HKU FALL 2018 DESIGN STUDIO
Studio Folio
This studio explores the function of environment in rendering architectural ideas. The natural environment of sub-tropical Hong Kong is ambiguous and even imprecise; its diffused sunlight, blurred shadows, densely humid air and layered greenery are all parts of an overlap of mixed dynamics, leading to a wide array of unregistered techniques, different and simultaneous sense of time, and diverse subjective journeys. A qualitative technique of measurement and design for the making of architecture in such environmental conditions will be the focus of our studio. The goal is to explore how environment can amplify architectural ideas through the interaction between atmosphere (quality of place) and tectonics (ways of making). After all, nature is unintentional; artifacts are not.
Teaching: Ulrich Kirchoff, Geraldine Borio, Wallace Chang, Sunnie Lau, Rosalia Leung, Su Chang
Assistant: Vivian Xu Wei
Students: Thomas Hui, Minjoo Kim, Vivien Li, Cheryl Lee, Alvina Lee, Hae Jin Lee, Shao Yang, Regina Tania Tan, Thomas Wan, Wu Xiaoye
Cheryl Lee + Vivien Lee
Hae Jin Lee + Minjoo Kim
Thomas Hui + Alvina Lee
Wu Xiaoye + Thomas Wan
Shao Yang + Regina Tan