UNDERGRADUATE PROJECTS

Pine Boulevard

BCA International Building Design Competition 2020 (MERIT PRIZE)

Group Sixteen: Joey Low Yu Heng, Tung Rayman, Dillon Kho Bo Sheng, Tay Chi Fan Keith Year 4 Summer Module

To design a mixed-use development in Orchard Road using Sustainable Design, DfMA, and IDD:

Our team, Group Sixteen, is an eight-person team, consisting of National University (NUS) students from both the Architecture and the Civil Engineering Disciplines. There are four Architecture students and four Civil Engineering students, each with dedicated tasks allocated for this project. The Architecture students are in charge of the design conceptualization, detailed modelling and drawing of both commercial and residential spaces, climate optimizations through software simulations, as well as rendering and representations. On the other hand, the Engineering students are in charge of ensuring the safety and feasibility of the design through simulated load tests.

Our design concept revolves around a lightweight and sustainable high rise timber building, yet seen in Singapore. We challenge the norms by employing design thinking to mitigate the challenges of high rise timber construction due to the weathering effects of our tropical climate.We implemented MET into Prefabricated Prefinished Volumetric Construction (PPVC) technology to improve Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA).

Our Architecture team did natural daylight analysis, wind speed analysis, as well as surface run-off analysis through the use of Grasshopper, Kangaroo, and Flow Design. Lastly, we utilized Augmented Reality to visualize the interior spaces and light/shadow suited for the different programmatic functions.

My Contributions:

- Modular Design Layout/Conceptualization

- Rhino 3D Modelling of building/modules

- Rendering/Drawings of Final Presentation

- AR/VR Simulation (Enscape)

DfMA: Design for Manufacturing & Assembly

IDD: Integrated Digital Delivery