PORT FOLIO SAKINA HALIM
CONTENTS 01 CURRICULUM VITAE
02 JOO CHIAT ART MUSEUM
03 WATER CUBE
04 CARDBOARD DOMITORY
05 OTHER WORKS
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CURRICULUM VITAÉ
EDUCATION NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT - 2013/14 Course of Study - Architecture (Year 2) RAFFLES INSTITUTION (JUNIOR COLLEGE) - 2010-2011 Level Attained - GCE ‘A’ Levels Selected subjects - Geography, Art, Mathematics, Economics RAFFLES GIRLS SCHOOL (SECONDARY) - 2006-2009 Level Attained - Completed Raffles 4 year Integrated Program
WORK EXPERIENCE AXIS POINT DESIGN PTE LTD - 2011 Intern at architecture firm LITTLE ARTIST ART STUDIO - 2013 - 2014 Part-Time Art Educator teaching young children ages 2.5 - 8 ARTIST ASSISTANT - JAN - FEB 2014 Artist Assistant to Singaporean Artist Donna Ong
LANGUAGE ENGLISH Proficiency - Excellent MALAY - Native
SKILLS RHINO 3D AUTOCAD ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR ADOBE INDESIGN Proficient in Windows and Mac
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JOO CHIAT ART GALLERY
ON THE LIFE OF NG ENG TENG Joo Chiat, the location of the late Ng Eng Teng’s studio, was the site for this design. Joo Chiat offers a rich culture and diversity that one would only notice after being immersed in the place for a period of time. In curating the works for Ng Eng Teng’s Permanent gallery collection within the building, I wanted to choose works that engaged the community, thus I chose two of his public sculptures, Contentment and Wealth. It informed my design in many ways, and I hoped to create a series of experiences of viewing the work while in the space.
GALLERY AND SITE MODEL
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SITE PLAN
CONTENTMENT AND WEALTH I chose 2 of his sculptures, ‘Contentment’ and ‘Wealth’ to put into the gallery. I was drawn to the idea of creating almost a non-building for these public works, to enable people to walk freely into the space so as to encourage interaction between the sculptures and the residents of Joo Chiat. I started off with exploring how I could create different experiences of approaching the sculpture from afar, and when standing right in front of the sculptures.
ART STUDIO
LOBBY GARDEN / SEATING AREA
TOILETS
PROCESS TO FINAL MODEL DIRECTOR’S OFFICE MEETING ROOM
ROOFTOP GARDEN
ROOF
TEMPORARY EXHIBITION SPACE
SECOND FLOOR
“CONTENTMENT” “WEALTH”
FIRST FLOOR
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ROOF PLAN
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN
GALLERY MODEL DETAIL
SPACES In orientating the sculptures in the site, I took photos of the different ways of approaching the site, and aimed to engage the different circulation paths taken by people moving through Joo Chiat. I wanted to create an experience where, as you approach the site, only parts of the sculpture could be seen, but as you move into the space, the two sculptures are revealed. I also wanted to have different experiences for the old and new residents in Joo Chiat, according to how they usually approach the site. I expanded on the idea of views to create spaces with different amounts of prospect and refuge, where one could see the sculpture without being seen. I attempted to use the language of varying heights and solid and void to create these spaces.
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VIGNETTES The vignettes show the different experiences and spaces of the two main sculptures of the museum. I wanted to convey the idea of creating spaces with different amounts of prospect and refuge, where one could see the sculpture without being seen. I attempted to use the language of varying heights and solid and void to create these spaces. The two spaces provide a place for old and new residents in Joo Chiat to interact. The creation of these public spaces allow for better integration among the residents of Joo Chiat.
PREVIOUS VIGNETTES
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WATER CUBE
A FOLLY OF WATER AND SPACE There were two parts to this project, creating an architecture for water, and using that architecture to create a folly within the courtyard of the Singapore Art Museum (SAM). In creating an architecture for water, an understanding of how water flows helped greatly in designing spaces where water flowed through it, where water was contained, or where water formed the perimeter of a space. In turning the model into a folly within the courtyard of SAM, we would create programmatic spaces with water, and imagine how people would interact within these spaces.
DESIGN INSPIRATION My design was initially inspired by Bill Viola’s work, Ocean Without a Shore. I was particularly drawn to the way water was used as an invisible barrier to create a distinction between the spaces the person was passing through. I want to emulate this in my work, using water to temporarily create spaces.
BILL VIOLA: OCEAN WITHOUT A SHORE
SKETCHES OF WATER CUBE DESIGN
WATER CUBE DETAIL
WATER CUBE MODEL
INITIAL SKETCHES FOR SAM FOLLY
SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE OF ARCHITECTURAL FOLLY
FOLLY FINAL MODEL
FOLLY MODEL
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CARDBOARD DORMITORY
A STUDY OF ARCHITECTURAL LANGUAGE In Architecture, a space is made and defined by its architectural language. In learning how to create our own architectural language, we first studied those of the Masters of Architecture. Louis Kahn’s Indian Institute of Management Building use of pure geometric forms and light and shadow created clearly defined spaces and an architecture that was monumental. Louis Kahn was the inspiration for my dormitory design. We designed a dormitory for 2 people to be located within the confines of our studio space. The design would emulate the architectural language of our precedent studies. Lastly, our design was constructed out of cardboard at 1:1 scale.
PLAN: SHADOW STUDY
FLOOR PLAN
FRONT ELEVATION
BACK ELEVATION
DORMITORY MODEL
CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS
This was my first time doing construction drawings for a “building�, and it had to be accurate to ensure the success of constructing the cardboard house. Measurements had to be precise, The design had to be broken down into modular pieces to ensure efficiency when building. It was an interesting experience, in working as a team, in learning about constructing and detailing, and in having the experience of having a design on paper transform into a built space.
BUILDING PROCESS
COMPLETED CARDBOARD HOUSE
CARDBOARD HOUSE DETAIL
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OTHER WORKS
PRINTMAKING
ARCHITECTURE PERSPECTIVES, INTAGLIO PRINT
PRODUCT DESIGN
ACRYLIC LASER CUT ANIMALS, SOLD AT MAAD, RED DOT MUSEUM
SKETCH STUDY
GEORGETOWN, PENANG Walking through the streets of Penang, I was especially intrigued by the variety of shophouses in Georgetown. Changes in the scales of shophouses are constantly present, and it changes our experiences of the spaces greatly. It was a vastly different experience from walking down the streets of Singapore. These shophouses that were once present in Singapore’s landscape are now replaced by high rise modern buildings. Coming to Georgetown brought us back to the vernacular architecture we once had.
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