Architecture Portfolio - selected works - undergraduate by Lee Jia Yee

Architectural Portfolio

LEE JIA YEE SELECTED WORKS

TAYLOR’S UNIVERSITY BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE

ACADEMIC & COMPETITION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHOW KIT GARDENS

KLANG COMMUNITY CENTRE

COVID-19 MEMORIAL

LINK’IN PODS

EXTRAS

ACADEMIC

COMPETITION

ACADEMIC & NON-ACADEMIC

05--------14

15--------22

23--------28

29-------36

37-------38

RESUME

CHOW KIT GARDENS

CHOWKIT GARDENS

DESIGN STRATEGIES

Linear form of the building respects both the shape of the site and the neighbouring architectural language.

Providing the users an escape from the outside world by blocking out the traffic with the landscape surrounding the site.

The highly permeable ground floor with an open air central atrium allows the users to travel from the front to the back lane effortlessly.

The front of the building is designed to be pedestrian friendly with circulation paths visible from the streets which allows human interaction in and out.

The planters are being placed on the East direction to avoid a flat façade while attracting visitors and locals travelling on the main road. 08

EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC

SPATIAL PROGRAMMING & ORGANIZATION

The fourth floor has a floating pod surrounded by the greens with surrounding glass curtains for a panoramic view on the surrounding. The pod is a multipurpose hall that can be rented by visitors or businesses from the NGOs to host events like weddings, parties, talks or dance studios. The event spaces can also be spread onto the roof gardens for a informal setup. Other than that, the pod can be a viewing deck with the beautiful view towards the city skyline of Kuala Lumpur.

3F The third floor consists of the urban farm and an outdoor workshop area. This space will get connected to the roof gardens and a view down to the atrium. The farming work shop will be thought and maintain by some of the locals organize by the assistance centre same goes to the maintenance of the roof garden. The planted vegetations from the urban farm can then be sold at the farmers market on the ground floor while the earnings can then be kept by the workers or further invest in the urban farm for new equipment or new kind of vegetations.

2F The double volume office connects to this floor and next to it would be the arts and crafts space and a workshop area for the children of the sekolah bimbingan and the locals. The classroom is located along the atrium with a forest like environment while the kids attend their workshop classes to make things exciting by introducing a different learning environment from their everyday school. The arts and crafts workshop space is also exposed to the back lane to allow efficient natural lighting with a view to the main road. A kids common area is also connected to the workshop space. It is located above the atrium with glass floors for the kids to look down while users below look up.

1F The first floor is where the NGO assistance centre is located. The NGOS’s office is a double volume space with consultation spaces connected to the second floor. The Kechara Soup Kitchen would be using the prep kitchen to prepare foods to be distribute to the needy at food banks. This kitchen can also be converted into a community kitchen where cooking classes can be held by the NGO or the locals. Other than that, there’s also a hidden café at the back of the centre for the younger age groups. It is placed hidden at the back of the centre to bring actions to the back of the building instead of just having the service area and offices. The café remains hidden to be able to control the crowd due to limited seating spaces.

GF A permeable and porous layout on the ground floor connecting the back lane to the front with the landscape paths and atrium arrangement in front of the main entrance. The landscape of the centre gives a different environment buffering out the traffic and all the activities happening outside the centre. The empty space along the eatery and back lane allows temporally food kiosk to be setup which brings people to the back lane. This changes the atmosphere of the quiet and empty back lane into a very happening space with lots of human interactions. Providing spaces for the kiosks would be able to help out some of the small businesses around site to get more customers. 10

SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE

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SECTIONAL DETAIL

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Callout 1

Overflow drain pvc pipe with atrium gate inlet Plants Sandy / organic soil

Clean sand Humidity retention material Drainage cell Waterproof membrane Masonry block Cement screed

Perforated collection pipe wrapped in non-woven geotextile membrane 300mm reinforced concrete 12mm steel bar

Callout 2 Double glazed panel 150mm Steel mullion

Plants Sandy / organic soil Clean sand Drainage cell Humidity retention material Waterproof membrane Cement screed

Masonry block 300mm reinforced concrete 12mm steel bar Timber pivot window 12

GREEN STRATEGIES

Reduces Urban Heat Island and improves air quality by absorbing less heat released from the paved surfaces.

Extends roof life by protecting the roof materials from direct ultra-violet radiation.

ELEVATION [REFER TO SCALE BAR] EAST ELEVATION

SOUTH ELEVATION

Cools down surrounding by e The absorption plants roots a water through its

the roof and evapotranspiration. of water through a and releasing the s leaves.

WEST ELEVATION

- Planter boxes on green roofs and upper floors has drainage systems shown in the sectional detail where rainwater could be collected through downpipes to the water storage tank and to the pond at the central atrium.

- Through the vertical voids shown in the section, stack ventilation can be achieved where natural wind comes into the site and travel up the voids as they warm up.

NORTH ELEVATION

KLANG COMMUNITY CENTRE

EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC

The community centre is created for the separated people of Klang town to reunite again. The design of the centre comes with ideas taken from the site relevance bringing in walkability by connecting paths and alleys from the surrounding into the centre itself making it a node where people gather and discover this place together. With a permeable façade that speaks openness and hierarchy from the shophouses, spaces become more private and focus as it moves vertically. The most happening spaces are at the ground floor where most interactions will take place between people as it being connected to the surrounding. With green spaces in and out of the centre provides a positive environment creating comfortable pausing and contact points making people stay for a longer time. A community centre doesn’t need to be for the locals. It can be a node where visitors are able to navigate easily with paths and alleys connected enhancing the walkability of the town that brings liveliness to the town. 17

DESIGN STRATEGIES

WALKABILITY Connecting the site to the five foot walkways and back lanes increases walkability and also attracts people into the site.

PERMEABILITY A permeable building makes passers-by to stop and stare as their curiosity sparks, creating a pausing point increasing and contact intensity.

CONTINUITY Connecting spaces from the outside to the inside allows people to be transfer into the building naturally.

VOIDS WITH HISTORY Voids in the building relives stress in people as spaces open up, with voids in that shows a piece of history, locals will have a sense of belonging.

CONNECTION BETWEEN SPACES Spaces opens up to other spaces, people get to see and know what's happening in that space. This increases curiosity and increases interaction between people.

DAYLIGHTING Voids and large glass facades allows more natural light to come into the spaces improving peoples feeling and productivity.

FLOOR PLANS [scale NTS]

GROUND FLOOR

NORTH ELEVATION

FIRST FLOOR

SPATIAL PROGRAMMING & ORGANIZATION

SECOND FLOOR

WEST ELEVATION

THIRD FLOOR

SOUTH ELEVATION

GREEN STRATEGIES

NATURAL LIGHTING

NATURAL COOLING

With curtain walls throughout the centre, spaces receiving sufficient amount of natural lighting is not a problem. The back of the centre has lesser natural light because of the small gap between buildings at the back, bigger openings like the double volume space will be needed for more sunlight to reach the interior spaces.

With greeneries planted in different levels in the centre. It helps to cool the air coming into the centre when natural ventilation occurs providing fresher air to the users. It also helps to clean up the dust particles from the traffic nearby.

CROSS VENTILATION

STACK VENTILATION

Having openings horizontally throughout the centre allows cross ventilation to occur which cools the spaces when wind blows from the back or front.

Having openings vertically between the floors throughout the centre allows stack ventilation to occur which cools the spaces when wind blows sideways and travels up the floors using the voids in between.

SECTION B-B’

SECTIONAL DETAIL

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Cement Screed Fiberglass Insulation Steal Gutter Reinforced concrete slab with insulation

Façade Steal Pole Structure Timber Batten Reinforced Concrete Slab

Wire Strainer Tensioned Wire

Sandy Soil Mix Concrete Planter Drainage Cells Waterproof Membrane Sand Reinforced Concrete Slab Reinforced Concrete Wall SECTION A-A’

COVID-19 MEMORIAL

BIRDS EYE VIEW

SOUTH ELEVATION [scale NTS]

COVID-19 MEMORIAL

NARRATIVE

The starting of year 2020 is dreadful with an outbreak of a pandemic disease known as 'COVID-19'. It was first discovered in Wuhan China and slowly got to other countries even to Malaysia. The prime minister of Malaysia decided to act and lock down the country when but then its already too late. People started to panic and rushed for necessities which makes the virus spread more easily and rapidly some people went back to their home town causing huge jams on the highway, it feels like the end of the world. Some people don’t even know what’s happening and how long will this lockdown last. When the user enters the first space. The ground is being separated with uneven heights showing that families and friends were forced to stay at home and couldn’t meet each other until the lockdown ends. The roofs are also separated with the walls not standing vertically letting the user feel that the structure is very unorganized like the beginning of this event. Coming to the second space, the roofs are slanted limiting the space of the users giving stress and discomfort then the space slowly widens and giving more space for the users to relax which shows that there are people suffering and losing jobs but still paying bills which is very stressful and we always thought the lockdown is going to end but then two more weeks are just being added all the time resulting in the roofs slanting down again. Some part of the walls are being replaced with natural material like timber. And, the slanted roofs allowed natural light to shine through letting the users to see where they’re going just like Malaysia receiving help from China donating the needs for the front liners to safe lives. Going through this space will then lead to an open area with a clear view of the ongoing path with the structure slowly loosen up showing that after all these hard times that the people go through, everything will be better if we work together to stop the spread of the virus.

TOP VIEW

SPATIAL PROGRAMMING & ORGANIZATION

LINK’IN PODS

LINK’IN PODS Reimagining the Future Home

-URBAN NOMADSDefine new lifestyle, It sheds a light on possible new ways of living, working, cooking and medical care in an age of increasing flexibility. Movable micro buildings and well-designed solutions for on-the-go living experiences, all based around themes like instant housing. The homeless, after all, are not the only category of urban nomads – the businessmen that spend the most of their time waiting at airports are urban nomads. Or street vendors in cities like Hanoi and Bangkok. All these groups share one main characteristic: their lifestyles are not concentrated on one location, they’re always on the road, and they need new concepts to live, rest and work in.

DESIGN STRATEGIES

PROCESS SEQUENCE OF POD INTERFACE

Arrival of pod on transport vehicle

Pod being hoisted at the back land gantry system

Pod being to designa above grou

transferred ated units und.

Pod in transit within designated unit

Pod in final position.

NARRATIVE

By 2030. nearly 60 percent of the world will live in cities As urban populations flourish, cities typically expand outward into suburbia or suffer growing pains with static infrastructure that just can't keep up. With the increase in the number of people living in urban centers, there is a continued scarcity of Houses. This is due to insufficient expansion space for housing and public utilities, poverty, unemployment, and costly building materials which can only be afforded by a few individuals, The cost of living in urban areas is very high, When this is combined with random and unexpected growth as well as unemployment, there is the spread of unlawful resident settlements represented by slums and squatters. The growth of slums and squatters in urban areas is even further exacerbated by fast-paced industrialization, lack of developed land for housing, a large influx of rural immigrants to the cities in search of a better life, and the elevated prices of kind beyond the reach of the urban poor, One of the fundamental causes for the current lack of affordable housing, and a simultaneous glut of luxury developments, is the iniquity of the land trading industry, Creating homes that are environmentally sustainable, flexible, comfortable and fast to construct and assemble is an essential requirement for many when choosing a new abode. The objective here is to build sustainable cities that embrace improved environmental conditions and safe habitats for all urban populations. Access to adequate essential social services namely education, health, sanitation and clean water, technology, electricity and food should be primarily attended to all in one place. Now, with much of their land inventory still in the development process, builders face the prospect of a shortage next year of finished lots, or land that is ready to build. The competition for land is extremely high as the homebuying demand grows. The scarcity of developed land means that builders would be able to keep raising prices. The pandemic ended up boosting homebuying demand, as shoppers sought out houses better suited to working or schooling from home. Changes in remote-work policies also prompted some workers to relocate to cheaper areas. Designed to be an interface between the existence of any place and its future. Houses now should also be able to be mechanically transferred and re-fixed in any other place. What if, instead, cities were based upon urban nomadism as an upcoming lifestyle. ‘Dynamic personalization’ is one of the primary qualities in the near future of urban housing. The concept is flexible, easy to dismantle and could be prefabricated and transported to cities anytime growth calls for it.

FLOOR PLANS [scale1:500]

AXONOMETRIC PROJECTION

EXTRAS WORKS, SKETCHING, MODELLING, PHOTOGRAPHY

CONTACT

DETAILS

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