Portfolio by Simon Heng

SIMON HENG

University Tunku Abdul Rahman BA | 2021

CURRICULUM VITAE

CONTACT INFORMATION

Name: Heng Chun Keat

Nationality: Malaysian / Singapore PR Tel +65 89164206

Email: hengchunkeat@gmail.com

SKILLS

Construction Drawing

Autocad

Revit: Archicad: Rhino: 3D modeling, Rendering

Sketchup

Lumion: Enscape

Twinsmotion:

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Production Adobe Photoshop: Adobe Illustrator: Adobe Indesign: Microsoft Offices:

Recent graduate of UTAR (University Tunku Abdul Rahman) with proficiency in architectural design, construction documentation, and sustainable design practices, seeking an Entry-Level position to contribute to architectural projects

EDUCATION

University of Tunku Abdul Rahman, Bachelor of Science (Honours) Architecture | January 2017 - January 2021

CGPA 3.0643 / 4.00 Dean list: January 2017 President list: October 2019

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Industry Training, As Architectural Trainee At Rehane Consultants Pte Ltd | Octorber 2018 - May 2019

The company is an design and build arhictectural company, as such, I have the opportunity to contribute in design and project management role.

Contribution in Design:

• Performed data collection, and site analysis.

• Propose design strategy, design synthesis preliminary design

• Develop design using mockup model to resolve massing challenge.

• Finalise the massing using Sketchup in 3D model.

• Perform space planning using sketch and finalised in CAD

• Assisting in preparing tender drawing and construction drawing

• Attended Client meeting to finalised the design process.

• Meeting subcons and suppliers to resolve material and M&E.

Freelance Architectural Designer | January 2021 - present

• Site meeting with client to understand site context and client needs

• development.

• Provide personalized interior design space planing

• Material selection with client and Mood Board presentation.

• Understand budget and keep the solution within the budget

• Address site challenges hidden needs and proposed design solution

Contribution in Project Management:

• Handle RFA and RFI

• Performed claim calculation, Ensure accurate claim, and bill based on

• completed phases.

• Prepare weekly report on site progress.

•.Manage site operations make sure safety document is done according.

• Ensure worker to construct according drawing.

• Liase with subcon and supplier and the detail and shop drawing

• Maintain goodrelationshipwithneighbors resolved construction challenges.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

Design Competition, Sunway Velocity Mall | April 2017

• Leader to a team of 3 students to design a space at Sunway Velocity Mall.

• Liase with onsite worker ensure they work according to drawings.

• Work with worker to resolve on site challenge, such as M&E

• Ensure work done according project schedule

• Liase with neighbour for bathroom leakage challenge.

• Resolve unexpected site challenges such as water leakage challenges.

• Perform site analysis case study analysis, design strategies presented handmade model, and design solution in presnetation boards.

• Awarded First place winner of the competition and honored for Best Original Design Idea.

REFFERAL CONTACTS

Ar Quake Huay Tin | Registered Architect and Lecturer of University Tunku Abdul Rahman.

Contact: Upon Request

ONCE UPON A PANDEMIC

A STORY OF MOSQUE AS HAVEN FOR THE PEOPLE

01. STORY OF MOSQUE AS HAVEN FOR THE PEOPLE THRIVING IN PANDEMIC

The rapid progress of the Covid-19 pandemic has led us to re-evaluate the importance of our daily living environment. The religious world in all traditions responses to natural disasters in the forms of offering social support and conduct in the community.

However, it is noted that after a year of the deadly pandemic, most of the architecture design of existing mosques in Malaysia are not able to provide comprehensive social support to serve as pandemic shelters during Covid-19 outbreak, even though mosques are found located in just around every corner of the towns and cities.

The design direction is to reinforce the forgotten roles and transforms them into a living, dynamic and social friendly institution and platforms, where a refuge albeit temporarily during the time of natural pandemic disasters is forged. It serves to act as a pilot project that hopefully will encourage other mosques would follow suit upon its successful implementation.

The word “Haven“ in Cambridge dictionary refers to “A Place of Peace”, “A Refuge”. It refers to a place where people look for, when there is darkness, like pandemic. A homonym of Haven is “Heaven”. Both words sound alike and their respective meanings are fully relevant to the mosque, divine, and pandemic. That is, mosque as “Haven” to provide social aids when there is pandemic; At the same time, mosque as “Heaven” to celebrate social interactions and connection to continue the good deeds when the pandemic is over

The project direction is to discuss how the divine (i.e the hidden hand) take care of his people, through architecture as a medium. How people dialogue with the divine through urban, spaces, programmes, light and sound in referencing and inspired by the quran teaching.

SCIENTIFIC WORLD

The scientific community responds to the pandemic through research and development of vaccines, quarantining infected patients, implementing social distancing policies, promoting mask-wearing and protective shields, and sanitizing living spaces and physical bodies to combat the virus. These efforts are rooted in science and represent a coordinated response from the scientific community.

RELIGIOUS WORLD

Traditionally, the religious world has always stood with humanity during natural disasters. So, how did the religious world respond to the pandemic?

RESPONSES OF RELIGIOUS THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY

Mother Theresa taking care of the patients whom carries the communicable diseases, as well as abandone children. of scale. This act is viewed as bleaching of myriad of characters, and a loss of rich experience.

In 1980, India faced a severe drought. The lack of food causes many people to suffer from starving. Mosque collected donated food and feed the local community to push through from the difficulty.

Many residents in India loses their beloved home during the eathquake happened in India. Many become homeless overnight, their home, bed and everything are destroyed. In the time of emergency, Mosque stood out and offered homeless warm bed and shelter.

Indonesia is also a country where the majority is muslim. Mosque becomes a places for gathering during normal time, and place for emergency during critical time. In time of emergency like severe flood, Mosque offers daily nessesity for local community.

In Malaysia, Mosques are closed in order to protect people from getting covid. However, thoughout the history, we see Religious World has made critical contribution in times of emergency. This helps us to ask, what can religious world do in time of pandemic.

TAKING CARE OF THE WEAK

SHELTER THE HOMELESS

LIFEBOUY DURING FLOOD FEED THE HUNGRY

MOSQUE CLOSED DUE TO COVID