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2012 - 2015 Bachelor of Science in Architecture and Sustainable Design
EDUCATION
Singapore University of Technology and Design
2010 - 2011 Temasek Junior College
2014 Passage Projects
WORK EXPERIENCE
Internship from May to September.
Cambridge GCE Advanced Level
(Graduation in Sep 2015)
2013 Castle Can FlyIllustration Artist
LANGUAGE
English Mandarin
TECHNICAL SKILLS
2012 Christie’s SingaporeInternship at Jewelry Department from January to February.
C#Revit RhinocerosGrasshopperDIVA
2013
ACHIEVEMENT
Schneider Electric Go Green In City CompetitionNational First Runner Up
2012 Singapore Youth Festival Art & Craft ExhibitionSilver Award
2010 Singapore Youth Festival Drama CompetitionGold Award
Adobe IndesignAdobe IllustratorAdobe PhotoshopCorel Draw wwwDesign Builder
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01 Between the Leaves02 Cluster Housing03 Subterranean Pillar04 Stone Stepped House05 Art Works
Content
01 Between The LeavesINSTRUCTOR | Carlos BanonDESIGN | Chou I Hsuan
2015
SitePunggol Singapore
Building Area7000 square meters
UseResidential and commercial
StructureSteel and reinforced concrete
Between a forest and a city full of skyscrapers, can human find a bal-ance between the two? Is there an architecture which can involve the forest in a more intimate manner? Can we enable a new relationship be-tween nature and human that is not spatially seperated?
This project is called Between the Leaves. It is designed to bring tropi-cal rainforest into architecture. Resi-dents are surrounded by the nuances of nature: the infinite curtains of rain during a tropical storm, the swaying of leaves as wind passes through and the scent of trees as it quietly enters its flowing season.
This is an architecture where human grow with the trees over time, with spatial freedom, good deep soil, wa-ter and sunlight.
Height Zones Derived From Rainforest Section
Intra-zone Density w
Inter-zone Density Exploration
Plan of a Section of Rainforest
n=4 n=9 n=16 n=25 n=36 n=49
Canopy Size : 5 - 40 mCanopy Gap Range : 0 - 10 m
Conceptual Model Video
Structural Material Distribution Topology Optimization Exploded Building Volume and Structures
Zone C Canopy Layer
Zone B Understorey Layer
Zone A Floor Layer
Zone D Emergent Layer
Section 1: 200
Long Elevation
Short Elevation
02 Cluster HousingINSTRUCTOR | Pauline AngDESIGN | Chou I Hsuan
2014
SiteHolland Village Singapore
Building area10 000 square meters
UseResidential and commercial
StructureRe-enforced Concrete
Holland Village is a vibrant commer-cial area located on a hilly terrain where shophouses lined themselves along the main roads. In the eve-nings, restaurants and cafes start to spread out onto the roads, giving a relax, intimate and comfortable out-door experience.
Seeking to continue this character-istic of the site, Cluster Housing in-volves six clusters of mix-use hous-ings that brings the street life of Holland Village into residential living by weaving residential and commer-cial spaces together vertically and horizontally. Ground level consists of shop spaces that inherit either a street-facing garden space or a open air terrace. Level three and above are the residential units. The design provides over 100 residential and 36 commerial units.
Each cluster is zoned into public and residential area with increasing privacy towards the cluster centre. Tree gardens and smaller greener-ies serve as spatial and visual buffer between the public and the private. Plants also act as shading medium during the heat of the day.
Proposed Privacy Zoning Towards Centre of Cluster
Existing Shop Front and Back ZoningShops spread out to the street in the evening.
Walkway Towards Residential Courtyard
Cluster Parallel to Boundary
Nodal Massing
Shophouses Massing
Single Axis Shifting
Public Green Spaces
1 Metre Walkway to Residential Courtyard
Main Roads
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Private Tree Garden
Residential Courtyard
Site Boundary Massing Zonning
West Elevation
View from Holland Avenue
MODULE A
Lvl 1 Lvl 2 Lvl 3 Lvl 4
East Elevation West Elevation Back (residential) Front (commercial)
03 Subterranean PillarINSTRUCTOR | Sawako KajimaDESIGN | Melissa Lim | Terence Chew | Chou I Hsuan
Circulation
Lighting
Greenery
Support, loading boundary
Geometry From Topology Optimisation
Introducing Plant Pocket
What is a pillar? Apart from function-ing as structural support of a build-ing, pillars are often treated as ob-stacles to be avoided and hidden in walls. It usually adds no spatial value to the architecture. This project rede-fines what a pillar can be beyond a mere structural element.
In a subterranean scenario, we want to design a pillar that provides cir-culation inside, around and through itself. It is a pillar which brings in natural light to underground mrt and carparks, and creates comfortable pocket spaces where plants grow.
DESIGN EXPLORATION + STRUCTURAL STUDYTop View of Exploration Through Manipulation of Support and Boundary Conditions
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dary
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Support Conditions
1 2 3 4 5
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Boundary Condition A
Creates slim and open branch-like structures that allows maximum circulation. and sunlight penetration.
Boundary condition B
Creates geometries similar to Condition A but with denser top structures. More structure surface captures sunlight.
Boundary Condition C
Geometries forced to be narrower in the middle. The structure becomes less branch-like.
Boundary Condition D
Creates partitiopn-like geometry that visually seperates one side of the pillar to another. Large surface available to capture light pattern.
Boundary Condition E
Creates room-like spac-es that contains sunlight within. Privacy can be varied and manipulated in the structure.
1 E 3 E 5 E4 E2 E
1 D 3 D 5 D4 D2 D
3 C 5 C4 C2 C1 C
1 B 3 B 5 B4 B2 B
1 A 3 A 5 A4 A2 A
1 2 3 4 5 6
Selected Design Elevation & Top View
PROTOTYPING I + SUN STUDY
9 am 12 pm 3 pm
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Perspective
1 String of Pearls2 Sweet Alyssum3 Pteris ensiformis4 Cactus5 Geranium6 Staghorn Fern
Plant Type versus Elevation
Elevation
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Plant Type versus Sunlight and Moisture
Sunlight
Final Mold DesignScale 1:5
Casting Cement Layer After Layer
Mold Removal
CNC Styrofoam Mold Layers
Prototype I + & - Analysis
Prototype II Mold Design
Top View
Elevation Perspective
004 Stone Stepped HouseINSTRUCTOR | Pauline AngDESIGN | Chou I Hsuan
2014
SiteBras Basah Complex Singapore
Building area270 sqm
UseResidential
StructureRe-enforced Concrete
Existing Structures
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Bras Basah Complex is a mixed-use developement with lower levels (floor 1- 5) designed for commercial purposes and the upper levels for residential usage (HDB). Each exist-ing residential units has an area of 90 square metres. This project brief requires the merging of 3 existing units with each other, keeping the unit’s vertical loadbearing structure, service shafts and accession intact, but otherwise re-design the entire space.
Making use of the generally dark lighting quality of the site, the pro-posed design seek to play with the effect of light and shadow through careful introduction of skylight and windows. Ventilation is improved through manipulation of vertical slanted walls to direct wind into the units.
Stones steps lead from the entrance all the way to the second floor bed-room, acting as both steps and spa-tial zones. This is a house that stone and natural light overwelms the senses.
Level 1 Plan
Level 2 Plan
05 Art Works
Untitled2011Ink and Watercolour on paper
City Scape 2011Watercolour on paperw
Alley in Taiwan2010Pencil on paper
Untitled I , II, III2011Watercolour on metal
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