Low Han Xiang I Part 1 Architecture Portfolio

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LOW HAN XIANG Selected Works 2020 - 2022

Bachelor of Science (Hons) Architecture Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

LOW HAN XIANG hanxianglow@hotmail.com 12.10.2000 Malaysian

ACADEMIA Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman 马来西亚拉曼大学

2020 - 2022

Bachelor of Science (Hons) Architecture (CGPA 3.70 / 4.00) Chong Hwa Independent High School 吉隆坡中华独立中学

2013 - 2018

Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia SPM (6A) (Science Stream)

STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMME Asia University Taiwan 台湾亚洲大学

2021

Architectural and Interior Design (A) (GPA 82 / 100)

PERSONAL SKILLS Language Mandarin (Native)

English (Conversant)

Melayu (Basic)

2D Software AutoCAD

Photoshop

MS PowerPoint

Illustrator

Autodesk Revit

Enscape

Lumion

3D Software SketchUp

COMPETITION & AWARDS Final Year Poster Competition by UTAR (FYP)

2022

The Connector - Bronze Award PAM Annual Architecture Student Works Exhibition (PAASWE)

2022

Star Walker (The Connector) - Honorary Mention UTAR Architecture Course Curriculum Award

2022

June 2022 (The Connector) - Dean List

Asia Young Designer Awards 2022

2022

The Connector - Participant Guangzhou Nansha Bamboo Competition 粤港澳大湾区东盟国际高校营造大赛

2021

涅槃重生 (Reawakening) - Top 20 Finalist

Reimagining the Experience of Public Transport International Competition

2021

Rencontrer - Participant

UTAR Architecture Course Curriculum Award

2021

January 2021 (Cross Generation Habitat Linkage) - President List

Starken AAC Architectural Award Design Studio I (The Lustrous) - Gold Award

2020

Content

Academic 01 THE CONNECTOR

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Recreational and Rehab Centre in Ipoh, Malaysia

Student Exchange Programme 02 ALL INTO THE ONE 城中城

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City within a City Concept in Taichung, Taiwan

Competition 03 REAWAKENING 涅槃重生

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Bird Watching Pavilion in Guangzhou, China

Other Works 04 ACADEMIC // COMPETITION // ART Academic, Competition, and Art

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THE CONNECTOR Recreational and Rehab Centre in Ipoh, Malaysia FYP BRONZE AWARD // PAASWE HONARARY MENTION // UTAR DEAN LIST Individual Project UTAR Design Studio VI Tutor Ar. Ong Hun Boon, Ar. Chaw Boon Kit, Mr. Yap Kee Leong June 2022

The Ipoh early settlement formed due to the Kinta River which provides supply and convenience. However, starting in the 1900s, the locals began to develop in different directions, slowly forming old towns and new towns. The importance of the Kinta River slowly faded away. Thus, the case of an 11 yo boy who drowned after falling into the Kinta River makes the locals keep away from the Kinta River.

Hence, creating a Kinta River Recreational Centre at Site 2 is mainly to reconnect locals from the old town and new town, while introducing the importance of the Kinta River.

Site Analysis and Impression The site is located between Old Town and New Town, next to the Kinta River, a strategic location as a connector.

Form Development and Spatial Relationship With the concept of togetherness and bonding, a different direction entrance is created and connects

the human flow to a focal point.

Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

Third Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan

Basement Plan

Roof Plan

Space Experience Flow Exploring the river plaza, Experiencing river activities, Increasing Awareness, and Action towards river protection.

CENTRE COUR

RTYARD

Cross Section Perspective Sustainable and Green Designs such as stack ventilation, double volume, rainwater harvesting, and surrounding greeneries are applied to the design.

RIVER PLAZA

KINTA RIVER VIEW CAFE

CORRIDOR VIEW Colour Choices and Materiality The colour and material choices stick to the old town and new town inspiration, timber brown and concrete grey with green connecter.

ALL INTO THE ONE City within a City Concept in Taichung, Taiwan ARCHITECTURAL AND INTERIOR DESIGN - GPA 82 Individual Project Student Exchange Programme (Asia University) Tutor Dr. Lin Jia Hui, Ts. Leong Hung Sek, Dr. Tan Kok Hong October 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic that affected worldwide caused a reduction in socialization among humans. The selected site is located in the Southern District of Taichung, Taiwan which has a lower socialization rate nowadays due to the pandemic as people tend to stay at home instead of going out for food, shopping, working, and socializing.

Hence, creating a Commercial x Residential building in Taichung is to mainly improve the people’s standard of living, and bring convenience yet safe socialization between humans.

Site Analysis and Impression The site is located in Taichung, which is mainly a young population, with famous landmarks such as national library and university.

74% Young Population

Trends and Possibilities

Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic

Design Intention Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, people tend to stay at home instead of going out, hence the site act as a core location with multi-purpose activities.

Site Location

Surrounding Attractions

All Into The One

Creating a city within a city concept.

Green park, Market, Café, Entertaining Facilities.

Combining City Activities and Green Facilities.

Design Approach on Targeted User The main targeted users are office worker which pursuit of convenience, young couples who craving for a comfort home, and college student finding for an enjoyable life.

Office Worker

Young Couples

College Student

Pursuit of CONVENIENCE

Craving for a COMFORT HOME

Finding for a ENJOYABLE LIFE

Direct Access Accessibility

Blends well with the Nature

Multipurpose Space Planning

Conceptual Approach ( Surroundings ) The design form takes the reference design concept of the surrounding famous buildings to blend into the site.

High Court

National Library

Chung Hsing Uni

Simple Solid Stabilized

Free Flow Streamlined

Modern with Stacking

Form Development The form development comes from the study of the Conceptual Approach (Surroundings), and also blends in with Architectural Design Principles.

Simple Solid Cube with Stability

Duplication with Stacking

Addition and Subtraction for Greeneries

Louvers Design show Stability and Down-to-Earth

Streamline Greenerie with bu

Façade Design Process With the Tropical Modernism Concept, the timber louvers are mainly used to show the connectivity

of the building and nature.

Horizontal Timber Louvers ( Streamlined Greeneries )

REPETITION

+

RHYTHM

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HIERARCHY

Vertical ( Stable ) + Horizontal ( Streamlined Greeneries ) Horizontal Timber Louvers ( Relate to the Greeneries )

Vertical Timber Louvers ( Relate to the Building )

Vertical Timber Louvers ( S

ed act as es blend ilding

Combination of Building + Nature

Lower Ground Floor Plan

Ground Floor Plan

Stable and Down-to-Earth )

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3 First Floor Plan

3903 is the location number of the site

Second Floor Plan

Site Surroundings The site faces the National Library and is surrounded by a majority of Residential and Commercial.

Lobby Reception The Lobby Reception, which is located on the Ground Floor Level and can be reached through the main entrance.

Office Area The Office Area, which is located on the First Floor Level, a Resting Area is designed beside the Office Area.

Nanyang - Style Restaurant The Nanyang-Style Restaurant is applied as there are Nanyang-Food lovers around the site, located on the Second Floor Level.

Roof Garden The Roof Garden, which is located on the Roof Floor Level, is able to have a fantastic 360-degree view of Taichung City.

Residential Floor ( Type A ) For the Type A room, there are 2 single beds per room and 2 shared toilets on the same floor. Suitable for College Students.

Residential Floor ( Type B ) For the Type B room, there are 1 Queen bed and 1 toilet per room, comes with laundry and kitchen on the same floor. Suitable for Young Couples.

REAWAKENING Bird Watching Pavilion in Guangzhou, China GUANGZHOU NANSHA BAMBOO COMPETITION - TOP 20 FINALIST Group Project Design Collaboration with Branda Wee, Chin Vui Sang, Chong Jann Hao, Tan Joey June 2021

The weaved basket is one of the famous traditional art and crafts in Malaysia.

The basket weaving technique uses the bamboo strips as main materials to create the form, base and surface of the basket with beautiful weaving patterns.

However, the rise of mechanical industrialization in the whole world causes that the craft of weaving basket fades away as it is more convenient to produce baskets with different materials and various patterns with machines in factories. This bamboo structure is designed to bring back the beauty of handmade basket weaving craft to everyone, with our concept: Reawakening: the reappearance of the beauty of basket weaving technique.

Design Intention To exhibit the ‘wicker’ basket weaving technique, showing the beauty of basket weaving technique by blending the weaving technique into the structural of the design, providing the sense of reawakening through the overall form of the rebirth phoenix.

The basket weaving is a process of weaving into a three dimensional artifacts (basket).

Conceptual Design Development The conceptual design development to show the Reawakening of Phoenix. The form with turning and rising concept at the outcome brings the sense of Reawakening.

The phoenix (weaving technique) is sleeping, being forgotten by the people.

The reawakening of the phoenix (weaving technique), to reshine its beauty.

The turning and rising concept to show sense of reawakening of the beauty of phoenix.

Structural Design Development The structural design development of the Reawakening is based on the stages and process of basket weaving, from arranging to pattern membrane.

Arranging the long pieces of bamboo strips.

Simple cross weaving to joint the bamboo strips.

Wicker weaving technique applied to give patterns.

The bamboo straight primary structure foundation reflects the first stage basket weaving.

The secondary structure which is a cross structure reflects simple cross weaving.

Wicker weaving membrane of the design reflects the pattern of basket weaving.

Construction Sequences The construction sequence of the Reawakening from the platform footings, and structurally built up, to the lighting.

Stage 1 // Platform Footings

Stage 4 // Tertiary Weaving Structure

Stage 2 // Primary Structure

Stage 5 // Wicker Weaving Membrane

Stage 3 // Secondary Cross Structure

Stage 6 // Lightings

Construction Details The materials used in the construction of Reawakening are mainly bamboo, with a little percentage of metals or steel, rope and tie to increase the sustainability and stability of the whole construction.

1. Footings based on the double golden ratio position.

4. Primary bamboos stack together and joint by dowel.

2. Metal footings joint with the primary bamboo.

3. Primary bamboo joint to its respective metal footing.

5. Extra primary bamboo connects to each other by beveled cut and joint.

6. Stacking cross arrangement for balancing, load transfer.

7. Stacking cross joint by the bamboo dowel.

8. Crossing cord tie joint act as a finishes, more sustainable.

9. Cut holes on secondary structure bamboo to create a joint with tertiary bamboo.

10. The tertiary bamboo is smaller than secondary bamboo for a better fitting.

11. Bamboo dowel and cord tie to increase the sustainability of structure.

CROSS GENERATION HABITAT Studio III Project, creating a cross generation habitat that includes old, young and child.

THE 6 SPACES Studio III Project, creating 6 recreational spaces on a slopy site.

KAJANG CULTURAL CENTRE Studio V Project, creating a cultural centre in Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.

BALINESE ARCHITECTURE Field Study Project, creating a Balinese-Style Restaurant by applying Balinese Architectural Elements.

ON-SITE SKETCHES Balinese Architecture on site sketches done

by Low Han Xiang.

AWARD AND ACHIEVEMENTS FYP Poster Competition, PAASWE, Starken ACC Architectural Awards, and exhibitions

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LOW HAN XIANG Selected Works 2020 - 2022

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