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LADDER
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INSPIRATIONAL DETAILS FOUND & RECORDED DURING AN OFFICE TRIP TO
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, BANGSAR, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA This is a boutique hotel by Malaysia's renowned Landscape Architect, Mr Ng Sek San who designs, owns & operates a series of 10 retreats.
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Lesson to be learnt:
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-A simple material palate of solid timber and metal that is able to produce an elegant ladder design that exudes a simple yet timeless and contemporary aesthetics of the ladder which is simply rested on the edge of the upper loft. -A simple detailing strategy that reveals and expresses the beauty of the fixing and securing details of the ladder parts and installation respectively with the ladder easily removable and recyclable by unscrewing the two securing screws at the bottom of the ladder.
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LADDER-PLAN: L-P1
SIDE VIEW OF LADDER
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1-20THK X 500 X 180 SOLID TIMBER TREAD 2-40 THK X 3395 X 150 SOLD TIMBER MAIN FRAME 3-SOLID TIMBER HANDRAIL 5-6mm Ø THREADED STEEL ROD 6-10 Ø THREADED STEEL ROD 7-STEEL NUT TO SECURE HANDRAIL IN PLACE 8-10 Ø R.H.S. AS SPACER NOTE: PERSONAL RECORD & OBSERVATION TO MY BEST ABILITY WHICH MAY NOT BE SEK SAN'S TRUE INTENSION.
OVERALL VIEW OF LADDER
BASE OF LADDER
DOOR
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INSPIRATIONAL DETAILS FOUND & RECORDED DURING AN OFFICE TRIP TO PD1
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, BANGSAR, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
This is a boutique hotel by Malaysia's renowned Landscape Architect, Mr Ng Sek San who designs, owns & operates a series of 10 retreats. Lesson to be learnt: 5
-I have recorded the details of this metal-framed glass door to my best observation during my one night stay at the retreat. From my understanding through reading of various publications of Mr Ng Sek San's practice to collect old building materials and parts for recycling, and in view of the only odd number of this glass door found in this retreat, it leads to my conclusion that this metal-framed glass door must has been recycled from his collection.
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-The following design features have fascinated me: 1 A built-up metal door frame that overcomes the heaviness of the material to exude a light weight aesthetics. 2 A built-up metal door frame that observes all traditional details of beading to hold glass panel in place, a composite metal door frame comprising metal hollow section, flat and C-channel that overlaps with the door opening to fulfill weather proofing. 3 A customized metal pivote hinge design to cater for a 180-degree swing to park the door parallel to the wall.
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PLAN DETAIL 1 - PD1 SCALE : 1 : 2
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PLAN DETAIL 2 - PD2
OVERALL VIEW OF DOOR
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DOOR-SECTION: D-S1
SECTION DETAIL 2 - SD2
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1-6THK TEMPERED GLASS 2-10 X 10 C-CHANNEL 3-METAL FLAT 4-METAL R.H.S 5-SOLID TIMBER DOOR FRAME 6-BUILT-UP METAL-FRAMED GLASS DOOR WITH CUSTOMIZED & PIVOTED HINGE NOTE: PERSONAL RECORD & OBSERVATION TO MY BEST ABILITY WHICH MAY NOT BE MR NG SEK SAN'S TRUE INTENSION.
TOP VIEW OF DOOR HINGE
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REMOVABLE STACKED STORAGE TRAY
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A chest of seven solid timber (Nyatoh: a tropical hard wood commonly use for furniture making)-framed storage trays sitting on a base tray fixed with 2 nos. of rear castor wheel and capped/topped off with a powder-coated aluminium sheet is conceived with the following features in mind: The trays are vertically stacked with a controlled overall height of 681mm to enable the stacked chest to be tucked away under the working table or/& stand alone. 1. The choice of 5mm thick powder-coated aluminium sheet as the base of the tray as well as the top cover is intended to maximize the usable storage height & depth of the tray. 2. 2 nos. of castor wheels are mounted to the underside and at the rear of the base tray with its solid timber frame's 2 rear sides chamfered to allow lifting up to avoid scratching the floor when pulling out the loaded trays. 3.
To adopt an octagonal plan to alleviate sharp corners which are weaker in strength and dangerous to users.
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To celebrate the beauty of carpentry joinery through expressing the joints between the 4 pieces of side frame in a pin-wheel configuration.
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5 THK X 600 X 600 POWDER-COATED ALUMINIUM FLAT TO ARCH'S DTLS AND SPECS
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SOLID TIMBER WITH MATT P.U. FINISHED TO ARCH'S DTLS AND SPECS
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ARCH'S SELECTED LAMINATE 95
5MM THK POWDER-COATED ALUMINIUM FLAT TO ARCH'S DTLS AND SPECS
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2 NOS. OF HEAVY DUTY INDUSTRIAL RUBBER ON 1 SIDE/FACE OF BASE SUPPORT FRAME
REMOVABLE STACKED STORAGE TRAY-PLAN: RST-P1
REMOVABLE STACKED STORAGE TRAY-SECTION: RST-S1
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ISO VIEW OF REMOVABLE STACKED STORAGE TRAY SCALE : 1 : 10
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3D VIEW 1 OF STACKED STORAGE TRAY
3D VIEW 2 OF STACKED STORAGE TRAY
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REMOVABLE STACKED STORAGE TRAY-ELEVATION: RST-E1
REMOVABLE STACKED STORAGE TRAY-ELEVATION: RST-E2
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STOVE IN STACKED BRICK & RC PANEL
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A portable stove which is easily made through stacking bricks and precast concrete panels with access openings and vents to the fire compartment threaded and bolted in place using galvanized steel rod is designed with the following features: A simple idea of keeping a minimum material template so as to focus & pay tribute to the simple beauty & quality of basic traditional materials such as red bricks, concrete and steel. The bricks are used as stove enclosure, openable access openings & vents. An 8mm diameter G.S. pivote rod is threaded through bricks that are meant to act as access openings &/or vents. The precast R.C. panels are designed as a stove base, a suspended fireplace base & a stove counter over the top with 300mm diameter hole with chamfered edge to receive a cooking wok. At “rest”/unused mode, a precast 300mm diameter R.C. panel of similar chamfered edge is placed over to act as a lid to close up the hole. A chamfered cylindrical solid timber(Balau: a common tropical hardwood good for use in outdoor applications) with 30mm and 20mm diameter at the top & bottom respectively is bolted through the centre of the precast R.C. lid to act as a knob handle. The entire stove which is stacked together with the access panels & vents threaded and bolted to the G.S. rods that act as pivots is easily recyclable & reusable by simply unstacking at old location, transporting to new location and restacking back into the same stove.
3D FRONT VIEW OF STOVE; WITH OPENED & CLOSED ACCESS PANELS/DOORS ON THE LEFT & RIGHT RESPECTIVELY
3D REAR VIEW OF STOVE; WITH OPENED & CLOSED VENTS ON THE LEFT & RIGHT RESPECTIVELY 1
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STOVE IN STACKED BRICK & RC PANEL-ELEVATION: E1
STOVE IN STACKED BRICK & RC PANEL-ELEVATION: E2
STOVE IN STACKED BRICK & RC PANEL-SECTION: S1
STOVE IN STACKED BRICK & RC PANEL-ELEVATION: E3
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STOVE IN STACKED BRICK & RC PANEL-PALN: P1
STOVE IN STACKED BRICK & RC PANEL-PALN: P3
STOVE IN STACKED BRICK & RC PANEL- ISO VIEW
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1-CHAMFERED CYLINDRICAL SOLID TIMBER KNOB HANDLE 2-50 THK X 765 X 690 PRE-CAST R.C. PANEL 3-50 THK X 535 X 460 PRE-CAST R.C. PANEL 4-8MM Ø G.S. THREADED PIVOTED ROD 5-WOK 6-REMOVABLE 50 THK 300 Ø PRE-CAST R.C. LID 7-OPEN POSITION OF ACCESS PANEL 8-OPEN POSITION OF VENTS 9-REMOVABLE 50 THK 300 Ø PRE-CAST R.C. LID
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SYMMETRICAL X - BRIDGE
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ENTRY TO BRIDGE DESIGN COMPETITION 2015 Organized by Civil and Environmental Engineering Club, Nanyang Technological University Singapore (DESIGN BRIEF IS ATTACHED FOR YOUR REFERENCE) DESIGN STRATEGIES
LOADING PLATE POSITION
Material : Balsa wood
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Length : 365mm Width : 80mm Height : 180mm
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-Structural framing in size & module relation to loading plate size 70mm x 70mm -Height of bridge maximized to facilitate highest capacity of the structure -To ensure that diagonal members in tension are in full pieces and achieved through the choice of mortise & tenon joint -Top and bottom chords in full length
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All structural members are bolted together to facilitate:
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-Ease of transportation -Ease of assembly, dismantling & reassembly -Highly recyclable -Modular design to accommodate easy & flexible re-configuration SYMMETRICAL X BRIDGE-ELEVATION: SXB-E1
SYMMETRICAL X BRIDGE-ELEVATION: SXB-E2
SCALE : 1 : 5
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LAPPING OF MATERIALS
MORTISE & TENON JOINT
RESULT do not break these tension members as they will carry more load than compression members.
Self-weight of bridge - 48.14g Load capacity - 39.8kg 15TH POSITION OUT OF 32 TEAMS FROM ACROSS SINGAPORE, ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN & ENGINEERING DIPLOMA STUDENTS VIDEO LINK FOR COMPETITION top and bottom chord-1 piece, no break
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0nOPJ6T3Is
ISOMETRIC VIEW OF THE BRIDGE
EXPLODED ISOMETRIC VIEW OF THE BRIDGE
add 1 more member here, no break
STRUCTURE ANALYSIS
3D ELEVATION VIEW OF THE CONSTRUCTED MODEL
VIEW OF THE MODEL BRIDGE FROM THE TOP
VIEW OF THE BRIDGE MODEL FROM THE SIDE
圆圆圈圈: CIRCLE/ROUND - ORCHID PAVILION
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DESIGN BRIEF - prepared by Mr Martin Goh of WM Architects Singapore (my ex-tutor and current employer) ORCHID PAVILION AT NATIONAL ORCHID GARDEN SINGAPORE Introduction The Singapore Botanic Gardens (the Gardens) was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the first and only tropical botanic garden on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List, at the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) in Bonn, Germany. Orchids have been closely associated with the Singapore Botanic Gardens since 1859. The products of the Gardens’orchid breeding programme which began in 1928 are ‘hand-crafted’ by the Gardens’horticultural staffs to bring out the finest in any hybrid cross. On display in their full splendor are over 1000 species and 2000 hybrids, these gorgeous blooms are absolutely a sight to behold at the National Orchid Garden.
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ORCHID PAVILION
This programme invites the designer to envision the larger value of the National Orchid Garden to Singapore and Singaporeans. It explores the interplay of boundaries between the banal and the sublime. It demands creative integration of functional, socio-cultural, symbolic, environmental, contextual and natural conditions into a coherent whole.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES A.
To acquaint the designer with issues pertaining to designing for a specific context.
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To explore a technology-cum-environment approach to design.
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To develop skills in detail design and design development.
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To research and understand anthropometric and human factors in functional design.
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To engage in intellectually stimulating discourse in architecture.
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To cultivate the skills-set of good practices in drawing conventions and representation of design ideas.
THE TASK The programme is to design an Orchid Pavilion that activates and enhances the landscape at a selected site within the National Orchid Garden. The architecture is to be naturally-ventilated, easily accessible to the public who visits National Orchid Garden and well integrated with its context. Users’comfort and general well being are of paramount importance, specifically in protecting against the extreme changing conditions of Singapore’stropical climate. Universal Design is an important aspect of this programme especially for areas meant to be accessible by the physically challenged, the elderly and young children. The proposed design must resolve functional requirements expected of an Orchid Pavilion whilst imbuing it with a touch of poetry celebrating this new national icon. The interplay of Technology and Environment should be celebrated by an appealing yet functional architecture. It may be conceived as a modular design to be replicated at other sites within the Singapore Botanic Gardens. The designer is encouraged to explore creative solutions in both technological and environmental aspects. Ideas in passive design strategies as well as active solutions are acceptable, particularly with sustainability as the objective. Bio-treatment of black/grey water, rainwater harvesting, alternative energies, etc. are possible investigations. At the same time, the design should aim for introducing a unique user experience befitting the National Orchid Garden.
THE SITE NOTE: Deal to lack of access to existing site plan of National Orchid Garden Singapore, the above site plan is taken from Singapore Botanic Gardens website for this study exercise.
Note that existing buildings are not part of the site but are context for planning consideration.Therefore, the proposed Orchid Pavilion must consider the movement patterns of people arriving and departing the site as well as those passing through. It must also cater to a fairly large crowd especially during weekends and special events. The designer may choose to design a conventional building that connects to existing services infrastructure in the vicinity or design a self-sustaining architecture incorporating waste treatment such as composting toilet, alternative energy system(s), rainwater harvesting, etc. Survey the entire site and select one location that best suits your understanding of this programme and to illustrate the design investigation(s) you wish to conduct. Carry out detailed analysis of the site and its context as well as research on relevant precedent studies. Present your analysis, research, conceptual studies and design proposal in an A3-sized report (landscape format).
PROGRAMMATIC REQUIREMENTS The following is the required schedule of accommodation: A.
Orchid Gallery:
60 m2 (accommodate 20 persons at any one time)
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Food Preparation:
15 m2
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Cafe:
50 m2
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Outdoor Arena:
10 m2
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Retail Shop:
50 m2
Total Gross Floor Area (GFA):
185 m2 to 200 m2
Space for circulation and M&E services shall be provided as necessary. The designer is encouraged to make ample use of non-GFA outdoor and semi-outdoor spaces to create an appealing and exciting landscaped ambience. Note that GFA refers to all covered areas such as roofed areas but exclude open unroofed areas like trellises, decking, boardwalk, etc.
圆圆圈圈: CIRCLE/ROUND - ORCHID PAVILION
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DESIGN APPROACH/INTERVENTION ORCHID PAVILION As an addition to Singapore's famed National Orchid Garden with the largest display of tropical orchids in the world.
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SITE SELECTION AND OBSERVATION Existing beautiful greenery with mature trees can be seen along both sides of the existing circulation track. A straight forward approach is taken of selecting an empty patch to park my proposed Orchid Pavilion in keeping with the existing strategy and planning of scattering various orchid related attractions on both sides of the circulation route/track. DESIGN INTERVENTION are kept with least disturbance to the beautiful existing greenery of the chosen site through the proposal of a minimum physical footprint and the shortest direct connection in the form of a plaza to receive the general public, departing and arriving along the existing circulation track. architectural form and structural system are conceived with main functional spaces initiated as circular footprints, structural configuration in circular & radial framing and stacking of 50mm by 50mm G.S. S.H.S. to further reinforce the design intention to relate to the topography.
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are applied to connect the three circular footprints of orchid gallery, café/retail space and outdoor arena into a free flowing form that is able to blur the boundary between the indoor and outdoor spaces. A visitor is able to move along the seemingly free flowing curve that leads & connects one into the sheltered café/retail space, out into the outdoor, into the semi-sheltered orchid gallery, out into the outdoor again and back into the enclosed outdoor arena which is open to the sky. This sequential experience of the programmatic functions is threaded through the meandering curvature of the proposed pavilion.
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of the spaces is conceived as eight stacked tiers that act as both the roofing as well as the seating over the orchid gallery and café/retail space which are enclosed, and under the outdoor arena which is open to the sky. This is intended to better blend & merge the new pavilion with the existing topography. A skylight over the center at the top of the pavilion, granite over the horizontal surfaces/tiers and louvered glass proposed in between the eight tiers are intended to shelter the café/retail space from the rain. Whereas the orchid gallery is shaded by the perforated G.S. sheet that replaces the granite over the horizontal tiers with the vertical surfaces in between the tiers open to the weather to allow water into the pavilion with hanging trays of orchids on display.
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is achieved as a result of the new orchid pavilion being conceived as eight tiers of 450mm each that are stacked either internally or externally over the functional spaces below, thus allowing a more interesting and intricate spatial form that is either converging or diverging towards the sky.
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is applied to both the structure and architecture to facilitate off-site pre-fabrication to allow ease of production, transportation and assembly of the pavilion which can be dismantled and relocated for any reuse in the future. As a result, a more cost-efficient and refine architecture is made possible. of structural framing in galvanized steel hollow sections, cement-rendered concrete floor, roof/seating in the form of stair tread to finish in granite or/& G.S. perforated sheet, risers as void or/& in louvered glass
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The song "江南 River South" has inspired the naming of this proposal and is written and sung by JJ Lin who is one of the most accomplished and renowned song writer & singer in the Chinese music world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G97_rOdHcnY 1-PLAZA 2-ENTRANCE TO ORCHID GALLERY 3-ENTRANCE TO CAFE/RETAIL 4-OUTDOOR ARENA 5-ROOF CUM SEATING TIERING; LOUARD GLASS ON RISER & 30 THK GRANITE AS TREAD/SITTING 6-ROOF CUM SEATING TIERING; OPEN RISER WITH 6 THK G.S. PEFORATED SHEET AS TREAD/SITTING 7-SKY LIGHT 8-GARDEN 9-50 X 50 G.S S.H.S @ 1000 CENTRE AS STRUCTURAL FRAMING 10-ORCHID PLANTING TRAY
ORCHID PAVILION-ROOF PLAN: 0P-RP1 SCALE : 1 : 200
圆圆圈圈: CIRCLE/ROUND - ORCHID PAVILION
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1-PLAZA 2-ENTRANCE TO ORCHID GALLERY 3-ENTRANCE TO CAFE/RETAIL 4-OUTDOOR ARENA 5-ROOF CUM SEATING TIERING; LOUARD GLASS ON RISER & 30 THK GRANITE AS TREAD/SITTING 6-ROOF CUM SEATING TIERING; OPEN RISER WITH 6 THK G.S. PEFORATED SHEET AS TREAD/SITTING 7-LOUVERED WINDOW 8-GARDEN 9-50 X 50 G.S S.H.S @ 1000 CENTRE AS STRUCTURAL FRAMING 10-ORCHID PLANTING TRAY 11-FOOD PREPARATION
ORCHID PAVILION-PLAN: 0P-P1 SCALE : 1 : 200
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圆圆圈圈: CIRCLE/ROUND - ORCHID PAVILION
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OP-RP1
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ORCHID PAVILION-SECTION: 0P-S1 SCALE : 1 : 75
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圆圆圈圈: CIRCLE/ROUND - ORCHID PAVILION
BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF ORCHID PAVILION
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圆圆圈圈: CIRCLE/ROUND - ORCHID PAVILION
VIEW OF APPR0ACH TOWARDS ORCHID GALLAERY & CAFE/RETAIL
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圆圆圈圈: CIRCLE/ROUND - ORCHID PAVILION
VIEW OF CAFE/RETAIL
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圆圆圈圈: CIRCLE/ROUND - ORCHID PAVILION
APPROACH TOWARDS OUTDOOR ARENA
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圆圆圈圈: CIRCLE/ROUND - ORCHID PAVILION
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ORCHID PAVILION DESIGN PROCESS/SKETCH - 1
SECTIONAL FRAMING STUDY
INTERPLAY OF A INTERNAL VS EXTERNAL, OUTDOOR VS INDOOR SPACES
CIRCLES COME IN CONTACT AT TANGENT POINTS ONLY
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圆圆圈圈: CIRCLE/ROUND - ORCHID PAVILION
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ORCHID PAVILION DESIGN PROCESS/SKETCH - 2
PLAN OF SKY LIGHT STUDY
GROOVE TO ELEVATE GROUND SLAB
VISION- IN VS OUT
SECTION OF SKY LIGHT STUDY
SURFACE/SCUPPER DRAIN
SKETCH SECTION OF PAVILION'S CONNECTION/RELATIONSHIP WITH THE GROUND
ORCHID TRAY DETAILS
SECTIONAL STUDY OF STRUCTURAL FRAMING
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