Chin Min Zhe - Architecture Portfolio (short vers.)

PORTFOLIO CHIN MIN ZHE M(ARCH) NUS

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CHIN MIN ZHE 16, Jalan Sutera Hijau 14 Ta m a n S u t e r a 81200 Johor Bahru Malaysia +6586181857 chinminzhe@hotmail.com objective: seeking position as a junior architect/ designer personal particulars ............................................................................. sex IC citizenship date of birth marital status

Male 940525016647 Malaysian 25 may 1994 Single

work experience ............................................................................. june 2014 sep 2014

SQFT Architects .prepared tender drawings .produced presentation drawings and renders

educational background ............................................................................. august 2018 july 2019

Master in Architecture National University of Singapore .grade A- in Thesis Project

august 2015 july 2018

Bachelor of Arts in Architecture (2nd Upper) National University of Singapore .grade A in Year 4 Semester 2 Design Studio .grade A in History of SEA .grade A+ in Architecture, Structure and Construction

april 2012 april 2015

Diploma in Architecture (with merit) Singapore Polytechnic . D i s t i n c t i o n i n D e s i g n S t u d i o , H i s t o r y, M a t e r i a l Te c h n o l o g y a n d E n v i r o n m e n t a l S c i e n c e

january 2007 november 2011

Malaysian Education Certificate (SPM) SMK Seri Perling . D i s t i n c t i o n i n E n g l i s h , H i s t o r y, M a t h e m a t i c s , Add.Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology

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achievements .............................................................................

2019

Global Grad Show 2019 National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) Master in Architecture, NUS .Best thesis projects selected to represent NUS

2018

CityEx Exhibition B achelor of Arts in Architecture (Year 4), NUS .Best projects in studio were selected

2014

URA Book Prize Diploma in Architecture (Year 2), SP .Awarded to student with top performance

2014

Winner of part 1 (design phase) HDB- cool ideas competition

2013

Participant Archmedium competition (Fire Department HQ)

2013

Director’s Honour Roll Diploma in Architecture (Year 1), SP .Awarded to top 10% high achiever

2012

Silver Medal P O L- I T E B a d m i n t o n C o m p e t i t i o n

co-curricular activities .............................................................................

2015-2018

Badminton Team (Raffles Hall) National University of Singapore .Captain in 2016/17

2012-2015

Badminton Team Singapore Polytechnic . Pa r t i c i p a t e d P O L- I T E B a d m i n t o n C o m p e t i t i o n

2012-2014

Piano Ensemble Singapore Polytechnic . P a r t i c i p a t e d Tr i - P o l y C o n c e r t 2 0 1 2

2011

President Badminton Club, SMK Seri Perling .Organized SMKSP Badminton Competition 2011

skills and abilities ............................................................................. computer software

A u t o c a d , R h i n o + G r a s s h o p p e r, S k e t c h U p , V r a y , R e v i t , Enscape A d o b e P h o t o s h o p , I l l u s t r a t o r, I n d e s i g n , M i c r o s o f t O f f i c e

language

Chinese (native), English (proficient), Malay (basic)

Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s

0 1 . B A M B O O R E C I P E ........................................4 Thesis project investigates into a standardized manual for bamboo construction

0 2 . P E R F O R M I N G A R T S C E N T R E ..............12 Vibrancy was inject into Science Park to celebrate the meeting of arts and sciences

0 3 . H O M E C O M M U N I T Y C E N T R E ................20 Creation of a public living room to invite arrival of Joo Chiat Residents

0 4 . T R A N S I T I O N A L D W E L L I N G .................30 Anology of transitory bird was taken in designing the food court with rich eating experience.

0 5 . T E R R A C I N G V E R A N D A ...........................38 Recreation was envisioned to change the living lifestyle of high-rise housing residents

0 6 . A H A N O I M A R K E T .....................................44 Network of marketplaces were proposed to retain the street vending culture in Hanoi

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0 7 . S T R A N D E D W H A L E ...................................54 A large-scale sclupture made with recycled material to raise awareness on sustainability

0 8 . I L L U S T R A T I O N .........................................58 Travel sketches with digital medium

BAMBOO [R]ECIPE “ I nspired

by Bali Green School, this project aims to promote bamboo material in construction industry as substitute to concrete and steel which are the prime contributors to atmospheric carbon content.

Instead of relying on craftsmen’s availability and adopting intuitive construction approach like Bali Green School, the investigation of a standardized manual for recruited workers to learn and build with bamboo is the vision of this project.

Therefore, this project started as a maker project to investigate both standardized natural bamboo structure and bamboo composite as modern material which would provide a sustainable f u t u r e f o r t h e g e n e r a t i o n s t o c o m e .”

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. stardardized manual as basis to initiate bamboo industry in Johor

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PERFORMING ARTS [C] “ S ituated

at one north, the masterplan was designed by Zaha Hadid to create a sciencepark with interactive landscape which would promote sharing of knowledge in the context of R&D w o r k p l a c e s . H o w e v e r, s u b s e q u e n t d e v e l o p m e n t did not go in line with the masterplan concept, which turned to building conventional office blocks, ignoring the core idea of reaching out to the public.

Upon realization of the issue, this group p r o j e c t t o o k u p t h e t h e m e o f ‘ a r t ’, t a r g e t t i n g a t transforming the research-based work areas into exciting interactive art zones. “ C O L L O S S E U M ” a n d “ P O RTA L” a r e t h e p r o d u c t o f t h i s e n d e v o u r, e n v i s i o n e d t o c r e a t e a n i m m e r s i v e world of arts for the public and thus, bridging the gap between arts and sciences.

. interactive arts zones

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. aerial perspective

.. collosseum

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... portal

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HOME [C.C]ENTRE “ H ome

Community Centre is situated on a site with contrasting characters on both ends: Joochiat street with bustling commercial activities while Lorong Changi Street portrays a tranquil neighbourhood which raises concerns on the inadequacy in communal living.

Hence, this project targets at bridging the qualities from both street by bringing in activities from Lorong Changi commercial shops to attract residents from Joochiat Street. The resultant space would be a public living room which promotes communal living in Joo Chiat neighbourhood.“

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. along joochiat road

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. sectional perspective

.. specification details

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. public living room

.. garden seating

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... foodcourt

. BP drawing sets

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TRANSIT. [D]WELLING “ S itting

on an undulating terrain between D e s i g n a n d E n g i n e e r i n g Fa c u l t y, ‘ Tr a n s i t i o n a l Dwelling’ is an eating place to cater to more than 800 students and staffs from the two faculties.

As the site is in close proximity with bird’s habitat, qualities of a bird nest were adopted into the building design, such that it is consisting of inter-weaving structures and programs.

The weaving structure transforms itself from f l o o r t o w a l l t o r o o f, s u b s e q u e n t l y e x t e n d e d t o f l o o r, i n t e g r a t i n g t h e b u i l d i n g s t r u c t u r e i n t o a design with unified language that corresponds to t h e s i t e q u a l i t y.”

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TERRAC. [V]ERANDA “ T he

project brief requests for innovative housing solution to accomodate to the aging p o p u l a t i o n 3 0 y e a r s l a t e r, 2 0 4 7 . H e n c e , t h i s project adopts the theme of ‘recreation’ and reimagine how recreational activities would structure the living lifestyle in a high rise h o u s i n g t y p o l o g y.

Three visions were then proposed as guidelines to the futuristic design, namely:

Recreation integrated into daily living; Recreation occurs at doorstep; Recreation for multi-generation.

With the exciting and diverse recreational programs created, this project strives in providing active lifestyles for the future residents through a r c h i t e c t u r e .”

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[A] HANOI MARKET “ H anoi

O l d Q u a r t e r, w h e r e t h e p r o j e c t s i t e located in exhibits a rich vietnamese culture and identity - overcrowded traffic, street vending activities by the roadside, as well as locals or tourists at the shopfront having their meals on l o w c h a i r s a n d t a b l e s . H o w e v e r, s u c h r e f r e s h i n g sight of the vietnamese culture is undermined by the government who has been trying to eliminate the mobile street vendor as they are regarded as ‘ u n s i g h t l y ’ i n a m o d e r n i z i n g c i t y.

Hence, A Hanoi Market, is a market place created to integrate the street vendors into the city and retain the unique street vending activities. It also serves as a social livng room for the three groups of people in Hanoi - locals, tourists, vendors to c o m m u n i c a t e a n d s h a r e t h e i r k n o w l e d g e .”

. plans

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. sectiional perspective

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[S]TRANDED WHALE “ I nitiated

b y D r. M e i , ‘ S t r a n d e d W h a l e ’ i s a large-scale exhibition project situated at Fu Nan P r i m a r y S c h o o l i n M u a r, a i m s t o r a i s e a w a r e n e s s on issue of improper waste disposal which subsequently endangers ocean animals.

The entire construction of ‘Stranded Whale’ took only 12 hours with a well-planned workflow. The project started with two steel structures, added with layers of pvc pipes, together they serve as the main support for the sculpture. Next, split bamboo were added to shape the contour of a whale. The sculpture was finished off after covering the surface with used plastics bags.

The construction process involves structure, aesthetics, and roof coverings which demonstrate t h e p r i m i t i v e f o r m o f a n a r c h i t e c t u r e .”

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[I]LLUSTRATION “ D rawing was the the are

has been hobbies of mine since I a kid; while architectural education changes way I draw, with now more focus is paid to construction details and the way elements assembled.

To t r u l y u n d e r s t a n d w h a t e v e r t h a t i s p e r c e i v e d by the eyes is through drawing; and then again, drawing is the only way to materialize the designs and ideas hidden in the mind. “

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