Architecture Portfolio

PORTFOLIO

Selected Works 2017-2019 Master of Architecture Bachelor of Science (ASD) Singapore University of Technology and Design

LEE XIN TING Architectural Graduate

17. 03. 1996 Singapore +65 8428 0616 leexinting96@gmail.com

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EDUCATION

ACTIVITIES/ AWARDS

SKILLS

Singapore University of Technology and Design 2019

Design for Research Station in Orangutan Haven 2019

CAD

Swiss IAP: Swiss Innovations 2018, Jan (10 days)

Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe Indesign

Master of Architecture

2015 - 2018 Bachelor of Science (Architecture & Sustainable Design)

Hwa Chong Junior College/ Nanyang Girls’ High 2013 - 2014 GCE A levels Integrated Programme

WORK EXPERIENCE Freight Architects Internship 2018, Sep-Dec (4 months) • Designed and 3d-modelled parts of Fernvale Lane large childcare centre - facade, roof, and biophillic garden.

• Did concept diagrams, environmental strategies diagrams and Enscape fly-through for different projects.

Swan & Maclaren Internship 2017, May-Aug (4 months) • Prepared design presentation slides which include site analysis, mood images, coloured plans and perspective views for various projects.

• Drafting for tender sets and authority submission.

Best Architectural Design Studio project selected to be constructed in Indonesia. The appointed jury included bamboo construction expert Joerg Stamm, and members from sponsoring NGOs — the Swiss PanEco and the Indonesian YEL.

Visited works of H&dM, Vitra campus, Novartis campus, museums and architectural studios. Had the opportunity to meet with directors of Vitra and Swiss Architecture Museum, Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, sharing insights on distinct places and spaces of Basel.

Singapore Night Festival 2017 2016 - 2017, Dec-Aug (9 months)

Rhino AutoCAD SketchUp Revit Grasshopper

Graphics

Others C# Python Microsoft Office Model Making

Language

Designed and fabricated a light installation through the Night Lights open call. The installation – Phosphene, is a 15m long tunnel of dazzling lights and unexpected turns.

English Mandarin

Cool Ideas for Better HDB Living Competition 2015-2016

HOBBIES

1st Prize & Most Popular award Designed and prototyped a device for ease of changing bedsheets for better elderly living. The idea was awarded 1st Prize among 22 participating teams from NUS, NTU and SUTD.

Baking Handicrafts Hiking

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SELECTED WORKS 2017-2019

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01 | Urban Typologies 2017, Core studio 3.2 Mixed-use Residential

02 | Lark 2019, Option studio 3 Research & Visitors’ Centre

03 | High Rise Living ‘Pods’ 2018, Option studio 2 Residential High-rise

04 | Bugis MoMA 2017, Core studio 2.2 Museum

05 | Artificial Design Gallery 2017, Core studio 2.1 Mixed Program

06 | Bambu Chair 2018, Option studio 1.1 Furniture

07 | Urban Sculptures 2019, Thesis Urban Intervention

08 | Timber Bridge 2018, Design Fabrication Structural Prototype

09 | Phosphene 2017, SG night festival Light Installation

10 | Other Works

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01 URBAN TYPOLOGIES Tutor: Oliver Heckmann 2017, Core Studio 3 Mixed-use Residential Site: Yew Tee, Singapore Working on the scales of the city, the building and the unit, this studio asks for the development of innovative urban housing concepts for sustainable high dense living.

The existing site is located at the heart of a residential town, and holds the largest open area on ground level in the Yew Tee estate. In order to retain and maximise the area for a flexible public open space, this project challenges the typical perimeter block typology by pushing the block to a narrow depth of 9m.

Both residents and shoppers enjoy views and access to the central plaza, where community events can take place. Due to its prime location, the sculptural building also marks the entry and a new identity of Yew Tee neighbourhood.

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Market

Yew Tee Park

SITE

Yew Tee MRT

Shopping Mall

Community Centre

Stagmont Park

Residential Schools Parks Industrial

View of site from neighbouring HDB block; Mid-autumn festival event

Initial site studies and visit found the current site being used by the Yew Tee community as a largescale event space. Surrounded by residential blocks, the site enjoys high footfall and is open to views and sounds.

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Urban Typologies

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Massing Strategy

1. Building on perimeters of site to retain public open space

2. Visual access to open space

4. Lifting up corner to allow wind flow and public passage across site

5. Introduce kinks at residential towers to avoid direct sunlight/ Increase privacy level

3. Fulfil area requirements/ Sculpting landmark/ Shade open space

Site Plan

Urban Typologies

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Urban Typologies

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Exploded Axo

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Urban Typologies

Unit Strategies

To facilitate cross-ventilation, structural walls and bathrooms are arranged crosswise along the facade of the building. Strategies to reduce solar heat gain include 1.5m overhang on both sides of the unit - for public circulation and private balconies. Louvres on both sides provide further shade from sun while still allowing natural ventilation.

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Floor Plans

Urban Typologies

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2 room apt.

3 room mais.

6 room mais.

2 room mais.

2 room studio 1 room apt.

1 room apt.

4 room mais.

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7th Storey Plan 5

3 4 2

6th Storey Plan 1

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Urban Typologies

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Elevation

Sections/ Facade

Urban Typologies

Along the vertical shear walls, closed spaces shift on alternate floors. This variation translates onto the facade.

Public corridor and private balconies

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Urban Typologies

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Site/ Massing Model (1:500)

Models (1:200)

Urban Typologies

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02 LARK Tutor: Felix Raspall, Sebastian Linsin 2019, Option Studio 3 - Contested Territories Team: So Jing Wen Research Station & Visitor Centre Site: Orangutan Haven, Medan As part of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP), the sponsoring NGOs — the Swiss PanEco and the Indonesian YEL — invited the studio to develop designs for a building that hosts and showcases research activities. The key function is to promote understanding of science, nature studies and field research.

On a site with steep topography and flat swampy areas, Lark is strategically positioned at the top of the valley, framing a view of the tropical forest with a bamboo roof structure.

Lark was selected by the jury as the best design out of the submitted projects, head to head with project Meandering, whom we worked with to develop the design further for construction. Key elements such as buildability, harmony, sustainability, functions and vernacular architecture were best met from both designs.

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Meandering: project by Sally and Odelia

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The collaboration saw a new fluidity as the project meanders through the roof along the undulating terrain. Visitors enter from the existing eco-trail and wander through a series of interweaving programs.

Position

Wrap

Meander

Frame

Cantilever

Invite

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Lark

Exploded Axo

Roof

Mezzanine level - Research deck

Ground level - Outdoor multipurpose - Amphitheatre - Exhibition deck - Aviary - Visitors’ experience

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Ground Level Plan

Lark

Pantry & Toilet

Outdoor multipurpose space

Main entrance

Amphitheatre

Exhibition deck Aviary Visitors experience

Eco-trail

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Lark

Section

Eco-trail

Research Aviary

Entrance

Deck

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Mezzanine Level Plan

Lark

Research mezzanine

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Lark

Main Entrance

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Lark

Aviary

Exterior View

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Lark

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Detail

Detail

Lark

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Lark

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Model (1:100)

Model (1:100)

Lark

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03 HIGH-RISE LIVING ‘PODS’ Tutor: Oliver Heckmann 2018, Option Studio 2 - Future Generic Residential high-rise Site: -, Singapore ‘pods’: spatial nodes of encounter High-rise Living ‘Pods’ seeks to re-imagine a forward looking residential model which embraces the ‘generic’ stigma of public mass housing. Here, the ‘generic’ is redefined as a pattern which contributes to the building’s responsiveness to demographic dynamics. It is then creatively adapted to the high-rise’s performance as a social system.

Working along diagrammatic templates calibrated by the ‘Urban Housing Lab’, and studying the rules of Singapore’s public mass housing by the HDB, this project developed radical and practical strategies which respond to changing societies with shifting demographics. It fosters social cohesion locally and globally, while providing individuals the privacy of living.

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(above) Unit Ribbon, (bottom left) Unit Interface, (bottom right) Initial Unit Cluster 31

High-rise Living ‘Pods’

Hierarchical System

(above) With lifts opening up on both sides, the social pods were made to shift on every alternate level. This creates visual activity across levels as neighbours traverse along their stipulated paths. (left) Spatial Integrity

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Hierarchical System

High-rise Living ‘Pods’

(above) Adaptability of the unit configuration allows for multiple public programs among diverse resident types. (left) Linkages of unit clusters

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Model (1:200)/ Public Level Plan

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High-rise Living ‘Pods’

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High-rise Living ‘Pods’

High Rise Living ‘Pods’ begins at the individual level, where multiple unit configurations can be achieved from a ‘generic’ unit ribbon template. Local commune happens within the unit, and at the threshold before entry into the unit.

The living ‘pods’ create the opportunity for encounter. As residents make their way to the lift, and as they wait, they see activities happening across levels.

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04 BUGIS MOMA Tutor: Trevor Ryan Patt 2017, Core Studio 2.2 Museum of Modern Arts Site: Ophir-Rochor, Singapore This project aims to create a Modern Arts Museum which considers the upcoming Ophir-Rochor development programme - emphasizing well-connected networks and attractive, pedestrian-friendly green environment.

The gesture of pulling the roof off the ground gives passer-bys a sneak preview of the interior programs. The sloping roof top invites visitors to make new discoveries as they stroll along the open air museum.

The interior circulation reflects the roof, as visitors stride on ramped paths to get to the private galleries and workshops.

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Considering views and daylighting conditions, non-parallel slits were made on the site. Pulling apart the ground forms the building roof, housing programs at varied heights.

Interior programs are terraced in relation to the height of roof, ramps make up the main form of circulation both in the museum and on the roof top.

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Bugis MoMA

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Elevation/ Section

Plans/ Exploded Axo

Bugis MoMA

Level 2 1. Office 2. Media Spaces/Studios

Level 1 3. Entrance Hall 4. Information Booth 5. MoMA Shop 6. Temporary Gallery 7. Cafe 8. Permanent Gallery

Basement 9. Basement Carpark 10. Drop-off 11. Atrium 12. Loading Bay 13. Storage 14. Lecture Theatre

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05 DESIGN GALLERY Tutor: Trevor Ryan Patt 2017, Core Studio 2.1 Artificial Design Gallery Site: Orchard Road, Singapore This studio asks for the design of a building to house an artificial design gallery in the busy intersection of Orchard Road and Cairnhill Road. By means of floor plans and sections, we are to explore geometric strategies and further develop controlled spaces.

Stemming from a common path across the site, the project prompts passer-bys to diverge into the respective program spaces.

Public and private spaces are divided by the ground floor, with exclusive access from an underground pedestrian link.

Sectionally, programs are housed under separate volumes of space which rotates around the vertical circulation core.

Programs adapt to the subtle slopes of the existing topography.

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Design Gallery

Formal Strategy/ Plans

Roof Garden

Digital Library

Level 2 Plan

Gallery Cafe Outdoor Events

Level 1 Plan

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Plans/ Exploded Axo

Design Gallery

Lecture Theatre

Offices

Basement 1 Plan

Pedestrian Link

Basement 2 Plan

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Design Gallery

Section

Roof Garden Digital Library

Gallery

Offices

Lecture Theatre

Pedestrian Link

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Massing Model (1:250)/ Sectional Model (1:100)

Design Gallery

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06 BAMBU CHAIR Tutor: Felix Raspall 2018, Option Studio 1.1 - Bamboo Revisions Team: So Jing Wen Furniture Within the span of four weeks, we were tasked to design and fabricate a chair with the objective of learning how to manipulate, transform and connect bamboo into complex structures.

The Bambu Chair embodies continuity and intricacy through weavng bamboo strips stemming from the same bamboo pole.

This methodology was conceived through experimenting with the various tensile and bending strength of bamboo.

The geometry of the structure draws reference from Islamic patterns. The project infuses traditional handcrafting into the modern chair to create geometries that cast shadows, shaping the ambience of the space. Simplicity and elegance weaves through the structure.

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Bambu Chair

Concept

Exploring splitting and bending of bamboo

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Iterations

Bambu Chair

4 splits

5 splits

4 & 5 splits

4 & 5 splits

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Bambu Chair

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Dimensions/ Prototypes (1:1)

Top

Front

Side

Back

Bambu Chair

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07 URBAN SCULPTURES: REPRESENTING CULTURAL VIBRANCY IN MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS Tutor: Bige Tuncer 2019, Thesis Urban intervention Site: Singapore Singapore’s urban landscape continues to evolve, as recent focus shift towards art and culture which permeate spaces that are part of people’s everyday routine.

With the rising trend of pop-up events, cultural celebrations and spontaneous artistic engagement, this thesis seeks ways to represent the city’s cultural vibrancy over time in multiple dimensions. The aim is to create a spatially dynamic urban artefact that catalyses activities in a public space.

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Arts & Cultural Events Timeline private (ticketed) public (free of charge)

scale (turn-up rate x number of years running)

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Urban Sculptures: Representing Cultural Vibrancy in Multiple Dimensions

Design Methodology Ephemeral happenings contribute to the vibrancy of a place. The design method seeks to translate the chronicle of transient events into a 3-dimensional form.

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Urban Sculptures: Representing Cultural Vibrancy in Multiple Dimensions

Jan

Dec

metal sheets wood

Form Generation

Fabrication & Material

Festival Colours

Initial exploration focuses on the translation of 2-dimensional graphical curves into 3-dimensional forms. Shape of sculpture further varies responding to program and circulation needs at specific locations.

Material and fabrication varies according to the height of the form, which corresponds to its functionality. The bottom structure alternates sectionally between wood and metal sheets to create a sturdy base able to support weight for sitting. As the height increases, metal sheets are held together in a waffle structure, allowing porosity.

The colours of various festivals are mapped over time and simplified to represent each piece of metal sheet.

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Urban Sculptures: Representing Cultural Vibrancy in Multiple Dimensions

Prototype 1: Bedok Town Hall

Prototype 1: Bedok Town Hall One of the first new generation of town squares introduced in the housing estates.

The sheltered plaza conveniently locates itself within a variety of facilities, thus the space enjoys a very high footfall. However, when the space is unprogrammed, the plaza remains dull and empty.

The prototype serves as a whimsical addition to the neighbourhood town hall which was previously void of interactions. Its curvature and dynamic undulating form creates the opportunity for unplanned activities.

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Prototype 2: Albert Street

Urban Sculptures: Representing Cultural Vibrancy in Multiple Dimensions

Prototype 2: Albert Street Located in the arts and cultural district, Albert Street is a pedestrianised street which begins from the junction of Queen Street and Bugis Street. It was a vibrant tourist attraction till the mid 1980s when many of the famous open-air dining restaurants relocated to hawker centres.

It now functions as a pedestrain mall with a different charm and atmosphere.

Marking its place at an intersection, this prototype serves as an attraction, inviting people to gather and stop by.

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Urban Sculptures: Representing Cultural Vibrancy in Multiple Dimensions

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Prototype 1: Bedok Town Hall

Prototype 2: Albert Street

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Urban Sculptures: Representing Cultural Vibrancy in Multiple Dimensions

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Site Models (1:200)

Models (1:25)

Urban Sculptures: Representing Cultural Vibrancy in Multiple Dimensions

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08 TIMBER BRIDGE Tutor: Sam Joyce & Stylianos Dritas 2017, Structures & Enclosure Design Team: Erica Ang, Sofia Foo, So Jing Wen Structural Prototype The task was to design and construct an efficient bridge spanning 3m. The bridge should be able to support 100kg in the mid span with less than 20cm deflection.

We established our aim of building an unconventional bridge without the use of a truss system. Initially to create an exciting and fun user experience, we came up with a modular design.

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Timber Bridge

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Dimensions

Structural Analysis/ Fabrication

Timber Bridge

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Timber Bridge

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Assembly

Modular System

Timber Bridge

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Timber Bridge

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Structural Test

Prototype (1:1)

Timber Bridge

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09 PHOSPHENE 2017, Singapore Night Festival Team: Praxis + Light Installation A 15m winding cavern of twinkling lights and unexpected turns, Phosphene invites visitors on a journey of inspiration and surprises, inspired by the beautiful moments of Singapore Night Festival’s decade long journey.

Phosphene was developed from concept design to fabrication by a team of architecture, engineering, and information systems students.

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Phosphene

Fabrication

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Assembly

Phosphene

1. Cardboard 2. Programmable LED lights 3. Honeycomb board frames 4. PP board with reflective films

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10 OTHER WORKS 2017 - 2019 (top, left to right) Particle-spring Systems Pavilion Structure Model (1:20) 2017, Introduction to Design Computation Bras Basah Unit Model (1:25) 2017, Core studio 3.1 Case Study Analysis: Torres Blancas by Francisco Javier Såenz de Oiza 2018, Housing Typologies (bottom, left to right) Case Study: Bamboo Bridge @ Crosswater Ecolodge by Simon Velez Model (1:50) 2019, Contested Territories Study of Medan’s Urban Landscape 2019, Contested Territories

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LEE XIN TING +65 8428 0616 leexinting96@gmail.com https://issuu.com/leexinting/docs/graduate_portfolio_web