Architecture Student Portfolio - Tai YuJie

ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO tai yujie

2019 -2021

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C u r ri cul um V ita e L i v i n g, He r itag e

Architecture Core Studio 3, 2020 16

Ne w Templ e s o f S at ur n a nd Co nco r d

Architecture Option Studio 1, 2020 26

C omp l e s s o d i Ga l l e r ia Bo r g he s e

Architecture Option Studio 1, 2020 38

G e ote chnica l D e v e l o pme nt L ibr a ry

Architecture Core Studio 2, 2020 58

R e u s e t he Fa l l e n Chur ch

External Architecture Competition, 2020 64

Th e S o l a r i Pr o je ct

Digital Design and Fabrication, 2020 70

Th e B e ach Ho us e

Architecture Science and Technology, 2019 80

Photogr a phy

Personal Work

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E d u c ati on 2018 - 2021

Singapore University of Technology and Design Bachelors of Science (Architecture and Sustainable Design)

2014 - 2016

Anderson Junior College GCE Advanced Level

C o- C u r ri c u l a r A ct iv it ie s 2018 - 2020

SUTD Dance Derivativez Active Member Performed and choreographed for various events and competitions.

2020 - 2021

SUTD Dance Derivativez Vice-President In charge of executive committee of the club, planned various events within the year of service.

E xp e ri e n c e Spring 2020

Summer 2020

Elastic Architecture Undergraduate Teaching Opportunities Programme Group Facilitator Facilitated and planned workshops to introduce architecture to secondary and pre-university students. Workshops included urban sketching and model making.

AIRLAB Singapore Internship Intern Jobscope included design and fabrication in various projects such as: AIRBamboo, TimeScapes and DB Schenker Upcycling Lab.

Research Summer 2018

Pulau Ubin Kampong House 63C Documentation Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme Participant Part of the team that designed the new House 63C in Pulau Ubin.

skills Digital Physical

Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, Adobe Suite, Fusion 360, Unreal Engine, Python, Revit, Enscape, D5 Render, Ansys Fluent, AutoCAD, SketchUp Model Making, 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, CNC Milling, Waterjet, ZUND Cutting

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LIVING, HERITAGE

super d iv er sity - u rb a n l ivin g for a l l Project: Term 7 - Core Studio 3 Year: 2020 Location: Kallang Basin, Singapore Mentor: Professor Daniel Whitaker SUTD Core 3 Housing studio seeks to uncover Singapore’s new forms of diversity that has inevitably emerge from the island’s connectivity with the wider world.

Collectively, the studio aims to unravel the current simplistic understanding of ethnic and racial categories that is reinforced by media, policy and spatial constructs.

Embracing superdiversity that arise from constantly evolving social circumstances, the studio imagines new forms of heterogeneity in housing, and extends the complexity of architectural design challenges to the issues of urban integration and human habitation.

master plan - the n e w u rb a n c oa s ta l grou n ds Expanding upon the waterfront promenade and elevated pathway concept, this masterplan seeks to create multiple experiential possibilities that cater to people’s movements at different paces.

Various separate circulation paths connecting key nodes in the North and South of the site offer different experiences of landscape and programmed spaces. A sinusoidal pedestrian and bicycle pathway meander through the landscape and coastline, extending the original waterfront journey into a scenic path at a slower pace. The meandering paths weave all programmatic districts together and allows people to stray off to engage in activities happening within the ambiguous and intentional spaces around the site. The elevated path connects the transport hub and the re-adapted substation in a shorter path, providing people of a faster pace to cross the site. The express path also connects the site to the wider commercial belt.

To fully capitalise the natural landscape, greenery in the west and water in the east is pulled inwards towards the heart of the site. This creates three layers of green and blue that intertwine on the site’s central axis. Small connecting islands along the coast and contouring of the landscape using excavated earth from an underground carpark give the site new spatial and circulation opportunities for cultural and social activities to happen.

m u ltig enerat ional liv i ng

Singapore’s heritage is found all around us and experienced as we go about our daily lives. From stately historical buildings and precious museum artefacts to festive celebrations and food offerings, Singapore’s rich and diverse multicultural heritage is one of the defining traits of our country, and of our identity as Singaporeans.

In this project, we will take a look at the tangible and intangible aspects of our heritage, how it can be applied in the context of housing, how it can be celebrated and how it can be safeguarded for future generations.

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Legend: 1 Living Room 2 Kitchen / Dining 3 Master Bedroom 4 Bedroom 5 Toilet 6 Lobby

multi gene ration a l p l aygrou n d To serve the recreational needs of both old and young, this playground consists of active spaces for both the elderly to exercise as well as playgrounds for children to play in.

gr ound f l oor c om mu n a l s pac e s On the ground floor of the building, spaces for seatings and gatherings can be found where residents and passers-by can access, creating a space for interaction for both residents and the public.

ph ys ic a l m ode l Photographs of physical model

View of cladding material and public space on physical model.

View of ground floor communal spaces on physical model.

02 new temples of saturn and concord

a r ec onc i liat ion of ol d a n d n e w Project: Term 6 - Option Studio 1 Year: 2020 Location: Singapore Mentor: Professor Rene Tan The Temple of Saturn was an ancient Roman temple to the god Saturn, in what is now Rome, Italy. Its ruins stand at the foot of the Capitoline Hill at the western end of the Roman Forum. The temple housed the treasury, the aerarium, where the Roman Republic’s reserves of gold and silver were stored. The state archives and the insignia and official scale for the weighing of metals were also housed here.

The Temple of Concord in the ancient city of Rome refers to a series of shrines or temples dedicated to the Roman goddess Concordia, and erected at the western end of the Roman Forum. The Temple of Concord, constructed

by Lucius Opimus during the Republican period, had a typical rectangular podium (40.8m x 30m). Based on the construction methods used in the base and support walls, the porch had eight Corinthian columns made out of travertine drums covered in stucco.

g e o m etrical analysi s

Geometrical analysis of the Temple of Saturn and Temple of Concord to figure out the proportions of all the elements of the temples, such as column distribution, height and width.

Pediment

Sectional Analysis

Sectional Analysis

Plan Analysis

Plan Analysis

Repetition

Pediment

Repetition

i n t e rven t ion s

The new Temple of Saturn pays homage to Saturn as the god of agriculture by becoming a hub for indulging in food and drinks. With bars and cafes situated on the ground floor and a rooftop restaurant, visitors will now be able to enjoy food and drinks while visiting and walking around the Forum Romanum.

For the Temple of Concord, as it used to symbolise reconciliation and harmony, it now serves the Forum Romanum as an office of tourism, bridging the Forum Romanum and the rest of the world and bringing more tourists to revitalise the Forum.

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Site Plan of Interventions

Ground Floor Plan

Temple of Saturn Section

Physical Model 1:1000

Temple of Concord Section

Inside Temple of Concord

Roof of Temple of Concord

Bars and Cafe Area

Night View of Roof Spaces

03 complesso di galleria borghese

i nterv enti on on ga l l e ria b orgh e s e Project: Term 6 - Option Studio 1 Year: 2020 Location: Singapore Mentor: Professor Rene Tan Inspired by the lines of action in one of Bernini’s statues, The Rape of Proserpina, the form of the project is very organic, with the extensions peeling away from the ground along a curve.

Programmes are split into 3 main blocks, with the original Galleria Borghese at the centre. The complex is of an asymmetrical typology, inspired by the asymmetry in most of Bernini’s statues.

s i t e and g eo metr i c al analysis

Site and geometrical analysis of the Galleria Borghese was done to figure out the relations between the elements of the site and the Galleria building, as well as the proportion of the building itself. Circulation pathways were also analysed to find out what could be done to improve the visitors’ experience.

Site Analysis

Symmetry

Spaces

Geometrical Analysis

Circulation

Exhibition Space

Toilets

Lift / Stairs Exhibition Space

Exhibition Space

Audio Guides

Lecture Hall

Bookshop

Exhibition Space

Basement

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fo r m- findin g pr oc ess

The Rape of Proserpina is a large Baroque marble sculptural group by Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini, executed between 1621 and 1622. Bernini was only 23 years old at its completion. It depicts the abduction of Proserpina, who is seized and taken to the underworld by the god Pluto.

Sculpture Analysis

Lines of Action

Geometry

Structure

Light

fo r m- findin g pr oc ess

Analysis of some of Bernini’s sculptures were done to inform our form-finding process. I was tasked to analyse the statue of The Rape of Proserpina, and through the analysis, I was able to use the lines of action of the sculpture as inspiration for my form.

We were also then tasked to build spatial constructs with the analysis of the sculptures as inspiration.

Lines of Action

S patial co n s t r uc t

Array on Curve

Subtraction

co n c ep t diag r ams

Process of generating the form for my intervention.

Original

Array

Subtract

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Scale and Sink

Ground Floor Plan

Lower Ground Plan

Section Perspective

Aerial View

Gallery

Interior Perspective Auditorium

Classrooms and Studio within Academic Block

s cu lp tu re analysi s

As I analysed the sculpture, I was also tasked to model some elements of the sculpture that showcased Bernini’s skill and made use of 3D printing to print out a physical model of a part of the sculpture.

I n t e rven t ion f or the blind Tiles with elements of structure will be placed along walls for the blind to interact with.

04 geotechnical development library

the d eep li bra ry Project: Term 5 - Core Studio 2 Year: 2019 Location: Singapore Mentor: Professor Jason Lim It is the year 2050, and due to constraints in land space, the government of Singapore has sought to develop technology to dig below ground to create more space for human inhabitation. The surface has become increasingly overcrowded due to population growth, and thus alternatives to living spaces must be found.

As the pursuit for new technology and techniques continued, knowledge and research of these new techniques and machinery expanded. Thus, a space had to be created to store these data and allow for future researchers and developers to access this information.

The solution came in the form of the Geotechnical Development Library, where information regarding underground development and state-of-the-art technology can be accessed, as well as stored data containing the ground conditions of Singapore.

Researchers can come to this Library to research on underground development, such as new techniques to dig into the ground or new techniques to acquire samples of soil, while engineers can access the soil samples already stored in the archives of the Library to find out the best techniques that have to be employed to build in a specific plot of land. Virtual reality is also employed to help engineers and researchers better visualize the ground conditions using the knowledge that has been accumulated over time.

d i g g ing in

Form-finding and exploration through casting various items inside concrete and subtracting the spaces to create voids. I explored using intersecting sticks to create straight cylindrical spaces that intersected. The resulting form was then 3D scanned to be viewed via a 3D model.

Spatial Strategy

The spatial strategy used was the stacking of cubes and offsetting them to the sides. This combined geometry is then tilted at an angle that is dependent on the type of program that goes into that zone.

Three zones were identified, namely: public zone, laboratory zone and archive zone.

For the public zone, the angle of tilt is set at 30 degrees to allow for more lateral area, more seats and tables can be arranged to increase capacity of reading area in the public zone.

For the laboratory zone, the angle of tilt is set at 45 degrees to allow opportunity for levels, laboratories can then be accomodated and seperated by levels. The increased ceiling height can also accomodate larger technical equipment.

For the archive zone, the angle of tilt is set at 60 degrees to allow for ease of storage of soil samples. With a steeper incline, the soil samples in the archives can be stored along the walls of the archive zone, with much space in the vertical direction.

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resulting volume

The volumes of each of the zones were then rotated on the Z-axis by 120 degrees before being intersected with one another. The following diagram shows the resulting volume.

Zone A: Public

Zone B: Laboratories Zone C: Archives

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05 reuse the fallen church

c hiesa dir uta Project: Reuse the Fallen Church Architectural Competition Year: 2021 Location: Grottole (Matera), Italy Mentor: Professor Rene Tan Chiesa Diruta is a catholic church built in Grottole (MT) in the 15th century, in order to host the local community of clergymen and to become one the most important churches of the bishopric. It suffered a lot of damages due to earthquakes, fires and building issues so it was soon abandoned. Participants of this competitions are asked to reuse this space as a Concert Hall. Is it possible to bring life back inside one of the most important religious buildings of Southern Italy? The answer to this question is in the hands of the architects, the engineers and the students who will participate to this competition.

Rethinking Chiesa Diruta means to approach an unfinished work, which is able to reactivate the emotions of the town and mobilize a heritage made of memories.

A cultural production center is the chance to refurbish the historical city center, largely abandoned, creating a meeting point for citizens and an attractive epicentre for visitors and artist from all over the world.

Working on an historical architecture means to research, to learn, to experiment on matter and on time, projecting an ancient architecture to a contemporary world and function. This contest is the occasion to turn on visions about the use of space, but also to create networks and relationships which will last longer. The involvement of citizens, motivated through interviews and creative sessions during the first phases of the project, stimulates the community to imagination and experimentation; it pushes the public organizations to dialogue and it draws —mostly not on purpose— possible management strategies.

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Local Community The central space becomes a gathering spot for the community to host local events.

Informal Performance Space The stairwell and open space function as an informal theatre where the steps double as viewing platforms.

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06 fabrication

the solar i pr oj e c t Project: Term 5 - Digital Design and Fabrication Year: 2020 Location: Singapore Mentor: Professor Stylianos Dritsas In the Digital Design and Fabrication (DDF) course, we were tasked to design an assembly using Autodesk Fusion 360 to simulate the movement of the gears, as well as physically fabricate the assembly with a variety of materials. For this project, we decided to design a solari board display.

Our concept: The disappearance of the analogue flight information display board from Terminal 2 in Changi Airport signals the gradual passing of an analogue era.

The Digital Era seems to fail to capture the same essence, imagination, and soul that The Analogue Era possessed.

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Model built in Fusion 360 component by component with tolerances considered

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The flap holder that contains 28 holes for the 26 letters of the alphabet as well as a blank.

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Rear spindle design that transmits the torque of the motor to the indexing gears that spin the flap holders.

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Spindle prototypes. fl a p h older

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07 structures

the beac h hou s e Project: Term 4 - Architecture Science and Technology Year: 2019 Location: Port Hedland, Australia Mentor: Professor Michael Budig Located on Port Hedland, this structure is a response to strong lateral winds (exceeding 20mph) predominantly from North West clockwise to South East direction. The openings are chosen specifically to face away from the winds whilst taking advantage of Port Hedland’’s coastal location.

In that regard, a conal shape that constricts towards to the kink and expands towards the sea creates a transitional space from the entrance to an almost panoromic seaview. Also, the flat roof is our solution to the lack of precipitation (Bwh, <0mm Average precipitation) and reduction of overall surface area of the structure.

s o l ar diag ram Port Hedland, Australia Latitude and Longitude: 20.3839° S, 118.6484° E Main Climate: Arid Climate Precipitation: Desert, BWh Temperature: Hot Arid

W i n d an d s olar analysis

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s t r u ctu re b reakdown Exploded Axonometric Diagram

Exterior Envelope Lightweight Kalzip Metal Roof Rigid Foam Insulation to increase timelag and insulate noise

Superstructure Galvanised Steel Truss Structure arranged in varying density for unique spatial experience Density increases with increasing width of walkway

Interior Envelope Bare Concrete Wall

Interior Bare Concrete Floor Slab sourced locally from concrete plant in Karratha Partition Walls strengthen overall structure, shapes internal space

Locally sourced Spotted Gum Decking

Interior Envelope Bare Concrete Wall

Superstructure Galvanised Steel Truss

Exterior Envelope Stretched Metal provide ventilation and shading from intense heat rays

Foundation Reinforced Concrete Slab Foundation Rebars resist tension, Concrete resist compression

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s t r u ctu ral fr ame Drawings

Axonometric

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s t r u ctu ral fr ame Model Photographs

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