CHEW PUI CHENG
Rebuilding Human-Nature Relationships
Source: Ramboll Studio Dreiseitl
2008 - 2010 : DIPLOMA WORK
IDENTIFY COMMUNITY ISSUES ON SITE AND ATTEMPT TO INFUSE IT WITH THERAPEUTIC SPACES AND VEGETATION.
COURTYARD •Pass a courtyard-like space after the shop lots. •Outdoor activities can be conducted under a shaded canopy of trees. •The weather beaten wall is complimented with a new plant wall.
ENTRANCE • The forked entrance to the community space or prayer hall.
ABLUTION/BATHROOMS •Conduct Wudu with a curtain of spanish moss, voids, and forest outlook.
PRAYER HALL •The symbolic Mihrab and Minbar is practically removable with a floor directing the kiblat. •Floor levelled to determine gender separation, pray on floor planted with moss.
LOBBY •A sitting lounge and passageway to with an off-the-edge quality. •Or, choose to just pass through the building without participating in the circulation while being able to feel the plants on the wall and floor.
SOUP KITCHEN AND LIBRARY/CLASSROOM •A separation of spaces while enhancing the double level height effect. •Spanish moss for shading (only needs air and moisture). Plants on the wall able start and organic vegetable vertical garden. •Able to facilitate and sustain the Myanmarese refugees ability to live.
CANOPY WALKWAY •A transition between the urban extrusion to a complete botanical sanctuary where the concrete jungle of the city has disappeared.
OFFICE •The office of the building pitches a full panoramic surrounding view and effective privacy. •With spanish moss to enhance the frail lightness of the structure, with shading and cooling qualities.
August 2009 Location: Klang, Selangor Role: Student TAYLOR’S UNIVERSITY Architecture Studio 3: MOSSque Contemporary response that connects spirituality with nature, acessible and convenient to residents. a local gathering node, for myanmarese refugess to assimilate and be understood. restoring an inner city forest to be a sanctuary amongst the hectic city buzz.
CHILL OUT SPOT •Yellow line - Public circulation •Blue line - Myanmarese and Malaysian community circulation •Red line – Praying Muslims circulation
RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE
WINERY •Placement to give prominence. •Access by bridge for a special twist. •Taste wine while watching urban activity.
BANQUET HALL •Raised platform for enhanced formality. •Pond water running surrounding space. •Double volume height complementing existing trees.
LOUNGE •Place to wait for transportation, watch for guardians. •Denotes the subtle entrance into culinary school. •Accessed by staircase overlooking loading bay.
BISTRO •Visual connection between public, students, kitchen skills for assimilation. •Pass by an open grill for pizzas to tease appetite. •Banquet hall can be closed during low hours.
VEGETABLE GARDEN •Encourage students to grow own produce. •Overlooks trees with nooks to have discussions •Through and through infinite void through building.
LEARNING GARDEN •Learn to grow and learn produce with library help. •Continuous greenery to chill spot up to kitchen wall. •Serene to look at after tiring classes and studying.
STUDENT ACCOMODATION •Common room for activities before sleeping hours. •Dormitories to allow students to look out for other. •Vantage gaps through brick walls for night sky stare.
COUNSELLING ROOM •Infinite directed view to skies and nothingness. •To be alone, closer to God to help their emotions. •Soft space segregated from the hard space of class.
August 2010 Location: Jalan Petaling, Kuala Lumpur Role: Student TAYLOR’S UNIVERSITY Architecture Studio 4: Italian culinary institute for young destitutes. Bringing back the roots of cooking with fresh produce, spaces that enhance the wellbeing of the student, elevate them with hope in being a part of society again, improve the city’s darker strata of society. CHILL OUT SPOT •Dining spot after going through culinary lessons. •Competition for distinct kitchens, but play nice after. •Alone corner overlooks colonial shops and KL tower.
OPEN COURTYARD •To bring students together as closed knit community. •For possibilities of rearing pets or growing produce. •A transition to the public administration office.
CLASSROOM & PLAFORM LIBRARY •Direct access to publication materials. •Round table tutorial sessions instead of lectures. •Say hi to students of courtyard beneath.
EDUCATIONAL ARCHITECTURE
August 2010 Location: UNESCO site, Portuguese Settlement, Malacca Role: Student TAYLOR’S UNIVERSITY Integrated Project: Catholic Church Design Proposal Winning team : 6 architectural designers (Malaysia) The project won because we paid attention to the well-being and safety of the visitors, in collaboration with the local council, quantity surveyors and construction management students.
HERITAGE ARCHITECTURE
2010 - 2011: RESORTS AND HOTELS CREATED LUXURIOUS DESIGNS, DISCOVERED ORIGINAL ICONS, WORLD ECONOMICS AND OPERATIONS, GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIALS, HUGE DEVELOPMENTS AND PERFECTION.
August 2011 – June 2012 Location: Venice, Italy Role: Key Cad Technician DENNISTON Aman Canal Grande Hotel Mentors : Cedric Richards (South Africa), David Schoonbroodt (Belgium), Dorothea Kranjcic (Germany) Drawing preparation of all interior architecture layouts & elevations for a 13th century building. selection and positioning of all fittings, finishing and furniture. collaboration with local architects on information accuracy.
INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
August 2011 – June 2012 Location: Hainan, China Role: Cad Technician DENNISTON One and Only Sanya Resort Mentors: Lim Soo Chin, Lau Kok Man (Malaysia) Paul Wygers (South Africa) Dechnical drawing preparation for plan layouts for all front of house and back of house operations. also including villas and guest bedrooms.
RESORT ARCHITECTURE
August 2011 – June 2012 Location: Sunny bay, Hainan, China Role: Key Cad Technician DENNISTON Park Hyatt, Sanya Resort & Andaz Resort Mentors: Lim Soo Chin, Lau Kok Man (Malaysia) Drawing preparation from construction details to master planning. this project was extremely large, and in construction phase. therefore all aspects were quickly redesigned when needed.
RESORT ARCHITECTURE
August 2011 – June 2012 Location: Simapo, Hainan, China Role: Key Cad Technician DENNISTON White Horse Development Mentors : David Ogilby (Australia) Drawing an island from scratch. creating earth contours, water ways and ponds, access roads, integration of resort layout, private and public amenities.
TOPOGRAPHY MASTERPLANNING
2011-2013: RURAL APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
UNDERSTANDING ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY DEGRADATION THROUGH BUILDING WITH ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL, ENERGY, MACHINERY, LOGISTICS, SOCIO-ECONOMICAL AND LABOUR CONSTRAINTS.
May 2011 Location: Mantanani Island, Sabah Role: Architectural Designer & Builder ARKITREK Marine Conservation Programme Learning Centre Team : 10 architectural designers (UK, US, Scotland, Malaysia) A fusion of a playground, connector of 2 rival villages, fish bombing awareness briefing area & icon. constructing without electricity & sourcing local materials.
RURAL ARCHITECTURE
June 2012 Location: Batang Kali, Selangor Role: Architectural Designer EPIC HOMES Indigenous House #6 Team : 6 Architectural Designers (Malaysia) Implementing my knowledge of rural living, applying their living habits into the design, improving the dirt management and air circulation with gaps in the walls, floors and direct cross ventilations. materials were of industrial standards to promote longevity of the home.
RURAL ARCHITECTURE
July 2012 Location: Malua Field Station, Sabah Role: Architectural Designer & Builder ARKITREK Forest Science Dry and Wet Laboratory Team : 7 architectural designers (UK, US, Greece, Malaysia) A prototype to test locally harvested materials with earth bag construction, dimensioned timber, palm oil fibre-crete, concrete techniques. 2 buildings create the interspace quality, materials doubles as interiors.
APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
July 2012 Location: SAFE Project Site, Sabah Role: Architectural & masterplan designer ARKITREK SAFE Project Permanent Field Station Team : 7 architectural designers (UK, US, Greece, Malaysia) A compilation case study of 4 different field stations. deriving factors that integrate communities, coexisting with wild life and the natural environment, conducive working environments, visitor’s awareness education.
RURAL MASTERPLAN
2011 - 2013: COMMUNITY PROJECTS ENGAGE IN PROJECTS THAT TOUCHES THE SOFT SIDE OF INTEGRATING AND EMPOWERING A COMMUNITY, AN EFFORT TO SOLVE ISSUES THROUGH ALTERNATIVE METHODS.
Jan 2011 – April 2011 WMF Site, Kampung Cina, Terengganu Role: Researcher MASSA Publication: Nostalgia of Kampung Cina Coffee Table Book
June 2012 Location: UNESCO Site, King Street, Penang Role: Architectural Designer & Builder #BETTERCITIES Courtyard Rehabilitation
Team : 5 Architectural Designers (Malaysia)
Team : 7 Architectural Designers, 2 Graphic Designers (Malaysia)
Interviewing most of the shop houses in the area. photo & sketch documenting every single façade. searching for stories of the building & their occupants, along with their heirlooms.
HERITAGE RESEARCH
A subtle approach to a community space, to not let it be a tourist site. but a transition space for children, restaurant workers, neighbourhood residents to have a quiet moment under a sacred tree.
GREEN POCKETS
Jan 2013 onwards Location: Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur Role: Co-Founder THE EDIBLE PROJECT
March 2013 onwards Location: Online Role: Co-Founder WWW.QUICKCAUSES.COM
Team : 6 Founders (Malaysia)
Team : 2 Founders (Malaysia)
We started a community garden to promote the cultivation of land on a vacant plot with emphasis of native plants for consumption.
Quickcauses is a fund raising platform to manage community funds transparently.
PERMACULTURE DESIGN
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
2012 - 2013 I HAD A CRAZY DREAM OF DESIGNING HOLLYWOOD FILM SETS. GIVEN A CHANCE OF WORKING WITH PEOPLE OF THAT LEVEL, WAS A NOVEL WAY OF CREATING ARCHITECTURE AND MINIMISING CONSTRUCTION FOOTPRINTS.
May 2012 Location: Pulau Besar, Johor Role: Film Set Construction, Dressing & Prop Making EXPEDITIE ROBINSON TV SERIES Season 14 (Broadcasted in Netherlands, Belgium, Finland) Mentor : Koert scholman (Amsterdam) An introduction to using proper tools and design by making. changing the surrounding context of workstation to make carpentry easier.
FILM SET ARCHITECTURE
May 2013 Location: Pulau Besar, Johor Role: Film Set Construction, Design, Dressing, Translator & Prop Making EXPEDITIE ROBINSON TV SERIES Season 15 (Broadcasted in Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Denmark) mentor : Jan Rutgers (Amsterdam) Construction translator for a tree house, prop making for games and teams, set dressing for island council and opening scene. prop inventory for each country.
FILM SET ARCHITECTURE
2012-2013 A PIONEERING EXPANSION TEAM OF A NOTABLE BRITISH FIRM TO DESIGN AND MANAGE THEIR OFFICE RENOVATION, AND LEARN THE GROUNDWORKS OF AN ARCHITECT.
August 2012 – May 2013 Location: Petaling Jaya, Selangor Role: Architectural Assistant 3DREID Tower 3, PJ Sentral Garden City Mentors : Faizal Mohd Ali (Malaysia) Drawing preparation and documentation for local councils including green consultants, building, fire, aviation and client representatives.
COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE
August 2012 – May 2013 Location:1 First Avenue, Bandar Utama, Selangor Role: Designer & Project Manager 3DREID Kuala Lumpur Office of 3DReid Ltd. Renovation Works and Design
Mentors : William Leung(UK) Integrating each architect’s aspirations of an office space in a design. sourced supplier sponsorships, thereby reduced the cost of construction of the office by half. single-handedly, managed the whole project
INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
2014 : DEGREE WORK EXPERIMENTATION AND EXPLORATION WITH VARIOUS ARCHITECTURAL IDEAS: BAMBOO BUILDING DOCUMENTATION, ZERO ENERGY SPACE CRAFT LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND AN ELEGANT TOWER WITH MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS.
2014 Location: Australia Role: Student DEAKIN UNIVERSITY Project Documentation: 4 Storey Bamboo House The only student in the whole subject unit that chose bamboo technology for documentation studies.
BAMBOO ARCHITECTURE
2014 Location: Geelong, Australia Role: Student DEAKIN UNIVERSITY Architecture Design 3a: Refurbished Artists’ studio, residence and gallery. Blurring the distinctions of interior, landscape, architecture and interior. Every element is carefully considered to be multifunctional.
ART CENTRE
2014 Location: Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong Role: Student DEAKIN UNIVERSITY Architecture Design 3b: Hybrid High Rise of Architecture Firm, Flagship Store & Nightclub An edgy form that is able to allow occupants to appreciate the outdoors with a closed core and open air balcony. The skin on the outside is multifunctional as a plant gutter, shading, water harvesting and ventilation. The inner skin contains the climate-proof section of the office space. Tower is designed for the future of an office, with superheroes to depict the spirit of innovative activities.
FUTURISTIC HYBRID HIGH-RISE
Daphnus Hypothous
INERT ENVIRONMENTS
HORNED DEVIL SKIN
2014 Role: Student DEAKIN UNIVERSITY Built Environments Research Project: Biomimetic Principles applied to Water Harvesting from Humidity in Space Habitats Mentors : Evolutionary Ecologist John Endler and Building Systems Architect Mark Luther (Australia) Extra-terrestrial space habitats reconsidered in this project. In specific, the humidity water recycling component in the Water Walls Life Support Project was chosen to be investigated as current humidifiers in the space stations are prone to mechanical malfunctions. By identifying and analyzing the information of the physical, mechanical and natural water harvesting and recycling processes, this paper aims to compile and review the related information for futuristic and innovative zero-energy prototype proposals.
CACTUS SPIKE
LIFE SUPPORT: PASSIVE SPACECRAFT DEHUMIDIFIER
2014 - 2015 : LANDSCAPE AND SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE SMALL SCALE PROJECTS OF A GARDEN AND INSTALLATIONS TO EVOKE EMOTIONS WITH MINIMAL CONSTRUCTION, PROGRESSED INTO SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE.
January 2015 Location: Imadol, Kathmandu, Nepal Role: Architectural Designer & Builder ROSSU Garden Design and Construction Team : 3 architectural designers (Australia, India, Malaysia) A garden designed with local Newari style with experimental techniques and materials to create a lush garden with an outdoor bath. Australian Institute of Landscape Designer and Managers (AILDM) National Landscape Design Silver Award.
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
May 2014 Location: Testing Grounds, Melbourne, Australia Role: Architectural Designer & Builder SONA Installation which invokes Play Team : 6 architectural designers (Australia) The installation brief was stimulate interactive play from the public. Movable timber seats and tables were built to rotate around a metal pole.
INSTALLATION
March 2015 Location: Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia Role: Architectural Designer #Bettercities UNDO-REDO Team : 5 architectural designers (Malaysia) Mentor : Chan Mun Inn (Malaysia) The concept proposal was for DJROA and MPPJ with the theme of sustainable living.
COMMUNITY CENTRE
2015 - PRESENT : BUILDING HUMAN-NATURE RELATIONSHIPS CREATING EDIBLE GARDENS AND DESIGNING PROJECTS SET IN FORESTRY AS TESTBEDS FOR NEW IDEAS.
December 2015- Present Location: Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Role: Co-Founder Kelab Kebun Bandar Kebun-Kebun Bangsar Team : Large Community
Manage the administrative matters of the garden, train volunteers and form a administrative team. Community engagement, garden management and troubleshooting. The garden has a diverse species of animals and plants, a hotspot for retirees for children to have fun.
URBAN FARM
May 2015- Present Location: Faculty of Built Environment, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Role: Architectural Designer IEN Consultants Rooftop Herb Garden Lead Consultant Designed, sourced contractors and plants to create a 70 species herb garden on the 9th floor for university lecturers. The planterbeds have compost bin access to channel compost tea to the garden bed automatically. Conducted workshop to educate on maintenance and identify the species.
ROOFTOP HERB GARDEN
May 2015- Present Location: Kampung Chennah, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia Role: Architectural Designer Independent Freelancer Build for Tomorrow Earthship
May 2015- Present Location: Merisuli, Sabah, Malaysia Role: Architectural Designer Independent Freelancer Tropical Rainforest Conservation and Research Centre Staff Quarters
Lead Consultant
Lead Consultant
Designed a guideline for the volunteers to build a bamboo roof without me present on site to supervise with the construction. It was successfully built.
A staff quarters complex that includes sleeping quarters, kitchen and canteen, and bathroom facilities to accommodate 30 staff.
EARTHSHIP
STAFF QUARTERS
May 2015- Present Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Role: Environmental Sustainability Design Consultant IEN Consultants Taman Tugu
May 2015- Present Location: Baluran National Park, Indonesia Role: Environmental Sustainability Design Consultant IEN Consultants Baluran Research Station
Team : Lead Consultant
Lead Consultant
Create a proposal report to comply with City Biodiversity Index.
Create a proposal report to design a passively lit and ventilated building, with airconditioning and solar system optimisation. Sourced and project manage the team to fulfil client and building needs.
BIODIVERSITY
RESEARCH STATION OPTIMISATION
2015 - PRESENT : COMPETITION PROPOSALS BUILDINGS DESIGNED TO GREEN CERTIFICATION COMPLIANCES AND INNOVATIVE IDEAS.
May 2015- Present Location: Malaysia Role: Environmental Sustainability Design Consultant IEN Consultants MBAM Office Competition with Katolee Design Office Lead Consultant Input design suggestions and phytoremediation wetlands and biodiverse species to comply with GBI Non-Residential New Construction Certification.
SUSTAINABLE OFFICE
May 2015- Present Location: Malaysia Role: Environmental Sustainability Design Consultant IEN Consultants PAM-MGBC Office Competition with C’Arch Architecture & Design Team : 2 Consultants Input design suggestions and phytoremediation wetlands to comply with GBI Non-Residential New Construction Certification and Interiors.
SUSTAINABLE OFFICE
May 2015- Present Location: Malaysia Role: Environmental Sustainability Design Consultant IEN Consultants PAM-MGBC Office Competition with TR Hamzah & Yeang Team : 2 Consultants Input design suggestions and phytoremediation wetlands with plant species to comply with GBI Non-Residential New Construction Certification and Interiors.
SUSTAINABLE OFFICE
May 2015- Present Location: Singapore Role: Environmental Sustainability Design Consultant IEN Consultants Founders’ Memorial Competition with Futures Frameworks Lead Consultant Input design suggestions and phytoremediation wetlands and biodiverse species to comply with BCA Green Mark Certification.
SUSTAINABLE MEMORIAL
2015 - PRESENT : COMMERCIAL SUSTAINABILITY LARGE SCALE PROJECTS DESIGNED TO MULTIPLE LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL GREEN CERTIFICATION COMPLIANCES.
May 2015- Present Location: Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Role: Environmental Sustainability Design Consultant IEN Consultants Bukit Bintang City Centre
May 2015- Present Location: Lot 2C5, Putrajaya, Malaysia Role: Environmental Sustainability Design Consultant IEN Consultants Suasana Putrajaya 2C5
Team : 2 Consultants
Lead Consultant
Create a proposal report to comply with LEED Neighbourhood and GBI Township Certification at Design Assessment stage.
Create report to comply with GBI NonResidential New Construction Certification at Compliance Verification Assessment stage.
SUSTAINABLE MASTERPLANNING
SUSTAINABLE OFFICE
May 2015- Present Location: Bandar Puchong South, Selangor, Malaysia Role: Environmental Sustainability Design Consultant IEN Consultants O2 City Team : 2 Consultants Create a proposal report to comply with LEED Neighbourhood and GBI Township Certification at Design Assessment stage.
SUSTAINABLE MASTERPLANNING
May 2015- Present Location: Malaysia Role: Environmental Sustainability Design Consultant IEN Consultants Hospitals in Malaysia
Team : 2 Consultants Audit hospitals across Malaysia to create a gap analysis proposal report to comply with LEED EBOM Certification.
HOSPITAL OPTIMISATION