“For me, architecture is the means, not the end. It is the means of making different life forms possible.� -Bjarke Ingels
About Me Sim Jia Hui 06/11/1995 Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Architecture Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus 016-7023316 jiahuisim1106@gmail.com
Artworks
I love art at the very beginning. I love painting so I have learnt water colouring and also oil painting for several years. . The message behind each colour selected, the texture applied, and the canvas he used are all represents the artist’s philosophy in his life. I do love the magic when the colours and lines tell the story, conveying the meaning of the drawings. This is also part of my reasons to pursue my studies in architecture. But the soon as I am getting into deeper in architecture, I realize that architecture is so much different from the arts I understand. Art is very subjective but architecture needs to be understandable by everyone. There are so much to consider to study in this field. Every little detail is designed delicately. This has become my inspiration in my later part of this journey to be focus on the reasons I design.
“Architecture is thoughtful art.�
1:50 Mock up model
1:1 Final Model
Project Life Capsule- PHOREST Subject :Architectural Design Studio 1
I have been through 5 semesters in architecture programme. At the beginning, we design for individuals and now we design for the groups of people. I realized that architecture is more than just shaping the space, but the life. The designs are to serve the people, improving their living quality. While doing design for the people, I always think that understand the place is the most important element to identify their character to provide the best recommendation in architecture. However, architecture is not about solving problem but to provide possibilities for people to amend the problem. I would like my architecture to create the possibilities, in simple and understandable way to get everyone participate in the programme. Hence to inspire people towards a better life. In conclusion, I would love to see my works can offer this society a vision to the hedonistic lifestyle. Here I am to invite you to see my exploration in different life forms.
“Architecture accomodates a lot of life forms.�
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Landscape as background
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Different transparency of materials used to indicate the privacy degree of the spaces.
Indirect approach to minimize disturbance from the outside.
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living room
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bedroom
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while people staying alone, one is able to maximize his imagination and implement to the reality.
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site plan
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The dining area It is permeable to the internal courtyard to maximize the interaction between groups of people.
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ground floor plan
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first floor plan
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Bedroom Private space for oneself, visual connection to the courtyard below ensure the sense of beloings to society.
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Coverage of the louvers screen at the west elevation is more than east elevation is aimming to filter the direct sunlight into bedrooms. It has helped to achieve optimal user’s comforts.
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Louvers screening and vertical greeneries provide sense of privacy to the elderly and also filtering the dust from the major used road adjacent to the site
east elevation
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Side entrance Ground floor area are in open floor plan design to allow different activities react to each other , to engage the community and elderly.
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While people stay with others, joyfulness is multipled.
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Adjoining communities the triangulate effect to reinforce the legibility of the street.
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Urban respond
greeneries extended and pedetrates to the building front.
library programe and communal programe are planned in perpendicualar and pararell way .
Facades are tilted in order to grab the attention from pedestrians.
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Second-hand Bookstore to support the student communities, second hand bookstore is inserted to cultivate the reading culture.
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Garden Reading user are led to the reading garden after browsing books. Different from the quite reading zone , users are allowed to have conversation here.
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While people going out to meet others , one is merging into the society . The exchange of ideas and knowledge happens to empower the communities.
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Urban synthesis
indifferentiated and monotonous
evenful and chracterized
Design Position
from node to civic anchor
detachment from urban blocks
generate surrounding activities
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Form design
Multi active layer High permeability to the public
Core function and program nooks The tansition to filter people to the internal plaza
Shaping the roof to control the volume and create street level movement .
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Site Plan
Massing Stratergy
Programme The collaboration of the main idea of food with different plus idea encourage the interaction of people and thus to generate more activities.
FOOD+GREEN green is introduced as a social fabric to encourage to seeding and also relieve the compact urban context.
spice garden
dining
social seeding
sky terrace
FOOD+ART providing a platform for the local artist to exposed to the public. This is a synergized program to support the minority group of artist in th Central Market.
food art display
food kiosk
food photography
art cubical
FOOD+EDUCATION it aims to letting public to exchange their ideas and promote unique food culture.
food truck
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food library
recipe exchange
cooking studio
Social fabric
Allowing people to happen any informalized activities and interaction.
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Floor plans
ground floor plan
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first floor plan
Dining area
Introducing the floor pattern from the existing stage to enhance the ambience of dining.
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Floor plans
second floor plan
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basement plan
Food library
to keep updates on the local food info and trends. The room to keep the info of the ingredients and recipes of local street food.
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Sectional perspective
Food+ Hub is in multi active layers with different category of activities to maximize the interests of people to the programme.
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Vertical analysis diagram FOOD +ART Exhibition area and food art studio + food Photography wall
FOOD + EDUCATION Spice Garden, Food library and cooking studio + social seeding wall
FOOD Food kiosk ,dining area + art cubical
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Sections
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People are moving from the LRT station to the side and the triple height corridor work as transition area to filter the people.
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People moving from Kasturi Walk and Petaling Street cue by the movement of th ebuilding form itself towards the river. Thus, the building act as a marker to the ROL.
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When people celebrate events together, the building act as a living cabin to accomodate the diverse range of urban life, and also generating surrounding activities to vitalize the place. pg 51