Tete-Beche: Re- examining the public/private in Urban Hong Kong
Why? Thesis Statement ‘If you’re asking people to be content with less private space, then you have to give them more shared space – but it has to be great space, public space that people want to use…’ – Bing
Tete-Beche: Re- examining the public/private in Urban Hong Kong
Why? Thesis Statement ‘If you’re asking people to be content with less private space, then you have to give them more shared space – but it has to be great space, public space that people want to use…’ – Bing
Commemorating Through Architecture
STATEMENT Hong Kong has long been troubled with the problem of after-death infrastructure, not only the supply of columbarium is not matching with the growing demand, but the most severe problem is the segregation of after-death services being dispersed in
Commemorating Through Architecture
STATEMENT Hong Kong has long been troubled with the problem of after-death infrastructure, not only the supply of columbarium is not matching with the growing demand, but the most severe problem is the segregation of after-death services being dispersed in
MALL 2.0
MALL AS CITY GENERATOR 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 and tourists,
MALL 2.0
MALL AS CITY GENERATOR 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 and tourists,
MEGA (municipal services) BOX
Hong Kong as a tourism-driven and a high density city, there are hundreds of malls are occupying so much space and mainly serving the tourists nowadays. On the contrary, the supply of municipal services is unstable, some districts are even
MEGA (municipal services) BOX
Hong Kong as a tourism-driven and a high density city, there are hundreds of malls are occupying so much space and mainly serving the tourists nowadays. On the contrary, the supply of municipal services is unstable, some districts are even
Cultivate – Conserve – Community
Cultivate – Conserve – Community This thesis aims to put Agriculture into the consideration of urban planning. Learnt from the community farm examples, through designing a New Prototype of Public housing in Singapore as a testing ground to prove that
Cultivate – Conserve – Community
Cultivate – Conserve – Community This thesis aims to put Agriculture into the consideration of urban planning. Learnt from the community farm examples, through designing a New Prototype of Public housing in Singapore as a testing ground to prove that
Architecture In-Between
WHAT Being Hong Kong as one of the most dense and compact cities in the world, it had given rise to good connectivity. Every building is connected to each other in this whole urban fabric through different layers either below
Architecture In-Between
WHAT Being Hong Kong as one of the most dense and compact cities in the world, it had given rise to good connectivity. Every building is connected to each other in this whole urban fabric through different layers either below
Ground in the Air- Vertical Village
Thesis Statement Traditionally ground level is where urban conditions take place – it is where streets locate, where the private ownership stops and public domain begins, where people gather, meet each other and go from one place to another,
Ground in the Air- Vertical Village
Thesis Statement Traditionally ground level is where urban conditions take place – it is where streets locate, where the private ownership stops and public domain begins, where people gather, meet each other and go from one place to another,
center to divert (pamphlet)
At the age of high-rise, core is a representation of a transfer from ground to top or vice versa. These types of transfer including the structure and the circulation: 1) Structure – the shear wall or the column, transferring the
center to divert (pamphlet)
At the age of high-rise, core is a representation of a transfer from ground to top or vice versa. These types of transfer including the structure and the circulation: 1) Structure – the shear wall or the column, transferring the
The Informal City
Since the rule of the British government, the population of Hong Kong has been increasing and high density living has become one of the iconic characteristics of Hong Kong. During late 1940s, there was a large influx of immigrants
The Informal City
Since the rule of the British government, the population of Hong Kong has been increasing and high density living has become one of the iconic characteristics of Hong Kong. During late 1940s, there was a large influx of immigrants
[Green] Infrastructure
WHAT? GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE In Hong Kong, density is always a big concern of the city. To protect the countryside and to meet the needs of growing population, increasing plot ratio seems to be unavoidable. Plot ratio has increased to 15
[Green] Infrastructure
WHAT? GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE In Hong Kong, density is always a big concern of the city. To protect the countryside and to meet the needs of growing population, increasing plot ratio seems to be unavoidable. Plot ratio has increased to 15
City As A Mnemonic Device
What? Hong Kong has long been troubled with the problem of after-death infrastructure, not only the supply of columbarium is not matching with the growing demand, but the most severe problem is the segregation of after-death services being dispersed in
City As A Mnemonic Device
What? Hong Kong has long been troubled with the problem of after-death infrastructure, not only the supply of columbarium is not matching with the growing demand, but the most severe problem is the segregation of after-death services being dispersed in
center to divert
At the age of high-rise, core is a representation of a transfer from ground to top or vice versa. These types of transfer including the structure and the circulation: 1) Structure – the shear wall or the column, transferring the
center to divert
At the age of high-rise, core is a representation of a transfer from ground to top or vice versa. These types of transfer including the structure and the circulation: 1) Structure – the shear wall or the column, transferring the