Portfolio (March 2024)

2024

architecture

PORTFOL i O cv & selected works

ryan tan

EDUCATION 2021 - 2024

Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore Diploma in Design (Architecture) | Minor in Social Leadership cGPA: 3.90

2017 - 2020

School of Science & Technology, Singapore GCE ‘O’ Levels | ‘Design Studies’ Applied Subject L1R5: 8 (Raw), 4 (Nett)

2011 - 2016

West View Primary School Primary School Leaving Examinations

COMPETITIONS SEP 2023 Taiwan

“Hi! I’m Ryan, a Year 3 Architecture student studying at Ngee Ann Polytechnic.”

Goal-driven and detail-oriented, I am a motivated individual who strives to put out quality work.

My strengths include project management & 3d rendering.

In addition to studying Architecture, I completed a minor in Social Leadership to deepen my understanding of social issues and explore how I can merge the 2 disciplines together.

JUL 2023 Singapore APR 2023 Singapore JUL 2022 Singapore

SOFTWARES ADOBE

Illustrator InDesign Photoshop

AUTODESK

AutoCAD Revit

3D MODEL

Sketchup

RENDER

Enscape D5

GOOGLE

MICROSOFT

CONTACT

Drive Slides Docs Sheets Forms OneDrive Powerpoint Word Excel Forms

FEB 2022 Singapore

Introducing & Demonstrating Earthquake Engineering Research in Schools (IDEERS) CERTIFIED QUAKE-RESISTANT STRUCTURE (MERIT) Designing a model that remains structurally stable when tested on a shaking table mimicking Taiwan’s earthquakes.

International Building Design Competition (IBDC) 2ND PRIZE Designing a sustainable agricultural building using processes in the Built Environment Transformation Map.

PUB Living with Rising Seas Competition PARTICIPATION Designing the former Keppel Harbour to integrate it with the Greater Southern Waterfront with a Recreational Seafront design.

Sustainable Green Fashion Hackathon MERIT Inspired by Tekka Place’s architecture, incorporated a patchwork design of organised geometry to create a dress that is adaptable to any occasion or weather with interchangeable layers.

ideasforward cultureART 24hr Competition HONOURABLE MENTION Designing and transforming HDB void decks into multi-disciplinary community centres and promoting multigenerational cohesiveness.

REPRESENTATION AUG 2023 Singapore

Representing DES (Architecture) | Discussing about education & students’ life at SUTD

JUL 2023 Singapore

Representing DE | Discussing about students’ life in NP

MAY 2023 Singapore

Representing NP | Proposing a board game to engage citizens through constructive civic norms

MAR 2022 Online

Representing NP | Experiencing the different cultural activities in Shanghai, China

Dialogue with Singapore University of Technology & Design Provost Student Engagement Session with NP Council Pre-University Seminar @ Nanyang Technological University

xytr414@gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/ryantanyx/ Singapore

Overseas Immersion Programme (Shanghai)

WORK EXPERIENCE

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

KYOOB ARCHITECTS

Architectural Intern

SCHOOL OF DESIGN & ENVIRONMENT

PEOPLE & PROPS

Promoter

COCONUTO

Service Crew

SEP 2023 - NOV 2023 | INTERNSHIP Assisting in HDB Integrated Development Project which includes Revit 3D BIM modelling and preparing sheet drawings for various authority submissions according to codes.

MAIN COMMITTEE (SERVICE) | 2022 - 2023 Spearhead the Society’s service events which includes planning and reaching out to external partner organisations. Developed the Service department’s processes and leading & mentoring subcommittee members.

SEP 2022 - DEC 2022 | PART-TIME Promoting Samsung products and sharing product knowledge to customers

DE DElegates | Outreach Events

MAR 2022 - MAY 2022 | PART-TIME Preparing and serving food & beverages according to Standard Operating Protocol.

VEGANBURG

Design & Environment Society | Community Events PRESIDENT | 2023 - 2024 Oversee all events under DE Society and guide the EXCOs in planning and executing events, also served as DE’s Camp Chief for Freshmen Orientation 2023.

STUDENT ADVISOR | 2023 - 2024 Guiding and mentoring the new EXCOs in running the CCA while supporting the events.

FOUNDING EXCO (ADMIN) | 2022 - 2023 Developing the CCA’s structure and proccesses alongside my team & CCA Advisor and recruiting manpower. As Admin Head, I am responsible for the CCA’s manpower deployment & attendance sheet, CCA records, forms and various housekeeping.

Service Crew DEC 2020 - NOV 2021 | PART-TIME Preparing and serving food & beverages according to Standard Operating Protocol.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Designers of Tomorrow Club | Design Events

NGEE ANN POLY

SUB-COMMITTEE | 2023 - 2024 Admin and logistical support for CCA’s flagship event - Design Drive-Thru.

Ngee Ann Polytechnic Scholarship 2021 - 2023 | Awarded the Ngee Ann Polytechnic Scholarship

EXCO (SPECIAL PROJECTS) | 2022 - 2023 Planned and led cross-departmental team for Project Keen 3.0 - a Fundraiser for Children’s Wishing Well.

Supported the candle-making workshop for the CCA’s flagship Design Week 2022

Overseas Merit Fellowship 2023 | 1 of the 40 students across the Polytechnic awarded the prestigeous award with a 2-weeks learning journey to the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia under the theme ‘Sustainability’.

DEspatch | School Newsletter FIELD EDITOR | 2022 - 2023 Generating content for newsletter & liaising with various stakeholders.

Edusave Bursary 2022 - 2023 | Top 25% of my course

DE Graduation Showcase

Inter-School Games

ORGANISING COMMITTEE | 2024 Liaising, coordinating between lecturer & students and preparing exhibition panels for printing.

2022 | Representing the School of Design & Environment in Badminton. Achieved 3rd Placing.

SCHOOL OF DESIGN & ENVIRONMENT

Second Most Outstanding Performance

STUDENT HELPER | 2023 Assisting in various tasks to ensure smooth-running of event.

2022 - 2023 | Awarded for Level 2.1 (2022) & Level 2.2 (2023)

Director’s List

DE Graduation Ceremony

2021 - 2023 | Awarded for Level 1.1 (2021), Level 2.1 (2022) & Level 2.2 (2023)

STUDENT HELPER | 2023 & 2024 Assisting in distribution of certificates to graduates.

Best Performance in Module 2023 | Architecture Materials & Technology 2 2022 | Design Studio 3 (Community Design/Build) 2022 | Career and Professional Preparation 2

Distinction in Module 2022 | World Issues: A Singapore Perspective 2022 | Design Communitcations 1

THE CHRISTIEARA PROGRAMME

FACILITATOR | OCT 2022 Leading and facilitating a group of new scholars.

SIA - YOUNG ARCHITECTS’ LEAGUE

STUDENT HELPER | AUG 2022 Helping SIA-YAL to build a parametric pavilion with the theme of “Unity”.

The Christieara Programme Camp

Archifest

VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE CANOSSAVILLE

DIY Christmas Workshop & Games with Children with Hearing Loss STUDENT VOLUNTEER | 2023 | LOCAL Interacting with pre-school children and supporting DIY activities in the spirit of Christmas.

THE SALVATION ARMY

Carnival Activities @ Youth Development Centre

PLASTICEVO & BRAHM CENTRE MACPHERSON

Raising Awareness about Plastic Recycling

ST. LUKE’S ELDERCARE CENTRE

Volunteering @ Senior Daycare Centre

AWWA

Dementia Day Care Centre

STUDENT LEADER | 2023 | LOCAL Planned and conducted carnival activities for latchkey children while leading volunteers.

STUDENT LEADER | 2023 | LOCAL Collaborated with a start-up to plan and organise a booth to raise awareness about plastic recycling - the use of specific plastic to be 3D printing filaments.

Followed up with a 3D pen workshop for seniors as a part of community engagement.

STUDENT VOLUNTEER | 2022 | LOCAL Assisted in the day-to-day operations of the Centre while engaging in meaningful conversations and activities with the seniors.

STUDENT LEADER | 2022 | LOCAL Planned and conducted green workshops for seniors while leading other volunteers.

YOUTH CORPS SINGAPORE

Youth Expedition Project (Goes Online) STUDENT VOLUNTEER | 2022 | OVERSEAS (ONLINE) 2-weeks programme to educate youths in Cebu, Philippines, on the usage of Microsoft Word & Powerpoint and Adobe Photoshop while participating in a cultural exchange.

Coding Games with Kids Online STUDENT VOLUNTEER | 2022 | LOCAL Educating primary school children on coding through an interactive online game.

Mission X STUDENT VOLUNTEER | 2022 | LOCAL Attended a community service leadership camp with students from other Polytechnics.

CHILDREN’S WISHING WELL

Project Keen 3.0

SINGAPORE CHILDREN SOCIETY

Origami Workshop with Primary School Children

SINGAPORE CANCER SOCIETY

Relay For Life

STUDENT LEADER | 2022 | LOCAL Planned, coordinated and executed a T-Shirt fundraiser for children from CWW. More details on @theprojectkeen Instagram page.

STUDENT VOLUNTEER | 2021 | LOCAL Teaching primary school children in daycare various origami and clay-making activities.

PARTICIPANT | 2021 | LOCAL Taking part in a team relay to raise funds for cancer patients.

INTRODUCTION Hi! Welcome to my portfolio. In the following sections, you will find my selected architecture projects that I have completed during my studies in Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

Hope you will enjoy!

CONTENTS

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The Green Gateway

[ 18 - 31 ]

live ibasho.

[ 32 - 41 ]

Tranqrelity

[ 42 - 49 ]

Our DE Life

Year 3 | 2024

Year 2 | 2023

Year 2 | 2022

Year 2 | 2022

The Green Gateway “How might we create a thoroughfare that enables visitors to break free from their mundane daily lives?”

The Green Gateway “Humanistic Architecture Towards Greater Good” Design Studio 6, Final Year Project, Individual Project Brief The project entails urban studies of Bukit Merah planning and Everton subzone, serving as the basis for a humanistic architecture approach that caters the social needs for all ages/multi-generational community and pursues experiences within as well as around the site.

Location Located at the current Tanjong Pagar Green, this project aims to create a community hub that bridges the different stakeholders from the Central Business District, Chinatown and Tanjong Pagar.

Design Concept A nod to Tanjong Pagar’s name, which means “Cape of Stakes”, the exterior features a “flat” facade of wooden louvres. This is then contrasted by the “VIBRANT” interior consisting of greens.

The Green Gateway serves as a dynamic community hub.

Its strategic positioning as a THOROUGHFARE invites passersby to GLIMPSE into its bustling interior, ENTICING them with programmes and activities.

SITE

SPATIAL

GREEN

DESIGN

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SITE PLAN

EXPLODED AXO

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN STRATEGIES

CONNECTION DETAILS

live ibasho.

“How might we spatially empower the aging population so that they can age resiliently with a sense of purpose?”

live ibasho.

“Aggregating Experiences Where The River Flows” Design Studio 4, Final Project, Individual Project Brief This project involves new model for future waterfront living by designing a unique prefabricated housing system as a response to the unmet housing needs of today.

Location Located along the Rochor Canal at the former Sungei Road, this project aims to create an empowering community hub within Jalan Besar by capitalising on the waterfront living experience.

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Site Plan

Design Concept The concept behind the design was to empower the aging population on 2 levels - Residential and Commercial - to allow them to age resiliently despite facing inevitable health decline and live with a sense of purpose after their retirement.

Most importantly, to allow the seniors to live with dignity.

Rooftop Communal Space

Challenge Statement “How might we spatially empower the aging population so that they can age resiliently with a sense of purpose?

Opportunities Sense of Purpose: Creating a ‘Vibrant Aged Community’ • Intergenerational Bonding - facilitating interactions • Active Engagement, volunteering for a cause Resilient Aging: ‘Community Ageing with Place’ • Network of communal support • Creating a sense of normality and security Users Primary: Seniors, Secondary: Young Couples By 2030, around 1 in 4 citizens, or 23.8% will be age 65 and above.

Life expectancy has also gone up from 82.8 years in 2010 to 84.9 years in 2019.

They face challenges such as lack of engagement and a sense of purpose as they have nothing to do at home.

Social islation and loneliness is also on the rise as the number of seniors living alone and is increasing.

From the drop-off, visitors are welcomed by the commercial shophouses before being led towards the community plaza and the canal-side promenade.

Vehicular Access

Shophouse Shophouse

Community Plaza

Canal Promenade

Ground Floor Plan

Pedestrian access into the site are from the Park Connector Network (PCN) along side the Rochor Canal.

The community plaza acts as a transition space as visitors and residents move from the shophouse towards the canal, further emphasising on the waterfront living experience.

Type A Unit

Type A Unit Type B Unit

Type A Unit

Type A Unit Type B Unit

Type B Unit

Corridor

Type B Unit

Corridor

Fire Escape Stairs

Fire Escape Stairs Communal Space Fire Escape Stairs

Fire Escape Stairs

Type B Unit

Type B Unit

Odd Level Plan

Type A Unit

Type A Unit

Even Level Plan

Type A Unit - Young Couple Type B Unit - Senior Couple

Total Area - 79.5 sqm Living Room - 20 sqm Kitchen - 6.6 sqm Bomb Shelter - 4 sqm Toilets - 4.6 sqm each Master Bedroom - 14 sqm Spare Bedroom - 8.9 sqm Balcony - 4.9 sqm

Total Area - 52 sqm Living Room - 20 sqm Kitchen - 6.6 sqm Bomb Shelter - 4 sqm Toilets - 4.6 sqm Master Bedroom - 14 sqm Balcony - 5.8 sqm

Residential Communal Space

On the Residential Level, with focus on ‘Kampong Living’, seniors living right beside the younger generation will be able to live independently while having communal support, facilitated by the residential communal spaces.

On the Commercial front, with focus on purposeful activities, seniors run meaningful businesses that contribute back to the community, either through sharing their knowledge or provide support to organisations through donating profits/providing manpower support.

Shophouse Interior

Architectural Design Designed to be a mixed-use development, the architectural design of this building is split into 2 - the residential units and podium shophouses.

At the residential units, passive design strategies are employed to reduce the solar heat gain and promote cross ventillation.

• Louvres: porous, allow for cross ventilation and natural sunlight.

• Vertical greenery: complement the louvres by providing shade while cooling the surrounding environment down.

• Double-volume communal space: promote cross-ventilation and stack effect Shophouses are a common sight in the Jalan Besar area. They represent the past, the cultural diveristy and rich heritage of Singapore. Therefore, to pay homage to that which makes the area so unique, the podium is designed after the shophouses with a modern take.

Balcony Facade

Double Volume

The shophouse facade continues the vertical language of the louvres and help provides continuation from the top of the buillding to the ground.

Shophouse Facade

Shophouse Lobby

Rooftop Community Farm

Community Plaza

Canal-side Promenade

East Elevation

South Elevation

Tranqrelity “How might we create spaces for GUI visitors to rejuvenate through activities that allows them to pause, slow down and reflect?”

Tranqrelity “Connecting People with Nature” Design Studio 3, Final Project, Individual Project Brief This project invovles proposing the new ‘Kampung Kampus’ of Ground-Up Initiative (GUI) that aims to: • Educate the community about the sustainable farming methods and practices • Engage the community in activities that promote responsibility towards the environment • Exchange of services and economic activities for the community to partake in Location This project is located at GUI’s new site, behind HomeTeamNS Khatib. Within the created masterplan, the ‘Kampung Kampus’ Heartquarters is located at the centre of the site.

Design Concept The concept behind the design is to create a place that allows visitors to rejuvenate themselves through slowing down and relaxing.

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Challenge Statement “How might we create spaces for GUI visitors to rejuvenate through activities that allows them to pause, slow down and reflect?”

Opportunities • “Pause” - Tea Spaces • “Slow down” - Reading Lounge • “Reflect” - Discussion Lounge By keeping spaces as open as possible, more natural light and cross ventilation are present, blurring the boundaries between the indoors and outdoors. This will bring the experience of “relaxing” and “freedom” which facilitates clearer reflections.

Parti Diagram

Starting with one volume

Break out into different programmes

Carving out individual activities

Visually separating the spaces

Spatial Planning Diagram

Purple - Office Light Blue - Reading Lounge Dark Blue - Toilet Dark Green - Discussion Lounge Light Green - Tea Space Site Response Diagrams

Users Primary: Visitors, Secondary: GUI Staff To educate the general public, outreach efforts must be made towards those who are currently unaware of GUI and offer them what they need in their busy lives, capitaising on the unique selling point of GUI. As part of their job requirements, GUI staff are required to be on site during working hours. Therefore, the design must cater for them as well.

Wind Circulation

Sun Path

Culinary

Craft

Plaza Surrounding Zoning

Farm Entry Points

Main Entry

Reception

Pantry Office

Toilet Balcony Reading Lounge Discussion Lounge

Tea Meditation Room

Ground Floor Plan

2nd Level Floor Plan

The ground floor is made to be the “public level”. Kept as open as possible, it is designed this way to be inviting to visitors and spurring them to come visit the space. There is also visual accessibility from one end of the site to the other, allowing visitors to see what is across.

The 2nd level is more private compared to the ground floor.

This is where activities that helps to faciliate mindfulness and relaxation takes place. The pace of life on this floor is generally slower.

Reading Lounge

Discussion Lounge

Tea Meditation Room

Level 2 Office Working Space

The spaces are designed to be as open as possible. Except for the office, little walls are used and louvres are mainly used to define the spaces.

This is to help users feel a sense of “lightness” and “freedom” which is essential to for them to feel more rejuvenated.

The separation of volume of spaces also helps to enhance that feeling of “detachment”.

Exterior View of Tea Room, Discussion Lounge & Office Exterior View of Reading Lounge & Office To achieve visual lightness, steel beams are utilised and the structural systems of the buildings are exposed. The buildings thus also take on a more “natural”, raw form that also aims to mimic “real” nature, one that is not made to be aesthetic.

Visitors will be able to better appreciate nature for what it is, not what it is designed to be.

East Elevation East Elevation

East Section East Elevation

South Elevation

West Elevation

Sectional Perspective

Our DE Life “How might we create an interactive structure that encourages student to linger around it?”

Our DE Life

“A ‘DE-light-ful’ Social Space” Design Studio 3, Parametric Design, Group.

Project Brief This project involves designing and fabricating a ‘DE-light-ful Social Space’ structure in the School of Design Environment which will be a new beacon of social interactions between all members of the school community.

Location Located at the School of Design & Envrionment’s foyer, the structure aims to be a: • structure that uses recycled material to enhance the quality of the space and promote gathering • landmark that reflects the culture and values of DE Community • social space for at least 2 activities to take place Design Concept Built for the DE Students, Our DE Life aims to celebrate the life of the DE students rather than focusing on their academic achievements. This structure is a tribute for students, made by students, made for the future to come, and for the future to see and be inspired by.

Challenge Statement “How might we create an interactive structure that encourages students to linger around it?”

Culture & Value Our DE Life gives students the opportunity to share their memories of school, through polaroids, pictures and handwritten notes.

Students can bring polaroids or printed images of their experiences in DE and write accompanying notes telling their stories, before hanging them in one of the many modules that make up the structure, in the same way our memories make up the School of Design & Environment.

Section

Final Design Proposal

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