P O R T F O LI O
2018-2021
RIBA PART 1 GRADUATE
I CHAYAPA UDOMBUNDITKUL
C H AYA PA U D O M B U N D I T K U L ( P U N C H ) Part 1 Architectural Assistant +(66)644151965 chayapa.ud@outlook.com
E X PERIENCE
EDUCATION
WSA Summer Show 2021 August - September
2021
3D Virtual Exhibition Team
- Organised and prepared 3D models in preparation for VR exhibition launch
Architecture 49 Limited
Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University
BSc Architecture (upper-second class honours) 2018 - 2021
University of Bristol
July - August 20 20
Computer Science with Innovation
Architectural Designer Internship
2017 - 2018
- Produced initial design for high rise apartment’s facade in Bangladesh. - Developed atmospheric and architectural element concept for a smart hospital project. - Material selection for building element and analysis.
Shrewsbury International School Bangkok Alevels: AAB
Physics - Mathematics (Mechanics 1 and 2 ) - Design Technology
2013 - 2017
AWARDS Waterless World Nonarchitecture
SK ILL S
2021
Adobe Photoshop
Top 40 Finalist
Pavillion of Humanity; First contact
2020
Bee breeder’s International Architecture Competition Top 40 Shortlisted Project
2018
1st place StartUp Award
Adobe InDesign
Autodesk Autodesk Autocad 2D
The UK Santander Innovation Scholarship Acadedmic merit for best innovation pitch
2017
Autodesk Revit
3D Modelling Rhinoceros
PAR TICIPATIONS “Kengo Kuma & Higashikawa”
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Lightroom
Samaggi Samagom Startup
Chair design competition
Adobe Suite
Grasshopper 2021
Sketchup
Kagu Design Competition
Rendering
Warming!
Lumion
2021
Architecture global warming Arch Out Loud
Uniquely Thai 2021 Bangkok Civic Centre
Vray
Microsoft Office Microsoft Powerpoint
MQDC
Microsoft Word
L ANGUAGE Thai Native
English Professional working profiency
Japanese Elementary profiency
Microsoft Excel
Others Model making Hand-drawing Photography
Selected works from 2018-2021
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PRODUCTION GARDEN WSA: Comprehensive Design Project 2021 Page 1
EMERGENT OF BITCOIN TERRITORY Warming! Competition 2021 Page 15
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THE TEOTIHUACAN PASSAGE Pavillion of Humanity; First Contact 2020 Page 21
SIAM COMMON GROUND Uniquely Thai 2021 Page 27
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FRAGMENT OF THE PAST WSA: Year 2 Design Project 2020 Page 33
ABANDONMENT OF THE SPACE WSA: Primer Design Project 2020 Page 45
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THE ORGANIC PAVILLION: HIDE AND SEEK WSA: Design Principle Method / Parametric studies 2020 Page 53
[RE] CHAIR Kagu Chair Competition 2021 page 57
09 AND ALL THIS IS THE ARCADES IN OUR EYES WSA: Vertical Studio Project 2020 page 61
PRODUCTION GARDEN BSc THESIS PROJECT Year: 2021 Individual project Location: Leckwith, Wales, United Kingdom Within this unit, I earned the opportunities to explore social regeneration under the context of waste. This makes my thesis focused on the regeneration and repurpose of wasted space. The project is about the opportunity to revitalize Leckwith by restoring the agricultural values, diminished by the consequences of globalisation that lead to food miles and positively reconnecting communities to nature. Located on the edge of Leckwith surrounded by Leckwith Woodlands and the river Ely, where the site is set on a hard environment and heavily industrialized area. This gives opportunities for the scheme to, not only regenerate the environment but also provide a journey through spaces that frame the
significant landscape. This in hope will connect the bonds between nature and people together. The scheme first addresses the necessity to introduce a sustainable processed building like a vertical hydroponic farm by providing facilities for local people to process microgreen, sell harvested crops on-site, provide locally exportation to retails and marketplace to reduce food-miles. Allowing the public to celebrate the process of harvesting and cultivating as part of Leckwith’s historical identity through incorporating the idea of agricultural production and agricultural land fragment while the process remains sustainable through the use of a circular economy.
The use of 3 ‘RE’s has been implemented for part of the strategies: 1) Reconnecting with local nature 2) Re-vitalize land and roadway using eco-pavement for friendly roadway and prevent surface runoff
By creating a friendly roadway in combination with reference from Leckwith agricultural urban farming ‘yard’ circulation, the design ended up with a ‘yard’ space which does not only act as a commuting roadway but also a gathering space for local communities to actively engage in sustainable farming activities and enjoy a relaxing green lifestyle.
3) Re-use - the scheme embraces the act of reuse through reusing floor slabs from abandoned warehouses and maximise the use of sustainable material such as glulam timber.
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FOOD NETWORKING
The huge amount of food retail and supermarkets can be found nearby the site which suggests the issue of food miles that impact on carbon footprint during transportation whether it be regionally or globally.
Green space Green space Residential areas School
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Stadium
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Commercial Industries
Public sector
Sport centre
Nature and Leckwith City Boundary
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Site - Top view
1930
2007
2018 Mapping diagrams suggests the disintegration of farmland in Leckwith due to industrialization and globalisation since the 19th century.
2016
1990
2019
PRODUCTIVITY MATERIAL PALETTE
Active building Vehicular route
site illustration
NATURE
MANMADE
Oak Broadleaves Woodland
River Ely
ACTIVE
WASTED
Brickwork Grade II listed Old Bridge
Concrete
Scrap woods
Steel
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SUSTAINABILITY PROCESS
A
GERMINATING
Organic seeds Grow medium Coco coir
Filtered wastewater
take 7-21 days to germinate
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CULTIVATING / HARVESTING
Rainwater collection
D
Hydroponic system
Filtration tank and system storage to use again in the growing process
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Wastedwater Wasted organic Seeds
Wasted grow medium
Microgreen vegetables
OTHER USES
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Research / Experimental lab Shop Cafe worker accom
(RE)GROWING
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STORE
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(permaculture)
SORTING/PROCESSING
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DISTRIBUTION
COMPOST
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19th century
Today
FARMLAND ORGANIZATION
Evolution BRYNWELL FARM, LECKWITH
GENERAL FARMLAND ORGANIZATION
Existed farm
White farm
Yniston Farm easy to grow and observe
Langross Farm
FARMLAND ORGANIZATION
BRYNWELL FARM, LECKWITH
GENERAL
GENERAL
linear - organization shape the edge/ turn of the road
Beggan Farm (currently exists) BRYNWELL FARM, LECKWITH
linear - organization shape the edge/ turneasy of the to road grow and observe
easy to grow and observe
linear - organization shape the edge/ turn of the road
road diverge and freeform
Generic, UK
Yniston Farm
Brynwell Farm
easy to grow and observe
Beggan Farm
White farm
BRYNWELL FARM, LECKWITH
GENERAL
FARMLAND Brynwell ORGANIZATION Farm
Converted to other uses
YNISTON FARM, road diverge and freeform
Building surrounds and shape the road while crops surround building
linear - organization BEGGAN FARM, LECKWITH Building surrounds and shape the road shape the edge/ turn Lecwith of the building road Beggan Farm, while crops surround
LECKWITH
Yniston Farrm, Leckwith
YNISTON FARM, LECKWITH
Farm facilities
Brynwell Farm, Leckwith
BEGGAN FARM, LECKWITH
road diverge and freeform
Circulation
Field
YNISTON FARM, LECKWITH
Building surrounds and shape the road while crops surround building
BEGGAN FARM, LECKWITH
STUDIES OF FARMLAND road diverge and freeform
YNISTON FARM, LECKWITH
Building surrounds and shape the road while crops surround building
BEGGAN FARM, LECKWITH
RIVER EL Y
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MASTERPLAN WITH CONTEXT
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Into the River
Cafe Space Interior
Into the Yard
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GROUND FLOOR A
1 Vertical growing tower 2 Germinating space 3 Lab 4 Sorting Area 5 Storage and Packaging 6 Service 7 WC 8 Garbage room 9 Office 10 Housing area for worker 11 Operational parking area
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12 Public yard 13 Gardening shop 14 Cafe 15 Kitchen 16 Outdoor garden 17 Visitor parkinng area
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Private (worker) Semi-Public Public
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Building facilities Yard space
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Public route Overlapped area Productivity route
FIRST FLOOR A
18 Sorting Area 19 Living room for worker 20 Single bedroom for worker 21 Growing tower first floor
Vehicular route
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The section incoperate a water diagram demonstrating how the architecture tackle challenges such as a potential flood and surface runoff as well as a water collecting system.
VERTICAL GROWING LECKWITH WOODLAND
PRIVATE AREA
What happened during monsoon season.
PUBLIC REALM
CAFE / SHOP STORAGE / BACKYARD
water flow from mountain
water flow into drainage pipe
water flows into public area - cafe, worker accomodation
Cantileaver retaining wall
FLOODING POTENTIAL DIAGRAM (BEFORE PROPOSAL) + 30.00 + 20.00 + 10.00 + 0.00
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potential flood rise +8.20m
Hydropavement
GROWING TOWER INTERIOR ELEMENT
Growing structure containing PVC pipe inside acts as Rainwater collection system. Polycarbonate sheet panel 35 mm
Core part of the structure
Steel metal sheet waterproofing - direct water into pipe inside the core structure
Recycled polypropelene growing tray Timber floor slab Timber frame horizontal bracing structure Vertical batten
35 mm polycarbonate sheet with film coated
RIVER ELY
Prefabricated glulam doughlas fir column PVC water pipe
PERMACULTURE GARDEN
water flow through each tray and down to the water tank underground Concrete floor slab
Water flows from the outer part
Water is released into river Ely
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1:10 B Wall 2.1 25 mm Oak timber cladding 2.2 Vertical timber stud 450 mm spacing between 2.3 60 mm Rockwool insulation 2.4 Watervapour membrane
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2.5 180 x 300 mm Glulam timber structural frame 2.6 Waterproof membrane 2.7 20mm timber battens 2.9 2.8 200 mm rockwool insulation 3.0 2.9 Wall stud (infill)
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resistance table 3.8 and Ro
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Douglas fir glum rafter
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Breather membrane
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Wood insulate
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Standing seam metal
1:10
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3.4
3.5
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2.1 2.2
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C Floor 0.2 / 0.033 = 6.06 L1A²⁵ 3.4 1.5 mm 0.006 wooden texture linoleum floor / 0.13 = 0.046 3.5 10mm gypsum board 0.10 3.6 130 mm concrete floor slab 3.7 300x2300.04 mm foamglas¹⁰ blocks 11.8 3.8 Water vapour membrane
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D HYDRO-PAVEMENT BLOCK 60 x 200 mm concrete permeable blocking with 5 mm spacing filed with gravel 40 mm bedding aggregate of sand 120 mm open graded bedding course/ rock 200 mm open graded based reservoir Geotex barrier Soil subgrade
D Window Douglas fir window frame Double glazed glass (Argon 20mm infill) aluminium Douglas fir silt plate
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CONSTRUCTION STRATEGY
1.6
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U-VALUE CALCULATION
1.9
The thermal conductivity is from CIBSE Guide A if not being referen
Model for Technical analysis for one of the most significant ROOF U-VALUE buildings in the proposal, worker space, in order to provide Material comfort and lux intensity or users as well as meeting the UK building standard. Standing seam metal
1:10
3.5
3.6
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0.2¹²
Synthetic underplayment
20
0.03¹³
Plywood decking
51.5
0.14¹⁴
Douglas fir glum blocking
180
0.15¹⁵
Timber batten
40
0.13
Douglas fir glum rafter
300
0.15
Breather membrane
0.6
0.036¹⁶
Wood insulate
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Roof U-Value = 1 / sum of R value -> 1/11.8 = 0.085 =
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2.5 180 x 300 mm Glulam timber structural frame 2.6 Waterproof membrane 2.7 20mm timber battens 2.9 2.8 200 mm rockwool insulation 3.0 2.9 Wall stud (infill) 3.0 Water vapour membrane 3.1 3.1 60mm rockwool insulation 3.2 3.2 15mm plasterboard 3.3 3.3 Wall finished
3.4
Thickness (mm)
1:10
B Wall 2.1 25 mm Oak timber cladding 2.2 Vertical timber stud 450 mm spacing between 2.3 60 mm Rockwool insulation 2.4 Watervapour membrane
2.1 25mm Oak Timber Cladding 2.2 Vertical timber stud 450 mm spacing between 2.3 60 mm Rockwool Insulation 2.4 Watervapour membrane 2.5 180x300 mm Glulam timber structural frame 2.6 Waterproof membrane 2.7 20 mm timber battens 2.8 200 mm rockwool insulation 2.9 Wall stud (infill) 3.0 Water vapour membrane 3.1 60 mm rockwool insulation 3.2 15mm plasterboard 3.3 Wall finished
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A Roof The goal for the construction strategy is to use sus 1.0 Standing seam metal the farmyard and landscape context. Therefore th 1.1 Underplayment Briefly, I have to mention the structural nature of th 1.2 Plywood decking therefore it will be either pitch-roof and mono-pitch material that creates a warming atmosphere while 1.3 Douglas fir glulam blocking 180x180 and is suitable with a type of process such as ven 1.4 40 mm Timber batten 1.5 Doughlas fir glulam rafter 180x300 The area focused is therefore the sorting area whe 1.6 Breather membrane Oak timber. The infill consists of timber battens pr JUNE12:00 1.7 Wood insulate DEC 12:00 part of comfort and privacy. I found the use of dou Steam barrier Intermidiate 1.8 conditions Intermidiate Theconditions calculation below shows that the material and 1.9 6 mm plywood interior finished
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C FLOOR
3.8
Material
Thickness (mm)
Thermal
Oak timber cladding
25
0.17
Vertical timber stud
25
0.12¹⁹
Rockwool insulation
60
0.038²⁰
3.4 1.5 mm wooden texture linoleum floor Water vapour membrane 6 3.5 10 mm gypsum board Timber battens 20 3.6 130 mm concrete floor slab Rockwool insulation 200 3.7 300x230 mm Foamglas Rockwoolblocks insulation 60 C Floor 3.8 Water vapour membrane Water vapour membrane 6 3.4 1.5 mm wooden texture linoleum floor 3.9 100 mm rigid insulation Plasterboard 15 3.5 10mm gypsum board 3.6 130 mm concrete floor slab 4.0 100 mm gravel layer Interior surface resistance 3.7 300x230 mm foamglas¹⁰ 4.1 1050blocks x 350 mm concrete footing Exterior surface resistance 3.7
3.9
4.0
1:10
3.8 Water vapour membrane 3.9 100mm rigid insulation 4.0 100mm gravel layer 4.1 1050 x 350 mm concrete footing
0.17 0.13 0.038 0.038 0.17²¹ 0.19²² -
Total resistance
Wall U-Value = 1 / sum of R value -> 1 1/10.7 = 0.08
FLOOR U-VALUE 4.1
Additionally, as part of my yard concept, the pavement around the building has been considered for drainage strategy to improve the site in case of surface runoff and rainfall. I decided to use a hydro-pavement block¹¹. E Pavement 60x200 concrete permeable blocking with 5mm spacing filed with gravel 40mm bedding aggregate of sand 120 mm open graded bedding course/rock
Material
Thickness (mm)
Thermal C
Wood texture linoleum floor
1.5
0.19
Gypsum board
10
0.17
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130
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AN EMERGENT OF BITCOIN TERRITORY WARMING 2021 Year: 2021 Collaborator: Ping-Hshin Wang, Soisalak Rojanavilaivudh Location: Unalakleet, Alaska, USA Bitcoin is what many believe to be THE new form of digital currency or the new gold. Bitcoin’s value and future are often discussed but not enough around the heated GPU, running 24/7 behind the scenes. By 2033, We are at risk of rising global temperature by 2 percent from Bitcoin mining. The mining and processing transactions require heavy hardwares and continuous electrical supply that consumes fossil fuels. Thus, how can this new cryptocurrency emerge alongside citizens, creating the least pollution as possible? ‘Unalakleet’ is a town known for its long historical self-sustain tradition and fishing. The city reported a rise in the aging population; thus, to integrate the bitcoin industry into the town, the scheme provides active retirement housing by the riverside with a fishing lodge, allowing
elders to have a relaxed gateway and activities that prompts social interaction. Above is a space for cultivating traditions while the underground is a hidden bitcoin mining factory, opposing conventional mining. It is a place where the old and the new can co-depend and co-exist. While geothermal and renewable sources have been a greener solution for the digital mining crisis, this project aims to make cryptocurrency a more sustainable practice through a circular energy system. By capturing the heat generated from the GPU and converting it into electricity that powers the living space above, fewer heat escapes and becomes wasted.
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Housing consists of a private bedroom with in-unit radiators and restroom with ready hot water supply. Communal living functions such as laundry, kitchen, and dining. All functions are scattered to encourage elders to move and socialize among themselves.
1.1 Housing 1.2 Bitcoin Mining 2 Communual Lodge 3 Fishing Lodge
Area shows communual area in housing
View BH: Backyard of Housing Area
Underground Bitcoin Factory
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The facility is located underground, directly below the housing. There is an assembly zone for repairing and constructing GPU (Graphics Processor Unit). The mining zone houses 8,820 Nvidia RTX3060TI GPUs. Bitcoin mining operates 24/7, producing heat that is often wasted but is a significant opportunity to convert waste energy into clean energy
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Conceptual render shows how hot air and cold air circulate in housing area.
Cold air Hot air
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4 Lightwell chimney
5 Air-to-Water heat pump
Provides natural lighting and air ventilation within the facility.
Air-to-Water Heat pump technology helps collect wasted heat energy from GPU to heat water and radiator while cooling the mining room using cool air from the evaporator. This provides reliable and consistent electrical energy all year round.
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THE TEOTIHUACAN PASSAGE PAVILLION OF HUMANITY Year: 2020 Collaborator: Arno Decorte, Nok Lorine Leung Location: Mexico We humans have been around for 11 billion years. To us, this timeframe seems like an eternity. However, in the context of the cosmic calendar, we have existed for 0.0000008% of the universe’s lifetime. Yet, despite being around for less than a blink of an eye, we have been able to land on moons, create artificial intelligence and probe the galaxy and beyond. Of all the dimensions that dictate the laws of the universe, time has been the chronologer as well as the motivator of our achievements. The choice of Teotihuacan, Mexico as a site provides us with various artefacts to reference in our design. The sublime scale of the Piramide del Sol, the picturesque Avenue of the Dead and the
W monolithic pedestals have our history ingrained within them. The Teotihuacan Pavilion of Humanity takes our cyclical concepts of time to produce a pavilion that recounts the story of humanity in a never-ending loop. Birth, death, decay and regeneration all come together. The circulation flowing throughout the gallery takes the users on a journey from our very genesis to the contemporary humans that roam the earth today. A discussion room, a workshop and a theatre serve as interactive spaces to engage with the storyline as the user traverses the gallery.
By constructing our stories of the present on the remnants of the past, we can set up a dialogue with the future. At the core of the pavilion is an open courtyard encompassing an ancient pedestal. Above, a circular aperture towards the sky encourages speculation on extraterrestrial life, to contemplate our lonely existence in such a grand universe. With the addition of this pavilion, Teotihuacan evolves from a place to remember the past, to a place that optimistically speculates on our future.
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CULTURAL EXCHANGE
Timeline as circulation
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PAST EXPERIENCES
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Timber
Bamboo frame Rammed earth
Processed
Silk cloth
Subterranean earth Raw
D COSMOS OBSERVATION
The Pavilion uses local materials that are organised based on an intricate tectonic strategy. As we ascend the building, the materials used change based on human interference. Starting from the rugged rammed earth, then transitioning to pine, followed by the engineered bamboo which is then overlaid by a smooth silk cloth. This aims to exemplify the human craft of using natural resources, as well as allowing the pavilion to age with humanity.
PATH TO THE FUTURE
anity with hope and faith
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The plan is arranged based on how people circulate into each individual functions that surrounds the observatory courtyard part as each activities in each rooms will make them realise how human they are.
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Courtyard and observatory
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Gallery
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Theatre space
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Cinema
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Cafe
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Conference rooms
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Workshops
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Souvenir shop
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Library
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Corner stone gallery
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Outdoor garden walkway
Entrance to Courtyard Observatory
SITE LOCATION
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SCG - SIAM COMMON GROUND CIVIC CENTRE UNIQUELY THAI 2021 Year: 2021 Collaborator: Tisha Ararmkul, Punnapa Pairojtanachai Location: Bangkok The project proposes a civic center that personifies our ‘Thainess’ to become the most centralized, communal, cultural building that evolves with the society and city, becoming a landmark tourist destination in Southeast Asia. This project intends to explore ‘togetherness’ and demonstrate that ‘A city can grow because of its people.’ The UN reported that Thailand’s Human Development Index dropped by 16.9%, down to 0.635, suggesting an increased gap in inequality. Bangkok also lacks places that provide opportunities for the population’s growth and expressing lifestyles within the metropolitan area. So, how can we create a place to show the city’s growth and collective cultural
experiences whilst also reducing the inequality gap in Thailand? By expanding on the concept of “Togetherness”, a state or feeling of closeness and happiness among people, into the heart of the building we aim to create an inviting space for everyone to be able to come explore and express their passions. To educate and engage the public, Cultural and artistic exhibits are scattered throughout the building, allowing visitors to be in touch and collect cultural and artistic fragments as they move through the building. The functions are blended into each other to weave the different social groups and generations together creating free spaces that do not belong to any specific crowd.
Green space
BLEND
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green space government services
Government building
Retail
community
Art and culture business and community
Art and culture zone
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Green space Gallery Retail and expo Library Performance
ZONING
1 Concenience store 2 Cafe 3 Lobby 4 Info and free space 5 W.C. 6 Ticket Office 7 Foyer 8 Performance Theatre 9 Dressing Rooms 10 Open Air Exhibition 11 Amphitheatre (Emergency Retention Pond) 12 Bookstore 13 Exhibition Lounge 14 Postal Services 15 Giftshop 16 Cafe 17 Wetland park 18 Playground 19 Moon seating 20 Open Air Exhibition 21 Bicycle Parking A
These common grounds and interests act as a space to unite strangers which can spark a discussion between any age and background. The building is enclosed by a recreational park that allows for exercise, playground area, busking, painting, and public performance shows in the amphitheater. The park also helps blend our space into the green space north of the site, reducing the disconnection between them. The Ground floor plan utilises curvature within the walls to welcome and lead visitors from every direction. Attracting them to the center of the
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building and making the transition between outside and inside the community as effortless and non-intimidating as possible. A “space” transforms into a “place” after successfully creating a community with activities and functions for humans. Over time, the functions and spaces are free to evolve with the ever-growing society. Memories of engaging activities and eventful moments experienced in the building are ingrained within the visitors to transform this building into a special “place” for them.
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In daily, the outdoor amphitheatre may act as gathering, and perfomring area for users and tourists. During monsoon or an intense rainfall, the area can turn into emergency retention pond to store water.
DELAY
The bridge acts as a continuous path linking green space into the centre (amphitheatre). The wetland acts as a ‘sponge’ to absorb and delay water.
EXPRESSIVE
GROUND FLOOR EXPLODED ISO The moon seat landscape is designed in order to allow users to express their individuality without concerns, The area above can turn into busking area or street food market which is a popular dailly culture.
BLEND
Organic structure of green area and landscaping guide visitor. This is the entrance or route which blends seamlessly with the building entrance.
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Business and Community
Wind direcion
Bangkok is built on marshland next to the Chao Praya River, lying on highly-compressible soft clay. Coupled with the increasing weight from urbanization and annual rainfall, the sinking city is predicted to be underwater in less than 15 years (as stated by the Thai National Reform Council). To tackle this problem, wetlands and a retention pond are integrated within the landscape to store rainwater and delay flooding during an emergency. The building itself is also designed to still be functional in the case of an underwater
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FRAGMENT OF THE PAST YEAR 2 TERM 2 PROJECT Year: 2020 Individual work Location: Pontypridd, United Kingdom Pontypridd was an industrialised town full of history. A variety of performances including orchestra staged play, choral and traditional sport, boxing, had been used to portray the story of Pontypridd. However, today, most of the cultural centre and performance stages including Old Town Hall and Muni Art Centre were shut down. The only place left that holds Pontypridd together is the Old Museum, next to the Old Bridge in Bridge Street. The museum collects such as archives, documentaries, and ornaments left by people of Pontypridd in the past. By choosing the site opposite the museum, in which the area has been going under development for more than 10 years and located around the edge of the town, is an opportunity to create a performance space for Pontypridd people to display what the museum has collected to the community through sound and visual.
When it comes to the technical aspect of design, especially Performance space is rather very challenging, ranging from exterior to interior. Timber unexpectedly became the main choice of material to create a feeling of harmony of nature and inviting. However, with the urban fabric of Pontypridd, brick is more common. The second technical challenges are circulation and landscape design. Since the area is a large land area, careful consideration is needed. With that in mind, the design intention is to be given a circular circulation in order for people to engage with the building with full experience under the context. Using timber would be the definite answer and with the most effective form, that would reflect the symbol within the Old Museum. The new performance space is hoping to be another fragment to the Old Museum allowing people to reflect Pontypridd’s past and form a community space for Pontypridd people.
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The orange highlighted part is considered as the back of the site which gains access to a narrow street perpendicular to Taff Vale street. The access way were used for cargo car to drop off goods. 2009
On both timelines, the areas consisted of shops with a tiny changes of buiding configurations and transport service developments. Site Outline
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Old bridge has been used to cross to residential areas in a close distant. During my visit to Pontypridd, there were approximately 5 people walk passsed within 10 minutes. However it might depend on the time during the day. It is a nostalgic route as crossing the bridge the view from the mountain reflected on the river taff can be very noticeable.
AREA B
The most concentrated area comparing to Area D. There is a crossing in the middle in order for people to access to the site which makes it safer and easier for people to equally walk to left or right (equal distribution).
Area D is directly connected to Taff Vale street or a market street and the centre of Pontypridd. Most of the buildings around here are groceries store but only one building at the edge is abandoned building which used to be community space for Youth in Pontypridd.
Area C is a good option to create entrance space to welcome people.
The number of people around this area is considered higher than the people in area A because it is a long walking street.
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Sketches model explore the possibility for most engaging spatial form for performance space.
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More diversity and extension of space and facilities
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ZONING AND FACILITIES
Foyer Area
The rolling wooden ceiling also gives accousitc function.
PUBLIC
Man-made building
The diagram roughly shows how sound travel.
CONCEPT EXPLANATION The roof concept is inspired by the symbol of connection and transition in an abstract way. Since it is located in between the 2 areas that face two different views, cityscape and nature, this suggested to me that there should be a symbol of bridge or connection in a way that
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people cannot predict what it represents. While it could represent Old bridge, it also represents trees from the Park as well. It is open for many intepretations.
VISITORS
Cozy space Welcoming atmosphere
Outdoor Resting Area
The foyer area provides a space for community engagement. It is also a space that frames the city scape view. Since is the area is very spacious, this allows the area to insert small art exhibition around the corner.
CO-SPACE
Between visitors and performers
PERFORMERS
Private area
The outdoor perfomers resting area gives performers a a connection to a nature view from the park. Performers may take a break and appreciate the nature scenery of thepark and the view of historical monument, The Old Bridge.
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Cafe is a detached part of the proposal which provides connection and pleasure from the residents area to the theatre. The concept behind cafe area is to take the form of a museum so it is reminded in a contemporary way.
Since the building is 12m in height. The level of strength will be increased when using Double Internal Spline joint, although it is a prefabricated CLT. The joint will also be connected through screws and nails.
Rafter
The structure of cafe consists timber frame with a pitched roof. In this case, the roof is derived from the king post style.
Concrete columns
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Timber frame construction system Lateral forces Compression
Steel flat bars To support brick glass Brick glass system
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CLT construction system will be built on-site to reduce energy in transportation and faster to construct. A2
CLT Double Internal Spline Joint
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Interior perspective of foyer area during the day occupied with visitors.
Interior perspective of side foyer area during the day.
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Focusing on the highlight of the proposal; The foyer space. To give visitors a cozy and light atmosphere, CLT is used for most sustainable reasons and to contrast with brickwork architecture within the city.
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1.1 Oak timber rafters 1.2 19 x 50mm batten to support 1.3 Glazing tape 1.4 24 mm double glazed window 1.5 Batten to support double glazed 1.6 Water vapour permeable membrane 1.7 Oak noggin 1.8 Oak eaves beam to support
2.2 Oak timber cladding 2.3 Brickwork 2.4 Timber battens 2.5 Breather membrane 2.6 Rockwool insulation 2.7 CLT panels 2.8 Internel / concealed metal plate connection system
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1.9 Gutter 2.0 Roof shied - Water vapour permeable membrane 2.1 Aluminium gutter support
2.9 Precast concrete foundation 3.0 Bitumen 3.1 Underfloor heating system Warmup Panel: Wet system Pipework Sand and cement screed 3.2 Subfloor 3.3 Bitumen 3.4 Oak timber floor finish
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ABANDONMENT OF THE SPACE PRIMER PROJECT YEAR 3
Year: 2020 Individual Primer Work Location: Bangkok, Makkasan This primer project will focus on the aspect of space under large structure in Bangkok such as airport link station. This mega structure acts as a connecting point from one part of the city to another. It becomes a convenient way of travelling within the city. However such a space under the structure is abandoned and not efficiently used as much as it should be which, in the end, turned into wasted space.
The whole area here is also about to become another central business district. The area is pretty much very functioning, surrounded by public transport hubs and public sectors such as underground station and Airport Link station as well as office space, high rise residential areas and canal where people can travel by boat. The area locates in between the 2 CBDs where this area will become one in the future.
The focused area is Makkasan district. A large site that was owned by the Ministry of Railway. It consists of Makkasan Forest, large restricted green space which full of 100 years old trees and makkasan train workshop built in 1922.
This project is about proposing a meaningful way to generate lively and playful atmosphere under the skytrain.
From the top view you can see how successful and active the area can be, now looking at the area under airport link station where my focus will be. It is isolated. It is a brutalist area full of concrete. Apart from the main station entrance, this massive inactive area only consists of a parking area, pedestrian footpath and cycling lane. Daily users include local people who came to have a walk, run, a worker who comes to the station, and a daily commuter. My goal is to propose an adaptable and playful resting stations that applies to different type of users to create a cluster of community underneath the airport link station. The best and most effective way
to deconstruct the brutalist aspect is to integrate the form of nature, the lightness, ABANDONMENT OF organic and disorder into my proposal.
THE SPACE
Bamboo as a natural and vernacular representation ofproject Thailand usedon as the a aspect of This primer willisfocus structural to contradict brutalist such spacematerial under large structurethe in Bangkok architecture of the Airport Link. Also using airport linkmaterial station.as This mega acts fabricas acts as soft a way to structure turn as a connecting point from one part of the city wasted plants which are from the canal into to another. It becomes a convenient way of something useful.
travelling within the city. However such a space under the structure is abandoned and not efficiently The proposal are meant to be last 5 in the end, used as much as it should be for which, yearsturned or temporary so it space. can beThis turned into is going to into wasted project something else useful in theway future. purpose a meaningful to generate lively and playful atmosphere under the skytrain.
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AREA OF FUNCTIONALITIES
AREA OF FUNCTIONALITIES: MAKKASAN NEW CBD Rama 9 office building Residential area
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Office space for government
FORGOTTEN UNDERSPACE
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Entrance entrance to building To Airport Link
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Daily Client Analysis
The site is in Makkasan Airport link’s station which locates in the most densed area, Bangkok. In urban context, this part of Bangkok was one of the most attractive areas marked by investors and private organisation since it has potential due to rich green spaces owned by Ministry of Railway.
‘out of place’
OVEREXPOSURE
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Connection between spaces
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Community based
Inactive circulation
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The atmosphere of the area being occupied by users during the day.
PLAYFULNESS AND CALMNESS
People can interact with the seating. They can both sit and rest at the same time. The playfulnes of design based on the imitation of the function and style from the stairs.
Seat position
Rest position
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Balsa wood has been used as a representationof Bamboo while thread is conceptually used as a representation for Hyacinth woven fabric
testing for structural stability
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Sketches model showing development of form and structure
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Add comfortability for seating
Bamboo Joint
A cross sectional detail through bamboo structure. With its diameter only 20 mm. and the infill is 10mm this needs to find a connecting joint to make the whole structure more stable by using dowels and anchors. Metal Anchor
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Due to overgrowth of Water Hyacinth in the canal, this causes a blockage public transport and also does not build up impression to visitors. The idea of turning Water Hyacinth into fabric becomes a new solution apart from cleaning up river/canal.
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THE ORGANIC PAVILLION - HIDE AND SEEK WSA: DESIGN PRINCIPLE METHOD / PARAMETRIC STUDIES Year: 2020 Individual Assignment
Design Principle Method, a technical module that introduces the use of Grasshopper and Parametric Scripts. By beginning to understand the script and commands, we were assigned to choose an architectural element or anything from real world and adapted using parametric script to produce architectural variations.
In this section: Mesh The instruction suggests the use of plugin Weaverbird. With my main focus on spatial experience, I choose to explore the organic structure to understand how its shape affects the experience inside and the interaction with light. At the same time, understand how the parameter affects the structure.
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Focusing on the biological side of nature to create pavillon-like structure. I choose Clatrus ruber mushroom as a micro scale structure to help explore the structure and texture of the nature.
Rendered inside structure
COMMAND
Weaverbird Picture Frame Weaverbird’s Mesh Window
Weaverbird Catmull-Clark
Mesh Thicken
Initial idea: At the beginning of the process, when thinking about the mesh structure, the idea of Pavillion and ‘hide and seek’ structure came to my mind. The final outcome of the structure imitates the organic structure and more streamlined.
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COMMAND
Picture frame and Mesh Window
Catmull-Clark Subdivision Laplacian Smoothing
Mesh Thicken
Mesh Stretching
Development: Started to think about scale if the structure were to be built. By stretching the shape, it allows more room for circulation as well as light to come into structure makes the space inside more exciting.
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[RE] CHAIR
KAGU DESIGN COMPETITION 2021 Year: 2021 Collaborator: Arno Decorte, Chutikhan Na Songkla, Medhpiya Dalal Location: Higashikawa, Japan The Coronavirus pandemic has brought unprecedented problems to the surface, particularly the sense of isolation and suffocation from being confined in their own living spaces. So we decided to base this project on photography as a holistic practice, creating a new lifestyle. The [Re]Chair aims to: Reconnect Restore Reframe
[Re]Chair assists junior high school students of Higashikawa during outdoor photography workshops, acting as a stabilizer for students to capture a moment. The form draws inspiration from different elements from photography as well as being tailored towards the anthropometrics of children in junior high schools. On its own, the chair exists as a half-frame, which then completes the entire image frame when it connects with another and extends into a continuous film roll when multiple chairs interact. Once students graduate from junior high school, thechairs will be kept and used by incoming students. The patina that develops on the chair shows signs of use, love, and care by the user, thus developing mindfulness and responsibility.
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Reconnect Restore
Reframe
[Re]Chair
Reconnect People with nature by being present in the moment, creating awareness and appreciation as they see Higashikawa’s landscape through the viewfinder. Woodtype: Birch durable local warm Finishing: Wax surface protection smooth touch water repellent
Restore The bonds within the community that suffered from separation during the pandemic times by venturing together into nature.
Reframe The springtime or “the most beautiful moment” of youths who shoulder the future to represent the spirit of Higashikawa.
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AND ALL THIS IS THE ARCADES IN OUR EYES WINTER VERTICAL STUDIO 2020 / PRINTING THE MUNDANE
Year: 2020 Individual Project: Photography / Architecture research / Graphic Booklet Location: Morgan Arcade, Cardiff, United Kingdom Cardiff, a city of arcades. These Edwardian/Victorian arcades are part of Cardiff and often found around the city centre. I started being attentive to the details after a visit to a cafe located in the middle of Morgan arcade. Back in 1858, Royal Arcades was the first arcade to be built after clearing of a slum house. Since then, another arcades followed and provided more than 100 businesses for people. Nowadays these parts turned into:
A path; An alleyway; A commercial passageway; A shopping street; A street; A tunnel; A shelter; An office; A void; A connecting path; Etc. However people would define it depending on the situation. It is interesting and very questionable for me to find out how people perceive the use of these arcades.
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MORGAN ARCADE
HIGHSTREET ARCADE
DUKE ARCADE
WYNDHAM ARCADE
Cardiff Arcade Analysis
WALTER BENJAMIN - THE ARCADES PROJECT
GEORGES PEREC - SPECIES OF SPACES AND OTHER PIECES
‘Walter Benjamin’ - The Arcades Projet in Paris
‘Species of Spaces and Other Pieces’ - Georges Perec.
“These arcades, a recent invention of industrial luxury, are glass-roofed, marble paneled corridors extending through whole blocks of buildings, whose owners have joined together for such enterprises. Lining both sides of the arcade, which gets its light from above, are the most elegant shops so that the passage is a city, a world in miniature:”
The author fascinated me in the way he expresses his observation regarding space in a text. It allows me to use my imagination while the texts remain in an abstract and imaginative way.
References
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Printing the Mundane at WSA Vertical Studio Exhibition 2020
To follow strangers and take photos after them is not my specialty even though I am always into photography. Yes, that is what I did as part of this project apart from observing the lighting effect inside the space. This is to understand how people interact with the space starting from the entrance of the arcade following the long narrowed perspective of glass windows/doors to the end. I observed and recorded in a long text like a journal of my journey. I then transformed these long texts into abstract texts. Writing textand abstractly express them is very challenging personally. I foundit difficult to express things in speech but not in writing so I would like to give myself a chance to do something new. While thinking of a caption for each photograph, I found out about how abstract textcan give people different interpretations and let readers imagine things on their own which is a fun part, not to constrain their imagination.
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