Nigel -- Architectural Portfolio

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

-NIGEL ONG YE XUN-2020 - 2022-

Nigel Ong Ye Xun

I am a architecture student from NYP. I would like to be viewed by others as someone who is able to think creatively and is able to come up with potential fun and meaningful designs. The focus of my portfolio is to showcase the process and works throughout my NYP journey.

Singapore

My name is Nigel. I am an Architecture Student from Nanyang Polytechnic, currently finishing my last year. I developed my interest in Architecture through the appreciation of different types of buildings all around Singapore and the many countries I’ve travelled to.

EDUCATION

Diploma in Architec ture Nanyang Polytechnic (current)

Poly Foundation Program - 2019

Jurong Secondar y School

Completed N Levels - 2018

ABOUT ME Projects

YEAR 2 - GENIUS IN NATURE

In this projec t, we got to pick a living organism and study their forms and habits to create an architec ture that relates back to the ac tions or habits the organism does. This lead me to design a self-sustainable gym for people to workout, as my guru was the “lobster ” and its func tion was to be a source of energy for predators.

YEAR 1 - Little I ndia

In this projec t, we got to choose a exisiting architec ture to then fur ther improve this building through the daily ac tions of the inhabitants. This allowed me to step out of my com for t zone for model mak ing as we were only limited to using bamboos

INTERNSHIP

I was given the opportunity to intern at MCC Singapore during my internship program. The experience exposed me to more towards modeling and I gained further knowledge on the software Revit as it was the main modeling software used there. This new found knowledge can be used to aid me in my school's Final Year Project.

STUDIO

1. THE SELF SUSTAINING GREEN GYM

The objective of the project is to develop an understanading of building construction techniques, methods and choice of material for sustainable construction. The aim of this project is to design a 4m x 4m cabin based on our haiku created from a selected city from the book “Invisble Cities” by Italo Calvino. The choosen city for my project is the city of “Anastasia”, a city that enslaves people with their own desires.

Site: Lower Seletar Reservior

DESIGN CONCEPT

In the near future, scientist have discovered a way to reduce the usage or burning fossil fuels. They have made power gyms, for citizens to use. As Singapore strives to be a green city, the government has decided to build up as much of these gyms around the reserviors of Singapore and made it free to use in order to promote Singaporeans to use renewable energy, Lower Selatar being the rst among the many reserviors. These power gyms allow them to generate energy and exercise at the same time. After exercising, they can bring back the energy they created via batteries to use it for themselves in order to save electrical bills. They can also donate it to elderly as some elderly might not be as t to do these exercies.

Although it may not be enough to last them for months, it will still be enough for them to use for basic needs, or to be stored as emergency uses.

East Elevation

West Elevation

2. THE ENTENSIVE PARASITIC BUILDING

In this studio, we learned that architecture is basically an interface around us that alters how we move and work in these spaces. As a person goes about their daily life, they will experince inhabitable spaces. The objective of this project is to study a persona and their daily routine/way of life and then come up with an architecture that serves as an extension of a person’s body and relating back to their way of life.

RESOURCEFUL “PARASITE”

Magic: Extension/Expansion of parasidic spaces

My choosen villager is a pop up store owner. The villager help with repairing bikes and other mechanical machines. He uses the back of his friend’s shop as a storage area to store his components and materials, as he does not have a physical building for his store. From this, I thought of a parasite which bene ts from its host. Theforefore, I created the magice called the “Extension/Expansion of parasidic spaces”. And through further observations, came out with the schedule of accommodations.

3. LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRE

We as a team have studied environmental simulation tests, to design a “net zero energy” Learning Resource Centre (LRC) building which consists of a library, classrooms, laboratories, art studios and an outdoor courtyard amphitheatre connecting level 1 to level 2. We also would like to introduce the use of green architectural strategies based on the environmental simulation tests to gather data of how certain factors affect the building.

Figure 5 3: Level 2 Floor Plan

Building is slightly rotated to face NE direction in order to maximise its exposure to the prevailing wind (NE & SW) to promote ventilation in the building interior as such minimise the usage of mechanical ventilation devices The L-shaped structure also aids in containing the incoming wind Classrooms, library, laboratories and art studios are placed at the edge of the building to ensure they are in a favorable position to receive daylight and the prevailing wind. By doing so it reduces the reliance on artificial lighting and mechanical ventilation thus minimising the energy consumption.

Light Shelves and Double Glazing

By facing the North-East direction, the study areas will also receive an adequate amount of daylight from the Eastern Sun to the interior which helps to reduce the usage of artificial lighting. However, the glaze and heat can be irritating to the users therefore we decided to implement light shelves and double glazing glasses on some of the windows to enhance the user experience and increase their productivity.

Figure 3 3 : Daylight performance in the building interior without light shelves and double glazing

Figure 5.4: Site plan

Figure 5 5: Site model

B uilding Model

4. JAPANESE STYLE HOUSE

The objective of the project is to create and render a digital model using the software Revit to allow the visualization of the building without having to build it on the actual site. In this assignmnet, we were tasked to choose an architectural style and design a building based our research. In this project, I have choosen the Japanese style houses for my project to study and design on.

DESIGN CONCEPT

The concept is based from the Traditional Japanese Houses. The house will be a 1-story house that is measured 8m in height, 16m in width and 10 m in length with a scale of 1:100. The frame of a Japanese house is made of wood, and the weight is supported by vertical columns and horizontal beams. They have a large roof, covered with stones to protect the house from the hot summer sun, they are also sloped instead of at, allowing rainwater to ow o easily. In order to avoid moisture from the ground, the oor is elevated several tens of centimeters and is laid across horizontal wooden oor beams. Areas like the kitchen and hallways have wooden ooring, but rooms in which people sit, such as the living room, are covered with mats called tatami that are made from woven rush grass. The site also includes a garden, a pond/swimming pool, a carpark and a pavement.

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