ADP Final Design Report

Shipyard Park

Anchorage in the City of Melaka

Designer's Profile 01

Benjamin Yeung Jo Yee

Academic Background

General Information & Contact Malaysian

+6012 428 9540

11 May 2000

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia bnjmnyg@gmail.com

Benjamin Yeung

https://brotherben264.wixsi te.com/archportfolio

Dedicated and detail-oriented, placing emphasis on simplicity and practicality. Eager to apply skills, knowledge and experience to make a meaningful impact in building for communities.

Particularly specialized in focusing on sustainability in architecture and pedestriancentric urban design.

Accomplishments & Relevant Experience

Project Background 02

Project Objectives

Create an engaging and inviting impact on the immediate neighbourhood. Encourage people to look, pause, stay, engage, and celebrate. Act as a platform to improve well-being in all aspects; remain highly engaging, empowering, and create a sense of belongingness to the user.

Be highly engaging, open to users from all social statuses and ethnicities. Act as a 'neutral platform' or 'third place' where activities are focused and likewise relevant to the city inhabitant's needs, wants, and desires.

Compliment and heighten the quality of Malacca's urban fabric through its architecture. The architecture may blend in or deliberately contrast the surroundings to make the place more vibrant and appealing, magnifying the city's identity and hidden attributes.

Remain people-centric and activity-driven, where spaces both external and internal encourage a unique journey and experience for all. Making regulars, tourists, transient users, the marginalized and NGOs as caretakers of the place.

Comply with the pertinent guidelines and regulations. Comply with buildability, safety, and building requirements and standards.

Project Aims

The Project places emphasis on 'Sensing the City' by understanding and catering to the local people's and place's needs.

It aims to design an Urban Room/City Hub, becoming the city's 'Third Place,' of which the outcome is to align with UN's Sustainable Development Goals SDG10 and SDG11 for inclusive and sustainable communities.

The design seeks to reduce social inequalities in the community it surrounds and affects, as well as contribute to the addition of more sustainable cities and communities through its architecture.

Site Information

Site Location: Building Function:

Site Area:

Gross Floor Area:

Requirements:

Off Jalan PM10, 75000 Melaka

Urban Room & City Hub

7930 sqm

1800 - 2000 sqm (excluding basement floor area)

Minimum of 3-5 storeys from ground level, with 30-unit basement carpark and landscaping. Addition of landscaping and public space accomodations

Project Background

Project Narrative

Malacca's legacy and heritage as a port city before the colonial era is evident in the celebration of its famous landmarks such as Jonker Street, the Red Square, and the Malacca River. The Malacca River's restoration project has done much to rejuvenate the tourism industry in the city, however, the newer reclaimed land areas see far less economic and government attention due to its river access being cut off by the newer barrage system, and most of Malacca's traffic being directed away from the commercial blocks that occupy it. This results in a divided site, one side more exposed to the vibrant exploration of tourists and wandering locals and the other side left to stagnate, mostlypopulated by workers practising monotonous routines.

This project is an expansion on the current site's existing jetty and port activities, introducing a boatmaking program that creates a catalyst for change. The project aims to respond to the needs of the local worker community by providing a boatmaking facility, adding onto the existing boat maintenance and port delivery, whilst also reconnecting the fractured site to transient visitors and urban explorers via providing spaces of respite and rest, in turn enabling chance contact that leads to engagement between workers and visitors.

The project takes the natural organic form of a hill, with planter boxes arranged to form a large green roof that recalls the image of a park, inciting curiosity from visitors and signals a place for relaxation for workers looking for a break from the daily grind. The main assembly hall contains viewing decks and a ramped walkway to allow participation in the boatmaking program as either local worker or temporary explorer, with all floors terminating towards the central amphitheatre and public plaza. It acts as an anchor which grounds the site via vibrant interaction through public events, discussions and engagement, forming a community of insiders and outsiders.

Project Program

Offer a pause for both explorers/pedestrians on north and workers/labourers on south - allow for resting, respite

Reconnection of both ends of the site, physically via a 'gateway' axis and socially via a central meeting public space (urban room)

Proposal of reconnection to lost boatmaking history in Melaka (a port city)

Expansion of existing jetty activities (port, maintenance) - boatmaking

Vibrant museum and heritage district with pedestrian activity on north

Underutilised jetty and monotone commercial area on south

Site Investigation & Contextual St

Site History - Melaka's Heritage as a Port City

Site Investigation & Contextual Studies

Site History - Nearby River Development

Site Investigation & Contextual Studies

On-Site Activity & Legibility

Site Investigation & Contextual Studies

On-Site Activity & Legibility

Site Investigation & Contextual Studies

On-Site Activity & Legibility

Site Investigation & Contextual Studies

On-Site Activity & Legibility

Site Investigation & Contextual Studies

On-Site Activity & Legibility

Site Investigation & Contextual Studies

On-Site Activity & Legibility

Site Investigation & Contextual Studies

On-Site Activity & Legibility

Site Investigation & Contextual Studies

On-site Behavioural Settings

Site Investigation & Contextual Studies

On-site Behavioural Settings

Site Investigation & Contextual Studies

SWOT Conclusions

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

OPPORTUNITY

THREATS

Site sits at a prominent confluence of two defined districts, one scattered with tourist locations and the other composed of commercial lots in a grid, with ample bypassing traffic.

The neighbouring Jalan Merdeka acts as an edge which restricts and hinders pedestrian and vehicular access to the site from the northern section.

Site has potential to act as a gateway that links the two halves together, creating vibrancy through interaction and permeability.

Current issues of the site, such as loiterers creating a lack of safety, prevalence of littering and the unpleasant smell of the river may act as deterrents.

Site Investigation & Contextual Studies

Takeaways & Proposals

Spaces for Flexibility

Allows for a robust space that can be repurposed for multiple uses, enabling both outside organizations and local businesses/institutions to host events or run workshops for various needs. E.g., events space.

Spaces for Personalization

Provides local and outside users with a platform or medium to make a personal imprint or host activities of their own choice, allowing them to become more in touch with the city of Melaka’s local culture and heritage. E.g., amphitheater, design studio, speaker’s corner.

Spaces with Familiarity

Respects the existing behavioral settings of the original site and takes advantage of the locals’ familiarity with it, creating room for spaces that retain regular users from the nearby areas for long amounts of time. E.g., library, gallery, café.

Site Investigation & Contextual Studies

Takeaways & Proposals

Site is disconnected from the various existing behavioural patterns and setting surrounding it.

How will the site act as a gateway to bridge multiple fractured settings, behaviours and communities in the wake of Melaka's rapid development?

Design Strategy & Exploration 04

Narrative & Program Exploration

Justification for a boatmaking program in the city of Melaka, with the involved communities and how the project will affect them

Design Strategy & Exploration

Narrative & Program Exploration

Design Strategy & Exploration

Precedent Studies

Fishery Terminal Lonja De Pescado / Estudio Acta

CIRCULATION OF SPACES IS PLANNED AROUND DAILY WORKFLOWS AND PRACTICES

COMPLETED 2022

The greenhouses of western Almeria extend almost to the seashore in the Port of Roquetas - rich landscape of boats - importance of the sea in the history of the arearecalls the importance of both cultural facets at once

Improves the Port-City relationship - frees the area of old buildings, grouping different uses in a single facility: fish market, restaurant, commercial premises, and facilities rooms

First floor spatial arrangement is planned around circulation of workflow and productfrom supply arrival to delivery truck departure

Building aims to allow visitors to view the daily processes of the market as a spectacle whilst not disturbing the circulation and workflow (preserving efficiency)

Architectural language recalls the sea - aims to be a landmark structure and tourist attraction which complements its routine fish market program

Second floor is more restrictive and private - public spaces are on the ground level

ALLOWS VISITORS AND TOURISTS TO ENGAGE WITH THE ROUTINE OF THE FACILITIES AS SPECTACLE WITHOUT INTERFERING WITH ITS PROCESSES

IMPROVES PORT-CITY RELATIONSHIP BY COMBINING MULTIPLE COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAMS INTO ONE VOLUME

ALMERIA, SPAIN

PORT, MARKET, COMMERICAL

Design Strategy & Exploration

Precedent Studies

Plassen Cultural Center / 3XN

MOLDE, NORWAY

COMPLETED 2012

Molde has 25,000 inhabitants but is crowded with hundreds of thousands of audience members and professionals who partake in its world famous jazz festival Acts as city's cultural center - a building that is flexible and robust enough to function with both small and large audiences

Located in the city center - view towards both the fjord and the mountain - city's urban meeting point

Almost all spaces are multifunctional to accommodate both small and large audiences

Roof terraces and staircases function as seating during large crowds, and act as recreation/eatery spaces and transit links during normal days

Creates an open-feeling building by providing multiple large breaches despite its comparatively large size

Warm interior materiality, ample entrances and natural light create informal, friendly environment

Stairs create connection between higher and lower districts, which creates social hub through transit and contact points

ACTS AS A CITY URBAN MEETING POINT BY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ITS LOCATION CONNECTING TWO DIFFERENT DISTRICTS

ALMOST ALL SPACES HAVE MULTIFUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES ON TOP OF THEIR PRIMARY USE TO ALLOW ROBUSTNESS REGARDLESS OF INCREASED CAPACITY

CREATES A SENSE OF AN INFORMAL, FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT BY LARGE OPENINGS, WARM MATERIALS AND LIVE EDGES FOR SOCIAL CONTACT

CINEMA, THEATER, CONCERT

Design Strategy & Exploration

Precedent Studies

Tokyo Institute of Technology Hisao & Hiroko Taki Plaza / Kengo Kuma

STEPPED GREEN ROOF WITH BLEACHERS MERGES WITH GROUND LEVEL, CREATING A NEW ACTIVITY SPACE TO INVITE STUDENTS TO PAUSE AND INTERACT

TOKYO, JAPAN COMPLETED 2020 CAMPUS, INSTITUTE FOR ARCHITECTURE, STRUCTURE, FORM

Mainly underground to preserve existing views of nearby landmark clock tower Building aboveground takes on mound-like form, resembling a natural hill landscape seamlessly integrating with the surroundings

Roof design consists of bleachers with greenery located on inaccessible parts of the roof, sloping down to ground level which encourages human activity and interaction as a makeshift amphitheatre

Interior spaces use the same stepped landscape concept to create intersecting spaces connected by staircases, vertically and horizontally (interior-exterior) Allows events to be held simultaneously between different levels, creating informal boundaries

Glass wall to separate indoor and outdoor staircase creates two separate landscapes that resonate with each other, creating an indoor-outdoor relationship

USAGE OF STEPPED LANDSCAPE CONTINUES IN INTERIOR AND LOWER LEVELS, CREATING INTERSECTING SPACES WITH INFORMAL BOUNDARIES

CLOSEUP SECTIONAL DETAILS OF STEPPED ROOF CONSTRUCTION INSPIRED THE DESIGN OF THE FINAL PROJECT OUTCOME

Design Strategy & Exploration

Massing Strategies & Site Responses

SITE RESPONSE STRATEGIES

MASSING STRATEGIES

Technical Components 05

Sectional Details & Green Strategies

Rainwater Harvesting System

Piping and drainage to be installed alongside the roof structure, allowing collection of rainwater and greywater from plant watering/maintenance to be reused in the building.

Technical Components

Detailed Wall Section & Green Strategies

Open-air and connecting both the interior and exterior spaces along the central 'gateway' axis, allowing windflow through all spaces and enabling adequate ventilation. Natural daylight is also able to penetrate into the spaces.

Vegetation on the roof not only enforces the concept of a 'friendly' building to provide respite, but cools down the building by preventing heat buildup due to hardscapes and reducing solar heat gain. The staircase-like design also lets daylight into the interior spaces via glass screens installed as risers.

Central Avenue as Main Atrium

Louvred Green Roof with Glass Screens

Final Design Outcome 06

Orthographics - Site Plan

MUSEUM SAMUDERA

JALANMERDEKA

MMARITIME USEUM

MALACCARIVER

JALANMERDEKA

SCOMMERCIAL HOPHOUSES

TAMINGSARIHOUSE &TOWER

Final Design Outcome

Orthographics - Elevations

ELEVATION FROM JALAN MERDEKA

ELEVATION FROM MUSEUMS

ELEVATION FROM JALAN PM10

ELEVATION FROM MALACCA RIVER

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Orthographics - Floor Plans

Final Design Outcome

Orthographics - Floor Plans

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Sectional Perspective & Sections

SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE

SECTION A-A'

SECTION B-B'

Final Design Outcome

Perspectives - Aerial, Street Level

Final Design Outcome

Perspectives - Spaces & Journey

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Final Presentation Board Layout

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Board 1

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Board 2

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Board 3

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Board 4

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Board 5

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Board 6

Reflection 07

Reflective Journal & Project Summary

Throughout the course of this semester’s Architectural Design Project, I not only embarked on a journey of architectural exploration and seeing how far I could push my knowledge gained over the past semesters, but I was also able to learn a lot about my personal approach to architecture and develop my soft skills as the weeks progressed.

First and foremost, I wish to acknowledge the unwavering support of my fellow classmates and the incredibly helpful guidance provided by my tutor, Emmanuel Canlas. His ability to provide insightful feedback based on years of experience in the local industry, as well as his enduring encouragement for me to push the boundaries of my concept, was a massive help. He ensured I stayed aligned with the project brief’s guidelines whilst supporting me to truly push my building’s concept to its limits.

The freedom to explore my ideas fully in a studio environment, combined with the constructive critiques and feedback received from my colleagues and tutors over the past several weeks, played a pivotal role in the growth and development of my project. I have learned the importance of striking a balance between creative expression in poetics and concept, and adherence to project constraints such as structural feasibility and fire requirements. This led to a more refined and purposeful architectural design that I believe is my best attempt at responding to the needs of the local community whilst establishing an urban room that can bring economic development to the city of Melaka.

Additionally, the self-study hours offered a unique opportunity for peer learning. Observing my fellow students' approaches, witnessing their progress in their respective projects, and engaging in thoughtful discussions about how to approach building design and responding to Melaka’s community enriched my own creative process. Witnessing their iterations and how they navigated challenges prompted me to critically evaluate my own solutions and explore alternative perspectives in design. In a way, we collaborated to help each other in our own personal project journeys by exchanging ideas, methods and feedback.

The physical site visit in the first few weeks was undeniably a standout. It not only granted me the chance to immerse myself in the actual location and community of my theoretical project, but also allowed me to connect with my fellow students on a personal level. As we explored the site together, exchanging ideas and observations, I realized that architecture is not merely about structures; it is about creating spaces that foster human connection and experiences – architecture that creates a positive impact. In a way, I suppose the camaraderie and fun we had during the site visit further reinforced the sense of community that architecture can cultivate amongst a group of people.

This journey has not only equipped me with the technical skills to approach my future career, architecture or otherwise but also instilled a deeper understanding of the importance of human-centred urban design. Architecture, I have come to realize, is about more than just buildings; it is about embracing the essence of a place to create meaningful change in its communities. I have learned to approach projects with a heightened sense of empathy and cultural awareness, seeking to create human-scaled spaces that resonate with their users and context.

As I conclude this reflection on my final semester project, I am filled with a sense of accomplishment and excitement for the future. This project has been a powerful catalyst for personal growth, pushing me beyond my comfort zone and inspiring me to continuously strive for innovation and excellence in my architectural endeavours. I look forward to applying the lessons learned from this project to future challenges, both the technical skills gained and my own personal development takeaways.

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