ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO SHOON LEI KHIN
selected works / 2016-2019
CONTENT CURRICULUM VITAE STUDIO PROJECTS KYOSEI : SUSTAINABLE WORKPLACES IN KYOTO THE HOPE SCHOOL THE FOUNDERS’ MEMORIAL THE HOUSE OF STAIRS DOWN UNDER OTHER PROJECTS RAFFLES CRESCENT SPATIAL JOINTS THE MULTIFOLD
EDUCATION 2016 - PRESENT
Bachelor of Science (Architecture and Sustainable Design) Singapore University of Technology and Design
2013-2015
GCE ‘A’ Levels Jurong Junior College
2009-2012
GCE ‘O’ Levels Shuqun Secondary School
AWARDS SHOON LEI KHIN leikhin_shoon@mymail.sutd.edu.sg http://issuu.com/shoonleikhin +65 81119477 (SG) Date of Birth: 12 June 1996 Citizenship: Myanmar
MAY 2017- MAY 2018
Humanitarian Award Project Radiate 360 (Radiate Club)
MAY 2017- MAY 2018
Best Rotaract Project for the District Rotary Club of Pandan Valley
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE MAY 2017- MAY 2018
I am a final year architecture student from Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). Throughout my academic career, I have discovered a philosophy that entails design as a collaborative, and interdisciplinary work that responds well to modern day and future issues. I believe that great designs are born out of hard work, perseverance and passion. I am passionate, self-driven, hard working and willing to go above and beyond to design spaces that best suit our lifestyle.
Radiate 360 Leader 1) Together with 3 other leaders, lead a team of 25 fresh mores to Tra Vinh Province, Vietnam 2) Coordinated with Vietnam host organisation and SUTD 3) Applied the grant from National Youth Council (NYC) on behalf of the team 4) Built Water collection system and solar system to the community library 5)Fund raised and gathered sponsorship over $3000 6) The project won the Best Rotaract Project for the District, awarded by the Rotary Club of Pandan Valley 7) The project won the Humanitarian Award 2019, awarded by the SUTD
09 MAY - 12 MAY 2018
SUTD Orientation Organising Committee Orientation Group Leader
CO-CURRICULAR EXPERIENCE JAN 2017
Radiate 360 Planning Committee 1) Was part of a team of 3 who designed educational tool-kits which would expose the children to science and technology in an easily understandable way 2) Built Mobile Library together with a team of 26 people to cultivate a reading habit in the local children 3) Built an Eco-Garden that includes interactive activities (role-play kitchen, tepee) for the kids in the village 4) Installed solar panels in the playground to provide lighting at night 5) The project won the Humanitarian Award 2017, awarded by SUTD
WORK EXPERIENCE SEPT - OCT 2016
Archifest 2016 Docent 1) Assisted in the tour group of 40 people by attending to the needs of the people 2) Made sure that the tour members did not get left behind by taking attendance after every location 3) Was also a photographer to record the activities, for next year Archifest
MAY - SEPT 2017
Building Construction Authority (BCA) Intern, Universal Design Department 1) Studied the Basic Code of Accessibility 2007 and 2017 by BCA 2) Regulate and update the portal under the UDD 3) Went for site visits and audits in the Jurong Area 4) Researched on the Learning enhancement systems in the buildings and Detectable Warning Surfaces and present 5) Assisted in the revamp of the portal by coding and collating data
MAY - SEPT 2018
Surbana Jurong Private Limited Intern, Architecture Studio 3 1) Draw conceptual drawings and develop them in 3d using rhino and sketchup software, followed by supervisions from the architects and structural engineers 2) Draw detailed elevations, plans and sections. 3) Edit renders and 3d diagrams for client presentations, design alterations and construction documents.
SEPT 2018- JULY 2019
Build It Green (BIG) EXCO Club by Building Construction Authority (BCA) Executive Member 1) Organised a Green Mark Challenge for the polytechnic and university students to promote green built environment 2) Together with the 5 students from various universities in Singapore, coordinated and came up with the concept and the programmes for the challenge 3) Liaised with the industry partners and various organisations to gather support and funding for the challenge LANGUAGE
SKILLS Rhinoceros Revit Autocad Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe Indesign V-ray Grasshopper Lumion Microsoft Office
Laser Cutting 3D Printing Model Making Architectural Sketching
English Burmese
01 KYOSEI IN SOCIETY 5.0 Course: Sustainable Workplaces in Kyoto Design Studio/ Term 8 Instructor: Ryusuke Kojio (Takenaka Corporation), Shohei Miyajima (Takenaka Corporation) Site : Kyoto, Japan
Kyosei is a Japanese word that translates into symbiosis or coexistense. Society 5.0 is a Japan’s ambitious societal-digital transformation plan that aims to pave the road to the super-smart society that fully incorporates the technological innovations with key pillars such as infrastructure, finance technology, healthcare, logistics and artificial intelligence. The concept of Kyosei in the workplaces means people from differnt walks of life, different jobs and positions can coexist and work together harmoniously. Such workplaces should be able to provide people with spaces that have different levels of privacy. Nestled within the mountains of Kyoto, this project offers a redefined sustainable workplace with various workplace sizes and varying levels of privacy. This workplace is shared by the public as such, there are no permanent residents in the buildings. This place operates in a first come first serve advanced booking system.
Typology The common typology in the mountain area of Higashiyama Ward are the temples and the shrines with gardens and nature landscapes. There are lesser residential houses and more temples near the mountain areas, compared to the city central. Entry Points Site Analysis The site is located in the middle of the road intersections. At the west side of the site are the gates of the Gion Temple. More number of people will are likely to enter the site through these gates. At the eastern side of the site are the road intersections leading to Maruyama Park .
The sound map helps to analyse at which point of area within the vincinity of the site have the loudest soud level. The range of sound level varies from lowest 50dB to 90dB. This will help to determine the privacy level and the programatic zoning of the building.
90 dB 55 dB *time recorded 5.30 pm Massing Strategy
Legends: Temple Greenery Roads Water Site Buildings
The site is located right in the middle of the road junctions and the famous tourist attractions such as the Gion Temple and the Maruyama Park. In order to creat an undisturbed pedestrian flow as people cross from one place to another, the site area is divided into four parts.
The four buildings are the placed onto four different parts. The buildings are of different sizes to cater for different groups of people.
Bridges and the viewing platforms are added to make the circulation around the buildings better.
In order not to compromise the privacy levels of the people working inside the buildings and also to provide a more comfortable and conducive working environment, the three buildings are barrcaded, creating a public and private space.
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Legend individual office
large meeting room
open space desk
collaborative lounge
small meeting room
coffee zone
Programmatic Zoning Site Plan Scale : 1:725
Axonometric Site Plan Scale : 1: 1000
First Floor Plan Scale: 1: 725 Second Floor Plan Scale: 1: 500
02 THE HOPE SCHOOL Course: Sustainable Design Option Studio/ Term 7 Group Members: Shoon Lei Khin, Low Si Hong, Caleb See, Loh Jia Yun, Tan Hui Yin, Chong Kar Wei, Wu Kai, Zhou Chu Chu, Mai Shengxian, Chan Li Yu, Rebekah Low, Fang Zixin, Ong Jie Min, Wong Yi Xin, Afiffah Binte Ab Ghapar Instructor: Dr. Chong Keng Hua Site : Long An Province, Vietnam The hope school is a pre-school for the children from 3 months old to 6 years old of age in Tan Tay Village, Vietnam. The project is in collaboration with CapitaLand Vietnam whereby we got the rare opportunity to have our design come to fruition and make a difference to the community residing in Tan Tay, Long An province. This project is a nine-month long project where participatory community design workshops, site visits to the existing kindergarten and preliminary design ideas to the stakeholders had been done prior to the actual ideation and design of the kindergarten in January 2019. In March 2019, the studio travelled to Ho Chih Minh City to present the final design concepts to Tan Tay Kindergarten principal, teachers and Capitaland Vietnam. The construction of the final design is scheduled to start in May 2019 and will culminate in a expedition organised by Capitaland in October 2019.
Concept
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Tan Tay Kindergarten was designed with these three E’s is mind: exploration, expression and excitement. To enable learning through exploration, the landscape was designed to accommodate diverse activities for children to experience. In between spaces were re-imagined to house creative learning opportunities, giving the children a place to express themselves outside the classrooms. A large open space for children to run and play, facilitate an environment for learning through excitement.
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Ground Floor Plan Ground Floor Plan 1:100 Ground Floor Plan 1:400 1:100
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First Floor Plan First Floor Plan 1:100 First Floor Plan 1:400 1:100
Tan Tay Kindergarten was designed with these three E’s is mind: exploration, expression and excitement. To enable learning through exploration, the landscape was designed to accommodate diverse activities for children to experience. In between spaces were reimagined to house creative learning opportunities, giving the children a place to express themselves outside the classrooms. A large open space for children to run and play, facilitate an environment for learning through excitement.
LEGEND Fire: Trainscape Earth: Village Metal: City Water: Beach Wood: Forest
Landscape Concept
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East Elevation 1:150
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Interior Sectional Perspectives
02 RAFFLES CRESCENT
Course: Building Information Modelling (BIM) Group Members: Shoon Lei Khin, Hendriko Teguh Sangkanparan, Rebecca Tan, Ng Su Wen Instructor: Bige Tunce, William Saputra Site : Finlayson Green, Singapore
A mixed use office centre that bridges connection, business, and nature, now and for the years to come. It aims to form a platform of access, networking and social space destination for businesses and professionals with a consciousness in nature, timeless, and forward looking business centre that is built for the sustainable future. Numerous factors were considered for the site analysis such as green spaces in the vicinity, traffic and wind were done before the ideation of the concept design. Once the concept design had been finalised, the 3d model was then cadded in Revit. The project brief is to design a mixed use tower in a Central Business District that includes spaces for offices and retail with the focus on sustainability and energy-saving. Programmatic Distribution, Vertical Transportation within the tower, and numerous factors such as GFA, NLA, Utilisation Ratio, Green Area Percentage, Public Area, Lifts cores were also put into consideration in this project.
Site Analysis
The site is situated within the Central Business District. Within this urban area, there are both man-made and natural green spaces for office workers to gather and get away from their hectic work.
The site is situated within the Central Business District, Singapore’s vibrant and highly walkable economic center. Hence, it becomes crucial to factor in the large volume of people passing through the site, especially to and fro main traffic nodes such as MRTs and bus stops.
The site is situated within the Central Business District, with buildings with various heights surrounding it. The wind flow analysis assuming wind direction is blowing from the sea, suggest that there is a relatively low wind area at the site. This is an opportunity to create a micro-climate effect to modify and create a more comfortable office or living space.
In addition, the site is situated in between two major arterial roads and beside an important crossjunction. Its desirable position in a central location can provide for interesting design strategies. Nestled within the midst of many tall skyscrapers, it is important to take into consideration the orientation of openings of the buildings to face these views. The series of drawings show the views available at different levels of height on the site.
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Concept Diagram iterative process
Continuation of green space
Density gradient in green spaces
Vertical movement to provide plaza
Carving out openings for views
Central atrium for maximising wind flow
Final Concept Drawing
EAST WING
WEST WING
core meeting rooms pantry printing rooms/ locker rooms green pockets director’s room
wash rooms passenger lift cargo lift staircase HVAC express lift retail space
Level 1 floor plan
Level 12 floor plan
green spaces outdoor sitting spaces
Level 3 floor plan
Level 32 floor plan
sustainable strategies cooling and ventilation strategy
air in air out sunlight
cooling vines and green pockets
pot plant planter boxes
direct green ventilation
Wires run throughout the building and let vines to grow upon it to act as shades from sun and reduction of wind speed acting as a natural filtering mesh. This reduces the need of the air-conditioning as natural shading devices are used and available.
Pot plants are not big trees yet it is sufficient to reduce the high wind speed of the higher open floors, creating a comfortable space rather than a too windy space. the plants are also the first line of defence from the harsh rain of Singapore.
The availability of greens around the development enables circulation of air from areas that usually requires ventilation. ie. maintenance shaft and toilets. The availability of trees will act as natural purifier and thus enabling a much lower energy used to make these amenities comfortable.
vertical transport strategy sky lobbies and public private division Level 50
level 31-50 level 11-30 level 4-10 public 1-3, 11,31 cloud bar
Level 31 sky lobby
rooftop restaurant Level 11 sky lobby Level 1
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THE FOUNDERS’ MEMORIAL Course: Core Studio 1/ Term 4 Group Members: Shoon Lei Khin, Tan Zhi Wei, Hendriko Teguh Sangkanparan, Yu Jia Xin Instructor: Ong Ker-Shing Site : Marina Bay East, Singapore Our Founders’ Memorial is a living memory of Singapore that grows as time passes. It aims to be an educational site that commemorates the efforts of our Founding Fathers and evokes a sense of pride towards Singapore’s achievements thus far. At the same time, the Memorial blends seamlessly into daily functionalities of the site. We would like to encourage people to make the most use out of the existing grass plain, which aims to be a recreational space and rest area for anyone and everyone. The Memorial is an intentional space where we have full control over the activities within. In contrast, the outdoor field is a free and open space, its purpose dictated by its occupants.
SITE FLYER
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GARDENS BY THE BAY SOUTH
MARINA BAY SANDS
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1. Old Singapore 2. Developing Singapore 3. Modern Singapore meditation space plan
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04 THE HOUSE OF STAIRS Course: Core Studio 1 / Term 4 Instructor: Ong Ker-Shing Site : Amoy Street, Singapore
The House of Stairs is a small members’ club with varieties of sport facilities, situated in an urban context, paying attention to the traditional architectural composition of the shop house. The House of Stairs is designed to respond sensitively to the surrounding shop houses while at the same time maintaining the minimalist outlook to stand out from the surroundings. The house aims to bring out the curiosity in the visitors with the flight of stairs that connects from the 1st floor all the way to the 4th floor. The visitors are prompted with the view of the interior volume of the shop house with floating sport halls and staggered courts.
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05 DOWN UNDER Course: Core Studio 2 / Term 5 Instructor: Christine Yogiaman Site : One North, Singapore
Down Under is an underground meditation space with the tree top walk above it. The project location is at the one north, surrounding by commercial buildings, filled with constant buzz of life and energy. At the centre of the site is the dense tree envelope which provides the good opportunity to be used as an element for the meditation space. The concept of the meditation space is being peaceful and has lots of green space. The green envelope is kept intact with the meditation space built around it to take advantage of the greenery to foster peaceful and tranquil environment. The meditation space is located at the steepest area of the site to take advantage of the contours.
Geometric Exploration
The tree envelopes in the site are mapped out to identify of the different densities of the trees in different parts of the site. 4 nodes which are occupied with at least 70% of the trees coverage are then chosen to be the focal points.
Tangential lines that are perpendicular to the tree envelopes that are at the outermost are drawn.
Making these 4 notes as centre points, tangential lines that are perpendicular to the tree envelope are then drawn to derive the form of the meditation space.
The area is then highlighted and demarcated based on the tangential lines, which will then be used for t he development of the meditation space.
The area is then subdivided into different zones, with each zone offering different view points. The area is the extended to the ends of the site area to form a continuous space at the tree top walk which is located on top of the meditation space.
Concrete Roof
Glass Door Concrete walls Hardwood Flooring Structural Strategy
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07 THE MULTIFOLD
Course: Digital Design Fabrication Group Members: Shoon Lei Khin, Charlotte Phang, Low Si Hong, Wang Yukun Instructor: Stylianos Dritsas, Sam Conrod Joyce
The aim of our design is to create a porous structure that is tall and stable with easy assembling methods to ease transportation efforts. We intend to create a hybrid structure that incorporates the structural benefits of both metal and wood into our creation. We are mainly interested in exploring with joints for our design as we would like to harness the flexibility of joints to construct a structure that is capable of being compressed for transportation ease and expanded for display purposes. In the case of joints, we explored both metal and wooden joints, with the inclination towards metal joints. We explored on joints with the aim in mind to keep our structure as light as possible while not compromising on structural stability. We also intend to engage a locking mechanism in our design to stabilise the joints and ensure the integrity of the structure. All in all, we envision our structure to be a sophisticated fusion of metal and wood that harness the benefit of both materials to maximise stability with minimal weight and maximum height. For the wooden skeletal structure, we intend to give it a simple and straightforward configuration.
Code Exploration
Prototype 3* utilities a hinge mechanism. Every two plates is linked by 4 columns, each made up of two identical wooden pieces, connected by a hinge in the middle. The wooden pieces are then connected to the planks above and below using two other hinges respectively. The locking mechanism is situated at two sides of the overall structure. It involves a wooden piece connected to the wooden plank on the upper end by a hinge and a shape complementary to the groove created on the lower plank. During rest, the hinges allow the compression of the structure to form stacks and during display, the hinges allows the expansion of structure and supports are placed in locked position. Problems encountered: The design was structurally unsound and can be simplified further for easier assembly. However, we wanted to stick to our concept of designing joints for our structure. We explored further to see what joints would be more appropriate for our structure.
Initial Design
Our final design uses bolts and nuts for our joint connections. Every plate is made up four wooden pieces joined by through joints, which are further reinforced by nails to ensure structural integrity. Every 2 plates are linked by 4 columns, with each column made up of 2 identical wooden pieces with a 10 cm stack overlap where the bolts and nuts are placed to connect the pieces. Bolts and nuts are also used to connect the columns to the plates. When in expanded form, both bolts will be in place at each connection to lock the joints and ensure structural integrity. There are 2 bolts and nuts at each connection, arranged in a vertical position. When the top bolt is removed for every connection, it allows the one-dimensional rotation of the joint such that the entire structure can be compressed to form stacks of plates with the columns resting at the sides. When in expanded form, both bolts will be in place at each connection to lock the joints and ensure structural integrity.
Karamba gravity load factor: 1 wind load factor: 0.500 deformation: 5 cross sections type: trapezoid type of load(s): lateral forces (wind load), self-weight
Wind Load
Fixity Points There are 8 points of the structure that are fixed to the ground.
Utilisation
Minimal displacement due to force
Utilisation for new design is much lower than the old design. According to this analysis, the skeletal structure of the new design has achieved high structural stability.
Fabrication Process Preparation Stage Before beginning our fabrication and assembly of the structure, we had to plane and cut the wooden planks given to us ( 6in x 4in x 1in) according to the sizes that we required. We cut the wooden planks into two categories: 1) 1510 mm x 50.8 mm for base plate, 2) 850 mm x 25.4 mm for columns
We planed the wooden pieces individually according their thickness.
Cutting & Drilling We then marked out, cut and drill the wooden planks according to our structure.
We mark out the 1510 mm x 50.8 mm plank to make a through joint for the base plane.
We mark out the 850 mm x 25.4 mm plank to make holes to form rotating and locking joints for the columns.
Fabrication Process Assembly Stage Before beginning our fabrication and assembly of the structure, we had to plane and cut the wooden planks given to us ( 6in x 4in x 1in) according to the sizes that we required.
Hammering in the nails into the joints to reinforce them.
The columns are erected up for another base plane to attach on top.
Two nails are hammered diagonally
The structure is built in modules.
The planks are drilled into holes for the bolts and nuts.
Bolts and the nuts are inserted and then tightened to ensure the structure is stable.
The joints are rotated and the module is compressed downwards,
08 SPATIAL JOINTS
Course: Digital Design Fabrication Group Members: Shoon Lei Khin, Nicole Tay, Fang Zixin, Zhou Chu Chu Instructor: Stylianos Dritsas
This project aims to explore the different types of joints and locking system, using the aluminum sheet and the wooden boards to form an artifact that combines the aesthetic and the technical. The design of the artifact is simple, lightweight and makes use of the modular joints within the boundaries. The primary concept of the artifact is to design a simple joint that could serve its function of connecting 4 fins angled differently from the middle, with the minimal use of the screws.
Concept We sought to design a simple joint that could serve its function of connecting 4 fins angled differently from the middle. Before we came up with the design, we first looked at the design requirements in terms of lengths and the angles. From there, we went on to design the aluminium parts and the interlocking systems. We wanted to have minimal use of the screws, thus we went for the design that require no screws in the aluminium parts in the middle.
Two pieces of metal pieces are interlocked together simply by slotting them into each other.
With the shape of an ‘e”, the two pieces are interlocked together just by the gravity. The ’e’ shape prevents the pieces from sliding out.
Design Explorations
We then came up with the locking system that combined the two of our concepts.
Design Assembly The three middle pieces are first inserted into the one of the metal pieces in the four wings.
The metal tabs are then added to each four sides to lock the centre middle pieces in place.
The wooden blocks are then added to each 4 metal pieces to form wings.
Different types of joints were considered to properly lock the joints without much assistance of the screws. The design of the fins that are attached to the screws are also modified to break out from the symmetry.
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4 M8 screws are then added to each wing to secure the wooden pieces and the metal pieces together.
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Fabrication Process 1. 2D Cutting File
5. Actual Cutting
9. Filing individual metal pieces
On Rhino, we had to convert the curves to poly-curves as well as save the file as a .Dxf file so as to prepare for the actual cutting.
The use of the water-jet cutting machine was a first for all of us and we were all very fascinated by the fact that water could actually cut through metal.
The use of the water jet cutting machine was a first for all of us and we were all very fascinated by the fact that water could actually cut through metal.
2. Cutting file imported
6. Metal sheet with individual pieces
Upon reaching the fab lab, we passed the .Dxf file to the staff who helped us to import and convert the file to the format readable by the water-jet cutting machine.
The tabs kept the metal pieces in place such that they do not go missing. Due to the simplicity of our joinery design, we did not face much trouble taking it out from the metal sheet.
3. Preparing Aluminium Sheet
7. Laser cut Plywood
10. Assemble
This step consists of the fablab staff helping us clamp the aluminium sheet down to the waterjet machine.
Due to the mild curvature at the bottom of each plywood pieces, we decided to use laser cut instead of hand cutting them despite knowing there will be burnt marks.
As we were afraid of getting the middle joinery pieces mixed up due to the minute differences in dimensions of each, we decided to lay out accordingly before assembling them. The assembling of the final product was rather straightforward.
4. Making necessary adjustments for cut The fablab staff helped us to make the necessary adjustments such as zeroing the machine to ensure that the cutting area is within the 600 x 400 mm dimensions of the aluminium sheet.
8. Sanding Plywood pieces We used sandpaper to individually sand the burnt edges to give them a clean and white finish. However, sanding it clean was more challenging than we expected to be.
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