A brief compilation of academic work

1. Leung Kei Ornella, M.Arch
Portfolio
architecture + designselected work 2012|2018
*model picture master project 2018

2. CV
Leung Kei Ornella
nella.matt@hotmail.com
+230 57342278 | +230 2471716
24.09.1993
Mauritian Nationally
educational background
2016 - 2018 Department of Architecture | Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
Master of Architectural Design
2012 - 2016 Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Bachelor of Engineering Architecture
2005 - 2011 Renganaden Seeneevassen State Secondary School, Port Louis, Mauritius
High School Certificate
scholarships
2016 - 2018 Jasmine Scholarship provided by JiangSu Province, China
2013 - 2015 Student Scholarship provided by Nanjing Government, China
work experience
03 July - 18 Aug. 2017 JUGAAD ltd, St Pierre, Mauritius | Architecture Intern
Residential project conceptual development
22 July – 04 Sept. 2015 Lampotang & Siew Architects Ltd , Port Louis, Mauritius | Architecture Intern
Drafting plans & participate in projects design process
28 July – 29 Aug. 2014 Lampotang & Siew Architects Ltd , Port Louis, Mauritius | Architecture Intern
Preparation of conceptual diagrams & presentation panels
exhibitions/ activities/ workshops
15 June 2018 Degree Shows | Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University (XJTLU) , Suzhou, China
02 June 2018 Master Thesis Proposal | XJTLU, Suzhou, China
26 Feb. - 02 March 2018 Mecanoo Architecten International Architecture Workshop | XJTLU, Suzhou, China
05 - 08 April 2017 CAADRIA 2017: Protocols, Flows & Glitches Workshop | XJTLU, Suzhou, China
05 - 08 April 2017 Urban Conservation & Modern Interventions in Historic Suzhou | XJTLU, Suzhou, China
skills
IT | AutoCAD | Sketch Up | Revit | Rhino (Basic)
Adobe Photoshop | InDesign (Basic), Premiere | Microsoft Office | Corel Draw (Basic)
Hand Drafting & Modeling | Laser Cutting | Digital Fabrication (Basic)
languages
English speak fluently and read/write with high proficiency
French speak fluently and read/write with high proficiency
Chinese speak and read/write with level 3 basic
Mauritian Creole native language
personal interest and hobbies
Great interest in sports in general | Involve at a competitive level in soccer, volleyball & cycling.
Avid reader
Great appetite for outdoor activities such as hiking
Amateur photography

3. *model picture master project 2018
Contents blic sidential ban scellaneous stainable
Evolving Architecture | Master thesis
Public | Sustainable | Urban
A Soft Regeneration in Suzhou
Public | Residential | Urban
Vertical Diversity
Public | Residential | Sustainable
Elderly Care Center
Public | Residential
Folk Art Center
Public | Sustainable | Urban
Industrialised construction & improvement of rural housing |
Graduate project
Public | MIscellaneous | Sustainable

4. EVOLVING ARCHITECTURE:
SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH DESIGN Master Thesis 01
year February to July 2018
location Old Town Suzhou, China
The project is in the Northern East part of the old town of Suzhou. The originality of this venture
is to expand the concept of sustainability from a purely functional and environmental view
towards the integration and implication of social and cultural aspects.
WithWith the upcoming construction of ‘luxury villas’ in the northerly part; the statuses of society
would drastically jump from the current local inhabitants of low and middle class to the coming of
high-income earners which can create disparity. Thus the proposed renovated market is the ideal
opportunity to challenge an interclass exchange to temporize gentrification through the current
functional purpose of the marketplace but also develop a socially ecological diverse sector
through the addition of a cultural layer that would guaranty a stimulated flexible architectural
space.
section site model | thesis timeline development |
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5. thesis development| | selected strategies

6. selected area concerns | site conceptual program | site conceptual layering
Culture HeritageVital Area
New Urban
Development
Ignorance
Abandon
Lack of care/awareness
Vegetable market
Point of beginning
Need for better development
Development of better
social area
Impromtu social gathering
Different sizes of road circulation
RIVER
ROAD
TREE TRENCH
SLOPE AREA
PROPOSED
PEDESTRIAN
CIRCULATION
EXISTING
PEDESTRIAN
CIRCULATION
STRUCTURE
FOR
TEMPORARY
ACTIVITIES
CULTURAL
HIGH TURNOUT
MEDIUM TURNOUT
LOW TURNOUT
SOCIAL
HIGH TURNOUT
MEDIUM TURNOUT
LOW TURNOUT

7. market place timeline occupancy | ground floor plan
It is an approach to the creation of spatial
pattern and organisation that would enhance
and generate social cohesion in a sustainable
environment.
TheThe choice to focus on the existing market,
considered as the heart of the chosen area, is
due to the fact that markets in general are
living proof of social human interaction which
currently are in a danger of extinction as a
result of growing alternative forms of
commerce such as e-commerce.
FIRST FLOOR
SECOND FLOOR
GROUND FLOOR
first floor | second floor plan
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8. SECTION A-ADETAIL X SECTION B-B
market section A - A | site model development production market section B - B | model material development production

9. A SOFT REGENERATION IN SUZHOUPost Grad. Yr.1 Sem.1 02
year September to December 2016
location Suzhou, China
The project for a soft regeneration is based in the region named as Panmen located in the North
of Suzhou. It is defined as a big island surrounded by a highway in the North and surrounded
from the East, West and South side by river.
Due to these specificities, Panmen does not have many points of entry thus it tends to be isolat-
ed. In the North; some entrances are large enough for cars. However, the situation in the center,
is more complex as ‘roads’ tend to be small alleys only accessible by two wheels vehicles or by
foot. The only access provided in the South is a small bridge.
regeneration perspective | riverside view
Concentration of towers in the North to create a visible
barrier between the open space and the carpet housing.
It will be a buffer zone to lessen the noise and transition
area for the public activities.
The sector is in between alleys along which we can have
some good feelings while walking along with the transition be-
tween towers and carpet housing.
Concentration of carpet housing in the center - for the diversi-
ty in the population for the area, low costing for construc-
tion,promotes social interactions between the residents and
strengthens their feeling of safety and security
Relationship between the old and new architecture; the fluidi-
ty of merging both to create a nice atmosphere along the riv-
erside. Altogether with open space for exterior activities.
A
B
C
A
B
C
Site Development
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site development | site situation

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11. carpet housing development| tower cluster

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13. New technologies in creating high-rise hybrid
timber buildings are employed to reduce
environmental impact of the building, and to
cater for adaptability in infill structures. Other
passive methods are employed to reinforce the
sustainability of the environment. These
passive methods concerning the maximization
ofof sunlight and air ventilation in the building will
help to reduce the energy consumption of the
users.
Orientiation of blocks for
maximum sunlight
Core - 228 Sqm
Public Area - 31 195 Sqm
Private Area - 29 079.36 Sqm
GFA - 60 502.36 Sqm
These activity spaces are offered to bring together the di-
verse family types that will reside in the building, and to
maximize connections to the exterior by offering large
courtyard spaces that connect individual residences.
conceptual drawings | tower structural element floor social division | ramp community space

14. ELDERLY CARE CENTER 04
front view | perspective
year 2014
location Nanjing, China
This project showcases an environment close to the city center of Nanjing accessible and perfect
for the elderly. Its contents are a center available for activities, a first health care area and lastly
a sector reserved for on site residence.
The primary goal of the project is to offer appropriate and confortable services to the elderly
population. In order to mark the difference and be more effective the project has two distinct
zones which are interconnected while providing the necessary privacy required for the welfare of
the users.
TheThe project also focuses on providing areas such as open greenery spaces or sheltered one to
carry out various activities which consist of dancing, board games, exercises floor. Such
arrangements with the addition of a first care center helps to create a calming environment for
the visiting and on site elderly users.
site situation
walking situation
between the buldings
open space relationship
site situation | side view

15. ground floor plan |
first floor | second floor

16. FOLK ART CENTER 05
year 2015
location Nanjing, China
The Folk Art Theater is found in the tourist traditional area called Fuzimiao in the city of Nan-
jing. It integrates a small theater with some commercial & community purposes. The theater
sector contains the additional basic rooms such as studios for training/practice, technical
rooms,dressing rooms,etc. A garden is included to attract people to spend time & visit the area.
The project divides into 3 blocks hosting and incorporated 3 main functions as:
1. Community -library,exhibition & coach area
2. Activities & studios rooms
3. Theater
site map location |
Site Development
Red dotted represents the line for traffic circulation.
Yellow arrow emphasizes upon possible site circulation.
Orange spot hows the idea of introducing a center for the
project.
Building shape considers the upper idea of circulation through
the site while being centered around the open space. This
greenery open area is additionally used for the surrounding
neighbourhood as an outdoor community activity.
The creation of a landscape invoking nature through various
patch of land covered with grass and plants. It additionally
have a special circulation around the fire pool of 400m3 dis-
guised as a water area in the site bringing beauty and link with
the river in the south of the site.
The site divides in two sections to points the easiest points of
access & height levels in relation to city level.
site development | theater section

17. First the theater Second block of the project
shelters activities rooms
Last block is for
community functions
such as exhibition
and bookstore.
ground floor plan | first floor 3.5m | second floor 7.8m

18. INDUSTRIALISED CONSTRUCTION &
IMPROVEMENT OF RURAL HOUSING IN
SOUTH JIANGSU Grad. Yr.4 06
year March to June 2016
location Lishui, China
collaboration Haurdhan Dhiresh
The project focuses on the renovation of a village house in the south of Nanjing. The goal is to
improve the owners’ living style by implanting new ideas or sustainable technology. The outcome
of this venture is the import of new schemes in lightweight structures and technology.
The 3 main ideas are to, firstly, include a garden similar to a mauritian one with a variety of green-
ery suitable to all seasons. Secondly, is a pergola in between of the main house and outside edi-
fice. And, lastly, to add modules in the main house as an innovative method to improve the users’
standard of living.
entrance perspective | pergola entrance
Existing Building with its additional edifice in the yard.
The presence of the brown box is to illustrate the biggest
change in the additional edifice i.e the removal of walls to
create an outdoor kitchen and sitting area.
The creation of a corridor(represented by the red rectan-
gle) was imperative so that the outer edifice can be
easily accessed during winter season or rainy days as it
held the kitchen facility for the owners.
The purple shapes give an approximative idea of the
structures being added:
A - Enlarging the main building entrance
B - Exterior gathering area
C - A parking
‘Green inclusion’ idea taking shape - the addition of
trees and a variety of plants combining with the new fea-
tures create and offer a new experience to the owners.
Site Concept
site concept | site situation

19. ground floor plan | pergola constitution bedroom module | bathroom module
PVC
L A M I N A T E D
CLEAR GLASS
4 HINGE SPIDER
METAL JOINT
SHS COLUMN
WOODEN PLAT-
FORM WITH A
RAMP ACCESS
BASE SHS
STRUCTURE
SHS STRUCTURE
JOINED BY 3 WAY
Y SHAPE CORNER

21. CV
Leung Kei Ornella
nella.matt@hotmail.com
+230 57342278 | +230 2471716
24.09.1993
Mauritian Nationally
educational background
2016 - 2018 Department of Architecture | Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
Master of Architectural Design
2012 - 2016 Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Bachelor of Engineering Architecture
2005 - 2011 Renganaden Seeneevassen State Secondary School, Port Louis, Mauritius
High School Certificate
scholarships
2016 - 2018 Jasmine Scholarship provided by JiangSu Province, China
2013 - 2015 Student Scholarship provided by Nanjing Government, China
work experience
03 July - 18 Aug. 2017 JUGAAD ltd, St Pierre, Mauritius | Architecture Intern
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