Design Portfolio

DESIGNPORTFOLIO

WongTaiMing|Architecture|ParametricDesign

EDUCATION

CURRICULUMVITAE

WORKEXPERIENCE

NanyangPolytechnic DiplomainArchitecture

ProductDesignerIntern AntiCADPteLtd

Internship

ProductDesignerIntern

Aural-AidPteLtd

Internship

PersonnelDatabaseandAutomatedTelegramBots RepublicofSingaporeAirForce(RSAF) ProjectLeader

NationalCancerCentreSingapore(NCCS)

ShimizuCorporation Internship

EVENTEXPERIENCE

SOFTWARESKILLS

PurpleParade|Carnivalforthespecialneeds StudentOrganiser

DialUp|SeniorsSmartPhonesClasses StudentOrganiser

L.E.A.D|SecondarySchoolLearningJourney StudentOrganiser

UpMarket|UpcylingInitiativeMarket Participant

NYPinActionfortheCommunity|HomeCleaningforElderly Participant

Rhinoceros3D|Grasshopper|AutoCAD

Illustrator|Photoshop|Revit

Enscape|Python|Blender|Arduino

CONTENTS

|ReviveTheUnwanted

|CompetitiontoCollaborationwithinFlexibleIntersections

|ExperiencingFloatingandSinking

|GrasshopperExploration: —ParametricWave —PublicBenchwithAirWell —ParametricSpiralFaçade

ReviveTheUnwanted

Year:2023

Haveyouwonderedhowdoessupermarketsconsistentlyprovidesuch highqualityandperfectproductsthatarenicelywrappedand displayed?

Inrecenttimes,perfectionisoftensoughtforineveryaspectoflife.

Fromthefoodontheplatestotheclotheswewear.Withtheslightestof flaws,productsareconsidered‘ugly’,replacedandthrown.Numerous hiddentreasuresandopportunitiesareoftenburiedunderthepilesof ‘uglywaste’.

ReviveTheUnwantedservesasapointedreminderonthepressing issueofwasteinSingaporewhileaimstobeasupportivecommunity centrethatgivesusersasenseofbelongingthroughtheexchangeof unwantedtreasures.

Freeganismisazero-wastelifestylefocusingonsavingandgivinga secondlifetodiscardedfoodanditems.

ProposedSitePlan

TheproposedsiteislocatedattheintersectionofAngMoKioAve8andAngMoKioCentral2,besideDjitsunMall. ItissituatedwithinwalkingdistanceofbothbusandMRTpublictransportation.

AngMoKioisalsoonceathrivingrubberplantationandagriculturalfarmlandandnowisisalsoneartheexisting Freegan’smainactivityarea:BishanCommunityCentrewheretheyonceholdeventssuchasgivingawayfreefood (rescuedordonatedbysponsers).

BeinglocatednearthecentralpartofSingapore,italsofaciliatesfreeganswithcollectionofrescuedfoodswhile spreadingtherescuedfoodstothecommunityfridgeswidelyspreadinSingapore.

Legend

1.Mall2.ResidentialAreas3.MRTTracks4.BusStop

5.1stStoreyShops6.Carpark7.AMKSpecialistCentre(TanTockSengHospital)

DesignConcept

Perfectionineveryaspectoflifeisaproductofaccessibilitytounlimitedchoicesinourdaytodaylives.Lookingbackat Singapore’shistory,duringtheJapaneseOccupationperiodwhereresourcesarescarce,ourancestorshadtobecreative anduseeverysingleresourceintheirdisposaltomeettheirbareneeds.Throughsharingknowledgeandresources, numerousinventionsandrecipeswerecreated.Fornumerousrecipes,thebamboosteamerisoftenusedastheprimary cookingequipment.

LifeasaFreegan

AmoderndayequivalentaretheFreegans.Freegansadoptsazero-wastelifestylethatfocusesonsavingandgivinga secondlifetodiscardedfoodanditemscalledFreeganism.

DifferentLevelsofFreeganism

Level1 Gathering/Sharing

Willingtogiving&receive freegifts

FormFinding(BambooSteamer)

Level2

Scavenging/Storing

Level3 Reviving

Reuse&recyclerescued items

HelpothersDeclutter

DumpsterDiving VeggieHunts

BambooWeaving fromsteamercover

ParametricShading (Mimicgapsinbambooweaving)

BaseForm fromsteamerbody

FinalForm (withoutshading)

FormDevelopment

MULTIPLY for3levelsofFreeganism

CARVE 1stlevelintoground

MULTIPLY 2ndLevel3timesforstorage (Furniture,Clothes&Food)

INSCRIBE 2ndlevel

NOTCH,EXPANDandMERGE 2ndlevelto1stlevel tocreateanentrance

MERGE 3rdLevelbetween2storages

SpacialZoning

Atrium

FurnitureStorage Walkway

ParametricShading

Inspiredbythenaturalgapsformedfromthebambooweavingofthecover,theparametricshadingisacomposedof numeroussquareirismechanisms.Eachsquareiriscanopenandclose.Theparametricshadingreactsaccordingtothe sundirectionandeachsquareirisopens/closesaccordingly.Thesquareirismechanismisimplementedontheatrium shelterandbuildingfacade.

SquareIrisMechanism withattractorpointvideo

ParametricShading

SquareIrisMechanism

withsunpath

EarlyMorning(8am)

Noon(2pm)

PlanView

FloorPlan

SectionDrawing

FrontElevation

LeftElevation

BackElevation

RightElevation

CompetitiontoCollaboration

WithinFlexibleIntersections

Year:2018

Educationhasnotchangeduringthecourseoftimes.Schoolshave beendesignedandprogrammedtobeaoneshoefitsalleducation centre.Weclaimedthatschoolspreparestudentsforthefuture,butthe ironyisthatschoolsthemselveshasnotchangedatall. Schoolsarelikeafactory.Theytrainpeopletoseatinneatrowsand teachthemtoraisetheirhandsiftheywanttospeak,etc.Allofthese ‘education’justforan‘A’,aletterthatdeterminesthequalityoftheir work.

Theworldhasprogressedandnowweneedpeopletothinkcreatively, independentlyandwiththeabilitytoconnect.Thisnew‘school’design focusesonchangingthecurrenteducatonmethodsfromcompetitionto acollaborationfocusedandconstantlychangingformat.Itwillmimic themovementofasnakeanditsabilitytoadapttotheterrainand provideequalityforalltypesofleaners(visual,auditoryandkinesthetic) andaneverchangingenvironmentforeveryone.

ProposedSitePlan

SitePlan

LittleGuilin,alongBukitBatokEastAve5 Formation:KnowledgeHarvesting

1-ConnectorPiece2-Classroom(Visual)3,4&5-Laboratory 6-Classroom(Audiotory)7-Classroom(Kinesthetic)

DesignConcept

Inthisproject,weexploredthepossbilitiesofcreatingspaces,structuresandprogramthatareinformedbythenatural orderanddynamicsofplantsoranimalsintheirlivingcontext.Thedesigndevelopmentbeginsbybreakingdownthe anatomyofthesnakeintosimplerformsandhowitutilisesituniquebodyqualitiesandflexilibilitytotraversedifferent terrainsandobstacles.

DirectionofTravel

StudyModels

Usingsimplesquareblocks,dowelsandbearingsfromfidgetspinners,aflexiblemodelthatverycloselyresemblesthe movementofasnakewascreated.Afterwhich,thebasicmodelwasfurtherdevelopedwithvaryingsizes,lengthsand replacingspringsinsteadofdowelsforconnectors.Lastly,themodelwasplacedindifferentlocationstotestits adaptabilitytothesurroundingterrainlikeasnake.

Program

Usingthenaturalanatomyofasnakeanditsflexibilityasaconcept,mydesignaimstochangethecurrenteducation system,fromcompetitiontocollaboration,equalityforalltypesofleaners(visual,auditoryandkinesthetic)andan everchangingenvironmentforeveryone.

Astimepassesinaday,eachpiecewillstarttoshiftandeventuallyform1of4formations:KnowledgeHarvesting,Day Break,Health/SocialHarvestingandTeamworkHarvesting

Basedoneachformation,eachbuildingcomponentwillserveatotaldifferentfunctionalitycomparedtothesamerespectivebuildingcomponentbutinotherformations.AsthepiecesshiftaroundtheLittleGuilininBukitBatok,thewhole buildingmovesanditsenvironmentchangeswhichcreatesawholenewexperiencetoalleveryday.

Formations

KnowledgeHarvestingFormation

TheKnowledgeHarvestingFormationdoesnothaveafixedlocation/arrangmentofblocks,itfocusesonsoleyimproving eachstudents’knowledgeusingtheeducationsystemthatcomprisesofdifferentteachingmethoddfordifferenttypesof leaners(visual,auditoryandkinesthetic).(Refertositeplanforexample)

Theother3formationseachhavetheiruniqueandfixedarrangementsofpieces,however,theycanfreelymovearound LittleGuilintoachieveadifferentexperienceeveryday.Theremaining3formationsfocusesoncollaborationwithothersto achieveaunitedgoal.Example,duringhealth/socialharvesting,everyonegetstoworktogetherandmakelunch/dinner foreveryone.Withstudentsandteachersstationedatdifferentpieceswithdifferentrolesandresposibilities,allofthem needseachothersassistancetocreateawonderfulmeal.

DayBreakFormation(MorningAssembly)

Health/SocialHarvestingFormation(Dinner/LunchTime)

Entrance

LowerSecondary UpperSecondary

Teachers

Plating

FoodPreperation (CommonUses)

Washing

FoodPreperation (CommonUses)

FoodPreperation (Desserts&Drinks)

TeamworkHarvestingFormation(Collaboration/ProjectTime)

Workshop (Makerspace)

Laboratory

Classroom (Auditory)

Classroom (Visual)

Classroom (Kinesthetic)

Experiencing FloatingandSinking

Year:2017

Therootofarchitectureisessentiallyaboutcreatinganinterfacewhich determineshowweexperience,liveandoperateinresponsetothe outsideworld.Inthisproject,Iinvestigatedarchitectureatamicroscale andalsothemostimmediatespaceclosesttoourbody:aspacethatis wearableonourbodythatcanactasaninterface.

Thisbodyinterfaceexploresthepossiblitiesofdesigninginterfacesto ourbodytomediateandheightensensitivitytotheoutsideenvironment andallowonetooperateaspecificactivityofourdailyritualasone movesandanchorsindifferentpartsofthecity.

DesignConcept

Mybodyinterfacefocusesonheighteningthesensationoffloatingandsinkingatthesametimewhenasleep.Thisunique andcontradictoryexperiencewasfirstfoundwhenIfellasleeponastringpyramidplaygroundnearmyhouse.Mybody interfaceenhancesthefeelingoffloatingabovewaterbutatthesametime,sinkingthroughitsstretchylayerwhichone lieson.

TestingPrototypeforfloating

Floatingcanbeachievedbybeingsuspendedonairorliquid.Thelatterwastestedasitwasmoreconsistentandamore controllablemediumthanair.Asimpleraftlikesmallmodelwascreatedforthetest,followedbyupscalingitsuchthatthe usercanfullyindulgetheirentirebodyintotheinterface.

Implementationofsinking

Toallowsinkingwithinthefloating,bicyclehookswasusedfortheirelasticity.Aninnersheetwassuspendedusingthe bicyclehooksandattachedtotheframeoftheinterface.

GrasshopperExploration

Year:2018-2024

ThissectionfocusesacumulationofseveralRhino3DGrasshopper pluginprojectsthatIhavecompletedoverthecourseofafewyears. TheseprojectsvariesfromassignmentsduringmyArchitecturedaysin NanyangPolytechnictorandomprojectideasIthoughtofonawhim. Therearealsoprojectsthatfocusesonreplicatingreallifeexamples thatIhadhappentosee.

ParametricWave

AcousticSampleMakingforInternship

IwasgiventheopportunityduringmyInternshipatAural-AidtodesignanewsamplefortheirPETacousticbafffesfortheir productlinePolyx.ThetaskwastocreateanewseriesofsampleswhichdisplaythepossibilitiesofPolyx.Usingaprevious projecttheyhavedoneatSeaWorld,AbuDhabi,Icreatedasamplewhichmimicstheundulatingwaves.

ExisitngSamples

ReferenceProject

DesignVariations

PublicBenchwithAirWell

ThispublicbenchwasacombinationofapublicbenchandanairwelldesignthatIsawonmyfamilytripatSingapore D’Resort.Seeingthesimilarcirculardesignonbothproducts,IreplicatedthedesignonRhino3DandusedGrasshopper toparameterizethebenchdimensionsaswellasincludingarandomizer,withinacertaindomain,tothelengthoftheair wellpanels.

ReferenceImages

Rhino3D+GrasshopperDesign

Benchwithvaryingprofileandseatpanelsnumber/thickness

ParametricSpiralFaçade

MyfirsteverassignmentwhenIfirstlearnthowtothebasicsofGrasshopper.Theassignmentwastodesignasimple façadeofanydesign.Numerousofclassmatesoptedforthesimpleflatwallfaçadewhichwastaughtbyourprofessor. However,IhavedecidedtolimittestandexploreGrasshopperbydesigningaspiralfaçade.Usingtheresoursesonline,I playedaroundandmanagedtosatisfymyowncuriosity.ThisassignmentwasdisplayedinasubsequentOpenHouse eventformycourse.

Rhino3D+GrasshopperDesign

BaseShape

FinalDesign