ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
PART I
Selected Works 2023-2024
Chan Kian Yung
- PutraLink: UPM Student Centre
- Pasar Pokok: Kuala Lumpur Urban Market
- Vansture: Vans Corporate Retreat Centre
"Architecture is not so much a knowledge of form, but a form of knowledge." (Bernard Tschumi, 2012)
About Me
Chan Kian Yung, a dedicated Bachelor of Science in Architecture (LAM Part 1) graduate seeking to contribute as an Assistant Architect at an Architectural Consultancy Practice. Skilled in design, visualisation, and the production of CAD and 3D modelling, with a strong visual mindset and a passion for exploring the relationship between human experiences and architectural spaces through conceptualisation.
Computer Skills
019-672
Education
Bachelor of Science in Architecture with Honours
CGPA 3.65 | Universiti Putra Malaysia
Oct. 2020 - Mar. 2024
Sijil Persekolahan Tinggi Malaysia (STPM) May 2018 - Dec. 2019
CGPA 3.67 | Pusat Tingkatan 6 Mantin
Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) Apr. 2013 - Dec. 2017
1 A, 2 A-'s, 3 B's, 2 C's | SMK Methodist (ACS) Seremban
Work Experience
Assistant Architect Apr. 2024 - Present
VERITAS Architects Sdn. Bhd. | Kuala Lumpur
Part Time Social Media Manager
People of Autism Network | Seri Kembangan
Aug. 2023 - Nov. 2023
Intern Architect Sep. 2022 - Jan. 2023
T.O. Hew Architect | Seri Kembangan
Co-Founder & Design Director
Customised Memories | Seri Kembangan
Extracurricular Activities and Roles
Team Leader
UPM Vice Chancellor’s Official Residence Design and Function Improvement Competition | 2024
Participant
Shh...It Matters Public Toilet Design Competition | 2023
Asia Young Designer Awards (AYDA Awards) | 2023
Committee Member
SOULTRAXX: Archi in Borderland | 2023
PAM Annual Architecture Student Works Exhibition (PAASWE) | 2023
Malam Kebudayaan Tiong Hua (MKTH) Ke-10 of Kolej Sepuluh UPM | 2022
Malam Kebudayaan Tiong Hua (MKTH) Ke-8 of Kolej Sepuluh UPM | 2021
Vice Treasurer | Participant (Performance)
Andrealphus (UPM) of 33rd Architectural Student Workshop 2022: MAKARA | 2022
Design Director
Malam Kebudayaan Tiong Hua (MKTH) Ke-9 of Kolej Sepuluh UPM | 2021
Assistant Monitor
Chess Club of Zhong Hua Cultural Arts Society UPM | 2021
Honours & Awards
Vice Chancellor's List Award
Semester 7 | 2024
First Place
UPM Vice Chancellor’s Official Residence Design and Function Improvement Competition | 2024
Second Place
33rd Architectural Student Workshop 2022: MAKARA - Performance Competition | 2022
Apr. 2022 - Nov. 2022
PUTRALINK: UPM STUDENT CENTRE, 2024
UPM Vice Chancellor’s Official Residence Design and Function Improvement Competition First Place | 34 Hectares | Group
PutraLink is a proposed UPM student centre that replaces the UPM Vice Chancellor's Official Residence, which was once used as an architecture studio, music centre and alumni centre, now sits abandoned and poorly maintained at Jalan Alumni UPM, having failed to thrive despite multiple attempts at adaptation. The project serves as a solution to enhance both the building’s facilities and the use of the surrounding land as well as the well-being of UPM students.
Design Statement
PutraLink is a new landmark and icon that managed by UPM student that realises a 24-hour student centre at Jalan Alumni UPM for UPM students, aiming to encourage UPM students to revisit the new facility, regain student power and freedom, and revitalise their lifestyle and informal learning experience through a new linkage with multiple accesses relating the proposed site with surrounding residential colleges FBMK and PKU, simultaneously redefining the proposed building and land with nature.
Design Issue: Why Student Centre?
Design Concept: Reclamation
The REALISATION of iconic student-operated student centre
Generally, the definition of reclamation can be divided into two:
1. the process of claiming something back or of reasserting a right
2. the cultivation of waste land or land formerly under water
In PutraLink context, the reclamation refers to:
1. the process of claiming student power and freedom back to revitalise UPM student lifestyle and informal learning experience
2. the extension of proposed site through a new linkage to surrounding residential colleges (Kolej Chanselor, Kolej Serempun, KTDI and KTAG), FBMK and PKU
That REGAINS student power and freedom back
To REVITALISE UPM student lifestyle and informal learning experience
By REDEFINING the student centre with surrounding nature
Despite being adapted for various functions, the building failed to find sustainable success
Kompleks Akademik A and Astaka Seni, Central to UPM student activites, lack official designation as student centres and do not grant full autonomy
Students constitute the primary stakeholders in UPM
Students seek a campus platform treating them as adults Government support for student autonomy is anticipated in the near future
Location Plan
A. Ladang 5 Gate 1
B. Ladang 5 Gate 2
C. Ladang 5 (Pokok Rambutan)
D. Ladang 5 Gate 3
E. Jalan Alumni
F. Staircase to Ladang 5
G. Walkway to Ladang 5
H. Dataran 14 Proposed Site
1.
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Clubhouse Ground Floor Plan
Identity
PutraLink design is based on UPM logo symbolism.
Red / #C8234A
Section Y-Y
Terrace Garden
Lounge + Indoor Garden Lobby + Information Corner
PASAR POKOK: KUALA LUMPUR URBAN MARKET, 2023
Architectural Studio 6 | 4000 sqm | Individual
Pasar Pokok presents an opportunity to challenge idea of the future of urban market in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. The project rethinks the concept of urban market in the Industry 4.0 that includes the creation of social architecture, circular economy, hybrid environment and Malaysia’s architectural identity, as well as redefining the consumer experience in urban market.
Design Statement
Pasar Pokok is a a tropical urban market that utilising existing trees by seamlessly integrating artificial and natural elements, catering to local workers and tourists, creating a multifunctional open space that transcends mere commerce, serving as both a lively marketplace and a tranquil getaway, establishing itself as a landmark that fosters community engagement and relaxation at Jalan Dang Wangi, Kuala Lumpur from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM daily.
Design Issue
Sectional Perspective
Green Wall Water Cooling
Mr. Zaina, 55, Officer
"Lack of chilling or dining place after work and forced to trap in traffic."
Ms. Faiza, 35, Hawker "Nearby with LRT, and 80% of the surroundings are office and commercial buildings."
User Demographics and Behaviour Site Constraint
Design Concept: Oasis of Symbiosis
Oasis of Symbiosis redefines urban market in Jalan Dang Wangi Kuala Lumpur, merging natural environment and artificial environment, while fostering a symbiotic relationship between existing trees and humans. This creates an urban market that serves as a vibrant hub of nature within the city, like an oasis in the desert.
Design Principle & Spatial Organisation
Design Element
Exterior Perspective
Exploded Axonometric
VANSTURE: VANS CORPORATE RETREAT CENTRE, 2023
Architectural Studio 5 | 2670 sqm | Individual
As the world emerges into the endemic stage of COVID-19, Vans Corporate Retreat Centre focuses on reviving the corporate workforce motivation which has been affected by the pandemic. The project explores the opportunities to develop a creative, innovative and motivational Vans Corporate Retreat Centre with social interactions spaces, located in the city of Malacca.
Design Statement
Vansture is a corporate retreat center in Malacca City, designed for young and less individualistic Vans employees, offering a two-day development venture from Thursday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 11:00 PM, aimed at fostering the 'Off The Wall' spirit by introducing street sport-centric spaces and street culture programmes created through the possible function of form and space, which emerges from the superimposition of objects, movement, and events to produce an adventurous environment where employees can reconnect with their individuality and embody the Vans ethos.
Design Issue
Despite working at Vans, some employees may struggle to embody the 'Off The Wall' spirit in their work, creating a need for a space that ignites their creativity, audacity, and self-expression, ultimately bringing the brand’s ethos to life in their daily tasks.
"For us “Off The Wall” is a state of mind, thinking differently, embracing creative self-expression and really paving your own path and that idea has transcended borders. Creative expression across music, art, action sports or street culture is a universal language so when Vans shows up you just know."
(April Vitkus, Senior Director of Global Brand Marketing, 2016)
Vertical Louvre
Perforated Sheet
Design Concept: Rebellion thru Transcription
Rebellion introduces affordance, creating rebellious form and space that offer possible function for users, resulting in street sport-centric spaces and street culture programmes designed to revolutionise Vans employees into rebels who challenge the 'status quo' and celebrate self-expression and individualism, in alignment with the Vans ethos. These rebellious form and space emerge from the transcipt of the relationship between objects, movements and events, addressing the disjunction between spaces and their uses, ultimately achieving a Promenade Architecturale.
Affordance Transcript
Roof Overhang External Corridor & Greenery
Ground Floor Plan
Floor Plan
0900-1300
Skatepark, The Journey, Multipurpose Terrace, Expressive Dome
Multipurpose Terrace
Skatepark, The Journey, Multipurpose Terrace, Expressive Dome
0900-1300
Multipurpose Terrace
Promotion Space, Jetty, Outdoor
Skatepark, The Journey, Multipurpose Terrace, Expressive Dome 1900-2300
Skatepark, The Journey, Multipurpose Terrace, Expressive Dome, Accomodation 1900-2300
Skatepark, The Journey, Multipurpose Terrace, Expressive Dome, Accomodation
Second Floor Plan
Exploded Axonometric
The Journey
Cafe and Multipurpose Terrace 1
Dorm (M)
Physical Model
EAST COAST RAIL LINK (ECRL), 2024
Station 17 - ITT Gombak | Ancillary Building - EMU Yard & Staff Quarter Stage: Construction
East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) is a standard-gauge double-track railway connecting Port Klang on the Straits of Malacca to Kota Bharu in northeast Peninsular Malaysia, linking the East Coast Economic Region states of Pahang, Terengganu, and Kelantan with each other and the Central Region on the Peninsula's west coast. The project This project was my primary involvement as an assistant architect at VERITAS Architects, where I contributed by assisting in the production of drawing and 3D modelling, including but not limited to stations such as Station 17 - ITT Gombak, as well as ancillary buildings like the EMU Yard and Staff Quarter.
Station 17 - ITT Gombak: Concourse Floor Tile Pattern Design
Pattern 1 (1x1 grid)
The design uses the three main colours of the ECRL, incorporates polygonal shapes derived from the skylight forms of ITT Gombak Station, and employs the asymmetrical balance design principle, forming two 1x1 grid patterns in a 600x600 dimension.
Pattern 2 (2x2 grid)
TThe asymmetrical balance design principle is applied by utilising Pattern 1, where the left column features beige-light grey tiles, the right column features beigedark grey tiles, and the bottom-right tile is rotated 90 degrees clockwise, forming a 2x2 grid pattern in a 1200x1200 dimension.
Final Pattern (16x48 grid)
Pattern 3 (4x4 grid)
The symmetrical balance design principle is applied by mirroring the Pattern 2 both horizontally and vertically, resulting in a harmonious and cohesive 4x4 grid where repeated elements are perfectly balanced across all axes, leading a 4x4 grid pattern in a 2400x2400 dimension.
The scale design principle is applied by resize proportionally Pattern 4 to fit seamlessly within the 9600x28800 waiting area on the concourse floor, ultimately producing in the creation of five distinct types of 600x600 floor tiles.
Pattern 4 (4x12 grid)
The repetition design principle is used to create the 4x12 grid by vertically aligning multiple iterations of the Pattern 3, achieving a continuous and rhythmic sequence that emphasises length and linearity, resulting a 4x4 grid pattern in a 2400x7200 dimension.
Building - EMU Yard
OTHER WORKS
Drawings | Paintings | Photography | Posters
A compilation of artistic works created over the years. These works reflect the author's passion for creativity, expressed through hobbies and extracurricular activities.
Drawings (Pencil)
Drawings (Pen)
Paintings (Watercolour - Top Row | Acrylic - Bottom Row)
Posters
Photography
