Interweaving Waterscapes

B.A (Arch) Year 2, 2022 National University of Singapore

Tutor: Shin Yokoo

Conceived as a response to the hermetic condition of local housing typology, the intervention seeks to investigate the potential of the archetypal stairway and platform to reconcile with the loss of connection between the private and the wider community. Represented as a microcosm of the site, it invites the community to participate and unveil layers of juxtaposing architectural narritives through an experiential circulation that oscillates between the boundary of the private and semi-public. Picture frame fenestrations capture certain viewpoints, reflecting nuances of tactile qualities on site. The japanese principle of ‘shakkei’ influences the form to take on a cavernous expression. The neighbouring facade becomes a backdrop, activated by the sporadic nature of the planters; an everchanging living scenery for residents to spectate. The typical floor slabs are deconstructed to achieve autonomous platforms that give rise to various habitable possibilities for the residents.

Design Intentions

The dichotomised spatial-temporal quality on site features a series of interconnected spaces where users demarcate them with make shift furniture, creating informal relieve spaces along a formalised street. The meandering axis of alleyways deliberately slows one’s movement, guiding users from the monotonous shophouses to the visually chaotic back lanes allowing one’s senses to heighten. The lessons learnt were translated into spatial terms through a series of volumetric studies with the intention to harmonise with the physical and morphological aspects of the site. tenkei models

Structure And Final Models

A series of model making explorations were executed to convey spatial strategies and relationship between two seemingly different boundaries, in a human scale. The final model displays the culmination of selected tenkei strategies, facade design and structural system, integrated into an aggregation.

Week 2019 Competition

Joint Collaboration with students from Singapore Polytechnic and National University of Singapore

Awareded 1st Prize

The design employs a computational voronoi tessellation-driven form that addresses the natural environment of coney island, reducing the amount of tree felling. By integrating circular economy principles into its design, interweave addresses sustainability issues such as food security and waste management. The concept of pathways blurs the line between technology, recreation and nature, offering an intimate relationship with semi-outdoor workspaces. The low-lying building is constructed using DFMA and MET systems.of the site, it invites the community to participate and unveil layers of juxtaposing architectural narritives through an experiential circulation that oscillates between the boundary of the private and semi-public.

Final Year Project

Singapore Polytechnic

Tutor: Ho Yenn Giin conceptual diagrams spatial perspectives

What if the floor plate liberates itself from its formal stratification, distilling the notion of a stair, bridge and path to form unstable platforms in varying scales, to spur new formulation of spatial activities where users can personalise according to their needs? With the relentless expansion of public spaces in offices, it has resulted in the encroachment of private spaces.

The project aims to question the flexibility of integrating public collaborative spaces in offices, without compromising the essential need for private spaces. The design then compartmentalises the stable and unstable spaces distinctively to achieve spaces of different spatial qualities and function.

The levelling of platforms suggest a feature space that cannot be identified with a purposed program. To daily office workers, the building becomes a part of their everyday life where they can find a suitable space to configure the furniture to perform their intended task. The platforms are staggered to enhance visual connectivity, spurring interdisciplinary interaction across the levels.

2nd Year Project

Singapore Polytechnic

Tutor: Priscilla Foo, Chua Soo Hoon exploded axometric

With the isolation of the elderly from the younger generation due to the advancement of technology and the increasing lack of social participation, three-generational homes have become less common over the years and more older people live by themselves.

Thus, inter-generational common spaces are becoming more important. The project seeks to create meaningful communal spaces in the sky to foster a sense of familial relations between neighbours.

Top: reflected ceiling plan

Below: electrical plan

Right: bathroom plumbing detailings