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A r c h i t e c t u r e Po r t f o l i o ( s e l e c t e d w o r k s ) 2 0 1 1 - 2 0 1 6
M a s t e r s o f A r c h i t e c t u r e
N a t i o n a l U n i v e r s i t y o f S i n g a p o r e
g e o r g e f u n g k j @ g m a i l . c o m
m o b i l e : + 6 5 9 1 1 4 6 3 9 3
George Fung
A r c h i t e c t u r e Po r t f o l i o ( s e l e c t e d w o r k s ) 2 0 1 1 - 2 0 1 6
M a s t e r s o f A r c h i t e c t u r e
N a t i o n a l U n i v e r s i t y o f S i n g a p o r e
g e o r g e f u n g k j @ g m a i l . c o m
m o b i l e : + 6 5 9 1 1 4 6 3 9 3
George Fung
George Fung Kok Joo
25 October 1990
Singapore
+65 9114 6393
FreelanceJuly 2015Client: Elaine & Jaymes Sim
Interior design of apartment, renovation works.
Red Bean ArchitectsJune - July 2014Internship
Consolidation of studio works + interior design (drafting, carpentry works) of an apartment
SAA ArchitectsMay - July 2013Internship
Drafting and design of multiple projects + Competition entry for extention of NUS School of Design and Environment.
AutoCAD
Rhinoceros 4.0
Sketchup
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
2015 - 2016Masters of Architecture
National University of Singapore
2011 - 2015Bachelor of Arts in Architecture
National University of Singapore
BCA-Industry Built Environment Undergraduate Scholarship (2014-2015)
2007 - 2008GCE A’Levels
St. Andrew Junior CollegeTrendz 360Feb - March 2009Admnistrative Assistant
Finance department, updating of accounts in firm
Life Concert April 2008Publicity Head
Graphic design of all publicity material (posters, pamphlets, video, magazine)
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P E R S O N A L I N F O R M A T I O N P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E
E X P E R I E N C E
E D U C A T I O N
T E C H N I C A L S K I L L S
CONTENTS
ACADEMIC WORKS
C o d e s t r e e tthe code of the campus city
| Year 5 Thesis |
U n i v e r [ c ] i t y
a traveling school
Te r r i t o r i a l F r a m e w o r k s
an urban analysis of Singapore and Paris
T h e E d u c a t i o n C o l o n y
a wind-catcher
C e n t r i c i t y
library: creating cultural connections
A C o n t i n u u m o f P u b l i c S p a c e s
a web of connections
T w o C o u r t s
a handshake between green and urban spaces
Wo o d - l i k e Fa b r i c
rigidity and fluidity in wood
COMPETITIONS RESEARCH
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01C O D E S T R E E T
Community and Housing StudioTutor : Tay Kheng Soon
Apri l 2016 (year 5 thesis )
Codestreet is a microcosm of the campus city, where learning, working, and living occur together. The conception of this street is a critique of the rigid boundaries and macro zoning of programmes that exist within an educational cluster in Dover, where different functions are zoned as independent entities with distinct boundaries, resulting in segregated
programmatic enclaves.
Codestreet takes on a new perspective on how education spaces may not necessarily manifest within a single institution or building - but within a town-like environment that hosts a slew of programmes. Characterized by clusters of small buildings that flank the sides of a central spine, the street allows for education, living, and working spaces to be woven as an
integrated urban and social fabric.
school as a town
the social code of the campus citylearning + working + l iving
500m
Codestreet is situated in Edupolis - the master plan of a livable campus city that comprises of schools, research institutes, business and homes. Located at the South of Singapore, the master plan stretches from Pasir Panjang
Terminal towards the National University of Singapore, and a major cluster of schools at Dover.
A 4.9km central spine runs through the length of the master plan. Envisioned to be the central nervous system of the city, this pedestrianized spine accommodates all the major activities of the city.
DOVERAYE
N US
CONTEXT | EDUPOLIS
CODESTREET: A school as a town
Not read as an institution or a single building, but a town or a city that integrates programmes
and peoples together.
school + offices + residences
PLAZA SPACES
toward nus
LECTURE ROOMS SERVICE ROAD
EXHIBITION HALL
classrooms
Codestreet is a reconstruction of this existing urban code. By fragmenting the macro-zoning measures that promoted func-tional segregation and large
independent institutions,
into clusters of small buildings with different functions at each level. The city becomes a mosaic of integrated programmes, rath-er than a composition of inde-pendent buildings that have no
relation to each other.
In the existing urban environment, land is usually zoned into specific programmes with distinct bound-aries. This often results in isolated and segregated programmatic en-
claves or buildings.
A CRITIQUE ON THE URBAN CODE:
toward nest
living spaces
rooftop gardens
offices
cinema
etfe canopy
STREET LEVEL (LEVEL 3)
B
B
10m
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SCHOOL AS A TOWN
URBAN STRATEGIES
Central Spine
Block Divis ion
Connections to Site
Buildings designed by different
architects
Bui lding Clusters
Connections within cluster
Courtyards within clusters
Central Roof
SECTION AA
rooftop gardensl iving + studying
bicycle parkingplaza spaces
hostel l iving working + studying
community businesses
street edge
TYPES OF SPACES
5m
BLOCK PLANS
Ground level Courtyard Level
10m
SECTION BB
ETFE canopy sheltering and adding def init ion to main street .
10m
10m
Building height cascades towards the s ides in response to the surrounding buildings .
Prefabr icated wal lsaccording to indiv idual developer/architec t . a var iety of wal l types and f reedom of des ign for indiv idual blocks creates an organic and v ibrant st reet facade.
pr imar y f rame structure of 2000 x 1000 gr id,
secondar y f rame structure
s teel grat ingcourtyards are constructed out of steel grat ing , a l lowing for sunl ight to enter the ground courtyards , as wel l as a l low for greater vent i lat ion within the cluster.constructed out of a pr imar y steel f rame, each courtyard s its between the bui ldings of each cluster. the f rames of the courtyards are a l igned with the st ructure of the main bui lding .
ETFE rooflightweight , durable , and mal leable , the roof is constructed out of a s ing le ply ETFE membrane with a layer of screen that ac ts as a shade. held by the pr imar y steel f rame, the ETFE sheet is hung on the wire cable net that holds the sheet together. A translucent mater ia l that is more manageable than g lass , such a st ructure speeds up construct ion t ime and manpower.
hol low core s labprecast components to be assembled on s ite . where par ts of the bui lding are at an angle , concrete to be poured in s itu.
Precast components�e precast columns are composed of three segments with the lower column segments erected on concrete level ing pads into a cast- in-place (CIP) concrete spread foot ing .
�e column-to-cap beam connect ion is made with a smal l number of large bars grouted into ducts in the cap beam. �e large s ize bar-ducts lead to a connect ion that can be assembled eas i ly on s ite . �e precast bent cap beam is bui lt in two pieces that are integrated with a c losure pour near it s mid-span.
�e precast bent cap and precast superstructure are then connected together at the intermediate pier with a cast- in-place concrete diaphragm.
Tapered column (1000x1000)
Precast beam (1500 x 12000, 750 deep)
Precast superstructure (1500 x 10000, 900 deep)
Precast cap (1500 x 12000, 600 deep)
wire cable net , with ETFE membrane clamped at intersect ions
s ing le ply ETFE membrane with addit ional layer of screen
500mm steel columns
E T F E R o o fheld by the primary steel frame, the singly ply ETFE sheet is hung on a wire cable net that holds the sheet together.
single ply ETFE membrane with additional layer of screen
wire cable net, with ETFE membrane clamped at intersections
500mm steel columns
secondary frame structure
primary frame structure of 2000 x 1000 grid
precast superstructure (1500 x 10000 x 900mm)
precast cap (1500 x 12000 x 600mm)
precast beam (1500 x 12000 x 750mm)
tapered column (1000 x 1000mm)
the column-to-cap beam connection is made with a small number of large bars grouted into ducts in the cap beam. the large size bar-ducts lead to a connection that can be assembled easily on site. the precast bent cap beam is built in two pieces that are integrated with a closure poured near its mid span.
The precast bent cap and precast super-structure are then connected together at the intermediate pier with a cast-in-place concrete diaphragm.
S t e e l g r at i n gelevated courtyards are constructed out of steel grating, allowing for sunlight to permeate to the ground level courtyards, as well as allow for greater ventilation within the cluster. Constructed out of a primary steel frame, each courtyard sits within the cluster.
p r e fa b r i c at e d wa l l sblocks are designed by individual develop-ers/ architects. a variety of wall types and freedom of design for individual blocks cre-ates an organic and vibrant street facade.
h o l l o w c o r e s l a bprecast components to be assembled on site, where parts of the building are at an angle, concrete to be poured in site.
p r e c a s t c o m p o n e n t sthe precast columns are composed of three segments with lower columns erected on concrete leveling pads into a cast-in-place concrete spread footing.
BLOCK STRUCTURE
02T H E E D U C A T I O N C O L O N Y
Mobility and Urbanism StudioTutor: Tan Teck Kiam
July 2015 (year 4 semester 2)
The Education Colony is a mixed development that hosts both a school as well as its students’ dormitories. Inspired by the site’s existing strong winds through the
land and sea breeze, this project is envisioned as a ‘wind-catcher’.
It is an architecture that promotes natural ventilation through channelling wind through the building, as well as inducing various air-flows within the building. A prominent feature of the project are large shear walls that emphasize the planar form of the project. These shear walls also serve to resist the strong winds at site.
Spatially, users experience terraces that follows the gradient of the walls, allow-ing a range of views both above and below ground. As a whole, the building is a monument - an icon that contributes to the imageability of the site in its larger
context.
A w i n d - c a t c h e r .
A s c h o o l t h a t p r o m o t e s n a t u r a l v e n t i l a t i o n b y t a k i n g a d v a n t a g e o f s t r o n g w i n d s a t s i t e .
| m i xe d d e v e l o p m e n t |
The Liveable Catchment City - a collaborative effort by the studio envisioned a city built upon the waters south of Joo Chiat Road, along East Coast Park. Its primary vision: to ‘capture’ water, people, and knowledge. Serving a total of 300,000 people, the city has various programmes that supported the knowledge economy of Singapore - with business, education, logistics, and resi-dential zones. The education colony sits right within the reservoir, at a critical junction that con-
nects the city to the mainland.
MASTERPLAN
1000m
The colony is a large mixed development with spaces for education, living, and working. Inhabitants of the colony are envisioned to live where they work, and work where they live, forming a close commu-nity of students and workers. With the strong winds at site, the design sought to harness ‘wind’ as the
driving concept - providing cool and naturally ventilated spaces for the colony’s inhabitants.
DESIGN INTENT
GROUND LEVEL PLAN
LAND BREEZE
SEA BREEZE
KNOWLEDGE
PEOPLE
SECTION THROUGH STUDY BLOCKS
CRITICAL JUNCTION
SITE CONSIDERATIONS
the s ite is at a junction that captures both people from the city , as well as knowledge from the ‘knowledge belt’
that is part of the wider masterplan.
however , these strong winds wil l be hampered by the urban jungle that ac-commodates most of the population
within the city -
a unique feature of the s ite is i ts natural breeze that occurs both day and night ,
as well as a waterfront on al l s ides .
with an underground vehicular network running through the city , these under-ground spaces act as nodes for the city ’s
vehicular traff ic .
WINDS H AMPERED BY URBANISM
STRONG WINDS AT SITE
UNDERGROUND SPACES
REVERSE STACK EFFECT
TURNING VANES VENTURI EFFECT
01 RELATIVELY WARMER AIR OUTSIDE
02 COOL AIR INSIDE SINKS
03 WARM AIR COMES IN TO REPLACE
04 AIR ESCAPES
CONSTRICTIONHIGHER SPEEDLOW PRESSURE
AIR GETS PULLED IN
TURBULENCE BETTER EFFICIENCY
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BERNOULLI’S PRINCIPLE
SECTION THROUGH RESIDENTI AL TOWERS+ venti lat ion concept
The ground floor is composed of study spaces and shops between the shear walls, with pedes-trian paths forming the central axis. These spaces belong to the public domain - with green spaces and comfortable waterfront seating to attract people into the school. A local tram network runs through the horizontal axis of the site. Large void spaces open views to the
basement levels below.
GROUND LEVEL PLAN
The basement levels comprise of the main school programmes. Lecture halls, classrooms, computer labs line the periphery of the plan. These school spaces surround the public eating space and shops that can be found at the center of the plan - with the intent of blurring the lines between the ‘school
zone’ and the ‘public zone’.
BASEMENT 1 PLAN
RESIDENCELOBBY
RESIDENCELOBBY ST
UDY A
REAPUBLIC AREAST
UDY A
REA
SEMINAR ROOMSCOM LABS
ROOMS AND
LABS LECT
URE
ROOM
S
PUBLIC
AREA
TRANSITIONAL
TRANSITIONAL
OFFI
CES &
ADMIN
STORAGE
STORAGE
ROADS
CARP
ARK
CARP
ARK
WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOPS
CARP
ARK
CARP
ARK
Due to the varied environments above ground, on ground, and underground, programmes have to be allocated and arranged accordingly as well. In section, residential areas are placed above ground with maximum sunlight and wind for ventilation. The deepest levels hosts service pro-
grammes such as warehouses and car parking.
ALLOCATION OF PROGRAMMES
BASEMENT 2 BASEMENT 3
GROUND LEVEL BASEMENT 1
Clusters of residential units form between the shear walls, with ample discussion spaces around for students to interact and study. Service cores run along the walls, with large voids that create atrium spaces within the residential towers. Screens on the facade of the towers behave as turning valves to direct winds through the block, allowing for a more efficient cir-
culation of wind within the tower.
RESIDENTI AL TOWERS
EDUCATION COLONY
SECTION A-A
10th FLOORRESIDENTIAL PLAN
24th FLOOR
100m
60m
underground spaces
01 FOLD UP 02 CAPTURE WIND
land breeze sunset
sunrisesea breeze
05 FOLD DOWN
00 SITE
04 STRUCTURE
columns? wall.
06 TERRACE 07 CONTINUATION
03 AVOID SUN
01 WIND
02 PROGRAMME
TOTAL POPULATION:
1600 residents
2400 transient
TOTAL FOOTPRINT: 3.5 ha
-student dormitories
- seminar rooms
- lecture rooms
- offices
- research offices
- water testing facilities
- retail spaces
- restaurants
- shared library
136m 213m
174m165m
231m
307m
wind at site
LAND BREEZE
SEA BREEZE
hampered by urbanism
school + stay
KNOWLEDGE
PEOPLE
SITE PLAN1:7500
14th FLOOR
SCHOOL + STAY
CONTEXT CONSIDERATIONS:
DESIGN INTENT: ADDRESSING VENTILATION + HARNESSING THE WIND
ABOVE
BELOW
scale 1:20010m
At the centre of the development sits a library that is available for both the public and students to use. It also serves a centrepiece of the entire project, a hint at the educational nature of the development’s programme. Socially, the project seeks to integrate public spaces with school spaces - transitions be-
tween the school facilities are seamless, yet retaining a certain boundary understood by its users.
L IBRARY SPACE
STRUCTURAL PERSPECTIVESCALE 1:100
AR5321 ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL THEORY
DESIGN INTENT:
to capture prevailing winds at site by ‘folding’ planes up from the siteto collect wind
resulting in a shear wall structurethat withstands the wind
GEORGE FUNG | A0085899Y
02 FACADE CLADDINGSCALE 1:50
SHEAR WALL PRIMARY STRUCTURE
STEEL PLATE SHEAR WALL
CONTINUOUS ANGLE BOLTED TOshear wall structure
PRIMARY CLADDING STRUCTUREsteel tubing 100 x 50 mm
SECONDARY CLADDING STRUCTURE
TAKTL ULTRAHIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE PANEL980 x 2480 mm per panel
TAB PLATEwelded to column and bolted to beam web
STIFFENED SHEAR WALLto allow for openings
STEEL PLATE SHEAR WALL
COMPOSITE DECKING
CONCRETE FLOOR DECKwith slab reinforcement. 75 mm depth
METAL DECKING 50 mm depth
K-SERIES OPEN WEB STEEL JOIST400 mm depth
DUROCK CEMENT BOARDsuspended ceiling. 13 mm thick1220 x 2000 per panel
CONCRETE FLOOR DECK with slab reinforcement. 75 mm depth
METAL DECKING
OPEN WEB STEEL JOIST 400 mm depth
DUROCK CEMENT BOARDsuspended ceiling. 13 mm thick1220 x 2000 per panel
HANGER
STEEL CHANNEL 38mm depth
METAL FURRING CHANNEL
DUROCK FASTENER150 mm o.c.
TIMBER LOUVERS 200 x 50 mm
DALES KWIFIX FASCIA in aluminium
STEEL FLITCH PLATE FOR LOUVERS 300 X 160 X 12 mm
FITCH CONNECTED TO TIMBER LOUVERS
CONTINUOUS STEEL BASE PLATE
RETAINING WALL
WATER BODY
GRADE LEVEL
CLADDED STEEL
SHEAR WALL
01 WALL TO FLOOR STRUCTURE
SCALE 1:50
03 LOUVER FACADESCALE 1:10
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01
02
PLANSCALE 1:2000
SECTION AASCALE 1:500
LAND BREEZE
SEA BREEZE
01 FOLD UP
02 CAPTURE WIND
land breezesunset
sunrisesea breeze
00 SITE
columns? wall.
03 AVOID SUN
ABOVE
STRUCTURAL PERSPECTIVESCALE 1:100
AR5321 ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL THEORY
DESIGN INTENT:
to capture prevailing winds at site by ‘folding’ planes up from the siteto collect wind
resulting in a shear wall structurethat withstands the wind
GEORGE FUNG | A0085899Y
02 FACADE CLADDINGSCALE 1:50
SHEAR WALL PRIMARY STRUCTURE
STEEL PLATE SHEAR WALL
CONTINUOUS ANGLE BOLTED TOshear wall structure
PRIMARY CLADDING STRUCTUREsteel tubing 100 x 50 mm
SECONDARY CLADDING STRUCTURE
TAKTL ULTRAHIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE PANEL980 x 2480 mm per panel
TAB PLATEwelded to column and bolted to beam web
STIFFENED SHEAR WALLto allow for openings
STEEL PLATE SHEAR WALL
COMPOSITE DECKING
CONCRETE FLOOR DECKwith slab reinforcement. 75 mm depth
METAL DECKING 50 mm depth
K-SERIES OPEN WEB STEEL JOIST400 mm depth
DUROCK CEMENT BOARDsuspended ceiling. 13 mm thick1220 x 2000 per panel
CONCRETE FLOOR DECK with slab reinforcement. 75 mm depth
METAL DECKING
OPEN WEB STEEL JOIST 400 mm depth
DUROCK CEMENT BOARDsuspended ceiling. 13 mm thick1220 x 2000 per panel
HANGER
STEEL CHANNEL 38mm depth
METAL FURRING CHANNEL
DUROCK FASTENER150 mm o.c.
TIMBER LOUVERS 200 x 50 mm
DALES KWIFIX FASCIA in aluminium
STEEL FLITCH PLATE FOR LOUVERS 300 X 160 X 12 mm
FITCH CONNECTED TO TIMBER LOUVERS
CONTINUOUS STEEL BASE PLATE
RETAINING WALL
WATER BODY
GRADE LEVEL
CLADDED STEEL
SHEAR WALL
01 WALL TO FLOOR STRUCTURE
SCALE 1:50
03 LOUVER FACADESCALE 1:10
03
01
02
PLANSCALE 1:2000
SECTION AASCALE 1:500
LAND BREEZE
SEA BREEZE
01 FOLD UP
02 CAPTURE WIND
land breezesunset
sunrisesea breeze
00 SITE
columns? wall.
03 AVOID SUN
ABOVE
The monolithic concrete shear walls not only hold up the building, but it also counters the strong winds that act against the structures during the day. Holes are punctured through
these 1 meter walls to allow for access and lights between them.
STRUCTURE
03A C O N T I N U U M O F P U B L I C S P A C E S
Mobil ity and Urbanism StudioTutor : Teo Yee Chin
July 2015 (year 3 semester 2)
The vision of designing for continuous public spaces was a response to the physical boundaries that disrupted accessibility from one build-ing to another. Malls of today are internal worlds - self-sufficient, with a resident population whose commercial and daily needs can be met within it. As such, ‘street-life’ as we know it is dead. People congregate within the comfort of malls, reluctant to step in the outdoors along the
streets.
This project seeks to bring the street inside the building - by creat-ing three main blocks which are in turn further divided into smaller
‘blocks’ or units.
vision for buildings to connect and integrate, creating extended ‘internal worlds’.
| mixed development |
With the vision of designing spaces within the building as a continuum from its surroundings, the de-sign is conceptualised in three scales. From the building scale, the design will be a junction between its three surrounding buildings. Within the building itself, three blocks are to be read as individual buildings that are likewise connected to each other. Individual units within these blocks compose to
form naturally ventilated ‘streets’ that are stringed by bridges.
Building to Building Block to Block Unit to Unit
DESIGN INTENT
GROUND LEVEL PLAN
paya lebar MRT
s ims avenue
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DESIGN STRATEGIES
Spaces were carved from the massing to evoke varying spa-tial experiences as one travels through - akin to travelling through a canyon.
A perforated screen wraps around the block massing, leav-ing the diagonal planes open - draw-ing attention to the carved spaces.
01 Bui lding blocks cutby a main spine
03 spaces carved out
CARVED SPACES
FACADE WRAP
vs
02 response to street front -varying block heights
04 facade ‘wrapping’ around carved blocks
The perforated facade hints at the programmes within. Retail shops and office spaces are identified by the small frames that compose the lower levels of the complex. Larger frames at the levels above,
allude to a more ‘unified’ part of the building, where the dwelling and community spaces are.
VIEW FROM THE MAIN SPINE
ELEVATION FROM MAIN ROAD(sims avenue)
pedestrianized street sheltered by a faceted roof
One end of the main spine begins from an underground tunnel that goes beneath Sims Avenue. This pedestrianized path continues through the building up the stairs, along the bridge and towards the ad-jacent building. The main stairs likewise connect to various levels of the buildings at certain intervals.
that connects to the adjacent building over a canal.
VIEW OF BRIDGE
SECTION THROUGH MAIN SPINE
SOHO units form a portion of the residential units, providing spaces for businessmen to dwell, work, interact and network with like neighbours within the community.
The faceted roof peeks out from between the blocks - hinting at the pedestrianized street that lies between the blocks.
SOHO RESIDENCES
VIEW FROM MAIN ROAD
The complex initially reads as a mass of three blocks that are rather disconnected from each oth-er. A closer inspection into the complex, reveals a network of bridges that connect parts of the
whole complex together, horizontally as well as vertically.
Weaving through the residential blocks that occupy the top floors of the complex, are a series of bridges that connect the three blocks together in a network.
INTERIOR STREETS
BRIDGES BETWEEN BLOCKS
The faceted roof was designed to draw attention to the diagonally carved spaces of the massing blocks. Its dynamic form also highlights the central spine as the main public arena
of the complex.
At the upper levels where the residential units are, an elevated deck recreates the ‘street’. Residents get to experience this street in their private realm - an enclave, a retreat from
the public spaces below.
A FACETED DESIGN
SECTION OF RESIDENTI AL STREET
Within each block, a main path is present to ensure that all blocks are connected to each other, in a circular fashion. This reduces problems in way-finding, and makes it more convenient for the
user to get to one block to another (as compared to making detours).
CIRCULATION
T W O C O U R T S
Community and Housing StudioTutor: Zhang Ye
Aug 2013 (year 3 semester 1)
exhibited at CityEx 2014
The site is situated between an urban street that sells daily house-hold items, and a large park that is frequented by many in the neigh-bourhood. Hence, this project seeks to serve as the ‘handshake’ be-tween an urban space, and a natural garden space, by integrating
these contrasting landscapes together.
In the various sequences of the project, the contrast between urban and garden spaces can be found - namely in the interior spaces, its plaza spaces, as well as its structure. The brief was to design a food centre, as well as plan and design for a social enterprise that serves
the community.
a ‘handshake’ between urban and green spaces - integrating these contrasting landscapes together.
| food court | nursery |
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GROUND LEVEL PLAN
01 two enveloped spaces
garden space
urban plaza
larger green space
nursery - sel l ing gardening equipment
nursery - sel l ing gardening equipment
hawker center
hawker center + wet market
03 hierarchy of spaces
02 response to s ite bui ldings
04 connection of public spaces
VIEW OF URBAN PLAZA
VIEW OF GARDEN SPACE
SECTIONS
VIEW OF URBAN PLAZA
VIEW OF GARDEN SPACE
VIEW OF NURSERY
05W O O D L I K E F A B R I C
Tutor: Pan Yi ChengAug 2012 (year 2 semester 1)
a collaborative studio project
Wood is generally understood to be a hard and rigid material. This project seeks to explore the possible ‘fluidity’ of such a rigid material - resulting in a wood-like fabric structure. By breaking the solid into many smaller fragments or modules, a very rigid structure is able to achieve a certain degree of fluidity. The design process saw the ex-ploration of various modules and connection designs, through ex-periments done in various scales and methods. The final process was constructed in East Coast Park as a sunbathing pavilion, constructed
in a studio effort.
the rigidity of wood coupled with the fluidity of fabric.
FIN AL MODELat East Coast Park
CONCEPT PROTOTYPE
DISPLAY OF PROTOTYPES
VIEW FROM INTERIOR
FIN AL PROTOTYPE
PROTOTYPE MODELS
FIN AL MODEL CONSTRUCTION
PERFORATION STUDIES
06U N I V E R [ C ] I T Y
International Union of Architects (UIA) 2015 - competition entry
a collaboration with Tan Jing Min and Wang Chao ChaoAdvisor: Raymond Hoe
Culture stands as an important keystone of architecture. Yet, it cannot be fully comprehended through lectures and classroom teaching alone. Students should aspire to deeply interact with people and places of different cultures. The world is our learning ground and every student should be taught to think, instead of what to think. Our chosen site is the town of Kosice, eastern Slovakia. Though it was the first Slovak city to win the European Capital of Culture in 2013, there is evidently a ra-cial divide between the Slovak majority and Roma minority. The Roma minority has been pushed to the brink of society, living in poverty and unhygienic conditions. Thus, we propose a mobile school that takes the city as its classroom, hinging on existing transport systems, learning
from the layers of the city.
a travelling school in Kosice, eastern Slovakia
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Our site, the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station in Singapore, was formerly part of a grand vision to create global connections, facilitating exchange of commodities across geographical boundaries. Formerly operated by the Malaysian railway, it was a site where visitors could experience Ma-laysian culture while remaining in Singapore. The site’s symbolic val-ue postulates the potential for it as a platform for locals to experience and understand other cities while still remaining in Singapore -- where
greater global awareness could be fostered.
Following the vision of a globally-minded city, our program for the site is a center of knowledge for the public -- a library offering information of cities from all over the world, and a forum for conferences, lectures and debates on global issues. Besides having the globe as an inspiration, the architecture takes on a spherical form as it conveys a sense of unity and encompassment pertaining to our vision of Singapore with strong
global awareness.
C E N T R I C I T Y
International Union of Architects (UIA) 2014 - competition entrya collaboration with Tan Jing Min and Wang Chao Chao
a library - creating cultural connections
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Territorial Frameworks + Studio Go West studies the polarities of the Singapore/Paris urban models,
setting up interesting discourse into the future of cities. The studio embarked upon the project as a large-scale collaborative research, comparatively breaking down the themes of urban success and
formation into the questions of Territory, Density, Infrastructure, Social, Nature, Economics, Polit ics,
Urban Form and Typology.
TERRITORIAL FRAMEWORKSErik L’Heureux
Ang Jia CongWynne Chen
Samantha ChiaTheresa ChuaGeorge FungEugene OngArvind Roy
Diana TjongWish Vitayathanagorn
Zhang Huihui
STUDIO GO WESTFlorian Schätz
Armelle BreuilStanisław Butelski
Chen Yi LiWill iam Kwan-Terry
Law Jia-Hao Josef Odvárka
Pua Xin ErWang En Shen
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Climate and Territory StudioTutor: Erik L’Heureux
August 2014
an urban analysis of Singapore and Paris
Territorial Frameworks + Studio Go West was a studio that sought to grasp the complexities of urbanisation using two radically different cities - Singapore and Paris as models for experimentation. Through a series of studies, the studio examined the key question: What is the DNA of Singapore and Paris? How does
this DNA affect the city’s respective urban models?
Below are a few excerpts from the studies on the Urban Form of both cities. In collaboration with Theresa Chua, the initial studies unravelled the complex-ity behind the varying urban development strategies of Singapore and Paris. While the former is the epitome of high-rise urbanism, the latter is an exemplar of a horizontal ‘mat’ urbanism - of which both urban models have the capaci-ty to accommodate similar needs of a high population density and economic
growth.
This high population density was further explored through a series of exper-imentation models in Density Studies, in collaboration with Saan Wish, Zhang Hui Hui and Wynne Chen. Here, a simple yet powerful motif was used - to su-perimpose the urban models of either city onto the other city. This allowed for a strong visual comparison between the ‘efficiencies’ of either city in accom-
modating a dense population.
FIGURE GROUND - SINGAPORE
FIGURE GROUND - PARIS
The urban forms of S ingapore and Paris are radical ly different . While the former sub-scribes to a high-r ise form of urbanism, the latter is a mat form of urbanism. In a typical new town in Singapore, bui lding footprint is s ignif icantly smaller than in Paris - where bui ldings are organised and pushed to the periphery of tr iangular and rectangular plots
result ing from Haussmann’s diagonal boulevards .
The al location of programmes within bui ldings also affect the experience of the city . Paris features a more mixed-used type with commercial programmes at the street level - result ing in the street that dominates the urban experience. S ingapore on the other hand has dist inct programmes for i ts respective bui ldings , creating a more compartmental ized
experience of the city .
ALLOCATION OF PROGRAMMES - SINGAPORE
ALLOCATION OF PROGRAMMES - PARIS
WALKABLE SPACES - SINGAPORE
WALKABLE SPACES - PARIS
With Paris dominated by the street , and Singapore adopting a compartmental ized al lo-cation of spaces , accessibi l i ty is a key issue. S ingapore’s unique adoption of void decks in HDBs creates rather open spaces on the street level , a l lowing in a certain freedom of accessibi l i ty . Paris on the other hand, is dictated by the str ict nature of i ts streets that
intertwine through the city .
VISION OF A GREEN CITY - SINGAPORE
VISION OF A GREEN CITY - PARIS
Both cit ies bear an incl ination to the greenif ication of the city , an aspect of the city ex-perienced on a personal level . Paris has parks peppered around the city - experienced dai ly by paris ians . S ingapore on the other hand bears an image of a green city - with
green buffers everywhere that cannot be experienced, but only to admire .
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PARIS PMR DENSITY 2
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Wynne Chen George Fung
Wish Vitayathanagorn
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PARIS PMR DENSITY 2
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Wynne Chen George Fung
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Singapore (Pinnacle HDB model) set in Paris context
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SINGAPORE SMR DENSITY 1
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Paris (mid-r ise housing) set in S ingapore context
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Territorial Frameworks + Studio Go West studies the polarities of the Singapore/Paris urban models,
setting up interesting discourse into the future of cities. The studio embarked upon the project as a large-scale collaborative research, comparatively breaking down the themes of urban success and
formation into the questions of Territory, Density, Infrastructure, Social, Nature, Economics, Polit ics,
Urban Form and Typology.
TERRITORIAL FRAMEWORKSErik L’Heureux
Ang Jia CongWynne Chen
Samantha ChiaTheresa ChuaGeorge FungEugene OngArvind Roy
Diana TjongWish Vitayathanagorn
Zhang Huihui
STUDIO GO WESTFlorian Schätz
Armelle BreuilStanisław Butelski
Chen Yi LiWill iam Kwan-Terry
Law Jia-Hao Josef Odvárka
Pua Xin ErWang En Shen
