MIAO JUAN TOH PORTFOLIO Selected Works University of Melbourne 2018 - 2020 Bachelor of Design
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TABLE OF CONTENTS | 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACADEMIC CARLTON CONNECT
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Design Studio Epsilon
“HI NEIGHBOUR”
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GLASS FLOWER
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Design Studio Gamma
Digital Design
4 | PROFILE
CV | 5
EDUCATION 2017-2020
+ University of Melbourne Bachelor of Design Major in Architecture, Minor in Construction Management & Specialisation in BIM
2014-2015
+ Pioneer Junior College GCE A’Levels ACHIEVEMENTS
2017, 2018 & 2020
+ MSDx Exhibition Design Studio Epsilon, Design Studio Gamma, Digital Design and Foundations of Design: Representation
Miao Juan Toh miaojuan.toh@outlook.com +61 402 940 678
Carlton, VIC 3053 Singaporean
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 2020
+ John Holland Virtual Experience Participant Virtual InsideSherpa Completed real-life work modules that provided opportunities to develop technical skills such as applying critical analysis in design reviews; attention to details for concrete take-offs; prioritisation of criteria and tender analysis for comparing subcontract rates.
2019-2020
+ Marketing Officer Melbourne ASEAN Youth Organization (AYO) ASEAN Student of Melbourne University (ASMU) Developed offline and online promotional material/visual content to marketing campaign, boosting the awareness of ASMU and AYO. Achieved 3.8k event reach for the Australian - ASEAN Youth Summit (AAYS) Career Panel; 3k event reach for the ASEAN Gala Night.
2014, 2015 & 2017
+ Volunteer Experience at Battambang Cambodia A Call To Share (ACTS) Organised and facilitated a 1- week creative and academic curriculum to a class of 25 local primary school students.
As an aspiring Architect, I have a passion for learning innovative digital tools that not only enhances design and construction delivery, but also improve my ability to produce sustainable design solutions that enriches the quality of living for local communities. By listening earnestly and communicating openly, I place an importance on understanding the needs of people and working cohesively with team members, to facilitate positive change within our cities.
2015
+ EAGLES Award Singapore Amongst the top 10% of students in each school, awarded for leadership qualities and good services to the community and schools, excellence in non-academic activities, and good conduct.
2009-2015
+ Badminton Captain Singapore Lead teams of 10 -15 members and organised trainings as well as interschool competitions. Enforced the practice of good sportsmanship and encouraged team members to support each other as well as instill a sense of belonging within the team.
SKILLS DESIGN
Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, Revit, ArchiCAD, AutoCAD
ADOBE
Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Premier Pro
RENDER
Vray, Enscape
BIM TOOLS
Solibri, Synchro, CostX
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CARLTON CONNECT LONELINESS IN URBANISATION DESIGN STUDIO: EPSILON TYPE: URBAN DESIGN (WEEK 1-3) + COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (WEEK 4-14) SITE: 149 LYGON STREET, CARLTON, VIC YEAR: 2020
7 | DESCRIPTION
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COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (CHC) Loneliness is an emerging public health issue that can have adverse effects on the physical and mental health of individuals.
Site Integration with CHC
Carlton Connect serves to improve social integration by re-engaging the community with its design and delivery of services. It focuses on providing health amenities that improves mental wellbeing as well as community services that encourage dialogue between different social groups to create a better sense of belonging to the neighbourhood. This is done by enhancing the experience of the ‘community walk’ as it is a great opportunity to interact with your neighbours and develop meaningful connections that strengthens the community as a whole. Going for a walk can also be a great form of exercise and stress relief, resulting in an improvement of your overall health. Ultimately, it’s this notion of combining the experience of the ‘community walk’ into the design of the community health center that allows people to come to Carlton to Connect.
Public & Private Tenants
Ageing Population (largest projected growth)
Culturally Diverse (56% born overseas)
Mainly Youths (median age - 25)
more likely to experience
as a result of
caused by
Group Therapy
Art Room Carer Support Woodworks
9 | DESIGN PROCESS
SITE PLAN | 10
Vista
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Vista
Axial Entry
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Setback
Site Contour Design Response
Site Circulation
Rotation of Upper Level Massing Residential A
Massing
Public
Staff
Support Services
Outdoor Lounge
Services
Health Amenities
partment
Stop
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Open Space
Super Tram
RA
Allowance for Open Spaces
DE
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Hard Street Edge
Programming
1F Waiting Area 2F Work Area
URBAN DESIGN PROPOSAL
4F Restaurant
3F Kitchen Area
Extension of ‘Community Walk’
Internal Circulation
DESIGN PROCESS
11 | CONCEPT
FLOOR PLAN | 12
NOTION OF PROGRESSION Eg r
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Proving distinct points of Entry and Exit for Mental Health clients, allows them to feel a sense of mental improvement after their visit to the doctors. Through the green corridor, they may choose to return back into the CHC to utilise its facilities or discretely depart from the CHC after their appointment.
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GREEN CORRIDOR Research has shown that having a connection to the exterior surrounding, creates positive reinforcements to the improvement of a client’s mental health. Therefore, a green corridor is positioned in parallel to the Mental Health Consultation Rooms (MHCR), bringing a calming ambiance within each health visit.
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Additionally, it serves as a street buffer for noise and privacy, generated from the heavy vehicle and human traffic flow of Cemetery Road. It also provides adequate shading in summer.
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Roof Terrace Restaurant
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GREEN CORRIDOR
Entry
MHCR
2 MHCR
Lift Lobby
Multipurpose Rm
NORTH SECTION A
General Practitioner Dental Pathology Podiatry Mental Health Therapy Group Therapy Carer Support Services
B
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Entry
Exit
Exit
Office Space
HEALTH SERVICES • • • • • • •
Open Atrium
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G SOUTH
Circulation Path (Mental Health Client)
• Woodworks • Creative Space - Craft Area, Recording Studio, Music Rm & Computer Area • Cafe/Casual Dining and Resting Area • Gym - Yoga & Physiotherapy • Multipurpose Rm (allows communities/small social groups to host private events) • Open Atrium (suitable for public talks and open campaigns)
Ground Level Floor Plan
Lygon Street
First Level Diagram
13 | SECTION & PERSPECTIVES
Open Office Area
Outlook Point
Outdoor BBQ
Meeting Rm
FWR
Amb
FWR
Amb
Restaurant
Open Office Area
Roof Terrace
Storage
Outdoor Lounge Lookout Point
Dental
Outdoor Seating
GP
Recep
Waiting Area
Open Atrium
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N SITE SECTION B
Carpark
South West Entrance
North West Entrance
Ground Level Open Atrium
North East Entrance
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Gym
North-East Visual Prominence
Reading Area
Reception
Roof Terrace
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“HI NEIGHBOUR” LIVING NEIGHBOURHOOD DESIGN STUDIO: GAMMA TYPE: LIVING NEIGHBOURHOOD (GROUP + INDIVIDUAL WORK) SITE: 4 MACARTHUR PLACE NORTH, CARLTON, VIC YEAR: 2018
16 | DESCRIPTION
DESIGN PROCESS | 17
DESIGN PROCESS Elgin St
Canning St
Nicholls Ln
Site Heritage
MacArthur Pl North
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Underutilised Backyards
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Site Access & Characteristics
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Design Response
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Programming
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Ground Activation
FORM + PROGRAM (GROUP WORK) Group: Will Rudd, Olivia Wan, Devina Citraramyaguna, Shiyi Wang and Myself. Our concept focused on supporting communal relationships in residential living. In consideration of the different types of residents living in Carlton, the design responds by providing accessibility for all and allocating different dwelling sizes to suit diverse family unit sizes. The program aims to encourage a co-living community environment to reduce the spatial allocation of amenities and to provide more residential area to each unit. As a result, the following amenities have been identified as opportunities to create shared facilities: 1. Shared Laundry 2. Shared Bin Room 3. Shared Bike Storage 4. Shared Function Room
5. Shared Garden Space 6. Shared Elevator Lobby 7. Shared Corridor
Laneway Activiation: Following the original utility of the bluestone laneway within the neighbourhood, it serves as a waste disposal accessway. Street Activation: Ground floor units have access to a front and back porch, as a way to create separation between public and private space. The back porch located within the site, allows for occupants to open their boundary to the public area. As a result, it could serve as a point of interest for others to build connection with its residents living on the site.
MATERIALITY (INDIVIDUAL WORK) By retaining the existing Heritage frontage, it was important to choose materials that would create a visual connection with existing surrounding building. With brick and black aluminum cladding as the chosen materiality, it brings a modern and refreshed design adaptation that blends well with the surrounding infrastructure. Bluestone tiles were used as paving within the central courtyard, creating a sense of familiarity to Melbourne’s laneways.
Street Buffer
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Green Infrastructure Residential
Underutilised Zones
New Residential Allocation
Commercial
Garden Setback
Retained Heritage Frontage
Vegetation
Raised Green Plane
18 | FLOOR PLANS & SECTIONS
Ground Level Floor Plan
First Level Floor Pan
Section A
Loft Level Floor Plan
Section B
Roof Terrace Floor Plan
Section D
19 | SECTION & DETAIL
Front-to-Back 3 Storey Apartment
Transveral 2 Storey Apartment
Single Storey Apartment
2 Bedroom Unit
3 Bedroom Unit
1 Bedroom Unit
2 Bedroom Unit
3 Bedroom Unit
1 Bedroom Loft Unit Commercial
Communal Amenities Metal Cladding Metal Cladding FilterFilter Polycarbon Shading Polycarbon Shading Insulation Insulation SoilSoil Plasterboard Plasterboard Ceiling Ceiling
Communal Corridor
Wooden Slats Wooden Slats (Exterior Louvres) (Exterior Louvres)
DIVERSE HOUSING TYPES
RESIDENTIAL AMENITIES Cladding against WoodWood Cladding Concrete wall
Parquet Flooring Rasied Interior Wood Flooring ConcreteConcrete SlabSlab
Raised Exterior Wood Platform Raised Exterior Wood Platform
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E DETAILS
20 | RENDER & PHYSICAL MODEL
Resident Corridor
Rooftop Lounge
Ground Entry
Group Site Model
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GLASS FLOWER QUEEN VICTORIA GARDEN PAVILION DESIGN STUDIO: DIGITAL DESIGN TYPE: PAVILION SITE: KING’S DOMAIN, MELBOURNE, VIC YEAR: 2018
22 | DESCRIPTION
DESIGN PROCESS| 23
COMPUTATIONAL PROCESS
DIAGRAM LUNCH SEMINAR
Diamond Panel (LUNCHBOX)
OCCUPATION OF SPACE
Petal Geomtery
Rotation & Vector Movement
STRUCTURE
Spine Development
QUARTET PERFORMANCE
GLAZING
HIGH
DENSITY
LOW
CONCEPT The form of the structure was inspired by a flower that grew out of its urbanscape. With the use of minimal steel supporting glass panels that seemingly float, the main concept of the Glass Flower is to experience a sense of ‘lightness’ in both its transparency and mass.
The use of glass panels allows for visual transparency while maintaining physical thresholds. This allows the space to feel enclosed by creating immediate boundaries but also visually connects the internal space to its exterior views, thus eliminating the feeling of suffocation within the pavilion.
CIRCULATION PATH
Circulation into the pavilion requires one to step up into the space. This separates one’s senses of the surrounding nature and the man-made experience of the pavilion.
THRESHOLD
The base of the pavilion is separated into 2 platforms. One provides space for performances and seminars while the other will provide space for seating.
24 | ISOMETRIC DIAGRAM
The frosted glass panels were positioned in varies heights, overlapping the lower panel. This would allow for wind to pass through the structure while providing shelter from rainfall.
The placement of the panels influences the circulation of space. There are only 2 entry into this spaces even though the structure may seem open due to its transparency and lightness.
The spine of the panel was created with Grasshopper. Several points were set out to form the shape of the panel and was thereafter connected to the spine. The platform was raised to separate the threshold of the pavilion from the landscape.
The surface was panelized by Lunchbox with diamond patterns.
Part of the structure pulled apart to show the interior space.
In order to support the panel, a truss system was extruded from the panel.
Entrance
Day View
EXPLODED ISOMETRIC 1:100 0
500
1500mm
Interior
25 | PHYSICAL MODEL
END | 26 Perspective 01
Interior Seating
Perspective 02
Exterior Perspectives
Subtle Entrance