Shi Qing Portfolio by Chong Shi Qing

PORTFOLIO Chong Shi Qing

CONTENT 1. Flow

Studio Project | Team of 2

2. Future of Housing

Studio Project | Individual

3. Project Zero

Competition | Team of 4

4. Resilient Flood Protection Capstone Project with Ong&Ong

5. New Temple of Romulus Studio Project | Individual

6. Galleria Borghese | Weave Studio Project | Individual

7. Articulated Sports Landscape Studio Assignments | Individual

8. Chinese New Year Light Up 2019 Project with Kreta Ayer CC

9. Crafting Modernism | The Exhibition Project with Kerry Hill Architects

FLOW

Group Project Program Date Site

Lee Yin Jie | Chong Shi Qing Sports Community Hub Winter 2021 Tengah, Singapore

I N T R O D U C T I O N

The project aims to build on the processes of water purification to establish a multi-layered sports community hub that celebrates inclusiveness and respect for the environment. By

weaving

landscape,

circulation,

programs

and

infrastructure together with water in its different stages, sports spaces are reimagined as opportunities in the urban fabric to host new social and recreational interactions.

PL AN TATION D I STRI CT, T EN GAH TOWN SI TE Sports culture in Singapore is an integral part of the way of life for Singaporeans and has evolved into a microcosm of Singapore’s multicultural society. Innovation plays a crucial role in sport. By redefining well-established typologies, innovation shapes how the sport is performed, integrated and seen. In other words, innovation is needed to redefine the role of sport in society in a post-pandemic scenario.

Tengah is the Housing Development Board’s (HDB) latest new town comprising of five districts with distinguished site features. Sited at Plantation District, the project aims to integrate the sports facility within the district’s key feature: Plantation Farmway. Spanning about 40 metres wide and 700 metres long, the farmway weaves through the housing precincts and connect the community and recreational facilities within the district.

SIT E ANALYS IS

Extending the Plantatiom Farmway Extracting field conditions by allocating weighted values to each of the farmway programs

CO NC EPT DEVE LOP M E N T In the water strategy, the relationship between water quality and the degree of body contact in sports is examined. The project proposes a new infrastructure that is cleaning and distributing water at the same time while synergising with sports activities that can happen.

By weaving landscape, circulation, programs and infrastructure together with water in its different stages, sports spaces are reimagined as opportunities in the urban fabric to host new social and recreational interactions.

WATER STRAT E GY

WATER CYCLE IN RELATION TO SPORTS

Cafe

Water Playground

Casual Pool

Multi-Purpose Stage

Rooftop Track

Indoor Track

Indoor Gym

Settling Tank

Entrance

CONCEPTUAL SECTION

SYSTEM S OF AB STRACTI ON S | WAT E R & P E O P L E F L OW

BIFURC ATION SYSTEM

River Pool

Competition Pool

Climbing Wall

Yoga Studio

FIELD CONDITIONS

1) Existing

2) Field Condition

3) Abstraction

4) Refining to Scale

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

AXONOMETRIC

C AS UAL POO L The casual pool slopes from a depth of 600mm to 1800mm, providing opportunities for a variety of activities such as aqua aerobics, soaking or sun bathing.

C O M M U N I T Y G ARDEN Water treated in the aeration basin is clean enough to be used for agriculture.

WAT ER PLAY GROU N D The water playground utilises clean water from the polishing basin, suitable for children’s play.

WA D I NG PO O L The wading pool is situated by the waterway, providing a spot for the public to soal their feet while viewing the sports events on the stage.

G YM The gym is naturally ventilated, with additional passive roof cooling when water flows through the roof with aeration basin to the polishing basin. I N D OO R TRAC K A continuous track that connects between the rooftop track and indoor gym.

SU N DECK Opened towards the river, the sun deck provides a spot for people to do stretching before their exercise, while also doubling up as a picnic spor for the public.

R I V E R PO O L Area of river that is enclosed by the project, where the water quality is suitable for non contact sports.. Boats and paddle boards can be pushed off the deck into the river.

YO G A S T U D I O With the terrace arrangement, the yoga studio provides a spacious environment with views for the users to practise yoga. RO O F TO P T R AC K AQUA AE RO BI C S P O O L The pool is attached to the yoga studio, for users to practise aqua aerobics. The pool contains cleansed water channelled from the polishing basin. The terrace platforms allows water to then be cascaded down to the competition pool.

The roof is a performative element of the project, a running track for the public while at the same time channeling water throughout the architecture for both filtration and passive cooling purposes. S TO RAG E S HED Located next to the river pool, the shed stores necessary equipments for paddling & boat activities.

STAGE Located at a central area overlooked by the cafe, casual pool and community garden, the multi-purpose stage provides a venue for community (sports) events. C A FE The cafe serves as a gathering spot for the public, providing a vantage point to view towards the entire intervention on both sides

COMPETITION POOL The competition pool provides the standard infrastructure for users looking to swim in a conventional pool.

C L I M BI N G WA L L The climbing wall situated along the length of the pool recreates a deep water solo experience, which can usually only be conducted in specific outdoor locations overseas.

Indoor Track

Rooftop Track

Casual Pool

Multi-Purpose Stage

Community Garden

RO O F PLAN

Diving Spot

River Pool

Sun Deck

Water Playground

Cafe

GRO U ND FLO O R PLAN

E X TENDING THE PL ANTATIO N FAR M WAY Replicating the system by integrating with the smaller scale public spaces such as playground, sports courts

FUTURE OF HOUSING

Individual Project Program Date Site

Housing Spring 2021 Kallang, Singapore

I N T R O D U C T I O N

The proposal’s premise is that sharing spaces is an outstanding opportunity for the emergence of undetermined social dynamics that fosters the achievement of the young people’s career goals. The concept is based on a co-living model which puts emphasis on maximum integration on different levels. Private space is reduced to minimum towards common areas to initiate mutual relations. The common spaces include makerspace, social living room and dining area. Shared areas blends with each other and encourage integration, as appropriate, both inside of the groups and between groups. While connecting these different groups of people, it is important to take into consideration their distinct way of living which causes various needs.

M A S TERP LAN: SOFT & GRE E N P R E C I NC T The north/west banks of the Kallang River are under-appreciated due to a few small problems with pedestrian connectivity. The masterplan aims to fix these problems by proposing a soft mobility district that prioritizes pedestrian access to the waterfront, maximizes open green space and only increases density near major public transport nodes. To improve walkable access from public transport to the waterfront, a link from Lavender MRT to the waterfront is established through a series of green walkways and pedestrian bridges. Branching to the north, the proposal bridged up and over Kallang Street to create a soft mobility connection to the *ulu* upper banks of the Kallang river. Space saved by eliminating asphalt for gas-guzzlers allows us to reserve a generous triangular green between our branching soft mobility linkways: a memorable central place for our masterplan. Finally, density is brought onto the site, concentrating construction and commercial activity in a strip of land along Kallang Road near the MRT and placing lower densities along the riverfront. Descending from a fifty-storey tower at Lavender MRT to twelve-story blocks at the riverfront we created a pyramidal urban profile that finesses a zipper-like integration of high-rise high-density urbanism with a lower-density garden city.

EXISTING S ITE

S I T E P L A N: G R E E N P L A ZA C O NC EPT K A L L A N G

R O A D

K A L L A N G

R O A D

Garden

Central Green

Extending the Green Network

Continuity between Garden & Central Green

SELECTED SITE

S TU DIO MA S TER P L AN Drawing contribution to Studio

K A L L A N G

R O A D

K A L L A N G

R O A D

Bus Stop

From Lavender MRT

To Kallang MRT

Central Green

Entrance

Spilling in from site’s bus stop

Circulation Paths

Connecting to surrounding nodes

C O - LIV I N G Puttting emphasise on maximum integration on different layers. Private space is reduced to minimum towards common areas to initiate mutual relations. The common spaces include makerspace, social living room and dining area. Shared areas blend with each other and encourage integration both inside and between groups.

BL OC K PLAN

UNIT PLAN

Social Living & Dining

Social Living & Dining Makers Space

UNIT TYPES Type B: Double

Type A: Single Bedroom

Bedroom

Bedroom + Private Living Area

Bedroom + Private Toilet

Bedroom + Toilet + Private Living Corner

CO - WORK I N G To connect different groups of people while taking into consideration their distinct way of living which causes various needs of working spaces.

CO MMU TE / CO-WORK

Entrance

Ground Level Bridge Level

IN T EGRATION OF WORK SPACE S F O R D I F F E R E NT I ND I V I D UA L S

Private Meeting / Study Pods

Terraced Co-working Space

Outdoor Green Working Space

03 Competition Program Date Site

PROJECT ZER Melvin | Nicholas | Kai Jiunn | Shi Qing Skyscraper Recycling Plant Summer 2021 Pulau Semakau, Singapore

I N T R O D U C T I O N

The annual SKYHIVE Challenge asks for an examination of therelationship between skyscrapers and the natural world, thecommunity, and the rest of the city as a whole. It is important that designs show consideration for the impact on the surrounding environment, as well as how the increase in inhabitants will affect the current infrastructure, pollution levels, economic division, and urban sprawl. As an open ideas competition, participants in the annual Bee Breeders Skyscraper Challenge SKYHIVE2021 are allowed to interpret the competition brief however they choose, in the most creative way possible. The SKYHIVE Challenge is a chance for architecture enthusiasts to to potentially rewrite the definition of the modern-day skyscraper.

PRO JEC T ZERO | P ULAU SE M A K AU Behind the garden city accolade of Singapore hides 3 million tonnes of waste that contradicts her efforts to be sustainable. About 90% of Singapore’s waste are either incinerated and ashes dumped on Semakau island or shipped to overseas landfills. This is an unsustainable waste management system as it condemns materials to a premature end of their life cycle. Conversations and efforts about a more sustainable waste management and recycling are feeble in a city where progress is the number one priority. Project Zero proposes a new waste management icon in the form of a skyscraper, boasting full conversion of Singapore’s waste into construction materials. A skyscraper, the textbook vanity symbol, not only highlights Singapore’s alarming waste generation but offers an optimistic solution for Singapore’s future waste management.

PRO JEC T VISION Beyond the emblematic, Project Zero rejects the ubiquitous incineration model and instead embodies repurposing and recycling. An agglomeration of Singapore’s various waste management technology and treatment facilities, the tower deals with the full spectrum of waste management from collecting and sorting to reshaping into usable construction materials. It is a fully efficient and circular system that spearheads the use of repurposed waste in Singapore’s built environment. In response to the negative perception of waste, the project puts waste management at the heart of a new estate, where a programme considered to be undesirable, becomes the key driver of a new masterplan. Project Zero envisions a new lifestyle where people work, live, and play in an environment integrated into a waste management economy.

Cooking Studio Adjacency with Food Waste Processing

Paper Upcycling Factory Public access gallery within processing facilities to promote understanding of waste management

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LEVEL 10 PLAN L E G EN D 1. Cooking Studio 2. Office 3. Office Lounge 4. Farmer’s Market 5. Building Core Structure / Chimney 6. Decentralised Paper Upcycling Factory & 7. Eco Trail

04 Capstone Project Program Date Site

I N T R O D U C T I O N

The project is a collaboration with ONG&ONG, and is based upon a site in Philippines where the government had engaged the company on consulting and development work for flood resiliency. In summary, a plan is done for a selected neighborhood within the city of Balanga, where it will house the displaced residents affected by the floods as well as accommodate for the rise in population growth. The neighborhood will also serve as the model neighborhood with flood-resilient features. It can be a proof-of-concept that is replicable to other flood-prone regions.

R E S ILIEN T FLOOD P ROTE CTI O N The vision of this project is to build a flood resilient neighborhood that encourages residents to embrace living with water while establishing design strategies that can cope with varying water levels due to floods. Three priorities were identified to incorporate the green and blue networks within all aspects of the neighborhood: 1. To have an extensive network of water channels and green spaces to form water catchment areas and buffer zones that will prevent flooding in the heartlands. 2. A road network that provides residents with access to green and blue networks, while keeping it minimal for a car-lite neighbourhood. 3. Land use allocation that are integrated with green and blue networks, at the same time provide for flood protection.

L EG EN D

OVERVI E W O F FLO O D RES ILIENT NETWO RK

B ASE LIN E P LAN N I N G Overlaying the 100-year flood map with the current neighborhood, we identified the high risks zones within the site. This was used as a preliminary determinant to plan the neighborhood according to the blue green networks, urban grid and land parceling, and the road networks.

G R EEN & BLUE N E TWORK Taking reference from Bishan Ang Mo Kio Park, a green buffer from the existing bodies will act as a floodplain zoning to limit development within the area to only public facilities. As the buffer area is now clear of urbanization, infiltration can occur and surface run off is reduced, this ultimately reduces the likelihood of a river flooding for our site.

Following, the pockets of spaces created by winding creek were also identified to be potential public activity zones, like the Bishan Ang Mo Kio Park study. As such, landscaping within these areas could be designed to cater for recreational public spaces such as water playground, cycling paths as well as event lawns.

GREEN & B LUE NE T WORK | URB AN GRID & PARCELLING

UR B AN GRID & PA RCE LLI N G Defining the urban grid for the site is crucial in informing land use allocation and mapping of transport network, as well as to facilitate pedestrian movements. The orientation of the grid is based off from the two most prominent edges of the site, which are parallel to the main road and Talisay river.

For land use parceling, parcel size of 150m by 200m were extracted from Punggol Waterway case study, as a starting point for a baseline planning. The parcel size also ensures a good number of surrounding parcels are within reach by walking distance. Within five minutes, residents can cross over to two other parcels using a straight route.

FINAL DESIGN

With the vision to build a waterfront neighborhood, the basis for the land use allocation is mostly extracted from the Punggol Waterway study. Like Waterway, residential parcels are allocated along the waterbodies, to maximize access to waterfront spaces for future residents. Clustered programs are allocated to the central area, a location that is convenient for residents within the neighborhood, as well as visitors who are coming in from the main road. This central area includes mostly industrial, commercial, and institutional programs. This serves to provide a mix of amenities for a work-learn-play environment. Also, with reference to the case study, 10% area of all parcels within the site is reserved for public green spaces. The intention is to fully integrate the green network into living spaces.

SYSTEM OF FL OOD RE SI LI E N T TO O L S Within the 70 Ha neighborhood, a site containing 2 residential parcels was chosen to design and implement a system of flood resilient tools. The site is located within a flood prone region and has 320 Dwelling Units with an expected population of 1280 residents. The site is bounded by the river’s edge along Talisay river in the South and a main road in the North. A system of flood resilient tools is embedded within the design of this site to be effective. This section elaborates on the different flood control measures implemented within the site and how the different measures come together to from a system that manages floods within out site. This system of flood resilient tools can be propagated within the neighborhood to strengthen its resiliency. The main objective of the system is to introduce a series of systems that delay and retain stormwater from entering the river. The primary focus is on soft engineering methods that work together to absorb and hold water before releasing it into the river.

The vision is to build a flood resilient neighborhood which encourages people to embrace living with water while at the same time, keep them protected from water issues. To achieve this, three priorities were generated to fuse the green and blue network with all aspects of the neighborhood.

SYSTEM OF FL OOD RE SI LI E N T TO O L S

Multi-purpose detention basins that provides residents with a skate park gathering space with detention features. It holds large amounts of water thereby greatly reducing any risk or possibility of flood upstream, and restricts flow rates using features such as the riser, orifice, weir and culvert in order to prevent flooding downstream.

RI SER INTEGRATED A S SK ATE PARK FE ATURE WALL

To enhance flood resiliency, a tool is developed to scrap social media for real-time information about floods and corroborates it with on-site sensor data before disseminating the information via social media. It is both a low cost and fast solution, saving precious resources and time in the event of a flood.

NEW TEMPLE OF ROMULUS

Individual Project Program Date Site

Amphitheatre Winter 2020 Roman Forum, Rome

I N T R O D U C T I O N

The objective of the design project for the Roman Forum is intended to be an exploration of urban design, and how a group of individual buildings can come together in an urban setting. The project proposes an addition of an alternative ad informal gallery space, by extending the Borghese Gardens as part of the new gallery. The terraced transition from the grounds to the basement provides visitors with an experience through the weave of programs: from the informal gallery and program additions, to the formal original gallery space.

CONC EPTUA L STATE M E N T The Temple of Romulus was built by emperor Maxentius in memory of his son, who died very young in the 4th century AD. Characterized by a peculiar circular shape and a concrete dome, the temple is entirely made by bricks. The round hall is flanked by two symmetrical apsidal halls, while the four little niches on the outside probably hosted decorative statues. Early in the sixth century, the temple was converted into the entrance to the Church of Saints Cosma and Damiano. By taking reference from its current programmatic function as a vestibule to Church of Saints Cosma and Damiano, the project hopes to revitalize the existing Temple of Romulus by establishing new connections between the temple, the urban space outside, and also the new city of Forum Romanum. This is realized through an outdoor amphitheatre extension at the entrance of the existing building.

INTERVEN TION

RO O F PL AN LEG E N D 1. Outdoor Amphitheatre 2. Underground Bicycle Path Entrance leading to Roman Forum 3. Via Sacra Bridge 4. Underground Tunnel leading to Temple of Romulus 5. Temple of Romulus 6. Underground Bicycle Parh

GRO U ND FLOO R P L AN

E XI STI N G SI TE A NA LYS I S

L OW ER GRO U ND FLO O R PLAN

IN T ERIOR PER SP E CTI VE

E X T E R I O R P E R S PEC T IV ES

WEAVE

Individual Project Program Date Site

Art Gallery Winter 2020 Villa Borghese, Rome

I N T R O D U C T I O N

The Galleria Borghese houses some of the most well known works of the proponents of the Roman Barouque era: Gian Lorenzo and Francesco Borromini. The project proposes an addition of an alternative ad informal gallery space, by extending the Borghese Gardens as part of the new gallery. The terraced transition from the grounds to the basement provides visitors with an experience through the weave of programs: from informal to the formal original gallery space.

CON CE P T UA L D I AG R A MS

P ROG R A MS A NA LYS I S

Problems of the existing Galleria Borghese include: lack of sheltered waiting area, limited number of tickets available at set times and also insufficient facilities that cater to the visually impaired. Thus, through building an extension that intersects the Museum along the Garden, the scheme aims to provide an alternative, and a more informal gallery space.

TO D I F F U S E C ROW D

The two wings of the scheme houses replica painting and sculptures from the Galleria itself, mainly to cater to the visually impaired and visitors who missed the ticket sales. At the center where it intersects with the Galleria, actual artworks from the Louvre’s Borghese collection will be displayed, to also cater to the visitors visiting the Galleria.

P RO G R A MS L AYO U T

As for the allocation of other program spaces, the ones that are less relevant such as café and bookshop, will be placed further away from the core. Whereas for more museum related programs such as workshop and studio are placed nearer to the core space. Terracing from ground level to lower ground level is further implemented, to further emphasize on the transition from a more open and leisure space to a more intimate and educative one.

RO O F P L A N

GROU ND F L O O R P L A N

ARTICULATED SPORTS LANDSCAPE

A Series of Weekly Individual Works Program Date Site

Sports Spaces Summer 2021 Siteless

I N T R O D U C T I O N

Explorative assignments that investigates rule-based design strategies in the 3rd dimension, applying the thinking of articulated ground and manipulation of surfaces, to explore site and function specific conditions and their newly created relationships.

CHINESE NEW YEAR L I G H T U P 2019

CRAFTING MODERNISM THE EXHIBITION