Black Envelope 4.0 X 4.0 by Sesi Seni

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And then the ink

# portfolio of Shamin Sahrum

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Below: Instant Theatre. An Urban Infill project at the heart of the city centre. Axonometric drawing showing the relationships between the different spaces within the building.

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A Conversation With The City

Hanging Letter Repository

High Hide: A Contingency Dwelling

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The Collective Dream Home (tCDH)

Projek Pelita: An Urban Orphanage

Future Culture X/ Potential of The Future Workplace

Selasar Niaga: Social Housing

XL Kampung: Kg. Bharu Masterplan

Superseed : Malaysian Pavillion

KL Superstudio Various Works

Sesi Seni Exhibitions and Talks

Sesi Seni Small Press

Sesi Seni Urban Activism

Sesi Seni The Model Workshop

Curriculum VItae Data_

A Conversation With the City / SS

So let’s start. I’m going to randomly shoot you some questions. So it would be great if you could answer honestly. Don’t worry, nothing too hurtful though. Just regarding the current state that you are in now. I’m starting of with a very personal one, your currently what? 157 years old? So what does it feel like to be in your age?

Your starting with the age game i see... Not a good start boy, i’ve seen older cities that could pick up a girl better than you. Look at Paris. He doesn’t need to do a thing and already he has slept with woman in the trongs, more than Simmons has i reckon. Owh..the question..well, i feel quite young despite my age, well when u compare it to Berlin or Makkah, it’s not so bad. Had a pretty mellow life i can tell you that far! (laughs)

Mellow? You had Tunku declaring Merdeka! Haha! Surely that counts as something?

Well yes, that. Who could forget! Ahhh the energy from the crowd..i miss those days. People were hard back then, but they fought for something. Nowadays people are how are..how would you say it..consumed? They’re always with their small box in their hands... But i had it much better than my friends in Cambodia and Vietnam. People were dying in the hundred of thousands then... (stares afar)...

i’m..i’m sorry to hear that..lucky we went through a pretty peaceful independence. But sadly enough, most of us forgot what we had to go through...all people want is to go to malls now...

That’s another thing i really don’t get. Who’s the fella that brought the idea of malls into Malaysia? Absurdest thing to happen since communism... Why can’t you people just accept that your country is hot! You live on the equator! It’s humid! Put on a hat and get on with it!

Was just about to ask you what you thought on that matter (laughs). So are you against the whole idea of it? I wonder what was it like without malls?

Owh it was lovely! People cycled everywhere, walked... I’m not sure what human kind means by being successful, but having a car is far from it! People were sure much more happier then, always with their families doing things... Air was fresher.. despite me smoking occasionally, it was still crisp, and sharp.

People were happy? But it was hard then, i mean meager salary, hard work, no transportation, bad infrastructure. Tell me that can’t be considered good?

Well is it? If so what’s the difference between now? You lot with your cursing during peak times, i’m having a hard time just trying to barely contain it. And when was the last time that anyone looked up to the sky, took a deep breath and said that today is great??

uhm..well..(mutters)

Kuala Lumpur sometimes abbreviated as K.L.,is the federal capital and most populous city in Malaysia. She covers an area of 243 km2 (94 sq mi) and has an estimated population of 1.6 million as of 2012.

SS KL SS KL

My point exactly.

Do you wish it was any different now?

(Silence)...In all honesty, i’ve accepted the things that have happened.. (stares into space), i mean that’s just who i am...i’m the bad and the good, just like the people living in me. But i do miss feeling beautiful, like truly beautiful, inside... Sometimes i feel as if people put make up on me just so that they could earn an extra buck or two. Like a whore waiting on her shifts... I long for that feeling when people wandered in me and got lost amidst the chaos, stopped in their tracks and found something beautiful along the way. Here’s a secret though. I’m secretly in jealousy of how Penang is doing. She’s 228 and still looks better than i do! I wish that Ernest guy would come down and give me a makeover. At least it’ll be a better job than the one that Johor got. I pity that Johor fella! Just when he was about to brag about that beautiful tattoo of his, someone stupid came and rubbed it clean off! Haa! (LAUGHTER)

Muhammad Shamin bin Sahrum is a travelling nomad, seeking things which he doesn’t understand and tries to reconcile with his past. Here he’s trying to be a forensic architect interviewing KL.

..Uhm..yea...Dearly sorry about that.. the powers that be have decreed that it needs to be done.

Not to worry dear ! (laughs) No need to feel guilty (smiles) It’s not like you people have power over anything nowadays ... but there’s still much to be thankful about...

Yes there are (smiles) Thank you for willing to take some time off your hectic schedule long enough for me to do this interview. Thank you for taking care of us all this while...

And thank you for making me feel young again dear (smiles) haven’t had a good laugh in ages. I’m sure we’ll be bumping into each other more often after this.

You are most welcome Ma’am (smiles)

(Laughs as well) Yea.. we all know that story!

But you know..not everything’s bad. That’s life. Looking at what you lot go through now makes me thankful that i don’t have to go through the same ordeal though. Paying for black mucky liquid more than for food just to get from point A to B ?? That’s just sad... And i’m the one hurting here ‘cause of all the tarmac and concrete you people poured on me.

(With that the conversation ends.)

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The Anonymous Letter Repository.

High Hide / A Contingency Dwelling

Thannon Khao San, Bangkok

Thailand.

To avoid Bangkok being in the footsteps of the lost city of Atlantis, generating future typologies of housing especially along the klong (canal) are desperately warranted. This project which is based around a busy tourist enclave part of Bankok, Khao San Road, explores the way in which a renewed typology of dwellings for the locals is needed as we see the projected water levels of Bangkok increasing as warned by Smith Dharmasaroja, Head of National Disaster Warning Centre. The existing typologies of apartments and shop houses seem unfit for living compared to the traditional Thai houses that have been derived as the perfect model created for nature, as well as the current typologies failure at dealing with the issues of growing density within a metropolis. In responding to this issue, the proposed design ventures into how a new vertical dwelling will be based around existing corridors and alleyways of Thannon Khao San, how it will grow and how social spaces are connected vertically. This paper will also discuss the role of pathways as connectors, based on the idea expounded by Lebbeus Woods that states, a corridor is a place of reflection upon where it is a transition into what could be two very different spaces connected to it. A place where we reflect on what we have just left behind and where we are coming to, a step into the explorative and the unknown. Here the duality and transition of thresholds from night to day can be seen as we see the activities unfold through the alleys.

Scaffolding are used as the dwelling construction material for their modular nature that dynamically expand and adapt to cope to additional requirements as families grow in size and numbers.

Here the duality and transition of thresholds from night to day can be seen as we see the activities unfold through the alleys.

Detail of structural / service core.

the Collective Dream Home

(tCDH)

Section: Vertical Street gardens.

That’s a dream home for

The theme for the development of high density living will be that emphasize on social interaction for the formulation of social cohesion with a sense of place and sense of belonging. A place where the tenant knows most of their neighbours, where neighbours help each other in time of neeed and where children can grow up and play in safe and conducive environment. The physical facilities are well provided by the tenants and the social environments are safe and friendly for the community or users.

me.

Due to this mobility, the interpretation of ‘home’ is changing: we do not live in one place anymore like our grandparents. We adapt ourselves while moving around. our

Thus our notion of what constitutes a ‘home’ needs to change too. Can we create a city that absorbs changes easily? Should temporal ways of creating homes become more apparent? Our notion of home no longer involves a monotonous, singular event dwelling, But home is now made out of series of events. In this ever mobile society our home is made up of a collective of events that sum up what home is. Why don’t these series of events be closer to where we live? Within a 5 minute radius say?

Single Housing /40 units Studio Housing /51 units

EL P E A UB VA R L TE EA IC ! PU IN L D CR L U EN E P SI AS ! TY E !

Mid Family Housing /37 units

P PE UN M D CH O ES T V EM TR HR EN IA OU T! N GH !

Family Housing /77 units

tCD(H)

Unit Distribution

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D FO EN + R T! EN E TR NC A LO N S CE U R

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Neighbourhood and environment quality is not only a vital component for personal network; consumers are psychologically secured when trustworthy neighbours are around

With the fast pace change in society it is important that we hold on to certain beliefs and culture. Thus it is within the urban environment should the collective home be more important than ever. The Collective Dream (Home) requires the participation from it’s residents in order for it to happen. A more active role to living in a neighbourhood. The ‘collective’ encourages sharing, reduces MASSING! waste and fosters relationships. analysis

Public Space /400 m2

Programmatic Distribution

Above: Local weather analysis FI

Parking /115 spaces 1150 m2

C PR UT V O OU IE V W ID T! S! E

Retail /245 m2

EX V T G IEW RA A R S CT D + ! EN S

Community /1200 m2

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The

Above + Below: Thermal Comfort analysis of Blue areas indicate the Vertical Street Gar-

Projek Pelita / An Urban Orphanage

Love Hope Passion Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s it really.

Current orphanages operation states that they openly accept external charity work, but most orphanages adhere to strict rules and protocols even before meeting the children and orphanages themselves. This barrier against public and NGO operation presents an issue whereby places of charity are then questioned upon their intention and integrity in running the organization. Previously within the villages of our forfathers, the instituition of the orphanage was closely associated with religious places. It then became the node for the village where people could come freely to donate and help out in charity. This transparency is what is needed within a community to promote and

build neighbourhood quality in todays urban context. Within Shah Alam, we see a growing number of retired community where the earlier generations of Shah Alam, teachers etc. have now retired. These retired residents have the potential to contribute to society as their knowledge and experience prove to be invaluble. Here lies the potential of creating a network where orphanage and senior citizens could go hand in hand in creating a more community like environment. Thus opening up the role of the orphanage as a node in the neighbourhood.

Locally Sourced Materials + Local skills/ labour = Community Self Empowerment.

Future Culture X / Potential of The Workplace

HYPOTHESIS The strategy is to inject a population of young entrepreneurs/start-up companies into a research environment assimilated different cultural backgrounds.

economy driven by the influx of migrants working with the local entrepreneurs.

DILEMMAS & POTENTIALS:

There are almost 100,000 abandoned buildings in Berlin and these spaces cannot This is achieved by attracting them with be rented out because there is no demand stable major key-players to invest in the for the spaces. The facilities for a city/ FUTURE CULTURE X: POTENTIAL OF THE WORKSPACE research environment and the accessories community are already there but these are of a start- up incubator. Google has been not used to the maximum occupancy and identified as the financier of this research usage. These empty spaces in an exciting institute for the development of a new city have the potential to be occupied and typology of working environment that involves filled by economy generating community sports while working. The entrepreneurs will that integrates well with the society. This benifit by having a flexible and ever changing thus creates a generative economy while workspace. the city benefits from the new diversifying Berlin culturally.

F U T U R E C U LT U R E X : P OT E N T I A L O F T H E WO R K SPAC E

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Urban Design Research Laboratory (UDRL)

F U T U R E CU LT U R E X : P OT E N T I A L O F T H E WO R K S PACE

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Team Members:

LIYANA HASNAN

ASHIFF SHAHRIZAD MOHAMAD QARIB

NUR HUSNA AHMAD ZAHIDI

MUHAMMAD SHAMIM SAHRUM

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Selasar Niaga / Social Housing

Whenever we think of urban housing, the images of dilapidated dwellings pops up. A place associated more with improvishment and economic inequality than with happiness and laughter.What if it were possible to create a new typology of social housing that could give its residents the leverage of creating economic opportunities ? Say a flexible dwelling within the confines and budget of social housing, but with the added function of enlarging a space as needed.

own SME (Small Medium Enterprise) bussinesses.This economic empowerment would give the residents the chance for them to gain additional income such as through tuitions, sewing and so on.

This much needed space would become the catalyst for residents to become their own entrepreneur and set up their

All through the residents own initiative.

By encouraging local bussiness initiatives among the residents in the neighbourhood, it is hoped that a sharing of local skills and expertise would occur that enables the local economy to further grow and prosper.

Sesi Seni + MDRXA

First Prize Winner Competitiom : Greentech 2

SELASAR NIAGA

MDRXA + SESI SENI

XL Kampung / Kg. Bharu Masterplan

On any given day, we live in places we have to live in and do things we are required to do. Yet there are only a handful of opportunities that allow us to create places for ourselves. The freedom and ability to express our ideas and create something special awakens our senses and sparks our imagination. Kampong Bharu - Beyond 2020 Masterplan offers us this opportunity. We envision Kampong Bharu - Beyond 2020 Masterplan as a model community that captures the spirit of both the place and the people; where nature, culture, and the arts are an inseparable from the everyday lives of its community. As an integrated group of urban designers, engineers, architects, landscape architects

and economists, we have proposed a holistic masterplan for Kampong Bharu - Beyond 2020 Masterplan and envision an Urban Renaissance where new urban growth reflects upon an urban civilisation that has co-existed for more than a decade. An urban renaissance where civilisation continue and people living nature co-existing businesses & thriving cultures celebrating. In addition to being an inclusive, inspired, intelligent and green township for Kuala Lumpur, Kampong Kampung Bharu - Beyond 2020 Masterplan is positioned to be the destination to showcase Malaysian art, culture and living.

First Prize Winner Competition Entry

With KLSuperstudio + APUDG

Super Seed / Malaysian Pavilion

Milano Expo 2015

The SEED of CHANGE

many forms and by products has become our way of life, one way or the other.

The overall programme for the Malaysian pavilion evolves around the character of a seed or grain. The journey and flow of space will be a reflection of growth.

This is amplified and emerges as a physical and tangible feature, forming the iconic visual focus for the visitors to the exposition. The dynamic shape and growth nature of the seed encapsulate the celebratedformandhousethe country’s authentic content as it’s nutrients. The subtle base, enveloped in growth in the form of green planting on all sides, humbly acts as a supportive partner, housing primary food and cultural elements to be experienced by visitors. Sight, Taste & Smell embodied.

It is important for us to showcase various aspects of the country’s history and values, within the context of the expo’s theme, in the best way possible - visually and pragmatically.

Competition Entry

The building design concept emphasises on the powerful character of a seed namely PADI. From the earliest of times, rice has been our staple food. Consuming rice in its SEED OF CHANGE

MALAYSIAN PAVILION MILANO EXPO 2015

Sequence of movement through the pavilion

3. TO CITY 4. FOOD & CULTURE

2. FROM COAST

5. FOOD & CULTURE

1. HERITAGE FOOD 6. SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

MALAYSIAN PAVILION MILANO EXPO 20

With KLSuperstudio

KLSuperStudio is a full service architecture and design studio based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia established in 2011, it is directed by Jamsyid Idrus and Razib Basiron with outstanding collaborating partners Norazam Abu Samah, Reza Razali and Syihan Amir reinforced by Fathi Jais as the inhouse architect builder.

We gather diverse and unique talents into design teams with experiences in urban design, architecture, landscape, facade design, product design, interiors, graphic design and construction. KLSuperStudio works internationally and focuses on design that is sympathetic to culture, environment, financial and programme requirements.

Design for us is about improving peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s everyday lives. Our approach is collaborative and innovative, embracing the latest technology and expertise while maintaining personable contact.

ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES

PRIVATE RESIDENCE: SERI KEMBANGAN, SELANGOR DARUL EHSAN

SIDE FRONTAGE

KL Superstudio / Various Assistant Works Architect

Sesi Seni / Talks & Exhibitions

We (a group of collegues and myself) are an active group based in Malaysia that is interested in advocating architectural discourses through discussions and writings. Sesi Seni clearly believes that architectural discourse should be merged with other fields such as photography, science, philosophy as these intersections of knowledge are full of unknown voids that discoveries can still be made. Currently we organize discussions by way of zines, publications, events and also through crossover collaborations with other fields. Currently the architectural education system of Malaysia still follows that of the European 80’s system and within our school it’s almost like a strict regiment. So with that, the students and ex-students have decided to take matters into our own hands and provide a platform beyond school acadamia where ideas can be voiced and discussed. Through cross collaborations with various bodies, we engage the public through talks such as Pecha Kucha, public art with the local municipility, opening up pop-up book shops, sharing the public with what we do and at the same time gaining enriching expriences by public participation as well. Besides that we also actively engage in writing and independent publishing through the zines and phamplets which are contributed by individuals that vary in fields from fine art, thatre all the way to literature. This melting pot of ideas is what we strive for as we believe the future belongs to the architect without ego,one which strongly believes in public participation and active collaborations.

“(Sesi Seni) is an independent vehicle which tries to be the bridge between academia and practice. Advocating architectural discourses through discussions and writings.”

Sesi Seni / Small Press

We love books. And not just because of the content.It has everything to do with the whole package. the sleeve, the printing, the paper, the overall design. So we decided to publish our own zines and books and become a small press. Our own micro publishing platform for creatives. Pushing forth architectural and design writing to the public. So far Sesi Seni Press has published a series of zines which came out of the need for an alternate discourse through architecture, removing ourselves away from current strict university academia, merging architecture with other fields. ‘Sesi Suara’ which translates into ‘talking session’ in the Malay language.

“The biggest part of our work dissappears automatically. But you can’t look at these designs as waste. They’re ideas; they will survive in books.” Rem Koolhaas

Seeing what happens when certain themes is interpreted by outsiders such as artists, photographers and film makers. Opening up our understanding to how we as architects perceives and view things. Each issue plays out with a central theme, for example the first issue, ‘Bangkit’ means ‘Rise’ whereas the second issue is ‘Ralat’ meaning ‘Error’. The A5 zine is self-printed, folded and stapled. Contents are in English and Malay, to keep it locally relevant and at the same time globally concious.

Sesi Seni / Urban Activism

Various installations and public interventions that try to engage the public regarding space and the interactions surrrounding it.

( Left ) Title: Another brick in The Wall Inspired by one of Pink Floyd’s song of the same title, this installation looks into the paraphernalia of what goes on inside a normal classroom, taking it out of it’s context and sticking it vertically on a wall in an alley. Reflecting on what we went through as young innocent school children turning into the adults we are now.

(Top Right) Title: Inverted Volume Emphasizing on the ephemeral spaces surrounding us, the temporal nature of light and shadows, through the delicate play of light materials such as clear ptfe sheets and glue gun sticks. Created for art event Pakus Halus in Quayside Hotel, Melaka. (Bottom Right) Title: “Di Dalam Minda Tapir” An urban intervention overtaking an unsed staircase which is then transformed into a micro cinema which reveals the viewers about what goes through the eyes of a tapir, hence the translation of the title.

Sesi Seni / Model Workshop

â&#x20AC;&#x153;the model is not a representation, it is the building.â&#x20AC;? Peter Zumthor

Publications + Lectures

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Education

International / Experience

NAME

TERTIARY

STUDY ABROAD & TRAVELS

WRITINGS

Muhammad Shamin bin Sahrum

Universiti Teknologi MARA Bachelor of Science in Architecture

BARTLETT (2 Years), London, Berlin, Spain, Greece, Netherlands, Italy, Turkey, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, Egypt.

ARTEPOLIS 4, High Hide: A Contingency Dwelling Presented in Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Indonesia

INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP

AICEB-S, Universal Housing, Presented in Cairo, Egypt, With Pn. Harlina and Pn. Mazuiyah

University Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia Aedes Network Campus Berlin (ANCB), Germany with Dietmar Leyk ARTEPOLIS 4, Institute Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Indonesia

Research Paper, UITM The Possibilites of Permaculture In Vertical Dwellings

CGPA: 3.43

ADDRESS No. 51, Jalan Belibis 1, Taman Perling, Johor Bahru, JOHOR. 81200, MALAYSIA

A LEVELS

NATIONALITY

HIGH SCHOOL

Malaysian

Sekolah Menengah Sains Johor, Malaysia

Kolej Yayasan UEM, Lembah Beringin, Malaysia

WORK EXPERIENCE KLSUPERSTUDIO (KLSS) Malaysia, Practical + Work / Assistant Architect

LANGUAGE English, Malay

Skills Excellent hand drawing and presentation skills Excellent photo and videography skills SOFTWARES

Curriculum Vitae / Data

ADOBE Illustrator ,ADOBE Photoshop ADOBE In Design ,ADOBE After Effects Vectorworks, Final Cut Pro Apple Aperture, Ecotect Analsyis Grasshopper, MS Office Sketchup ,AutoCAD RHINO ,Vray

Essays & Writings on www.shaminsahrum.co.uk

Collaborative Office of Designers and Architects (CODA) Assistant Architect Various model making, videography, photography, graphic design freelance work under Sesi Sen Collective.

COMPETITIONS Novel Research and Innovation Competition, (NRIC 2013) Universiti Sains Malaysia Silver Medal Novel Research and Innovation Competition, (NRIC 2012) Universiti Sains Malaysia Bronze Medal Inventive & Innovation Design (IID),UiTM, Participant Lenggong Valley Visitor Centre PAM Participant under KLSS First Prize Winner,GREENTECH 2, Sesi Seni with MDRXA First Prize Winner, Kampung Baru Redevelopment Masterplan, DBKL.KLSS + APUDG

MEDIA BMW Shorties 2013 Participant BMW Shorties 2012 Participant INSPIRASI P Ramlee, Participant

DESKTOP PUBLISHING University Publishing Unit, The Potentialities of Places : Monograph 3 In Between Realism & Imagination : Monograph 4 Sesi Suara: Bangkit /Architectural Zine Sesi Suara: Ralat /Architectural Zine Sesi Suara: Taksub / Architectural Zine Sesi Suara MAYA 01

TALKS / LECTURES ETC 1.0/Dan Lain-Lain Universiti Malaya (UM) / Kuala Lumpur Presented to Smester 3 Students Architecture ETC 2.0/Dan Lain-Lain UTHM / Batu Pahat. Johor Capitecture Design Bureau & Sesi Seni Collective, Possibilites Presented to Semester 02 UiTM Shah Alam For The Love Of ...! Pecha Kucha, Pakus Halus, Melaka Neither & Both, A sharing session Pecha Kucha / Architectural Festival 2013 DEWA. FSPU UITM On Documenting Documentation Sesi Seni Bual with En. Cacing. UiTM.

Founder of Sesi Seni Collective Partner at Capitecture Design Bureau Various competitions and entries in fine art, installations, photography and featured photos in publications, newspapers, web.

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