ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Marcus Quek
“As a designer, I believe in creating environments filled with inspiration, collaboration, and a culture that encourages people to display their passions.� - Marcus Quek
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Marcus Quek
Work Experience
28th February 1994
Project Designer, EcoYOUth Designed infographics and comics on caring for the environment Designed exhibitions to broaden perspectives on green issues
Block 619 #08-304 Hougang Avenue 8 +65 96619940 marcus_quek@mymail.sutd.edu.sg http://soyainu.weebly.com
Eco Garden Project Lead, Radiate 360 Landscaped a children’s garden in Phong Thanh, Vietnam
Designer with a core philosophy to help others envision their ideas creatively. Key interest in using architecture to promote environmental sustainability and communal identity.
Freelance Designer Provided logo, print and design consultation service Emergency Response Specialist (NSF), Singapore Civil Defence Force Led a section in firefighting and rescue operations. Liaised with companies to follow building Fire Safety Regulations
Skills Design Microsoft Suite * Adobe Suite * Clip Studio Paint * Traditional Sketching * Rhinoceros * SketchUp * Grasshopper & C# *
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Language English ***** Mandarin * * *
Scamper Page 3-4
Analogue Page 5-6
Impromptu Page 7-8
Education Singapore University of Technology and Design Candidate for Bachelor of Architecture and Sustainable Design Holder of SUTD Undergraduate Merit Scholarship Temasek Junior College GCE ‘A’ Levels, 4 Distinctions Holder of Temasek Junior College Academic Scholarship
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1 Gate 2 Vegetable plot 3 Creeper corner 4 Papaya plantation 5 Jumping tiles 6 Bottle garden 7 Roleplay cafe 8 Green tunnel 9 Plank path 10 Tepee
Tepee
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SUTD Rotaract | 2 weeks project Phong Thanh Community Library, Vietnam
Roleplay Cafe
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Using limited materials and simple tools, a children’s garden was built in Phong Thanh Community Library, with the aim of long-term sustainability.
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Each feature was designed with consideration of Vietnam’s climate and the energetic profile of the commune’s children. The three-poled tepee was the main attraction for hide and seek. The canvas featured works by volunteers and children. Through painted rocks, children could learn English and Vietnamese in the roleplay cafe, while the bottle garden formed its backdrop. An underground sprinkler system was engineered from PVC pipes and a pump to help the caretaker water the plants.
Bottle Garden Bottle Garden | 8 stakes, 24 bottles Bean sprouts
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Store | 1.5 pallets, 4 plywood Benches | 0.5 pallets, 2 planks Table | 1.5 pallets
Items | Rocks, acrylic paint
Storage for gardening tools
Sunflower
Marigold
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Analogue
Prof Kenneth Tracy | 4 weeks design project 51 & 59 Upper Changi East Road
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The walking and meeting spaces in Concur spans its length to ground us visually to parallel veins of a leaf, while establishing its parallel roles in connecting spaces and people.
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Every feature of this bridge is derived from the twists, folds and veins of the costus curvibracteatus leaf. Like the leaf, the veins are only present on one surface. The veins define circulation and give the appearance of convergence at the other end. This walking space is paralleled by two meeting spaces formed by the veins. The table facing the aperture stimulates exploration and possibilities, while the bench is in a recessed space for reflective thinking.
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Prof Kenneth Tracy | 4 weeks design project 2 Bukit Pasoh Road
Named ‘The Peanut Gallery’, for its two-piece shell that mimics a leaf, and the forthright crowd, this shophouse is a social experiment that reveals people in their candid moments.
This shophouse is made of two ‘leaves’ of costus curvibracteatus. The lower leaf forms the bleachers and stairs. The upper leaf twists to form a bench and an elevator. The transition from a rectangular façade to a leaf-like structure responds to the hardscape and softscape and parallels the transformation from pretence to authenticity. People on the bleachers can catch passerbys in the five-foot walkway in their candid moments, and vice versa, as no one can neither predict when a passerby will appear.
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Transform mesh data into list of vertices
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Centroid of the three vertices [(v1.x+v2.x+v3.x)/3, (v1.y+v2.y+v3.y)/3, (v1.z+v2.z+v3.z)/3] defines the position of labels
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(V[0],V[3],V[0]...) (V[1],V[5],V[5]...) (V[2],V[1],V[7]...) (V[2],V[1],V[9]...)
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Sunlight 2,2,2,2
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Prof Sawako Kajima | 6 weeks group design project Hypothetical site
The particle-spring system was applied in Grasshopper to design a wire pavillion. Four rest areas respond to the entrance, while the central region, termed ‘Secret Garden’, provides shade and privacy.
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Two C# codes in Grasshopper were used to parametrically control the size of each rest area and the density of triangular modules. They were subsequently placed uner the particle spring system with C#. The resultant 400 triangle modules were arranged onto a 2D template with labels and dimensions using C#. Following this template, metal wires were bent into shape and secured with heat shrink tubes to create the model.
Examples (Combined Ouput)
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Section through deck (Scale 1:10)
Steel I-Beams with 30mm flange plate 100mm
Material Thickness 1. Timber deck 75mm 2. Steel SHS Cage (ST-C) 50mm 3. Bituminous membrane 10mm 4. Rock wool 25mm 5. Cross Laminated Timber 3* 25mm 6. Steel I-Beam (ST-A) 10mm 7. 3-ply core plywood 15mm
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A double volume extension was developed for a apartment hostel to include a kitchen, bathroom and a viewing deck, while employing spacesaving features.
Prof Michael Budig | 6 weeks group design project 563 Hougang Street 51 #12-424
ST-A x5
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The viewing deck’s S-shaped profiles allows alternate sitting and standing on the deck and in the bathroom below to avoid exceeding the maximum height. Steel and plywood were chosen for the structural support and exterior envelope respectively due to their light weight. A pair of steel tension cables grab hold of the ceiling’s strong foundation. Meanwhile, the workspace was pushed above the bed to make room for the kitchen, all of which contain hidden storage.
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Viewing Deck
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Concrete
Steel harness
Wet Room
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Kitchen Working
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Entertainment
Student Accomodation Steel 3.0m 12.68 + 7.88 m2 38.04 + 21.03m3 4.0m*3.0m 3.56m*2.14m
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PROJECT DATA Usage: Structure: Clear room height: Gross floor area: Gross volume: Original dimension: Extended dimension:
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Ceiling level
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Plywood level
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Personal Works
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