ALDRICH CHOY
PORTFOLIO 2014- 2015
RESUME
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PROJECT 1 : CROSSOVER
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PROJECT 2 : PROSPECT & REFUGE
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PROJECT 3 : LIVING ON THE EDGE
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PROJECT 4 : PLACED DISPLACED
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CONTENTS
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SCHOOL ATTENDING: Newcastle University (UK) EMAIL : acjl@outlook.sg OBJECTIVE : Internship in 2015 EDUCATION : 2nd year undergraduate student (To complete course in 2016) SKILLS : - Experienced in AutoCad, Google Sketchup, MS office, Vray for Sketchup, Photoshop and Indesign - Knows 3Dmax and Revit - Fluent in English and Chinese COURSES ATTENDED : - Photoshop course conducted by Oaks Training (2014) - 3Dmax course conducted by Inspiration Design Intenational School (2014) - Revit course conducted by Crownsys (2012)
ALDRICH CHOY JUN LIN
JOB EXPERIENCE : - Internship at Heap Heng Metal Works (2014) - Internship at DP Architects (2013) - Military service at 30 Singapore Combat Engineer (2011-2013) - Part-time teacher at Bedok South Secondary School (2011) HOBBIES : Diving, Football, Drums, Hiking, and Traveling
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CROSSOVER
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CROSSOVER Project 1 : Festival Shelter This collaboration project with the engineers was to design a music festival along a chare. The group went down to the site and chose Plummer chare as our site to hold the festival. The raw textured narrow pathway captured our attention as it stood out among modern developments. The chare exudes a sense of instability and insecurity especially at night. In order for this music festival design to be successful, there is an immediate need to inject human activities and life into this abandoned chare.
1-2. Sketches of site
3. Sketch with initial design idea
4. Site collage to show width of space along the chare
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Project 1 : Developments The main idea of the design was to bring out this feelings of instability and insecurity through a series of arches. The following models are our concept models that developed into the final model.
Concept model 1 - The differentiating heights in the models represents the the different widths of the space. The different materials used to produce these changing heights represents the different light and shadow qualities of the space
Concept model 2 - Through the previous model, it inspired the creation of this model which represents the spatial tension and instability.
Final model - The arches were designed after the previous concept models. The tilted archways clearly represented the sense of instability of the site. A series of arches would be in place through Plummer chare.
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Project 1 : Publicity movements
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In order to attract people to this festival, the group has thought of a few publicity movements. Stickers would be placed around Newcastle to promote this event and the modular system (explained later) would be taken down in the day so as to be transformed into furnitures placed around the city to promote this event. The idea is also to set up a bright orange string from the city centre to plummer chare, leading the people to the festival. More significantly, we have set up an Instagram account and has 500 followers to date.
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Project 1 : Models Through the use of light, materiality and music, the structure offers spaces of intensity and spaces of relief spaces with an intimacy and richness. The openings within the chare will serve as social bar spaces, whilst the nattow alley spaces will offer intimate performance areas, utilising the acoustic qualities of the confined space and the dramatic light qualities.
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The qualities of the space are heightened through a series of installations, which amplify the relationship between space and occupant. A series of archways are placed in the gap between the performance and bar spaces, a place of nothingness, a pause between space - a Lacuna. As the voices of the crowd begin to fade, the apparent instability of the archways is revealed, appearing to be held up only by wire, the dim flickering lights and quiet exaggerating the dramatic change in space. The archways lead people towards the light and music at the end of the tunnel like space. As the final archway is reached, the wires guide the eye up toward the performers, standing elevated above the alleyway.
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Project 1 : Structure The instability and tension of the chare is amplified through the structural workings of the archways and attached cable. The archways rely on tension in the wire, in order to stand at a seemingly impossible angle. The reclaimed materials further the desired atmospherics. To prevent the archways from slipping inwards, they are seperated at floor level by a beam in compression. In this sense, the arches are supported by cables. This provides greater potential for marginal movement that contributes to the quality of fragility offered by the site. With cables as the dominant structural feature and simple screw joints, the installation is fast which is fitting to the temporary festival. A modular system is used in the performance space to create shelter and division. Its form is pierced by shards of light hidden from sight, providing further contrast to the space before. The wall provides space for viewers to stop and immerse themselves in the music before moving through the most confined spaces, below the performers.
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Project 1 : Final renders The steps further up the chare becomes seats for spectators and the landings as stages. The journey through the chare is developed by shifting qualities of light. Stages are lit more heavily while passage ways are darker. This is orchestrated by hanging lights powered by a central generator. Conceptually, this extends upon the rawness of the site and existing lighting in the back alleys.
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Project 1 : Final sections
West section
East section
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PROSPECT AND REFUGE
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PROSPECT AND REFUGE Project 2 : Mixed-use (Nature observatory and Marine School) Every town has its own significant gathering spot. In the case of Amble, the site surrounding the bridge is the community’s ‘living room’. As evident from the frequent people walking on the bridge during the weekdays to the sunday markets held weekly on site. This project is to build a marine observatory, an extension of Newcastle University in Amble. More importantly, the cube structure should be a house for the community of Amble. Amble is a beautiful place that somehow seems to be forgotten, the idea of designing a building is a reminder of it.
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To do so, there is a need to organise programs the space for the communityNature is the asset of Amble. This project would like to connect people to the natural beauty of Amble and to modify the way the community can appreciate it.
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1. Site map of Amble
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Project 2 : Diagramatic developments Since the form of the structure cannot be changed, the idea is to create a landscape and design the plinth such that it blends into the surrounding context. Below shows the diagramatic changes made to fit the cube into context.
Cube structure on site.
Pathway - The site had a pathway cutting across the field. I did not want the design to impede this pathway. Therefore, in my design I wanted to have accessibility through the structure.
Vantage point - As observing nature is one of the big themes of the site, I wanted to create this journey within the building whereby people can go to a higher vantage point to look out into the sea. The slope allows them to walk the bridge, after viewing from the vantage point, to allow them to experience the sea.
Plinth sloped and designed to connect to the beach.
Entrance of the cube is landscaped with trees to give a ‘soft’ entrance from the custom house, as well as to give a visual connection to the ground
Custom house - To maintain relationship with the custom house, a side entrance is created to allow easy access to the people living in the custom house. The main entrance is redirected to the side of the structure instead.
Observation deck - Following a series of site analysis, there appears to be significant landmarks around the site. To obtain a view of each of these landmarks, There needed to be an observation deck that allowed a 360 degrees view of the surrounding environment.
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Project 2 : Diagrams and model In response to the feedback given by the tutors, I realised that there is much more improvement that could be made. Previously, the landscape around the structure felt like an after-thought. The new landscape design encourages people to enjoy the spaces designed around the building.
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Ease of use - People coming towards the harbour have the decision to walk the bridge or up the stairs towards the vantage point. The wide staircase invites people to go up the steps towards the vantage point.
Ferry waiting area - The wide staircases become a ferry waiting area. The steps serve as seats for the people.
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Vantage point - From the vantage point, it gives a better view of the sea. In addition the slope ramp becomes a relaxing spot for people to enjoy the view. 4. 1-4. Photos of redesigned1:100 model
External seating area- The intention of this space is for those people who have walked the bridge to rest. Seats designed on the south facing side of the structure allows people to enjoy the sun as well as to enjoy the external garden designed around the seats. 16
Project 2 : Floor plans
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Key: 1. Lobby 2. Temporary exhibition space 3. Ferry waiting area 4. Lecture hall 5. Marine aquarium room 6. Flexible teaching centre 7. Informal study area 8. Admin office 9. Seminar room 10. Library
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Other than the use of timber coloumns, the building also uses Structural Integrated Panels (SIP) to support its weight. The outer cladding for the ground floor is an eco wall while the top floors have a metal frame with windows infill facade outside its timber frame structure.
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Technical studies
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Key: 1. Aluminium mullion 2. Aluminium transon 3. Double-glazed unit with infill 4. Aluminium pressure plate 5. Aluminium cap 6. EPDM gasket 7. EPDM therml strip
Window frame facade Key: 1. Metal frame 2. SIP wall panel 3. Metal lateral tie plate nailed to the top and bottom of bottom plate 4. Insulation 5. Floor (I-Joists) 6. Metal lateral tie plate nailed to the top and bottom of top plate 7. Nails on both sides 8. continuous sealant on each side of framing 9. Sheathing board Wall floor joint 1. Replication of window infill using wheat
2. Replication of window infill using peacock feathers
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Project 2 : Models
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After a series of exploratory models, The plinth was designed with a slope facing towards the sea which allows people to rest on the slope as well as to take in the views of the sea. In addition, the slope connects the structure to the beach, creating an interesting platform for people to play between the beach and the slope.
1-2. Structural models
3-4. 1:100 Study models
5. Interior model
6. 1:100 final model on site
Background. Close-up of final model
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The interiors of the structure are explored through many 1:50 interior models. The qualities of the light is analyse in each of the more significant spaces. These models also captured the essense of the atmophere within the structure.
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Project 2 : Final elevation
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Project 2 : Interior renders The marine aquarium space is the focus within the building. It acts as a lightwell for the structure. The atmosphere in the exhibition space spreads throughout the building through the sounds from it. The marine aquarium space is further intensified with the light coming through the different infill patterned windows, casting spots of shadows into the space. Mimicking the experience of being under a tree, with nature. At the cafe, the curved timber framed walls forms the boundaries of the space, while the 360 degrees observation deck surrounds it. As the sun rises across the sky, the shadow casts by the revealed timber frame ceiling moves accordingly against the curved background.
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Project 2 : Exterior renders The observation deck located at the top floor gives the people a vantage point to view the significant landmarks around the site. More importantly, the 360 degrees observation deck gives an uninterrupted view.
Observation deck
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View in the day
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View at night
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LIVING ON THE EDGE
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LIVING ON THE EDGE Project 3: Community Foyer
The aim of this project is to design a foyer that can accommodate 8 homeless as well as 3 additional staff. The building must also consists of a glass factory (located at site C) to equip the homeless with glass making skills. The greatest issue with this project is about integrating the homeless back into the community. There was an immediate need to create transparency for the public due to the ‘negative energy’ that the homeless might bring in. More importantly, the idea of transparency cannot be replicated in the private areas so as to protect the privacy of those staying in the building. Ouseburn valley had been the cradle for Newcastle during the industrial revolution. The valley was the main form of transport for goods. Presently, the heavy industries have left and what is left behind are a few workshops, a farm and some pubs such as The Cluny. Even though there are rejuventaion plans, such as residential projects for that area, progress had been slow.
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Project 3 : Diagrammatic drawings
Design allows accessbility of the public from all directions. Both from Line street or the pathway beside Ouseburn river.
Design maintains accessibility between Lime street and the pathway beside Ouseburn river.
The design concept is to provide transparency in public spaces while providing privacy in private spaces. This led to the idea of having public spaces at street levels while private spaces at the top. The idea is further developed by creating two focal points. One for the public space and another for the private space. The focus in the public space is the outdoor exhibition area. While in the private space the living room becomes the focus in the private space.
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Maximising space
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Recreational places are desgined beside the structure through landscaping
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As seen from the section, the relationship between the site and the workshops are transparent. The public can look through the work spaces and still get a glimpse of the river from Lime street. In the private living areas the corridors facing lime street acts as a buffer zone for additional privacy. The roof garden is directly accessible from Lime street, through the building, giving the public a better position to look into Ouseburn river.
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Project 3 : Floorplans and section
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Project 3 : Models 1.
The slightly curved final design draws the people’s attention to the Ouseburn river. I wanted this design to remind the people about the significance of Ouseburn river to Newcastle in its industrial past as well as to highlight its significance towards building a well knitted community in the future.
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The final 1:50 models provided more information on how the light would enter the spaces. In pictures 1a, 1b, 2a and 2b the corridors are lit up through the south facing windows. Lighting up the walkway before users enter the living spaces. In pictures 3a, 3b and 3c, light enters directly into the work spaces to allow better lighting under work conditions.
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Project 3 : Interior drawings and renders
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The outdoor exhibition and workshop becomes an attraction for the public. The preconceive notion of foyers being uninviting is redefined. Programmes are made public to show transparency as well as to create opportunities for the public to engage with the people from the foyer. The transparency also reminds the public the work and effort put into every piece of glass that are in the exhibition spaces. Having the outdoor exhibition space facing the foyer brings attention to Ouseburn river. Though there have been rejuvenation plans in that area, progress has been slow. With the public’s attention brought to the river there might be a higher awareness for the rejuvenation plans to speed up.
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View across Ouseburn river
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Project 4 : Private Housing
The objective of this project is to build a small terrace house for a family of three. They are passionate about doing outdoor activities together, such as cycling. In addition, they have a collection of contemporary paintings and a few local pottery that they treasure. The initial idea that I have is to create accessibility for the bicycles as well as to create lighting through a light well at the north side of the house. With the use of a timber frame structure, the idea is to create an open plan house for comfortable living and bigger playing space for the family.
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Project 4 : Floor plans, section 8. 7.
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Key: Entrance 1. Garden 2. Dining room 3. Toilet 4. Master bedroom 5. Bicycle storage 6. Daughter’s bedroom 7. Sitting space 8. Toilet
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Project 4 : Sketches and models The idea of circulation spaces wrapped around the display case becomes a journey for the occupants. As they travel up the stairs, photographs, pottery collection and other memorabilia evoke memories and past experiences. With each floor accessible to an open plan space.
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Key: 1. Daughter’s bedroom 2. Toilet 3. Master bedroom 4. Bicycle storage 5. Dining room 6. Display case lightwell
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Final renders The final design is an open plan concept built using a timber frame structure with timber cladding. Circulation spaces wrapping around the display case which doubles as a lightwell. The isometric diagram is an additional work done to show the materiality of each individual spaces, as well as to have a clearer sense of the relation of each spaces to one another.
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Project 4 : Final Render
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