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Decompose & Recompose - Death is not the opposite of life, but a continuation of it.

Individual work Project Year: 2020 / year 4 Site Location: Mandai crematorium , Singapore Tutor:

Environmental pollution is the burning issue of the world. Nowadays, the modern way of funeral method also causes environmental pollution. Death is something everyone has to face, however, even after the breath is being taken away from us, we still do things that will harm our environment.

This project creates a new concept of the cemetery through the Recompose method which converts the body remains into the soil, the objective is to make the funeral environmental friendly and keeps the original spiritual and emotional meaning of the traditional funeral at the same time.

This space offers living people do the final farewell to their love ones and used those soil to cultivate the plants in the garden of rebirth by themselves. The whole space through borrow nice nature scenery to bring a psychology journey for living relatives that offers people to memorize past, to find out the meaning of life and death and offer spiritual sustenance and hopes for the living.

Current Funeral Issue

- Generates Carbon dioxide

Site Map

Site > 52m

- Waste energy

Crematorium

52 - 50m

Cremation

50 - 48m - Land pollution

Land burial

Columbarium

48 - 46m 46 - 44m

- Generates greenhouse gas

Green Area

44 - 42m

Both of the funeral use in Singapore are give negative impact on the environment.

42 - 40m

Jungle

< 40m

Pool

Objective Funeral Solution

Nee Soon Camp P Departed

Ecological Cycle

Car Park

underground

Circulation

This project creates a new concept of the cemetery through the different method, the objective is to make the funeral environmental friendly and keeps the original spiritual and emotional meaning of the traditional funeral at the same time.

Existing Tree

Recompose Method Minimize waste Avoid polluting groundwater and land Prevent the emissions of CO2

30 days

Enriching the earth

Recompose is a corporation service organic reduction, a process which gently converts human remains into the soil in about 30 days. The soil can be used to cultivate new lives.

Location Map

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Site Yi Shun Nature Way Mandai Crematorium Residential Nature Reserve Sport & Recreation Nature Park Reserve Site (Jungle) Special Use Mandai Avenue Seletar Expressway Mandai Road Sembawang Road Lentor Avenue Bus Stop

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Car Park

1200m

The site is located in Mandai crematorium that is nearby Central Catchment Nature Reserve and is a part of Yi Shun Nature Way. This area is far away from the downtown area, with a good ecological environment, therefore, you can see the monkeys and other varieties of species here.

Flourishing jungle around here with an excellent nature view and a water body in the lowest area.

Drop off point Garden of Death Garden of Rebirth

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After converts the body into the soil that provides nutrients for plants. I would like to choose nectar plants and fruiter that will attract animals coming and live in here.

Therefore, they are able to return to the earth and join the ecological cycles.

The deceased will return back to the earth in the other way and contribute to environmental protection. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eternity in a sense.

60m

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Main Entrance

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Service Hall

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Recompose Area

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Soil Collection

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Rest Area

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Car Park

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Sub-Entrance

Psychology journey

Memorise

Contemplation

Move on

For thousands of years, funerals have been meaning for expressing our beliefs, thoughts, and the feeling about the death of someone we love.

This area is not only for the deceased but also a psychology journey for the living relatives.

Generative diagram Inspiration

The form of my design inspired by the circle. Death is not just only an end but also a new beginning. And the circle is also like this, any point can be the starting point or the ending point.

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Original site

Use circle as basic form

Raise up the service hall for borrow

Remove some part of the recompose area to opening view nature

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Same language the entrance

Follow the contour line sloping down the recompose area

Increase water body

Add one more entrance, from crematorium underground car park

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60 m

The death of relatives and friends is an indelible scar. I hope this space can break people’s impression of the traditional cemetery. When people think about it, it’s not only the pain, but also the warmth and hope. Death is not the opposite of life, but a continuation of it.

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Main Entrance

Immaterial entities

Entrance Compose emotional Calm down

There is a huge acrylic water pool in the center and m using the mirror finish stainless steel as the shelter material for the Immaterial entities effect. Those inds of materials will reflect the surrounding bamboos. This space allows the people to recall memories of the past.

After entering the entrance, people will go through the garden of death which is a bamboo forest. when the sun shines on the bamboo leaves, it will cast a beautiful shadow. When the wind blows over the bamboo tree or animals’ activities, the bamboo will swing and makes a slight sound. It’s a very long corridor for people to calm down and prepare the last farewell.

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Service Hall

Borrow scenery

Borrow Scenery Framing

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Recompose Area

Metaphoric

Organic reduction vessels

A lot of vertical and horizontal lines are used in the whole space to create frame. The sun will shine in from the side and leads peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sight to the huge windows. The window act as a frame to frame the view of deceased and nature together.

This space expresses the cycle of death to the ne t stage. ust li e the flowering plants here, they bloom and bear fruit, then wither and return to the land for fertilizer. Whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plants or people, life goes through the same cycle.

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Soil Collection

Borrow Scenery Meditation Rest

Recompose Area Eternity Vitality Tracing time Change / Same

In this area, people can see the opposite land symbolising hope, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just like another starting point of life and it bring hope to us.

The cover will block a part of sight to force people loo ing to the water that reflect the surrounding environment.

This is a lively garden where all life gathers around and make life a meaningful new chapter. I am using limestone for the road material as a metaphor of tracing time, stone is going to change, but life is keep going on.

Magnetic Advancement Individual work Project Year: 2019 / year 4 Site Location: Plaza Singapura , Singapore Tutor:

Lack of connection or communication with others will result in isolation and loneliness, which will affect health. In this project, the target audience is gamers.

There is a positive correlation between gaming hours and social phobia from research. Those people fear of having eye contact and talking to strangers, which leads them to have poor social skills and turn into social isolation. They feel more comfortable sharing personal information online than face to face. Hence, I had an idea to change the game from online to offline, to balance the real and virtual in a public space.

All types of video game console are selling either the digital games online or game cards in the shop. In Singapore, most of the people use Carousel to buy secondhand games or trade them. However, it is not that convenient and secure, because nobody wants to find a space to play with a stranger and check if the game card is unwounded. This project offers a space for people to exchange game cards and using card exchange as the stepping stone to attract gamers to go out at the same time, which will encourage them to establish social connection.

Target Audience: Gamer

Objective Play Together

Interact Bridge Stay alone

Make Friends

Dim room Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like go out

The relationship between gamer and social phobia

Online

Exchange Game Card

Interaction

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People sharing personal information online are more comfortable than face to face. Hence, I was thinking about how to change the game from online to offline and how to balance the real and virtual world in public space.

This pro ect would li e to create a space for people to e change game cards. The design purpose is to use card e change as the stepping stone to attract gamers to go out and encourage them interact with others, and help them to establish social relationships.

Plaza Singapura Site Analysis Social Phobia Inventory

Site Plaza Singapura

Chenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Internet Addiction Sacle

Schoole

A positive correlation between online gaming hours and social anxiety symptoms.

Gamers who suffer from social phobia are more likely to indulge in the virtual reality provided by online games t o avoid real life face to face social distress.

Orchard Rd

Issue of social phobia

ETC Bencoolen St

Racing Heart

Meet Stranger

Penang Rd Edinburgh Rd

Nausea and Dizziness

Bras Basah Rd

Eye Contact

Selegie Rd Fort Canning Rd Avoidance

Speaking in Public

People with social phobia fearing have eye contact, speaking in public, and talk to strangers that lead them to have poor social skills which in turn would result in social isolation.

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240m

Game shop near CBD area

There are a lot of game shops surrounding the Plaza

Age of Game Console (Switch) Owners

Plaza Singapura

2018

Game Shop

Singapura. All the gamer that I was interviewed

2017

indicated Plaza Singapura is the best space to buy

18 - 24

the products that relate to the game. The largest

Age Group

25 - 29

gamer group is young adults. There are so many

30 - 34

schools surrounding by the plaza as well, therefore

35 - 44

the young adult will be the potential user.

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Plaza Singapura L7

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Roof

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L5

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L4

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L6

L5

L2

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Game Store

Human Circulation

Toilet

Lifts

Escalator

Going Up L1

Going Down

Lifts

L1

Emergency Stairs Entrance

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Car Park

Site Chosen (Atrium Space) L4

The first type of space is for two users to e change cards and community without eye contact, and they can decide to continue to the ne t area or go bac to the entrance.

The following type of space will be more and more open. t comfortably opens their heart and easier enhances social interaction.

Concept Partitioned Dividers

Plan

Diagram

L7 Roof

Without immediate interaction First Space Card Exchange Pod

Section A

Section Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Second Space Ice Breaker Third Space Interplay Fourth Space Game Theatre

The more central you walk into space the more people you will meet. The fourth space will be in the center, all of the users will gather in here in the end.

L7 L6

Model

L6

L5

L5

Entrance Circulation

L4

First Space Second Space L4

Third Space Fourth Space Stopping point Game store

Section A -Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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12m

Card Exchange Pod / First Space

Ice breaker / Second Space

Textured Glass

Steel Grating

Frosted Glass (50mm X 50mm)

Shelf

Put the game card at the shelf

Rotate the wall together

Get other people cards

Should be two people sit down at the same time to keep the chair balance

Enjoy the space for two person

Oriented strand board

Interplay / Third Space

Game theatre / Fourth Space

Transoarent Glass

Frosted Glass

(150mm X 150mm)

Provide for two to four person have fun together

At least 3 people have to help each other to pass the level to the second

passersby can watch the game in the aisles as well

Living Viridescent Individual work Project Year: 2019 / year 3 Site Location: Marina Barrage , Singapore Tutor:

Marina barrage is an iconic site for Singapore as it plays an important role in our daily needs in water. Despite being iconic and near to the gardens by the bay, a tourist attraction area, the designs of the bridge does not attract many people.

Over the years, urbanization had separated nature and humans, where they used to be united. Hence this this project is to design the linkage where it allows people to get a sense of touch of nature in this urbanized city. The reasons for the chosen site is due to realizing that this bridge was transformed from nature due to urbanization, hence It would be better to return this back into the nature yet allowing it to function what it should be. By doing this it does not act as just the linkage for humans to walk through, but allows human to feel the nature, a place where the wildlife could feel home.

With this it allows one to reconsider the relations between nature and human.

Marina Barrage

Tiadal Coefficients height (m)

Site Analysis

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The arina Barrage was envisioned by ingapore s first rmie inister, completion of a massive clean up the ingapore and allang ivers.

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Built across the mouth of the arina Channel between arina ast and arina outh, marvel and an icon of inapore s success in sustainable water management.

arina Barrage,

m long. There is an engineering

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Bay south 4h

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The high Spring Tide at Singapore will be on 25 Nov 2018 (height:3.1m 10.1ft).

Introdoction

Extinct in Singapore

7 Plat-headed cat

Sunda Clouded Leopard

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Singapore is one of the most urbanized countries in the world, particularly since its independence from the British Colony in 1965. The urbanization also linked with rapid industrialization, so during that time the government focuses on providing enough public housing and providing employment opportunities for the people. This led to priorities on urban developments that are not protected nature and natural habitats that leads to Singapore losing 90 percent of its original forests today.

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Since the 1960s, the government had planned to transform Singapore into a garden city. Until the late 1990s, the government takes immediate and basic measures to help protect the environment. However, Singapore is densely urbanized with a concrete jungle, so the land is limited.

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Indochinese Leopard

Malayan Tapir

Objective 5

Concrete Jungle

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Forest

Site

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150

Bay East

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The shoppes at Maina Bay Sands

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Marina Bay Sands

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Marina Barrage

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Singapore Flyer

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Flower Dome

300m

Bay Central

4

Cloud Forest

5

Super tree

The purpose of the design is to create a juxtaposition space that coexistence humans and wildlife. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is to design a space where it allows people to get a sense of touch nature in the city, is also a refle ive pro ect for human. This design will make a big contrast between the current situation and future at Marina Barrage thus inspiring tourists to consider Why now humans and nature cannot live in harmony li e before, what changes their relationship, and how to protect animals provide more activities space for them.

For this project, it is to design the linkage where it allows people to get a sense of touch of nature in this urbanized city, in the meantime provide for wildlife. The Barrage is not just an engineering masterpiece, but double as an ecological pvark that directs people towards nature and at the same time provided an ecological environment where animals can become more involved.

Section B

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Structure of barrage

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Tree layer (5m)

Tree layer (3-4m)

1 .Used water drop element to design a space

2. Explore more different space which have different functions.

This design influenced by the water deop and sea water wave 3. Create different levels for space allow people can touch the water.

Staircase

Amphitheater

Rian Garden

Greenary

Water Play Area

Rian Garden Drainage

4. Divide area for different function

Existing Plan

Section A

Shelter Pathway Base

Gate

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The barrage can be separated into two areas, the top is the shelter and pathway for people to cross.

There are 8 shelters on the barrage, below the shelter is the base of the barrage, in between are gate, that can open and close to control the water flow.

Section A-A’

Since Marina Barrage is an important structure in Singapore and is an important role in our life, the existing function of the barrage must be maintained. This is why I supposed to bring in the consideration of designing the project without touching the structure under the water.

As the new design will be taken wider space with a heavier weight than the e isting barrage, so the floating structure will be used in these parts to lighten the pressure on the barrage pier, at the same time using anchors secured on the lake bottom.

Low Tide

High Tide

Due to tidal affection, the highest tide would reach up around 2.5m, so by that time the lowest three levels would be closed.

Composite Wood

5m 4m 3m 2m 1m 0m -15m

High Tide Low Tide

Pontoon Gate Base Anchors

Ground lever

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Choosing different Plant species depends on different env r nments he l er three rs ll be s bmer ed by the sea when the high tide. Therefore, I chose the plant species that can survive in the seawater.

Amphibian

This design will imitate suitable habitats as far as possible to make it become the kind of environment that animals usually stay to attract wildlife to come.

Terricole

Land plants

Suitable for seaside

Aquatic life

Tree/palm species

Licuala ferruginea

Caryota mitis

Lumnitzera littorea

Gardenia tubifera

Elaeocarpus mastersii

Cyrtophyllum fragrans

Cassia fistula

Baccaurea parviflora

Alstonia scholaris

Aidia densiflora

Clerodendrum laevifolium

Cordia sebestena

Amphiteater

In the middle of the amphitheater, there will be a garden where there are seats provided for people to rest on, through the greenery and the natural to give a space of relaxation. At the same

Water Play Area

time, there are voids in the middle, where people can look down to see the barrage system, people then can see how this barrage can be work with the water supply and the flood control between the Marina Reservoir and the sea. It provides a new kind of experience and visual enjoyment while watching the water flood created when opening the gate of the barrage.

Rain Garden

The rain garden is the center of the whole barrage. The rain garden will collect and filter the rainwater, provide the source of water for the plants on the bridges at the same time provide the environment for the wildlife. It is to bring the visitors a different kind of experience.

Model

At the lowest level of the barrage, which is just the same as the water level, I have designed a bigger platform. These platforms are with the willing started from 30cm high, so the seawater can enter through this 30cm height gap, and it allows people to step in water during the low tide, to get in touch with water. The otters and fishes can enter through these gaps inside the marina barrage, where connected to the rain garden on the top, through the water elevator, you will be able to see otters in the rain garden too.

Entwine

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Project Year: 2018 Location: Bras basah Complex

Entwine is a linear stretch design at the level 5 invisible boundary, that provides diverse reading space programs and community activities. This space targets the residents, especially the elderlies to promote book reading, proven beneficial for their health mentally and physically, as well creates an interaction between residents of two different residential blocks.

Entwine space design is derived from the bookmark ribbon concept, where it connects and joins a book, “pausing and resuming the reading at the spot”.

The design connects directly to the circulation points, where it will lead to a series of different reading programs such as private reading, sharing experiences, donation of books, etc.

Site Analysis Site Map

Residents Blocks

Residential

Invisible Boundary

F&B

4TH Level

Timepleces Art Gallery

Printing

3RD Level Books & Stationary Bus Stop

Bras Basah Complex

Office & Commercial

Landmarks

Commercial

Residents & Hotels

Art & Clture 2ND Level

Services

Office towers and shop houses dominate the Bras Basah area.

Office Workers

Weekay

More tourists and families are found in this location around 200m stretch.

Families

Weekend & Public Holiday

Students

Weekday, Weekend & Public Holiday

Surrounded by 13 residential spaces including hotels and HDBs, around 100m stretch.

Lift Access

1ST LEVEL

Escalator Access Staircase

Elderly

Weekday & Weekend

Circulation Floor Plans

Store Distribution

User Accessibility

Circulation between floors is decreasing from first to fifth, where the first floor has the fastest and heaviest circulation.

Bras Basah complex has book shops on each level but the 4th level has the heaviest amount of book shops, which made book readers and buyers, families, to hunt for books.

Accessibility in Bras Basash complex only allows first to fourth level access through escalator, (commercial). Residential blocks access only through the lift to certain floor levels such as:6, 10, 15, 20, 24. the rest access is through staircases.

This causes some elderly & disabled living in the complex to be unable to access the level 5 deck and experience books in Bras Basah.

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History

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Rows of bookstores along Bras Basah Road

The beginning for the “City of Books”

19 60 s

The decline of bookstores

1980s

Surrounded by 13 residential spaces including hotels and hdbs, around 100m stretch.

2000s

An event commemorating local chinese music scene

Bras Basah Complex losing its users

2014

2018

Site Photo Surrounded by buildings of various typologies and different purposes, Bras Basah Complex is very distinctive within the vicinity of the bustling district due to its old facade and multi-uses. Compared to the existing conserved buildings like the Raffles hotel, St Josephs Church, these buildings are doing moderately well, unlike Bras Basah Complex. Even though there is a dwindling in demand for books, the complex is doing fine in catering to the needs of the surrounding institutions with art supplies and printing services.

Ground level view

5th lvl view down

Resident view to 5th lvl

5th lvl environment conditions

Data from site analysis shows that the shops facing the void space are mostly closed on the weekend, making the corridors lifeless. Whereas on weekdays the shop life pours onto the corridor, extending from what is inside the shop. While the book city serves most users commercially, resident users such as elderlies are missing out on the opportunity to experience and getting easier access to books that will help them improve mentally and physically.

Residents

40+ (Elders)

Age

20 - 40 (Adults) 10 - 20 (Teen) 1 - 10 (Children)

Users in BBC

Foodcourt Users Book Readers & Buyers Photographer Construction Worker

C A’ B’

National Library

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10

20m

HDB Blocks

Bras Basah Complex Section A - A’ Void sections shows each level human circulation & relationships from the corridor with viod space

Section B - B’

Void sections shows each level human circulation & relationships from the corridor with viod space

Section C - C’

sections and elevations to show relationships (elevators and lifts)

Invisible Boundary Analysis

Site problems / issues RGE

Access

Bras Basah complex did not provide spaces that slows down the circulation and allow users to enjoy.

BBC has been in fame last 2 decades, and now is losing recognition due to failing in keeping with trend and current human needs.

Lack of new experience to bring users in.

There are too few seatings provided o the BBC to allow users to take a short break and stop.

Users tend to read books on level 5 floor where slow circulation and seating is provided.

Design

Unbalanced circulation in BBC and the amount of user interaction between floors.

This causes the BBC to neglect the remaining empty or disregarded floors.

C o nc ep t Dev el o p ment

Concept Idea

Circulation

ribbon divide pages

book ribbon

concept applied

ribbon bent - creating spaces

Designated location - propose to remove

Design Approach

Grid line - connecting all access points

Activities

Construct spaces - programmes reading spaces

Redefine spaces - more detailed spaces based analysis Green Area

Currently, level 5 is underutilized as part of the complex.

While however, residents are still occupying most of it, in which the majority are elderly.

MBS Area

Opening

Closing staircase

Wind direction

Open lift access to lvl 5 Circulation

Final outcome - integrate softscape hardscape elements

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Human circulation in Bras Basah complex is too fast in between floors, where people buy and go.

Tree spe c i e s

Pri v a te rea d i ng s p a c es

Shrub s p ec i es

Nephelium lappaceum

Tree species

Canavalia rosea

Muntingia calabura

Pandanues amaryllifolius

Cardiosper mum halicacabum

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Syzygium aqueum

Lactuca sativa

Dogfennel

The Private Reading area has singular pods, double shared pods, and a group sharing pods. these individual pods have at least three sides covered to provide a sense of privacy and as well an open front wall to increase the view and allow wind to flow through and ventilate the space.

Pri v a te rea d i ng s p a c e - ey e l ev el v i e w Loud

Books Donation Sharing Stage Ampitheatre

Urban Farming Active Reading Private Work Station Shared Private

Books Donation

Sharing Space

Active Reading

Private Reading

S e c t i o n A - A’

Quiet

0 6 14m 2 The private zone is divided into 2 spaces: private shared and private working area. these spaces provide residents courtyards on both areas, where they can do morning exercises, picnics, and meditations outdoors, as part of their daily lifestyle.

While inside the shelters, private reading spaces are provided.

Shar ing space

Do na ti o n o f b o o k s

Active Reading Zone has a mix of activities + reading combined activities.

Sharing Space has an amphitheater built into space, allowing residents to share stories, group gatherings, and interaction. The design is allowing natural light and wind to pass through easily, to create a sense of relaxation and open space similar to that of a play stage. The softscapes are also twisting and turning into the wooden decking, creating a better feel of nature.

The Donation of books has a unique wooden decking roof design where it has a variant of gaps in between each wood that will provide a natural spotlight towards each aisle of donated books, show casing an open space books gallery.

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A c t ive re a d i n g s p ac e

A c t ive re a d i n g s p ac e - i n teri o r v i ew

Shar ing space - ey e l ev el v i ew

0 6 14m 2 0 6 14m 2 Residents can enjoy active interactions between one another, and having to be able An Outdoor sharing space will go along after Active reading, which provides a stage to share and learn at the same time. Activities such as: Urban Farming, Hobbies, and amphitheater environment to share experience among elders - young.

Technologies, Etc.

Do na ti o n o f b o o k s - i nteri o r v i ew

0 2 6 14m Lastly, the Donation of books situated at the end, provides the community with a flexible and accessible library of donated books, sharing, and caring among residents. The flea market can happen on top of the last donation of books space.

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Project Year: 2018 practice of apartment landscape design

The inspiration for this project Living spaces, mostly most people will have their stressful time from their work or school, so we would want to create an environment of pleasant and coming to enhance their healthy living while they coming back home. The side problem as the existing building is too rigid and the sense of imprisonment upon entering the compound. Aim to expand home scape, transforming the common ground spaces with an extravagant variety of activities.

Inviting public interaction and exploration also encourage residents to socialize and unwind.

Entrance Play area Reading area

Garden of Vines Barbeque area Garden of fragrance Garden of sight

With the Implementation of the 5 senses into its landscape design, the qualities of touch, smell, hearing, sight, and taste would help the residents envision their individual needs for leisure space, to suit the needs for the different levels of relaxation within the compound. While the resident visiting or exploring the garden, inadvertently the five senses of the garden have already designed into there daily walkway while they are walking home.

Pool

Entrance Begin rewinding right at the entrance of the residence, welcoming you with a cascading waterfall, capturing attention with sun glitters, formed when sunlight reflects from water waves.

By using the sensory quality of hearing, allowing the residents to adopt the sense of hearing upon coming home by having to listen to the sound of the water cascading. The play of different heights and topography on the water cascade allows the users to experience the waterfall from a distance like a silent white stream cascading over the rocky outcrops. The deafening roar of the water generated would increase steadily as they walk closer.

Granite wall cladding

Nature stone

White pebble stone

Natural stone paving

Livistonia chinensis

Conorcarpus erectus

Garcinia Plumeria rubra cambogia

Alocasia macrorrhizos

Acrostichum aureum

Pinanga tenella

Licuala ramsayii

Osmoxylon lineare

Arundina granimifolia

Bacopa caroliniana

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Section A - A’

Pool Garden of fragrance

Sense of sight, ending your journey through this estate back at the entrance. But before heading back to the cascade. Winding you back up with your sense of sight.

By using planting bird-attracting plants, aiming to live up the acoustic environment of the garden. Also, through ecological contributions, sight can be brought through human eye attraction and release their stress. Some plants can also contribute to the garden’s “colorful scape”.

Mussaenda erythrophylla

Orthosiphon aristatus

Pennisetum rubrum

Ixora finalaysoniana

Nyctanthes arbortristis

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10m

Garden of sight

Moving on to the sense of smell,

Barbeque area

A simple objective of having edible

considering plants with flowers or

plants in the garden allowing people to

leaves that have interesting aromas.

explore the sense of taste! Apart from fruit

Benefits include increased socialization,

trees and garden herbs, here is how our

concentration, and alertness.

softscape enhances and blends with the

Softscape species such as Osmanthus

beauty but also to make it practical and

fragrans, would relate it as a scent of

useable.

happiness. It smells of warm, floral notes and natural sweetness and sometimes

Softscape

soft leather. Shrub species chosen

rebaudiana

would be rather neutral, showing mostly

leaves. Soft looking textured leaves

white-yellow flowers to blend with the

blends with the waterscape and hardy

hardscape that is proposed and shown

designs around this garden. Vitis vinifera

in the mood images.

L., otherwise known as grapes. To also

species has

such

actual

as

edible

Stevia sweet

suit the aesthetics of the pergola design

Murraya paniculata

Pandanus amaryllifolius

Osmanthus fragrans

Nyctanthes arbor-tristis

Punica granatum

Vitis vinifera L.

Stevia rebaudiana

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Play Area B

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Sense of touch, beginning the journey of the residential area, welcoming you with a playful topographical play area. Allow the residents to experience the play area and explore from different distances and height of the sight. The softscape is selected are to engage the sense of touch, grow plants with parts that have different interesting shapes and surface textures! Increase curiosity and learning! Species such as Eryngium foetidum has leaves with a sandpaperlike texture. Its leaves are traditionally used to smoothen wood and even polish small metal items! Alstonia Scholaris make very interesting and safe trees for play areas. Clean looking and leveled to suit the rocky play area.

Eucalyptus deglupta Alstonia scholaris

Zoysia tanuifolia

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The Loops

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Project Year: 2018 Location: Singapore River, Fullerton

The loops is a landscape architecture project located at Fullerton, Singapore.

The design is meant to create a new experience to space by having a threedimensional effect using variations of depth and different directions.

Focusing on the development of the Singapore River. The loops embark on the exploration of wave-like design which gradually forms into infinity loops.

Site Analysis

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Human Circulation

History

Land Mark

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One Fullerton

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Merlion

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Esplanade

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The Float at Marina Bay

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Singapore Art Science Museum

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Marina Bay Sands

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Land Use

In 1979, the government embarked on further land reclamation works in the area. This reclamation project created Marina East and Marina South, which, together with Marina Centre, formed a 660-hectare reclaimed site called Marina City. By 1984, plans had been put in place for further reclamation works that would create the shore profile of Marina Bay as we know it today.

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Design Process

Inspired by the infinity sign as the representation that water in this world is infinite and always connected.

Connecting a few infinity signs to create loops and extend the design.

Adjusting the loops design to the proposed area and minimizing the use of circle.

Minimizing the design by removing some unnecessary circles, but still keeping the concept of joining loops.

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Continuing the main design with curve lines to complement the surrounding landscape.

Creating steps for people to walk on and interact with the water.

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Tourist Spot

Amphitheatre

Gathering Space

Perspective

Material

Perspective

Model

Concrete

Peltophorum pterocarpum

Cassia mimosoides

Syzygium myrtifolium

Pennisetum advena ‘Rubrum’

Tabebuia rosea

Zephyranthes candida

Kopsia singapurensis

Zoysia japonica

Tempered Glass

White Concrete

Stainless Steel

Carpet Grass

Perspective

Small Shrubs

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Underwater Tunnel

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