Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Mimi Tam
Selected works
2021-23
Contents
01 Food Hub
Year 4 individual project
02 Zbig College
Year 4 group project
03 Movement
Year 3 group project
04 Pavilion
Competition project
05 Professional experience
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
NVB Architects
Eureka Design
01
Food Hub
Circulation atrium
1:500 physical model
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Food hall
Ceiling and upper floor construction
1. 20x600x600mm porcelain tile
2. 20mm polyethylene matting (Schluter)
3. 20mm fibreboard
4. 125mm acoustic insulation with
underfloor heating
5. 95mm floor joist on 25mm sylodyn
6. 250mm CLT floor
7. 25mm Baux acoustic wood wool
panels, attached to CLT floor, to
manufacturer’s detail
8. 700x350mm / 300x150mm glulam
beams on glulam columns
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Chilli peppers
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Nasturtiums
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Exploded view of 2 façade modules 17
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1. Lightweight steel planting frame 18
Runner beans 2. Timber planters
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3. Open mesh steel flooring
4. Timber / steel support frame
5. Wood fibre SIPs
6. CLT / glulam primary structure
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0 0.25 0.5 1m B.
Malabar spinach
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A functional, productive facade A. Roof junction & planting frame B. Intermediate floor & external wall
The growing facade provides many benefits to 1. 30mm softwood decking 9. 350x350mm glulam edge 1. 20x600x600mm porcelain 12. Aluminium window
2. Adjustable pedestals beam tiles flashing
the building and the surrounding environment: it 3. Drainage layer 10. Steel planting frame 2. 20mm polyethylene 13. 25mm treated red cedar
helps remove air pollutants, provides shading and 4. Waterproof membrane 11. Planting substrate matting (Schluter) cladding (NORClad)
5. 150mm wood fibre rigid 12. Irrigation pipes 3. 20mm fibreboard 14. Softwood battens
reduces indoor temperature during hot summer
insulation 13. Steel support frame 4. 95mm floor joist on 25mm 15. Waterproof membrane
days. The climbing vegetables shown above 6. Vapour barrier 14. Open mesh steel flooring sylodyn 10
16. 40mm rigid wood fibre
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
7. 150mm CLT roof 15. Stainless steel fascia 5. 125mm acoustic 11 insulation insulation
would be harvested by the local growers and sold
8. 25mm Baux acoustic 16. 300x100mm glulam beam with underfloor heating 17. 180mm flexible wood
at the market hall, creating a supply chain with wood wool panels, hung 6. 250mm CLT floor
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fibre insulation batts
on suspended grid 7. Vapour barrier 18. 15mm OSB, taped &
zero food miles. 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8. 200mm wood fibre rigid sealed at joints
insulation 19. 40mm service void /
9. Waterproof membrane timber battens
10. 20mm veneer plywood 20. 20mm red cedar veneer
11. Aluminium-timber wall panels
composite window 21. Roller shutter door8
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Zbig College
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Clear axis Social and residential Zoning & the ‘in between’
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Nodes Adjacencies Entrances & routes 23. 44.
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Learning Hub : 12. Auditorium 24. Middle Common Room 36. Junior Common Room
01. Social spaces 13. Cafe 25. Toilets 37. Toilets
02. Senior Common Room 14. Toilets 26. Cold water plant 38. International storage
03. Fellow room 15. Plant 27. AHU & heat recovery 39. Electrical plant
04. Reading bay 16. Storage 28. Bins 40. AHU & heat recovery
05. Meeting room 29. Electrical plant 41. Bikes
06. Principal’s office PG Residences 30. Garden storage 42. Student services
07. Staff offices 17. Lobby 31. Reception 43. Laundry
08. Library archive 18. Porter’s lodge 32. Social zone for housing 44. Refuse
09. Plant 19. International storage 33. Local shops 45. Therapy
10. Toilets 20. Post room 46. AHU & heat recovery
21. Laundry UG Residences 47. Cold water plant
Community Hub: 22. Bikes 34. Lobby 48. Substation
Learning Hub Community Hub
11. Entrance lobby 23. Refuse 35. Arts
Learning Hub - View of atrium
Braille Signage
Acoustic Finishes
Distinct Skirting
Audio Reading
Handrail Detail
Tactile Flooring
b c
Left:
Section through site 1:200 @ A3
Site plan 1:1000@A3
Right:
1:20 Model
View of footbridge from railway approach
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Pavilion
February 2021
Competition project
Collaboration with Marco Lin
Key:
a. Gallery
b. Kitchenette
c. Information desk
d. WC
a e. Storage
f. Plant room
c d
Left:
Concept diagrams
Ground floor plan 1:100@A3
Right:
Views from Abbey Churchyard
and under the canopy
05
Professional
Experience
Right:
CGI of proposed library layout
Bottom left:
Stage 5 - section through drama studio Scale models of bookshelves
Bottom right:
Photos of final product
pre-completion