ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO CH’NG XING YUE | 2013 - 2015
Meaningful architecture is a luxury. It is a luxury because it cannot be accessed by many. It is a luxury because expensive building do not equate good design. How often in our lives have we encountered buildings that were built with little regards of their users or bland in quality?
Ch’ng Xing Yue BSc (Hons) Architecture Taylor’s University 016 338 7283 xingyue.chng@gmail.com
As a kid, I have always loved being outdoors. Years of hiking has contributed to my appreciation for elements in Nature ─ listening to the chirping of birds, the soothing flow of streams, and watching the light pouring through the tree canopies into the forest ground. It made me realized moments in a journey affect one’s experience of it. Thus the compilation of my life’s journey has deeply influenced my desire to create buildings that exceed physical form and exude beauty through spatial experiences. Because most often these are places people spend large portions of their lives eating, sleeping, working, and contemplating. I aspire to make a change so that meaningful architecture will be accessible to more of the population. Real luxury doesn’t have to be extravagant in the way it’s built, it can be a simple space filled with light and volume; a place people enjoy being there. Hence I believe in ways of creating architecture for all by integrating vernacular architecture with innovative approaches, making it sustainable and contributing to the wellness of users. I wish to leave a legacy by positively impacting others through their experiences in the creation of my architecture, in hope that the good will be passed on to others. One droplet might seems small, but it can create a ripple effect larger than it is.
CONTENT PROJECT 1| UNITY; VIC
PROJECT 2| IMMERSE; NAC
PROJECT 3| BEZAAR CHOW KIT; MARKETPLACE
PROJECT 4| COURTYARD; COLLABORATIVE UPCYCLE CENTER
UNITY PROJECT DESCRIPTION Visitor Interpretive Center (VIC) Labrador National Park, Singapore 450m2 A significant war battle site built by the British government in the early 20th century, to defend Singapore from the Japanese forces. It is currently used as a nature reserve.
SITE MAP NTS Inspired by the growth of tree from the center of the gun emplacement found on site, this VIC carries the concept of the war uniting Singaporeans, towards their vision for the country. The stairs welcome visitors from main paths to the core of the VIC, where memorial columns surround a big void, representing the war causing sacrifices yet brings unity. The woven wooden roof beams also resembles the intersecting of lives of the people drawing to the core of the VIC and being united. The lookout path extended to the sea offers a change from the dense forest setting to a clear space, signifying the transition from the past to the future.
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PUBLIC GATHERING SPACE WITH MEMORIAL COLUMNS Solemn space to pay respect to fallen troops while the void creates sense of falling.
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
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FIRST FLOOR PLAN
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WEST ELEVATION
ROOF FRAMING PLAN
SECTION A-A
IMMERSE PROJECT DESCRIPTION Nature Appreciation Center (NAC) Royal Belum Rainforest Resort, Perak 800m2 Located at Tanjung Wan, the site has the potential to acts as a gateway for visitors to access the beauty Royal Belum Statepark, a 130millions years old rainforest.
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LOCATION PLAN
This NAC is inspired by the remnants of trees in the middle of the lake that relates back to the history of Belum rainforest and Temenggor lake, when the forest is flooded to make way for the dam. The NAC is designed along the contour to ensure the building blends in with the site, yet with the tower at the cross sections of the main circulation acting as the focus of the centre. Indigenous materials such as rammed earth, bamboos and thatched nipah are used to ensure the sustainability of the VAC while enhancing the tactility of the building. Interior of lookout tower
Reading space facing lake view
SOUTH ELEVATION 1:400
ROOF PLAN 1:800
SECTION A-A 1:400
Rock experience area
Inspiration: Tree trunks in lake with tranquility of the water.
Designed like water ripples flowing down the contour of the site.
Shadows of foliages cast in the spaces.
Permeable facades to bring nature in, while allow natural ventilation.
Experience layers of tropical rainforest and scenic views. Narrow path enables solitary walk.
Experience the beauty of nature outdoor while waiting at the jetty.
1 Jetty 2 Swing 3 Rock experience space 4 Plant exhibition 5 lookout tower 6 Reading area 7 Main exhibition
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN 1:400
8 Soil learning 9 Seating and tree identifying 10 Hall 11 Bicycle parking 12 Car parking 13 Reception
1 Kitchen 2 Lookout tower 3 Experience path 4 Theater 5 Chill out space
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FIRST FLOOR PLAN 1:400
BEZAAR CHOW KIT PROJECT DESCRIPTION Market place Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur 1000m2 “What attracts people most, it would appear, is other people.” -William H. Whyte As Kuala Lumpur’s famous market area, Chow Kit had seen its peak in the 1980’s. The focus of Chow Kit is the streets, where markets and street activities bloom all day, crowded with people from all nationalities.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
MONORAIL STATION
JALAN TUANKU ABDUL RAHMAN
Beza adjective (béza) different
SITE PLAN 1:1500
BACK ALLEY
To redefine what is market in Chow Kit, Bezaar Chow Kit is consisted of mixed primary uses such as market, dining area, reading space and public space, while operating day and night. Public reading space is created due to lack of public library and bookstore in the area, providing educational space especially for the street kids. The reading space uses the old shop house interior to create a nostalgic sense, with the light penetrating through the gaps of the timber louvered windows.
CHOW KIT MARKET
MARKET FLOW
Public space is merged with other spaces to make the market seems less formal, as it is designed to be an everyday market for the community and the tourists. The informality of the market is to induce social interactions between users, making the market vibrant. Different leveling and spaces are designed to create exciting experience making people wanting to revisit again.
Street permeability
Performance staircase inspired by Surdirman’s concert on Chow Kit pedestrian bridge
Buy and cook
Read while waiting for food
Side path as service lane and public area, with entrance into market
For the exterior, Bezaar Chow Kit is a combination of the original shop houses and a new façade and roof to attract attention from passerbys. The façade of Bezaar Chow Kit contrasts with the surrounding shop houses but the height itself does not overpower. Bezaar Chow Kit is not solely a market, but aims to be a gathering hub for the community to learn and thrive.
1 Timber roof structure of Chinese shophouse can be seen 2 Glass wall to allow more daylight to enter reading area and enable views of the side of market
Circular hollow section steel strut support system to elevate the triangular truss
3 Movable expanded steel panels to enable passerby to buy food from Grab & Go 4 Side entrance of market 5 Dining area
Reflected daylighting through metal roof
6 Kitchen
Corrugated steel roof sheet CoolMax 9mm double aluminium foil sheet with insulation
Fascia
Spring clip to hold top part of gutter
7 Back entrance for transportation of products
Gutter strap for extra support
Trapezoidal liner sheet Angle bracket to hold purlin in place
Rainwater gutter
Steel purlin
Galvanized fascia bracket Triangular steel truss
8 Loading/ unloading bay
100mm x 100mm steel hollow section welded to triangular truss
Food smell
End plate 100mm x 100mm x 3mm(thick) hollow section to support expanded metal panels
Reclaimed timber bench top
SECTION A-A’
Expanded metal panels
100mm circular hollow section from roof as bench support 150mm Concrete slab
1 Staircase to the upper floor, also serves as a platform for local artists to perform
Reinforced concrete beam and column
2 Reading area
5mm thk stainless steel bracket welded to mullions of metal panels
Stainless steel fastener Fair-faced brick wall Timber sliding doors for storage
30mm thk pavement tile
Concrete flooring with screed finishing
3 Sitting area to look around
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4 Suspended steel grating platform
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Hardcore
Concrete foundation system with footing
Front public space as buffer zone
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Dynamic volume to break horizontality
TUANKU ABDUL RAHMAN
Increase area of views
Tall roof creates less overcrowding sense inside; welcoming alley
5 Public area for daily activities (cobbler, children playing around, eating, reading newspaper)
SECTION B-B’
Rainwater harvesting system- to water tank above toilets
1 Exterior seating 2 Perforated pivot doors 3 Colorful products at more daylit space 4 Extended staircase steps for seating 5 Spices and flowers stall with wall opening enabling interaction 6 Grab & Go stall with operable expanded steel panels 7 Drink and coconut milk grating stall
GROUND FLOOR PLAN 1:300
8 Meat and poultry section 9 Flat stall table for meat cutting 10 Cold storage area 11 M&E room 12 Refuse 13 Public area 14 Loading bay
1 Performance staircase for local artists 2 Dining area 3 Kitchen 4 Suspended steel grating platform 5 Seating area 6 Dining area 7 Ready made food kiosk
FIRST FLOOR PLAN 1:300
8 Timber railing with panels for privacy; standing spot to read 9 Magazine rack for public 10 Secondhand/ local books reading space with curved cushion seating 11 Load bearing wall with opening and half height books shelves 12 Counter 13 Silent reading space
COURTYARD PROJECT DESCRIPTION Collaborative Upcycle Center Jalan Alor, Kuala Lumpur 2200m2 “Visual access between spaces foster sense of community between users.� Once known as a red light district, Jalan Alor is currently a lively food street that peaks every night. The site is located at the end corner of Jalan Alor where the people diverged, and is well acessible by public transportation and by foot. The project aims to be a place for the people where the community can come together.
PROGRAMME
VERTICAL CIRCULATION
Courtyards bring in daylight
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PAVILION Service core block off direct heat from west sun
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KL TOWER
PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS
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Public surround workshops to showcase process and pique interests
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KEY PLAN N.T.S
Continuition of circulation
ROAD ACESS TO SITE
Visual axis towards courtyard
“One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” The proposed programme is Collaborative Upcycle Center with an urban park. The center intends to engage all in the community through art, interactive activities and public green spaces. Weekly materials collection, learning workshops and communal projects create the opportunity for the community to come together and collaborate with each other, the artists, and specialists, locally or internationally. As the area is consisted of commercial and residential districts, the amount of urban wastes is immense. This creates an opportunity as the discarded materials can now be reused again with the uprise of awareness for going green. It allows the community to understand the value of trash and the witness the creative transformation into something useful. The center aims to achieve its objective as a community center by acting as a sharing, learning and expression platform for the diverse local community.
Attract people into building
LEARNING + EXCHANGE + JOB OPPORTUNITY community
visitors
URBAN WASTES PRODUCED/ REPAIRATION ITEMS
Residential + Commercial
PRODUCTS + SKILLS
Public space
Green area
Collaborative learning
Administration
Cafe
Accomodation
Service
WASTES ROM EVENTS
Collaborative Upcycle Center
urban park
PRODUCTS FOR EVENTS
Visual connection
Sliced into blocks for circulation and courtyard
Softscape to lead people into the urban park
Raised front to encourage people into building
Recessed block to create upper green terrace friendly to human scale and allows Jalan Alor view
UPPER GROUND FLOOR PLAN
LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN REFLECTION OF SUNLIGHT DAYLIGHT INTO SPACES
SOUTH PREVAILING WIND
Natural daylighting and ventilation
Axial connection and continuity of movement
Street connection through exhibition and kopitiam
Programme layering
Merging of in-out
Rainwater harvesting for toilet flushing and irrigation
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FIRST FLOOR PLAN
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SECOND FLOOR PLAN
BASEMENT PLAN
Venturi effect: Larger opening facing prevailing wind
SECTION B-B
SECTION C-C
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GREEN TERRACED STEPS | FRAMING THE PARK FROM JALAN ALOR
UPCYCLE EXHIBITION | DISPLAY OF LOCAL ARTISTIC TALENTS
COURTYARD | COLLABORATIVE SPACE FOR COMMUNITY AND VISITORS
LIVING AREA | SOCIAL SPACE WITH PARK AND STREET VIEWS