GN02 ADM presentation

Agenda

Conclusion

Interior Design

Structural & Construction

Layout & Planning of the development

Background

Green Aspect Learning Points Further Insights

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Background• Site formerly a valley left as green

lung

• Design challenges traditional linear

system of education through

different types of spaces

• Unique features of building:

transparency and connectivity

within interior and external

environment

• Unfinished surfaces acting as empty

canvases giving a raw feelBackground Layout & Planning Structural &

Construction Interior Design Conclusion 2

Quick FactsGross floor area 18,000 sqm

Project Cost S$35.39m

Completion date 2006

Storey/s 5

Blocks 3

Capacity 900

Architects CPG Consultants

Structural Engineers

CPG Consultants

Main Contractor Teambuild Construction

Waterproofing specialist

Elmich & Lee Construction

Background Layout & Planning Structural & Construction Interior Design Conclusion 3

Architect: CPG Consultants• Leading infrastructure, building development and

management services provider in Asia-Pacific region

• Only firm in Singapore with an in-house multi-disciplinary

group of professionals dedicated solely to developing

facilities for education

• Treads frontier of infrastructural and architectural design

trends

• One of most distinctive design niches is

environmentalism


Architect: CPG Consultants

Background Layout & Planning Structural & Construction Interior Design Conclusion

SMU Campus- St Andrews Village,

RJC, NUS, NIE, etc

Singapore Botanic Gardens

- Gardens by the Bay, Sungei Buloh Wetland

Reserve, etc

Esplanade- SAM, National Art

Museum, Asian Civilizations Museum

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esignShare 2007 Award (Honors)• One of world’s most widely recognised programs focusing

on design of innovative learning environments • Program extends beyond architecture, focusing on

– Learning– Learners– How the built or natural environment provides rich learning

opportunities This building is as much about the landscape as the interior scape. It is the first submission I’ve seen that blurs the

edges between the site and the building. That is striking. — John Weekes

This project speaks to “living creativity.” The true beauty of the roofs lies in the thoughtful and useful connections

between inside and outside. The roof also serves as a signature to the arts. — Susan Wolff


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Challenges Faced • Building that symbolizes

what an art, design and

media school stands for– Uniqueness– Creativity

• Making a design that

blends in with landscape

• Construction of roof


Building Layout

• Basic layout plan



Building Layout

• Building cross section layout


Building Services• Institutional building

• NTU media, design and art school

• Capacity of 900 students


Building Services• Self-service lift!

• Manual operation• Allows travelling

from Level B1 to 2 (restricted access area)


• One of the nicest libraries in NTU with a quiet environment for students• Located at the corner unit

of level 1• A good example of a

sophisticated design within minimal space

Building Services


Level 1- Library

Building Services


• Tasteful and modern design of predominantly red, black and white• “Open” ceiling• Usage of long

tables, utilizing space

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Level 1- Library

Building Services


Level 1- Library services

• Exhibition Spaces• Serve as a art gallery for

students

Building Services


Level 1- Gallery

Building Services


• Advanced visual and audio systems

• Sound proofing • High tech equipments for

ADM students

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Levels 1 & 2 - Workshop and Studios

Stop Motion Studio

Motion Capture Studio

Building Services


Painting Studio

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Levels 1 & 2 - Workshop and Studios Digital Recording

StudioAnalog Recording

Studio

Building Services


Film Sound Stage

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Levels 1 & 2 - Workshop and Studios Photography Studio Product Design

Studios

Building Services


• Theatre that seats up to 445

• 2-storeys high• State of art equipment • Acoustically-paneled,

spotlighted

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Level 2 - Auditorium

Building Services


Levels B1,1 & 2 - Labs

4D Foundation Lab

Animation Lab

CG Labs

Advance Digital Photo Lab

Building Services


Level B1 – Lecture Theatres

• Good sound-system• Sound proofed walls• Predominantly grey tones

used for walls, floors and seats

Building Services


Levels B1 & 1 – Tutorial and Crit Rooms • Small room and class sizes

• Promotes student-teacher interaction

Building Services


Levels 1 & 2 – Student Corners

• Places for students to relax, interact and eat

Building Services


Levels 2, 3 & 4 – Offices

• High ceilings • Simple white walls• Small windows to let in

light

• Roof garden provides venue for activities and gathering• Astronomical activities• Mid Autumn Festival• Kite Flying

Building Services


Level 5 – Roof

• Construction of the ADM building before 2006

• Design was to blend in with the landscape rather than dominate it

• Two main challenges for the roof• To keep the material light• To keep the slope at a

gradient of 45 degrees

Building Construction


Building Materials - Steel


Building Materials - Steel


Beam Joint Structure

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Building Materials – Concrete and Timber

Design Flexibility, Quietness & Fire-resistant


Green Roof• Unique turf system

with grass on lightweight volcanic stones and sand

• Water absorption mat

• Zoysia Matrella grass

• Waterproof membrane

• Rain sensors


Green Roof

• Waterproofing outsourced to Elmich & Lee Construction

Source:www.elmich.com


Green Roof

Source:www.elmich.com


Fire Protection System • Fire alarms and exit signs

are found commonly along corridors and classroom

• Fire sprinklers are spread evenly across the whole building

• For the red circle highlighted, lights are switched off in the day to conserve electricity


Fire Protection System • Hosereel system installed to

be used in the early stages of a fire. • Consist of hosereel

pumps, fire storage tank, hosereels and valves


Fire Protection System• Fire extinguisher and fire reel

found at parts of the buildings to be used in case of a fire


Air Conditioning System • Air con registers found at the

ceilings of the rooms around the building

• Air con registers in the form of openings covered with grills at the side walls for places with tall ceilings


Air Conditioning System


Sercurity System


Drainage System


Site ContextEnvironmental impact of the green environment development

Building form

Exploration of building materials and aesthetic consideration

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Building form



Environment impact of the green environment development

• Clear glass allows natural lights to shine into building


Double Glazed, Low-Emissive Glass


• Cut down radiant Heat into building

• Provide ample Natural light, even with sound/heat insulation

• Save up to 32% Cooling energy cost


How does it work?Transparent to visible light

Coatings are faced inside the gapsgas added for reinforcing thermal insulation

Low-E coating are thin, metal oxide layers to suppress radiative heat flow




• Absorb heat taken into building and lower air-con usage

• Green lungs of NTU

• Effective water absorption mat that provide moisture to the roots during dry spell



Building form



• Curvature of building


Building Form

• View of sunken plaza from the top

• Curvature of the building leads to different types of spaces created

• The building is oriented with its facades facing north and south to minimize solar gain.

Building Form


• Raw finishes as backdrop for the building, hence promoting students creativity


Building Form

• Raw finishes as backdrop for the building, hence promoting students creativity


Building Form


Building form



• Double volume porch design to serve as a sheltered drop-off

• Unfolding arms of 2 blocks create a welcoming entry court to school

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Aesthetic Consideration

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• Green landscape garden• Sleek glass curtain wall coupled with

off-form concrete walls for a natural finish

• Many interesting twists• Unusual curved green roof

that weaves in and out from the ground at an angle

Aesthetic Consideration


Walls• Concrete walls and

columns

– Left in original

state/colour


Walls• Concrete walls and

columns

– Left in original

state/colour

• Soundproofing


Walls• Sunshades

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Flooring• Cement and Cement-

sand screeded floors

– Low cost, durable




• Carpet

• Tiled with rough finish

• Stone




• Carpet

• Tiled with rough finish

• Stone


Color Scheme and Spaces • Neutral palette

• Loud colors and

elaborate decorations

avoided

• Raw and unfinished

feel for students to fill

in


Colour Scheme and Spaces• Spaces for students to

make use of for their

projects and designs


Lighting• Full expanse of glass lets

in daylight to studios and galleries

• Exterior glass façade allows views to outside, providing visual connectivity


Lighting• Building glows like a

lantern in the evening with interiors fully lit

• Changing character of façade lends dynamism


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Lighting


• General lighting

• Provides area with overall illumination

• Fluorescent lighting tubes• Warm and white

Lighting


• Task lighting

• Helps perform tasks like reading, using the computers, etc

• Accent lighting • Installed specially for art

exhibitions• Wall mounted, track

spotlights

• Creates visual interest, directs attention towards art pieces/displays


Lighting

Green Aspect• Situated at the wooded

valley which is supposed to be left as a green lung

• Building carved as a habitat from constraints of the valley

• Allowing the greenery of the site to creep and colonise


Green Aspect• The building is oriented

with its facades facing north and south to minimize solar gain

• The curving green roofs distinguish the building from other structures in the campus

• Blurs the line between landscape and building


Green Aspect


• Green roof contributes to an improved environment• Plant species

minimize green house gas emissions, pollutants are absorbed onto growth media particles and plant species provide a habitat for a diverse range of fauna

• Reduced energy cost• Radiation minimized

and growth media insulation ensures cooling of building temperature

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Green Aspect


• Reduced maintenance• Roofing materials

and waterproofing membrances are protected against UV degradation, erosion and bad weather

• Water retention• Precipitation is

retained on site reducing run-off to storm water systems.

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Green Aspect• Off-form concrete walls

and columns.

• Cement-sand screeded floors and timber railings

• Loud colours and elaborate designs avoided reinforcing natural theme


Green Aspect• An atrium in the

heart of the school which is being cooled by pools of water and fountains

• High efficiency discharge lights are adopted throughout the building.


• Singapore aspires to be a leading global city in environmental sustainability

• Scope to further improve on energy efficiency requirements in buildings, especially educational ones, to address the impact of climate change

Learning Points

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• Green and sustainable architecture refers to a building that is designed and constructed to minimise impact on the environment and ensures that the building is resource-efficient (materials, energy, water, space) in its operation and maintenance

Learning Points


• Covered by a stretched-membrane (teflon-coated industrial fabric) roof that provides natural light and protection from the sun and rain

Further Insights


LASALLE College of the Arts

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• Conceptualized by RSP Architects Planners & Engineers

• Integrated atrium located at the heart of LASALLE College of the Arts

• Turf of synthetic grass

Further Insights


LASALLE College of the Arts

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• Another project by CPG Corporation

• Building blocks capitalize on the external views to the Green and maximize the cross-section to allow for natural ventilation

• Provision of ‘4 ticks’ Singapore Energy Label for energy efficient air- conditioning equipment

Further Insights


School of Humanities and Social Sciences, NTU

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• Sub-metering to monitor energy and water consumption

• High frequency electronic ballasts (T8)

• C02 sensor / transmitter in AHU rooms

• Motion and Photo sensors used in toilets and perimeter lightings

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• “Greenmark” approved materials used on site• Transplanting, re-location & conservation of

trees • Green roof and landscaping• The building is GreenMark certified by BCA

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Conclusion


• Fulfils the intent that a school for art should inspire creativity, while solving the green surface deficiency

• Building design challenges the traditional linear system of education with clear teacher – student arrangement

• A milestone for art and design schools in Singapore 78

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