Clarence Credensa Tan - NUS Architecture Y3 Design Portfolio

C L A R E N C E C R E D E N S A TA N Y3 DESIGN PORTFOLIO

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CONTENT

0 4 GTRY S t u d e n t

Hostel and Elder Leisure Club at

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2 4 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

Panjang Power Station

PROJECTS

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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

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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

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“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.

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“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?

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DESIGN PROCESS

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EMOTIVE COLLAGES

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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

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SECTION AA

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SECTION BB

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DETAIL A

HYDRAULICWHEEL FARM | STUDENT HOSTEL

DETAIL B

MOTORISED FOLDING STEEL LOUVRES

AXONOMETRIC

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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

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“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.

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“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.

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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

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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

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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

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DESIGN PROCESS

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PROCESS MODELS

FINAL MODEL

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FIRST STOREY PLAN

FOURTH STOREY PLAN

SECTION BB

SECTION CC

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ISOMETRIC SECTION AA

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PORTFOLIO.