Architectural Portfolio by Leon Cheng

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Introduction 4 Architectural Education Year 2 Year 3 Professional Experience Internship

Architecture in a nutshell

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PROFILE Name: Date of Birth:

Leon Cheng Shun Ren 23 April 1990

Interest: Architecture Interior Designing Furniture Hobbies:

Running | Travelling | Lego |

PERSONAL STATEMENT I grew up in the bustling city of sunny Singapore and attended a neighbourhood school filled with many social challenges. It is here, where I first learnt to manage and understand people. Back then, I felt a small attraction towards architecture but I was not sure of it as I had the impression of “what is there left to build in Singapore”. At this point in time, I still do not know what I would like to be in the future. As a result, I listened to my parents and enrolled in the aviation industry (Diploma of Aeronautical Engineering). The lost of interest in the aviation industry came to me in my second year and that was when I started to be involved in the polytechnic’s sports club which governs major sporting events in the polytechnic. I decided to take on the role of the president in year three and that was an enriching experience. I learnt countless of life skills from management of the entire club comprising of 14 committee members to understanding human behaviour. After graduation, whilst awaiting my enlistment into the Singapore Armed Forces, I was employed by the school to assist in the student development department where I was tasked to facilitate leaders in camps and the organising of events. My involvement in the Singapore Military was of an Operations Officer in a Battalion. Here, I further enriched my planning and management skills on a more serious setting. However, I regret to say that although I’ve learnt a fair bit of life skills such as management and people relations, my architectural experiences only started once I was released from national duty in the year 2012. After national duty, I decided that if I am doing something that I like, it would not be called work but rather, a hobby. As a result, without any experience in the architectural profession, I applied for an internship position in a small firm, where I could really learn and understand the profession. I was given a chance by R Architects, which shed the light on the profession and I loved it; And thus, my journey begins.

Life Involvement & Activities Nan Hua Primary School (1996 - 2002)

Track & Field Sprints: 100m, 200m, 4 x 100m

Fajar Secondary School (2002 to 2007) The Boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bridgade Assistant Company Sergeant Major Peer Leader Assist in schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leadership training camps and events.

Singapore Polytechnic (SP) (2008-2010) Singapore Polytechnic Student Sports Club Committee Member - 2009 President - 2010 Excellence Awards Ceremony 2010 Outstanding Contributions Award 2010 (Campus Life)

Singapore Armed Forces (2011 - 2012) Lieutenant of 4 Singapore Infantry Regiment (SIR) Deputy S3 (Training and Operations) National Service 792 SIR Battalion Ground Forward Air Controller (GFAC)

Qualifications Singapore Polytechnic, 2008 to 2010 Diploma in Aeronautical Engineering Grade: GPA 3.17 / 4.00

University of Melbourne, 2013 to 2014 Bachelor of Environments (Architecture) Grade: H2A (Second Upper Class Honours)

University of Melbourne, 2015 to 2016 Master of Architecture (MARCH)

Experience R Architects: Internship (November 2012 to Feburary 2013) Jurong Gateway - Mainly tasked with the drafting detailed drawings for tender of an outdoor architectural space. And worked on many other projects, touching on photoshopping and computer aided drafting.

DPArchitects: Internship (December 2013 to Feburary 2014) Mandalay Condominium Project - Tasked with the spatial planning of the floor plan, carpark and lobby space in a small restricted site. Dong Guan - Assisted in a mixed development project comprising of a shopping mall, two office towers, one soho apartment and six pairs of point block apartments. A-REIT - Photoshopping of the existing building to propose for new colour scheme.

DPArchitects: Internship (Janurary 2015 to Feburary 2015) Dong Guan - Model Making of scale 1:1000 towers Tradersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Square (Sule Square) Yangon, Myanmmar - Multistorey Carpark Facade Design Jurong East MRT, Singapore - Ground level A&A

Skills Proficiency General: Microsoft Powerpoint Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign Adobe Illustrator 2D CAD:

Autodesk AutoCad

3D Model: Sketchup Rhino3D Rhino Grasshopper Catia Autodesk Revit Rendering: V-ray Kerkythea

Referee Tan Chee Kiang Associate Director DP Architects (Singapore) Mobile : +65 9851 9036 Email : tancheekiang@dpa.com.sg

ARCHITECTURE YEAR 2

an empty room.

designing environments 2013 - Year 2 / Semester 1 A multi-purpose stage design echoes the setting of the surrounding square. Playing with the concept of the onepoint perspective and the reflection of the horizontal axis. 13

Architecture Design Studio: Water 2013 - Year 2 / Semester 2 An Alvaro Siza inspired design over looking the yarra river in a park setting. The boat house conprises of a restaurant, a cafe, a boat house and an office.

An Interactive Model was constructed to facilitate in the discussion and presentation of the various function and circulation within the building, comprising of first floor, second floor, kitchen, cafe, restaurant and lobby area.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;less is moreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Ludwig Mies van de Rohe

ARCHITECTURE YEAR 3

‘less is bore’ Robert Venturi

Architecture Design Studio: Air 2014 - Year 3 / Semester 1

Parametric Deisgn Land Art Generator Initiative 2014 competition entry for Copenhagen with the use Rhino Grasshopper to generate a parametric sustainable energy design incorporating vortex induced vibrations (VIV) in tensioned cables to generate electricity. The Moire effect and circular ramp along with the vibration of cables reinforces the notion of motion in te overall design.

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2014 - Year 3 / Semester 1 Construction Design

This module focuses on the technical aspect of Construction. Understanding the importance of details and how excatly a building is constructed. A model is built, depicting the same section drawn. The model was constructed similar to actual construction. Details were shown and various layers of insulation and cladded had to be present.

2014 - Year 3 / Semester 2 Architecture Design Studio: Fire STUDIO A I see an archive to be similar to that of a tomb. A place where memories are kept, stories are told and whatever that was left is kept. Bricks are the main building material, drawing on the ancient egyptian mastaba tombs as well as connecting to the site, Brunswick. Bricks are constructed in an unorthodox matter, supported by steel structures within, to represent the graffiti nature of Melbourne as well.

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Architecture Design Studio: Fire STUDIO A 2014 - Year 3 / Semester 2

A University of Melbourne Archives project brief which focuses on the internal function of spaces where 50,000m2 of archival storage space must be accomodated along with public and private functions. A tomb approach is adopted here emulating the local culture of Brunswick as well as the monumental scale of Louis Kahn.

2014 - Year 3 / Semester 2 STUDIO A: PLANS

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

1. ENTRANCE 2. CLOAK ROOM 3. RECEPTION 4. CLASSROOM 5. CONFERENCE ROOM 6. CORRIDOR 7. READING ROOM 8. RETRIEVAL AND RETURN 9. DIGITAL CURATORIAL & RESEARCH 10. DIGITAL PROCESSING & STORAGE 11. ARCHIVAL PROCESSING 12. QUARANTINE AREA

13. LOADING BAY 14. DIRECTOR’S OFFICE 15. OUTDOOR SEATING 16. STAFF ROOM 17. PANTRY 18. LOCKER ROOM 19. SCHOLAR’S APARTMENT 20. OUTDOOR SUCCULENT GARDEN 21. EXHIBITION / GALLERY 22. ARCHIVAL STORAGE 23. CARPARK 24. BICYCLE PARK 25. EQUIPMENT STORAGE

BASEMENT 1 PLAN

BASEMEN T 2 PLAN

2014 - Year 3 / Semester 2 Architecture Design Studio: Fire STUDIO B Bricks as a form a graffiti. Breaking away from the notion of bricks being a simple building material to a material with expression. The spinning brick columns are held up by a steel structure inside and all of them are tied to one another.

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Architecture Design Studio: Fire STUDIO B 2014 - Year 3 / Semester 2

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2014 - Year 3 / Semester 2 STUDIO B PLANS

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

Design for a retail gallery in the streets of Brunswick, the OutrĂŠ Gallery is contemporary art gallery which houses a myraid of indie artists works. In this project, I explored the idea of vertical connection between floors as well as the movement of bricks as a form of graffiti instead of a typical building material.

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Work Experience 3 years of internship has introduced me into a whole new world of architecture. Different from what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learnt in school. There are so many aspects which varies across different situations. Here human factors are the major influencing points and managing them would seem to be the toughest task yet. Everyday, I would learn something new. It seems like the road into architecture is like the atmosphere. So much to explore, so dynamic, so vast.

2013 - R Architects Internship Jurong Gateway Pedestrain Mall - Singapore PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

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One of the major assignment during my first internship was to draft out tender drawings for an outdoor walkway. Here, I learnt the importance of details and how it often determines the appearance of the object.

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2014 - DP Architects Internship Greatwall Residences - Mandalay

Assisting in the planning of a residential project consisting of two towers sitting on a podium multistorey carpark. I was tasked in solving various issues from hierarchy to maximising GFA,

2014 - DP Architects Internship A-REIT - Singapore

A colour scheme study to be painted on an existing factory building.

2014 - DP Architects Internship Alpha - Singapore

Exploring the finishing treatment of a planter box along a flight of stairs. Trying to resolve the best possible option.

2015 - DP Architects Internship Dong Guan - China

FEATURE ROOF CROWN LANTERN

INNER YOUNG PETAL

OUTER PETAL IN BLOOM

Worked together with the Architect to construct physical models which allowed for better design considerations during the design phase.

Dong Guanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Official Flower White Magnolia

2015 - DP Architects Internship Dong Guan - China

First model made, with regular floors on the lower levels which start to taper at 150m forming a complex curve.

Adjustment of the outer skin, addition of a sky terrace and a heli-pad at the crown of the tower. The inner core and outer skin is more proportionate now.

Fabrication method changed where by the edges of the internal core has been chamfered. Following the concept of the flower, the outer skin would be treated differently to simulate layers of petals.

Multiple terrace were added intending to be green spaces. the crown has also been further detailed.

The outer skin petals are separated and pulled back to physically simulate petals. The terrace as such, has been extended further out.

The outdoor terrace has been adjusted to reduce the exaggeration and make it reasonable for construction.

2015 - DP Architects Internship Dong Guan - China

The core has been widened to fit the required floor area for a Grade A office.

Combining the sharp edge and the chamfered edge, the inner core is dealt with the sharp edge which transits into a chamfered edge as it reaches the crown of the tower.

The crown of the tower would be a green space. This model shows the possibility of having a multi level garden space at the top of the tower.

The inner core’s skin is further extended out to simulate even more petals of the flower.

The physical exaggeration of flower petals is reduced back to differentiating through choice of material. Represented by a plastic layer, the ‘petals’ would be differentiated by coloured glass.

Simple design of the outer skin and inner core. Back to the earlier designs but with more refinements such as the required floor area and the detail the outer skin.

Design Communication Hand sketching and Computer Aided Design both has its pros and cons as well as the phase which one would be utilised more often than the other. Initial Phase: Hand sketching To communicate with clients in a more personal level. Drawing initial ideas on a sketch book introduces a rather personal touch. Subsequent Phase: Computer Aided Design To communicate a more professional image of the design ideas, done away from the client.

Design Methods Site Analysis: Understanding the site and adopting a critical regionalism approach. Precedent Studies: Adopting the concept and ideas of existing projects and further developing them to suit the site/client. Algorithmic Computation: Relatively new method of design often associated to deconstruct architecture, where ideas are generated through variable input of data into a set of algorithm to compute a complex design that would take a long period of time to do analogically.

Methods of Communication It is important for clients to be able to grasp the concept of your ideas and work. Hand sketching and painting: To show the concept and ideas which governs the design and possibly showing the theme of the entire project. Rendering: To create a live-like image of the project, usually showing the important approaches to the site and communicate the atmosphere of the setting.

Management and Teamwork The Essence of Project Work: Managing and Communicating. Project work in school may be a daunting and often frustrating situation. However, it teaches us something which can’t be though through books; working in a group. The architectural profession requires one to work in a group to accomplish the desired project. And it is through project works that we discover our strengths, understand our team mates and to play on each other’s strengths. It is also important as a manager/ team leader to pace t he work load for your team and manage their work to ensure a speedy yet managable work load. Learning the essential skills of life: Understanding people. An architect works with many different people, ranging from ‘Mechanical and Electrical Engineers’, ‘Structural Engineers’, ‘Landscape Architects’, ‘Costing’, etc and therefore it is important to understand how they work to better manage the entire project.