Stacy Guan Qin design portfolio 2021

P O R T F O L I O G U A N

Q I N

S T A C Y

IN SEARCH OF LIGHT, SPACE AND ARCHITECTURE

CONTENT

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18 THE CORGI HOUSE

26 PORTLAND 38 SUZHOU IMPRESSION

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WHAMPOA TRANSIT @ST MICHAEL’S “Form Follows Health and Well-being: Architecture and the City in the Age of Pandemics” suggests, architects and urban designers, together with many other professionals and those in the work forces, are faced with overwhelming, competing challenges and uncharted waters. This studio shall research and identify how conventional behavior can be adapted and adopted to the current urban and social conditions, and to use them as possible trajectory design solutions for the foreseeable future.

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Whampoa is a housing estate located in the subzone of Balestier, which is a part of Novena planning area in Singapore, as defined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority. Within the context of the Housing and Development Board (HDB), however, Whampoa forms part of the Kallang/Whampoa New Town, together with the various housing precincts located in the adjacent Kallang planning area. This makes Kallang/Whampoa the only HDB new town that encompasses two planning areas, namely Novena and Kallang.

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Saint Michael’s Terminal is a small bus terminal located within the Whampoa estate, and despite its name, is not located near St. Michael’s Road. It is bordered by Whampoa Road on the north edge and Sungei Whampoa canal on the south edge.

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In our master plan, we propose alternative sustainable moods of transportation should be adopted in the next decades. The main objectives would be make cycling more convenient and safe which lead us to partial pedestrianization of the existing roads with less vehicular traffic but with heavy pedestrian traffic.

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The project site is the existing St Michael’s bus terminal. Due to ample bus stop catchment nearby whining the community, the existing St Michael’s bus terminal serves as almost a mere bus depot, even though it was designed to serve the entire Whampoa community and nearby estate.

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Form iterations derived from potential circulation paths for the cyclists and pedestrians.

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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

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Whampoa transit attempt to create a Mobility Hub that provides a focal point in the transportation network that integrates different modes of transportation, specifically cycling, walking and public bus. It was designed with the intention to create an intensified transport hub revolves around cycling as the main mode of transportation in the future. The design is informed by the circulation of the cyclists and pedestrians as both a destination, pitstop and a transitional point in order to encourage both activities and interaction between them.

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THE CORGI HOUSE @JALAN KLEDEK The design of a dwelling at a specified urban site for a specified client, where the student also acts as an apprentice to a chosen architect, introduces the physical contexts of a site, the programmatic and social considerations of a client, and the genealogical and analytical dimensions of form language, space, and tectonic articulation.

Emphasis is placed on graphic communication and the use of drawings to illustrate design.

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Inspired by the concept of ‘embrace and release’ and horizontality exhibited in Frank Lloyd Wright’s works, the ceiling heights are manipulated to create different spatial experiences. The duality of indoor and outdoor space is intentionally created which intertwines and highlights the interaction between the nature and human. This house is designed with two circulations for dwellers and pet dog respectively in the interior.

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CONCEPT DIAGRAMS Instead of removing the tree, it is kept and made an integral part of the house, while at the same time embracing what nature has to offer. The entrance is angled inward so when one enters the house, the enclosed tree will be the first view.

The existing Angsana tree on the site is preserved and enclosed in a glass confinement which serves as the ‘hearth’ of the house. In Singapore’s tropical weather, the glass will be covered with frost when the temperature differences between the outdoor and indoor are drastic. Instead of removing the tree, it is kept and made an integral part of the house, while at the same time bringing nature to its interior and embracing what nature offers.

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2ND FLOOR PLAN

1ST FLOOR PLAN

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

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SECTION AA

SECTION BB

NORTH WEST ELEVATION

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Corgi’s circulation is separated from the owner’s primarily due to their stump legs and high energy level. The corgi, as one of the users and as an important element of the house, is carefully considered in terms of design so it can reach and enjoy the building. The windows are created in accordance to the ramps so the connections between the corgi and pedestrians are created.

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PORTLAND @BAY EAST GARDEN The objectives of the project is to design a tower that explores the trans-formative quality of the chosen material. The premise of is to design a recreational tower with an observation deck using a chosen material and innovating new ways of utilizing it. My interest in concrete and water compels me to explore the potential of materiality and how this can be used in my design with the given site at the bay east garden.

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The reclamation of land from surrounding waters is used in Singapore to expand the citystate’s limited area of usable, natural land. It is done to cope with rapid urbanization and development. Gardens By the Bay is one of the reclaimed area. The site locates at the Bay East Garden, the second largest of the three gardens at the Gardens by the Bay, which offers a tranquil respite from the bustling city and a stunning view of the Singapore skyline.

The Founders’ Memorials will be constructed at the site to commemorate values and ideals exemplified by Singapore’s late founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, other firstgeneration leaders and key personalities who played important roles in the nation’s path to independence

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ITERATIONS

MODULES

FOLDS

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SUZHOU IMPRESSION INSTALLATION With rapid industrialization and urbanization, distinct cultures face greater challenges that they are more susceptible to influences. It is evident in my hometown--Suzhou here the Wu Culture was cradled and nurtured.

Suzhou is like a melting pot where there are fusions of modernization and culture, as well as tensions between heritage and progress.

While its rich culture is saturated with metropolis of industry and commerce, I want to express my concerns about the preservation and loss of Wu culture in Suzhou through exploration and personal interpretation of integration and transformation.

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SUZHOU | IDENTITY

CULTURE | HERITAGE

DILUTION | TENSION

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PRESERVATION | CONSERVATION

MASS-PRODUCTION | CONSUMERISM

TRANSITION | CO-EXISTENCE

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“Contemporary architects tend to impose modernity on something. There is a certain concern for history but it’s not very deep. I understand that time has changed, we have evolved. But I don’t want to forget the beginning. A lasting architecture has to have roots.” -I. M. Pei

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