Darien Wu Junhan NUS Architecture Year 2 Semester 1 DESIGN 3

2020

HIDDEN WITHIN

DARIEN WU JUNHAN NUS B.ARCH Y2/S1 AR2101 : DESIGN 3

JLEM UNIT STUDIO SHIN YOKOO

SITE CONTEXT ORANGE GROVE ROAD, SINGAPORE Hidden away from the busy streets of Orchard Road, the site is tucked aside at the quiet corner of Orange Grove Road, right beside the Orchard Hotel.

The existing building is a faceless block that sits beneath the surrounding high-rise residentials, The tranquility exuding from the area naturally offers a haven from the bustling shopping mall street.

The staircase at the front of the site was rather interesting, but was cut short by the glass wall. The exisiting conditions were unengaging to the streetscape and there appeared to be a lack of a community space/park, due to the buildings and greenery being seperated from each other.

The proposal for the fashion design house aims to be a sanctum, which is a private place where most people are excluded, so as to embody the tranquality that resides in the location, while the idea of creating a artificial hill where the architecture becomes one with the landscape.

SITE LOCATION

CLIENT: SIKI IM STUDIO / DEN IM

Architect turned Fashion Designer After moving to New York and working for progressive architecture firm ArchiTectonics, he met stylist David Vandewal who came from Raf Simons and Dries Van Noten, which kickstarted his journey into fashion.

He then went on to work at Club Monaco, then at Karl Lagerfeld under Melanie Ward, and then Helmut Lang. He then established SIKI IM STUDIO which is a multi disciplinary creative studio that specializes in fashion, architecture, furniture, music and graphic design.

Source: CFDA, i-D VICE, SIKI IM STUDIO

Source: A Day in the Life (Part 5) Siki Im, by The Woolmark Company

DESIGN INTENTION

COLLABORATIVE FASHION DESIGN HOUSE + STUDIO + PARK Fashion is a highly collaborative industry, constantly working with people from different fields and backgrounds, a need for different functional spaces and privacy levels was required.

HOUSE PRIVATE

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STUDIO

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PARK

SEMI PRIVATE / PUBLIC

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PUBLIC

PRIVATE STUDIO TEACHING STUDIO

PRIVATE VIP PARLOUR

PRIVATE APARTMENT

RETAIL BLOCK

RESEARCH LAB EVENT SPACES

DESIGN PHILOSOPHY FASHION +

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ARCHITECTURE

MUSIC

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FURNITURE

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Siki Im strives to blend the boundaries of design. He believes that if you can design for one field, designing for other fields is achievable. He enjoys deconstruct exisiting fashion and juxtaposing them.

MODERNIZE - TRADITIONAL DECONSTRUCT - JUXTAPOSE “Quiet, but strong.”

“Classic as in timeless but also genderless.”

CONCEPT + VOLUME MASSING STUDIES

TENKEI WORKSHOP WORKSHOP 1: PUBLIC SPACE (OUTSIDE) + SEMI-PUBLIC SPACE (INSIDE)

WORKSHOP 2: PRIVATE SPACE (INSIDE) + PRIVATE GARDEN

WORKSHOP 3: PRIVATE SPACE (APARTMENT) + WORKING SPACE

WORKSHOP 4: LARGE SPACE + SMALL SPACES Relationship between spaces The purpose of the tenkei workshop is to explore and recognize the relationship created between two different spaces , and how the programmes of the spaces may be influenced based on this spatial exploration. Additionally, 5 key images of the physical model were taken to express the spatial concept and usage.

This learnings were then translated into diagrams and further integrated and utilized with the volume massing, where the form and spaces overlap to create some interesting architecture

WORKSHOP 1: PUBLIC SPACE (OUTSIDE) + SEMI-PUBLIC SPACE (INSIDE)

WORKSHOP 2: PRIVATE SPACE (INSIDE) + PRIVATE GARDEN

WORKSHOP 3: PRIVATE SPACE (APARTMENT) + WORKING SPACE

WORKSHOP 4: LARGE SPACE + SMALL SPACES

STRUCTURAL SYSTEM AND STRATEGY

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

R.C Rigid Frame Columns: 300mm x 300mm Girder: 300mm (H) x 300mm (W) Cantilever Beam 1: 900mm (H) x 300mm (W) Cantilever Beam 1: 1500mm (H) x 300mm (W) Slab: 200mm (t) B1 Wall Structure: 300mm (t)

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ISOMETRIC STRUCTURE DIAGRAM

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300

TREE PLANTER C.B2 = 1500 (H) x 300 (W)

SHRUB PLANTER C.B2 = 1500 (H) x 300 (W)

SLAB PLATFORM C.B1 = 900 (H) x 300 (W)

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LANDSCAPE TYPOLOGY DIAGRAM

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ROOF STRUCTURE PLAN

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ROOF STRUCTURE PLAN 4'

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CANTILEVER STRUCTURE PLAN

OVERALL STRUCTURE PLAN Structural Requirements

Structural Design

A 3m x 3m grid was used a base grid to determine the built up areas, as well as determining the terracing landscape decks.

A system of structural boxes with cantilever beams to cater for the formworks required to cast the large planter box units for the landscape deck.

To articulate the biomimicry approach of creating a terraced landscape hill, the landscape requirements influenced the choice of the structural system.

After determining the rough structural design, a physical 1:100 model was built to reevaluate the structural system and note any flaws or weakness in the structural system.

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EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC DIAGRAM Structural Integration The basic R.C rigid frame structure was adopted to easily integrate the spatial ideas derived from the tenkei workshop into the building form.

Street View

Design Studio + Workshop

Hidden Sanctum

SITE DESIGN PLAN

FLOOR PLANS CIRCULATION DIAGRAM

SITE AREA : 671sqm GROSS FLOOR AREA : ~ 1200sqm

CUTAWAY AXONOMETRIC DIAGRAM Visual gaps through the walls Incorporating the spatial concepts from the Tenkei Workshop, the narrow gaps reveal the internal basement spaces from the street level, hidden beneath the landscape and behind the structural walls. The wide entrance openings are placed towards the rear corners, further away from the main street of Orange Grove Road.

Multiple openings and skylights allow for visual connections to the landscape above and around the proposal, as well as allow for natural daylight to illuminate the internal spaces.

SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE

Beneath the hill The amalgamation of the massing studies, tenkei workshop and structural strategy creates a sunken sanctum that is hidden behind boundary walls and beneath the hill that was created, with the upper building form appearing to be sitting on the landscape.

The idea of the sanctum was to create a exclusive space for the retail + workshops, and for the unsuspecting pedestrian to discover the third internal street. The narrow gaps and perforations on the surrounding walls entices people to look into the spaces and invites the main street to find a way into the building.

The staircase from the street level leads to the pavillion that overlooks the sanctum that is hidden within.

STREET LEVEL +0.00

BASEMENT LEVEL -2.40

PHYSICAL MODEL (1:50)

PHYSICAL MODEL (1:50)

DETAIL DESIGN DRAWINGS PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

WEATHERSEAL SEALANT WEATHERSEAL SEALANT

SKY LIGHT CLEAR LAMINATED GLASS

SKY LIGHT CLEAR LAMINATED GLASS

FALL

CALCIUM SILICATE PLASTER BOARD FINISH

CALCIUM SILICATE PLASTER BOARD FINISH

SKYLIGHT DETAIL

SKYLIGHT DETAIL

WATER PROOFING MEMBRANE UPVC DOOMED OUTLET GRATING

SCREED TO FALL

30mmTHICK VERSICELL DRAINGAGE GEOTEXTILE FILTER FABRIC

30mmTHICK VERSICELL DRAINGAGE

COARSE WASHED SAND

GEOTEXTILE FILTER FABRIC COARSE WASHED SAND 30mmTHICK VERSICELL DRAINGAGE

DRAINAGE DISCHARGE PIPE

30mmTHICK VERSICELL DRAINGAGE PLANTING BED PROTECTIVE SCREEDING

GRAVEL

by LANDSCAPE Contractor

PLANTING BED PROTECTIVE SCREEDING

UPVC DOOMED OUTLET GRATING

SCREED TO FALL

GRAVEL

UPVC DRAINAGE OUTLET WITH SIDE OPENING (by others)

UPVC DRAINAGE OUTLET WITH SIDE OPENING (by others)

PLANTER BOX DETAIL

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PLANTER BOX DETAIL

DRAINAGE DISCHARGE PIPE

by LANDSCAPE Contractor

WATER PROOFING MEMBRANE

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

FALL

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Interviews, Fashion Lines: - An Interview with Designer Siki Im,

by Rain Mag, 16 JULY 2020 https://rain-mag.com/an-interview-with-designer-siki-im/ - Siki Im x LEONG LEONG Concept Store, 2010 https://architizer.com/projects/siki-im-x-leong-leong-concept-store/ -Siki im swapped architecture for fashion but is staying true to his punk roots, by i-D.VICE, 17 APRIL 2015 https://i-d.vice.com/en_us/article/pab3gk/siki-im-swapped-architecture-for-fashion-but-is-staying-true-to-hispunk-roots - Siki Im https://hypebeast.com/tags/siki-im - All Siki Im Collections https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/designer/siki-im - German Menswear Designer Conquers New York https://www.achtung-mode.com/german-menswear-designer-siki-im-conquers-new-york/ Video Interviews: - A Day in the Life (Part 5) Siki Im,

by The Woolmark Company 26 NOV 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Izbsa9v6CME - 2015 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Fashion Interview https://vilcek.org/prizes/prize-recipients/siki-im/ Design Mentor Research: - Karl Lagerfield https://www.furinsider.com/remembering-karl-lagerfeld-in-his-own-words/ https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/gallery/karl-lagerfeld-quotes - Helmut Lang https://www.thefashionlaw.com/helmut-lang-the-coming-of-age-of-the-cool/ https://www.vogue.com/article/from-the-archives-helmut-lang-technology https://www.theaficionados.com/journal/austria/helmut-langv

Case Study Research: - MVRDV https://www.mvrdv.nl/projects/105/gyre - Bjarke Ingels Group https://big.dk/project/lego-towers/ - WOHA https://www.archdaily.com/217481/school-of-the-arts-woha https://www.woha.net/ - VTN Architects https://www.vtnarchitects.net/residential-properties/house-for-trees - SERIE + MULTIPLY https://www.serie.co.uk/projects/369/oasis-terraces

DARIEN WU JUNHAN NUS B.ARCH Y2/S1 AR2101 : DESIGN 3

2020

JLEM UNIT STUDIO SHIN YOKOO