Design exercise 2022

Before recommitting back to study, a close friend challenged me with a series of design exercises to help me get ready for the highly intensive university life. Projects in this section were completed within varying timeframes: 3 days (9 Wolfe Street), 1 week (Olympic Village), and 3 weeks (Aquatic Centre).

9 Wolfe street

A concept for a mixed-use public facility development, inspired by Rem Koolhaas's lecture “Current Preoccupations.”

Olympic village

Concept for Auckland to host the 2035 Olympic games.

The idea draws inspiration from birds' behavior: they gather for significant events and disperse once the occasion concludes. This concept envisions Auckland as a hub that brings people together for the Games, leaving a minimal impact on the land when the Olympics are over.

Aquatic center

Analyzing the butterfly swimming style inspired the abstract roof form for this Aquatics Centre. Through sketches and structural studies, I developed a design that achieves the required long-span structure.