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000|Architecture PortfolioRebecca Choong

REBECCA CHOONG0430 [email protected]

This portfolio is a collection of works that have have been undertaken during the Bachelor of Environments as well as a summer course at the Architecture Association.The process of developing each of these projects from initial concept to documenting have had significant impact on my personal process of designing and thoughts behind what is involved in architecture.

EDUCATIONUniversity of Melbourne 2010-2012

Architecture Association July 2012

Brentwood Secondary College 2004-2009

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCERobin Boyd Foundation Australian Institute of Architects Charity events - Mothers Day Classic Run, Herald Sun Run for the Kids

PROGRAM SKILLSAutodesk Revit Autodesk CAD Rhinoceros\Grasshopper\Vray Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign

Bachelor of Environments Majoring in Architecture AA Summermake

Victorian Certificate of Education

2012 2012 2011\2012

Intermediate Basic Basic Intermediate Intermediate Basic

Current EmploymentBakers Delight 2010-presentRefereeSally Harris0428 882346

Additional SkillsFluent EnglishBasic JapaneseBasic FrenchVictorian Drivers licence

Sales Assistant

Shift Supervisor

RESUME

001|Barlow MotorsThe capstone project of the Bachelor of Environments degree required for a car showroom to be designed around the central character of A.G. Barlow. The reputation that Barlow has built for himself as a result of his past personal and business life served as inspiration for the possibilities of the new Barlow Motors car showroom. University of Melbourne 2012Studio Leader: Derham GrovesTutor: Larry Cirillo

001| Barlow Motors

Barlow motor's business in selling mini coopers have inspired the architecture behind the Barlow's latest car dealership. Influenced by the popular proportions of the mini cooper - a small but spacious car - the building attempts to encapsulate similar ideas which are translated into its form. The spaciousness of the car is afforded by the front wheel engine arrangement,a feature that has been maintained ever since its beginning. A similar arrangement is adopted within the building where services of the building such as stairs, lifts and toilets are classified as the engines of the building and thus are placed towards the edges and centre of the building - symbolizing the two front wheels and engine. In addition, the footprint of the building also aims to follow the proportions of the cooper whereby it appears small to the passerby but the interior consists of large open spaces. The overall design of the building is a combination of ideas that are meant to symbolize the progression of car dealership architecture - beginning from the early 1900's to current car dealership typology.

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51 Car Service2 Car Service3 Car Showroom4 Outdoor car showroom5 Meeting rooms\offices

Ground Floor First Floor Second Floor Third Floor Fourth Floor

Short Section Longitudinal Section Front Elevation

Render of the exterior car showroomIntended to resem-ble showroom of the 60\70's

Render of the interior car showroomIntended to resemble present showrooms

Images of the modelLeft: Perspective viewRight: View from the street

002|Gateway for Wyndham City The focus on for this project was to introduce the possibilities of parametric design through the process of replicating, fabricating and finally using those skills de-veloped to create a parametrically designed structure. University of Melbourne 2012Studio Leader: Stanislav RoudavskiTutor: Dave Lister & Jerome Frumar

002| Gateway for Wyndham CityExploration and Fabrication of Parametric Design

The fabricated voronoi patterns were subjected to various experimentations to explore the different effects that are made possible by this form. Experimentations involved bending, freezing and different lighting conditions.

First Column: Experimentations with iceSecond Column: Effects of bending and twisting

002| Gateway for Wyndham CityExploration and Fabrication of Parametric Design

Initial explorations into parametric design were achieved by replicating a previous case study, specifically, the Airspace Tokyo by Faulder Studio. The pattern was recreated through Rhino&Grasshopper using the voronoi component that were driven by a set of points previously mapped on rhino. Variations of voronoi curves were created in layers and overlapped to form a three dimensional form.

Layers of voronoi geometry created using Grasshopper and overlayed

002| Gateway for Wyndham City

Wyndham's motto of City.Coast.Country forms the inspiration behind the gateway to emphasize on what the city prides itself on - an amalgamation of cultures that stem from various parts of Victoria

The merging of road from different directions creates a form for the gateway and is symbolic of Wynd-ham as being the merging point of people coming from Melbourne and Geelong

The initial elongated triangle is re-peated, twisted and loftedto signify the shift in focus towards Wynd-ham-particularly its reputation as the fastest growing city in Victoria.

The solid form is sectioned to create a sense of horizontalitywith the landscape and maintain the visibility of the adjacent service station.

Parametrically controlled contours are added to each layer to give additional dynamic characteristics at different times of the day

PRINCES HIGHWAY(WEST BOUND)

PRINCES HIGHWAY (EAST BOUND)

WEST ROAD

GEELONG ROAD EXIT

SERVICE STATION

NORTH MELBOURNE

GEELONG

WYNDHAM

Driver's Perspective View towards Melbourne View towards Geelong Construction detailing

PRINCES HIGHWAY(WEST BOUND)

PRINCES HIGHWAY (EAST BOUND)

WEST ROAD

GEELONG ROAD EXIT

SERVICE STATION

NORTH MELBOURNE

GEELONG

WYNDHAM

Construction detailing

003|Studley Park Boathouse

This studio presented the unique opportunity to "learn from the masters" by analyzing and observing the previous works of a popular architect. From the research collected, the brief was to design a boathouse with specific needs in the manner and style of a chosen archi-tect. The boathouse was designed according to the principles of Frank Lloyd Wright University of Melbourne 2011Studio Leader: Jianfei ZhuTutor: Chen-yu Chiu

Analysing the works of Frank Lloyd Wright, particularly his house for George Sturges, several of his main principles were categorized and incorparated into the design of the boathouse.Features such as Wright's cantilevers, floating roofs and linearity were emphasized in the design by including similar characteristics into the building. In addition to the external features, the arrangement of spaces and services were also done in the manner of Frank Lloyd Wright.

003|Studley Park Boathouse

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Diagramatic arrangement of Wright's internal spacesLeft: Public and Private SpacesCentre: Outdoor and Indoor spacesRight: Volumetric spaces

ServicesPublicPrivate

Outdoor spaces

Volume of spaces

Ground Floor First Floor Second Floor

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1 Boat Hire2 Kiosk3 Cafe4 Restaurant5 Offices

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Hand drawn perspective using watercolour

Longitudinal Section East Elevation

004|SummerMake Visiting School The SummerMake program was a hands on course that emphasized on the engagement of live architecture.The theme for the course was "Symphony" and aimed at exploring the acoustic possibilities of timber and creating an instrument that would play a continuous symphony in the forest Architecture Association2012Team Leaders: Luke Olsen

Jesse Randzio

The theme of symphony was represented by a set of water powered logs with accompanying man made instruments from recycled tree stumps.Three logs were partially hollowed out and suspended onto a perpendicular log that sat between two trees. Water was brought in from a nearby river and funelled into the hollowed out logs to allow for it to counter balance the weight of the log and consequently "hit" the instruments that were positioned at the end of the logs. The notion of a continued symphony was particularly significant in this instrument as the water from the river creates a continuous sound that resonates throughout the forest at different volumes - depending on the flow of the water.

004|SummerMake

Above: Panoramic image of the instrument in its entirety placed onto the siteLeft to Right:1) determining the correct position for the logs to be suspended to allow the logs to work2) Detailing of how the water is transfered into each log3) Re-routing the water to our log4) Accompanying instruments made of re-cycled tree stumps.Stumps were hollowed out and fitted with a drum skin. The hollowness of the log and the skin stretched in tension amplified the sound of the water as it emptied out from the log above.

005|Construction Design A core within the Bachelor of Environments degree that focuses on the process of going from architectural design to buildable works. University of Melbourne2012Subject Coordinator: Blair GardinerTutor: Clare Kwok

The central aim of this subject was to translate a provided sketch design into a legible set of construction drawings.Part of creating these drawings were to address specific design intentions, such as a shadow line and a glass void, and select the appropriate structure and material to comply with industry standards. Each of these drawings were done in Autodesk Revit 2012.

005|Construction Design

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FFL 44.75

RECEPTION

GALLERY

FFL 44.751.05

1.02VISITOR ENTRY

FFL 44.751.01

TOILETSFFL 44.79

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MEETING ROOMS

FFL 44.75

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COURTYARDFFL 44.25

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Project:

Proposed two storey office for Holmwood Place

Description: Ground Floor Plans

Drawn By: Rebecca Choong

389988

Date: May 2012

Scale : 1: 50

Tutor: Clare Kwok

A3

COL

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Legend

Property boundary

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TP Pivoting tilt panels

Wall panels are portable and can be stacked to suit

space needs

GD Renlita Series 3000 fold up garage doors

DP 100mm x 100mm PVC downpipes

COL Steel column

89 x 89 x 3.5 Square Hollow Section

Wall Types

Floor Finishes

PC Polished concrete floors

GT Grass Turfing

CT 300mm x 300mm ceramic tiling

BSP Bluestone paving

WT3

WT2

D1.01 Ground floor door numbers

North

WT4

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W1.02W1.03

W1.01 Ground floor window number

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WT1Insulated tilt up pre-cast sandwich panels

Pre-cast panels joined using face-sealed joints

WT2 92mm steel stud wall

Plasterboard lining on interior walls


with exterior cement rendering


with vertical shiplap timber cladding

WT1.01 Insulated tilt up precast sandwich panels

Manufactured with customized pockets to

embed PFC

SP

EB

EBR

WM

Y20 dowels

150PFC

MC

Insulation as provided with

thermomass

GFN

CT

PC

150mm concrete slab

SL82 Mesh reinforcement

50mm sandbed

Fill Soil

Backer rod and caulk

SL82 Mesh reinforcement

Project:


Description: Vertical Detail Section


389988

Date: May 2012

Scale : 1: 5

Tutor: Clare Kwok

A12

Legend

Y20 Panels tied to edge rebate using Y20 dowels @2m

centres

WT1 Insulated tilt up pre-cast sandwich panels

Pre-cast panels joined using face-sealed joints

PFC 150mm Parallel flange channel

Notes

CT Connector Ties

Precast panel to be manufactured with cut out to fit PFC

to create shadowline

Exposed PFC to be galvanized to protect from

external environment

GFN

Edge Beam with embedded cast in platesEB

EBR Edge Beam reinforcement

WM Polyethene waterproof membrane

MC Mass Concrete

SL82 Square reinforcement mesh

7.62mm deformed reinforcement bars @ 200mm

centres both ways

PC

Floor finish

Polished concrete with epoxy finish

Double glazed

aluminium window

WT1

WF

WF Welded wire fabric

Galvanized furring nails

Angle welded to cast in plates

Expansion joint with grout fill

SP Shim packers and sealant

Precast panel to have a grade A finish

D C B A

FFL 4475

FFL 4775

FFL 4855

FFL51.75Capping

TC

TB

CP1

MR

Insulation

PL

BG

GB

WP

200UB25

Insulation

PCL

CP2

PC

Bondek

CS1

250UB

200UB

WT3

LS

EB

EBR

MC

SL82 Mesh Reinforcement

WT4

Flashing

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PLC

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BSP

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D1.02

VISITOR ENTRY

COURTYARD

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GALLERY

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WORKSPACE

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OUTDOOR SPACECOURTYARD

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Project:


Description: Section B


389988

Date: May 2012

Scale : 1: 50

Tutor: Clare Kwok

A10

Legend

MR 762 mm x 29mm Trimdeck metal roofing

BG 300mm x 170mm box gutter

GB Gutter board

WP Welded cleat plates

GH Gutter hangers

UB Universal beam

CP1 C10015 purlins

PCL Purlin cleats

BN Bon-nut heavy duty square nut to suspend ceilings

C20015 purlins @ 1200mm centresCP2

TC Vertical shiplap spotted gum timber cladding

TS Tophat sleeves

PFC Parallel flange channel

CS2 150mm concrete slab

SP Shim packers and sealant

Edge Beam with embedded cast in platesEB

EBR Edge Beam reinforcement

WM Polyethene waterproof membrane

SL82 Square reinforcement mesh

7.62mm deformed reinforcement bars @ 200mm

centres both ways

MC Mass Concrete

W1.01 Window Number

TB Timber blocking

PL Plasterboard wall lining

LS Landscape stairs

Floor Finishes

BSP Bluestone paving

PC Polished concrete with epoxy finish

PB Planter box

BAL Balustrade

COL Steel column

89 x 89 x 3.5 Square Hollow Section

GT Grass Turfing

Pipes for courtyard

drainage

GT

TD Timber decking

SD Eliosolar thermal shading device with

integrated solar thermal collector

DP 100mm x 100mm PVC downpipes

WD

WD Drainage pipe for timber deck

Notes

Both planter box and external cladding to be clad with

spottted gum timber cladding

External cladding to have 135mm x 20mm vertical shiplaps

Planter box to have horizontal boards of the same grade of

timber with a square edge

Timber decking to use same type of timber with no finishes

to allow for natural weathering

Decking to have a 3° fall to allow for water drainage

Fill soil in courtyard area to have geotextile fabric instead

of pollyethene waterproof membrane

CS1 120mm concrete slab

WT3

WT4

92mm steel stud wall with exterior cement rendering

92mm steel stud wall with vertical shiplap

timber cladding

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