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Kr i s t i anne i s an ar chi t ect ur al di pl oma gr aduat e bas ed i nS i ngapor e wi t ha pas s i on f orgr oundupar ti ni t i at i ves . Heradvanced s ki l l s etcons i s t sofAut oCAD, Revi t ,S ket chUP wi t h VRAY ,and Phot os hop. S he cons t ant l yi mpr oves her ex per t i s e by doi ngr es ear chonl i neandf ol l owi ngt ut or i al s . Heri ns pi r at i onsi ncl udepr oj ect st hatf ocuson enhanci ng t he bui l di ng us er ex per i ence, f l at packdes i gns ,aswel l aspr oj ect st hatwor k wi t ht hevi ewst ot heout s i de. S he enj oys doi ng pr oj ect s t hat r equi r e mus i cr el at edpr ogr ams ,ass hes pendsal ar ge par tofhers par et i me l i s t eni ng t ol i ve mus i c andhashel pedbr i ngmor eawar enes st ot he S i ngapor e mus i c s cene t hr ough T he Gi g Peopl eS G. I nt he nearf ut ur es he ai mst o become a r egi s t er ed ar chi t ectand cont r i but et ot he l ongt er m Ur banPl anni ngi nS i ngapor e.
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F i l l i ngt heCul t ur eVoi d
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Cul t ur al Revel at i on
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Medi t at i veL i br ar y
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Chi nat owni sat hr i vi ngt our i s tat t r act i onf ul l off ood, ar chi t ect ur e and hi s t or yf r om t he ear l y daysof S i ngapor e. However ,a s t udy ofr es i dent si n Chi nat own has f ound t hatt he ar ea i s‘ i naut hent i c’-due t oa di l ut i onofcul t ur et o cat ert ot our i s t sovers ever al decades . T he br i ef ’ schal l enge wast oF i l lt he Cul t ur e Voi d wi t hanar t sand cul t ur ecent r econnect ed t ot he nei ghbour i ng Kong Chow Cul t ur alCent r e,t hus i nt egr at i ng t he ol d and t he new t o become an at t act i veandus ef ul s pacei nChi nat own.
Pur pos e
T hi scent r e ai mst o cat al yz e cont empor ar y ar t s andcul t ur ei nChi nat ownwi t haf ocusi ncr eat i ng eas i l y adapt abl es pacesf ort he bui l di ng us er ’ s comf or t . A doubl ef acade ofpi vot i ng and s l i di ng ver t i cal panel sandgl as swi ndowsal l ow f orpr ogr ammi ng f l ex i bi l i t y by changi ng l i ght i ng, vent i l at i on, acous t i csandpr i vacy.Onevenuei nt hi sbui l di ng can cat ert o a di ver s er ange ofact i vi t i es ,l i ke dance wor ks hops , pr oduct l aunches and i mpor t antmeet i ngs . When us er scan change t hei rs pacest of i tt hei r needs ,t hi sr emovesex pect at i onsand f or mal i t y t i edt ot hes hapeors i z eofas pace.
CUL TUREVOI D
Connect i onst os ur r oundi ngs i t e
T he r oof t op l evelof nei ghbour i ng Kong Chow Cul t ur al Cent r ei sof t enus edf orMar t i al ar t spr act i ce s es s i ons .However ,s uddenr ai norheatcandi s r upt t hes es es s i ons .T hebr i dgeal l owsf oreas yacces st o r ef ugef r om unpr edi ct abl eweat her . Asmar t i alar t si sa hi gh ener gy act i vi t y,nat ur al vent i l at i oni sapr i or i t y.Cr os svent i l at i oni smax i mi z ed wi t hgl as sr ai l i ngsandnowal l s . Dux t onPl ai nPar ki sa l i nears t r i p ofl us hgr een-an el ement t hat i s emphas i z ed i nt he bui l di ng by pl aci ngs t udys pacesnex tt of ul l hei ghgl as spanel s , f aci ng t hepar k.T hi ss of t enst hei nt er i orand makes t hebui l di ngamor epl eas antex per i ence. Aconcr et er ampwi t hbui l ti nbenchesconnect st he bui l di ng’ sf i r s tf l oor t ot he par k. I tai mst o be an i nf or mal andcas ual s pacef ors kat eboar der s ,i nl i ne s kat er sandpar kourent hus i as t s ,whoof t enbecome cr eat i vewi t ht heur bans et t i ng.
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Dux t onPl a i nPa r k
Out r a m MRT
T oChi na t ownMRT NewBr i dgeRd
S i nga por eMus i c KongChow t ur a l Cent r e &Cul t ur eCent r e Cul
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Des i gns t r at egi es Adapt abl edoubl ef acade f orpr ogr ammi ngf l ex i bi l i t y
Gr eenvoi d f orf ul l bui l di ng,mus i cal ex per i ence t os of t enanduni f yi nt er i ors paces f ornat ur al l i ght i ngandvent i l at i on
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acces st o1s tf l oorof KongChow Cul t ur al Cent r e
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Per f or mancevenue/ ar tgal l er y/ r et ai l pr ovi s i on/ dances t udi o/ ar t s& cr af t scl as s r oom+
Recor di ngs t udi o Recor di ngboot h
T i cket i ng/ mer chandi s eboot h
L 3:L i br ar y/ex t er i orofqui etmeet i ngr oom
Opens eat i ng
Openl i br ar y/ s t udyt abl es Qui etmeet i ngr oom
S t or age
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L 4:Mar t i al ar t spr act i cear ea
Mar t i al ar t spr act i cear ea
Acces st or oof t opl evel of KongChow Cul t ur al Cent r e
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L 5:Vi ew ofr oof t opbar/r es t aur anti nt ot heChi nat own/T anj ongPagar s kyl i ne.
Per f or mancevenue
F r ees eat i ng ar oundvoi d Bar / ki t chen
B1:Ampi t heat r e
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T i cket i ng/ mer chandi s epr ovi s i on
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Mai n di s t r i but i on f r ame
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F anr oom 2 Backs t age
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Voi d+Mus i c T hi s voi d al l ows f or mus i c f r om per f or manceshappeni ng on t he f i r s t f l oor t o t r avel upwar ds t hr oughoutt he bui l di ng.Us er scan ex per i ence t he f ocalpr ogr amme oft hi scent r e wi t houtneedi ng a vi s ualconect i on oreven needi ng . t obei nt hes amef l oor
Voi d+I nt er i or T he cent r all oact i on uni f i es t he pr ogr amsoneachf l oor .T hepl ant s al s os of t en t he mos t l y concr et e andgl as si nt er i or .
F r eeSeat i ng Open s eat i ng wi t h pl ant erbox es ar e avai l abl e f or ar t s & cr af t s cl as s es , s t udy s es s i ons , cas ual meet i ngs ,et c. T hes et abl esandbenchesal l ow f or pr ogr amst hatr emove f or mal i t i esl i ket he ‘ booki ng’ofr ooms .T hey enhancet he‘ f r i endl i nes s ’ oft hebui l di ngandt hus ar eani ncent i vef orpeopl e t ovi s i tagai n.
Voi d+Nat ur alcl i mat e Rai n ent er st he bui l di ng,wat er i ng t he pl ant sal ong t he voi d.Ex ces s wat eri sdr ai ned awayt o a wat er s t or agecont ai nerandwi l lbeus ed as gr eywat er ,( f or cl eani ng t he bui l di ng,f l us hi ngt oi l et s ,et c. ) . hophous eai r wel l , Remi ni s centofas t hi s voi d ai ms t o cel ebr at e and embr ace S i ngapor e’ s nat ur al cl i mat ei ns t eadofhi di ngwayf r om i t .
CUL TURAL
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T het r i angul argr eens paceal ongKeongS ai kRoad i sus edmai nl yasacces s .Cani tbet r ans f or medt o engageandr evi t al i z et hecommuni t y? T hi st empor ar y pavi l i on ai ms t o capt ur e t he cont empor ar y communals pi r i twi t h adapt abl e and i nf or mal s paces , pl ayf ul s i l houet t es , and eas yt oas s embl eandr eas s embl es t r uct ur e. Asa hub f ormus i c,f ood,and ar t ,t hi spavi l i on hopest o engage t he yout h aswel lasnear by r es i dent sandpas s er s byi nChi nat own.
REVELATI ON
Concept
T he r ecur r i ng t heme of t r i angl es al l ow an ex pl or at i on ofmul t i pl e combi nat i onsoft r i angl es . T hi s concept of ex pl or at i on and advent ur e i s emphas i z ed by cr eat i ng a var i et y of vi ews t hr oughoutt he s i t e( e. g.t he vi ew ofDux t on Pl ai n Par kf r om t he ent r ance ofone nodes ,pr ompt i ng cur i ouss i t eus er st oex per i encemor eoft hear ea. )
MEDI T ATI VE Des i gnSt udi o3Pr i merPr oj ect
Mycl as s mat esand Iwer et as ked t o choos et he pr ogr ams i ns i de t he 9mx 9m s quar e of a hypot het i cal s i t e. T hi sbui l di ng i sa medi t at i ve l i br ar yt hatf ol l owsa hei r ar chy f r om publ i ct os emi publ i ct o pr i vat e s paces .T hi si semphas i z ed on t he f acade byan i ncr eas i ngnumberofwoodenpos t soneachf l oor . T hes epos t si ncr eas i ngl yobs cur et hevi ew f r om t he wi ndowsandt huscr eat eamor epr i vat es pace. T hi s pr oj ect t akes i ns pi r at i on f r om J apanes e ar chi t ect ur e and i t sus e ofor gani c mat er i al st o cr eat e medi t at i ve s paces .T he bui l di ng i smade mai nl yofwood,wi t hagl as sel evat or .
LI BRARY
Bas ement
A caf e pr ovi desani nf or maland s oci almeet i ng s pace f ors t udygr oups overl i ghts nacksandpas s er s by.
Gr oundF l oor
Onl yar ampt ot hecaf eex i s t s ,al ongwi t hanel evat orandas t ai r cas et o t hes econdf l oor .T hi scr eat esadoubl evol umeef f ectanddr amat i z est he l i br ar y,engagi ngt hepubl i ct oent erandex pl or e.
Chi l dr en’ sNook
I nbet weent he f i r s tand s econd f l oor ,t hi snookal l owsf orcas uals eat i ng andr eadi ngofki dsandt eenager s .
SecondF l oor
T hemai nl i br ar ys pacei senvel opedby1m t al lbooks hel ves-t hepubl i ci s f t eet os i tont hef l oor ;undert hes t ai r cas eoragai ns tt heopeni ngover l ooki ng t he bas ementcaf e.T he conceptofF r ee S eat i ng al l owss ever al gr oupsandi ndi vi dual st os i tandr ead/ s t udywi t houtt hef earoft hel i br ar y bei ngf ul l .
T hi r dF l oor
As emi pr i vat es pacef orgr oupdi s cus s i ons-acur veds t ai r cas eenvel opes one s eat i ng ar ea,buti tr emai nsi nt i mat e becaus e oft he f ul l hei ght wooden pos t s t hat ar e a cons i s t ent el ement of t hi s l i br ar y.
F our t hF l oor
T hi sf l oorcont ai nsi ndi vi dualdes kst hatwr apar oundt hef l oor ,max i mi z i ng t hevi ewsoft hel i br ar yus er s .T heyar es ect i onedbyt hewoodenpos t s ,t hus i ncr eas i ngpr i vacybeweeneachdes k.As kyl i ghtf r om t het opf l oorbr i ngs i nnat ur al l i ght i ngt hatencour agesef f ect i ves t udyi ng.
F i f t hF l oor
T het opmos tf l oori sanopens pacef orgr oupsori ndi vi dual swhoneeda br eakf r om r eadi ng.Panor ami c vi ewsoft he ot her9mx 9m l ot sar e kept opent ot hepubl i c.
LEL UHUR
Modul ar T her ear eonl yt wot ypesofwal l si nt hi sbui l di ng (X and Y ax i swal l s )t hatf ol l ow a r egul ar col umngr i d.T hef l oorpl ani st hushi ghl ycus t omi s abl e and eas i l ycons t r uct ed,t husmaki ng t hi s bui l di ng a pos s i bl et empl at ef orot her communi t ybui l di ngsar oundS out hEas tAs i a. T heT woGar dens Chi l dr enhavemor ni nggar deni ngl es s onsi na s haded( 9am -12nn)ar eaoft hes i t e. Wor ki ng Adul t scan us et he ot hergar den t o pl antt hei rowni ndi vi dual pr oducewhent hey have no s pace el s ewher e( manyhomesar e bui l tar e cl os et o each ot her ) .T hi s publ i c gar den i ss haded f r om 12nn -4pm,whi ch i s conveni entf oradul t swho’ vef i ni s hedaday’ s wor konr i cet er r aces . Bot h Chi l dr en and Adul t swi l lbe s haded i n t hei rgar den ar easdependi ng on t hei rdai l y s chedul e.
2018 I nt r oduct i on
I compl et eda3mont hi nt er ns hi punderNgeeAnn Pol yt echni c and wor ked wi t hS t udi oNor m Des i gn Cons ul t ant sPt eL t d.T heys peci al i z ei ni nt er i orand pr oduct des i gn f orhos pi t al i t y( r es t aur ant s and hot el s ) .
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Asas mal l f i r m,I wasi nvol vedwi t hmuchoft hei deat i onanddes i gnas pect sofmanypr oj ect s .I l ear nt how t o des i gn f ur ni t ur e,cons i derpr opor t i onsi n pr oduct saswel l asmanuf act ur i ng.
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I advancedgr eat l yi nt hes et hr ees hor tmont hs i n t er ms of t echni cal s ki l l s . Aut oCAD, S ket chUP and VRAY wasex t ens i vel y us ed, wi t hdabbl esi nt oot herpr ogr amsl i keT wi nmot i onandRhi no.
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Myf i r s tpr oj ectwast odes i gnf ur ni t ur ef orahot el ’ s l obby.We s t ar t ed wi t hr es ear ch on t he hot el ,i t s aes t het i ct hemeandi t smi s s i on. T he hot elmanagerwant ed a dar kand l ux ur i ous f eel .However ,wef el tt hatherwi s hesf orgol dt r i mmi ngandcr ocodi l es ki nwoul dbecomet ooover power i ng i nt he al r eadydar kl obby.We deci ded t o pr opos e a col l ect i onofs i mpl e pr opor t i onsbut l ux ur i ousmat er i al s . T hi spr oj ecthel ped me gai na l otofi ns i ghti nt o S ket chUP and VRAY r ender i ng.Pr evi ous l y,cur vy and or gani cs hapeswer ei mpos s i bl eunt i lIdeci dedt oadvancemys ki l l st hr oughonl i nemat er i al s .
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T hi spr oj ectr equi r ed ex t ens i ve r es ear ch on t he Chi nes ecul t ur et odr aw i ns pi r at i onf ort hi smoder n r es t uar ant .I t sl ar ge,doubl e vol ume s pace made t hecei l i ngsandwal l samaj orf ocal poi nt . Ast her ewasgoi ngt obeal ar geChi nes epai nt i ng ofhi l l sand a wat er f al lont hr eeoft hewal l si nt he r es t aur ant ,Ideci ded t o pr opos e a cei l i ng f i x t ur e t hatwoul d mi mi ct hecl oudsand hi l l sdepi ct ed i n t hemur al . T hes et hi nmet al l i cchai nswi l l s waygent l yi nt heai r condi t i oni ngoft her es t aur antandal mos tbr i ngt he mur al t ol i f e.
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