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SEMESTER 2 SEMESTER3.5
Retreat House Measured drawing

SEMESTER 4 SEMESTER 6
Alternative Education school Cultural Hub
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Introductory video concerning the history

and architectural features of the Balai
Seni Negeri kedah.

HOUSE BY Shah Alam Botanical Garden is

THE GARDEN
PROJECT: RETREAT HOUSE
LOCATION: SHAH ALAM BOTANICAL
GARDEN,SELANGOR
TOTAL AREA: 200 SQM
TARGETED USERS: HIKING,TOURISTS an open floor plan that brings in the
AGES: 16 - 35
an amazingly lush reserve forest
Hence i didn’t think that an entirely
private retreat house would be apt
popular among the locals as a re- as it would be taking away some of
freshing and pleasant yet some-
what challenging hiking trail within
the experience for other people vis-
iting the reserve forest.
a heavily urbanized city. The retreat
house for this project is an early at-
tempt of mine to somewhat define
nature outside inside...

The centre area between the 2 room

units is to facilitate co living space
as the area is open to the public

TREE LINE

UNIT A

UNIT B
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0.9M 3M 2.4M 4.2M 2.1M

rooftop courtyard

15MM hardwood deck +

3MM venner finish

passive ventilation

water catchment water catchment

150mm x 200mm reinforced concrete

+ pile cap

co-living space

15MM hardwood deck +

100MM x 50MM clay brick 3MM venner finish
root unit

0 1 2 3 4 5

GRAPHIC SCALE:
1:150
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3M 1.5M

roof

canopy unit 200MM EIFS on Mtl. Stud 2.1M

lvl 1
0.9M

mezzanine
100MM x 50MM clay brick

open air shower

2.7M

co-share toilet

lvl G
100MM x 100MM
enginereed timber floor 2.1M
joist

lvl B1

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Introductory video concerning the history

and architectural features of the Balai
Seni Negeri kedah.

BALAI SENI
This project was done in conjunction Besides the drawings we were also
with the conservation works that was tasked to produce a short video
underway on several heritage concerning the art gallery as well as
NEGERI buildings in Kedah,Alor Setar during
2017 at that time.
a detailed physical model, which was
later made at a 1:100 scale from balsa
PROJECT: MEASURED DRAWING wood.
LOCATION: KEDAH, ALOR SETAR In a group of around 15 members per
team we were to document and It gives me great pride that the model
produce measure drawings/technical itself remains displayed at the art gal-
drawings to demonstrate our ability to lery for visitors to see till this day.
produce such drawings. These
drawings were to be used as future
references by the art gallery if need be.

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5
4
3
2
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4208 3679 7205 3752 3665 3709 3672 2057

CORRIDOR COUNSELING ROOM HALL 4 HALL 3

9.684 Roof Top Level

P2

7.250 Highest Ceiling Height

7.075 Parapet Wall Level

5.898 Lowest Ceiling Height W1 W1 W1 W1 W1

A1

A2 A2 A2

VOID

1.000 Finished Floor Level

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5
4
3
0.000 Ground Level 2
1

-0.145 Lower Ground Level

D3 D1 D2 D1a D3 D3 D3 D3 D1

NORTH EAST ELEVATION

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

4226 3716 1924 3235 1947 3826 3647 3667 3798 2008

OFFICE 3 HALL 1 OFFICE 2 STORE

9.684 Roof Top Level

P2

7.250 Highest Ceiling Height

7.075 Parapet Wall Level

5.898 Lowest Ceiling Height

W6 W6 W5 W5 W9 W5

W6 W6 W6

1.000 Finished Floor Level

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5
4
3
0.000 Ground Level 2
1

-0.145 Lower Ground Level D8

SOUTH WEST ELEVATION

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METHODS OF DOCUMENTATION AND SOUTH WEST ELEVATION
MEASURED DRAWING
BALAI SENI NEGERI,
BANDAR ALOR SETAR,
05000 ALOR SETAR,
KEDAH.
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3667 2008 3798 3667 3647 3826 1947 3235 1924 3716 4226

MAIN HALL HALL 2 HALL 1 PAINTING STORE STORE

OCTAGONAL CONCRETE
MINARET

SQUARE CONCRETE
MINARET

CLAY HIP ROLE ROOF TILE

P1
P2

CLAY SPANISH ROOF TILES

W1 W1 W1 W1 W1 CONCRETE ARCH TO DETAIL

DRAWING 25
A1 A1

A2 A2 A2
RC COLUMNS TO DETAIL
DRAWING 22

300mm THK DOUBLE

CONCRETE WALL WITH
HONEY AND EGG
WHITE PLASTERING
PAINTED ON BOTH SIDE
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5
4
5
4
3
RC STAIRCASE TO DETAIL
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2
1
2
1 DRAWING 23

D2 D1a D3 D3 D3 D3 D1 D2 D1a D3

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3667 2057 3672 3709 3665 3752 7205 3679 4208

MAIN HALL TOILET ELECTRICAL ROOM HALL 4 COUNSELING ROOM CORRIDOR

OCTAGONAL CONCRETE
MINARET

SQUARE CONCRETE
MINARET

P1
P2

CLAY SPANISH ROOF TILES

CLAY HIP ROLE ROOF TILES

W1

W5 W9 W5 W5

W8 W6 W6

RC COLUMNS TO DETAIL
VOID DRAWING 22

300mm THK DOUBLE

CONCRETE WALL WITH
HONEY AND EGG
6
5
5
4
WHITE PLASTERING
4
3
2
3
2 PAINTED ON BOTH SIDE
1 1

D8 D8 D3

RC STAIRCASE TO DETAIL
DRAWING 24

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DESCRIPTION PEDIMENT WITH STATE EMBLEM AND FLORAL EMBELLISHMENTS

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METHODS OF DOCUMENTATION AND PEDIMENT DETAIL 1
MEASURED DRAWING
BALAI SENI NEGERI ALOR SETAR,
BANDAR ALOR SETAR,
05000 ALOR SETAR,
KEDAH.
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METHODS OF DOCUMENTATION AND PEDIMENT DETAIL 2
MEASURED DRAWING
BALAI SENI NEGERI ALOR SETAR,
BANDAR ALOR SETAR,
05000 ALOR SETAR,
KEDAH.
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Capitol E - Traditional Flower Capitol F - Daffodil Capitol G - Open Virgin

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Main Pediment
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MODEL PHOTOS
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D-REKA Among all the studio projects during

my degree program this is the one to i
I focused on capturing the childlike
wonder kids have and wanted to give

ELEMENTARY
am most proud of. them confidence especially in their
formative years.
Though not the most technically
PROJECT: EDUCATIONAL SPACE
Complicated work it is definitely the An image of a large ship sailing on the
LOCATION: PENANG -
most engaging. the ground with the abrupt slope at the
MINDEN HEIGHTS
site acting like a wave, came to mind.
TOTAL AREA: 1500 SQM
The brief was to design an elementary
TARGETED USERS: CHILDREN
school with an alternative education Along with the desire to do a container
AGES: 7 - 12
programme, think Montessori school architecture for this semester i set to
and the like. work on design a school that revolves
around craft-making.
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2ND FLOOR
-CLASSROOM
-LIBRARY
-TOILET
-DECKSPACE

LOWER GROUND
-CLASSROOM
-OFFICE
-ADMIN ROOM

1ST FLOOR
-WOOD WORKSHOP
-CAFETERIA
-TOILET
-MORNING ASSEMBLY
ITERATIONS
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FLOOR PLANS + ELEVATIONS
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Among the considerations taken
was the desire for the children to
feel empowered & be independent.

Taking into account the children

dimensions the was a conscious
effort to design space at a distorted
scale to be child friendly and the
Whimsical.

-Ceiling Height was

Maintained at 2.4m (so that
kids feel bigger than they
are)

- Openings are easy to

Operate but overly large
mostly using the
Containers existing doors

- Spaces was designed with

a nautical theme to reflect
Penang’s identity as a port
city and the whimsical
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROCESS

A modular approach in construc- In it’s current configuration it makes

tion was considered to highlight the school have a boat-like silhou-
the low-cost & flexibility of using ette in all 4 elevations which adds to
shipping containers as building the nautical theme of the design.
units.

As seen in the process diagram, the

project was envisioned as a starter
project with the ability for easy
expansion.

1. Building block/Wing
2.Connecting bridge
Wood
Workshop
Morning
assembly

Admin
Office
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Site Analysis video of KL City centre

(what makes a “great good place” a
viable communal space)

MALAYSIA For the final year project the brief

was to design a cultural Hub, and
Harnessing the local/traffic expo-
sure(people traffic) & the Financial

BIKIN
given the broad brief I’ve taken to Hub,I envisioned this cultural hub
interprete “Cultural Hub” in my own for local manufacturers be it
view. fashion or technology as a
PROJECT: CULTURAL HUB
platform for them to reduce cost of
LOCATION: TAPAK FOOD COURT-
Given the many Cultural Hub entry & gain the public’s feedback
JALAN HAMPSHIRE
scattered to the goal of promoting and awareness before their mass
TOTAL AREA: 4500 SQM
a tradition or craft, but is no more production.
TARGETED USERS: TOURIST & OFFICE
than a white elephant.
AGES: 18-34

The main consideration I have given

for this project was Sustainability &
Practicability. The brief gave me the
flexibility to choose what to pro-
mote and chose to promote local
manufacturing with the approach
to go at it like an incubator platform
in Sillicon Valley.

Office Co-work
Rooftop space
Product Lab
Bazaar Perfor-
mance

Food Court
FLOOR PLANS
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DETAILED DRAWINGS
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ELEVATIONS + SECTIONS
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