G .AR ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
Personal Design Statem ent
PERSONAL Name
Yang Ge Shen
Bi rthday
18th December1994
Contact
+60166392438
Emai l
g.shen1994@gmai l .com
LINKS https://www.facebook.com/geshen.yang
http://gshen1994.wixsite.com/the-lego-house
SOFTW ARE
Architecture has never been the academic pathway of my choice when I was younger. I love sketching and design since I was young and have always been told that I have flair for being able to sketch. Due to the advice of my uncle, who is also an architect, he persuaded me to choose architecture. M y architecture belief is that design has to be bear meaning to substantial. M y design inspirations come from everything in life.Itend to use memories, experiences, objects, people, stories and art as source of inspiration in my design phase. Art and design speak volumes as it is being sketched out. Just as every piece of art and design. I believe architecture is something to be experienced especially during the process. Architects are crafters ofspace and architecture is an artwork of huge scale, a place of inhabitation where human can live, interact and become part of it.
It is interesting to observe how people interact with architecture and how architecture contributes to our experience of a space. I enjoy marvelling and admiring the architectural details of a space that is well designed and thought of, how everything comes together in harmony to create spatial poectics and ambience. Even in simple buildings, or in a well-designed interior, when circulation, the arrangement of spaces, the layout, the design and details are well thought out, it is very comfortable, captivating and inspiring.
PASSION . INSPIRATION . HARDW ORK /
Table of Contents.
01/
Life Capsule
02/
Visitor Interpretive Centre
03/
Indigenous Engagement Park
04/
Community Library
1 LIFE CAPSULE 4TH APRIL 2014
The Life Capsule is designed based on the hobby of my groupmate, which is reading. The design is alter in a way for the user to be comfortable and convenient. The name of the life capsule is “The Cocoon�. The seating of the life capsule is designed ti fulfill the user anthropometry and ergonomics.
Basically the Life Capsule provides the maximum comforts and secure enclosure to ensure the user can fully concentrate on his reading at the same time able to live inside it for at least 24 hours. READING . BOOKS . LIFE CAPSULE /
KEY IM AGE
DESIGN PROCESS 1. POSTURE
2. FUNCTION
DESIGN PROCESS 3. BOOK-SHELF DESIGN
2 VISITOR INTERPRETIVE CENTRE . LEM BAH BUJANG 14TH JULY 2015
LEM BAH BUJAN G , a site with a sprawling historalcomplext situated near Kedah. It is the richest archeological area in M alaysia. Single Valley Archeological M useum is the only museum to display the archeological collection that proves the existance of the Hinduism and Buddhism as well as the candi that were destroyed during the past century.
Hence, it is important to increase the awareness of the people on the candi which is one of the precious leftover by the previous generation.
LEM BAH BUJANG . KEDAH . CANDI /
KEY IM AGE
3 INDIGENOUS ENGAGEM ENT PARK . PUTRAJAYA 15TH DECEM BER 2016
PUTRAJAYA, a planned city and the Federal Administrative Centre of M alaysia. Putrajaya, previously known as Prang Besar has a vision of becoming a garden city and intelligent city. Due to the development of Putrajaya, it has forced the indigenous to be relocated to Dengkil,Selangor.Due to the lack of education being deducated to them, they are being exploted by the third party for the sale of hand carfting.
An Indigenous Engagement Park is then proposed to be inherited into the site. It functioned as a Social Enterprise which allows the Indigenous to have a direct relationship with the user. PRESINT 3 . PUTRAJAYA . IRON M OSQUE /
KEY IM AGE
SEC. PERS.
VIEW ING DECK The viewing deck allows the user to mesmerize the lake view in Putrajaya presint 3 as well as provding an unobstruct view to the M illenium M onument.
EXHIBITION
The exhibition space along the substreet allows extension of events in it, drawing the user into the architecture itself.
LON GITUDINAL SECTION
SECTION
LANDM ARKS
IN PUTRAJAYA
M ODULAR STALL COM PONENTS
The modular stall is inherited into part of the architecture to accommodate variety of events happening in Putrajaya Presint 3. The modular stall offers multiple functions such as stalland seatings. The stall also consists of wheels which allows the stall to be move around with ease.
4 COM M UNITY LIBRARY . SENTUL 14TH JULY 2016
SEN TUL,a site with rich historical background and abundance of development potential. Variety of future development is planned such as an overhead monorail as well as YTL development. A community library is proposed to be inherited into the site. It can be an important medium to connect the site as a unit, as well as gathering the locals and foreigners to be part of the community.
Variety ofprogrammes are proposed to be part of the library such as the language learning centre which to enhance the interaction with the locals.
JALAN IPOH . SENTUL . KLPAC /
KEY IM AGE
SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE The key sectional perspective shows the site context in front, the back alley as wellas the interaction of the key spaces with the respective users.
SEC. PERS.
GENERAL LIBRARY Reading stairs being integrated into the children library to enhance interaction.
CAFETERIA The cafeteria provides a buffer zone for the user between the library and the street.
READING SPACE The openings allow natural light to be exposed into the reading space.
SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE The key sectional perspective shows the site context on both sides of the building as well as the interaction of the key spaces with the respective users.
GREEN SPACE
SUB. STREET.
The green space located just beside the substreet provides a c a lm in g presence to the users.
ELEM ENTS IN M ICRO SITE (JLN. IPOH) This road got its name as the only road leading out of the city towards Ipoh. The road is part of Federal Route 1, the first and among the oldest federal roads in M alaysia,being the only trunk road that enabled transport of tin supplies between Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur. SITE SKETCH
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