ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO SELECTED WORKS Imran Ismail
PAST INTERNSHIP Art Of Speed Gera
STUDIO Toa Payoh Lor 1 2 Astrid Hill Maldives Jakarta
RESEARCH Toa Payoh Lor 1
PAST INTERNSHIP Art Of Speed Gera
STUDIO Toa Payoh Lor 1 2 Astrid Hill Maldives Jakarta
RESEARCH Toa Payoh Lor 1
THE ART OF SPEED || WY -TO Pte Ltd Type
private commision
Programme
exhibition design and visual entity
Location
Playeum
Client
Children’s Centre for Creativity at Gillman Barracks
Timeline
july 2015 - sept 2015
Surface
370 sqm
Contractor
Cubic Deco pte ltd M Space Design & Build pte ltd
Experience for children to imagine a world where everything can go faster – or slower. All elements, installations and artworks of the space are interconnected, either by the theme, the material or by the process involved in playing and creating. A series of creative, artistic experiences which continue to be developed in collaboration with artists and children. The Children’s Centre for Creativity believe in children’s ideas, for their innate competences and their ability to think and create in new ways.
SKETCHUP VIEWS
CARPET RAMP || EXPLODED VIEW
CARPET RAMP || EXPLODED VIEW || DETAIL A
CARPET RAMP || EXPLODED VIEW || DETAIL B
CARPET RAMP || EXPLODED VIEW || DETAIL A || STRUCTURE
COMMUNITY RAMP || EXPLODED VIEW
COMMUNITY RAMP || EXPLODED VIEW || A-PLATFORM
COMMUNITY RAMP || EXPLODED VIEW || B-STEPS
COMMUNITY RAMP || EXPLODED VIEW || C-BIG RAMP
COMMUNITY RAMP || EXPLODED VIEW || D-SMALL RAMP
POST CONSTRUCTION
COLLATERAL WORK || SMALL
COLLATERAL WORK || LARGE
COLLATERAL WORK || LARGE
EUROPAN 13 - GERA || WY -TO Pte Ltd
Process and product “Step by step” is a participatory process to generate a new city centre, which extends to Gera acquiring a new image. This gradual strategy involves opening up a platform for ideas for current, potential and future users. The process starts today, with a clear objective of working towards a better tomorrow.
Type
competition
Programme
urban revival masterplan
Location
Gera, Germany
Crisis as an opportunity
Timeline
may 2015 - july 2015
Surface
~ 13 Ha
Due to Gera’s financial restrictions, the cost of the project shall remain minimal. Use of recycled materials, temporary structures and flexible architecture allow for more innovative measures of exploration, while keeping costs low. Working towards the possibility of growth gives Gera the chance of having lasting, sustainable change. The 3 phases Step1 | 2017: ’Seeds’ are planted. Temporary elements are planted on four strategic locations. The site is divided into a grid generating plots. These are made available for free to interested participants. A supervised participation programme is conducted by the IBA pavilion. Step2 | 2023: Temporary or permanent? The project is assessed. After which, the more successful elements would remain and be made permanent, while others disappear. Step3 | 2030: City centre 2 Specialists of architecture, landscaping and urban planning observe and guide the programme development towards a sustainable ensemble. Density, building heights, accessibility and aesthetics are monitored. What was once a derelict land is transformed into a vibrant space. Welcome to Gera 2030!
CURRENT CONDITION
URBAN INTENSIFICATION
EVOLUTION OF BUILT FORM
EVOLUTION OF BUILT FORM
EVOLUTION OF BUILT FORM
TOOLKIT
PAST INTERNSHIP Art Of Speed Gera
STUDIO Toa Payoh Lor 1 2 Astrid Hill Maldives Jakarta
RESEARCH Toa Payoh Lor 1
T0A PAYOH LOR 1 Type
studio project
Programme
mixed use - public housing, commercial and recreational
Location
Toa Payoh Lor 1
Timeline
sept 2015 - dec 2015
Mentor
Pauline Ang
A housing concept that focuses on promoting a higher possibility of interaction. Eventhough housing developments offer formal areas for communality, the 5-foot way, lift lobbies and corridoors still prove to be the more effective spaces in achieving this. This proposal utilises a system whereby the likelyhood of residents using formal interacting spaces is higher. These said spaces are inserted between units, at the end of corridoors and on the landscaping level. This also allows for a progressive continuity of green from the ground plane into the built form.
PERSPECTIVE
PERSPECTIVE
THE CURRENT CONDITION
CONCEPT
Weekly Social Exchanges
Keeping With The Landscape Space: Vertical Town Living
Same floor
Same block
Form: Terracing
Different block Envelope
2.54
3.72
1.48
Neighbour Space
Floor Space
Playground Rcs
Block Space
Green Spaces Sky Gardens
Void
Cluster Space
Seats Retail Shops
Void Decks
Landscape
Main Community Space
Coffee Shops
Keeping The Courtyard In Context
Landscaping Grid
Continuity Of Green
Circulation
Rigid Form In A Forest
Void
Duplex
Recreational
Green
Studio
Core
3 Bedroom
FLOOR PLANS || GROUND FLOOR
9
8
1
7
4
6
2
3
5
Legend: 1) Duplex 2) Retail space 3) Carpark 4) Lift lobby 5) Lift lobby 6) Lift lobby 7) 3 bedroom unit 8) Lift lobby 9) 3 bedroom unit
FLOOR PLANS || LEVEL 4
12
11
1 10
2
9
8
3 7 4
6
5
Legend: 1) Duplex 2) Lift lobby 3) Studio unit 4) Communal space 5) Lift lobby 6) Retail 7) 3 bedroom unit 8) Communal space 9) Lift lobby 10) 3 bedroom unit 11) Lift lobby 12) Communal space
UNIT PLANS || DUPLEX
Level 1
Level 2
UNIT PLANS || 3 BEDROOM AND STUDIO
3 Bedroom
Studio
DETAIL DRAWING || FLOOR BUILD UP
12 345 6
1.6
0.4
7 8 9
0.3 1.6 2.9
10 11
1.3
14
12 13
1.8
0.8
15
0.5
2.7 3.0 22 17 18 19 20
21
16
0.3 0.4
24
23
25
1. Grass Layer 21. Aluminium Rail 2. Growing Medium 17. Aluminium Handrail 3. Filter Fabric 18. Mullion 4. Drainage 19. Clamp 5. Insulation 20. 1mm Glass Panel 6. Waterproofing 21. Aluminium Rail 7. External Wall Lining 22. 500mm By 200mm Column 8. Concrete 23. 500mm By 200mm Column 9. Render 24. Edge Beam 10. Skreed 25. Drainage 11. Floor Finishing 12. Aluminium Rail 13. 1mm Glass Sliding Door 14. Aluminium Rail 15. Timbre Screens 16. Aluminium Rail
MODEL PHOTOS
2 ASTRID HILL Type
studio project
Programme
private residential
Location
2 Astrid Hill
Client
multi-generational family - 2 grandparents, 4 parents, 2 kids
Timeline
jan 2016 - april 2016
Surface
~ 1000 sqm
Mentors
Lekker Architects
This project focused on one particular topic of tropical living which was weathering of materials. Instead of using this simply as an aesthetic effect or a facade condition, weathering in this project was a spatial organiser which determined the experiential qualities within the house. There is a distinct, weathered journey through the house which allows the user to appreciate how the natural environment has affected the building materials (primarily concrete). This journey alternates between exterior and interior conditions which results in a more unrestricted and open concept. It is through this manipulation of the boundary between the outside and inside where the user, in many instances, is able to interact with courtyards, patios and the landscape.
WEATHERING STUDIES Weathering as an aesthetic quality
Speed of water flow
Weathering as a spatial concept
Texture
Deformities
Gradient
Channels
Layers
Ornament
Single Element
Transition
Courtyanrd
Seam
Outside In
Functional
Excavate
Zoning
Minerals
Design
Colour
FORM DERIVATION
Mass
Courtyard voids
Decomposing spaces
Creating the weathered journey
Transitions spaces
Programming the landscape
ROOFPLAN
B
A
A’
B’
FLOOR PLANS || GROUNDFLOOR
B
A
A’
B’
Weathered Journey
FLOOR PLANS || B1
B
A
A’
B’
Weathered Journey
FLOOR PLANS || B2
B
A
A’
B’
Weathered Journey
SECTIONS
A - A’
B - B’
ELEVATIONS
ELEVATIONS
DETAIL
Stair system in the void space
Transition space system 1
2
1
11
3 3
9
4 5 6 7 8
3
10 4 5 6 7 8
1. Drip Edge System 2. Glass Panel 3. Course Concrete Finish 4. Deck Layer 500mm 5. Concrete 100mm 6. Gravel Layer 7. Riser 50mm 8. Drainage 100mm 9. Drainage Onto Wall 10. Drainage Into Vegetation 11. Weathered Channel In Truss
SKETCHUP VIEWS
MODEL PHOTOS
MALDIVES || BANYAN TREE Type
capstone project
Programme
holiday resort for 2 on remote Maldivian Island
Location
Maldives
Client
Banyan Tree
Timeline
feb 2016 - aug 2016
Surface
70-100 sqm
“To design a sustainable and environmentally-friendly villa on a remote Maldivian Island. The villa should give a strong sense of place, as well as providing luxurious and unique island experiences.� This project introduces a new typology to high end resort luxury. Currently, many developments attempt to convince consumers that their resorts are traditional, authentic and tropical but these ideas do not translate strongly into the final design. Our design takes these three areas into more scrutiny and depth by using traditional techniques and materials, with the ultimate objective of a genuine island experience. It is how luxury and naturality coexist within the villa that defines its unique selling point.
ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT
inland
shoreline water
defining placement of villa
defining arrangement of programmes
defining environmental and experiential conditions
STRUCTURAL CONCEPT a
c
b c
Inspiration from the natural environment, mimicking the form of a
Fixed parameters to
Fixed rotational and
tree.
achieve desired form
translational supports
Before optimisation
After optimisation
Volume of bamboo : 0.76 m3
Volume of bamboo : 0.72 m3
Number of vertical members: 20
Number of vertical members: 12
15kN deadload applied
0.02kN windload applied
PLAN AND SECTION
EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC
INDIVIDUAL AXONOMETRICS DINING
LIVING
BEDROOM
BATHROOM, TUB, WARDROBE
DETAIL DIAGRAM
ROOF GUTTER SYSTEM 1: 30
gutter
sky light glass cover
BEDROOM BIFOLD SYSTEM 1: 20 roof bamboo
opening over bedroom
top rail
vertical rollers system joint between panel and rail glass panel frame
glass panel with frame gutter through vertical bamboo
bedroom column glass panel with frame glass panel frame
BAMBOO JOINTS 1: 10 timbre lock and key system
bamboo cross weave
PARTITION WALL SYSTEM 1: 10
decking bottom rail
joint between panel and rail
inclined sand barrier drainage outlet
horizontal rollers sysetm
BAMBOO COLUMN SYSTEM 1:20
structural bamboo cavity insulation plywood/oriented strand board sheathing
air space (~10mm)
bamboo column system
orthogonal timbre
decking
i-beam
stone cladding panel weather resistant barrier
timbre lock and key system
stainless steel pan head screw dry-stack clip
concrete filled
stilt
precast concrete plinth
sand
1:25 MODEL
JAKARTA || JALAN SUDIRMAN Type
studio project
Programme
centre for moving image- production, projection, exhibtion, cinema and housing
Location
Jakarta business district
Timeline
may 2016 - aug 2016
Mentors
Joe day Danny Wicksono
“ many famous architects use movies to talk about architecture ” - Joe day This project began as an exploration of two film directors, Akira Kurosawa and Mira Nair. The four films that were used in this ‘film to architecture’ translation are seen below. Both directors showed a strong inclination towards how thresholds between two distinctions are defined. Kurosawa focused on creating artificial environments within controlled studio settings, while Mira Nair celebrated existing landscapes and conditions. Finding comprehensible commonalities and differences between the two directors, through the four movies, served as the basis of the project. The multiplex is manifested as a serpentine volume which finds its way through the existing archaeology of the site. This brings cinema goers up and down between two conditions, the curated sunken terrain and the existing urban landscape. This alternation creates a definitive journey across and into the created thresholds. The below ground environment embodies Kurosawan ideals of having isolated environments with highly dramatic spaces. The above ground, outward-looking component allows for maximum appreciation of the external cityscape, aggreable with the concerns of Mira Nair.
Seven Samurai (1954) Akira Kurosawa
The Bad Sleep Well (1960) Akira Kurosawa
Salaam Bombay! (1988) Mira Nair
The Namesake (2006) Mira Nair
CONCEPT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
CREATING ENVIRONMENTS
1
2 3 5 4 6
movement building
spatial points
deck
3
between masses
5
sunken exposed
building
2
ground plane
4
sunken covered
6
isolation
built boundary
LINEARITY AND CENTRALITY
VISUAL CONNECTIVITY
building
1
visual connection
building
movement
central space
programme
CONCEPT
URBAN MORPHOLOGY
CITIZENS OF JAKARTA AS ACTORS
EEN
ION T I NS S RA ON T I E T TH ONDI G N C ATI TWO T C HE SPE T E L
W BET
P
PEO
PRODUCTION PEOPLE AS ACTORS
INTRODUCED LANDSCAPE
FLOORPLANS || GROUND FLOOR
DROP-OFF POINT
HOUSING
LOADING BAY
TOILET FUNCTION ROOM CAFE
FUNCTION ROOM
PLAZA
OFFICE TOILET DROP-OFF POINT
PROJECTION ROOM
TOILET GALLERY
FLOORPLANS || ABOVE GROUND
HOUSING
LIBRARY
GALLERY
TOILET OUTDOOR DECK
OUTDOOR DECK
MEETING ROOM MEETING ROOM
SOUNDSTAGE STAGE
AUDITORIUM
OUTDOOR DECK GALLERY
SOUNDSTAGE TOILET
PROJECTION ROOM
LONG SECTION
SING
HOU
& BAR
D SOUN
E
STAG
NG
DINI
ARY LIBR E IV ARCH
ARK
CARP ERY
GALL
IUM
TOR AUDI
NING
E SCRE
BOX
K BLAC
NG EENI
SCR
KBOX
BLAC OOM
NR GREE TRE
HEA AX T
IM
LOT
BACK LOT
BACK
TER MASASS CL
MODEL PHOTOS
PAST INTERNSHIP Art Of Speed Gera
STUDIO Toa Payoh Lor 1 2 Astrid Hill Maldives Jakarta
RESEARCH Toa Payoh Lor 1
TOA PAYOH LOR 1 || FLAT ISSUES: MONOLOGUES & DIALOGUES Type
research project
Objective
To create an exhibitory piece that sheds light onto the one room flat condition
Location
Blk 170 Toa Payoh Lor 1
Timeline
feb 2016 - may 2016
Flat Issues: Monologues & Dialogues is a project targeted at raising awareness on economic conditions, quality of life, and living spaces of one room flat typologies. We aim to create a glimpse into the lives of the people living there. The three main objectives are: 1) Demystify: To shed light on the issues, conceptions and relationships pertaining to the one room flats and the people. 2) Document: To capture the people and their stories and journeys. 3) Intervene: To provide a semblance of a social connection from one resident to another. Since the interviews were done mostly in an open ended format, we decided to extract several key issues that were brought up by a majority of the interviewees. Social The most apparent problem that has been sieved out of the interviews is the lack of (i) social trust between residents and (ii) social interaction. Majority of the residents have said to not know or interact with anyone else in the block and mostly keep to within the confines of their homes. There are several reasons as to why this might be the case. The public spaces in the block are very limited. Corridor spaces are dimly lit and uncomfortable to linger at. The only designated spaces of interaction would be the ground floor residents’ corner where there are seats and exercise equipment. However, residents who have been living in the block long enough would be aware of the notorious activities that occur in those spaces such as gambling and drinking. One resident has also reported that a murder had occurred during a gambling session in the past. As such, although there might be an apparent stigma of from outsiders towards the people living in 1-Room flats, there is also a strong distrust between residents themselves. Comfort A common issue that residents have said to face would be comfort issues such as sunlight and ventilation. Cross ventilation within units is very weak due to the double loaded corridor design and also an L-shaped layout of the units. Due to this, most units have to resort to leaving their front doors open to allow for increased airflow. However, in order to maintain privacy, they partially cover their front gate with cardboard or a curtain. For lighting, the units are very well lit during the day which many said to have reached uncomfortable. Ironically, when a resident exits his home, he enters a dimly lit corridor with minimal sunlight penetration. Government assistance Many residents also shed light into problems with government assistance. For example, one particular resident, who just received a promotion to a salary above $1500, now has to pay almost double for her rental flat. This leads to the recurring issues of entrapment in the poverty cycle and policies that appear logical on paper but when we view the actual impact on people, its success is doubtful. However, many have greatly benefitted from goverment subsidies and benefits due to the same policies.
SELECTED POSTCARDS EXAMPLES
memories allow me to own the things I never want to lose.
this is a family portrait of an elderly lady who let us into her house. the residents here are just like all of us, having dreams, families and aspirations.
unit : 10-1094
district 14
we were slightly amused when we asked this lady for her workplace as she gave the reply, “district 14�. after doing some research, we realised that singapore in the past was divided into districts, and number 14 referred to the region of eunos, geylang and paya lebar.
light and shade, order in chaos
spatial shortage is a common issue for many residents. truly, the -limit ed space results in increased clutter and chaos. but there are also units which are neat and minimalistic. does this mean the state of the apartment is only dependent on the state of mind of the occupants?
unit : 11-1126
companionship, medicine for the soul
miss ling, a terrapin lover owns eight terrapins which she keeps for pet therapy. She has suffered from depression since secondary four. miss ling was seen interacting with the uncle from the second floor and was very open and welcoming to us, to the point of being unnerving . she has had experience working as a nurse
unit : 11-1094
“don’t anyhow, we’re brother and sister!”
horizontality in verticality
mrs tan, a jovial eighty year old stays with her brother. she passes her time by watching television and talking on the phone. she was previously living with her grand children and has stayed in this unit for ten years.
the view out from the balcony from block 170 shows an empty carpark, HDBs and a condo in the distance, a visual vertical transla tion of increasing living standards in the heartlands.
THE EXHIBITION
cage
cage
layout
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