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Copyright Š 2017 of Lee Pei Wen Dedicated to To my father and my friends, who have been providing me endless support through out my journey and for always believing in me.
This portfolio features eight selected academic works by Lee Pei Wen. From conceptualisation to final design; from abstract to technical. Each is preceded by a project description and objective to help you navigate the content.
CONTENT THE BA RN Architectural Design Studio Berlin, Germany 2017
B AC K LANE I DE OLOGY Architectural Design Studio Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2017
CO NT EMPORA RY PROJ E CTI ON ART PER F O RMI NG ART CE NTRE Architectural Design Studio Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2015
C ULT UR AL A RT LA B + MA RKE T Architectural Design Studio Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2014
NG C LA N ASSOCI ATI ON ANCE STRA L HALL Measured Drawings + Documentation Penang, Malaysia 2013
DRAWI NG RULE S Elective 2017
TRE KÃ…NT Elective 2017
C O NCE PTUAL PLUMBI N G + R ADI CA L PRACTI CA LI TY Elective 2016
TH E B A RN “ T he B ar n” was conce ived f rom the task to der ive the best strateg y for thi s randomly g iven nar row and deep plot . It max imi ses the potential of the plot in one combined volume. While it looks like one ordinar y hou se f rom the f ront; blending into the site, it sec retly stretches into the plot. The volume i s then sliced e venly div iding them into a s er ies of modules. It con si st s of an 8 unit row hou se as it proves to be the most effective t y pe for thi s plot . It i s ser ialit y w ithout pure repetition by introducing diag onal shear wall s ar ticulating it self throug h the depth of the plot . From the f loor plan , it f unctions like a machine w ith a r ig id lo g ic, but in the section it interestingly di splay s the characters of each unit . Featured spaces are plug ged on to the volume to create address , or ientation and an indiv idual sy mbol for each unit . “ T he B ar n ” i s bold and f it s strongly onto the site w ith lit tle elements of sur pr i se.
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B ACK L A N E I D E O LO GY The topic of the studio i s Toilet Ideolo g y. It star ts f rom obs er vations about the world we live in . From those obs er vation s we question assumptions about liv ing. It deal s w ith open liv ing f rom detail into neighbourhood. T hi s project star ted w ith an ex ten sive study of the cultural ty polog y in te r race hou sing in Malay sia. The idea i s to rev ive the Malaysian ter race hou sing back lane by introduc ing it as a s e mi- pr ivate-public space. Thi s projec t studies thi s new space as an ex tra s ocio - spatial area for neig hbourhood and family bonding. In a ser ies of studies of t y polog ies, thi s project aims to expe r ime nt ty polog ies of families, pro g rams and tropical trees. T he objec tive i s to desig n an ambig uou s and at the same time specif ic spaces in the back lane. While dealing w ith Malaysian cultural contex t , it al so incor porates moder n Wester n approaches. L a stly, u sing vegetation as a study to sof tly div ide the public and pr ivate spaces.
CO N T EMP ORA RY P R O JE C T I ON A R T P E R FO RMI N G AR T S CE N TRE It i s located in a strateg ic location in Kuala Lumpur w ith the best of both world s; the urban conte x t and nature . It i s a linear site bounded by t wo per manent boundar ies, Bukit Nanas Forest Reser ve and Klang River. The project obj ectives are to rev itali ze the dor mant site which was in line w ith the River of Life prog ram , to connect old and new Kuala Lumpur w ith thi s transitional space and to c reate a ne w identit y. In spired by the qualities of the site, the centre itself al so e mbodied the idea of combining the old and new. The prog ram i s a f u sion between traditional and contemporar y ar t s. The tectonic of the centre are str ips of nar row planes or thick lines which var ies in w idth w rapping the entire centre leav ing cav ities for v i sual connections and breathing spaces.
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CULT URA L A RT LAB + M A R KET The Cultural Ar t L ab + Market cultures thoug hts and ideas f rom people of the communit y to the market . It ’ s an interac tive hub w ith a dive rse of prog ramme which promotes ar t as tool of e x pressing self. T he market offe rs a sy mbiotic pro g ramme of the process of ar t f rom making to selling. It i s s een a s a cross over bet wee n bu siness and market; br ing ing the idea of an infor mal of f ice and communit y together. The idea i s to c reate a zone of f lux bas ed on refe rences in the area. Façade desig n utilizes the dialectics in c reating zones or di str icts w ithin the pro g ram . It continues the lang uage of the street contex t of collag e cit y while be ing tied to gether w ith the neig hbour ing building s by emphasi z ing on the ver ticality. Subliminal per meabilit y and layer ing i s to e x press the ideas and thought s of the communit y be ing s eeped into the market.
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1 Profiled metal deck 2 Dryseal membrane and trims 3 Rigid insulation 4 Gypsum board 5 Profiled structural deck 6 Roof panel clip 7 Structural steel truss 8 Metal gutter 9 Gutter outlet 10 Down pipe 11 Stainless steel bolt 12 Aluminium perforated panel 13 Aluminium powder coat finish 14 Stainless steel top rail 15 Steel cable rail 16 Vegetation-free ballast 17 Drainage mat 18 Styrofoam insulation 19 RC floor slab 20 RC beam 21 Cast-in-channel 22 Steel bracket 23 Substrate soil 24 RC column 25 Shutter box 26 Side guide 27 ‘T’ bottom rail section 28 Damp proof membrane 29 Granular fill 30 Pad foundation
N G C L A N A S S OCIAT IO N A N C E N S TRA L H AL L Thi s study focu s es on the under standing of the pr inciples of building preser vation and idea s of application and management of architectural hi stor ical documentation . T he building concer ned i s a traditional C antonese ancestral te mple of the Ng C lan Assoc iation located in a UN ESC O World Her itage site; Georg e Tow n, Penang, Malaysia. T he task wa s car r ied out thoroughly in ter m s of site contex t , location, hi stor ical value and sy mboli sm of or name ntations.
DR AW I N G RU L E S D raw ing Rules ex plores how r ules and building codes are shaping our c ities. It star t s by understanding an urban r ule f rom our home countr y. Then, reinventing thi s urban r ule in a suburban conte x t .
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TR E KĂ… N T A di scourse about f ur niture that rethinks how we live and how we f unction . T he idea i s that f ur niture can br ing people to gether, make sof t div i sion s and becoming more than it claim s to be.
CO N C EP TUA L P LU M B I N G + RA D IC A L P R ACTI C A L I TY Q uestioning the ideolog y and c ulture of bathrooms and what it mean s to u s. T hi s project star ts f rom ex plor ing the notion of a c urated mess of a bathroom to the u se of a bathroom beyond it s’ utilitar ian need.
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