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Architecture Portfolio, for Undergraduate Admission. All Material Copyright 2012 Tzy Wang Lim Unless Otherwise Noted.
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Name: Tzy Wang Lim Ucas number: 107-993-0092
Before I design and built up this portfolio, I had brainstormed a few things to consider as an idea for this portfolio. This includes what building I should be designing and the geographical support to it. These ideas were whether to build a
• House • Luxury Apartment • Hotels • Shopping Mall • Vertical Farm
as i have lived in Brunei since i was born, I have noticed that Brunei doesn't have shopping malls with very great design ideas. I was lucky to have opportunity to travel around the world to take photos and to discover the building design in each part of the world.
Brunei is a country that is based in the tropical region of Borneo, which means that there is heavy rainfall and sunlight throughout the country throughout the entire year. This is a big advantage as it can be turned into reusable energy or turned into light source
My design is basically divided into 3 different sections; the hotel, the shopping mall and the entertainment section
This is the very first sketch i sketched up as an idea, but over time, I have developed, altered and revised my design to make it more realistic and more suitable to built in Brunei
FINAL PRODUCT
HOTELS
VIEWING AREA
SHOPPING AREA
PARKING AREA ENTERTAINMENT BLOCK
For the shopping section, the layout is as presented below. Each shop will be of dimensions 7m wide x 17m lengths. The height for the shop will be of 5m to the beam. This is to ensure that there will be room available to install fire hose, alarms as well as air conditioning system.
For the entertainment section, the whole floor space will be of 68m x 80m. This consists of 5 floors. this will be more than enough space to have bowling alley, cinema, arcade and archery. The public will be able to excess the sky garden built on top of the entertainment block. This does not require a lot of maintenance, as Brunei is part of tropical forest. As for the hotel section, the lobby will be located on the ground floor and there will be an arcade of shops located along the corridors of the hotel up till the 5th floor. You can see them from the lobby, as there will be open top in the middle. Normal, standard and deluxe room will be located on the 5th floor right up to 23rd floor. The 24th floor is extended outwards with an open top for the swimming pool and sport facilities provided by the hotels. The next 4 floors are where the luxury suites are located. They will all be 2 story suites. There will be 8 suites in total.
Luxurious Suits
Standard Floors
Hotel Facilities
The floor on top of the luxurious suit will be covered with glass. This floor will accommodate sky café, sky restaurant and able to sky walk around the floor on the outside with safety equipment. This will enable tourist to have a 360 view of the city from the top. I built the model using the precise ratio as drawn on the sketch. Model was build with Styrofoam as Brunei lacks building resources for models.
Basically for everything to be built, the expected area will be of 10 acre (around 40468m2), which includes the whole building and the car park. I then use photoshop to edit the model. The blue colour in the building represents glass. By using natural light, we are able to conserve on the electrical usage. It is also able to replace the olden days bulb with LED light. LED light is a new technological bulb, which reduces electrical usage, and it is brighter than the normal bulb. In addition, it can last for long time, means less maintenance. As for the greens, sky garden as well as decorations, we will be able to water them by reusing the rainwater. This doesn't need much maintenance with watering and sunlight since Brunei is part of the tropical rainforest, meaning that there is a lot of rainfall and sunlight all year round. So the maintenance of that is already taken care off. It will also help cut down on cost, when taken into consideration.
During my spare time of when I go on holidays overseas, I always look out of the architecture of buildings. I admire the way they are built and they way they are designed. Below are some pictures I have taken.
I am currently still involved in an architectural project with the architecture company, Arkritrek in Sabah, East Malaysia. The aim of this project is to build a training facility for the orang-‐utans in Sandakan, Malaysia. This is a group project, but I have also contributed ideas for the project. Below are some of the ideas I have contributed.
These are the pictures of what I have contributed; the site plan, sketches, drawings and 3d models
In sepilok, we studied the behavior of the oran-‐utan before building design for them. This enable us to know more about our client and design product that suits them. We were divided into groups. We were to built teamwork, share and explain our design and their uses to each other. This workshop was held on September 2011 but it will be on going until June 2012 which we will build the actual product to the orang utan. This project is not just normal project for me, but it is to also help endangered species as I am living in part of Borneo. The models were build from recycled material such as boxes, wood and sustainable resources such as plants, grass. This is an important part of the project, which is to understand the importance of using renewable, sustainable sources. As far as now, we are on material testing which we will find the most suitable material to build the structures and ways to improve a sustainable sources so that they can be strong and withstand the heavy mass of the orang-‐utan. Our process can be seen updated here.
During my own time, I have also drawn some sketches and design on houses.
With the inspiration of waves, and as seen on most retail building, I have a thought on whether this concept can be used on house. With this waves, I’ve created the roofs of the house. I’ve also used a large piece of glass for the wall of the living room. This will allow natural light entering into the house, thus reducing electrical usage Personally, I also like the vintage look of the pillars in front of the main door. This house is designed for 3 stories high. First floor would occupy a living room, kitchen, garage and a landscape area (garden). The second floor will have a open top from living room, a study area, a master bed room and 2 bedrooms. The top floor, also the 3rd floor will consist of a play area or a living room and a balcony.
Recently I went to Taiwan to visit which used to be one of the tallest building in the world, Taipei 101. This has amazed me as the building were designed with the mixture of Chinese believing and Western material. The building looks like a square, but it is actually an octagon which goes with the Chinese believing. The building contains a Tuned Mass Damping System which stabalised the tall structure. I am also amased how they have built such a fast elevator which travels 1010m/min.
All the sketches were drawn on A2 drawing papers and the picture were taken by myself. My interest for architecture has probably come from the fact that i love photography. My love for photography has taught me to view things a little more differently. I tend to see things in a little more detailed. Take for example, a building; taking a picture of one, and noticing the details of the building. The way the buildings are structured, coloured, designed and the many possible reasons as to why it was built that way has always crossed my mind every time I look at one or take a picture of one. I wan to pursue architecture to further my understanding.