture, this thesis about Ambiguous void space will attempt to create significant and totally new interactive between
Traffic, Speed And Architecture
WHAT The Optics Valley Square, located in a central intersection of a commercial zone in Wuhan City, is a very proper site for my thesis topic. The streets around the square are planned in a radiate layout and the round
Traffic, Speed And Architecture
WHAT The Optics Valley Square, located in a central intersection of a commercial zone in Wuhan City, is a very proper site for my thesis topic. The streets around the square are planned in a radiate layout and the round
Latent in City
In “Delirious New York”, Rem Koolhaas use three principles to describe the construction of Manhattan: “grid”, “lobotomy”, and “schism”. “Grid” illustrates the regular blocks in cities with different architecture infilling them; “lobotomy” describing the split between interior and exterior of
Latent in City
In “Delirious New York”, Rem Koolhaas use three principles to describe the construction of Manhattan: “grid”, “lobotomy”, and “schism”. “Grid” illustrates the regular blocks in cities with different architecture infilling them; “lobotomy” describing the split between interior and exterior of
Shopping Mall as Method: In search of Sense of Belonging
(WHY?) The thesis will explore how to foster racial integration by new architectural means. Since the 1990s economic boom in Mainland China, Guangzhou has become the most popular migrated destination for West African who creates a large African community there.
Shopping Mall as Method: In search of Sense of Belonging
(WHY?) The thesis will explore how to foster racial integration by new architectural means. Since the 1990s economic boom in Mainland China, Guangzhou has become the most popular migrated destination for West African who creates a large African community there.
SPATIAL NARRATIVE
SPATIAL NARRATIVE NARRATIVE IN SPATIAL ARRANGEMENT OF CULTURE ARCHITECTURE the formation of space and cultural meaning Novel, fiction and folktale can tell stories by texts. Comic, painting and photograph can tell stories by pictures. Movie, animation and cartoon can tell stories
SPATIAL NARRATIVE
SPATIAL NARRATIVE NARRATIVE IN SPATIAL ARRANGEMENT OF CULTURE ARCHITECTURE the formation of space and cultural meaning Novel, fiction and folktale can tell stories by texts. Comic, painting and photograph can tell stories by pictures. Movie, animation and cartoon can tell stories
In Touch with Soil – Urban Agriculture
Plant in City A Journey Seeking For the Sun Living in Concrete Jungle like Hong Kong, people inside the city are still finding the place touching the soil and the sunlight. Lacking of sunlight inside theirs flats don’t stop them
In Touch with Soil – Urban Agriculture
Plant in City A Journey Seeking For the Sun Living in Concrete Jungle like Hong Kong, people inside the city are still finding the place touching the soil and the sunlight. Lacking of sunlight inside theirs flats don’t stop them