Architecture Degree Portfolio by Sia Hong Jie

Architecture Degree Portfolio

Sia Hong Jie

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2015 . 2016 . 2017

Architecture Degree Portfolio

Sia Hong Jie

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2015 . 2016 . 2017

PERSONAL DESIGN STATEMENT I can still remember the days, me and my brother, scribbling, side by side on the same 20 cents worth buku latihan while our mother is busy with her chores. It was a ton of fun, those moments spark my passion about art. Later although I joined science stream, I went to an art training center every week, to further study art at the same time.

After I graduated from my high school, I joint architecture, for my degree studies; hearing the marvelous quote: “Architecture is the perfect combination of art and technology” from my brother, as I master both the basics of art and science.

As I joint architecture, I found out there are so many ways I could help my home country, Malaysia to have a better living environment. Reading books, journals, articles and blogs has provoked me to question how architects can rise to meet the demands of an ever-developing planet. Work on zero energy developments has showed how technology and innovation can lead to successful, environmentally sustainable living. A great city or a country is not where lower class gets to own a car, but the elites travel using public transport, it should be a walking friendly environment, that a car is no needed to fulfill our daily commuting.

Instead of drafting out my architecture projects via AutoCAD, I mastered making BIM models myself, to fasten the work flow and able to keep making changes easily without being discouraged by the nightmares of synchronizing the working drawings and the 3D model. I believe mastering making BIM models is a huge advantage when competing with other designers.

Now, I am finishing my studies in Architecture degree, while my brother just graduated from his master‘s studies. Some day in the future, I hope that I would be able to relive the days i had with my brother, scribbling on the same paper, not just nonsense, but defining a great architecture

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Bukit Cina’s Visitor’s interpretation centre

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Oldest, largest tradisional Chinese cemetery outside China

Rare birds may appears, great bird viewing point

Local primary School’s • Field, • Canteen, • Basketball court nearby

Pests like mosquito, ants may appear

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The term Taiji refers to a philosophy of the balance and harmony of forces, Yin and Yang.

Reincarnation.

Yin refers to soft, curved forces; while Yang is hard, edged forces.

They both also represent the afterlife world and the current world

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Edge x Curve

Life x Afterlife Present x Past

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1. Reception 2. Internal Courtyard

Core of the building. Large usage of curves, creating a surreal realm, meant to represent the afterlife world.

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3. Stage

Located at the center, can be used by local primary school or giving talks to the visitors.

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Exhibiting history of Bukit Cina.

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8. Janitor’s Room 9. Restroom G floor focusing on the past. It is surrounded by walls, disconnecting users from the world, giving a calm, dark, gloomy space.

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10. ‘Dead’ room

A room under the stairs, with a sleeping capsule, replecate the coffin, helping the users to experience death. Foot steps can be heard from the stairs above, creating a buried feeling.

1 1st floor on the other hand represent the present.

Unlike G floor, this floor is mostly opened up, allowing visitors to embrace the beauty of the hill, creating a peaceful, realxing, cheerful space.

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Exhibiting, selling local handcrafts like rattan crafts, handmade wooden bucket, and snacks

12. Office

Collecting, processing, storing and distributing information. Have a balcony.

13. Chilling spaces 14.Storeroom Storage 15. Workshop

Conducting space, can be use by local primary school or masters of handcrafts helding workshop events

Present Life

Ground Floor Entrance Perspective View

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Art Studio Elderly Centre in

Old Klang Road

Site Thanks to the advance in medical and science, in the future years, the average age of human is going to be a lot older than any previous time in our history.

What the architects would face is a wave of architecture projects regarding the accomodations, activitiy centres, recreational parks aimed for the elderly peoples.

Through observation, the elderly at the site are quite negative in mood.

Art studio, and gallery, are the main focus of the building, providing the elderly chance to express themselves, healing, relieving through making artworks.

At the same time, they are able to showcase their artwork in the gallery, sharing ideas and thoughts

Ground Floor Plan

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First floor, is the “spine” of the building, mostly used by the staffs. From the “spine”, the staffs can easily monitor the elderly’s status, and immediately spot emergency.

As a poetic view, it doesn’t only act as the “spine” of the building, but also the new spine of the elderly, aiding them, backing them up towards the end of life.

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Second floor is basicly the rest of the required space for the elderly centre: a reading space, gym, and a sauna.

The intention of putting reading space and gym close to each other is to encourage those who exercise read, and those who read exercise, to work out no just either mentally or physically.

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Community Library with Textile Galleryin

Jalan TAR

As shown in the site plan, Jalan tar is full of textile shops or cloth shops, but currently, most of them sell lower grade textiles, as most of the customer are the makcik-maciks.

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Some of them does sell higher class textiles like cashmere, silk, which is a potential attraction point of higher class customer and fashion designers.

Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman was the main street in Kuala Lumpur at one time. It was originally known as Bata Road , so named because it began as a track leading to Batu village, limestone caves and tin mines.

Later, it was renamed jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman. It is also the city’s longest road with shops set up in pre-war buildings along both sides. These buildings reflect changing trends in architectural design.

The pre war buildings still stand though the more derelict have been torn down to give way to modern multi storey buildings. Jalan TAR was famous for the Coliseum Cafe and Coliseum Cinema. Then Globe Silk Store opened and shoppers flocked here to pick up affordable clothing.

Like a magnet, Jalan TAR attracted businesses with shops and restaurants selling all kinds of things from shoes and clothes to watches and souvenirs.

The neighbourhood flourished and in the eary 1980s, Jalan TAR was turned into a one way street to ease traffic flow.

Narrow alleys between the rows of shops offer a huge range of clothes and accessories.

Today, jalan TAR may have lost its initial shine but it still retains part of the charm.

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Performance Training centre in Titiwangsa

Site Tasik Titiwangsa Lake garden in Titiwangsa Inland location: part of city centre & outskirts of the city mix urban and semirural areas.

Before 1980s: Tin mining 1980s: recreation area Present days: more high rise buildings

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The centre mainly focuses on various performing spaces with different stages, with multiple levels of visual and audio contact combination between audience and performer.

These stage will provide those new born star a chance to perform and gain stageperformance experience, and become a gradual stair to train common people to finally be able to perform in grand performance hall like Istana Budaya.

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