ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO YEO MEGAN VOLUME 1 ACADEMIC YEAR 2 (2019-2020)
CURRICULUM VITAE (CV)
YEO MEGAN
PROFILE
I am an active, out and easy-going individual who likes to engage in outdoor activities. I am also enthusiastic about gaining new insights and learning new things.
NATIONALITY Singaporean
YEAR OF BIRTH 2001
CONTACT NO. +65 92983578
EMAIL ADDRESS
My interest and project work made me realise that creativity, perseverance and learning new skills pushed me to keep going ahead. Guidance from my lecturers and collaboration with my peers helped me improve my projects and discover new ways to shape my work. The awards I received motivates me to aim higher, do better and keep working hard. I believe that hard work pays off someway and someday. My work experience outside school has helped me gain self-confidence, independence, determination and contentment in my daily life. My recent work experience also allowed me to manage my time, enhance my communication skills and infrastructure knowledge.
meganyeo08@gmail.com
RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCES - 2019 TO 2020
EDUCATION
YEAR 2 Studio Project
Diploma in Architecture (2021) Nanyang Polytechnic (2018 - 2021) Completed GCE O’Levels (2017) Unity Secondary School (2014 - 2017)
LANGUAGE PROFICENCY
English (Written & Spoken) Mandarin (Written & Spoken), Hokkien (Spoken)
IT PROFICENCY
Adobe: Autocad, Illustrator & Photoshop MS Office: Excel, Powerpoint & Word BIM: Revit & Enscape Others: Rhino, Lumion, Unity & GIS
Genius of Nature. The project was to study animals, organisms or plants. My genius was an Octopus that was then transformed into a living space/Architecture for foreign workers. My project title was ‘Autofillers Abode’. The effect of this project was to raise awareness for all of us to lend a helping hand in integrating them into the context of Singapore emotionally. In Autofillers Abode, the foreign workers will be able to share, sell and stay. They will be selling and sharing their local delights with Singapore in exchange for our local culture to build a more harmonious society. This will also help us in gaining more knowledge before travelling. This project brought me a chance to present my work in BEX Asia Exhibition in MBS (2019).
EDUSAVE AWARDS/AWARDS
Travels in Parallel Reality. The project was to study a way to bring an interaction between the past and the present. My site was at (2019/2020 Sem 2, 2020/2021 Sem 1) St. Andrews Nursing Home along Yung Ho Road which Microsoft Office Specialist (2015) was Tang Dynasty City in the past. Thus, I integrated (Powerpoint & Word) them in a way that the patients in the Nursing Home Merit Bursary (2015) Merit Bursary, Good Progress Award (2014)(2013) are able to experience the Tang Dynasty in the present. Character Award & Good Progress Award (2012) I went on to explore on the types of chinese roofs and differentiated them into identities to inform the use of each building based on its roof. Then, I managed to KEY INTEREST sieve out 2 communities (Hopeful and Hopeless) where - Project Management they can decide, happiness or medication is their cure. - Architecture Design My project title was ‘ The Nursing Tang Dynasty ’ - Civil Engineering Merit Bursary (2021)(2020)(2019) NYP SDN Director’s List
OTHER INTERESTS
Tree Planting/House-visits with MP (2022)(2021) NYP Open House, Student Volunteer (2019) Volleyball Recreational team (2019) NYP AMK Seniors/Elderly Engagement (2018) Golfing (2019) Scuba-diving (Open-water) (2019)
KEY WORK EXPERIENCE(S) - CPGFM (CCK Town Council) - Aug 2021 - Current - RSP Architects (Internship) - Mar 2020 - Aug 2020 - UOB Asset Tagger with HP - Feb 2018 - Apr 2018/2019 - HP (Hewlett Packard) - Nov 2017- Feb 2018 1
Journal Entry In th i s j o urnal , I w i l l b e w r i t i n g on t h e 2 p r oj e c t s ’ e x pe r ie n c e s f r o m t h is v o lu me . I will s t a r t by in t r o du cing my first pro j ect i n Yea r 2 , t h e A ut of i l l e r s A b od e . T h is pr o je c t wa s t h e f ir s t p r o je c t t h a t s pa r ke d me in t o h aving a new way o f thi n k i n g t ow a r d s d e si g n . I n i t i a l l y , I t h o u g h t t h a t I wo u ld n o t be a b le t o c o me u p wit h a nyt hing a s I w as sl o wer tha n a n yon e e l se a n d m y i d e a s we r e r e je c t e d t ime a f t e r t ime . H o we v e r , I wa s g la d that my lec turers, Weo i Mi n a n d C J gui d e d m e a n d t o ld me t h a t I c a n t r y O r ig a mi. F r o m t h e n o n , I g o t my h ands on to Ori gami wh i ch w a s som e t h i n g n e w t o m e a n d dif f ic u lt ie s we r e t r y in g t o f in d t h e r ig h t o n e f o r me . However, duri n g o n e o f t h e c r i t s, I got a n i n sp i r a t i on f r o m a p e e r t h a t O r ig a mi do e s n o t o n ly me a n a bs t r a ct but it can be o f a fo rm of use . T h us, t h a t w a s w h e r e I le a r n e d t o ma ke a f o lda b le c u b e t h a t f o llo ws t h e f u nction of an Octo pus’s te n t a c l e . F r om a si m p l e c ub e t o a u n it h o me f o r p e o p le t o liv e in wa s wh a t a ma z e d me t he mo st. I gai ned t o k n ow t h a t a USA BL E A r c hit e c t u r e is a t r u e b e a u t y t h a n a n A B S T R A CT o n e wit h n o use.
The n ext pro j ect, T h e N ur si n g T a n g D yn a st y. T h is p r o je c t , t o me , wa s r u s h e d a s I wa s s t u c k in t h e f ir s t phase of i t as there we r e so m a n y t h i n gs h a p p e n i ng f o r me t o in t e g r a t e t h e p a s t a n d t h e p r e s e n t s u c c e s sf ully. I di d many types of r e se a r c h f r om h a i r st yl e s, c lo t h in g , bu ildin g s c u lp t u r e s , f a c a de s , a n d t h e wa y p eople communi cate. How e v e r , t h ose w e r e j ust c l ue s t o my ma in ide a wh ic h wa s n o wh e r e t o be f o u n d y e t . Having so man y cl ues a n d r e se a r c h e s w a s b e n e f i c ia l y e t c o n f u s in g a s I wa n t e d t o br in g t h e m a ll t o g e t h er and there was j ust so m uc h t o b e d on e w i t h i n t h e t ime lin e . T h e wo r d I M P O S S I B LE ke pt a ppe a r in g be f o r e m e but , a fter tel l i ng mysel f t h a t I h a v e t o sh ow i m p r ov e me n t s in e v e r y o n e o f my c o n s u lt a t io n s , I h a d a mo s t memora bl e pro bl em-so l v i n g c on sul t a t i on w i t h m y l e c t u r e r , J a s min e a n d we ma n a g e d t o c o me u p wit h t h e use of ro o fs to bri n g out t h e use of e a c h b ui ldin g . W it h t h a t , mo r e P O S S I B I LI T I E S c a me a bo u t a n d t h e H opeful an d Ho pe l e ss c om m un i t i e s w e r e f or m e d wh e r e pe o p le in t h e N u r s in g H o me c a n c h o o s e t h eir path i n wh i ch medi c a t i on or h a p p i n e ss w i l l b e t h e c u r e f o r t h e m. T h is is b y f a r t h e mo s t me mo r a ble and h e a r t- wa r min g pr o je c t I did.
Project Walkthrough(s) 1 - Autofillers Abode
2 - Nursing Tang Dynasty
TRAVELS IN PARALLEL REALITY
THE CITY OF NURSING TANG DYNASTY TYPE: ACADEMIC (YR 2 SEM 2) LECTURER(S): JASMINE TAN TYPOLOGY: MIXED-USE LOCATION: 2 YUNG HO ROAD, SINGAPORE SOFTWARE USED: AUTOCAD, RHINO, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR AND LUMION
GENIUS OF NATURE
AUTOFILLERS ABODE TYPE: ACADEMIC (YR 2 SEM 1) LECTURER(S): LEE WEOI MIN TYPOLOGY: RESIDENTIAL (SHOPHOUSE CONTEXT) LOCATION: BISHAN PARK (WATER-PLAYGROUND), SINGAPORE SOFTWARE USED: AUTOCAD, RHINO, BIM(REVIT), PHOTOSHOP,ILLUSTRATOR AND LUMION
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THE CITY OF NURSING TANG DYNASTY This project has a deep meaning to bring back the true lives of the ‘citizens’ of the nursing home. This showcases the two scenarios of the genuine thoughts of the elderlies in their later stages of life. How will they choose to live then?
‘Nursing TANG Dynasty’
Timeline
Day activities
SITE DETAIL
Density
Legend: Figure ground
Sunpath
Windpath
Water bodies
Roads
Landscape
Drainage
Site: 2 Yung Ho Walk, past site of Tang dynasty city, present site of St Andrews Nursing Home. This site is peaceful as surrounding it are space of greenery and a nearby reservoir. Across the road is a supermarket and entertainments.
HAPPY CARE STREET
PERFORMING STRENGTH LANE
A street where one decides when they want to seek mental/physical assistance.
A street where one decides when they want to seek mental/physical assistance.
LOVERS STREET A street where one goes on dates with themselves (self-love) or a partner that walks with them through the last days.
HAPPY BLESSING ROAD
A road towards where one will appreciate what is given to them in life by returning it through the kindness to others.
BEAUTY ORIGIN ROAD
A road where one can touch-up on their appearance on their own anyway they want at any point of time.
PERFORMING SURGERY LANE
A lane where one does not regret its outcome but having the positivity that it will be successful as long as one is contented.
TO-GATH ROA
A road where with their love receive since
MAKE-UP STREET
PERFORMING SURGERY LANE
A street where one has a make-up artist to put on make-up for them on their last days.
A lane where one does not regret its outcome but having the positivity as long as one is contented.
HERING AD
e one gathers ones to offer or ere blessings.
CARE ROAD
STROLL ROAD
A road where all the care A road where one can take centres are located to have walks outside their rooms with an easy access during the watch of the caretakers. emergency.
LOOK-OUT LANE A lane where everyone looks out for one another in ways they can and being each other’s company through times.
APPOINTMENT STREET A street where one needs to fix a date and time to meet each other for a chit-chat.
Roof’s meaning Roofs in general are shelters, privacy and protection. Without a roof, there’s no home. However, in the Traditional Chinese culture, roofs represents their hierachy, their power in say, powers against spirits, shelter and the purpose of the space beneath them. The number of tiers, the angle of curvature and shape of the roofs carries its meaning. This project will show its meaning to the roofs.
1 tier (Round/圆) ‘all together’ roof
3 tiers (Round/圆) ‘all Must together’
1 tier with a non-smooth curvature: Selectives together and a lower care level.
2 tiers with a non-smooth curvature: Selectives together and a higher care level.
1 tier with smooth arch: ‘common and welcoming’
1tier with smooth arch: ‘not so grand but a soothing feeling’
3 tiers Round/圆’s togetherness with a flying top tier of lightness ‘grand and welcoming’
8 tiers Round/圆’s togetherness with a flying top tier of lightness ‘very grand and welcoming’
3 tiers with strict archs ‘grand yet fearful’
4 tiers with strict archs ‘very grand yet fearful’
1 tier with strict arch: ‘not so grand but with a sharp pointed tip’, facing its direction to the sky.
2 tier with strict arch: ‘grand and with a sharp pointed tip’, facing its direction to the sky.
Pagoda Staff stay
Clinic
Clinic
Makeover Kiosk
Touch-up Kiosk Performing Arts Threatre
Shophouse
Food production
High Tea Clinic
Family Hut
Activity Hut
Hospital/ stay
Touch-up Kiosk Food production Staff stay
Stadium
Surgery
FLOORPLAN LEVEL 2
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FLOORPLAN LEVEL 1 Numbers in red - rise level in accordance to ground (0), units in mm
ELEVATION (A)
ELEVATION (B)
SECTION
SECTION
Hope-less A community of ‘happiness is medication’, appreciating life at its fullest in painless means.
Performing Strength Stadium
Performing Arts Threatre
This Stadium has two levels of sports hall, consisting of basketball and badminton court. It aims to give challenges to the elderlies.
This threatre allows the elderlies to perform anything they want. They can even make use of the surrounding nature for sounds.
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This shophouse any food and simply rent it t they
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Touch-up Kiosk
High-Tea Care Clinic
This touch-up kiosk is available almost everywhere where they can get to dress up anytime in anyway they
This is a special clinic where no appointment is needed and elderlies will come anytime they need someone to talk to.
Hope-full A community of ‘go by the book medication’ , seeking professional help through medical treatments to strive for chances of survival.
Performing Surgery Threatre
Performing Endurance Hospital
This Surgical threatre will help perform surgery just like any hospital.
This hospital provides accomodation for the elderlies, food and medications are served regularly.
Meal Preparation Factory This meal preparation factory prepares food for the elderlies based on their suitable diet.
Make-over Kiosk This Make-up kiosk is a turn-over for the elderlies before the head to the pagoda, it gives them a chance to be who they really want to be.
Consulting Care Clinic
Staff Stay
This clinic provide minor care treatment/ medication.
This staff stay is accomodated for all staffs.
Community Activity Hut This Activity hut bonds the community together to pickup a new skill like chess.
Catch-up Kiosk This Catch-up kiosk is a leisure place beside the accomodation for the elderlies to catch-up by the surrounding nature.
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This family hut, invites all famil through their last stages with th happy moments before they together to ho
Outdoor Activities
Finally, the Grand Pagoda where is either a blessing or sadness for everyone where they wil either pay their last respects or thanking god by burning joss papers on everystep while climbing the pagoda. The ashes will then be washed down by the outer tube of water for a blessed river within the Nursing Tang dynasty.
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ly members of the citizens to go hem, talking and bringing up the y leave or even having to pray ope for the best.
Hope-full
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AUTOFILLERS ABODE
The idea of this community serves to allow foreigners to adapt efficiently and comfortably in Singap without having to worry about looking for jobs as they can simply import goods from their country to it here. This benefits both local and foreigners, getting to exchange cultures and languages through natural environment in the neighbourhoods.
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u b The Study of Octopus Giant Pacific Octopus - World's Largest Octopus. The giant Pacific octopus. is a large marine cephalopod belonging to the genus Enteroctopus. Its spatial distribution includes the coastal North Pacific, along California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Alaska, Russia, Japan, and Korean Peninsula.
Mantle The mantle is a highly muscled structure that houses all of the animal's organs.
Tentacle The limbs/tentacles of the octopus are flexible in a way that it can rotate, stretch , curl and contract whenever its needed. It helps them to move, eat and attack its prey. Its flexibility levels with its size from the end.
Mantle cavity
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Brain
The octopus has a main brain with 8 other brain, 1 in each end tentacle.
Blue blood The veins of an octopus contains hemocyanin, which is copper-based. Copper is more efficient for transporting oxygen in low temperatures, but it makes the animals highly sensitive to changes in pH.
suction cup/sucker
Each sucker is attached to the arm by a muscular base that can rotate the sucker in any direction and can elongate it to twice its normal length This muscle gives a touch sensitivity that they can "walk" an item along an arm simply by moving the suckers.
Blue blood
Brain
Site Analysis
Legend: Canal
Wind flow
Site
Sun
Land
dscape
Figure Ground
Road
Cyclist Route
Feature - Movement - Function - Test Models
Twirl effect from a square to an octagram When multi-compressed, forms a binocular view of a space
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Night - Insulator - it maximises the heat in it to provide comfort during the
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e cool night
and also allowing only minimal sunlight to enter
Mantle cavity In:
Tentacle
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Movement of water (containing oxygen) in and out
The contractions of sometimes contract point /line or even tw
Suction cup/sucker
muscles can ts to its origin wisted.
The suckers under the tentacles extends to surfaces for grip.
Blue blood
The blue blood gives its case (veins and arteries) its colour.
Creating relations from an octopus to a live-able space.
Brain
Each brain controls the a each tentacle.
activities in
A day/night market for foreign workers
Plantation (3units) Anyone in the community can plant and grow their own crops for selling or own use. * Water come from the waterpark that implanted.
Delivery Hub (1unit) Good are transported and kept here(mailbox) till villagers take then to store at their own household.
Rooms
Storage
Community hub Where everyone and anyone comes together to share anything including events/performances.
The only tentacle with a unit of plantation to indicate the survival of a tentacle when it is being cut; able to survive on its own.
Suite (2units) Like the brain, it differs from others. And it should be given a luxury of having a spare unit.
Stairway, retractable platform. When market closes, it retracts, giving each unit a private time.
Folding process
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North
West
East