Updated Work Selection 2020

Thien Tam Selected works 2017-2019

Resume Tran Thi Thien Tam Contacts: +65 90521215 (Whatsapp) | Email: thithientam_tran@mymail.sutd.edu.sg

EDUCATION

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Singapore University of Technology and Design Bachelor of Science, Architecture and Sustainable Design Magna Cum Laude ASEAN Undergradute Scholarship

Zheijang University Summer Exchange Program Chinese Landscape Planning and Design Asian Leadership Program Scholar Excellence Award

St. Andrew’s Junior College GCE Advanced Levels Distinctions in Mathematics, Geography, Economics and Project Work

WORK EXPERIENCE A+D Architecture & Construction • •

Junior Research Assistant • •

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December 2019- Present

Assist in drafting construction details for interior design projects, residential and office spaces.

Compile and design presentation materials to clients.

Future Cities Laboratory

Charrette Participant • Contributed to the discussion about urbanization future in Java in the next 50 years and developed a proposal for urbanization pathway to achieve the projected future.

Architecture Outreach Program Workshop Instructor • Developed and conducted basic visual coding (Grasshopper) workshop to Junior College Students through a simplified urban design model

Urban Habitation Symposium Student Participant • Visualize utilisation of vacant public spaces in public housing estates.

Le Xa Kindergarten, Participatory Design and Workshop

Jacob Ballads Award

Part-time Junior Designer

Archipelago cities - Pathways of Urbanisation for Java

May 2018- February 2019

Assisted in researching on urban forms and mapping for publication of the Tanjong Pagar Synergy Project Assisted in designing exhibition set-up and presentation materials, including 3D-model, Augmented Reality Prototype and drawings for the Masterplan

Student Designer • Collaborated with students from National University of Civil Engineering (NUCE, Vietnam) and CapitalLand to conduct a community workshops to investigate and design a proposal for a 1500 meter-squared kindergarten courtyard and playground • Developed details and construction drawings, construction completed in May 2018 • Awarded SUTD Humanitarian Award (2019)

Selected Works SKILLS Adobe Suites InDesign Illustrator Photoshop Premier Pro CAD - 3D Modelling Rhinocerous AutoCAD SketchUP

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Intermediate

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PERSONALISED PUBLIC HOUSING CONSTRUCTION Bridging the Dichotomy of PPVC

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1 FINLAYSON GREEN Tower for the New workspaces

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CYPRESS COUNTRY PARK Designing a walk in Nature

Rendering Lumion Computational Design Grasshopper Python GIS/QGIS/ Mapping Fabrication Laser Cutting 3D Printing • SLA • Additive Languages English Vietnamese

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PERSONALISED PUBLIC HOUSING CONSTRUCTION framework for customisable mass housing Capstone Project- Year 4 Project duration: 6 months Mentors: Lee Wai Fong (DP Architects - Industry Mentor)

Chong Keng Hua (Academic Tutor) Collaborated with Ariel Lim, Michelle Gouw, Joshua Tan

Kyu, Lyvonne, Zhi Min Role: Ideation, Researcher, Compilation and Visualisation of Research, Designer for Interactive part of the exhibit, Editor of the Exhbition Booklet (Manual)

RESEARCH

Customisation Process

Unit Layout Room sizes

40% BTO Flat allocations rejected by buyers

A new customisation step is added into the buying process. Buyers can now purchase their own tailored flats.

Balcony types Door/ Window Positioning Ceiling Heights External Appearances 0

Percentage of satisfactory response upon allocated HDB flats Source: HDB Survey

Single Loaded

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Apartment size

Project Survey on aspects of HDB apartment buyers wish to customize

Bridge + Facilities

Double Loaded

Bridge - Point block

Linear Corridor Decentralised lift core

Layout

Pearl Bank Apartments Punggol Waterway terraces

Linear Corridor Centralised lift core

Balcony

HDB Block 410, 411, 412 Skyville @Dawson HDB Block 95A Sky Habitat

Pinnacle @Duxton Sky Habitat LEGEND Lift Fire exit / Staircase Linear Corridor Lift core at the end

Apartment entrance HDB Block 13

HDB Block 435C

Common circulation HDB Block 8B

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Common facilities

Amenities

DESIGN - SIZE

Redesigning PPVC Structural System to allow better customizability

Freedom to choose flat size

A basic unit of a flat is constructed with 3 structurally idential modules sized 3m x 9m. Each has two corner equiped with service shaft.

This allows the buyer to allocate their service-dependent functions any location they wish to on the flat layout.

Multiple units of a flat can combine to enlarge the flat size to fit large families, growing families. The flats can also be broken down into smaller units to sell as the family gets smaller.

Simplex Plus

Simplex

Duplex

Complex

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DESIGN - LAYOUT

Module 1

Module 2

Module 3

Kitchen - Dining Room

Bedroom - Toilets

Living room - Kitchen

Toilets - Dining Room

Dining Room - Toilets

Living room - Bedroom

Toilets - Living Room

Living Room - Toilets

Kitchen - Bedroom

Kitchen - Bedroom

Kitchen - Dining Room

Kitchen - Staircase

Bedroom - Corridor - Bedroom

Layout Flexibility With built-in service ducts and structural elements, the scheme allows home buyers to opt for many different combinations of room functions.

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Void - Bedroom

DESIGN - LAYOUT

Simplex

Simplex Plus

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DESIGN - BALCONY A variety of balcony options

Variation of styles and functions

To accomodate different lifestyle of the home owners, balcony additions play an important role since it gives space for relaxation, hobby as well as extension of the private space. A variety of balcony additions is therefore provided to meet these different needs.

The balconies are designed to meet different needs and preferences. Buyers can mix and match between functions and sizes.

Variation of sizes Built-in structural elements allow different sizes for balcony attachments:

7.2 m

7.2 m

7.2 m

4.8 m

1 Planter box

4.8 m

4.8 m 2.4 m

2.4 m

2.4 m

Vertical Railing

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Horizontal Railing

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Glass

2.4 m 2.4 m

2.4 m

2 2.4 m

2.4 m

2.4 m

2.4 m

4.8 m

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Room Extension

7.2 m

DESIGN - BALCONY

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DESIGN - AMENITIES Deck Levels

Amenities according to needs Different types of amenities are spread out in the builidng to accommodate different preferences with regards to common facilities. Young families might opt to live nearby playgrounds and daycare, young professionals and students might prefer to live near laundry facilities and study rooms for daily convenience. Mean while, families with elderlies might prefer more quiet locations nearby gardens.

Level 5 Store & Laundry Room

garden

function gym

function garden elderly exercise corner

study

Level 9 Playground & Childcare

playground community centre

store

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childcare laundry room

DESIGN - EXHIBITION

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FINLAYSON GREEN Office Tower

Building Information Modelling- Year 3 Project duration: 8 weeks Mentor: William Saputra (ARUP) Collaborated with Michelle Gouw, Kar Wei, Kun Role: Ideation, creating BIM model building and aiding in visualisation.

Site Plan

The tower is positioned to face directly North. Traffic enters from Robinson Road (North West side of the tower) and exits along Finlayson Green Road (North-East side of the tower).

The scheme aims accommodate work spaces for a diversity of working styles and environment, as well as encourage interaction between different types of workers.

The tower is divided into 9 clusters; each cluster has a co-working floor on the first level, two subsequent levels with a view to the co-working garden space and another two full office floors. The secondary circulation leads connects the co-working floor to the permanent office floors, allowing more dynamic movements and interactions.

The clusters are rotated as it is stacked on one another, giving each cluster its own targeted views and environments.

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FLOOR PLANS - CO-WORKING SPACE

Passenger Lift & Stairwell Escalators Goods Lift MnE Amenities Toilets Working Pods Open Working Space Meeting Rooms Cafe

Outdoor Space

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FLOOR PLANS - PRIVATE OFFICE

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Passenger Lift & Stairwell

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Escalators Goods Lift MnE Amenities Toilets

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Working Pods Open Working Space Meeting Rooms Cafe

4 Outdoor Space

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CYPRESS COUNTRY PARK Designing a walk in Nature

Landscape Planning and Design - Year 2 Project duration: 5 weeks Collaborated with Caleb See, Tan Hui Yin, Dion Tan,

Tan Shao Xuan, Choo Ee Pin Role: Helped with ideation of Masterplan, design public treetop walk

designed for different age groups allow for interaction with senses lost in the city.

PARK MASTERPLAN nature, reawakening

Site

entrance garden waterfall ticketing centre passing garden pebble hill stalagmite tower camping sites barbecue pavilions orchard and crooked boardwalk flower pavilion greenhouse green ash museum playground nature maze board games play area high elements course relaxation corner cafe by the lake floating garden underwater cove terrace theatre lake viewing pavilion treetop walkway white sand beach and dock rejuvenation resort rear entrance

Sycamore

Common Linden

Willow

Ginkgo Tree

REJUVENTATION RESORT

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Kousa Dogwood

The Rejuvenation Resort Reso offering visitors a high-end lodging option with access to spa and massage facilities. The glass façade of the resort overlooks the lake from its north most point allowing the view of calm waters to soothe away the stress and rigours of city life. The pavilions in front of the Resort are surrounded by medium size trees which envelop the space. This facilitates a peaceful and quiet environment for guests to focus on meditation activities such as yoga.

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REAR ENTRANCE The rear entrance serves as an alternate means to enter the park. The design is one of emulating the natural world through a manmade structure and shares a similar design language as the Waterfall Ticketing Centre and the Café by the Lake.

TREETOP WALKWAY

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In the north-west no hills of the park lies the Treetop Walkway. Visitors are brought into close contact with the wildlife and vegetation that make their home in the canopy. Framed by the branches of the trees, visitors enjoy views of the valley, the lake and the hills in the background while breathing in the enveloping fresh air which refreshes mind, body and soul. The Walkway was designed with the intention of visitors moving through the canopy in a relaxed, non-linear manner, with the curves of each segment directing their views towards the scenery scene in the distance.

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The White Whi Sand Beach and Dock recessed within a cove. The cove allows visitors to relax by the beach and to swim in the shallows. They also have the option of renting boats to paddle out into the lake to experience the calm rocking of the waves. The docks are designed in the form of rocky outcrops interconnected by wooden bridges, to remain inconspicuous from the opposite shore while retaining its function.

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CAFE BY THE LAKE

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The Café garden functions as a waiting area with a natural aesthetic, designed as a positive space that funnels visitors into the café, allowing them to experience a great expansion of the lake view, an alternative ground level view of the lake from the bird’s eye from the tree top walk. The Café is built with unreened structural elements such as wood beams that retain an outer bark texture, once again giving the illusion of nature within a manmade structure.

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WHITE SAND BEACH AND DOCK

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UNDERWATER COVE View the magical world of the lake through passages submerged below water level. The walls on both sides of the passage is clear glass, allowing visitors to appreciate aquatic life in their natural environment and in close proximity. Marine life such as fish often have a therapeutic effect on observers allowing visitors to learn about the local aquatic life in a relaxing yet immersive environment.

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CHILDREN’S ACTIVITY ZONE

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The children activity zone in the south-west of the park is an area designed with the intention of increasing children’s interaction with the natural environment through play. It caters to different age groups to facilitate the development of certain functions in children. The Playground for young children up to 3 years of age offers a safe environment to develop basic motor skills. The Nature Maze for children of ages 3 to 6 develops cognitive thinking abilities and a sense of discovery while being an attraction in itself through the use of owers and plants as walls in the maze. For children of ages 6 to 12, more advanced cognitive abilities such as strategy and social skills are developed through large scale interactive traditional Chinese board games.

Finally, for older children of ages 12 to 18, the High Element Course located on the low hills challenge teenagers to overcome their fears and to take risks.

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FLOATING GARDEN

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Wooden walkways stretch out across the opposing banks of the cove, interlaced with floating aquatic plants. As visitors walk through the aquatic plants, the gentle rise and fall of the water creates a kinetic display of aquatic life, prompting the visitor to find out more about the plants through the educational infographics present.

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On the eastern side of the Boardwalk lies an expanse which allows visitors to feel the emptiness that is oft time prevalent in nature. It is within this contemplation of emptiness as visitors walk along the path that they are induced to rediscover themselves.

On the western weste side of the board walk is an orchard with apple, cherry, pear and orange trees. During the seasons where the trees are in ower, visitors are treated to a colourful scene along the base of the central ridges. In other seasons, visitors can reach out and savour the fresh produce of nature as they walk along the boardwalk.

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WATERFALL TICKETING CENTRE The park greets visitors with a pathway that interweaves inte with a stream through a garden towards the main entrance. The high vegetation on either side of the narrow park obscures the view of the main road on the east and the carpark on the west. Following the stream reveals to visitors the source of water, the Waterfall Ticketing Centre. The Ticketing Centre is designed around the theme of a waterfall. Water has always been associated with cleansing and represents the cleansing of visitors’ state of mind as they enter and leave the park through the waterfall entrance.

PEBBLE HILL

FLOWER PAVILION Walking along the central ridges, visitors ascend along the ridgeline through a series of steps. The view on either side is obscured with vegetation until visitors reach the Flower Pavilion.

The Pavilion is a structure that blurs the difference between that which is organic and that which is man-made and signiies the transition of these two polar states that visitors experience.

Theme Mentors: Associate Professor Ni Qi | TAs Li Wei, Liu Qian, Xia Zhu Ying

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The architecture a in the area utilises basic materials of wood, stone, concrete and glass. The farmhouse-like architecture invokes the sensation of a return to the countryside while the tent themed windows act as a prelude to the camping sites further within the park, exciting visitors with the possibility of such a lodging option.

As visitors venture further within this zone, retail and restaurant options are situated atop the slopes of the eastern hillside in the form of smooth pebble-like structures.

STALAGMITE TOWER At the top of the Pebble Hill is the Stalagmite Tower that offers stunning 360 degree views of the surrounding landscape. The tower is made of granite with irregularly placed windows along its length, offering visitors a peek of the impressive view at the top as they climb up the spiral stairs.

CYPRESS MUSEUM The Cypress Museum is gradually revealed as a raw structure that is emem bedded within the mountain. The glass and concrete façade is interlaced with hanging ower gardens that breaks up the sharp edges of the building and blends the structure into its environment. The front façade being made of glass, offers visitors a sweeping view of the lake below and the western ridges across the valley.

Theme Members: Caleb See | Chia Sheng Wei | Choo Ee Pin | Dion Teo | Tan Shao Xuan | Tan Hui Yin | Tran Thien Tam

TREE-TOP WALK DESIGN Observation Deck Seating Area Walk path

Resort view

Valley view

Waterfront Height Valley view

Waterfront Height

Sunrise view

Meadow Sunrise View

Waterfront Height Forest View

Forest View Dam Cafe

River View Cypress Park

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