Hi. I'm a multidisciplinary designer with an interest in spatial design, architectural research and all the weird and wonderful projects.
I'm currently working on architectural research surrounding climate change - in particular, responses in urban design and architecture towards the rising sea levels.
I have worked on interactive and experience design - all heavily grounded in design theory and user research as well as other spatial design projects for more commercial practices.
Take your time going around this website, help yourself to the extra bits with some cool zines, writings and other fun stuff.
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Singapore Historic Maps
AN EXTENSION OF
The Syntax of Space in Singapore (Sept, 2021 - WIP)
This is a series of historical maps produced during my investigations on the spatial logic of Singapore. Its historic developments from an ethnically segregated colonial state into the multiracial city it is today can be traced through detailed analysis of these movement networks.
Published on this site are the normalized integration and choice measures on a global scale. Focused on Downtown Singapore where high quality historical base maps were more readily available.
NORMalized segment maps
Base historical maps
Methodology:
Historical maps from the national archive have been digitized into analyzed segment maps through the measures of normalized choice and integration. The digitization process begins with geolocating and scaling historic maps to more accurate present day coordinates through roads and referenced landmarks. The current day network model of Singapore is then modified through the subtraction and addition of streets to depict the networks from these historical maps. Maps are then selected to be analyzed based on their historic significance and the integrity of data collected. This is determined by levels of completion and level of detail recorded. Quality maps which are incomplete may also be combined with another map from a similar timeframe. This will be assessed at radius 400, 2000 and n, at a local, regional, and global movement scale. Local and regional scales will be prioritized when assessing pedestrian accessibility pre-1990s. This is because they are representative of the levels of pedestrian mobility before islandwide public transport was readily accessible (NLB, 2021). Movement structures at these scales reveal significant patterns of Singapore’s social reproduction from daily life, education and work for people living within and traveling out of those spatial clusters.