Portfolio 2017 by Law Kang Jie, River

LAW KANG JIE, RIVER ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO 2017

Graduating from the M.Arch programme at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), I believe that the future of our built environment is in the combination of technology and the consideration of manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interaction with each other. Throughout my study, I have consciously chosen to interpret new living, learning and working habits in order to challenge traditional typologies of architecture. The focus is on generating communal experiences through navigating the boundaries of the private and common space.

CONTENTS The Communal Learning Hub Option Studio, 2017

High-Density Communal Living Core Studio, 2015

The Common Office Landscape Option Studio, 2016

Sharing Economy to Hyper-community M.Arch Thesis, 2017

OTHER WORKS Verandah House Internship, 2015

Morphing Luminaire Elective Project, 2017

Seatblender Elective Project, 2017

LAW KANG JIE (RIVER)

E-mail lawkangjie@gmail.com

Education 2016 - 2017 Singapore University of Technology and Design Master of Architecture 2013 - 2016 Singapore University of Technology and Design B.Sc (Architecture & Sustainable Design) Summa Cum Laude 2005 - 2010 Raffles Institution GCE â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Levels (7 Distinctions) Awards 2013 - 2017 SUTD Undergraduate Distinguished Scholarship 2016 SUTD ASD Pillar Academic Excellence Award 2013 - 2016 SUTD Honours List (All Undergraduate Terms) 2014 SUTD-MIT Global Leadership Programme Activities

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Work 2016 Aedas (Singapore) (4 months) Architecture Intern Worked on concept designs of a hotel scheme, and assisted in the design development of a mixed-used commercial tower and an urban metro competition bid using computational design models. 2015 FARM (Singapore) (5 months) Architecture Intern Worked on the detailed design and tender of a private residence, as well as concept designs of a retail park and temporary office structure. Also coordinated an office study of private landed residential typologies. Skill Software 3D Modelling and CAD Rhinoceros, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Revit Computational Design Tools Grasshopper (with C# coding and plug-ins), DIVA (environmental modeling)

2016 TRANSFORM: SUTD ASD Graduation Show Overall Lead Led the overall planning, design and production of the first public graduation show of the Architecture & Sustainable Design Pillar at the National Design Centre. 2016 Architectural Form Finding Design Workshop Student Assistant Assisted Prof. Stylianos Dritsas in the development and delivery of a tensile fabric form-finding workshop targeted at prospective undergraduate students. 2015 ASD Camp (Student Induction Programme) Facilitator 2015 History of Renaissance Architecture Program Teaching Assistant Assisted Dr. Paolo di Leo to conduct an Independent Activity Period visiting school to Florence, Italy. 2014 SUTD-MIT Global Leadership Programme Sponsored overseas exposure programme Designed and built a fully functional electric vehicle with CAD software and digital fabrication tools with a budget of USD 500 over 10 weeks.

Rendering & Graphic Design V-Ray, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign

Illustrator

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Hardware Familiar with the operation of laser-cutting machines, 3D printers, CNC routers, water-jet cutting and wood-working tools. Language English (native proficiency) Mandarin (native proficiency) Others 2014 - 2016 SUTD Vocomotives (A Cappella) Music Director 2013 - 2015 SUTD Choir Student Conductor 2011 - 2012 openlectures (non-profit startup) Communications Director

THE COMMUNAL LEARNING HUB

Adapting to new paradigms of learning in the age of integration and collaboration.

Type Education Course SUTD Option Studio 3

Area 9000 sqm

Instructor Siew Man Kok

Location Bras Basah, Singapore

Year 2017

TA Razvan Ghilic-Micu, Jia Xin Chum, Sae Hoon Chung, Joao Lavrador

Responding to the interdisciplinary nature of knowledge production, a hyper-communal learning hub aims to integrate the fragmented plan of the traditional university campus. Thus, a highly porous strategy is adopted to encourage visual and physical connectivity to the plethora of programmes contained.

Rather than a solid extrusion on the site, an inverted terrace is proposed to open up the street-like condition over the Stamford Canal into a ground-level plaza. This also offers a sheltered environment as respite from the tropical climate, and offers direct connections to existing underground circulation pathways through SMU.

TOWARD NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY

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Ground Floor Plan A. Performance stage B. F&B outlet C. Fabrication workshop D. Rehearsal space E. Grand staircase

SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

By distributing the programmes according to the amount of privacy required, a vertical gradient of activities is created in section. The most public activities, e.g. socializing and sharing, are located around the sheltered plaza, and the least are located higher with fewer connections and distractions.

Individual Spaces

Learning Spaces

Coworking Spaces

Sharing Spaces

Social Spaces

2nd Floor Plan (Co-working) F. Bar G. Private offices H. Board room I. Breakout space J. Conference room K. Coworking table spaces L. Pantry/Lounge

M. Open deck

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1. Study drawings of communality 2. Programmatic section 3. Structural model 4. 2nd floor plan

HIGH-DENSITY COMMUNAL LIVING

Exploring new ways to share our homes and build communities.

Type Residential Mixed

Area 24000 sqm

Location Toa Payoh, Singapore

Course SUTD Core Studio 3

Addressing the briefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s consideration for community, density, and connectivity, the proposed communal living format hopes to reinforce the community spirit associated with the common manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Toa Payoh neighbourhood. 8

Instructor Pauline Ang

Year 2015

1. Main circulation for site access

2. Branch out for communal facilities

Ground Floor Plan A. Food court

TOA

B. Retail

PAYO

3. Extrusion of residential towers

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4. Variation for views, ventilation and distribution of apartment type

TO BUS STOP

C. Playground/Fitness D. Amphitheatre E. Childcare centre F. Entrance plaza TO BRADDELL MRT

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B C

TOA

The site is oriented by creating a main circulation connecting to the various entrance conditions to the plot - facing the MRT station, major traffic junction, and bus stop.

PAYO

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PAYOH

LOR

At the same time, this main circulation is deliberately kept spatially open to encourage walking through the estate between different communal facilities, such as green spaces, playgrounds, and activity spaces. 9

1. Model of 3-storey cluster 2. Perspective of 3-story cluster 3. First floor plan of 3-storey cluster 1

4. Second floor plan of 3-floor cluster 5. Third floor plan of 3-floor cluster

Individual apartments are organized into small multistorey clusters around a set of shared facilities and common space. This fosters a sense of community among its residents by externalizing social spaces in the home, such as entertainment and dining spaces, while maximizing the internal private quarters. 5

THE COMMON OFFICE LANDSCAPE

Transforming old business parks into new grounds of innovation and equal opportunities.

Type Office

Location Singapore Science Park, Singapore Course SUTD Option Studio 2

Year 2016

Team Audrey Chin, River Law

Instructor Calvin Chua

Interpreting the prompt of the Arcadian campus as a socially diverse and balanced environment, this infill intervention contests the physical and programmatic strata of the suburban business park typology, to respond to new avenues of knowledge production. This is achieved by creating an inclusive and equal platform for independent innovators to inhabit and collaborate with existing power-players of the park. 12

A series of infill, as central nodes of innovation, are populated across the Science Park to house additional communal workspaces and production facilities. In addition, the infill help link and re-energize existing buildings to create local hubs of intensity in the Park.

1. Existing site condition

2. Elevated, staggered work layer to break up large floor plate

3. Courtyard distributed to let in light

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

SCIENCE PARK 1

KENT RIDGE PARK

NUS RESIDENCES

SCIENCE PARK 2

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H H F

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H Social Floor Plan (GF) A. Bus stop B. Entrance lobby C. Library D. Fabrication workshop E. Exhibition space F. Auditorium G. F&B H. Courtyard

G D H

B D

B 1 B

A C

C A B

Work Floor Plan (1F) A. Individual workspace B. Collaborative workspace

C. Exhibition space D. Outdoor deck space

SHARING ECONOMY TO HYPER-COMMUNITY

Engaging the shared economy for new architectural typologies.

Type Residential Communal

Location Punggol, Singapore

Course M.Arch Thesis

With a shift in consumption habits, perceptions on resource sharing, and privacy, this thesis explores the transformation of existing living and working paradigms to cater for a hypercommunal future, by developing new communal programs and forms. In the context of Singapore, this thesis proposes communal interventions in public housing precincts as generators of social and economic development. Through this, precincts are imagined as hyper-communities, characterized by social cohesion and intensity of social and economic activities. 16

Year 2017

Advisor Dr. Joshua Comaroff

1. Existing site massing

Taking advantage of existing voids in a typical new town precinct, an infill intervention is proposed to connect neighbouring estates and inject spaces for commerce, work and leisure.

2. Existing void spaces

3. Spaces of intervention

Retail space Communal amenities Food and beverage Co-work space + offices Preschool + childcare M+E

OASIS LRT STATION

C F

FUTURE SCHOOL F

CHURCH

Through a sharing economy model, elderly residents, homemakers and even teenagers can earn an income as they contribute to the running of communal facilities including after school care and senior care services.

HORIZON PRIMARY SCHOOL

Site Plan A. Communal kitchen B. Co-working spaces C. Kindergarten/Childcare D. Youth activity centre E. After-school care centre F. Retail spaces

Retail space Communal amenities Food and beverage Co-work space + offices Preschool + childcare M+E

1. Physical model 2. Ground floor plan 3. Grid overlaid on existing ground floor plan 4. 1st floor plan 5. 2nd floor plan

The infill is designed as an extended grid system from the regular column and facade grid of the HDB blocks. It follows a 1.5-metre distance to accommodate a range of typical activities. Following which, areas of intervention were identified by filling out the imprecise grid formed. 3

Skylight or flat roof

Balcony for apartment

Opaque wall

Half window

Full window

Balcony deck

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Hypercommunity n. An urban intervention methodology in residential town estates for its social and economic development, comprising of a communal programme and a parasiticgrid typology.

OTHER WORKS

VERANDAH HOUSE

Vernacular techniques adopted to protect the home environment and afford privacy.

Type Residential

Area 435 sqm

Contributions Design development, submissions and tender

Location Orchard, Singapore

Year 2017

Team FARM - Tiah Nan Chyuan, Cheung Yuting, Jaclyn Chan, River Law

MORPHING LUMINAIRE

Transforming a child’s toy into an adaptable luminaire.

Year 2017

Team Audrey Chin, River Law

Course Advanced Topics in Performative Design: Daylight and Electric Lighting

Instructor Dr. J. Alstan Jakubiec

featured in Singapore Architect, “Interview with Prof. Erwin Viray, SUTD”, 2017 #08

Taking advantage of the multi-faceted design of the paper fortune teller, a luminaire was designed using 4 geometrical states to vary the intensity and distribution of light. Coupled with HDR photometrical analysis, the design was refined further with the use of different material surfaces to further enhance the desired distribution of light 26

1. Top open, bottom opened Creates dispersed downward and upward lighting

2. Top closed, bottom opened Creates more dispersed downward lighting for general area lighting purposes

3. Top opened, bottom closed Creates more focused downward lighting, and dispersed upward lighting

4. Top closed, bottom closed Creates more focused downward lighting

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SEATBLENDER

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Figure 7a: Initial curve setup of rigid cardboard X-Frame and flexible plastic film in first equilibrium position

Figure 7b: Normal force from ground causes upward buckling of plastic film into second equilibrium state

Figure 7a: Initial curve setup of rigid cardboard X-Frame and flexible plastic film in first equilibrium position

Figure 7b: Normal force from ground causes upward buckling of plastic film into second equilibrium state

Figure 7c: Plastic film stays in second equilibrium state after removal of force

Final Prototype

Figure 7c: Plastic film stays in second equilibrium state after removal of force

2. GLUING OF PIECES

Through the study of the theory of pseudobistable behaviour and physical prototyping to replicate these actions, a functional Assembly Process model was developed as a proof-ofconcept of a transformable seat structure.

The frame and shell was glued using epoxy separately. As the panels of the frame has rigid flat faces, there was no issue in fixing up the cube frame.

Figure 9: Desired deformation

Figure 8a: Initial curve setup of rigid cardboard X-Frame and flexible plastic film in first equilibrium position, with added cardboard to simulate fixed joint condition

rototyping

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Figure 8b: Normal force from ground causes upward buckling of plastic film into pseudo-bistable equilibrium state

Figure 10c:the New iteration of star frame stitched instead. To counter this issue, edges were 5

Figure 10a: Star frame under loading resulting in undesirable flattening of lower arch

Figure 10b: Star frame under loading resulting in internal braces generating outward protruding motion

deflecting in desired geometry, but overly rigid and constrained; prone to breakage

Figure 10a: Star frame under loading resulting in undesirable flattening of lower arch

Figure 10b: Star frame under loading resulting in internal braces generating outward protruding motion

Figure 10c: New iteration of star frame deflecting in desired geometry, but overly rigid and constrained; prone to breakage

1. Rigid boundary frame + flexible X-frame

N Figure 11a: Combining star frame with plastic film. This is an abstraction of a section of the sphere concept.

Figure 11b: When the frame is rested on the group, the normal force buckles the bottom of the film

Figure 11a: Combining star frame with plastic film. This is an abstraction of a section of the sphere concept.

Figure 11b: When the frame is rested on the group, the normal force buckles the bottom of the film

Figure 26a: Parts glued using Epoxy

2. Assembled into cube form

Figure 11c: Having a load on the top will then result in the desired shape

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Figure 15: Paper Cube Frame

Figure 11c: Having a load on the top will then result in the desired shape

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3. Flexible shell panel added

4. Full shell

26b: Completed Frame Figure 26b:Figure Completed Frame Figure 27a: Shell glued using Epoxy with Frame inside Figure 26b: Completed Frame

Figure 16a: Cube frame printed with rubber material

Figure 16b: The X on the top side of the cube is pushed down and the rest of the cube deforms slightly due to its lack of rigidity

Figure 16a: Cube frame printed with rubber material

Figure 16b: The X on the top side of the cube is pushed down and the rest of the cube deforms slightly due to its lack of rigidity

Figure 16c: Upon release, the X gradually restores back to its original position

8 Figure 16c: Upon release, the X gradually restores back to its original position

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BACKREST

LEGREST

COUPLE

BED

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