NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
O N E B I R ONDU U N O ENAS I T I SATU O R U U K S HANA I S A EENT M O T EDIN
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
DÉBUT
A0166776L
ARCHITECTURE STARTS WHEN YOU CAREFULLY PUT TWO BRICKS TOGETHER. THERE IT BEGINS LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE
ETHICS WARMTH SCALE INTANGIBLE POSSIBILITIES BIOMIMICRY TROPICALITY
ETHICS LEGAL DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN ETHICAL
COMMUNITY GARDEN | FLATS AND TERRACES
SHUNFU ESTATE | CURRENT PLAN
SHUNFU ESTATE | PROPOSED PLAN
A FENCE WAS ERECTED BETWEEN SHUNFU VILLE AND A PRIVATE HOUSING ESTATE CAUSING INCONVENIENCE TO THE LATTER A COMMUNITY GARDEN WHERE BOTH PARTIES WILL BENEFIT WAS PROPOSED TO INCENTIVISE THE DEVELOPER TO REMOVE THE FENCE
EXERCISE ONE | ETHICS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
COMMUNITY GARDEN | FLATS AND TERRACES
SHUNFU ESTATE | PROPOSED ELEVATION
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EXERCISE ONE | ETHICS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
COMMUNITY GARDEN | FLATS AND TERRACES
PERSPECTIVE ONE
PERSPECTIVE TWO
PERSPECTIVE THREE
PERSPECTIVE FOUR
EXERCISE ONE | ETHICS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
WARMTH EACH OF THE 12 SENSE HAS A SPECIFIC INFLUENCE ON THE HUMAN SOUL, AND ON HUMAN HEALTH
WARMTH PAVILION | CONTRAST
VERY HOT
ROOM TEMPERATURE
COOL
HOT
VERY COOL ROOM TEMPERATURE
EXERCISE TWO | 12 SENSES AND EXPERIENCE FIELD
WARMTH PAVILION | CONTRAST
EXTERIOR
WARMTH IS PHYSICALLY REPRESENTED A THROUGH VARYING TEMPERATURES ACHIEVED THROUGH A REDUCTION OR INCREASE OF SOLAR RADIATION
INTERIOR
WARMTH IS VISUALLY REPRESENTED BY CONTRASTING THICKNESS OF THE WALLS AND THE ELEVATION AND WIDTH OF WALKWAYS
EXERCISE TWO | 12 SENSES AND EXPERIENCE FIELD
SCALE A SENSE OF SCALE IS INDISPENSABLE IN UNDERSTANDING ARCHITECTURE AND DRAWING
KUALA TERENGGANU | KAMPUNG HOUSE
EXERCISE THREE | SENSE OF SCALE
KUALA TERENGGANU | KAMPUNG HOUSE
MOSQUITO HOUSE KAMPUNG LADANG SEKOLAH KUALA TERENGGANU MALAYSIA
ROOF PEAK
VENTILATION WINDOWS
WINDOWS
EXERCISE THREE | SENSE OF SCALE
KUALA TERENGGANU | KAMPUNG HOUSE
PLAN
SECTION | WIND FLOW
EXERCISE THREE | SENSE OF SCALE
1. ANJUNG - FRONT PORCH 2. SERAMBI GATUNG - RECEPTION AREA 3. RUMAH IBU - MAIN HOUSE 4. SERAMBI SAMANAIK - CLOSED VERENDA 5. SELANG - CONNECTOR 6. RUMAH TENGAH - DINING AREA 7. DAPUR - KITCHEN
KUALA TERENGGANU | KAMPUNG HOUSE
BUILDINGS ARE LIFELESS STRUCTURES MADE OF MATERIALS LIKE CONCRETE AND WOOD. CULTURE IS THE STORIES BEHIND THE PROCESS OF CREATION OF THESE BUILDINGS
OLD
TO CREATE NEW CULTURE, TRADITION AND IDENTITY IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE BUT REQUIRES COOPERATION FROM BOTH THE DEVELOPERS AND LOCALS
NEW
EXERCISE THREE | SENSE OF SCALE
INTANGIBLE IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT WE BE ABLE TO OBSERVE, FEEL WITH DEEP SINCERITY, AND BE EMPATHETIC
THE WORK CITY | TEN TO TWELVE
EXERCISE FOUR | CONSTRUCTING THE INTANGIBLE CITY
THE WORK CITY | TEN TO TWELVE
EXERCISE FOUR | CONSTRUCTING THE INTANGIBLE CITY
THE WORK CITY | TEN TO TWELVE
WORK CITY
THE BARTENDER
50 YEARS, 55 NEIGHBORHOODS – A NIGHT TO REMEMBER The city that never sleeps The city of many lips Neon lights stream through clouds of smoke The calm before the storm, preparing a whisky and coke Bright shiny facades, dark grungy alleys No roses, no tulips, no daisies … It was a celebration, a night to remember A joyous memory, to be kept forever You were eighteen, only since last week Your only worry, to be on fleek. One, two, four, eight, ten, eleven Before you knew it, you were on seventh heaven The flashing, the pounding, the thumping You could not stop dancing That’s enough, where’s your friend? “I’m fine, really”, you tried to pretend You should head back, let me call you a cab “Get me another drink, put it on my tab!” … Woke up the next day, nothing but lingerie Closed your eyes and tried to pray No hooray, nothing but dismay Gazing out onto a sea of windows, one of the many Wondering if you’re worth more than a penny It was a celebration, a night to remember A faded memory, to be kept forever
EXERCISE FOUR | CONSTRUCTING THE INTANGIBLE CITY
POSSIBILITIES STEEL AND CONCRETE ARE NOT IRREPLACEABLE
REPLACING PLASTIC | BRICKING BREAD
SCARCE MATERIAL TO REPLACE PLASTIC
COMPRESSION | BREAD CRUMBS
BINDER | STARCH SOLUTION
COMPRESSION | PISTACHIO SHELLS
TENSILE | COTTON
COMPRESSION TEST COMPRESSION TEST
TENSILE TEST TENSION TEST
SHOCK TEST SHOCK TEST
EXERCISE FIVE | EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF MATERIAL
REPLACING PLASTIC | BRICKING BREAD
FINAL BRICK
EXERCISE FIVE | EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF MATERIAL
REPLACING PLASTIC | BRICKING BREAD
LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS
PARTITION WALL
POSSIBLE USES
COMPOST BIN
PLANTER BOX
BRICKING BREAD LIGHTWEIGHT HIGH COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
LOW ENERGY REQUIREMENT
BIODEGRADABLE
VARIETY OF COLOURS
EXERCISE FIVE | EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF MATERIAL
BIOMIMICRY NATURE’S TIME TESTED PATTERNS AND STRATEGIES
SUPER TOWER | TREES
INTERSECTING PLANES CONVERGE IN THE CENTRE OF THE RISING RIGID TOWERS SIMILAR TO BRANCHES SPREADING OUT FROM THE TRUNK OF A TREE
EXERCISE SIX | BIOMIMICRY OF OUR BUILT ENVIRONMENT
SUPER TOWER | TREES
VIBRATION CAN BE A FORCE FOR DESTRUCTION OR CREATION - OR BOTH AT THE SAME TIME
A
B
VIBRATING PLATFORMS DISSIPATES THE OVERALL FORCE OF WIND ON THE TOWER AND GENERATES ENERGY THIS IS SIMLAR TO HOW THE FRACTAL NATURE OF TREE BRANCHES TRANSFER FORCES TO THE TRUNK
EXERCISE SIX | BIOMIMICRY OF OUR BUILT ENVIRONMENT
TROPICALITY THE BRIDGE BETWEEN ASIAN TRADITION AND INTERNATIONAL MODERNITY
TROPICAL PAVILION | VEIL
WHEREAS SUNSHADE AND RAIN PROTECTION ARE FEATURES OF NEARLY ALL BUILDINGS, TROPICAL ARCHITECTURE IS CHARACTERIZED BY PROPER CROSS-VENTILATION.
A VEIL OF WIND CHIMES ENCLOSES THE SPACE. THEIR GENTLE HOLLOW TINKLING IN THE BREEZE, THE INTERPLAY OF SHIMMERING LIGHT AND SHADOWS, THE TACTILE ENCOMPASSING WALL OF CHIMES THERE ARE NO DOORS TO THIS ENCLOSURE. A SIMPLE GESTURE OF PUSHING THROUGH THE VEIL, REEMBRACES TROPICALITY A SPLENDID ARRAY OF PETALS, A SHIFTING VEIL OF AERIAL ROOTS, A RETREAT INTO TROPICALITY
EXERCISE SEVEN | TROPICAL PARADIGM
TROPICAL PAVILION | VEIL
EXERCISE SEVEN | TROPICAL PARADIGM
TROPICAL PAVILION | VEIL
INSIDE OUT
EXERCISE SEVEN | TROPICAL PARADIGM
TROPICAL PAVILION | VEIL
EXERCISE SEVEN | TROPICAL PARADIGM
SELECTED WORK FROM YEAR ONE, SEMESTER ONE BY RAFAEL TAN | A0166776L UNDER TUTELAGE OF SANSON NG | STUDIO 4 ACADEMIC YEAR 17/18 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
ENTR’ACTE
LESS IS MORE LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE