Interlude: Relieve
Constructed with individual pieces of intricately papier-mâchéd tiles made from toilet paper, “Interlude: Relieve” is a serene space sculpted for one to rest and relieve themselves from the bustle of the world.
Korner on Wheels
The rapidly ageing demographics of Singapore accompanied by the sharply increasing numbers of elderly Singaporeans living alone at old age renders increasing need and urgency to adapt to the old. Despite countless efforts and initiatives that has been integrated by various stake holders throughout the years, the ever-changing characteristic and traits of the future generation of elderly renders the integrated initiatives and policies an expiry date. With the changing preferences and blurring lines of age boundaries, initiatives dedicated for the future generation of elderly would need to remain relevant to serve their effectiveness.
Specifically, the senior citizen corner is one of the many intervention integrated within neighbourhood precincts to help curb the issue of loneliness arising from social isolation. However, with the limitations of the current corners, it is imperative to rethink these corners to prevent the obsolesce of these spaces, especially so in a space scarce Singapore.
As such, in response to the changing landscape of the elderly demographics, this project aims to address the existing gaps of the conventional senior citizen corners. By reimagining the narrative of the corner for elderly, the project aims to alleviate loneliness arising from social isolation while bridging the differences between the changing dynamics of the different generations.
VagaHome – TCK: Scents of Identity
Third Culture Kids (TCKs) are individuals who have spent a significant part of their developmental years outside of their parents’ culture. These are the individuals who have learned to plant their roots in multiple places and cultures and, therefore, are usually struggling with the question, “Where are you from?”, as their answers often cannot resonate to just one anthropological place as commonly expected. Though each may have differing backgrounds and cultural experiences, TCKs find commonality in the state of in-betweenness, being that it is in the midst of transition and mobility where the TCK identity is born. VagaHome aims to establish the TCK identity through a sensory experience depicting the vagabond cycle of packing up and leaving one temporary home for another whilst still searching for a place they feel most at home.
Ontogenesis; Public Housing
Ontogenesis; Public Housing is an antithesis that adopts an unequivocal opposite approach towards the present day design and construction process of the public housing in Singapore from built to finish. This project tackles a very pertinent problem by attempting to implement a next-gen technology that could perhaps materialize in the near future. Much like the principle of the aforementioned Biology process, the author believes that the state of our public housing today has yet to reach the level of complexity it can truly be.
The final outcome of this project is a re-design of the 1970s Classic Point Block Design by HDB. Supported by the two-pronged methodologies incorporated in this project namely, Generative (GD) and Participatory Design (PD), the project aims to redefine the architectural qualities of our public housing separating them from the repetitive and anonymous structures we are accustomed to, as well as debunking the idea of the archetypal housing types that Singaporeans are resigned to buying, hence re-imagining the possibilities of our living spaces of the future.
This is Not a Quirk
“I’m quite OCD about not about eating blue m&ms.”
OCD is an abbreviation for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and we hear people describing their habits as OCD all the time. But do we really understand what it means to have OCD?
Drawing references from popular media, we use the term as a quirky adjective based on the limited knowledge that we have. As we repeatedly do so, our action undermines the severity of the condition and contributes to the stigmatisation of the mental disorder.
“This is not a quirk” hopes to shine light on the many facets of OCD that may not be familiar to us. By documenting my attempt of understanding the disorder, I invite the audience to join me on the first step of the way to more acceptance of mental disorders in our society.