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Imran Ismail

PAST INTERNSHIP
Art Of Speed
Gera

STUDIO
Toa Payoh Lor 1
2 Astrid Hill
Maldives
Jakarta

RESEARCH
Toa Payoh Lor 1

PAST INTERNSHIP
Art Of Speed
Gera

STUDIO
Toa Payoh Lor 1
2 Astrid Hill
Maldives
Jakarta

RESEARCH
Toa Payoh Lor 1

THE ART OF SPEED || WY -TO Pte Ltd

Type

private commision

Programme

exhibition design and visual entity

Location

Playeum

Client

Childrens Centre for Creativity at Gillman Barracks

Timeline

july 2015 - sept 2015

Surface

370 sqm

Contractor

Cubic Deco pte ltd

M Space Design & Build pte ltd

Experience for children to imagine a world where everything can go faster or slower.
All elements, installations and artworks of the space are interconnected, either by the theme, the material or by the
process involved in playing and creating. A series of creative, artistic experiences which continue to be developed in
collaboration with artists and children. The Childrens Centre for Creativity believe in childrens ideas, for their innate
competences and their ability to think and create in new ways.

SKETCHUP VIEWS

CARPET RAMP || EXPLODED VIEW

CARPET RAMP || EXPLODED VIEW || DETAIL A

CARPET RAMP || EXPLODED VIEW || DETAIL B

CARPET RAMP || EXPLODED VIEW || DETAIL A || STRUCTURE

COMMUNITY RAMP || EXPLODED VIEW

COMMUNITY RAMP || EXPLODED VIEW || A-PLATFORM

COMMUNITY RAMP || EXPLODED VIEW || B-STEPS

COMMUNITY RAMP || EXPLODED VIEW || C-BIG RAMP

COMMUNITY RAMP || EXPLODED VIEW || D-SMALL RAMP

POST CONSTRUCTION

COLLATERAL WORK || SMALL

COLLATERAL WORK || LARGE

COLLATERAL WORK || LARGE

EUROPAN 13 - GERA || WY -TO Pte Ltd

Process and product

Step by step is a participatory process to generate a new city centre, which extends to Gera acquiring a new image. This gradual strategy involves
opening up a platform for ideas for current, potential and future users. The process starts today, with a clear objective of working towards a better
tomorrow.

Type

competition

Programme

urban revival masterplan

Location

Gera, Germany

Crisis as an opportunity

Timeline

may 2015 - july 2015

Surface

~ 13 Ha

Due to Geras financial restrictions, the cost of the project shall remain minimal. Use of recycled materials, temporary structures and flexible architecture
allow for more innovative measures of exploration, while keeping costs low. Working towards the possibility of growth gives Gera the chance of having
lasting, sustainable change.
The 3 phases
Step1 | 2017: Seeds are planted.
Temporary elements are planted on four strategic locations. The site is divided into a grid generating plots. These are made available for free to interested
participants. A supervised participation programme is conducted by the IBA pavilion.
Step2 | 2023: Temporary or permanent?
The project is assessed. After which, the more successful elements would remain and be made permanent, while others disappear.
Step3 | 2030: City centre 2
Specialists of architecture, landscaping and urban planning observe and guide the programme development towards a sustainable ensemble. Density,
building heights, accessibility and aesthetics are monitored. What was once a derelict land is transformed into a vibrant space.
Welcome to Gera 2030!

CURRENT CONDITION

URBAN INTENSIFICATION

EVOLUTION OF BUILT FORM

EVOLUTION OF BUILT FORM

EVOLUTION OF BUILT FORM

TOOLKIT

PAST INTERNSHIP
Art Of Speed
Gera

STUDIO
Toa Payoh Lor 1
2 Astrid Hill
Maldives
Jakarta

RESEARCH
Toa Payoh Lor 1

T0A PAYOH LOR 1

Type

studio project

Programme

mixed use - public housing, commercial and recreational

Location

Toa Payoh Lor 1

Timeline

sept 2015 - dec 2015

Mentor

Pauline Ang

A housing concept that focuses on promoting a higher possibility of interaction. Eventhough housing developments
offer formal areas for communality, the 5-foot way, lift lobbies and corridoors still prove to be the more effective spaces
in achieving this. This proposal utilises a system whereby the likelyhood of residents using formal interacting spaces is
higher. These said spaces are inserted between units, at the end of corridoors and on the landscaping level. This also
allows for a progressive continuity of green from the ground plane into the built form.

PERSPECTIVE

PERSPECTIVE

THE CURRENT CONDITION

CONCEPT

Weekly Social Exchanges

Keeping With The Landscape

Space: Vertical Town Living

Same floor

Same block

Form: Terracing

Different block
Envelope

2.54

3.72

1.48

Neighbour Space

Floor Space

Playground
Rcs

Block Space

Green
Spaces
Sky
Gardens

Void

Cluster Space

Seats
Retail
Shops

Void
Decks

Landscape

Main Community Space

Coffee
Shops

Keeping The Courtyard In Context

Landscaping Grid

Continuity Of Green

Circulation

Rigid Form In A Forest

Void

Duplex

Recreational

Green

Studio

Core

3 Bedroom

FLOOR PLANS || GROUND FLOOR

Legend:
1) Duplex
2) Retail space
3) Carpark
4) Lift lobby
5) Lift lobby
6) Lift lobby
7) 3 bedroom unit
8) Lift lobby
9) 3 bedroom unit

FLOOR PLANS || LEVEL 4

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3
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4

Legend:
1) Duplex
2) Lift lobby
3) Studio unit
4) Communal space
5) Lift lobby
6) Retail
7) 3 bedroom unit
8) Communal space
9) Lift lobby
10) 3 bedroom unit
11) Lift lobby
12) Communal space

UNIT PLANS || DUPLEX

Level 1

Level 2

UNIT PLANS || 3 BEDROOM AND STUDIO

3 Bedroom

Studio

DETAIL DRAWING || FLOOR BUILD UP

12 345 6

1.6

0.4

7
8
9

0.3
1.6
2.9

10 11

1.3

14

12
13

1.8

0.8

15

0.5

2.7
3.0
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0.3
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1. Grass Layer
21. Aluminium Rail
2. Growing Medium
17. Aluminium Handrail
3. Filter Fabric
18. Mullion
4. Drainage
19. Clamp
5. Insulation
20. 1mm Glass Panel
6. Waterproofing
21. Aluminium Rail
7. External Wall Lining
22. 500mm By 200mm Column
8. Concrete
23. 500mm By 200mm Column
9. Render
24. Edge Beam
10. Skreed
25. Drainage
11. Floor Finishing
12. Aluminium Rail
13. 1mm Glass Sliding Door
14. Aluminium Rail
15. Timbre Screens
16. Aluminium Rail

MODEL PHOTOS

2 ASTRID HILL
Type

studio project

Programme

private residential

Location

2 Astrid Hill

Client

multi-generational family - 2 grandparents, 4 parents, 2 kids

Timeline

jan 2016 - april 2016

Surface

~ 1000 sqm

Mentors

Lekker Architects

This project focused on one particular topic of tropical living which was weathering of materials. Instead of using this
simply as an aesthetic effect or a facade condition, weathering in this project was a spatial organiser which determined
the experiential qualities within the house. There is a distinct, weathered journey through the house which allows the
user to appreciate how the natural environment has affected the building materials (primarily concrete). This journey
alternates between exterior and interior conditions which results in a more unrestricted and open concept. It is through
this manipulation of the boundary between the outside and inside where the user, in many instances, is able to interact
with courtyards, patios and the landscape.

WEATHERING STUDIES
Weathering as an aesthetic quality

Speed of water flow

Weathering as a spatial concept

Channels

Layers

Ornament

Single Element

Transition

Courtyanrd

Seam

Outside In

Functional

Excavate

Zoning

Minerals

Texture

Deformities

Gradient

Design

Colour

FORM DERIVATION

Mass

Courtyard voids

Decomposing spaces

Creating the weathered journey

Transitions spaces

Programming the landscape

ROOFPLAN

FLOOR PLANS || GROUNDFLOOR

Weathered Journey

FLOOR PLANS || B1

Weathered Journey

FLOOR PLANS || B2

Weathered Journey

SECTIONS

A - A

B - B

ELEVATIONS

ELEVATIONS

DETAIL

Stair system in the void space

Transition space system

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3
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4 5
6 7
8

10
4
5
6
7
8

1. Drip Edge System

2. Glass Panel
3. Course Concrete Finish
4. Deck Layer 500mm
5. Concrete 100mm
6. Gravel Layer
7. Riser 50mm
8. Drainage 100mm
9. Drainage Onto Wall
10. Drainage Into Vegetation
11. Weathered Channel In Truss

SKETCHUP VIEWS

MODEL PHOTOS

MALDIVES || BANYAN TREE

Type

capstone project

Programme

holiday resort for 2 on remote Maldivian Island

Location

Maldives

Client

Banyan Tree

Timeline

feb 2016 - aug 2016

Surface

70-100 sqm

To design a sustainable and environmentally-friendly villa on a remote Maldivian Island. The villa should give a strong
sense of place, as well as providing luxurious and unique island experiences.
This project introduces a new typology to high end resort luxury. Currently, many developments attempt to convince
consumers that their resorts are traditional, authentic and tropical but these ideas do not translate strongly into the final
design. Our design takes these three areas into more scrutiny and depth by using traditional techniques and materials,
with the ultimate objective of a genuine island experience. It is how luxury and naturality coexist within the villa that
defines its unique selling point.

ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT

inland

shoreline
water

defining placement of villa

defining arrangement of programmes

defining environmental and experiential conditions

STRUCTURAL CONCEPT
a

b
c

Inspiration from the natural environment, mimicking the form of a

Fixed parameters to

Fixed rotational and

tree.

achieve desired form

translational supports

Before optimisation

After optimisation

Volume of bamboo : 0.76 m3

Volume of bamboo : 0.72 m3

Number of vertical members: 20

Number of vertical members: 12

15kN deadload applied

0.02kN windload applied

PLAN AND SECTION

EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC

INDIVIDUAL AXONOMETRICS
DINING

LIVING

BEDROOM

BATHROOM, TUB, WARDROBE

DETAIL DIAGRAM

ROOF GUTTER SYSTEM 1: 30

gutter

sky light glass

cover

BEDROOM BIFOLD SYSTEM 1: 20

roof bamboo

opening over
bedroom

top rail

vertical rollers system

joint between panel and rail
glass panel frame

glass panel with frame

gutter through
vertical bamboo

bedroom
column
glass panel with frame
glass panel frame

BAMBOO JOINTS 1: 10
timbre lock and key
system

bamboo cross weave

PARTITION WALL SYSTEM 1: 10

decking
bottom rail

joint between panel and rail

inclined sand barrier

drainage outlet

horizontal rollers sysetm

BAMBOO COLUMN SYSTEM 1:20

structural bamboo
cavity insulation
plywood/oriented strand
board sheathing

air space (~10mm)

bamboo column
system

orthogonal
timbre

decking

i-beam

stone cladding panel

weather resistant barrier

timbre lock and key

system

stainless steel pan head screw

dry-stack clip

concrete
filled

stilt

precast concrete
plinth

sand

1:25 MODEL

JAKARTA || JALAN SUDIRMAN

Type

studio project

Programme

centre for moving image- production, projection, exhibtion, cinema and housing

Location

Jakarta business district

Timeline

may 2016 - aug 2016

Mentors

Joe day
Danny Wicksono

many famous architects use movies to talk about architecture

- Joe day
This project began as an exploration of two film directors, Akira Kurosawa and Mira Nair. The four
films that were used in this film to architecture translation are seen below. Both directors showed a
strong inclination towards how thresholds between two distinctions are defined. Kurosawa focused on
creating artificial environments within controlled studio settings, while Mira Nair celebrated existing
landscapes and conditions. Finding comprehensible commonalities and differences between the two
directors, through the four movies, served as the basis of the project.
The multiplex is manifested as a serpentine volume which finds its way through the existing
archaeology of the site. This brings cinema goers up and down between two conditions, the curated
sunken terrain and the existing urban landscape. This alternation creates a definitive journey across
and into the created thresholds. The below ground environment embodies Kurosawan ideals of having
isolated environments with highly dramatic spaces. The above ground, outward-looking component
allows for maximum appreciation of the external cityscape, aggreable with the concerns of Mira Nair.

Seven Samurai (1954)

Akira Kurosawa

The Bad Sleep Well (1960)

Akira Kurosawa

Salaam Bombay! (1988)

Mira Nair

The Namesake (2006)

Mira Nair

CONCEPT
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

CREATING ENVIRONMENTS

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5
4
6

movement
building

spatial points

deck

between
masses

sunken
exposed

building

ground
plane

sunken
covered

isolation

built
boundary

LINEARITY AND CENTRALITY

VISUAL CONNECTIVITY

building

visual connection

building

movement

central
space

programme

CONCEPT

URBAN MORPHOLOGY

CITIZENS OF JAKARTA AS ACTORS

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INTRODUCED LANDSCAPE

FLOORPLANS || GROUND FLOOR

DROP-OFF POINT

HOUSING

LOADING
BAY

TOILET
FUNCTION
ROOM
CAFE

FUNCTION
ROOM

PLAZA

OFFICE
TOILET
DROP-OFF POINT

PROJECTION
ROOM

TOILET
GALLERY

FLOORPLANS || ABOVE GROUND

HOUSING

LIBRARY

GALLERY

TOILET
OUTDOOR
DECK

OUTDOOR
DECK

MEETING
ROOM
MEETING
ROOM

SOUNDSTAGE
STAGE

AUDITORIUM

OUTDOOR
DECK
GALLERY

SOUNDSTAGE
TOILET

PROJECTION
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MODEL PHOTOS

PAST INTERNSHIP
Art Of Speed
Gera

STUDIO
Toa Payoh Lor 1
2 Astrid Hill
Maldives
Jakarta

RESEARCH
Toa Payoh Lor 1

TOA PAYOH LOR 1 || FLAT ISSUES: MONOLOGUES & DIALOGUES

Type

research project

Objective

To create an exhibitory piece that sheds light onto the one room flat condition

Location

Blk 170 Toa Payoh Lor 1

Timeline

feb 2016 - may 2016

Flat Issues: Monologues & Dialogues is a project targeted at raising awareness on economic conditions, quality of
life, and living spaces of one room flat typologies. We aim to create a glimpse into the lives of the people living there.
The three main objectives are:
1) Demystify: To shed light on the issues, conceptions and relationships pertaining to the one room flats and the
people.
2) Document: To capture the people and their stories and journeys.
3) Intervene: To provide a semblance of a social connection from one resident to another.
Since the interviews were done mostly in an open ended format, we decided to extract several key issues that were
brought up by a majority of the interviewees.
Social
The most apparent problem that has been sieved out of the interviews is the lack of (i) social trust between residents
and (ii) social interaction. Majority of the residents have said to not know or interact with anyone else in the block and
mostly keep to within the confines of their homes. There are several reasons as to why this might be the case. The
public spaces in the block are very limited. Corridor spaces are dimly lit and uncomfortable to linger at. The only
designated spaces of interaction would be the ground floor residents corner where there are seats and exercise
equipment. However, residents who have been living in the block long enough would be aware of the notorious
activities that occur in those spaces such as gambling and drinking. One resident has also reported that a murder had
occurred during a gambling session in the past. As such, although there might be an apparent stigma of from outsiders
towards the people living in 1-Room flats, there is also a strong distrust between residents themselves.
Comfort
A common issue that residents have said to face would be comfort issues such as sunlight and ventilation. Cross
ventilation within units is very weak due to the double loaded corridor design and also an L-shaped layout of the units.
Due to this, most units have to resort to leaving their front doors open to allow for increased airflow. However, in order
to maintain privacy, they partially cover their front gate with cardboard or a curtain. For lighting, the units are very well
lit during the day which many said to have reached uncomfortable. Ironically, when a resident exits his home, he enters
a dimly lit corridor with minimal sunlight penetration.
Government assistance
Many residents also shed light into problems with government assistance. For example, one particular resident, who
just received a promotion to a salary above $1500, now has to pay almost double for her rental flat. This leads to the
recurring issues of entrapment in the poverty cycle and policies that appear logical on paper but when we view the
actual impact on people, its success is doubtful. However, many have greatly benefitted from goverment subsidies and
benefits due to the same policies.

SELECTED POSTCARDS EXAMPLES

memories allow me to own the things I never

want to lose.

this is a family portrait of an

elderly lady who let us into
her house. the residents here
are just like all of us, having
dreams, families and aspirations.

unit : 10-1094

district 14

we were slightly amused when we

asked this lady for her workplace
as she gave the reply, district 14.
after doing some research, we realised that singapore in the past was
divided into districts, and number
14 referred to the region of eunos,
geylang and paya lebar.

light and shade, order in chaos

spatial shortage is a common issue

for many residents. truly, the -limit
ed space results in increased clutter
and chaos. but there are also units
which are neat and minimalistic.
does this mean the state of the
apartment is only dependent on
the state of mind of the occupants?

unit : 11-1126

companionship, medicine for the soul

miss ling, a terrapin lover owns

eight terrapins which she keeps for
pet therapy. She has suffered from depression since secondary four. miss
ling was seen interacting with the
uncle from the second floor and
was very open and welcoming to
us, to the point of being unnerving
. she has had experience working
as a nurse

unit : 11-1094

dont anyhow, were brother and sister!

horizontality in verticality

mrs tan, a jovial eighty year old

stays with her brother. she passes
her time by watching television
and talking on the phone. she was
previously living with her grand
children and has stayed in this unit
for ten years.

the view out from the balcony

from block 170 shows an empty
carpark, HDBs and a condo in the
distance, a visual vertical transla
tion of increasing living standards
in the heartlands.

THE EXHIBITION

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layout

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