Tang Wen Yu | Architecture Portfolio 2018 (Ver.1)

About Me “Good design is innovative, but great design is done with great love“ This is the one philosophy I always ground my endeavors in, no matter if they take shape in public art installations, participatory design, placemaking or humanitarian design. Over the past 2 years, I’ve embarked on many design ventures that have helped shape my creative lenses and allowed me see how architecture defines and redefines nuances in our society, When I am not in the studio, I enjoy making a mess while watercoloring, volunteering and occasionally dabbling in writing. A daydreamer by nature, I gravitate towards anything that has a touch of whimsy, story and musing.

Welcome to my portfolio.

2018-2020 NGEE ANN POLYTECHNIC - SCHOLARSHIP 2017-2020 BCA DIPLOMA - SCHOLARSHIP 2018 SUSTAINABLE DESIGN STUDIO - DISTINCTION 2018 GLOBAL CITIES - DISTINCTION 2017 CUBE CHALLENGE (CITY PLANNING) - MERIT 2017 DO WHAT YOU LOVE COMPETITION (GRAPHIC) - WINNER 2017 - 2019 DIRECTOR'S LIST 2017 - MERIT AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE 2018 HISTORY OF WESTERN ARCHITECTURE - BOOK PRIZE 2017 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS - BOOK PRIZE 2017 SUSTAINABLE CITY PLANNING - BOOK PRIZE 2017 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN - BOOK PRIZE 2016 DESIGN STUDIES - BOOK PRIZE 2015 DESIGN STUDIES - BOOK PRIZE

FACILITATOR - HACK OUR PLAY WORKSHOP (PARTICIPATE IN DESIGN) NOTETAKER - PLAYEUM WORKSHOP (PARTICIPATE IN DESIGN) VOLUNTEER - CASSIA KAKI ARTS WORKSHOP (CASSIA RESETTLEMENT TEAM VOLUNTEER - JUNCTIONS AT 803 (SHOPHOUSE AND CO) DOCUMENTOR - JALAN BESAR MASTERPLAN (SHOPHOUSE AND CO) VOLUNTEER - OUR GALLERY AT TAMAN JURONG (SHOPHOUSE AND CO) VOLUNTEER - SINGAPORE DESIGN WEEK 2018 (DESIGN COUNCIL SINGAPOR VOLUNTEER - SINGAPORE DESIGN WEEK 2019 (DESIGN COUNCIL SINGAPOR

SEPT - OCT 2018 - PART-TIME DESIGNER AT ETC. LAB AUG 2018 - GALLERY SITTER AT THE SUBSTATION ((EN BLOC SEGMENT) MARCH 2019 - GALLERY SITTER AT THE SUBSTATION (ARCHITECTURUE HERITAGE SEGMENT)

MR JASON HOO - SDE LECTURER - +65 92992633 MR RAJA - SDE LECTURER - +65 97251180 MS MIZAH RAHMAN - P!D DIRECTOR - +65 96984142

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Index Amphibia........................................................................................................6-17 Our Punggol Ripple.....................................................................................18-21 Unfinished....................................................................................................22-25 Roots and Shoots (URA CUBE Challenge)................................................26-27 Around the World in 80 Inches (PARKing Day)........................................28-31 Home (Play it Forward Movement).............................................................32-33 Architecture Studio (weDesign)..................................................................34-35 Magically.....................................................................................................36-39 Graphic Design............................................................................................40-43 Photography Collection...............................................................................44-49 Testimonials.................................................................................................50-51

Personal Design Philosophies Listen to understand, not to impose The solution is not always to build Small and effective is better than large and less thought out The value of a place lies in the stories it is able to tell Every individual has ambition Design for needs first, wants can come later

Amphibia

“You think you own whatever land you land on The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim But I know every rock and tree and creature Has a life, has a spirit, has a name�

-Pocahontas, Colors of the Wind

A long time ago, animals used to roam the landscapes of Dairy Farm Nature Park..But with the onslaught of modernism and the rise of the industrial revolution, the site was then exploited and quarried for its granite to make concrete, insensitively destroying the homes of these animals. The quarry has then been transformed into a wetland through government revitalisation efforts. However, animals would still hesitate to come, appearing only in other parts of the park. “Amphibia� resorts aims to call into question who dictates land ownership, and how might we design not just for people, but for animals too. The resort allows the co-appreciation of both people and wetland animals, through the wildlife research centre, observation decks, bird baths, and is even expressed architecturally through the physical weaving between land and water, allowing birds to perch onto buildings as well as more plants to grow into the frames.

Flower Vine Tunnel for Butterflies

Arch Swing o (Premium Vill

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Kids Zone with Bird Baths

Detailing of Premium Villa

Premium Villa

Exploded Axo of Premium Villa

Floorplan of Premium Villa

Revitalisation of Wetland Animal Habitats

Sectional Perspective of Wildlife Research Centre

Wildlife Observation Deck

Mapping out of Wetland Animal Revitalisation Efforts

Section of Kids Zone with Bird Baths

Our Punggol Ripples

A participatory design project for Pacific Activity Centre at Punggol Ripples

To collate the insights and sentiments the seniors have towards their current activity centre, we split the participatory process into 3 different phases: “Likes, Dislikes, Why”, “Bingo” and “Design Your Own Space”

After Collating all the responses, we organised the insights into a mood board, word diagram and zoned the different design interventions based on the seniors’ needs and ambitions

How might we empower the elderlies to create a sense of belonging?

How might we enable them to reminisce of the past and the community spirit they shared and value?

How might we provide quiet and intimate spaces for activities such as drinking coffee and reading?

How might we provide a conducive space for the staff to work conveniently in?

Unfinished

“A building that looks finished sends the message that the design is done and nothing can be changed�

-Participate in Design (P!D)

For Design Studio 1, we were tasked to design an elderly centre in Punggol. From our insights and studies, we found that Punggol’s residents consisted of many new people who had just moved in and were new to the neighborhood.. There was a jarring lack of a sense of cohesiveness and belonging in the community, especially for the elderly who had moved in for reitrement. By strategically leaving parts of the building unfinished, it gives the elderly spaces to design as their own, redefining public ownership not just as part of the before building stage, but after as well.

Free spaces that elderly are able to call their own, spanning from the open garden on the bottom floor to the rooftop

Roots and Shoots URA CUBE Challenge

How might we breathe new life into an old neighborhood?

Roots and Shoots is a revitalisation scheme to breathe new life into the Mei Chin neighborhood. Imitating the nature of roots, the connected pathways as well as sky bicyclie bridges draw people into the heart of the neighborhood.

We also made sure to keep the entire site car free, and created an underground car park instead as we wanted to preserve the walkability of the site. The existing structures such as the sports stadium were also preserved as residents have fond memories of the place and stil use it regularly.

In the end, we clinched the merit award for our proposal

Around the World in 80 Inches PARKing Day

How might we represent the vast diversity of Kampong Glam visually?

In september 2017, I participated in PARKing Day together with a group of friends from St. Joseph’s Institution. During our site visit to kampong glam, we noticed that there were many tourists from various parts of the globe. Curious, we wanted to find out exactly how many people there were from each country, and where they wanted to go.

“Around the World in 80 Inches” is a visual map where each person pins down where the are from and where they want to go to, with a post-it note that indicates why they would like to travel ot that place. In our venture, we met people from all the way in Japan, to Taiwan, Thailand, Australia and even Italy. The end result was a colorful map representing the unique diversity of Kampong Glam.

Home

Play it Forward Movement

Bringing back a sense of home with a heartland icon - the HDB flats

As part of Archifest, I led a team of 8 people to decorate a piano for the Play it Foward Movement. It was then placed in the newly renovated student plaza for all to enjoy and play on.

weDesign

Year 2 Architecture Studio

Redesigning the Year 2 Architecure Studio through Participatory Design

Under the new deisgn club, “Designers of Tomorrow” or “dot” for short, I led the team to organise and conduct a participatory workshop for the year 2 architecture students to redesign our studio, which was mostly empty as it had just been renovated from a previous civil engineering lab.

Magically

Founded in February 2017 after a Fundraising Project, Magically is a social enterprise selling custom watercolor notebooks and cards, where 10% of the profit is then donated to children’s homes around Singapore.

Maigcally mostly sells through fairs such as Crafters Market, Urban Ventures, Singapore Boutique Fairs, Mako Market, etc. and also conducts workshops for watercoloring as well as modern calligraphy

Designing notebooks for the official opening of “Pollinate�, a business incubator for polytechnic students

Conducting a watercoloring workshop during Mako Market

Instagram Account for Magically

Graphic Design

Illustrations of HDB Flats series

Booklet for Badge night for 2016 batch of Secondary 1 Students

SST Survival Guide cover for Secondary School Students

Notebook design for “Do What you Love Competition�

Won 1st Prize for Design

Business card for film and media student, 3 versions

Business card for fitness instructor

Poster for “Blovee�, a home appliances and decor brand

Photography Collection Into the Waters, Venice

“Knock Knock”, Doors of Venice

The light series

The whimsy series

The humanity series

The festive series

Testimonials

SCHOOL OF DESIGN & ENVIRONMENT Blk 34, Level 7, 535 Clementi Road, Singapore 599489 Tel: 65 6460 6500 Fax: 65 6466 7326 www.np.edu.sg

RE: Letter of Recommendation for Ms. Tang Wen Yu To whom it may concern,

December 1, 2017

Wen Yu was my student at Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Design School, for the Year 1.1 Module, Sustainable City Planning.

To Whom It May Concern,

Wen Yu impressed me with her intellectual curiosity, enthusiasm and

I am writing this letter at the request of Tang Wen Yu, who is applying for the SDE Architecture Specialisation. I have known Wen Yu for eight months in my capacity as an Architecture lecturer in the School of Design and Environment at Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

motivated spirit. Throughout the semester, she has showcased an excellent ability to grasp and applied the knowledge and concepts learnt during the module to her assignments and tests. Her desire and hunger to learn and innovate is clearly seen in her work where she took the leading role to guide her team for presentation and assignments. Truly deserving, Wen Yu was also the awarded the AD, Distinction Grade for the module, Sustainable City Planning.

Her passion for architecture and sustainable design shone through asking the right questions during class. Full of initiative and highly reliable, Wen Yu also showcased good work ethics and is a fast learner. I am grateful to have a student like Wen Yu, whom I believe has immense potential to contribute positively in to the architecture and design fraternity. Please do not hesitate to contact me for any more information.

Warmest Regards,

Ms. Mizah Rahman Associate Lecturer, Ngee Ann Polytechnic Co-founder and Director, Participate in Design mizah@participateindesign.org www.mizahrahman.com +65 9698 4142

Page 1 of 1 -Mizah Rahman Associate Lecturer Ngee Ann Polytechnic Design School

Academically, Wen Yu performed at the top of her class in both modules I previously taught her, Architectural Design, and Introduction to Architecture and Civil Engineering, earning an AD and A, respectively. Based on her grades, attendance, and class participation, I would rate Wen Yu's academic performance as exceptional.

Wen Yu shows strong academic focus, ability in design and spatial thinking, and attention to detail, as can be seen in her portfolio. In addition, Wen Yu has shown great teamwork and leadership ability when participating in extracurricular events that I have helped facilitate, such as the Singapore Construction Productivity Workshop and Amazing Race organized by BCA, in which she and four other selected students competed in challenges and games while learning about construction technologies and professions in the built environment.

In conclusion, I would highly recommend Wen Yu to the Architecture Specialisation. If you need any additional information, feel free to contact me anytime at 6460 6695 or nct2@np.edu.sg.

Sincerely,

Caleb Negash Lecturer | School of Design and Environment Tel: 6460 6695 | Email: nct2@np.edu.sg Ngee Ann Polytechnic, 535 Clementi Road, Blk 34, Level 6, S(599489)