SDS B.Arch Portfolio by Sheena Dee

Portfolio Sheena Dee Singh

Thesis Design Architectural Works Urban Design Conceptual Analysis Bachelors of Architecture 2010-2015 Pratt Institute

â&#x20AC;&#x153;For every sensible line of straightforward statement, there are leagues of senseless cacophonies, verbal jumbles and incoherences.â&#x20AC;? - Borges, Library of Babel

THESIS DESIGN

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Singaporean Social Exchange Tourists Tourists

Government Government

Residents Residents

Tourists

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Curiosity and Desire - Phenoenons of the Site

Businesses Businesses

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Singapore & People

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Singapore is a small island city-nation, that is running out of landmass for its own people. For this nation to be able to thrive, the government divided the island into three sectors: Space to sleep, space to work, and space for the tourists (the only space of play). Most of the residents tend to stay in their sectors of work and sleep, and the tourists are kept occupied in their own sector. This is crucial to the economy and cleanliness of the island (a phenomenon that the government is proud of). Yet this separation from the culture of the tourists, has made jobs in the tourist sector desirable for the residents because that is where they come closest to play. Singaporeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s people need a space that can fulfil this desire, in which they are able to, within the heavy laws of the government, enjoy themselves. This would be a space in which there is a criss Jennifer Ching & Sheena Singh| Degree Project 2015| Singapore Bazaar cross of two sets of previously merged cultures. The two sets being the the melting pot of cultures in the residents, and the vast types of people from all over the world combined as tourists.

Precedent: Santa Caterina Market

Program: Bazaar We proposed a 24 hour bazaar that will allow Singaporeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s many ethnicities to come together and allow cultural intersections to occur. In this space, visitors will be able to enjoy their time inside the bazaar. The bazaar is always bustling with contained excitement of people seeing, touching and if appropriate, smelling and eating foods. Products and currency are always circulating at high speeds. Here, locals will get to interact with the other locals as well as the tourists. The locals will come to shop their daily groceries in hopes of a good bargain while the tourists come for an authentic experience of eating the foods and watching the locals bargain, and attempting at the play.

Site: Esplande Park, Downtown This bazaar is situated next to the Singapore River in Downtown Core, which is the Central Area of Singaporeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s central business district. This area is one of the most dense areas in Singapore dominated with skyscrapers. The bazaar is specifically located in Esplanade Park. This park is situated perfectly to merge the different cultures the bazaar needs to attract. It is just a few meters away from government buildings on one side, businesses on another, and faces the icons of Singaporeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tourist district. It provides a view of how to circulate around this space as it directly faces the water and all bridges that begin to connect a society of hard working residents, playful tourists, and those who watch over both.

Precedent: Santa Caterina Market

Shaken & Stirred

3D Prints: PLA Using Cura and Rhino 3D, a series of 3D roof models were designed with inspiration from the Santa Carterina Market Precedent. These were then used to discover paths based on shadows created by the models to apply into the design of the bazaar.

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Program Part I: The Roof Occupiable roof. The roof is not just a covering for the bazaar, but another layer of the bazaar. People first see the roof as they walk towards the bazaar. Their first impression might be about these superstructure columns that stick out from the roof. They are evenly planted on the roof. The height of the different structures vary depending on where they are located on the roof. The top of the structure opens up to the sky before curving downwards to provide shade.

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Experimental Roof Model Renders for Interior Lighting

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Program Part II: The Stalls & Circulation This structure is a social and cultural intersection for the locals, tourists and government agencies. It will allow Singapore’s many ethnicities to come together, sell their goods, buy goods and mingle with the visitors that come. It is a weave of the people and activity that goes on in Singapore.

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Plan Diagrams Diagrams & & Progression Progression Plan Scale: 1’ 1’ -- 0” 0” == 3/32” 3/32” Scale:

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The groud floor has permanent stalls that contrast with the traditional temporary tables at a bazaar. With 5 different stall types and 3 different seating types that appear in the bazaar, a clear contrast is created for various vendors. Ex. displaying of food or non-cooked goods. They also vary in size depending on if it is a stall to linger in or quick grab-and-go type. The seating types were developed based on where they would be placed.

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Open Food Stall Jennifer Ching & Sheena Singh| Degree Project 2015| Singapore Bazaar

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LoungingSpace Lounging

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EatingSpace Eating

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Program Part II: The Columns The design makes them look more like superstructure trees. At first glance, they look like they only provide seating and shade for those who are walking upon the roofscape. Only when you are on the roof underneath these superstructure columns that you notice that there are openings around these columns, giving you the power to survey what is going on. Skylights are created at the different crisscross moments of the curves. Those who look through the skylight will see the visitors weaving through the stalls and people, bargaining with the sellers, buying goods and foods, experiencing Singapore. This allows for an access into the building one normally would only get with power. In other words, rooftop visitors get to experience the surveillance that Singaporean government is known for. They get the opportunity to be the viewer instead of the viewee.

Spatial Models: Fabric + Mesh We experimented with different weaved fabric ad meshes to design models that relate to thhe concept of the weaving the different social groups that occur at this site. The goal was to discover different methods in which the roof can be collaborated with the stalls and weaved plan underneath in a structural and a spactcontinuous fashion that.

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As a whole, the bazaar is divided into 13 blocks with two different variations. The center block is a gathering area where people can come and relax during the day. In the evening, the north side of the bazaar moves on this track system northward into the grass area. When this happens, the bazaar opens up physically and metaphorically. It expands outward. Since the stalls leak outside the roof, people coming to the bazaar are first introduced to the space by the lighted stalls outside. They can shop and eat while relishing the lights of the skyline. They get to continue the night festivities as they proceed indoors. Since a part of the bazaar moved, there is now a larger gathering space in the center of the bazaar. Above this gathering space is a stage. Viewers will be able to watch night performances from either this gathering space on the ground floor or the gathering space on the roof.

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Expansion Section (Night)

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ARCHITECTURAL WORKS The Dormitory Columbia University Boathouse Intentional Community

The Dormitory

Site Plan This site is located just north of Fort Greene in Brooklyn, New York. This is the location of a graduate dormitory to be build for Pratt Institute, an art school just a block away.

Plan Cut @ 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122;-0â&#x20AC;? Above Grade The dormitory has apartments of various sizes, including 2-bedroom, 3-bedroom, and 4-bedroom (these suites only occur on the ends of the building to allow for views from both the garden and street), along with 2 penthouses on the top floors. In the center the building is open to above which allows for ventilation passages on both sides of the spaces.

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The Dormitory

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The building is divided into two from the center space which is open to above. The apartments facing the garden has a five foot difference in comparison to the apartments favcing the street. This is occurs because the first floor then has enough headroom to allow for people to walk above the cars going down into the parking space, as well as creating privacy for the entering oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own apartment.

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This design combines the two buildings. One for the storage of the boats and a fitness center for the students, the other is as administration center for this team. There is also a proposal for much public space incorporating all the scenic views of this beautiful site.

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To design towards a solution, everything except for the boats themselves are on higher levels. This includes the main entrances of the building, as well as brigdges and paths for the publc to communte themselves to other parts of the Columbia University campus.

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The landscape of this building stoops down towards the water of the Hudson river drastically. This problem places the land in the flood zone.

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INSULATION Insulation

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VAPOR BARRIER Vapor Barrier

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The facade of this building is divided into two just as the program is to provide for a functioning environment in a flood zone. There is porous concrete on the bottom which continues above as structure to hold up the upper floors. From there, a system is in place that begins to obstruct just enough lightthrough rotating the secondary structure of the glass itself.

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Fort Greene Park

Brooklyn Technical High School

Brooklyn Tech is a specialized high school just a couple blocks away from this site. It brings together students from all over the city who in turn are from all over the world. As a mini New York City studies and learns about the various technologies in the day in this massive building, between 2:45 PM and 3:30 PM over 5,000 students leave the building during this afternoon time. Many of those students have to go back into the school for various reasons, and “hang out” in Fort Greene. They scatter themselves all over the streets between the Park on Dekalb, and Barclays Center on Atlantic Avenue. Though the people of the nieghborhood dislike the noise, the students unfortunately have no where to go, and neither do they have any money.

This building is designed to accomodate for some of the Brooklyn Tech students for free as they enjoy their indoor free space. 1) Columns- Lockers: Structural Lockers that have built in outlets and enough storage for a large book bag, as well as a pull out chair and desk if required. 2) The Pods: A mechanical storage system designed to make easier access for high school students and hotel guests. 3) The Mechanical Parking Facade: A way to created money for the students to be able to use this building for free. Also attract a large body of engineering majors.

Fort Greene Park

Brooklyn Technical High School

Arlanric Mall/Barclays Center Brooklyn Tech is a specialized high school just a couple blocks away from this site. It brings together students from all over the city who in turn are from all over the world. As a mini New York City studies and learns about the various technologies in the day in this massive building, between 2:45 PM and 3:30 PM over 5,000 students leave the building during this afternoon time. Many of those students have to go back into the school for various reasons, and “hang out” in Fort Greene. They scatter themselves all over the streets between the Park on Dekalb, and Barclays Center on Atlantic Avenue. Though the people of the nieghborhood dislike the noise, the students unfortunately have no where to go, and neither do they have any money.

Site Plan w/ Level 1

Site Plan w/ Level 1 Floor Plan

3) The Mechanical Parking Facade: A way to created money for the students to be able to use this building for free. Also attract a large body of engineering majors.

Many of those students have to back into the school for various reasons and “hang out” in Fort Green in the meantime.The people of the neighborhood are annoyed, while the studnts have nowhere else to go.

Brooklyn Tech is a specialized high school just a couple blocks away from this site. It brings together students from all over Fort Greene Park the city who in turn are from all over the world. As the students learn about the various technologies in the day,between 2:45 PM and 3:30 PM over 5,000 students leave the building during this afternoon time.

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Column-Lockers Structural lockers that have built in outlets and enough storage for a large book bad, as well as pull out chair and desk if required. These are designed to have 2.5’ x 2.5’ footprints.

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Exploded Line Axo Diagram of Mech vs. Private Space

The Storage Pods A mechanical storage system designed to make easier acess for the high school students and the hotel guests. These are 4.5’ cubes that move around the whole space.

Exploded Line Axo Diagram of Mech vs. Private Space

The Mechanical Parking Facade A way to create money for the students to be able to use this building for free. Also attract a large body of engineering majors to the hotel and space in general. The parking accomodates for all apartments and a few hotel rooms as well. It is placed by the public areas to be viewed inside and on the facade outside.

URBAN DESIGN

Redondo Art Land

Redondo Beach, Los Angeles

This location is a coal power plant site which is surrounded by commercial, residential, and recreational areas (that consists of the beach, the marina, and a pier). The site acts an obstruction and contributes to the lack of connection and flow which is significantly dominant in this city.

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The powerplant is considered a monster. Visually and Radically: People’s presumptions can be defeated through architectural design and technological developments in the engineering industry.

Redondo Art Land

Culturally and Demographically: It is influencing the general flow of life at Redondo Beach. Connecting the neighboring regions in terms of energy while seperating them physically. The character which is given to this program can be inverted or modified. People’s flow can be included as the electric flow does. By introducing nature and people into the site, the profile would get inverted.

The Gondola This gondola was proposed as a way to continrue the energy flow to occur back to the power plant site, when usually the energy flows from the power plant to the rest of LA. This will being people, their thoughts, their energy, to the site, and Redondo Beach, at which there is normally a lack of people.

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Energy Flow

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Three parts of the powerplant site were kept: the stacks, the structure that provide for circulation around the stacks, and the excavated circles. Artist spaces are designed in the existing exterior steel. All the interior steel is recreated to create circulation and gallery spaces around the stacks high above the ground. The studios have the landscape plan and grid intergrated on their facade. 

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Existing Parts of the Plant Used

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Gallery and Gondola Spaces around Stacks

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Private Studios

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Persepctive Studios

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CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS A Play With Cubes The Modular Landscape The Organic Facade

A Play With Cubes

As a first step into architecture, we were told to look into Japanese joinery, and create â&#x20AC;&#x153;toysâ&#x20AC;? or small machines of wood without the se of any fixatives.

The Expanding Cube is the second take of the assignment. The small machines were integrated together to create a 9 inch cube that is 75% filled.

Representation in Technical Drawing of 2 inched Cubes

My cube expands to three times its own size in length as the pieces start pulling out through a puzzle like process.

The cube was then to be diagramed with its different parts, and designed through drawing into a space.

Plan of Fully Expanded Cube

Section of Cube to Space

The Modular Landscape

Various Molding Pieces that Aggregate into the Module

Plans and Elevations of Individual Moldins, and Module

To create a landscape using recycled stained molding pieces from hotels. I performed a study of each piece to understand how each of the pieces can become togther to form a working module. The module is required to aggregate itself based on its own characteristics into becomming a landscape.

Sketched Study of Angles in Final Module to then Aggregated into Landscape

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Small Scale 3D Studies of Applied Facade

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Horizontal Model Studies of Facade

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COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN | Dormitory Housing Project | PrattF12Arch301 | Critic: Simone Giostra

The main model of vertical pieces was placed in this manner to be more structurally sound . The horizontal motions created by the combination of the vertical system can be used to define floors if needed themodel verticalwas pieces themselves may create door Thewhile original created as the openings to be held horizontally. openings even cause a roofing system. Thisorwould for the fascade system to be able to integrate building elements such as stairs and openings.

Vertical Model Studies of Facade

We should let design make us strangers in a place we design as home, as comfort, to then find spaces for understanding and creating throughout the strangeness, throughout the unknown. It is our responsibility to design the world as we wish to experience it. To create a space in which the conditions of our thoughts, our unique ideas, lead us to observe. It is our responsibility to free our abstractions from our heads onto paper, and to notice what we notice. To think, to design, to architect. To catch our ideas and concepts. We must acknowledge the very real and concrete structures of living in a world, where a narrative can cause an emphasis, or even a loss of our senses. -SDS

Portfolio Sheena Dee Singh

Bachelors of Architecture 2010-2015 Pratt Institute