Architecture Portfolio_Soh De Liang David

My name is David Soh and I am an architecture student at Nanyang Polytechnic. I developed my interest in design since in secondary school when there was an enrichment class about interior design. I was exposed to model making and colour schemes which were exhilarating.

I have chosen to study architecture for the past couple of years to broader my knowledge in building design both exterior and interior. Throughout my couple of years, I learned BIM and other 3D software to design my school project and find a way to improve it. Using 3D modeling, I can understand and visualize better.

Outside my design Course, I like to learn first aid in a secondary school which helped me save other people’s lives. I was gold in a first aid course and became a staff sergeant in my secondary school. Using the skill that I learned, I should always keep calm down and analyze the situations better and communicate with my group members better.

Soh De Liang David

10 January 2001

Singaporean

Education

Contact

8292 1142

Davidsoh288@gmail.com

Language

English(Written & Spoken)

Chinese (Spoken)

Cantonese (Spoken)

Yio Chu Kang Secondary School (2017)

Nitec Certificate in Architecture

Institute of Technical Education (2019)

Diploma in Architecture Design

Nanyang Polytechnic (Current)

Award

- First Aid Gold (2017)

- ITE Director’s List (Jan - Dec 2018)

- Edusave Bursary Award (2018)

- Edusave Certificate of Academic Achievement (2018)

- ITE Director’s List (Jan - Jun 2019)

- NYP Director’s List (Oct - Feb 2022)

- Edusave Bursary Award (2022)

- Edusave Certificate of Academic Achievement (2022)

Skill

Mircosoft Office

Autocad

Revit

Rhino 3D

Adobe Photoshop

Sketch Up Work Experience

Intern, FDAT Architect (Sep - Nov 2019)

- Sorting out different materials

- Doing Autocad drawing

- Toilet Detail

- Lift Detail- Door & Window Schedule

- Sketch up of a building in Jalan Besar

Intern, EML Architects (Mar - Aug 2022)

- Submission Drawing

- Tender Drawing

- Mood Board

- 3D Modelling

- Fitment Drawing

01 URBAN CULTIVATION HERB CENTRE

This project is about herb cultivation in urban context. Based on research of the Jalan Besar community, there was plantation in Jalan Besar in the past and selected shophouses trade/ sell different types of spices such as spring onions, gingers, lemon grass, sesame, peppers and coriander. These are the spices that will influence the architectural experience and articulation in this urban cultivation setting

01 URBAN CULTIVATION HERB CENTRE

CLASS: YEAR 3 SEMESTER 2

TYPE: STUDIO

This project is about herb cultivation in urban context. Based on research of the Jalan Besar community, there was plantation in Jalan Besar in the past and selected shophouses trade/sell different types of spices such as spring onions, gingers, lemon grass, sesame, peppers and coriander. These are the spices that will influence the architectural experience and articulation in this urban cultivation setting.

In this architecture, they are able to experience the more holistic process of cultivation - propragation propagation, farming, harvesting and retail. They are able to view the roots of the plants to see how they grow, knowing different ways of farming. Visitors are also able to see the harvesting process and able to contribute to the process by of pepper grinding power. Towards the end, they are able to touch and smell the herbs and buy it. Overall they will relive the experience the process of cultivation and understanding of how herbs and spices are grown.

1. Propagating knowledge

Propagate plants - Teaches how to propagate plant cuttings for repotting in soil (from plant cutting)

2. Engage Hands-on Repotting Soil plants

Teaches how to repot new rooted plants into soil, and their required growing conditions (general planting)

3. Preparation of Harvest

Harvest of Herbs - Collection & storage of plants as well as washing and cleaning

4. Vending take-away

Sale of Herbs - Packaging & transportation of plants to

02 PARALLEL IN REALITY

The Gambier Production Shopping Department Store

CLASS: YEAR 2 SEMESTER 2

TYPE: STUDIO

The gambier production shopping department store is an building where the gambier goods turn to different kind of product for shopper to enjoy different activities. It is located at mid point orchard. The location attracts lot of shopper as the surrounding area is full of shopping mall.

In the past, the area itself is full of gambier plantation and then use those gambier to make different kind of products. Those products were leather goods, medicine, tanning agent & food additives.

Using those elements, the architecture has combine both past and present with past being gambier production and the present is midpoint shopping mall. Where the north of building has the gambier production to make gambier those gambier turns to good while the east and south of the building has the element of the past mixed with element of the present.

How does this architecture work?

1. Worker go to protecting implement hut to collect their tools to start work

2. They climb up the gambier and collect them

3. They will go the bridge and go to upper level of the platform to put the gambier down to the 3 different stirring department converyor belt

4. The workers go the department store to start stirring gambier in the pot while the platform spin

5. They will then bring the stirring pot into a tray and the left it on the tray storage

6. The worker will being extraction with different kind of extraction

7. After extraction, they will bring the tray to the shinning roof garden to let it dry

8. Those activities can be view by the audience at the viewing capivity threate

9. After drying, they will bring those gambier to different department based on affordability

10. The common gambier form will be at enhancing resturant where the gambier is turn into food additives and the shoppers eat there will be hipno to climb up and go the tanning saloon to dye themselves in different colour

11. The purest form of gambier will be at tanning saloon where the gambier is turn into lotion for sun tanning

12. Lastly, the higher end variant gambier will be at exclusive pharmacy where the gambier is turn into medicine so that shopper can eat the medicine and rest on the capsule.

03 GENIUS IN

The Genius of Nature is a design in nature to inform and reveal It is devised in the attempt to limitation of one’s ego and preconception, that is more eco-centric. In to explore the possibilities of functions/programs that are dynamics of plants and animals

IN NATURE

design process using the wisdom found reveal a new spatial order in architecture. to create works that are beyond the preconception, towards an approach this process, we are attempting of creating spaces, structures and are informed by the natural order and animals in their living context.

Return of Crumbling loading foods and storage

CLASS: YEAR 2 SEMESTER 2

TYPE: STUDIO

This is a group of community of people that steals other crops (absorbing nutrients) and grow their own crops to get more resources (decompose), store the resources (the gills is storing spores) and give back to the comminity (the spores will disperse).

In this architecture, people at ground level will help to deposit their unwanted food here to be decomposed after which the nutrients will be absorbed from the soil and plant will start to grow and they don’t run of of food easily.

The lead person in the leading control room will guide and lead the community to other spaces that require manpower. The middle part of architecture will have group of community deliver the food to the resident. The upper level will have people store their foods in the emergency storage, rest and eat at the relaxing hall.

1. The person will then report to the lead community on what need to be done and will be sending the person to other spaces that require manpower.

2. The person was send to the crumbling lane to help to plant the crops and they can throw their unwanted food to the crumbling to let it decompose

3. They will go to salient drain to collect the water from the rain and water it to the crops that they planted.

4. After they water the crops, they will harvest the crops and put it on the loading stockroom for storage

5. Some of the crops will be place on the emergency storage area in case of emergency

6. They will climb down wil the sacks of food to their respective storey to give foods to the low income residents living in this block

7. The person will climb up the ladder to the defencing roof to scout for danger

8. After a long day of work, they can eat and sleep at the relaxing hall

04 BAMBOO INTERFACE

This module help us understand how good bamboo is as a material. Using bamboo we find ways of creating layers of interface around our body in the form of a small bamboo structure that can connect one to the magic of nature in our city.

04 BAMBOO INTERFACE

CLASS: YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1

TYPE: MODEL MAKING

RESEARCH

LEANING TOWER OF NEVYANSK

INTRODUCTION

It is unique leaning tower situated in the center of nevyansk.

The height is 57.5m from the ground and the base is 9.5m x 9.5m. The deviated of the top part of the tower from a right angle is 2.20m.

BAMBOO

The average compressive strength of bamboo is approximately 14,000 pounds per square inch (psi).

Compared to concrete’s compressive strength of about 2,500 psi and that bamboo is actually a very strong material

Iron is the common usage of material in this building. It use iron rod ties through the entire width of the tower.

The top floor use of a composite beam/ flitch plate

Wrought iron joints with an old sable iron joint inbetween

Bamboo has hallow structure. The density of the fibers becomes gradually thicker from the inner to the outer surface, suggesting the outer parts are, mechanically speaking, stronger than the inner parts.

Bamboo is a soil protectant and helps prevent soil movement as it is caused by drifted soil.

05 CHANGI BEACH CABIN

Study the site. Understand how to construct cabin using precendent study that you research. The main objective is to gathered the infomation on site, precendent study and explore various ways to construct the cabin.

05 CHANGI BEACH CABIN

CLASS: YEAR 1 SEMESTER 2

TYPE: MODEL MAKING

RESEARCH

PRECENDENT STUDY

STRUCTURAL

The cabin is made up 2 cargo bearing at both side supporting the roof as there’s no column in the cabin.

Cabins have double subcaste CLT wood; inner formative core of pine and external rainfall skin of high quality larch, clinging etc is named particularly to repel water and wear over time.

CONCEPT MODEL

CONCEPT MODEL 1

ARCHITECTURAL

The positioning and exposure of all the cabins is grounded on the consideration of their individual panoramic views and sequestration for the guests

The window of this cabin is one made up of one large glazing window to view toward Lofoten mountain in the north.

ENVIRONMENTAL

The surface subcaste of the cabin is made up 2 layers larch wood and a custom glazing. The glazing is custom made for the design and the large spectacles are fused to the outside of the construction to insure a smooth face towards the winds There are no protuberance roof for this cabin still when during rain, the rain can flow down fluently due to the reverse of the roof cabin have a pitch shape

CONCEPT MODEL 3

CONCEPT MODEL 2

NORTH - WEST VIEW

SOUTH - WEST VIEW

SOUTH - EAST VIEW

06 ARCHITECTURE HUNTER

This module assignment help us better understand technical drawings better using guideline that is used by in this the industry.

ARCHITECTURE HUNTER

CLASS: YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1

TYPE: INDUSTRIALS PROJECTS

This assignment has 2 parts. Part 1 is a group work where we measure some parts of bishan library and have to do technical drawings. I have done modelling of bishan library & section B - B for this project.

Part 2 is an individual work where we find some detail in bishan library, draw detail drawing and make a model out of it.

MODEL

FLOOR, WALL AND ROOF JOINT DETAIL

07 INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS

In this 6 months of intern, I gained lots of experience in the real life working environment and know the industry better. Our company mainly focus on Childcare & Hospital additions and alterations/ Registered Inspector services for fire safety architectural

JADE CIRCLE SIGNAGE

CLASS: YEAR 3 SEMESTER 1

TYPE: INDUSTRIALS PROJECTS

This is the first task i received where the client wants a moodboard for the main entrance signage and I propose some of the pictures to them. After a few weeks, they decided to choose the picture that has lighting on the backing of the signage. After that, they gave me a sample of what they wanted to be included in the signage like the logo and the type of font they want to use.

After a few tries, I made a 3D model with the sample they requested to be in and they are okay with it, I went to do AutoCAD drawing of the main signage and follow every dimension the client requested on how big the logo should be and how far apart for each logo.

CENTRE

CLASS: YEAR 3 SEMESTER 1

TYPE: INDUSTRIALS PROJECTS

The client requested to have a 3D model of the space to visualize the space and see how the outcome could have become. Here is an example of a 3D model of the space for the upcoming childcare project that I created. The software I used is sketch up and rendering is done by using enscape. There are a total of 3 different bays in this project.

Here is another 3D model that I have done using Revit software. It shows the overall layout of the toilet and to see how the phenolic door looks in the middle of the toilet plan.