Lim Huei Miin_Architecture Portfolio_2022

ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN PORTFOLIO

- LIM HUEI MIIN -

Curriculum Vitae

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Working Experiences (1) Twin House, Kuala Lumpur (2) L47, Kuala Lumpur (3) T Junction Home-Office, Kuala Lumpur (4) Corner Lot Hotel (5) Microhousing (6)“Bean Brothers” Cafe (7) Greenroof Top / Restaurant (8) Farmer’s Pod @ Collective Negative Space Village (9) Plentung Cove II (10) Tamarind Suites, Cyberjaya

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Academic Projects (1) De-Doughnutized Klang, Malaysia (2) Co-Existence, Hamburg, Germany (3) Bridge the Gap, Paris, France (4) The Urban Market, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (5) Oceanside Ensembles, Bagan Lalang, Sepang, Malaysia (6) Interpreting + Communicating Architecture: The Balancing Barn, UK (by MVRDV)

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Others Experiences (1) “dot.to.dot” 120 Hours Design Competition (2) “Urban Park Project” Community Design Workshop (3) “Tracing Italo Calvino” Exhibition (4) “Cosmicomics Toyscape” Workshop (5) “Cosmicomics Toyscape” Exhibition @ Georgetown Festival (6) “RIPAT” Art Installation by PublikART

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LIM HUEI MIIN

[Architectural Design / Urban Design / Urban Planning] Tel: +49 1744030478 (DE) Email: hueimiin@gmail.com Nationality: Malaysia Based in: Dessau / Dresden, Germany (2020 - present)

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2020-2022 Hochschule Anhalt (DIA), Germany Master of Arts (MA) in Architecture, 1,1 German Grade - Thesis topic “Klang: Riverfront Revival 2030”, a masterplanning project to revitalize the old inner city center in Klang, Malaysia that experiencing “Doughnut Phenomenon”.

- The project focuses on densifying the area, adaptive reuse existing underuse buildings and flood mitigation strategies.

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2013-2014 Curtin University, Australia Bachelor in Applied Science (Architectural Science), 78.41 CWA - Design studio focused on various typologies such as “Seaside Ensembles”, “Eco- Lodge”, “Theater” and “Urban Market”.

- Focuses not only on the conceptual ideas as well as the constructability and technical solutions of the projects.

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2010-2012 Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia Diploma in Architecture Technology, 3.77 CGPA

WORKING EXPERIENCE Apr 2015 - Sep 2020 Tetawowe Atelier | Project Architect - Completed projects in various scales including residential, hotel, resort, office, retails, and architectural installation.

- Handle multiple projects independently; involving in preliminary design, design development, construction administation, and towards completion.

Dec 2014 - Feb 2015 Unit One Design | Architectural Intern - Assist senior architects in preparing tender drawings and 3D visuals for residential highrise project.

- Involved in preliminary design of master planning project

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SOFTWARES Advanced Google SketchUp Autodesk AutoCAD Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign Beginner Grasshopper (Rhino) Autodesk 3Ds Max ArchiCAD Autodesk Revit

Dec 2013 - Feb 2014 KECH Design Studio | Interior Designer Intern - Communicate with client and complete layout design fo interior spaces - Prepare construction drawings and 3D visuals Dec 2010, Dec 2011 DP Construction | Assistant Quantity Surveyor - Estimating materials required for a construction project according to architecture and engineering drawings provided.

- Prepares bill of quantity

AWARDS / HONORS 2020-2022 DAAD Scholarship Recipient | Field of Architecture 2022 3rd Prize | Fingerlickin’ Good Architecture Competition 2021 2nd Prize | 120 Hours Design Competition- Eco Moyo 2021 “Bauhaus Movement - Plastic Bag” video exhibited in Bauhaus Festival 2021 @ Bauhaus

Museum, Dessau, Germany 2019/20 Project “Twin House” is published in “The Tropical Malaysian House” and “Terrace

Transformation in the Tropics” book 2013 - 2015 Letter of Commendation | Curtin University Dec 2012 Industry Awards for Excellence for Best in Architecture Technology | GDP Architects Sdn. Bhd. 2011 - 2012 High Achievers Award | Limkokwing University of Creative Technology

OTHER EXPERIENCES 1. Architecture Media + Magazine [core team member of DRAF.] 2021 - 2022 + Content planner + writer for “Draf” architecture magazine -- the first Chinese language architecture magazine in Malaysia that focus on research, analysis and discuss various architectural, space, city, and social issues in depth.

2. Place-Making: [affiliation under Litle Planet Project Lab / LPPL] May - July 2016 + Co-curator for ‘Urban Park Project’ community design workshop @ Linear Park, Petaling Jaya.

Collaborated with UCSI Architecture Program and led a group of students in community engagement and urban study; the park proposal is presented to the local authority as a result.

3. Hands-on Public Built: + Volunteer in “RIPAT” art installation, organized by PublikArt @ Johor EduCity, Sep 2017 + Volunteer in “Kaktau 46” Field School project, a hands-on Architecture Workshop for UCSI & CYCU students @ Kuala Sepetang , 2015 4. Educational Participation: + Tutor under Professor Vesta Nele Zareh, Hochschule Anhalt, 2021 - 2022 + Works exhibited in ‘BE THE BEST’ Exhibition @ Encorp Strand Mall, LUCT, 2015 + Works exhibited ‘BE THE BEST’ Exhibition @ Publika White Box, LUCT, 2014 + Awarded ‘Green Distinction’ in Eco-B Students Exhibition, PAM, 2013 + Participated in PADI @UPM 2012 XXIV Architecture Workshop, 2012 + Works exhibited in FABE - The Link Exhibition, LUCT, 2011 + Works exhibited in Cyber-Kampung Exhibition, LUCT, 2010 + Committee for ‘Microsoft Mix On Campus’ Event, LUCT, 2010

Work Experiences

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Twin House

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

TETAWOWE ATELIER [Dec 2015 - Oct 2017] Team: wei ping + hueimiin

Front view of the project, the terrace is utilize to plant with various green. Creeper plants are planted at the ground level, the screen will full of plants in the future.

BRIEF This project is aim to explore on a new housing typology to accomodate for the rising of property prices in Kuala Lumpur where most of the young working class adults can’t afford to own a house.

One unit of the typical terrace housing in Kuala Lumpur is divided into 3 units of independant house: 2 units of mirrored three storeys family house, with 1 compact single storey unit for the caretaker tuck at the back of the house (entrance from rear).

With this concept, it’s aim to encourage young adults to explore on the idea of sharing a land with another individual, without sacrificing their privacy and the needs of having comfortable space for a home.

Even with the land divided between three units of house, each family house still have all the adequate space required for a home with a proper kitchen, dining area, a common washroom, living area, study space, balcony, laundry area, and 2 bedrooms with attached bathroom.

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This 3D perspective is showing the separation of this single terrace house lot into 3 units.

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SECTION A-A The entrance is brought down due to the existing site condition where the house is at a lower level than the driveway. The entire house is designed using a lot of split level to enable maximise usage of space without the habitants feeling claustrophobic from the compactness of the space. Besides, the staircases are placed in the middle of the house with a skylight bringing in natural lighting into the house, and hence further the illusion of spaciousness.

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SECTION B-B The front and rear facade is utilized to bring in as much as natural lighting into the house. Besides, the openings will also allows for cross ventilation along the internal space. For the attached bathroom located at the second floor, each shower area is having a double volume space with skylight on top of it to enable the bathroom to feel comfortable even if it only have a very compact space. From this section, it is visible that the caretaker’s (Shimul’s) house is sunken at the bathroom area to allow for sufficient height to allocate the bed on top.

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The balcony of the project is designed as a multi-level terrace.

Each terrace is connected to the lower one with a ladder. Hence, forming a fun levelling that enable the inhabitants to play with. These terraces are also connecting the study area at first floor to the room at second floor.

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN Each house is having their own carpark and a small garden space at the entrance. The caretaker unit is tuck behind the building with the entrance from the rear.

Although it is only 206 sqft, but it is completed with everything a person required for comfortable living: a small kitchen, dining / study desk, living space, a raised bed platform with bathroom located underneath.

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN Void is allocate on this floor to connect the common spaces (dining, kitchen, study and living) together. Also, with these void, the space at ground floor would not feel as oppress even with the low ceiling height. Besides, with the big opening on both ends, it visually extend the space.

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SECOND FLOOR PLAN The staircases are leading to the 2 bedrooms at split platform level. Both bedrooms are having their own attached bathroom. Also, room 01 that facing the front facade will be having access out to the terraced balcony that can link to the balcony at the living area!

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Ground floor - Dining and kitchen, with revolving door to access to the next house. The “revolving door” is also a big mirror when close to visually extend the space.

Study area is accessible to the balcony and with the full height glass door, the space is flooding with natural lighting.

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Series of staircases connecting all the space together.

Series of staircases with natural lighting from skylight

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The double volume shower area with skylight

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The caretaker’s unit: This is an experiment of compact living typology, with only a floor area of 206 sqft, it contains all the necessary living space for a single person to live in. The wall facing external is using translucent glass to allow privacy but natural lighting to penetrate through to have a illusion of spaciousness. Bathroom is placed below the sleeping deck to maximize the space.

Rear facade, with creeper plants to grow on it

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L47 (extension of L45) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

TETAWOWE ATELIER [Mar 2016 - May 2017] L47 by wei ping + hueimiin / L45 by wei ping + shien chii

The overall front facade of both old (L45) and new extension (L47) unit of the project.

L45 BRIEF (done by weiping + shien chii) L45 is completed on year 2014. The client initially approached us with a rough brief to design a student housing. He wanted to replicate his experience as a student in London, many years ago and to encourage a sense of community among students of different backgrounds.

L47 BRIEF (done by weiping + huei miin) After the completion of L45, the student housing is very well received and the client decided to get the unit next to it and extend it to accomodate more rooms. Besides, he wants to provide more common spaces for the students that stay in the house to feel more like a home.

He also wishes to make it very simple. Something that is minimal and not loud, subtle yet functional. Since then, there has been integral changes to L45 as we further explore the brief by introducing a community library.

Hence, based on the comments from the students and caretakers of L45, we designed a big open kitchen that can occupy by two groups of students to cook at the same time. The middle of the house that housing the library space at L45 is then converted into an double volume common space for the students to mingle and spend their leisure time.

While the front half original portion is kept, we demolished the back half portion, and built a new extension following the profile of the original front half.

From the section, the original 2 storeys is modified to become a 2-storeys + 2 mezzanines, creating 8 rooms with ensuite bath and a sizable public library under one roof. Through the interlocking of spaces,we were able to play with spatial versatility that encourages interaction in creating these intimate corners.

There’s a total of 6 rooms within this new extension unit. By using the same entrance door in L45, opening is created between both house to connect the two units together.

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Overall view

Rear facade

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L45 SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE

INTERLOCKING SPACE This section is showing the interesting layout of the 3 different typology of student rooms with the multilevel decking library as the middle core.

PUBLIC / PRIVATE SPACE In this project, the exploration of public and private space is experiment through the usage of material and control of circulation.

To enable the desire number of rooms is achieved within the building without compromising the comfortability of each room, the room is designed as a series of interlocking space. Platforms and levelling are make used to place a bathroom, a sleeping deck, a study table and a wardrobe within each small room.

The wall of the library space is in BRC wire mesh which is very transparent. However, when books are placing in between these “book rack”, it created a solid barrier, and hence providing the privacy for the corridor that leading towards the student rooms.

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The library in L45. The BRC wire mesh is utilize as a partition, but also the book rack for the library.

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN “Bridges” are created on the first floor to connect opposite rooms with the staircase, without compromising the natural lighting to reach the common space below.

Another opening is created to connect the both house on the first floor, right beside the entrance of Room 04.

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The opening is placed carefully to allow natural lighting to come in without sacrifice the privacy.

The floor level of this room typology is raised. Hence, the study desk is also the ceiling for the bathroom located underneath.

This is the room facing the front facade and hence this typology is having their personal balcony. Utilizing the advantage of the slanting roof, it is having sufficient ceiling height to allow the sleeping deck is placing above the bathroom. To maximize the space, the study desk is also one of the step leading to the sleeping deck above.

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3. m.s library shelves to detail ref SW 400

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4. new selected tile roof with insulation to detail

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Annotations : 1. new skylight ref SD400

8. m.s staircase bolted into wall- access to water tank

2. new m.s. grating deck ref. SW 300

9. protruded window to detail

3. m.s library shelves to detail ref SW 400

10. r.c low bench to detail

4. new selected tile roof with insulation to detail

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The open kitchen with an island in the middle.

“Bridges” are created on the first floor to connect opposite rooms without compromising the natural lighting to reach the common space below.

The stiarcase leading to the rooms on first floor

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T Junction home-office Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

TETAWOWE ATELIER [Dec 2016 - May 2017] Team: wei ping + hueimiin + Charlene

BRIEF The client of this project approached us to design them a home-office in a terrace house located right in front of a T Junction. They intended to renovate and extend the house to fit their needs to make this house appropriate to have a small office space for few staffs but also applicable to be use as a comforable place to meet friends and their business partners.

The original building is dim and lack of privacy from the front facade. Besides, as the rear of the building is facing backlane of commercial shop block, it’s visually unscenic.

Hence, various approaches are proposed to solve these issues apart from providing this project with all the spaces required by the client.

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The original frontage of the building.

The back of the building is facing backlane of commercial shop block. The view is not desirable.

REAR ELEVATION

The original condition of the internal space is dim and the space is visually not spacious

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FRONT VIEW: The bricks wall are arranged to in such a way to able to provide privacy from the main road, but does not block the natural ventilation to go through.

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View from living space towards the front garden.

Rear balcony reused the old grill as sliding door.

The bathroom with natural lighting striking in.

View from the open kitchen towards the rear garden

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN To provide privacy for the house as it is facing the T-junction of the main road, a garden wall is created to block the direct view outside-in. Few existing walls are demolished to ensure the house have a long open space, and with both ends of the house having full height glass doors, it makes the space feel more 1spacious and2 bright. Apart from that, 3 gardens are placed at the both ends, to break the house from the urban environment out there An external steel 12190 staircase is placed behind of the house to enable the direct circulation for the guest to the guest room located on first 1920 2570 2550 Balcony to floor.

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN As the client of this project interested to have the space rent out for guests / travellers to have a short stay, the area Office @ Jalan Telawi shaded green 6 is designed only accessible from the rear entrance: where the guest can enter through the rear door at Design by: usage miin of ground floor, reach at the balcony and access into the room fromProposal there, without1:100 having06.09.2016 to disrupt drawn the daily ALL RIGHTS RESERVED by tetawowe atelier the other space in the building.

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The steel staircase is placed externally, leading towards the rear balcony of the house to allow the guest to enter the room directly without disrupting other spaces in the building.

The rear entrance will be utilize quite frequent as it will be a shorter route to access to the commercial area located at the rear of the house.

REAR FACADE: The brick wall is raised to visually block the unscenic view at the backlane of the commercial shops. Creeper plants are planted at the edge to allow them to grow up the wall.

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Corner Lot Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

TETAWOWE ATELIER [May 2015] Team: wei ping + hueimiin

This facade of the building will be covered with a screen to allow creeper plants to grow. Besides, pocket spaces are created in between the buildings to bring in more green into the middle of the city.

The entrance will be set slightly set in and creating a green public space in the middle of this busy street. The escalator will be direct to the 3rd floor, which is leading to another food & beverage unit.

BRIEF This project is located at one of the most busy areas of Kuala Lumpur. It is an existing corner lot shop to be demolished and replace with this new 10 storey building that will be housing 2 food and beverage units and 40 hotel rooms within the footprint of 2717.6 sqft.

Despite the limited footprint of the project, we still try to provide pocket spaces in between the buildings to grow trees. Besides, the entire front facade of the building will be covered with a wiremesh screen to allow creeper plants to grow.

The site is an existing corner lot commercial unit along the busy road.

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN A green space is created in front of the entrance as a front foyer to welcome the guests. Besides, it can also be treated as a tiny publoc spaces in the middle of the hectic street. A escalator is placed right beside the building to lead the customers to another F&B lot located at 3rd floor.

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Level 3 FLOOR PLAN The escalator will be main circulation to bring the customers to the F&B lot at this level. Voids and balcony are created at different level of the building to allow space for trees to grow.

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Level 7 FLOOR PLAN The lobby for the hotel is located at level 6. Each level will be able to fit in 8 hotel rooms.

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Microhousing

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

TETAWOWE ATELIER [Oct 2015] Team: weiping + hueimiin

BRIEF This project is an experimental project on new social housing typology. The site is an existing residential land located in PJ Old Town. After applied the 10 ft setback from the boundary of the site, the remaining built area is then divided between 6 units of house, and footprint for each house is left only 6096mm x 3583mm, which is about 235 sqft.

This project is to experiment on how small the footprint of a residential unit can be to achieve a small family living requirement. Each house will still have a carpark space, a small front garden, kitchen, dining area, common washroom, living room, 2 rooms with attached bathroom, study space, and laundry area.

The house is designed using an interlocking concept, and hence on the first floor, both ends of the house is having windows to allow natural lighting and ventilation.

Besides, from the laundry area, a ladder is placed to allow the residents to climb up to a rooftop garden with a terraced seating area (water tank roof ).

The red line is indicating one individual unit of house.

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The side elevation of the project. Each side will have 3 units of houses, sitting back to back of each unit.

The red line is indicating one individual unit of house. Every unit is interlocking with the unit behind it. With this concept, the first floor of the house will have openings at both ending to allow cross ventilation and natural lighting to come in. The roof of the water tank is utilized as a terraced seating space or to plant crops.

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OVERALL FLOOR PLAN The land is divided into 6 units of houses. Each house has a wide frontage and generous open spaces in front of their unit. With this arrangement, each house is having their own private space but also able to have social interaction with their neighbours. The open spaces surrounding the building can be share together as a common garden for every units as well. Layout for each set of two house units (red dotted line) please refer to next page.

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN Kitchen counter is extended into the dining / working desk for the residents. The window facing the desk can be open fully to maximize the space and enable the desk to be use on both sides. The common washroom is placed below the stiarcase space and a small storage area is provided under the steps as well.

FIRST FLOOR PLAN The 2 units of back-to-back facing houses are interlocked at this level. Instead of the wide facing ground floor, the unit is utilize in a longitudinal manner to allow better cross air ventilation and increase the playfulness of the space.

SECOND FLOOR PLAN To reduce the wastage of space for circulation, the bathroom in this level also become a circulation space for the habitants to enter the laundry area.

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“Bean Brothers” Cafe Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

TETAWOWE ATELIER [Nov 2018] Team: hueimiin + yanting

The side elevation of the project. Each side will have 3 units of houses, sitting back to back of each unit.

BRIEF Bean Brothers is a cafe branches from Korea. Their first outlet in Malaysia is continuing with the similar approach from their existing outlet in Korea, which is very rustic and industrial.

For this outlet, they want something different and with the existing huge and beautiful tree growing in the alfresco area, it gives us an inspiration to try and bring the entire “forest” coming into the interior space as well.

Align with the brand name “Bean Brothers”, we propose some fun ideas of having a fantasy forest within the site, with the [Jack and the “Bean” Stalk] standing right in the middle of the cafe -- a tower that connects both ground and mezzanine floor together.

The “Bean Stalks” branches are growing out from this huge tower and wining on the ceiling of both floors, and all the light bulbs and lamps will be growing out from the ends of these growing stalks, litting up the spaces.

The main counter bar are coming with thin and tall “legs” as support, imitating huge caterpillar that crawling in the forest.

Besides, different types of seatings (furnitures) are proposed to cater for different groups of customers, and to provide different dining experiences.

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“Bean Stalks” twining around the ceiling of the cafe and lightings are growing out from it to lit up the space. The “Two is Better than None” table is designed in such a way that both sitting in opposite of each other can lean in closer when having their drinks.

The coffee bar table top is cast on site with concrete and raised up from the ground by mild steel legs. Multiples thin and tall legs are designed to let the table top appears to be floating and also to imitate “caterpillar”-liked creature that crawling in the garden.

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“The Sisterhoods” seating is two big curve shaped table top forming a round space in between. This is a modification of the traditional round table seatings catering for bigger group of friends, while at the same time it will still functionable when sharing amongs different smaller groups of customers.

“The picnics” seating is a long bench seatings with stools around it that can be utilize to place coffee cups or, as seatings, depending on how the customers want to use the space.

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Green Rooftop / Restaurant Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

TETAWOWE ATELIER [2018-2019] Team: weiping + hueimiin

BRIEF “Flora by the Crossroad” is a boutique hotel located in Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur. The owner wanted to make use of the flat rooftop of the hotel lot and have a restaurant operate on there.

Working together with Think City, we hope to have a new vision for all the buildings owner in Kuala Lumpur on how we can make use of the usually unused rooftop: while being functional, also sustainable at the same time.

Within the limited space, we proposed to have a few features that can assist in the restaurant operation.

1) rainwater harvesting 2) urban farming 3) clay cooling green wall 4) adjustable roof With the limited budget, this will be a first attempt in introducing green roof idea to other buildings owner in Malaysia.

The existing facade of the “Flora by the Crossroad” hotel.

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Farmer’s Pod @ Collective Negative Space Village Taipei, Taiwan.

TETAWOWE ATELIER [Nov 2018] Team: weiping + tatsing + alex + hueimiin + suzzanne

The side elevation of the project. Each side will have 3 units of houses, sitting back to back of each unit.

Collective Negative Space Village Collective Negative Space Village is an experimental architecture project. This project attempts to start an exploration of a new possibility of architecture via the “productivity” of Negative Space, which includes relative, public, social and political economic thinking.

In the title, “Negative Space” implies those areas outside buildings that open the boundaries and links and reform new courses. “Collective” relates to the core of education which integrates three themes “Beyond Architecture”, “Environment and Ecology” and “Cultural Date”. “Village” is the imagination to initiate a new thinking of the relationship between people, cultural experience and environment based on the different scales evolving from the site of Taiwan Air Force Center (TAF).

“Farmer’s POD” With the idea of introducing green space back on the man-made tarmac ground of the ex. Taiwan Air Force headquarters, we dug up the existing asphalt concrete road and allows the soil benethe it to breathe, which also restored the original appearance of the land.

When we excavate the tarmac layer, we discovered that ten meters underneath the land is consisting clay, , which reveals that this land may have been a riverbank in the past.

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The “Farmer’s Pod” is designed to assist in the development of farming / gardening works. With the soil bed it sits on, this pod is an experiment and vision towards our environment. Since it is impossible to turn all manmade ground surface into green in short period of time, it is only possible to express this idea through this portion of soil bed of TAF. The tar layer was also dug and planted with greens in an irregular grid form to mark a beginning for expanding the green space here in the future.

“Farmer’s Pod” is an experimental structure, and it should only exist in conjunction with the surrounding environment and activities. This structure is more like a “tool” that is placed on the land and is temporarily available to assist in the planting activities: it can be disassembled or combined according to needs.

Besides, it can also move flexibly with the progress of planting activities, reflecting the possibility of harmonious coexistence between buildings and the land environment.

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Plentung Cove II

Plentung, Johor Bharu, Malaysia.

UNIT ONE DESIGN [Dec 2014] Team: gavin wu + hueimiin

BRIEF A 2 days internal design competition is held by the company in a group of 2 to come out with the master planning and conceptual idea for the “Plentung Cove II” residential development project located at Johor Bharu, Malaysia. With the land area of 45 acres, around 1800 residential units are required. The development components can be in the mixture of landed (terrace house and semi-D), mid-rise condominium and high-rise condominium.

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DESIGN CONCEPT “Plentung Cove” is one of the development under “Lifestyle Waterfront Living” project by the main developer. Hence, Plentung Cove II is to provide different lifestyle targetted to the different potential buyer groups.

SEMI-D - All units surrounding the lake with backyard facing the lake.

- 1 km jogging trek around the lake.

1. Kuala Lumpur / Penang Investors 2. Local (Johor) 3. Singapore Investors By identify the different groups of potential buyers, the project is designed to provide the “lifestyle waterfront living” accordingly.

KL / PENANG INVESTORS - Invest for rental - Buy as retreat house

LOCALS - Plentung is with over 700,000 residents - Ideal location near Johor Bharu and Sg. - Home upgrader from existing population

SINGAPORE INVESTORS - Invest for rental - Buy as retreat house

TERRACE HOUSE - Provides an opportunity to create a sense of community - Each unit is sharing a green space with 8 to 12 other units - A shared roundabout is as well provides green space for the neighbourhood - More corner lots provided with the scheme HIGH-RISE CONDO - Raised on podium to buffer the noise created from the surrounding schools - Shared facilities provided on podium - Orientated to prevent overlooking and facing north or south directly.

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Tamarind Suites

Cyberjaya, Sepang, Malaysia.

Unit One Design: Architectural Intern (Dec 2014 - Feb 2015)

BRIEF Tamarind Suites is designed to break away from the typical design for ‘small, compact units’. The building is expressed as a series of distinct blocks, layered in front of one another to give depth and dynamism to the development. A variety of unit types (studios and lofts) are skilfully woven together, to create a façade that is animated and porous. Light penetrates the building and garden spaces provide a notable connection to nature. A deep and sculpted façade casts shade on the building, reducing solar gain.

In this project, I was in the technical drawing teams and completed few tender drawing packages of the entire project, such as reflective ceiling plans, bathrooms for both common area and the units, facades, layout plan for units and etc.

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De-Doughnutized Klang Klang, Selangor, Malaysia

Hochschule Anhalt (DIA), Architecture Design Studio (Vesta Nele Zareh), Thesis Year 2021/22 See Full Project here: Master Thesis Booklet

Perspective shows a scenario when the “Entrance Square” is used as an event field. The “Innovative Campus” is adaptive reusedfrom existing shopping mall, transformed with a much more open and welcoming facade, covered in greeneries.

BACKGROUND North Klang’s inner city center is located along the Klang River and used to be close to the water as a riverfront settlement. It relied heavily on the river daily and used it as a major transportation route.

Throughout the years, the city has disconnected from the river and even perceived the river as a negative element of the area.

With natural disasters, for instance, flood incidents happen more frequently in Malaysia, and after the COVID-19 pandemic, people started to seek a safer and healthier place to live.

The city center status of the selected site equipped this area with extensive amenities and transportation system, making the area an ideal neighbourhood to be redeveloped after the area experienced downfall from the “Doughnut Phenomenon”.

DESIGN CONCEPT “Klang: Riverfront Revival 2030” is a vision to reimagine north Klang’s inner city center as the revitalized mixed-programs city center in Klang with the city reorientated back to Klang River while promoting a healthier riverfront neighbourhood for the people to live.

The idea behind the vision is not to redesign the entire area from scratch without any references from the past. It aims to bring new elements and characteristics to fit present and future challenges while keeping certain spaces to reminiscence about the past.

Three main strategies: “Reform”, “Resolve”, and “Respect”, are proposed to have a clearer framework for achieving the vision.

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Perspective shows the atmosphere of the retention park and the adaptive reuse potential of existing shophouses block with newly added rooftop farm and extension balcony.

Perspective shows the riverfront of Klang River, with the jetty space allowing people to get closer to the water and the floodable promenade as a great public space for various activities. Buildings along the riverfront are raised on stilt with ground floor level open for any usage, including accommodating flexible stalls as weekends market.

66 REFORM: Self-Sustainable Mixed District North Klang’s inner city center used to be a mixed programs district that flourished and was self-sustained. It loses its charm as a city center and is forgotten by the Klang community after the emergence of new development in Klang.

terms of amenities and program wise, and even possible to go further to self-production of food, water, and energy in the future.

The unicentric programmed area will be reformed into a self-sustainable mixed district it used to be in

Realign the plot, one plot is chose as an example for plot possibilities, as shown in Figure 22.

Layout typology alternative in the same plot. All typologies allow flexibility and adaptability for various programs.

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Developing based on the annual flood level, various amenities to co-exist with flood conditions are

proposed in the flood-prone areas.

Besides, the relationship with the river is strengthened, with more greeneries and active spaces introduced in the master plan to promote a healthier lifestyle.

Fresher air and a safer environment are introduced together with an extensive pedestrianized district.

With the nature shades from extensive greeneries and water bodies, temperature and humidity are adjusted for urban comfort.

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Buildings at risk area will be constructed in raised stilt typology

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Swimming Pool Floating Farm Floating House / Shops

Access and connection to link the neighbourhood to the river and make the riverfront a public space with various river platforms for activities.

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Section A - The water canal runs along the pedestrian path.

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RESPECT: Reference to Existing and Historical Context As a historical neighbourhood, this area bears memories and history from the older generation of Klang.

The historical nature and riverfront settlement condition are respected by reinstating the land back to the water and wetland. Other than that, significant historical structures and programs are respected and kept in the master plan as a tribute and reminiscence of the past of this area.

Cultural Hub Open air Event Space

Historical Cinema Building

Retention Pond Park

The empty ground around the building will be part of the external event space for the cultural hub and could be utilized as a public park in times with no event.

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Pedestrianized Street + Adaptive reuse of Old Cinema Building into Cultural Hub

Urban farm + Intergeneration House Typology

Entrance Square (w/retention pool function) + Adaptive reuse of Shaw Center Point Mall into Innovative Campus

Riverfront Floodable Promenade + Jetty + Raised Stilt Building Typology

Long-term development strategies are introduced to transform the area phase by phase.

Pioneer projects and public infrastructures could be a great kickstart to be taken place in the area to create attention in public and raise its activity and attractiveness. These pioneer projects are located in different quarters and hence could be a stimulation point to influence the development of nearby plots.

First Phase: Pioneer Projects + Green Spaces and Park* Subsequence Phase**: Economic center - Station Quarter Plots along the green loop

*Green loops, parks and flood relief infrastructures to be developed by the city council or bid by private developers under collaboration with the city council. **Subsequence phase proposals are only a guideline of the potentially more influential area, to be developed individually by private developers under guidelines supervised by the city council based on the master plan.

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Co-Existence Hamburg, Germany

Hochschule Anhalt (DIA), Architecture Design Studio (Amelie Rost), Summer Sem 2021

Co-existence of the nature with the raised man-made structures.

DESIGN CONCEPT The planning of the Kleiner Grasbrook Island, Hamburg is to find a “co-existence” between the ultimate utopia of the past to have an island that allows nature to take it own course; and at the same time to accomodate the requirements of the growing Hamburg city.

As the city continues to grow, the effect of the nature also starting to take account on the island itself.

Constant human activities causing the sedimentation process of the river and directly welcome flood onto the land.

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However, to fulfill the expectation among few major actors of the island - Hamburg city, port authority and the Elbe river, a balance have to be achieve and hence the idea of co-existence between various extreme parties are to be consider and propose into the planning of the island: Utopia X Reality; Nature X Built Environment; Water X Land.

EXISTING X UTOPIA = Co-Existence Utopia

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Isle of water - The water-land area where amphibious structures are built to float up and down according to the water level.

Existing building typology sits on ground directly, water is not welcome to flood on land.

Possibility of co-existence of built structure and nature, lifting human activities above.

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Existing: Main-crafted island edge. formed by concrete walls

Naturally, water will flood on land to flourish the land, and maintaining ecosystem of wetland.

Utopia: Nature took over the formation of island edge. water flows freely.

Development layout based on existing structure footprint to maximize the usage of existing structures and transportation connection.

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Water Edge Treatment

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1880: The island was not defined in the 1909: Kleiner Grasbrook was formed past. with specific shape to allow for port activities.

Higher land area where it will not usually flooded.

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Existing: Existing edge of island is de- Utopia: If the island allowed nature to fined by manmade concrete wall. grow at its own course and water to flow freely, the sediments of the river will gathered around existing structures and hence the new form of land will be formed accordingly.

Water Flow Water-land area where water might floods on this area during certain time.

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The new landform is estimated based on the assumption of sedimentation process of the river will be collected and caught around structures. Water will then floods the lower land, formed a water-land condition.

RECONFIGURATION The Port & Water

Spatial planning for the water area around the island are determined by the surrounding activities. (A) Segelschiffhafen: Keep as port, but repurpose the function. (B) Mouldahafen: Waterfront for Veddel and Kleiner Grasbrook. (C) Hanshafen: Repurpose as leisure port / event space / water activities area (D) Saalehafen: Public space to support daily life of both side of land.

Based on the existing infrastructures, surrounding activities, and estimation of the new landform of the island, the spatial bubble diagram is proposed accordingly.

1. Schuppen 52 by Gerresheim 2. Schuppen 50 - 51 Hafenmuseum 3. Viermastbank PEKING 4. Bungee Jumping Hamburg 5/6. Hanshafen

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Ferry - ride with tide!

Existing railway are majorly kept. Railways are for port activities usage.

Connecting to harbour ferry line 72 in Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (HVV), the ferry stops are proposed around the island.

Existing Road - emergency only!

Skybridges - Travel with foot and bicycle!

Existing road are majorly kept, with part of new road to connect existing roads.

Vehicles are to park in the existing car park block, and to enter the island through the new tram system.

The skybridges are to connect all tram station nodes (in red) together, creating a network of linkages, for pedestrian and bicycle to travel among the “colonies”.

Hanging Tram - park and ride!

Ramp / Lower Bridge - Go nearer to the water!

Connecting to neighbour lands, the hanging tram is constructed on raised structures and functioned as major transportation system on the island.

Together with the connectivity of the sky bridges, residents can easily access to all parts of the island. It is also possible to access to the island through HVV bus line 256 and 111, then switching to the tram line.

Lower bridges (in blue) are proposed at water-land area, allowing pedestrians to access to these area even when water is flooding onto the island. Ramps (in red) are to connect between the sky bridge and lower bridge, creating a loop of connectivity.

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Isle of Land On the portion of the island where it is always land, and not usually flooded with river water, a series of “living colonies” are proposed. Based on the distribution of transportation system, the buildings are placed carefully with gaps among each other, to allow nature ecosystem to grow with sufficient sunlight penetrate between the gaps of the walkways and building blocks.

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The Colony Each colony consists of a plaza or public space that directly connect to the tram station. The public plaza is the most concentrated and busy area of the colony. Through a series of skybridges, it connects to other mix-usage blocks. Small pocket public spaces are available within each colony for different purposes such as barbeque, skating, interacting, or resting.

Isle of Water On the portion of the island where it is lower and constantly flooded with river water due to the changes of tide, created a water-land condition.

The Amphibious Village The amphibious village is made up of a group of amphibious buildings that able to float when the water flooded the land.

Raised footpaths are linked to the sky- Pocket spaces are available among the bridges and then extended to these village for pedestrians to stop by and amphibious buildings. interact with others or rest.

The arrangement of the buildings in amphibious village can be flexibly re-arrange in the future according to its needs.

Amphibious Building Amphibious building that can sits on ground and floats when water rises are proposed in the water-land area. This typology can be occupied by both commercial or residential usage.

Mix-used Block Different spaces are stacked together, inspired by shipping container of the port, with a change of angle to create platforms on different level that still manage to receive sunlight. Each block is acting like a living machine that consist of living,working, planting, interacting, and commercial activities.

Boutique stores and experimental residential for artists or young peoples are available here to experience living by the wetland.

It offers an interesting mode of shopping and living that allows the residents to experiences the water dynamic conditiion and live with it

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Bridge the Gap Paris, France

Hochschule Anhalt (DIA), Architecture Design Studio (Clement Blancet), Winter Sem 2020/21

Combination of old and new extension of the bridge together, forming an interesting public spaces for the peoples.

BACKGROUND Paris was born from the river Seine, and on this river was once stood more than one inhabited bridges that house commercial and residential buildings.

With the rich history of the river and Parisian bridges, designing an inhabited bridge in Paris is a project of nostalgic.

However, there are a total of 37 bridges along the river Seine in Paris on the present day and looking at the currect connectivity and traffic conditions of each bridges, it makes me wonder the necessity of adding another one with similar function...

Peoples were closer to the river and able to have more activities interacted with the Seine.

Construction of retaining wall and bridges dedicated for automobiles, further the distance between people and the river.

[02] Parix X The Bridges

[01] Parix X The Seine

Paris was born from the Seine, around an island, La Cité.

The river was the main artery for transportation, water, source of economic and political activity.

Various trades happened around and along the river; even sports and events took place on the Seine.

Regeneration plan of Napoleon on ~1804 and industrialization on early 19th century estranged the city from the river.

With Paris growing from La Cite since 3rd BC, bridges were built to connect the island to opposite land.

In middle age (12-16th century), trading activities in Paris were active and number of bridges started to grow. Houses and shops were built on bridges to solve the limited accommodation issues.

After most of the middle age bridges collapsed due to the failure of structure, bridges were rebuilt at the same spot but majorly dedicated only for pedestrian and transportation means.

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The bridge could possibly turned into a stage space.

DESIGN CONCEPT ...So, does Paris needs a new bridge?

Paris do not need an extra bridge with similar function but will need another kind of bridge, that able to “bridge” the lost in translation of the Seine and Parisian bridges; and to reinvent the urban fabric of the Seine.

To achieve this, an existing bridge that carrying a piece of historical identity in Paris could be chose and top up with a new extension to elaborate the idea in connecting the gaps of past and present; the city to river; and to make the Seine the centre of the neighbourhood, again.

This bridge is proposed as an urban intervention to connect the past and present, and the city to the river.

Physically: The bridge will react as an urban spider that tackle reasons the city estranged from the Seine, crossing these obstacles, and reconnect different part of the neighborhoods back to the river.

Content: The bridge will reflect and reinvent the past urban fabric of the Seine, recreating various activities fit into present context that once took place on the river, and bringing back daily life to the Seine.

System: At the same time, learning from the past, the program on the bridge should have the flexibility to accommodate transformation, everything on top should be loose and impermanent, just like a boat on the river.

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The Urban Market Jalan Petaling, Kuala Lumpur.

Curtin University: Architecture Design Studio, Year 3 Sem 2.

Open Spaces also can be transformed into temporary performance space.

DESIGN CONCEPT The Urban Market is located at Jalan Petaling, which is the Chinatown area in Kuala Lumpur. Chinatown used to be a huge community for Chinese settlers and the community spirits are the beauty of the place that keeps this town lively and interesting. However, this essence is lost in the transition of time and the place has become a tourism spot that lacks of sense of community spirits. Hence, by responding to the present community and referring back to the past on how the community spirits was cultivated, the urban market is looks to foster community spirit of Chinatown and further engage the different groups of community together.

Key Plan

COMMUNITY GROUP + PROGRAM / ACTIVITIES + STRUCTURE = FOSTER COMMUNITY SPIRIT

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“Park spaces” and circulation spaces in the market.

OPEN SPACES The open spaces in the urban market act like an in between space to connect two different spaces together. Besides, just like how the open spaces worked in Chinatown in the past, the open spaces are as well an overflow space for the crowd. In the perspective image (top right), the open spaces at the left hand side is a small park space that allows visitors to chill and spending free time while the main circulation path in the middle links the surrounding context of the urban market together.

FRESH MARKET The fresh market is break down into two different blocks for dry market and wet market. Within the individual block, it is further breaks down into different clusters. The perspective view shows one of the cluster in dry market that selling vegetables. The stalls are arranged in centric and the dividers between stalls are in steel louvered that allows the interaction to take place between stall owners. Unlike the contemporary supermarket, the fresh market is applying the traditional market trading system that allows the visitors to approach each stalls and have the opportunity to interact with the products and stall owners.

Referring to the program and structure of Chinatown, the open spaces of the urban market are used as a space for publics to interact and foster community spirit.

The main circulation path is not only acts as an overflow space for the crowds but as well allows the urban market connects the surrounding context together.

The fresh market is break down into different clusters and hence provides a more intimate kind of sense of belonging for the visitors and stall operators.

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LEGENDS: 1.

EXISTING SIKH TEMPLE 2.

SIKH RELIGIOUS CENTER (EXISTING BUILDING) 3.

RAMP TO BASEMENT CARPARK (ENTRANCE) 4.

RAMP FROM BASEMENT CARPARK (EXIT) 5.

SERVICE LANE 6.

MARKET SUB-ENTRANCE 1 7.

MARKET SUB-ENTRANCE 2 8.

MARKET MAIN ENTRANCE 9.

STALLS (WOMAN CLOTHS) 10.

STALLS (MAN CLOTHS) 11.

STALLS (LOCAL CRAFTS) 12.

STALLS (LOCAL DESIGNED accessories) 13.

STALLS (SHOES) 14.

WET MARKET AREA (POULTRY) 15.

DRY MARKET AREA (FRUITS) 16.

CHICKEN AREA 17.

PROCESSED PRODUCTS + EGGS 18.

OTHER POULTRY AREA 19.

LOCAL FRUITS 20.

IMPORTED FRUITS 21.

PROCESSED FRUITS PRODUCTS 22.

STORAGE 23.

LOADING TRUCK WAITING AREA 24.

STAGE 25.

AMPITHEATRE 26.

BACK STAGE SPACE 27.

REFUSE CHAMBER 28.

LOADING / UNLOADING AREA 29.

COMPACTOR SYSTEMS 30. organic waste recycling systems 31.

TNB SUBSTATIONS 32.

TAXI WAITING AREA 33.

MALE WASH ROOMS 34.

FEMALE WASH ROOMS 35.

GALLERY SPACE 36.

PANTRY 37.

STORAGE 38.

MANAGEMENT OFFICE 39.

POP-UP STALLS AREA 40.

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STALLS The perspective image (top) showing one of the cluster of stalls. The light steel facade allows the traders to interact with each other. Besides, with the arrangement of stalls in a hexagon, all traders within the specific cluster have the opportunity to face each other and interact. The breaking down of stalls into different clusters also encourage the intimacy between traders and visitors. The sense of belonging is fostered and hence slowly forming a community within the market.

FOOD STALLS The food stalls are as well being break down into clusters that selling a variation of foods. The perspective view (top right) is showing the food stalls area and the two different dining experience provided.

The visitors can choose to either dine in front of the specific stall and enjoy the opportunity to interact with the stall owner or dine facing the opening that link to the ground floor stalls area that allows them to have visual connection with not only other diners that sit around the opening but also able to interact with the activity on the ground floor.

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The seating areas are separate to two types, referring to the past program of how the dining culture in Chinatown can helps foster community spirit, where one is sitting facing the foodstalls while another is sitting in a cluster surrounding the void that open to the stalls area below. For the stalls that facing the foodstalls, the diners have the opportunity to interact with the stall owner and witness how the food being prepare, similar to the dining culture in the Chinatown.

The formation of clusters to break down the masses. It creates sense of belonging for the traders and encourage intimacy and interaction.

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The stalls are arranged in hexagon form to allow a sense of belonging for the visitors and traders when they entering to one cluster. Besides, this form allows the traders to face each other and hence provide the opportunity to interact.

The diners are able to have visual interaction with other diners that sit in the cluster around the void opens to the stalls below. Besides, there’s also visual interaction between the diners and visitors at the lower level, similar to the dining culture in Chinatown where the diners share tables and interact with pass-by neighbours.

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Stalls LEGENDS: 1.

150MM X 50MM X 3MM THK RHS STEEL ROOF FRAME WITH 50MM X 50MM X 3MM THK SHS INTERMEDIATE SUPPORT MEMBERS. 2.

15MM THK TINTED GLASS FIXED IN BETWEEN THE ROOF FRAME 3.

UB 152 x 89 x 16 STEEL I-SECTION BEAM 4.

298 X 149 X 8 MM THK STEEL I-SECTION COLUMN WELDED TO THE 5MM THK STEEL BASE PLATE 5.

152 X 89 X 16 MM THK STEEL I-SECTION VERTICAL MEMBER AS STALL PANEL’S FRAME 6.

10MM DIAMETER STEEL ROUND ROD AS INTERMEDIATE MEMBERS OF THE STALLS PANEL 7.

1500MM (W) X 900MM (H) STEEL LOUVERED WALL PANEL WITH 50 X 50 X 3MM THK SHS FRAME 8.

15MM THK COUNTER/TABLE TOP WITH 5MM THK EXPANDED METAL SHEET SUPPORTING BY 20MM X 30MM X 1MM THK RHS METAL FRAME 9.

450MM (H) X 350MM (W) X 350MM (D) STOOL WITH 5MM THK EXPANDED METAL SHEET AS FINISHED SEAT TOP AND SUPPORTING BY 50MM X 50MM X 3MM THK SHS MEMBERS. 10.

300MM THK REINFORCED CONCRETE FLOOR SLAB 11.

3000MM (H) X 1500MM (W) STEEL LOUVERED WALL PANEL WITH 50 X 50 X 3MM THK SHS FRAME 12.

300MM THK REINFORCED CONCRETE FLOOR SLAB

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Oceanside Ensembles: PLAY! Bagan Lalang, Sepang, Malaysia.

Curtin University: Architecture Design Studio, Year 2 Sem 1.

BRIEF This project is to create a memorable place: an oceanside ensemble by applying the six spatial typologies in six different elements. The idea is to design an architecture that is compositionally articulate and functional.

DESIGN CONCEPT: PLAY! The Oceanside Ensemble is for the occupants to enjoy, have fun and relax from the busy and exhausting city life. The ensemble is designed based on a playful theme where the entire structure is a playground not only for kids, but also for adults to play. The main part of the structure is sitting under the shades of existing trees, extend along the site, to embrace the site and enhancing the existing context. Besides, with the light skeletal structure, the ensemble is not blocking the view from street towards the sea.

SIX SPACE SET The six spatial typologies: linear, spinal, serial progression, centric, courtyard, and cloister are to be integrated into six different functions elements: cafe, toilet, tower, ramp, wall, and jetty, together to create a new interesting Oceanside Ensemble. This exercise is to further understand the possibilities of each spatial typology and with this constraint, to explore more about the integration of these spatial typologies in different functional spaces.

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Centric - Cafe

Courtyard - Toilet

Cloister - Jetty

SITE RESPONSE The seaside ensemble is designed according to the existing site context and try to minimize the impact on the site and avoiding influencing on-site activities.

Structure is not placing in the middle of the beach to prevent any unnecessary interuption to the view and activities. (refer: site response diagram on the right) 1.

A popular spot for picnic and camping activities.

Cafe, wall, tower and ramp were located in between the existing trees to have natural shading. Besides, the ramp and wall are designed at this spot to provide clean place for seats and camping activities.

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Another popular spot for picnic and camping activities. No structure is build here to provide uninterupt space for occupants who enjoy clear empty beach.

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TOILET 2.

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The wall and the ramp

The jetty

LINEAR - RAMP The ramp is designed along with the playful wall. It gently raised to provide occupants a slightly elevated view towards the sea, without chance of being blocked by any activities taking place on the beach.

Extended platform is provided along the ramp as sitting area and picnic deck for the ease of occupants on site. Besides, the ramp can also be another form of shading for people to picnic or camp beneath it.

Kids can also run and play around, either on top, or below the ramp.

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TO MAIN ENTRANCE 2.

TO TOWER 1 3.

TO TOWER 2 4.

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SPINAL - WALL The wall is arranged in a way that embracing the existing trees on site. It is the main elements of the “play” idea. The wall varies in height, by the different arrangement of the design, steps and seats are formed on the wall.

Peoples can play around with the wall, climb up and down, sit on, lean to, hang on, go through, hide and seek... It is up to the occupants to discover the possibility of this structure as they like.

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SERIAL PROGRESSION - TOWER Three towers in different height is placed align to each other and have a connection with the wall structure.

The design of the tower is to have a playable tower for both kids and adults. Each tower has different methods to reach the top of the tower from ground, either by net climbing, ladder, or step platforms.

The tower is also accessible from the wall structure through the ramp. Under the second tower, there’s two tyre swings. Besides, the second and third tower connecting to each other by a bridge around 3.5 meters high which leads to last tower which having a slide.

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TOWER 1 2.

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SLANT STEPS 5.

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CENTRIC - CAFE The cafe is located at the edge of the ramp. It raised up around 1.8 meters and the center of the cafe is open up for an existing tree to grow through.

The occupants dine in the cafe in a casual and relax way. There’s no formal table provided for the customers but only steps in the center of the cafe and bar style table at the side of the cafe.

Customers can just sit or stand around the cafe as they like. Besides, occupants can also enjoy their meal outside of the cafe, which is on the deck along the ramp.

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BUILDING TECHNOLOGY The whole Oceanside Ensemble is designed in a steel frame skeletal form. Hence, the steel grid skeletal system is applied and used as the main structural construction as well. The 30mm X 30mm steel bars are welded together and formed a consistent square grid. The grids are then assemble together and becoming the main structural frame for the wall, roof and floor. Timber deck flooring and timber roof are bolted on the steel grids frame while the wire mesh sheet is welded on the steel frame.

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STEEL GRIDS UTILIZED AS ROOF TRUSS 2.

16MM THK TIMBER ROOF DECKING BOLTED ON STEEL ROOF FRAME WIRE MESH SHEET WELDED ON THE STEEL FRAME 4.

STEEL GRIDS FIN TO SUPPORT THE BUILDING FRAME 5.

STEEL BAR STYLE TABLE FIXED ON THE STEEL GRIDS FIN WITH WIRE MESH SHEET WELDED AS TABLE TOP 6.

30MM THK TIMBER FLOOR DECK BOLTED ON THE STEEL GRIDS 7.

STEEL GRIDS FRAME AS STRUCTURAL WALL

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STEEL GRIDS WELDED ON STEEL PLATE 9.

STEEL PLATE BOLTED TO THE CONCRETE STRIP FOOTING 10.

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Interpreting + Communicating Architecture The Balancing Barn, UK. (by MVRDV)

Curtin University: Architecture Techniques, Year 2 Sem 2.

BRIEF This project is focuses on interpreting + communicating architecture by understanding and applying techniques of reading, drawing, modelling and photographing architecture.

It aims to further develop the skills in the application of techniques in creative thinking, model making, photography, graphics and digital imaging, for the purposes of effective communication in the contexts of architectural design, as application to both learning and professional practice.

The idea is to challenge the traditional barn which sits on the ground and push it into the landscape without harming the nature.

The rigid steel structure of the building holds the body of the barn. With the help of the central concrete core and the thick concrete slab, the building is able to cantilever over the slope, hanging free.

THE BALANCING BARN Balancing Barn is a holiday rental home located at Suffolk, UK. The barn is a mixture of modern architecture and engineering with a dramatic response to the countryside setting. The most exciting part of the barn is that half of the structure is cantilevered over a slope, without any structure under it. The structure of this building made this idea possible by precise counterweighing to prevent the free hanging part of the building tumble over the slope. Hence, the barn gives a wide view over the Suffolk landscape, adjacent lake and gardens.

Section of Balancing Barn

The balancing barn is having 5 modules of structure hanging free without anything supporting underneath. 4 modules length of thick concrete base with 2 modules of central concrete core is used to counterbalance the structure to make it balance.

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Briefcase 01

Sectional model showing the exposed structures

The model of the project on site context with transparent facade to show the stuctures.

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TOUCHSTONE The touchstone is experimenting about the counterbalance act in the balancing barn. The idea is to test on how the counterbalance act allows free hanging design.

At first, the structure is not balanced and tilted to the longer free hanging side. The screw which acts as the counterweight is then been adjust in anti-clockwise direction until the structure is balanced.

EXPLORATIVE MODEL 01 The 400mm thick concrete slab and concrete central core are helping the balancing barn in counterbalanced the cantilevered structure.

The piece of “concrete slab” is slotted in to the transparent compartment first. It’s proven that the slab alone is insufficient to hold back the weight of whole structure. Hence, the “central core” is slotted in place. The barn is hence, stable.

EXPLORATIVE MODEL 02 There’s two different balancing scales with various center points. Different amount of weights can be tested on the balancing scale to study the relationship of the center point with the amount of counterbalancing needed to balance up the scale.

The mock up is testing on the counterbalance acts of the Balancing Barn. It is placed at a 6:4 proportion to mimic the central point of the building. It is shown that the 400mm thick concrete slab is not enough to enable the structure to balance. Only with the existing of both concrete slab and central core, the counterbalance act is fulfilled.

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120 Hours Student Competition - Eco Moyo 2021 Shared 2nd Prize, team with Elsa Le.

Education gives the power to shape a sustainable future. This potential is multiplied exponentially by each member of the community. Hence, Dot to Dot proposes a participatory space integrating families and neighboring residents.

The school becomes a link between the young generations and the older ones.

A productive public space, made of two permanent pavilions joined by a ribbon of flexible modules, embraces the football field

which remains its focus. The latter denotes a strong statement of collective power. The columns keep a dialogue between the pavilions adding new movements and playful moments in between. Built on these structures, a string of modules relates to the imagination of childhood, where children can climb, swing, and slide.

When all the individual units connect together, it generates a stronger dynamic of play, teaching and gathering. In the same way, an interconnected collective of people creates a more powerful impact for a sustainable future.

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“URBAN PARK PROJECT” Community Design Workshop (may - jul 2016) Workshop Co-curator (affiliation under LPPL, collaboration with UCSI Architecture Program)

Sectional perspective drawing of the apartment blocks and the linear park

BRIEF Community design is both tangible and intangible design for a certain community by understanding their needs and site context. This design workshop involves intangible design (programs that can cultivate the participators) to visualise the process of a community develops and tangible design (architectural approach) to solve various social issues faced by the community in Seksyen 17.

OVERVIEW An abandoned and underused existing linear green space located in Section 17, Petaling Jaya is chosen to be the target site in this workshop.

Public green spaces shall not be only exist as a patch of green but integrated, responsive, and sensitive to the daily life of the people using it.

Throughout the workshop, we lead the students on the methods on data collections, making community engagement, and tabulate the data to come out with a solution proposal for the linear park.

This project is aim to explore and rethink the possibilities of public green spaces in an urban setting and to redefine how the existing community integrate with the public space, and from the research, revitalize existing underused public spaces to benefits the existing and extended community of the area.

A group of students from UCSI Architecture Program is joining us in this workshop to go through a series of urban study and collect data from the community, to identify the existing issues and challenges.

Some external speakers are also invited during the workshop to give some insights to the students on how to revitalize a space, and to learn from few urban park projects proposed by various architeture office in another context to give a better idea on how to design a park.

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The way of how the community using the park caused the linear characteristic of the park break into 3 parts. To reclaim the continuity of the park, a modular system is proposed to have different function in different part of the park, and leads the community to utilize the park fully.

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LITERATURE & RECREATION

“TRACING ITALO CALVINO” EXHIBITION (nov 2016) Position: Head of Curator (affiliation under booku)

“BOOKU”

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Booku is architects initiated, book space committed to the exchange of cultural knowledge within a multidisciplinary community. Booku is dedicated to promote literature whilst facilitating and showcasing architecture through exhibition, discourse and education.

After delved in Italo Calvino’s reading for 10 sessions over 10 months, some reading sessions are exceptionally successful where the seed of reading has spark up more ideas of re-creating the creation.

Hence, Booku decided to put together fruits of the reading, discourse and recreation in an exhibition held in the book space.

Booku (culmination of Malay word ‘buku’ and English’s ‘book’) was established in December 2015 to envision a new typology of spatial democracy, enabling private and public space to evolve and live co-existingly. In a city that is rapidly urbanised, architects, artists and designers must be open to challenge the boundary of ideas and space in order to be progressive and relevant.

With the interesting architecture of the bookspace, we curated the exhibits in such a way that they utilize all the different characteristics of the spaces to showcasing the readings, interesting conversation and discourse and most importantly doodle, sketch, art, audio and photography re-creation from all of the talented readers!

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“COSMICOMICS TOYSCAPE” WORKSHOP (mar - jun 2017) Position: Co-Curator (affiliation under booku)

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TOY MAKING WORKSHOP

Cosmicomics Toyscape is an artwork comprising a series of toys inspired from the literature ‘Cosmicomics’ by Italo Calvino. Cosmicomics is a fictional novel which tells enchanting stories about the universe that derives imagination with scientific facts and phenomenon’s in cosmology. The intention of the toys is inspire possibility and provide an exciting introduction to science from common interpretations of the text book. The toys would not only convey stories from ‘Cosmicomics’ but it would also convey scientific concepts such as movement, probability and color formation in a manner that can be enjoyable and appreciated by a younger audience.

A 3 months long workshop is held prior to the exhibition in Georgetown Festival to kick start the toy making process.

This project consists of collective works from 16 enthusiastic designers in groups to produce 6 life size toys, based and extracted from 6 different stories from ‘Cosmicomics’ . Drawing inspiration from the story they will envision and create toys that will be interactive and relatable for children, bridging factual concepts and the narrative of ‘Cosmicomics’.

16 toymakers are gathered to have a briefing session and digest the short stories they chose in “Cosmicomics” before the brainstorming session is held to translate these stories into an interactive toy.

The ideas are then tested in 3D printing and laser cutting studio in miniature form before we carry out the toy-making process in timber workshop.

In the timber workshop, these 1:1 interactive toy is designed and cast in timber structure by the toymakers, with an idea of these toys are able to be flat-pack to be transport from Kuala Lumpur to Penang for the exhibition.

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“COSMICOMICS TOYSCAPE” EXHIBITION @ Georgetown Festival ( jul - aug 2017) Position: Co-Curator (affiliation under booku)

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TOY X RECREATION

Cosmicomics Toyscape consists of collective works from 16 enthusiastic designers in groups to produce 6 life size toys, based and extracted from 6 different stories from ‘Cosmicomics’ . Drawing inspiration from the story they will envision and create toys that will be interactive and relatable for children, bridging factual concepts and the narrative of ‘Cosmicomics’.

“What is toy? Are toys only for kids?”

We ask, and were asked by this question throughout the 3-months of toy-making process. No clear answers were given, but if the question makes you re-think, it’s worth asking.

Our participant has come up with 6 interactive toy based and extracted from these 6 different stories from <Cosmicomics> : 01. The Distance of the Moon 03. A Sign in Space 05. Without Colours 06. Games without ends 08. How much shall we bet?

11. The light years

With various thoughts swimming around in mind, with each line sketched on papers, with every cut etched on wooden surfaces, with every failure and retry, and going through this process back and forth...aren’t all these similar with “playing a toy”?

Thus, this “toy” is for everyone who never loose their inner-child.

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“RIPAT” ART INSTALLATION by PublikART (sep 2017) Position: Volunteer

BRIEF PublikArt is a place making initiative that seek to increase the livability and cultural vitality of Iskandar Puteri Public Art Program to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of Iskandar Malaysia. It is a Khazanah National Initiative supported by UEM Sunrise Berhad, Medini Iskandar Malaysia, Educity, Puteri Habour Retail. PublikArt is developed and project managed by Lab DNA.

The overall effect of “RIPAT” made out of mild steel as structural framing and locally source recycled timber have been combined which allows installation of other sculptures within it.

Fortunately, LPPL has been selected as one of the artist in this project. This art intallation is aimed to depict an imainative beast named “RIPAT” (word play of “Tapir”) who fight back against human’s development and swallow everything that comes onto its path.

Besides, we have been carefully selected the fushing net to cover on the RIPAT’s legs to allow the climbing plant to climb over time. This project is not complete until the plants cover the beast entirely.

A series of transmission sound PVC pipe have been insert playfully in the RIPAT’s body which represent the blood veins of this beast.

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Full Portfolio can be view here: Lim Huei Miin Portfolio 2022