DEBBIE GOH Strives to make a positive societal impact using architectural knowledge. She has a wide range of interests, including but not limited to urban planning, urban design, psychology, and sociology. Loves to examine the different relationships of the world as an interconnected system. Motivated and enthusiastic to explore new things, as she believes these equipped knowledge can aid her in finding her way and making a mark.
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
Singapore University Technology and Design 2014 - 2018 Master of Architecture B.Sc (Architecture and Sustainable Design) 2016 SUTD Freshman Orientation Camp Programmes (Nightwalk) Committee 2016 ASD Camp Programmes Committee Dunman High School 2008 - 2013 GCE ‘A’ Levels Integrated Programe Chairperson of Guzheng Ensemble (Senior High)
SKILLSETS
Rhinoceros Grasshopper Adobe InDesign Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator AutoCAD SketchUp Revit Architecture ArchiCAD
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
01 Walking in Place
Option Studio 3 / 2018 02 Living Behaviours
Option Studio 1 / 2017 03 Connection
Core Studio 3 / 2016 04 Nuclear Unit
Core Studio 3 / 2016 05 float
Digital Design and Fabrication / 2015 06 Living in the Winds
Architectural Energy Systems / 2016
OTHER PROJECTS
07 BykVan
AECOM Urban SOS: hOur City Competition 2017
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08 Urban Sustainability in 2050
Shell Imagine the Future Competition / 2017 09 HDB Internship
Internship at the Building Research Institute 2017
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WALKING IN PLACE OPTION STUDIO 3 / 2018 MENTOR: ONG KER-SHING
The brief called for students to make use of an ubitiquous element in Singapore to serve the elderly. In light of the elderly’s mobility issues coupled with stigma against walking aids, this project proposed a walking aid sharing system that would not only make basic walking aids more easily available to the elderly, but also to reduce the stigma against them.
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Exploded Axonometric of various collection point designs / 1:20
Collection point at HDB void decks
Collection point at playgrounds
Analysis of the Alexandra Linear Park Canal at Queenstown revealed that a higher engagement of the park by its elderly residents could be improved on. In addition, it was observed that there were insuffiecient rest stops for the elderly, thus the collection points of the walking aid sharing system were made to be benches that could integrate both the provision of rest stops, but also serve as an innovative method of collecting the walking aids. Different styles of benches were designed to accomodate space constraints and adapt to its surrounding context, punctured with holes to insert the walking aids.
Collection point at supermarkets
A collage of the different possible types of handles that could be implemented in the system.
A variety of handles for the walking aids were designed, taking ergonomics and practicality in mind. In addition, to further strengthen the destigmatising of walking aids, some of the handles are modelled after common items like the bamboo pole holder, katana handles and hiking handles. This fun approach allows for these wlking aids to be used by a wider, younger audience. Wherever possible, grooves were also incorporated into the handle design so as to provide an added functionality of the walking aids being used to hold bags or groceries, making the daily lives of the elderly residents more comfortable.
Renders of different type of handles
Elevation of walking aids / 1:4
The collection points were to be placed at the void decks of the HDB blocks, resting areas like playgrounds and outside supermarkets. This would allow the elderly to make use of the walking aids on trips to the supermarket, one of the their more frequented places in the neighbourhood. Site plan of location of collection points / 1:2500
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LIVING BEHAVIOURS OPTION STUDIO 1 / 2017 MENTOR: LING HAO
This project studies how the internal layout of a typical HDB flat might influence the behvaiours of its residents. It aims to collect data and explore the ideal layout that would encourage the greatest amount of interaction between its occupants.
Character profiles based off residents of the Waterway Ridges in Punggol were created and tested through various possible layout confirgurations of the typical HDB unit. Their circulation paths over time and space were drawn, giving rise to an overall pattern of level of interaction between the residents.
Circulation patterns over time and space in a typical HDB unit / 1:50
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Scenario 1: Where public programs are centralised
The following show generalized patterns of movement in a household given a fixed set of character profiles. Different layouts of the typical HDB unit was explored. The abstracted movement lines would thus be able to show how a different layout can result in different levels of interaction between the residents.
Scenario 2: Where lofts are used for private programs
Scenario 3: Where are non-structural walls are removed
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sed private prog Scenario 4: Where private programs are nested within public programs
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vate and public prog Scenario 5: Where private programs are centralised
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Scenario 6: Where public and private programs are alternated
Visualisations of a typical hosuehold where all non-structural walls are removed.
A scenario where all non-structural walls are removed in a unit encourages greater visual connectivity between the various occupants. This would hence encourage interaction between them, despite engaging in different activities, like a typical household today.
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CONNECTION CORE STUDIO 3 / 2016 MENTOR: PAULINE ANG
This project aimed to create a new style of housing that would foster a sense of community through increasing visual and physical proximity between residents. This is done through employing shared spaces right outside every doorstep, and the usage of movable panels to allow for a spillover of programs from inside the house to a semi-private front porch space.
Viewpoints on ground floor
Viewpoints on MRT platform level
Viewpoints on 20th floor
Circulation hotspots around the site
View network lines guiding the positions and widths of communal spaces on the different floors of the building.
Viewpoints from both into the site as well as outwards from the site were marked at different levels. Lines were then drawn to determine the locations of public spaces at different levels, so as to protect the privacy of the residents from the surrounding high-rise buildings.
Analysis of circulation on the ground floor was also integrated to generate the building footprint. The unique zig-zagged shape of the building would thus also provide the optimum path for users traversing across the site.
Front Elevation, Massing model / 1:500
Unrolled South Elevation / 1:400
Units were strategically placed to create double volume spaces that would further emphasise the nature of the shared space outside the residents’ homes. Each shared space had varying levels of privacy, corresponding to the estimated number of occupants in the adjacent units. Having this high level of sensitivity to the immediate surroundings would encourage residents to make use of these shared spaces and interact with their neighbours.
Type 1 Unit Typology: Dining area spillover Small, private communal space
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Type 2 Unit Typology: Dining and kitchen area spillover Medium, semi-private communal space CO
Type 2 Unit Floorplan / 1: 200
Type 3 Unit Typology: Living area spillover Large, public communal space COR
Type 3 Unit Floorplan / 1: 200
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NUCLEAR UNIT CORE STUDIO 3 / 2016 MENTOR: PAULINE ANG
This project aimed at creating a family-oriented 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.
All non-structural walls were also replaced with horizontal louvres, each of varying 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 between its inhabitants. The distance between each louvre pane was conceived in Grasshopper, so as to easily create different patterns and produce the optimum pattern after overlapping of the louvres.
Exploded Axonometric of Unit / 1:250
2nd Floor Plan / 1:100
1st Floor Plan / 1:100
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DIGITAL DESIGN AND FABRICATION / 2016 MENTOR: STYLIANOS DRITSAS
The aim of this project was to set up an installation at a site of our choice on 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 use of the concept of tensegrity.
TENSEGRITY: a closed system of forces of tension and compression in equilibrium to create selfstanding structures
Our octahedron tensegrity structure was made out of wooden dowels and fishing line. The fishing line, having a small amount of elasticity, would be able to exert tensional and compressional forces on each wooden dowel that cancels out, creating the illusion of them floating in mid-air.
Right Elevation of installation / 1:200?
Several of these structures of different sizes were hung at different heights, hence the installation will look different from the front and side elevations. The gradual decrease in height of the structures will allow the passers-by to observe the structure both up close and from afar.
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LIVING IN THE WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS / 2016 MENTOR: J. ALSTAN JACKUBIEC
This group project was aimed at providing natural ventilation to all residential units, and ensure maximum comfort on our Core Studio 3 site, Redhill. The difference lay between the approach taken to the site - this course required us to make use of simulation tools to justify and influence our design decisions.
Various iterations of the project, meant to facilitate wind movement through the site.
Diagrams showing massing response to prevailing wind direction and subsequent effects of massing on windflow in the site.
Various iterations were explored, each improving on the previous one as we strived to achieve our goal or maximising natural windflow through the site. A zig-zag formation of the units in both plan and section was adopted to allow minimal differentiation between the units in terms of windflow and sunlight received. This would allow all residents to achieve the same level of comfort, regardless of the location of their unit on site.
Simulations in CFD, solar irradiation, shadow analysis, and daylighting zoning were conducted. From the simulation results, we are able to easily compare across the various iterations and develop them further.
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BYKVAN AECOM URBAN SOS: hOur City Competition / 2017 Semi-Finalist GROUP PROJECT WITH BUSINESS STUDENTS FROM NTU
The competition urged students to propose solutions to either and economic, housing or transportation problem in their city. The group hence proposed Bykvan, a system that makes use of the PCN to provide affordable housing and job opportunities for the homeless in Singapore.
Diagrams showing operation and usage of the Bykvan Housing Module
Nylon covering attaches via tongue and groove mechanisms
Secondary structural metal rods attach via mortise and tenon joinery method
Primary structural metal rods attach via mortise and tenon joinery method
Cardboard flooring connected via lap joints Exploded Axonometric and close-ups of its components
The Bykvan system includes a modular, collapsible housing unit that can be easily attached to bicycles. The provision of such units to the homeless gives them both a means of transportation as well as shelter over their heads for rest. The first iteration of the proposed modular housing is modelled after a lattice structure made of metal rods and nylon fabric, while the second iteration is modelled after an umbrella’s mechanism, resulting in a dome-like structure. The umbrella mechanism was adopted to ease the process of setting up the modular housing. Both iterations ensure a minimum amount of space needed to create a homely feel for the occupant, allowing them to maintain their dignity.
Possible floorplan configurations / 1:100
Exploded Axonometric and close-ups of its components / 1:200?
Park Connector Network in Singapore
Distribution of Community Centres in Singapore
Distribution of public water points and shower facilities in Singapore
Final locations of charging stations for Bykvan
On the larger scale, Bykvan utilises the various Community Centres (CC) located around the island to provide for shower and water facilities to Bykvan users. The charging stations for the electric bicycles are placed near selected CCs that are no further than 500m away from a PCN for convenience.
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Urban Sustainability in 2050 Shell Imagine the Future Competition 2017
GROUP PROJECT WITH BUSINESS AND ENGINEERING STUDENTS FROM NTU AND SMU
The competition asked students to engage in scenario planning, and imagine how people might live, work and play in 2050 due to the changes in clean energy advancements. The team proposed scenarios exploring how improvements in the technology might change the society’s perception towards artificial intelligence, and how different levels of this skepticism might affect transportation and housing systems in Singapore.
Scenario 1: Nation fully embraces technological advancements. Driverless car networks and smart homes are fully implemented around the country
Proposed transport network in scenario 1
Scenario 2: Nation still skeptical about technological advancements. Driverless car networks and smart homes are only implemented 40-50% islandwide
Proposed transport network in scenario 2
Permeable surface Innovative floor design allows absorption of rain water into an artificial aquifer. This water is then processed by the NeWater plant alongside with a portion of waste water generated by the building’s residents to create water that is fit for consumption and farming
Accumulation of water Impermeable surface
Solar paint used to paint the building facade - Combines Titanium Oxide with synthetic molybdenumsulfide - Absorbs solar energy and water from surrounding air - Splits water into hydrogen and oxygen; hydrogen is collected in fuel cells at the bottom of the building and oxygen is used to regulate atmosphere in rooftop greenhouse for urban farming
Rendered visualization of Scenario 1
Rooftop greenhouse for self-sustaining food solutions
Utility Management System: Sensors embedded in walls to detect movement and heat, to switch devices on/ off accordingly and monitor household utilities usage
Elderly Monitoring System: Video cameras allowing constant surveillance of elderly and/or children
Flooring providing water storage for processing and usage
Installation of Smart Homes
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Widespread use of Internet of Things (IoT)- various devices ‘talking’ to one another to complete daily household tasks like cooking, cleaning etc
Security systems accessible via smartphone
Rendered visualization of Scenario 2
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HDB INTERNSHIP Internship with the Building Research Institute My main responsibilities included the preparation of presentation material of a project in Tampines, proposal for the urban design of said project, and the preparation of object libraries and templates in ArchiCAD for future usage.
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3D perspectives of the various components of a typical HDB block built in ArchiCAD GSEducationalVersion
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