Zhen Yang Architecture Portfolio by Neo Zhen Yang

NEO ZHEN YANG Architecture portfolio Version 2020-2022

NEO ZHEN YANG Architecture Student

EDUCATION Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore (2019 - 2022) Diploma in Sustainable Urban Design and Engineering, Specialization in Architecture Accumulative GPA: 3.76 Nan Hua High School, Singapore (2014 - 2018) GCE ‘O’’ LEVELS

CO-CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES Nan Hua Basketball Club, C Division Basketball Competition (2015 - 2016) Nan Hua Basketball Club, B Division Basketball Competition (2017 - 2018) Xin Hua Sports Club, Milo Cup (2019) SGBasketball (2020) Leo Club (2019 - present)

WORKSHOPS School of DE, Design workshop by Mr Kaneshka (2019) School of DE, Design thinking with materials by Chris Lefteri (2019) Effective Learner Workshop (2019) I am a passionate and self-motivated architecture student. As a determined designer, I am always looking for better alternatives, constantly picking up new skills and equipping myself with valuable experience and knowledge in the design industry. I am also not afraid to learn from others and from my own mistakes. As someone with good interpersonal skills, i am confident in being a good leader and team member

CONTACT INFORMATION Jurong West, Singapore (+65) 8350 6201 zyrolflmao@gmail.com issuu.com/neozhenyang linkedin.com/in/NeoZhenYang

VOLUNTEERING Facilitator at School of design and Environment for Red Camp (2019) 50+50 Volunteering for Leo Club (2019) URA and UPF Art Jamming (2019) Design and painted boulders at Marina Bay Reviving Fort Katong (2021 - present) Volunteering Team: Gunners of Fort Katong Volunteered to assist the architect to propose a heritage café for the preservation of the buried fort HDB Lively Funds (2020 - present) Designing and building a public space at a void deck of selected HDB flats

COMPETITIONS WWF Observation Cabin by YAC (2021) Designing observation points for the WWF Ortebello Lagoon International Building Design Competition (2021) Learn using Architectural Engineering Construction (AEC) softwares to showcase the design using Integrated Digital Delivery (IDD)

WORKING EXPERIENCE Intern, DP Architect (2021) Drafting, rendering Intern, WeCreate Studio (2021) Drafting, rendering, design proposal, creating meeting minutes and designing. Part timer, Sushi Express Pte Ltd (2019 - 2020) Served customers in a F&B dining restaurant setting

ACHIEVEMENT Director’s list for Excellent Academic Performance for Level 1.1 (2019,2020) Director’s list for Excellent Academic Performance for Level 1.2 (2019,2020) Director’s list for Excellent Academic Performance for Level 2.1 (2020, 2021) Third most outstanding performance in Level 1 (2019,2020) Distinction in Sustainable Design Studio (2019,2020) Distinction in Digital Architecture Modelling (2019,2020) Distinction in World issues: A Singapore perspective (2019,2020) Distinction in Architectural, Material and Technology (2020,2021) Edusave certificate of Academic Achievement (2020) Edusave Merit Bursary Award - Top 25%(2020)

COMPETENCIES Softwares Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Adobe Premier Rush AutoCAD Revit SketchUp Lumion Enscape Languages Written and Spoken English Written and Spoken Chinese Other language: Cantonese

CONTENT

01. 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. 09. 10.

HIDDEN ROOTS LOUVRELY RESIDENCE MM RECREATION CENTRE PANORAMA YDA JAPANDI INTERIOR LION BEFRIENDER’S GALLERY INKU-AN GARDEN BY THE SPRING HIATUS SENSING SPACES

HIDDEN ROOTS Type of project: Final Project, Community Architecture Year: 2 Semester: 1 This is a project which involve designing a school with cheap, local materials for Roots Cambodia Organization. The concept was to create a place that students can fully immerse in nature at the same time inspiring them to be more productive. The idea of using nature to improve students productivity comes from research showing that studying in nature helps to improve memory functions and memory span. My design focus not only on providing greeneries but to also allow students to study and interact, with influence of the natural environment.

Cambodia

Siem Reap Province Bakong District Roluos Commune North-west of Kahn Chor Village 13°18’08.4”N 103°59’14.6”E

Featured in the Archifest 2020 Pop-up at Orchard Library by Community Design Studio, an initiative of etc.lab, School of Design & Environment, Ngee Ann Polytechnic

Client

Spatial planning diagram

Roots Cambodia

Users

The students genereally wants to have a new canteen and kitchen as they usually cook their own food and eat together. They also enjoy gardening and reading. The teachers prefers to have better quality classroom and wishes to have a community hall.

Design process

The site is situated in the middle of acres of empty land, close to the river with frequent flash floods during heavy rain. Using an elevated platform prevents formal activities like classroom and staffroom activities from being affected by the water. To provide a conducive natural environment for the users, Japanese inspired central garden and walkways around site is used to further optimise the interaction with nature.

Classroom configuration

The louvre panels allow flexible adjustment to the classroom if nessesary. The louvres can be shut off against the direction of strong winds, half open to provide natural light and ventilation, or fully open to expand the classroom for different classroom setting. With the wide pathway, it is possible for the classroom to expand to outside the class nearer to the garden. The classroom arrangement can be adjusted to a normal class setting or after class setting. Normal class settings include the typical row arrangement or group work arrangement. Easy arrangement for tests and other settings can also be achieved. After class settings can be funitures to be adjusted to even outside of class to engage in after school activities like consultations, self study or even leisure activities like board games and discussions

Passive and active strategies

Cross-ventilation is obtained by rotating wall panels which allows air of certain directions to pass through the class rooms. Natural lighting can be achieved as the wall panels can open and adjust to the path of the sun. Passive cooling can be achieved due to the presence of eaves and trees. Solar panels are installed on the roof to power the school. The school is orientated in a way where the roof is exposed to maximum sunlight. Solar water heating panels are installed on the roof to provide hot water in the shower.

ground floor plan

second floor plan

section 1

site plan

section 2

Programs

3 classrooms Staffroom Storeroom Toilet Community Hall Plus programs include: Outdoor cooking area Garden library Garden Organic farm Garden cafe Tools storage room

Project description

The school plan to cater for primary, secondary and adult part time students in addition to the current full time students. We held an interview with the students for their input in the new classroom and designed an optimal environment for the students to spend more time at the school and enjoy after school lives.

SCAN FOR INTERVIEW

Material used

Timber and wood can be attained locally. Khmer traditional houses in the village consist mainly of wood. Therefore, the school’s majority structure material are made up of wood. The floors consist of wooden planks and tiles. The rafts and trussses are made of timber from local trees. The roof can be made of wooden planks Bamboo is also a common local materials, mainly used in forms of walls, doors and windows. Each wall panels in the rooms are mainly thin bamboo sticks supported by timber. This way slight ventilation is allowed while strong winds from the north and south are blocked off. Concrete material is mainly used to support the building. It is used to form load bearing columns, walls and foundation. The structure is supported by load-bearing concrete columns. The steps and ramps are made of smooth concrete. The elevated floor slab is also supported by concrete raft foundation.

LOUVRELY RESIDENCE Type of project: Final Year Project Year: 2 Semester: 2 This project involve designing an affordable Housing Development Board, HDB flat for the future Using a network of social activities within each level to provide a technology assisted, co-living environment. Each floor is provided a fully furnished communal living room and dining room for the elderly to engage in group activities, watching television and share meals These co-living area serve as an “extension” of their living area helping the elderly to bond and interact as one big “household”

Singapore

Queenstown Stirling Road Empty plot of land 1°17’46.6”N 103°48’13.2”E

Challenge Statement

To provide a space for the ageing population where the elderly can live without their family while enjoying support and communal activities

Programs Vistual Nutrictionist and trainer accessible to the elderly to have access to professional nutritionist’s and gym trainer’s opinion on their work out and diet through SMART kiosk and machine

Design Concept

The design is inspired by Japanese modern apartments. Their light accented colours and symmetrical floorplans pairing with the peaceful and serene landscape is an ideal environment for the older generation to spend their retirement

Outdoor and indoor gym

Robot waiters / robot assistance can help to order and serve food to the customer in the SMART nutri-cafe making workflow more efficient

for the elderly to engage in physical activites

SMART nutri-cafe

to provide the elderly healthy snacks and drinks

Users

Elderly In 10 years time the number of elderly in queenstown will make up a huge majority of the residents

Application / QR code scanner can link all the different services into one platfrom making it easier for the elderly to navigate

Tech help area

for the elderly to consult the community manager on the usage of the technologies

Smart gadgets to sort and distribute the different grocery bags efficiently

16% 6-19

SMART mart collection point to collect groceries that were ordered overnight and delivered

45.2% 50+

AGE DISTRIBUTION (QUEENSTOWN)

38.5% 20-49

The elderly spend most of their time on: 1. Sleeping 2. Chatting with friends 3. Watching television 4. Eating 5. Engaging in Hobbies Some seniors find it uncomfortable to interact with younger generation. Some seniors find it hard to live by themselves as they can’t handle some stuff like home fixes and installations. Some seniors find it far and troublesome to walk to the market and coffeeshop hoping that it is nearer. They find this place very boring and old as there are very little update to the facilities and community activitiesd Lost of kampong spirit

24 hour monitoring and services to keep an eye on the well being of the elderly and reponse services together with basic home fixes

Community garden

for the elderly to engage in gardening

Other SMART technologies like SMART watches and SMART mirrors to assist and provide services for the elderly while keeping their health in check Japanese viewing garden are good therapeutic garden for the elderly to relax

Bubble diagram

OPEN CONCEPT TEAHOUSE

AREA: 16SQM (NON-GFA)

VIEWING GARDEN

AREA: 52SQM (NON-GFA)

ELDERLY FITNESS CORNER

AREA: 32SQM (NON-GFA)

SMART NUTRI-CAFE OPEN-CONCEPT ELDERLY GYM

AREA: 42SQM

AREA: 45SQM (NON-GFA)

PICKUP POINT CENTRAL JAPANESE GARDEN AREA: 54SQM (NON-GFA)

SMART MART COLLECTION POINT AREA: 52SQM

ground floor plan

TECH HELP AREA AREA: 30SQM

CO-LIVING LIVING ROOM AREA: 45SQM

2-ROOM UNIT AREA: 40SQM

SKY LOUNGE AREA

3 -ROOM UNIT

AREA: 32SQM (NON-GFA)

AREA: 49SQM

BARBECUE LOUNGE AREA AREA: 48SQM (NON-GFA)

2-ROOM UNIT AREA: 40SQM

BARBECUE LOUNGE AREA

COMMUNITY GARDEN AREA: 36SQM (NON-GFA)

AREA: 48SQM (NON-GFA)

3 -ROOM UNIT AREA: 49SQM

CO-LIVING DINING ROOM 2-ROOM UNIT

COMMUNITY GARDEN

AREA: 45SQM

AREA: 36SQM (NON-GFA)

AREA: 40SQM

upper floor plan

roof floor plan

WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE COMMUNITY GARDEN AREA: 35SQM (NON-GFA)

CO-LIVING LIVING ROOM

LIVING AND DINING ROOM

LIVING AND EXTRA ROOM DINING ROOM

CO-LIVING LIVING ROOM

LIVING AND DINING ROOM

LIVING AND EXTRA ROOM DINING ROOM

CO-LIVING LIVING ROOM

LIVING AND DINING ROOM

LIVING AND EXTRA ROOM DINING ROOM

CO-LIVING LIVING ROOM

LIVING AND DINING ROOM

LIVING AND EXTRA ROOM DINING ROOM

OPEN CONCEPT ELDERLY GYM

section

SMART NUTRI-CAFE

section

road elevation

front elevation

LIGHTING WELL TO ALLOW SUNLIGHT FILTER INTO THE BUILDING EVAPOTRANSPIRATION OF SOFTSCAPES ON GREEN ROOF COOLS THE BUILDING DOWN

HOT AIR VENTILATE THROUGH VARIOUS WELLS USAGE OF SHADING LOUVRES AND DOUBLE VOLUME AREA TO FILTER THE SUN LIGHT

COOL AIR ENTER BUILDING VIA CROSS-VENTILATION

SOLAR PANELS TO HARNESS ELECTRICITY

Community garden Barbeque lounge area

Louvres

Concrete partition wall Wooden sliding door Wooden partition walls

Concrete wall, beams, columns Pad foundation

South wind North wind Pedastrian Circulation Vehicular Circulation Sun Path

AHU A.C. LEDGE

AREA: 1.0SQM

SERVICE YARD

AREA: 2SQM

BATHROOM

A.C. LEDGE AHU

AREA: 1.0SQM

BATHROOM

AREA: 4SQM

BEDROOM

AREA: 13SQM

LIVING AND DINING AREA

AREA: 17SQM

HOUSEHOLD SHELTER

AREA: 3 SQM

EXTRA ROOM AREA: 9SQM

2 room unit floor plan SERVICE YARD AREA: 2SQM

A.C. LEDGE AHU

AREA: 1.0SQM

BATHROOM AREA: 4SQM

BEDROOM

AREA: 13SQM

LIVING AND DINING AREA AREA: 17SQM

HOUSEHOLD SHELTER AREA: 3 SQM

EXTRA ROOM AREA: 9SQM

3 room unit floor plan

Interior deisgn intent

It is two minimalist aesthetics, infusing the Japanese principle of wabi sabi with Scandinavian décor’s penchant for sleek-yet-comfy furnishings. From Scandi interiors, the style adopted the desire for orderliness and convenience of life, a craving for natural materials, and from Japanese – simplicity, restraint, functionalism. This creates a bright tranquil and earthy environment which is a peaceful and calm space that the elderly definitely need

Landscape intent

The landscape design focus mainly on providing a tranquil and suitable environment for the elderly instead of functionality. With the Japanese Zen Gardens aesthetic beauty to gaze upon it promotes relaxation and stress relieve for the elderly to enjoy a stress-free environment for the elderly to live their post retirement life. It also provide therapeutic environment for seniors to maintain their emotional stability through illnesses.

MM RECREATION CENTRE Type of project: Final Year Project Year: 3 Semester: 1 This is a project which involve designing a recreational centre for both the migrant workers and Singapore residents The concept was to provide informal activities that both the migrant workers and the Singapore residents can enjoy. By using different levels catered to different level of human interaction, residents and migrant workers are able to enjoy acitvities together despite their lack of understanding.

Singapore

Rocher Little India Carpark 1°18’23.6”N 103°51’14.3”E

The first floor is open yet high in circulation with a huge central activity hall surrounded by community living facilities. This entice the passer-bys to enter building and encourage them to engage in informal activities. The second floor provide more exclusive activities for cliques and small groups to enjoy. From third floor onwards will be informal and formal activities like cafe, gardens and culb activities. There are also function rooms and open spaces for events organised by volunteers to take place.

SCAN FOR WALKTHROUGH

There are 3 types of green roof that are used in the building depending on the type of plants it is supporting. The extensive green roof are approximately 100mm thick supporting grass lawn used for the central roof garden. The semi- intensive garden are spproximately 250mm thick supporting the facde of the building and covering the glass railings of the building. The intensive roof garden is about 700 mm thick found at the garden area with tree and have a thicker floor slab than other areas.

PARANOMA Type of project: Competition project Year: 3 Semester: 1 The project is to design observation point for the WWF Orbetello Lagoon The observation points consist of different layers of walls of different function, to create a comfortable framed view from all angles while keeping the users camouflaged from the sensitive wildlife

Italy

Tuscany Orbetello SS Aurelia km 148.300 Località Ceriolo III°, Albinia GR 42°29’00.6”N 11°12’40.0”E

WWF OBSERVATION CABINS Oasi di Orbetello MAR - JUN 2021

Deisgn intent

The buildings are wrapped up by layers of walls depicting elements of polaroid film tapes Polaroids are taken to depict a scene in a split second which holds unforgettable memories even over a long time. This emphasises that the limited bird viewing time that only happens during moments every year should be cherished. For some it can be a once in a lifetime experience that will be treasured even across a very long time and with climate change and human’s damage to the environment, some species of bird might also be one of the last time people stand a chance to marvel at.

Intent of the screen layers

Different layers of screens are used to achieve different effect in perspective of the wildlife and the observers. The inner most layer made up of thick 3D printed walls that are of great sound insulation. It is used to wrap the inner most room for for families with children as they might make loud noises that will scare the wildlife away. The outer layer walls consist of louvres and one-way glass walls that focus on concealing the observers. It is used to provide cross ventilation and natural lighting, while the one way glass walls provide a clear view of the birds without them noticing. The layering of walls also ensures that photographers can get clear recordings of the birds without being affected by the glaring of the glass.

Users

Families, couples, nature lovers and photographers are potential users

Building Material

3D print material,Timber and Glass

Passive sustainable feature

Modern sustainable construction and manufacturing technology like 3D printing is used to construct all the buildings. 3D printing facilitates more efficient designs and creates less waste. The parts are also lightweight which can be used as floating platforms. Most importantly, these walls are thick for sound proofing and support purposes. Cross ventilation and natural sunlight are introduced in the building for less energy consumption

visitor centre plan

restaurant and cabin plan

Observation points plan

observation tower section

observation point section

floating point section

visitor centre section

restaurant and cabin section

YDA JAPANDI INTERIOR Type of project: Competition Project, Interior Design Year: 3 Semester: 1 This proposal is to design a home interior base on client’s needs: Husband, aged 43 is a businessman and often requires work from home. Hobbies: Playing golf. Wife, aged 45 is a lawyer and has a large collection of books. Hobbies: Plays cello. Son, aged 14 has allergies to dust mites. Hobbies: Video games. Daughter, aged 4 has a tomboy nature. Hobbies: Soccer is her favourite sport. She’s a big Liverpool fan. Grandmother, aged 94 is in a wheelchair.

Won Tthe AkzoNobel Let’s Color Award for the Young Desighner Award 2021.

Design style and inspiration

The design style is the fusion of Japanese and Scandinavian or also known as “Japandi” a relatively new trend during 2020. Japandi design is the combination of Scandinavian functionality and Japanese rustic minimalism to create a feeling of art, nature, and simplicity. Both style is common in the use of simple furniture and focus on the comfort of the users. This fusion creates the perfect blend of function and form, focusing on clean and crisp lines, brightly-lit spaces, and light colors. Some elements of design that were used were the use of earthy colour and natural material. Calming, tranquil, and peaceful palettes are usually chosen, and when brighter colors are incorporated, they are done so meaningfully and subtly. Japanese style evoke a feeling of Zen and tranquility in a space which works hand in hand with Scandinavian’s “Hygge” which is to create cozy and comfortable living spaces. These two style work together rooted in minimalism and comfort. Lastly, with the Japanese concept of “wabi-sabi” to embrace the beauty in imperfection, the aesthetics of the two will be easygoing yet sophisticated with the quality handmade furniture. Japanese style emphasizes on sustainability of material and minimalism, therefore natural material and usually used like wood, rattan, concrete and linen a re used. Following Danshari as well, items that weighs the user down with no meaning will be gotten rid off.

Reason for choosing japandi

As COVID-19 become a part of our lives, it is important to have a functional yet comfortable home that is conducive for the users. The aesthetics and functionality are fundamentally relied on the elements of Japandi, while simple technology are incorporated to further enhance the functionality of the space. Most the doors are replaced with sliding doors together with technology like motion sensor. Electrical appliances can be remotely controlled from even phone in addition to automation. This creates an easygoing and comfortable feeling for the users the moment they enter the residence. As for a wheelchair bound person like the grandmother, it is very easy to move around with the space provided together with the automatic sliding doors. Family members can also tend to them easier if they face difficulty. The house uses large open windows and glass sliding doors to allow daylight penetration and good natural ventilation. Bay windows provided with the original unit is improved with addition of elevated platforms functioning as a well-lit area that can hold activities and a storage solution to hide certain items keeping the minimalist look. The natural daylighting penetrate further into the house through the use of louvres, high ceiling spaces and reflection of light colours in the house. The openable windows also encourage natural ventilation, reducing humidity in the house. This is essential for the son as dust mite usually thrives in humid conditions aiding the requirement of his dust mite allergy. The balcony is joined together with the living and dining room with the addition of sliding doors. The wooden deck area at the balcony is multifunctional as family bonding activities can easily move to the balcony with a great view. Grass patch with a mini golf course can be laid down for the husband to practice some swings. Some aesthetic feature of the house is that most the elements with muted tones in the house is either low profile or flushed to the ceiling. This creates a balance in the muted tones in the house with focalization on items with pop colours like plants, wall decoration and wabi-sabi elements like cracked pots and bowls and cups. This showcases the exquisite pieces of handcrafted works creating a tranquil environment for the users to enjoy.

Colour palette and execution

I was inspired by the Japanese style of earthy, warm, and uncluttered. The elegant simplicity and warmth form this style makes everything look natural yet exquisite. Scandinavian features clean lines and minimalism. The informal and inviting setting of this style is perfect for family bonding in a three-generation household. Fusing two together forms an interior design style that celebrates the harmony between minimalism and organic modernism, with a good dose of comfort mixed in. With the use of muted tones and simple elements, it create a focus on the “wabi-sabi” elements, which is all about embracing transience and imperfection. The material palatte consists of muted tones and neutral colours. Pop colours are limited to the wabi-sabi furniture and items. The material used are mostly natural like timber, rattan, natural fabric like cotton. Greens are limited to potted plants. Timber is also limited to 3 types across the house.

Floorplan 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.

Lift Shaft Private Lobby Living Area Dining Area Balcony Area Kitchen Laundry Area Toilet Storeroom Maid’s room Powder Room Bedroom 4 (Grandmother) Bathroom 4 (Grandmother) Bedroom 3 (Daughter) Bathroom 4 (Daughter) Bedroom 2 (Son) Bathroom 4 (Son) Master Bedroom Master Bathroom

15 16 14 17

7 5

9 1

Axonometric

19 16 17

18 11

6 14

9 1

5 12 13

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.

living area

dining area

kitchen and linen room

balcony

bathroom

bedroom

Master’s bedroom and bathroom

son’s bedroom

daughter’s bedroom

bathroom

kids’ bedroom and bathroom

bedroom

bathroom

grandmother’s bedroom and bathroom

LION BEFRIENDER’S GALLERY Type of project: Group Project, Social Architecture Year: 2 Semester: 1 The project is to design a gallery for Lion Befriender’s association for youth to understand elderly The gallery is meant to raise awareness for the young adults to understand and acknowledge the elderly situation and encourage them to be more appreciative towards them. The gallery is meant to invoke empathy in young adults’ feelings toward the elderly and raise awareness towards elderly issues through the content of the gallery. The gallery tells many small stories with a roller coaster flow of emotions as they go through the gallery contents

Singapore

Queenstown 163 Stirling road Void deck 1°17’30.7”N 103°48’08.1”E

Co-design jounney Stage 1: Idea Board An idea board is hand made and brought around the neighborhood in Jurong East to know more about the elderly likes and dislikes. This will give us insights on the general elderly for interim Stage 2: Kopi Talk Part of stage 1 where we sit down and talk with the elderly in Jurong East about their feelings towards young adults. This will help us deeper understand the situation between the younger and the older generation. Stage 3: Untie the gap and fill with love A board with notes to gather precious stories and some words that the elderly would want to say. This activity is extremely insightful as we targetted elderly that are specifically around the site and gathered gallery content. Stage 4: Mural pen-down Live session workshop launched on Mural to gather stories from young adults, meanwhile inviting them to share their feelings towards elderly via Zoom Stage 5: Crit feedbacks Present our initial design proposal and gather feedback/inputs from community partner and young adults via online interview.

Flow of the gallery

The start of the gallery is more towards understanding the elderly. In the middle it starts to tell more about what we should be doing and not do. Finally it ends with heart warming story to end the gallery on a good notes

Accompany

Ageism

This exhibitions shows the importance of accompanying the elderly

This corner has sheets of calander dangling on the wall, showing that the elderly is getting older as the days pass by, and they are having lesser time to spend with their friends and families.

The empty chair shows that the teddy bear is sown by the elderly. The teddy bear can also be the only memory left from their grandparents etc. This also attracts young adults to visit the gallery due to its Instagram worthy photobooth

Hope to trigger young adults’ emotion so that they can show more appreciation towards the eldery and spend more time to accompany them.

Loneliness The phone booth is small and has nothing on the outside. In the inside however shows the gloominess and loneliness of the area This represents the feelings of the elderly as they do not show it on the outside but internally they crave attention and accompany

Feelings This section is the interactive section with hands-on activity to physically understand the elderly situation. 1st activity is charades with headphones on so the person will have a hard time understanding what the other person is saying, allowing the young adults to know how it feels to have hearing problems due to old age 2nd activity is using utensils while wearing thick gloves. This allow young adults to know how it feels like to have a hard time holding utensil and things due to illnesses like Parkinsons or slow reaction.

Word Wall This wall shows all the “overlapping sounds” (O.S.) in the elderly which they will never dare to speak in front of the young adults. These untold words can be their hopes, concerns or their hidden thoughts and feelings. By walking pass this corridor, young adults are given the chance to know the real thoughts of the elderly and to understand their situation better so that they will be more considerate to the elderly.

Criticism Wall The wall shows the common words young adults used to criticise the elderly about. By looking back at this wall, the young adults will think back about the words they used By walking through this curtain they will think twice before using them next time

Heartwarming Stories The heart-warming story is a conclusive ending to the content of the gallery as they read up more about the items that reminds them of their childhood with their beloved grandparents using the QR code The heart warming story comes right after the criticism wall to give a sense of guilt in the young adults for treating the elderly that way

Reflection section The reflection comes right after the heart-warming story to let them think back about their stand towards their grandparents and reflect on it.

SCAN FOR WALKTHROUGH

INKU-AN

Type of project: Final Year Project, Residential Architecture Year: 1 Semester: 2 This proposal is to design of a landed housing base on the client’s needs. Inku-An combine traditional Japanese teahouse with modern structure and design, at the same time corporating sustainable features. By fusing traditional with modern architecture while applying sustainable features, the innovative merging of modern landscape architecture and Japanese culture achieved supportive relationship between nature and art.

Client

Lee is an artist who takes up art commissions from local and international clients. She specialises in traditional chinese landscape painting and calligraphy, and mostly works from home. She also need spaces to exhibit, store her art pieces and conduct art lessons.Lee’s husband helps in marketing her art pieces for local and international exhibitions. He loves nature and practices martial arts.

Singapore

Bukit Timah Hua Guan Avenue Empty Plot of land 1°20’09.7”N 103°47’07.3”E

Ground floor spatial planning

Passive and active strategies

The ground floor is an open concept living area, with good natural lighting and cross ventilation Trees are used to filter sunlight to prevent overheating in the house. The upper floor are ventilated using louvres on the top section of each panel allowing airflow through the house. The gallery room is naturally lit with filtered light across the balcony at the second floor. The attic also received natural lighting from the double volumed gallery space Greenroof to reduce building temperature. Addition of shaders above each panel with plants to prevent strong rays of sunlight entering

Second floor spatial planning

Solar panel are als installed to power the building and the waterfall.

Top floor spatial planning

Partial louvre panels Partial louvre panels

G4 3000

1700

5443

5114

G4 3000

1700

5443

5114

MASTER BATHROOM AREA: 8.8M^2

WORKSHOP AREA: 21.4M^2

MASTER BEDROOM AREA: 11.1M^2

OVERHEAD ABOVE

GUEST AREA

KITCHEN

AREA: 17.1M^2

AREA: 9.4M^2

GARDEN 2 AREA: 16.5M^2

MARTIAL ARTS AREA: 31.0M^2

DINING AREA

DECK

AREA: 6.2M^2

AREA: 5.2M^2

BEDROOM 3

BATHROOM 2 AREA: 6.9M^2

CLASSROOM

AREA: 38.2M^2

AREA: 18.8M^2

LIVING ROOM

AREA: 6.7M^2

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN 01 SCALE 1:100

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AREA: 17.5M^2

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GALLERY

5444

MOVABLE PANELS

BEDROOM 2 AREA: 10.2M^2

5444

AREA: 8.3M^2

SECOND FLOOR PLAN 02 SCALE 1:100

LEE GARDEN 1

NEO ZHEN YANG

AREA: 39.1M^2

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SITE A HUA GUAN AVENUE

SITE HUA GUAN

SDE YEAR 1 FINAL PROJECT 1:100

SDE YEAR 1

02 02 2020

1:100

02 02 2

V5 3000

V4 1700

V3 1492

3951

5114

OUTDOOR AREA AREA: 21.1M^2

GARDEN 3 AREA: 29.1M^2

ROOFTOP

2250

ATTIC

AREA: 35.3M^2

2700

3RD FLOOR

CLASSROOM AREA: 18.8M^2

GALLERY AREA: 38.2M^2

MARTIAL ARTS

2ND FLOOR

1200

AREA: 31.0M^2

ELEVATED GROUND FLOOR

BEDROOM 2

elevation

1ST FLOOR

AREA: 6.9M^2

LIVING ROOM

AREA: 16.5M^2

DECK

AREA: 5.2M^2

AREA: 6.7M^2

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BATHROOM 2

GARDEN 2

1500

AREA: 10.2M^2

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LEE NEO ZHEN YANG

SITE A HUA GUAN AVENUE SDE YEAR 1 FINAL PROJECT 1:100

02 02 2020

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G4 3000

G3 1700

G2 5443

5114

G4 3000

G3 1700

G2 5443

G1 5114

ATTIC

AREA: 35.3M^2

AREA: 21.1M^2

GARDEN 3 AREA: 29.1M^2

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OUTDOOR AREA

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THIRD FLOOR PLAN 03 SCALE 1:100

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ROOF PLAN 04 SCALE 1:100

LEE

NEO ZHEN YANG

SITE A HUA GUAN AVENUE SDE YEAR 1 FINAL PROJECT 1:100

02 02 2020

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Programs

Gallery Classroom Workshop Guest Area Rooftop Garden Ground level garden with a courtyard

Residential Programs

Master bedroom & 3 bedrooms Master bathroom & 1 general bathroom Living room Dining room Kitchen & ultilities area

Project description

The ground floor is mainly the house residential areas like the living room, dining rooms and bed rooms. They are all situated on the first floor with wide walking path around the house to provide accessibility for elderly just in case they face mobility difficulty. The second floor is where all the public activities are held, like the gallery and the classrooms, away from the private areas of the house. The path to the second floor is different from the path to the living area at the first floor to provide privacy to the client’s family members. At the back of the house, there is a staircase with direct access to the office and resting area from the master bedroom and living area

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SITE HUA GUAN

SDE YEAR 1 F 1:100

02 02 2

GARDEN OF THE SPRING Type of project: Primer Project, Public Design Architecture Year: 2 Semester: 2 This project involves designing a public space on an area in the neighbourhood that is under ultilised, improving the lives of the residents. Using linear connections to bring different elements of the multipurpose garden come together Community garden is maintained by volunteers and to be distributed after harvesting. Gardening and spending time at the therapeutic garden improve the emotions and the psychology of the residents Harvested edibles vegetable also promote healthy diet

Singapore

Jurong West Blk 502 Open concrete land 1°21’02.4”N 103°43’07.3”E

Site context

The site is located on a huge empty hardcourt with many potential. It is situated infront of a 24 hour coffeeshop, and close proximity with the market and wet market. Most importantly, it is in the heart of prosporous neighbourhood with many bustops and pedastrian walking across every minute. Coffeeshop is busy during peak hours and many elderly are seen drinking alcohol. The neighbourhood area also lack exercising facilities as the community centre nearby is still under construction. The elderly finds it hard to stay healthy as some of them do not watch what they consume and do not exercise frequently

Project description

Community activities are often held on the court but is empty during normal days. Since the users that spent the most amount of time hanging around that area are the elderly, I proposed a simple garden with enriching activities for them. There will be plant boxes of scattered across the site while maintaining the efficient circulation of the site. Its acts as a viewing and community garden for the community which is maintained by the elderly volunteered to be redistributed to the public. This can promote the physical health of the residents and creating life during this COVID-19 period

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floor plan

elevation

section

Programmes

Gardening, sightseeing and taking a stroll, distibution of edibles. Potential programmes can be taichi, mass dancing, getai, movie screening, night market, familly bonding activities

Material and Construction

Floor tiling is used for the entire site. Stone plant boxes are used to carry the edibles for the community garden and flowers on the ground. The shallow pond is formed with concrete. Ammenities like stone chairs is scattered across the site

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HIATUS Type of project: Primer Project, Public Design Architecture Year: 3 Semester: 2 This project involves designing a public space on an area in the neighbourhood that is under ultilised, improving the lives of the residents. “A pause or a break from in continuity in a sequence or activity”

The Hiatus is a space where anyone can take a break from their fast pace life while providing a mental boost to push them forward. The lightweight look of the structure is able to uplift the users mood, with the crips white interior providing a blank canvas for a peace of mind, balanced out by the prescence of greens scattered around. Privacy and openess coexist through the different way of sitting, from sitting face to face to sitting around with the beer crates.

Singapore

Jurong East Westgate Function area 1°20’03.9”N 103°44’31.8”E

Singapore

Little India Open grassland 1°18’30.6”N 103°51’13.3”E

enclosed sturcture to provide isolation from the real world.

sitting face to face to sitting around with the beer crates.

PARTI DIAGRAM

INTERPRETATIONAL FUNCTION

BUILDING PROCESS

FRESHEN UP DEN Relaxing activities can be engaged there from sitting down and enjoying a cup of coffee to looking around at the aesthetic decoration and gallery.

Scafolding structure is flexible depending on the site

GOSSIP AREA The low furniture maximises visibility and the layout promotes interaction between people with its flexible sitting arrangement ESCAPE SANCTUARY A different atmosphere is introduced with its crisp white interior and an enclosed sturcture to provide isolation from the real world.

Tables are used to create cluster seatings and provide an overall circulation of the space LITTLE INDIA SITE PLAN 1°18’30.6”N 103°51’13.3”E

Beer crates are used as stools, walls, and plafrom for activities

LITTLE INDIA SITE PLAN 1°18’30.6”N 103°51’13.3”E

Additional functions and ameJURONG WESTGATE SITE PLAN nities like vending machine and showcase can be added 1°20’03.9”N 103°44’31.8”E

aged njoying nd at gallery.

LITTLE INDIA SITE PLAN 1°18’30.6”N 103°51’13.3”E

Additional functions and amenities like vending machine and showcase can be added

Greens are added to soften the cold white steel

BUILDING PROCESS

JURONG WESTGATE SITE PLAN 1°20’03.9”N 103°44’31.8”E Scafolding structure is flexible depending on the site

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Lamps can be provided for activities at night

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SECTION

Tables are used to create cluster seatings and provide an overall circulation of the space Translucent fabric is used to enclose the space while poly carbonate roof can be added if situated outdoors

ELEVATION

Beer crates are used as stools, walls, and plafrom for activities

JURONG WESTGATE SITE PLAN 1°20’03.9”N 103°44’31.8”E

SECTION

ELEVATION

SENSING SPACES Type of project: Final year Project, Site Analysis Group Project Year: 3 Semester: 1 This project involves identifying, documenting, analyzing, understanding, and presenting the tangible and intangible aspects of the given site as well as the Little India area.

Singapore

Rocher Little India Carpark 1°18’23.6”N 103°51’14.3”E

location plan

SCAN FOR FULL REPORT

3D location plan

GARDEN

OF THE SPRING

PRESENTATION BOARDS

JURONG WEST BLK 501

NEO ZHEN YANG

PERSONA: MR DONG, 68

Retired and often spend his time in the neighbourhood GOALS & PRIORITIES: Wants to engage in physical activties Likes to watch getai (singing competition) Enjoy taking strolls in the garden PROBLEMS & OPPORTUNITIES: Gets tired easily Unhealthy, love to drink and lack exercises Find it very boring and lonely in the afternoon

INSIGHTS The elderly finds it hard to stay healthy as some of them do not watch what they consume and exercise frequently The elderly find it very boring as there are lack of events during the COVID-19 situation SO HOW MIGHT WE... improve the physical health of the residents host events while following the social distancing issue

DESIGN CONCEPT

SITE ANALYSIS

MATERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD

Using linear connections to bring different elements of the multipurpose garden come together

Circulation Access point

Community garden is maintained by volunteers and to be distributed after harvesting. Gardening and spending time at the therapeutic garden improve the emotions and the psychology of the residents Edibles vegetable also promote healthy diet

CIRCULATION Noise from road

Floor tiling is used for the entire site Stone plant boxes are used to carry the edibles for the community garden and flowers on the ground The pond is formed with concrete to form the shape

ROAD STR

EET 52

BUS STOP

BLK 502

COMMUNITY GARDEN

Ammenities like stone chairs Noise from foodcourt

LIFT SHAFT

FOOD COURT BLK 501

SITE PLAN

Noise from HDB flats

NOISE AND SOUND

PROGRAMMES Potential activities:

Activities: COMMUNITY GARDENING

SIGHTSEEING TAKING A STROLL

TAICHI OR MASS DANCING

GETAI

MOVIE SCREENING

THERAPEUTIC GARDEN MULTIPURPOSE OPEN AREA

THERAPEUTIC GARDEN

DISTRIBUTION OF EDIBLES

NIGHT MARKET

FAMILY BONDING ACTIVITIES

COMMUNITY GARDEN

AXONOMETRIC MULTI PURPOSE OPEN AREA

COMMUNITY GARDEN

THERAPEUTIC GARDEN

MULTI PURPOSE OPEN AREA

FLOOR PLAN

COMMUNITY GARDEN

MULTI PURPOSE OPEN AREA

THERAPEUTIC GARDEN

NORTH ELEVATION

MULTI PURPOSE OPEN AREA

THERAPEUTIC GARDEN

COMMUNITY GARDEN

SECTION

HIDDEN ROOTS KANH CHOR VILLAGE, SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA NEO ZHEN YANG

COMMUNITY HALL 0

CONCEPT

USER ANALYSIS

“A place that students can fully immerse in nature at the same time inspiring them to be more productive.”

VANNOK RONG

SREY CHAN

NIMOL HANG

Cycles to the school Mini kitchen Canteen

Loves gardening Garden Library

Eco-garden Well-lit classroom Community Hall

Student

Teacher

The idea of using nature to improve students productivity comes from research showing that studying in nature helps to improve memory functions and memory span. My design focus not only on providing greeneries but to also allow students to study and interact, with influence of the natural environment.

SITE RESPONSE DIAGRAMS SUN

WIND

PLUS PROGRAMMES

SPATIAL PLANNING DIAGRAMS

Outdoor cooking area Garden library Garden Organic farm Garden cafe Tools storage room Walkways

12sqm 18sqm 16sqm 20sqm 36sqm 10sqm 8sqm

BUBBLE DIAGRAM

Total

120sqm

SOUND

VIEWS

Timber and wood can be attained locally. Khmer traditional houses in the village consist mainly of wood. Therefore, the school’s majority structure material are made up of wood.

Bamboo is also a common local materials, mainly used in forms of walls, doors and windows.

Each wall panels in the rooms are mainly thin bamboo sticks supported by timber. This way The floors consist of wooden planks slight ventilation is allowed and tiles. The rafts and trussses are while strong winds from the made of timber from local trees. The north and south are blocked off. roof can be made of wooden planks.

CLASSROOM

PEDASTRIAN CIRCULATION VEHICULAR CIRCULATION

UPPER FLOOR PLAN

ROOF PLAN

CONCEPT PLAN DIAGRAM

STRUCTURE AND MATERIAL CIRCULATION

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

Concrete material is mainly used to support the building. It is used to form load bearing columns, walls and foundation.

SECTION BB

WEST ELEVATION

The structure is supported by load-bearing concrete columns. The steps and ramps are made of smooth concrete. The elevated floor slab is also supported by concrete raft foundation.

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN STRATEGIES PASSIVE STRATEGY

ACTIVE STRATEGY

Cross-ventilation is obtained by rotating wall panels which allows air of certain directions to pass through the class rooms.

Solar panels are installed on the roof to power the school. The school is orientated in a way where the roof is exposed to maximum sunlight.

Natural lighting can be achieved as the wall panels can open and adjust to the path of the sun. Passive cooling can be achieved due to the presence of eaves and trees

Solar water heating panels are installed on the roof to provide hot water in the shower

SECTION AA

GARDEN, CLASSROOM

GARDEN LIBRARY

GARDEN CAFE

PANORAMA CONCEPT IDEA / DESIGN INTENT

The buildings are wrapped up by layers of walls depicting elements of polaroid film tapes

Polaroids are taken to depict a scene in a split second which holds unforgettable memories even over a long time. This emphasises that the limited bird viewing time that only happens during moments every year should be cherished. For some it can be a once in a lifetime experience that will be treasured even across a very long time and with climate change and human’s damage to the environment, some species of bird might also be one of the last time people stand a chance to marvel at.

SITE A PLAN 1:200

The observation points consist of different layers of walls of different function, to create a comfortable framed view from all angles while keeping the users camouflaged from the sensitive wildlife

USER Families, couples, nature lovers and photographers are potential users

SCREEN LAYERS

OBSERVATION TOWER SECTION 1:100

Different layers of screens are used to achieve different effect in perspective of the wildlife and the observers. The inner most layer made up of thick 3D printed walls that are of great sound insulation. It is used to wrap the inner most room for for families with children as they might make loud noises that will scare the wildlife away. The outer layer walls consist of louvres and one-way glass walls that focus on concealing the observers Louvres are used to provide cross ventilation and natural lighting, while the one way glass walls provide a clear view of the birds without them noticing The layering of walls also ensures that photographers can get clear recordings of the birds without being affected by the glaring of the glass.

BUILDING MATERIAL

OBSERVATION POST SECTION 1:100

3D print material,Timber and Glass

PASSIVE SUSTAINABLE FEATURE Modern sustainable construction and manufacturing technology like 3D printing is used to construct all the buildings 3D printing facilitates more efficient designs and creates less waste. The parts are also lightweight which cna be used as floating platforms. Most importantly, these walls are thick for sound proofing and support purposes. Cross ventilation and natural sunlight are introduced in the building for less energy consumption

FLOATING POST SECTION 1:100

OTHER PROJECTS DREAM HAVEN Type of project: Primer Project, Public design Architecture Year: 3 Semester: 1 This project involves designing a public gathering area within square plot with the given theme The theme was dream To create a dream like environment for a temporary escape from reality By blurring the line between fantasy and reality, the mist can create a gateway for escapism. The use of rocks, white aesthetics and simple furnitures evoke a feeling of passivity. The building is shape in a form of purposeful ruins and simple elements to create distortion of time and space

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