Samuel Mok, B. Arch
PORTFOLIO architecture & design selected works 2015 | 2017
CV
Samuel Mok samkymok@gmail.com sky-mok.com Sydney: +61 431 234 466 20.07.1995 OBJECTIVE: Seeking a position as a Graduate Architect educational background 2014-2017
Faculty of Built Environment | University of New South Wales Bachelor of Architectural Studies
2003-2013
High School | Newington College International Baccalaureatte
work experience Feburary 2016 - Present
Perumal Pedavoli Architects | Sydney, Australia Architectural Assistant
June 2015 - July 2015
Lisa Dew Architects | Sydney, Australia Intern
November 2014 - February 2015
anySCALE | Beijing, China Intern
September 2014
ManoArchitects | Sydney, Australia Casual Technical Assistant
extra curricular activities June 2017
Engineering Minisitry International - India Volunteer Masterplanner
Janurary 2012 - November 2013
Loaves and Fishes Volunteer Social Worker
July 2012
Red Earth Connections Volunteer Social Worker
competitions / exhibitions September 2013
Concordia Art Exhibition, Newington College Entry
June 2015
Sculptures by the Sea, Sydney Participation
September 2015
Shelter International Architectural Design Competition Entry
January 2017
Bee Breeders - Blue Clay Spa Competition Entry
skills IT | AutoCAD | SketchUp | Revit | Bentley Systems Microstation | Adobe Creative Suite | Microsoft Office & Excel | Hand Drafting and Modelling | Photography languages English Mandarin
native language conversational and basic written proficiency
other
design | film | photography | travel | basketball | painting | poetry
References upon request.
contents
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Blue Clay Country Spa competition entry
12
St. Spyridon Junior and High
20
Mulawaree Apartments
28
Can Feliz
32
Newtown Art Gallery
36
Wordmark Publishers: Iceberg
40
Amateur Film Photography
masterplan and detail drawings
site study and detail drawings
precedent study
design with constraint & intention
interior Design
visual perception
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1. entrance 2. carpark 3. reception + staff residence 4. farm area 5. walking circuit 6. storage pavillion 7. therapy rooms 8. reflection pool 9.
BLUE CLAY COUNTRY SPA
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year
2017
place
Latvia
collaboration
Adhika Pranawahadi, Candace Lee, Kimi Jiang
Through the rapid expansion of urban envrionments, people have grown accustomed to a concrete landscape, leaving them yearning for a reconnection to their natural environment. Our project baters a start for a continued conversation:
'a bridge to reconnect the urban disconnected to the landscape.'
The Blue Clay Country Spa is to be comforting to all who visit, regardless of the season or time of day. The spaces within offer compact but comfortable living, with many opportunities to interact with outdoor space, blurring the line between the interior and exterior. We aim to not only offer a comfortable solution, but also a lasting series of structures that can be easily maintained, responsibly making use of abundant and sustainable resources, whilst designing for minimal impact on the local ecological system.
guest house
STAFF RESIDENCE SECTION
GUEST HOUSE SECTION
STORAGE PAVILLION SECTION
Construction + Materiality
Energy + Sustainability
Built on a rectangular grid, lightweight steel and timber members divide spaces whilst insulated timber veneer walls provide thermal resistance. Sourced with sustainable timber, construction of these buildings aims to reduce adverse effects on the local environment.
All buildings are designed with a strong relationship with its solar orientation. Maximised southern light into main living spaces and public areas mean that comfortable temperatures and light quality can be easily maintained due to its passive solar design.
Our building's design quality keeps to the Latvian aesthetic of timber cabins, whilst providing a modernist solution to the design brief.
Reticulated systems installed into the ground below for waste water disposal. Pond can be used as a water collection system to prevent phosphate pollution in local waterways. Phosphate rich purified water will encourage growth in the vegetable and fruit farm adjacent to the building area.
Farming Area
Rain, Hail or Sunshine
In support for an ecological and sustainable culture, a farming area provides local Lavian food produce, with wheat, barley, cabbage, potatoes and onions being grown there. These will be tended to by the staff when the resort guests are preoccupied during the day.
The Blue Clay Country Spa aims to provide a comfortable and serene experience of the rural Latvian country, providing a range of opportunities for guests to interact with the outdoors either: physically, spiritually, or mentally.
The strong visual element of the farm area means that whilst the staff tend to the field, or relax at the pavilion, they can easily monitor and service their guests at either the Therapy rooms or Guest House. In addition, chicken coops can provide fresh eggs for guests, to be accompanied by fresh Lativan produce.
This goal in a sense starts to bridge a disconnect between an urban city culture and a lost appreciation for the natural landscape.
From left to right: Reflection Pond, Storage, Therapy Rooms, Guest House
From left to right: Therapy Room, Outdoor Dining, Guest House, Reflection Pond
From left to right: Farm area, Therapy Rooms, Storage Pavillion
From left to right: Car Park, Guest House, Therapy Rooms, Staff Residence
ST SPYRIDON Junior and High School year
autumn - winter 2016
place
Kingsford, Sydney
02
The brief required a new masterplan to be created for the Greek Orthodox school of St Spyridon, merging an off site high school with the existing primary school. Providing facilities for a 1000 student school from the previous 600 student school requires creative solutions which are appropriate when exploring instances of design for an urban studio. The design brief grew from working from the outside-in, defining an appropriate boundary for the site. Pushed in by the adjacent streets, the masterplan of the building speaks out to its South West corner whilst the North side of the site provides private access to the building, the main school structure shielding the noise from the main road. In addition to the an old landmark
increase of student population, the close proximity of church limited design options for the masterplan.
From the front, the building sets to establish a strong face for the school, setting back from the street 15metres to allow a comfortable 'pedestrian avenue' along the front of the school. From the back, the building wraps to 'embrace' the students behind the school, whilst they play and gather in the fields behind.
SITE PLAN The school is separated into two wings, the junior and senior wing. Each school has it own micro-system of GPLR's, Labs, and Creative Learning rooms. Each wing, with courtyards punched through the middle to provide lighting and a safe play area where children can stay within the relative security of the building. The courtyards of each building provide separation between the church and the school as well as providing access to the existing stairs and ramps.
The symmetry of the courtyards allowing them to speak to each other, providing a sense of familiarity when children transition between the wings. Clear, transparent glass bridges close the courtyard closest to the sides of the church, allowing the church to be viewed from every part of the courtyard, providing a strong sense of identity to the school as a Greek Orthodox school.
WEST ELEVATION
SOUTH ELEVATION
EAST ELEVATION
NORTH ELEVATION
Typical School Bathroom Plan 1 2 3 4
single bathroom cubicle disabled bathroom cleaners room change room
Typical Senior School Class + Computer Room Plan 1 2 3
angled window student lockers computer room
Typical Junior School Classroom Plan 1 2 3 4
large north facing windows individual classroom shelving student bag lockers timber flooring
Typical wall and roof Vertical Section 1
typical wall construction:
compressed fibre cement panel
aluminium hat channel
vapour permeable membrane
aluminium c channel
air gap
insulation
plasterboard wall
2
steel drip strip
3
steel angled window hood
4
aluminium window frame
single glazed
5
typical parapet construction:
steel parapet cap
angled support
vapour barrier
6
roof construction:
extensive green roof
50mm substrate layer
filter mat
30mm drainage layer
bituminous sheeting,
two layers
200-250mm insulation to falls
vapour barrier
7
suspended ceiling
services / lighting zone
8
typical floor construction:
timber flooring
sound proofing mat
floor screed
insulation
in-situ concrete floor slab
Typical wall and ground Vertical Section 1 ground construction: packed earth aggregate water proof membrane concrete floor slab 2 steel drip angle gravel pit ag drain 3 steel angled window hood 4 typical facade construction: compressed fibre cement panel aluminium hat channel steel drip angle vapour permeable membrane aluminium c channel air gap insulation plasterboard wall 5 suspended ceiling
MULWAREE APARTMENTS year
winter - spring 2016
place
Kensington, Sydney.
03
As an exercise in design research, students were required to creatively explore and document the site which the project is based on. The site is located next to an existing row of student apartments, where students are required to propose an extension to accommodate 50 more students. I decided to present my site analysis in the form of a storyboard. This allowed me to capture the rich culture within the community as well as the architectural vernacular of the area surrounding. The first three pages are a walkthough the exisiting part of the apartment row, and as the person arrives at the end, the last two pages propose various architectural moments I wish to achieve in my design proposal. After working through various designs and masterplans, a detail for the roof was drawn to demonstrate construction viability.
NORTH ELEVATION
Typical Roof detail section 1
lower roof custom orb zinc-al roof sheeting vapour barrier 150mm thermal insulation steel purlin steel rafter
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upper roof steel capping timber support custom orb zinc-al roof sheeting vapour barrier 150mm thermal insulation steel purlin steel rafter
3
steel hat channel c section bracket to steel purlin 20 mm thermal insulation 13 mm plasterboard
4
13 mm sound proofing 13 mm plasterboard 50x50 mm timber studs 50 mm thermal insulation
220 mm reinforced concrete panel
RESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVE
SOUTH ELEVATION
CAN FELIZ precedent study year
autumn - winter 2015
place
Mallorca, Spain
collaboration
James Hong, Andrew Weetman
04
For this collaborative project, students were to research and model a building from provided photographs and floorplans. This predecent study investigates Jørn Utzon's personal Spanish retreat: Can Feliz on the island of Mallorca. Using only balsa wood to model the building, students also had to provide parti and poche drawings to creatively interpret and analyse the building elements.
NEWTOWN ART GALLERY year
autumn - winter 2015
place
Newtown, Sydney
05
Given a real site to work with, students were to propose an art gallery situated along a main road in Newtown, for an artist(s) of their choosing. I chose to create an art gallery that specifically accomodates for Chinese political artists that often do not have the opportunity to display their works publically. As such, this gallery is made to facilitate the artworks of Ai Weiwei and Yue Minjun. As the project site has a unique shape and orientation, lighting and materiality were important features during the design phase.
WORDMARK PUBLISHERS: ICEBERG year
2016
place
Theoretical
collaboration
Laura Rose, Terence Kent-Ow
06
Working together with other Built Environment students (interior architecture/product design/architecture), we designed a book store which will exhibit colour-in books. Working with the theme, we used wire modelling and iceberg forms to draw visitors into the fantasy world of the colour-in books. Everything from wallpaper, book display and furniture were all designed through models.
AMATEUR FILM PHOTOGRAPHY year
2016-2017
place
jerusalem, london, singapore, mumbai.
07
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