Energizing Kowloon East

Temple of the Arts

Malcolm Murray & Owen Dalton

Our Vision

We want to create an environment where kids of all ages can discover their love for learning through free exploration of the arts guided by materials and trained professionals.

Montessori Education

• Mixed aged classrooms

• Student choice of activities

• Students learn from working with materials

• Free activity

• Beauty and harmony

• Cleanliness of environment

• Order

• An arrangement that facilitates movement

• Children are naturally trying to learn

• Grab their interests while its hot

Chinese Temple Progression

• Central movement directly through houses

• Ends with the most important house

Temple Progression

Design Concepts:

•Central movement•Progression of houses•Grand final house (most important)•Incorporate courtyards between houses•Arrangement that facilitates movement

Really Emphasize the Final House:

•Everything narrows in towards it•Culmination of the work done in the different houses•Only the most prestigious art•Auditorium effect •Stage like feel 4D

3D

2D

Concept Elevation

• Clear distinction between houses• Spillover on the second and third floor• Auditorium feel• Everything eventually leads to the presentation room

Goals

1. Wide connectivity scope

2. Adhere to a working indoor/outdoor environment

3. Address flexibility issues and long term function

4. Transparency and involvement with the community

5. Keep the kids and vision in mind with every decision

Connectivity: MTR

We have an elevated covered foot bridge that extends from our site all the way into the MTR terminal in Kwun Tong. It will look something like this:

= connection points

Connectivity: MTR, Laguna City & Ferry

1. GREEN = Street level foot traffic2. RED = Elevated covered walkway foot traffic3. This way our space can be used by other members of the

community not involved with the actual Temple of the Arts

External ElevatorExternal Elevator

External Elevator

To Ferry

To MTR

Laguna City

Connection Rendering

External Elevator

To MTR

To Laguna City

To Ferry

Pick Up/Drop Off

不聞不若聞之，聞之不若見之，見之不若知之， 知之不若行之；學至於行之而止矣 ~Xun Zi

I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand.

You can only understand something by trying it yourself.

Ground Floor Plan

Community Space•Outdoor space for community members•Thai Chi •Lunch spot•Benches•Shaded•Versatile open space

MWEatin

g Kitchen

Elevator

Sitting/Reading

LobbySculptureMateria

l Storage

Equip.

Visual Art

Studio

2D Media

Incubation & Administration

Presentation

Idea Wall

WC

Wood Concrete Terrazzo StoneGrassWater

Second Floor Plan Wood Concrete Terrazzo Grass

Music Library

Band Room

MW

Jam Area 1

Seating/

Jam Area 2

Sculpture

Garden

Vegetable

Garden

Presentation Mezzanine

Vegetable Garden•Kids grow food for kitchen•Teaches healthy eating from the ground to your plate•Life skills learned by doing

Third Floor Plan Wood Terrazzo Grass

Dance Studio 1

Dance Studio 2

4th Floor Mezzanine

Walkway to MTR & Laguna City

External Elevator•Portal for people trying to travel across Shing Yip without crossing at street level

Elevated garden between highway and siteM

W

Wall Mirro

r

Wall Mirro

r

North Elevation through central axis

South Elevation through central axis

“2D House” Section

Visual Art Studio

2D Media Room

Central Axis Walk Through (3m wide)

Where am I looking?

2nd Floor Walking Bridge

Elevated covered walking path across Shing Yip Street

Area of Interest:•Notice the indoor/outdoor interaction between the two spaces.•Both spaces belong to the same house and spill out into one another•Double sets of sliding doors on each facade

Flexibility Plan: Work around fixed structure2 main materials in construction:Concrete = Fixed StructureWood = Replaceable

•Design lends itself to a flexible set of buildings.

•All of the main mechanical rooms, stairwells, and elevators are housed in the concrete structures

•The wood structures house the current functions of the building but are subject to change if the function of the site were to change.

Simple construction. With Structure House it is possible to redesign “in house”

Model

Second Floor

Model