Sek Yong Jun Architecture Portfolio 2022-2024_B.Arch projects

CONTENT

THE VERTICAL SHOPHOUSE

A High Rise Residential and Commercial Project

Design through Aggregation

SOUNDSCAPE

A School Project based on the element of Sound Design through Facade & Experimentation

TPG URBAN ACUPUNCTURES

Journeys thru Shortcuts @ Tangjong Pagar

Designing from an Urban Scale

THE VERTICAL SHOPHOUSE

A RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERICAL HYBRID PROJECT

NUS YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1

By: Sek Yong Jun

With the theme on aggregated housing, coupled with the prominent architecture of the site’s surroundings - shophouses, the idea of a vertical shophouse was conceived.

A dual hybrid of commercial and residence, owners of this apartment co-exist right next to their shops, creating convinience and fostering a more intimate experience between shoppers and shoppes.

The vertical shophouse collective started off from two David Umemoto probe sculptures - D8 & Concrete Disclosure (CD). Formal elements and key features were taken from these probes and infused with four additional spatial qualities. Additional design strategies were used to create livable and workable spaces, such as reducing the thickness of some walls and extending the floor size.

The stark contrast between D8 & CD are that the former has the rectilinear qualities of a cube, with its four walls and squarish openings while the latter does not have any perimeter walls. D8, given its private and secluded nature, naturally became the apartment unit. On the other hand, CD is open, welcoming and inviting, with internal walls and the different floor heights seperating spaces, paving the way for the idea of a commercial space.

The four dwelling analogues with flexible unit sizes (apartment & commerical spaces) were developed based off the angled grid system, allowing stackable units that are connected by a central corridor and a central continuous staircase. The angled grid design was formulated with views and circulation in mind. With no direct views of the opposite housing estate or shophouses to increase privacy while simultaneously offering different view perspectives.

D8

Section A’A

-Two level platforms, three distinct spaces -Open-air roof

Section B’B

-External and Internal Staircases -Large Floor to ceiling opening

D8 + Continuous & Assessible/Inassessible Qualities

Section A’A

The Angled Grid Concept Final

Section A’A

Section B’B

-No perimeter wall

-Various sized openings on internal walls

-Platforms of different heights, seperated by walls

CD + Repeated & Seen/Unseen Qualities

Section A’A

Concept grid on site (24m x 25m)

Section B’B

Vehicular Traffic Directions

The direction of one-way roads along the shophouses are alternating, diverging and converging along Kg Kapor Rd. The path of two main roads, Rowell Rd and Kg Kapor Rd, meets at the intersection in close vicinity of the site. This results in a higher probability of heavy traffic at the junction.

Pedestrain Circulation

Pedestrain circulation is mainly from five-foot ways underneath shophouses, roadside pavements and along the back alley of shophouses such as Baboo lane.

Footstep Density

Kg Kapor Rd is not only the main vehicular road but also the main footpath connecting people to the various landmarks such as the rochor neighbourhood police centre, mustafa shopping centre and city square mall (farrer park mrt) at the end. In a micro scale, the site sees a heavy footpath density due to its central location, which is easily accessed from all directions.

The aim of this angled grid is with consideration to the site and its surroundings. The reason for the direction of the grid is such that the units will not dirrectly face the HDB and shophouses face on, ensuring more privacy and a change in view.

With each unit being 4 x 4 metres and under the 24 x 25 metres site constrain, this grid was proposed.

Wanting to keep the original footpath and enhancing the pedestrain user experience, a second path was carved out in addition to the existing one.

Final adjustments include a central void, central staircase and a reduction of units to ensure every unit has direct access to the corridor and the external views.

3D Model Build-up of Site and Surroundings

Vehicular Pedestrain Circulation

David Umemoto Cubes

Operated Cubes

Section B’B

(A) Duplex Vertical

(C)

(A) Duplex Vertical

(C) Triplex L-Shape

(B) Duplex Horizontal

(D) Quadplex T-Shape

Total Units: 26

Total Units GFA: 1055.4 m2

Total Corridor & Staircase GFA: 655.69m2

Total 1st Storey GFA: 523.32m2

Operated Cube Models D8 (left) & CD (right)

Dwelling Analogue Models Duplex Vertical (left) & Horizontal (right)

Dwelling Analogue Models Triplex (left) & Quadplex (right)

Sectional Perspective (top), Section (centre) & Elevation (bottom)

Sectional Perspective A’A

Section B’B

Elevation C’C

Final

Final Model

Final Model

NUS YEAR 2 SEMESTER 2

By: Sek Yong Jun & Lai Shi Jia

Identifying sound as an environmental factor affecting schools in Singapore, Project Soundscape acknowledges that there is both good and bad sound present within a classroom setting. This project uses three strategies of Amplification, Containment and Dampening of sound to enhance classroom spaces for different functions. Design strategies originating from our experiments conducted during the first stage of the project such as geometric form of the space, height, layering, apertures and facade design were implemented into the reimagined classroom block.

The sound-dissipating module derived from the experiments forms the building block of the walls and facade of the design. Creating variations in the design in the form of alternating patterns, the module aggregated to wrap around spaces, forming double-layered walls that trap sound but yet allow adequate ventilation from floor to ceiling.

The centrepiece of the project is the semi-curved dome that acts as a sound dampener from external noise sources. The curved facade wraps around an entire side of the building, shading the users from sun and sound.

The original floor plates were broken to create differentiating heights from the informed experiments. A cylindrical auditorium of 6m in height impaled through the floor plates from the second to the fourth floor. This space is useful for functions that require the amplification of sound. Angular classrooms of 60-degree angles are ideal for containing sound within the classroom. The remaining pockets of spaces from the angular-shaped spaces were utilised as green spaces that function as an additional sound barrier.

DESIGN PROCESS

PROPOSED SCHOOL LAYOUT

MAPPING

PROJECTED AIRCRAFT ROUTES

SOUND MAPPING

HUMAN CIRCULATION

PROPOSED SCOPE OF INTERVENTION:

CLASSROOM BLOCK C

CURRENT BUILDING ENVELOPE

EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC DIAGRAM

A typical classroom block in Hougang Primary School has at least 2 big apertures for ventilation. Louvre windows are installed in these apertures, allowing students to vary the size of its openings when needed. Classroom blocks also have slanted roofs, with the top level of classrooms being double volume height.

NOISE AROUND CLASSROOM BLOCK C: SOURCES

SOURCE 1: PARADE SQUARE

The Parade Square is located just beside the classroom block, and students can often hear the cheerful laughter of students playing games. With the school still having 6 periods ofrecess timesdue to the COVID-19 Regulations, laughter and shouting can often be heard across a time period of 3 hours , with each recess period being 30 mins. This proves to be a problem for classes in Block C, especially since it is facing the Parade Square. Thus, we aim to dampen the amount of noise produced by students using the Parade Square.

SOURCE 2: PLAYGROUND

NOISE AROUND CLASSROOM BLOCK C: PREVENTION PREVENTION

PREVENTION 1: HDB BLOCKS

The HDB Blocks are located on the North Side of the block, across Buangkok Green Road. With students creating so much noise throughout the school day, we aim to reduce the amount of noise travelling towards these Residential Buildingsby Containing sound within the school block.

PREVENTION 2: RAINFOREST

Located just behind the classroom block , the Rainforest acts as a , reducing the amount of sound travelling towards the classroom block. The soft surfaces of the soil and plantation covering the Rainforest create a phenomenon known as “zero noise,” where virtually all sound waves produced are absorbed

SOUND DISSIPATION MODULES

CREATING CLASSROOMS CATERED FOR DIFFERENT LEARNING TYPES

Auditorium

The sound blocks are placed so auditorium is contained within the space.

Classrooms

A circular motif is used so that the teacher’s voice is lectures

The concept of a double layered room is used so that classroom sound is contained, and sounds outside the classroom is dampened

A curved double-layered wall is used to allow sound to be trapped between the two walls, with the aim to completely eliminate sound travelling outside and into the classroom

CREATING CLASSROOMS CATERED FOR DIFFERENT LEARNING

TYPES

Pre-School

Axonometric view Plan

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DESIGN ITERATION

PLANS, SECTION, ELEVATION

FINAL DESIGN ITERATION

CLASSROOM INTERVENTIONS

LEVEL 2 AUDITORIUM

LEVEL 1 KINDERGARDEN CLASSROOM

Sound Strategies: Containment degree design according to the experiments. To further contain the excessive noise at the play area, the height of the space was kept to 2m.

The curved walls of the room retains its solid features tp better rebound sound. The straight walls uses the double layered module wall for the containment of sound.

FINAL DESIGN ITERATION

CLASSROOM INTERVENTIONS

LEVEL 2 CLASSROOM

LEVEL 4

OPEN-AIR CLASSROOM

Sound Strategy: Dampening

Located on the roof of the building, the open-air classroom allows noisier activities to be conducted without the echoing of sound within walls. The facade acts as a dampener from external noises, while also providing some shade and ventilation.

FINAL DESIGN ITERATION

FINAL DESIGN ITERATION

TPG URBAN ACUPUNCTURES

JOURNEYS THRU SHORTCUTS

NUS YEAR 3 SEMESTER 1

By: Sek Yong Jun

Urban Acupunctures, a project proposal situated within the Tanjong Pagar (TPG) Shophouse district, aims to enhance pedestrain connectivity through breaking the linear circulation in favour of “shortcuts”. The first stage of the project, titled PROBES, aims to scrutinize existing built forms within the meso site and extract out architectural elements to inform the positive and negative spaces. Concurrently, the second stage of the project, MAPPING, targets a specific view of site studies which in this case is about shortcuts. An in depth analysis was drawn and revised throughout the entirety of the timeline, serving as the foundation of this proposal.

A MASTERPLAN with three site interventions served as the culmination between the two stages. The three sites chosen in the proposal serve as the first full urban puncture carved out through the parallel linearity of the pathways of Shophouses. The intervention along the pedestrain Duxton Hill Road was chosen out of the three to expand and develop into the last stage - the PROJECT.

The PROJECT can be split into two parts. The carving of the ground topography as the shortcut flow through the different interventions, used by both pedestrains and cyclist. The second is the form, design with the idea of continuity. Using the shophouse parti wall as the anchor, the spaces start to expand from the wall, as if like branches growing out from a trunk. As a form of connectivity through shortcuts, the parasitic nature of the spaces starts to invade the neighbouring shophouses, allowing level to level access. The frontal facade mimics the shophouses, but slowly starts to disintegrate and create these balcony spaces.

Planned as an urban public space on the ground floor, with key amenties such as the public restroom and courtyard spaces for rest, the space is porous and open, with little obstructions. The spaces on the upper level serves as a tourism center for Tanjong Pagar, co-working spaces and a Past, Present and Future of TGP Gallery and Exhibition.

SELECTED WORKS 2022 -2024