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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Palms @ Sixth Avenue (Graphical Illustration and Design Concept)

Saturday, January 15, 2011

2010, Final Year Project

CRE-ART

Creating waves through art

By embracing the site's recreational past - playing host to a swimming pool and cafe, it has now been reinvented into a water playground and a space for budding artists to showcase their work amidst lush landscape and outdoor dining. With an inventory of the site factor and forces showing how the existing site co-exist and interact, the assets and liabilitiesof the site has been studied closely so that the design concepts can be developed to incoporate more meaningful responses to the external conditions of it. With a complete site analysis done, it allows the proposed design to take advantage of the prime things the site nature has to offer whilsts protecting it against it's negative aspects. This allows the effects of the design on the site to be deliberate rather than incidental or accidental.

Above: Bird's eye view

Above: Open Plaza

OPEN PLAZA Envisioned to be a place for sitting, eating and watching the world go by, it contains features meant to attract groups of people and to facilitate meetings. Being slightly elevated above street level gives it a sense of overlook and advantage to its occupants, while the passerby retains visual connection and interest. As a place set in its own right rather than a space to pass through, this garden oasis includes flower planters, a water feature and seats made to be popular for lunchtime use and as a quiet respite from city activities.

Above: A Piece of Eden

A PIECE OF EDEN Taking advantage of the slope covered with dense forestry and serene environment, within this tranquil spot, art enthusiast will be able to enjoy the countless exhibits placed around each themed plot. Nature lovers will be able to appreciate the aroma-peutic garden as well as the green surrounding and greenery view it provides. Herbacious plant species as well as the well known Ylang Ylang Plant will fill the space, exuding a feel of relaxation as the breeze flows through.

Monday, January 3, 2011

'the nose makes the eye remember'

I believe that buildings and cities are instruments and museums of time. They enable us to see and understand the passing of history, and to participate in time cycles that surpass an individual's life. Through my years being a design student, I have found humility and a great sense of responsibility taking place in my work. I now face every new project with a sense of quirky creativity and passion to create a new experience for a user. Being open minded, I welcome new ideas and experimentation as I believe that only through such methods would a new world be created. With a constant philosophy to look at spaces in a different perspective, I belive in opening myself up to a space, to take in it's aura and feelind the space not only through sight, but with all 5 senses. With a new found curiosity for design and buildable architecture, I use it to create that strong drive and motivation in me. However at the end of the day, it all comes down to doing what I love and believing in most importantly myself, and the goals embedded within me.