CHAK MENG KIN
Interior architect & designer / 3D visualizer
• Nationality: Malaysian • Contact: +60166499111 • Email: chakmengkin@gmail.com • Interest: Sketching, drawing, painting, traveling, basketball, swimming, stamp collecting Qualification | • (2013-2016) Nottingham Trent University BA (Hons) Interior Architecture & Design • (2010-2012) Taylor’s University Diploma in Interior Design • (2004-2009) SMK Kepong Baru Malaysia Certificate of Qualification
Capability | • 3D Studio MAX & Vray rendering • Autocad
A B O U T
• Google Sketchup
I am an art lover and a graduated student from Nottingham Trent University undertaking Interior Architecture & Design. I treat my work like how I treat an artwork, appreciate it and work on it with passion. I am always searching for inspiration from the masterpiece of my favorite artists - Anthony Caro, MC Escher and Salvador Dali. I am also fascinated by the works of Carlo Scarpa on the level of detailing in architecture and his sense of aesthetic.
• Adobe Indesign • Adobe Photoshop
Working Experience | • (November 2016 - February 2017) Junior Interior Designer at Seshan Design - Involved from concept stages to completion of a project (project management, concept and idea proposals, site supervision, liaise with contractor & client, producing layout plans & construction drawings, 3D modeling & rendering, and client meetings) • (September 2014 - September 2015) Placement as client account executive at Fromental - Involved in calculating wallpaper quantities, producing miniature wallpaper, producing wallpaper designs, office administration work • (May - September, 2013) 3D Visualiser Freelancer - Involved in client meetings, concept and idea proposals, 3D modeling & rendering • (February - May, 2013) Junior Interior Designer at REspace - Involved in space planning, site supervision and monitoring, producing construction drawings, producing 3D rendering, concept development • (January - March, 2012) Industrial training as Junior Interior Designer at Allegro - Involved in producing full sets of construction drawings, site supervision and monitoring, producing 3D rendering, client meetings, creating presentation and mood boards
• Vectorworks • Sketching & drawing • Able to communicate in English, Mandarin, Hokkien, Cantonese and Malay • Microsoft office Reference | • Tim Butcher (info@fromental.co.uk) Design Director Fromental, Ground Floor, 2 Kimberley Road, London NW6 7SG • Joe Chan (info@designtone.net) Design Manager Dataran Prima, Block D2Unit 7-3, Jalan PJU 1/39Petaling Jaya 47301Selangor, Malaysia
Extra Curricular | • Exhibition Final Design Project (2012) • Charity in mural Project, Sungai Buluh Hospital (2012) • MIFF Furniture Design Competition (2012) • SPADE design competition (2012) • Philips Lightover, lighting design competition (2011) • MSID 5belas Participant (2010)
M E
I have great interest on interior design because I feel like I can express myself in the design like creating an artwork, at the same time fulfill the project brief and client needs. I wanted to achieved my personal goal of setting up and managing my own interior design firm. Before that, I am ready to learn and face all challenges ahead and hope to gain as much knowledge and experience as I can.
CONTENT
• Working Experience (Junior Interior Designer) | San Francisco Coffee outlet @ Sky Avenue • Working Experience (Junior Interior Designer) | San Francisco Coffee outlet @ Kenanga • Design Studio | Year 4, Final Major Project (Degree) • Design Studio | Year 4, Project 2 (Degree) • Design Studio | Year 2, Project 2 (Degree) • Design Studio | Final Major Project (Diploma) • Technical Detailing • Design Communication | Visuals • Working Experience (Placement) | Wallpaper Design • Working Experience (Junior Interior Designer) | 3D Rendering • Working Experience (Freelance) | 3D Rendering • Personal Artwork • Sketches
Working Experience (Junior Interior Designer) | San Francisco Coffee outlet @ Sky Avenue, Genting 521 sq ft (interior) + 300 sq ft (alfresco area) | Project completed The design brief was to create a vibrant, young and energetic atmosphere, which are the characteristics of San Francisco Coffee’s branding. The concept of “funky” was proposed into this project to reflect the surrounding context of theme park and the identity of Genting Highland.
layout plan - n.t.s
Working Experience (Junior Interior Designer) | San Francisco Coffee outlet @ Sky Avenue, Genting
mood board
Working Experience (Junior Interior Designer) | San Francisco Coffee outlet @ Sky Avenue, Genting
3D render
Working Experience (Junior Interior Designer) | San Francisco Coffee outlet @ Sky Avenue, Genting
3D render
3D render
Working Experience (Junior Interior Designer) | San Francisco Coffee outlet @ Sky Avenue, Genting Bar counter construction drawing
Working Experience (Junior Interior Designer) | San Francisco Coffee outlet @ Sky Avenue, Genting Bar counter construction drawing
Working Experience (Junior Interior Designer) | San Francisco Coffee outlet @ Sky Avenue, Genting Front facade construction drawing
Working Experience (Junior Interior Designer) | San Francisco Coffee outlet @ Sky Avenue, Genting Wall paneling construction drawing
Working Experience (Junior Interior Designer) | San Francisco Coffee outlet @ Sky Avenue, Genting Wall paneling construction drawing
Working Experience (Junior Interior Designer) | San Francisco Coffee outlet @ Sky Avenue, Genting Wall paneling construction drawing
Working Experience (Junior Interior Designer) | San Francisco Coffee outlet @ Kenanga 837 sq ft (indoor area) + 431 sq ft (alfresco area) | Project on going construction stage This project located in a lobby of an office building.
layout plan - n.t.s
Working Experience (Junior Interior Designer) | San Francisco Coffee outlet @ Kenanga
mood board
Working Experience (Junior Interior Designer) | San Francisco Coffee outlet @ Kenanga
3D render
Working Experience (Junior Interior Designer) | San Francisco Coffee outlet @ Kenanga
3D render
3D render
Design Studio | Year 4, Final Major Project (Degree) This project explores the healing and relaxing architecture for treating depression and provides a new idea of designing a rehabilitation center in Nottingham. The main idea is to create a quiet, isolated and relaxing meditation hub for people who suffered from depression to spend their time to reconnect their mental and physical well-being as a whole.
Design Studio | Year 4, Final Major Project (Degree)
Site: Nottingham
Design Studio | Year 4, Final Major Project (Degree) Concept Isolated hub for meditation surrounded by healing intervention (Green, sunlight, water & natural aroma)
GreenSunlight
Water
Concept sketches
Natural Aroma
Isolated Hub
Design Studio | Year 4, Final Major Project (Degree)
Design Studio | Year 4, Final Major Project (Degree)
Design Studio | Year 4, Final Major Project (Degree)
Design Studio | Year 4, Final Major Project (Degree)
Front Facade
Design Studio | Year 4, Final Major Project (Degree)
Sectional Perspective
Design Studio | Year 4, Final Major Project (Degree)
Atrium / Interior Garden
Design Studio | Year 4, Final Major Project (Degree)
Private Meditation Hub
Design Studio | Year 4, Final Major Project (Degree)
Yoga / Meditation Classroom
Design Studio | Year 4, Final Major Project (Degree) Detail Drawing
Planter box with seating area 1. 225mm planting medium for growing Lavender, gravel for water flow through planting medium, 8mm drainage cells, water proofing sheet 2. Reinforced concrete 3. 50mm Solid oak hardwood seating 4. 20x20 timber batten 5. Reinforced concrete supporting structure 6. Bolt, steel bracket corner support
Design Studio | Year 4, Final Major Project (Degree) Detail Drawing
Meditation hub with sound insulation and green elements 1. 20mm oak floor finishes, 8mmplywood separating layer, 25mm mineral-wool sound insulation, 8mm plywood separating layer, 50x20mm timber batten, Steel C-section supporting structure 2. 8mm plywood separating layer 3. I-beam supporting structure attached to existing concrete column 4. Double glazing: 2x6mm float glass with 14mm air cavity 5. Vegetation 6. Felt as a base for growing vegetation, with nutrition and water provided by concealed irrigator, water proofing sheet, 8mm plywood separating layer, 25mm mineral-wool sound insulation, 25x25mm timber batten, steel beam for supporting structure
Design Studio | Year 4, Project 2 (Degree) ‘Weightless Platform’ A multi-sensory installation that inspired by swimming that allows the audience to interact and feel the space. The main function of this installation is to help people with aqua phobic to overcome their fear of water and encourage more people to swim. This installation contains two linked part, the main installation is the organic structure which sit right in the middle of the space, and another is the lighting feature that surrounding and illuminate the space. The organic structure will be filled with air and covered by transparent PVC fabric. It can be interacted by sitting, walking or lying, as long as part of the body touches the surface, by giving the audience to experience the ‘weightless’ and the sense of freedom when inside the water. At the same time, the lighting feature which showing the water ripples bring the sense of calm and relaxing, as well as an atmosphere like inside the water. This is to show that swimming is not just about exercise, it is about maintaining a healthy mental health as well, by letting the mind through the water. The combination of light and “water” bring a message to audience about the essence of life when we are swimming. There will be sound of water playing along as the background music which enhances the whole sensory experience. The installation can be placed at both interiors and any public outdoor spaces.
Design Studio | Year 4, Project 2 (Degree) Concept sketches
Design Studio | Year 4, Project 2 (Degree)
䴀甀氀琀椀猀攀渀猀漀爀礀
Multi-Sensory
Human Interaction
吀漀甀挀栀 Touch | Body 䈀漀搀礀
匀漀甀渀搀 Sound | Ear 䔀愀爀
䰀椀最栀琀椀渀最 Light | Eyes 䔀礀攀猀
Form Development
Human Circulation
Design Studio | Year 4, Project 2 (Degree)
Clear Glass
Elevation A
LED Light Strip
Elevation B
Elevation C
Transparent PVC Fabric
Elevation D
Plan View
Design Studio | Year 2, Project 2 (Degree) Sculp-vilion, the evolution of an abstract sculpture to an architectural pavilion. Derived from the term “sculpitecture” by Anthony Caro’s artwork, which bridges the dialogue between sculpture and architecture, a sculpture could allow people to experience from within, instead of just plainly viewing externally. Hence, the pavilion is designed for human experience, as well as a tribute to sculptural design. The interplay between scale and proportion disrupts the regularity of Old Market Square’s site context, drawing people towards the Sculp-vilion. The peak is triple the height of an ordinary human. The elevated platform creates a different zoning from the surrounding. Therefore, upon entering the pavilion itself, viewers are able to explore the distorted structure with the sense of touch. The angular elements create strong sense of depth for three-dimensional space experience. Furthermore, surrounding views are framed up based on personal interpretation, as every view point differs from one another. For materiality contrast, treated raw steel embodies the pavilion and extends down to seatings. The solid wooden planks are laid on the platform to tone down the coldness of the steel material.
Design Studio | Year 2, Project 2 (Degree)
Design Studio | Year 2, Project 2 (Degree)
Design Studio | Final Major Project (Diploma) Design Statement Ode-To-Art is an Asian contemporary art center which acts as gather point for artist and public. It is not just a place to showcase artwork, but also a platform to nurture creative discovery, learning and sharing through arts education and artist development. My design approach is to promote significant engagement between the audience, artist and artwork - the interaction between people and artwork. Therefore, each area is unique and specially planned in accordance to how audiences engage with art and how spaces are able to bring out the best of the artwork. By using “contrast” as a design tool, viewers attention or interest is directed within the space, thus creating sense of illusion, excitement and drama. In order to achieve the greatest degree of hue contrast, bright and dark color tone are applied in the space. “Accent colors” are bold and vivid emphasis colors, especially red color. Moreover, the geometric shapes symbolize different ideas which lead the eyes from one design element to the next by creating movement, texture, and depth. The lighting effects are also essential to convey mood and emotion of a space which can also provide a high level of contrast where a series of light and shadow is formed.
Design Studio | Final Major Project (Diploma)
Design Studio | Final Major Project (Diploma)
First Floor Plan
Ground Floor Plan
Design Studio | Final Major Project (Diploma)
Reception
Design Studio | Final Major Project (Diploma)
Gallery Space
Design Studio | Final Major Project (Diploma)
Educational Resources
Design Studio | Final Major Project (Diploma)
Artist Studio
Design Communication | Visuals
Working Experience (Placement) | Wallpaper Design
Working Experience (Placement) | Wallpaper Design
Working Experience (Placement) | Wallpaper Design
Working Experience (Junior Interior Designer) | 3D Rendering
Hotel Lobby
Working Experience (Junior Interior Designer) | 3D Rendering
Office
Working Experience (Junior Interior Designer) | 3D Rendering
Residential
Working Experience (Freelance) | 3D Rendering
Residential
Working Experience (Freelance) | 3D Rendering
Residential
Working Experience (Freelance) | 3D Rendering
Residential
Sketches
Sketches
Sketches
Sketches
Personal Artwork