Water Tower
My thesis is initiated by a question: “Why do we need to live on resources supply? Thesis Statement My thesis aims to explore the possibilities to generate freshwater in our homes. Abstract Optimistic accounts of Hong Kong’s water supply welcome
Water Tower
My thesis is initiated by a question: “Why do we need to live on resources supply? Thesis Statement My thesis aims to explore the possibilities to generate freshwater in our homes. Abstract Optimistic accounts of Hong Kong’s water supply welcome
Life on the rivers
Life on the rivers Photography by Jin Jian 1 Thesis statement This thesis seeks to explore the relationship between city and water, and try to design a removable structure on the river as a temporary architecture, it would
Life on the rivers
Life on the rivers Photography by Jin Jian 1 Thesis statement This thesis seeks to explore the relationship between city and water, and try to design a removable structure on the river as a temporary architecture, it would
Nuclear Entombment
Cuba’s unfinished nuclear power plant http://sf.co.ua/13/01/wallpaper-2589597.jpg http://www.thebohemianblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Cuba-Abandoned-Soviet-Nuclear-Power-Station-21.jpg Thesis This thesis will look at ways to intervene decommissioned nuclear power plants by examining the type of conversion an architect’s challenge for the benefit of urban renewal. In addition, I will explore
Nuclear Entombment
Cuba’s unfinished nuclear power plant http://sf.co.ua/13/01/wallpaper-2589597.jpg http://www.thebohemianblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Cuba-Abandoned-Soviet-Nuclear-Power-Station-21.jpg Thesis This thesis will look at ways to intervene decommissioned nuclear power plants by examining the type of conversion an architect’s challenge for the benefit of urban renewal. In addition, I will explore
Fish `Market`
[PRELUDE] Fish Markets holds long history as it grew and evolved along with its city. Initially being simple ports where fishermen rowed in and sold their fish directly from their boats. Overtime, people come to mingle and exchange fish knowledge.
Fish `Market`
[PRELUDE] Fish Markets holds long history as it grew and evolved along with its city. Initially being simple ports where fishermen rowed in and sold their fish directly from their boats. Overtime, people come to mingle and exchange fish knowledge.
City of fragmented vestiges
1 Thesis statement- WHAT When a city is an assemblage of incomplete objects, disproportioned streets and un-associated textures, it has evolved into a collage of city fragmentations, mainly caused by the time of crisis. Part of the city grows quickly
City of fragmented vestiges
1 Thesis statement- WHAT When a city is an assemblage of incomplete objects, disproportioned streets and un-associated textures, it has evolved into a collage of city fragmentations, mainly caused by the time of crisis. Part of the city grows quickly
Resilience Architecture- Live with the flow
Live with the flow THESIS STATEMENT My thesis is focusing on the flooding issues in a future scenario when climate change is getting worse and worse with intensified storm and typhoons, and starting to question that can ecological resilience be
Resilience Architecture- Live with the flow
Live with the flow THESIS STATEMENT My thesis is focusing on the flooding issues in a future scenario when climate change is getting worse and worse with intensified storm and typhoons, and starting to question that can ecological resilience be
Refugee camps as the new city
WHAT There is an architectural language in current refugee camps to be explored, the unique coexistence of temporarily and permanence, this thesis intends to explore that language and the urban layout of the camps. WHY As UNHCR reports, there are 65.3
Refugee camps as the new city
WHAT There is an architectural language in current refugee camps to be explored, the unique coexistence of temporarily and permanence, this thesis intends to explore that language and the urban layout of the camps. WHY As UNHCR reports, there are 65.3
A Radiation-LESS Nuclear Station
Thesis Statement This thesis aims to investigate the potential that biological processes can bring to architecture in order to create an architectural structure that facilitates the diminishing, if not neutralization, of the inevitable adverse effects mankind has caused to the
A Radiation-LESS Nuclear Station
Thesis Statement This thesis aims to investigate the potential that biological processes can bring to architecture in order to create an architectural structure that facilitates the diminishing, if not neutralization, of the inevitable adverse effects mankind has caused to the
Reconstructing on Sites of Erasures
“To articulate the past historically does not mean to recognize it ‘the way it really was’. It means to seize hold of a memory as it flashes up at a moment of danger.” Walter Benjamin, Theses on the Philosophy of
Reconstructing on Sites of Erasures
“To articulate the past historically does not mean to recognize it ‘the way it really was’. It means to seize hold of a memory as it flashes up at a moment of danger.” Walter Benjamin, Theses on the Philosophy of
The Indie Map – Playground for the Denied
A_Thesis Title The Indie Map – Playground for the Denied B_Thesis Statement [WHAT] The flock of budding creatives moving into industrial buildings during the decline of Hong Kong’s manufacturing era has led to an organic flourishing of local creative industry. Despite the out-of-date policies that prohibit most of the cultural activities to take place
The Indie Map – Playground for the Denied
A_Thesis Title The Indie Map – Playground for the Denied B_Thesis Statement [WHAT] The flock of budding creatives moving into industrial buildings during the decline of Hong Kong’s manufacturing era has led to an organic flourishing of local creative industry. Despite the out-of-date policies that prohibit most of the cultural activities to take place
Re-define Local Agriculture: Floating Farmland
Re-define Local Agriculture: Floating Farmland The waters is an alternative “land” Fig1. Floating Island Project by New York design firm Balmori WHY? Hong Kong’s agriculture industry has gone into a decline since the 80s. According to statistics of the Government,
Re-define Local Agriculture: Floating Farmland
Re-define Local Agriculture: Floating Farmland The waters is an alternative “land” Fig1. Floating Island Project by New York design firm Balmori WHY? Hong Kong’s agriculture industry has gone into a decline since the 80s. According to statistics of the Government,
The interference between land and water
1.0 Thesis Statement This thesis will explore architectural intervention for coastal cities and water to coexist in the rising sea level scenario. Apart from reconnecting the city, the project would aim to explore a new dimension to connect between land
The interference between land and water
1.0 Thesis Statement This thesis will explore architectural intervention for coastal cities and water to coexist in the rising sea level scenario. Apart from reconnecting the city, the project would aim to explore a new dimension to connect between land
Regeneration of industry heritage — Develop new typology of urban habitability in the post-industrial era in North-East China
Innovation of industry heritage — Develop new typology of urban habitability in the post-industrial era in North-East China Abstract: The implementation of reform and open policy proposed by Dei Xiaoping has been undergoing already for 2 decades. During this
Regeneration of industry heritage — Develop new typology of urban habitability in the post-industrial era in North-East China
Innovation of industry heritage — Develop new typology of urban habitability in the post-industrial era in North-East China Abstract: The implementation of reform and open policy proposed by Dei Xiaoping has been undergoing already for 2 decades. During this
Market Innovation
Market Innovation Key words:1. Problematic Market ; 2. Historically Valuable Site 2. Market and City; 3. Market Innovation; 1.Thesis Statement [WHAT] This thesis aims to focus on the typology of traditional market and explore the methodology of market innovation. Market is
Market Innovation
Market Innovation Key words:1. Problematic Market ; 2. Historically Valuable Site 2. Market and City; 3. Market Innovation; 1.Thesis Statement [WHAT] This thesis aims to focus on the typology of traditional market and explore the methodology of market innovation. Market is
City Wasteland
Abstract_update “We are living in an age of obsolescence.” – Abramson, Daniel M. Buildings are inevitable abandoned or obsolete due to physical deterioration caused by ageing and weathering. Other reasons also cause obsolete buildings, like the advance in technology and
City Wasteland
Abstract_update “We are living in an age of obsolescence.” – Abramson, Daniel M. Buildings are inevitable abandoned or obsolete due to physical deterioration caused by ageing and weathering. Other reasons also cause obsolete buildings, like the advance in technology and
INTERACTIVE ARCHITECTURE
With the spread of media, massive information has been broadcast by diverse channels which results in depriving human being of the sense of real thing. Architecture, as a type of spatial carrier, directly transmits the image, space& scene experience to
INTERACTIVE ARCHITECTURE
With the spread of media, massive information has been broadcast by diverse channels which results in depriving human being of the sense of real thing. Architecture, as a type of spatial carrier, directly transmits the image, space& scene experience to
Fish ‘Market’
Fig. 1. Concept Image: ‘Food Chain’ of the Fish Market Community (Lau Yun Tzy Gigi, Concept Image. 2016) 1 Fish Markets used to be ports where fishermen rowed to and sold their fish directly from their boats. 2 Overtime, people come
Fish ‘Market’
Fig. 1. Concept Image: ‘Food Chain’ of the Fish Market Community (Lau Yun Tzy Gigi, Concept Image. 2016) 1 Fish Markets used to be ports where fishermen rowed to and sold their fish directly from their boats. 2 Overtime, people come
Wind regeneration prototype – An alternative choice against estate mall monopoly
Pre Thesis Proposal Abstract Pak Kwan Chan 3035219739 Wind regeneration prototype – An alternative choice against estate mall monopoly Cluster : Ecologies sustainability conservation recycling Key words: – Wind Regeneration – Stack Effect – Environmental Friendly –
Wind regeneration prototype – An alternative choice against estate mall monopoly
Pre Thesis Proposal Abstract Pak Kwan Chan 3035219739 Wind regeneration prototype – An alternative choice against estate mall monopoly Cluster : Ecologies sustainability conservation recycling Key words: – Wind Regeneration – Stack Effect – Environmental Friendly –
Body in Ornamental Waters
Undoubtedly Hong Kong, formed with an peninsula and islands, has always been closely related to the waters. Fishery, dockyard industry and shipping logistics were major anchors of Hong Kong’s social and urban development . The relationship between people and water
Body in Ornamental Waters
Undoubtedly Hong Kong, formed with an peninsula and islands, has always been closely related to the waters. Fishery, dockyard industry and shipping logistics were major anchors of Hong Kong’s social and urban development . The relationship between people and water
The Indie Map: Playground for the Denied
The flock of budding creatives moving into industrial buildings during the decline of Hong Kong’s manufacturing era has led to an organic flourishing of local creative industry, in particular the independent music scene in Kwun Tong. Despite the out-of-date policies that prohibit most of the cultural activities to take place
The Indie Map: Playground for the Denied
The flock of budding creatives moving into industrial buildings during the decline of Hong Kong’s manufacturing era has led to an organic flourishing of local creative industry, in particular the independent music scene in Kwun Tong. Despite the out-of-date policies that prohibit most of the cultural activities to take place
Returning public housing to Hong Kong
The history of public housing in Hong Kong goes back to 1950s, and over the years the government has been trying hard provide better living environment for the Hongkong people, the changes in housing strategy, the experimentation on housing typology
Returning public housing to Hong Kong
The history of public housing in Hong Kong goes back to 1950s, and over the years the government has been trying hard provide better living environment for the Hongkong people, the changes in housing strategy, the experimentation on housing typology
The Interference
The interference between land and water Why Rising sea level continuously poses a long-term existential danger to the coastal cities such as Boston, Miami and New York due to global warming. According to “Climate Central”, if the global temperatures rise
The Interference
The interference between land and water Why Rising sea level continuously poses a long-term existential danger to the coastal cities such as Boston, Miami and New York due to global warming. According to “Climate Central”, if the global temperatures rise
Resilience Architecture
Resilience Architecture Under such an extreme weather, there are still minority of species living in these area when it is always seems like impossible to inhabit. For example, there are cactus growing under melting hot weather, there are moss growing
Resilience Architecture
Resilience Architecture Under such an extreme weather, there are still minority of species living in these area when it is always seems like impossible to inhabit. For example, there are cactus growing under melting hot weather, there are moss growing
Architecture as a ‘Safe house’
Earthquakes. Calamities. Natural disasters. Such headlines have been appearing more frequent in recent headlines. Can architecture help prevent damage from these disasters? Can architecture help heal the psychological and physiological trauma of such experiences?
For my thesis I will look into designing ‘calamity proof’ buildings. Shelters that can function on a day-to-day basis with mixed use functions for the community. When needed, it will transform itself into a ‘safe house’, a haven for those to escape and take shelter.
Architecture as a ‘Safe house’
Earthquakes. Calamities. Natural disasters. Such headlines have been appearing more frequent in recent headlines. Can architecture help prevent damage from these disasters? Can architecture help heal the psychological and physiological trauma of such experiences?
For my thesis I will look into designing ‘calamity proof’ buildings. Shelters that can function on a day-to-day basis with mixed use functions for the community. When needed, it will transform itself into a ‘safe house’, a haven for those to escape and take shelter.
Heritage As Ground-Zero
Preservation is not about restoring old buildings in a way that looks exactly as it is before. It is a notion that requires a larger imagination, clarity and ambition to define what it is that’s being preserved, rather than freezing
Heritage As Ground-Zero
Preservation is not about restoring old buildings in a way that looks exactly as it is before. It is a notion that requires a larger imagination, clarity and ambition to define what it is that’s being preserved, rather than freezing
City wasteland
“We are living in an age of obsolescence.” – Abramson, Daniel M. Buildings are inevitable abandoned or obsolete due to physical deterioration caused by ageing and weathering. Other reasons also cause obsolete buildings, like the advance in technology and society
City wasteland
“We are living in an age of obsolescence.” – Abramson, Daniel M. Buildings are inevitable abandoned or obsolete due to physical deterioration caused by ageing and weathering. Other reasons also cause obsolete buildings, like the advance in technology and society
Reusable Olympic Stadium
Every two years, a city invests millions of dollars preparing for either the summer or winter Olympics constructing numbers of facilities in a short period of time. However once the Olympic flame is extinguished, some of these venues become useless and fall into disrepair.
This thesis explores the potential of temporary building material that is inexpensive, readily available and recyclable, particularly in the form of paper as a source of inspiration. Taking paper as key structural material, this project challenges the current construction inertia of using steel and concrete for Olympic venue construction, in attempt to create an architecture that can be easily disassemble and reassemble in subsequent events.
Reusable Olympic Stadium
Every two years, a city invests millions of dollars preparing for either the summer or winter Olympics constructing numbers of facilities in a short period of time. However once the Olympic flame is extinguished, some of these venues become useless and fall into disrepair.
This thesis explores the potential of temporary building material that is inexpensive, readily available and recyclable, particularly in the form of paper as a source of inspiration. Taking paper as key structural material, this project challenges the current construction inertia of using steel and concrete for Olympic venue construction, in attempt to create an architecture that can be easily disassemble and reassemble in subsequent events.
A “Regenerating” Nuclear Station
The main goal of this thesis is to investigate the potential biological processes can bring to modern architecture in order to diminish, if not neutralize, the inevitable adverse effects mankind has caused to the environment. Currently, we are facing an
A “Regenerating” Nuclear Station
The main goal of this thesis is to investigate the potential biological processes can bring to modern architecture in order to diminish, if not neutralize, the inevitable adverse effects mankind has caused to the environment. Currently, we are facing an
Renovation of the podium roof of residential towers in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s political system, geography and population density make it one of the most crowded urban environments in the world. Soaring real estate prices fed by profit driven developers and a deluge of investment and speculation from the Chinese mainland
Renovation of the podium roof of residential towers in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s political system, geography and population density make it one of the most crowded urban environments in the world. Soaring real estate prices fed by profit driven developers and a deluge of investment and speculation from the Chinese mainland
Market Innovation
Market is a large-scale public space where people may touch with everyday, however, market is also a place that easily causes problems, such as management difficulties, traffic problems, hygienic problems and so on. Yau Ma Tei Wholesale Fruit Market in
Market Innovation
Market is a large-scale public space where people may touch with everyday, however, market is also a place that easily causes problems, such as management difficulties, traffic problems, hygienic problems and so on. Yau Ma Tei Wholesale Fruit Market in