ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO 2018
CURRICULUM VITAE
4-5
SILVER LINING 6-9 REFRACT 10-15 SPEAK/LISTEN 16-21 NAGA SCHOOL 22-29 A FLUID GALLERY 30-35 BIOMIMICRY 36-39 NEW MEDIA CULTURAL CENTRE 40-41
Hi! My name is Sean The, and welcome to my tecture portfolio!
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I am a year 3 architecture student currently studying at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. I am an aspiring designer that believes that architecture has to benefit the people, surrounding environment, as well as have a sense of purpose. As an architecture student, I like to focus on the details in my designs as i believe that details bring out the most in designs. Designing from simple shapes and creating meaningful spaces.
ABOUT ME Name: The Zhi Xian Sean From-Singapore,Singapore Contact Information E-mail:seanthe@live.com.sg Phone No.:+6596863219 Education and Certifications: Diploma in Sustainable Urban Design and Engineering, Architecture Specialisation | Ngee Ann Polytechnic 2016-Current (Graduating mid-2019) GCE "O" Levels | St. Andrew's Secondary School 2012-2015 Work Experience: -CIAP Architects Intern at CIAP Architects from August 2018 to November 2018 -Participate in Design(P!D) Intern Worked as an Intern from 2nd to 9th March 2017 -Architecture Heritage Festival Volunteered as an Architecture Heritage Guide on 27th November 2017 Software Skills
SILVER LINING-DUXTON PLAIN PARK LOCATED IN THE HISTORICAL DISTRICT OF CHINATOWN, AT THE DUXTON PLAIN PARK CONNECTOR, SILVER LINING EXPLORES THE POTENTIAL OF REVITALISING THE EXISTING SITE WHILST PRESERVING THE CURRENT GREENERY AND PATHWAYS IN THE PARK. THROUGH THE USE OF RECYCLED PLASTIC AND METAL FRAMES, THE BUILDINGS CREATES INFORMAL SPACES IN THE PARK THAT CONNECTS THE YOUNG AND OLD IN THE AREA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SPACES FOR TRADITIONAL GAMES AND SERVICES SUCH AS A CAFE AND COMMUNAL GATHERING SPACES. ADDITIONALLY, THE TREE CANOPY IS ADOPTED AS A FRESH VIEW FROM THE PROPOSED SPACES, WITH HAMMOCKS AND SEATS WIDE ENOUGH TO LIE DOWN AND ENJOY THE SHDE AND THE VIEW OF THE EXISTING TREE CANOPY.
FRONT ELEVATION
SECTION A-A
LOCATION PLAN
NEW BRIDGE ROAD
SRI LAYAN SITHI VINAYAGAR TEMPLE
JEAN YIP LOFT
KCCC KRETA AYER ROAD
SITE PLAN
FLOOR PLAN
REFRACT IN THE HISTORICAL DISTRICT OF CHINATOWN, REFRACT IS A CULTURAL CENTRE, ENVISIONED AS A WORKSHOP, FOR TRADITIONAL CRAFT AND GAMES. SERVING ADDITIONALLY AS AN EXTENTION THE EXISTING CULTURAL CENTRE, KONG CHOW HUI KOON, REFRACT HAS AN EMPHASIS ON THE DYING CRAFT OF SHADOW PUPPETS IN SINGAPORE. ADAPTING THE IDEA OF SHADOWS AND UTILISING THEM IN MY BUILDING THROUGH THE IDEA OF SPACES CREATING SILHOUETTES OF THE MOVEMENT OF THOSE USING THE SPACE, BLENDING THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING. WITH A TRAPEZOID SITE,THE JUXTAPOSING FLOOR PLATES CREATES OVERLAPPING SPACES BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT FLOORS, WITH TWO VOIDS TO INTRODUCE LIGHT INTO THE BUILDING. THE CENTRAL VOID CREATES OPEN “BALCONIES” THAT OVERLOOK THE VOID GOING ALL THE WAY DOWN.
CAFE
POCKET OF
LIBRARY
CRAFT
COMMUNITY LOUNGE
RETAIL
VISITOR CENTRE
POCKET OF CRAFT
MEETING
PATIO
SPACE
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
POCKET OF CRAFT
THIRD FLOOR PLAN
AMPHITHE
ATRE
CE
POSE SPA
MULTI PUR MANAGEMENT
GALLERY
GARDEN
PROJECT
COMMUNAL
GAMES/LIBRARY
GARDEN
STUDIOS
PLAY GROUND
FOURTH FLOOR PLAN
FIFTH FLOOR PLAN
SIXTH FLOOR PLAN
NIGHT PERSPECTIVE
VIEW OF MULTI PURPOSE SPACE
VIEW OF LIBRARY
VIEW OF THE WORKSHOP
SECTION SHORT
SECTION LONG
SPEAK/LISTEN AN IMAGINARY PROJECT SITE WITH THE IDEA OF CULTIVATING DREAMS AND STORIES, A PAIR OF CONTRASTING WORDS,SPEAK/LISTEN, WAS THE BASIS OF THE DESIGN. DERIVING THE IDEA OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE BUILDING AND THE USER, ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO CONVEY THE IDEA OF RELAXATION AND REST BY USING SOFT EDGES AND CURVES THROUGHOUT THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING. DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE BUILDING, WHICH IS SURROUNDED BY 4 EXISTING BUILDINGS, THE DESIGN CALLED FOR A RESPONSE TO ALL 4 NEIGHBOURING BUILDINGS. THIS WAS DONE THROUGH USING THE SAME CURVED FLOOR PLATE AND ANGLING THEM TOWARDS THE NEIGHBOURING BUILDINGS.
6
Marcus
9
10
Felicia
Pei Xuan
12
14
Kristianne
Zhuo Yao
16
17
Jodie
Appointed Pathway Location Plan Scale 1:500
Section A-A Scale 1:150
Jevan N
20
Yong Sheng
Section B-B Scale 1:150
B
A
Foyer Area/Communal Area FL -0.00M
Dipping Pool FL -0.45m
A
N
N
Site Plan Scale 1:200
Ground Floor Plan Scale 1:200
B
B
B
Observation Deck
Cafe
Barstool Tables
Busking Area/Rest Area
A
A
A
A
A
N
N
Second Floor Plan Scale 1:200
First Floor Plan Scale 1:200
B
B
B
B
Observation Deck
A
A
A
A Roof Garden
Discussion/Rest Area
N
N
Roof Plan Scale 1:200
Third Floor Plan Scale 1:200
B
B
Elevation West Scale 1:150
Elevation East Scale 1:150
NAGA SCHOOL AN OVERSEAS PROJECT LOCATED IN INDONESIA,BANDUNG, IN THE AREA OF TASIKMELAYA, THE PROJECT WAS DESIGNED AS A SCHOOL FOR KINDERGARTEN KIDS AS WELL AS OUR TARGET AGE GROUP OF 6-12, WHICH WOULD BENEFIT BOTH PARTIES. LOCATED IN KAMPUNG NAGA, A VILLAGE IN TASIKMELAYA THAT IS FAMOUS FOR THEIR PRESERVATION OF THE TRADTIONAL KAMPUNG LIFESTYLE, I WAS INSPIRED TO DESIGN MY BUILDING WITH THE USE OF LOCAL MATERIALS IN MIND. THE IDEA OF A LOOP COMES TO MIND WHEN PLANNING OUT A LAYOUT OF A KINDERGARTEN, FOR THE SAFETY OF THE STUDENTS, AS WELL AS CONVENIENCE OF THE TEACHERS. BASING THE ENTIRE DESIGN OFF THE IDEA OF AN INFINITY LOOP, THE DESIGN IS SPLIT INTO 2 DOUBLE FLOORED TIMBER STRUCTURES HOUSING CLASSROOMS, TOILETS, A LIBRARY, AS WELL AS AN INDOOR PLAY AREA. CONNECTING THE TWO BLOCKS IS A CUSTOM PLAY AREA THAT ALLOWS CHILDREN FROM BOTH AGE GROUPS TO COME TOGETHER AND LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER.
LOCATION PLAN
SITE SECTION
SITE PLAN
INTERIOR OF A CLASSROOM
VIEW OF THE LIBRARY FROM THE STAIRS
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A FLUID GALLERY AN IMAGINARY PROJECT, THIS BRIEF WAS AN EXPLORATION OF ERGONOMICS IN A CONSTRAINED SPACE. THE HOME, A 5M X 20M SHOPHOUSE, WAS FOR THE ACCOMODATION OF 2 ELDERLY, 1 WHEELCHAIR-BOUND, 2 YOUNG CHILDREN, AS WELL AS A COUPLE, WHOSE WIFE IS AN ARTIST AND THE HUSBAND DEALS WITH HER WORKS. ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDED A MOVING GALLERY, ART STUDIO. THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING IS QUITE SIMPLE, WITH A CENTRAL VOID THAT ALLOWS NATURAL LIGHT TO FILTER INTO THE DIFFERENT FLOORS OF THE BUILDING. THE PRIVATE SPACES ARE ALSO WELL OBSCURED, WITH THE CIRCULATION OF THE HOUSE ALLOWING FOR POTENTIAL CLIENTS TO MEET THE ARTIST DIRECTLY WITHOUT ANY INTRUSION INTO THE PRIVATE SPACES. BALCONIES AND A MEZZANINE FLOOR ALLOWS FOR THE FRONT AND BACK VIEWS TO BE MAXIMISED. A GREEN WALL RUNNING DOWN THE CENTRAL VOID PROVIDES FOR PRIVACY FOR SOME ROOMS, AS WELL AS COOLS DOWN THE BUILDING.
BIOMIMICRY A GROUP PROJECT BASED ON BIOMIMICRY, THE BRIEF CALLED FOR A LIFE SIZED MODEL FOR THE SUBMISSION, WITH A MODULAR STRUCTURE WITH AN INTERLOCKING STRUCTURE THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR A STRUCTURE FOR ONE PERSON. FOR OUR GROUP, WE CHOSE AN ABSTRACTION OF A BLUE ADONIS BUTTERFLY EGG AS OUR BASE. THE UNIQUE FEATURE OF THE BUTTERFLY EGG IS THE GRADUAL CHANGE FROM A 3-SIDED TRIANGULAR COVER TO A 4-SIDED TRAPEZIUM FROM THE SIDE OF THE EGG TO THE TOP OF THE EGG. THE IDEA OF EXTRACTING THAT GRADUAL CHANGE TO FORM OUR MODULE, WHICH WAS A 3 DIMENSIONAL DIAMOND SHAPE, WHICH WAS STRUCTURALLY STRONG ENOUGH TO CONNECT EDGE TO EDGE. WE ALSO CREATED AN INTERLOCKING SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR THE DIAMOND TO MAKE IT STRONGER AND MORE DURABLE.
ource:https://www.micronaut.ch/shop/adonis-blue-egg-ii/
SCALE MODEL OF OUR PROJECT
1:1 SCALE MODEL OF OUR PROJECT
NEW MEDIA CULTURAL CENTRE AN ABSTRACTION PROJECT, THE FORM CAME BEFORE THE USE, AND THE IDEA OF A SLANTED HIERARCHIAL SPACE, WITH DIFFERENT SHELTERED AREAS, AS WELL AS OPEN AIR ONES. THE IDEA OF AN OPEN AIR GALLERY APPEALED TO ME, AND I CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF A NEW MEDIA CULTURAL CENTRE, WITH THE USE OF MODERN PROJECTIONS TO PROJECT IMAGES ONTO THE NUMEROUS SCREENS THAT INFORMED PEOPLE GOING THROUGH THE PAVILLION TO NEW MEDIA, AS WELL AS PROVIDE SPACES FOR PEOPLE TO SIT AND RELAX.
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