YEONGSUEJAN
DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2014
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about Yeong Sue Jan is an interior designer & ood enthusiast with working experience working on high end residential and hotel design based in the Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur. With her interest in photography, dance and culinary arts, her work expresses an interaction of these elements translated into space and form. Sue Jan received her Diploma in Interior Design from Malaysia and then moved on to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Interior Architecture and Design with First Class Honours from the University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. In 2013, Sue Jan completed the Inter-professional Design Studio (AAIS) at the Architectural Association in London, where she was studied Spatial Performance & Design - an interdisciplinary studio consisting of collaborations between other professions such as architects, jewellery and fashion designers, interactive designers, opera singers. film makers, art directors and performing artists.
live projects 2012 -2013
the culinary design 01 furniture / design 02 URBAN PICNIC 03 smell the memory! 04 AAIS flow fields 05
culinary EXPERIENCE _ DESIGN DIRECTION
Food is seen like any other material to design. Food translated into our body is again trans-lated into a diffent source – energy. Food has an ephemeral quality/ variable dwelling time. But at the same time, in the span, it allows for an influence or translation into other elements. The purpose of this dining experience is to question and research the influence of the dining experience on the formation of culture. Through the breaking down of table settings and social circles. Research of culinary triangle to breakdown the elements of a dining experience. Clusters of dining settings and groups. Design includes elements of the menu, guided interaction between users and dancers as well as with food served. Structural design include the furniture, tableware, costume and equipment for the preparation of meal. READING : CULINARY TRIANGLE BY LEVI STRAUSS
THEME journey of the performative food in context with the journey of water _ revolve _ involve _ revolve
MENU setting the stage for each dish and the key element in it. PREPARATION equipment, methods, kitchen staff, servers
LOGISTICS date, time organization of schedule, invites to the guests, collaboration with chefs
PHYSICAL SETTING furniture arrangements spatial design _ designing the chair and tables _ lighting & sound _ staging the setting _ interactions of guest _ performance
OBJECTIVE create an awareness of eating with culture how triggers new networks and expand existing ones creating an experience of how food transforms and how it can transform us to heighten our perception and understanding of food.
Midnight Picnic | a re-iteration of the culinary experience at Flow Fields Madrid 2013
THEME
I revolve food transformation what brings us together? observing food & it’s transformation flavour | texture | temperature
II involve social transformation how does food bring us together? forming cultures & communities interaction | behaviour | collaboration
III evolve personal transformation how does it affect you? experiencing personal transformation emotions | sensation | memories
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dishes 9-12 course of dishes served throughout the night within 3 different frames of emphasis. in between the course performative activities carried out by Mauricio Virgens,& guest having to carry out various task.
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dates stuffed with sauteed onions + caramelized cognag lemon slice frozen cube of expresso serve with almond butter froth and brown sugar smoked tofu for the rice paper rolls with rocket salad, raspeberry puree + pumpkin seeds chee se cake cocktail : carrot juice jellt + cognaq infused walnut + cream cheese foam raw slices of mango garnish with szechuan pepper and greek cress frozen white wine balls sprinkled with white pepper spring roll of beetroot, carrots and potato dumplings platter of sauces serve to paint your own picture on a canvas of chickpea roti haptic dish : baked potato with different topping chosen through touching a textures
photos by Young Eun Kim
PERFORMING FOOD In the light of exploring all the different aspects of food as performance, we gain an understandingthat the transcendal experience of culinary arts does not necessarily belong exclusively to the choreographed kitchen, neither confined on a dish at the dining table, but may potentially drift off the dining room, bounced back and forth between the mouths of people who talk and tweet about this experience, merging with the communities andgroups of people, finally integrating itself into the urban environment. This understanding opens up the door of possibilities to enhance development for moreand more experience related spaces in the future - bringing togetheran impression of art, landscapes, form, interior, food, sound and movement that forms social relationships among strangers who would not have come together otherwise. excerpt from ‘seeing food as performance’ seminar essay on cultural generators by Yeong Sue Jan
SPATIAL PLANNING
Triggering Alliance As initially planned, the Culinary Experience was meant to be held in a different space of the Roca London Gallery. [see diagram left] However, it was clearly evident after the Opening Night, that there still required a flow between all the design installations of the space: The setting of tables and chairs then became the platform that triggered the link between both reflective mylar and structural dome installation by using the fabric structure as a linking piece towards the dining table. [see diagram above ] “ It was a frozen time frame of the performance from the opening night - allowing guest to re-experience the structures in a new perspective�
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CALCULATIONS 0002 PEOPLE 0004 SHEETS OF TIMBER 2.4 X 1.2M 0024 PCS OF CHAIRS & CUSHIONS 0072 CABLE TIES FOR PAIRS OF LEGS 0144 PCS OF TRIANGLE LEGS 0288 PCS STEEL HINGES 1152 SCREW BOLTS 1152 NUTS FOR THE BOLTS 78++ HOURS OF PRODUCTION
stool design PRODUCTION PROCESS Aim was to produce 20 -30 chairs.Sponsorship from B&Q allowed us to get timber sheets for free. A schematic had to be produced in order for the most effective way of cutting up the irregular shapes of Triangles for chairs. Owen Odgarig (friend & volunteer) was really helpful in problem solving and building the prototype. In building the first one – many problems were discovered and improved to produce the chairs better and with more effiiciency 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Get all the pieces cut in the AA workshop Sand them down and cut edges for more stability at the legs. Purchasing the hinges, right length of bolts and nuts to secure the legs to the top. Drilling holes and assembling hinges and 6 pieces of legs one by one. How to attach the legs together when becoming a furniture – cable ties.
PHOTO BY YEONG SUE JAN
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method Development of tesselations_ by Inserting a triangular piece between two pieces of cloth. This method provides ample amount of ways to re-iteration the structure and flexibility in shape. With the schematic from Theo Lorenz – the first task was to produce as many varieity of design through the folding of the schematics. Secondly, to then make a 1 to 1 prototype folding with timber between fabric and sewing it.
visualizations of chairs in Roca Gallery London
URBAN PICNIC IN COLLABORATION WITH ENRIC MIRALLES FOUNDACION WORKSHOP AT mATADERO
Urban Picnic 2013 is a workshop in organized in collaboration with the Foundacion Enric Miralles Barcelona (FEM). The aim was to build the future installation ÂŤurban picnicÂť that provided a dwelling place that brought together the community of local culinary in Madrid. Also, the installation works to draw the public visitors into the space of Nave 16 where Flow Fields performative instalation is held. Finally, this space hosted music and dance performances by the AAIS, and a midnight picnic whereby Chef Fernando Fuentes provided the culinary provisions. This helped encouraged the cultural relations within the Matadero square, demonstrating the influence of food where it acts as a confluence of meeting point for all creatives - artist, musicians, dancers, architecture, local vendors, photographers and so forth.
smell the memory!
IN RELATION TO THE CULINARY EXPERIENCE AND AS A Development of that, Smell the Memory explores how we can consume through nostalgia, memory and reminiscense Drawing on the ephemerality of water represented as vapour, Smell the Memory! is activated within one of the domes at the Flow Fields site : the Palacio Sinel de Cordes courtyard. As visitors walk through the domes, brushing the fabrics, they catch a whiff of smell that can trigger a personal memory for any individual.
reason Often, smell can feel like the last sensory frontier. Still a little visceral, still less explored—and exploited—than its other, far more interfaced and corporatised counterparts. —The Editors, The Social Olfactory
DEVELOPMENT the culinary experience and the past two events have reach a certain level of achievement. in order for this design to develop further - it required a breakdown, reconstruction and rebirth. likewise even for the overall concept of Flow Fields, the adaptation to site was a key element in the final event of the year - bringing in the context of the Palace courtyard and its memory as a school.
aais flow fields Flow Fields is a multi-sensory experience through sound, movement and space that focuses on the journeys of water. The AAIS program will aim to blur boundaries between body and space with experiential form, live sound-scape composition, interactive projection performance, culinary arts and dining experience. From the first iteration at Roca Gallery in London, the studio expands the project to Madrid’s Contemporary Arts Centre Matadero from the 6th-9th June 2013 and continues its evolution at the Lisbon Architectural Triennale from 11th September until 15th December 2013. Photo by Lyn Liang Hai
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OPENING NIGHT SALON TALK CULINARY EXPERIENCE FLOW FIELDS PERFORMATIVE NIGHT
photo by Yeong Sue Jan
CAMPOS LIQUIDOS MADRID 04 JUNE 2013 ROCA MADRID GALLERY 06 TILL 09 JUNE 2013 NAVE 16.2 MATADERO, MADRID This multi-sensory installation that centers on and irradiates out from the movement of water, offering programming that plays on the relationship between the body, music, and image. A permeable and mobile form inhabits Calle Matadero, acting as a live landscape where performances, culinary workshops, musical sessions are planned, where the public will become an integral part of the events. Following this programming, the installation will stay on in the public space at Matadero as urban furntiture for visitors’ enjoyment. photo by Yeong Sue Jan
ca mpos liquidos lisboa Finalizing our journey at the Lisbon Architecture Triennale after London [source] and Madrid [confluence], we present our 3rd iteration of the flow, with our collaboration partners, renown New Movement Collective and Distractfold Ensemble in a 4-day continuous event at the courtyard of the Palace de Sinel Cordes - creating interactive play of light, sound and performance that will use the Palace’s memory of the school to create new memories. photo by Yeong Sue Jan Programme [ activated daily ] Touch the Sound // Hear the Light Smell the Memory // Hear the Cloud // Walk the Shadow [activated 12th & 13th Sept ] Flow Fields Performance : Memories of the Palace School
academic 2009 - 2012
THE FOOD EXPERIENCE X PHOTOGRAPHY 01 the food experience 02 design museum 03 JAMIE OLIVER’S 15 APPRENTICE 04 JANINE STONE RESIDENTIAL 05 renewed 06 danza dance center 07
THE FOOD EXPERIENCE X PHOTOGRAPHY IN A CONTINUATION THOUGHT PROCESS THE INITIAL DESIGN OF A LINEAR TABLE FROM THE PREVIOUS PROJECT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS MAJOR DEGREE PROJECT. ONCE AGAIN, IT ENCOMPASSES A SENSE OF CONCEPTUAL DINING EXPERIENCE. THE SCHEME CONSISTS OF MIXED-USE BUILDINGS IN SHOREDITCH NEXT TO EACH OTHER THAT INCLUDES A FOOD EMPORIUM AT THE PUBLIC AREA BELOW AND A FOOD PHOTOGRAPHER’S STUDIO AND RESIDENCE IN THE FLOORS ABOVE. THE DESIGN NOW APPROACHES THE CONCEPT OF VERTICAL INTERACTION WITHIN A SPACE AND YET AT THE SAME TIME, ALLOWING HORIZONTAL INTERACTION BETWEEN THE PERSON WHO DINES AND THE FOOD PRODUCES ITSELF. AS A MAIN STRUCTURAL FEATURE, AN ATRIUM SPANS THROUGH THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING ALLOWING FOR MAXIMUM INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ALL THE USERS WITHIN A CONFINED SPACE.
DESIGN APPROACH 1. VERTICAL MEASURES THE RATE OF CHANGE DIFFERS ENTIRELY WHEN MOVING ALONG THE VERTICAL AXIS. “WHEN YOU WALK 30M AROUND TOWN, THE SCENERY CHANGES VERY LITTLE. YET IF YOU ASCEND TO A HEIGHT OF 30M, YOU WILL SEE SCENERY UNLIKE THAT SEEN ON GROUND LEVEL. “ - JUNYA ISHIGAMI
SITE PLAN 2. POCKETS OF SPACES TAKING THE EXAMPLE OF THE FOREST, WE SEE HOW SPACES ARE CREATED WITH THE HELP OF DIFFERENT HEIGHTS OF THE TREES AS WELL AS THE LEVELS THAT DIFFER IN THE GROUND
3. TOWNHOUSE A TOWNHOUSE CANNOT AFFORD MANY LARGE OPENINGS - THIS DRAWBACK AFFECTS THE AMOUNT OF NATURAL LIGHT ENTERING THE SPACE
4. VERTICAL COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATIONS OF PEOPLE ARE LIMITED TO THE HORIZONTAL DIRECTION. LARGE OPENINGS ON THE WALLS AND THE FLOORS, ALONG WITH THE PARTITIONS, ALLOW NATURAL LIGHT TO DIFFUSE MULTI DIRECTIONALLY, AND ENCOURAGE THREE DIMENSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS AND MOVEMENTS.
SITE PICTURES
SITE ANALYSIS MAIN ROUTES OF MOVEMENT
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SHOREDITCH, LONDON
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LONDON IS A CITY THAT CONTINUES TO EVOLVE AND RE-INVENT ITSELF, AND SHOREDITCH IS AN INTRINSIC PART OF THIS. HOME TO CREATIVE INDIVIDUALS, WHOM OF THE DESIGN WORLD, TAKE THE UGLY AND MAKES IT TRENDY.
MAIN ROUTES INCLUDE :
REDCHURCH STREET IS PARALLEL TO THE MAIN ROUTE ON BETHNAL GREEN ROAD WHERE BOXPARK CURRENTLY STANDS. THIS STREET EMCOMPASSES A VARIETY OF RETAIL OUTLETS WHILE ALLOCATING THE SPACE ABOVE AS RESIDENTIAL LIVING.
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SHOREDITCH HIGH ST. OLD STREET BRICK LANE CURTAIN ROAD BETHNAL GREEN ROAD
NEW DINING TRENDS
MARIJE VOGELZANG.
THE YOUNG TURKS.
SUPPER CLUB
VOGELZANG'S AIM IS TO LOOK AT THE CONTENT AND BACKGROUND OF THE FOOD AS WELL; THESHAPE IS JUST A TOOL TO TELL A STORY. "YOU PUT MY DESIGNS INSIDE YOUR BODY."
SECRET LOCATION DINNERS BY INVITATION ONLY. MAIN AIM, TO CREATE AWARENESS OF FOOD SUPPLIERS. FARMERS AND BUTCHERS ARE GETTING THEIR RECOGNITION. AND WHY WOULDN’T THEY? THEY ARE THE SOURCE AND THE BEGINNING OF WHAT GOES INTO A GREAT MEAL.
A HOMEMADE MEAL MADE BY FOOD ENTHUSIAST HELD IN THE CHEF’S HOME. ALLOW FOR DINING EXPERIENCES THROUGH SOMEONE ELSE AND THE OPPURTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH A STRANGER THROUGH EATING.
CONCEPTUAL DINING THE MAIN FEATURE - 20M LONG CONTINUOUS TABLE MADE OF VARYING HEIGHTS. REPRESENTS DIFFERENT TYPES OF DINING
COCKTAIL & FRUIT BAR
INTERACTIVE QR CODES ABOUT YOUR MEALS. SCREENS ON TABLE PROVIDE INFORMATION OF YOUR MEAL FROM SUPPLIERS THEMSELVES
PORTIONED MEAL EACH INGREDIENT COMES IN CIRCLES OF DIFFERENT SIZES TO INDICATE THE LEVEL OF ACCESS TO THAT INGREDIENT IN UK
SUPPER CLUB : SAME LOCATION BUT DIFFERENT CHEF EVERY WEEK
THE FOOD EMPORIUM INVITES PEOPLE TO DINE AT THIS CONCEPTUAL EXPERIENCE. AT THE SAME TIME, ONE IS ABLE TO BROWSE THROUGH THE FOOD PRODUCE. THE FOOD IS ARRANGE ACCORDING TO COLOUR, A DIFFERENT METHOD FROM THE USUAL. THIS IS TO ALLOW THE CUSTOMERS BROWSE AND LINGER LONGER.
TAKEAWAY TO EAT IN ORDER MEALS FROM EATERIES THAT GET THE FOOD PRODUCEFROM THE SAME SUPPLIERS
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THE KEY ELEMENT OF THE DESIGN LIES IN THE ATRIUM THAT CUTS THROUGH THE FOOD EMPORIUM, THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S STUDIO AND APARTMENT. THIS ALLOWS FOR MORE NATURAL SUNLIGHT TO STREAM INTO THE BUILDING. IT ALSO CREATES INTERACTION WITHIN THE SPACE BUT YET AT THE SAME TIME PROVIDE PRIVACY IN LITTLE POCKETS OF SPACE.
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PHOTOGRAPHER’S STUDIO & RESIDENCE DOUBLE VOLUMN IN THE LIVING ROOM ALLOWS MORE NATURAL LIGHT TO ENTER THE BUILDING. THIS CREATES VERTICAL INTERACTION WITH THE DINING SPACE AND HORIZONTAL WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S STUDIO
MATERIALS 1 HERRINGBONE 2 OAK TIMBER STRIPS 3 BRONZE PANELS 4 TINTED RESIN 5 BURL WOOD TEXTURE 6 BRONZE METALLIC FINISH 7 DARK SLATE 8 CLEAR GLASS
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THE FOOD EXPERIENCE A SOCIAL PHENOMENA LINKED WITH THE ART OF MOLECULAR GASTRONOMY. THE ENJOYMENT OF OUR FOOD IS AFFECTED BY OUR ENVIRONMENT & SURROUNDINGS. THE FOOD EXPERIENCE SIMULATES VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTS FOR DIFFERENT CULINARY EXPERENCES.
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KEY MESSAGE
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ST JAMES PARK, LONDON
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THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE WHO IS LISTENING TO YOU.
‘WRITING ABOUT EARLIER TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH OTHER SHORT TERM INCREASES IN PHYSIOLOGICAL AROUSAL AND LONG TERM DECREASES IN HEALTH PROBLEMS’ PENNEBAKER, 1986
BY PLACING SECRET MESSAGES ALL OVER THE PARK FOR PEOPLE TO READ, EACH LIGHTCUBE UNDER ONE TREE IS A RESPONSE, THE PUBLIC ARE REQUESTED TO WRITE RESPONSES TO THESE SECRETS & HANG THEM ON THE PARK FOR PEOPLE TO READ
MAINLY TARGETED AT STUDENTS AND TEENAGERS. THEN THE PUBLIC WILL BE FREE TO ROAM THE PARK AND GIVE THEIR RESPONSE
PROVIDING A PLACE, A PLATFORM TO SHARE SECRETS, ENCOURAGEMENTS, WORRIES, ANNOYNOMOUSLY + A RESPONSE
DESIGN MUSEUM
COMMUNICATION IN THE PUBLIC REALM
FINALIST WITH DESIGN MUSEUM ‘MANIFESTO’ DESIGN FACTORY ASKS, HOW CAN DESIGNERS COMMUNICATE THE IDEAS THEY FEEL PASSIONATELY ABOUT IN THE PUBLIC REALM? IS IT POSSIBLE TO RETHINK THE TRADITIONAL METHODS OF PEAKING OUT FOR CONTEMPORARY TIMES? FOR CENTURIES PEOPLE HAVE FOUND WAYS TO COMMUNICATE THEIR MESSAGES IN PUBLIC. AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL CRITIQUE ARE MIGRATING TO INDIVIDUAL INTERACTIONS WITHIN THE DIGITAL WORLD, THE DESIGN FACTORY AIMS TO FIND NEW WAYS TO ENGAGE WITH THE EVERYDAY TO COMMUNICATE MESSAGES ABOUT THE WORLD, AS A DESIGNER.
TOP 5 FINALIST
JAMIE OLIVER 15 FOUNDATION LOCATED AT THE BASEMENT OF CAIRO STUDIOS, THE JAMIE OLIVER FIFTEEN FOUNDATION’S BRIEF REQUIRED MUCH THOUGHT ABOUT REFURBISHMENT AND RE-DESIGNING THE LAYOUT. THE KEY CRITERIA IN THIS DESIGN REVOLVES AROUND THE NATURAL LIGHT SOURCE THAT ENTERS THE BUILDING.
LIGHT STUDY & MOCKUPS
PRIORITY OF THE FOUNDATION IS AT THE HEART OF THE APPRENTICE. THE TRAINING ROOM [SEE PREVIOUS PAGE] AND THE CHILLOUT IS ONE LINEAR OPEN SPACE ONLY SEPARATED BY CLEAR PLASTIC STRIPS. THIS TO ENSURE THAT NATURAL LIGHT SOURCE CAN PENETRATE MIDDLE SECTION THROUGH THE TWO OPENINGS AT THE END.
KITCHEN & STAFF OFFICE
THE SLIDING PARTITIONS ALLOWS AS MUCH NATURAL LIGHT TO FLOW THROUGH THE LINEAR SPACE OF THE OFFICE TO THE TRAINING ROOM BUT YET STILL MAINTAIN A SENSE OF PRIVACY AND DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TRAINEES AND COWORKERS.THE KITCHEN REMAINS PART OF THE CHILLOUT AREA UNITED AS ONE ZONE. LITTLE POCKETS OF SEATING ARE SCATTERED EVERYWHERE FOR THE FLEXIBILITY OF THE TRAINEES.
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LIFT SHAFT HERE, THE OPENING OF THE UNUSED LIFT SHAFT ALLOWS MORE NATURAL LIGHT TO FLOW THROUGH THE SPACE. IT ALSO BRINGS ABOUT VERTICAL INTERACTION BETWEEN ALL FLOORS OF THE BUILDING.
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FINALIST FOR JANINE STONE YOUNG INTERIOR DESIGNER AWARD 2012
EXTERIOR VIEW OF APARTMENT
SINGAPORE
CLIENTELE THE PROPOSAL CONSIST OF AN APARTMENT THAT HOUSES 3 GENERATIONS LIVING TOGETHER. AS SINGAPORE’S CULTURE IS VERY MUCH CENTERED AND BASED ON FAMILY RELATIONS, IT’S IMPORTANT ESPECIALLY TO THE OLDER GENERATION THAT FAMILY MEMBERS LIVE NEARBY OR TOGETHER.
LINEARITY
DESIGN APPROACH
THIS LINEAR SPACE PROVIDES THAT SENSE OF TOGETHERNESS AMONG THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF 3 GENERATIONS
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PROVIDING A SENSE OF PRIVACY WHILE LIVING IN THE SAME SPACE. ALLOWING FOR MULTI FUNCTIONING PUBLIC SPACES TO ENTERTAIN GUEST. SECLUSION AND RETREATMENT FROM THE BUSY LIFESTYLE PROVIDING AS MUCH NATURAL LIGHT WHILE REDUCING HEAT GAIN IN THE HUMID WEATHER
CENTRAL CORE THE CENTRAL CORE ALLOWS A SENSE PRIVACY WITHIN EACH UNIT. DURING OCIAL EVENTS, THE CENTRAL CORE TIMBER DECKING IS ROLLED OUT AND THE WATER FEATURE IS COVERED UP. THIS ACTS AS A BRIDGE TO CONNECT BOTH LIVING SPACE INTO ONE BIG AREA.
CENTRAL CORE WITH THE BAR AT ENTRANCE VIEW
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CENTRAL CORE UNIT 1 LIVING UNIT 1 DINING & KITCHEN CHILDREN’S BEDROOM MASTERBEDROOM & BATH OUTDOOR TERRACE UNIT 2 DRY & WET KITCHEN UNIT 2 DINING & LIVING AREA SERVANT’S BEDROOM & BATH GRANPARENTS BEDROOM & BATH
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DANZA BRINGS ABOUT CHANGE TO THE PERCEPTION OF A TYPICAL DANCE STUDIO IN THIS COUNTRY. MEETING THE NEED TO CREATE AND INSPIRATIONAL ENVIRONMENT WHILE PROVIDING EXCELLENT FACILITIES, THIS FIVE STORY DANCE CENTER AIMS TO BRING DANCE TO THE COMMUNITY AROUND THE AREA & CULTIVATE AN INTEREST IN THE WORLD OF DANCE.
KUALA LUMPUR
SITUATED ALONG THE MAIN ROAD THAT LEADS TO THE HEART OF THE AFFLUENT AND TRENDY BANGSAR, THIS SITE IS HIGHLY ACCESIBLE THROUGH MANY MAIN ROADS & HIGHWAYS WITH PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE WITHIN MINUTES
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THIS BUILDING TAKES ON A STIFF SQUARE APPEARANCE & IS TRANSFORMED INTO AN EXHIBIT OF MOVEMENT. THE CONCEPT PLAYS AROUND WITH SHOWCASING OF MOVEMENTS IN EVERY FORM, BE IT IN LINES COLOURS, LIGHTING OR THE SIMPLEST FORM OF A DANCER’S SILHOUETTE.
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CAFE A PALETTE OF COMPLEMETARY IN THE CAFE COLOURS & TEXTURES REFLECTS THE ENERGY OF THE DANCERS IN THE BUILDING. THE CAFE BRINGS IN LIVE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN DANCERS AND THE PUBLIC IN A RELAXED ENVIRONMENT.
LIFT LOBBY DANCE SHOP CAFE RELISH DELISH TERRACE BACK OF HOUSE RESTROOMS STORE
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OUTDOOR TERRACE THE OUTDOOR TERRACE ENTICES PASSERBYS TO STEP INTO THE BUILDING AND HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE WHILE ADMIRING THE MOVEMENT OF THE DANCERS THROUGH THE WINDOWS ABOVE. THE CURVE MOVEMENT OF THE COUNTER WALLS AND COUNTER TOP REFLECT THE MOVEMENTS OF THE DANCERS.
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FIRST FLOOR PLAN 8 STORE 9 RECEPTION 10 DANCE STUDIO 11 MANAGER’S OFFICE 12 MAIN OFFICE 13 DANCE STUDIO 14 STUDENTS LOUNGE 15 STAFF ROOM 16 CHANGING ROOM 17 PHYSIO THERAPY ROOM 18 PRE FUNCTION AREA 19 BALLROOM 20 ROOFTOP TERRACE
DANCE BOUTIQUE
ENCAPSULATED IN A PALLETE OF CHILLED COLOURS, THIS BOUTIQUE IS A STANDING DISPLAY ON IT’S OWN. SINOUS PLANES EMPHASIZE MOVEMENT IN A VARIETYOF FORM, WHILE MIRRORS AND REFLECTIVE SURFACES ENLARGE THE VISUAL SPACE.
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LOCATED ON THE 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR, 4 STUDIOS ARE PLACED AT THE PERIMETER OF THE BUILDING PROVIDING AMPLE SPACE AS WELL AS A PLATFORM OF SHOWCASE THROUGH THE WINDOWS. THE STUDIOS ARE DIVIDED BY PANELS TO PROVIDE A FLEXIBLILITY OF SPACE. LINEAR LIGHTING GIVE THE USERS INSPIRING SPACES WITH STUNNING NATURAL AND FEATURE LIGHTING.
LOCKER DESIGN
photography 2009 - 2013
CAFE IN PRAGUE
VIETNAMESE CAFE, SHOREDITCH
venice beinnale 2012
TANAH LOT, BALI, INDONESIA
JONGFRAUJOCH, SWITZERLAND
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CHURCH, SAN FRANCISCO BUDAPEST GOVERNMENT PALACE SCHONBRUNN PALACE, VIENNA CASTLE PRAHA, PRAGUE