ir. Calcen Chan selected works 2014 - 2016
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PORTFOLIO CALCEN CHAN
OVERVIEW
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AEOLIAN SYMBIOSIS
Graduation Project
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PATHÉ HEXADOME
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VERTICAL CITIES ASIA
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AGRICULTURE FACTORY
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METABODY NERVION
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SELECTED WORKS 2014 - 2016
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AEOLIAN SYMBIOSIS An alternative approach to coastal architecture
Aeolian describes any process or form that is related to the wind. Symbiosis is an interaction between two organisms in which both benefits from one another. This graduation project proposes a different approach to coastal building on the dunes. Presently, dune resiliency is achieved by blowouts which are gaps created in the frontal dunes that allows sands to be transported to the gray dunes. Aeolian Symbiosis aims to simulate the functions of these blowouts while providing the opportunity to create unique spaces that allows development, activities, growth and
Individual work Location: Castricum, Netherlands September 2015 - November 2016 Tutors: Annebregje Snijders
Marcel Bilow
experience on the dunes.
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Research on the coastal environment was a big focus point in this project, because a good understanding of the inner workings of the aeolian landscape is essential to any intervention in this dynamic environment. Digital simulations were extensively used to gain insights on the flow of wind and a wind tunnel is constructed specifically for this project to help visualize the immediate effects on the sandy landscapes. The outcome is a play on the form that transitions from open to solid and vice versa, emphasizing the context. Looking from the outside at the form, solid foreign objects seem to dominate the landscape. Looking from the inside, the massiveness of the solids begin to fade as you look through its vertical laths.
Exterior daytime impression Various viewing angles yield different expressions of the building. Expressions range from solid opaque to transparent, giving a window to look into the interior.
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Blowouts ensure sands can get to the greydunes
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Interior daytime impression
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Simulation results from Ansys Fluent outputted in matrix form where the x-axis represents distance and y-axis, the time.
Inside of the wind tunnel On the left are the motors with the propellers, the electronic controller and the power supply. On the top is an inside view of the sand bed covering an area of 2m x 1m.
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Physical wind tunnel The blower-type wind tunnel I built to test various iterations of my design model.
Exterior nighttime impression Light burst through the vertical laths at night, further accentuating the dynamic transitional play of opaque and transparency.
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PATHÉ HEXADOME We build structures to protect ourselves from the environment. The sun is an important player that governs our daily lives. The site in Rotterdam on which the Pathé Schouwburgplein Cinema is situated has a unique struggle with the sun and its radiation. The sun provides amazing daylight through the translucent panels of the building’s facade, but at the same time heats up the building to uncomfortable levels, especially in the hot summer days.
Individual work Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands September - October 2014 Tutor: Hans Kalkhoven
This projects demonstrates how we can redesign buildings that adapts to the environment and the external forces.
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Solar radiation analysis Different shell roof configurations to achieve the most efficient iteration.
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PV Cells Foil on ETFE ETFE connection
ETFE cushions, 3 layers, 3mm
Hex-Tri-Hex structure 100mm-50mm-70mm
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Structural section After analysis of the radiation energy that befalls onto the facade, a form is conceived. Geodesic steel structure is chosen for the structural part of the facade due to its long spanning capabilities and lightweight expression.
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Aerial view
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Nighttime impression
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Various Solar films Optimal Solar film panels based on the solar radiation analysis.
ETFE cushions ETFE cushions with imprint of the varying solar film panels based on the solar radiation analysis.
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Tri-Hex-Tri shell structure
Exploded view of a section of the shell structure. Beginning with the most inner layer on the bottom.
Overview of the tri-hex-tri structure. Double layered and optimized for minimum obstruction when looking through the structure.
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CONNECTED VESSELS Vertical Cities ASIA 2014 - Everyone Connects
Every year a one square kilometre territory will be the subject of the competition. This area, to house 100,000 people living and working, sets the stage for tremendous research and investigation into urban density, verticality, domesticity, work, food, infrastructure, nature, ecology, structure, and program. This year, the competition theme is “Everyone Connects”, which hints at the rapid transition of Mumbai from an industrial settings to a major trading hub and eventually into a commercial and financial capital of India, that is fueled by the millions of migrant
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Group work / Competition Location: Mumbai, India February - July 2014 Tutors: Kees Kaan
Mitesh Dixit
Ulf Hackauf
workers and labourers. Mumbai teaches us that things may not essentially be what they appear and one needs to understand the essence behind them, the story ruled by a specific Indian logic. What we see is a metaphor for a deeper sense, a journey into the complexities of the unknown. It connects what seems disconnected, gives hints, develops dynamically and dramatically, adds hues of colour and speaks to the unconscious. It addresses the core faculty of any human being - imagination, notwithstanding one’s social background. Connectivity on all scales has always been a nexus of development for Mumbai. As Charles Correa put it, “Mumbai was shaped first as a colonial trading harbour, and second by its railways, junction between the strategic movement of military power, and the commercial demands of business” (Correa in Living in the Endless City, 2012). Millions of people commute daily to main economic clusters - the Island City, Bandra Kurla and the developing Panvel and Nashik. Millions pass by the same spots, millions walk or use train, millions get stuck in congestion on a car or rickshaw along the North-South infrastructural spine of the city. The swarm of motors intertwining with ever-present traditional music tunes melts into one with the staccato of honks and shouts of street vendors and children. Headed in diverse directions, people’s stories cross, combine, repeal, speed up or slow each other down. The Indian public sphere as we learned it in Mumbai. An acoustic space where everything connects.
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FAR comparison between old and proposed
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Left: Current situation FAR, ranging from 0.6 till 6.1. Right: New situation FAR, ranging from 1.5 till 10. To achieve project brief goal of 100.000 people per squared kilometer, higher FAR is situated near the waterfront.
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Trived Apartments
Oberoi Splendor
Kanchanjunga Apartments
Evershine Cosmic
Evershine Crown
Kohinoor Square Tpwer A
CORE MATRIX
Kalpataru Tower
Studies on the core composition of residential and mixed-use towers.
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Vasant Polaris
Oberoi Sky Height
Aquaria Grande Tower A
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Distribution of program
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New Cuffe Parade
900 North MIchigan (Chicago)
Imperial Tower I
The River (Bangkok)
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World one
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AGRICULTURE FACTORY An alternative approach to coastal architecture
It is estimated that 80% of world population will live in cities by 2050. As Rotterdam grow, we will need more land to grow our food to feed ourselves. Local farming provides people control of their own food. Growing more food efficiently is the obvious end goal, but it is more important to explore the method for achieving that goal. For this project, we designed a system which stacks the stages of growing plants inside a vacant office block. The challenge was to engineer a way for the plants to coexist in harmony with office-and public spaces inside the same structure.
Group work Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands October 2014 - January 2015 Tutors: Nimish Biloria
Henriette Bier
Jia-Rey Chang
Analysis of the growth stages of a plant to determine the positioning and the environment within the tower.
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20 times less area reduced transport loss self-sustaining city
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By growing food within the city, less transportation is needed to move the food from production to consumption.
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Isometric and section view
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Exterior view
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Structural elements
Section cut showing the composition of the floor-plates and the aeroponic tubes leading to the crops.
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Interior view
Interior impression showing the rails of plants going through the whole building as they collect the optimal amount of sunlight exposure.
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METABODY NERVION Exploring non-verbal interaction
I participated in the International Metabody Forum 2015 (IMF2015) with the project Nervion which explores the non-verbal realm of interaction between people and the surrounding. The idea is to trigger a non-verbal communication between Nervion and the public. Movement of the public is read, then interpreted by Nervion and it reacts accordingly as expected or sometimes, Nervion forces the public to react to its movements instead. The structure and internal workings of Nervion is derived from the human neural network. Neurons send and receive electrical signals from the sensory organs and
Group work Location: Madrid, Spain February - July 2015 Tutors: Nimish Biloria
Henriette Bier
Jia-Rey Chang
the proper reactions is then processed by our brains. I had the opportunity to set up my installation and exhibit it to the public at the Medialab Prado in Madrid, Spain.
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NERVION
Passerby interacting with Nervion (left) and taking control of Nervion (right).
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Assembly process
Top row: assembly 1:1 scale model of the base. Bottom row: material of base and sail, electronics and motors.
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Every component needed to build the Nervion project.
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Nervion in Madrid Interaction with Nervion at the Medialab Prado in Madrid.
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