Name : Juliana S.Y. Chan
Known as : North Swallow / Hoku Tsubameko. Currently renamed to NS Chan Studio
Occupation:
- Current: Architect
- Others: Freelance graphics designer and Illustrator
Societies:
- Alumni of NUS Students' Comics and Animation Society
- Artists Society of Singapore (ASOS)- Secretary
[Profile in ASOS can be view
here.]
Hobbies:
- Painting
- Drawing
[More Introduction can be viewed at my Official Website
here.]
: Achievements :
Year 2015
- Pencil Drawing “Young Memories” featured in American art magazine, “Strokes of Genius 8”. Oil Painting “Simple. Happiness” exhibited at “SG50 National Day Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition 2015”, organized by Ngee Ann Cultural Centre Ngee Ann Kongsi. Oil Painting “Sri Mariamman Temple in Chinatown, Singapore” selected for “Arising Star” FASS Artists Grand Art SG50 Exhibition, organized by the Federation of Art Societies (Singapore). Oil Paintings "Her Family" and "Still Life No.3 - Together with Joy" selected for "Blossom and Flourish" Singapore National Women's Art Exhibition 2015 (in conjunction with the celebration of SG50), organized by the Federation of Art Societies (Singapore).
Year 2014
- Pencil Drawing “Honesty of Time” featured in American art magazine, “Strokes of Genius 7”.
Year 2012
- Assistant Treasurer of Artists Society of Singapore. Works featured in art publication of Artists Society of Singapore.
Year 2010
- 2nd Prize Winner for Open Character Design Digital Category in Extravaganza - Graphite 2010 competition. Exhibition and Prize Ceremony held with Anime Festival Asia 2010 at Suntec Hall, 14 Nov.
Year 2009
- 2nd Prize Winner for Open Character Design Digital Category in Extravaganza - Graphite 2009 competition. Exhibition and Prize Ceremony held with Anime Festival Asia 09 at Suntec Hall, 21 Nov.
- Thesis project selected for City Exhibition (NUS Architecture Graduation Exhibition- "How does your garden grow?") held at Iluma Urban Entertainment Centre, 13 Jun.
Year 2008
- 2nd Prize Winner for Open Character Design Digital Category in Graphite 2008 competition. Exhibition and Prize Ceremony held with Anime Festival Asia 08 at Suntec Hall, 22 Nov.
- Exhibited individual installation for team exhibition “Site, Situation, Spectator” collaborated among Department of Architecture, University Scholar Programme and NUS Museum. Installation is exhibited in NUS Museum.
Year 2006
- Selected for Student’s Exchange Programme (SEP) to Lund, Sweden.
- Design Projects (Year 3 semester 1 and semester 2) selected for Department exhibition.
Year 2003-4
- Head of Manga Sub-Committee in NUS Students’ Comics and Animation Society.
- Pioneer as Head of 2004 “Graphite” Organising Committee to organise first TERTIARY manga drawing competition for 3 universities: NUS, NTU and SMU.
- Design Project (Year 1 semester 2) selected for Department exhibition.
Year 2001-2
- Assistant Secretary and Head of Publicity of Hwa Chong Junior College Chinese Orchestra (HCCO).
- Won gold medal in team competition (HCCO) in Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) 2001.
- Performed duet in HCCO concert at Victoria Concert Hall 2002.
- Awarded First in comic illustration for competition organised by HCJC’s Comics Club 2002.
Year 1997-2000
- Awarded Best in Art Elective Programme (AEP) subject in 1997, 1998 and 2000.
- GCE O’ Levels: 9 distinctions, includes Higher Art Distinction in AEP, 1997-2000.
- Selected by school NYGH and Ministry of Education to represent Singapore in 1999 to Atlanta, Georgia, USA for overseas summer programme in Atlanta College of Fine Arts.
- 3rd prize winner in Singapore Story – Youth Edition Art competition organised by National Youth Council in 1998.
- Merit Prize winner in Care-for-Nature Spot-Art competition at Sungei Buloh Nature Park in 1998.
Year 1996
- Awarded 2nd position for Lions International Peace Poster Contest in Southeast Asia.
: Career History :
Associate at DP Architects, 2014-Current
Architectural Executive at DP Architects, 2012-2014
Architectural Assistant at DP Architects, 2009-2012
Freelance Graphics Designer, 2008-2011
Internship at K2LD Architects, 2007-2008
- Completed interior project for renovation of apartment at Hillington Green, Singapore.
- Completed interior project for creation of wedding banquet showroom at G-Hotel, Penang.
Internship at DP Architects Pte Ltd, 2006
- Participated in A&A works for Saint Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore.
Internship at The Design Studio of Colin K. Okashimo and Associates, 2005
- Model-making
Freelance Graphics Designer, 2004 - Current
- T-shirt design for NUS Students’ Comics and Animation Society.
- 2 Website Interface designs for NUS Students’ Comics and Animation Society, working with programmer.
- Poster Design for Graphite 2005 Competition.
- Costume designs for University Scholar Programme Rag Day 2004.
- Banner and nametag design for 3rd Great Asian Streets Symposium held in NUS, Department of Architecture.
- Logo and T-shirt design for Hall XI, FOC 2004 “Ignixion”, in Nanyang Technological University.
Multimedia Artist (contract-based), and Graphics Designer (freelance) at AsknLearn.com Pte Ltd, 2003-2004
- Participated in website competition.
- Developed illustrations and digital graphics for website layout or interface design, character design, stories illustrations, logos and icons, brochures, product covers, banners, posters, and simple computer-based animations.
- Participated in computer animated e-Learning softwares for educational uses.
: Qualifications/Education :
- Registered Architect - Qualified Person (QP) from 2012 - current.
- University Scholar's Programme, NUS, Singapore, 2009.
- Master Degree in Architecture, NUS, Singapore, 2009.
- Bachelor (Honours) Degree in Architecture, NUS, Singapore, 2003-2007.
Sunday, March 20, 2005
Wonderful Architecture...
hmm took this quiz from one of blogger quiz's site. oso taken by jov first. now my turn.... hehe... oh i got the star card.
You are the Star card. The Star is the light of
hope. Shining in the night, sending light into
darkness, the stars provide direction to
sailors and are a field on which to dream.
Humanity used to look up at the sky and desire
to be there, to find out what it all meant, and
now we have been a distance into space and have
elementary ideas of the makeup of all the
different stars. This kind of achievement adds
further fuel to our hopes. The eternal,
slow-moving stars that will be long shining
past the end of our own existence provide hope
of immortality, and the vast space they suggest
and the very mystery they hold provide us with
excitement and knowledge yet to be discovered.
Image from: Danielle Sylvie Taylor
http://members.limitless.org/~morpheum/gallery.html
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yep, i guess u all know that me and my studio have been going to North Bridge Rd to do site study. And finally after few years of curiosity, yesterday me and a few archi frens went INSIDE the grand
PARKVIEW SQUARE!!! Yea... soon u will share my discovery and be ready to get appalled by the creation outside and inside of this office building. Yes... it is juz an OFFICE building. if it is a hotel, such extravagant design is ok... but office/admin blding? Kaoz, wat extravagance!! Once u are inside, I can tell u that u will feel like u are NOT in Singapore lor. When I was inside, I felt so dreamy ok.... cant believe it!! Anyway, first let me intro u wat the building is in case u dunno... u can click on the links for larger image.
This is the building when u see from outside...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/North_Swallow/Parkview/PV1-1.jpg
Infront of it has this fortress like facade where there are lots of sculptures on top. U haf these Olympic figures carrying the huge 'pot' thingy hahaa~~ It will be nice if they are torches and fire burns in it. Then can be truly an olympic element...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/North_Swallow/Parkview/PV2-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/North_Swallow/Parkview/PV3-1.jpgHmm this is the front facade of the building... Actually I didnt get to take the top of the building... There are 4 human sculptures, bigger than human scale, and each carried a white ball... Then we were saying wat happened if the balls dropped.. U will have a game of vertical bowling. Woohoo...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/North_Swallow/Parkview/PV4-1.jpg
Ok, so after that fortress thing, we walked up the grand staircase and into the garden outside the main building. the garden seemed to be a Roman+Greek Imperial garden. More sculptures everywhere. 8 on the ground and ard 4 or more on top of the fortress. check it out.
First u haf this huge chinese crane....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/North_Swallow/Parkview/PV5-1.jpgnext u see the roman/greek-like sculptures of historic ppl. U haf Dane, Dale, Churchill, Newton etc!! wow...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/North_Swallow/Parkview/PV6-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/North_Swallow/Parkview/PV7-1.jpgClose up of the figures on top of the 'fortress'. Oh u have musicians!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/North_Swallow/Parkview/PV8-1.jpg
ok, the garden alone is too astounding. Lets go inside the main building... and then we found much more astounding interiors.. welcome to the unbelievable out-of-context world. The entrance seemed to haf some thai-looking urns...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/North_Swallow/Parkview/PV9-1.jpg the interior...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/North_Swallow/Parkview/PV10-1.jpg look at the cladding of the balconies and pillars... All the metal works.. the engraving and decorations.(sorry, this is abit blur...)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/North_Swallow/Parkview/PV11-1.jpg look at the lamp...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/North_Swallow/Parkview/PV12-1.jpg this is the bar counter...with some european furniture. Look at the ceiling and sides... it looks like some chinese murals drawn. u will see more of it in other photos. Doesnt this looks like a
CHURCH?? where u have paintings on the ceiling and side walls??
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/North_Swallow/Parkview/PV13-1.jpgthere is piano on the other end.... this reminded me of a theatre thingy.. as though phantom of the opera going to appear suddenly and play on it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/North_Swallow/Parkview/PV16-1.jpg ok, we walked around the centre space and we see some elaborate lighting figure... HEY! it is egyptian!!!!!! WHAT!!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/North_Swallow/Parkview/PV14-1.jpg Ehz.... these egyptian figures hold the lights like Statue of Liberty with her torch and her book leh... EHZ EHZ! wat a pose! Copy cat!! haha....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/North_Swallow/Parkview/PV15-1.jpg
Ok... this building design on the whole has hybrid factor... a mix of chinese, roman, greek and eygptian, abit of thai.... but they managed to make it so special... even ang moh tourists there were appalled.
ok last two photos on the interior...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/North_Swallow/Parkview/PV17-1.jpg 
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/North_Swallow/Parkview/PV18-1.jpgso... how u feel abt this... beautiful huh.... once we step out of the whole place... we travelled back to Singapore... Amazing...
Think u shld go in there to take a look urself. Then u can truly feel the atmosphere. :) With the background music... and all....
hey.. I wanna go see too..!!! always pass by the building but dunnoe what is inside.... I wanna go see!!!!
ehz jov~~ u online ar, how come nvr see u...haha.
yep u go in see see. we also barged into the building like that too~~ haha. i think the main entrance will be locked. That time we went it is locked, so we took the side doors which were opened. Yep, u juz use side doors if main cannot. heee~~ inside very peaceful and quiet with the soothing soft music... like a church.... enjoy urself there!!
oh one more thing. There's this special small table for the chairs/sofas at the sides. I didnt take photo of it. But juz describe here: It has this glass top and it is very specially made. It is purposed dented with 2 deep holes until it formed 2 small cylindrical shaped under the table glass, so that these can be like holes to put flowers in like a vase. It is like a vase combined with the table top. moreover ard the circular holes, there are embedded with 'ripples' pattern so that it create this image of the flowers growing above the surface of 'water'. cool huh. check it out! haha
this is the building that they used to make the poster for 双天至尊III~~ known in chinese as the 鹤楼.
itz really quite nice~~ the first time i went in it was drizzling very very lightly lor~~ imagine walking up the main stairs looking up at the tall building wif very very fine raindrops falling down~~ =)
oh... and i think itz called 鹤楼 cos itz supposed to 鹤立鸡群 =) cos all the other buildings ard that area all very short...
Dun u think this building is out of context of the site and not responding to its function as an admin/office building?
i thought its not the function but the aesthetic quality that counts in this case
hmm our tutor would scold us for wasting materials and being redundant if we do something like this for such functions.
ok..typical singaporean mentality
haha yk, now u are the one talking like the typical singaporean: everything nice also wan and add in. Too much ornamentations do not justify the design. U didnt undergo 'proper training' or if u like, the 'brainwashing', that's y you do not see the unjustifications.
ok, lets go minimalist?
i think functionality is the word =)
hmm~ ed got it. Minimalist is juz another form of style. Some ppl like it becos it feels zen, light and simple. haha safe materials sometimes hahaha...