Architectural Portfolio 2016

DEBBIE GOH A R C H I T E C T U R A L P

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Adobe Photoshop

S i n g a p o r e U n i v e r s i t y o f Te c h n o l o g y

Adobe InDesign

and Design

Adobe Illustrator

B.Sc (Architecture and Sustainable

Rhinoceros

Grasshopper gohdebbie95@gmail.com

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https://sg.l i nk edi n.c om /i n/debbi e-go h

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P R O J E C T S

20.101 Core Studio 1 Con du c e re

20.102 Core Studio 2 Crescendo

20.201 Architecture Science and Te c h n o l o g y T he F ly in g F ro g

20.212 Digital Design and Fabrication 5 00 m i l l i on l i nes f l o a t

20.103 Core Studio 3 U NI T C o n n ect io n

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( n . ) To b r i n g t o g e t h e r ; a c h a n n e l This Core Studio 1 project, b a s e d i n Ta m p i n e s , w a s t o propose a centre for leisure and culture for the residents of this neighbourhood.

The proposal called for a space that facilitated circulation across t h e f i e l d f r o m Ta m p i n e s M R T t o the CPF building.

The proposal consisted of tube-like blocks

that

hint

at

more

efficient

circulation paths across the site. Such a configuration allowed for users to be able to smoothly walk across the site whist being engaged in various programs; at the same time small inbetween spaces ser ve as visual cues and foster social interaction.

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This group project challenged students to design a shelter for collection of rainwater using only a single plane of aluminium sheet. Our project folded the sheet several times to mimic a flying frog, and the var ying angles at which the plane was folded gave rise to interesting nuances at different points of t h e s h e l t e r.

Front and Right Elevations

C R E S C E N D O This project for Core Studio 2 aimed to create a learning hub in the middle of Dhoby Ghaut Green. Users would experience an increase in intensity of activity as they progressed into the site, allowing it to become the focus point among the flurr y of various activities surrounding it.

B1 Plan / 1:400

Section Model / 1:100

L1 Plan / 1:400

5 0 0 T H O U S A N D L I N E S

The first project for our Digital Fa b r i c a t i o n m o d u l e w a s t o m a k e use of the laser cutter to create something that cannot be made b y h a n d o u t o f w o o d e n v e n e e r.

This project experimented with the transformation of veneer to imitate the texture of bamboo.

Lines were repeatedly engraved on the of

veneer higher

piece

,

density

from to

a

a

region

region

of

l o w e r d e n s i t y, t o i l l u s t r a t e a c y c l e that all living things experience. A C# code was integrated with some Grasshopper functions to determine the

number

of

be

engraved

the

grain

of

lines

that

would

perpendicularly the

wooden

to

v e n e e r,

ensuring that the numbers would be random and in a non-linear fashion.

The

power

and

speed

settings

of

the laser cutter were experimented with as well to further

emphasise

on the changing texture of bamboo.

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The aim of this project for the D i g i t a l Fa b r i c a t i o n m o d u l e w a s to set up an installation at a site of our choice in campus.

The group wanted to create an intriguing installation that would prod passers-by to take a second look, and thus created a web of structures that made u s e o f t h e c o n c e p t o f t e n s e g r i t y.

TENSEGRITY: A balance of forces Te n s e g r i t y system

makes

of

forces

compression create

in

use of

of

a

closed

tension

and

equilibrium

to

s e l f- s t a n d i n g

structures.

Our octahedron tensegrity structure was

made

and

fishing

out

of

line.

wooden The

dowels

fishing

line,

h a v i n g a s m a l l a m o u n t o f e l a s t i c i t y, would be able to exert tensional and compressional forces on each wooden dowel that cancels out, creating the i l l u s i o n o f t h e m f l o a t i n g i n m i d - a i r.

Front Elevation

Right Elevation

U N I T This project for Core Studio 3 was aimed at creating a familyoriented home. This was done through the integration of public, semi-public and private spaces . These various zones were strategically placed such that users have to pass through both public and semi-public spaces to get around the house, encourgaing interaction with users of the different spaces.

Left Axonometric View All

non-structural

replaced

with

walls

were

horizontal

also

louvres,

each of var ying densities in order to differentiate the different levels of privacy of the next space. This thus gives the illusion of privacy despite allowing visual connection between the two spaces, further closing the distance The

between

distance

its

between

inhabitants. each

louvre

p a n e w a s c o n c e i v e d i n G r a s s h o p p e r, s o as to easily create different patterns and after

produce

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overlapping

optimum of

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pattern louvres.

1F Plan

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Short section / 1:100

C O N N E C T I O N This project aimed to create a new style of housing estate that would foster a sense of community through increasing v i s u a l a n d p h y s i c a l p r o x i m i t y.

This is done through employing shared spaces right outside ever y doorstep - and the usage of movable panels to allow for a spillover of programs from inside the house to a semiprivate front porch space.

(Left) Exploded Axonometric (Right) Network diagram of the visual connection across the site at various levels

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