Three Dwellings Design project - Second General Session

three dwellings

by Lilian Lam (Year 4)

tree | chocolate | chimney

second general session

three dwellingstree | chocolate | chimney

0 100km

dry season

wet season

Tonle Sap, Cambodia

F M A M J J A S O N D

308mm

254mm

203mm

152mm

102mm

51mm

0J

dry season

wet season

Annual rainfall

June - October

Mekong River

Tonle Sap River

Lake expansion from 2500sq km to 16000sq km

November - June

Change in waterflow & lake volume

Lake expansion

Geographical conditions

water, wetlands, flooded forests

Living conditions

Inspirations - houses to be flooded

Concept

slanted rooftops as small playground for children

gathering place / market for villagers(also as deck during wet seasons)

market / board extends to form boat decks(will be covered by water during wet seasons)

testing of glueless model

three dwellingstree | chocolate | chimney

St Andrews Garden, London

0 100m

Inspiration: Theo Jansen’s walking creatures

Investigation on mechanisms in transforming a seat into a shelter

three dwellingstree | chocolate | chimney

Banning of smoking in workplaces created an opportunity for different people to meet and smoke in between office hours ...

screen capture from a Hong Kong movie “Love In A Puff (2010)”

testing model - privacy vs publicity (ventilation)