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CHHAY KOURNG LAY

[Curriculum Vitae]

First name(s)/ Surname(s) [personal information] Chhay Kourng (William) Lay

Gender Male

Date of Birth 23 March 1999

Nationality Cambodian

Email laychaykoung@gmail.com

Telephone(s) Mobile: +61 481727633

~[about me]~

After living in Australia for nearly a decade, my simple interest towards art and photography soon grew into my deep passion to wards architecture. Growing up in Phnom Penh, there was a shortage of architectural wonders. Fortunately enough, have travelled frequently throughout my life. The art that have seen fascinated me, whether it be just capturing memories or breathtaking view.

My name is Chhay Kourng Lay, and am fresh graduate student with a Master of Architecture at The University of Melbourne. am a young and passionate graduate of architecture who has participated in various studios during my study time, from practical to hypothetical.

During my studies, have gathered many vital skills and knowledge in order to enhance myself as a well-rounded architect. My most enjoyable experience would have to be in my design studio class, as it provided numerous opportunities to discuss, and share my thoughts towards any issues and ultimately strive for the best design outcome.

am easygoing by nature and always eager to learn and improve myself from my surrounding work colleagues. With determination and eagerness in mind, sincerely look forward to entering this exciting stage of my career at your workforce. ~~~~~

[education]

[Licenses & Certifications] Nationally Recongised Barista Course

CBD College Pty Limited Issued Dec 2021 Credential ID 6028524

Sketchup Advanced

[technical skills] Rhinoceros

Advanced

Autocad Advanced Adobe Illustrator Advanced

Adobe Photoshop Advanced

Microsofts Advanced

Linkedin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chhay-kourng-lay-8a9455207/

Master of Architecture | The University of Melbourne March 2021- Dec 2022

Havard X (edX)

GSD 1x: The Architectural Imagination (ongoing)

Bachelor of Architectural Design | Monash University

March 2018- Dec 2020

Lumion Advanced

Adobe Indesign Advanced Vray Advanced Adelaide High School 2012-2017

FirstRate5 Intermediate QGIS Intermediate Revit Intermediate

[languages] English [work experience]

[volunteer]

Student of Architecture| RPtecture Architects

December 2021- July 2022

- Utilising Revit software for modelling, and documentation, - Liaising between architects, and product suppliers.

- Construction site visits.

- Undertaking design tasks.

Mcdonald’s, Keysborough South

December 2021- May 2022

- Front end casher/cash handing. Never recorded cash register shortage.

- Delivered prompt, friendly customer service.

- Assisted with maintaining cleanliness in line with company standard.

MSD Peer Mentor

February - June 2022

- Assisted in the transition of new students to their first semester of study in the Melbourne School of Design and more widely at the University of Melbourne.

Former International Prefect at Adelaide High School Janurary-December 2016

- Led events such as fundraising, head of the river, School Swimming and Athletics Carnivals, and more.

- Served as a peer mentor to junior students.

- Greet visitors and handle inquiries on open days.

[interests] Chess, Coffee, Travel, HandCrafts (Woodworking), Artifical Intelligence, Sports (Table Tennis), Videomaking, Photography. Professional Working Proficiency Khmer Native [Referees] Professor of Architecture, The University of Melbourne Paul Walker walkp@unimelb.edu.au 0417378990

MSD Studio Leader, The University of Melbourne Yui Uchimura yui.uchimura@unimelb.edu.au 0403799979

Chhay Kourng (William) Lay Graduate of Architecture

Lidar Scan Advanced Woodworking Advanced Enscape Advanced Model Making Advanced

01 STUDIO 1-VERTICALISING |2021 (GROUP WORK)

Members of 2- Percentage of workload distribution: 50% each

PROJECT: SCHOOL IN THE GROVE

STUDIO LEADER: ISABEL LASALA

COMPLETED: SEMESTER 1, 2021 02 DESIGN THESIS-RADICAL SUBURBS| 2022

PROJECT: THE CONNECT

PROFESSOR: PAUL WALKER

COMPLETED: SEMESTER 2, 2022 03 STUDIO 27 CONNECT |2021 (GROUP WORK)

Members of 4- In charge of drawings and renders

PROJECT: UPLIFTING CHELSEA

STUDIO LEADER: KRISTEN WANG, ANDREW HAYES and COX ARCHITECTURE

COMPLETED: SEMESTER 2, 2021

04 STUDIO 41- CURATE|CREATE: SENSORY (RE)TREAT|2022 (INDIVIDUAL)

PROJECT: THE METAMORPHORSIS OF THE SKIN

STUDIO LEADER: YUI UCHIMURA

COMPLETED: SEMESTER 1, 2022 05 F_LAB THE ROCKABILITY CHAIR (INDIVIDUAL WORK)

PROJECT: UPLIFTING CHELSEA

TUTOR: CHRISTINA BRICKNELL

COMPLETED: SEMESTER 2, 2022 06 REFEREES LETTER

Question:

How can the public library’s role be optimized to facilitate positive cultural, social and economic growth in a growing suburban node?

Thesis Statement:

In the twenty-first century, contemporary suburban libraries have been drastically revolutionized, and is no longer pragmatic as they serve only to store information. Instead, the supportive infrastructure has become an essential need that provides opportunities to cultivate different demographics via educational, cultural or leisure activities. The City of Kingston’s public libraries located in Highett and Cheltenham, which were built in the 1960s, are lacking in the common cultural fabric and no longer serve the purpose of the community.

The ‘connect’ aims to enrich the user journey to, from, and around the contemporary library to foster a sense of community through social interaction, along with the high use public infrastructure of the suburb. By building large public squares with architectural artefacts, the design offers serendipitous experience that slows the speed of passengers, cyclists and pedestrians to cultivate multi-layer connection with the new Sir Fry William Reserve.

UPLIFTING CHELSEA

The project, Uplifting Chelsea, aims to expand beyond the standard train station to create an uplifting community scheme. Driven by sustainability goals early on, the project is designed to maximize the social and environmental benefit to the precinct of Chelsea. The project promotes walking and biking lifestyle with a pedestrian-centric design blended with new biking amenities along the new rail. Despite the complexity and expansiveness of the scheme, Uplifting Chelsea implements a reuse and recycle policy and clean energy systems to minimize the scheme’s environmental impact. Our design allows for construction efficiency to minimize time and costs incurred by providing a solution whereby the trains continue to run during construction. This is achieved through methods such as prefabrication and repetition of designed elements, whilst still ensuring the desired functional and experiential qualities of the serendipitous space.

F_LAB: The Rockability Chair

Concept

The piece aims to explore the relation between the characteristic of birch plywood and native hardwood, using ebonised chemical effect. Ebonising seeks to achieve a rich black colour chemically reacted by steel wool and vinegar. However, this solution results vary depending on the tannic content of the timber; like manywise, birch plywood is low tannin, which may not give dark colour effect.

Project Description

The primary feature of the chair is the moving ability that stimulates the user’s physical and emotional ergonomic experience. A recliner’s back angle transfers the body weight to the leg support, allowing them to rock gently. In addition, the bracing element has a dual function that supports the chair’s alignment and armrest. The chair is made of hardwood (spotted gum) for seating and rocking support, while the chair legs are made of birch plywood.

Explore: https://www.msdx-gallery.com.au/2022/s2/students/william-chhay-kourng-lay/

Photo credit Mitchell Ransome

Professor Paul Walker BArch (Auckland) PhD (Auckland)

23 November 2022

To Whom It May Concern

To whom it may concern,

Reference:

William (Chhay Kourng) Lay

I have known William for a year; he was a student of my master’s level design studio in the Master of Architecture programme at the University of Melbourne in 2022, Semester 1. During the semester, William demonstrated consistent professionalism in the work he brought to each studio.

William demonstrated excellent competence in producing consistent, professional drawings for each presentation required across the semester. The level of refinement he achieved efficiently and early on in the semester was particularly impressive. William also bought good enthusiasm for the analogue-focused themes of the studio, tackling tasks of material research, collection and physical curation very competently. It was pleasure Seeing his learnings inform his detailed design refinement throughout the semester.

Throughout these tasks, he demonstrated a consistent work ethic and good time management skills. William also brought a positive temperament to each class, was respectful of the studio environment and formed good relationships with his peers.

I wish William all the best in his future endeavours. Please feel free to contact me at yui.uchimura@unimelb.edu.au or 0403 799 979 if there is any additional information I can provide.

Yours sincerely,

Re: William Chhay Kourng Lay

am very pleased to write a letter of recommendation for William Lay

William has been enrolled in the Master of Architecture Design Thesis studio which have run during semester 2, 2022. This subject culminates the University of Melbourne Master of Architecture degree and requires students to undertake a research led design in response to a broad theme set by the studio teacher. The studio offered this semester was called ‘Radical Suburbs’ and required students to rethink typical suburban building programs within a typical Melbourne middle suburban setting Cheltenham/Southland in our case

Throughout the semester William has demonstrated an ability to conceive and analytically consider design options, and to refine and elaborate design proposals in clear drawings. His project involves the design of a community facility conjoined to the proposed Che tenham station of the new suburban rail loop It includes a library, facilities for bicycle etail, repair, and storage, a landscaped exterior space, facilit es to support a farmers market and links to the Southland station on the Frankston line The project sits adjacent to Bay Road, and takes advantage of the excavations that will be entailed in the building of the new train station to reconfigure the wider site William has devised a structure for his project of regular masonry arches supporting a turfed roof, with laminated timber structures supporting pop up roof lights which above make irregular landscape forms The project is highly resolved and works structurally and programmatically, and establishes an urban order in a difficult location

Before undertaking studies for the Master of Architecture, William undertook a Bachelor of Architectural Design at Monash University. William has been a very accomplished student at the Melbourne School of Design, with a weighted average mark of 78.6 across his studies so far and with two of three completed design studio subjects with high honours (H1) outcomes During his MArch study William has undertaken a range of elective subjects from transport planning to furniture making that demonstrate his ability to respond to design problems at a range of scales, and both conceptually and pragmatically.

Yui Uchimura MSD Studio Leader

The University of Melbourne

GET IN TOUCH

CHHAY KOURNG (WILLIAM) LAY Email: laychaykoung@gmail.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chhay-kourng-lay-8a9455207/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chhaykourng/

Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning

The University of Melbourne Victoria 3010 Australia

As well as considerable design ability, n my class William has also demonstrated a consistently strong work ethic and a collegial interest in the work of his class mates He responds constructively to advice but is also able to develop and refine design ideas independently He has excellent communication skills, both verbal and visual These personal attributes and work habits will serve him very well in professional contexts I recommend him to you most highly. Please be in contact if you would like further information

Yours sincerely Paul Walker

Professor of Architecture

E: walkp@unimelb.edu.au

P: 0417378990