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Projects
Community Library
Ex-convicts Center of Entrepreneurship
Tran Siberian Pit Stop
Hydroponic Community Center
@Sentul East
@Russia (Bee Breeders Competition)
@Putrajaya
@Cambodia (Eleven Magazine Competiton)
Champ De Mars Peace Pavillion
@Paris(Bee Breeders Competition)
Blue Clay Spa House @Latvia(Bee Breeders Competition)
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The Community Library of Sentul East Sentul had been serving the country over the past centuries in railway construction and it had once be the headquarter of the KTM bhd. However, the site had gradually being replaced by the new development by YTL. To preserve the old characters of the street and integrate with the contemperory architecture. This is a place reminding the past for the young and equiped for the future changes for the old. This is where the exchange of experience and knowledge will located.
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The core of the community library
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Exploration of ideas
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Site Salleh Jalan Haji
Site Plan of the Community Library at Jalan Haji Salleh Scale:nts
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Located at the turning corner of Jalan Haji Salleh, the site is hardly visible from the street. Less communication among the community and street architecture had made the street to become less happening. The idea of the community library is to rejuvenate the dead street to a lively and well communicated neighbourhood.
Due to the historical background of the site Sentul, the idea of preserve the old and welcoming the new element is done via the design intergration of the facade. Wire meshed metal fabric and the transparent glass facade is applied as a overal material. the wire mesh is then applied with the growing vines, create a lively scene among the dead concrete street pattern.
core of the building where books are in frames located by the staircase going all around the floors. The twisting of the whole axis is to create a negative space to draw in attention due to its less noticeable location.
The community library serves as the basis to fill up
the gap between the old and new community who both favours the taste of knowledge. By exchange both of their knowledge of life via activities, books, gadgets, workshop, the gap will soon to be lessen up.
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masssing is created based on the tunnel effect where reminds people of the old railway history of Sentul. The ‘tunnel’ effect is created via the
The public realm of the Community Library Sentul East
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CENTER OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP of Exconvicts A city is not judged by the glamourous decoration in the building facade but the human value within the building. Ex-convicts as the weak group in the society striving hard for their existence within the community. Therefore, locating in Putrajaya, the hearth of Malaysia Governmental center, here’s a center for them to rebuild their lives, a Center of Entrepreneurship. For the city, to express the humanity side of the society and reduce the city image. The center focus on recycling business, aligning with Putrajaya vision 2020 of becoming green city. The ex-convicts will undergo series of training in household making and transform the trashes to treasure just like what they did for their lives.
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The overview of Ex-convicts Entreprenuership Center
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Putrajaya well known for its advanced and high technology based architecture which have distinctive appearance out of the norm. The newly developed capital had provided a vast land for development. Therefore, the architcture at Putrajaya are found in massive size. The style applied to the place are a mixture of contemporary and islamic architecture. Each of the buildings designed creaticly but appeared to be a messy monstrosity. The boulevard concept is introduced to the street whereby provide a proper space for people to relax. However, the hot weather of Malaysia had led this idea to be less ideable and hardly find people using the boulevard. The huge scale of the place had led to less communication between the community. Glassy windows are covered up to avoid the direct sun. Visual communication vanished as people are unaware of the street happenings. As compare to the massive architecture, the vegetation along the street are inssuficient for shading. People hardly hang out along the street except for evening. Youngsters community are lacking in this place as most of them are government workers and the family. Lack of interesting retails also contribute to the issue.
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Therefore, the design direction of this center are focusing on the traditional way of Malay House design which tie the modern city capital back to the root. Remind people of the original ‘kampung’ style before the Putrajaya was built. The inspiration of open verandah are inplementing in the design of each room. Every rooms appears to be an open ‘verandah’ and closed up with a sliding louvered door. This enhance the visual contact in a more environmental friendly way by reducing the amount of glass. The triangular form are created based on the purpose of soothing the huge contrast with the neighbours which is the 35meter high gigantic Palace of Justice. The high end of the roof is then soothed to the lower end where an empty land beside is located. The size of the rooms varied from private to public. Where public spaces like carpentary workshops, cafe and art retails street are located. Semi private space like the library and digital room. Private spaces like the dormitory and facilities. The purpose of the building proposed a healthy relationship between the local community and the ex-convicts via the exchanging of arts knowledge. At the same time enhancing the awareness of recycling. Recycles of lives, a second chance to shine.
Private space
Semi-Private space
Public space Diagrams shows that varying volume of space give different sensuosness to the individuals on the privacy level.
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THE PEACE PAVILLION “A BREATH AWAY� of Paris Champ de Mars Breathing occurs naturally and subconsciously, it constantly reminds us of our beautiful existence on this land. When the world torn apart, we are separated, one breath away from our loved ones. We blames, deny, anger, grief and ran away. Still, most of us do not realize the Peace has been taken for granted all this while. We dwell in our comfort zones and turning a deaf ear to the tragedy which happened miles away. Unappreciative until one rips it all off. Just like breathing, is it not a thin thread defining our mortalities? Yet, it is valued as transparent as it seems.
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Peace Pavillion Competition
(In Collaboration with Lee Joyee, Preston Liew, Edward Cheng Mung Kit, Chan Pin Qi)
The illustration of the breathing fabrics that indicates the breathing process
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(In Collaboration with Lee Joyee, Preston Liew, Edward Cheng Mung Kit, Chan Pin Qi)
Process model of the breathing fabric
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Process model of the breathing fabric
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(In Collaboration with Lee Joyee, Preston Liew, Edward Cheng Mung Kit, Chan Pin Qi)
The Conversation The wall embraces two chairs as a monument to enhance the importance of communication
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(In Collaboration with Lee Joyee, Preston Liew, Edward Cheng Mung Kit, Chan Pin Qi)
THE METAL PLATFORM As one steps on the metal platform, noises of thudding footsteps echoes in the atmosphere bring back the memories of chaos on 13 September 2015. Amidst the anger and fear, it is the absence of inner peace that we should realize of. We strive therefore to create a pavillion for acceptance of loss and healing of souls, a sacred place to rethink the existence of human beings. THE BREATHING FABRICS Shafts of light as a virtue of hope, beams through the rhythimic openings on the breathing fabrics, bath the ground with blessings. Inside the dome that depicts the curve of earth, one observes it slowly dims away before the next beam shone in again. The light mimics the rate of human long deep breathing, inviting visitors to peacefulness and contemplation.
THE WALL The wall acts as a monument for those who have sacrificed, stretches across half of the circle and draws the viewers attention to the middle. 130 luminaires are fixed on the panel in honour of those who protect the people and the pride of Paris, symbolized by the reflective mirror on the other side of the wall. The arms of the wall eventually embrace two chairs, invitting conversations and controversies in hope to achieve the same state of mind. “A breath away� brings to the visitors a twofold meanings: far and near. Under the same fabrics, we are none religious nor political ties, neither races, gender or age difference. Together we breathe the same air, why cannot we come out and stop the menace of terror and promote peace?
The entance with blades of wall, guiding the visitor towards the dome
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Peace Pavillion Competition
(In Collaboration with Lee Joyee, Preston Liew, Edward Cheng Mung Kit, Chan Pin Qi)
Reflective miror that honours the reflection of Eiffel Tower, pride of Paris
Display of blessings around the surface of the dome
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(In Collaboration with Lee Joyee, Preston Liew, Edward Cheng Mung Kit, Chan Pin Qi)
THE PIT STOPS ETERNAL SUNSHINE of a spotless mind “To me, buildings can have a beautiful silence that I associate with attributes such as composure, self-evidence, durability, presence, and integrity, and with warmth and sensuousness as well; a building that is being itself, being a building, not representing anything, just being.� -Quoted by Peter Zumthor, in his book of Thinking Architecture,2nd Edition,2006 Architecture has to have a physical relationship with life. It does not primary act as either a message or a symbol, but as an envelope for background of life. It can just be the rhythms of footsteps on the floor, echoes of people chatting, that being performed in the silence of emptiness, the pit stop.
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(In Collaboration with Liew Qiao Li, Woo Wen Jian, Peh Ker Neng and Chan Pin Qi)
Casting of light rays on the floor,indicating the passing of time
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(In Collaboration with Liew Qiao Li, Woo Wen Jian, Peh Ker Neng and Chan Pin Qi)
The overview of Tran-Siberian Pit Stop
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(In Collaboration with Liew Qiao Li, Woo Wen Jian, Peh Ker Neng and Chan Pin Qi)
DESIGN STATEMENT Stretching along the vast land of Russia, Tran-Siberian railway, had richly embraced the myriad fusion of tradition and culture across the nation. Symbols of cultural identities had flooded the nation over the centuries, but yet how many persons truly understand them? It’s the real things behind that people never get to see. There’s the sky, the earth, the sun, the landcape, that honestly defining a sensuosness to a city. Rather than creating another distinctive white elephant, our approach to the pit stop design is about emptiness, openness and honesty. It acts as a clean slate, a perceptual vacuum, leaving people in an empty state, perception is thus calm and dulled. A memory may surface, from each individual’s remembrance of past history. Thus form their own story about the city they visited. It does not house the history but it creates. TECTONIC The pit stop is an open structure with two significant openings. The narrow slit openings appear to sight from the railway track, creating a mysterious veil to the city, prompting the urge for exploration. Whereas the other end houses the wide horizon extending to the infinite view of landscape, as an embracement for the coming backs, and leading them to the next exploration. A working office, bathroom and storage is housed at both ends of the rhombus plan, leaving the middle plan with an empty slate. Soil, which carries the memory of the site, witnessed every significant events that happened to the land. By applying it to our pit stop material, somehow bring the most honest identity to the local city. It acts as a low-cost insulating material that regulates heat and cold in a cheaper and efficient way. Different pit stops along the Tran-Siberian railway, would use different clay type responding to the local availability.
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(In Collaboration with Liew Qiao Li, Woo Wen Jian, Peh Ker Neng and Chan Pin Qi)
The narrow slit opening, guiding people to explore the city’s beauty
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(In Collaboration with Liew Qiao Li, Woo Wen Jian, Peh Ker Neng and Chan Pin Qi)
Exterior (from the railway track)
Interior (from the railway track)
Exterior (from the city)
Interior (from the city)
The wide openings that open up the horizon of the whole landscape, embracing people to the next stop
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(In Collaboration with Liew Qiao Li, Woo Wen Jian, Peh Ker Neng and Chan Pin Qi)
THE HYDROPONIC COMMUNITY CENTER of Tonle Sap Lake ,Cambodia The exploration of this project intends to create a self-sufficient structure that functions as part of a communal area that connect, serve and unite the community of Tonle Sap. The design isn’t just a functional structure but also a symbol of development for the people of Tonle Sap in a collaborative effort to promote life-long sustainable community and to instill positive social change.
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(In Collaboration with Celene Soo Xiao Wen, Hooi Wei Xing, Koh Huei May and Chan Pin Qi)
The overview perspective view of Hydroponic Community Center
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(In Collaboration with Celene Soo Xiao Wen, Hooi Wei Xing, Koh Huei May and Chan Pin Qi)
GREEN TECHNOLOGY Solar panel is installed as a gabled roof of the rainwater storage tank hidden from public sight. The harvested water is used for drinking after being filtered via cleaning process before being discharged into the Natural Hydroponic Wastewater Purification System.
processing and affordable at the same time.
CONSTRUCTION JOINTS Taken reference from the innovation of bamboo bicycle projects,joints of the structure are made of hemp fibre reinforced epoxy which is strong, durable and lighter than steel joinst. It is a strong multi-directional composite that is very sustainable as if require little
SKELETAL STRUCTURE The trapezium portal frame is also erected on the floating aquaponic ponds and made into cascading agricultural area. The vegetation is manually watered using the water from the lake at the same time naturally filtering the water before dripping into the aquaponics pond underneath. AQUAPONIC POND Aquaponics is the cheapest and greenest method to remove contamination and excess nutrients from the water. The close loop
ecosystem also allows fish hatchery and nursery to take place, the sustainbale fishing practices will lessen the pressure on the lake’s natural ecosystem. The waste of fish will also return absorbed by the aquatic plants completing the cycle. STORAGE SPACE The decks are elevated from the ground allowing storage for medical goods or other belongings to be kept away from sight. The idea also allows the area to be fully utilized without any obstruction in the building.
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(In Collaboration with Celene Soo Xiao Wen, Hooi Wei Xing, Koh Huei May and Chan Pin Qi)
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(In Collaboration with Celene Soo Xiao Wen, Hooi Wei Xing, Koh Huei May and Chan Pin Qi)
Perspective View from the Hydroponic Pool
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(In Collaboration with Celene Soo Xiao Wen, Hooi Wei Xing, Koh Huei May and Chan Pin Qi)
Perspective View in Multifunctional Educational Hall
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(In Collaboration with Celene Soo Xiao Wen, Hooi Wei Xing, Koh Huei May and Chan Pin Qi)
SPA-ART Blue Clay Spa House (Poetry is frosted fire) “To the Latvian the dainas(poetries) are more than a literary tradition. They are the very embodiment of his cultural heritage, left by forefathers whom history had denied other, more tangible forms of expression. These songs thus form the very core of the Latvian identity.� -Former president of Latvia and scholar Mrs. Vaira Vike-Freiberga
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(In Collaboration with Chin Jovi, Edwin Ho Khai Voon, Lee Chaer Shean and Chan Pin Qi)
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(In Collaboration with Chin Jovi, Edwin Ho Khai Voon, Lee Chaer Shean and Chan Pin Qi)
The Overview High standing walls revealing thin slits of the inside of blue clay spa hosue, indicating the start of the mysterious maze exploration journey. Latvia | Blue Clay Spa House Competition 47
(In Collaboration with Chin Jovi, Edwin Ho Khai Voon, Lee Chaer Shean and Chan Pin Qi)
DAINAS
ECOTHERAPHY
Dainas are the poetries and folklores that shape and epitomize the essence of Latvian identity. They are the main mode of transmission of Latvian culture and one of the milestone in identity building. It is necessary to understand the connection that Latvians maintain with nature, their hisotry and their identity in order to revel in the true substance of these quatrains.
Our design strives to elevate the idea of a traditional bath house and create a therapeutic facility that tends to both physical as well as the mind of the users.
Part of our formal inspiration stems from a Latvian poem titled “The Burning Coal” by Aspazijia which is very reflects on the tradtion, literature and symbolism of this nation in upholding its culture. By using the process of burning coal, the poet metaphorically painted the journey of how one’s passion are spread across. Within these five stanzas, he created a series of poetics that constitutes the spaces in the spa house.
Ecotheraphy is based on the idea that people are connected to and impacted by the natural environment. In nature, our minds process a lof less information than normal, and they don’t wear themselves out by concentrating. To achieve that in this nature surround site, we began to question the orthodox approach for an enclosed space. Vertical walls became the main design style, with walls arranged in a manner to eliminate enclosed corners. The effect is a humble building that allows the pristine nature of Latvia to seep into the spaces. The layout of the internal space is a carefully planned path of circulation which leads users to
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(In Collaboration with Chin Jovi, Edwin Ho Khai Voon, Lee Chaer Shean and Chan Pin Qi)
certain predetermined points but lets them to explore others areas for themselves. The perspective is always controlled to ensure or deinies a view. THERMAL EXPERIENCE Thermal experience is based on a relaxing cycle alternating hot and cold. The vertical walls poised over the water feature wraps around the building subtly creating a visual and physical guidance. The design takes full advantage of Latvia’s poetic setting and natural light allowing interplay witht he environment-be it the changing hues and reflections of the water, or varying tones of light and shadow, the building manifests a multitude of changing emotions. The building elegantly conveys a quiet beauty when the concrete and substantials comes in contact with the fluid and ethereal.
Entrance Separated by concrete sheer walls, the entrance splits the visitors into solitary paths.These paths differ from one another with varying heights of walls as well as stairs to exude a strong sense of desolation.
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(In Collaboration with Chin Jovi, Edwin Ho Khai Voon, Lee Chaer Shean and Chan Pin Qi)
Building Orientation
Wind Breaker
Thermal Mass
Walls are arranged in angled deviate Vegetation located at the entrance Concrete and mansonry soak up heat from the direction of the prevailing wind prevent direct prevailing wind from and release at night entering
Mono-pitch Foof
Prevent accumulation of snow
The Corridor 2colonnades of cluster placed concrete columns mimic the surrounding greenery paired with the water feature along the corridor creates an interplay when the light permeates the space through the slits. This setting will rouse the explorative nature of visitors to roam around the space as well as interact with the water features
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(In Collaboration with Chin Jovi, Edwin Ho Khai Voon, Lee Chaer Shean and Chan Pin Qi)
The Spa Garden
Framing the greeneries acts as a breathing space that gives a sense of relief
The Entrance Lobby
Opens up to external view separated by masonry fire place creates a sense of exploration into the concrete colonnades
The Water
Travels around the building bridging the gap between the tangible and the intangible, the man made and the nature
The Pool
Act as a walless divider between the public and private spaces
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(In Collaboration with Chin Jovi, Edwin Ho Khai Voon, Lee Chaer Shean and Chan Pin Qi)
The Guest House A thin strip of skylight is incorporated on the roof of the guesthouse to lead the visitors in. The small yet high walkway signify a more private and intimate space that is only accesible for visitors
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(In Collaboration with Chin Jovi, Edwin Ho Khai Voon, Lee Chaer Shean and Chan Pin Qi)
The Meditation Area Concrete arches with gradual decrease of size heightens the visual axis directed to the pond. This space is a contemplative space where noise is kept to a minimum. Only streams of water and the crackling of pebbles can be heard when someone is in this space. Latvia | Blue Clay Spa House Competition 53
(In Collaboration with Chin Jovi, Edwin Ho Khai Voon, Lee Chaer Shean and Chan Pin Qi)
BURNING COAL by Azpazijia (1865-1943)
How we went then ! How we ran then ! Just like flames, Carried by the wind!
Our whole soul Full of intentions Full of fresh Springful new notions!
How we ran then, How we went them: The streets paving Burned under our feet.
Nightly belows our heads Coals were burning Red glowing embers Covered even our dreams.
Burning coals Affected our fingers All we touched Turned to sparklings.
-The End-
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(In Collaboration with Chin Jovi, Edwin Ho Khai Voon, Lee Chaer Shean and Chan Pin Qi)