Initial site visit //
To generate a sensitive first impression on the newton street site, to create a feeling of scale, potential and problems etc.
KARAKTER set up //
Set up a practice for our group.
Website created //
Manifesto and concept set up for our practice.
Pop up event //
A pop up event set up to collect opinions from stretford local community.
Explore local people's need //
Categorize the puzzle pieces, and learn from the data. What do local people need? Think about the programme of our project.
Netherlands study trip //
Netherlands has some very interesting architecture work and landscape work which I used as precedent for my later design process, (e.g how indoor space and out seating area of a restaurant can be designed,how openness of a building is achieved)
Big draw 1 //
Doing SWOT analysis on each precedent is really helpful in understanding the spatial organization of a building, and what is even more important is which kind of organization is suitable for my site. All of the later development origin from these four iterations.
Development for 3.1 //
Further development on programme, sub-space division, masterplanning etc.
Preliminary design //
Preliminary design of 3.1
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol //
Christmas humanity essay about Schiphol Airport. The essay explores how Schiphol Airport affects the economy of its surrounding area in different scale (regional scale, urban scale, national scale etc.)
Big draw 2 //
Since I already had a conceptual programme in mind, big draw 2 is more about using actual structure to enclose the programmatic space, or in other words, to realize the form of the building.
Programmatic development //
This helps me go into more detail about the building including entrances, accessible facilities, circulation, car parking etc.
Structural development //
Meeting with structural engineer gave me inspiration on how structure can be incorporated as part of the architectural element, the columns line up to form a virtual edge, which can define some outdoor space.
Environmental development //
Meeting with MEP engineer and technology part 2 improve and perfect the design, turning the design from a piece of "art work" into a usable "machine" and bringing it to life
Preliminary design //
Preliminary design for 3.2. A series of drawings enable me to re-think how space might be used in detail level
3.3 Starting point //
Started by exploring other exploring architecture drawings, and found this project called 'a little bit of Beijing' which shows urban life in Beijing in a narrative way
Storyboard //
A plan for 10 composite drawings, although this changed completely
Experiment //
Experiment with different drawing style
And finally decided the one which suits me best