Architectural Portfolio-Carter Chan

Architectural Portfolio

CHAN Chi Keung, Carter

Contents

Cultural and Creative Industries Incubator Base -- Year 4 Sem B Design Studio Co-Culture Centre

Horizon Community Pier

New Public Pier and Community Center -- Year 4 Sem A Design Studio

First Dawn Primary school

Sepcial Education Needs(SEN) Primary school-- Year 3 Sem B Design Studio

Chinese Ink Museum

Public Museum and Exhibition Hall -- Year 3 Sem A Design Studio

Three Space-Time

Local NGO High Rise Headquarter -- Year 2 Sem B Design Studio

Shan Nam Hostel

Middle-Rise Youth Hostel -- Year 2 Sem A Design Studio

Co-Culture Centre

Cultural and Creative Industries Incubator Base

Kwun Tong is a traditional industrial area in Hong Kong, witnessing and contributing to the economic take-off of Hong Kong in the 1980s and 1990s. However, with the change of the times, Hong Kong's industries began to decline, and began to turn to commercial areas, so the Kwun Tong business district took this opportunity to develop. However, in the process of transformation, many factory buildings had to be redeveloped or renovated. The site we chose for this project is in an old abandoned factory building.

Co-Culture Centre( 融文館 ) is a cultural center in the old industrial area of Kwun Tong. There are large cultural spaces, such as exhibition halls, lecture halls, multimedia centers and other community spaces, as well as workshops, traditional handicraft workshops and artisan stores to promote local culture.

1. Entrance Lobby

2. Seatting Area 3. Cafe

4. Storage 5. Disable Toilet

6. Male Toilet

7. Female Toilet 8. E&M

9. Event Room

10. Studio Stage

1. Exhibition Area

2. Multi-Function Room

3. Workshop

4. Disable Toilet

5. Male Toilet

6. Female Toilet

7. Storage

8. E&M

9. Special Exhibition 10. Platform

11. Open Threatre

1. Public Area

2. Meeting Room

3. Screen Room

4. Storage 5. Back Stage 6. Stage 7. Theatre 8. Work Space 9. Multi-Function Room

1. Stall Area 2. Workshop 3. Art Shop

4. Disable Toilet

5. Male Toilet 6. Female Toilet

7. Meeting Room

Sustainable development has always been a subject of exploration in architecture and human society. In modern society, people have always focused on technological innovation and development. But when we look back at the wisdom of our ancestors, we can always gain new insights and inspirations on sustainable development. As a cosmopolitan city, Hong Kong is home to Chi Lin Nunnery, an example of traditional Chinese architecture techniques, as well as the Bank of China Tower and HSBC Tower, icons of modern construction techniques. Hong Kong, as the crossroads of East and West, it should be better understanding the advanced scientific concepts of the West and the traditional Chinese construction wisdom and confer sustainable development a deeper meaning. This study will focus on the using of timber structures in Hong Kong. It is not only the inheritance of traditional Chinese wooden structure, but also the improvement and innovation of it, combining traditional craftsmanship with modern technology. The site is the Kwun Tong Ferry Pier, which is a 2-3 storey community centre using timber structures to renovate and rebuild the original building. This study will Explore the Viability of Timber Structures in Hong Kong, as well as, Analysis the resistance of promotion of timber structures in Hong Kong. Moreover, base on the study, Examine how timber structures can promote sustainable development in Hong Kong. After the study, It will be reviewed the Present and Future of Timber Structures in Hong Kong and raise public awareness of timber structures.

Typology of Material

Typology of Lifting Beam

Typology of Proportion

1. Storage Room 2. Toilet

E&M

Office

Meeting Room

Shop

Cafe

Ticket Box

Tuck Shop

Checked In Area

Covered playround

Open Theater

1. Self-Study Room

Mini Library and Reading room

Information Technology Room

Industrial handcraft Room

Muti-Function Activities Room

Dancing Room

Workshop Room

Snooker Room

Gym Room

Health Center

Social Worker Room

Majong and Chess Room

Mini Hall

Exhibition Area and Playground

first Dawn Primary School is a sepcial education needs(SEN) school which locate in centre town of Sheung Shui. This project would like to provide a user-friend and and free learning study envirenment. The theme of this project is community, the whole school is like a community, everyone in this school is an important member of the community, whether teacher or student.

In this idea, teachers and students should enjoy the resources of this school equally. The three elements - teacher, student and equipment - are interconnected and interact with each other. They share the same public space and are truly connected.

The highlight of this school is the different levels of open space, each of which is interconnected.

Expand human interaction from horizontal to vertical.

Section

Site Analysis

User Interview

Room

Room

Room

Room 1

Room

Room

Storage Room

Back Stage

Changing Room

Stage

Farming Area

Room

Inspection Room

Multi-media Room

Visual Art Room

Inspection Room

Room

Art Room

Computer Room

General Study Room

room 2

Room

Computer Room

General Study Room

Multi-purpose room 2

Tutorial Room

The creative source of Chinese Ink painting museum is the traditional Chinese thought "the most beautiful thing is the simplest thing". Under the influence of this thought, I hope to trace the simplest building to the simple shape.

Chinese Ink painting museum can be like the traditional Chinese literati, ordinary in appearance, but there are different layers inside.For this reason, I have referred to the traditional Chinese garden design, which USES an atrium to divide two different functional areas, exhibition, office and education.I used the ramp and stairs to connect the two Spaces, giving the atrium a hierarchy and a different visual experience.

In terms of materials, I used the simplest white brick and plain concrete as the main materials, together with the use of glass, so that the whole museum and the outside world have a seemingly separate but interconnected feeling.

THREE SPACE-TIME

My client is The Conservancy Association Centre for Heritage (CACHe) which aims at promoting the conservation of history, cultures and heritages in Hong Kong. CACHe organize different kinds of activities for schools, communities and the public in order to raise the social awareness of heritage conservation. They also provide teaching assistance to teachers and students, facilitates the teaching of the General Education and History subjects in various education syllabuses by interactive workshops, cultural tours and featured seminars.

The assigned site is located in causeway bay, a highly commercial city and a historic old town. In this complex setting, a commercial tower of no higher than 130 meters is placed on the podium for public use. One of the building's biggest challenges is how to position the building in an area that is eye-catching but not obtuse.

As the architect of the CACHe 's headquarters in Hong Kong, I hope from the native culture and the surrounding environment as a breakthrough point, with the number 3 （三元）as a core part of the whole building, 3 on behalf of the heritages, conservation and culture - the core direction of the CACHe, but also represent the past, present and future reflect the age NGO wants to make the old architectural culture, change a new meaning.

Analysis

Room Design