Chris Iu

Datum-Space Housing & Nursery Plans: UGF, GF, 1-8F, RF Nexus World, Fukuoka, Japan Studio Anderson Lee Y4 2024 Spring @hkuarchitecture

Datum-Space Housing & Nursery Nursery Section Model, 1-50 660 x 689 x 783 mm Cardboard, MDF, Plywood, Acrylic Nexus World, Fukuoka, Japan Studio Anderson Lee Y4 2024 Spring @hkuarchitecture

Datum-Space Housing & Nursery Section Model, 1-50 660 x 689 x 783 mm Cardboard, MDF, Plywood, Acrylic Nexus World, Fukuoka, Japan Studio Anderson Lee Y4 2024 Spring @hkuarchitecture

Photo Trials in Tokyo Rare once in a while occasion for fun-photos 260408 with @voila_io and @valdyindrawan

New Nexus World - Collective Site -Cecilia Chung @cc_chungws , Housing & Community Center -Yoyo Kong @yykong_ , Housing & Library -Terence Ng @ng_terence_02 , Housing & Market -Sherman Lo @shermanlo210 , Housing & Sports Center -Cherrie Zhou @bibo_zyy , Housing & Elderly Care Home -Chris Iu, Housing & Nursery ----------------------------------------- 1-400 Facade Models 1-400 Collective Site Models and Ground Plan 1-100 Housing & Nursery Long Section Nexus World, Fukuoka, Japan Studio Anderson Lee Y4 2024 Spring @hkuarchitecture

Datum-Space Housing & Nursery Unit Types and Plans Nexus World, Fukuoka, Japan Studio Anderson Lee Y4 2024 Spring @hkuarchitecture

Dispenser Wall #kwallchallenge The Wall is a public display of 2 motions: 1. Architectural motion of the ever-rotating helix conveyors that bring wet concrete mix beyond and below ground constantly. A Wall's typical solid is hollowed out and then made into a paste, stored in an underground reservoir. The content is regurgitated when the 'parapet' is paid to dispense. 2. Human motion of the visitors who are stimulated by the kinetic showpiece to either: A. Gaze B. Walk through only C. Pay with the QR code to start dispensing only D. Walk through the wall while it is dispensing wet concrete mix. When one scans the QR code to pay (₩ 5000), the 'Parapet' will open briefly for 10 seconds, dispensing the architectural material down the drain. This is when visitors could choose to voluntarily go through the hollow wall, getting wet concrete all over oneself, as a real architectural souvenir to take home. (Staff will maintain the reserve by keeping moisture and refilling the mixture.) The bodily experience would be an unforgettable highlight of the Seoul Biennale 2025. Challenge initiated by @hyperspandrel I am nominating @valdy.indrawan @myy_lesley @voila_stuffs @yaukitsze @ling_zh000 @yykong_ @__yi__ming

Room along Wall and Escalator Section Model, 1-25, 297x420x100mm Cardboard, Acetone, 3D-printed PLA Isometric, 1-50, 297x210mm Shelley Street, Central Studio Ulrich Kirchhoff Y1 2021 Spring @hkuarchitecture

Photography for Municipal Services Buildings, HK, is now exhibiting in the Hong Kong Exhibition— “Projecting Future Heritage: A Hong Kong Archive” for 19th International Architecture Exhibition, Venice, at Campo della Tana, from May 10–Nov 23, 2025. The Municipal Services Building (MSB) is a type of civic architecture unique to Hong Kong which developed from the city’s density and institutional history. The project began in Spring 2024 with @y.i.n.g.z and @au_fade to document the contemporary relationship of the architecture with its urban context and demographics of which began from the 1980s. With the year-long photographic quest, not only are the MSBs‘ contrasting yet similar design strateges explored, the photos portray the raw conditions of inside and outside of each MSB, be it a crowded sports ground, or a vacant marketplace, whether we witness citizens in daily participation, or imagine past hustle and bustle. Special thanks to @hohoho_liday , @air.en , @____jyth for making this possible. . Exhibit Photography: @iushingchunchris Photography on site: @ollie.footprint . Curators: Fai Au, Zhou Ying, Sunnie Lau Curatorial team: Wing Yuen, Jonathan Yeung Curatorial advisors: Eunice Seng, Joan Leung . @labiennale @venice.archi.biennale.hk . #architecturalphotography #venicearchitecturebiennale #architecturebiennale #2025venicearchitecturebiennale #hongkong

3. Trenton Bath House “Excuse me, one question? Before you go, I’m just curious. What brings you here? How did you know about this place?” “This is a real famous architecture classic. I came to visit it. I study architecture. We actually learn about this place in lectures.” “It is? How is this place so special?” “Well, you know all the buildings that we have now, they all learnt from this place. The structure, layout, order, material in this bath house — people learnt from this example and made the many modern buildings we have now.” “So, it served as a basis, and everything sort of branched out from it, yea? And what’s interesting here is that the bathrooms are not fully covered. It’s kind of inside-outside.” “Yea, that’s actually one of the feature that makes this place special. It’s really different from the bathrooms we have at home or in public buildings.” “But it’s not so convenient when it rains. The water get into the showers. Yea, we do get storms here. Actually, it just rained yesterday. You see, I want to ask if you know something about the wet spots here. I came in the morning and found them. You see there? Only the wall here is wet, but in the other places, you see, the wall behind the trash can is dry. I wonder why. I guess the water came down from the flat piece there.” “Oh, I didn’t notice that. Hmm, so, at that corner, you have two roofs and the flat piece coming to one place. Probably means that wall has three sources of water coming down. But the other parts of the wall don’t receive water as much. That’s where all the water is concentrated. So you have lots of water on the wall that doesn’t dry up as much. But the wall behind the trash can receives little water, so they dry up well.”

2. Yale Center for British Art “Excuse me, you are…architecture, right?” “Wow, how did you know?” “Cuz I see you looking around at the structures!” “That’s right, I wasn’t really focused on the paintings. I was looking at these doors and the pipes.” “Yea, it’s unusual they put the air-conditioner outside around the room.” “But they don’t stand out, they fit into the room very well. I’ve been to other galleries, but they are all very clean. This one is special, the windows too. You spotted me right there!” “You see, one time we have a guy who puts his ears on the column here, he said he could hear the sound coming out of it.” “Well, pretty sure he’s just weird. I don’t do that, I just touch them though. So how long have you been here?” “I’ve only been here for a week, it’s a nice place. Have you seen the windows? They are actually one whole piece that opens up. Here, see those tracks?” “Oh! So, this is not just a fixed blinder, this is actually a whole panel that slides away into the wall, so it’s hidden.” “You can use the rod to move the blinder only, but you can open up the whole window too” “But do you know have they ever done that?” “No they haven’t, probably they don’t want it too bright here.” “I see, they want to keep it dark, and they don’t actually use it. But the function is still there.” ...continued in comments...

1. Carnegie Hall “You should pose it with the crest (at the ceiling), you know. That way people know you’re in Carnegie Hall.” “Oh, I didn’t see that. I was trying to pose it with the piano. It’s my first time here.” “It’s your first time here? This is the best seat, you know. People pay big money down there! But very very bad sound! This seat up here in the balcony center, a bit to the left, has the best sound.” “Oh, how did you find out? You come here often?” “I come to every concert each season, and I always sit at the same place. This is MY seat! I am Japanese. I came here when I was 23. Now I’m 85. After university, I wanted to go to Roma, but at last I chose New York, you know why? Because of Carnegie Hall. I’ve been to many great halls in Europe, but Carnegie has the best sound. You know how I found out about this seat? One time I was here last minute, and they said there’s not many seats left, would you like to sit on the balcony? I said, sure, sure whatever that gets me to the concert! That’s when I found out that the sound here is much much better! The other places? No, no, here is the best. I like it here. Since then, I’ve always bought this seat for every concert. I paid huge “tuition” to learn this. From up here, the hall is shaped like a trapezoid, you see, and look above, you see these beams? The sound bounces off the beams too.” “Wow, but also I see that the ceiling is terraced, like it goes step, step, step, instead of having one straight plane that goes up?” “Yes of course you can do that too. The seats over there, behind the beam, has good sound too, but here is better, this is the best seat, right under the beam, you see? So, what do you do, are you a student?” “I actually just graduated, I study architecture.” “Architecture? You know, architecture and acoustics are very different things! Architects cannot do both architecture and acoustics by themselves.” “I happened to have been involved in designing a theatre, just that it is going to be converted into a church, for church services, so not for performances anymore. We did work with others….”