NUS Architecture Year 1 Sem 1

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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2

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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