portfolio of YONG ZHI KANG
Architectural Design Projects . portfolio .
by Y Z K zhikangyong@gmail.com
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YZK
ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Grasping, the light YONG ZHI KANG
Academic performances: PMR - 7A SPM - 11A Foundation programme - CGPA 3.5 Degree programme -GPA Sem 1 - 3.38 Sem 2 - 3.54 Sem 2.5 - 4.0 Sem 3 - 3.56 Sem 4 - 3.46 Sem 5 - 3.56
Working experiences: Guitarist tutor (Volunteerism) LE Trading Enterprise Student Assistant BCT Arkitek
“ Exploration and problem solving through appreciating what nature offers us, the people and the environment. The symbiotic relationship shall be there, being concealed within the spatial experiences. �
People // Nature
Co-curriculum performances:
Librarian (Treasurer) 2014/09 - 2015/12 St.John Ambulance (Secretary) 2015/01 - 2015/12 Shine Office (Ambassador) 2016/03 - 2017/03 1 Million Dream (Head of Mentor-apprentice) 2016/12 - 2017/03 Orientation Party (Project Manager) 2017/12 - 2018/03 PAM workshop (Admin Team) 2018/01 - 2018/08
Awards and Achievements:
YAMAHA Classical Guitar Grade Pre-5 holder. (2013) Best Librarian Award. (2014 - 2015) First Runner-up for SJAM First-aid competition. (2015) The edge awards scholarship. (2016 - 2017)
Competitions:
Shelter International Architectural Design Competition. (2018) BORR highway bridge design, THINKCITY. (2018)
Project 1
Landscape architecture
designing city for the people
a proposal of designing city for people
Based on the site data we analysed, we came out with the evaluation of the qualitative aspects in relations to the two key intangibles measures that we chose, convenient and interactive. Bukit Bintang street is an urbanscape full of potential urban development. In conclusion, to make Bukit Bintang street more convenient in terms of accessibility and also to enhance interactive elements within, creating stronger relationship between settings and people, our approach is to conceive a relatively more people-centric environment in order to overcome the analysed issues in Bukit Bintang street.
designing city for the people
Chosen placemaking intangibles to designconvenient and interactive
Counting
Design methodology
Through placemaking analytic approach in an urban context Mapping
Test walk
Interactive (Sociability)
Human behaviours towards contact points Human density point at different period of time Preferential path according demographic ages
Convenient (Accessibility and Linkage)
Tracing
Pedestrian behaviours between different transition nodes Travel distance from transportation stations to contact points Auto-convenience of Jalan Bukit Bintang within site context Convenience of pedestrian street use
Tracking
Teenagers (Alone)
Teenagers (Group)
Adult (inhabitants)
Adult (foreigner)
Woman and children
1 High density of people congested in an intimate street due to high human traffic needs to cross the road junction.
2 Four lane traffic jam caused challenges for pedestrian crossing.
3 Broader street curbs to accommodate human congestion while waiting for vehicular traffic.
designing city for the people
Relationship between the people and placemaking elements
Section cut across Sephora - Bukit Bintang street - Pavilion shopping complex
Relationship between the people and placemaking elements
Section cut across Fahrenheit 88 and Bukit Bintang street
1 In-between interstitial space created at street nodal points to accommodate interactive activities.
2 Outdoor cafes and eateries maximised the pedestrian walkway experience and provides avenue for interactions.
3 The vehicular movement of street were bounded by trees along the street edges to form visual segregations and provide human shading to aid in pedestrian use.
1 Architectural elements provide shading and settings for interaction while steps creating secondary seatings for the passerby.
2 Jaywalking is frequent culture in using the street along this neighbourhood section. Small trees provide mild shading.
3 Five foot walkway sheltering people from sun exposure, engaging with people and forming different city at eye level along Bukit Bintang street.
designing city for the people
Relationship between the people and placemaking elements
Section cut across Menara YTL and Bukit Bintang street
Diagrammatic Folded street elevation along Bukit Bintang street
designing city for the people
Site synthesis and Design considerations
a proposal of city for the people
Bukit Bintang Shared Street Rules and regulations: 1.
Only 1 road lane adjacent to the both side street buildings are closed temporarily.
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The roads mentioned in (1) will be temporarily closed on weekdays, 5am to 8am and weekdays, 2pm to 4pm; weekends, 8am to 12pm.
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Consequences will be made onto drivers who illegally use the shared lane during the hours mentioned in (2).
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Rm 100 will be reimbursed to the authority onto the users who vandalised the public amenities along the shared street.
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Shared street users must return the street back to Bukit Bintang vehicles whenever the street is function out from the range of the period of time mentioned in (2).
designing city for the people
Master plan - Evening use and public realm strategies
Legends
1. Tulip sculptural lighting and shading device 2. Nodal contact points (To lengthen stay and sociability)
3. Pocket space design
(To aid wayfinding and accessibility)
designing city for the people
Project 2
Architectural Design Studio IV children learning capsule
a proposal of children learning capsule
Imagination, is the wick in the candle of learning; whereas knowledge, is the ember fire." Present-day, gaining knowledge from the papersources or in the classroom restricted children's imagination. We strongly believe that imagination is the foundation stone of knowledge as the synergy between fascination and wisdom will create a greater compound impact in children development. Children need to explore independently, to let their imagination go wild. Therefore, we envisioned a children learning capsule, encircled by mother nature that triggers potential imagination within children to learn fun. The proposed children learning capsule that comes along with different stages of imagination, holding space for them to visualize their unleashed imagination. Go beyond the learning through reading, and explore through imaginary thoughts; make the mental blueprint, and begin to build their own realm.
Everyone has their own insensible sense of limitless imagination. However, people actually forgo the gift to explore around.
Exploring unleashing imagination within oneself will help learning but in a fun way.
Legends 1. Entrance 2. Experiential Space 1 - Hollow Imagination 3. Experiential Space 2 - Empathy Imagination (Ground Level) 4. Access to Experiential Space 3 5. Experiential Space 3 - Empathy Imagination (Upper Level) 6. Experiential Space 4 - Strategic Imagination 7. Communal Space - Constructive Imagination
Imagination is the foundation of adopting and rethinking current knowledge or skills. It may then be a tool, to dig new skills or knowledge out from the universe.
Sustainable Material
Site Context
Spatial Experience
Design Strategies and Intentions
Fostering fun learning through imagination which also significantly enhances the physical, social and cognitive users development.
Encompassing the children learning capsule with mother nature instead of the concrete jungle for the users to be as wild as possible. The nature provokes the five senses within ones mind.
Shipping Containers
To design a learning capsule without changing the modular system and skin structure of the containers. Hus, the configuration of containers s taken into consideration to provide certain spatial qualities with proposed activities.
Paper tubes are integrated in the design with shipping containers. It is used as structural supporting systems, installations and interactive elements.
Providing a spatial quality from the configuration of the shipping containers on different levels and the spatial arrangement.
Creative Potentials
Evoking the limitless imagination of the users from the proposed programmes. The different stages of imagination develop the potential skills of children
a proposal of children learning capsule
“Out of Textbook�
Sequential Spatial Experiences
Hollow Imagination Allowing free flow of creative thinking in an “empty space�.
Empathy Imagination
Understanding emotionally what others are experiencing from their frame.
Strategic Imagination Recognising and evaluating opportunities through mental scenarios.
Constructive Imagination
Considering and developing hypotheses from different pieces of information.
a proposal of children learning capsule
Programmes and Constructions
Empathy Imagination
Stalactite formation setting is mimicked using paper tubes hanged from the ceiling of the container. The children transit from one dimension to another, imagining themselves like a time-traveller popping out to anywhere they want. The paper tube stalactites arranged in a rhythmic fancy way for the children to find their way out, integrated with the daylight penetrated through the upper skylight to cast light and shadow across the journey.
Constructive Imagination
a proposal of children learning capsule
A communal space is served from the spatial volume created by the juxtaposition of 3 shipping containers. It engages interaction among all user groups together in a space. The children can also use the paper tube columns to rest or play around depending on their creative imaginations.
Strategic Imagination
The users would need to walk in a volume tilted 30 degree placing from a higher level. The children have to plan, imagine, strategise inorder to figure out the best way possible to pass through the space. The glass panel on the first part of the floor made possible for the children to imagine themselves floating in the air while dodging their flexible body across the paper tubes rising up from the communal space. The children can slide down to the ground level with a roller slide of paper tubes or running down through the ramp.
Hollow Imagination
The container is slightly tilted to provide minor difficulties as the children move around. The metallic sound triggers a more realistic effect as they move their body vigilantly across the container from a descending level of light intensity.
a proposal of children learning capsule
Interior setting of paper tubes intersecting from the faces of the shipping container allows penetration of natural daylight into the container. Thus, beam-like sun rays are created inside the dark atmosphere for the children to play around with. Imagine the children avoiding the light-rays, pretend play as spies, wouldn’t it be exciting?
Project 3
Architectural Design Studio V kajang art centre
a proposal of kajang art centre
Who is the void, the bluesky or the fluffy cloud or the picturesque tree? We need a space to cater all the scattered pieces of the “legendary” Kajang. Or we can just say, Kajang was miserably seeking for its clear position in finding the lost essence of their significance in traditional culture and art. Still exist, but it is submerging. The spaces designed for “hard drive” are recessed into the building spaces. Not just spilled public realm into the building ground levels, raised up to the highest floor as well as the Kajang community life between the buildings around the city at eye level is not greatly influenced by the public spaces on the ground. The community need more life between buildings. So, why not make the building itself as another spaces for all, between these Kajang traditional shophouses?
Design Process and Strategies
Contextual belt axis Cut the interstitial mass to create spaces defined along the site axis to present the art in social and culture way of Kajang.
Squeeze the heavy mass services are mainly recessed inwards the party wall side to maximize the vertical directional movement in both public realm and performing art rhythm.
Elevate the mass Platforms of spaces to direct people to use as life between buildings vertically.
Carve out the form To bring daylight in the “harddrive” spaces to show remnant in traditional shophouse typology (appreciate airwell).
Art formation Art can be in any form, anything moved people heart. In form of mind, body, language or fusion of any. The spatial configured clearly define the statement here portraying Kajang art and culture in its organised form.
Transform function of angular transition Static function to lengthen people stay and extension of public spaces into the building ground. “My walking is my dancing”.
Overturn the skin To create openness view to/from the back alley. The skin were replaced along the back alley in perpendicular to the river axis.
Replicate the art in using five foot walkway generously Spur up the public realm within the context by creating communal deckings for culture and social.
kajang art centre
Contextual Studies and Design Responses
Peel off the skin Across the platform spaces, create a strong void to communicate with the local context to embrace the nature veil (pocket plaza and ageing tree)
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Ground Floor Plan
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Legends 1. Five Foot Walkway 2. Open Plaza 3. Busking Platform 4. Landscape Walkway 5. Cafe 6. Textile Retail 7. Waiting Lounge 8. Concierge 9. Communal Entrance 10. Drop-off // Pick-up
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Legends 1. Social Lobby 2. Foyer Decking 3. Dance Studio 1a // 1b 4. Dance Studio 1c 5. Lift Lobby 6. Storage 7. Toilet
kajang art centre
First Floor Plan
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Second Floor Plan
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Legends 1. Hanging Garden 2. Reading Breakout 3. Foyer Decking (CAEL) 4. Interactive Workshop 5. Storage 6. Toilet 7. Lift Lobby 8. Library 9. Studyroom
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Legends 1. Rehearsal Space 2. Guest Welcoming Area 3. Storage 4. Toilet 5. Lift Lobby 6. Multipurpose Room 7. Backstage
kajang art centre
Upper Floor Plan
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Hangingclouds Smart bus stop
Front elevation
kajang art centre
Rear elevation
Busking area
Hangingclouds
kajang art centre
Sectional Perspectives - portraying life between buildings, within the building.
kajang art centre
Sectional details Legends 1. Automated operable solar facade 2. Fresh air intake 3. Stainless steel micro-woven wire 4. Facade actuator 5. Acoustic insulation 6. Walkway 7. Safety rail
With a quote mentioning here, “when we feel stuck, look at the sky�. The clouds remind us that everything changes. But always, behind the clouds, the bluesky never hide away. It reminds me Kajang, with its low profile identity, but legends(culture and art) actually exists.
Project 4
Architectural Design Studio VI JBCC city lobby
JBCC city lobby
social commentary:
celebrate the connections
A social infrastructure for all Are we going to create a new icon to showcase the culture and social aspects of our site, OR Are we able to tie the connections together, and let the cultures of the community synthesized harmoniously in Johor Bahru? OR Even, the city lobby itself can be part of the social/ culture gems of the urban community?
Site contextual relationship
Pedestrians tend to walk in fast pace to avoid irritating bird dropping. Finance Institutional building (banks) surrounded the street open spaces.
The beginning strip of the street is exposed and without seatings.
Active busking create visual connection with hectic traffic users.
JLN SEGGET
JLN SEGGET
JLN WONG AH FOOK
Dislocated space that communicate with context above eye level .
JLN TRUS
“The Tiger Roars� mural art became cultural fabric of the coarse grain building.
JLN SEGGET
jbcc city lobby
Hookah District 2.0 offer interesting vantage point onto site.
SAFE ZONE
make the place a complete loop
Site A
Building design to portray the best version of our own identity.
Hookah District 2.0
Create a loop and forms a new district with the contexts.
Pasar Karat gateway
The common end to meet bazaar focal from the alleyways network behind.
Bazaar focal
Local activities, involved in social and economy aspects lead to people attracts people.
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE PLANE TO PEDESTRIANS PUBLIC TOILET
PASAR KARAT NECESSITIES
BAZAAR FOCAL
jbcc city lobby
THE DYNAMISM OF INTERSTITIAL LINKAGES ON SITE
LABOURS WORSHIP
LOCAL USE
STUDENTS
OVERSHADOWED FRINGE
Conceptual perspectives - portraying the social commentaries experiences
jbcc city lobby
Social commentaries - portraying the social patches around our heritage site
Design Process and Strategies
Why do the community, do we need a city lobby?
form and structure interplay
jbcc city lobby
Design Process and Strategies
Design Process and Strategies
jbcc city lobby
Design Process and Strategies
Conceptual perspectives - city lobby that communicates with the cultural context
Extensively use of Corten Steel envelopes to showcase people the uniqueness of weathering steel to our site, JB heritage city with existence of Bazaar Karat
jbcc city lobby Introducing the reflective stainless steel mirror to bring in ample daylight and celebrates the public realm of our site. Our city lobby, be part of the social commentaries story
Environmental consciousness- design features of JBCC city lobby
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Alleyway placemaking Overshadowed 5ft walkway Cultural urban fabric Future pedestrianised path
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Dropoff // pickup Entrance statement area Elders gathering area Social lobby Event plaza Platform piazza Cultural foyer Open plaza Foodhub Life between building Introspective courtyard Edge effect (people plaza)
jbcc city lobby
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Entrance canopy Social platform Washroom canopy Floating bridge Book shelves Study area Library infodesk Decking (Jalan Trus)
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Dispensary Reception Treatment room Clinic 24/7 Lift lobby Multipurpose pre-event area Green decking Multipurpose hall Community meeting space
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Theatre lobby Viewing deck Pre-event area Lift lobby Theatre hall Green decking Temporary accom. (artist) Shower room Lift lobby Service area Entrance canopy
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Bazaar storage Service Lift lobby
Left Elevation pedestrians along Jalan Tan Hiok Nee (existing pedestrianised road)
jbcc city lobby
Right Elevation pedestrians along Jalan Dhoby (proposed pedestrianised road)
Front Elevation pedestrians along Jalan Trus
Sectional Perspective Along alley axis
jbcc city lobby
scale nts
Sectional Axonometric Perspective Along alley between theaxis finance institution scale nts
Floating bridge
jbcc city lobby
cultural urban fabric
Introspective courtyard social commentaries
Life between building
jbcc city lobby
overshadowed fringe
Theatre pre-event area
dramatic roof communicating with skyview
welcoming ample light
Alley view
community living room
jbcc city lobby
Generous void
Social commentaries celebrates the connections