ERIC NG YI XU ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
B I O G R A P HY 2007 - Completed GCE ‘N’ Level at Bishan Park Secondary School - Top N Level Student in Normal Technical Stream in Bishan Park Secondary 2008 - Admission into NITEC in Building Drafting, Insitute of Technical Education(ITE) - Bedok - 2008 CDC & CCC - ITE Scholarship 2009 - Best Performace Award in ITE Building Drafting Section - Ecology, Dipploma-Level Module attained at Ngee Ann Polytechnic (Appointed by ITE) - 2009 CDC & CCC - ITE Scholarship - Graduated from NITEC in Building Drafting (Architectural) - ITE Bedok - Certification of Merit in the NITEC in Building Drafting (Architectural) 2010 - Admission into Diploma in Architecture, Singapore Polytechnic - Design Thinking Studio for Boeing the Airplane Company 2011 - Appointed Assistant Secretary for Singapore Polytechnic Rock Climbing Club - Solar Decathlon Project for Singapore Polytechnic 2012 - Completed Diploma Plus in Design Thinking, Singapore Polytechnic - 12 Weeks Internship at WOHA Architects Pte Ltd. - Appointed by Singapore Polytechnic - High end Residential Tower at Ardmore Park - Luxurious Villa Resort at Phuket - Completed the WOHA Architects Pte Ltd. - Office Lamp & Uplighter (Part of Internship Experiences) - Organising Committee of Rockmaster 2012 held at Jcube 2013 - Graudated from Singapore Polytechnic - Diploma in Architecture - Intern Position at WOHA Architects Pte Ltd. - HDB Admiralty - Mixed Development
A B O UT M E Born 1991 in Singapore, Eric beat the odds of the peers pressure & decrimination as an EM3 Student during Primary School, Normal Techinical Stream in Secondary School as well as an ITE Student. Dispite the decrimination for many years, he was awarded the CCC & CDC Scholarship for both 2008 & 2009 and Certification of Merit in the NITEC in Building Drafting (Architectural) and continue to pursue his further studies in architecture at Singapore Polytechnic(SP). During his studies at SP, he took up extra courses in Diploma Plus in Design Thinking which consist of real-life client and projects working with different faculties all over from SP. He was then appointed by SP to WOHA Architects for 12 weeks internship, during his internship experiences he completed his first built project which is just a lamp that was designed & installed inside WOHA Architects office. After 9 years of hardwork, his hardwork pay off, as he graduated from Singapore Polytechnic Diploma in Architecture and joined WOHA Architects for an Intern Position for 4 months before serving his National Services as it was complusory for all Singaporeans. Outside of work, Eric took up rock climbing as his CCA very seriously and got 3rd place(Team Catergory) in a PA Climbing Carnival & appointed as Assistant Secretary in SP Rock Climbing Club. Which is also the organising committee for RockMaster 2012 an annnual rock climbing competition held by SP Rock Climbing Club.
C O NT A CT M E Eric Ng Yi Xu +65 91055409 nyx.eric@gmail.com www.nyxeric.wix.com/ernarchitecture
ST E P D OW N - F i b o n a c c i ‘ s Year 1 - Primer 1
ST E P D OW N Using the idea of 13 Points & Lines, 8 Planes for an individual model then 5 volumes & 3 interlocking. By combining another designer massing model, we come out with a stepping down effect lamp a size of 50x50x50cm with 2 light bulb at different height to create a better emphaise of the stepping down effect. Our massing model both have many similarity of trapezium hence the used of trapezium volume and planes to create this directional effect as the bamboo sticks held them up as support.
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L - E X P E R I E N C E - T H E A RT I ST R ET R E AT Year 1 - Low Rise Residential
Perspective Sketch of Corridor towards Main Door
Perspective Sketch Looking
Sketch of Expose Rafter & Skylight along
L-EXPERIENCE Based on the client profession as a photographer, the Framing hand sign is used as the main concept for this building. This sign is commonly used by photographers and mostly by artist. The hand sign is a form of overlapping on top of another leaving the centre of the building a open to sky creating a stack effect natural ventilation. The 2 L-Shaped hands is then develop as a volume and a plane cladded with different material to give a better contrast expression.
Concept Diagram
The strategies to to allow the user to have a sense of privacy inside the apartment enclosing the user inside the 2 L-shape form which is design as a volume & a plane, the volume to served as a main space & plane as a privacy towards the main traffic. Skylight along the edge of the volume & the plane is used for the user to experiences the L-shape is enclose within them.
BUGREEN - SOHO Year 2 - High Rise Residential
Map of site drawn in gray grids - Aligning of surrounding building
SITE PLAN 1:75 Physical Sectional Model
Idea of users looking at greeneries once step out of the lift
Sketch of stack effect towards building
BUGREEN Based on a Young Urban Professional(Yuppies) client, profession in accounting. The design intention is to create a space of green luxury where oftenly surrounded with elements of natures inside the building & apartment. The SOHO apartments are design based on the Yuppies, creating a small footprint apartment feeling like a spacious & relaxing apartment to relax after a hetic day of work. The 1st storey layout is landscape like a stroll in the park where publics & residential living in the area will experiences of taking a stroll in the park where they are accompanied by greeneries & splashing sounds of the bio pond. The site is just right beside Bugis MRT which is just a minute walking distances to the site. The surrounding site has view towards the open space of the North-East & South West direction which thus define the orientation of the building. With this orientation, the surrounding buildings benefits for a good urban planning as winds are able to flow freely around the site hence creating this harmony with the rest of the surrounding buildings. 1ST STOREY PART PLAN
A RT & C U LT U R A L C E NT R E Year 3 - Commerical Development
1. Site
2. Possible Vechicular Access & Back-Of House Access
3. Massing of Site
4. Allow connection between 2 busiest streets or walkway
5. Breakdown of massing for Vehicular Access
6. Angular Walls
Sketch of Auditorium Natural Lighting & Ventilation for the Backstage
7. Extrude Massing
9. Identify Hierachry
8. Elevate Massing
10. Creating 5th Elevation
Sketch of monsoon wind toward site
A RT S & C U LT U R A L
Sketch of Axis of Circulation
Sketch of Central Gathering Point
C E NT R E
Based on a puppet player client, arts should be celebrated & allow people to interact & educated what arts are all about. Hence the design intention of the building is to create a synergy of movement where people are drawn into the building by exposing the anchor tenant or the retail shops to the public. By still maintaning the privacy of the anchor tenant and retail shops, aluminium mesh is used as a privacy screen as well as a sun shaded device. Angled facade and walls are express popping the anchor tenant & retail shops out towards the public to further emphaise the importance of the building and highlight the people who are using this spaces. The building form are broken up into 6 different volumes for differnt programmes and usage toward the public as for such the Practice Area & Workshop are located at the main facade as such to expose the people or arts inside the building and partially blocked by the aluminium mesh facade, it educatethe public what arts is all aboutand how is it being done to in-