P O R T F O L I O CHAN JIA HUI Selected Works 2017 - 2019
“Architecture is a hybrid between the technical and the social� - Unknown
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About Me Chan Jia Hui Singaporean +65 9624 9950 cjhui9@hotmail.com
Curriculum Vitae education 2018 - 2019
Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) Master of Architecture
2015 - 2018
Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) Bachelor in Science (Architecture) CGPA: 4.47/ 5.00
May - Aug 2016
Zhe Jiang University, China Asian Leadership Programme Theme: Chinese Urban and Architectural Environment
2013 - 2014
Temasek Junior College GCE ‘A’ Levels
2009 - 2012
Cedar Girls’ Secondary School GCE ‘O’ Levels
experiences Sept - Dec 2018
P.A.C Private Limited Architecture Intern -Generated graphics, diagrams and drawings for client presentations -Tasked to build 3 physical sectional models in 1:50 scale -Assisted in digital modelling on Rhino and realistic renderings on V-ray 3
Apr - Nov 2018
GS4: Makerspace SUTD ASD Graduation Show Exhibition design team member
Jan - July 2018
WEIJENBERG Design Studio Industry Capstone Project -Worked within a research team comprising of 7 SUTD students, initiated and funded by Camiel Weijenberg, director of WEIJENBERG Design Studio -Extensive research on timber as a sustainable material for skyscrapers and methods to reduce carbon emission of buildings to net zero -Design of a sustainable timber residential tower using Generative Design
Jan 2018
Kyoto Institute of Technology Japan Independant Activity Programme (IAP) -Data Mapping Workshop with architecture students from KIT and participated in rejuvenation project at Inujima island with Kazuyo Sejima of SANAA
May - Aug 2017
Surbana Jurong Private Limited Architecture Intern -Created concept diagrams and graphics for HDB competition entry -Assisted in drawings and presentation slides for client presentations
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co-curricular activities 2015 - 2017
SUTD Bowling Club Secretary -Participated in the Singapore University Games 2015 & 2016
2013 - 2014
TJC Bowling Club Member -Participated in the National Schools Games Bowling Championship 2014 'A' Division
2009 - 2012
Cedar Photography Club Secretary & Treasurer -Participated in various Photography Competitions -Admin work and event planning for the Club
awards & competitions 2015 - 2017
SUTD Honours List for Freshmore, Sophomore and Junior years
July 2017
Young Architects Competitions: Observatory House Participated under SPORES_Studio
June 2017
IKEA Young Designer Award 2017 18-Hour Ideathon
2015
Hokkien Foundation Scholarship
skills Digital
Proficient Rhinoceros 5 & 6 / AutoCAD / Adobe Photoshop CC / Illustrator CC / InDesign CC / Diva / Microsoft Office Suite / Design Builder / V-ray / Premiere Pro Basic Grasshopper / Revit / Sketchup
Fabrication
Laser Cutting / 3D Printing / Model-Making / Zund Cutting
Languages
English (Written + Spoken) / Chinese (Written + Spoken)
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Tech-Knowledge-Y
Eduspine
Sky Loop
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Whimcycle
House & City
Bugis Moma
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Interlock
Makerspace
Misc.
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Tech-Knowledge-Y Seoul Vertical Innovation Campus M.Arch Thesis /2019 Location: Seoul, South Korea Thesis Mentor: Thomas Schroepfer This thesis proposes a model for a spatial integration of university and work places into a vertical, densified building, in a high-dense Asian city context where real estate is scarce and expensive. With the rising idea of Lifelong learning and the emergence of university spin-off companies in places such as Silicon Valley, there is no such strong distinction between learning and work places, but a tigher integration between the two. In light of the socio-economic problems in South Korea, this thesis introduces a vertical innovation campus that integrates university and office programmes, as a critique of the current structure of innovation. The dire problems include the dominance of conglomerates and an obsession with the elites or prestigious universities. Hence, this model aims to break away from the corporate-reliant innovation and start-up ecosystem, towards one that is supported by university spin-offs and the interaction between students and the workforce. It aims to bring start-ups and SMEs together to attain significant economies of scale and to gain traction to ‘fight’ against the conglomerates’ monopolistic clout.
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B AC K G R O U N D R E S E A RC H
lif e lo ng l e a r n i n g
ri se of i nnovati on districts
Modern work routine
Self-perpetuating economic engine
Formal Education
2 That talent is developed at the university and then connected with outside businesses and instituitions
1 Young talent is attracted to the area by a research university
Higher Education
Graduation
With Lifelong learning, a stronger University-Industry relationship is observed with working adults going back to school to attain new knowledge
3a That talent uses the networks to strengthen the businesses and instituitions
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Work 4 That talent stays within the area and benefits further from talent development efforts
Cycle is repeated for other young talents
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5 The result is a talent pool of like-minded, creative and talented individuals in the Innovation District, spurring economic development in the long run
a t i g h t e r i n t e g r at i o n o f work a nd l ea rni ng Lifelong Learning: This concept is becoming ever more important in today’s context as rapid technological disruptions mean the job market is constantly evolving and continuous self-improvement is the way to go. As a result, a stronger learning culture is taking root as seen in the new awareness from employers and employees, as well as universities adapting to accomodate this growing clientele. As we envision a future where we constantly have to learn and update our knowledge, is it really that working adults have to go back into the university? How can architecture foster a closer integration between work and learning rather than the current models which exists in separation? Rise of Innovation Districts: Innovation Districts are where anchor instituitions, leading-edge companies and startups cluster. In general, this trend of being in close proximity increases productivity as it facilitates transmission of ideas and allows for information spillover. This could be seen in places such as Silicon Valley and Kendall Square where many university spin-off companies seek this kind of horizontal integration by locating their offices in the same vicinity as the instituitions. This shows that on an urban scale, there exists a tight integration of universities and industries and people yearn this proximity due to the benefits it could bring. However, they are ultimately still separate buildings. How can architecture provide an integrated model that works better at promoting the exchange beyond the existing large, sprawling manner?
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S ITE S T U D I E S
d o m i n a nc e o f t h e c o n g lo m e rate s 2% 6% Lotte LG
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Market share of five biggest conglomerates as of April 2018 Source: Bloomberg
o bs e s s i o n w i t h t h e e l i t e s “Route to success”
Private Tutoring
Public Education
College Entrance Exam
Prestigious University
Large Corporation & Government Job
Regular University
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No Private Tutoring Traditional education routes taken by South Koreans
c h a l l e ng e s f o r ko r e a Dominance of the Conglomerates: The South Korean economy is largely dominated by the large, sprawling, family-run conglomerates. This poses a huge challenge as the remarkable success of the conglomerates come at the expense of the small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs). The SMEs find it hard to survive as the conglomerates have spread across many unrelated markets, encroaching upon business areas traditionally reserved for SMEs. They are also accused of choking the SMEs and using their monopolistic clout to squeeze them out of the market. This explains the lack of SMEs and startups as they remain overshadowed while the promising ones are bought out to repress competition. Hence, South Korea presents a case where the top few elites are ruling the economy, and the lack of a strong innovation and start-up culture is hindering the progress of the economy. Obsession with the elites: An irony present in the academic success of South Korea is the high youth unemployment rate that plagues the country. This is due to deep-rooted eltitism in the society where students are obsessed with enrolling into the top 3 universities and subsequently, attain a job in one of the conglomerates. They struggle to find jobs because there are too many graduates seeking only high-end jobs in the conglomerates. Alternatives like working in a SME or starting their own business are scant or simply discouraged as failure carries harsh social stigma. This ultimately affects the economy as it contributes to the lack of innovation and entrepreneurship levels in South Korea. Without a doubt, more support is necessary to allow the smaller companies to gain traction and grow to a significant size for a more a healthier economic pie.
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D e sign C oncep t Using a series of communal wedges to represent the shared spaces and linking them up to create a continuous spiral from the ground up to the roof of the building. This strategy also acts as an extension of the green parks opposite the site, to bring nature and shared spaces into the building.
Eco Flow showing how green is weaved into the building from the surroundings and spirals up the tower
Green Garden Sport Facilities Commercial Culture & Leisure Shared Knowledge
Digital Media City
Communal wedges spiralling up the building
Proposed Design: Programme Flow
c ommuna l wedge s The communal wedges provide spaces for shared amenities such as gardens, sports facilities, commercial and knowledge spaces to increase chance encounters between university students and working adults
Green Garden
Sports Facilities
Culture and Leisure
Shared Knowledge
Commercial
Mapo Oil Tank Culture Park
Haneul Park
Level 81 + 347.5 m
Residential: Student hostel and Officetel
University and Office Space
Commercial, Admin, Fabrication Labs, Exhibition/Galleries, Auditoriums
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Level 2 Plan Scale 1 : 500
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Edu-spine Architecture Option Studio II / Summer 2018 Location: Muar, Malaysia Instructor: Calvin Chua Partner: Samantha Lim Productive Peripheries This project seeks to investigate the peripheral conditions along Jalan Muar Labis, a high speed expressway connecting Muar Town to the future High Speed Rail (HSR) station at Pagoh, and propose an intervention for its productive growth. Muar Town has been plagued by a serious issue of brain drain. Despite the development of Bandar University Pagoh (BUP) to curb the brain drain, demand and talent are concentrated in the Pagoh district instead of travelling down to Muar Town as it is located 18km away. We speculate that the addition of the HSR station in Pagoh will aggravate the situation as the station becomes the new locus of talent development. In order to cohesively bridge the new HSR settlement to the existing town, a linear university is introduced to decentralize the BUP along Jalan Muar Labis and create growth in tandem to a university campus.
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The proposed location of the Muar HSR station is in Pagoh, right next to the new Bandar Universiti Pagoh (BUP). This brings Pagoh under the spotlight as a new node of urban hotspots, attracting talents and driving new developments every now and then. In order to address the brain drain issues in Muar Town, located 18 km away, the intervention aims to decentralize BUP and distribute educational clusters along Jalan Muar Labis. The campuses act as initial demand to kickstart growth, spurring demand for further expansions and other programmes thereafter. This not only brings educational opportunities closer to Muar residents, but also demand for Muar commercial with the influx of people from the HSR station. The current masterplan of BUP was studied to understand the existing programmes, which consists of 4 universities, residential, industrial, commercial and private instituitions. Further unrolling of the programmes in a linear manner revealed that they take up around 42 km in length, which amounts to more than 2 Jalan Muar Labis. This ensures that BUP has sufficient programmes to fill up the18km to kickstart productive growth along the periphery.
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Industrial Residential Commercial Education Hub Private Instituition
Programmes of Bandar Universiti Pagoh 18 km Jalan Muar Labis
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42 km Unrolling Bandar Universiti Pagoh
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F IS H S P I N E Source Road
Gridded Road
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Evolution of Fish Spine in Muar
Muar Network Growth Studying the growth patterns of Muar, a road branching condition that resembles a ‘fish-spine’ was observed. The fish-spine is an urban artefact intrinsic to the teritory of Muar and a method to grow the town from rural to urban. It resembles a fish-spine as it develops by having many straight extensions from a source road to a strip of buildings, visually looking like that of a fish-spine. Though resulting in unaligned arrays of buildings, its beauty comes from creating an informal and efficient network of circulation paths that stems on taking the shortest path to places of demand. Starting from the main source road, the branching continues with demand for programmes, until a gridded pattern is formed eventually. The project seeks to study the fish-spine condition, and generate insights for a new urban design strategy, to expand the educational facilities along Jalan Muar Labis from urban to architectural scale.
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01 Buildings come before spine
02 Short side faces the spine
03 Buildings concentrate at spines & in between are green spaces
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U R B AN DE S I G N S T R AT E G Y The project targets existing roads that have stopped growing from Jalan Muar Labis, extending them and allowing development beyond the existing residential strip. Three building typologies are introduced: Small (residential, commercial, surau), Medium (educational facilities) and Large (shared facilities) rectangular building blocks. This forms a gradient of scales as a new way of reading, experiencing and navigating the city. Instead of relying on vehicular traffic and GPS, the pedestrianized campus relies on architecture slabs as framing device through its scale and openings to navigate through the city. The roads parallel to the blocks form the primary circulation, which continues into the long corridor on the ground floor of each medium block. The diagonal paths act as secondary circulation and easy access between two blocks and the shared facilities in between them. It works by cutting through two blocks and the green courtyard in between them. In this way, the buildings acts as an instinctive wayfinding architecture and roads for users to walk through. The goal is to facilitate continuous expansion and eventually connect many clusters of building bands to form a new 18km urban road. This frees up Jalan Muar Labis as the main trunk, changing it to a slower-paced pedestrianized road.
Site Plan of one cluster
Ground Plan
Axonometric
Level 2 Plan
More private and fixed programmes, with movable curtains as walls to reconfigure spaces for different needs
Level 1 Plan Public, flexible, dynamic programmes with activities spilling onto the corridors
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Roof Plan
Glass on roof to create light wells to bring light down to level 1
Level 3 Plan Private and fixed programmes such as exam hall and lecture hall
Sectional Perspective
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Sky Loop Architecture Core Studio III / Fall 2017 Location: Alexandra Canal Instructor: Thomas Schroepfer The project aims to challenge the convention of social living in Singapore by presenting an alternative way of living through nature and green spaces. Located adjacent to the Alexandra Park Connector Network (PCN), the project is an extension of the PCN as it goes into the PCN and canal, creating a continuous loop of green spaces. The public garden uses stepped terraces to draw people in and provide spaces for them to congregate. One can enter the loop from the PCN, walk up the terraces and find themselves at the ground floor eco deck at the end of the loop. Hence, an alternative route is created for park-users to enjoy more facilities along the PCN. Residential units are also centered around living in a garden. The living space and interior rooms of each unit are surrounded by a ring of garden space so that residents can grow their plants and constantly live in nature.
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Building Typology HDB Condo/Private Community Education Shopping/Commercial
Transition Line
Green Spaces Alexandra PCN
Park Connector Network Park Canal
Kim Seng Park
Building Height High Medium Low
M AS SI N G S T R AT E G Y
01 Initial placement of 3 buildings on the site
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02 Extruding the buildings to different heights to maximise the view. Bending and extending the blocks towards the park connector to engage the blue network.
03 Creating stepped terraces on the roof top. Voids are created on every floor to increase porosity and ventilation.
04 Creating an artificial landscape on the ground floor to include an eco-deck and semi-underground parking space. Building extended to connect to the PCN and canal, forming a green loop.
05 Sky bridges are added to form a continuous green loop from the PCN and canal. Eco-deck is perforated and holes are created for trees to grow from the carpark, adding to the view of the central green space.
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Site Plan Scale 1 : 2000
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Outdoor Theatre Pavilion E
Pavilion D Pavilion C Pavilion A
Pavilion B
Children’s Playground
Adult Fitness Station
Entrance B
Entrance C
Drop-Off Point Loading / Unloading Bay
Car Park
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Unit Type Void created between every 2 units to increase social interaction among neighbours and provide ventilation
Green Loop integration introduces a garden within each unit to promote garden living and cooking in a garden
Green Terrace at the end of each level 3 Bedroom Family Unit
Studio Unit Communal Void Rotatable Louver System
Loft Unit
Foldable Windows Communal Void
Planter Box
Studio Unit Communal Void 2 Bedroom Unit
Studio Apartment Plan 1 : 50
2-Bedroom Apartment Plan 1 : 50
3-Bedroom Family Apartment Plan 1 : 50
3 Gen Loft Apartment Level 2 Plan 1 : 50
3 Gen Loft Apartment Level 1 Plan 1 : 50
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Whimcycle Architecture Option Studio I / Spring 2018 Location: Queenstown Instructor: Ong Ker-Shing Today, Me. Tomorrow, You. In light of the ageing population in Singapore, this option studio is a study of our existing environment and how it inadequately supports the elderly and their needs. Through a series of literature research, field work and site visits, the daily struggles and mobility limitations of the elderly is being understood in relation to the environment they live in. From these observations, an ubiquitous element of the Singaporean physical environment was identified and critiqued to provide insights for new interventions to be developed. This project is a critique on fitness corners, in particular, the one in 169 Stirling View. It was observed that there is a lack of visible outcome from exercising at the fitness corners and the isolated machines hardly promote social interaction between elderly users. Thus, the project proposed a cycling machine with an umbrella attached, which requires a combined effort from the users to activate the spinning umbrella as a shading device and moving art. This makes the elderly’s exercising efforts visible and allows one or a few of them to work together towards getting shade and wind while they sweat it out.
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S C O P E O F S T U DY Key Activities Elderly singing and playing instruments
Shopping
Relaxing in the pavilion
Sitting on their own chairs
Exercising
Bird-Watching
Drinking coffee at the coffee shop
Queenstown - 169 & 170 Stirling View During the site visits to Queenstown neighbourhood, I was particularly interested in observing the usage levels of fitness corners by the elderly. The fitness corner between 169 and 170 Stirling View caught my attention as it was the only one surrounded by commercial activities on the ground level of the HDB compared to void decks in the other blocks. This meant a higher crowd level and more residents dropping by, attracted by the vibrant commercial shops. Despite a higher activity level under the blocks and great visual connectivity with the fitness corner located right in between the two blocks, the fitness corner was rather empty and under-utilized throughout the day.
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Fitness Corner Garden Pavilion Basketball Court
Food and Beverages Retail Education Healthcare
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Key takeaway from interviews: 1 There is little social interaction between long-time residents and many who used to exercise at the fitness corner, stopped doing so over the years. With hardly any new residents as Stirling View is an old estate, the usage of the fitness corner decreased eventually. 2 The cycling machine appealed to the elderly the most and they would patiently queue up to use it. Most users were seen exercising alone. 3 Some would also choose to do their own warm up at the green field adjacent to the fitness corner. However, this space is rather empty in the day due to the hot weather and lack of sun shading.
P R O B L E M S TAT E M E N T Our environment may have provided fitness corners as a public amenity for the elderly to remain physically active, however, there has been a downwards trend in the number of elderly users of the same fitness corner over time. Further analysis of the fitness corners and its users revealed that some older people lack the motivation to come down after a while, due to the lack of visible effect from the mundane and repetitive routines at the fitness corner. The current design of fitness corners are also isolated machines that hardly encourage social interaction among its users. Hence, the elderly do not feel an attachment to the community which hinders them from coming down to the fitness corner. This trend poses a problem as the elderly may eventually lose the motivation to maintain an active lifestyle and become increasingly isolated from their community. Hence, this project proposes a product that creates a visible outcome from exercising through a group effort, aiming to help an older person engage in fitness activities again while fostering a sense of community.
F IT N E S S C O R N E R M AC H INES 1
Forearm Rolls
Upper Body Warm-Up
Upper Body Stretch and Strengthen
Standing Push-Up
Calf Stretch
Hamstring Stretch
Seated Curl
Upper Body Stretch and Strengthen
Forearm Rolls
Bench Stepper
Upper Body Warm-Up
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Visible Outcome: Shading device and moving art from individual or combined effort
S IT E The green space next to the fitness corner was chosen as the site for the installation.
Observations and critique of existing site
Fitness Corner
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Existing Circulation Path - Path goes around the site instead of into the site - The activities that could happen on the site seems to be diverted to the boundary instead of to the centre
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Bench sits on a white concrete platform - Elderly does warm-up and stretches near the benches - Bench provides sitting and space to place belongings such as bags, towels and radio. - White concrete platform is rather small and the elderly has to go into the circulation path to have ample space for exercising
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Central Open Space - Unused, awkward and disconnected from the rest of the site
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Large Tree - Stand-alone feature that feels unengaged by the site
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Original Site Scale 1 : 200
Potential sites for bicycle machine
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Scenario 1: Next to a bench
Scenario 2: At the sharp corner
Scenario 3: Along the curve
Scenario 4: Near the Central Space
Machine type: 1-bike machine Despite cycling alone, social interaction can be enabled from the spinning umbrella providing shade for the cyclist and the person sitting on the bench.
Machine type: 1-bike machine Existing concrete path ends abruptly without providing a smooth transition to the perpendicular platform. This poses a challenge to the elderly who has to make a sharp turn.
Machine type: 2-bikes machine The existing curved circulation path creates a less angular and rigid path. However, this created a leftover and underutilized space. Placing the machine there occupies the space and diverts people towards the machine. Having 2 bicycles creates a sense of togetherness.
Machine type: 3-bikes machine Aims to transform the central space into a more engaging space, by drawing a crowd over Reduces the awkwardness of being in the centre with everyone watching over you by having more people cycling together. Uses the combined effort of a few people to promote gatherings and interactions.
Fitness Corner
Site Plan
Design: “Latch on”
Case where all the umbrellas are up
The concept for the arrangement and integration of the machines on the site is one where the landing pad of the machines latches onto the existing concrete platform, somewhat like an ‘invasion’. 1
An organic and abstract form is used for the landing pad for adaptability to the different scenarios while maintaining a consistent language among the machines.
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The organic shapes of the landing pads allow the bicycle machines to playfully latch onto the existing concrete slab/pathway, using a different geometrical language to engage the original site conditions
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These unique shapes come in either red, blue or green, depending on the number of bicycles on that machine. Thus, they aim to stand out and act as visual cues to attract the elderly
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3-BIKE MACHINE
Scenario 3: Along the curve
Scenario 1: Next to a bench
Scenario 4: Near the central space
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House & City Architecture Core Studio III / Fall 2017 Location: Bras Basah Complex Instructor: Thomas Schroepfer House & City is a conceptual take on three HDB units in Bras Basah Complex. In recent years, Singapore has seen a radical shift in culture and lifestyle preferences, especially an increasing trend of Singaporeans living or wanting to live alone. With the changing needs and demographics, the project aims to rethink social or co-housing in Singapore. The concept of this apartment is to create a mini-city, where individual units provides autonomy for each resident, within a larger shared space for social interaction. It is designed for 6 residents who are open to the concept of co-living with other strangers. The units are distributed evenly in the apartment, just like buildings in a city, while the corridors represent the roads and the bridge on the second floor represents the connector within the city. The bridge allows visual access to other parts of the apartment and allows for chance encounters as well as social interaction. This ensures privacy for each resident but also common spaces when they feel the need to interact with others.
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Loft Bedroom 3
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Single Bedroom 3 Single Bedroom 2
Loft Bedroom 2
Open-air Garden
Toilet
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Outdoor Garden
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Dining Room Kitchen +0.25
Laundry Room +0.25 Living Room 2 +0.25
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Section CC’ /1:50
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Bugis MoMA Architecture Core Studio II / Spring 2017 Location: Bugis Instructor: Thomas Wong (Studio Hagen) The project features a MoMA in the Bugis area, housing various programmatic functions such as exhibition spaces, lecture theatre, media space, cafe and a shop. The building is a response to the angular rigidity and chaotic architectural style in the site, which contained buildings that are similar in their angularity, yet different in their appearance and functions. The proposed building contains 6 tapered cuboids that vary in height, size, tapering angles, interior programmes and circulation. The placement of the blocks also causes a disruption to the current diagonal route across the site. This allows passers-by to walk through the blocks, thereby experiencing the unique exhibitions offered by the MoMA. The glimpses of the in-between spaces also beckons visitors from near and far, drawing people to the MoMA. The tapered form creates 6 isolated spaces on the ground that gradually intersects with each other as they reach the top. The intersecting spaces also allow movement from one block to another on upper levels, forming a continuous vertical circulation.
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Site Figure Ground
Angularity
Vehicular Circulation
Human Circulation
M AS SI N G S T R AT E G Y
01 Cuboids arranged around a central circle
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Moving the blocks outwards to create a diagonal walkway through the site
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Tapering the cuboids to create a cone shape such that the blocks intesect at higher levels
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Creating a slanted roof to increase the height of the highest floor
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Square perforations made on the facade to create aperture
Site Plan Scale 1 : 750
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Loading / Unloading Bay
A’ B’
Carpark MoMA Shop
Temporary Exhibition
Outdoor Exhibition
Studio
MoMA Cafe
Entrance Hall
B A
Level 1 Plan
Car Park
Store Room Lecture Theatre
Lobby
Basement Plan
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Anish Kapoor’s Exibition
Anish Kapoor’s Exibition
Richard Serra’s Exhibition
Alberto Giacometti’s Exhibition
Alberto Giacometti’s Exhibition
Level 4 Plan
Restroom
Store Room
Public Lounge
Temporary Exhibition
Temporary Exhibition
Media Space
Temporary Exhibition MoMA Cafe
Level 3 Plan
Admin Office MoMA Shop
Temporary Exhibition
Media Space
MoMA Cafe
Temporary Exhibition
Level 2 Plan
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Interlock Digital Design & Fabrication / Spring 2017 Instructor: Stylianos Dritsas + Sam Conrad Joyce Team Members: Jeremy Chang, Rilla Teo, Chris Chua This project called for the design and fabrication of a timber bridge that spans a 3m gap, able to sustain a 100kg load at its midpoint with <10% deflection. Its structure was to be computationally tested using Karamba prior to the fabrication process. The design intent of Interlock was to create a bridge which exhibits simplicity and lightness through the use of wood joints that celebrates the utility and strength of wood. Reciprocal joints are used to hold the structure together to exhibit cleanliness without the use of nails. These joints will then be tessellated to provide aesthetic appeal while forming the backbone of the bridge. Computational tools such as Grasshopper was also used to achieve parametric control over the structure of the bridge.
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Makerspace SUTD ASD Graduation Show 2018 Location: URA, Singapore Exhibition Design Team Member Makerspace showcases the creative process of the 2018 class of students from the Architecture and Sustainable Design (ASD) Pillar at SUTD. Rather than focusing solely on finished projects, the exhibition emphasizes the unique design thinking and process at ASD, celebrating the dexterity across analog and digital media and a holistic, risk-taking attitude towards architecture. The materials that make the exhibition were intentionally left raw and unprocessed as much as possible, with the objective of returning them to be re(used) by the next generation of students. The design embodies the environmental sensitivity present in the ASD process. The exhibition is organized into thematic sections, displaying the diversity of intellectual, professional and artistic approaches to architecture in ASD. Paper (drawing/writing) represents the foundations of architecture in the craft of drawing and mastery of geometry. Wood (modeling/prototyping) embodies the spatial and material dimension. Copper (coding) conceptualizes the intense digital culture at ASD, with a focus on performative, geometric and spatial explorations.
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The design of the Graduation Show utilized 4 main materials, mostly raw and uncut pieces. 1 The 3D-printed joints are fabricated using the Powder 3D printer in SUTD, maximising its strength to hold the heavy copper rods in place, as the interior is a full solid. 2 The copper rods were used to form the backbone/grid of the exhibition. The default length of each copper rod is 6m and this is retained in most of the rods to span a greater horizontal length at the exhibition space. However, the vertical rods were cut at 2.2m to ensure a reasonable height for the grid. 3 The wooden pieces were used as tables to display the exhibition models. Their dimensions are 2.4m by 1.2m. 4 The sandwich boards were used to display the exhibition posters. Their dimensions are 2.4m by 1.2m as well.
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Singapore Model
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Misc. Work done during an internship at P.A.C Pte Ltd Singapore in 2018 This briefly highlights some of my work done at P.A.C which involved interior design of a hotel in Prince Ski Town, part of the Goh Tong Valley Masterplan in preparation for Beijing Winter Olympics 2022. It also features the Christmas tree and decorations designed and fabricated along with 2 other interns, in preparation for Christmas in the office.
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Interior Renders of hotel room in Prince Ski Town
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The Christmas tree was designed and fabricated by my fellow interns and I, while the ornaments were customized by me and made using the laser cutter machine.
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