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PROJ ECTS Page Y4S2 : CHOW NOW!

Y4S2: Marina Bay East Masterplan

Y3S2 : Macrocosm

Y3S1 : Opposition et Continuité

Urban Design Proposal for Marina Bay Golf Course Studio Tutor: Prof. Richard Ho Located in the Sustainability District of the proposed Marina Bay East Master Plan by the studio, Chow Now! aims to further celebrate the agrarian culture that the master plan wishes to propogate. As Singapore looks to meeting the “30 by 30” goal of producing 30% of our food by 2030, this project acts as a test bed on how food production facilities can be integrated within our neighbourhood districts. Chow Now! is a mixed use development that supports an integrated marketplace/ urban farm as well as hostel spaces for the neighbouring Institute of Higher Learning (IHL). Within the sustainanility district itself, this project also complements another that tackles waste management to form a closed looped system to ensure that the district is selfsustaining. Chow Now! encourages farm-to-table scenarios, bridging the production, distribution and consumption stages. By cutting out the distribution stage, food wastage due to damage during transportation is also minimised. It also aims to be a meeting point for the community, where residents are just a stone’s throw away from the wet market/ farmers market/F&B outlets. By bringing the food production stages closer to the residents, the project hopes to allow future Singaporeans develop a deeper appreciation of where their food comes from and possibly participate more actively in the process.

THE FARMER’S MARKET

encouraging community participation

FARM-TO-TABLE ALFRESCO DINING

visual connectivity to farmer’s market

BREAKOUT SPACES

ELEVATED FOOD NETWORK

a moment of peace in the bustling market

connecting market, dinind and agricultural spaces 7

SECTION A-A

SECTION B-B

The marketplace is surrounded by dine-in Food and Beverage outlets. There is a play on the stark differences between the inside and the outside, creating a sense of wonder as users pass through the treshold into the marketplace area. It seems almost like a hidden oasis, shielded from the happenings of the outside. The scale of the stalls also vary, where those in the marketplace are smaller than those along the perimeter of the site. By reducing each stall down to a smller scale, it aims to create a more intimate environment to foster human connections, particularly with the consumers and the producers. A central axis cuts through the entire market area, creating a line of sight from the Institute of Higher Learning (IHL), through the site, to the waterway, all the way to the waste management facility across the bank. When users enter the marketplace area, they are greeted by rows of market stalls, layed out in a systematic configuration to ease way-finding. The first storey of the market caters to those who are coming to purchase groceries or artisan items from the farmer’s market. One storey up will be where diners can take their meals and enjoy views of the bustling market place below an finally on the top floor will be the urban farm. The urban farm itself taps on the human capital of the students residing in the dormitories. The agencies of the urban farms are able to outsouce labour to those present on site for convenience as well as to provide job opportunities to students. This in turn will be beneficial in the long run as the students cultivate the skills for farming and are more receptive to urban farm grown food.

MARINA BAY EAST MASTERPLAN Studio Tutor: Prof. Richard Ho

AERIAL VIEW - ACTIVATION PRECINCT 13

AERIAL VIEW - SUSTAINABILIITY PRECINCT 15

MASTER PLAN - AERIAL VIEW 17

L I VE / WORK / P L AY / L E AR N / MAK E In land-scarce Singapore, resources are not distributed equitably across the population. A swath of land on the island’s southern waterfront—now known as Marina Bay East—becomes a site of tabula rasa. This ‘blank canvas’ presents an opportunity for the realisation of a testbed not only for the implementation of new technologies, but also new practices and ideologies. The project is envisioned as a self-sufficient society built on the principles of socio-economic equity as well as cultural and environmental sustainability. Situated against the backdrop of glass skyscrapers emblematic of Singapore’s financial and commercial prowess, the project proposes an antithesis to the late-stage capitalism that has rendered the nation vulnerable and at the mercy of other nations to supply basic necessities like food and water. This new community seeks to embody an economic and cultural reset that sees value in production and productivity—a neo-agrarian society that internally fulfils its nutritional, water, and waste-management needs while striving for a more equitable distribution of resources. With the opening of the nearby Keppel Desalination Plant that alone supplies 7% of the island’s freshwater needs, the project continues this narrative of self-reliance by producing its own agricultural output, ranging from green vegetables and fruits to farmed seafood and lab-grown cultured meat. Food production stations scattered around the site enable farm-to-table systems, which in turn provide for a food belt that comprises marketplaces, hawker centres, and commercial F&B dining. In this masterplan, programme decentralisation plays a key role in facilitating a sense of ownership within the community, and education in agriculture and waste management is brought to the forefront of this project: each precinct hosts local farms that act as catalysts for the growth of a community and the cultivation of an identity. Moreover, a waterway that meanders through the site not only provides a strong North-South axis that orientates the masterplan, it also allows for alternative water transport systems as well as vibrant waterfront spaces for all to enjoy. MASTERPLAN

OVERARCHING STRATEGY

TOKENISM

NORMALISATION

LIFESTYLE

PROBLEMS

VISION

resources are not distributed equitably across the population

self-suﬃcient society built on the principles of socio-economic equity as well as cultural and environmental sustainability

tabula rasa

STRATEGIES

embody an economic and cultural reset that sees value in production and productivity—a neo-agrarian society

...renders the nation vulnerable and at the mercy of other nations to supply basic necessities like food and water

that internally fulﬁls its nutritional, water, and waste-management needs

farm-to-table systems producing its own agricultural output, ranging from green vegetables and fruits to farmed seafood and lab-grown cultured meat education in agriculture and waste management programme decentralisation

MASTERPLAN waterway OVERARCHING STRATEGY alternative water transport systems vibrant waterfront spaces

M AC R O ST R ATE GI E S

RESERVOIR

LOW

MID

HIGH

Tiered Building Typology to Maximise Views

Planned arrangement of towers to allow for View Corridors

360 Degree Views

Porous ground plane allows 24/7 public access

MASTERPLAN

OVERARCHING STRATEGY

PROLIFERATION

DIVERSIFICATION

INTEGRATION

SYNTHESIS

INF RAST RUC T URE O U T L I NE SI T E ACC E SS I B I LI TY RIVER & MCE ACCESS

Started by introducing main waterway into site and main car access into site from MCE, with a minimum distance in between both networks.

UTILITIES NETWORK U

Existing Utility

Introduction of a BOH road network to a new waste management facility and the MCE ventilation building that is pre-existing on site.

EAST-WEST THOROUGHFARES

Introduction of 2 thoroughfares across the site to allow shortest distance across the site and for connecting access from car parks (100m).

INTERNAL TRAM NETWORK

3 PRECINCTS

CULTURE, SUSTAINABILITY & EQUALITY

Activation Precinct - Commercial Focus - Connection to ECP - Fronts the site - Meeting place for communities - Proximity to Founders Memorial Community Precinct - Residential Focus - Middle connector - “Core” of Masterplan - EW views

Sustainability Precinct - Agriculture Focus - Proximity to Coast - Proximity to Reservoir - Connection to extg Park - Outward views to sea

MASTERPLAN Site Deﬁnition

Sustainability Precinct - Agriculture Focus - Proximity to Coast - Proximity to Reservoir - Connection to extg Park - Outward views to sea

MASTERPLAN

Site Deﬁnition

Division Names: A: Activation B: Community C: Sustainability E: East Bank W: West Bank

MASTERPLAN Plot Divisions

CE9 CE8 CE5 BE13 BE11 BE9 BE7

BE1

AE7

BE3

AE5 AE6

AW4

AE3 AW2

AW5

BW3

BW2

CW5

BW8

BW5 BW1

CE4 CW6

CW4

BW4

Division Names: A: Activation B: Community C: Sustainability E: East Bank W: West Bank

CW3

BW7

BE2

AE8

CE7 CE3

BE12

BE6

BE4

AE4

CE2

BE10

BE8

BE5

BE14 CE1

CE6

CW2 CW1

BW6

AW3 AE2

AW1

AE1

ACTIVATION Key Strategies

AE7 AE4

Engagement

AE5

AE8

People-centric policy Dialogue between subdivided zones & other precincts

AE6

AE3

Creation

AW4 -

AW2

AW5

Programmatic interrelation between Makerspace & Culture Belt Diversity of ideas from within and without

Building-to-building, precinct-to-precinct Sensitivity to surrounding context

Min 100% green replacement Min 5% urban farming Waste Management Facilities

AW3

Connection

AE2 AW1

AE1

Sustainability

ACTIVATION

02 | Synergy

AE4 70% 25m 3.0

Consolidated Requirements

AE7 80% 70m 6.0 AE5 80% 50m 1.5

AE8 100% 50m 4.0 AE6 100% 50m 3.5

AE3 100% 8m 0.5

AW4 100% 22m 2.4 AW2 100% 36m 3.5 AW3 80% 48m 4.0

01 | Gateway AE2 100% 40m 5.0 AE1 80% 35m 6.0

AW1 60% 100m 6.0

AW5 100% 22m 2.4

03 | Civic

Precinct

Max Site Coverage

Max Height Control

Plot Ratio

AE1

80%

35m

6.0

AE2

100%

40m

5.0

AE3

100%

0.5

AE4

70%

25m

3.0

AE5

80%

50m

1.5

AE6

100%

50m

3.5

AE7

80%

70m

6.0

AE8

100%

50m

4.0

AW1

60%

100m

5.0

AW2

100%

36m

3.5

AW3

80%

48m

4.0

AW4

100%

22m

2.4

AW5

100%

22m

2.4

ACTIVATION

FUTURE DEVELOPMENT

Render - View Corridor

PROMENADE SHOPFRONTS

ACTIVATED STREETSCAPE

VIEW TO RIVER

Key Plan

UNIMPEDED VIEW CORRIDOR

PROGRAMMABLE GREEN BUFFER

TO FOUNDER’S MEMORIAL

AGRICULTURAL INTEGRATION

ACTIVATION

Render - Waterfront Promenade

Key Plan

ELEVATED PEDESTRIAN NETWORK

BIOSWALE

GROUND LEVEL POROSITY

RIVERSIDE ACCESSIBILITY

EAST-WEST CROSS CONNECTIVITY

RIVERFRONT ACTIVATION SETBACK FROM WATER EDGE INTEGRATED TRANSPORT SYSTEM

ACTIVATION

Section through waterway

Public Parks

Public Square

Activated Streetfront

Rooftop Garden

Performance Venues

Elevated Network

Alfresco Dining

Activated Waterway

Collaborative Spaces

Civic Institutions

Key Plan TRAMWAY NETWORK

PARK CONNECTOR

ROOFTOP GARDEN

ELEVATED PEDESTRIAN NETWORK

CYCLING NETWORK

CULTURE BELT

TRAMWAY NETWORK

WATER TAXI WHARF

WEST BANK

EAST BANK ECP

HIGH TECH FARM PARK

SYNERGY

POCKET PARK

CULTURAL BELT

WATERFRONT PROMENADE

CULTURAL BELT

CIVIC

FOUNDERS MEMORIAL & BAY EAST

ACTIVATION

Section through Synergy Boulevard

15m setback from the MCE

Sloped to ensure seamless bicycle & wheelchair accessibility

Height control of 6 stories within 15m from the riverbank setback line

ECP No permanent structure along the promenade

ACTIVATION

Micro Section of waterway All buildings fronting the river will not erect permanent structures along the 12m pedestrian way. All buildings must also abutt the building frontage line so as to preserve the arcade. Buildings abutting the frontage line must have heights capped at 20m. Buildings 15m from the building frontage line do not need to conform to the 20m height restriction. *Exempted plots: AE2, AW1

ACTIVATION

Section through Synergy Boulevard

MASTERPLAN

Community Make Ups

BE13 BE11 BE14 BE9 BE7

BE10

BW8

BE6

BE1

More Agriculture production towards the ‘Production’ Precinct

BE8

BE5 BE3

BE12

BW7

BE4 BE2 More Retail + Recreational activities towards the riverside promenade

BW5 BW3

BW6

BW1

More Recreational activities towards park of Founders’ Memorial

BW4 BW2

MASTERPLAN

BE9 80% 70m 6 BE10 100% 62m 5

BE7 80% 86m 8 BE5 80% 86m 8 BE3 80% 78m 8

BE1 80% 72m 6

BW1 80% 38m 3

BW7 80% 34m 3 BW5 80% 38m 3

BW3 80% 38m 3 BW2 100% 22m 2

BE11 80% 54m 5 BE12 100% 38m 3

BW8 80% 34m 3

BE4 100% 70m 6

BE2 100% 62m 5

BE13 80% 38m 4

BE8 100% 70m 7 BE6 100% 70m 7

BW4 100% 22m 2

BW6 100% 22m 2

Community Make Ups

BE14 80% 25m 3

Precinct

Max Site Coverage

Max Height Control

Plot Ratio

BE1

80%

72m

BE2

100%

62m

BE3

80%

78m

BE4

100%

70m

BE5

80%

86m

BE6

100%

70m

BE7

80%

86m

BE8

100%

70m

BE9

80%

70m

BE10

100%

62m

BE11

80%

54m

BE12

100%

38m

BE13

80%

38m

BE14

100%

25m

Community. Maximising the View

MASTERPLAN

Development Heights

A Mix of Fenceless Public and Private Housing with direct access to green spaces

Key Plan

Stepped Typology with View Corridors to Maximise Views

<< GARDENS BY THE BAY SOUTH

EAST COAST PARK >>

84M 32M

32M

WEST BANK FOUNDERS MEMORIAL & GARDENS BY THE BAY EAST

EAST BANK

LOW RISE | LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL / ECO-LODGE

CANAL

MID - HIGH RISE RESIDENTIAL

FUTURE DEVELOPMENT

MASTERPLAN

Community - Key Features

Water Taxi Wharf

Community Park

Main Thoroughfare

Bioswales

Community Park

Rooftop Gardens

Canal

Community Throughfare & Tramway

Water Taxi Wharf

Waterfront Throughfare

Rooftop Gardens

Key Plan

Community Throughfare & Tramway

<< GARDENS BY THE BAY SOUTH

Bioswales

EAST COAST PARK >>

MRT

WEST BANK FOUNDERS MEMORIAL & GARDENS BY THE BAY EAST

LOW RISE | LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL / ECO-LODGE

EAST BANK CANAL

MID - HIGH RISE RESIDENTIAL

FUTURE DEVELOPMENT

MASTERPLAN

Community - East Bank Roof Gardens

Community Thoroughfare & Tramway Community Gardens

Commercial Thoroughfare

Pedestrian & Cycling Bridge

FOUNDERS MEMORIAL >>

Commercial Waterfront Thoroughfare Community Park

Pedestrian & Cycling Bridge

Water Taxi Wharf

Canopy Trees to reduce scale of buildings Canal at Negative Level

EAST BANK

WEST BANK

CANAL

MASTERPLAN

Minimum 100% Green Replacement

Community - Green Strategies

Solar Ready Roof Rooftop Outdoor Refreshment Areas Mid Terraces with Green Walls

Community Park

Communal Planter Boxes Communal Roof Pavilions & Gardens

Landscape Decks COMMUNITY PARK

WATERFRONT PROMENADE

Landscape Replacement Area Greenery & Communal Spaces

CANAL

Mid Terrace

MASTERPLAN

Low Rise Community Living

Community - West Bank

Community Park

Rooftop Garden Art Belt Sculpture Pedestrian

Community Garden

Cycling

Community Garden

Eco-Lodge/Residential

<< ACTIVATION

Vibrant Waterfront Mixed Use Developments

EAST WEST THOROUGHFARE

MASTERPLAN

Community - East Bank Waterfront

STEP UP BUILDING PROFILE

GROUND LEVEL ACCESSIBILITY

STREET LEVEL VISABILITY

WATERFRONT PROMENADE

WALKING CYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE

STEPS (WATERS EDGE )

MASTERPLAN

SUSTAINABILITY PRECINCT

More Food Production focused

More Public Space focused

MASTERPLAN

SUSTAINABILITY PRECINCT

CE9

CE8

More Food Production focused Radial View Corridors

U CE5

CE6

CE1

CE7

CE2 CE3

CE4 CW5 CW6 CW4

More Public Space focused

Pedestrian access from Marina South CW3

CW2 CW1

CE8 100% 30m 2.0

CE5 100% 25m 3.5

CE6 100% 30m 4.0

CE1 100% 25m 3

CW1 80% 20m 2.5

CW2 80% 20m 2.5

SITE PARAMETERS

01 | Production

CE2 100% 20m 2.5

CE7* 100%

CE3 100% 15m 2.0 CE4* 100%

CW5 80% 16m 2.0

CW6 60% 25m 2.5

MASTERPLAN

CE9** 40% 15m 3.0

CW4 80% 12m 2.0

CW3 60% 20m 3.0

02 | Public Spaces

*CE4/7 to be developed as park space Only allowed to develop on 5% of entire site Height Control: 2 storey ** CE9 Utilities Building must front the road

Max Site Coverag e

Height Control

Plot Ratio

CE1

6,800

100%

25m

CE2

10,700

100%

20m

2.5

2.0

CE3

9,700

100%

15m

CE4*

9,800

100%

Follow guideline*

CE5

8,400

100%

25m

3.5

4.0

CE6

6,100

100%

30m

CE7*

11,700

100%

Follow guideline*

CE8

10,600

100%

30m

2.0

CE9**

14,500

40%

15m

3.0

CW1

11,400

100%

20m

2.5

CW2

13,700

100%

20m

2.5

CW3

19,300

60%

20m

3.0

CW4

9,100

80%

12m

2.0

CW5

12,500

80%

16m

2.0

CW6

11,700

60%

25m

2.5

EAST BANK PROGRAM

CE8

Legend

CE6

CE1

Site Area (SQM)

MASTERPLAN

CE9

CE5

Plot No.

U (EXISTING)

CE2

CE1 / 2: INSTITUTION

CE7 CE3

CE3: LOW RISE FARM

CE4 CW5

CE4: RECREATION

CW6 CW4

CW3

CE5/8: HIGH TECH FARM

CW2 CW1

SUSTAINABILITY

Section through waterway

High Tech Farm

Agrarian Housing

Institution

Low Rise Farm

East Barrage

Marketplace

Outdoor plaza Agrarian Housing

Recreation Place

Research labs

Gateway 2

Key Plan

MCE Ventilation Block

High Tech Farms

Marketplace for produce and dining outlets

COASTLINE >>

WEST BANK

CANAL

PUBLIC SPACE FOCUSED MARKETPLACE/AGRARIAN HOUSING

EAST BANK PRODUCTION (AGRICULTURE) FOCUSED HIGH TECH FARMS/LOW RISE FARMS/RESEARCH LABS

FUTURE DEVELOPMENT

SUSTAINABILITY

Section through waterway

Mixed use resi + Marketplace

Marketplace for produce and dining outlets

WEST BANK

Research labs & High Tech Farming

CANAL

EAST BANK

ACTIVATED STREETSCAPE OVERFLOW FROM MARKETPLACE

THOROUGHFARE VIEW CORRIDOR TO COAST

MARKETPLACE PERSPECTIVE

M I CR O ST RAT E G I ES PARK CONNECTORS CYCLING PATHS SPORTS HUB

MEYER | BROADRICK TANJONG RHU

TO EAST COAST PARK >> MARINA CENTRE

SITE

GARDENS BY THE BAY SOUTH

Existing PCN Proposed PCN

PROPOSED FERRY NETWORK AROUND SITE

SPORTS HUB

Stadium Tanjong Rhu

MEYER | BROADRICK

TANJONG RHU

TO EAST COAST PARK >> MARINA CENTRE

Marina Centre

Founders Memorial

Bayfront Bay East

GARDENS BY THE BAY SOUTH

Ferry Route Wharf

A range of sustainable transport options to commute within and beyond Marina East

Car- Free District

Fully Public & Pedestrianized Ground Level

Pedestrian & Cyclist Friendly Bridge

Public Ferry Wharf

Integrated into Singapore’s Public Transport Network

Dedicated Pedestrian & Cycling Lanes

Public Ferry

Transport Canal

Electric Ferries Serving Marina East, Tanjong Rhu & the City

Basement Road Network & Parking Facilities

Equipped with Smart Sustainable Technology

Establishing a relationship between people and water

Where parks & recreational spaces meet the water

Meet along the Water's Edge

Urban Farming & Water

Steps allow people to meet and sit along the water's edge

50m

8m 4m 20m MARINA EAST

SECTION | WATERS EDGE

Activating the Street Pedestrian Thoroughfare

<< Canal

Waterfront Dining

Allow activities to spill out onto the pedestrian street for added vibrancy

Live

A range of apartment types each individuals needs

Elevated Thoroughfare Dine

Elevated food belt

Learn Work

Unique oﬃce spaces

Shop

A mix of local and international stores

MARINA EAST

Pedestrian Thoroughfare

KEY ELEMENTS

The Community Connector Studio Tutor: Prof. Liang Lit How In Singapore, the stigma surrounding mental health is a huge part of the reason why individuals are afraid to seek help on their struggles, which in recent years has manifested in increased rates of suicides. Individuals facing mental issues feel increasingly lonely and isolated when they feel like they have to manage these issues on their own. Studies have shown that building a support system has significantly aided in helping inidivuals cope with their issues and help them back on their feet. This project that is situated at the Northeastern side of Sungei Ulu Pandan, looks into the framework of community building. Bridging the lives of two groups of people - students and elderly, opens up the possibility of tapping into their different dynamics and studying how they can complement each other in various ways. Macrocosm also explores the study of Dunbar’s number. In theory, these numbers reflect the optimal size of each stage of the social circle, enabling them to engage in meaningful relationships rather than a fleeting exchange. Through this, the hope is that both groups together are able to synergise and form a more relient community. Furthermore, Macrocosm also explores the use of Cross-Laminated Timber as a building material.

The unusual shape of the floor plan provides a winding path that is filled with a different activity in each cluster and encourages movement within the facility.

The Revival of Angers Atelier Valerie Vaudou this project was done in collaboration with a fellow student, Floryan Campos, at l’École Spéciale d’Architecture in Paris, France

The historic town of Angers, France was once a major economic centre and known as an important stronghold in Northwestern France. However, as the rest of France developed and adapted to modern times, Angers has retained its antique charm which has proved to be a double edged sword as the town struggles to keep up economically and its people are constantly relocating to bigger, modern cities. Opposition et Continuité (Opposition and Continuity) explores the concept of polarity, the seen vs unseen, the built vs greening, a building in a garden vs a garden in a building. It also aims to introduce public spaces that will engage the public and improve the overall quality of life in this town. It strives to increase pedestrianisation by providing more condusive and pleasant walkways, encouraging the town’s residents to appreciate the beauty of the town slowly and on foot. My individual project focused on the refurbishing of an existing Bibliothèque (library) into a Maison du Quartier (Community Centre) in what is planned to be the Cultural Centre, to complement Campos’ project of the l’Office du Tourisme (Tourism Office) in the Tourism Centre.

LES ELEMENTS QUI COMPOSENT LE PAYSAGE URBAIN - ANALYSE DU SITE (components of the urban landscape - site analysis)

Opposition et Continuité D’analyse Urban

Schémas illustrant

Plan Masse

Maison du Quartier

Rez de Chaussée

R+1

R-1

COUPE A-A

COUPE B-B