SITE ANALYSIS
Thes pa alhi s t or yofOr c har dRoadc anbet r ac edt ot hes pi c et r adel i nk edAs i aandEur ope f ol l owi ngSi ngapor e’ sc ol oni s a on.Gui dedbyt hemas t erpl anoft heBr is hs el ement ,t he Or c har dRoadwasappoi nt edi nt ol ar gees t at es ,manyofwhi c hbec amenut megpl ant a ons . Asy ear sgoby ,t hees t at eswer ef ur t hers ubdi vi dedi nt ol ot sands hophous eser ec t edal ongs i de ofOr c har d.APr es byt er i anc hur c her ec t edatt hej unc onofOr c har dandDhobyGhauti n1878 and r emai nsasa eas t er nmos tl andmar k.Whi l e att he wes t er n end,Chi nes e Per anak an bungal owsdev el opedal ongSc o sandT angl i nRoads . Ast hepopul a onatOr c har dget sdens er ,i twass oonl i nedwi t hChi nes e,Sumat r anandJ ews i h c emet er i es .Sec ondar ys t r eet sr es t r uc t ur ed t her egi on begi nni ng1900 as Cav enagh Road, Cl emenc c auAv enueandEmer al dHi l lwer ebui l ti naddiont oSi ngapor eMal ay anr ai l wayt hat i n1903fir s tc r os s edOr c har d.
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P ANORAMI CVI EW FROM WESTSI DEOFPROJ ECTSI TE
DESIGN INSPIRATION Unpar al l el ed par adi gm washeavi l yi nfluenc ed by Nei t o Sober j ano’ sar c hi t ec t ur e and t he f as hi ondes i gner ’ swor kwhowast hec l i ent .
Thedes i gnt husai mst ofindc or el a onbet weenf as hi onandar c hi t ec t ur e,t hr oughus i ngl i nes andgeomet r i est of or m dynami cs pac esf orflex i bl eus eandt opr omot es pa alopennes sby i nc or por a ngl ar ges pac est hatembodyoneanot her .
L ands c apeal s opl aysabi gr ol ei nt hepr oj ec tasac ent r alc our t yar dt hathadbeeni nt r oduc ed t oaddwar mt handgr ac et ot hes i t eandi nt er nal l yt oex pands pac esandex t ends i ghtl i nes . Suc hi st oai dus er ’ st her malandphys i c alc omf or twhi c hwoul dbef ur t herex pl ai ni nt hel at er par toft hepr oj ec tasenvi r onment als c i enc es t r at egi es .
Andt oc ar r yt hei deaf or war d,her ear epar di agr amswhi c hs howsmya emptofus i ngl i nes andgeomet r ywhi c hwasi ns pi r edbyt hears an’ swor k,wher ei ts howst hec ont r as tbet ween or gani cs o l ayer sandr i gi dl ayer s .Andhow t hes pac esenvel opemyi niali deaofi nt r oduc i ng ac our t yar di nt hemi ddl e.
M ATERIALS Thei nt entoft hemat er i alc ombi na ons howsgr eatc ont r as tbet weent her oughand s moot ht hathel pst oengageus er ’ shap cs ens esf r om t het ac l es ur f ac esandedges t heyenc ount er .
Forex ampl et het r ans ionf r om s moot h mberdec kent r anc et ot her oughers ur f ac el i ke gr as s ,wi l ls l ow t hei rj our neydownt oal l ow t hem t obemor ec ons c i ousoft hei rdi r ec t s ur r oundi ng.
Al s o,c ements c r eedwi l lbeus edf orc l as s r ooms ,ars anwor ks hopsandc or r i dor sasi n c ompar i s ont ot het ypesofgl os s yandpa er ned l efini s hesi ns hoppi ngmal l s ,t ogi ve ofmor eunfini s hedandc r aggyvi bes .
I nt hef eat ur es pac es ,t hefloorfini s hedemar c at est hehi er ar c hyoft hes pac es ,t he woodenher r i ngbonec hos enf ormor ei mpor t ants pac ess uc hast hemee ngr oom or offic ear ea,makesus eoft hepar quets t yl et ogi veoffmor er us candc ompl et efini s hi n c ompar i s ont ot hewor ki ngs pac ewher ec ements c r eedwer eus edf ormor ec r aggyvi bes andr educ et hec hanc esofmar r i ngt hefini s hwhenars ansus es ever almedi ums .
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INTERNAL M ATERAILS
DESIGN CONCEPT L oc at edont her earoft hes i t eont hefir s tt wos t or eyar ec ommunals pac esf orr el ax i ngandl ear ni ng s uc hasc af es ,publ i car tandc r a ar ea,r et ai l s ,ars anc l as s r ooms ,t hei ndoorex hi bionandevent s pac e.Whi l et hepr oj ec tadopt st henat ur eoft het opogr aphy,i tc r eat esabl eedi neffec twher eby vi s i t or swi l lbel edi n,gr eet edbyt hes i t eofc our t yar dwi t hout doordi ni ngex per i enc es . Thet r ans ionf r om amor epubl i cs pac ei nt ot hepr i va s ear eai ss egr egat edbyt he3r ds t or eyt hathol ds t heaudi t or i um ands kyt er r ac e. The4t hl eveli sdedi c at edt ot hears answhowor konbot hf as hi onandi ns t al l a onar t .Themai noffic e ont hemez z ani nel evelover l ookst hemai ns t udi o,f ac i ngt hef abr i cgal l er yandhasapr i vat ebal c ony s epar at edbyt ens i onc abl est hatgi vesi t s el fpr i vac yf r om t heout doorwor ki ngs pac ewhi c hal l owsdi r ec t ac c es sf r om t hei ndoorwoodmaki ngwor ks pac e,andal l owsf orc u ngofbr oadmat er i al ss ands pr ayi ng l i qui dsc ont ai ni ngs ol vent . Themai nf eat ur eoft hes pac ei sac t ual l yt hes t ai r c as et hati nt er c onnec t st heat el i er st oget her ,t hat l eadst he5t hfloorwher ei ti sdedi c at edt ot hef as hi onars anwhodoesr unwayf as hi onandex pl or eson qui r kydes i gns .Thes t ai r c as el eadsus erdi r ec t l yi nt ot hemee ng/ / pant r ys pac ewher ei tenc our agest he ars ansoft wodi ffer entt yoest oc omei nt odi s c us s i onandwor kf orabi ggerpr oduc on. Agai n,t heoffic ei ss epar at edf r om t heas s i s t antwor ks pac eandbehi ndi st hef abr i cgal l er ywher et he mes sus ual l yc ont ai ns .A s t ai r c as el eadi ngt ot hemez z ani nel evelwher et her ec hangi ngr oomsf or f as hi ondi s c us s i on,whi c hi sdi ffer entf r om t heonebel ow t hathasapr oj ec t or . Thef eat ur eds t ai r c as et henc ul mi nat esatt hel as tl evelwher ei topensupt oanamphi t heat r e,wher et he ars ansc oul dhol dt hei rmi nis howsdur i nganeventors er vesass kyt er r ac eonnor malday.
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M EZZANINE LEVEL
SECOND LEVEL
THIRD LEVEL
VIEW FROM OUTDOOR W ORKING SPACE
VIEW FROM ATELIER W ORKING SPACE
VIEW FROM FASHION GALLERY
VIEW FROM M EETING RM / PANTRY SPACE
THE ATELIER FEATURE SPACE
ENVELOPE AND DETAILS Thef aç adec ons i s tofdoubl eL owEgl az i ngt hathashi ghs el ec vi t yi ndexand per f or at edmet als heeton t hemos tex t er i or ,bot hhel dbyt hes amemul l i onandt r ans om aseac hpanel ,andt hi si nt ot alhel pst o r educ egl ar eands ol arheatgai nbutal l owsdayl i ghtt odi ffus ei n. Ast hi sat el i eri sont heupperl evelandmor eex pos edt os unl i ghtandheat ,gr eenr oofwasc hos ens i nc ei t hashi ghi ns ul a vepr operest hatr educ esc onduc veheatgai n. Whi l et hes pac esar es uffic i ent l yl i tup,t hes kyl i ghtr emai nsnar r ow wi t h12mm t hkdoubl el owEgl az i ng hel dbypr es s ur epl at eandc appi ng.Thes i desar efini s hedi nwhi t egyps um boar dt oal l owl i ghtt odi ffus ei n, whi l eus i ngt heper f or at edmet als heett oc r eat epa er nst oac c ent uat et hes pac e. Thec ei l i ngc ons i s tofflatveneerpanel sar eahel dbyCc hannel sand mberl ouver sbyt hepanelgr i l l e s ys t em i shel dbywoodbac ker sandheavydut yTr ai l ,pr ovi dedbyRul oni nt er na onal . Rai s edfloorar es uppor t edbyNur aTi mberJ ac k,wher ei ts i t sont hec ements c r eedt hatal l owsf orwat ert o f al landwher eex t r ac onc r et eker bi sbui l tt opr eventwat ers eepagei nt ot hei nt er i or . Dr ywal li sal s or ai s edatc er t ai nhei ghtt opr eventwat erc ont ac t .Ont hei ns i defini s hedbygyps um boar d whi l et heout s i debyc onc r et e boar d.Thedr ywal li shel dbyt heCc hannelt hatc onnec t st hec onc r et eor s t eelpl at e. L as t l y,bot hACandl i ght sar ehel dbyCc hannel s . Andi naddiont ot heEnvi r onment aSc i enc e( ES)s t r at egi es ,asi tget swar mi nt hea er noones pec i al l y whent hes unhi t sf r om t hedi r ec tabove,t hec our t yar dwi l lhel pt oop mi z enat ur alven l a onandal l ows heats t ac ki ngeffec tt omi ni mi z ei ndoorover hea ngc ondions .Whi l eout doors pac esc anal s omedi at eheat i nt oai r c ondioneds pac es .
PERSPECTIVE SECTION A-A
DETAIL SECTION
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