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DANIEL TAY CURRICULUM VITAE I am a third year architecture student interested in the role of lighting in architecture and the programmatic duality of spaces. I am also fascinated with experimenting with materials and textures.
PERSONAL INFORMATION Full Name Nationality Mobile Date of Birth E-Mail
Rhino 5 Grasshopper Revit vRay for Rhino Adobe Photoshop CC Adobe Illustrator CC Adobe InDesign CC AutoCAD Google Sketchup Microsoft Office Suite 3D Printing Laser Cutting Mold Casting
Basic
C# Script Python Script MicroStation DIVA Design Builder
LANGUAGES ENGLISH MANDARIN
2016
Written and Spoken Written and Spoken
Weijenberg
Architecture Intern (30th May 2016 - 19th August 2016) Shortlisted for an pavilion design competition (ArchiFest 2016), design development of a bar (Native), parametric design and analysis of a commercial tower in Penang. 2014
Tay Chern Wei, Daniel (郑丞伟) Singaporean +65 93689530 16 December 1993 daniel_taycw@mymail.sutd.edu.sg
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE Proficient
WORKING EXPERIENCE
DP Architects Architecture Intern (February- May) Design development of the screen glazing of a commercial project (Tagore 81), assisted in the production of tender drawings for the A&A of Downtown East Resorts Phase 1.
2015
SPORES_Studio Architecture Intern (January) Interior design for a residential villa project, production of tender drawings.
2012 - 2013 Singapore Armed Forces 3rd Brigade Sniper Platoon Sergeant (2SG) Sniper Marksmanship Award
EDUCATION
2014 - Present Singapore University of Technology and Design Bachelor of Science (Architecture) BCA Built Environment Scholarship 2010 - 2011 Anglo Chinese Junior College GCE A Levels Class Committee - Subject Representative (January 2011 - November 2011) Class Committee - Sports Representative (February 2010 - November 2010) 2006 - 2009 Saint Joseph’s Institution GCE O Levels Class Committee - Class Chairman (January 2008 - November 2009)
URBAN LIVING // INTERCONNECTIONS DESIGN STUDIO 2016
The project aims to provide accessible living and communal spaces for specific members of the community - the elderly, long-term patients of the hospital who want to stay with their family, patients who are unable to afford the cost of staying in the hospital ward, tourists who are on long-term medical visit, as well the staff of the hospital. This project aims to challenge the depressing and sterile nature of medical residence stereotypes, by integrating the residents and the rest of the diverse community in Farrer park, while carefully preserving the private physical domain of the residents.
BUILDING TYPOLOGIES IN THE VICINITY OF THE SITE
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REconcile the diverse adjacencies of the site
BUILDING HEIGHTS OF ADJACENT BUILDINGS
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DESIGN APPROACH providing an extension of Farrer park hospital (connexion)
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integrating the residents into the community
Interior visualisation of communal living space within unit
LEVEL 5 FLOOR PLAN
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The resulting site relationship is a grouping of mini neighbourhoods organised around a central promenade. Outdoor plazas, patios, balonies and viewing windows further delineate this as a place to gather and encourage communal interaction. Passages with sliding doors create a fluid spatial sequence within the residential thresholds where the spatial zoning allows the residents to choose between closeness and distance.
SIDE ELEVATION GARDEN
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GARDEN
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SECTION DETAIL 1. 100mm substrate; sealant, 120mm thermal insulation`. 5mm vapour barrier. 200mm reinforced concrete slab, 5% slope.
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2. 20mm ventilated cavity, 175mm water repellant thermal insulation. 180mm reinforced concrete
PRIVATE APARTMENTS + 27.0 m PRIVATE APARTMENTS + 24.0 m FARM
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ASSISTED LIVING
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COMMUNAL
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DEMENTIA
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FAMILY
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HAWKER CENTRE
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SHOPS
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GROUND
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BASEMENT
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3. 100 mm precast concrete balcony: parapet, 200mm floor slab, water-repellant surface. 4. Safeguarding net. 5. 10mm PVC, 200mm reinforced concrete slab plaster.
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VISUALISATION OF THE COURTYARD AT NIGHT
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PERSPECTIVE SECTION
URBAN LIVING // UNIT DESIGN STUDIO 2016 In this house, there is an attempt to redefine the boundaries of the conventional apartment. A series of modular unit blocks are replicated to divide and define its spaces, with each component being designed with 150mm as a governing factor. These components then transform from that singular unit into functional pieces. Physical boundaries do not always have to be marked out with walls, nor windows always set out a meter above the ground on walls. FLEXIBILITY OF THE COMPONENT
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L5 FLOOR PLAN
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PERSPECTIVE SECTIONS
SUTDx // CHIAROSCURO DESIGN STUDIO 2016 This project asks for the design of a SUTD satellite campus housed in the city centre of Singapore. It was a study of complex spatial relationships and sequences in an integrated urban and architectural design, while reinforcing the notions of urban location and program. The effects of natural lighting and shade were design factors which this project is based upon. Studies of the response to these factors determined the architectural geometry of the roof which optimises the amount of natural light for specific programmes in accordance to the directional path of the sun throughout the day.
MASSING MODEL
The plan series is designed in conjunction with the concept of time-based activation of the building’s programmes. In order to equalise the usage of the facility between the members of the public and the school community, the programmes have to be relevant to both users. As such, the study of the schedules of both users was mapped out and the location of the programmes for each user was designated according to the directional paths they took throughout the day.
BASEMENT PLAN
GROUND PLAN
LEVEL 2 PLAN
NIGHT VISUALISATION OF COURTYARD
The courtyard is one example of programmatic duality inherent in these spaces. In the day, light filters in through the glass facade of the raised stage in the middle of the courtyard, illuminating the basement beneath. At night, there is a transition in the density of activity. Artificial light floods the basement, providing a soft glow outward onto the courtyard above, creating a visual beacon for the public and school community to gather towards.
INTERIOR SECTION
SECTION MODEL
This section model shows the dualistic pontential of the lecture theatre typology. It serves its purpose as a lecture hall but can also be expanded to create a mezzanine level for the hall beneath, to cater to a larger audience depending on the program requirement. Also, it can be transitioned into a viewing room looking outward into the courtyard via mechanised sliding panels along that face of the theatre.
EVENT SPACES // FLUX DESIGN STUDIO 2016 This project asks for the design of a building that serves as a satellite school facility in Orchard Road. Programmatically the building houses a flexible space that hosts public events of the college in a central urban location as well as providing a secondary campus for the students. The project stages a tug of war between the public and private domain, dismissing a total dominance of a single formal resolution on either end. The design aims to formulate an interconnected weave to integrate the public and school community, promoting the frequency of movement through the site.
Visual Transformation Dynamic Lines of Sight
Exploration of Visual Fields of humans and how architecture can influence / manipulate (Unconcious Interference) To capture the attention from peripheral vision to revitalise the frequency of crowd passage through and to the site Visual perception of the building evolves as people cross the road
Spatial Layering
Urban Flow Inequity of pedestrian usage along site at the Cairnhill and Orchard Road junction
Pedestrian Traffic Public Transport Routes Commercial Mall Hotspots
Side Elevation
Side Perspective
Front Elevation
Layers and levels defined strongly to emphasise depth and to introduce transparency between adjacent openings
FORMAL OPERATIONS
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PERSPECTIVE SECTION
Twisting and Folding
Connection of Different Strips
Amalgamated Whole / Transition
PLAN SERIES
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SPACES FOR CULTURE AND LEISURE // SOCIAL CANOPY DESIGN STUDIO 2015 The third project asks for a design in an open and natural space in Tampines area. The scheme involved using the roof to form an encompassing canopy over the building and external space that acts as a focal point and community-driven social space for the public to converge and interact. Mixed with a series of dynamic programme spaces, the building establishes a relationship between different sections of the building and addresses the integration from the scheme to the context of the site.
NCEPT METHODOLOGY
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GATHERING / ATTRACTING
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DYNAMISM OF PROGRAMME
Interchanging role of the ‘performers’ at different times of the day. Unifying the outside and the inside (demarcated by the roof structure - Intrinsically different but of equal status)
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The roof evelopes the building and folds at intervals to regulate light. Its contrasting geometry with the other surrounding buildings gives it an aesthetic and functional duality. The location of the building on the site provides a direct route across the field and the main entrance faces the bus interchange, which is where the main intended users are projected to be coming from.
SOCIAL CANOPY Drawing the community under the canopy
GROUND PLAN
BASEMENT PLAN
CAMPUS INSTALLATION DIGITAL DESIGN AND FABRICATION 2016
This project was a collaborative effort which aimed to design, build and install a lightweight spatial construct using 3-D printed joints in the SUTD campus.
DESIGN CONCEPT The concept for this project was to highlight the different material conditions reflected in the site, specifically drawing attention to the machine aesthetic quality of the glass panes along the corridor and the organic randomness of the vegetation beside it. The structure was envisoned to portray a form growing out of the glass panes and branching outward to meet the reflected image of the plants. Also, the reflective property of the glass panels resulted in the creation of an inkblot effect and a unique visual experience from different perspectives of it.
3D PRINTING We first began fabricating the joints using 3D printers, which proved to be useful in creating the curved geometries of the design. However, due to time and resource limitations, we explored silicon casting as a second fabrication method to increase yield and reduce fabrication time. This new method brought us through 3 explorations: 1) initial tests with a silicon sealant 2) attempts at creating multiple molds with an industrial silicon rubber mix 3) repeating casting with a two-part silicon putty mix
TWO-PART SILICON PUTTY MIX
Measuring equal amounts of two parts of putty, knead together until a consistent color without swirl; bake it in an oven for heat curing; remove the positive joint, pour resin into the mold and allow it to cure; the curing process produces a lot of heat and we put it under a fan to cool it down The silicon putty mix proved to be much more effective than our previous attempt, with a faster curing time and the material being more robust and sturdy while flexible enough for the joint to be removed. This helped us tremendously in making repeated castings of entire joints with minimal deformations.
CASTING SET UP
resin
resin hardener
silicon putty mold
silicon rubber mold
resin-casted joint
The design language we adopted was one of having a continuous flow between two overlapping dowel poles, achieved through an organic shape that melded the two cylindrical poles together. Concurrent to the development of the form, we decided to simplify all our dowel joints into 2 types: 30-degree and 60-degree joints. This decision streamlined the fabrication process, while feeding back into the design of the form.
Due to the uncontrollable degree of randomness generated from the code, we decided to try trial and error method to tackle our design, whereby we take the general shape and dimension of members from one of the form we generated before, use it as the main space, and modify it by adding branches and joint supports according to our artistical skill. There were some things that we kept in mind upon building this structure : 1. The wall joint should be strong enough to hold minimum 2 wooden dowels or even more 2. Torsional force will define the length of dowels that we put on each connection; if we choose long member, the weight must be counterbalanced with the short ones and facing opposite direction. 3. The location of joints (whether it’s on top or below of the dowel) will determine the directionality of the dowel.
SPATIAL JOINTS // VEINS DIGITAL DESIGN AND FABRICATION 2016 The brief for this project was to design an interlocking 3-dimensional grid shell node with the planar elements provided, i.e. 5mm wooden panels, 3mm aluminum sheets and metric fasteners. The challenge was to decompose a 3-dimensional interface into 2-dimensional parts incorporating the details and tolerances. DESIGN The design intention was to create a node with a clean and succinctly flushed interface. This became a challenge to strike a balance between minimalism and integrity of the node. The final design is reminiscent of iron bars in reinforced concrete which increase tensile strength. The metal blades flow like veins within the wooden beams providing a fluid aesthetic to the otherwise strong and rigid node.
Assembly
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Finished Product
FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY PROCESS Waterjet Fabrication
STRUCTURE OF SPACE COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN 2015 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
This assignment was to design and build a canopy/pavilion structure using computational design to control the gradation of transparency, changing the visibility and lighting conditions as one moves around the structure. AXONOMETRIC
FRONT VIEW
1 TUBE & POINT CONSTRAINTS
1 TUBE & LINE CONSTRAINTS
2 TUBE & LINE CONSTRAINTS
1 TUBE & CURVED LINE CONSTRAINTS
ASYMMETRICAL & CURVED LINE CONSTRAINTS
3 TUBES IN ASYMMETRICAL POSITION & STRAIGHT LINE CONSTRAINTS
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SKETCHES // FALLING WATER
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SKETCHES // HERITAGE SHOPHOUSE
SKETCHES // CAPITOL TOWER, PARKVIEW SQUARE
PHOTOGRAPHY // PERSONAL INTERESTS
Ho Chi Minh, 2015
Architecture Studio, 2015
En-route to Hangzhou, 2015
I like to travel, observing and imagining myself in the shoes of the locals I meet and looking for the best local food in the area
The first term of architecture school was mostly spent in my studio where I worked, slept, ate and basically lived. The sunrise was something that I looked forward to during all-nighters
I enjoy the surreal expanse of nothingness when I’m on a plane and I find it a refreshing contrast to the multitude of the built environment that we experience every other day
PHOTOGRAPHY // PERSONAL INTERESTS
Victoria Concert Hall, 2016
Night Festival, 2014
I am a music fanatic and I go for live concerts every now and then. I’m attracted to the atmosphere and energy in these live performances
Being in the creative industry, I try to immerse myself in different aspects of art and trying to develop a critical appreciation for other art forms apart from Architecture.