ling shi yin architectural portfolio 2014-2020
Ling Shi Yin shiyinl95@gmail.com (UK) +44 07842683176 (SG) +65 96404318 Shi Yin is a Singaporean and will require a visa to work in London
SKILLS + PROFICIENCY
EDUCATION 2018- 2020
Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London MArch Architecture (Distinction) London, United Kingdom
2019 2014- 2017
Korea University Seoul, South Korea
Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London Bsc Architecture (First Class Honours)
Languages: English
First language
Mandarin
Mother-tongue
Hwa Chong Institution (College) Art (H2, H3), Biology (H2), Chemistry (H2), Mathematics (H2) Singapore
EXPERIENCE 2017-2018
WOHA Architects
Architectural Practice, Part 1 Architectural Assistant
Coordination and design development of clubhouse, furniture and fittings selection, interior and exterior finishes for The Tre Ver Condominium Research and renders for Rifle Range Nature Park competition Research and renders for Vanke HQ stage 2 competition Research and design development for Qianhai City Center Landmark competition 2016 Jul- Aug
2015 Jul- Aug
Mircosoft Office Word, Excel, Powerpoint Fabrication Lasercutting, Casting, Metalworks (Basic), Woodwork, 3D printing
London, United Kingdom
2012-2013
3D + 2D Rhino, Sketchup, Adobe Creative Suits (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign), AutoCAD, Revit, Vectorworks, Vray for Rhino
Kay Lim Holdings Pte Ltd
Construction and Trading Firm, Intern
Assisted Quantity Surveyor in accounts and data entry, participated in ongoing site inspection.
AWARDS/ PUBLICATIONS/ EXHIBITIONS/ WORKSHOPS 2020
Publication
Visual Communication for Architects and Designers by Margaret Fletcher Selected Works Featured; To be published late 2020
2019
Hanyang University x Bartlett Architectural Workshop
2017
London Affordable Housing competition: shortlisted
2017
RIBA President’s Medal Bronze category: Won - Commendation
Workshop
Competition, Awards
Publication
Workshop
Competition; https://londonhousing.beebreeders.com/shortlisted-projects
Competition
Urban Redevelopment Authority
Featured on architectural social media platforms:
Research on façade information and public spaces along Orchard Road. Research presentation on art enclaves in Singapore, Taipei and Shanghai. Research presentation on riverfront development Model making for Marina South development
London
@Critday , @Bartlettworks (curated by StorpWeber)
Government Service, Intern @ Urban Design Department
2014 Apr- Jun
Liu & Wo Architects Pte Ltd
2014 Jan- Apr
Hwa Chong Institution (College)
Architectural Practice, Intern
Drafting of plans, physical and 3D digital modelling. School, Design realisation team
Design, Organisation and execution of Tan Kah Kee Downtown Line MRT Station Mural Design
2015-2017, 2019-2020
Publication, Exhibition
2012-2013 Awards
Bartlett Summer Show
Bartlett Summer Show Publication and Exhibition Design London
Art Elective Scholarship Awards; Singapore
SELECTED WORKS
Kilburn Slow Street
A visual narrative through a play of scales, focusing on the nonphysical aspects of what makes a street
REIMAGINING Alexandra
A playable toolkit for rethinking the residential street
Park Royal Partnership
A circular concept and a novel circular living
Seasonal Dense(cities)
Living Garden Typologies for Future London
Vertical (void) Decks or Rhino
The Bill
An exercise on fabrication
Year 5, building project part 2
Kilburn Slow Street
A visual narrative through a play of scales, on the non-physical aspects of what makes a street
Kilburn Slow Street is the second half of a two-part investigation into the overarching question of: ‘what makes a street?’ This project is a spatial exploration of an alternative narrative for the future high street, focusing on the ‘non-physical’ aspects of the street, and associating with the ideas of deceleration and slowness. The structure of high streets has roughly remained the same since its inception – a set hierarchy and segregation of buildings, pavement and roads. A recent change to this preconceived notion of the street structure is the implementation of the ‘shared space’ concept on Exhibition Road, resulting in a kerb-free street shared by both motorists and pedestrians. Set in Kilburn High, Kilburn Slow Street takes this concept a step further by speculating a new street typology shared by infrastructure, people and nature, where the ‘street’ unites, rather than divides programmatic spatial relations. Macro-Architecture, Micro-Urbanism: the project is a visual narrative explored through a singular set of 1:1 tiles in various scales to re-imagine the new high street – the tile as an object, a spatial moment, a building plan and masterplan.
Scan for primer document!
Scan for accompanying research document!
Structure of streets Standard street -------- Shared space -------- Unispace . The future highstreet takes on a structure known as Unispace. The arrangement of buildings are not dependent on transport routes and vice versa. . A street shared by infrastructure, people and nature, it unites, rather than divide programmatic spatial relations.
The ‘death of the high street’ phenomena is at its peak and the movement from off-line to on-line retail has opened an important discussion of what th e future high street can be. The high street which has typically been associated with circulation and retail, will now be synonymous with ‘place’, history, culture and the people.
A new type of street typology - ‘unispace’ - is proposed as a response. In this new spatial typology, the hierarchical division of uses is broken down. With the boundaries between ‘road‘ and ‘pavement‘ dissolved, the street can be reconsidered and explored in a multitude of ways. What this project aims to achieve, is not to proclaim its actual feasibility, but rather to generation discussion on the future of streets, to re-imagine and question the status quo.
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Unispace Developing upon ‘shared space’, ‘Unispace’1 is the concept which Kilburn Slow street is based upon. It demolishes the spatial hierarchy between buildings, pedestrians, motorists and nature, creating a new organization of street space and hence, a new experience of the street.
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original kilburn high road delineation
Mirroring its past, Kilburn Slow Street is characterized by three zones - forest, farm and river. Scan the primer doc. QR code for a detailed narrative explanation!
iteration 1 tile set farm zone
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Diving further into the tiles will present new scenes/plans of part of the street in different scales, from 1:200 plans to 72:1 details. Forms are kept ambiguous to a certain extent to rid preconceived notions of standardized objects, encouraging one to imagine possibilities and in turn generate discussion as to what the future street can be. At the end, a visual narrative rounds up the project.
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lost river zone
Inspired by Eames Office’s ‘Powers of Ten’ video, which brings its viewers from a macro view of the world down to the microscopic details of the human cell, a set of tiles incorporating abstracted visuals of past and present Kilburn was developed - they represent actual 1:1 tiles to be laid onto the ground, or as a decorative mural. At the same time, when pieced together, make up the 1:2500 masterplan of the new Kilburn Slow Street.
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physical deceleration through tile making
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Zooming in and out, one portion of the tile leads to another. Starting with the openess of the main square within the factory, the subtle level changes are emphasized within a dolly zoom perspective. Arches and entryways create a visually open space as a hint of the factory’s workspace is revealed.
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Starting with the masterplan in 1:2500, a glimpse of the spatial layout of the new highstreet is revealed, devoid of the existing hierarchical layout of building, circulation and nature. At a 1:1 scale, the tile is shown for its ‘standard’ use - a tactile object laid on a surface, a physical disruption to speed. However, it can also be regarded as a fragment of the masterplan, a micro urbanism, a hint of jamais vu.
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lost river zone - TILE FACTORY
150:1 Coming back out of the water brings us to another river related scene, on a different area of the tile, or maybe a combination of the tiles, a mixture of scales for the scene at hand.
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Diving down under the water surface of the river, and scaling up further, the 1:1 pieces of broken tiles that congregate in unsuspecting manners become the landscape of an underwater microcosm. Every nook and cranny made use of. Assuming each scene underwater is different due to the random arrangement of tiles, each scene can be found within itself, an infinite loop of scales at play
Zooming into the tiles, we eventually reach a scale where the edges and surfaces present a new environment - a new floor, a new landscape, a wall, a boundary, a mixture between micro urbanism and macro architecture.
mental deceleration through nature
Zooming in, the 1:500 partial layout of the individual zone retains the visual language of the tile, with an increased in subtlety of details, but still ambiguous. Scaling up further, objects and a more intimate setting gradually come to view, and spaces take on a slightly more definitive purpose - stairs, shelter and squares. Within similar scales, 1. workshop 2. hall tile disintegrates into objects and device the 3. office wc -4.5.an intimate human scale. in-house craftsmen workroom 6. lockers 7. flexi-space 8. break out space 9. nursery 10. hearth 11. outdoor amphitheatre 12. plug in storage cubicles
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1. workshop 2. hall 3. office 4. wc 5. in-house craftsmen workroom 6. lockers 7. flexi-space 8. break out space 9. nursery 10. hearth 11. outdoor amphitheatre 12. plug in storage cubicles
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Kilburn Tile ‘Factory’ 1:250; tile B on tile E
Within the forest zone lies a workshop/multi-functional hall. throw items away, instead they are brought to the workshop t will be collected and incinerated in the tile factory’s kiln, the h
forest zone - workshop
forest workshop cum assembly hall 1:250 @ a2
Residents of the slow street do not to be accessed. Unrepairable items hearth of the slow street.
And as we zoom in further, materiality of the different spaces reveal itself, a partial microscopic tactility of the tiles re-emerging as functional steps. Over time, new landscape is formed as the line between man made and nature made structures start to blur. Roofs become ground and new peaks are made. The increase in connected landscape turns the workshop into a large playground integrated with nature.
social acceleration through physical deceleration
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Farm Zone fragment 1:1.50; tile F on tile E
The intersection to different social components of the Open Smells. Part kitchen, part square, part farm, there really isnt a fixed structure as the programs meld into each other, as with the senses.
The farm zone is reminiscent of the rows of pubs that used to line Kilburn High in the past. However, instead of the usual linear arrangement, the street is now treated as a three-dimensional space as the community kitchen and square meld into each other, programmatically and physically. 2:11:50
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Farm zone fragment 1:50 | 72:1
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underground carparking
overlooking for security
split level routes
access to upper ground level highstreet element
Year 5, building project part 1
REIMAGINING Alexandra A playable toolkit for rethinking the residential street
The first part to my final year project, REIMAGINING Alexandra is a toolkit for the investigation into the relationship between street and inhabitation with respect to Neave Brown’s Alexandra Road Estate. Looking into the different types of streets, Neave Brown’s ideas on housing and the importance of the street in his schemes alongside urban design/ planning manuals, the estate is dismantled into key (physical) elements that play an active role in the ‘creation of a street’. The elements are then reconfigured to speculate different scenarios of what the estate might look in relation to key concepts, culminating in a speculative drawing of a new Alexandra Estate. The toolkit is designed as a set of wooden elements, engaging both the young and old in questioning status quo. As iconic form of Alexandra Estate makes it difficult for one to explore the possibilities of an alternative form. By simplifying its elements,
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guide to the past, present and future of ‘streets’
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Scan for accompanying research document!
1:50 Rowley Way Unfolded Elevation
1. door leading directly to street 2. single person width stairs creates unavoidable interaction 3. street facing balcony provides visual stimulus and interaction 4. casted concrete planter encourages display of personal items/plants along balcony 5. south & street facing deep balcony encourages usage of outdoor space 6. street facing kitchen provides security, provides olfactory stimulus
7. door leading directly to street 8. shared landing with mesh screen between unit encourages interaction 9. privacy is an issue: defensible systems are built to prevent overlooking 10. privacy is an issue: curtains are mostly drawn even in comfortable lighting and weather 11. no man’s land: street level planters are not maintained unless someone claims responsibility
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~12m width provides sense of openess and safety
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movement across street is apparent due to width of it and two way road
Types of street analysis residential streets research
hard edge with occasional break by access paths
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1. direct visual connection of front door to street 2. low partition allows for visual connect of main street and inhabitation 3. street facing balcony provides visual stimulus and interaction 4. casted concrete planter encourages display of personal items/plants along balcony 5. south & street facing deep balcony encourages usage of outdoor space 6. living space facing street isnt utilised and often covered. Vehicular access onto street = poor placemaking. Ammenity value of the front garden decreases, turning it into hard standing for parking/neglected space
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1. Individual responsibility on a communal area ensures it will be maintained 2. personal belongings adds warm touch, increases sense of community 3. trust is built as personal belongings is left in the open 4. variation in window panes allow for openess with a sense of privacy 5. front doors are spaced apart - reduces interaction between neighbours 6. ends of ‘street’ as only means of access. minimal activity only on one side 7. enclosed top is a far cry from the ‘street’ as one normally knows
hard edge all way. Access at ends of corridor
what is a street? what is it defined by?
Different combinations of the components show the extent and possibilities of the residential street with respect to the iconic form of the estate. Shops tucked under the blocks as a new highstreet? Or perhaps a rearrangement of the units in different direction to increase safety? How about an integrated multi level circulation? What would then be new key points of discussion in these new combinations?
As a summary, an unfolding drawing was done to test the growth of the street with respect to the findings from before. Starting with the existing Alexandra Estate, new elements are added as the drawing is unfolded, before finally showing the new estate and its activities.
Year 4, building project
Park Royal Partnership A circular concept and a novel circular living
The Park Royal Partnership is a co-living/working development designed based on the concept of the circular economy – to reduce waste and maximize value of products/resources in the economy. Besides the physical aspect of reducing waste, recycling and material sourcing within Park Royal, value is maintained through the act of sharing, learning and communication prompted by the various sharing spaces within the development and the unique co-living typologies. 3 forms of partnerships are featured prominently – between individuals, between businesses in Park Royal and the development, and a larger partnership involving the authorities, businesses and residents. The building sits on a currently underused green space and is raised on 4 cores with an open internal courtyard and living/ working spaces are arranged around it. Reinventing the model of communal living, a flexible typology is introduced, facilitating the growth and change of the building and occupants over time. Primarily constructed from structural LVL panels, expansion of units can be done without the need to build from ground up, freeing ground floor space for public activities. As the building grows, it opens the potential to create a larger complex, opening more doors for social integration and skill transfer. Accompanying this project is the design realisation report, an illustrated technical document discussing the background, planning context, construction, performance and delivery of the project. Please do scan the QR code to view!
Scan for design realisation document!
the building spectacle Located in Park Royal, the chosen site forms a bridge between the commercialized Old Oak and the industrial landscape of Park Royal, acting as a common ground for producers and sources. With the upcoming construction of Old Oak Common HS2 station, the area is predicted to be transformed into a bustling hub. The project rides on this wave of physical transformation by acting as a test bed for a circular system development, promoting the idea of a social, circular and regenerative way of living. The Park Royal Partnership reinterprets the ‘‘circular economy’’ with a social and programmatic focus. The partnership exists between individuals and businesses in the area in 3 forms - the sharing of space, services and skills/ knowledge. Within the building, the idea of ‘‘circularity’’ is pushed via an engineered system of food production, waste reduction and social scenarios. Sharing space and services creates more opportunities for social interaction, whilst reducing living costs for young adults.
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Type A: Current capacity: max 10 people Height: 3 storeys Entrances: +5.50m, +10.50m, + 15.50m
Type A: Current capacity: max 10 people Height: 3 storeys Entrances: +5.50m, +10.50m, + 15.50m
Type B: Current capacity: max 7 people Height: 2 storeys Entrances: +5.50m, +10.50m
Type B: Current capacity: max 7 people Height: 2 storeys Entrances: +5.50m, +10.50m
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Type C: Current capacity: max 4 people Height: 1 storey Entrances: +15.50m
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The Multi-Gen Fam 1 scenario The growth of a young family with a flexible living style changes to accommodate the elderly Occupancy: 4-6
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As time passes, new occupants enter and spaces begin to get divided. Communal spaces are negotiated to allow for specific activities such as a personal studio for an artist co-living in the unit. As it grows, the unit gets split up and an additional kitchen unit is added to accommodate the programe. Previously a single unit, it is now able to function as 2 separate units.
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Flexible communal space Instead of a traditional living room, an open space peppered with beanbags, poufs and cushion acts as a flexible communal space, with a projector to cater to a bigger group of audience. This allows for other social activities such as morning exercises to happen.
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Year 2026 Their kids grew up and grandparents move in to allow for easier elderly care. A traditional living room is brought back to facilitate elderly movement while the upper floor is dedicated to the teens.
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Fresh herbs just an arm’s reach away! (or a 2-3 minutes walk away!) (or a shout away!)
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Easily accessible chute promotes healthy habit of separating waste and recycling it.
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A typical living room layout is brought back to faciliate sitting and standing for the elderly.
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Elements within the service wall are prefabricated and clipped in between. This allows for easy change of programe and shifting of spaces to suit the growth and change of the building.
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The linear arrangement of spaces creates a fluid flow of progammes and allows for flexibility in usage.
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Still relatively new, only 5 occupants occupy the unit. The ample space allows for active communal activities such as yoga.
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Digester Chute
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House of Strangers
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1. Dining Space 2. Communal Space 3. Bedroom 4. Sharing Kitchen 5. Toilet 6. Study 7. Powder Room 8. Storage/Wardrobe 9. Indoor Garden 10. Studio 11. Outdoor Balcony 12. Outdoor Garden 13. Digester Chute 14. Communal Corridor
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The artist takes the lowest level as her live-work studio, and shares the kitchen/dining/communal spaces with other residents above.
A double height library extends the Level 1 life of books and other objects. A great repository of knowledge can be shared through teh collaboration of all residents
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Easily accessible chute promotes healthy habit of separating waste and recycling it.
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Previously the ‘living room’, it is scaled and brought up for the teens. A more relaxed envrionment for angsty growing children!
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A double height library extends the life of books and other objects. A great repository of knowledge can be shared through teh collaboration of all residents
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A double height library extends the life of books and other objects. A great repository of knowledge can be shared through teh collaboration of all residents
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Levels 1, 2, 3: +5m, +10.4m +15.4m 3 Entrances, one on each level
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1. Dining Space 2. Communal Space 3. Bedroom 4. Sharing Kitchen 5. Toilet 6. Study 7. Powder Room 8. Studio 9. Storage/Wardrobe 10. Indoor Garden 11. Communal Garden 12. Communal Corridor
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Acoustic curtain forms the door to allow for more flexible use or space when teens move out in the future.
Levels 2, 3: +5m, +10.4m 2 Entrances, one on each level
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THE PARK ROYAL PARTNERSHIP MANUAL Habitable Service Walls Prefabricated service elements such as the kitchen and toilets are plugged inbetween the service walls. These walls extend the reach of cables and pipes while the fuss free prefabricated modules provide theflexibility of growth and configurations.
a visual guide to the concepts, system, spaces and structure of the Park Royal Partnership development
the new co-living typology The design realisation report is produced in conjunction with the portfolio, which includes structural, environmental and constitutional details to the feasibility of the project. The full document can be viewed online through the QR code below.
co-living units
Fire Escape Stairs
Service wall with piping cnc-ed (75mm) Service wall (75mm) Prefab toilet with service void Prefab kitchen
Circulation
Diagram showing how the prefab elements meet the structural service wall panels
THE PARK ROYAL PARTNERSHIP MANUAL Secondary Structural Panels
The Walls The basis of the development relies on its walls, which act as both load bearing structure, as well as spatial dividers. These structural walls allow for continued growth and expansion of the units above ground level.
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Finger joints are used for the extension of the panels. Long grain to long grain joints increases the strength of the connection point and if done correctly, often exceeds the strength of the wood itself.
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Structural
a visual guide to the concepts, system, spaces and structure of the Park Royal Partnership development
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A new co-living typology is developed, that allows for expansion and customization on the resident’s part, but still retaining a general prefab construction method. The new living model allows for more than one entrance, whilst still maintaining security. Service walls form part of the structural skeleton of the development, dividing served and servant spaces. At the same time, it allows for easier maintenance and upkeeping of services. An open layout is adopted to facilitate skill sharing and social interactions.
The basic concept of layering and gluring the panels is that all panels are offset by half the original dimensionsed used. This is to ensure that the joints do not overlap, hence there will be effectively no weak junction in the finished product.
NTS, illustration purpose only Panel overview (mm) Thickness: Main: 75 x 3 layers Secondary: 51 x 3 layers Length: Main: 24 000, 32 000 Secondary: 8 000, 16 000, 24 000
Type: Secondary Dimension: 153 x 8000 x 5000
Timber Core
Layering matrix (mm) 1. 225 x 24000 x 5000 2. 225 x 32000 x 5000 3. 153 x 8000 x 5000 4. 153 x 16000 x 5000 5. 153 x 24000 x 5000 Standard width panels are used to sandwich smaller ones to reduce cutting work. Type: Secondary Dimension: 153 x 16 000 x 5000
Foundation & Deep Piles Type: Main Dimension: 225 x 24 000 x 5000 Type: Secondary Dimension: 153 x 24 000 x 5000
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The development allows for growth within and around the unit, as well as the opportunity for expansion and connection between adjacent blocks. Instead
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The Laundrette
The Sharing Library
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The free library concept is promoted. As the saying goes, one man’s lost is another man’s treasure.
The Breakout Spaces
Recycling points are also easily accessible through the communal corridor.
digester chute is attached to 10 Aeach kitchen faciliating food
Chipwood and other organic brown material can be recycled to produce compost.
waste recycling to produce fertilizer for growing.
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Garden pockets act as teaching-learning space as well as food production.
Sharing kitchen accessible from 12 units and communal corridor
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Pulley baskets around pocket gardens requires interaction between residents for usage to transport produce from one level to another.
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A double height library extends the life of books and other objects. A great repository of knowledge can be shared through teh collaboration of all residents
Water Wastage
Water usage is decreased with a communal laundrette
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A recycling chute collects brown material from the workshop to create compost
Pulley Drying Rack
A traditional way of drying, it reduces electricity usage whenever possible
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Breakout spaces provide room for discussions, interactions and relaxation
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A built in ironing table top facilitates the laundry sequence and experience, while creating a chance for social interaction between neighbours
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Specially designed kitchen opening connects to a planter that is both accessible from within the unit and the communal corridor
Active Recycling
Compost bins are also accessible from the communal corridor for residents to actively engage in recycling
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Built into every kitchen is a digestor chute connected to the core leading to an anerobic digestor, which in turn produces fertilizer for the plants
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Community workshop brings makers from Park Royal and residents together
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Steel wires around stairs facilitates the growth of beans and climbers, creating another planting site while providing visual stimulus and privacy screening
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Quiet reading corners are provided in addition to break out spaces
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The Co-Working Space
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Co-working space provides an opportunity for co-working, learning, sharing experiences.
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A discussion corner is provided for supplier/client meetings in Park Royal.
The Communal Space
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A discussion corner is provided for supplier/ client meetings in Park Royal.
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Reuse & Recycle
Offcut collected from related industries within Park Royal are given new life
Reuse & Recycle
Offcut collected from related industries within Park Royal are given new life
Expansion and Growth
Space is provided for growth and expansion of the co-working space
Hot Desking
Leisure or work, a communal space for flexible use
5 Apprenticeship Learning from one another, or makers in Park Royal in the form of workshops
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Apprenticeship Learning from one another, or makers in Park Royal in the form of workshops
An open internal courtyard connects the spaces visually and allows for communication across levels.
Community workshop brings makers from Park Royal and residents together
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Repair & Create
A fun corner is created for users to loosen up and to initiate conversations
Leisure and repairworks are both encouraged within the workshop Discussion Space
Suppliers and clients can conduct meetings here as there is a lack of such spaces in Park Royal
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Leisure and repairworks are both encouraged within the workshop
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In-house Maker 24/7 expert for enquiries, consultations and lessons
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In-house Maker 24/7 expert for enquiries, consultations and lessons
Consultation window in line with entrance for quick & easy access Consultation window in line with entrance for quick & easy access
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Breakout spaces allow for conversations, rest and interactions.
Garden pockets act as teaching-learning space as well as food production.
Co-working space provides an opportunity for co-working, learning, sharing experiences.
communal and community A series of communal areas and working spaces are designed to help facilitate social interaction, collaborations and the flow of knowledge. These spaces are bridged by a communal corridor, creating the central courtyard. Built within the cores are different elements or spaces that encourages sharing and social interactions, such as a double height sharing library, reading nooks, break out spaces, extended balconies, fridges, laundry spaces and herb/ produce rack. Such spaces exemplify ideas of circularity while promoting reuse instead of disposal. A sense of community is created as residents would need to collaboratively maintain the space to keep up the exchange of knowledge and objects. Uniquely Park Royal, workshops and co-working spaces allow the teaching and learning of the wide variety of skillsets from businesses through workshops.
SEASONAL DENSE(CITIES)
LIVING GARDEN TYPOLOGIES FOR FUTURE LONDON
Year 3, building project
Seasonal Dense(cities)
The balance between quality and quantity
The idea of dense living is normally associated with the economic aspect of units per sq area. However, there are many more aspects to the idea of densification that seem to be lacking in newer developments, such as ecological density and the quality of dense living. This project re-examines the understanding of densification in the 21st century. The Stepney Green Garden Village is a high density, low-rise mixed development in Tower Hamlets. Slated as the next area for development as the city expands, the scheme challenges the instinctive reaction to built upwards, instead borrowing the traditional London terraced house typology, incorporating flora and fauna in its architecture to promote ecological density, while highlighting the importance of the quality of density we are living in.
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Housing
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As an alternative to the ever-growing towerblock typologies, Stepney Green Garden Village is a low-rise, high density mixed used development that sits in an orthogonal row formation, with lush green boundary on its perimeters to act as privacy screens for the surrounding residential buildings. The entrance facing the main street is turned into a public space, continuing the street into the development, engaging pedestrians. 4 different backyard typologies are created to accommodate, introduce and integrate the various residents into the area. There is a typology for every degree of social openness one has towards his/her surroundings. A communal backyard strip runs along the entire row of houses, encouraging co-ownership of spaces, increasing tolerance and responsibility towards one another.
1st floor COURTYARD CATALOGUE 4 different courtyard typologies to accommodate, introduce and integrate the various residents into the area. There is a typology for every degree of social openess one has towards his/her surroundings. No matter how private the spaces are, there is always opportunity for one to mingle with his/her neighbours.
The very private The duo
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A total of 7 different gardens of various size and microclimate is built into the unit. A strategic cut through the house reveals the many gardens within the unit. On the ground floor, a view of the typical backyard is seen, while the first floor reveals the water garden between the 2 rooms. Lastly, the roof garden, offering a view of the development. Nature bleeds into the unit, blurring the boundary between indoors and outdoors. The unit is designed such that a view towards a garden is offered in every part of the house. The close presence of nature in relation to the different spaces allows residents to reap the benefits of nature despite being indoors.
A key feature of the project is the extended seasons as a response to London’s dull winter and the excess heat waste from both public and private entities. The development uses grey water system in both public and private areas. Each unit has a cistern collecting rainwater which is used to water the plants and maintain humidity in specific areas.
Learning from Sainsbury, excess heat generated from refrigerating and lighting devices in both public and private spaces as well as solar energy will be stored using a ground source heat pump. During colder months, heat will be pumped up to warm the private gardens and courtyards, allowing the continued growth of plants and increased harvest. Stepney Green Garden Village becomes an oasis in London’s harsh winter
Year 3, building project
Vertical (void) Decks The project investigates a plausible new typology for the integration of public spaces into London’s housing schemes, taking inspiration from Singapore, where the Smithson’s ‘Streets in the Sky’ concept flourished. Robin Hood Gardens is an existing brutalist beauty slated for demolition due to its reclining state. The project works with the estate’s unique structure and typology, employing a method of subtraction and addition to introduce a community space within the tower block in an attempt to rejuvenate the area. Playful interpretations of a sky garden to create a calm enclave functions as a peaceful respite from the area’s busy traffic noise, while attracting wildlife, bringing nature and people closer together.
A triptych merging People’s Park Complex in Singapore and Robin Hood Gardens in London, exploring issues of security, maintenance and the enjoyment of life in the complex. A sense of familiarity in an unfamiliar environment was the starting point of the project. Tied by a common architectural concept of ‘streets in the sky’, elevated corridors in Singapore were commonplace and accepted. Conversely, the same concept failed terribly in Britain. The project seeks to question the success and failure between the two distinct cultures, and imagines a new typology in relation to Robin Hood Gardens.
overview of sky gardens, vertical and horizontal circulation
analysis of existing unit types
study of multiple use spaces
Vertical space ---- V01
Entry Deck --- ED
Lower horizontal space --H01
Prime Space -- PS
Central space --CS
Taller vertical space ---- V02
Upper horizontal space -- H02
Intimate spaces -- IS01, 02, 03
Analyzing the existing unit types in Robin Hood Gardens shows a tetris like formation and upon addition and subtraction of a unit, a unique void is presented, with specific connections to existing spaces - an extended living room, an open kitchen, a window to an otherwise stuffy room. Different spaces for different activities are created across the void, establishing new connections between private and public, old and new, humans and nature. These enclaves become the catalyst for social interaction between residents, a puncture of activity in the super block activates and extends the otherwise dead corridors. The increase in horizontal and vertical connection allows residents to stroll through and around the super block. These elevated green pockets in turn attract wildlife, improving ecology whilst functioning as elevated sanctuaries for both humans and nature.
Activity types, spaces, extensions
Year 2, building project
The Bill
An exercise on fabrication
The Bill - Honokohau’s game fishing hub is a project focusing on the relationship between craft and the environment. Located on the Big Island in Hawai’i, Honokohau Harbour is one of the biggest harbour in the area, acting as a launchpad for a plethora of water activities. However, due to red tape, the harbour gradually deteriorated. Game fishing tournament are held annually in Hawaii, with the large part of its fishing held in waters around the Big Island, however the only harbour allowing for such an activity is located in Oahu, a few islands away from the game fishing location. The Bill celebrates the annual affair that attracts global attention whilst providing a steady source of income for locals, and an attraction for tourists. The project focuses on an act of fabrication - specifically, slip casting using clay sourced locally from the volcanic island. To blend into its low-leveled surroundings and retain the openness of the harbour, the boundaries between interior and exterior are blurred visually and physically as ramps become roofs and screens become doors.
Elevation, night & day view
During game fishing season, the weighin station becomes the centre of the development, accommodating crowds and spectatorship. Off-season, the diner becomes the highlight, with other facilities built around it. Keeping with the openness of the site, a ramp stretches from the ground level before transitioning into the roof of the dining, allowing both the abled and the disabled to enjoy the sport. The layered low levels allows the building to blend into its surrounding, with the diner emitting a soft glow at night.
With fish scales as a starting point, the geometry was iterated over again to produce architectural structures of different visual porosity ranging from screens to roof, filtering sight, light, sound and smell, whilst engaging touch. Fired tiles glisten in the light, whilst unfired clay tiles mark and record water levels and cleanliness.