Common Ground Integration of a Sustainable Development within Wetland Ecology Toh Ling Shuang M.Arch Thesis
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C O M M O N G R O U N D
INTEGRATION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN WETLAND ECOLOGY As land becomes an increasingly scarce resource, conflicts arise in the forgoing of natural areas for a more productive land use. To mediate such issues, the conventional method is often demarcating a conserved natural area to protect wildlife and their habitats. However, without such policies in place, urban development would then take place at the expense of the natural environment. In the case for wetlands, they are recognized as one of the ecosystems undergoing the fastest rate of loss and degradation. where wetlands are filled, drained or heavily polluted due to urbanization. There is thus a need to come up with an alternative model for urban development within a sensitive environment such as the wetlands, to allow the coexistence of work, live and play within nature. The challenge is then to propose a new model for development that not only reduces the damage that urbanization does to the natural environment, but also find ways to protect and even benefit nature, wildlife and their habitats. / Toh Ling Shuang
In the Baiyang Wetlands, future development could potentially increase the demand for housing and for higher density. There would be the need to provide new housing or housing for locals displaced by new developments. The establishment of the economic zone would also bring in industrial programs. The aim of my project is to provide an architectural solution that allows for a sustainable development within the sensitive wetland ecology, where the co-existence of live, work, play and nature is achieved by addressing resource management and environmental protection.
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Existing jetty Anxin County Shipyard
Prefabrication in Anxin County Shipyard
Area is selected due to its close proximity to Anxin County, an existing jetty and Anxin County Shipyard.
Transport to existing Jetty
Assembly on Baiyang Lake
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Floating Wetlands
Circulation
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Floating steel pontoon
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Leisure/ Tourism Floating wetlands
Baiyang Wetlands
Program Management of resources to ensure sustainability in the long term despite increase in consumption and human activities. 4 key areas: Water Food production Waste Electricity
Individual housing module constitutes a village of population about 400.
Facilities
Generator Waste Management Water Management Visitor Center
Hydroponics Aquaponics Traditional farming
Commercial
Offices Factory
Hotel Retail Restaurant
Public Space
Recreational space Market place Communal
Housing
Dwelling units Playground Play courts
Agriculture
Mixed-used
Organic waste Electricity
Waste Management
Water Management
Combustion
Generator
Irrigation Waste
Organic waste Compost
Agriculture
Food production
Consumption
Three housing modules forms a community of population about 1200, with a central public space
Waste
Market Restaurants Hotel Housing
Commercial/Industrial Electricity
Module for facilities that provides for the community
Each community served by two agricultural plots
Mixed-used module is then connected
Expanding in groups of 8 modules
500 dwelling units 8 modules Each module a village, grouped to form a community
4000 dwelling units 64 modules Constitutes a neighborhood Encompass water for boat circulation
8000 dwelling units 134 modules Two neighborhoods formed
12000 dwelling units 201 modules Increase in mixed-use in place of agricultural plots
4000 dwelling units 67 modules A central hub for transportation and events
16000 dwelling units 297 modules Introduction of commercial modules near Xiongan New Area
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TO H L ING S HUA NG A R CHI TE CTUR E PO R TFO LI O
C UR R ICUL UM VITAE Toh Ling Shuang Architecture and Sustainable Design Singapore University of Technology and Design Nationality: Singaporean Date of Birth: 4 August 1995 Contact: t.lingshuang@gmail.com +65 91721662
EDUCATION 2012 - 2013 Victoria Junior College Singapore GCE A Level 2014 - 2017 Singapore University of Technology and Design Singapore Bachelor of Science (Architecture and Sustainable Design) SUTD Undergraduate Merit Scholarship SUTD Honours List Magna Cum Laude GPA: 4.47/5.00 2017 - 2018 Singapore University of Technology and Design Singapore Master of Architecture May 2015 - Aug 2015 Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China Asian Leadership Program Landscape Architecture and Design Temasek Foundation LEaRN Scholar
WORK EXPERIENCE Dec 2013 - Apr 2014 A.Alliance Design International Singapore Architecture Intern May 2016 - Aug 2016 Sentosa Development Corporation Singapore Landscape Architecture Intern Sep 2017 - Jan 2018 Mandai Park Holdings Singapore Architecture Intern
SKILLS Computer-aided Design Rhinoceros, Sketch Up, Revit Parametric Design Grasshopper Graphic Design Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign
LANGUAGES English Speak fluently, read and write with high proficiency Chinese Speak fluently, read and write with good competence
CONTE NT S Lush | Life Urban living and farming in Kallang
SUTDx Satellite SUTD building in Bras Basah
3Gen Unit Multi-generation home in Bras Basah Complex
Green Pockets Greenery in Punggol Waterway Ridges
03 DOME PAVILION MODEL
DESIGN COMPUTATION: PROFESSOR SAWAKO KAJIMA TERM 4 TEAM MEMBERS: CINDY CLAUDIA, JOEI WEE, LOW WEI AN, TIMOTHY TAN
Duo Material computation for multi-state chair
The team is tasked to model a pavilion on a given site using the particle-spring system and computational design. The pavilion is required to respond to two out of 4 entrances to the site as well as a given direction of light. We are task to build the model out of wires and heat shrink tubes at a 1:20 scale.
Dome Computational design of pavilion model
Jade Hills Landscape architecture and design
Lush | Life
Term 6 2016 | Core Design Studio 3 | Instructor: Emmanno Cirillo | Individual The ageing population is an issue relevant to Singapore and especially so in the Kallang region. Hence, the project aims to create an active ageing community through urban farming and community gardening. Recreational facilities encourage the participation of the elderly, along with urban farming that could offer part-time employment for the residents. By having shared gardening spaces between residents that live alone and those with multi-generation families, interactions across the various generations could take place and closer ties could be fostered between neighbours.
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Axonometric Axonometric Axonometric
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Aquaponics
Ground Floor Plan
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Market
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Kallang
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Kallang Bahru
Kampong Java
Market
Lavender
Restaurants/ Cafe
Boon Keng
Kampong Bugis
Crawford
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9th Floor Plan
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Courtyard Courtyard
Opening the loop the loop Opening
Courtyard
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The intention of the courtyard is to create a gathering space for more opportunities for interaction Creating bends Creating bends Creating bends
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Bends open up space on the ground that respond to access points, making public spaces for a garden and market place
Diagrams
Shadow Study
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Creating bends
Converts Jalan Ayer into a pedastrian walkway for people to enter or cut through the courtyard
Creating bends Creating bends Creating bends
Bends open up space on the ground that respond to access points, making public spaces for a garden and market place
Stepped roof Stepped roof Stepped roof
This allows greater connectivity between residential units and the urban farm on the rooftop
Stepped roof Stepped roof Stepped roof
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This allows greater connectivity between residential units and the urban farm on the rooftop
Stepped roof
Agglomeration Agglomeration Studio Agglomeration Studio Agglomeration Duplex Duplex Studio Multigeneration Studio Multigeneration Duplex Duplex Agglomeration Multigeneration Agglomeration Multigeneration Studio Agglomeration Studio Agglomeration Duplex Duplex Studio Studio Multigeneration Multigeneration Duplex Duplex Multigeneration Multigeneration
Opening the loop
Stepped roof
Circulation Circulation Circulation Communal spaces Communal spaces
spaces Communal Communal spaces spaces Communal Communal spaces
Creating bends Communal spaces spaces Communal
Programs Programs Restaurants
Programs Programs Restaurants
Restaurants Culinary School Culinary School Waste management Waste management Outdoor Recreational Spacses Outdoor Recreational Spacses Indoor Recreational Space Indoor Recreational Space
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Indoor Recreational Space
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Circulation
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Stepped roof
Roof Plan
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Loadbearing Loadbearing
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6th Floor Plan
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Unit Types Unit Types 1:50
Facade Study 1:25
Facade Study
SUTDx
Term 5 2016 | Core Design Studio 2 | Instructor: Jackson Tan | Individual Located at the intersection of Bras Basah, Prinsep, Orchard Road and Handy Road, SUTDx is the university’s downtown anchor among the network of universities and institutes of learning. By offering visual connections between the pedastrian on the busy street to the programs taking place within SUTDx, it engages the public and promotes the unique learning experiences the university has to offer. Open spaces allow for flexibility and outdoor learning, while other quiet spaces allow for a conducive learning environment.
SITE ANALYSIS
Site Plan SITE PLAN 1:300
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Site Analysis SITE ANALYSIS
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Traffic crossing
Urban Flow
Bus stop Traffic crossing MRT Bus stop Person walking
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Figure Ground
Prinsep Street
Prinsep Street
Bras Basah Road
Bras Basah Road
Penang Road
Penang Road
SECTION 1:150
Rendezvous
Rendezvous
Cathay
Cathay
SOTA
SOTA
SMU
SMU
Ground Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan
Basement Plan
SECTION 1:150
SECTION 1:150
3Gen Unit
Term 6 2016 | Core Design Studio 3 | Instructor: Emmanno Cirillo | Individual The project explores urban living for a family that consists of 3 generations. The housing unit is the result of merging 3 existings units of the Bras Basah Complex, with two adjacent to each other with one above. The housing unit aims to meet the changing needs of the family between the day and night conditions. As such, the focus during the day is to maximise comfort for grandparents that stay at home by designing for cross ventilation and green spaces. With all three generation at home during the night, the focus is turned towards providing communal spaces for interaction, while addressing the privacy needs of each generation.
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Parents’ Toilet bedroom
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Toilet
Parents’ bedroom
Toilet Study
Library
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Circulation in Day
Grandparents’ bedroom
Library
Toilet
Maid’s room
Circulation at Night
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Green Pockets
Term 7 2017 | Option Studio 4 | Instructor: Ling Hao | Individual Extensive landscaping is done to fill up the pockets of spaces between the HDB blocks of Waterway Ridges with greenery. Yet, these greenery often do not relate to the residents on a personal level. The study takes a closer look at leftover green spaces within the HDB estates and reimagines these spaces when people are allowed to grow their plants freely. The modelled green plots possess a touch of personality and character based on the relationship of the planters with the space and the plants. It also explores the opportunistic nature of the residents in transforming these spaces.
Duo
Term 7 2017 | Material Computation | Instructor: Sawako Kajima Team members: Tay Jing Zhi, Liu Hong Zhe, Dieu Jing Hui, Tee Yong Kiat
The teams initial research identifed negative effects and fatigue that our body experiences from prolonged sitting. The design objective of this project is to create a multi-state chair which allows users to change the way they sit to reduce the fatigue experienced. To improve on the structural performance and aesthetics, we made use of topology optimization to guide the distribution of soft and hard materials as well as the density.
Topology optimization Material Density
Posture 1: Lying
Posture 2: Seating
Highest
Lowest
Mapping of radii
Circle: Location: Control point Normal: Perp frame Radius: Data cloud
Combined radius
Combined results
Final radius values
Remap new values Min: 10mm Max: 40mm Mode1 radius data
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Mode2 radius data
Posture 1 results Posture 2 results
Dome
Term 4 2015 | Design Computation | Instructor: Sawako Kajima Team members: Cindy Claudia, Joei Wee, Low Wei An, Timothy Tan
The team is tasked to model a pavilion on a given site making use of computational design and particle-spring system. The pavilion is required to respond to the given entrances to the site and a specific direction of light. This model is built by having a systematic way of connecting wires using heat shrink tubes at a 1:20 scale.
LOW WEI AN, TIMOTHY TAN
FORM GENERATION Form Generation
1. DIRECT PATHS
2. CONNECTING CIRCULATION
Particle-Spring System PARTICLE-SPRING SYSTEM
RESPONSE LIGHT Response to TO Light
3. CONTINUITY
4. MEANDERING
5. SPACE ENCLOSURE
6. SHELTERING
Stopping the particle spring system when it reaches equilibirum to achieve a stable structure
Varied degrees of shading based on intensity of light experienced with the given direction. Intenisty of light determined by length of projection onto surface
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TOP VIEW 7.90m
TOP VIEW TOP VIEW
SHORT SECTION 7.90m
SHORT SECTION SHORT SECTION
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Long Section
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LONG SECTION LONG SECTION LONG SECTION 1.70m
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Jade Hills
ALP Exchange 2015 | Landscape Design and Architecture | Instructor: Ni Qi Team members: Nurul Marsya, Chen Sikai, Toh Hui Wen
In light of the growing demand for spaces to balanced the crowded and rushed city life, our group aims to revamp the given site to create a landscape for people to escape their hectic city life. The 23 hectares of land will be divided into areas of different programs, resorts in the HIgh Lands, dining in the Plains, green spaces in the East Park, the Tea Terraces and the Wetlands.
TOH HUI WEN, CHEN SIKAI
and the Wetlands.
Programs
FUNCTIONS
Viewpoint Analysis VIEWPOINT ANALYSIS
Circulation
CIRCULATION
Road Network
ROAD NETWORK
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