Suxin senior portfolio 2017

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PORTFOLIO liaw su xin


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Liaw Su Xin suxinliaw@gmail.com

education 2014-2017

Singapore University of Technology and Design

Bachelor of Science (Architecture and Sustainable Design), Honours 2011-2012

2007-2010

Nanyang Junior College GCE A Level Qualification

Chung Cheng High School Yishun GCE O Level Qualification

scholarships and awards 2014

Asian Leadership Scholarship Singapore University of Technology and Design

2015

Singapore Maritime Youth Club Logo Competition Winner Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore

2012

Academic Excellence Award for GCE A Level Examinations Singapore Ministry of Education

academic project experience 2016

The Open Studio: Unbuilt Dreams Singapore Institute of Architects

2016

PARK(ing) Day

Urban Redevelopment Authority 2015

Global Leadership Programme

Massachusetts Institute of Technology


internship 2016

Ricky Liu & Associates Architects + Planners International Intern

community service experience & CCA 2015

Youth Corps Singapore | Project Leader Youth Corps Singapore | Financial Controller SUTD | Ambassador SST-SUTD Big D Camp | Facilitator Singapore Zoo | Volunteer Keeper NYJC Judo | Secretary CCHY National Police Cadet Corp | Captain

skills Rhino, Grasshopper | Microsoft Office Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Experience Design Lasercutting | Prototyping | Modelling | CNC | 3D Printing

languages English Chinese

native language speak fluently and read/write with good competence

other gardening | cycling | kayaking | exploring | crafts

References upon request.



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academic works

PIROUETTE- The Dancing Arches urban . landscape . parametric .

GREEN LIVING

urban . housing . landscape .

UNDULATE

public . placemaking . playscape .

FRICCIÓN

parametric . fabrication .

ELEVATE

parametric . fabrication .

micellaneous

PARKING DAY- Pokeball Installation public . placemaking . fabrication .


pirouette

the dancing arches

. URBAN . LANDSCAPE . PARAMETRIC . . CORE STUDIO V . Using bamboo as the basic building material, this studio study of the basics of bamboo in architecture, including the social and environmental aspects, the spatial and typological dimensions, the technical details and the canonical projects of bamboo architecture. The studio travelled to Vietnam to study the characteristics and activities in bamboo villages and visit the works and office of Vo Trong Nhia to discuss our projects and initial findings.The second visit to Hangzhou, Xikou allowed us to understand the site of intervention and develop a integrated approach to supplement the current master plan. This project aims to illustrate the strength and flexibility of bamboo through arches. Using the basic operation of array and twisting, we uncovered a catalogue of spatial typologies. To supplement the current cultural trail that the village is developing, we are proposing a landscape trail with 7 iconic bamboo buildings. From which, we chose 2 buildings, the Visitors Information Centre and the Teahouse, to develop the spatial qualities, structural strategy and envelope conditions. by Liaw Suxin & Audrey Tan


P I RPOI R UO EPU TI TE RETOTUEE T T E DESIGN CONCEPT To illustrate the strength and flexibility of bamboo, we have chosen primitive arches as the basis of our experimentation. With two simple operations of array and rotation in our exploratory formfinding, we were presented with a variety of spatial typologies. Forms derived from our exploration were then thoughtfully selected to fit the spatial requirements of our proposed spaces.

spin

arches

rotate rotate path lines

spin

spin

spin

rotate arches

rotate

oscillation oscillation oscillation TYPOLOG IES

path lines path line pa

oscillation


PROPOSED MASTER PLAN Our intervention seeks to complement the masterplan through the addition of a landscape trail. The landscape trail showcases the nature elements of Xikou Village.


JOURNEY OF BAMBOO & ITS COMPONENTS


VISITORS INFORMATION CENTRE The Visitors Information Centre marks the start of the Xikou Landscape Trail, situated near the main entrance of Xikou Village. From the catalogue of formal explorations, the geometric form that consists of (i) a large conical interior space (ii) with sky light is chosen for the Visitor Centre. There is a reception, a resting lounge, brochure shelves, exhibition spaces and video screening area which showcases the rich history and culture of Xikou Village. The Visitors Information Centre is designed to be an iconic sculpture and the form is oriented to allow the afternoon sunlight to enter through the sky well. The sky well helps to emphasize the landscape trail‘s natural element - the sky. Programme Definition

Entrances & Circulation

Lighting & Enclosure

floor plan

section A-A’- skylight


OPAQUE THATCHED ROOF

SKYLIGHT GLASS ROOF APERTURE, GLASS

DENSE ENVELOPE WEAVE

THATCHED ROOF

SPARSE ENVELOPE WEAVE FLEXI-GLASS & WEAVE

CONCRETE FOOTING FLEXI-GLASS

axonometry (details) STRUCTURAL ARCHES

axonometry (material system)



visitors information centre - view of skylight


TEAHOUSE The Teahouse is housed along landscape trail and the cultural trail. With a mountainous skyline as a backdrop, the Teahouse allows customers to enjoy the vast landscape as they enjoy local tea and light snacks. From the catalogue of formal explorations, the geometric form that consists of (i) a large courtyard space for outdoor seating and performance purposes and (ii) conical interior spaces to house programs is chosen for the Teahouse. The Teahouse is orientated to have the larger surface of the form towards the main street to confine the programs. Also, this orientation directs the view towards the mountains, which helps to emphasize the landscape trail‘s natural element - the mountains.

floor plan

section B-B’- skylight


MATERIAL SYSTEM

STRUCTURAL ARCHES

DETAIL

SUPPORTING RINGS BUNDLING SYSTEM

DETAIL

WATERPROOF LAYER BAMBOO WEAVE

BAMBOO WEAVE SECONDARY ARCHES

WEAVE

CONCRETE FOOTING WATERPROOFING LAYER

axonometry (details) STRUCTURAL ARCHES

axonometry (material system)

DETAIL



teahouse - view of mountains



green living . HOUSING . LANDSCAPE . CORE STUDIO III . This is the second ‘Urban Living’ project on Urban Habitation at an urban, building and unit scale. The project responds to the themes of connectivity, diversity and density. My concept of urban habitation is to integrate the green spaces into the urban, building and unit scale on both the horizontal and vertical dimensions through blurred boundaries. On the urban scale, I did a park typology study to illustrate the workings of the different parks along the Park Connector Network. On the building scale, the massing comprise of the central park, stadium, hill and linear park cluster. Each green cluster is derived through the permutations of module which defines a space with the minimum amount of enclosure. Lastly, in the unit scale, I have 1 horizontal unit type and 2 vertical unit types. Both unit types convey the concept o-f having shared communal gardens and private gardens. With that, green spaces is integrated into urban living at different scales.


DESIGN CONCEPT

ITERATIONS

DESIGN CONCEPT MODULAR FEATURES MODULAR FEATURES DESIGN CONCEPT MODULAR MODULARFEATURES UNIT

ITERATIONS

MODULAR UNIT

MODULAR FEATURES GREEN UNDEFINED BOUNDARY EXPLORATION GREEN UNDEFINED BOUNDARY EXPLORATION GREEN UNDEFINED BOUNDARY EXPLORATION MODULAR FEATURES

GREEN UNDEFINED BOUNDARY EXPLORATION

OPERATIONS OPERATIONS OPERATIONS GREEN UNDEFINED BOUNDARY EXPLORATION 1. SITE CONTEXT 1. SITE CONTEXT 1. SITE CONTEXT

2. RESPONSE ZONING 2. RESPONSE ZONING 2. RESPONSE ZONING

3. COMMERCIAL CONNECTION 4. COMMERCIAL ZONING 3. COMMERCIAL CONNECTION 4. COMMERCIAL ZONING 3. COMMERCIAL CONNECTION 4. COMMERCIAL ZONING

5. OVERALL COMMERCIAL 5. OVERALL COMMERCIAL PLACEMENT 5. OVERALL COMMERCIAL PLACEMENT PLACEMENT

7. RESIDENTIAL CORE 7. RESIDENTIAL CORE 7. RESIDENTIAL CORE

8. OVERALL RESIDENTIAL 9. GREEN FEATURE 8. PLACEMENT OVERALL RESIDENTIAL 9. GREEN FEATURE 8. OVERALL RESIDENTIAL 9. GREEN FEATURE PLACEMENT PLACEMENT 3. COMMERCIAL CONNECTION 4. COMMERCIAL ZONING

10. OVERALL MASSING 10. OVERALL MASSING 10. OVERALL MASSING

SHOP HOUSES SHOP SHOP HOUSES HOUSES PCN

MRT MRT MRT

OPERATIONS

PCN PCN

6. GREEN CORE 6. GREEN CORE 6. GREEN CORE

OPERATIONS

1. SITE CONTEXT

2. RESPONSE ZONING

1. SITE CONTEXT

2. RESPONSE ZONING SHOP HOUSES

MRT PCN

3. COMMERCIAL CONNECTION

4. COMMERCIAL ZONING

5. OVERALL COMMERCIAL PLACEMENT

5. OVERALL COMMERCIAL PLACEMENT


PROGRAMME EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC

STRUCTURE Residential PROGRAMME Commercial STRUCTURE ResidentialParks

Bicycle Commercial Parks Bicycle

CIRCULATION PROGRAMME CIRCULATION PROGRAMME Residential Commercial Residential Parks Commercial Bicycle Parks Bicycle

KEY FEATURES KEY FEATURES CIRCULATION CIRCULATION

MASSING

MASSING KEY FEATURES KEY FEATURES

MASSING MASSING


SITE PLAN

shophouse

commercial park

shop

shop

shop

shop

park garden

shophouse

rock garden shop

excercising corner alley

shop

commercial plaza extension

birdshepherd pole

shop

community courtyard

commercial concourse shop

shop

shop

alley

playground birdshepherd pole

shop

field

boardwalk

mrt


SHORT SECTION

A”

B”

B

A

A

A”

LONG SECTION

B

B”


H O R I ZON TA L U N IT TY PE LEVEL 2

LEVEL 1

V E R T I CAL U N IT TY P ES

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 1M

LEVEL 2

LEVEL 2M

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 1M

LEVEL 2

LEVEL 2M

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 2

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 2

VE R TIC AL UNIT T Y P E 1

VE R TIC AL UNIT T Y P E 2


DE TA I LE D S E C T I O N OF ST RU C T U RA L CL A D D I N G

WATERPROOFING LAYER

ALUMINIUM COVER SHEET ROLLER BLINDS

LAMINATED SAFETY GLASS WIRE MESH FOR CREEPING PLANTS

COMPOSITE FLOOR INSULATION LAYER PLANTER BOXES SUSPENDED FALSE CEILING

STEEL BEAM

DRAINAGE SYSTEM


FACADE CLADDING 1:200


SPATIAL MODULE MODEL 1:50


undulate . PUBLIC . PLACEMAKING . CORE STUDIO IV .

Render

Using the undulating properties of the wave, this wavy furniture that doubles up as a play-scape by creating opportunities for people to interact and play. The duality of the furniture allows for multigenerational interaction as the children explore and climb up and down the wavy strip while adults sit along the furniture. The design of the wavy furniture incorporates different sitting positions: sit with backrest, sit without backrest, lie down and leaning against while standing. Also, the furniture is modular and mobile to allow for expansion. Residents can arrange and shift the furniture around with accordance to their needs. The modularity nature of the furniture also allows for the extension of the wavy strip such that play-scape is adapted to the constraints of its environment.


N UD LU AL TAET E U NU D U N D U L AT E

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MODULE

87cm

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87cm 87cm

43cm 43cm 43cm

Heights are designed for sitting. There is a back rest which doubles up as a leaning support.

16cm 16cm 16cm

16cm 55cm 55cm

55cm

55cm

CONFIGURATION CONFIGURATION

C FO INGFUI R G AUTRI AOTNI O N CON

2 modules of mirror image

2 modules of mirror image allows for modules image C2 O N2 Fmodules IofGmirror UofRmirror A T Iimage ON agglomeration 2 modules of mirror image

CLUSTER CSLL O SRTEERRA T I O N CG LU TUEM A G ASLGTOGEM LRO EM R AETRI AOTNI O N CALGUG AGGLOMERATION

module 1 1 modulemodule 1

module 2 2 modulemodule 2 module 2

module 1

CLUSTER AGGLOMERATION

LINEAR LEILANOREMAERR A T I O N L IGNG A GM LO A G G EM R AETRI AOTNI O N LINEAR L IAGGLOMERATION NA E LG AOR AGGLOMERATION

Assembly s eb m l yb l y A s sAesm Assembly

Model d eold e l MoM Model

87cm

Render R e nRde enrd e r Render

43cm


PROTOTYPE MODEL 1:10

ACTUAL MODEL 1:1



We want to utilise parametric modelling to design for a tile which can be customised to react to different programmatic needs; (i) minimisation of contact between the sole of the foot and water on the ground and also the maximisation, (ii) maximisation of friction between the sole of the foot and the tile. Through experimenting various density of the mixtures, we decided to cast our tiles with candle wax for a seamless combination. The casted diamond shaped tiles beholds various arrangements and geometric patterns.


EXPERIMENTING W I T H M AT E R I A L S

M O L D & C A ST I N G


ARRANGEMENTS OF TILES



elevate . PARAMETRIC . FABRICATION . Designed parametrically then handicrafted with wooden dowels and custom 3D-printed PLA joints, ELEVATE assumes the form of triangulated geometries that alternate between meshed surfaces, created by weaving cotton cords, and opened surfaces. The lightweight structure is attached to the facade outside the elevators. by Audrey Tan & Kenneth Chen & Liaw Suxin & Zenon Tan



Plan

Elevation- Right

Elevation- Front



PARK(ING) DAY pokelot

@

bugis

Sam Leong Road


Park(ing) Day Singapore is an community initiative by SUTD, in partnership with Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). It is annual event where the community collaborates to temporarily transform parking spaces into public spaces. For 1 day, participants can transform a parking lot into a creative space for the public to visit and enjoy.

AXONOMETRIC MODELLING

PLAN MODELLING

ELEVATION MODELLING

PROTOTYPING

ZUND CUTTER

PAINTING

ISO-GRID FRAME

ASSEMBLY

INSTALLATION

GEODESIC DOME




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