3. SENGKANG GENERAL & COMMUNITY
HOSPITALS
Client Ministry of Health
Location Singapore
Floor Area 276,000 sqm
Project Value $1b
Year of Completion 2017
The design of Sengkang General & Community
Hospitals aims to be the best regional
provider of integrated healthcare centred
around the patient and the community.
The design aims to harmonize the various
components of the project, the General Hospital,
the Community Hospital, and the Specialised
Outpatient Clinics, into a seamless and
comprehensive medical facility in the North-East
region of Singapore. The overall concept breaks
away from the notion of the single sterile medical
facility, and instead creates a more holistic approach
towards healthcare and healing.
Role and Responsibilities
Take overall lead in end-of-stage design•
reports including coordination of deliverables
from architectural and all consultant teams
Generate Revit model for the General Hospital•
component
Ensure General Hospital is compliant to local•
building code
Prepare drawings for submission to building•
authorities
Prepare presentation drawings•
Coordinate with external consultants including•
Project Manager, Medical Planner, Logistics,
Interior Design, Signage & Wayfinding, and
Lighting
Engage in User Group meetings and follow-•
up with user requirements for non-clinical
departments with regards to room layouts, and
departmental Schedule of Accommodation
Write Functional Statements for all non-clinical•
departments
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5. TWIN PEAKS SHOW FLAT & SALES GALLERY
Client Cove Development Ltd
Location Singapore
Floor Area 855 sqm
Project Value USD$1.8m
Year of Completion 2011
The Show Flat and Sales Gallery is a temporary
two-storey structure built for the purpose of giving
potential purchasers a chance to view the fully-
furnished units before project completion.
It features a double-volume sales gallery built
around a courtyard, and the three apartment
types offered at Twin Peaks - one-bedroom, two-
bedroom and three-bedroom.
Role and Responsibilities
Stage of Involvement : Construction
Time of Involvement : July 2011 - Oct 2011
Attend to all matters related to building code•
requirements including drawing preparation
and site inspection
Ensure design intent is accurately constructed•
and construction quality is acceptable
Coordinate design and technical issues with•
the Interior Design consultant
Resolve technical details that arise on site•
Design marketing signage and oversee•
construction by the signage contractor
Coordinate handover process to the Client•
Show Flat 1-bedroom Unit
9. TWIN PEAKS
Client Cove Development Ltd
Location Singapore
Floor Area 40,500 sqm
Project Value USD$141m
Year of Completion 2014
Twin Peaks is a 35-storey high-end condominium
apartment block located in the prime shopping
district in Singapore. 462 units of fully-furnished
one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom
apartments feature bay windows and balconies,
aluminium/glass façade, privacy screens and glass
balusters. Facilities include a Clubhouse, Spa,
Swimming Pool, Sky Gardens, Gym and Roof-
top Bar.
Role and Responsibilities
Stage of Involvement : Construction
Time of Involvement : July 2011 - July 2012
Prepare architectural drawings for meetings•
on site
Attend technical meetings, client meetings•
and site walks
Coordinate design and technical issues with•
the Interior Design consultant
Ensure design intent is consistent with•
construction carried out on site
Interpret local building codes and ensure•
code compliance
Prepare technical drawings for approval from•
building authorities
Prepare presentation drawings for the Client’s•
marketing purposes
Assist the Employer’s Representative in•
issuing contractual documents
Advise the Client on contract-related matters•
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15. iHUB
Client Ascendas Pte Ltd
Location Suzhou, China
Floor Area 800,000 sqm
Project Value USD$380m
Year of Completion 2014
Ascendas iHub Suzhou is a lushly landscaped
33-hectare integrated park located in Dushu
Lake Higher Education Town within the renowned
Suzhou Industrial Park. Designed with sustainable
and eco-friendly features, its serene campus-like
ambience is ideal for hi-tech, service outsourcing
and Research & Development operations.
The project was awarded to DP Architects for
Masterplanning, Architecture and Interior Design. I
was involved in the Interior Design.
Role and Responsibilities
Stage of Involvement : Design Development
Time of Involvement : August 2009 - June 2010
Design key interior spaces of Tower C•
including : Main Lobby, Lift Lobbies, Lift Cars,
Ascendas Management Office, and Male &
Female Toilets
Conceptualise design in accordance with the•
Client’s brief
Give regular design review presentations to•
the Client
Produce presentation drawings & construction•
drawings for interior architecture
Select finishes and prepare material sample•
boards
Prepare cut sheets for selected furnishings•
Aerial View of the iHub Master Plan
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Main LobbyMain Lobby
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18. DOHA FESTIVAL CITY MALL
Client Al-Futtaim
Location Qatar
Floor Area 327, 183 sqm
Year of Completion 2014
Doha Festival City is an up and coming commercial
development sitting on some 43 hectares located
about 15km north of the downtown district.
Doha Festival City masterplan comprises a retail
and entertainment hub complete with hospitality
and business facilities, a theme park, and motor
showrooms.
The Doha Festival City Mall, with 500 retail stores,
is the largest component of the development. It
houses more than 8,500 car parking lots spread
over structured car parks, basement car parks and
surface parking spaces.
The scale of the project and the immediate
surrounds inspired the design concept of creating
an extension of the vast desert site. This was also
largely a response to the Client’s brief of limiting
water usage.
It was essential to the concept to have a simple
yet provocative exterior which paid homage to
the desert and could also complement the more
intricately designed interior concourse of the mall.
The strategy was to create focal points at each
entrance, all of which lie along the West-facing
façade. Sand-coloured pre-cast concrete panels
constitute the main façade element. Each entrance
is then designed as a prominent volume extrusion
which was envisioned as a structure emerging from
the desert land.
Role and Responsibilities
Stage of Involvement : Concept Design &
Schematic Design
Time of Involvement : Oct 2010 - June 2011
Overall Design and Coordination of Concept•
Stage
Prepare presentation drawings•
Package Concept Design Report•
Coordinate with specialist sub-consultants•
21. PRIVATE RESIDENCE
Location Brunei
Floor Area 10, 500 sqm
Year of Design Proposal 2011
The client of this project was a large family of 12.
The house that the family currenly resides in is
located next to the site of the new proposal. The
idea was to create a new home for the parents and
8 of the children, while the other 2 children remain
in the current residence.
The proposal for the new home consists of a central
main residence - containing the Master Bedroom
for the parents, guest bedrooms, the family room,
dining room for the whole family, and the formal
dining and living rooms to entertain guests - and 8
self-contained villas; one for each of the 8 children,
connected to the main residence via air-conditioned
walkways.
The challenge of this project was to design to the
preferences of each individual family member while
unifying the whole residence. The proposal was
to maintain the classical theme (favoured by the
parents) for the main residence snd exteriors of the
villas, but allowing the interiors to be individually
expressed by each family member.
Role and Responsibilities
Stage of Involvement : Concept Design
Time of Involvement : April 2010 - July 2011
Attend all client meetings and relay the client’s•
requirements to the architectural team
Design the 590 sqm Villa 1 for the eldest•
daughter
Design the 520 sqm Villa 2 for the eldest son•
Coordinate architectural drawings with the•
rest of the architectural team
Coordinate with the Structural engineer,•
Mechanical & Electrical engineer and
Landscape consultant
Conduct Value Engineering exercises with the•
Quantity Surveyors
Produce regular progress reports for the client•
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11 Courtyard
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13 Family Room
14 Dining Room
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16 Kitchen
17 Office
18 Staff Quarters
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24. THE CAPITOL
Client Park Hotel Group
Location Singapore
Floor Area 50,400 sqm
Year of Design Proposal 2010
The Capitol was an open competition drawing
14 bids internationally. It was commissioned by
the Urban Redevelopment Authority; the national
land use planning and conservation authority in
Singapore.
The brief was to revamp a historically acclaimed site
by introducing a new building, and conserving three
heritage buildings.
Our proposal was to design a new luxury hotel
and maintain the heritage buildings for commercial
usage. The proposed design includes:
A naturally ventilated entrance plaza•
An 11-storey five star hotel•
An airconditioned galleria between the•
heritage buildings
Two existing heritage buildings - Capitol•
Building and Stamford House -revamped for
commercial purposes
Capitol Theatre revamped for a dining theatre•
experience
Role and Responsibilities
Stage of Involvement : Competition
Time of Involvement : July 2010 - Sept 2010
Conceptualise the alteration and addition•
works for 4 of the 6 components - Capitol
Theatre, Capitol Building, Galleria & Stamford
House - while working within the parameters
of the local building code for heritage
buildings
Coordinate with specialist consultants -•
landscape, Green Mark specialists, & lighting
- for the concept design proposal
Produce presentation drawings•
Design the layout and take overall lead for•
final presentation materials
Coordinate with architectural team for all•
presentation materials including the detailed
design report, presentation boards, slide
presentation and physical model
25. 1 Entry Plaza
2 Five Star Hotel
3 Capitol Theatre
4 Galleria
5 Capitol Building
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28. EMERGING IDENTITY
National University of Singapore
Year of Study 2008/2009
Urban Planning in today’s context is necessary
and largely beneficial for large fast-paced cities as
well as smaller growing cities. However, the highly
complex process oftentimes does not yield the
desired result because the planned profile of a place
does not always align with the authentic identity of a
place, and tensions arise.
On the premise that it is not possible to plan for the
identity of a place, I explore the idea that minimal
planning will allow its authentic identity to emerge.
My Master’s thesis ‘Emerging Identity’ is based on
the idea of continual metamorphosis. The selected
site is an abandoned theme park in Brunei, An a
-priori masterplanning grid was juxtaposed on
the existing conditions of the site, and a number
of Clashes and Opportunities were identified as
a result. The strategy of this hypothesis was to
watch how it evolves over time by adding future
expansions. The new buildings are forced to work
around the existing conditions (i.e. Clashes and
Opportunities) and react to them. What results
could be a multi-layered responsive environment
wherein each layer bears a quality that authentically
emerged from the site conditions at the time it
was built.
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34. WORLD ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL STUDENT
CHARRETTE
National University of Singapore
Year of Participation 2008
Six universities were invited to compete in
the student charrette at the inaugural World
Architecture Festival in Barcelona. I represented the
National University of Singapore in a team of five in a
live student competition at the festival venue.
Each team was brought to the site - an abandoned
garment factory grounds formerly known as Fraba
i Coats in Saint Andreu - and then given 2 days to
generate conceptual ideas and present to a panel
of international judges.
The brief was to design a public recreational space
that addressed the drought problem. Our proposal
was to have three zones that each conserve water
in a unique way.
The Desert is the main rainwater collection area.
The Tropics is the feature greenhouse with tropical
raintrees.
The Marsh Pit is playground with mouldable clay
when it rains, which turns into hardened sculptures
during the drought.
The Desert
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Festival
Barcelona
22-24 October
2008
38. BRUNSWICK EXPLODED
University of Melbourne
Year of Study 2007
The design brief was to study the potential of the
Brunswick district in Melbourne, Australia and
propose urban design solutions to improve it. A
large area of Brunswick was studied at a macro
scale, and a smaller focus area was selected to
demonstrate the urban design solutions.
At macro level, it was found that most of the activities
lie on the main streets which run North-South, while
the East-West streets were lacking amenities and
not well-connected by public transport.
The proposal was to inject life into the East-West
streets. This was demonstrated on Wilson Avenue
by breaking up large urban blocks and extending it
to create a promenade anchored by a green open
space on one end and Jewel Railway Station on the
other end. The following were proposed to enhance
the street life:
covered walkways•
side walk cafes•
street art•
‘active’ facades•
increased commercial activity•
street markets•
Brunswick masterplan proposal
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Major Links Centres , Catalysts and Interim
Connections
41. GRANT STREET PARK
University of Melbourne
Year of Study 2007
As an introduction to Urban Landscape Design, the
class was asked to design a small park on Grant
Street in front of a residential building.
The class aims to explore basic concepts of
Urban Landscape Design such as nodes, paths
and proposed linkages. The proposal was to
draw passer-bys into the park from the nodes
at the corners by integrating an undulating path
composed of varying ground textures. Seating is
provided at the nodes in the corners and covered
walkways link the nodes together. Features of the
park include sculputural art pieces on which people
can rest, and an educational water fountain which
only functions when the rain gauge measures
enough rain.
Grant Street Park Plan
42. URBAN ART HOUSE
National University of Singapore
Year of Study 2008
The site of the project is Prinsep Street in Singapore.
This street is characterised by a variety of activities
ranging from the famed densely packed electronics
mall, Sim Lim Square; to small-scale churches and
student hostels.
The masterplanning proposal was to enhance
existing buildings and complement the area with
additional retail activity, more student hostels, a
library and a recreational park.
An elevated street was proposed to boost
connectivity between the buildings and cater
for the increase in human traffic. Media walls
were proposed for entertainment and advertorial
purposes, as well as to provide horizontal and
vertical connectivity. It also functions as a physical
dermarcation to the district.
The proposed Urban Art House, i.e. the parcel at
the start of the district, is a hostel for art students.
Facilities include a naturally ventilated bazaar on the
ground floor; roof top cafes and an amphitheatre; an
art gallery; and linkages to the adjacent electronics
mall and art school.
View of the Urban Art House media wall facade
43. Proposed church extension
Proposed recreational park
Proposed flea market
Proposed elevated street
Proposed library
Proposed church extension
Proposed retail plaza
Proposed Urban Art House:
Bazaar•
Media Wall•
Student Hostel•
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Section through the bazaar, art gallery, and student hostel
Section through Urban Art House and the linkage to the art school
Elevated Linkways
Medial Wall
Bazaar
Student Hostel
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Axonometric Drawing of Urban Art House
46. STUDENT HOSTEL
National University of Singapore
Year of Study 2006
The brief was to design a student hostel in the One
North development in Singapore - a 20-hectare
development dedicated to world class research
facilities in the fields of Biomedical Sciences,
Infocomm Technology, Media, Physical Sciences
and Engineering .
The building is designed to be very permeable
- having only two ‘faces’ and left open on either
end; opening up to views and exposing the building
to natural elements. The hostel rooms and other
facilities are organized linearly along the faces of
the building. The circulation spine is made up of
unsheltered ramps in the centre of the building.
The ramps sweep in and out of the building going
beyond its walls and making the outdoor space part
of the building experience.
The corridors along the hostel rooms, on either side
of the ramps, are made of structural glass allowing
natural light to penetrate every level.
View of Student Hostel from street level
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Movable screens
can be rotated for
maximum sun-
shading
Naturally ventilated
corridors and facade
openings enable
effective cross-
ventilation
Glass floors are open
to sky for natural light
penetration to the
lower floors
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Natural lighting & ventilation strategy