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Work & Play
It was a week of work & play. I’ve spent much of my days this week to do the pre-course reading for my upcoming course. But life would be too dry if it’s all work and no play, so I’ve spent 4 of the 5 weeknights playing badminton/basketball. “Work hard, play hard!”
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Succulent Plants
A couple of weeks ago, I decided to make my room more environmental-friendly. After 3 or 4 visits to the Flowers’ Market, I have myself a row of 10 succulent plants next to my bed, just like what I used to have in my Toronto lair. I enjoy seeing the little greenery next to my […]
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Daylighting and Lighting Design
For my assignment on the lighting design course, I’ve spent a working week at my brother’s office to observe how people use lighting (both natural and electrical). I feel that natural daylight is often under-utilized. In the open office, fifteen 36W florescent tubes were used to provide ~300-400 lux illumination on the eight desks. In […]
tagged: architecture, hk, school
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Mid-Autumn Festival
It must have been more than 10 years since I last celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival with my family. Other than lighting up a few lanterns, it was just an ordinary evening. But it certainly felt special in a warm and peaceful kind of way…
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Fireworks
Today is a celebratory day for China. I can see bits of the fireworks display from my balcony. I wonder how much money was burnt. There were grand (lavish) celebrations in China for the entire day. But not too far away, there are many people who are still struggling to stay alive after the severe […]
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PGBC Symposium 2009 (UC|UG)
It was my first time visiting the Hong Kong Science & Technology Park (HKSTP) this morning. The Professional Green Building Council Symposium 2009 on Urban Climate & Urban Greenery was unexpectedly interesting. I enjoy sitting in and listening to this type of conference that inspires me to think, but often times I just leave wondering […]
tagged: architecture, climate, environment, hk, like
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Autumnal Equinox
I just realized today that I had missed the Autumnal Equinox – an important moment that signifies the start of Autumn for people living in the Northern Hemisphere. It was actually just a couple of weeks ago that we were briefly taught on the topic of solar geometry. No wonder I didn’t feel too hot […]
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CUHK Campus
It was cloudy and wasn’t too hot today. There were about 5 hours in between 2 workshop safety sessions, so I took a leisurely stroll around the campus. The walk was quite refreshing, I really like the extensive greenery all over the campus.
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Window
We were taught on some of the basic principles in designing windows to utilize natural skylight. With ever increasing density and height of buildings, it’s becoming ever more rare to have a window inside a building that can see the sky in HK. I feel very thankful to have this un-obstructive view of the […]
tagged: architecture, hk, school, thankful
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Study Area
After numerous visits to my favorite furniture store, I’m now almost complete in setting up my study area. It’s relatively small compared to my lair in Toronto, but it’s quite cozy and quiet, and allows me to concentrate quite well (provided that my curious nephews don’t come up to disturb me). I’ve spent most of […]
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