Julius Ang Portfolio Part 1 | 2020-2022

R.I.B. Design Portfolio

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Julius Ang

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RIB01 is a curated collection of design projects from 2020-2022

Contents About me

Rationalised • The Gateways

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• The Waterfall Theatre

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• Siteless 1001+

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Built

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• Cardboard Building System

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• Snail Bridge

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Finding answers to current issues.

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THE GATEWAYS Ghim Moh ,Singapore

How do you respectfully insert a new inclusive housing development into a mature housing estate?

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Housing Studio 2022 Ghim Moh, Singapore

Part 01: Master Plan

The master plan is a response to the government’s plans to redevelop dover forest into a housing estate. It provides an alternative of conserving the dover forest and instead provide additional residential units through densifying the nearby Ghim Moh estate. There were three main objectives: (1) Densify the neighbourhood, (2) Enhance the liveability of the neighbourhood, (3) Preserving Ghim Moh’s unique heritage and culture.

Part 02: Addition and Alteration (A&A) to an existing block The Gateways is an inclusive public housing project that extends from the existing 21 Ghim Moh Road HDB block, providing an additional 200 dwelling units. A series of strategies, such as extending, push-pull, carving and filtering were applied to break down the welldefined boundaries of block 21, challenging the existing typologies of public housing developments in Ghim Moh. Ultimately, the creation of an inclusive housing development is formalised through criss-crossing the old and the new. New enhances the old, and the old gives the new character.

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Ghim Moh, Singapore Panorama - 30 Dec 2010

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Part 01: Master plan A study of the neighbourhood informed us that there were many existing infrastructure that held a significant place in the residents’ hearts. As such, the strategy was to conserve and re-purpose majority of the historical buildings, such as the former primary and secondary schools.

The fire starter for the Ghim Moh masterplan was to re-envision the main spine of Ghim Moh, transforming it from a vehicular road to a vibrant pedestrian space. To achieve this, the vehicular road and parking is pushed down to the subterranean level, freeing up space on the ground level.

Neighbourhood Centre Primary Transport Spine Park Connectors Canal Google Maps

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bus stop drone towers 200-300m radius

Ground Level Plan

Underground Plan

Pedestrian layer & Service roads Vehicular lane Underground Parking

Vignettes of mobility layer

Exploded Axonometric of Mobility Layers

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Part 02: Addition and Alteration (A&A) to an existing block The Gateways is an inclusive public housing development that invites people through three main axes to enjoy the oasis of nature, community and commercial facilities. The concept of inviting is materialised through the introduction of markers, whereby the articulation comes in the form of a tower and gateways. The tower is a marker for the building, attracting people from a far distance. On the other hand, the gateways are markers for the entry into the complex, coming into view as people approach the buildings.

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MASSING DIAGRAM

EXISTING 21 GHIM MOH ROAD HDB

CONVERT TO GREEN

OPEN THE LOOP

EXTEND

PUSH-PULL

CARVE OPENINGS

FILTER

TOWER AS MARKER

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Running Track Chinese chess tables

Children’s Playground

Active Wellness Corner

Elderly Fitness Corner

Offices, education centres, childcare centres

Shops

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UNIT LAYOUT GENERATION

BASE DIMENSIONS

DIVIDE INTO 4 STRIPS

PRIORITISE VIEWS FOR BEDROOMS

SET BACK TOILETS FROM CORRIDOR TO CREATE VENTILATION GAP

SET BACK KITCHEN & DINING TO CREATE A SEMI-PRIVATE SPACE

INTRODUCTION OF FLEXI-SPACE

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UNIT AGGREGATION

Three Unit Sizes

CRISS-CROSS OLD AND NEW

Tiled Side by Side

BLENDING TH OLD AND NEW Reflected and flipped to stagger entrance

Co-working Spaces In the levels of intersection between the new and the old, there are coworking spaces that serve to bring people together

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Tower Block Plan

A central community living room is framed by the entrance of the units.

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Semi-Private Voids

Voids that create serene and private spaces for residents who want peace and quiet

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Double Height Voids Voids that create nodes for interaction and connectivity between the different street levels

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Plywood (50mm)

Wood Finishing Covering (20mm)

Concrete Slab (200mm) = 175kg/cm2

Window Details by Contractor PE Bedroom

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“GATEWAY Living is a Great Way Living” Volume 01

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Exploring the unknown future.

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THE WATERFALL THEATRE Valley of the Bions

What is the role of a theatre in a future cyborg world?

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The Waterfall Theatre

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The Estranged Theatre Re-Enacting (Un)Familiar Cultural Practices 2021

Studio Brief This studio will be designing a performance theatre that hosts re-enactments of past cultural practices. Set against the backdrop of a future civilisation rebuilding itself after cataclysmic climatic events, the theatre acts as an archive to allow future generations experience past cultural practices through performances.

The World of the Cyborgs The World of the Cyborgs is the future. Not in the sense of machines gaining human qualities but rather human beings who have their bodies enhanced by technological devices, allowing them to augment themselves in ways that they desire.

Today, digital add-ons, such as hearing aids, might seem rather trivial. However, what if one day, these digital plugins could influence our thoughts and emotions, would we then consider ourselves cyborgs.

Fast forward to 2075, a new digital implant that could remove negative emotions, such as fear, sadness and anger, was developed by a group of researchers. The implant would constantly augment the reality of the user to ensure peace and happiness. To test out the technology, a group of fifty cyborgs had this new implant inserted into their head. The test group was named The Bions.

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The Waterfall Theatre

“In a future immersive virtual world, existing typologies, spatial hierarchies and experiential qualities of the theatre may cease to be relevant or exist in a different form”

“... redefine the spatial-temporal relationship between the performer and the audience”

“... a new digital implant that could remove negative emotions, such as fear, sadness and anger”

“The test group was named the Bions”

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The researchers brought the Bions (emotionsuppressed cyborgs) to a canyon where their interactions could be observed in isolation. The Bions are peaceful, not only within themselves but with the environment.

“Reality of the Bions is constantly augmented to ensure peace and happiness.”

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The stillness of life has created an unsettled feeling amongst the Bions, raising the question of what it means to live.

The removal of certain basic emotions has resulted in this unintended effect, and the researchers wanted to see it was possible to re-educate the Bions on how to feel their lost human emotions again.

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“Re-educate the Bions on how to feel human emotions.”

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THE WATERFALL THEATRE The Waterfall Theatre was built by the researchers to re-educate the Bions on how to feel again. The role of the theatre is no longer simply a place for entertainment but becomes a school of emotions, a rehabilitation centre for cyborgs to regain their lost human emotions. Techniques of estrangement will be systematically applied throughout the theatre so that the cyborgs are not simply passive viewers but forced into a critical state of mind.

To invoke the lost human emotions in the Bions would require powerful stimulus, awakening the deeper portions of the brain. It is difficult to physically incorporate all these stimulus within the theatre and as such the use of virtual reality (VR) is necessary to bridge the gap. With VR as a stimulus, the performance in the theatre no longer becomes an act, but rather a reaction to the virtual environment. As opposed to traditional theatre, the performer is no longer able to control the flow of the performance.

Since the performer is no longer an active agent in choreographing the performance, the purpose of the rehearsal and backstage area will have to be re-imagined.

“With VR as a stimulus, the performance no longer becomes an act, but rather a reaction to the virtual environment”

“The Waterfall Theatre is simultaneously a theatre, a school as well as a laboratory”

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The Waterfall Theatre

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“The waterfall serves as a threshold to regulate emotions.”

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An axonometric view of the physical model.

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LEGEND

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AUDIENCE EXPERIENCE

Common Virtual Reality

PERFORMANCE VIEW Full One-way Glass

Overlapped Virtual Reality

Isolated Virtual Reality

Solid wall w openings

Framed One-way Glass

Level 3 | Stage

Functional Space EXPERIENCE

OBSERVE Cliff Face

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The Waterfall Theatre

The Waterfall Theatre seeks to challenge the traditional audience-performer relationship. The distinction between the performer and the audience is blurred. For instance, the audience (Bions) on the stage level watching the performance, is at the same time being watched by another set of audience (Bions) in the backstage area.

These two sets of audience are then being watched by the Big Brother Surveillance, who are researchers gathering data on their test subjects. As a result of this nested surveillance, the relationships within the theatre becomes more complex.

Level 4 | Scale 1:100

Legend 1. Backstage 2. Viewing Area 3. Stage 4. Glass deck 5. Culmination 6. Stairs

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The narrative and spaces of The Waterfall Theatre are best represented through video.

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