curriculumvitae Arthur Chia BSc (Hons) Architecture (Part 1) tel (uk) +44 77 672 06365 email arthurchia@me.com
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104 Coronation Avenue Bath BA2 2JP
Personal Information Date of Birth Nationality Languages
21st October 1991 Malaysian English (Fluent) Mandarin (Basic) Cantonese (Basic) Malay (Basic)
Education 2010 - 2014 University of Bath Graduate of the BSc (Hons) Architecture Programme 2009 - 2010 Taylor’s College Sri Hartamas (Malaysia) A-Levels with Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Further Mathematics Key Skills Computer Programs Microsoft Office Suite, Autodesk AutoCAD, Trimble Sketchup, Maxwell Render Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, ArchiCAD Basic understanding of Ecotect Personal Interests Publishing
Creative Director of our department’s first studentpublished magazine
Music
Piano, guitar, drums and ukulele
Politics
Model United Nations society in college
Community Work
Co-founder of the Tree Huggers Club
Photography
Founded the Photography Club in college
Theatre
Pioneer member of the T4YP (Theatre for Young People) of KLPAC (Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre)
Dance
Was a member of the Latin and Ballroom society Took classes in street dance, jazz dance Ensemble of a musical in 2009
Relevant Work Experiences Grant Associates (Bath) February 2013 - August 2013 An award-winning landscape architecture and urban design practice. I was an assistant technical architect to several landscape architects, working on visuals for competition work as well as some technical drawings for on-going projects and competitions. With professional experience in: Producing presentation panels for competition submissions Maintaining the working autocad file during design development until final submission Understanding sustainable urban drainage systems in various masterplanning work T. R. Hamzah & Yeang Sdn Bhd (Malaysia) February 2012 - September 2012 Practice led by Dr Ken Yeang, I was an assistant to project architects on competition work, specifically high rise mixed-use towers, eco-masterplans, a national theatre and a national library With professional experience in: Producing presentation panels for competition submissions Maintaining the working AutoCAD file from design development until final submission Preparing site analysis drawings including slope analysis and topography analysis with the help of surveying drawings Understanding development intensity spreadsheets and working with an urban designer to ensure all parts of a masterplanning scheme are complied Working under principal, Dr Ken Yeang to learn about sustainable design and his ecodesign theories Working individually and with a project team on bigger projects References
Volunteering
I was involved in various volunteering projects in Malaysia. I co-founded the Tree Huggers Club in college and the club actively volunteered to help animal shelters and orphanages. The club organizes an annual fundraising event which sees a student-led organization raising money for the needy. More than RM60,000 was raised since its humble beginnings in 2009.
Reference 1: Martin Gledhill 4th Year Studio Leader BSc (Hons) Architecture Director of Studies M.Arch University of Bath Tel: +44 (0) 1225 386649 Email: mlg20@bath.ac.uk
Reference 2: Andrew Grant Founding Director Grant Associates Tel: +44 (0) 1225 332 664 Email: nk@grant-associates.uk.com Reference 3: Andy Chong Soon Onn Managing Director T. R. Hamzah & Yeang Sdn Bhd Tel: +603 4257 1966 Email: andyc@trhamzahyeang.com
Images: Cover Concept image of final year project Left Model photo of first year project
Studio 4.2 Stroud Care Retirement Village Final year project at the University of Bath. Stroud Care Retirement Village is a community daycare centre with communal facilities (for the residents within the village and its surrounding area) and providing residential units defined by the level of care required for the resident. The village is a landscape-led design: communal areas and living spaces are adjoined to a garden and leads into the different parts of the village.
Quiet Garden One of the many gardens in the village to allow residents to enjoy different quality of gardens.
The village is divided into two parts: The brick community day care building that leads the public into its shared communal spaces such as the cafe and care services and the residential fingers that is connected to the gardens that are linked to the communal areas.
Occupational Therapy Quiet Garden
Admin and Entrance
Cafe/ Sitting Room Allotments
Physiotherapy Room Quiet Garden
Independant Living Flats Reading/ Evening Room
Social Gardens The idea of gardens as a planned green space to encourage the growth of nature and to be inspired by nature. However, the idea of gardens as a social space, to nurture healthy relationships between people and nature is one of the design approaches I’ve come to follow.
A Place to Socialise Gardens are used as a space to socialise, to liven up the experience of being in a social garden.
An Extension to the Home Exploring the idea that the individual carries his or her personal life to the external gardens.
A Place to Relax A spatial hierachy would be made available within the proposal for public, semi-public and private areas in the gardens.
Assisted Living Flats
Morning/ Exercise Garden
Aerial Isometric
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Community Day Care An entrance building/ gateway into the retirement village that would serve as the centre for activities for residents in the village as well as residents from the surrounding area. The day care centre would house majority of the communal rooms such as the sitting area, dining hall, physiotherapy room, occupational therapy room, etc.
Assisted Living
Independent Living I
Independent Living II
Individual Living Accommodation The accommodation schedule accounts for three types of individual accommodation for the retirement village. This is based on the mobility and amount of assistance required by the resident. Assisted Living - Residents who require a certain level of assistance and would be living in flats. Independent Living I - Residents who require less assistance, self-catered but close to communal facilities. Independent Living II - Residents who require less to no-assistance, self-catered and more detached.
Roof Terrace Garden
Staff Area Entrance
Quiet Garden Physiotherapy Rest Area Roof Terrace Garden
Roof Terrace Garden Rest Area
Community Day Care A perspective section through the community day care building - a public building where residents will spend most of their free time at. Social spaces and roof gardens are designed to be accessible at almost all levels.
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Communal Living The organisation of living spaces in the accommodation schedule is based on the idea of communal living. Each living accommodation has a direct relationship with a common living space. However, this brings up the unique issue of providing private spaces within the scheme. Back Garden Toilet/ Bathroom
Living Bedroom
Social Corridor
Gardens Sheltered Walkway
Communal
Common Garden
Communal Landscape One of the larger communal spaces within the scheme is the landscape gardens that has a direct relationship to the communal spaces as well as the living spaces in the scheme. Providing a variety of green spaces in the scheme allows for different activities and providing comfortable green environment for the residents to enjoy.
Assisted Living Residence An isometric section showing the threshold between an assisted living bedroom and the gardens.
Studio 4.1 Bristol Temple Meads Food Market Group Project Modern society has been removed from the process of obtaining food from natural sources due to the supermarket. Thus, our Food Market aims to return to the medieval roots of the ‘Market Cross’ as a social and cultural hub, directed at promoting local and naturally resourced food products. The primary form of the building aims to reflect this social hub through means of a communal heart where the main market activities take place. The two flanking buildings seperate the secondary spaces into both public and private amenities. The form of the roof acts as a visual connection between these entities whilst also driving the passive environmental nature of the market square beneath.
Temporary Market Stalls undernearth the arches
Sectional Model A section model showing the main section of the market - from the educational buildings to the main market space and into the permanent market stalls.
Market approach
Ground Floor Plan
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PERMEABILITY
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HEART
Diagrams
Sectional Perspective of the exhibition space before entering the gardens
Studio 3.1 Kew Gateway Third year - Visitors Centre to regenerate the less-used entrance for Kew Gardens in London by the river Thames. The building acts as an exhibition entrance to the gardens - showcasing the various gardens as well as bringing a third element - water - to the gardenns that celebrates nature and air.
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Current work experience Keep Architecture Currently employed with Keep Architecture in Bristol. I am currently producing a series of diagrams as well as informative sections to illustrate street typologies in a residential masterplan in Gloucestershire.
Previous work experience Grant Associates Third year work placement with Grant Associates - an award winning landscape architecture and urban design practice based in Bath. Whilst being employed at Grant Associates, I created visuals for competition submissions as well as working closely with experienced landscape architects on urban design masterplanning projects in various regions of South East Asia.
Previous work experience T. R. Hamzah & Yeang Sdn Bhd (Malaysia) Second year work placement with T.R. Hamzah & Yeang Sdn Bhd in Malaysia was a rewarding experience as I had the opportunity to work with Dr Ken Yeang - an eco-architect who is well-known for the green architecture ideas. Whilst at TRHY, I worked on various eco-masterplans for competitions as well as multi-use 60 and 80 storey towers. I produced visuals as well as designing the submissions boards for the competitions.
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Arthur Chia BSc (Hons) Architecture (Part 1) tel (uk) +44 77 672 06365 email arthurchia@me.com add 6 Ferry Lane Bath BA2 4HR
Exploded Isometric showing structure of a beach hut - 1st year
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