N icholas W ong C anlas Architecture
Design Portfolio Master of Arts (m.a) (architecture) //Anhalt University of Applied Science (Dessau International Architecture Graduate School)
A cademic Q ualifications
Hello! I am currently in search of an exciting and challenging job opportunity to pursue my career as an architect. i have recently completed my M.A. Architecture in Germany. My curious nature drives me to algorithmic design. a method utilizing digital tools to allow me to express my ideas while allowing flexibility in the design itself. Born in Malaysia, raised in the Phillipines and returned to Malaysia where i took my bachelors degree and worked for a corporate firm for a year. contributing to the design of highrise projects such as the Lotus Tower in Yangon. I was also given a part to liase between German consultants with Singaporean clients on behalf of RSP as the submitting architect for the Gerbang Nusajaya F1 Circuit. My international exposure enables me to communicate and express myself well and adapt to any new environment easily. Also exeprienced with delivering small sized projects from the drawing board to construction through a freelance design and build. Currently i am based in Malaysia, so please feel free to contact me for any interviews. I look forward to hearing from you ! -Nicholas Canlas-
October 2014 - July 2016 (2 years)
Masters of Arts in Architecture (M.A)(Architecture) Dessau international Architecture Anhalt University of Applied Science // Germany - Final Grade 1.6 (ects grade b)
February 2010 - May 2013 (3 years)
Bachelor of Science (Honours)( Architecture) Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus
June 2009 - January 2010 (1 year)
Foundation in Natural Built Environment Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus
I nternship
Assistant Architect BEP Architects Sdn Bhd. Nov 2011- Dec 2011 (2 months)
P rojects
KL Eco city The Light Collection Penang Taman Yarl Bungalow
The Job description for my internship in BEP includes preparation of computer generated documentation of architectural drawings, authority submission drawings, tender drawings and construction drawings.
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Building Plan Submission Tender Drawings 3d Modeling and Rendering
L anguage S kills
W ork E xperience
English
- Native , Fluent Written & Spoken
Malay
- Native , Intermediate Written & Spoken
German
- Basic Spoken & Written (CEFR A1)
Architectural Designer RSP Architects Sdn Bhd. //Kuala Lumpur June 2013 - June 2014 (1 year)
Working with RSP gave me the opportunity to assist as well as work independently in several commercial projects. I have amassed the relevant expertise in the field of a corporate office through the various scopes of work
P rojects
Cascades Damansara (internship) Myanmar, Lotus Tower FastTrack Motor Sports City
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Design for initial concepts and proposals Client Consultant Meetings Design Development Preparation of tender Drawings Structural detailing Local Authority Submissions Site Inspections
KLCC, Facade Mockup Vantage Bay, Johor
F reelance
LM Studios. Emmanuel Canlas Design. //Kuala Lumpur November 2016 - August 2017
C omputer P rogrammes AutoCad Rhino Grasshopper Rhino-Vray Revit Sketchup Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign Adobe Illustrator Microsoft Office Suit Processing 3DS Max Python
Design and Build - Interior • Biomed Global Office, Jalan Manjalara (WIP) • Biomed Global Warehouse, Sg. Buloh (completed August 2017) • Biomed Global Office & Warehouse Singapore (WIP) • Ocean Nexus Office (completed August 2017) • Joystreet F&B Bangsar Telawi (completed June 2017) Pitched Concepts • Vibrance spa & Clinic, Jln Bangsar • Wokit, F&B franchise, ss15 Petaling Jaya
- High proficiency - High proficiency - High proficiency
Master Planning Proposal • Sail City, Kampong Bharu
R eferences
Ar Emmanuel O. Canlas Professor at Taylors University Former Senior Associate, RSP
Tel Email
Prof. Krassimir Krastev Professor at DIA Germany
Tel : +491746961127 Email :krassi.dia@gmail.com
- High proficiency
Prof. Tony Liew Dean, Taylors University
Tel : +012-2033265 Email :liew.voonfun@taylors.edu.my
- Intermediate proficiency
Ar Hud Abu Bakar
- Intermediate proficiency
Director RSP Architects Sdn.Bhd.
- Intermediate proficiency - Basic proficiency - High proficiency
:+60192611351 : canlas56@gmail.com
- High proficiency
Tel : +60192683390 Email :hud@rsp.com
- Basic proficiency - Basic proficiency - Basic proficiency
P ersonal I nformation Email: nicholas.w.canlas@gmail.com Tel : +60123235811 Age : 25 (born 1991) *references and certificates are available upon request
P roject 1 : S eoul S kyway
S eoul S kyway - O verall P erspective
A cademic S eoul S kyway
DIA - S econd S emester S tudio P rof . M artin R eno -C ano //A nhalt U niversity
of
A pplied S cience
A decomissioned 938m stretch overpass sits adjacent to Seoul’s main railway station. Seoul Skyway Studio asks to envision new experimental potentials to reclaim the once traffic-ridden space for public use.
C onceptual S ketches
of
M ovement
The new overpass design is to be bold, while respecting the realities of the engirneering capacity of the existing structure. The intervention is meant to contribute to revitalizing the surrounding neighbourhoods by establishing a a social connection while also generating an iconic unique attraction.
S eoul S kyway - B ridge S ections
P roject 1 : S eoul S kyway
S eoul S kyway - P erspectives S eoul S kyway P oetic M oments
With the Concept of a Dancing Bridge, The bridge is seamlessly transformed at each segment or chapter, orienting towards important views as well as providing the moments that would encourage various activities.
B ridge S tructural F ramework
S eoul S kyway - S ectional S egments
P roject 2 : U rban F orestry T hrough T ensegrity
U rban F orestry T hrough T ensegrity P erspective
A cademic U rban F orestry P hase O ne
DIA - M aster T hesis P roject P rof . K rassimir K rastev //A nhalt U niversity of A pplied S cience Utilizing a the combination of the compressive struts together with tension of the tensile membranes to create a meandering architectural isolated space of floating compression and tension. From a computer generated theoretical forest. A simple algorithm is created in order to define the negative spaces of the forest as well as the anchor points for the cables and struts for the design M eander
of design through forest voids
F orest N egative
spaces
P roject 2 : U rban F orestry T hrough T ensegrity
U rban F orestry T ensegrity P hysical M odel
S ectional P erspective
S imulation
of tension and compression
L ayouts
P roject 2.1 : U rban F orestry T hrough G rowth
A cademic
U rban F orestry P hase T wo : G rowth DIA - Master Thesis Project Prof. Krassimir Krastev //Anhalt University of Applied Science
The object of study for this thesis is living architecture, focusing dynamically on growing structures which can adapt to the environment in a process of constant evolution. Specifically looking at natural material and building systems, understanding the self organization growth principles and implementing them together with architectural structures resulting a genuinely sustainable symbiosis of architecture and nature. The thesis takes into consideration urban growth of cities leading to a global phenomenon of deforestation. With todays method of construction deemed unsustainable due to a one way form of energy from material to an inert building.
U rban F orestry - C onceptual P erspective
P roject 2.1 : U rban F orestry T hrough G rowth A cademic
U rban F orestry P hase T wo : G rowth DIA - M aster T hesis P roject P rof . K rassimir K rastev //A nhalt U niversity of A pplied S cience
A digital forest is generated based of the information of an actual rain forest. With a 15 year growth consideration for the tree’s canopy, trunk branches and roots, a perimeter is created around these factors outlining the obstructions while the voids or negatives of the forest is marked as potential buildable spaces. Generative Design The design takes the void spaces and creates a 3 dimentional grid (green) Anchor points are selected and a irregular tensegrity framework is generated. A second envelope of struts are established around the base framework while the nodes holding the most weight are stretched to anchor towards the nearest tree trunk. Encasing the struts and cables with mycelium to encourage and overgrowth over the temporary framework
S tages
of
S tructural G rowth
F orest S patial B reakdown
P roject 2.1 : U rban F orestry T hrough G rowth
L ongitudinal S ection A
C ross S ection A
I nterior P erspective
E xterior P erspective
P roject 2.1 : U rban F orestry T hrough G rowth
U rban
forestry
P hysical 3 d
printed
M odel
P roject 3 : M eandering H ills
in
M oldova
P roposed C onceptual P lan
E xisting S ite
C ompetition M eandering H ills
P roposed D esign for competition //RSP A rchitects S dn . B hd
The proposal for the 31’st August Street, Chisinau, Moldova. The project is realized for the Moldavian National competition of town planning and architecture, organized by the French Embassy in Moldova and Agency of Inspection and Restoration of Monuments in Moldova. The brief of the project was the bring the communal buildings within the region together through the design of a pedestrian walkway as well as providing recreational nodes within the public space.
P roject 3 : M eandering H ills
M eandering H ills N ight P erspective
in
M oldova
M eandering H ills D ay P erspective
P roject 5 : H endourabi H arbour
A cademic / C ompetition
U rbanism
DIA - T ypes of places - O pen spaces P rof . A ndrea H asse //A nhalt U niversity of A pplied S cience The aim of this project was to design a harbour on Hendourabi island, an open space with settlement conditions to promote investment and rehabilitation of the island. Taking into consideration the current economic state of the island, the types of materials are limited to whatever local materials are available on the island as well as adaptive reuse of materials from previous establishments such as corrugated metal roofing.
P roject 6 : M yanmar L otus T owers
O ption O ne P erspective
O ption T wo P erspective
P rofessional L otus T owers @ P ale R oad , Y angon , M yanmar
P roposed M ixed D evelopment , H otel & S ervice A partments //RSP A rchitects S dn . B hd The mixed development of hotel and serviced residence is designed with the concept of a lotus relating its identity to the Schwedagon Temple. The towers orientated to capitalize on the surrounding views, while the curvature of the tower is meant to create a soft visual linkage of the facade treatment and the skyline unifying the relationship with its context. My role in this project was to design the facade and the floor plans of the skyscraper, the main challenge was to design the units floor by floor maximizing the area for the units as the building’s facade was curved vertically and horizontally.
S econd D esign C oncept S ketch
P roject 6 : M yanmar L otus T owers
F inal D esign C oncept S ketch
L otus D evelopment A partment L ayout
F inal L otus D evelopment A partment P erspective
P roject 6 : M yanmar L otus T owers
F inal D esign C oncept P lan
F inal L otus D evelopment H otel P erspective
L otus D evelopment H otel L aytout
P roject 7 : F ast T rack M otor S ports C ity
P rofessional F ast T rack M otor S ports C ity
M asterplan P lanning //RSP A rchitects S dn . B hd //L iase with T ilke G mb H & C o . KG & UEM S unrise B erhad The design of the racetrack at 300 acres integrates a multi-purpose motorsports hub located at Gerbang Nusajaya, Iskandar Malaysia. The design also includes car showrooms, bonded warehouses, automotive retails, workshops, test track, go-kart track, clubhouse, and residentials on the outer rings.
O verall P erspective
M otor M all S patial C onfiguration
P roject 7 : F ast T rack M otor S ports C ity
C onceptual
massing
P rofessional F ast T rack M otor S ports C ity M asterplan P lanning //RSP A rchitects S dn . B hd //L iased with T ilke G mb H & C o . KG //& UEM S unrise B erhad //& FAST rack A utosports P te L td
As a representative of RSP Architectects Kuala Lumpur, I was tasked on behalf of the company to liase with Tilke, UEM sunrise and FASTrack Autosports to consult & verify that design was well within the Malaysian ByLaws as the submitting architects.
D esign D evelopment S ketch
P roject 8 : S ail C ity , P roposed M aster P lan
P rofessional S ail C ity , K ampung B haru C ity C entre M asterplan P lanning //E mmanuel C anlas D esign //UAPKL C hapter
DBKL Executive Director(Project Management) Datuk Mahadi Bin Che Ngah presented the design of Sail City as a proposal for the Urban Redevelopment of Kampong Bharu’s City Centre. The design intention was to provide office towers on the western buildings while the eastern towers cater for residentials with retails on the ground floor. The main feature towers, positioned at the center of the development is emcompassed by the water feature, its curve base design for the two iconic towers are meant to resemble a set of sails, giving the name and identity of the proposed development as Sail City.
I nterior P erspective
G round P erspective
P roject 8 : S ail C ity , P roposed M aster P lan
O verall P erspective
D evelopment D ate
G round F loor P lan L ayout
P roject 9 : J oystreet S hoplot B angsar
F reelance J oy S treet @ B angsar T elawi I nterior W orks //F reelance in conjuction
with
LM
studio
A small scale interior design and build project, turning the interior of a charming narrow shoplot into a street. with a bricked path snaking through the shoplot with fabricated concerete and wood benches with a gelato store tucked at the back.
3 d M assing M odel
C onstruction D rawings
and
S pecifications
A s B uilt P hotos
of site
P roject 10 : I nterest
T heoretical P rojects Programs
//Rhino //Grasshopper //Vray //Python I have a strong interest in designing with computational methods and writing GH definitions. Utilizing Rhino and Grasshopper as visual programing tools,as well as basic understanding of coding in Python to create my own tools in order to achieve various shapes and forms with parameters that can be easily changed and updated to achieve complex shapes and surfaces.
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A lgorithmic M odeling
and
D esign
Email: nicholas.w.canlas@gmail.com Contact no. : +60123235811