Tan Kuan Rong (Luke) Undergraduate, B.Sc Arch
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Personal Information
NAME: Tan Kuan Rong (Luke) DATE OF BIRTH: 18th October 1993 NATIONALITY: Singaporean
Education
SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN Undergraduate, Senior. Architecture and Sustainable Design. May 2014 - Present ALLIANCE FRANCAISE, SINGAPORE Beginner’s and Intermediate French, Level I2 2012 - 2014 NANYANG JUNIOR COLLEGE, SINGAPORE GCE ‘A’ Levels 2010 - 2011
Work
PIZZA HUT ASIA PTE LTD, SINGAPORE Design & Construction Intern May 2016 - August 2016
Skills
Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator Rhinoceros 5, Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint Hand Sketches
Languages
English, Mandarin, Conversational French (Written & Spoken) Cantonese (Spoken)
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Outdoor baths framed by lush greenery. 4
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h i e r a r c h y Fall 2016. Core Studio 3. Professor: Ermanno Cirillo I wanted to invert the spatial hierarchy of servant and served spaces in our everyday apartments, for they deserve more credit than they receive. Hence, I aligned the toilets along the exterior perimeter of the apartment, creating open-concept ensuite bathrooms with lush foliage acting as the protective cover.
Above: exploded axonometric of duplex
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Fall 2015. Core Studio 1. Professor: Jackson Tan The project brief called for the design of a community center in the eastern heartland of Tampines. The site is surrounded by commercial buildings, a bus interchange, train station and the Central Provident Board (CPF) Building.
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I directed my design approach by targeting the overcrowed circulation path linking the transport nodes and retail sectors, along with a lack of direct access to the CPF building. To alleviate potential bottlenecks at the intersection point of the X-shaped circulation routes, I diverged these two routes vertically, creating a 3 metre high ground level flanked by two footpaths, one descending, the other, ascending.
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PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS pedestrian crossings
VEHICULAR TRAFFIC vehicular traffic
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Barrel vault roof. This profile traps sound within the space.
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1 party is heard, but the other is unheard. Hierarchy of sound is observed, reflects who has the authority. Only the people upstairs can be heard.
Roof profile has changed to a gentler curve. Increased democratisation of sound as lower ground party can be heard by people upstairs.
Roof profile has is almost linear. Parties on lower ground gain greater agency to be heard.
Trimmed barrel vault / convex roof allows sound to travel out. It gives me the agency to decide on where is the most interesting space to reflect its sound out.
Spring 2016. Core Studio 2. Professor: Yvonne Tan Situated along the intersection of Cairnhill and Orchard Road is an offsite campus for SUTD. Because of the numerous distractions along the site, where shopping malls jostle with one another to draw shoppers in and the leafy trees flanking both sides of Orchard Road, my site was visually isolated from passers-by. Hence, I decided to use sound, or more specifically, the buzz of events, to pique the curiosity of people, and to draw them in to explore the events taking place within the compound. To do so, I did a series of section analysis, where I varied the degree of convexity of the roof overlooking the two main roads, and plotted sound rays and how they would bounce off from the roof onto passers-by below, drawing their curiosity about the space.
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n a t i o n Spring 2016. Digital Design and Fabrication. Professor: Stylianos Dritsas Together with: Loi Jun Kai, Mok Jun Wei, Porndee Chua Tasked to create an abstract statement piece using wooden dowels and 3D printed joints, we went along and focused on a quiet oasis in school. Situated behind the library is a reflective space, with the soft sounds of the flowing water and the lush greenery framing that space, which sits in the middle of a courtyard. We wanted to create an installation that would bridge across the water fountains and convey that rhythm of the flowing water. Hence, we decided upon an arched “bridge� comprising of linear dowels rotating every 15 degrees in the pool, culminating in a flat plane resting upon the two wooden decks. 23
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Spring 2016. Digital Fabrication and Design Professor: Stylianos Dritsas Together With: Goh Wei Hern We were tasked to use Rhino and Grasshopper to explore potential geometric forms which could be then casted in plaster to produce our very own tiles. Triangular extrusions of varying heights resulted in a series of valleys and recesses on the tile’s facade, casting shadows and altering our sense of depth of these tiles. Through the use of the CNC mill, we were able to create the casting told for our tiles. We prototyped various casting methods with different cast components, decided upon using orange zests for a pop of colour, and coffee grounds to give an earthly tone to the white plaster.
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20.213 / SUTD / BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLI BIM ASSIGNMENT 3 - DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTI
DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTI STOREY MIXED USAGE COMPL HOUSING BLOCKS, 3 STUDENT HOUSING BLOCKS, AND COMPLEX WITH 3 SPORTS HALLS, AND 1 EXTERNAL OLYM MASSING STUDIES
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r e i m a g i n20.213 e d/ SUTD / BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING/ FALL 2016 BIM ASSIGNMENT 3 - DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTI-STOREY MIX USAGE COMPLEX Fall 2016. Building Information Modelling. DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTI STOREY MIXED USAGE COMPLEXES COMPRISING 3 BLOCKS OF STAFF Professor: Gerald Heng HOUSING BLOCKS, 3 STUDENT HOUSING BLOCKS, AND 1 BLOCK OF MULTI-PURPOSE SPORTS Together with: Neo Xin Hui, Hyosoo Lee, Toh Ling ShuangHALLS, AND 1 EXTERNAL OLYMPIC SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX WITH 3 SPORTS Creating a communal space on every floor where activities and interactions are held
MASSING STUDIES Should one look upon our current student hostels in school, it wouldn’t be hard to draw similarities between them and the ubiqCommunal Space uitous one room rental flats hereRooms in Singapore, with rooms flanking both sides of the corridor, resulting in dark, shady places.
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Hence, we did the opposite and had our circulation core double up as communal living spaces. Rooms are pushed to the periphery of the floor plate and balconies created to provide shading from the tropical sun, as well as a cozy private space for each room. Creating a communal space on every floor where activities and interactions are held
We utilised Autodesk Revit for the entirety of the course, and I worked on the interiors of a typical floor plate, starting from the colour palette and the furnishings of the space, resulting in an Option 1 inviting and cozy retreat for tired students at the end of each day. Studio 2 Bunk 4 Bunk
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May - August 2016 Design & Construction Intern Firm: Pizza Hut Asia Pte Ltd Mentors: Nick David Jr, Monique Elizalde With many of these takeaway kiosks showing signs of wear and tear in the Philippines, Nick entrusted me to come out with a new design for these kiosks. The project was split into two portions: Firstly, a proposal for a new kiosk design, and secondly, a mock up of a refurbished kiosk, where it would reflect the current corporate identity, along with a refreshed colour palette that would give it a more contemporary image. Nick and I communicated via hand sketches, and from there, I used Rhinoceros to model the kiosk, and then, using Photoshop, I created a series of renders that would reflect the colours and texture of its skin. In the case of the refurbished kiosk, I did an artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impression on how the same kiosk will look after some minor rectifications, such as a new coat of paint and corporate branding. 38
Rendered perspective of new takeaway kiosk.
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Above: takeaway kiosk, before refurbishment
Above: takeaway kiosk, after refurbishment.
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“Regardez-moi, sil vous plait.” “Je t’aime”
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Collyer Quay, Singapore. 1970.
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