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(1)GROUP STUDIO PROJECT. CRITICAL RESPONSE AND WRITING. Each group of par�cipants will be expected to produce the equivalent of three 280mm x 280mm drawings per city. The goal of this research project is not to present general or historical findings, but rather, students are asked to raise per�nent and urgent issues regarding a par�cular built environment in line with the selected strategy. These analy�cal drawings should be as specific as possible, and allow students to formulate a clear argument with regards to the building assigned. All presenta�on materials should be precise, carefully drawn with details, and pinned-up according to the following layout for every review.. In response to the readings, research materials, buildings and urban sites encountered over the course of the program, students are required to submit a short 3-page cri�cal paper.. For the reviews in Shanghai and Singapore, par�cipants are expected to pin up work from the previously visited ci�es, and to talk about the work collec�vely. At the end of the course, each group will have 3 sets of 3 drawings each.. Students are encouraged to adopt one of the suggested buildings they may have visited as a site or case study on their field trips to demonstrate ideas and themes emerging from their exposure to the three ci�es. Students who have elected to reflect and respond to a par�cular topic should be prepared to document and sketch extensively during the visits to the recommended buildings. The following are suggested themes and pairing of sites that may set up a dialogue in a par�cularly relevant way. Students are also at liberty to select more than one building, or from a building or site outside of the suggested list. Students are required to familiarize themselves with the reviews of the suggested buildings and sites, included in this handbook.. Each drawing must take an architectural conven�on (plan, eleva�on/sec�on, and isometric), and hybridize it with one of the following “opera�ons”: repe��on/ filmic sequence, unfolding/unwrapping, data mapping, transforma�ve cartography, exploded layers, x-ray, constructed perspec�ve, slice and splice, component and kit of parts, muta�ons etc,. In addi�on, the site context must be represented in either the eleva�on/sec�on drawing, or the isometric drawing.. plan + opera�on. 280mm. sec�on/ eleva�on + opera�on. 10mm. 280mm. isometric + opera�on. 280mm. General presenta�on layout: 3 squares of 280mm x 280mm, full bleed, cropped from A3). 10mm 280mm. Square 1 - Analy�cal plan-based drawing at a scale of 1:200, depending on the individual specimens Square 2 – Analy�cal sec�on/eleva�on-based drawing at a scale of 1:200, depending on the individual specimens Square 3 – Analy�cal isometric-based drawing at 45degrees, showing a par�cular aspect of the building envelope, or building component of interest. Each orthographic drawing must be accompanied by a scale.. 8. In support of this short paper, students are expected to translate some of their observa�ons and cri�ques in visual and annotated forms, through no less than 3 hand sketches, conceptual diagrams or digital representa�ons. Photography is not considered to be the best analy�cal tool for this visually enriched response wri�ng exercise.. Suggested Themes for Cri�cal Response and Wri�ng Parantheses refer to the trips where students will encounter the relevant buildings. Ar�cles have been appended with corresponding i�neraries. 1. Recupera�ve / Restora�ve Ci�es Sites: Shanghai Sculpture Space (Shanghai), Dafen Art Museum (Shenzhen), or Central Market (Hong Kong) 2. Inadequate / Exploita�ve Ci�es Sites: Corner House Mansion (Wanchai), Chungking Mansion (Hong Kong), or Dafen Art Museum (Shenzhen) 3. Slow / Leisure Ci�es Sites: Chinese Academy of Art (Hangzhou), or LaSalle College of the Arts (Singapore_ 4. Landscape / Idyllic Ci�es Sites: Vanke Headquarters (Shenzhen), The Interlace (Park Connector), or Liangzhu Culture Museum (Hangzhou) 5. Resistant / Social Ci�es Sites: Urbanus’s Dafen Art Museum (Shenzhen), or Shanghai Sculpture Space (Shanghai) 6. Developmental / Aesthe�c Ci�es Sites: Embankment Building (Shanghai), or The Interlace (Park Connector).

(2) GROUP STUDIO PROJECT. Shanghai Street 上海街 (1930s) 600-606 Shanghai Street Mong Kok HONG KONG Metro Mongkok Sta�on. Stone Nullah Lane 石水渠街 (1920s) 72-74A Stone Nullah Lane Wan Chai HONG KONG Metro Wan Chai Sta�on. 207 Des Voeux Road West 207 Des Voeux Road West Hong Kong Island HONG KONG Metro Sheung Wan Sta�on. Type I: Pre-war Vernacular Cluster The pre-war vernacular cluster typologies that we will be looking at in the three ci�es o�en stand out due to their rela�ve low density as compared newer parts of the city that threaten to envelope them. Yet, as early forms of communal housing, these were already experiments in coping with popula�on growth. While the pre-war vernacular cluster varies across all three ci�es in terms of scale, layout, fabric, and distribu�on of communal spaces, they are o�en characterized by some form of commercial presence on the stree�ront, as well as vernacular technologies and forms that help alleviate increasing densifica�on. Due to the historic value of some of these buildings, some of these vernacular clusters have become highly sought-a�er real estate in years, and one can o�en find traces of modifica�ons, whether through formal or informal means, inscribed on their walls.. Cité Bourgogne 步高里 (1930). Jing’an Mansion 靜安別墅 (1932). Tianzifang 田子坊 (1933). 287 Shaanxi South Road SHANGHAI Metro Line 9 Dapuqiao Sta�on. 1025 Nanjing West Road SHANGHAI Metro Line 2 Nanjing West Road Sta�on. 210 Taikang Road SHANGHAI Metro Line 9 Dapuqiao Sta�on. Prinsep Street. Lembu Square. Emerald Hill. Prinsep Street SINGAPORE Bus No. 23/66/67/139/147/857. Lembu Road SINGAPORE Bus No. 23/66/67/139/147/857. Emerald Hill SINGAPORE Metro Somerset Sta�on. Selected Specimen: Hong Kong: 600-606 Shanghai Street ᷱ㵞堾 72-74A Stone Nullah Lane 䟚㰛㸇堾 'HV9RHX[5RDG. Shanghai: Cité Bourgogne 㭌檿憳 Jing’an Mansions 权⭰∌⡬ Tianzifang 䔗⬷✱ Singapore: Shop houses at Lembu Square Shop houses at Prinsep Street Shop houses at Emerald Hill. 14. 15.

(3) GROUP STUDIO PROJECT. Type I: Pre-war Vernacular Cluster The pre-war vernacular cluster typologies that we will be looking at in the three ci�es o�en stand out due to their rela�ve low density as compared newer parts of the city that threaten to envelope them. Yet, as early forms of communal housing, these were already experiments in coping with popula�on growth. While the pre-war vernacular cluster varies across all three ci�es in terms of scale, layout, fabric, and distribu�on of communal spaces, they are o�en characterized by some form of commercial presence on the stree�ront, as well as vernacular technologies and forms that help alleviate increasing densifica�on. Due to the historic value of some of these buildings, some of these vernacular clusters have become highly sought-a�er real estate in years, and one can o�en find traces of modifica�ons, whether through formal or informal means, inscribed on their walls. Selected Specimen: Hong Kong: 600-606 Shanghai Street ᷱ㵞堾 72-74A Stone Nullah Lane 䟚㰛㸇堾 'HV9RHX[5RDG. Shanghai: Cité Bourgogne 㭌檿憳 Jing’an Mansions 权⭰∌⡬ Tianzifang 䔗⬷✱ Singapore: Shop Work housesSample at Lembu Square Shop Lembu houses atSquare, Prinsep Street Singapore Shop houses at Emerald Hill. 14.

(4) GROUP STUDIO PROJECT. Kiu Kwan Mansion 僑冠大廈 (1965) 395 King’s Road North Point HONG KONG Metro North Point Sta�on. Peony Building 富貴大廈 (1957). Tai On Building 太安樓 (1968). 36-46 Tai HONG Metro. 51-87 Shau Kei Wan Road Shau Kei Wan HONG KONG Metro Shau Kei Wan Sta�on. Hoi. Kok. King. Olympic. Street Tsui KONG Sta�on. Type II: Socialis�c Hybrid Block The socialist hybrid block typology refers to mid-rise building blocks that a�empted to mix residen�al with other kinds of communal func�ons into a synthe�c architectural form, with less obvious divisions between residen�al and other programs than later typologies. These hybrid blocks o�en came at a �me when increased land value forced architectural forms into even higher densi�es, and new forms of technologies enabled increased heights through shared cores, air condi�oning, plumbing, structural systems etc. The mix of programs within these blocks vary greatly from specimen to specimen, and some could literally be thought of as ci�es within buildings, with new par��oning of spaces giving rise to a whole range of different programs. In other cases, en�re blocks have been wholly purged of their ini�al residen�al programs to be converted to other [economically more valuable] programs.. Denis Building 德义大楼 (1928) 15 Shimen Er Road SHANGHAI Metro Line 2 Nanjing West Road Sta�on. Selected Specimen. Shahmoon Building 光陆大戏院. Long Chang Apartment 隆昌公寓. (1926). (1932). 146 Huqiu Road SHANGHAI Metro Line 10 Tiantong Road Sta�on. 362 Long Chang Road SHANGHAI Metro Line 7 Yanji Middle Road Sta�on. Hong Kong: Kiu Kwan Mansion₸ↇ⤎⺯ Peony Building⮳岛⤎⺯ Tai On Building ⤑⭰㧺 Shanghai: Denis Building⾞Ḱ⤎㥣 Long Chang Apartment晭㗳⅓⮺ Shahmoon Building ℰ昭⤎ㇶ晉 Singapore: Golden Mile Complex Bales�er Point Tiong Bahru Estate. 16. Golden Mile Complex (1974). Balestier Point (1986). Tiong Bahru Estate(1930s). 5001 Beach Road SINGAPORE Bus No. 3/6N/62/83. 279 Bales�er Road SINGAPORE Bus No. 21/124/125/130/131/1 39/145/186/565. Tiong Bahru and Seng Poh Road SINGAPORE Metro EW17 Tiong Bahru. 17.

(5) GROUP STUDIO PROJECT. Type II: Socialis�c Hybrid Block. Hong Kong: Kiu Kwan Mansion₸ↇ⤎⺯ Peony Building⮳岛⤎⺯ Tai On Building ⤑⭰㧺 Shanghai: Denis Building⾞Ḱ⤎㥣 Long Chang Apartment晭㗳⅓⮺ Shahmoon Building ℰ昭⤎ㇶ晉 Singapore: Golden Mile Sample Complex Work Bales�er Point Tai On Building, Hong Kong Tiong Bahru Estate. 16. Horizontal Transportation. Community - Diversity. Tai On Building. Well ventilated stairs at both ends. 2nd - 28th Floor: Residential floors Total residential flats: 1884 Gross floor area per flat: 465 sq. feet. 1st Floor: Mixed Use, Car Park, Podium Garden,. Ground Floor: Commercial, Restaurants, Clinic, etc.. Car Park. 16 lifts serving 68 flats per each residential floors. The higher the floors, the moredangerouse condition.. Selected Specimen. Vertical Transportation. Unit Price per sq. feet: $7000 - $5500 HKD. The socialist hybrid block typology refers to mid-rise building blocks that a�empted to mix residen�al with other kinds of communal func�ons into a synthe�c architectural form, with less obvious divisions between residen�al and other programs than later typologies. These hybrid blocks o�en came at a �me when increased land value forced architectural forms into even higher densi�es, and new forms of technologies enabled increased heights through shared cores, air condi�oning, plumbing, structural systems etc. The mix of programs within these blocks vary greatly from specimen to specimen, and some could literally be thought of as ci�es within buildings, with new par��oning of spaces giving rise to a whole range of different programs. In other cases, en�re blocks have been wholly purged of their ini�al residen�al programs to be converted to other [economically more valuable] programs..

(6) GROUP STUDIO PROJECT. Type III: Mega Block Podium-Tower The podium-tower typology is the newest typology we are looking at, and refer to mixed use residen�al buildings that typify many Asian ci�es today. The architectural form of the podium-tower typology also manifests the clearest split between the residen�al and other programs, with high-rise housing units laid out efficiently above a podium that usually comprises commercial programs. Abe�ed by ever increasing land costs, units are ra�onalized through economic efficiency, and the towers vie with each other for iconicity. The split between the commercial and residen�al por�ons of the tower have also given rise to par�cular circulatory logics that a�empt to split different end users, while sharing the same footprint. These podium-towers o�en also provide compensatory public spaces and ameni�es to counteract land use intensity. Of the three types, the podium-tower typology typically manifests the least amount of muta�ons and change, due to its rela�ve short history and strict requirements imposed by the management boards, but we can s�ll find traces of altera�ons, mis-use, and unexpected peculiari�es.. Taikoo Shing Horizon Gardens. Mei Foo Sun Chuen 美孚新邨. 太古城海天花园 (1987). (1968). Taikoo Shing Road Hong Kong Island HONG KONG Metro Tai Koo Sta�on. 84-86 Broadway Street Mei Fu HONG KONG Metro Mei Fu Sta�on. Langham Place 朗豪坊 (2004) 8 Argyle Street Kowloon HONG KONG Metro Mong Kok Sta�on. Datong Gardens 大同花园 (1999). Hai Hua Gardens 海华花园 (1995). Luban Road/Liyuan Road SHANGHAI Metro Line 9 Dapuqiao Sta�on. Dapu Road SHANGHAI Metro Line 9 Dapuqiao Sta�on. Waterloo Center. People’s Park Complex (1973). Chinatown Complex (1981). Waterloo Street SINGAPORE Bus No. 131/147/166/857. 1 Park Road SINGAPORE Bus No. 2/12/80/143/197/961. 335 Smith Street SINGAPORE Metro NE4 Chinatown Sta�on. Mingyuan Shiji City 明园世纪城 (2006) 1199 Fuxing Middle Road SHANGHAI Metro Line 1/10 Shaanxi South Road Sta�on. Selected Specimen Hong Kong: Taikoo Shing Horizon Gardens ⤑⏋➵㵞⤐劘⛔ Mei Foo Sun Chuen 併⭁㖗悏 /DQJKDP3ODFH㛾屑✱. Shanghai: Datong Gardens ⤎⏳劘⛔. Mingyuan Shiji City 㗵⛔᷽云➵. Hai Hua Gardens 㵞⌵劘⛔ Singapore: People’s Park Complex Waterloo Center Chinatown Complex 18. 19.

(7) GROUP STUDIO PROJECT. Type III: Mega Block Podium-Tower The podium-tower typology is the newest typology we are looking at, and refer to mixed use residen�al buildings that typify many Asian ci�es today. The architectural form of the podium-tower typology also manifests the clearest split between the residen�al and other programs, with high-rise housing units laid out efficiently above a podium that usually comprises commercial programs. Abe�ed by ever increasing land costs, units are ra�onalized through economic efficiency, and the towers vie with each other for iconicity. The split between the commercial and residen�al por�ons of the tower have also given rise to par�cular circulatory logics that a�empt to split different end users, while sharing the same footprint. These podium-towers o�en also provide compensatory public spaces and ameni�es to counteract land use intensity. Of the three types, the podium-tower typology typically manifests the least amount of muta�ons and change, due to its rela�ve short history and strict requirements imposed by the management boards, but we can s�ll find traces of altera�ons, mis-use, and unexpected peculiari�es.. Medical Percieved Boundary. Cultural. Real Boundary. Commercial Educational. Primary (local) 同得贸易. Sports. Non - Accessible. Tertiary (global). Secondary 上海劲裕贸易有限公司. 上海三企贸易有限公司. 悉尔商业（上海）有限公司. trade 安桥房屋. 第一地产. 鼎铭房产. 鼎. 铭. real estate. Commerce. 小饭馆. 曼谷王烧烤. 天福茶室. 鸟重居酒屋. F&B 七天美容. 老李剪头. In. Beauty. 小阿华儿童摄影. Daily life. 嘉浩少儿教育. 28. 42 (m). Shanghai: Datong Gardens ⤎⏳劘⛔. Mingyuan Shiji City 㗵⛔᷽云➵. Hai Hua Gardens 㵞⌵劘⛔. Work Sample Haihua Gardens, Shanghai Singapore: People’s Park Complex Waterloo Center Chinatown Complex 18. 儒林教育. Education. /DQJKDP3ODFH㛾屑✱ 14. Salon. hairdressing & beauty. Hong Kong: Taikoo Shing Horizon Gardens ⤑⏋➵㵞⤐劘⛔ Mei Foo Sun Chuen 併⭁㖗悏 7. 产. 鼎铭房产. Selected Specimen. 0. 房. Exclusivity: Perception or Reality?. 0. 50. 100. 200. 300 (m). Zoning: Options or Limitations?. 0. 2. 4(m). A variety of shops existing around the community. Variety: Necessary or irrelevancy ?.

(8) GROUP STUDIO PROJECT. Type I: Pre-war Vernacular Cluster The pre-war vernacular cluster typologies that we will be looking at in the three ci�es o�en stand out due to their rela�ve low density as compared newer parts of the city that threaten to envelope them. Yet, as early forms of communal housing, these were already experiments in coping with popula�on growth. While the pre-war vernacular cluster varies across all three ci�es in terms of scale, layout, fabric, and distribu�on of communal spaces, they are o�en characterized by some form of commercial presence on the stree�ront, as well as vernacular technologies and forms that help alleviate increasing densifica�on. Due to the historic value of some of these buildings, some of these vernacular clusters have become highly sought-a�er real estate in years, and one can o�en find traces of modifica�ons, whether through formal or informal means, inscribed on their walls. Selected Specimen: Hong Kong: 600-606 Shanghai Street ᷱ㵞堾 72-74A Stone Nullah Lane 䟚㰛㸇堾 'HV9RHX[5RDG. Shanghai: Cité Bourgogne 㭌檿憳 Jing’an Mansions 权⭰∌⡬ Tianzifang 䔗⬷✱ Singapore: samples Shop Archive houses atmaterial Lembu Square Shop e.g. houses at Prinsep Street floor plans, site plans, book excerpts, diagrams Shop houses at Emerald Hill. 14.

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