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M.A. (ARCH) LEVEL 2
A R C H I T
N A T I O N A L U N I V E R S I T Y
E C T U R E P O R T F O L I O
OF SINGAPORE
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c o n t e n t RETAIL & MANUFACTURING IN A POST-PANDEMIC SOCIETY
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MASTER THESIS
THE TREE HOUSE 24-35 BCA IBDC COMPETITION 2020 WINNER: MERIT AWARD
RELIFE 36-53 SHARING CITIES STUDIO IN COLLABORATION WITH DP ARCHITECTS
THE FOREST FACADE 54-65 METABOLIC CYCLE 66-77 ANTHRO:MOD 78-87 NUS BUS STOP DESIGN COMPETITION 2020 WINNER: BEST IN INTEGRATION
GUANGZHOU KNOWLEDGE CITY MASTERPLAN COMPETITION
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INTERNSHIP WITH DP ARCHITECTS
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RETAIL & MANUFACTURING IN A POST-PANDEMIC SOCIETY MASTER THESIS STUDIO JOSEPH LIM
How can large-scale Retail and Manufacturing spaces be redef ined to enhance Safety, Vibrancy and Self-Suff iciency?
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Thesis Proposal:
Generic diagram showing the integration of microfactories and retail street
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A new hybrid of programs to enhance Vibrancy and Self-Sufficiency
Spatial Configuration
Programmatic Zones
The generic spatial configuration consists of microfactories lining the retail streets with integrated innovation spaces to facilitate collaboration between consumers, producers and the wider community. Spatial Configuration
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MAIN PERSPECTIVE
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A Granulated Economic Landscape for Retail and Manufacturing that enhances Safety, Vibrancy and SelfSufficiency This drawing shows the design of Retail and Manufacturing component integrated within a focused cluster of the studio Masterplan. The upper datum consists of microfactories lining the retail streets integrated with innovation and learning zones. Innovation zones consist of makerspaces and research lab for manufacturers and public to collaborate and invent products, with demospaces to testbed them. Learning zone is catered for educational spaces where students, manufacturers and public can collaborate, creating out-ofclassrooms learning experiences. There are also urban event spaces for exhibitions, product promos and competitions. The Lower datum consists of programs that relate to the secondary forest such as sports facilities, café & retails and observatory decks with residences for the makers and creators above.
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SECTIONAL AXOMETRIC
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A Granulated Economic Landscape for Retail and Manufacturing that enhances Safety, Vibrancy and Self-Sufficiency
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GROUND FLOOR PERSPECTIVE
Enhancing Safety without compromising on Vibrancy The retail streets are well-ventilated as they are porous and open to sky. There are also two modes of retail- Fast retail and Slow retail- to disperse crowd and reduce chanced encounters between consumers. On the ground floor, the connections between lobbies serve as a threshold between the manicured landscape and secondary forest. Visitors and residents will be screened at the threshold before being allowed to access the development.
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
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EXTERNAL PERSPECTIVE
CFD and Solar simulations were also conducted to identify spaces with good daylight (between 4-7hrs) and good windflow (above 3m/s). These locations are then configured for public spaces such as retail streets and demo spaces, enhancing safety and comfort while providing a vibrant retail frontage to the surrounding urban environment. CFD simulation
Daylight simulation
CFD and Daylight simulation 15 mapped onto design
SECTIONAL AXOMETRIC
FASHION STREET PERSPECTIVE
Spaces are designed to be porous and 1 unit thick (10m deep) which promotes good ventilation. The cantilevered public spaces such as the retail streets, demo spaces and events spaces accelerates windflow and improves ventilation, creating a safe yet vibrant envrionment for visitors. 16
SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE
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Individual Model Zoomed In
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Front
Back
Demo Space
Retail Street & Microfactories
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Front Demo Space
Retail Street & Microfactories
Back
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Studio Masterplan SELF-SUFFICIENCY, LOCALISATION, RE-WILDING, VENTILATION, GRANULATION The Masterplan design aims to disperse occupancies for mixed usage and related programs in smaller spaces which are agglomerated into new superblock entities that defy singular planning classifications. Of importance is the Re-Wilding of secondary forest at Woodlands North Coast and ensuring Self-Sufficiency within the settlement via renewable energy sources and food production. Residential, Business, Retail & Manufacturing, Food Production and Healthcare are redefined in more granulated entities and localised within the Masterplan. Good natural ventilation is a significant design parameter to ensure safety without compromising on vibrancy.
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THE TREE HOUSE BCA INTERNATIONAL BUILDING DESIGN COMPETITION (IBDC) 2020 MERIT AWARD
Redef ining Tropical High-Rise Residential spaces by integrating a structural Green Façade with Pre-Finished, Pre-Fabricated Volumetric Construction (PPVC) while breaking the spatial constraints of PPVC
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Team Leader: Bernie Ang
Architecture Coordinator: Fong Shi Yuan
Lee Wei Jia Cheryl (Podium)
Megan Toh Li Cheng (Tower)
Civil & Environmental Engineering Coordinator: Brian Ang Jun Hao
Ramasamy Viknesh (Construction)
Yeo Chee Cong (Construction)
Dan Tan Siew Kwan (Tower)
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Design Strategy
Various massing designs were explored with the objective of activating the streets and preserving the existing green. We aim to recreate a street quality similar to that of Orchard Rd and achieve both city and nature views in all apartments. The podium would embrace an arcade quality and serve to connect all important entrances to our site. The towers’ massing is designed to complement the structural green facade while achieving a spatial quality that redefines conventional PPVC building forms.
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View from Orchard Link
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Typical Floorplan
Typical Floorplan
3 bedroom 112.3m^2
2 bedroom 78.5m^2
Skygarden Plan
2 bedroom 78.5m^2
4 bedroom 112.3m^2
3 bedroom 112.3m^2
2 bedroom 78.5m^2
2 bedroom 78.5m^2
4 bedroom 25m^2
PPVC Demarcation
The tower design aims to push the boundaries of conventional PPVC floorplans. Every apartment is outward facing towards city or nature views with lush greenery integrated into balconies and tree planters. 8m voids are also created to promote stack and cross ventilation, creating breezeways within the towers.
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Site Plan
The podium design aims to create an arcade-like retail experience that is well-ventilated and have good daylighting. Lush greenery is also integrated within the internal streets of the podium and water film on the voronoi roof structure diffuses light into the podium, creating cool and pleasant spaces.
Ground Floor Plan
Level 2 Plan
Level 3 Plan
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Structural Green Facade
Tower PPVC System
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Podium Exoskeleton System
Voronoi Roof System
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Sectional Perspectives
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Sustainability Measures
A simulation is done to determine the tree sizes on facade based on sun paths. Typically, the higher the floors and the bigger the facade fenestration, the bigger the trees needed. A study was also done to determine suitable trees for high-rise living in Singapore. The building’s section was designed to facilitate stacked and cross ventilation while facade planters and trees provide excellent indoor environment and shading.
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Podium
Podium Basement
Video
https://youtu.be/qnY6N1Zg368 Podium Roof
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Apartment
Skygarden
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RE-LIFE SHARING CITIES STUDIO
Rethinking Masterplan design f rom a Sharing Systems approach comprising of Shared Living, Shared Consumption, Shared Production and Shared Transport
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Masterplan Proposal:
Looking ahead to 2030, Singapore’s population will continue to grow with its decreasing old-age support ratio. The situation in Outram is far more substantial due to its proportionately higher percentage of elderly and low average income in the area. In 10 years’ time, the proportion of elderly in Outram will rise from 23% to 30%. Meanwhile, URA has been driving its two main objectives over the years; connecting the land with more green as well as generating more mixed use neighbourhoods. Projecting into 2030, we therefore see the opportunity for our Masterplan to focus on the aspects of new aged, nature and tradition which are unique features of our site.
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Shared System- A New Way Of Life
Spatial Strategy
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Experiential Consumption System
Kreta Ayer Cluster
The experiential consumption system enables consumers to undergo the process of creating the particular product. Products involved in this system are prevalent in traditional businesses located within historic Chinatown. This system promotes upskilling of consumers while facilitating an experiential retail environment. Thus, this experiential consumption system falls under the “experiential learning” component of our sharing system.
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Massing Diagrams
The massing is organized in the order of workshop, cafe and communal kitchen to maximize synergy. All programs are connected via a shared space and the terraced podium creates a seamless connection from the coliving apartments above to the public realm and marketplace on the ground level. Green communal areas occupy the terraces and allow lateral connection to other podiums.
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Sectional Isometric Ground Floor
Community Centre
Kreta Ayer People’s Theatre
Shared spaces are expanded into main thoroughfares, serving as entrances into the podium. After consumers participate in the workshops, products can be exhibited at the Marketplace and exhibition spaces.
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Sectional Isometric Level 2
Sectional Isometric Level 3
Terraced podium creates a seamless vertical circulation from co-living apartments above to the public realm at ground floor. The communal green connects all podiums as well.
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Perspective
Section
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Expo Cluster The Expo cluster is sunken 6m which connects the Duxton park connector to Pearl’s hill via a green plaza. It serves to create an experiential retail journey from Outram Mrt to Chinatown Mrt station. Terraces and plazas line the bustling Eu Tong Street, creating numerous entrances into the expo.
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Massing Diagrams
The expo aims to recreate Chinatown’s shophouse street quality that has a building height to street width ratio of 1 to 1.4~1.5. It is made up of 4 clusters consisting of workshops, cafes, exhibition spaces and existing shop spaces. The 10m and 12m streets will accommodate pedestrians, cyclists, autonomous vehicles and personal mobility devices. There will be two types of buildings with heights 7.5m and 9.5m, capturing Chinatown street scale and spatial quality. 50
Perspective
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Sectional Isometric
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FOREST FACADE
How might innovative Advanced Structures push the boundaries of Architectural Design?
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The Forest Facade aims to redefine high-rise office spaces by creating a Green Exoskeleton structural system. The green exoskeleton comprises of structural and prefabricated facade modules that are integrated with trees and planters. This creates column-free office spaces that are integrated with lush greenery. 56
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5.5m Office Floor Plan
7.5m Office Floor Plan
12m Skygarden Floor Plan
Pre-Fabricated Modules Assembly
The double-layered green exoskeleton creates numerous balconies that act as buffer spaces. This not only maintains cool indoor temperatures but also serves as spaces of respite for office workers. A column-free office interior is also achieved. 58
Irrigation/Greywater Recycling
The irrigation and greywater recycling system are integrated seamlessly into the facade modules. The facade modules are designed to accommodate these systems so as to maintain the greenery conveniently and to conceal the services. 59
Facade
Corner Unit
Corner Unit 60
Balcony 61
7.5m Office Space
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5.5m Office Space
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12m Skygarden
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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
METABOLIC CYCLE
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
What is intriguing about this site is its ever-changing character where elements are constantly being added or removed to meet the changing needs of its residents. Given how cities’ transport system are constantly upgrading with new technologies, spatial and programmatic requirements, my design aims to create a metabolic cycling hub where spaces are never f ixed in place; but are flexible and adaptable to changing societal needs. PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
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The site lies at the heart of Buona Vista in Singapore and it has a dynamic urban environment which changes frequently to meet changing societal needs. As a result, the design of the Cycling hub aims to create flexible and dynamic spaces that can adapt to the site’s everchanging character. Like the spokes of a bicycle wheel, the design comprises of a steel structural system that spans from the core, enabling the “Served” spaces at the periphery to be flexible and adaptable to changing societal needs.
Immos Factory, Richard Rogers
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Design Process
Locating site axis
Designing points of entry into site
Spatial organization: Servant space (core) Served spaces (periphery)
Atrium as a threshold between served and servant spaces. Dedicated ramps for served spaces
Varying heights of interconnecting served spaces. Allow utilization of roof spaces
Designing circulatory spaces- ramps, lifts and stairwells.
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Level 2 Plan
Ground Floor Plan 70
Axometric
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Section
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Atrium
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Entrance
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Model 1:200
Bicycle Parking Mechanism 1:1
Bicycle Parking Design Model 1:200
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ANTHRO:MOD NUS BUS STOP DESIGN COMPETITION 2020 WINNER: BEST IN INTEGRATION
How might we design a Structural System that is Modular to suit different sites while achieving an Anthropometric design that integrates Sustainable and High-Tech systems?
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Design Process 1
Typical bus stop section- ineffective in shielding rain and clearing foliage on roof
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Slant roof but still ineffective in shielding rain and providing shade from the sun
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Additional diagonal element- effective for sun and rain but design may hinder bus access
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Adjustment of form- effective against the elements and allow greater design opportunities
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Pitched roof- shelters both front and back side. Also promotes more spatial possibilities with 2 areas of spatial usage (front and back)
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Introducing structure to allow free-standing module. Improves spatial quality and gives better opportunites to modulate.
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Design structure to be anthropometric which allows retrofitting of different functions such as interactive panels, seats, planters and solar panels
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Designing structure- ensures consistency in the dimensions and incorporate hierarchy of different structural components
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Form allows efficient transfer of energy from solar panels-> central column-> interactive panels. Also allows for unobstructed windflow and ventilation. 80
Anthropometric Structure
Modular Structure Iteration 1
Structural frames are modular which allows modulation not just linearly, but also at different angles, giving it flexibility to suit different sites.
Iteration 2
The structural frame can be reconfigured in a 3 dimensional manner to form another module (iteration 2). Iteration 2 can be modulated in a geometric pattern.
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Modular Functions Sustainability
High-Tech
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Rainwater harvesting
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Elevations
FRONT ELEVATION 1 (ITERATION 1) SCALE 1:50
FRONT ELEVATION 1 (ITERATION 2) SCALE 1:50
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View from Clementi Road
Night View
Night View
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View from Clementi Road
Interior View
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View from Clementi Road
Interior View
Night View
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View from Clementi Road
Interior View
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GUANGZHOU KNOWLEDGE CITY MASTERPLAN INTERNSHIP WITH DP ARCHITECTS COMPETITION WINNER
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Masterplan
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Skyline
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City Center Concept Design
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City Center Concept Design
屋顶花园绿化
太阳能板联合绿化空间
屋顶都市农园
墙面绿化
公共屋顶花园绿化
公共绿植空间
绿化平台
地面绿化
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Hilltop Residences Concept Design
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City Centre
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Section across City Centre
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City Centre
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City Centre
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