Design Portfolio - Clarence Credensa Tan by clarence credensa

C L A R E N C E C R E D E N S A TA N DESIGN PORTFOLIO

CONTENT

0 4 PLAZA J o o C h i a t

J O O C H I AT Complex redesigned

1 8 GTRY S t u d e n t

Hostel and Elder Leisure Club at

S u n g e i U l u P a n d a n

3 8 A R T S Y F R AT S Y ! A r t s I n f r a s t r u c t u r e a t P a s i r 5 8 P L AY ! U r b a n p l a y s c a p e

Panjang Power Station

for office workers at Berlayer Creek

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RECONCILE

Visitor Centre for residents around Little Guilin

NICHE in the Wall

T i m b e r p a v i l i o n

PROJECTS

P L A Z A J O O C H I AT

G E Y L A N G S E R A I | J O O C H I AT Y4S1 Project “Form Follows Systems” D e s i g n Tu t o r : C h e a h K o k M i n g

“Can mixed-use development produce food?” Former Joo Chiat Complex is redesigned to address the lack of food production in tight-knitted urban fabric enriched in history and culture. A combination of vertical and communal farming engages communal participation in an intensive food production. The project aims to achieve a close loop food system where food is grown locally and supplied to the neighbourhood. Solar canopy and rainwater harvesting roofs allows for the self sufficient farms, reducing reliance on the grid. The plaza attempts to ease the fragmentation of public areas in the neighbourhood, as a series of ramps and terraces extend street activities onto higher levels. The newly pedestrianised Joo Chiat Road encourages pedestrian friendly trails and activated street fronts, enhancing economic viability and sociability of the neighbourhood. Elevated green public spaces attempt to address the lack of greenery in the site and create accessible green areas in upper levels of the development, freeing the ground level for street activities. Plaza Joo Chiat speculates the possibility of a new typology of mix-use development that integrates productive and leisure activities within a tight-knitted urban environment. As Singapore aims to achieve its 30 by 30 food sufficiency goal, it is time to look at how food production could be integrated into our daily activities. Through participatory design, increased awareness in food sustainability, and engaging human and social capital, food production could promote better social cohesion, foster communal identity and safeguard Singapore’s food security.

“Stitching Communities” In an urban, fine-grain neighbourhood, The Food Hub attempts to address the lack of food production in a tight-knitted urban fabric enriched in history and culture by creating a resilient food system in Geylang Serai-Joo Chiat area through vertical green and fish farming aimed at encouraging communal participation. Former Geylang Serai Market will integrate aquaculture and fish farming, while Joo Chiat Complex produces high quality leafy greens. The development of the food hub will integrate various systems as the two buildings work in synergy, creating a productive area infused with green public spaces. The project aims to achieve a closed loop food system where food is grown locally, and supplied to the neighbourhood, supplemented with solar energy harvesting, rainwater collection and automation. A farmer’s market connecting the redesigned Geylang Serai Market and Joo Chiat complex serves as a pedestrian bridge and a meeting point for communities in the neighbourhood. It is also a food exchange as fish and vegetables are supplied to both buildings. Secondly, The Food Hub attempts to ease the fragmentation of public areas in the neighbourhood, as public spaces and circulation networks are fragmented at smaller scales. The masterplan envisions to bridge the gaps in public spaces by reconnecting an existing pedestrian network, Haig Walk, to ease the transition from East Coast Park, to Katong, Joo Chiat, Geylang Serai and concluding the journey at Paya Lebar Integrated Hub. The project proposes the pedestrianisation of Joo Chiat Road as means to rejuvenate the “linear corridor”, by activating the street to incorporate vibrant, cultural activities that brings back a range street activities such as outdoor theatre and performance. The activated streetfronts enhances economic viability and sociability of the site as businesses extend activities beyond existing boundaries. The Food Hub speculates the possibility of a new typology of mix-use development that integrates productive and leisure activities within a tight-knitted urban environment. As Singapore aims to achieve its 30 by 30 food sufficiency goal, it is time to look at how food production could be integrated into our daily activities. Through participatory design, increased awareness in food sustainability, and engaging human and social capital, food production could promote better social cohesion, foster communal identity and safeguard our food security in the future.

MASTERPLAN

SYSTEM FLOWCHART

FIRST STOREY PLAN

SECOND STOREY PLAN 13

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THIRD STOREY PLAN

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F WM

EIGHTH STOREY PLAN

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S U N G E I U L U PA N D A N Y3S2 Project “The Community Connector” D e s i g n Tu t o r : C h r i s t i n a T h e a n

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

“Gotong Royong” An ecosystem supporting active ageing will be established. The hub allows senior citizens to age healthily, physically and mentally. This will be supported through collaboration of various sectors promoting health and wellness, supported by an integrated design that allows for communal participation. “Gotong Royong” is derived from the Malay term “community spirit”, is targeted at creating a sustainable ecosystem through communal living and participation. Gotong Royong presents a spirit in rejuvenating the old and new, much like the now abandoned Jurong Railway which once served as a lifeline, the design is juxtaposition the past and present, youth and senior. It is a time capsule that displays Singapore’s endearing past and its potential to face future challenges. The past and present, like youth and senior are not separate entities, rather they present the potential to work in unison towards a common goal. Through agriculture and product making, Gotong Royong creates a micro economy that supports active ageing through sustainable retirement, at the same time functions as a test ground supporting Singapore’s agricultural production to safeguard its food security. Rejuvenation: Old Jurong Railway and Elderly A new hub will be built over and along the historic railway, which once served Singapore’s Industrial growth in the 1960s. The hub promotes active ageing and sustainable retirement through communal engagement and providing job opportunities through craft and agriculture. Seniors will continue supporting themselves financially after retirement. Harvested food and goods will be delivered across the site through a suspended railway, built over the current railway, transporting cargo to Sunset Lane, where food will be supplied to the Food Market and across the country. The ground floor will be pedestrianized allowing seamless transition across Ulu Pandan neighborhood. The hub will integrate automation and technology for fast transportation, as vertical and linear delivery systems serve the living areas, promoting convenience and accessibility. Loading areas will double up as communal spaces, changing the way productive spaces function. Plug in students and seniors; Co-working and habitation The hub will create an inclusive environment where senior citizens and youths can work and cohabitate in harmony. The hub encourages entrepreneurship, where students and seniors can establish micro businesses in the hub. This aims to foster relationships through mutual learning. The seniors, filled with experience and knowledge, can support and play as guiding role models for the students, who are tech-savvy and able bodied, and vice versa. Users can take up part time work in the hub, supporting businesses. The living spaces will support communal participation as community spirit drives a micro economy that secures Singapore’s food demands.

“Ageing in Singapore” Agenig in Asia The aging process is occurring rapidly in Asia. Changes that occurred over 50 years in the West are being compressed into 20 to 30 years in Asia. The number of people aged 65 and above in Asia is expected to grow by 314% from 207 million in 2000 to 857 million in 2050.Today, the life expectancy in Singapore has risen to 84.79 years, from 76.1 years in 1990. By 2030, 1 in 4 Singaporeans will be aged 65 and above. Singapore’s median age has risen from 24.4 years in 1980 to 38.9 years in 2013. Life expectancy has jumped from 72.1 years in 1980 to 82.5 years in 2013. The median age is projected to keep increasing. Singapore’s age distribution is shifting significantly. In 1970, just 3.4% of the resident population was aged 65 and over. The proportion crossed the 10% mark during 2012-2013, and in 2014 it is 11.2%. Singapore’s old-age support ratio has dropped dramatically from 13.5:1 (20-64-year-oldzs per senior) in 1970 to around 4.8:1, and by 2030 the ratio is predicted to decline further to 2:1 (Department of Statistics Singapore). Food Security Singapore is 1 of just 7 fully urbanized places – a city state without a hinterland. In the 1960s, farms still occupied 25% of Singapore’s land area and produced vegetables, fruits, rubber, tobacco, spices and orchids. Pigs and poultry were reared. Farmers have since made way for infrastructure projects, housing and industry. Agricultural land (% of land area) in Singapore was 0.93% as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 20.90% in 1962, while its lowest value was 0.93% in 2014.“Singapore is also exposed to the volatilities of the global food market, because we import over 90% of our food supply,” Mr Masagos said in his Committee of Supply speech in Parliament. These volatilities include sudden disruptions to transport routes, export bans and the impacts of climate change. Currently Singapore imports over 90% of its food. Singapore produces around 22,458 tonnes of vegetables while its population consumes 524,462 tonnes of them in 2016 (AVA). Farming takes place mostly in the countryside region of Singapore, where the farms are located. About 113.9 hectares of land are allocated for vegetable farming as of 2014 Singapore’s small agricultural sector produces primarily eggs, fish, poultry and vegetables. Ornamental fish and orchids are produced for export. Singapore’s high dependency on food imports makes food security a very prominent issue. Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has set the target of producing 30% of Singapore’s nutritional needs by 2030 to improve Singapore’s food security. Health Promotion Board (HPB), Singapore’s nutritional needs comprise 50% fruits and vegetables, 25% proteins and 25% staples. Agri-food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) has in place strategies for the diversification of food sources and (given the lack of space for traditional farmland) the boosting of the local production of leafy vegetables, fish and eggs through intensive agricultural technology. Increased needs to care for an ageing population would require a shift in current perspective on ageing. How do we support an ageing population?

DESIGN PROCESS

EMOTIVE COLLAGES

SITE PLAN

SECOND STOREY PLAN

THIRD STOREY PLAN

T H I R D S T O R E Y PA R T P L A N

SECTION AA

SECTION BB

DETAIL A

HYDRAULICWHEEL FARM | STUDENT HOSTEL

DETAIL B

MOTORISED FOLDING STEEL LOUVRES

AXONOMETRIC

A R T S Y F R AT S Y !

PA S I R PA N J A N G P O W E R S TAT I O N Y 3 S 1 P r o j e c t “ D e n s i t y, U r b a n i s m , P u b l i c n e s s ” D e s i g n Tu t o r : C h a r m a i n e W o n g

“A New Arts and Culture Hub in Pasir Panjang” There is a need to establish an arts hub in the site to address Singapore’s “limited” art market. A new arts and culture district would be planned in Pasir Panjang to provide opportunities for upcoming and existing artists, at the same time creating a global creative hub that promotes Singapore as a positive backer for arts movement in Southeast Asia and beyond. Artists would require time and space to fully develop a thriving, arts ecosystem in the country. The arts scene would need to be connected to the region and the world. “Commerce occurs in context of a larger scheme”. The creative market would have to reach out locally and regional collectors visiting Singapore. This allows access of new markets, transcending limited market potential in Singapore. The hub will be inclusive and available for all, catering to existing and emerging artists of various socio-economic background. A fraction of spaces could be programmed to house ad-hoc events, exhibitions and programmes for professionals and freelance practitioners. The hub will provide opportunities and resources for artists to work and grow, reaching out to various target groups in the area. Support will be provided not only in art-making, but also in areas such as arts management, technical theatre, research and data analytics, community arts, audience development, facilitation of dialogues, and arts education. There is a need to give freelance arts workers more support to enable them to do their best work and protect their interests. The hub will tap into neighbouring projects that will explore residential and technology opportunities and incorporate these programmes to broaden the ecosystem. Additionally, spaces will be designed to bring in office workers along Alexandra Road and Pasir Panjang. Financial hubs such as Mapletree Business City have a huge population of employees inhabiting the area. The design will provide opportunity to bring in office workers after working hours into the area, creating social and recreational spaces integrated with arts and culture programmes. Artists, working class, and future residents will coexist and interact in an integrated ecosystem, creating a habitable, multi-purpose arts development. In the interest of making art accessible to a wider group of audience, the community could be involved in co-creating and co-producing programmes. Such an initiative creates a deeper sense of appreciation for the arts. This also allows artists to reach out to a wider group of audience, at the same time injecting fun and recreation into lives of office workers and residents of Pasir Panjang.

“Artists in Singapore. Profession Threatened by Lack of Opportunity?” Lorenzo Rudolf (Asia Times, 2018): “Strong economic growth has led to many new galleries and private museums opening in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Thailand. Everywhere, everywhere, the art scene booms. The only place we have stagnation is Singapore.” With Singapore’s strong economic strength, it has much more to provide arts development. Singapore’s success economically has an underlying effect that promotes prosperity. This could possibly be a reason Singaporeans strive to earn a position in ‘safe option’ money-making industries providing financial security. Local artists are challenged by the country’s political conservatism and despotic censorship. As a young nation, Singapore is pathing its way of developing arts and culture programme. Artists face challenges sustaining themselves due to lack of opportunities and audience. Upcoming artists face difficulties pursuing their craft full time after graduation.

U R B A N P O LY P H O N Y

PA S I R PA N J A N G P O W E R S TAT I O N Te a m 0 8 M a s t e r p l a n D e s i g n Tu t o r : C h a r m a i n e W o n g

SITE SECTION

Existing - Man is separated from nature

SITE SECTION

Proposed - Pedestrianising Pasir Panjang Road

U R B A N P O LY P H O N Y M A S T E R P L A N R O O F

U R B A N P O LY P H O N Y M A S T E R P L A N G R O U N D

U R B A N P O LY P H O N Y M A S T E R P L A N S I T E S E C T I O N S

DESIGN PROCESS

PROCESS MODELS

FINAL MODEL

FIRST STOREY PLAN

FOURTH STOREY PLAN

SECTION BB

SECTION CC

ISOMETRIC SECTION AA

SECTION AA

P L AY ! B E R L AY E R C R E E K “Can I play with building?” Y2S2 Project “Envelope” D e s i g n Tu t o r : T h a m Wa i H o n

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ISOMETRIC

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Can I play with building?â&#x20AC;? My initial site analysis led me to take an interest in the tension in relationship between man and nature. There is an invisible layer of separation between and the commercial area along Alexandra Road and Labrador Park which divided man from nature, causing a dense urban fabric which resulted in a congested, overwhelming working experience. This led me to try some initial tests with my personal enclosure and help me alleviate the effects of stress from the working environment. The personal enclosure introduced an interactive programme at the entrance of Berlayer Creek, where office workers could come during breaks to destress and relax. The enclosure introduced the element of play as a method of destress while considering passive cooling strategies to the user and surrounding visitors through the act motion of swinging and fanning. Taking inspiration from my personal enclosure, in the next stage of my project, I will take the ideas of the interactive envelope and develop an urban playscape which I have chosen to situate at Berlayer Creek Entrance Plaza as an immediate transition point between the commercial area and Labrador Park. Users will find a space where they are able to find joy and destress through interactive play and rest. The interactive envelope reacts in layers to the environment and user interaction within the spaces, embracing users as they seek refuge within the envelope. It is a transitory space for office workers and families, enfolding and welcoming users into the rich, diverse Labrador Park experience.

L A B R A D O R PA R K L O C AT I O N P L A N Office workers facing congestion along Alexandra Road

S E C T I O N O f f i c e w o r k e r s a l o n g Te l o k B l a n g a h R o a d

SECTION Office workers along Berlayer Creek Boardwalk

“CAPSULE” THE PERSONAL ENCLOSURE The enclosure will provide a safe harbour for the working population along Alexandra Road as they transit into Labrador Park. The project aims to create pockets of intimacy at Berlayer Creek Entrance Plaza, easing movement from the office to the park as users get away from their busy lives and address the compelled linear circulation in the area. Alexandra Road faces high density traffic flow, causing congestion as pedestrians are exposed harsh, fast-paced environment and high human contact. The enclosure will create an intimate, tranquil zone where users could reconnect through isolation and recreation. Taking precedent from the harmonious balance of the mangrove ecosystem, the enclosure will cling onto the existing structure of the entrance plaza and alter the dynamics of the area. The skin acts as a screen buffering external contact, maintaining a degree of privacy while encouraging user to play. Users are able hang and swing in the plaza as they proceed to Labrador Park. The enclosure relies on user interaction. Through the motion of swinging, wind is generated and cools the user and surrounding visitors. Taking precedents from traditional paper fan and sailboat, the enclosure’s structure stretches out and channels the swinging momentum to generate wind. Wind is drawn in and projected outwards through lightweight polyester fabric that acts as a fan. The enclosure aims to promote recreation and passive cooling strategies into the site and bring joy into the lives of the office workers.

“CAPSULE” PLAN

“CAPSULE” SECTION

“CAPSULE” ELEVATION

PROCESS MODELS

DESIGN PROCESS

PROCESS MODELS

FIRST STOREY PLAN

SECOND STOREY PLAN

SECTION BB

DETAILS

RECONCILE LITTLE GUILIN Visitor Centre for residents of Bukit Batok Y2S1 P2 Project D e s i g n Tu t o r : E r m a n n o C i r i l l o

LITTLE GUILIN LOCATION PLAN

“A Meeting Place” The visitor centre envisions to create a communal hub in the rich landscape of Little Guilin, fabricating new opportunity for residents of Bukit Batok to converge and form new bonds. Bukit Batok, translated from the Malay term ‘Coughing Hill’ is densely populated with residential estates and schools catering to a wide age group in the area. It is rich in green landscapes and sits on a historic geological formation.

C O U R T YA R D

VIEW ACROSS LITTLE GUILIN

“Creating Social Experience” The design is an adaptation of Bukit Batok’s building typology of enclosing a courtyard within a residential estate, creating social areas to address the lack of intimate spaces in the urban fabric. The form is guided by user approach to the site. Two diagonal axes project the building to framed vistas, breaking up the immense landscape of Little Guilin into intimate pockets housing the programs. Positive spaces will host the exhibition gallery, office and studios catering to various users. The resultant transitory, negative spaces translate into courtyards, becoming meeting points and rest areas for users. The transitory spaces could serve as event spaces catered to performances and rehearsals for the community. The courtyard levels vary, drawing visual connectivity between the courtyards and the existing landscape. Users could transit to the existing terrain via the courtyards. The building meanders around the landscape, minimizing its influence to the existing landscape. Voids are planned within the building to allow existing trees to inhabit the building and rock features are framed within the interior. Reconcile aims to create a meeting place in Little Guilin where residents of Bukit Batok could partake in various activities and forge new memories; enhancing residents’ lifestyles and changing the dynamic of the urban fabric.

EXHIBITION GALLERY

DESIGN PROCESS

PROCESS MODELS

RECONCILE FLOOR PLAN

AXONOMETRIC SECTION

SECTIONS . ELEVATION

CONSTRUCTION DETAILS

DETAILS

P L A N T E R / C O U R T YA R D D E TA I L S

FLOOR / CEILING / ROOF / SKYLIGHT DETAILS

NICHE IN THE WALL Y2S1 P1 Project “Timber Pavilion” b y C l a r e n c e C r e d e n s a Ta n a n d C h a n D e Q u a n

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stacked Timber Pavilionâ&#x20AC;? NICHE is a pavilion that celebrates the simplicity of stacking timber and its potential to create functional spaces for human interaction. The pavilion will be constructed by stacking and interfacing timber frames on different axes. This creates repeated layers of wall that encloses the site. There is no alteration to the timber frames, and the pavilion could be easily assembled and taken down for future use, allowing the freedom of reconfiguring the stack and create new spaces. The weight of the timber frames will compress the stack into a mass and steel cables will run vertically from the top to secure the pavilion. The pavilion will rest on a steel structure system connected to the steel cable. Niches are designed in the inner layers of the wall, allowing user interaction as they rest and engage in conversations within the wall. The voids between the timber frames buffers light into the interior spaces. These also function as screen between the exterior and interior spaces, allowing users to look into the interior spaces, while maintaining a solid rectilinear exterior form. The interior layers of the wall are a contrast to the exterior as the stacking pattern gradually shifts to create a curvilinear silhouette within the wall, creating a conducive interior layout for user comfort.

DESIGN PROCESS

S T R U C T U R E A S S E M B LY

SECTION AA

FLOOR PLAN

SECTION BB

ELEVATION 1

ELEVATION 2

AXONOMETRIC JOINT DETAIL

A S S E M B LY P R O C E S S

PORTFOLIO.