Community Bernard
Bernard Heng Jia Chuin About Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in Architecture (Honours), National Univeristy of Singapore
Experience Intern-ed at Housing Development Board Singapore, Billion Bricks, Teaching Assistant at National University of Singapore Department of Architecture Collaborated with Logue Studio, Bishan Home for the Intellectually Disabled
Exposure Vice-President, and Director of Publicity for Engineering Good Student Chapter Participated in Asia-Pacific Urban Youth Assembly, Joint Design Workshop in Bangkok, NUS & UNPAR Workshop, Seoul Biennale Symposium, and numerous forums
Community The Community has always been a field that I am interested and passionate about. I am currently developing my exposure to different experiences, ranging from working in the social sector with Engineering Good, to interning with HDB and BillionBricks, to structuring my projects in directions that engages the community and its people.
Social
Culture, Bonds, Interactions
Care
Welfare, Health, Nature
Infrastructure
Civic spaces and services
AutoCad
Photoshop
Rhino
Illustrator
Rhino: Grasshopper
Indesign
Rhino: DIVA
Lightroom
Sketchup
Premiere Pro
Archicad
Hi-CSD HDB BillionBricks Hua Lamphong Gotong Royong And so they say BHID Engineering Good
HiChangsinDong Street’s Alleyways.
Street’s Accessibility.
THIS MAPPING EXPLORES THE LOCATION OF DIFFERENT ALLEYWAYS.
About Hi-CSD is situated in Seoul, focusing on the opportunities found in Changsin Dong as part of Seoul biennale 2017.
Street’s Linearity.
THIS MAPPING EXPLORES THE ACCESSIBILITY OF STREETS FROM THE BOUNDARIES OF CHANGSIN-DONG.
Public Transportations.
THIS MAPPING EXPLORES THE DIFFERENT STREETS AND THEIR MORPHOLOGY.
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Changsin-Dong Urban Buildup.
Street’s Topography.
THIS MAPPING EXPLORES THE LOCATION OF DIFFERENT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONS.
FIGURE GROUND
THIS MAP EXPLORES THE BUILD AREA IN CHANGSIN-DONG.
THIS MAPPING EXPLORES THE DIFFERENT STREETS AND THEIR TOPOGRAPHY.
changsin-dong. ROAD NETWORK
Bus Stops
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Seoul’s Gu(s) Density. Commons THIS MAP EXPLORES THE DENSITY OF EACH GU IN DECREASING ORDER.
Trains
Graphics: Bernard Heng Source: Google Maps
Seoul’s Commons Gu(s) Density. THIS MAP EXPLORES THE DENSITY OF EACH GU IN DECREASING ORDER.
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Seoul’s Commons Gu(s) Density. THIS MAP EXPLORES THE DENSITY OF EACH GU IN DECREASING ORDER.
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Seoul’s Gu(s) Density. Changsin-Dong THIS MAP EXPLORES THE DENSITY OF EACH GU IN DECREASING ORDER.
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Korean Metropolitan Cities’ Density.
Korean Metropolitan Cities.
Seoul’s Commons Gu(s) Density. THIS MAP EXPLORES THE DENSITY OF EACH GU IN DECREASING ORDER.
THIS MAP IS A SUMMARY OF THE POPULATION SIZES,Earth LAND AREAS, AND DENSITY OF EACH METROPOLITAN CITY.
Korean Metropolitan Cities’ Population.
Commons THIS MAP EXPLORES THE DENSITY OF EACH METROPOLITAN CITY.
THIS MAP EXPLORES THE POPULATION SIZES OF EACH METROPOLITAN CITY.
Dobong-Gu Gangbuk-Gu
Nowon-Gu
2,890,451 people
Eunpyeong-Gu Seongbuk-Gu
Jungnang-Gu Dongdaemun-Gu
Seodaemun-Gu Gangdong-Gu Gwangjin-Gu
Guro-Gu
Daegu Daejeon
539.35 km2
Gangnam-Gu
Gwanak-Gu
Seocho-Gu
Ulsan
1,502,881 people
Geumcheon-Gu
Incheon
605.25 km2
883.56 km2
Daegu
Daejeon
Daejeon
1,166,615 people
Seoul
Ulsan
1060.96 km2
Gwangju
1099.6 people/km2
Gwangju
501.15 km2 2998.8 people/km2
Busan
Gwangju Daegu
3,448,737 people
Busan
769.83 km2 4479.9 people/km2
Yangcheon-Gu
Dongdaemun-Gu
Dongjak-Gu
Jungnang-Gu
Guro-Gu
Gwangjin-Gu
Songpa-Gu
Geumcheon-Gu
Seongbuk-Gu
Gangdong-Gu
Seodaemun-Gu
Seongdong-Gu
Gwanak-Gu
Eunpyeong-Gu
Dobong-Gu
Yeongdeungpo-Gu
Mapo-Gu
Nowon-Gu
Gangnam-Gu
Gangseo-Gu
Gangbuk-Gu
Jung-Gu
Yongsan-Gu
Seocho-Gu
26,307.1 people/km2
25,246.1 people/km2
22,628.1 people/km2
22,594.6 people/km2
21,991.8 people/km2
19,701.3 people/km2
19,674.9 people/km2
19,103.3 people/km2
18,841.8 people/km2
18,347.8 people/km2
18,094 people/km2
17,890.8 people/km2
17,123.8 people/km2
17,056.5 people/km2
17,032.6 people/km2
16,709.4 people/km2
16,315.5 people/km2
14,728.1 people/km2
14,374.8 people/km2
14,170.6 people/km2
13,486.8 people/km2
11,335.6 people/km2
9,601.2 people/km2
6,851.6 people/km2
17.40 km2
14.21 km2
16.35 km2
18.50 km2
20.12 km2
17.06 km2
33.88 km2
13.02 km2
24.58 km2
24.59 km2
17.61 km2
16.86 km2
29.57 km2
29.70 km2
20.71 km2
24.53 km2
23.84 km2
35.44 km2
39.50 km2
41.44 km2
23.60 km2
9.96 km2
21.87 km2
47.00 km2
23.91 km2
Density (in people/km2)
Represents 1km²
Size (in km2)
Most Dense
Least Dense
Graphics: Bernard Heng Source: Seoul Metropolitan Government
Rounded to nearest thousand people
Density (in people/km2)
Represents 1km²
Size (in km2)
Most Dense
Least Dense
Graphics: Bernard Heng Source: Seoul Metropolitan Government
Seoul’sBasic Gu(s) Population. Information THIS MAP EXPLORES THE POPULATION SIZES OF EACH GU IN DECREASING ORDER.
Rounded to nearest thousand people
Density (in people/km2)
Represents 1km²
Size (in km2)
Most Dense
Least Dense
Graphics: Bernard Heng Source: Seoul Metropolitan Government
Seoul’sBasic Gu(s) Population. Information THIS MAP EXPLORES THE POPULATION SIZES OF EACH GU IN DECREASING ORDER.
Rounded to nearest thousand people
Density (in people/km2)
Represents 1km²
Size (in km2)
Most Dense
Least Dense
Graphics: Bernard Heng Source: Seoul Metropolitan Government
Seoul’sBasic Gu(s) Population. Information THIS MAP EXPLORES THE POPULATION SIZES OF EACH GU IN DECREASING ORDER.
Rounded to nearest thousand people
Busan
Size (in km2)
Most Dense
Graphics: Bernard Heng Source: Statistics Korea
World Cities’ Density.
World Cities.
THIS MAP IS A SUMMARY OF THE POPULATION SIZES, LAND AREAS, AND DENSITY OF EACH GLOBAL METROPOLITAN CITY.
Dobong-Gu
8,663,300 people
21,148,000 people
13,491,000 people
1572.15 km2
16410.54 km2
2,191 km2
5510 people/km2
1289 people/km2
6,158 people/km2
London (2015)
Graphics: Bernard Heng Source: Statistics Korea
Basic Information
Basic Information
Gangbuk-Gu
Nowon-Gu
Density (in people/km2)
Graphics: Bernard Heng Source: Statistics Korea
Seoul’sBasic Gu(s) Population. Information THIS MAP EXPLORES THE POPULATION SIZES OF EACH GU IN DECREASING ORDER.
Rounded to nearest hundred thousand people
Represents 1km²
Size (in km2)
Least Dense
Graphics: Bernard Heng Source: Seoul Metropolitan Government
Seoul’s Basic Gu(s) Population. Information THIS MAP EXPLORES THE POPULATION SIZES OF EACH GU IN DECREASING ORDER.
Rounded to nearest hundred people/km²
Population
Density (in people/km2)
Represents 1km²
Ulsan
Jongno-Gu
28,104 people/km2
Rounded to nearest thousand people
Seoul
Incheon
2,466,052 people
2791 people/km2
2852.3 people/km2
Songpa-Gu
Dongjak-Gu
1,538,394 people
Yongsan-Gu
Yeongdeungpo-Gu
9,904,312 people
16364 people/km2
2755.5 people/km2
Jung-Gu
Mapo-Gu
Gangseo-Gu
Seongdong-Gu
Yangcheon-Gu
Seoul
Incheon
1048.98 km2
Jongno-Gu
Beijing (2013)
Tokyo (2015)
World Cities’ Population.
Basic Information THIS MAP EXPLORES THE POPULATION SIZES OF EACH GLOBAL METROPOLITAN CITY.
THIS MAP EXPLORES THE DENSITY OF EACH GLOBAL METROPOLITAN CITY.
London (2015)
Beijing (2013)
Tokyo (2015)
London (2015)
Beijing (2013)
Tokyo (2015)
London (2015)
Eunpyeong-Gu Seongbuk-Gu
Jungnang-Gu
Jung-Gu Seongdong-Gu
Mapo-Gu
Gangdong-Gu
Gwangjin-Gu
Yongsan-Gu
Yeongdeungpo-Gu
Yangcheon-Gu Songpa-Gu Gangnam-Gu
Jongno-Gu
Dongdaemun-Gu
Seodaemun-Gu Gangseo-Gu
Dongjak-Gu
Guro-Gu
Seocho-Gu
Gwanak-Gu
Geumcheon-Gu
Paris (2014)
Songpa-Gu
Gangseo-Gu
Gangnam-Gu
Nowon-Gu
Gwanak-Gu
Eunpyeong-Gu
Yangcheon-Gu
Seongbuk-Gu
Gangdong-Gu
Guro-Gu
Seocho-Gu
Jungnang-Gu
Yeongdeungpo-Gu
Dongjak-Gu
Mapo-Gu
Gwangjin-Gu
Dongdaemun-Gu
Dobong-Gu
Gangbuk-Gu
Seodaemun-Gu
Seongdong-Gu
Geumcheon-Gu
Yongsan-Gu
Jongno-Gu
Jung-Gu
667,480 people
595,691 people
581,760 people
578,221 people
529,031 people
502,578 people
489,010 people
469,560 people
463,321 people
454,604 people
451,258 people
418,620 people
417,811 people
412,774 people
398,351 people
375,180 people
373,824 people
353,241 people
334,426 people
323,105 people
305,065 people
256,167 people
247,909 people
163,822 people
134,329 people
33.88 km2
41.44 km2
39.50 km2
35.44 km2
29.57 km2
29.70 km2
17.40 km2
24.58 km2
24.59 km2
20.12 km2
487.07 km2
487.07 km2
487.07 km2
487.07 km2
487.07 km2
17.06 km2
14.21 km2
20.71 km2
23.60 km2
17.61 km2
16.86 km2
13.02 km2
21.87 km2
23.91 km2
9.96 km2
Rounded to nearest ten thousand people
Population
Most Dense
Rounded to nearest ten thousand people
Size (in km2) Least Dense
Graphics: Bernard Heng Source: Seoul Metropolitan Government
Population
Most Dense
Least Dense
Graphics: Bernard Heng Source: Seoul Metropolitan Government
Basic Information
Rounded to nearest ten thousand people
Size (in km2)
Population
Most Dense
Least Dense
Graphics: Bernard Heng Source: Seoul Metropolitan Government
Basic Information
Rounded to nearest ten thousand people
Size (in km2)
Population
Most Dense
Least Dense
Graphics: Bernard Heng Source: Seoul Metropolitan Government
Basic Information
Rounded to nearest ten thousand people
Size (in km2)
Population
Most Dense
Least Dense
Seoul (2015)
New York (2014)
5,607,003 people
9,904,312 people
8,491,079 people
105.4 km2
719.2 km2
605.25 km2
487.07 km2
21,066 people/km2
7,792 people/km2
16364 people/km2
28,055.77 people/km2
Paris (2014)
Singapore (2016)
Seoul (2015)
Population
Rounded to nearest hundred people/km²
Size (in km2)
Represents 1km²
Basic Information
Basic Information
New York (2014)
Paris (2014)
Singapore (2016)
Seoul (2015)
Rounded to nearest hundred thousand people
Density (in people/km2)
Graphics: Bernard Heng Source: Statistics Korea, London Datastore, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics, INSEE France, Statistics Singapore, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, NYC Department of Health
Graphics: Bernard Heng Source: Seoul Metropolitan Government
Basic Information
Size (in km2)
Singapore (2016)
2,220,445 people
Basic Information
Graphics: Bernard Heng Source: Statistics Korea, London Datastore, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics, INSEE France, Statistics Singapore, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, NYC Department of Health
Basic Information
New York (2014)
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Accessibility
Even in a fast pace society like Seoul, the Street remains as important in facilitating community building. It is a public commons, a medium through which the government returns ‘the Right of the City’ back to its inhabitants.
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Accessibility as the main concept
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Hi-CSD connects communities through infrastructure
High-Density, High-Rise Housing
Existing Networks
Accessibility
Community Parcels
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Disruptions
Accessibility
(re)Connections
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Accessibility
System’s nodes
To study the accessibility of different street networks in Changsin-Dong, various factors are considered in reaching this conclusion: (1) topography of site, (2) nature of street, (3) accessibility from main street, and (4) density of programs neighbouring streets.
Besides street network, the Urban Morphology plays a part in building (& separating) communities.
This is done through selective urban acupuncture, developing with as little impact to the existing fabric as possible.
Atrium/ Incubation Plaza Galleries area
Rest Stops Cafe Factories & Shops
Park Restaurant Galleries
CommuniAtrium/ ty Garden Galleries Plaza
Hi-Changsin-Dong, an Elevated Walkway
Park Galleries Restaurant
CommuniAtrium/ ty Garden Cafe Plaza
Amsonia Fitness hubrichtii Restaurant Station Rest Stops
Echinacea purpurea Sports ‘Sunset’ Park Hall Atrium/ Plaza
Eragrostis spectabilis CommuniAtrium/ ty Garden Plaza
Rest Stops
Iris fulva Sports Atrium/ Hall Park Plaza
Rest Stops
Lythrum alatum Fitness Rest Stops Station
Parthenim integrifolium Sports Atrium/ Hall Park Plaza
Programs
Rudbeckia subtomentosa
CommuniRest Stops ty Garden Silphium terebinthinaceum
Sedum ‘Sunkissed’
Major Elements 8
Bicycle Lanes
Amsonia hubrichtii
Fitness Station Park Baptisia leucantha
Eragrostis spectabilis
CommuniRest Stops ty Garden Eryngium yuccifolium
Helenium ‘Rubinzwerg’
Iris fulva
Sports CommuniHall Knautia ty Garden macedonia
CommuniLiatris pycty Garden nostachya
Liatris spicata
Lythrum alatum
Fitness Park Monarda Station fistulosa
CommuniSports Panicum ty Garden Hall virgatum
Parthenim integrifolium
Rudbeckia subtomentosa
SanguisorFitness ba officinaStation lis
Fitness Sesleria Station autumnalis
Sedum ‘Sunkissed’
Silphium terebinthinaceum
SpoCommuniSports robolus ty Garden Hall heterolepis
Trifolium Fitness rubens Station
Sports Hall
Sports Hall
Green Spaces Amorpha canescens
Echinacea purpurea ‘Sunset’
Sports Park Hall Dalea purpurea Rest Stops
Rest Stops
Sports Park Hall Restaurant
Amorpha Communicanescens Cafe Atrium/ ty Garden Plaza
Liatris spicata Community Garden Rest Stops
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Rest Stops
Rest Stops
Park Restaurant Galleries
Fitness Rest Stops Station Cafe
Helenium ‘RubinzwFitness erg’ Restaurant Station Rest Stops
Variety of Circulations
Rest Stops
CommuniAtrium/ ty Garden Cafe Plaza
Fitness Rest Stops Station Restaurant
Elements such as High-Rise Housing and the School creates urban islands, by separating communities from each other.
The aim of the project is to reconnect these communities in an organic fashion that respects the local fabric.
Structure
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Park Restaurant Factories & Shops
Rest Stops& Factories Cafe Shops
Least Accessible to Most Accessible
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Cafe Factories & Shops
Fitness Park Gentiana Station quinquefolia
Rest Stops
Baptisia leucantha
Eryngium yuccifolium
Knautia macedonia
Rest Stops
Rest Stops
Monarda fistulosa
Sanguisorba officinalis Sporobolus heterolepis
Physical Accessibility
Visual Accessibility
‘Courtyard’ for Accessibility
Internship with HDB
About Housing Development Board or HDB is responsible for the design and construction of Singapore’s public housing.
About My internship provided me with various exposure and opportunities to participate in different design stages, including conceptual and end-phase handing over. Projects include Bukit Merah 19C & 19D, and Bidadari.
Internship with BillionBricks
Context Analysis
About BillionBricks is a non-profit organisation that uses design to tackle homelessness. The project involved studying existing conditions through papers, and developing a feasible proof-ofconcept to tackle public housing in India..
Development Opportunities
Feasibility Proposal
PowerHyde
Workshop at Hua Lamphong
About The Workshop engages us to explore different alternatives to the emminent re-development of Hua Lamphong train station.
Gotong Royong
About The studio was invited to collaborate with UNPAR, a local Bandung’s university, to propose development of the Kampongs.
RT 01
RT 02
RT 03
RT 04
ELEVATION CORE
Landscaping
Recycling
Education
Materiality
Place Identity
Clusters
Balancing
Community (RWs)
Sustainability
Neighbourhood
Wind & Forms
Gotong Royong Subsidised Residentials
In order to facilitate ease of adaptation to the new residentials, the design retains and built upon the local RT/RW system - units of community. The concept is to strengthen the community at different scales. The design dedicated provision of shared spaces, at different scales to integrate the community. This ranged from larger corridors, to communal spaces on every floor, to shared courtyard and roof gardens for the community, and finally different streets to encourage different RWs to come together. Materiality, programs, and landscaping furthers the intention to create place-identity. This encourages the community to take stewardship of their community, and living environment.
BB TK
BB T K
24sqm = 4m X 6m Kitchen/Balcony as entry; Bedrooms line facade; Living room extends from bedrooms
BBB TK
36 sqm = 6m X 6m Kitchen/Balcony as entry; Bedrooms line facade; Living room extends from bedrooms
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2000 2000
K 1500
1500
B
T
Connected to shared space 1500
Bedrooms line facade; Living room extends from bedrooms
6000
Private Bedroom
Workplace (Wet works)
All 24sqm If possible, toilet cores should be encouraged Proximity is good, but if it damages circulation, and views then there is BASE *2m Corridor no 40sqm X 2 = 80sqm 15.6% of overall benefit space
Workplace (Wet works)
Extended Workplace f or Chores
Workplace f or detailed works Workplace f or We t works
6000
Kitchen/ Dining area
16 units: 1:3 4 36sqm 12 24sqm
BASE 2 128sqm 160% of 80sqm 22.8% of overall space
14 units: 4:3 8 36sqm 6 24sqm
BASE 3 176sqm 220% of 80sqm 28.9% of overall space
12 units: All 36sqm
3.2 112sqm 140% of 80sqm 20.5% of overall space
Kitchen/ Dining area
2640 6000
1500
6360
6000
2640
Kitchen/ Dining area
5100
Toilet
2700
Private Bedroom
Workplace/ Extension t o kitchen
2400
Private Master Bedroom
SHARED SPACE CORRIDOR 12sqm per unit; 36sqm of shared space
K
Variation Variation Variation (Cooking (Housewives (CraftsmanClub) ship) preparation) Workplace/ Extension t o kitchen
6000
TRIPLE LOADED CORRIDOR 4sqm per unit
Shared space for working
18 units:
Variation (Bedtime)
DOUBLE LOADED CORRIDOR 6sqm corridior per unit
Private space, but flexible
1500
Connected to shared space
Bedrooms line facade; Living room extends from bedrooms
B
2000
2000 2000
2000
Private space, but flexible Shared space for working
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SINGLE LOADED CORRIDOR 12sqm corridor per unit
4000
B
B
Exploration of 24sqm units; Reduction of corridor
BASE 4 152sqm 190% of 80sqm 35.1% of overall units' space
4.2 104sqm 130% of 80sqm 24.0% of overall units' space
4.2 104sqm 130% of 80sqm 24.0% of overall units' space
4.2 104sqm 130% of 80sqm 24.0% of overall units' space
About
And so they say
‘And so they say’ is a documentary led by Logue Studio that features an honest narrative on life constructed from interviews with 25 seniors.
About ‘And so they say’ is a documentary led by Logue Studio that features an honest narrative on life constructed from interviews with 25 seniors. I was invited to work with the studio to build 3D models of potential sites the exhibition may be held at.
Project with BHID
About Bishan Home for the Intellectually Disabled invited me to work on their ventilation - which were affecting the beneficiaries.
Engineering Good
About Engineering Good Student Chapter has provided me with many opportunities to work with the social sector, and publicity.
Angela Luna, Fashion Designer
Parsons School of Design
Human-centric approach
Engineered solutions
“...with this project I found a way to
my skills and my field to create a viable humaniuse
As clothes
As shelter
As beds
For all weather
tarian approach to this issue.”
Accessible to different groups