RESIDENTIAL · PUBLIC · COMMERCIAL · INSTALLATION
Architecture
Selected Works 2013 - 2018
THE 2018 ISSUE
KENICKIE CHER
ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO KENICKIE CHER
ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Selected Works 2013 - 2018
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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
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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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GROUND FLOOR PLAN ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO | 7
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OPPOSITE: infrastructure plan BELOW: housing components
HOUSING UNITS
EMPTY ESTATE
FLOOR SLAB
30% OCCUPANCY 0
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INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN
INFRASTRUCTURE
SELF-SUSTAINING TOWNS HOUSING FOR REFUGEES
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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
EMPTY ESTATE
FLOOR SLAB
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EMPTY ESTATE INFRASTRUCTURE
50% OCCUPANCY
30% OCCUPANCY 80%
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SCENARIO 3 50% OCCUPANCY
HOUSING HOUSING UNITS UNITS
EMPTY ESTATE
EMPTY ESTATE EMPTY ESTATE
FLOOR FLOOR SLAB SLAB
HOUSING UNITS TOP: axonometric diagram BOTTOM: key section
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EMPTY ESTATE 30% OCCUPANCY 30% OCCUPANCY
INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE FLOOR SLAB
30% OCCUPANCY 50% 50% OCCUPANCY OCCUPANCY
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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SELF-SUSTAINING TOWNS HOUSING FOR REFUGEES
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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
Allocation of respective concepts ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO | 21
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
Position of planters ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO | 25
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