The emergent neighbourhood

This is a 7 ~ 9 month final year project done with Dr. Patrick Janssen. This design project looks into the area of public housing in Singapore.The objective of the project is to develop a neighbourhood that is of unique character of its own and at the same time fullfill the density requirement. The idea of emergent was proposed to create a neighbourhood of unique character. By encouraging user participation through the use of internet forums it was hope that each individual family will be able to design their own units and only be governed by rules set-up by the architect. This approach will allow for freedom of expression while at the same time ensure a certain degree of fairness among the neighbours. Thus, through this exercise a collective of individuality will constitute to a unique character of the neighbourhood.

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Building a high density and high character neighbourhood, is singapore current approach the only way ?

emergence as a strategy for design to create a neighbourhood of unique character

Punggol new town as a test bed for the project

density studies show that staying low rise (5~6 stories) can achieve the density needed

process of design and the role architect plays in a bottom up design approach

cellular automata as a generative method for simulating the growth of neighbourhood

the design were evaluated with sky view factor and privacy view factor, a relative bench mark was set, skyview fator of 40% (green) and 60% privacy (red) is a good enough score

feedback from previous evaluation improvement was made and better results were achieved

user participation process through the use of internet

plans and the multiple variation of a house unit

The design of naturally ventilated atrium space using multi-zone airflow simulation: The architectural implication on the schematic stage of the design process

This is a 3~4 months dissertation research under the supervision of Dr. Patrick Janssen. It investigates the use of air flow simulation in the design of a naturally ventilated atrium space.
There are two main airflow simulation models to supplement the prediction of natural ventilation design, Multi-zone method and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). The Multi-Zone method is a bulk airflow simulation that is able to give a year round performance report of natural ventilation, while CFD is a more precise and detailed airflow model that can only produce snapshot simulation results for a period of a few hours.

This dissertation will study the integration of Multi-Zone method in the architectural schematic design stage.The hypothesis explored by this
research is that, in the design of a naturally ventilated atrium space, Multi-Zone method provides sufficient results and feedback for architectural design decision in the schematic stage. This research will conclude with a design experiment to investigate the hypothesis put forth.

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Johor Bahru Transport Sentral (TOD)

This is a studio project done with Dr. Nirmal Kishnani. This project tried to integrate  passive design strategies into the architecture.The project attempted to do so by  the use of  “Green Towers” to provide ventilation, daylighting and rainwater disposal for the interchange station. The architecture language followed through to the urban intervention and act as structural column, circulation and programmatic spaces.

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The Interchange Station

Climate analysis to understand the possible passive strateges, natural ventilation using solar chimney

The site analysis zooming into site of intervention

The urban intervention stretching across the whole urban fabric

Section of the urban intervention

The modularity of each green tower, different modules made up different functions

perspectives showing the urban intervention

Detail of one of the green tower performing the function of solar chimney(left) , Axonometric of the interchange with a series of “Green Tower” of different function (right)

The various environmental function the “Green Towers” is able to perform: Ventilation, Daylighting and Rainwater disposal

Sustainable Dance Club @ Duxton Hill

This studio project is done with Kelvin Kan (facade specialist). This project looks into how a facade need not be just a vertical plane, but also comprise of the floors, ceilings and roofs. The strips were introduced into the design to suggest a spatial fluidity, thus letting the facade flow throughout the building.

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The sustainable dance club @ duxton hill

The concept of sustainable dance club and sustainable dance floor

Conceptual sketches and models of the flowing strips

Site studies

Site plan

1st and 2nd floor plan

Elevations and Sections

Kinectic floor and facade

Models

Details

The Solar Canopy

This is a studio project done with Dr. Stephen Wittkopft. The studio explores the ways in applying Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) into architecture.

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The Solar Canopy

Site – School of Design & Environment 3 (SDE3) , site analysis

Conceptual Sketches, strategies to reconcile the corner

Plans, Sections and Details

Variations of Photovoltaic Cells to create visual interest for the canopy, different options presented with energy calculations

Light and Shadows cast under the canopy

Models of the canopy

Axonometric of the canopy