Kenickie Cher - Architecture Portfolio: The 2018 Issue

RESIDENTIAL · PUBLIC · COMMERCIAL · INSTALLATION

Architecture

Selected Works 2013 - 2018

THE 2018 ISSUE

KENICKIE CHER

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO KENICKIE CHER

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Selected Works 2013 - 2018

4 SELF-SUSTAINING TOWNS

PROJECTS

RESIDENTIAL Housing for Refugees

18 PRINCE SKI TOWN COMMERCIAL Green Wall & Arcade

26 CITY OF REFUGE RESIDENTIAL Home & Co-working Space

32 FLIGHTS OF FANCY INSTALLATION Singapore Night Festival 2014

40 THE CAVE PUBLIC Singapore Visitors Center

42 MIGRATION INSTALLATION Computational Weaving

46 PROJECT RUNWAY RESIDENTIAL Soho for Fashion Designers

48 BIGBULLY OTHERS Furniture Label

36 PEAKS HOTEL COMMERCIAL Mountain Top Hotel

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KENICKIE CHER kenickiecher@gmail.com +65 9658 6332 Singapore University of Technology and Design Master of Architecture

THE EDITOR’S LETTER

Personally, architecture has always been about creating an experience for my user. Ever since I started my architecture studies, I have been constantly amazed by great architecture from all around the world. The experience of being in a space, or the feeling you get when you pass through it is really a special one.

That, to me is something I would like my users to be able to feel and remember.

Flipping through the pages, you will most definitely find that the carefully curated projects are each intended to evoke a certain type of feeling in the user. There are many different types of feelings; a positive feeling may come in the form of romance, while a negative feeling may take the form of irritation, or even insecurity.

To be able to evoke feelings in someone is a very powerful thing. Feelings bring about various emotions and memories that are unique to each person.

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As an architect, it is my job to create that experience. To remember a space and how it made you feel, or to recall a past memory where you had the same feeling, that itself is what brings me great joy, and an indication that I have succeeded.

Kenickie

RESIDENT IAL

S E L F - S U S TA I N I N G T O W N S HOUSING FOR REFUGEES

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MASTERS THESIS Christine Yogiaman

LOCATION Toa Payoh, Singapore

DATE Spring 2016

Refugees tend to remain in exile for long periods of years. What if Singapore had chosen to accept refugees to house them permanently instead of providing temporary asylum? This is a retroactive exercise in which the events of the Vietnamese refugee crisis in 1979 can inform and serve as a driving force for the creation of a long-term self-sustaining housing community that adopts a bottom up approach.

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SELF-SUSTAINING TOWNS HOUSING FOR REFUGEES

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OPPOSITE: ground floor plan

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SELF-SUSTAINING TOWNS HOUSING FOR REFUGEES

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OPPOSITE: infrastructure plan BELOW: housing components

HOUSING UNITS

EMPTY ESTATE

FLOOR SLAB

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INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN

INFRASTRUCTURE

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BELOW: ground floor visualization

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SELF-SUSTAINING TOWNS HOUSING FOR REFUGEES

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OPPOSITE: typical floor plan

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HOUSING UNITS

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EMPTY ESTATE INFRASTRUCTURE

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30% OCCUPANCY 80%

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HOUSING HOUSING UNITS UNITS

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HOUSING UNITS TOP: axonometric diagram BOTTOM: key section

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INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE FLOOR SLAB

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50% OCCUPANCY 80% 80% OCCUPANCY OCCUPANCY INFRASTRUCTURE

SCENARIO 2 SCENARIO 3 3 SCENARIO 80% OCCUPANCY

SCENARIO SCENARIO 2 2 50% OCCUPANCY

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BELOW: roof garden visualization

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CO MMERC IAL

P R I N C E S K I TOW N GREEN WALL & ARCADE

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STUDIO PAC

LOCATION Chongli, Zhangjiakou, China

STATUS Ongoing

Prince Ski Town is a complex of apartments and a hotel located in a valley in Chongli. One aspect of the project asks for a green wall facing the main road.

Due to the extreme weather conditions of the site, the proposed solution steers away from the notion of a traditional green wall. Chinese architectural elements are referenced and incorporated into a structure of rows of frames, creating space for a shopping arcade.

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PRINCE SKI TOWN GREEN WALL & ARCADE

BELOW: green wall concept

'Nature' & Nature

Layering of green

Living above the canopy

BELOW: green wall strategy

Identifying programmatic functions

Comparison between Chinese architectural spaces

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PRINCE SKI TOWN GREEN WALL & ARCADE

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BELOW: gateway visualization

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PRINCE SKI TOWN GREEN WALL & ARCADE

BELOW: green wall elements

Series of frames

Roof structure

Corridor proportion

BELOW: green wall elements

Anchor retail box concept

Signboards

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PRINCE SKI TOWN GREEN WALL & ARCADE

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BELOW: arcade visualization

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RESIDENT IAL

CITY OF REFUGE HOME AND CO-WORKING SPACE

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OPTION STUDIO 2 Calvin Chua

LOCATION Toh Guan Road, Singapore

DATE Spring 2015

A co-working space situated in a warehouse along Toh Guan Road, users are free to rotate the homes to a position they prefer. Everywhere else becomes a space for working, the furniture part of common property. Communities are created, allies and feuds then arise, leaving the common spaces in a state of mess. When the mess outside becomes too unbearable, the home becomes your only refuge.

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CITY OF REFUGE

HOME AND CO-WORKING SPACE TOP: unit roof, plan, elevation BOTTOM: unit kitchen, living, bedroom sections

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TOP: collective plan BOTTOM: site plan

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CITY OF REFUGE

HOME AND CO-WORKING SPACE

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OPPOSITE: axonometric drawing

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CITY OF REFUGE

HOME AND CO-WORKING SPACE

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BELOW: interior visualization

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I NSTALL AT ION

FLIGHTS OF FANCY SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL 2014

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IN COLLABORATION WITH nipek, 3M, Martin

LOCATION National Design Center, Singapore

DATE Fall 2014

MEMBERS Chiew Jia En Ng Hui Lin Ong Yong Siang Tracy Tan

Flights Of Fancy is an urban lighting installation piece, part of the Singapore Night Festival 2014. Inspired by a swarm of butterflies in mid-flight, this installation aims to give festival-goers a much needed romance in today’s fast-paced urban context. The National Design Center was transformed into a sea of shimmering “butterflies” that seem to be soaring up into the sky.

At night, light reflects off the film and lands on the white walls of the space, creating a different experience for every user, even if they are next to each other.

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FLIGHTS OF FANCY

SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL 2014

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OPPOSITE: the installation during the festival BELOW: concept development

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COMMERC IAL

PEAKS HOTEL MOUNTAIN TOP HOTEL

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STUDIO PAC

LOCATION Chongli, Zhangjiakou, China

STATUS Ongoing

Peaks Hotel is one of two hotel projects proposed for the peaks of a mountain in Chongli, China. A shopping mall is integrated into the hotel and maintains a direct connection to a ski lift station and terraces down the mountain. Drawing inspiration from Chinese culture and architectural elements, the hotel is reminiscent of three large siheyuans stacked on top of one another, with each layer rotated differently to take advantage of the surroundings. In each layer, courtyards are split into two, giving rise to an 'introverted' and 'extroverted' side of the hotel depending on its relationship with the mountain.

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PEAKS HOTEL MOUNTAIN TOP HOTEL

BELOW: design strategy diagrams

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BELOW: schematic plans

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PEAKS HOTEL MOUNTAIN TOP HOTEL

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BELOW: facade visualization

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PUB LIC

T H E C AV E SINGAPORE VISITORS CENTER

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ARCHITECTURE STUDIO 2 Oliver Heckmann

LOCATION Orchard Road, Singapore

DATE Spring 2014

The Cave is a proposed underground building to replace the current Visitors Center. This project is an exploration of porosity from both positive and negative spaces, where there is no distinction between the walls, floor and furniture. Additional programs include a cafe as well as a gift shop. Natural light is brought into the structure through the use of many acrylic blocks penetrating through the spaces.

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THE CAVE

SINGAPORE VISITORS CENTER TOP: interior view of cafe BOTTOM: concept diagrams

Visitors Center

Gift Shop

CafĂŠ

3 programs of different importance

Direct circulation to maximise space

Considering spatial requirements

Prioritise placement of entrances

Programs circle down to atrium

TOP: interior view of gift shop BOTTOM: sectional slices

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I NSTALL AT ION

M I G R AT I O N COMPUTATIONAL WEAVING

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DESIGN COMPUTATION Sawako Kaijima

LOCATION International Design Center, Singapore

DATE Fall 2013

Migration is an installation piece that was part of the Introduction to Design Computation course.

This installation was made from approximately 10,000 cable ties woven then attached to form a partition wall. Inspired by organisms that travel in swarms, this project incorporated a mix of both high and low technology, achieved through the use of Grasshopper, as well as hand-weaving techniques.

MEMBERS Ao Chin Wen Melissa Lim Terence Chew Tong Li Shi Zhou Ao Bo

TOP: individual components BOTTOM: color gradient, side view, front view of installation

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RESIDENT IAL

P R O J E C T R U N WAY SOHO FOR FASHION DESIGNERS

ARCHITECTURE STUDIO 3

This project seeks to find new models for high density living, through innovative concepts for urban habitation.

Making use of three apartment units merged together, Project Runway is both an office and a home for a fashion designer who requires a versatile space. The main feature is the runway that winds through the apartment, serving as circulation, storage, as well as a stage for fashion shows. The apartment becomes a home, a studio, a stage and a showroom whenever the need arises.

Kee Wei Hui

LOCATION Bras Basah Complex, Singapore

DATE Fall 2014

OPPOSITE: runway configuration, long section BELOW: concept diagrams, short section

Maximise runway space

Create circulation

Versatile spaces formed

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PROJECT RUNWAY

SOHO FOR FASHION DESIGNERS TOP: upper level plan BOTTOM: lower level plan

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BELOW: studio, runway & showroom configurations

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OT HERS

BIGBULLY FURNITURE LABEL

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DISCIPLINES Graphic Design, Interior, Architecture

LOCATION Second Life

DATE Ongoing

BIGBULLY is a furniture, homeware and architecture label in Second Life that focuses mainly on minimalist and contemporary styles. The products are mostly inspired by the aesthetics of clean silhouettes and sleek shapes. Products currently available range from bigger items such as armchairs and floor lamps, to the smaller decorative items like tea sets and vases, with the occasional inclusion of architectural structures too.

OPPOSITE: a modern take on Victorian furniture BELOW: Rhino 3D models and respective renders

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BIGBULLY INTERDISCIPLINARY

TOP: a promotional ad for a skincare set BELOW: building inspired by the Poetry Foundation

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TOP: concrete curvilinear bench BOTTOM: Rhino 3D model of the bench

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BIGBULLY INTERDISCIPLINARY

TOP: wooden lattice pavilion BOTTOM: Rhino 3D model of the pavilion

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TOP: decorative wall shelf BELOW: recreation of some staircases

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KENICKIE CHER kenickiecher@gmail.com +65 9658 6332 Singapore University of Technology and Design Master of Architecture