Joanne Lim - Portfolio 2021: Architectural & Urban Design

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JOANNE LIM CHING YEE 2021

J o a n n e

L i m

C h i n g

Ye e

Tanarata International School Graduated 2010

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Secondary School IGCSE O’ Levels 1 1

J u n e

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Limkokwing University 2010 - 2014

Friedenstraße 62 10249 - Berlin, Germany

joannelimcy@gmail.com

2017 - 2019

M i l a n , I ta l y Master’s of Science Architecture & Urban Design

education

description

information

Politecnico di Milano

My goal is to continue to evolve and improve my skills further as an architect and to develop my own sensories, personal growth and vision as a designer.

+49 157 34854055

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Bachelor’s of Science Architectural Studies

Architecture is, undeniably, one of the most important tools used to shape humanity and history, I strive to use this influence and knowledge that I have gained to better today’s world the most I can.

Digital Graphisoft ArchiCAD Autodesk AutoCAD Autodesk Revit Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe I n D e s i g n Lumion 3D SketchUp Pro Rhinoceros 3D Vray Rendering

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Pentago Studio Assistant Architect

Jazlan Azmi Architects Internship

Projects involved:

Facade design Concept Presentation Scaled model making Technical drawings

GEB Gebauer Höfe F20 Dachaufstockung GEM Bürogebäude CROWN Bürogebäude PAN Parkhaus

Gasing Hill Residence Hoi An Troppo Masterplan Pentago House Impiana Resort, Cherating Pulai Spring Novotel, Desaru

Skills and responsibilities:

Skills and responsibilities:

LPH 1-5, 8 Concept Design Spatial Planning Presentation BIM modeling & manager Submission drawings Detail & construction drawings Scaled model making

work experience

proficiency

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L i n i e C re u t z fe l d t A rc h i t e k t e n Junior Architect (& previously internship)

Languages English Cantonese Mandarin Malay German

2020

Concept Design Spatial Planning Masterplanning Presentation Submission drawings Detail & construction drawings Manual sketching Site inspection

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Jewish Museum of Modern Art in Prague

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Regenerating Informality in Machar Colony: Public Spaces & Aggregates as Catalysts

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Vogue Academy

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Amatrice: The Inverted City

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Pentago House

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Hoi An Troppo Masterplan

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Others

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table of contents

Academic Work: Final Studio

Academic Work: Master’s Degree Graduating Thesis Academic Work: Architectural Preservation Studio Academic Work: Urban Design Studio Professional Work Professional Work

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Jewish Museum of Modern Art, Prague

Academic Work: Final Studio Professor: Domenico Chizzoniti Collaborators: Semyon Bondarenko, Hanif Adi Ramadhan Project Location: Prague, Czech Republic Date: January 2019

The Jewish Museum of Modern Art showcases Jewish culture through modern and contemporary art in conjunction with the history and research of Jewish settlements around Prague. The museum will represent these collections through a series of “defined” and “undefined” spaces.

The “defined” zone is part of the permanent exhibition, where a series of rooms are connected to a central “courtyard”, the visitor than makes his/her own choice in which room to enter and exit back to the central node and enter to another. Each room gives a different spatial experiences, architecturally this will be made through an array of dramatic volumes, sizes, textures, light and shadow play that triggers a certain emotion, this is an example of where the space itself is an artistic subject.

The “undefined” zones makes up the temporary exhibition of the museum where movement and circulation is flexible and ambiguous, this is where the collection itself is the main focus and the space is completely neutral, the visitor moves through tis exhibition fluidly from the start to the end. The combination of “defined” (rigid) vs. “undefined” (fluid) spaces allows the visitor to have a wholesome and intriguing experience moving through the museum.

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Jewish Museum of Modern Art, Prague

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Jewish Museum of Modern Art, Prague

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Regenerating Informality in Machar Colony: Public Spaces & Aggregates as Catalysts

Academic Work: Master’s Degree Graduating Thesis Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Pierre-Alain Croset Project Location: Karachi, Pakistan Date: December 2019

Slum living became a manifestation out of desperation and despair from the urban poor and neglected, but why do governments ignore this phenomenon? Many argue that informal settlements are a solution to insufficient housing supply in the city. Karachi is one of the highest populated cities, many of which resides in slums around the city. The chosen site for this thesis is Machar Colony, one of the biggest slums, with 1 million population.

The research uses catalysts such as public space and aggregates to reactivate urban vitality and aid disasters in Machar Colony.

The organic fabric of the settlement proves flexibility in the intervention for public space design, with multifunctional and participative qualities - the new urban spaces responds to hazards.

The architectural intervention reorganizes densification by introducing new housing typologies and demolition of aggregates to increase open spaces. As a slum settlement with a local industry of fishery, the proposal intends to devise a self-sustainable community by strengthening the economy by connecting Machar Colony to the city, and provide decentralized amenities for services such as sanitation, water supply and waste disposal.

Because of the complexity in density of the site, the intervention starts from scale: overall site - district - neighbourhood unit, each strategy is implemented accordingly to the needs of the scale.

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Regenerating Informality in Machar Colony: Public Spaces & Aggregates as Catalysts Pakistan was created after the fall of British India in 1947, and now the 6th most populous country in the world - 203.6 million, 39.7% are urbanized. After independence, 7 million Muslims migrated to Pakistan from India, and 6 million Hindus and Sikhs moved out within a 3 month period, causing chaos from the burst of density all over the country, particularly in Karachi where the population doubled in numbers and was facing a major housing crisis.

Mapping Study

Machar Colony is a squatter settlement situated in the south of Karachi next to the harbour fisheries. It has an area coverage of approximately 1.7sqkm with a staggering population between 700,000 to 1 million people - majority of them being children and predominantly migrants.

Machar Colony is also amongst the biggest of Karachi’s over 550 unregulated settlements,

Density Map of Karachi Milan

Problem Statement

Land size: 181.76 sqkm Population: 1,395,274 Density: 130 sqm/person

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Amsterdam

Land size: 219.32 sqkm Population: 866,737 Density: 253 sqm/person

Slum Settlements

Machar Colony

High Density areas

Land size: 1.785 sqkm Population: 700,000 - 1,000,000 Density: 3 sqm/person

Low Density areas

Poor construction & lack of voids

Lack of public space & parks

Pollution

Lack of amenities

Condition of Streets

Flooding & lack of water drainage

Deterioration of mangrove forest

Lack of facilities

Question?

Vision

"How to improve urban vitality and tranquility and solve environmental issues without displacement in an informal settlement like Machar Colony?"

Community

Prevention

Growth

Sustainability

Quality

Harmonious communal living and connection

Resilience strategies against hazards

Self sustain economy and industrai

Sustianable living through recycling and awareness

Improve standard of living and provide services

Redensification

Open Spaces

Resilience

Strategy

Edge Treatment

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Overall Proposed Masterplan (open)

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Regenerating Informality in Machar Colony: Public Spaces & Aggregates as Catalysts Site Analysis

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Districts

Access

Infrastructure

The site is divided into districts and neighbourhood unit with own administration and services

Main boulevards and secondary streets established for hierarchy in circulation

Railway track used as new transit line that goes along the main ring road servicing all districts

District boundary

Main roads

Transit stop

Neighbourhood boundary

Streets

Transit line

Neighbourhood unit

Parking

Nature

Activities

Economy

Main parks and plazas in boulevards and restored greenery along coast to preserve and protect mangrove

Fishing village, boat building centre and jetties built on the coast to protect boundary and strengthen local industry

Development on vacant land to activate peripheral edge and increase economic value

Mangrove

Fishing village

Public park

Boat building

Water body

Jetty

Development

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Regenerating Informality in Machar Colony: Public Spaces & Aggregates as Catalysts

Street Typology Design Streets should be designed as a place, it shapes the urbanity and livelihood of an area. It is not only a connectivitiy but also a space of social, cultural and political significance. It is important in slums, as minimal living space has driven most household and daily activities out on the streets - meeting place, play, sell and buy, even chores like cooking and washing.

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Demolition of enroachment

Widen streets for services

Strengthen ground floor connection

Connect nodes and treat as whole urban entity

Streets as multifunctional urban space

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Regenerating Informality in Machar Colony: Public Spaces & Aggregates as Catalysts Access Roads & Pedestrian pathways Two-way traffic streets with commercial frontages on the ground level, in the existing situation, there is no differentiation or separation between different mobility needs. The proposed design has layers of space functionality - designated pathways and pocket plazas for pedestrians and vendors, the access roads are inclined towards the drainage for a more efficient stormwater runoff system. Landscaping such as planter boxes, trees and street lights increases quality of the urban space.

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Regenerating Informality in Machar Colony: Public Spaces & Aggregates as Catalysts "Green Corridor" Boulevards These streets are the widest, between 2 to 4 lanes and has the highest amount of vehicular movement. One of the main streets in Machar Colony is Ahmed Shah Bukhari Street that connects to Mauripour Road and is one of the entry points into the settlement. It is also used as a dumping site for garbage. The proposed design is to turn these streets into boulevards with a linear park and clusters of pockets plazas, it is meant to be the main line of circulation and destination for social life and interactivity. Buildings are demolished to create more space for pedestrian pathways and platforms outside the shops. It is a place for all users - pedestrians, cyclists, vehicles and trade.

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Regenerating Informality in Machar Colony: Public Spaces & Aggregates as Catalysts

Flood Resilience Design Water management is a huge issue in the informal settlement, without reliable infrastructure or construction methods for water drainage system, this site is highly susceptible to urban and coastal flooding. Most of the settlement is built on reclaimed land from, what used to be mangroves and wetlands thus causing subsidence as well. With increasing rainfall and as sea level rises, Machar Colony is suffering from high disaster risks every year.

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Retention Pond

Elevated ground floor & footpaths

Street drainage system

Permeable surfaces

Coastal Flood plains

Floating buildings

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Regenerating Informality in Machar Colony: Public Spaces & Aggregates as Catalysts Floodable Parks & Stormwater Management Shown is a representation of the proposed drainage system in correlation to flood prevention design. The main strategy is to redirect surface water runoff to water bodies or collection sites in a sustainable way, This is applied in the streets and public design of the site.

Permeable surfaces green cover & pavers

Floodable park with retention pond and stormwater collection & treatment plant

1. Primary System Main water outflow towards Lyari River, Musa Lane Nullah the mangrove

2. Secondary System Water outflow from inner streets towards the main drain

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Green park

Foot & Cycle path

Main Square

Drainage to water treatment plant

Footpath

4. Permeable Surfaces Parks and greens allows water to be naturally absorbed into the ground

Elevated ground from pedestrian to street level

Stormwater collection & treatment plant

Vehicular access

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Recycled greywater for irrigation

Pedestrian path

3. Storage and Collection Retention ponds collects runoff for stormwater harvesting. Lagoons store rainwater and prevents coastal flooding

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A multifunctional park for recreational & sports activities, gathering point, marketplace and events and etc

Permeable surfaces green cover & pavers

Elevated ground and pedestrian level to street level

ecycled greywater r irrigation

Inclined street for water flow

Stormwater run off from connection streets to flood park, the retention pond collects water and reused as greywater for households

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Footpath

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Drainage to water treatment plant

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Turns into a floodable water park during rainy season and high risk disaster periods with surround green cover

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Regenerating Informality in Machar Colony: Public Spaces & Aggregates as Catalysts Mangrove Fishing Village Waterfront Park

Open green space with floodable area allowance, providing protection against buildings and upland regions against coastal

The shoreline of the site is mostly poorly reclaimed land for building new houses, the aim is to limit the settlement from expanding outwards and to preserve the mangrove forest which has a very important role in the ecosystem of the site and protection against coastal flooding.

The fishing village is designed to cater to the fishermen and builders of the community and as a new agricultural and aquatic hub to the settlement.

Fishing Village

Clusters of stilt houses and structures with connection to the river and mangrove for fishing activities

Natural Embankment

Levees built along the shoreline as a natural barrier against coastal flooding

Residents of Machar Colony are highly involved in the boating industry, including building, repair and sale, use for fishing

Jetty Ports

Parking for boats and entrance by sea to the settlement

Stilt buildings inside mangrove forest, with vernacular design elements and minimal disruption to the site

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Fishing Godown

Boat Building Village

Natural edge

Lagoons are built to regenerate the natural ecosystem and wetlands acts as a natural filtration for stormwater and defense against storm surge

Mangrove forest

Lagoons & Wetlands

4. Fishing and boat villages as new agricultural & aquacultural hub of Machar Colony

Boundary edge

Embankment

Floating houses

Lagoon

Fishing Village

3. Regenerate natural site and ecosystem by creating a green belt all along the perimeter

2. Setback of minimum 30m from natural shoreline & create a boundary limit with physical obstacles

1. Define natural edge & flow

Lagoons as natural water collection and filtration system, and for ecological revitalization

Levee embankment along the coast between the mangrove forest and sea and the boundary of the settlement

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Regenerating Informality in Machar Colony: Public Spaces & Aggregates as Catalysts

Machar Colony faces typical planning issues like most slum settlements does: overcrowding, high density, irregularity, encroachment, inadequate housing, no public spaces and lack of infrastructure. Reclaiming 10% of the total built-up area allows space for future developments such as public transportation, boulevards, green parks and open spaces. The demolished shelters and buildings will be replaced by new medium to high rise social housing and retail blocks on vacant lands and voids, for the displaced residents and even potentially new dwellers.

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Placemaking Strategy

Redensification & Public Spaces

Block

User x Open space

(Users + Users) x Public Space = Community

(Nodes + Nodes) = Networking

Courtyards

Accessibility

Undefined vs. Defined

Urban Pockets

Parks & Plazas

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Regenerating Informality in Machar Colony: Public Spaces & Aggregates as Catalysts Neighbourhood Unit Prototype This unit has with a estimated population of 22,000 people after redistribution. Adjoined to Mauripour Road, and connected to the town by pedestrian links, transit and public plazas that serves both parts.

Existing morphology Total built area: 26400 sqm

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A series of public squares and courtyards are designed to increase quality of space socially and environmentally, and new social housing built for the displaced residents.

Demolition diagram Demolished built area: 4900 sqm -20%

Main boulevard street Access street Pedestrian path Public plazas Green pockets New buildings Demolished buildings

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Construction diagram New total built area: 24700 sqm

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Proposed masterplan 10% added open space and voids

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Public square of new blocks

Mauripour Rd with Pedestrian Bridge

Green Buffer

Transit line

Transit stop

New Social Housing complex

Key Plan

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Regenerating Informality in Machar Colony: Public Spaces & Aggregates as Catalysts Neighbourhood Unit Square This centralized square is designed to serve the community and create a space for social interactions and activities for residents to gather in the neighbourhood unit. This space acts as a melting pot for residents of all ethnicity, age and cultures to engage with each other harmoniously, it aids in reducing social tension and class segregation as it open

Key Plan

Existing Plot Open space void and negative space with undefined functionality

Proposed Design New public square for neighbourhood with landmark building that responds to the void

Open Space Urban space with surround greenery and open circulation towards the square

Green pockets Landscape design to enhance environmental wellbeing

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Central Square Multifunctional public space for activities - Gathering point - Market place - Community - Recreation - Urban vitality

Services Underground space for necessary services like sanitation or treatment plant

Landmark Building Social housing complex for displaced residents

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Existing Plot

Dense irregular plots with inadequate accessibility

Uneven encroached streets causes disruption in continuous circulation

Compact aggregate with no ventilation and undefined void

Space for ventilation and access streets

Rearrangement of aggregate to create courtyard allow cross ventilation

Allows for continuity and clear pathway

New streets and circulation

New streets and circulation

New courtyards and open space

Proposed Design

Open Space

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Vogue Academy

Academic Work: Architectural Preservation Studio Professor: Davide del Curto Collaborators: Fernanda Azevedo, Antonio Solis Project Location: Mantua, Italy Date: July 2018

Sabbioneta is a township located in the province of Mantua founded by Vespasiano Gonzago, built between 1556 to 1591 and has been enlist as a world heritage site for it’s recognition of the Renaissance urban planning strategy The city of Sabbioneta was designed like a fortress with a defensive wall surrounding the site, with 2 main piazzas as the most important nucleoli of the city in which significant buildings, monuments and public life are located.

Palazzo Ducale is a historical building in the city of Sabbioneta and is the main focus of this preservation project. It was the first significant building built by Vespasiano Gonzago used as the residence of his family as well as the political and administrative palace of the municipality, in front of Piazza Ducale.

This project overlooks the preservation of the building with a new function. We proposed to convert the historical Palazzo Ducale from a presently a museum to an editorial and fashion academic institute for Vogue Italia.

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Vogue Academy

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Pa lazzo Ducale (Si te) Ch ies a di Inco ro nata Piazza Ducale Chiesa di Santa Ma r i a A s s unta Ch iesa di San Ro cc o Teatro all’A ntica Public Scho o l Galleria Degli A ntich i

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Demolition and Reconstruction System 2.0 0.6

Removal of doors and windows

New archway openings to courtyard

Entrance to Courtyard

Current wall facade 22

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Removal for new opening

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New opening held by steel frame to protect old wall

New door

Alteration of Window opening to Door

Current wall facade 22

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Closure of wall opening with new bricks

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Plaster and paint on the new brick layer matching old wall

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Vogue Academy Proposed Design

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1. Terrace 2. Administrative office 3. Reception desk 4. Entrance hall 5. Vogue Cafe 6. Kitchen 7. Exposition area 8. Toilets 9. Waiting room 10. Library 11. Diamond Courtyard 12. Storage 13. Gold Changing Room 14. Storage 15. Open garden 16. Toilets 17. Classroom 1 18. Staff’s lounge 19. La Cupola 20. Classroom 2 21. Classroom 3 22. Lounge Area 23. Toilets 24. Classroom 4 25. Storage 26. Classroom 5 27. Student’s Exposition 28. Entrance 29. Toilets

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Vogue Academy Diamond Courtyard The open patio is transformed into the Diamond Courtyard, a glasshouse with a triangulated roof, this is a multipurpose space with a temporary stage and catwalk platform for fashion shows and open area for exhibitions or events. The glassbox acts as a covering that protects the space from weather conditions but at the same time allows complete natural light . The Diamond glass box is an independent pavilion that is not structurally attached to the walls of the existing building to preserve the original walls and to prevent extra load on it. It is however connected from the glass finishing and drainage cap to protect the offset space from water condensation and exposure.

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Ground Floor Plan Se co n d a r y ste e l fr a m e str u ctu r e

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Classrooms and Lounge

Room 16 & 17 - Workshop Classroom

Room 20 - Communal Lounge Area

Originally separate into 2 rooms, now becomes one enlarged spacious room with the original decorative motives on the ceiling and walls, giving off a creative and artistic environment for students

This centralized space allows good opportunity to be transformed into a communal lounge for students and staff, with its double height volume ample natural lighting and views overlooking to the Diamond courtyard

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Amatrice: The Inverted City

Academic Work: Urban Design Studio

Professor: Stefano Boeri, Azzura Muzzonigro

Collaborators: Semyon Bondarenko, Hanif Adi Ramadhan,

Giulia Massenz, Fernanda Azevedo, Naoki Ono

Project Location: Lazio, Italy

Date: January 2019 The municipality of Amatrice in Central Italy was affected devastatingly by the earthquake of 2016. The entire historical city centre was almost completely destroyed and socially declined.

This is a reconstruction project proposal for a new urbanisation and masterplan of the entire township. This project overlooks the different scales from Crater to neighbouring municipalities and its relationships on revitalizing Amatrice, bringing back culture and locals and the vision for its future.

The new proposal aims to repopulate and nourish public life back to Amatrice, by emphasizing on education, history and self-sustainability through a series of urban interventions.

Whilst at the same time, offer disaster-proof methods and guidelines in reconstruction and restoration of the remains.

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Pentago House

Professional Work: Office Workspace & Shophouse Studio: Pentago Group Project Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Date: August 2015

The original building was a 1900’s traditional Chinese shophouse located in Kampung Attap on the within the city center of Kuala Lumpur. Pentago bought the shophouse in a state of abandonment and damages. The first task was to restore and stablize the existing structural elements from further damages. The skin and interior of the building was rejuvenated with a few modern touches but mostly keeping the original structural details and conserving its architectural language and design. The functional purpose of Pentahouse was to accommodate up to 35 employees, with an open backyard pantry, meeting room and lounge area. The project completed construction and is currently used since 2015.

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Pentago House Pre-existing Conditions These photos shows the original situation of the site. After years of bandonment, these are the results; faded paint and crumbling plaster, deteriorating timber works and damaged roof structure. The last previous occupancy of this building , was in the 1990s, where it was used as warehouse storage. This buidling is dated back to the 1900s, when the Chinese migrated to Malaysia and built it. The original structure of the shophouuse has no internal columns, only loading bearing walls and timber beams.

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Ground Floor Plan

Upper Floor Plan

Mezzanine Plan

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Pentago House

Mezzanine floor glass railing sketch

Overhang roof detail sketch

Mezzanine floor steel railing sketch

Roof connection to neighbouring wall detail sketch

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Hoi An Troppo Masterplan

Professional Work: Resort Masterplan & Landscape Studio: Pentago Group Project Location: Hoi An, Vietnam Date: 2016

This was a masterplan and architectural concept proposal, the project site is located in the heart of Hoi An, Vietnam. it is surrounded by lush nipah forest and tropical greenery, facing the Thu Bon River. the idea here was to design a luxury hidden resort, with self-sustainable facilities and activities, whilst incoorperating and exaggerating local architectural style and culture.

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Hoi An Troppo Masterplan

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Hoi An Troppo Masterplan

All-Day Dining and Jetty 

Typical Cross Section of VIllas

Shophouses 

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