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Lee Chao Qun | Architecture Portfolio| 2023

Architectural Executive

Kyriacou Architects

2022 - Current

Senior Designer

Ong & Ong Pte Ltd

2021-2022

Architectural Associate

Axis Architects Planners Pte Ltd, Singapore

2018-2021

M.Arch Architectural Design

Strathclyde University , Glasgow, UK

2015-2017

Architectural Assistance

KKHA Architect , Malaysia, 2015

Internship

Chee Keong Architect , Malaysia

2014

Bachelor of Science (Architecture)

Taylor’s University , Malaysia

2012-2014

Foundation in Architectural Studies

UCSI University , Malaysia

2010-2011

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A Selected Works

Journey of Practicing

A Journey of architecture practising

updated on September 2023

Academic Utopianism of Human Power

Fifth Year Architectural Design Thesis- Tomorrow’s World

GovanCross BathSPA

Forth Year Architectural Studio 4B-Urban Bath House

Textile Market

Third Year Architectural Design Studio 5- Urban Infill

Lighthouse Exhibition, Glasgow

Collaboration of Nicholla Graham Architect

Pre-Practicing Experience

Internship and practicing during the “Gap Year”

Appendix

Portfolio Chao Qun Lee

DEV165-Paiza Executive Lounge, Marina Bay Sands (High-End Hospitality).

Site: MBS, Singapore | GFA: 1602.42sqM

Project Team

ID: LTW Designworks | MEP: Cundall | Fire : Arup | Acoustic

: Arup Acoustic | Wayfinding: Corlette Design | AV : Sennen

Design | Lighting : FPOV | Lift: Elevating Studio | STR: WYN |

Kitchen : FSCS | Facade: Inhabit Group | Builder : YAK

Client : Last Vegas Sands

Roles: Project Architect (Lead Consultant)

Responsibility: As Project Architect (LC) Co-Led from design to construction stage of high-end Paiza Lounge. Collaborated with various international consultants to make over the existing landmark and by adding whole new level secretly into the premium opulent hospitality environment.

Project Description:-

This ambitious renovation project aims to deliver an enriched luxury experience and instill a heightened sense of sophisticated grandeur within the property, particularly within its guestrooms and suites. In addition to complementing the new guest room experience, the project will also encompass the transformation of the level 55 Paiza Executive Lounge and challenging new level of L55A in between existing storey in Tower Two. This transformation aims to provide an exclusive and unparalleled experience tailored for the most privileged VIP guests and serving the other programme in the tower

Furthermore, the creation of the “Conservatory in the Sky” is set to offer guests the ultimate members club experience that unfolds around the clock. This space will provide both dining and lounge experiences, gradually activated throughout the day, all set against the breathtaking panoramic backdrop of the skyline.

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DEV176- Estiatorio Milos, Marina Bay Sands, (Celebrity Cheft Restaurant )

Site: MBS, Singapore | GFA: 750sqM

Project Team

ID: Atelier Alain Carle | MEP: Cundall | Fire : Arup | Acoustic : Arup | AV : Sennen Design | Lighting : FPOV | STR: WYN | Kitchen : FSCS

Client : Last Vegas Sands & Milos

Roles: Project Architect (Lead Consultant)

Responsibility: As Project Architect(LC) oversaw Estiatorio Milos project from concept to detailed tender. Balanced avant-garde design with pragmatic functionality.

Project Description:-

With locations in New York, Las Vegas, Miami and Montreal, as well as London and Athens, Milos is touted as one of North America’s finest establishments of Mediterranean/Greek cuisine. Estiatorio Milos by restaurateur Costas Spiliadis, features fine Mediterranean cuisine at its best and has a longstanding reputation for serving the freshest, most pristine seafood imported daily in all locations. This unique restaurant spares no effort in finding the freshest, most delicious fish from around the world, and preparing them in the subtlest,

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DEV164- L55 Premium Chinese Restaurant, Marina Bay Sands (High- End Restaurant)

Site: MBS, Singapore | GFA: 1264.06sqM

Project Team

ID: AvroKo | MEP: Cundall | Fire : Arup | Acoustic : Arup | Wayfinding : Ongarato | AV : Sennen | Lighting : FPOV | STR: WYN |Kitchen : FSCS

Client : Last Vegas Sands

Roles: Project Architect (Lead Consultant)

Responsibility: As Project Architect (LC) Served for distinguished high-end Chinese Restaurant. Managed concept to tender, synthesizing cultural motifs with design rationality.

Project Description:-

s part of IR1’s Tower 1 and Tower 2 renovation, the Chinese restaurant at Tower 1 Level 55 is one of the elements aimed to complement the revamped experience of the Paiza customer journey. With the organization’s commitment to growing the Chinese clientele and focusing on our most valuable customers, this restaurant aims to recreate the fine dining traditions that are established and revered throughout China. Using Shanghainese cuisine with its rich history as a culinary program, the restaurant will combinetraditional elements with modern culinary interpretations and will include a variety of unique, high-value items.

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Nee Soon South Community Club

Site: Singapore | Plot Size: 6811.89sqM | GFA: 4135.91sqM

Roles: Project Architect (SO)

Responsibility: Managing the project contract, project coordination, problems solving and construction detail

Project Description:-

The upgrade of Nee Soon South Community club will made it the first CC in Singapore to integrate both super low energy (SLEB) compliance and dementia-friendly CC. The CC will be installed with solar panels and utilise natural ventilation to reach its aim of a zero energy building that generates its own energy for consumption to tackle the climate change

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Sembawang Community Club

Site: Singapore | Plot Size: 4356.40sqM | GFA: 5474.62sqM

Roles: Project Architect (SO)

Responsibility: Served as the driving force behind the project as Project Architect (SO), skillfully guiding it from the Concept stage through the intricate Design Development phase to the finalization of the Tender Stage. Balanced creative aspirations with pragmatic considerations.

Project Description:-

Nestled gracefully at the confluence of Sembawang’s venerable B&W Bungalow enclave and its dynamic residential hub, the Sembawang Community Club stands as a contemporary ode to architectural wisdom. Embracing the enduring legacy of B&W Bungalows, this edifice harmoniously melds classical essence with avant-garde design.

Inspired by the architectural traditions of cross-ventilation and the integration of nature, the club features innovative sky planters and abundant greenery. These elements not only pay homage to the classic aesthetic but also breathe new life into the architectural narrative, making it a vital and sustainable architectural landmark within the Sembawang community.

J101 Design & Contruction of Tengah Depot & Associate facilities for Jurong Region Line - Mass Rapid Transit & Bus Depot (On-Going)

Site: Singapore | Plot Size: 44500sqM

Roles: BIM Coordinator & Modeller & Designer

Responsibility: Managing the BIM model design coordination for the anccilary building using Revit BIM

Project Description:-

MRT train depot serving the Jurong Region Line (JRL). Located west of Tengah New Town, the at-grade integrated depot occupies a 44.5-hectare site, and comprises an Integrated Rail and Bus depot, ancillary buildings and a transport workers’ dormitory. A depot which can maintain 100 trains and 600 buses.

Site: Singapore

Roles: Project Architect

Responsibility: Managing project coordination, problems solving and site coordination during construction stages with microstation.

Project Description:-

A&A to the existing city center marina bay station ituated in the heart of the Singapore Central Business District for the upcoming new MRT line (Thomson line) as the third 3 line interchange in singapore. Marina Bay station is an underground interchange station along the North South Line (NSL) also serving as the terminus of the Circle Line (CCL) Extension.

Asset Enhancement Initiative for ST.Regis Residences

Singapore (Competition | 2020)

Site: Singapore

3D walkthrough : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XsyEP2LQSY

IOI Jln Ampang condo KL, Malaysia (Competition | 2021)

Site: Singapore

Plot Size: 15216.18 sqM

GFA: 91144..92 sqM

3D walkthrough : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9ql7EHyplM

3 Lengkok Mariam Detached House (On-Going)

Site: Singapore

Plot Size: 773sqM

GFA: 800sqM

Roles: Project Architect

Responsibility: Managing the project contract, project coordination, problems solving and construction detail design during construction stages.

Project Description:-

Singapore as a small city state with high population, landed detached housing is a premium living for the elite group in the country. In order to cater their high expectation and the lifestyle. Architecture details is important from design to construction, and contract management to meet the client expectation .

KSK SOHO / Mixed Development (Competition | 2020)

Site: Jakarta, Indonesia

Plot Size: 10,315 sqM

GFA: 50,000 sqM

3D walkthrough : Made by Lumion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-QGF6GAHFU

Abuja Fairmount Hotel (Competition | 2020)

Site: Abuja, Ngiria

Plot Size: 34,890 sqM

GFA: 12,900 sqM

Room: 312

3D walkthrough : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQX3k_8q89g&t=1s

NS SQUARE (Competition togather with MVRDV Netherland | 2019)

Site: Singapore

Plot Size: 21,023 sqM (Land), 29,276 sqM (Water Space)

GFA: 67,800 sqM

Program: NS Gallery, Sport Facilities, Grandstand (30k-35k), Public Space, & Support facilities

Project description:-

The new Ns Gallery at Marina Bay in singapore as new public destination will be used by the public as yearly national event spcae like , Natinal day rally, New Year Countdown ground, Formula 1 . This demands for a friendly, human and green character, that sterengthens the identity of singapore as green and sustainale city. The new tribune and event plaza are imagined as ‘landscape’ so that at all days of the year it can be a place to sit and to observe, to meet and to use.

IOI Civic Centre & SOHO / Mixed Development (On-Going)

Site: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Plot Size: 5842.40 sqM

GFA: 23,373sqM

Roles : Project Architect and Design Architect

3D walkthrough : https://youtu.be/PcnQDMa5SRw

Responsibility:-

-Manage the project and coordinate between client, consultant by preparing the design proposal in design development stage.

-Understand the client requirement, budget and translate it into the design.

-Preparing authority submission drawing and tender drawing.

Project description:-

“Civic Centre” is a private funded project located in the heart of the RIO-City, as common spaces for people of all ages and races to come together, build friendships and promote social bonding through diversity of activities like sports, events, classes, retails, F&B under one roof. The other common way to name the “Civic Centre” is Civic Club or Civic Hub, with its strategic location at the Centre Spine, It further defined its physical position as the Centre through easy accessible above ground driveway, tunnel by vehicles and pedestrian Link Bridge to the neighbor parcels across the road as Gateway into the RIO-City.

3 Raffles Place, Office Tower (Competition | 2019)

Site: Singapore

Plot Size: 870sqM

GFA:13050 sqM >50 storey

3D walkthrough : https://youtu.be/E_osGm0ICnc

Galick Avenue Detached House (Completed)

Site: Singapore

Plot Size: 1722sqM

GFA:1101sqM

Roles: Project Architect

Responsibility: Managing the project contract, project coordination, problems solving and construction detail design during construction stages.

Project Description:-

Singapore as a small city state with high population, landed detached housing (Good Class Bungalow) is a premium living for the elite group in the country. In order to cater their high expectation and the lifestyle. Architecture details is important from design to construction, and contract management .

Journey of Practicing

CocoPalms / Mixed Development (Completed)

Site: Singapore

Plot Size:41711sqM

GFA: 87177sqM

Roles: Project Architect

Responsibility: Managing the defects liability period with project team includes clients, contractors and managing agents, to going through occupancy certificate stages

Project 360 / Mixed Development (On-Going)

Site: Ho Ching Ming, Vietnam

3D Walkthrough : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8oaN2ssgkg&feature=youtu.be

Roles: Designer and 3D illustrator

Responsibility: Facade design, and complete the 3D Walk-through Illustation, Perspective rendering individually in a short time frame.

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Swan City / Mixed Development (Competition | 2018)

Site: Jakarta, Indonesia

3D walkthrough : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9XeA989d5s&feature=youtu.be

EOI woodlands residential (Competition | 2018)

Site: (Public Housing Development Board) .Singapore

RIO City Masterplan (Masterplanning | Ongoing)

Site: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Utopianism of Human Power

Fifth Year Architectural Design Thesis - Tomorrow’s World Waverveen, Amsterdam

People walk up to 150 million footsteps in their lifetime.

Imagine “When we walking through a busy train station what if we can convert the energy from every single person walking at the station into a meaningful amount of power.”

Energy exist in our building, but we are not make use of it, others than destruction the environment to harvest the energy. Why do not just take up what available by changing the way we build our community, through changing the typology, morphology and form itself to react to the flow of the energy. We will have reached a point of future technology advancement of low energy for electric appliance and the technology maturity of large scale vibration energy harvesting system. Each building generate its own energy through the activity in it, and the energy will be stored in the community and share between communities members or even share with others community. In 2069, while a human-powered generator won’t produce the

output of a wind turbine or photovoltaic array, it can produce usable power that contributes to your overall energy needs in our daily life and public use. We can imagine, the world is fully powered by the renewable energy, by advancement in technology, the winds and solar power plant will be located far from the human habitation and supply only for the industrial use. So this thesis will be conclude by proposed Human Movement powered community, an energy independence community. Energy generated by the individual will be sharing in between the community to self-sustain. In the community everything is tailored to maximize the energy producing system that harvest, storage, and sharing. Amsterdam as the bike city of the current modern world, they believe in the human energy in their daily life. The human powered Utopia type of community will expect to be located on the Waverveen a farmland with distance of an hour by bike from Amsterdam city center.

Community Center

Community Center

Master Plan

Center Ring: Community Center

Middle Ring : Agriculture Land

Outter Ring: Community Residential

1 Community Center

2 Community Residential

3 Agriculture Land

4 River/Canal

5 Bike Highway

6 Inner Ring road

Center Ring community center

Human Activity Powered Community used the concept of utopia, to create a free energy community through the contribution of every residence in the community, the ideals can be cloned to the other part of the world that accept and need for the concept. To assure assimilate the ideals into the local community, the integration of the local context is very important when designing the community. Community Center designed as the heart of the community, most of the activity was happening here, as agriculture hub, amenity hub, business hub, transport hub, retails hub and entertainment hub. Intentionally, every residence has to walk to the community hub to get the everyday work done. indirectly it maximizes the energy generated.

Community Center

Outer Ring Community Residence

The Human Power Residence is self-powered residence, though energy harvesting technology and the space planning to maximize the energy generated.

Community with energy efficient smart grid

Energy sharing community residential

Human Power Residence Elevation

Human Power Residence Section

Transport System

Human Power Transport System

Human power community transport system is future energy harvesting transport system for peoples and goods. Energy will be harvested through the vibration and the machanism of the transport. In this project, the challenge for the transport system is to design a fully human powered lifting and transport system that brings the human powered transport to travel through the different levels and places. The lifting system was inspired by the Circus Wheel of Death (Space Wheel) and was reinvented to harvesting the energy.

1 Human Power Transport Lifting System Model

2 Human Power Transport Lifting System Ilustration

3 Human Power Transport Lifting System Sketches

GovanCross BathSPA

Forth Year Architectural Studio 4B- Urban Bath House Glasgow, UK

GovanCross BathSPA is an Urban BathHouse for contemporary society The cult of the bath reflects the attitudes that the bathers held toward their bodies, sin, nudity relaxation, and religion. Water as the main elements in the bathhouse to cure and to bring the people together in the House. The reversion action between people and water is important for the bathhouse to archieve the purpose in this modern bathhouse. So the Concept of “Toward the Water” was used in the GovanCross BathSPA as a metaphor to direct the activity, space planning, interior design and elevation inspiration.

walktrhough video rendering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85O4boNyqx0

Toward the Water

Bringing the people togather toward water and Bringing the water to heal the people

The reversion action and relationship between people and water as the concept of GovanCross BathSpa

Interior

Natural tone and texture material used in the interior to bring out the relaxing ambiance.

Textile is one of the oldest tradings on the Tun. H. S. Lee streets. This makes Textile Market meaningful to the streets. Jalan Tun. H. S. Lee busies with difference activity like office, hotel, and traditional shop along the streets. Furthermore, historical and tourist spots are near to the site, making it interesting for tourist and local.

Façadism

The ideal of Façadism used to conserve the facade of the existing neoclassical facade on site, the existing building facade was reminded and to extend its life and by giving the new content behind this historical facade.A newly design facade made from CORTEN steel and perforated CORTEN steel panel in ZIG ZAG pattern mimic the concept of “flowing textile” set back 1.5 meters from the preserved neoclassical facade, furthermore, bring out the ideal of rejuvenating.

Concept:

Flow X Texture

The design is expressed through the natural texture of materials. Furthermore, the concept used to emphasize the smooth connection between space by using a continuation of double volume in order to create the flow resembling the textile.

Third Year Architecture Design Studio - Urban Infill Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

“ Acoustic and Visual connectivity between the spaces form the soul of the market. market without the connection is like a body without soul. ” Genius Loci

Urban Infill Schematic

5. The existing facade was preserved and the modern facade that reflects the new content introduced at the back of it.

6. Subtraction the form to create the hierarchy reflect the neighbor building height.

7. The continuity of the double volume created the direct visual permeability in the market.

1. The site located in between a high rise office tower and pre-war shop house.

2. Resolve the irregular shape of the site, by trimming the “TIP” and use as the main entrance.

3. Infill the new content into the site

4. Opening at the two side of the form as the entrance and create a simple cirulation.

Lighthouse Exhibition

Nicholla Graham Architect

Fifth Year International Workshop Glasgow, UK

The project consisted in the collaboration with Graeme Nicholls in the design, the organisation and the development of the Graeme Nicholls Architects exhibition in the Lighthouse in Glasgow. As a group we worked during the semester, sharing our ideas with Architect Graeme and deciding the layout of the exhibition space. As an additional task, we also realised the models and the axonometric drawings to show in the exhibition.

Architecture Assistant KKHA Architect

March-July 2015

In the transition time between my undergraduate and postgraduate study, I’m working with KKHA Architect in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as an assistant architect. This few month of practice gave me a deeper understanding of the implementation of the knowledge and skills in the practice.

Residential

1) Mixed Development Residences

Cheras South, Malaysia 2015, Mixed Development of 4 Residence Tower block with facilities, offices, parking and shoplots.

Responsibilities:-

Rooftop Garden design, Facade Design development, 3D model building, 2D illustration & 3d Video rendering

2) Affodable Housing

Banting, Malaysia

2015, 818 Unites if affordable 2 storey terrace housing.

Responsibilities:Fire and Safety Planning Submission Package, 3D model building, 2D illustration & 3d Video rendering

Education

3) Segi College

Ipoh, Malaysia

Development of the new college campus building for a well-known higher education in Malaysia.

Responsibilities:Facade design development and options, 3D model building, 2D illustration

Religious

4) Trinity Methodis Church

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Redevelopment of Trinity Methodis Church.

Responsibilities:-

Producing construction details drawing, Building ByLaws Code compliance, facade design development and options, 3D model building, 2D illustration, attending Client-Consultant Meeting (CCM)

Internship

CheeKeong Architect

2014

During the undergraduate we have the opportunities to have a placement in the architect firm to work with the architect and others experienced colleagues on going project.

Residential

1) Mxed Development Residences

29 Storey Condominium with 536 unit residence

Responsibilities:-

Floor Plan and Amenities Design, tender drawing ,details drawing ,CCM meeting ,details drawing ,site visit

2) Residential Master Planning

Proposed development for Pajam Rewsidence (Bungalow & semi-detached house )

China TianJin JuLong Group.

Responsibilities:-

Sketchup model , Lumion rendaring , Photoshop, video rendering , video Editing (Apple final cut PRO )

Video Rendering:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3KmyM0fiuc