UCL Bartlett School of Architecture Application Portfolio

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JUKEBOX HOUSE String Quartet Shophouse P 01 - 05

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MIGA KUBOIDER Timber Pavilion P 06 - 09

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DISTORTION Quarry Educational Facility P 10 - 15 TAN WENKAI, RAFAEL R A FA E LTA N W K @ G M A I L . C O M

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CURV(NA)TURE +65 96402872

Student Hostel and Elder Care Facility P 16 - 22

https://rafaeltanwk.wixsite.com/portfolio

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8 0 Tr a s S t r e e t Hotel Proposal at Conservation Site P 22 - 28

01 | JUKEBOX HOUSE Y1S2 2018 | NUS | INVIDIVUAL PROJECT Supervisor: Ng Sanson ngsanson@dpa.com.sg

T h e s i te g i ve n wa s a co rn e r p l o t a l o n g a ro w o f h i s to ri c s h o p h o u s e s a t th e co rn e r o f N o rth B ri d g e R o a d a n d Ja l a n P i n a n g wi th i n S i n g a p o re .

E a ch s tu d e n t wa s g i ve n a b ri e f cre a te d b y a n o th e r s tu d i o m a te a n d h a d to wo rk wi th h i m / h e r a s a cl i e n t th ro u g h o u t th e d u ra ti o n o f th e p ro j e ct to s a ti s fy th e i r re q u i re m e n ts .

I h a d to d e s i g n fo r a s tri n g q u a rte t, fo u r a s p i ri n g m u s i ci a n s fro m d i ffe re n t b a ckg ro u n d s co m i n g to g e th e r to m a ke th e i r m a rk i n S i n g a p o re .

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A p ub l i c th o ro u g h fa re ru n s th ro u g h th e h o u s e . E a ch i n h ab ita n t h a s a p ri va te a cce s s to th e i r o wn l i vi n g s p a ce ab ov e wh i l e th e y s h a re a m e n i ti e s b e l o w.

Min im a l p ri va te s p a ce s to m a xi m i s e s h a re d s p a ce s .

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02 | MIGA KUBOIDER Y2S1 2018 | NUS | PAIR WORK PROJECT Supervisor: Lee Hui Lian Huilian@farm.sg

T he a i m o f th i s p ro j e ct wa s to s tu d y th e p o te n ti a l o f timb e r a s a m a te ri a l , we we re to cre a te a p a vi l i o n wit h th e fo cu s o n j o i n e r y.

I d e ci d e d to cre a te a n a rra ti ve to b e th e d ri ve r o f ou r p ro j e ct a s th e re wa s n o s i te o r s p e ci fi c b ri e f g iv e n .

I wa s i n tri g u e d b y s o m e th i n g I ca l l e d th e “s l i p p e r eff e ct”. S ta yi n g i n a h o s te l o n ca m p u s , th e l o u n g e was o fte n th e m a i n p o i n t o f co n g re g a ti o n . H o we ver, th e l o u n g e h a d n o vi s i b i l i ty i n to i t e xce p t fo r a sm a l l g l a s s p a n e o n th e d o o r.

Peo p l e wa l ki n g b y th e l o u n g e wo u l d o fte n l o o k a t th e s l i p p e rs a ro u n d th e d o o r a n d b e a b l e to kn o w h ow m a n y p e o p l e a re i n s i d e . T h i s cre a te s i n tri g u e an d a n e xp o n e n ti a l g ro wth i n te re s t b e g i n s to h a p p en a s m o re a n d m o re p e o p l e g a th e r.

I wa n te d to re p l i ca te th i s i n m y p a vi l i o n vi a a m o ve ab le s ys te m th a t a l te rs th e p o ro s i ty d e p e n d i n g o n th e u s e o f i t.

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T h r e e i n d i v i d ua l c ube s sit in iso la t ion . T h e p avilion can b e u sed as a closed b ox for p ri va te m e e ti n g s b u t ca n b e o p e n e d u p fo r a m o r e r e l a x e d lo unge se t t ing. W he n op en ed th e th ree cu b es am alg am ate in to on e sp a ce . A s s e a ts cl o s e o ff ci rcu l a ti o n p a th s i t cre a t e s a n i n t e rna l c o urt ya rd. The pa vilion b ecom es m ore p orou s as it is op en ed allowin g o th e rs to s e e th e a cti vi ti e s h a p p e n i n g wi th i n t h e sp a c e i n vit ing t he m in.

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ISOMETRIC DRAWING

JOINERY DOWEL JOINT

CONNECTING THE STRUCTURE TO A METAL BASE PLATE

LOCKING MECHANISM FOR TABLE

MECHANISM FOR RETRACTABLE WALL

Reduce connection of wood with the ground

MODULES

Ta ki n g p re ce d e n ce fro m I K E A i n s tru cti o n m a n u a l s , we cre a te d a s te p - b y- s te p g u i d e to a s s e m b l i n g th e p a vi l i o n s .

ASSEMBLY

T h ro u g h th i s p ro ce s s , i t g a ve u s a n u n d e rs ta n d i n g o f th e co n s tru cti o n p ro ce s s fo r th i s p a vi l i o n . T h i s e n s u re d th a t th e p a vi l i o n “wo rke d ” a s e ve r y p a rt h a d to b e th o u g h t o f h o w th e y ca m e to g e th e r.

I t i s i m p o rta n t fo r a rch i te cts to b e a b l e to vi s u a l i ze h o w th e i r d e s i g n s co m e to g e th e r.

Mechanics of Retractable Wall

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(L e ft) 1:2 scale m o d e l s o f d i ffe re n t j o i n e r y wi th i n o u r p a vi l i o n . A u n iq u e join t was d e ve l o p e d ( m i d d l e l e ft) fo r th e m o va b l e p o rti o n s of th e p avilion to e n s u re th a t th e y we re a b l e to l o ck i n p l a ce wh e n n eed ed .

(Bo ttom) 1:20 s ca l e m o d e l o f th e p a vi l i o n . T h e m o d e l wa s b u i l t with ou t u sin g g lu e , s h o wca s i n g th e s tre n g th o f th e d o we l j o i n ts

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03 | DISTORTION Y2S1 2018 | NUS | INDIVIDUAL PROJECT Supervisor: Lee Hui Lian Huilian@farm.sg

We were g i ve n a s i te wi th i n a p a rk i n S i n g a p o re n a m e d “X i a o Gu ilin ”. It wa s a n a tu re p a rk wi th l a rg e ro ck fa ce s a n d a l a ke i n th e mid d le , re m n a n ts fro m i ts p a s t a s a q u a rr y T h e b rief wa s to d e s i g n a n e d u ca ti o n a l fa ci l i ty s i tu a te d o n th e site with th e fo cu s o n s tu d yi n g s i te co n d i ti o n s . I ch o s e to i n corp orate a ro ck cl i m b i n g fa ci l i ty wi th i n m y e d u ca ti o n a l ce n tre as m y in ter ve n ti o n wa s h u g g i n g a n e xp o s e d ro ck fa ce .

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T h e building a ligns it se lf a lon g th e axis p o i n t ing t o w a rds t he la k e a n d th e h ill

T he h e i g h t o f th e b u i l d i n g wa s ke p t l o w s o as to n o t o ve rwh e l m th e n a tu ra l to p o g ra p h y

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Rooftop S e a ti n g Ove rl o o ki n g th e A cti vi ti e s

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04 | CURV(NA)TURE Y3S2 2019 | NUS | INDIVIDUAL PROJECT Supervisor: Chih Wen Chihwen@hypenarch.com

T h e s i te i s b o u n d e d b y a p u b l i c h o u s i n g e s ta te , o l d h i s to ri c ra i l wa y l i n e ( fu tu re p a rk co n n e cto r) , ca n a l a n d p e d e s tri a n cro s s i n g . T h e U l u P a n d a n p a rk co n n e cto r ru n s th ro u g h th e s i te a l o n g th e ca n a l T h e b ri e f wa s to d e s i g n a s tu d e n t h o s te l cu m e l d e r ca re fa ci l i ty wi th i n th e s i te .

I wa s fa s ci n a te d wi th th e p o s s i b i l i ti e s o f cu r ve s to re ve a l a n d co n ce a l . I d e ci d e d to u s e a s i n g l e cu r ve d s p l i n e to h o u s e a l l m y p ro g ra m m e s a n d l i n k th e fo u r e l e m e n ts s u rro u n d i n g th e s i te .

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To un d e r st a n d h o w t o ma nipula t e c ur ve s to en h an ce th e sp atial q u ality I s t udi e d e v e r y c ur ve I c o uld f ind o n t he s ite. I th en selected several wh ich coul d b e u se d .

T h e cu r ve s o n th e s i te we re m o s tl y s m a l l .

H o we ve r, th e i d e a s we re i n te rp re te d a n d i m p l e m e n te d i n to m y i n te r ve n ti o n a t va r yi n g s ca l e s

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My fascin ation b eg an wh e n we s ta rte d b y d e s i g n i n g i n d i vi d u a l ro o m s .

I u sed a cu r ve to car ve o u t th e e n tra n ce i n to th e h o s te l ro o m s . T h i s created op p ortu n ities fo r s tu d e n ts to p e rs o n a l i s e i t a n d fo r s tu d e n ts to in term in g le d u rin g ch a n ce e n co u n te rs .

It creates a soft th re s h o l d s p a ce b e twe e n th e p ri va te ro o m a n d th e extern al corrid or. It i s u p s ca l e d to fu n cti o n i n a s i m i l a r wa y o n th e b u ild in g scale as it cre a te s s o ft th re s h o l d s b e twe e n th e b u i l d i n g a n d th e p u b lic.

T h e rad iu s of th e cu r ve ca n cre a te wi d e s p a ce s th a t o p e n o u t to views or con strain sp a ce s to cre a te ti g h t i n ti m a te s p a ce s . T h e wi d e cu r ves were u sed for th e m o re p u b l i c e l d e r ca re fa ci l i ty wh i l e th e n arrow cu r ves were u s e d to cre a te p ri va cy fo r th e s tu d e n t h o s te l

Sp atial org an isation n e e d n o t ru n ta n g e n t to th e cu r ve b u t ca n d eviate b y lin kin g sp a ce s u n d e r th e cu r ve . T h i s a l l o we d fo r th e var yin g circu lation re q u i re d to s e p e ra te th e th re e d i s ti n ct u s e rs ; th e eld erly, th e stu d en ts a n d th e p u b l i c.

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T h i s K e y s e cti o n s h o ws th e co n s tru cti o n d e ta i l o n th e ro o f g a rd e n a n d th e d ra i n a g e s ys te m u s e d th ro u g h o u t th e b u i l d i n g A l a rg e co n cre te fo o te r wa s re q u i re d to a cco m o d a te th e l a rg e ti l t o f th e b u i l d i n g T h e re l a ti o n s h i p b e twe e n th e p u b l i c ro o f g a rd e n a n d p ri va te h o s te l b e l o w ca n a l s o b e s e e n

T h e b u ild in g was d es i g n e d to b e l o we r th a n th e e xi s ti n g top og rap h y so as to n o t o ve rwh e l m th e s i te .

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3D Model used for virtual flythrough | https://youtu.be/t2BWs44W4so

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0 5 | 8 0 Tr a s S t r e e t Y4S1 2020 | K2LD ARCHITECTS | INTERNSHIP DESIGN

T h e s i te i s wi th i n th e ci ty i n a h i s to ri ca l s h o p h o u s e d i s tri ct. T h i s p ro j e ct wa s d o n e u n d e r s u p e r vi s i o n o f K J a t K 2 L D A rch i te cts T h e b ri e f wa s to d e s i g n a h o te l o r h o s te l fo r a s h o p h o u s e th a t i s cu rre n tl y b e i n g u s e d a s a o ffi ce s p a ce .

Wo rki n g o n th i s p ro j e ct ta u g h t m e a b o u t th e l i m i ta ti o n s a n d p o s s i b i l i ti e s o f a re a l p ro j e ct. S ta rti n g th e d e s i g n wi th o n l y o n e s e n i o r s u p e r vi s i n g , i wa s g i ve n fre e d o m to cu ra te th e s p a ce wh i ch wa s p re s e n te d to th e cl i e n t.

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Hotel Proposal Thi s w a s t h e a p p ro ve d pro po sa l f o r t he project b y th e clien t. To h ave a bar / r e st a u r a n t o n t he f irst f lo o r int e gra t ed with th e h otel ab ove

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CO-LIVING PROPOSAL Thi s p r o p o sa l w a s re je c t e d a s t he f e a sibility of p rofit makin g was n ot s een w i t h t h e l i mit e d numbe r o f ro o ms t h at th is sch eme h ad

HOSTEL PROPOSAL Thi s p r o p o sa l w a s re je c t e d a s it did no t fit th e b ran d imag e of th e clien t.

They w a n t e d a m ore up-ma rk e t ho t e l instead of a b ackp acker h ostel

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