CLKY // Architectural Works
CHERYL LEUNG +(65) 91283079 clky23@gmail.com
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Changing Waterline
High Density Sea Front Housing Project
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NIE Visitor’s Learning Centre
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Learning Centre Exhibition
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Woo Mon Chew Residences
Residential Housing Project
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NTU Felled Trees
Felled Trees Furniture Exhibition
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Vertigo on High Seas
Sustainable Masterplan Project
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Volcanic Mass Housing
Sustainable Mass Housing Project
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Basin of Connections
SG50 Living Repository Project
008 Union
MIxed-Use Housing Project
009 Wavelength
BIM Revit Housing Project
010 Altitude
Plug-in Space Project
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The Terrace
Architecture Science & Technology Hostel Project
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Grade ‘A’ Restroom
ONG&ONG Commercial Office Project
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Bountiful Year of The Dragon
Chinese New Year Street Light-up Project
014 Sketches
Ink, Pencil, Colour
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001 C H A N G I N G W A T E R L I N E
P R O J E C T T Y P E:
Mixed-Used Residential
L O C A T I O N:
Tanjong Pagar, Singapore
Y E A R:
2017
S T U D I O:
Manuel Der Hagopian, group8asia
DESIGN BRIEF In the next few years, the Tanjong Pagar Harbour will relocate to the west side of Singapore. This move will open up vast spaces for direct connections from central Singapore to the seafront. Students are tasked with crafting innovative solutions, amidst the complex urban fabric, to create high density sustainable housing prototypes that contribute to utopian ideals of quality and distinct urban design that have a special connection with the seafront. CONCEPT Inspired by the the fluidity of the sea and it’s everchanging waterline, this project takes cue from the abstraction of Kazue Shinkawa’s poem; A Sheet of Ocean. The poem likens the ocean to sheets of carpets rolled up and out by a carpet merchant. Apart from the beauty of the sea, the poem is laced with an element of hidden danger and threat as Kazue Shinkawa talks about a flood. From this poem, an abstract model is created from pieces of aluminium mesh, in bid to sculpt and represent the fluidity of water. The pieces of mesh are unique, with the profile of each, different, to signify the changing waterline
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Fluidity | Arching Void | Porosity | Layers
through the layers of mesh and the shadows casted represent the water flooding in. From these elements, the concept is further developed into mass with site contextualization.
Typical Floor Plan
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5th
9th
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6th
10th
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7th
11th
4th
8th
Level Floor Plans
63 m² 90 m² 108 m²
direction of the view
cross ventilation
units core circulations
CHANGING WATERLINE |
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Design Development starting with an Abstract model made from Aluminium Mesh
View From Social Corridor
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Site
Massing on site
Rotated & Staggered to open up views
Site to be an extension of the city that transits seamlessly from city grid to landscaped ground
Ground sculpted to recieve the exchange between pedestrian flow from the city & water from the sea
Building masses’ profile sculpted & arching voids created
Building masses broken down further to create porosity in the form of social spaces along corridors
Mirroring the site’s waterways to a create a more porous ground that allows water to flow through
Ground further landscaped
Contouring allows for an amphibious & tidally apative ground that is in line with the ‘changing waterline’ concept
Singapore’s tidal regime is dominantly mixed, characterized by 2 unequal high tides and 2 low tides every day
Ground ‘changes’ with the tide
Wave-form of the Building Facade CHANGING WATERLINE |
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002 N I E V I S I T O R ‘ S L E A R N I N G C E N T R E
P R O J E C T T Y P E:
Exhibition
L O C A T I O N:
NIE
Y E A R:
2016, FARM Architects
S T A T U S:
Constructed
DESIGN BRIEF This exhibition targeted at International Visitors, Student Teachers & In-service Teachers aims to educate visitors on NIE as a whole, from its history and legacy, its education journey, programmes and continuum, to its global influence. CONCEPT From the 5 zones; Welcome Foyer, Inception Space, Inspiration Space, Innovation, Impact & Incubation, we seek to tell the story of NIE’s journey over the years. INVOLVEMENT Involved in the pitching, design development & tender drawings of the entire scheme
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NIE VISITOR‘S LEARNING CENTRE |
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Entrance Foyer: As the centre’s first contact point with our visitors, the entrance foyer serves more than a holding and welcoming space, but more importantly, sets the tone and message for the whole centre. Here, the quote by Mr Lee Kuan Yew is given a powerful formal and visual treatment - the letters are in 3-dimensional format and will be mounted in space. It will have an elegant, yet commanding presence. Enveloping the quote at the back curved wall, are brass pillars re ected into in nity by the mirored ceiling - the whole scene connotes a forest of trees
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Zone 1: A photo wall surronds the room, and they are designed in an accordion (V-shaped) manner - symbolising that of a series of open year books lining the walls, giving a more personal and light-hearted treatment to the usual photo collage wall.
NIE VISITOR‘S LEARNING CENTRE |
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Zone 2: The walls and the ceiling are cladded with individually unique curved panels of Barrisol and MDF to create an embracing space that aims to let visitors feel as though they are travelling through a fluid stream. The teacher’s training journey is a continuum, a never-ending lifelong journey. A flowing stream is used as a metaphor to represent this and this space hopes to ivoke that sense of serenity and fluidity.
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NIE VISITOR‘S LEARNING CENTRE |
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Zone 3: To relate to the contents of education research, visual metaphors using books and sheets of paper will be employed in zone 3. The main contents will be presented via a series of manual ‘interactive’ flip books mounted in space. These allow visitors to freely navigate through the space and contents. Additional text and information can also be displayed on the side walls. The ceiling of this space will be animated with a sculptural treatment of sheets of paper seemingly flying in air in a celebratory manner. The quote by Prof Tan will be in 3D brass material and located at the back wall, and together with a backdrop contextual image, anchor and frame the space visually.
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NIE VISITOR‘S LEARNING CENTRE |
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Zone 4 & 5: A hanging mobile installation is in the centre of the space allowing visitors to walk around it. They will be in transparent/translucent acrylic pieces with images and text on them. They will create an overlapping, richly layered visual effect. On the two side walls, the names of the various cities or institutions are cut-out in a solid material and mounted onto the wall, creating a lively 3-dimensional world map effect. An interactive multimedia photo wall will be located at the end of the space, just before the visitors return to the welcome foyer space.
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NIE VISITOR‘S LEARNING CENTRE |
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003 W O O M O N C H E W R E S I D E N C E S
P R O J E C T T Y P E:
Residential
L O C A T I O N:
Woo Mon Chew, Singapore
Y E A R:
2016, FARM Architects
S T A T U S:
In Construction
DESIGN BRIEF To design for an entire extended family with 4 immediate family households. CONCEPT The entire plot is divided into 4 plots, each similar in design but unique and complementary to each other. The plots are connected to facilitate family interaction whilst maintaining some extent of privacy for within each immediate household.
INVOLVEMENT Design development of the Bathrooms, Pools and Pond, Boundary Walls & associated tender drawings
Relationship between the 4 Plots
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Plot A
Plot C
Plot B
Plot D WOO MON CHEW RESIDENCES
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Typical Guest Bathrooms
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Typical Master Bathrooms
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004 N T U F E L L E D T R E E S
P R O J E C T T Y P E:
Exhibition
L O C A T I O N:
NTU
Y E A R:
2016, FARM Architects
S T A T U S:
Completed & Exhibited
DESIGN BRIEF This exhibition aims to showcase one of the many efforts of NTU in embarking on large scale earth sustainability projects. This exhibition tells the story of the journey of our efforts to re-purpose trees felled from NTU campus into functional art pieces. The NTU Felled Trees: Upcycled project signifies revival and renewal of these trees in terms of its place in nature, environment and its connectivity with the campus community. CONCEPT As this was an exhibition about the felled trees of NTU, the concept was to bring the verticality and lushness of trees back into the space by the representation of varying heights and porosity of walls; solid walls, frames and mesh walls. With the floor pattern to mimick the shadow of the walls, it represents the idea of the felled trees and its renewal and repurpose into art and furniture. INVOLVEMENT Involved in the pitching, design development, tender & construction phase of the entire scheme
Design Concept through elevations
NTU FELLED TRESS
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Spacially, the exhibition was divided into 7 segments based on the exhibits’ relevance to each other. Despite having the exhibition grouped up and ‘enclosed’ into varying segments highlighted in yellow, the open floor concept and the porosity of the walls allowed for the visual connection and physical connection of the exhibits as one circulates in the space.
Overall Plan
Approaching the exhbition, the varying porosity of the walls allow for a visual connection of the entire space.
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View from exit of exhibition
From of the exhibition from the stage, the colour of the walls reflect the lush scenery of NTU
NTU FELLED TRESS
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005 V E R T I G O O N H I G H S E A S
P R O J E C T T Y P E:
MIxed-Use Masterplan
L O C A T I O N:
1° 17’.42 104° 2’.5, Singapore
Y E A R:
2015
S T U D I O:
Chan Huai Yan, Salad Dressing
MOVABILITY
DESIGN BRIEF Through the application of today’s knowledge and science in botany, zoology and ecology, we can envision buildings that are part living and part machine, similar to a cyborg. A new domesticated realm as a new ecosystem, deals not only with the present condition, but as well as allowing for future evolution, for both landscape as well as living creatures within.” This program wants to expand this theory into the study of evolution in a domesticated ecosystem.
DESIGN - SPATIAL LAYOUT
STRUCTUREC
OMFORT
Length SEA KEEPING
WAVE CHARACTERISTICS
MOVABILITY
DYNAMIC GEOGRAPHY
Easy to move using external device, for political or economic reasons
To enable greater freedom on a city level, community level or individual level
SEA KEEPING
WATER EXPERIENCE
Ability to survive the high seas. Behind a breakwater, the city can take any shape
Visual and physical contact with the water
CONCEPT With Marijuana being increasingly legalized with increasing social acceptance, the legal cannabis business is rapidly accelerating into the development of infrastructure stage. Dispensaries will soon utilize architects and designers as a way to offer their customers a sense of legitimacy to what many still consider to be a questionable industry. However, the energy consumption that comes with farming marijuana is astronomical and extensively environmentally degrading. As the industry catches up, professional growers will not only want to stay compliant with environmental regulations, but also want to find ways to cut their high land, water and energy costs. Now is the time to move towards the sustainable route.
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GROWTH
FLOATING PLATFORMS
Smaller modular systems allows for a gradual growth
Medium sized platforms of about 45 - 75m of foam encased concrete would provide an optimal balance between s afety, c omfort, feasibility and mobility
Design Objectives
Growth Pod Section
Masterplan
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Schematic Sustainable Section
GROWTH POD
COMMERCIAL
DOCKING BAYS Programmatic Planning
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RESERVOIRS
SUSTAINABLE ZONES
CANAL WATERWAY
PARTY ZONES
RESIDENTIAL
PROMENADE LINKS
MEDICAL & RESEARCH
SECURITY & PETROL
GREEN SPACES
Elevation | Perspective
Growth Pod Perspective
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006 V O L C A N I C M A S S H O U S I N G
P R O J E C T T Y P E:
Residential
L O C A T I O N:
Tanah Merah, Singapore
Y E A R:
2015
S T U D I O:
Manuel Der Hagopian, group8asia
DESIGN BRIEF “New Sustainable Housing Mass� is a studio that introduces a playful and abstract approach to explore and experiment, through a complete design project, advanced typologies and structures together with contemporary sustainable solutions, dedicated to live in dense and tropical conditions.
CONCEPT Inspired by the richeness of the biodiversity and tourism of the iconic Mount Vesuvius, the proposed volcanic mass housing project aims at creating various lush calderic oasis that formed communities within the density of the residential blocks. Being directly connected to Tanah Merah MRT, it was also an intention to seamlessly connect to the urban fabric from ground up through the idea of accessible roofs that provides panoramic views. Urban farms and calderic oasis rain gardens would further contribute to the identity of this Volcanic mass housing of Tanah Merah.
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Caldera Collapse | Uplifting Earth | Mass and Void
Masterplan
63 m² 90 m² 108 m² Unit Types
Typical Floorplan
Block Types
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Type of units
Views
63 m² 90 m² 108 m²
Cross ventilation
direction of the view
Circulations
cross ventilation
units core circulations
Circulation into and through the building
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Overhang balcony with calderic profile
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Waterproof membrane flooring
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Tinted tempered glass
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Interior flooring
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Interior flooring
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Tinted tempered glass
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Vertical louvers that represent vertical lava scarring
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Porosity for natural ventilation
Rain Garden
Stormwater Planters
Sustainable Strategies
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007 B A S I N O F C O N N E C T I O N S
P R O J E C T T Y P E:
Commemorative Museum
L O C A T I O N:
High Street Centre, Singapore
Y E A R:
2014
S T U D I O:
Kee Wei Hui, TAKE Architects
DESIGN BRIEF This studio asks for the design of a living repository as a commemoration towards Singapore’s 50th anniversary. The musuem would house artifacts that has shaped the young nation’s identity and spirit, also providing hopeful insights into the future. Boat Quay
CONCEPT “Basin of connections” is designed to be dynamic and attractive, yet reflective of the the museum’s aspiration to reflect the Singapore River being the epitome of a connection point where trade, interaction and life collide, in the past and in this new age. This project thus aspires to be a main connection basin where people meet and gather. The museum is designed to be the bridging point between the two districts that it sits between, allowing a seamless circulatory flow through through the museum. The design adopts a ramp circulation in which visitors circulate though exhbition spaces that are both physically and visually connected via the ramps.
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High Street Centre
Riverwalk Clarke Quay Building heights represent the site as a basin on the long and short sections
Existing circulatory routes
GIFT SHOP
TOWARDS OUTDOOR CAFE
BASIN OF EXHIBITION STRIPS AND RAMPS
GIFT SHOP
Proposed route LOBBY
Short Section Creation of positive programme spaces
EXHIBITION STRIP
BATHROOM
EXHIBITION STRIP
BATHROOM
LOBBY
Long Section
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Using grasshopper, a grid system was designed to be responsive to an attractor curve that varies the size of the modules to create openings in the facade. The openings in the facade highlights the circulation that weaves within the building.
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008 U N I O N
P R O J E C T T Y P E:
Mixed-Use Residential
L O C A T I O N:
Newton, Singapore
Y E A R:
2014
S T U D I O:
Jackson Tan, SPORES_Studio
DESIGN BRIEF Located right beside the Newton Circle in the uptown district of Newton. With the iconic Newton Food Centre and Orchard road in close proximity, this studio seeks to develop a dynamic mixed-use residential housing project.
CONCEPT “Union” aims at creating a dynamic mixed-use residential housing project, seeking to unify residental, commercial and recreation. The main concept behind “Union” was derived from the observation of joggers and families exercising and playing on site. With no conducive park large enough for recreational activities within the area, the aim of this project is to serve as an extension and continuation of the existing jogging loop, also proving a welcoming and open green space for the residents of the community to bond and play. Elevation
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Concept Development Diagrams
Ground Floor Plan
Level 2 Plan - Garden Walk Units
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Level 3 Plan - Loop Units
Looping and interlocking concept for the housing units: Across two levels Pink and blue units enter on higher level, ornage units enter on lower level All units enter through communal spaces like the kitchen or living room Loop unit configuration allows all units to be courtyard facing Garden Walk units have loop circulation concept Corridor as buffer against the external environment like the Newton Flyover
Purple Unit Section
Garden Walk Unit Section
Pink Loop Unit Section
Blue Loop Unit Section
Left: indoor Rockwall at Cantilever, Right: Residential Corridor
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009 W A V E L E N G T H
P R O J E C T T Y P E:
Residential
L O C A T I O N:
Jurong Lake District, Singapore
Y E A R:
2014, In collaboration with Nowelle Tan
S T U D I O:
Stylianos Dritsas & Bige Tuncer
DESIGN BRIEF Through designing a residential building in this Building Information Modelling (BIM) studio, computational tools the accumulated knowledge regarding good design and construction practices will be embedded. This studio is designed to provide fundamental knowledge and basic practical skills of the planning and execution of Building Information Models. CONCEPT With the site centered around the up and coming Jurong Lake Gardens which will house the refreshed Jurong Lake Park, Chinese and Japanese Gardens. Extending the influence of our site into the design of our building, the design is intended to exploit the views and lush greenery of the district - The long wave form of the building would provide panoramic views and encourage breezes and sky garden bridges that seamlessly connect the two blocks would create a communal space for residents. Elevation
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| WAVELENGTH
Green Space Rentable Space Circulation Space Footprint: 1280.50 m² Accessible Green Space: 3114.50 m² Ground Floor
Green Space Ratio: 0.81
Unit Type
Floor Area
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Total Floor Area
3 Bedroom 4 Bedroom 5 Bedroom
81.2 m² 102.6 m² 136.5 m²
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4222.4 m² 4104 m² 819 m²
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Rental Space: Green Space : Circulation Space: Area:
Rentable Ratio
9153 m² 3114.5 m² 5460 m² 19561 m² 0.4679
Level 3, 5, 9, 11 3 Bedroom Units - 5 units per floor
Level 4, 6, 10, 12 4 Bedroom Units - 4 per floor
Level 15 5 Bedroom Units - 3 per floor
Level 7 Bottom Sky Bridge & 3 Bedroom Units
Level 13 Top Sky Bridge & 3 Bedroom Units
Level 8 Sky Bridge Double Volume & 4 Bedroom Units
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010 A L T I T U D E
P R O J E C T T Y P E:
Performance & Exhibition
L O C A T I O N:
SUTD Dover Campus, Singapore
Y E A R:
2013
S T U D I O:
Thomas Schroepfer
DESIGN BRIEF This studio asks for the design of an interstitial space that is a continous extension of the SUTD campus. Located in the central courtyard of the campus, the design should include a performance and exhibition space, all conjoined through cirulatory systems, resulting in a carefully designed promenade that weaves the current and new programs. CONCEPT “Altitude� was conceptualized as an oasis within the heart of the school, where people would be welcomed into an escape into serenity from the buzz of the campus. Designing with geometery from the intersection of two grid systems - grid of the intervention zone and grid rotated towards the view of the scenic hills of NUS, the building is shaped around targeted views, creating the ultimate vantage point on campus.
West Elevation
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| ALTITUDE
Top Left: Lobby entrance & open concept Seminar area, shadded by wooden claddings, also designed to eccentuate views. Top Right: Outdoor sloped terrace serves as a circulatory ramp, yet its wide walkway allows people to sit and gather while enjoying the views before them.
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Bottom Left: Scenic view from cantilevered performance area. The lush oasis to be the backdrop of the performance stage. Bottom Right: The exhibition space on the highest level has an outdoor spill over space that projects outwards towards views.
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011 T H E T E R R A C E
P R O J E C T T Y P E:
Residential - Hostel
L O C A T I O N:
36 Dover Drive, Singapore
Y E A R:
2013, In collaboration with Kevin Neo, Amaryllis Seah & Khin La Pyae
S T U D I O:
Stefan Schaefer
DESIGN BRIEF For this Architecture Sceience & Technology Term project, we were required to submit a Student Hostel design proposal, to be built with containers and with empahsis on the building’s structures. CONCEPT My group’s concept for a high-rise hostel first came about from the main components of construction, which are the containers. From the beginning, our objectives were to break the feeling of confinement and uniformity that a container would create. We wanted to create a sense of openness and spaciousness not only in the form of the building but also in the user experience within the individual units. At the same time, we wanted to respect the materials we were using and be economically considerate as possible. Thus we developed a terrace concept with minimal external structures that would seem porous and light. Each unit is also made to house more students to encourage bonding among students. Configuration of the units also allow a fast and efficient on-site assembly system.
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Common living space (semi-private) Vertical circulation (public)
Bedrooms (private) Central Courtyard (public)
Exploded Single Tier Living Module
Central Courtyard
Building’s Shadow Analysis
0800hrs
1200hrs
1700hrs
We also considered the sun path and shadow analysis on Ecotect in orientating and coming up with the concept of the building. This can be seen in the above render, where the courtyard is ensured to have ample daylight and there is minimal interference of daylight between blocks.
East Entrance
Lvl 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 & 15
Lvl 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 & 14
West Entrance
Office, Recreation & Lift Core
1 Living Module
7 Living Modules
Structural Beams & Pillars
Alternating Open Terraces
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012 G R A D E ‘A’ R E S T R O O M
P R O J E C T T Y P E:
Commercial, Office Restrooms
L O C A T I O N:
Xi’an, China
Y E A R:
2013, ONG&ONG
S T A T U S:
Constructed
DESIGN BRIEF To design a tasteful restroom for a Grade ‘A’ Office Building in Xi’an, China with a proposed palette of materials for its construction. CONCEPT As this restroom was designed for an office building, there was a need to stay coherent to the entire theme of the building. The bathroom’s colour palette was inspired by the Lobby and Lift Lobby. A similar style for the doors of the cubicles was also adopted from the lift door panels. Elements of the restrooms were also designed to be user friendly and easy to maintain and upkeep.
Main Lobby of the Office Building
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Lift Lobby that inspired the style of the door panels of the cubicles. The colour palette and the retangular slabs of mable are also the design language I wanted to translate.
At the entrance of the bathroom is timber pillar for privacy. The sink counter is designed with a splash-back and the paper towel dispenser can be found hidden behind mirror above the sink. This arrangement is user-friendly and prevents users from wetting the floor of the bathroom. There is a mounted paper towel dispenser and hand dryer by the exit/entrance if needed as well. Full length doors for the toilet cubicles increase privacy for users. On the inside of the cubicle, you can find a ledge for bulkier items like handbags and another smaller ledge above the toilet paper dispenser for smaller items like phones and wallets. GRADE ‘A‘ RESTROOM
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013 B O U N T I F U L Y E A R O F T H E D R A G O N
P R O J E C T T Y P E:
Chinese New Year Street Installation
L O C A T I O N:
Chinatown, Singapore
Y E A R:
2012, In collaboration with Felicia Lim, Melissa Lim
S T U D I O:
SUTD Campus Builders
DESIGN BRIEF A Singapore Tourism Board project, we were tasked to design the Chinatown street light-up for the Dragon year. As the Dragon Year is considered one of the most auspicious years in the Chinese Zodiac cycle, our design was to translate grandeur, to hopefully attract an aimed record breaking 1 million visitors to Chinatown. CONCEPT Reunion is an important aspect that the Chinese value, especially so during the Chinese New Year. Hence, for the 2012 light-up design for Chinatown, the idea was to reunite all families back to their roots and heritage, right at the heart of Chinatown. The highlight was the Majestic dragon; 108metres long, weaving along the middle divider of entire length of the road, unifying Chinatown as a single family unit. Located at the entrance of the Eu Tong Sen road and New Bridge road, its sheer scale also makes for a grand and welcoming entry for the drivers into Chinatown. Throughout Chinatown a total of 9 dragons (auspicious number for the chinese) can be found, including the arches, the bridge and the focal spots.
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Concept Sketch
Top Left: Main Arch near Pearl’s Centre
Top Right: Garden Bridge Passage Way
The two smaller dragons moving towards the golden ball on the main arch further emphasizes the dawning of the dragon year.
Golden coins hang from the passage way of the garden bridge, to give visitors the feeling of wealth ‘raining’ down on them.
Bottom Left: Street Lightings at Eu Tong Seng & New Bridge Road
Bottom Right: Garden Bridge
Vibrant street lightings with blue lights that represent the water element, as 2012 was the year of the water element. It can be seen that the water dragon glides in towards the golden coins with its mouths wide open, ready to welcome fortune and luck.
The barricade of the garden bridge is intertwined with a single long dragon. This dragon twirling in a pool of gold coins symbolizes the rolling of money into the people’s pocket. Vistors can get up close to this dragon and makes for a good photography point, with the buzz of Chinatown as a backdrop.
Main Arch Front View
Main Arch Elevation
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