Selected Works Portfolio (2015-2022)

A D R O N CHENG HONG LIANG

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+614 9302 4138 adron9334@gmail.com 157 A’beckett St Melbourne VIC 3000 https://www.linkedin.com/in/adronl-242463197/

Skills

+ Excellent verbal, written and graphic communication skills + Has practical experience in a number of sectors, including masterplanning, residential, housing, renovation and commercial. + Technical proficiency and creativity required in the fields of narration and cinematography + Architectural: Building Information System (BIM), 3D Modelling, rendering, visualization, graphic editing, documentation skills and hand works modelling or drafting

Softwares

Design

Handwork

Revit, Autocad Adobe Suite (PS, AI, ID) Rhinoceros Solidworks Microsoft Suites (Word, Excel)

Hand-Drawing & Model-Making Laser Cutting CNC 3D Printing

Rendering

Media

V-ray Unreal engine Lumion Enscape

Premiere Pro After Effects Houdini Cinema4D

Languages

English Chinese Cantonese Malay Japanese

Education

Master of Architecture I The University of Melbourne Melbourne, Australia I 2021-2022 AA Visiting School Melbourne I Architectural Association Melbourne, Australia I 2022 Bachelor of Science (Hons) In Architecture I UCSI University Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I 2018-2020 Diploma In Architecture Studies I UCSI University Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I 2015-2017 Secondary School I Sekolah Menengah Jalan Mengkibol Johor, Malaysia I 2010-2014

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Work Experience

Project Assistant I Johor, Malaysia I May 2020- May 2021 Boldgates Resources Sdn Bhd • Develop implementations process project documents (Quotation) • Closing project phase (project documents acknowledgement) • Coordinate responsible for conceptual design, new product design, and improvement to existing product according to customer’s customized specifications.

• Develope mechanical design in 3D model or CAD and generated mechanical documentations with specific tolerance and to create detail sub assembly drawings, product structure and extruded view drawing.

• Generate mechanical detail drawing within project schedule.

Freelancer Graphic Designer I Johor, Malaysia I June 2020- Dec 2021 Self Employed • • •

Provide designs and consultation based on clients’ needs Create graphic design, layouts, and producing marketing materials Plan digital marketing / social media content by using graphics and videography

Architectural Intern I Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I Jan 2020- May 2020 Clement Wong Architecture • • • • •

Conducted site measuring, inspection & meetings Involved in schematic design of “Project Kuala Lumpur Steiner Education”. Understanding constraints of planning zones, providing design and conceptual proposal for fulfilling client’s expectation Consultation made with particular local authority to ensure full compliance Assisted in site and construction demolition drawings and site surveying Responsible for conceptual & problem solving, technical drawings, architectural renderings, 3D modelling, interior furniture designs & selections

Architectural Intern I Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I May 2017- Dec 2017 Paradigm Architect • • • • •

Involvement & Competition

Construct digital 3D models in Sketchup and Revit for architectural visualizations on terrace housing projects Develop technical drawings in AutoCAD for a Development Order (DO) submission to local authorities Conceptualize and visualize ideas for an initial master-planning project presentation Visit a site for a home renovation and presenting potential residential layout Set of product specifications and project documentation produced, meeting with suppliers and consultant meetings

Msdx Exhibition University of Melbourne I Selected Works 2021-2022

Metrecube 19 UCSI Architecture Graduation Exhibition UCSI University l Committee Event Team Nov 2019

(vic)Toria 530 Exhibition AA I Selected Works July 2022

Digital Furniture Show UCSI University l Video Creator Apr 2019

Studio Japan “Shimanami” Exhibition 2021 University of Melbourne I Selected Works Dec 2021

Palimpsest’s In Nilai UCSI University l Participant Apr 2019

Bauhaus Campus 2021 Arkitekturo l Participant Apr 2021

SABE Night 2018 UCSI University l Video Creator Mar 2018

Rejuvenate Chernobyl SeekFanatic l Participant Dec 2020

Community Architecture Workshop UCSI University l Design Team of Gazebo Nov 2017

SABE Historical Exhibition DIA l Selected Works June 2016

References

References available upon request

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I Euth-Haus_La Chaux De Fonds, Switzerland

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I Immagination of Hope_Gaza Strips, Palestine

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I Omi-Zakaya_Omishima Island, Japan

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I Southern Place Tower_Melbourne, Australia

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I The Un-Commons_Melbourrne, Australia

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I Bangsar Diamond Tower_Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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I Model Making

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EUth-haus Location Duration Project Tutor

La Chaux De Fond Thesis Studio 13, 2022 (Master of Architecture) Elder Age Care Centre Xiaojing Sang

Every single human in the world, has the right to choose their way of living. We always have a plan for eating, living, entertaining and travelling. Nevertheless, people rarely think about the way of what are going to happen during the end of their story.

According to World Population Review, approximately 180,000 cases of death were happening in a day. Some people died in accident, some might died with suffering uncurable diseases, while some may died through suicide. About 0.4% people in this world died through assisted suicide, which was called "euthanasia".

"Death comes without any sign, but with euthanasia we know we have choices to die with dignity."

Switzerland, the only country where euthanasia is legalized and tolerated, yet they still have selected policy to control and prevent misconduct of crime representation. As consquences of this condition, many foreigners visit Switzerland seeking for euthanasia. The organization, like Exit and Dignitas, these group of people were accomplished and fulfiled people's willing to end their life from suffering. The physicians only proceed when they received the permission from the patients.

These conversations would lead to a complicated challege, the questions would be how could elders convinced their family with the unconventional decision they made? Can the design affects the people's self determination to decision making within life-limiting or terminal illness?

This thesis seeks to promote an imagined experience of short-period living mode which target the specific emotional and psychological demand for elders by dignity, socializing, and represent the historical and cultural identity of the architecture building.

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Individual Works I p. 7

Deterioration of Human Anatomy

Brain is not the only place could store memories

HUMAN SYSTEM TYPOLOGY

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Comfort measure Build Communication Spiritual Assistance Fulfill the wishes they want Respectation Preparation Support Accept the consequences

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Design Development & Form Exploration

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Legend Common Area 1. Open Park 2. Air Lock Area 3. Playground 4. Arrival Area 5. Reception (Main Lobby) 6. Cafeteria 7. Kitchen 8. Memorial Gallery 9 . Wa s h r o o m ( M e n ) 1 0 . Wa s h r o o m ( Wo m e n ) 11 . Wa s h r o o m ( D i s a b l e d ) 12. Service Room 1 3 . Wo r k s h o p 1 4 . P r i v a t e Wo r k s h o p R o o m 15. Private Music Room 16. Music Room 17. Production Service Room 1 8 . Wa i t i n g A r e a ( A u d i t o r i u m ) 19. Store Room 20. Stage 21. Backstage 22. Reception (Fitness) 23. Gymnasium 24. Chiro Therapy Area 25. Physical Therapy Area 26. Reception (Medication) 27. Medication Room

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Staff Area 44. Meeting Room (Therapy) 45. Common Room (Therapy) 4 6 . S t a ff R o o m ( T h e r a p y ) 47. Common Room (Therapy) 48. Meeting Room 4 9 . S t a ff R o o m 50. Director Room 51. Common Room 5 2 . Wa s h r o o m 53. Changing Room 54. Shower Area

Nursing and Living Area 28. Lobby 29. Private Seating Area 30. Living and Common Room 31. Private Room 32. Nursing Station 33. Nursing Room 34. Bedroom (Disabled) 35. Bedroom (Single) 36. Bedroom (Pairs) 37. Bedroom (Family) 38. Oxygen Room Function Area 39. Hair Dresser Room 40. Dirty and Utility Room 41. Winter Garden 42. Laundry Room 43. Loading Area

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Public Assembly An enormous transcendent space which explores the transformations of unique connections in spatial conditions throught physically

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An informal spiritual space F i n d i n g a n a n s w e r, exploring

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Elders Assembly A spiritual integral space for elders to interact through mentally & psycologically

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IMMAGINATION OF HOPE Location Duration Project Tutor

Gaza Strip, Palestine Design E Studio 11, 2022 (Master of Architecture) Rejunevate of Junktopia Marijke Davey

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Software Utilization

It was a story about imagination of hope in Palestine.

V-ray Revit Hand-Drawing Photoshop Illustrator Escape

There were a bunch of palestinian talking about their dream and hope in a bar. Thinking how together they can open up rich possibilities in terms of how they think the future will be?

The artist and the architect tried to visualise the ideas of their imagination of future in Palestine.

“Imagination is a powerful force” Living under a high intense of pressure and unstable environment which makes people to hope and wish for a better place. A site in Tel al-Hawa ("Hill of the Wind") is a neighborhood in the southern part of the Palestinian city of Gaza. Founded by the Palestinian National Authority in the late 1990s, Tel al-Hawa is one of the more affluent areas of the city. It was the scene of some of the fiercest fighting of the war which made the place as a symbol of lost hope and disconnected of the junkyard.

This proposal will be designed with a series of story, understanding the surrounding site and how will the imagination of architectural intervention changed the scenarios and create a higher employbility, more connected and a new marking on site.

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Part 1: Immagination and Inspiration

There are five mechanicals sitting at the same table simultaneously chatting about recent happening in Gaza. These topic leads the conversation to how theyimmagine and rethink about the transformation of Palestine in the future.

Did the issues solve? How the Palestinians’ lives will be? Did the confiicts stillhappening? More and more questions keeps appeared in their minds.

The collections of questions and ideas combined together to form the creation of a drawing of reimagining the relationship between the junkyard, people and the nature. In this conversation, which were conceived collaboratively by the fivemechanicals as a part of the creation of “Junktopia” to develop a shared vision of a future creation from an underdeveloped and underinvested country in Gaza Strips.

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830 to 894 tons/day in cities and villages and from 276 to 300 tons/day in the refugee camps

Batteries are an essential power source in Gaza, where public electricity supply is sparse and infrastructure has decayed

Old and broken cars are seen at scrap metal yard to be pressed in preparation for exports

Secondhand cars in Palestine are very expensive. They cost at least five times more than secondhand Israeli cars, and anyway

Gazans sell the scrap metal for around 750 shekels ($228.16) per ton

Crush and recycle the metal for use inside the enclave

200,000 tones of metal waste - from used truck parts to empty soda cans have accumulated

Palestinian man builds vintage car in his own garage

Large amount of electric cell will discard in Palestine

Use car batteries as a generator of electricity in Palestine

secured work for around 6,000 Palestinian laborers in Gaza, where unemployment is 49%

Equipment prohibited is anything that could be used by militant groups to manufacture weapons - including new metal pressing machines.

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Part 2: Narrative of Unconstructable Plans

Later on, they begin to get some drinks from the bar. They were getting more excitedas the conversation kept on going. The narrative begin with the abandoned junkyard in Tel al-Hawa. Farid said he lived there before. Nothing much on that site, just a hugejunkyard. Many palestinians were leaving there because the situation of the site were terrible. Scrap threw everywhere, water get polluted, open burning occured which would caused the releasing of poison gas that affected human health.

Suddenly, Abu Gharaba asked why not to rethink and create a better environment forthe future. They use the junkyard as their site and transform the abandoned towers into a dreamscape. Reuse and recyle those material from the junkyard to make morecars to achieve their dreams. Here, the junkyards for all of the materials needed for constructions and the creation of a system of permaculture. A livable imagine place for mechanicals to work and live by connecting more things up which makes future richer of urban life.

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Part 3: Visualisation of Junktopia

After a couple hours of conversation, Munir had a good idea and wanted to invite themvisiting his house. To celebrate the moment which they had a long conversation aboutthe dreams and aspirations, Munir wanted to design and make a model from the conversation they had it just now. He will keep the models and drawing as a part ofhis collections.

Five mechanicals were excited to visit his house. They found there were so many amazing collections in his garage and he did mention that most of the things he collected from the junkyard.

Some of the parts could be reused as a components forvehicles or machinery. The dreams and ambitions kept Munir alives and gave him a lotof motivations for creating more possibilities in the future.

“If you don’t dream, you might as well be dead”. by George Foreman Meeting at his garage for modela making, they enjoyed the conversations with some coffee. It was so amazing how moments of meeting new friends and encourage each others to live with their dreams, not just survived.

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OMI-ZAKAYA REVITALIZATION Location Duration Project Tutor

Miyaura Village, Omishima Island, Japan Design D Studio 33, 2021 (Master of Architecture) Revitalization of Shinamani Kaido Nancy Ji

Software Utilization V-ray Revit Photoshop Illustrator Autocad

As one of the most historical islands in the Seto inland sea, Omishima is not only famous for citrus and museums but also has one of the most well known shrines, Oyamazumi Jinja Shrine, the ancient Shinto sanctuary and holy pilgrimage destination for Japan’s warriors for more than 1400 years. The shrine still features a small rice paddy field which is maintained for festival purposes. We took inspiration from the rice fields and emerging new industries on the island including a winery and craft beer business started by migrants in recent years to propose ‘Omi-Zakaya; a place that provides a series of sake experiences for locals and tourists.

The proposal aims to reactivate the underutilized riverbank by creating a structure that links both sides of the river together as well as offer a closer connection to the water through the design of several floating platforms. To celebrate the appreciation of Oyamazumi shrine, the OmiZakaya is built with a Japanese integral timber architectural system (without nails or metal supports) by referencing traditional Japanese timber construction and digital fabrication technology. It embraces and respects the new in a representative of Japanese culture.

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Southern Place tower Location Duration Project Tutor

Melbourne, Victoria Applied Architectural Technology, 2021 (Master of Architecture) Hybrid High Rise Building in Melbourne CBD Dr Giorgio Marfella

Software Utilization V-ray Revit Photoshop Illustrator Autocad

The proposed tower sits in a prominent location in Melbourne CBD, with its west and south facades being highly visible from afar. Sitting opposite Southern Cross Station, where there is high pedestrian and vehicular traffic, the tower’s site provides the opportunity to utilise its connection to the surrounding context to dictate the vertical strategy.

Beginning from the placement of the tower, the inclusion of a public open area was specified as a requirement for the site and hence the positioning of the tower towards the southern end of the site allows for this space to be opened for this purpose. This was also a direct response to sunpaths which would allow more daylight to reach the northern end of the site as opposed to placing the tower on the north and the public open space on the south which would suffer from overshadowing. A plot ratio (FAR) of 15:1 and minimum floor plate efficiency values were used to help our initial calculations of the number of floors, height and building footprint we should pursue. The buildings height was maximised to make use of the extensive views above the CBD, further informing our building design to create a tall and slender building mass. In addition, to extend views towards the Yarra River on the Southwest, the corresponding corner of the building was chamfered, also acting as an indication of the possible entrances to the building.

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SITE PLAN SCALE 1:1000

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

SITE ANALYSIS

Melbourne Star

MASSING Using the FAR value to calculate the total GFA allowed and positioning our massing towards one end of the site allowed the introduction of a garden.

Yarra River

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SITE RESPONSE To maximise views towards the Yarra River, the South West edge of the tower was chamfered. This new facade also faces Southern Cross Station, forming a relationship with the high traffic flow from that area.

EXPLODED ISONOMETRIC

*Proposal of Twin elevator system for office and hotel lifts (mid rise to high rise)

CORE DESIGN To cater to the potential users of the site, the configuration and design of the core ensurs efficient and smooth circulation within the building while achieving highest possible floor plate efficiency.

CROWN HOTEL (HIGH RISE) HOTEL (HIGH RISE) OFFICE (MID-RISE) OFFICE (LOW-RISE) RETAIL PODIUM MECHANICAL FLOOR

FLOORPLATE DESIGN Following the core design, leasing depth was considered. A maximum depth of 12m from the edge of the floorplate to the external wall of the core is implemented on all floors.

STAIRS HIGH RISE LIFT HIGH RISE LIFT (TRANSFER) MID RISE LIFT LOW RISE LIFT PODIUM LIFT

CROWN DESIGN The crown design follows the language of the tower, responding to the chamfered edge and contributing to Melbourne’s skyline.

PART 2: GENERAL ARRANGEMENT DRAWINGS - SITE PLAN, SITE ANALYSIS, MASSING STRATEGY

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The Un-commons Location Duration Project Tutor

Melbourne, Victoria Unit 4, AA Visiting School, 2022 (Master of Architecture) World In A Room Nathan Su, Bethany Edgoose

Software Utilization V-ray Revit Photoshop Rhino Unreal Engine Cinema4D Premiere Pro

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The Un-Commons is a speculative exploration that delves into the question of private-property ownership in Victoria in the year 2050, a founding principle in the capitalist mode of production.

The Un-commons imagines an extreme reality where it is no longer legal to own anything, be it land, ideas, or objects. Inplace, everything is loaned from the commons, a governing body that dictates the provision of our necessities through an algorithm.

In-turn, we’ve become migratory nomads within our densely packed cities, as the western notion of property ownership has slowly been replaced with far more relational conceptions of living. Through the development of decentralised blockchains and smart-contracts, our temporary possession of a certain property or object is made explicit – and our behaviour towards it, recorded and accounted for by the commons.

In light to this extreme, the un-commons aims to pivot from one fundamental question, what will the domestic condition look like in an era where the notion of ownership has been abolished?

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Perhaps one of the more explicit fragments A rough-ut and rudimentary chair design. Enzo A political fragment, and more telling of the within the scene, serving as an apparatus of the designed so it was highly replicable by the regular broader societal reaction towards this way smart-contract, recording the occupancy and person with minimal exposure and experience of life, by implying that there is a level of civil enforcing the time left for that tenancy, while with carpentry. These chairs are assembled unrest we can assume that there a multitude presenting the when the next tenancy begins. through just hammer/nails. I believe this speaks to of people who feel hesitant to conform to the a culture of bricolage and improvisation, therefore abolition of property ownership, and in some very relevant to the narrative we have attempted cases, this could be described through the to capture in “The un-commons”. improvisation of the mapping across the walls, the plaster repairs from the constant nailing of picture frames suggest this notion of individuality and improvisation still existing within those who reside in these spaces.

Sign in Reader

Sedia Chair

Pin-up Board

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bangsar diamond tower Location Duration Project Tutor

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Clement Wong Architecture Intern Project Rendering, Conceptual Design Sunil Raj Selvaraj

Software Utilization

Luxury. Exurbence. Glamour.

Revit Photoshop Autocad V-ray

Bangsar Diamond speaks the language of the greats, bringing back the reminiscence of art deco of the 30s and 40s whilst unifying it with the elegance of the modern arts. It seeks to establish itself as a new prestigious landmark with it’s diamond crown shining magnificently in the night sky of Bangsar.

This report will address issues pertaining the development density, plot ratio, gross build-up area, preliminary project brief and opinion of probable development cost by preparing a preliminary land use plan as may be required for discussion with relevant authorities and stake holders.

The conclusion of this report shall lead us to the preparation of detailed development plans based on the layout plans as agreed by the Developer, subject to any authorities’ requirement.

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Conceptual Drawing

Proportion Model

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Renderings

Entrance Drop-off Area

Grand Lobby

Commercial Area

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Model making p. 48_Extra Works I Melbourne, Victoria

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