My ArchiSchool presents 10 architecture and design projects

Dezeen School Shows: a butterfly house informed by the patterns on butterfly wings and a colourful teahouse designed for high-density cities are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at My ArchiSchool.

Also featured is a residential tower designed to house extended families and a National History Museum with a glass tent-like structure.

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School: My ArchiSchool
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Tutors: Alice Cheung and Aaron Quinto

School statement:

"My ArchiSchool provides an introduction to architectural education and digital design for those seeking knowledge and skills to aid their future career aspirations.

"The Hong Kong-based organisation offers in-person and online courses to help young people develop 3D modelling skills that can be applied to future careers in architecture and urban planning.

"Geared towards children and teenagers between the ages of six and 18, the various stages of tuition start at beginner level and progress to cover a range of tools, interfaces and outputs.

"One-off classes allow students to get a taste of the available courses and teaching styles.

"A variety of program packages are offered to those wishing to develop a wide range of skills over several sessions. These include writing and portfolio development, while the most comprehensive package concludes with an exhibition of student work after eight months of study.

"One of the digital tools taught through the program is the 3DExperience Platform developed by Dassault Systèmes, which allows students to build and manipulate 3D digital models of cities like Hong Kong and Paris."

Designing My Butterfly House by Alanna Mak

"Alanna Mak has created a facade system for a butterfly house that is designed to reference the patterns seen in butterfly wings.

"The building has an open plan structure to accommodate a breeding ground for local butterfly species. Outside flowers are grown in a neighbouring nursery for adult butterflies.

"The architecture is also designed to reflect the motion of butterflies' wings and has a vibrant colour scheme."

Student: Alanna Mak
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Email: alannamak999[at]gmail.com

Designing My Raindrop Tower by Oscar Chung

"Oscar Chung's Natural History Museum is inspired by botanical species found in the rainforest. The museum has a tower and rooftop, which are shaped like tree branches and leaves.

"The building will become a community space where the scenic view of the surrounding snowy mountains can be enjoyed. All exhibits are designed to evoke the feeling of being in an indoor forest."

Student: Oscar Chung
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Email: oscarchungbk[at]gmail.com

Designing My Natural History Museum by Abigail Shih

"Abigail Shih has designed a Natural History Museum with a tent-like glass structure, which features a cafe. The design aims to reinforce the significance of community and culture in human wellbeing.

"The idea of a tent-like structure came from Shih's experience of camping in the wild. The exhibits of different species in the Natural History Museum will be displayed in the glass structure to create an exciting journey for visitors."

Student: Abigail Shih
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Email: abigailshih97[at]gmail.com

Designing My Butterfly House by Na Kyung (Arlene) Lee

"Inspired by the gestures of 'dancing' butterflies, Na Kyung (Arlene) Lee has stretched the 'skeleton' of her butterfly house across the edges of a river in order to establish a natural habitat for raising young butterflies.

"The central part of the Butterfly House will be a breeding ground for caterpillars."

Student: Na Kyung (Arlene) Lee
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Email: arlenenk.lee[at]gmail.com

Designing My Boathouse by Annecy Hui

"Annecy Hui has designed a twin-boathouse for a family, with one part used as private living space and the other part used for communal use.

"The form of the house was inspired by the mountains. Using a laminated timber structure for the main frame, the building demonstrates the use of sustainable building materials."

Student: Annecy Hui
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Email: annecyhui0[at]gmail.com

Designing My Teahouse by Antonia Villet

"Antonia Villet has designed a teahouse based in Hong Kong featuring vibrant colours. By surrounding city dwellers with diverse architecture, she aims to establish architecture as 'living art'.

"In the design process, different facade colour schemes were reviewed by Villet. Various building materials of different transparency and textures were also experimentally articulated."

Student: Antonia Villet
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Email: antonia.villet[at]gmail.com

Redefining Residential Tower For Big Families by Heidi Liang

"Inspired by the housing design challenges of Hong Kong, Heidi Liang has proposed experimental options for city living. At the heart of Liang's project is the importance of developing architecture that allows communities to thrive, which is important for human wellbeing.

"One of the options is a mid-rise tower for a large family, including grandparents and family branches. She combined the small and fragmented spaces into some relatively spacious areas, which could be shared by an extended family.

"The lower floor was designed as the communal dining space for family members to eat together, and only one kitchen will be required. This helps to increase the efficiency of the usage of space, while also allowing family members to enjoy eating together.

"The upper floors include the individual family branch's private bedrooms and restrooms."

Student: Heidi Liang
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Email: heidiliang09[at]gmail.com

Designing My Natural History Museum by Natalie Lau

"Natalie Lau has designed an open exhibition area for her Natural History Museum, and the choice of a curved facade merges the building into the local environment.

"A simple, earth-toned colour scheme was adopted to highlight the earth's materiality and history. Living room settings are arranged throughout the museum to facilitate family time when they visit the museum."

Student: Natalie Lau
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Email: launatalie1126[at]gmail.com

Designing My Church by Serafina Luk

"For Serafina Luk's design of a church, she has brought nature inside. The church's altar is placed on the open side of the church. Right behind the altar is a pathway leading towards a woodland.

"The church's structure is made of wood. Luk's project advocates the use of natural materials as she believes this will help people connect to nature when visiting the structure."

Student: Serafina Luk
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Email: serafinapyluk[at]gmail.com

Designing My Exhibition Area by Alice Ippolito

"Alice Ippolito has created a design for a small digital exhibition area. In order to answer the challenge of turning a small area into a spacious design, she put up a LED display wall for showcasing the exhibits against the existing wall partition.

"Careful lighting articulation was chosen to highlight the display and also to reduce the glare on the glass panels around.

"Dimensions of headroom and positions of electrical systems were measured on-site for detailed design development to ensure it would be a highly flexible exhibition design."

Student: Alice Ippolito
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Email: alice.ippolito.nyc[at]gmail.com

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My ArchiSchool to host competition to increase sustainability awareness in Hong Kong

Promotion: Hong Kong-based education institute My ArchiSchool has organised an upcoming design competition for its students to promote public awareness of sustainable architecture in Hong Kong.

The Youth ArchiDesign competition is open to students from My ArchiSchool who have graduated from one of its design programmes.

Bird-hotel for bio-diversity support by Oscar Chung. Top image is a digital artwork of resort design inspired by fish by Jasper Ng

As part of the competition, students are invited to submit their projects, which can come in a variety of mediums including paintings, sketches, architectural models, and digital designs.

Previous student designs have included a floating restaurant, a geometrically-designed tea room, and a refuge for pandas.

A digital artwork of a scientific laboratory by Lynne Lee

"Starting to accept submissions from 1 April 2022 to 31 December 2022," the competition organisers said.

"The third Youth ArchiDesign competition by My ArchiSchool will call for both realistic and unrealistic architectural prototypes which could bring up more public awareness of the sustainable development goals for the city."

Image is a digital artwork of an experimental prototype astronomy centre on Mars by Armelle Baranger. Top image is by digital artwork of resort design inspired by fish by Jasper Ng

This year's competition includes new award categories including Sustainable Design of the Year, Innovation of the Year, Spatial Design of the Year, Pioneer of the Year, Creative Dwelling of the Year, and Honorable Mentions.

"Jaw-dropping design ideas have been found since the first inception of the Youth ArchiDesign Competition in 2020," said My ArchiSchool.

"With the support of the digital tools of design and platforms by Dassault Systemes, Trimble SketchUP, and Adobe, the young talents can now share their ideas with appealing models and various media."

Digital artwork of design of a floating restaurant by Alfred Fong

The competition was first launched in 2020 as a positive initiative during the coronavirus pandemic.

"We tried to cheer up our students by creating this competition in 2020 when the outbreak of the pandemic happened," said My ArchiSchool. "After all these years, the beautiful young ideas bring us hope and joyfulness in return."

Digital artwork of design of Panda House by Gabriel Lee

My Archischool is a Hong Kong-based organisation that provides courses for students aged six to 18.

Its courses intend to help young people develop 3D modelling skills that can be applied to future careers in urban planning and architecture. The Youth ArchiDesign competition is in its third year.

Model of Teahouse design by Annecy Hui

My ArchiSchool is accepting projects from 1 April 2022 to 31 December 2022.

For more information visit My ArchiSchool's website.

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my archischool students, aged 6-18, conceptualize experimental sustainable architecture

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My ArchiSchool presents 13 architectural projects

A floating boathouse intended to help people reconnect with nature and a hotel designed to protect people and koalas from bushfires are included in Dezeen's latest school show by My ArchiSchool.

Also featured is an astronomy tower by the seaside and a teahouse informed by the design of Japanese shrines.

My ArchiSchool

School: My ArchiSchool
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0

School statement:

"My ArchiSchool provides an introduction to architectural education and digital design for those seeking knowledge and skills to aid their future career aspirations.

"The Hong Kong-based organisation offers in-person and online courses to help young people develop 3D modelling skills that can be applied to future careers in architecture and urban planning.

"Geared towards children and teenagers between the ages of six and 18, the various stages of tuition start at beginner level and progress to cover a range of tools, interfaces, and outputs.

"One-off classes allow students to get a taste of the available courses and teaching styles.

"A variety of program packages are offered to those wishing to develop a wide range of skills, including writing and portfolio development, taught over several sessions. The most comprehensive package concludes with an exhibition of student work after eight months of study.

"One of the digital tools taught in the program is 3DExperience Platform, developed by Dassault Systèmes, which allows students to build and manipulate 3D digital models of cities such as Hong Kong and Paris."

Astronomy Tower by Armelle Baranger

"The Astronomy Tower is made up of a semi-open observation deck and a small research laboratory to facilitate the data collection of space science. The gentle curvature of the facade was designed to recall a sail, suggesting the starting point of the journey.

"Internally, the optical observatory on the upper deck is linked to and supported by the digital mapping facilities on the lower floor. A visitors lobby is also incorporated near the main entrance, functioning as an educational science facility to the public."

Student: Armelle Baranger
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Email: armellebaranger04[at]gmail.com

Bird Hotel by Audrey Liu

"At the Bird Hotel, utopia is imagined in the context of water. The design is a hotel for birds which takes the form of a big tree, with branches for the birds to perch on.

"It is a simple two-storey building with a steel structure and glass facade, which gives guests 360-degree views of the surrounding area. Designed as a retreat or weekend hideaway, the guests experience an enjoyable stay while being totally immersed in nature."

Student: Audrey Liu
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Email: audrey.liuhk260[at]gmail.com

Astronomy Tower by Lynne Lee

"The Astronomy Tower takes a spiral form that creates an experiential journey for visitors looking for stars.

"The pathway is designed to lead people from the site entrance to the centre, where the scientific research work is conducted, and a giant telescope is installed on the upper floor for charting the stars."

Student: Lynne Lee
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Email: lynneleehuining[at]gmail.com

Boat House by Allen Lam

"Floating in the middle of a lake, the Boat House is designed for small families. It is informed by the wooden structure of boats and consists of a wooden roof, a floating platform divided into a semi-covered forecourt, and an open balcony.

"It's designed to be a communal area for families and friends to gather and serves as a connection point to help people reconnect to nature."

Student: Allen Lam
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Email: allenlam7282[at]gmail.com

Koala Hotel by Kayla Yeung

"The Koala Hotel features a courtyard that sits amongst villas. The concept was motivated by the work of rescue teams during the disastrous bushfires in Australia.

"The courtyard is a sharing place between koalas and humans, where they can live together in close proximity. The structural framework of the building is a tetrahedral form that is self-standing and strong, protecting the guests and animals against any trees or falling debris during bushfires.

"The crescent-shaped layout helps to facilitate natural light and ventilation, while also shielding from strong winds."

Student: Kayla Yeung
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Email: kayla.yeung2006[at]gmail.com

Astronomy Tower by Eric Tseng

"The Astronomy Tower is located by the seaside to achieve unobstructed views of the ocean to staff and visitors while they are looking at the sky.

"The star-shaped structure of the design symbolises stargazing. The curved glass facade is illuminated by indirect lighting to create the optimum setting for stargazing."

Student: Eric Tseng
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Email: ericsmtseng[at]gmail.com

Teahouse by Jamie Shih

"Inspired by Japanese shrines, Teahouse is an extensive landscaped garden with a wooden hut-like structure. The upper part of the design has a translucent glass facade with wooden frames, which lets in natural light for the tea-making area below.

"An additional tasting area is located in the open area of the garden. The layout is designed to be a space where users can find their inner peace and enjoy the fragrance of tea."

Student: Jamie Shih
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Email: jamieshih.0919[at]gmail.com

Observatory by William Yang

"The Observatory consists of two domed towers. In one tower is the telescope and in the other is a laboratory. The building is formed from a wooden structure, which is illuminated by indirect blue lighting.

"The project recalls the history of humanity, which is a tiny part of the history of the universe."

Student: William Yang
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Email: williamyang9900[at]gmail.com

Green House by Patrick Zhang

"The Green House design consists of an elaborate drum-shaped volume and steel framework.

"The concept was informed by the American Southwest. Cowboys and the wild west have always been a theme Zhang has enjoyed. The desert feels stoic and desolate. Like a wasteland of violent beauty.

"The lower half of the Green House is open, while the upper half is enclosed by glass. The living area is elevated to achieve a wider view of the surrounding environment. The lower open part was designed to allow natural ventilation."

Student: Patrick Zhang
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Email: patrick.0.zhang[at]gmail.com

Astronomy Tower by Gabriel Lee

"The Astronomy Tower is located on a small hill in the urban area of Kowloon, Hong Kong. A stepped profile facilitates an easy and welcoming entrance for the users. The initial concept began with an octagonal layout, which was later transformed into a circular roof.

"The telescope is placed on the upper floor and on the lower floor is a small laboratory with a separate entrance on the hill. Instead of reaching up to the sky, the design extends outwards into the city to invite more people in."

Student: Gabriel Lee
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Email: archigabriellee[at]gmail.com

Resort by Moses Chiu

"Taking inspiration from camels walking in the desert, the design of the Resort is informed by the geometry of triangles.

"The project is located by the harbour, which gives visitors the best views of the city and has a low rise pyramid-like structure which optimises its structural effectiveness.

"The pyramid motif is replicated in different sizes across the open landscape, creating a mini-city of its own.

"The undulating roofline of this mini-city echoes the skyline of the city it resides beside."

Student: Moses Chiu
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Email: chiu.moses[at]gmail.com

Astronomy Tower by Marvin Wu

"In the Astronomy Tower the observatory is located high on top of a mountain, with the intention for people to be close to the sky so they can see and experience the dimensions of the universe.

"Visitors take a hiking route before they reach this facility. The form and structure is a dome with outriggers taking the shape of leaves. Visitors come to stargaze and can also use the development as a campsite.

"The area where scientific research is carried out is elevated, providing privacy and a quiet working environment."

Student: Marvin Wu
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Email: marvinwu369[at]gmail.com

Holiday Villas by Rochelle Ng

"Holiday Villas has a circular layout with extending acute triangular pyramids, inspired by the mountains. All villa entrances face the central courtyard, which functions as the common area of the development.

"Located in the mountains, the landscape also acts as a common area. The design was informed by the desire to return to nature, which is expressed through the unique architectural forms."

Student: Rochelle Ng
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Email: rochelleng905[at]gmail.com

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My ArchiSchool to host exhibition examining the relationship between architecture and biodiversity

Dezeen promotion: students will explore how urban spaces can better coexist alongside the natural world in an upcoming exhibition organised by Hong Kong-based education institute My ArchiSchool.

Taking place on 16 April 2022, the second-ever Youth ArchiDesign Exhibition and Symposium by My ArchiSchool will focus on Hong Kong's architecture and how it could be reimagined to support the city's biodiversity.

The exhibition will showcase the work of students from My ArchiSchool. Image by Queenie Sun and above image by Antonia Villet

The student's work will additionally look into how Hong Kong's buildings could have an overall kinder impact on the planet, taking into consideration the Sustainable Development Goals outlined by the United Nations.

The impact of the Covid-19 crisis and how it has affected our connection to the built environment will also be investigated.

"After these two years of the pandemic, all people – young and old – are under stress," My ArchiSchool explained. ​​ "With the high density of population in Hong Kong, young people realised that we could use design to provide an alternative city lifestyle."

Students are aged between six and 18 years old. Image by Oscar Chung

Over the course of the day-long exhibition, there will also be a student-led symposium discussing the coexistence of biodiversity and urban development in Hong Kong, which will be followed by a series of live presentations hosted by the winners of the 2021 edition of the Youth ArchiDesign Competition.

Visitors will then have the chance to attend workshops where they can learn how to make wooden "insect bots" and small-scale models of rose windows.

Their work will explore how architecture can be more closely connected to nature. Image by Heidi Liang

There will be over 40 students aged six to 18 showing at the 2022 edition of the Youth ArchiDesign Exhibition and Symposium, which is more than double the amount that participated at the event this year.

Their work will come in a variety of mediums, from physical architectural models, sketches and paintings, to photomontages and digital designs created on SketchUp and other computer software that students have been taught to use in My ArchiSchool's Architectural Design Program.

My Archischool is based in Hong Kong. Image by Maia Li

The International ArchiDesign Exhibition will take place from 11.00am to 9.00pm on 16 April 2022 on the Sky100 viewing deck of the International Commerce Centre (ICC), which is Hong Kong's tallest skyscraper.

My Archischool is a Hong Kong-based institution that provides courses for students aged six to 18. Its courses intend to help young people develop 3D modelling skills that can be applied to future careers in urban planning and architecture.

For more information visit My ArchiSchool's website.

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