Architecture Portfolio: Post Pandemic Headquarters Office for Renault

MASTER IN ARCHITECTURE SEMESTER 1 DESIGN STUDIO PORTFOLIO (Ryan) Hee Jia Hxen S2020848/1

2003 ~ 2008: SJK(C) Confucian 2009 ~ 2011: SMK Bukit Jalil (Secondary Education) 2012 ~ 2013: St. John’s Institution (High School) 2014 ~ 2015: Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (A-levels) 2016 ~ 2019: UCSI University (B.Sc. (Hons) Architecture) 2020 ~ present: University of Malaya (Master in Architecture)

AutoCAD

Lumion Rendering

Sketch-up

Enscape Rendering

Photoshop Revit

DATE OF BIRTH : 26/11/1996 ADD. : Seri Kembangan, Selangor

EMAIL : ryan.hxen@gmail.com H/P : +6016-2867979 PORTFOLIO LINK : issuu.com/ryanhee

LEADERSHIP SKILL - Program team leader in organizing a charity run ‘Walk for Joy’, held in Bukit Jalil Park, June 2017 - Class representative in degree year 2 semester 2 - Executive committee member of UCSI Scholar’s Enrichment Program “What About Friendship” (2017~2019) TEAM PLAYER - Took part in organizing charity events eg. ‘Walk for Joy’ in 2017, ‘I’m Autistic, not Stupid’ talk in 2018 & ‘International Women’s Day’ talk in 2019 MULTILINGUAL - Fluent in English, Chinese and Malay

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Renault - Providing sustainable mobility to all around the world Renault focuses on low carbon design & sustainability

Human + Green interaction

BIOPHILIC ARCHITECTURE

Renault’s direction – Electric Vehicle 0 pollution motoring, Green electricity

Revolves around Green

Autonomous Driving

Achieving 50% nature and 50% artificial for every spaces

Hybrid cars – reducing fuels usage

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Program wise: Talks & exhibitions about Renault at the showroom, inviting to the public Selling of Renault Merchandise eg shirt, hats, cups etc, as another option to generate income To design a Renault HQ & Showroom which is able to bring up the reputation of Renault in Malaysia by:Providing education and training to hired workers in order to have quality staffs

Giving exposures and insights of Renault (history, present, future) to public to increase their interest

To provide a landscape area that belongs to the public which will be able to draw in more potential customers Low reputation, Less known by Malaysians

Virtual driving experience room for public for entertainment and as public attraction

Architecture wise: Central landscape walkway, inviting to publics with retails and cafes, encouraging people to the compound Natural ventilated spaces with the lush of greeneries (can be enclosed when needed), reducing germs Breathing area/ Refreshment area at workstations with greeneries, for meetings and meals

To provide a healthy working environment for users, comfortable like a 2nd home in order to prevent another outbreak of Covid 19

Lack of green areas in PJ13 for publics

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1st Bubble Diagram Respond to Prevailing Wind - Passion for work -> HQ Office Tower - Passion for Life & Interaction -> The Landscape - Passion for Renault -> The Showroom

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Floor Plan Visualization

Highlight of Entrances at Both Ends

Bubble Diagram Development with Vehicular Access

Form Exploration #1

Showroom Visualization Idea Sketch

Form Exploration #2 Respond to Sun Orientation

Office Visualization Idea Sketch

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Office Tower Best views

Podium Showroom

Position of blocks to maximize the natural ventilation on site as well as focusing on the best view

Form development 1: Green belt at the void between 2 blocks, connecting green from ground up to the tower. Functioning as common area

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Green Linkage connecting places from different location. Bridges between 2 blocks for connectivity

Form development 2: Green ribbon surrounding the office blocks, reflecting the Renault logo. Double volume gardens/balcony, deep overhang to reduce direct glare

Proposed glass roof on the green landscape walkway for shelter. Breakage of tower to allow more natural ventilation & daylight

Form development 3: Off grid, pop up spaces, different pop ups: different departments

Since the location of the tower is located at the back, it cannot be viewed from the main road.

Tower being very solid and bulky.

Tower totally blocked by neighboring building at the junction, only showroom is visible.

Lack of harmony between tower and showroom.

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Repositioning the tower location, with respective of site context (wind flow & best views). Proposing integration of tower & showroom.

Playing of height, solid and void, with the intention of making the tower form less bulky.

Detailing of form with greeneries and the linkage between the towers, also define spaces for each floors.

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Tower being obvious and more dominant as compared to the surrounding buildings.

Entrance become more interesting & welcoming.

Harmonious integration between showroom & tower.

Tower being visible at the junction, together with the showroom.

Insertion of green spaces (voids) making the tower less bulky.

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Office Block Education Block

Podium Carpark Showroom -

Extraction of blocks with proper zonings Creation of wind tunnel respond to the prevailing wind on site to allow maximum ventilation Focusing on views with the least blockage Green Roof

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Green Break up level

Creation of green linkage wit coverage to encourage pedestrians to enter the compound, to attract potential customers

Green Connector -

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Green connector between 2 blocks Green break out spaces to encourage more natural ventilation into the building

Open staircase (rooftop to podium rooftop)

Lift core – only for workers (GF to rooftop)

Lift core – visitors (podium to basement)

Basement car park staircase x3 Post Pandemic Strategy #1: Separation Vertical Circulation Design

Façade closer to direct sunlight with more lattices design to provide shading

Façade further from sunlight with lesser lattices

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Screen façade design responding to the sun path and orientation Progression of lattice design pattern from bigger void to smaller voids

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Detailing of the building design Addition of test drive lane for customers to experience Renault car driving

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“Architecture is a visual art and the buildings speak for themselves” - Julia Morgan 13

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Service Route Loading Bay

Drop Off

Main Route

Vehicular Circulation 18

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From Centerstage, Industrial area

Direct access from PJ33

Direct access from bus stop

Pedestrian Circulation 20

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Test Drive Lane Circulation

Starting point: Briefing area and car charging point

One way route: circulate the building perimeter

3 point turn and back to original point. Up to 3 test drive cars per time

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Default cars will stop by at workshop for repair

Test drive lane section drawing 24

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Green Strategy 1: light color flooring to reflect sunlight into interior space, artificial lighting usage reduction

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Post Pandemic Strategy 2: Encouragement of natural ventilation, prevent enclosed space

Green Strategy 2: Indoor green to improve air quality

Post Pandemic Strategy 3: Introducing several mezzanine floors to separate workstations

Green Strategy 3: Cross ventilation encouragement

Green Strategy 4: Green façade as air filtration, shading and cooling effect

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ROOFTOP CAFÉ for workers to have meals, acting as a pre-function space

GREEN BREAK UP LEVEL as main pre-function space, connected directly to café, double up space for café

Direct connection from GREEN BREAK UP LEVEL to event space: annual company dinner, functions, talks, etc

After events, users can go down to café/ green level for refreshments and interact with one another

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Each block consists of 2 fire staircases

Width of 3.6m from building to perimeter planting for fire truck access

1 natural ventilated fire staircases

Green break out level act as break point for M&E system as well Water stored on roof level enclosed with 4 walls

1 natural enclosed m/v fire staircases

Water pumped up and flow down by gravity

Fire Truck Circulation

Fire Escape Staircases

Cold Water Storage

Each lift cores serve for different users in the building as a post pandemic strategy M&E ie TNB substation, TX room, MDF room and refuse chamber

Every lift cores consists of west risers and dry risers eg TEL, ELEC

M&E on ground floor level

Risers & Lift Cores

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Idea of a GREEN TRELLIS STRUCTURE where shades are provided & greeneries can be planted to improve air quality & encourage natural ventilation.

Creation of backdrop for the main tower to pop up as well as trying to cover up the PJ33 tower

Introduction of Green Ribbon surrounding the building façade.

Spatial quality: the play of shadows in interior spaces. Pattern of lattice design to mimic a shadow casting from a tree. The play of voids design.

Second façade is timber texture powder coated lattices. Both façade separated by a usable verandah

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Double façade treatment.

The primary skin of the building is glass curtain wall to allow natural lighting into interior

Pattern of lattices is designed respond to the sun orientation. Façade nearer to direct sunlight will have mare shading instead

Allow maximum views from exterior as well as utilizing sunlight as sustainable energy

Facades with best views and less nearby obstruction

Implementation of transparent solar panels as façade treatment

Also facades that will be facing towards direct sunlight

Size of solar panel: estimated 2m x 1m NOS solar panels install: estimated 495 panels based of façade area Power output of solar panel: 350Wp Total output of solar panel: 350Wp x 495 = 173,250Wp Total output of solar panel daily: 173,250Wp x 10h (average daylight) x 75% efficiency = 1,299kWp

Direct heat and glare

Save up to

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Timber surfaced, powder coated aluminum 500 x 250 hollow bars

250 width planter boxes installed on façade beam as growing medium for creepers

Timber surfaced, powder coated aluminum 500 x 250 hollow beam

LED lighting to installed inside the aluminum bars of façade and light up during the night

Exposed M&E: Lighting, plumbing & etc

Façade instilled with metal rods as support for creepers to grow

150x150 steel hollow beam supporting the plywood mezzanine floor

Plan view of Verandah

Metal wire mesh as the flooring for verandah: allow air flor between floors

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Metal wire mesh flooring supported by 150 x 250 steel hollow beam, supporting façade structure to building

150x150 steel hollow column, welded to beam and bolted on ground

400x100 void in aluminum hollow bars. Proposed to collect rain water for irrigation purposes.

Rainwater harvesting tank #1 located at rooftop café wc high ceiling level

Rainwater collected from RC roof & stored for education block

Rainwater collected from RC roof & façade flows to the tank below

70% pumped up for irrigation & water flushing

Rainwater collected flows down for water flushing and water flushing only

Rainwater Harvesting Rainwater Usage

Size of tank at rooftop café level: 8m x 4m x2.5m = 80m3 Size of tank at test drive level: 6m x 2.5m x 8m = 120m3

Rainwater harvesting tank #2 located at test drive lane level

Total volume of rainwater water to be harvested: 200m3

Save up to 200m3 of portable water

30% flows down for irrigation & water flushing

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“The sun never knew how great it was until it struck the side of a building” - Louis Kahn43

600 x 200 RC beams for green connector, connecting two blocks

Lift cores use RC sheer wall, act as the main structure of the building

600 x 200 RC beams connecting to columns and sheer walls

600 x 600 RC column all the way from the basement to the top

4500 x 200 RC beams for linkage bridge, connecting two blocks together

Sheer walls used at the basement perimeter

600 x 300 RC beams all at basement carpark

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Co-existence between human & nature in a space: green façade, green connectors, green break up space and indoor greeneries

Welcoming entrances at both ends with greeneries to attract potential customers. Blurring boundaries between compound & neighboring context, as well as exterior & interior

Connection to neighboring context, between spaces & between human

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ROOFTOP CAFÉ

A place for staffs & outsiders to have meals & refreshments. Act as a pre-function space to event hall

EVENT HALL

Assembly place where events ie annual dinner, charity events & talks can be held

GREEN CONNECTOR

GREEN BREAK UP LEVEL

Low energy working zone, doubling up working space for staffs

Main pre-function space of event hall & intermediate space between event hall and rooftop café

STUDIO LAB

Training center for staffs & students to have quality workers in the future

THE OFFICE

Office separated into several mezzanine floors to separate workstations but interaction is still available at a certain distance

WORKSHOP GARDEN

Training center for future car mechanics & to maintain test drive cars

3 POINT TURN FOR TEST DRIVING

1F RETAILS

Retails to be rented out to generate extra income

STARTING POINT FOR TEST DRIVING

GF RETAILS

Renault Art Gallery, mini museum, VR room & Renault Merchandize Shop to have strong relation to showroom

SHOWROOM

Greeneries introduced into showroom, breaking boundaries of indoor & outdoor spaces

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LINEAR PARK

A park that belongs to the public, thus encouraging public into the compound, drawing potential customers into the showroom

EVENT HALL

Total NFA: 733.32 sqm Total GFA: 1,064.16 sqm

ROOFTOP CAFE

Total NFA: 1,668.77 sqm Total GFA: 1,956.18 sqm

NOTE

Total NFA: 25,643.45 sqm Total GFA: 36,753.22 sqm Floor Plate Efficiency: 25,643.45/ 36,753.22 x 100% = 70% Plot Ratio: 25,643.45/ 8,788 (site area) = 2.92 (<3.25) Total Carpark Provided: 786 nos (including disabled parking) OFFICES

Total NFA: 15,218.46 sqm Total GFA: 18,645.97 sqm

TEST DRIVE LANE & WORKSHOP

Total NFA: 4,087.42 sqm Total GFA: 7,859.35 sqm Total Carpark: 15 nos (podium roof)

FIRST FLOOR

Total NFA: 1,320.38 sqm Total GFA: 7,593.54 sqm

GROUND FLOOR

Total NFA: 2,615.13 sqm Total GFA: 4,921.85 sqm Total Carpark: 246 nos (all podium levels)

“Good architecture lets nature in” BASEMENT

Total GFA: 18,813.28 sqm Total Carpark: 555 nos

- Mario Pei 52

Site Plan 53

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Ground Floor Plan NTS

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First Floor Plan NTS 55

Test Drive Level NTS

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Workshop Garden Level 57

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Studio Lab Level NTS

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Office Plan (lower level) 59

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Office Plan (upper level) NTS

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Rooftop Café Level NTS 61

Green Break-up Level NTS

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Event Hall NTS 63

Event Hall Mezzanine Floor NTS

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Basement Car Park NTS 65

“Architecture is the learned game correct and the magnificent of forms assembled in the light” - Le Corbusier 66

South Elevation NTS 67

North Elevation NTS

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East Elevation NTS 69

West Elevation NTS

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Section A-A’ NTS 71

Section B-B’ NTS

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NOTE:

- All lift cores & staircases are of fire rated walls & floors.

LEGENDS: Fire Alarm & Emergency Break Glass Hose Reel Dry Powder Fire Extinguisher Color Red – Fire rated wall & floor Fire Rated Doors

Basement Car Park NTS 73

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Ground Floor Plan not included as it is an open area and place of assembly, therefore N/A. Similar podium parking design, therefore similar dead end limit & travel distance throughout the podium parking.

LEGENDS: Fire Alarm & Emergency Break Glass Hose Reel Dry Powder Fire Extinguisher Color Red – Fire rated wall & floor Fire Rated Doors

First Floor Plan NTS

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LEGENDS: Fire Alarm & Emergency Break Glass Hose Reel Dry Powder Fire Extinguisher Color Red – Fire rated wall & floor Fire Rated Doors

Office Plan (lower level) 75

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LEGENDS: Fire Alarm & Emergency Break Glass Hose Reel Dry Powder Fire Extinguisher Color Red – Fire rated wall & floor Fire Rated Doors

Office Plan (upper level) NTS

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LEGENDS: Fire Alarm & Emergency Break Glass Hose Reel Dry Powder Fire Extinguisher Color Red – Fire rated wall & floor Fire Rated Doors

Rooftop Café Level NTS 77

NOTE:

- Same floor plate size throughout the tower, therefore dead end limit and travel distance are similar.

Same location of HR, alarm & DP

LEGENDS: Fire Alarm & Emergency Break Glass Hose Reel Dry Powder Fire Extinguisher Color Red – Fire rated wall & floor Fire Rated Doors

Green Break-up Level NTS

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This semester is a readjustment period to me, from the typical 9 to 6 working life back to the student life who does not really have a fixed working schedule.

There are a lot of first times to me during this semester, eg. first time meeting and working with new faces, first time doing group projects online, first time having online lectures and tutorials as well as first time designing a high rise project. There were definitely a lot of struggles and pressures throughout this semester, heavy workload but limited time, however I am very grateful that I have a great tutor, Mr Ar Wan Azhar, who guided me from the beginning to

the final stage of this project. References, precedent studies, game changer ideas were given constantly during every tutorial, to see evolution of the design from zero to something. I have definitely learnt a lot throughout this semester from you and see things from many perspectives. Kudos and credits to Mr Wan! Last but not least, I might not be the best but I will always work harder to be a better version of myself everyday. All Glory to God!

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