Year 3 Selected Works

At every moment - however shortthe present becomes the past. And the connection between on what was and what is new is something i find most beautiful .

Acknowledgements :

I am grateful to all of those with whom i have had the pleasure to work during this and other related projects. Each of the members of my Diploma In Architecture classmates that has provided me extensive support and encouragement . These selected works would not be made possible without the support of my parents , whose love and guidance are with me in whatever i pursue.

Most Importantly, Thank you to Lim Wei ling , Zalina Sapie , Lee Weoi Min , Low CJ , Jasmine , Jashir , John and Michael Tan who have taught me and imparted your knowledge through the various studio and consultations we had. This selected works / portfolio would not be possible without all your support !

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Selected Works 2018 - 2021

“ Owing to circumstances , renters have to live in rented flats on burrowed time. How can architecture in rental flats become a medium for the individual to express themselves ; giving the power back to the residents , instead of being dictated by capitalistic agendas ? “

“ Prison should aspire to become a place for the promotion of mental health as a positive state . The basis of a prison should be an educating one .”

“ Through biomimicry of ant colonies, are we able to implement their functionality in order to make our cities sustainable for the future ?”

Experimental house built along the streets of Rowell Road in Singapore, using passive energy principles for an open - plan contemporary mode of living .

“ How can the evolution of pallet, function as an emergency shelter in this unpredictable contemporary world ?”

“ Black and white is a seemingly opposite or contrary forces are interconnected and interdependent in the natural world; and, how they give rise to each other as they inter-relate to one another

“ Live lightly on the land “

Odyssey : Linear Incremental Dwelling

October - February 2020 , Studio SA 6

Tutor : Lee Weoi Min ,Lim Wei ling , Low CJ , Tan Micheal, Liu Jie Hong, Jashir

We are possibly connected by inherited memories in blood through generations in time.

The studies of genetic memory and similarly a concept originally defined by psychoanalyst Carl Jung termed as collective unconscious, suggest that memories could be inherited from the past.

Description

It is a social housing concept for the residents of Bukit Ho Swee , Singapore . the project, which is called “ Linear Incremental Dwelling “ , seeks to combine two opposing ideas: standardization and individuality.

Where its idea is to create a housing complex that is economic to build and affordable to users, the proposal integrates elements of standardization, repetition, homogeneity and modularity. on the other hand, to address the issue of individuality, the project also affords differentiation and democratization of the design by the creation of pluralistic architectural types.

4 Gurus of Bukit Ho Swee :

RetireeKarang Guni Delivery Man Cleaner

Feeder Concept Diagram Host Concept Diagram

“ Linear Walls “ / “ Fins “Inserting living modules

Adaptable typology

As time goes on

Vertical and Active Connection Public space connection

Walkway as structure

Concept

As the name of the project suggests, The project have compounded these two ideas of by using party walls through a tectonic system of segmentation and redistribution of land to the future users, the party walls simultaneously make space for the modification of the individual properties.

the design is composed of 7 parallel reinforced concrete walls. these walls define a series of micro-properties (row-housing typology) that in turn provide a multitude of house typologies. the individual residencies are formed as infills of the empty in-between space. the light, low-cost metal structure allows for adaptations and transformations according to the changing needs of its residents. this ‘party wall – infill’ system provides a sustainable social program where private residencies can be co-shaped by their owners or adapted in time as needed, thus amplifying the idea of the pluralistic city.

Attatchment of housing module to party walls

Programme

Highly Autonnomous , Incremental housing Architecture that adapts based on time and needs of its citizens on an underutilised existing car park at 96 Havelock road , Singapore.

This programme aims to reveal how spaces can change in a month , year , or a decade based on one’s rituals and common practices. The measurement is done through the pockets of air spaces acting as a reflection of time , Hence , it aims to showcase and create an independent Architecture by giving power back to the people where the the internal , becomes externalised.

Programme Collarge Speculaton

Radial rejuvination centerSpiral sports velondrome

Networking Natural food productionComposite waste education centre

Massing Iteration / Studies

Massing type 1 - 4 studies how the placement of incremental residental units can be placed and applied on an existing car park. From the massing test conducted , the best iteration of a incremental hosuing typology is a “ hybrid” of having both residental and services sharing the same floor plate . With the residental functioning as a secondary layer “ wrapping “ the services area.

On top of that , this model also minimise circulation problems compared to the rest as the services are better evenly distributed upwards with supporting infrastructure like ramps instead of vertical lifts.

FeederHost

Research question : How does the spatial planning dictate how we live as a resident ?

Research question : How does programmes co- exist ?

4 different iteration types based on the type of basic services. The chosen iteration places the bottom most floor as the incenerator area, followed by Cleaning facility , then Velodrome and last but not least bird singing area at the top for recreation.

Programme Iteration/ Studies Bird Watching Velodrome Cleaning FacilityIncenerator

Host : 4 schedule of accomodations

Composite Waste Education Centre

Spiral Sports Velondrome

Last Resort Vertical Prison

October 2019- February 2020 , Studio SA 4

Tutor : Jasmine Tan

Travels in Parallel Reality is a journey that aims to explore a place and discover the ‘psychogeography’ of the area.

In this journey, we will learn to become an ‘investigator of the ordinary’ and to see ‘our surroundings as a living being that could be observed’ .

This adventure attempts to super impose two seemingly unrelated realities together , to discplace you from your current environment.

By shifting your point of view into the foreign in order to see the familiarity of the everyday and our own environment / culture with a fresh eye.

Walkthrough Video Site Investigation

SITE TIMELINE

And this case I investigated the history of a particular site that serves as different purposes , based on differ ent time / era and generation Based on the needs and changes in the society . And in this case , during the 1800- 1950’s Saint john Island used to be a fishing village for the orang lauts And when the British came during the 1950’s to 1965’s they transformed Saint john to a quarantine place in fact the largest in Station in the British empire . Because of diseases people coming down to Singapore must stay a while before coming to the mainland And recently , it is a serves as a resort . And if you look into history , what you would hear that Sir Sandford raffles was anchored off St. John island And the that is the first encounter sir raffles encountered with the locals

F O R E S T R Y B A K E R Y H A B E R D A S H E R Y F I S H E R Y

CONCEPT

The concept of the prison the water / sea being the in visible barrier for the prisoners . And having school like system whereby it functions like a faculty like of setting . In which programmes such as fishing , baking , sewing and carpentry in instilled based on the present routine of modern day prisons in the world .

The concept include moduarity in construction , Based from a 20 ft container it then get modified into the standards typical prison cell for a single person .

As the limitedness of space in prison architecture , is usually the main reason of why most / many inmates resort to corruption , fights , bullying and violance Hence , in last resort vertical prison , this project totally redefine it all

Programme

So how the pri-son architecture works is that, let’s after prisoner is being sentenced to let’s say a 8 year jail term .

Or tentatively if one can raise 2000 fishes, 2000 breads, 2000 clothes and 2000 furniture one can be free without charges

I believe this evolution of prison system will better equip prisoners with basic skills that allows them to work and be accepted in the society whereby along the way life skill set, good values of being a good citizen would be thought in the process in each faculty.

And the idea of collaboration , teamwork and learning from one another plays and integral and important process of the overall experience of this last resort vertical pri-son .

Biomimicry: Weaver Ant

April - August 2019 , Studio SA 3

Tutor : Lee Weoi Min

The Genius of Nature. It is the beginning of life, of everything on earth in fact. Yet how much do humans know about nature, about the workings of your body, which is a genius of nature itself. In this abstract world, this material world, this technological world, how far are we removed from the source and how much have we strayed?

Walkthrough Video

Site Investigation

Description

The life cycle of the ant has four stages : egg pupa and adult. The queen ant starts the ant’s nests / colonies. She flies and searches for mates. She can mate with one or a few males ( one at a time ) in the air , or on low vegitation , or on the gound. Once mated , she looks for a nest site , either on the trees or open fields , once mated she gets rid of her wings seals herself into a small chamber .

The qeen chamber is located in the main chamber , and her eggs are distributed to all other nests where workers and soliders are found . She Spends her life laying eggs , the workers are females and do their work in the nest

Concept

The concept of the biomimicry is to to emulate nature in every aspect; in order to enhance and improve its design. This makes sense because nature has had billions of years to perfect its designs to all that the weather, environment and climate will throw at it. Through learning from how ants live and work .

Hence, the intent of this project is to provide an efficient settlement that emphasizes on the idea of interapplication , symmetry , dynamism, flatness , cross-bracing and weaving

It also takes into consideration on how ants build a hive based on the 3 principles of shelter to ants , which are , Artificial relief , Source of water , Source of material .

Principles of Shelter to ants :

Artificial Relief

Source of Water

Source of Material

Interior living space

Weaver Kingdom exterior

Social dwelling

Worker’s

Programme

The programme of this overall architecture lies with the 3 iteration / types of leaf which are : Social dwelling space, Worker’s dwelling space and Soldier’s dwelling space.

Sodier ‘s

dwelling

All of the leafs are designed based on the charactersitics of a typical weaver ant hive. Which is most cases these dwelling spaces have to depend on one another for survival

Their placement in the weaver ant kingom also varies acording to the hierarchical context; which the type of role in this case their positions as an ant dictate their size of living spaces and the food they eat .

dwelling

Structural Consideration :

House of Minangkabau

Tutor : Anthony Szeto , Khoo K C

Once upon a time the Minangkabau people were often mocked for their small buffalos. So one day a tournament is held between the local buffalo and a buffalo from another area. The other buffalo was huge! So the Minangkabau people did a trick. They got a newborn buffalo, a calf which is still in breastfeeding. They set it away from the mother for a few days that it made the calf very hungry. They put a pointy horn on the calf’s head. So on the day of the tournament, the calf thought that the big buffalo was its mother and ran to it with hopes to be fed. But instead, the calf killed the big buffalo so that the Minangkabau wins.

Legend : Entrance - A Swimming Pool- B Dining Area - C

Site Plan

CONTEXT

The proposed location for this minagkabau restaurant is to be located at Bugis, Singapore.

Where presently , the culture of a bugis / malay culture is getting faded by rapid development in the central business district area .

On top of that Singapore’s Bugis district is a place where heritage and hipsters meet, standing as a fascinating intersection of the country’s past and present.

Other famous landmarks include: Kampong glam , Bugis strret and Sultan Mosque .

Urban Fabric

SITE PLAN

CONCEPT

The concept of this restaurant uses the architectural elements that are found in a Minangkabau architecture in Indonesia .

Which include “gonjong” horn-like curved roof can be found in modern structures . Ironically , its size and curvness depict its significance of its architecture to the overall community.

Some modern day examples include : the Minangkabau International Airport., Padang , Indonesia

And since the roof is such as an important element in the minangkabau architecture . I introduce a modern canopy with the construction detaillings to give a slight twist in hoping to infuse the old and the new , the modern and the traditional .

Overhang roof at East- West direction to prevent sunlight Openings at North-South direction to allow natural wind to help ventilate the buildings better.

The use of tropical plants to gove the sense of identity and culture to the place

Openings at North-South direction to allow natural wind to help ventilate the buildings better.

Swimming pool trellis and palm trees give the local touch to the restaurant

The use of terracotta tiles and plywood finishes for the interior design

Food Selection area before dining in

Living room in the 2nd floor for the client and his family to gather and function as a communal space

Side dining areas for diners with fammilies / more people Provision of Parking spaces for handicaps and able bodied drivers

The use of local material as interior finishes

Interior look of the living area of the restaurant . Simple., humble and clean touch

Stairs leading up to the 2nd floor of the living area

The integration of existing 5 foot walkway , allows potential diners to be sheltered at all times

October - November 2020 ( 6 weeks) , Industry Project

Tutor : Low CJ

The industry project aims to provide students with an immersive design experience where students are given real-life industry relevant design briefs. Real-life design office environment is simulated where students will work on a series of closely supervised design projects with industry-relevant guidelines, schedule and standards. Students will apply knowledge and skills accumulated through earlier stages of their studies into actual application while working on the projects.

Walkthrough Video

CONTEXT

The site of the of our project is placed on the coastlines of Fujian province, China. Where groups of fisherman live. Their lifestyle is based on the sea , which makes them unable to move to the land .

In that place, a typoon comes annually every August. The scale of the natural disaster takes away lives and leaves many homeless . Since typoons come on very short notice , destructuon homes in inevitable.

Hence our shelter has to be assembled and disassembled quickly .

Aquaculture

Shelter

Fishing Boat

Life

A n c h o r P a t t e r n A t t e n u a t i o n A q u a c u l t u r e

SITE SYSTEM

1.Concept Diagram 2.Planimetrics

Ergonomics

The simple, rectangular shelter are made with pallets . Joined with each other like a “jigsaw puzzle”: .

3.Transportation

CONCEPT

Standardization

For easy transportation contanier standardization is consdered

The design concept explores how an emergency shelter can be transformed from a single pallet as a flooring / structure. It can work on various scales, from the flooring to something bigger, like an aquaculture or a shelter, and in larger cases, a fishing village that can function as a natural breakwater system for low lying coastal cities.

Active and Passive Design strategy

Maximise ventilation Minimise solar radiation

4. Assembly

Our proposal is for the shelter to be assembled and disassembled quickly by the locals should they need to use it. When assembled linearly against incoming waves, potential damage would be reduced.

As in many cases during a disaster many homes get distoryed on a massive scale and especially in rural areas where the construction skill and technology is limited, hence our shelter look into lego manual and how children play jig saw puzzle as our inspiration behind the assembly of this emergency shelter project.

So that in most cases , it will be easy to assemble and disassemble without much construction background knowledge and tools.

Just using pallet bolts and nuts

Tests and Simulations

Some of the Interesting Features is that we made use of laser cutting for the architectural model to archive neat and accurate illustration , 3d printing for the model that is going to be tested on aquarium learnt some basic coding skills to code the frequency of the motor to generate waves

Angsana Plaza

Description : The Angsana plaza design is to make is as much as welcoming as possible to the public.

Features:. The plaza is also integrated with the following : 2.0 M Cyclist path, 1. 5 m Pedestrian walkway , Bulk water meter (104.00 ) FFL , 1:15 Ramp (with rails) 150mm x 300 mm steps Existing tree to retain ( 2 500 mm radius )

Main Lobby Drop Off

Description :The Hotel drop off is in the heart of the hotel compound its design is based on a 6000mm radius roundabout Features : The drop off to include the following : 12.0 m x 3.5 m Coach Parking 6.0 m Diameter roundabout 3.6 m Through Block link 5.0 m Vertical height 1.0 m bollard

Club Street Basement

Description :The basement level of the club street hotel includes retail shop outlets , a through block link batween existing buildings and accessibility to Jalan Besar MRT Station Features:

Ramps (1: 12 ) Staircases ( 150 x 300 mm) Raillings ( 900 mm ) Lighting

Amber Drop Off

Description : The drop off is to allow cars to u turn out without entering the basement, on top of that a canopy was needed to shelter the residents from the heat and rain from the outside

Features: The drop off to include the following : 2 car parking space Ingress and egress 1.0 m bollard

Lighting

Amber Columns

Description :For this interior column as the client was particularly interested in brickwork ,the inspiration was from the Theodora House in Copenhagen, Denmark .

Features:

1: 2 column Ratio

No extrusions on walkways 1.8 m clean surface

Sense of identity to be shown on column

Terminal 1 Rennovation

The terminal 1 rennovation includes the new addition of floral carpet. On top of that , perforated “ flower” like ceilling was chosen. as to give the feel of a garden airport of the modern 21st century .

Terminal 1 Shops

The new rennovated terminal 1 shops on the departure area is to include modern cafes, shops, and retail outlets. The rennovation also focuses on the new addition of marble structural walls , new floral carpets and seating area for visitors