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ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Nguyen Minh Chau Selected works 2013 -2016


Nguyen Minh Chau 59 Changi South Avenue 1, Singapore, 485999 S9276375G - 86532408 chau_nguyen@mymail.sutd.edu.sg

Work experience 2015

Salad Landscape Pte. Ltd Architectural Intern Contributed ideas and conceptualized the design for Anambas project, CDL project Design the details for Jaipur project, Anambas project Prepared perspective renderings for Jaipur project, CDL project, West coast project Prepared tender drawing for a project in Dubai

2014

Guz Architects Architectural Intern Involved in different stages from conceptual design to tender drawing in different projects Conceptualized the architectural landscape for a project in Kenya Prepared the architectural drawing presentation for a project in New Zealand Built digital model and rendering project in Oman Prepared tender drawing for Astrid Hill project

2014

Ho Chi Minh Community Design Research Researcher Successfully organized an exhibition in PhuXuan commune to understand and facilitate their involvement in participatory design. Published a paper which discussed the challenges of participatory design with PhuXuan commune Successfully inspired more than 20 students in Ho Chi Minh University to continue designing with the locals and planning to build a playground in PhuXuan commune. 2


Leadership and Service experience 2013

Livfesync, SUTD show choir Founder and President Founded the club, recruited 22 members and made it the second biggest club in SUTD in 2013 Initiated, planed and organized fundraising events and fundraised to 3600 SGD in a year Led the club to be the Champion of Singapore Show Choir competition 2013

Education 2015 - present Singapore University of Technology and Design Masters of Architecture, Architecture and Sustainable Design (Class of 2016) Class of 2015

Singapore University of Technology and Design Bachelor of Science, Architecture and Sustainable Design

Class of 2011

NUS highschool of mathematics and science Secondary School and Junior College

Skills Modelling

AutoCad Revit

Rhino

Graphics

Adobe Suites CS6 Adobe After Effects

Parametric

Grasshopper

Dynamo

Rendering

Vray

Lumion

Language

English

Vietnamese

Python

C#

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iPython (image processing)


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Tokyo Stadium 2028

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Building Skins

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Emptiness

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Communual Living

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SG50 Museum

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Transversing time

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Visitor Center

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The Canopy

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The Cloud Bed

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Tropical facade

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Million cuts

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Misaligned 5


1| Architecture project

TOKYO STADIUM

Date April 2016 Location Yoyogi, Tokyo Group mate Fu Hui The studio questions the forces of formation of the city – how the urbanism and large scale architecture of the Olympics is planned and designed to evolve and adapt to new, longer term civic, sporting and cultural uses. The studio started with experimenting with behaviour-based approach to generation of architecture-form. 6


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4. Let the cloth and the string take the shape under gravity

3. Overlay with a piece of cloth

Assignment 2 | Recap

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We let the string and the cloth droop under gravity but retain the form by applying concrete then invert the structure upside down. 11

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Basic FEA studies

Basic FEA studies

Basic FEA studies

Exploration in digital model Iteration 1

Maximum deflection: 0.0356m

Basic FEA studies Iteration 5 Maximum deflection: 0.064m

Iteration Iteration 1 2

Basic FEA studies

Basic FEA studies

Iteration 2 Iteration 3 Iteration Iteration 1 Iteration 2 3Iteration 1 Iteration 2 Iteration 3Iteration 4

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Maximum deflection: Maximum deflection: Maximum deflection: Maximum Maximum deflection: deflection: Maximum deflection: Maximum Maximum deflection: deflection: Maximum deflection: Maximum Maximum deflection: deflection: Maximum deflection: Maximum deflection: Maximum deflection: 0.277m 0.023m 0.0356m 0.277m 0.0356m 0.277m0.023m 0.0356m 0.277m 0.023m 0.104m 0.023m 0.104m 0.104m

Basic FEA studies

Basic FEA studies

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Iteration 5

Basic FEA studies

Iteration 4 Maximum deflection: 0.104m

Iteration 9 Maximum deflection: 0.044m

Basic FEA studies

Iteration Iteration 6 7 Iteration Iteration 5 6 Iteration 7IterationIteration 8 Iteration 6 7

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Iteration 7 Iteration 8

Maximum Maximum deflection: deflection:Maximum deflection: Maximum Maximum deflection: deflection: MaximumMaximum deflection: deflection: Maximum Maximum deflection: Maximum deflection: Maximum deflection: deflection: Maximum deflection: Maximum deflection: Maximum deflection: 0.064m0.410m 0.064m 0.410m 0.205m 0.064m 0.410m 0.205m 0.516m 0.410m 0.205m 0.516m 0.205m 0.516m

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Iteration 8 Iteration 9 Maximum deflection: Maximum deflection: 0.516m 0.044m

Iteration 10 Maximum deflection: 0.056m


Gym

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Exploded Axo Vertical circulation Access from B1 Access from L2 Access from L1 Level circulation

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Circulation diagram

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All partitions used All partitions used

Wet-gridWet-grid influenced fabric guides influenced Primaryfabric guides

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LEGACY STRATEGIES LEGACY STRATEGIES Legacy program Primary Structure

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Small movie screenings Small movie screenings Seatsused segmentation All partitions Seats segmentation

Wet-grid influenced fabric guides

Partition lowering Small conferences

Small conferences

All partitions used

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Large-scale performances

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Movie Screenings/ Medium-scale performances

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Space segregation

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3| Architectural landscape project

EMPTINESS

Date August 2015 Location Bukit Timah, Singapore This project aims to instill a sense of emptiness, a sense of getting lost that ultimately brings oneself to “dissolve� in the world around him. The project explore ways to heighten senses and sensivity of man towards his environment The visitor will walk through a labyrinth of a dark tunnel lit with water reflection on the wall, guided by the light from the windows to find himself in a dreamland of infinite space. 14


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4| Architecture project

COMMUNUAL LIVING

Date November 2014 Location Newton Circus, Singapore Working on the scales of the city, the building and the individual unit the studio aims to understand the complex nature of urban contexts as places for habitation and the mutual potentials evolving between them. The studio asks to develop innovative urban housing concepts for sustainable highdense living and focus on themes like place and community, structure and unit, shell and materiality. 20



People who like gardening People who like sports

People who like to socialize The programs are arranged according to the condition on the site

MRT

In contrast to highly gated mass housing on the site, the project aims to create different communities based on the hobbies of people living in the area.

Orientate the units to allow cross ventilation

Facilitate the circulation around the site 22


Circulation diagram

Every two units enjoy sharing 4m wide corridor Building 1

Building 2

2 bed room apartment type A 1 bedroom apartment 2 bed room apartment type B 2 bedroom apartment type A 4 bedroom apartment Providing private route to each unit

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2 bedroom Apartment plans

22bedroom bedroom 2 bedroom apartment type A

1 bedroom apartment

22bedroom bedroom

2 bedroom apartment type B

22bedroom bedroom

4 bedroom apartment 24 bedroom 44 bedroom

22bedroom bedroom


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5| Architecture project

SG50 MUSEUM

Fort Canning

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Clarke Quay

Festival Village

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The Parliament

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Swissotel

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Date April 2014 Location Clark Quay The studio asks for the design of a living repository in the context of Singapore’s 50th anniversary showcasing historical artifacts and provide insights to its possible future trajectory. The site, High Street Promenade is an activity corridor that is well used as a walking, running and cycling route, as well as for al fresco dining. 26


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Concept development Celebrating Singapore’s 50th birthday, the project reminds visitors that Singapore’s contemporary success is the result of its perseverance, flexibility and ability to innovate. Walking through different compartments is akin to time travel with the contrast highlights the challenges of yesteryears. On one hand, the museum brings about the nostalgia feeling by mimicking the experience of walking in an old town. On the other hand, the visitors will feel the exuberance and the grandeur of today Singapore while walking through the modern time exhibitions.

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GIFT SHOP

Level 2 plan

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6| Architecture project

TRANSVERSING TIME

Date September 2014 Location Bras Basah, Singapore The project is based on a typical existing HDB, the two high-rise buildings on top of Bras Basah Complex. Three of the existing units were merged with each other. The unit’s vertical load bearing structure, service shafts and accession are intact, but otherwise re-design the entire space including its vertical divisions. New concepts are to be explored and translated into a comprehensive architectural space. 32


Architecture Core Studio || Bras Basah Complex

Artistic impression

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Concept As Singapore is going through a shift in demographic and the need for housing is rising, can our current HDB accommodate three generations living together? Can we stoll cultivate the traditional culture in which the young take care of the old while ensure the privacy of each family member? The project explores and transforms the existing space of Singapore’s current HDB design into a home that can answer both these questions satisfactorily. The shelves were taken as the architectural device to create the spaces where the activities of the family define them

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Level 1 floorplan

Level 2 floorplan 35


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Date February 2014 Location Orchard road, Singapore The project asks for the design of a building to replace the current Tourist Visitors Center located on the site at the intersection of Orchard and Cairnhill Road. Programmatically the exercise is to design a building with a flexible space that introduces visitors to Singapore. The project will also house a number of related other programs and administrative functions. 38


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Level 1 floorplan

B1 floorplan

B2 floorplan

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8| Design exploration

The canopy

Date April 2015 Group mate Eileen Lim, Tate Ng The project asks for a design of a canopy which spanning between two boundaries. The canopy has 50m of span in length. The support are 12m apart from each other.

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The task was to design a canopy spanning between two boundaries. We decided to design a shelter, providing an interesting walking experience for pedestrians below. Spanning across 50m in length, we wanted to provide a sense of direction for pedestrians as they walk along the stretch through playing will the scale in elevation.

Concepts The project takes the inpiration from graphics and art depicting movement and the sense of rhythm and wants We were inspired by graphics and art depicting to convey a similar sense of notion through a nuanced movement and the sense of rhythm and wanted to expression of human movement, involving undulation and convey a similar sense of notion through a nuanced gentle curves Concept Developmentexpression of human movement, involving

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Art depicting rhythm & movement

Concept Development

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A standard flat plane spanning the two ends

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Introduction of an arch for efficient structure

Direction, purpose, flow

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Introduce movement through undulation Introduce movement through

Dynamic movement, fluidity

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Directional increase in height to signal direction of flow

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Introduce movement undulation

Directional increase in height to signal direction of flow Creating a winding motion to mimic human movement

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*elevation view

Introduction of an arch for efficient structure

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Creating a winding motion to mimic mimic human movement movement 6human Lifting of fabric to create variance and interest

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Structural analysis After setting out the general direction, we continue developing our design based on the structural performance. We adjusted and ran through finite element analysis to achieve the optimal form Mesh Surface Thickness: 0.050m Stress: 61.5096 MPa

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61.5096 MPa 0.027555 m

0.100m radius circle solid

Deflection: 0.027555 m

ReducingAdding MaterialMaterial Thickness on Cantilever Areas with Greatest Deflection at Support Region

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Reducing Material Thickness on Cantilever Areas with Greatest Deflection

Mesh Surface Thickness: 0.050m Stress: 61.5096 MPa Mesh Surface Thickness: 0.050m 0.050m Stress: 58.2424 MPa Mesh Surface Thickness: Stress: 61.5096 MPa Frame Cross Section: 0.100m radius circle solid Deflection: 0.027555 m Frame Cross Section: 0.100m radius Circle Solid Deflection: 0.026264 m Mesh Surface Thickness Deflection: 0.027555 m Frame Cross Section Mesh Surface Thickness: 0.050m Stress: 61.5096 MPa Mesh Surface Thickness: 0.060m 0.050m Stress: 58.2424 MPa for support region: for cantilever region: 0.029m radius Circle Solid Frame Cross Section: 0.100m radius circle solid Deflection: 0.027555 m Frame CrossSection: Section: 0.100m radius Circle Deflection: 0.026264 m Frame Cross 0.100m radius Circle Solid Solid Frame Cross Section for cantilever region: 0.029m radius Circle Solid

Adding Material at Support Region Reducing Material Thickness on Cantilever Areas with Greatest Deflection Adding Material at Support Region

Adding Materials at Support and Removing Materials at Deflected Region

Adding Materials Support Removing Materials at factor) Deflected Region Note: 5kN/m2 live load, at 0.5kN/m2 windand load and 1.0 dead load (self weight is applied to structure

Mesh Surface Thickness: 0.050m Stress: 57.9229 MPa Stress: 61.5096 MPa Mesh Surface Thickness: 0.050m MeshSurface SurfaceThickness: Thickness Mesh Surface Thickness Deflection: 0.02584257.9229 m Deflection:58.2424 0.027555 Mesh 0.050m Stress: MPam Mesh Surface Thickness: 0.050m Stress: MPa Stress: 61.5096 MPa Mesh Surface Thickness: 0.050m for support 0.060m for support Mesh region: 0.060m Frame Cross region: Section: 0.100m radius Circle Solid Deflection: 0.026264 m 0.027555 Mesh Surface Thickness Surface Thickness Deflection: 0.025842 m Deflection: m Frame Cross Section: 0.100m radius Circle Solid Frame Cross Section: 0.100m radius Circle Solid Frame Cross Section for support region: 0.060m for support region: 0.060m Frame CrossFrame Section Frame Cross Section: radius Circle Solid Cross Section: 0.100m radius Circle Solid for cantilever region: 0.029m radius 0.100m Circle Solid for cantilever region: 0.029m radius Circle Solid Frame Cross Section for cantilever region: 0.029m radius Circle Solid

Stress Deflection

Adding Materials at Support and Removing Materials at Deflected Region

Note: 5kN/m2 live load, 0.5kN/m2 wind load and 1.0 dead load (self weight factor) is applied to structure Note: 5kN/m2 live load, 0.5kN/m2 wind load and 1.0 dead load (self weight factor) is applied to structure

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9| Design exploration

THE CLOUD BED 6:1 tcudorP lacisyhP laniF

Date March 2015 Group mate Eileen Lim, Tate Ng The project explores the application of topological optimization for material distribution in design.

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Concepts The project explored the possibility of topology analysis in helping our design process. In this project, we were interested in exploring Improvements Towards Final differently from how it appears. By understanding load distribution and force a design that could challenge human intuition; behaving distribution, we can work towards shifting the center of mass towards the support point in our design. For our design, we looked towards designing a ‘lightweight-looking’ bed. We also improved and finalized our bed form from our previous iterations to match our module patterns with the form.

Defining curve profiles

Defining curve profiles

Overall bed form

Overall bed form

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Overall bed form with canopy

Overall bed form with canopy

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er hand, we want to design the density of the bed according to the loading conditions to minimize the stage. the faces a cubeofofthe varying density. to the loading conditions to minimize the er hand,We wedesigned want to design theof density bed according

stage. We designed the faces of a cube of varying density.

Pattern exploration

Density Mapping Material distribution We mapped the cube modules to the density condition generated.

Denser material distribution towards the centre, where the towards human load and support area is Denser material distribution the centre, where the human load and centered upon support area is also centred upon

Greyer/softer material in areas further from the support

Greyer/softer material in areas further from the support

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10| Design exploration

TROPICAL FACADE

Date March 2015 Group mate Tim Lum, Tate Ng, Yiing Huey, Alex Lee The project is an investigation to innovate a new facade typology for hospitals in a tropical country like Singapore. The challenges are to increase the natural ventilation but keep out the haze and rain

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Vertical jalousie system Climber plants

Sun-shading elements Lourved overhang

Planter boxes

Exploded view of the components and integration of green

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Cable support

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Lourved overhang

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ETFE panel attached with bearing

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Fixed wooden panel

Planter boxes

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Cables

Sliding aluminium panels

SERVICES

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11| Design exploration

MILLION CUTS

Date May 2014 Group mate Song Pei, Xia Tian The design intention of our million cuts was an exploration of light density through pattern distribution, layers and sizes. Pattern density distribution evokes sense dynamism in the design. Layers control the distribution of light and design pattern . Sizes of pattern opening generate different quality of light

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Contacts chau_nguyen@mymail.sutd.edu.sg


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