PORTFOLIO ANDREI DIZON
ANDREI DIZON
A driven Diploma in Architecture Graduate from Nanyang Polytechnic. As someone filled with ambition and armed with a firm belief in designing for the good of people, I seek to push the ways space and volume can be manipulated for the better. Beyond becoming a professional architect in Singapore, I aspire to explore architecture in a way that best exemplifies a balance between immersive storytelling and functionality.
PROFILE
CONTACT
+65 8189 7060
andreijohnd@icloud.com
https://rb.gy/luq0m4
@ archi.drei
EDUCATION
Nanyang Polytechnic
Diploma in Architecture with Merit
St. Hilda’s Secondary School
GCE ‘O’ Level
AWARDS
Singapore Green Building Council Award
2022 - 2025
3.93 GPA
2018 - 2021
- Outstanding Project Work For Sustainable Design
Singapore Institute of Architects Bronze Medal
- Outstanding Academic Performance
Trailblazer ASEAN Scholarship 2023
4x NYP SDM Director’s List
SKILLS
EXPERIENCE
CHIO Architects Internship
Aug 2024 - Feb 2025
As an intern for CHIO Architects, I have worked on technical drawings for a variety of renovation projects. I have also collaborated in the design & visuals for iLight 2025 & the 2024 Singapore Design Awards.
URA Cube Competition
NYP Team Member
Nov 2022
As a team member, we envisioned the Jurong Lake District as a super playground that fused art and nature together. The proposal was well received and received the commendation achievement.
Archifest Park(ing) Day
NYP Team Member
Sep 2022
As a team member, we designed and assembled an interactive art installation for the elderly at Touchpoint @ Ang Mo Kio. The project aimed to invoke nostalgic feelings through the 5 senses.
FINAL YEAR PROJ ECT
CINEMATIC REBIRTH
INTERNSHIP WORKS OTHER PROJECTS
FINAL YEAR PROJECT
YEAR: 3rd year (semester 1)
TYPOLOGY: Wellness Hub
SITE LOCATION: Old Kallang Airport
AREA: ~10000 sqm
THE CRACKED TAXIWAY OF BIOPHILIA
The taxiway of the old Kallang Airport, once the last step of connecting the world to Singapore, now sits cracking under the heat. While the tarmac loses its integrity, nature slowly creeps back to where it once stood. The taxiway takes a new meaning of connection through nature. Through the cracks of the damaged tarmac, rewilding paves the way for a wellness hub. This form of healing restores the connection between man and nature at OKA. The rewilding through cracks brings new life in the fragments it encircles, becoming a place of healing through Rejuvenation & Rehabilitation.
Singapore Green Building Council Award For Outstanding Project Work For Sustainable Design.
PROCESS
SEA LEVELS RISING UNSUPERVISED
INTERVENTION
NATURE’S
OLD KALLANG AIRPORT | MASTERPLAN
In an era where climate change and urbanisation threaten our relationship with nature, restoring the thriving ecosystem that was lost, is the way to restore the harmonious relationship between man and nature. Kallang, once a mangrove swamp, held that connection in time of the Orang Kallang, but was lost to pave way for the airport. The masterplan examines a scenario that reverts Old Kallang Airport back to the kampong way of life through rewilding.
PROGRAMS
REJUVENATION
Rewilding becomes a form of sustenance, creating spaces for therapeutic farming and fishing, which will enhance food security, promoting improved mental and physical health, sustainable practices, and fostering social cohesion.
REHABILITATION
Rewilding becomes a form of nature therapy, offering numerous mental and physical health benefits, including stress reduction, mindfulness, cognitive function enhancement, social interaction, and community building.
FRAGMENTS OF REJUVENATION
FRAGMENTS OF REHABILITATION
Rewilding in the rejuvenation programs is mainly integrated within the therapeutic farming. The greenery coverage is increased as the design incorprates various types of farming - horizontal, vertical and terraced
Rewilding in the rehabilitation programs mainly involves integrating nature into public spaces. In the meditation zones, greenery is used to isolate and create private spaces to boost the human connection with nature.
The form & programs transition from functional to more ornate as nature slowly cracks into what was once the former airport. By the time rewilding has fully taken over Old Kallang Airport, farming is self sustainable and therapy has become naturalised. The connection between man & nature is restored.
VILLAGE DWELLERS
YEAR: 1st year (semester 2)
TYPOLOGY: Linear Park
SITE LOCATION: Clive Street, Little India
AREA: ~1400 sqm
PUDDLED GATEWAYS
The alleyway has always served two purposes - transitory and rest. With the alleyway being the place where the unwanted things go, it has become a hotspot for puddles to form, be it from the elements of nature, or the human activities that take place within. The puddles, a staple of the alleyway, have control over the way the alleyway serves its users. The puddles carve out pathways within, and create pockets of space for rest in between, with its reflections keeping them as separate dimensions. The design seeks to use the puddles to bridge the different realities of the space together.
IDEATION
The first site visit to Little India was to take 300 photos of anything that piqued interest. This image of a puddle reflection was the most captivating.
RESTING
AVOIDANCE CREATION
Human behaviours around puddles were observed. In an urban setting, puddles are typically an undesirable feature. For some they avoid them as they are unpleasant. For others, they are an oppurtunity for resting.
IDEATION
PROCESS
CIRCULATION
The form is taken from the movement around puddles. This depends on its shape, size and placement in the alley. The puddles are enlarged to force a directional change when encountering one. The puddles are scattered throughout so that there are different possibilities of navigating the space. While the persona’s destinations are fixed to either end of the linear park, the path to get there will depend on their instinct of avoidance when encountering a puddle.
CINEMATIC REBIRTH
YEAR: 2nd year (semester 2)
TYPOLOGY: Creative Hub & Cineplex
SITE LOCATION: Dhoby Ghaut Green
AREA: ~10000 sqm
REVIVING THE FILM CULTURE
The youth hub of film & creativity, a revolutionary film hub that transcends traditional boundaries, reshaping film culture through a seamless blend of the past and present cinema. Situated at Dhoby Ghaut, where the local film culture was born, the youth hub seeks to reinsert film culture as the forefront of Dhoby Ghaut identity. The past & present spatial typolgies are slowly manipulated around the user, ultimately being led to a cineplex that embraces the best qualities of both. The youth hub breathes new life, by providing a reformed film culture at the heart of Dhoby Ghaut.
COMMUNITY BASED
The past cinemas were defined by large communal spaces that lead into the cinema halls, allowing for more gatherings. These spaces held the potential for exchanging ideas and opinions on the movies.
PAST
ACTIVITY BASED
The present cinemas are defined by more cinema halls, connected by dark hallways. These spaces had more output for ideas and opinions of movies, but removed the communal spaces that allowed for interactions.
PRESENT
NEW TYPOLOGY
In a reformed film culture, the future cineplex combines the best qualities of the past and presentthe community spaces of the past, and the inspiration output of the present.
FUTURE
PRESENT SECTION
FUTURE SECTION
Grand staircases were a key feature in past cinemas that held many social gatherings. The design transforms the staircase into an amphitheatre, which leads into the future cineplex. The space is flexible for the various programs proposed in the design.
This section is characterised by dark hallways that segregate the different programs into different rooms. The isolation creates a more intimate experience of the programs.
The future cineplex mixes a variety of cinema typologies, traditional halls, projector rooms and outdoor cinemas. These cinema spaces are connected by grand, open spaces, that maximise social interactions. The use of greenery to engulf create a grand yet intimate space that is isolated from the outside world.
PROCESS
MORPHING MASSING
CONNECTING
PAST & PRESENT
FINAL FUTURE
CONCEPTUALISATION
Reviving and expanding the film culture will see more appreciation from the public. This will present more opportunities for aspiring filmmakers to express their creativity. With more creative freedom at a younger age, This generation can share and pass on their experiences to future generations, to ensure the survival of the film culture.
INTERNSHIP WORKS
YEAR: 3rd year (semester 2)
INTERNSHIP: CHIO Architects
DURATION: 26 Aug 2024 - 7 Feb 2025
SIGNIFICANT WORKS
2024 Singapore Design Awards (10 Nov 2024)
- Independent Submission under CHIO
iLight 2025 (4 Oct 2024)
- Submitted proposed installation
Jurong Reimagined (Dec 2024 - Jan 2025)
- Worked on proposed submission
INACTION TO ACTION
Intervention in emploring youths to confront the toxic environment bullies & the bullied struggle in, transforming them from bystanders to upstanders in the fight against bully culture.
MIRRORCLE - SG Design Awards
“Mirrorcle” examines self-image through mirror reflections. It manipulates these reflections to bring the plight of the bullies and bullied forefront, conveying a damaged self-image. This brings others to confront their perceptions and actions, creating a miracle of self-awareness and therefore empathy for those struggling. “Mirrorcle” supports the bullied and bullies alike, by transforming bystanders into active allies, ultimately creating a new culture of kindness and trust to combat the complex nature of “bully culture” in schools.
REBAR-ED - iLight Submission
“Rebar-ed” is a powerful critique of the prevailing methods of urban construction, specifically the reliance on concrete that has given rise to the ‘concrete jungle.’ Central to the installation is a rebar cage, a raw, skeletal structure stripped bare of its concrete, symbolic of the foundations of modern development. Its rigid form reflects the industrial dominance of concrete in shaping our cities.
PANELLING
JURONG REIMAGINED
SINGAPORE DESIGN AWARDS
OTHER PROJECTS
URA CUBE 2022 - 20-24 Nov 2022
- School Competition
SIA YAL #Reframe Competition - 10 Oct 2024
- Photography Competition
ARCHIFEST PARK(ING) DAY 2022 - 24 Sep 2022
- Industry Experience
BIMM Project - Feb 2023
- Revit Project
URA CUBE 2022
REIMAGINING JURONG LAKE
Our concept aims to fuse art and nature in a way that rebirths the landscape while creating a sanctuary to heal fatigued minds and stimulate them using artistry and nature.
Our team focused on using the space to bring art and nature together, where people of all ages can come together to unwind and connect with each other.
“Planning should consider the contexts and needs of the larger neighborhood, district and region, and to understand how plans will impact the wider community.”
#REFRAME
Concrete Symmetry: A Look Upward
A glimpse into urban living, ascending to meet the sky, embodying the ambitions of architecture and community.
Offical Submission for #REFRAME
This image won a consolation award for its insightful interpretation capturing the true spirit of architecture as a shared community space that extends beyond the individual.
ARCHIFEST PARK(ING) DAY
As our focus was on the elderly community, our team decided to focus on the past and present memories as the theme for the project.
We decided to develop an interactive art installation, where the main feature was a series of memory wheels. The turning of the wheels created sounds associated with the past.
To interact with the elderly, activities around the pavilion inluded origami, and collecting old photgraphs, which were hung on the wheels.
BIMM PROJECT
This project was developed fully on Revit. Located in the Jurong Lake Japanese Gardens, this library/ museum draws inspiration from samurai castles in Japan, and reimagines them in Kengo Kuma’s architectural style of fusing traditional & contemporary Japanese architecture