CHAN JIA QI, AUDREY S U T D U N D E R G R A D U AT E ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO
CHAN JIA
CR HA A QI, AUDREY P O NF I JLI E +65 9871 98719759 9859 +65 chanjiaqi@gmail.com chanjiaqi@gmail.com audreychan_ audreychan_
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EDUCATION
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Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) 2017 - 2021
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Bachelor of Science | Master of Architecture Track: Architecture and Sustainable Design GPA: 4.660 / 5 Pioneer Junior College (PJC) 2015 - 2016 A level
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EDUCATION
Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) Architecture & Sustainable Design Cumulative GPA: 4.660 / 5 Master of Architecture
EXPERIENCE
MOYA design, Singapore (Internship, September 2020 – April 2021) Tierra Design Studio, Singapore (Internship, May 2019 – August 2019)
SKILLSETS
Rhinoceros 3D Grasshopper AutoCAD SketchUP ArchiCAD Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe Indesign Adobe Premier Pro Vray Unreal Engine Lumion Microsoft Office
CONTENT
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THESIS WORK PREVIEW CORE STUDIO WORKS 01
WAVE / TERM 6
[SPORTS / RECREATIONAL]
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UN-NATURAL HOUSE
[RESIDENTIAL]
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GATEWAY / TERM 4
[RESIDENTIAL / MASTER PLANNING]
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BLUE NEST
[MIX-USE]
/ TERM 5
/ TERM 3
WORKS FROM OTHER MODULES 05
LOOP / TERM 4
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TOTO / TERM 3
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KOMOREBI / TERM 2
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ORIGINALS / TERM 2
THESIS PREVIEW INSIDE ; MARS Full details of this thesis can be found on: https://issuu.com/aaudreychan/docs/inside_mars_architectural_thesis Overview of construction process can be found on: https://youtu.be/0H4UxMh8Rnc
01 WAVES
This studio is titled ‘Rethinking Singapore Sports Spaces’. In groups of 2, we were to re-imagine how sports facilities are designed and integrated with the neighbourhood. Through this studio, we also studied and analysed sports facilities around the world, and carried out activities to see how sports spaces can be driven by data
DATA-INFORMED SPORTS SPACES Studio - Activity Using articulated grounds and manipulation of surfaces to focus on rule-based design strategies (Formalisation). With sunlight, views, and slopes, as the data layers to study, we were tasked to develop a an artificial sports landscape.
VOXELISING Studio - Activity We were tasked to envision sports spaces using voxel subtraction, and study the effects of sunlight and wind on the generated form,
Across the years, the definition of sports has broadened to be beyond just competition. In the pursuit of keeping an active and healthy lifestyle across age groups, sports has gradually been tied to wellness and recreation as well. Amidst the fast-paced and digitalised lifestyle that is commonplace today, our project aims to design a sports space that reminds and directs visitors back to nature. Aside from the healing properties that nature offers, it also grants opportunities for a productive landscape that contributes to the education, social relationships and sustainability within the neighbourhood. By ’pulling and pinching’ spaces, our project thus focuses on the idea of wave forms that allows for an organic structure that mimics the form of nature. This form also complements the integration of clean energy harnessing techniques within the neighbourhood, which strengthens the concept of going back to nature.
02 ‘UN-NATURAL’ HOUSE
This studio is titled ‘Dream Work Dream Home’, where we were tasked to design a home for the students within the studio, as they have described their dream home to be.
The site was located on a grassy field with an uphill cross section. Weeds and plants have taken root across the field, and birds can be heard in the cordoned off forest in the higher terrains. Analysing the site, the upper terrains are observed to be drier with more a more hardy ground, while the field on the lower terrains is muddier. To retain the nature of the site, a non-intrusive architecture that blends with the site was chosen.
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Each student described their ideal home and work space, and were sorted into clusters where common living spaces are shared between neighbours with similar interests.
The social
The scared
Level 2
The creatives
The specialists
The curious The gardeners The musicians
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Water channels are designed to direct water around and through the homes to the bottom of the hill during rainy season. These water channels also run across the architecture at entrance of the homes, which allows residents to cleanse the mud away during such weather.
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03 GATEWAY ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO
This studio is titled ‘The Future of Housing’. In groups of 2, we were to develop ideas for a neighbourhood of the future (2070) as well as rethink public housing away from the current HDB layout.
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FOR CONTEXT OF THE POLDER ISLAND: THIS DRAWING IS NOT DONE BY ME. DESIGN WAS CONCEPTUALISED TOGETHER AS A STUDIO
The site will be located on a proposed artificial polder island to the south of East-Coast Park, Singapore. Each group took on a seperate network layer for a combined masterplan, ours being the underground transport network layer. This consists of 3 main transport systems - the expressway connecting throughout the polder island, the inner roads for vehicles, and the people mover
system within the neighbourhood. Each transport node is open to sky and integrates green spaces, public space, and mix-use activities, creating life underground. Expressway Inner roads Proposed People Mover System
Our parcel is strategically located at the corner of the precinct which connects to a recreational bridge. This gives our building the opportunity for it to act as a gateway that invites and brings people in, crafting the first impressions that visitors will have of our precinct.
Envisioning our building as a gateway that invites people into a green oasis, large openings are punched into the building to form a series of ‘gates’. These gates frame the recreational spaces beyond, which hints at and brings excitement to what lies beyond as visitors approach and passes through each gate. Pockets of greenery appear on the facade and spreads across the roof, further enticing visitors into the green oasis beyond.
There are 2 modes of entrances into our building, via the ground floor as well as the elevated walkway to the third level. A central spine runs throughout the block on the ground floor, bringing us through a series of different courtyards.
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MULTIGEN The multigen units would occupy the first 2 levels, allowing for ease of accessibility for the elderly. While the unit layout accommodates for a multigen family, it can also exist as 2 neighbouring units where either a seperate family or a caretaker could reside next to an elderly couple so that they can stay accountable for each other. This orientation also then allows for these units to work as 2 seperate units in the upper floors
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WORK-LIVE Work-live units are situated on the third floor where the elevated walkway cuts into the building. This connection to a public circulation route opens up the level to the idea of a commerical street that floods the corridor. Worklive units open up and blend into the corridor, and dining spaces, pop-up carts, and even a farmer’s market could vacate the open spaces.
WORK-LIVE: OFFICE 1:200
WORK-LIVE: KITCHEN DINER 1:200
WORK-LIVE: BRIDAL STUDIO 1:200
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04BLUE NEST ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO
This studio project aims to design a gateway building to an emerging zero-carbon innovation district, Blue Factory, Switzerland. With the design process revolving around the experience of the occupant from the inside, and having a special focus on daylight, we were required to incorporate daylightinduced ambiances as a driver for spatial organization and program, while respecting key principles of sustainability.
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For ease of circulation through our building and to other sites within Bluefactory, openings are created towards the main entrance and the town square, as well as on the second level connecting to the street. This maximises circulation through the atrium, which also serves as an exhibition space.
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For ease of circulation through our building and to other sites within Bluefactory, openings are created towards the main entrance and the town square, as well as on the second level connecting to the street. This maximises circulation
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For ease of circulation through our building and to other sites within Bluefactory, openings are created towards the main entrance and the town square, as well as on the second level connecting to the street. This maximises circulation through the atrium, which also serves as an exhibition space.
Terracing on the south side to allows more sunlight to be reached into deeper parts of the building, redusing reliance on artificial lighting
The site is located in Switzerland, at the gateway of Blue Factory and near the train station, making it a viable entry point where visitors are likely to enter the district from. Due to the connections Blue Factory has with Terracing on the south side to allows more sun4 light to be reached into deeper parts of the the nearby educational institutes, the building, redusing reliance on artificial lighting site also offers as a possible space for interaction, exhibition, and education for these neighbouring institutions. As there are plans to build bicycle lanes to keep the city connected and encourage a more sustainable way of travelling, these lanes act as a new mode of connection between the streets and our site as well.
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NESTED COMMUNITIES As a gateway between the old city and an innovation district, our design aims to blur the boundaries not just between two physical locations, but also between people. With the idea of nested communities in mind, our building is designed by intermixing different programs in clusters that allows for maximal integration and interaction. To incorporate this nesting, a multi level system is created to indicate the different stages of nesting and communities: 1. Individual units 2. Neighbouring units 3. Floor slab 4. Building Starting from smaller communities within units, the level of interactions increases with stages, with the final stage being a central communal block that runs through the entire building, bringing people from different clusters together. This block includes cosharing amenities such as kitchens, laundry rooms, a library as well as various meeting rooms.
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To facilitate the first stage of interaction happening within units, each unit was designed to incorporate co-sharing spaces. Within residential units, the lounge and kitchen is shared and only the bedrooms are private. In other unit types, there are also shared study areas for residing students.
As for office typologies, working tables are oriented to allow easy discussion across tables. Larger discussion tables are also placed to encourage working together, especially since the offices are likely to be used by creative industries. The pantry is also segregated from the working area to allow comfortable chatter among colleagues.
LOOP
ARCHITECTURAL ENERGY SYSTEMS; BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING (BIM)
The Loop is a joint project between our Architectural Energy Systems and Building Information Modelling (BIM) module where we were tasked to optimise the design of a building in a given location’s climate. We were taught how to use various codes on Rhinoceros Grasshopper that would allow us to do different site and room analysis such as the daylight, glare and shadows etc. As part of our BIM module, we were also given an introductory course to the BIM software.
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This was a group work, and our given site was Toronto, with a hot summer humid continental (Dfa) climate. To study Toronto’s climate, a climate analysis chart was made including the solar radiation, wind rose, temperature, precipitation, cloud cover and humidity.
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Porters FBO Limited Airport Site Info Area: 14,012.79 m2 Elevation: 80m Latitude: 43.639° N Longitude: 79.395° W
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Due to the harsh weather conditions in Toronto, winters get very cold requiring methods like insulation for buildings
To allow for passive solar heating during the winter months, buildings require large windows to allow more solar radiation and natural sunlight into the space
In order for natural ventilation to occur during the summer, buildings can adopt methods to allow for cross ventilation through their building
Some of the analysis done were the sun path analysis, solar radiation analysis, sunlight hours analysis, shadow analysis and wind driven rain analysis. These analysis were done on the site, and from the results received, these analysis were also done on 2 proposed massings for us to study the effectiveness of each building design in optimising living conditions. With the results, we then decided on the massing as shown below.
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ANNUAL SOLAR RADIATION ANALYSIS Highest Highest Highest Elevation Elevation Elevation
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SUNLIGHT HOURS ANALYSIS
WIND ANALYSIS: WEST WINDS (WINTER) PRESSURE
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In the winter, where the winds are coming in from the west, high pressures along the east side and low pressures along the west side with low wind speeds are observed. To reduce the winds in the central courtyard, having low pressure winds within that area can help provide more comfortable spaces.
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UNIT DESIGN ANALYSIS The design below was chosen after experimenting with multiple unit layouts as the analysis showed that this allowed for the greatest illuminance and lowest glare.
ANNUAL ILLUMINANCE
NORTH FACING UD200lx,50% = 32.57% UDI3000lx,10% = 10.12% DA200lx,50% = 22.45%
SOUTH FACING UD200lx,50% = 34.65% UDI3000lx,10% = 28.33% DA200lx,50% = 6.32%
EAST FACING UD200lx,50% = 19.86% UDI3000lx,10% = 0% DA200lx,50% = 19.86%
WEST FACING UD200lx,50% = 29.55% UDI3000lx,10% = 11.60% DA200lx,50% = 17.95%
POINT-BASED ANNUAL ILLUMINANCE
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ANNUAL DAYLIGHT GLARE POTENTIAL (DGP)
NORTH FACING UD200lx,50% = 32.57% UDI3000lx,10% = 10.12% DA200lx,50% = 22.45%
SOUTH FACING UD200lx,50% = 34.65% UDI3000lx,10% = 28.33% DA200lx,50% = 6.32%
EAST FACING UD200lx,50% = 19.86% UDI3000lx,10% = 0% DA200lx,50% = 19.86%
WEST FACING UD200lx,50% = 29.55% UDI3000lx,10% = 11.60% DA200lx,50% = 17.95%
POINT-BASED GLARE
NORTH FACING (JUN 12PM) DGP = 0.232
SOUTH FACING (JAN 12PM) DGP = 0.382
EAST FACING (MAY 9AM) DGP = 0.269
WEST FACING (AUG 6PM) DGP = 0.199
TOTO
DAYLIGHT AND ELECTRICAL LIGHTING
TOTO is a product of our Daylight and Electrical lighting module where we were tasked to design and build a indoor light fixture. In a pair, we generated ideas and did hand sketches, and eventually decided to go with the final desgin on the right which allows G E to N act E R T I holder V E H A N D the light fixture as aAplant S K E T C H E S as well.
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Processing images were made to show the assembly of the lighting fixture. A LED stripPlines theCcurves R O E SonS the inside, and a detachable plant I M A potted G E S is placed in the centre, creating a revolving effect.
KOMOREBI
DIGITAL DESIGN FABRICATION; STRUCTURES
Komorebi is a joint project between our Digital Design Fabrication and Structures module where we were tasked to design and build a canopy. Not only did we need to use parametric design, we also had to ensure that it is structural enough to sustain itself and additional loads. Drawing inspiration from the komorebi effect of light filtering through trees, we designed the canopy while varying the quantity and size of plywood used, to mimick the idea of the different densities created by a tree canopy. These 3 drawings on the left shows the evolution process of the canopy, where we decided on the final iteration after considering the structure of the canopy.
FINAL ITERATION Structural load path
O RI G I NAL S PAVILION
ORIGINALS STRUCTURES
This project is a part of our Structure module where we are tasked to design a travelling exhibition pavillion for a chosen brand/company. This pavillion would need to have spatial qualities that brings about the exhibits depending on the chosen brand/company, and yet still detachable to ensure easy setting up and down for transportation between cities. As part of the Structure module, the pavillion thus also needs to be structurally sound. Chosen brand: Adidas Using cubes and grids as the main guidance to create the structure does not only fit the image of our client brand, but also allows pavilion to be modular, allowing easy construction and on-site assembly. By adding and removing some cubes from the basic structure, the interior of pavilion is revamped from just a simple corridor to a more dynamic space with different levels categorising the different spaces. Also, this play of topology allows the structure to act as furniture for the exhibition such as the shelves, racks and seatings.
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The bulk of the material that will be used for the cladding would be the translucent polycarbonate panels, which will shelter the enclosed part of the pavilion. Not only does it provide long term UV protection, which is necessary given the equatorial climates of the countries the pavilion is making a visiting to. The translucency also allows for natural daylight to pass through, reducing the need for additional artificial light during the day. Polycarbonate, being 200 times stronger than glass but only half as heavy, also makes it more mobile in transporting between cities. By aligning the longer side to the majority windrose, the porousity from the grid structure allows wind flow throughout the pavilion, reducing the humidity level inside the pavilion.
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