jasonso's portfolio. 05-08

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about.meNAME / SO TZE SHUN JASON

D.O.B. / 09 May 1986P.O.B. / Hong Kong

INTERESTS / Architecture , Design , MusicPhotography , Graphics

Soccer , Sleeping , Living

EXPERIENCE / Graduated , BA(AS) HKU

/ As the Executive Committee memberin the Architectural Students’ Association

in the Department of Architecture HKU

/ participation in AIA conferences as volunteerand some architectural TV programmes produced by RTHK media

/ As a collaborator in an architectural exhibition held by a non-profit organization named ‘yau kee architecture’.

http://www.yaukee.org

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introduction.The first few years of touch on architecture is full of joy, remarkable while regretful. And after all there is clearly a goal for me to go on further and in-depth. Eventually I have known the weaknesses of mine after I started to feel too easily unsure about myself during my design processes. I was not pushed enough definitely, by tutors, by the environment, and by myself as well.

Yet, the projects were really interesting to be dug into although there was not adequate time.

Here, five projects from the three years have been chosen. They are the ones which I felt remarkable. Those which haven’t been put here are not meant valueless, but I do feel these five tell the story enough of my development throughout my bachelor study in the University of Hong Kong.

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FIRST YEAR PROJECT 1

The Living Unit

SECOND YEAR PROJECTS 2

A Middle SchoolA Youth Hostel

THIRD YEAR PROJECTS 3

Sky Village : Artists’ Live / Work CommunityMedia and Broadcasting Centre in Macau

AFTER GRADUATION : RECENT WORKS

Working at Aedas Ltd. (HK)Architecture Exhibition : Squaring Hong Kong

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1FIRST YEAR PROJECT

THE LIVING UNIT - A ROW-HOUSE DESIGN PROJECT

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T H E L I V I N G U N I T

THE LIVING UNIT a row-house design project

DATE / JAN 2006TYPE / INDIVIDUAL BUILDING DESIGN

SUPERVISOR / BILLY TAM

This project requires us to provide ourselves imaginary clients with given requirements and design a row house within an imaginary site with the following parameters :

MAXIMUM VOLUME / 500 CUBIC METERSMAXIMUM HEIGHT / 8 METERSMAXIMUM WIDTH / 6 METERS

FAMILY NUMBERS OF THE CLIENT / 4

SELF-DEFINED CLIENT : A MUSIC FAMILY

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THE CLIENT is a family with four members : a couple and two kids. The mother is a Music Teacher who has her instrumental lessons at home. The husband and kids should be the ones using the house least the time.

MUSIC ROOM --> THE FOCUS OF THE HOUSE

ARROW which is dark thick represents VISITOR CIRCULATION, while dotted arrow represents PRIVATE CIRCULATION for family members. The two circulation pattern is separated, avoiding the disturbance caused by the visitors - the students - to the family.

MUSIC ROOM is connected to the Master’s bedroom as the mother uses it mostly. The kids’ bedrooms are facing to the backyard for better views. The central skylight is shared by the living room and the Master’s bedroom together.

FRONT FACADE is crucial, which should be strong enough and easily recognized and identified as a House of Music. Hence the music room, with a taller room height, is placed at the front facing the main street.

CONCEPT / DIAGRAMS / SKETCHES

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WORKING MODELS

SCHEMATIC DEVELOPMENTS

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FINAL SCHEMATIC MODEL 1:50

FINAL SCHEME

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FINAL SCHEMESECTIONAL DRAWINGS & SCHEMATIC MODELS

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2SECOND YEAR PROJECT

A MIDDLE SCHOOL DESIGN PROJECTA YOUTH HOSTEL : DESIGN WITH SYSTEMATIC APPROACH

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A M I D D L E S C H O O L D E S I G N P R O J E C T

A MIDDLE SCHOOLa school design project in response to urban context

DATE / OCT 2006TYPE / INDIVIDUAL BUILDING DESIGN

SUPERVISOR / EVE TRACY

TASK : To design a middle school at a site within an urban context.

SITE : Along the waterfront area, which is near a fabric of residential buildings.

MAIN IDEA : To create a connection between the waterfront and the inland, by means of establishing an attraction node for usage of waterfront spaces by citizens.



ANALYTICAL DIAGRAMS

THE SITE is located at the north-

western coastline of the Hong Kong

Island. It is where an old and abandoned

butchery existed. Just next to the site is a

huge park (1) which is often used by the

residents in the nearby community (2).

Around the site are several public buildings

and facilities (3). Combining all the site

forces, the site potentially has a character

of being a public space along waterfront

within the district. (4)

SITE MAP EXISTING BUILDING ON SITE ACTIVITIES IN THE NEARBY PARK

1. GREENARIES 2. RESIDENTIAL ZONES 3. PUBLIC FACILITIES 4. ZONING OVERVIEW

SITE LOCATION

SEA



IDEAS AND CONCEPT SKETCHES

URBAN VOIDS BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND WATERFRONT

With a site having potentials in being a new centre of public activities along the waterfront, a school programme which is more likely to be interactive is introduced - a Performing Art School.

MAIN CONCEPT of the design is to revitalize the waterfront area with more culturally-related activities from the school and to connect the inland community to it.

ATTRACTION DEVICE FROM INLAND TO WATERFRONT AREA

FOCAL POINT WITHIN THE DISTRICTALONG THE WATERFRONT

RHYTHM OF MOVEMENTSALONG THE JOURNEYS

VISUAL AND PROGRAMMATIC CONNECTIONS



SITE VIEWS

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THE JUNCTION VIEWING TO THE EXISTING ABANDONED BUTCHERY (SITE)

THE TWO JUNCTIONS are important nodes where the people from the residential community arrives. People mostly would pass-by the site to the waterfront, or walk through the neighbour park through the site to the waterfront area.

THE JUNCTION VIEWING TO THE NEIGHBOUR PARK



WORKING MODEL

SITE CONTEXT

THE SCHEME is developed into something having a strong focus-like form on plan. At the centre point is the ‘stage’ of the performing art school. The functional spaces of the building are ‘elevated’ as blocks facing the sea on top of the ‘focus’ with landscaping.

THE STAGE can be used privately by the students while it can be publicly viewed by the community. Somehow, an interaction and connection is established. The focus attracts people through the building to the waterfront.

SEA

ATTRACTIONNODE



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People sees the performance on the stage from the neighbour park

People is attracted towards the stage yet they are sloping down until they cannot see the stage.

After lessons student would enjoy a tremendous seaview when they come out from classrooms.

People can just hear sounds while they have to pass the stage and go up to the waterfront audience area.

The stage is shared by private (students) for performances and the public (audience/residents) coming from the community.

The landscapes not only enhance rhythm of movements but also provide seats and shelters (by trees) for them to watch the performances.

At the waterfront area the landscapes still keep their role in offering seats and shelters for several existing activities such as fishing.

SECTION ATTRACTING THE COMMUNITY TO WATERFRONT



ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGSPLANS

SECTION BB’

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

SOUTH ELEVATION



FINAL MODEL1:200


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A YOUTH HOSTELdesigning with systematic approach

DATE / FEB 2007TYPE / INDIVIDUAL BUILDING DESIGN

SUPERVISOR / A.S. SCOTT HOWE

TASK : To design a youth hostel by means of systematic approach. SITE : Inside a park, exact location can be chosen by ourselves.

MAIN IDEA : Before zooming into the site, a plug-and-play like system is developed with numerous modules that help to create a flexible structure fitting into any site.



PRECEDENT CASE STUDY

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT||\/

SITE ANALYSIS

OBJECTIVE

To study on and investigate an existing architecture with systematic approaches in their design.

SYSTEMATIC APPROACH

Instead of getting ideas from site, a system related to modules generation is developed before any site context study.

CHOSEN ARCHITECTURE :

OSAKA GAS NEXT 21 Osaka City, Japan

withSTRUCTURAL IN-FILL SYSTEM



FLEXIBLE BUILDING SYSTEMS

INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS, such as columns, external walls, slabs and windows, are grouped according to their life and production path for producing different modules.

A STRUCTURAL SKELETON of matrix is built to provide sidewalks, gardens and open spaces as the neighbourhood spaces that interweaves the individual houses that are inserted within.

It also provides all BUILDING SERVICES required, which helps to provide a better maintenance and centralized effort toward ecology and conservation.

INDIVIDUAL HOUSES are inserted later - infill - designed by other architects/designers, ensuring a variety of house types.

STRUCTURALSKELETON

PURPOSELYDESIGN HOUSES

IN-FILL SYSTEM



SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT : MODULE GENERATION

STRUCTURAL IN-FILL SYSTEM requires modules that can be plugged into the structure framework matrix. Here a rule of module generation is set in order to generate numerous different units.



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MODULAR SYSTEM SYSTEMATIC DEVELOPMENT OF MODULES

BASIC UNIT of hostel room is a 5.4m x 5.4m cube made up of 8 smaller cubes.

By eliminating the smaller cubes in different ways, various types of rooms are generated.

The voids of the big cube volume become the circulation spaces and neighbourhood spaces in the hostel.

Different types of rooms result in different spatial perceptions by the users.

MODULES DEVELOPING SEQUENCE

CIRCULATION SPACE / NEIGHBOURHOOD SPACE*connection node to another unit

PRIVATE BALCONY / GARDEN



MODULAR SYSTEM SYSTEMATIC DEVELOPMENT OF MODULES

24 DIFFERENT MODULESwith various volumes and forms are generated by the rule.



ARCHITECTURAL PLANSAll modules are drawn into plans and designed to become functional as hostel rooms.

ENTRANCE FROM EXTERNAL CIRCULATION SPACE

1/F

2/F

0.9m

0.9m

‘ROOF’ SPACE

SINGLE ROOMS

ROOMS FOR TWO

ROOMS FOR THREE

VOID



METHODS OF COMBINATION AND CONSTRUCTIONMODULES CONNECTING TO FORM A BUILDING

THE CIRCULATION SPACE OF A MODULE CAN BE CONNECTED TO THAT OF ANOTHER ONE

The modules are then connected together by a flow of circulation space.

The pocket spaces along the circulation can be used as neighbourhood spaces.

Also, the circulation spaces can be overlapped on plan at different levels to stack up a higher-storey building.

HERE, THE STRUCTURAL IN-FILL SYSTEM IS ADAPTED.

CHAINModules connected into a chain.

MULTI-STOREYA floor of modules can be stacked up to form higher storeys.



GETTING INTO THE SITE

SITE APPROACHES BEHAVIORAL MOVEMENTS

The location of the kindergarten has disturbed the behavioral looping movements of people.

GREEN : PARK LOCATIONBLUE : CLINICS AND HOSPITALSRED : RESIDENTIALPURPLE : PUBLIC BUILDINGS

BLACK : ENTRANCES OF THE PARK

SITE LOCATION : KING GEORGE V MEMORIAL PARK,HONG KONG

ENTRANCES

EXISTINGKINDERGARTEN

HINDRANCE

LOOP



SITE PHOTO

DIRECT ENTRANCES TO PARK

CHOSEN LOCATION FOR HOSTELTwo blocks of hostel in linear form are put on the site in a converging manner reacting to the site. The porous membrane-like building offers accesses near the western entrance to allow “diffusion” of human into the park down the slope.

The two converging blocks address the looping circulation.

Floating decks are inserted perpendicularly into the blocks. They become the central gathering spaces (cafe) for the users in the hostel.

Two accesses are created on western side of the park.

Down the slope, the first bridge provides access to the park through the hostel, allowing some interactions between the pedestrian and the users in the hostel.

The second bridge offers a direct access to the park although it is also going through the hostel.

NEW ENTRANCES CONVERGING LINES

ENTRANCES TO PARK THROUGH HOSTEL

IDEAS AND CONCEPT DIAGRAMS



SKETCH MODEL1:500

Within this structure, the modules are plugged into it according to a designed sequence of combination to generate vertical and horizontal circulations.



FINAL MODEL1:100



ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGSAND RENDERINGS

ELEVATION

EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL RENDERINGS

4/F PLANS

3/F PLANS

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3FINAL YEAR PROJECTS

SKY VILLAGE : ARTIST LIVE-WORK COMMUNITYMEDIA AND BROADCASTING CENTRE IN MACAU

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S K Y V I L L A G E : A R T I S T L I V E - W O R K C O M M U N I T Y

SKY VILLAGE : ARTIST LIVE-WORK COMMUNITYan interdisciplinary design project working with a surveying student

DATE / SEPT 2007TYPE / INTERDISCIPLINARY DESIGN PROJECT WITH SURVEYING STUDENT

SUPERVISOR / ULRICH KIRCHHOFF

TASK : To design an artists’ village on top of an existing industrial building.

SITE : On top floors of an existing industrial building : The Pioneer Industrial Building, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong

MAIN IDEA : 1. To enhance the spatial experience of the visitors to the artists’ exhibition by the play and control of human circulation and movements. 2. To re-vitalize the existing building as well as the surrounding district with the artists’ spaces and programmes, by means of invading down the proposed commercial spaces below.



SITE LOCATION : PIONEER INDUSTRIAL BUILDING, KWUN TONG, HONG KONG

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SITE LOCATION AND GREENARY INDUSTRIAL ZONE

COMMERCIAL ZONE TRANSPORTATION HUBS

PUBLIC PIER

BUS TERMINAL

CARPARK

GODOWN

OFFICES

SITE STUDY

INTERSECTION OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL +TRANSPORTATION HUB

>> POTENTIAL ART-RELATED COMMERCIAL



IDEAS AND CONCEPT SKETCHESINVASIONS FROM NEW ARTISTS’ VILLAGE ON TOP

SLANTED SURFACE FOR VISUAL IMPACT

FIRST IDEA is to revitalize the existing building with the new introduced programme of an artist village.

From the site study it is found that the surrounding area is potentially prone to be developed into commercial areas. Hence, the art-related commercial programme could be a probable future development for the existing building if an artist village is introduced on top.

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HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL RHYTHM SPACE FOR SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS

ENHANCING VISUAL EXPERIENCE

HORIZONTAL RHYTHM OF MOVEMENT VISUAL CONSTRAINTS

SECOND IDEA is about the design of the exhibition spaces of the artists’ village.

Usually visitors experience a rhythm of horizontal movement as they move from one art piece to another. Yet they are confined by the designated route by visual constraints.

Now the exhibition space is redefined into various levels which allow visitors to see the whole image of the exhibition, while keeping the idea of having a route.



SECTIONS

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PLANS AND ELEVATIONS



3D RENDERINGS : PERSPECTIVES

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FINAL MODEL 1:200

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M E D I A A N D B R O A D C A S T I N G C E N T R E I N M A C A U

A MEDIA AND BROADCASTING CENTRE at newly renovated tap seac square, macau

DATE / OCT 2006TYPE / INDIVIDUAL BUILDING DESIGN

SUPERVISOR / PAUL CHU

TASK : To design a Media and Broadcasting Centre in Macau

SITE : A Huge public plaza, the Tap Seac Square, with a row of heritage buildings alongside.

MAIN IDEA : To respect the heritage buildings which are currently used as public facilities and integrate them with the new media centre

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MACAU TAP SEAC SQUARE (RENOVATED 2007)

SEVERAL HERITAGE BUILDINGS OF THE ‘8 HOUSES’

RESIDENTIAL ZONINGAROUND TAP SEAC



BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SITE

By the end of the 19th century, number of houses and schools for nobles were built, which are the most signicficant neo-classical architecture of Macau, known as the “8 Houses”.

These heritages are now all reconverted or reconstructed for new purposed now which are Health Centre, Central Library, Historical Archives, Tap Seac Gallery, Cultural Institute.

4 sports fields including a football field were later built for public uses. Cultural activities also took place. The playground was of often use.

However, in 2005, the Tap Seac area was totally reconverted to new Tap Seac Square, with large proportion of open spaces for public use.

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SITE : TAP SEAC SQUARE HERITAGES AND SPOTS

RESIDENTIAL ZONINGS

RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS

SCHOOLS

CIVIC BUILDINGS

TRANSPORTATION OPEN SPACES SITE READINGS



TECHNOLOGICAL STUDY OF MEDIA FACADE

BEFORE getting into the design, a study on a topic of technology is required. This chosen technology has to be

incorporated into out designs afterwards.

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THE MAIN CONCEPT of this design is to integrate the new media centre with the cultural heritage buildings.Connections would be established directly in-between the new and old with programmatic considerations.Media and Broadcasting functions would be integrated with the existing public facilities.

MOREOVER, instead of usual method of putting the building block at opposite side of the huge public plaza, the building massings are sticked closely to the heritage buildings.

A street is to be re-created as a kind of respect to the heritage buildings.

IDEA AND CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAMS

GIVING UP THE USUAL STRATEGY OF ENCLOSING THE PLAZA

STICKING CLOSELY TO THE HERITAGE BUILDINGS - WORK TOGETHER AS ONE

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EARLY DEVELOPMENTSMASSING & WORKING MODELS + PRELIMINARY SCHEME



THE SCHEME

Redefining the public plaza andthe new integrated complex.

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THE SCHEME

[connected + sheltered + activated]

Street experience and the Integrationbetween NEW and OLD, being sheltered by huge glass canopies which activates the event spaces.



FINAL MODEL 1:200

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FINAL MODEL 1:200



PLANS

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ANALYTICAL DIAGRAMS

The Media and Broadcasting centre is defined with its programme according to its corresponding public facilities in the heritage buildings. Several paths of certain target group as well as a firm connection has been established.



SLITSConnecting the underground exhibition and upperground public spaces. Triggering the curiosities and interactions.

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SECTION A

C

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WATERPOOLLight diffuses down to the underground exhibition space through the shallow pool of water. The pool also acts as a cooling device and an entertaining place for the public plaza.

SHARING THE THEATREThe underground theatre is exposed to the upperground without direct circulation contact. An interaction is established and this enlivens the public space above.

SECTION B



INTERIORThe media centre offers views toward the panorama of the heritage building facades as well as the landscapes of the huge public plaza.

OUTDOOR THEATREThere is an open theatre on the plaza which is also shared by the audience on the cafe. It is sheltered by one glass canopy.

SECTION C

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BRIDGESConnecting the media centre to the heritage buildings with public facilities. The veranda of the heritage buildings becomes a buffer and transition zone for shared activities like lounge and waiting areas.

SECTION D

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3.5AFTER GRADUATION : RECENT WORKS

WORKING AT AEDASAN ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION : SQUARING HONG KONG

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W O R K I N G A S A N Y E A R - O U T AT A E D A S

WORKING AT AEDAS LTD. 7/7/2008 - present @ Andrew Bromberg’s team

STUDIES / DESIGNS / PRESENTATIONS DIAGRAMS / DRAWINGS / RENDERINGS AUTOCAD / PHOTOSHOP / SKETCHUP

PROJECTS INVOLVED : Pazhou Commercial, Exhibition and Hotel Mixed-use Development Asia-asia Hotel Development in Dubai Express Rail Link in West Kowloon (Competition)


E X H I B I T I O N : S Q U A R I N G H O N G K O N G

SQUARING HONG KONG as a collaborator in an architectural exhibition (DEC 2008)

CONCEPTUAL MODEL / IMAGES / REPRESENTATIONS SEVERAL SCHEMES ARE PROPOSED FOR CREATING ‘URBAN LUNGS’ WITHIN A VERY DENSE CITY LIKE H.K. NINE DIFFERENT ARTISTS ARTWORK ON THE TOPIC OF URBAN SPACE / PUBLIC SQUARE

INVOLVEMENTS : Focused on schematic developments of the schemes especially of ‘NEGATIVE’, while producing the models as well as most images/renderings representations. And of course the preparation stuffs of the exhibition is also involved.

More information : http://www.yaukee.org



‘SPEED’

‘PARASITE I’

‘PARASITE II’

‘GREEN HOUSE’

‘NEGATIVE / SUNKEN’

‘WATER CANOPY’

‘DISTANCE’

‘SILENCE’



‘DISTANCE’ ‘GREEN HOUSE’ ‘WATER CANOPY’ ‘PARASITE I’



‘NEGATIVE’ / ‘SUNKEN’ ‘SPEED’ ‘PARASITE II’ ‘SILENCE’



The exhibition was held smoothly and great with good feedbacks.It has been placed at the Fringe Club, a famous art gallery in Hong Kong, for a month.Now it is moved to another exhibition space which is an artist pub in Central.

It was certainly a great experience for me, for my colleagues as well as the visitors.And it is meaningful and remarkable that this kind of voicing-out activities suggest new ideas for our home our cities while it enlivens architects’ (sometimes boring) working life.

More information : http://www.yaukee.org

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END.contact / [email protected].

afterwords.Everything is full of joy, for the three years and also for the few weeks for this portfolio. If a brief evaluation has to be made, I should say the most obvious thing is that in every project there were really not enough processes on design studies and researches.

Sometimes I was told that I do have inspirational ideas, but I was someone reluctant to explore, and I tended to choose some easy ways to go instead. And that’s the major problem I have to tackle in the future. It is with no doubt that with the technical skills of mine I surely can explore much more.

Everything is just a start. I am glad that from this portfolio I see where to go ahead. If you do have any comments on anything, feel free to contact me. Good day, and thanks.

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