mingalaba if I ask you what our
architectural identities are what would
you say began mandalay palace she the
DOMA buildup yes Google agree with you
the first 20 images that came about what
I just said they are our identities of
the past still so stay there with us in
the present I’m very proud of our rich
cultural heritage they should not find
us from creating new architecture that
reflects who we are today
we have to advance we need to transform
we have to ask ourselves how can our
culture stay relevant in today’s raw
where global influences are huge and our
resources are scarce are we going to be
defined by the past only or are we going
to create new designs with our own
values so that our arts and architecture
can flourish in the future I want to
tell you what matters to us culture
contact building science are the core
principle that should shape the way we
build for me Emma and I write you to
come along the journey of discovering
those identities in my work when I was
asked to design new cottages at a resort
in ma Lake the first question I asked
myself and my client was what kind of
experience do we want to deliver we
believe it has to be uniquely inlaid
that captures the essence of our
traditions and values so I was looking
for images that yells this is niyama and
I came across this 20th century painting
that depicts our environment and our
past memories so well this is royal
plowing but ceremony by CH o what
inspired me is not the architecture that
you can see in the painting but the
setting itself set against a mountain
the ceremonial ambiance is captured by
the people surrounding the and taraj
especially those uniquely dress
officer underlie the entire landscape
these cottages are meant to evoke those
quintessential niyama characteristics
the inside experience is also uniquely
niyama no electricity relying on natural
daylight was our only options preferred
options for sustainability so we
designed skylights and clerestory
windows for privacy large windows
towards the lake and the mountains for
views during the day
this windows feyten of the interior and
the high ceiling which took the shape of
the roof spire also helps with natural
ventilation in that people build their
houses on stilts in water for so many
generations the hammer that woulda lost
1520 feet to the bottom of the lake
without the help of any machine it’s
this type of construction that gives
this resort as unique inlay and moss
fear the cottages also have all the
amenities of a modern living such as
enclosed toilets shower but tub and
sewage deserve that digest in discharges
clean safe you transfer water back to
the lake but I have to admit this is not
a transformation yet nostalgia for the
past is still lingering I had a dream
after at this project I was drowning in
Emily Lake I looked up and I saw the
bottom of a boat that I think was trying
to save me all I remember was falling it
and emerging in a large empty room and
that room happened to be the lobby of a
building I was designing in Yenko my
clients and I were perhaps discussing
about ceilings life’s fixture etc and
chandeliers were proposed and I said no
chandeliers let’s build something that
so this happened they are like those
strange but familiar boats in my dream
they attract your eyes from the steps of
the entrance to the reception Lobby this
random dreamscape came to define the
interior character I’m showing you this
because we all have different
experiences that propel us to create
things that we never imagined because of
our attachment to a certain place or
certain person or certain belief I’m
sure you’ve heard about the story of a
kingdom began who dream about a cave in
India and built a temple yes our dreams
can be strange but they are homegrown at
least they are not imported from China
or Singapore who we compare ourselves to
often these days originality gives that
stories to tell and they are our own
stories sometimes characters developed
from unique meaningful functional
elements this hotel facade is not facing
directly to shoot a coma buddha but its
windows are a typical window will simply
be punched through the wall but a
control attempt to angle it frame the
view two or three to go it is small
because this far but it’s a gesture of
reverence to what we have in our
surroundings by orienting ourselves to
the cultural landmark we are orienting
ourselves spiritually within the
functionally you can also see that the
angle wall blocked direct sunlight 100%
during the hottest day of the year which
is around April 12th combining with
other design strategies such as
horizontal shading or the cold louvers
and double glazing the directs am i
hitting the interior is reduced to about
30 to 40% average the whole year these
passive design strategies reduce the
cooling load of air conditioners thereby
lowering the energy consumption of the
building this contextual
generates the building’s identity with
meanings and function another
opportunity came to me in inlay to add a
new into the resort this time I wanted
to experiment the inspiration comes from
the butterflies of inly they are playful
and fun they there are wings decay that
unique identity of the two class
cottages they complement the landscape
of rolling mountains and waves the form
may be new but the construction that
they still rely on in the people it is a
deliberate intention to preserve the
knowledge of still construction in water
provide jobs to locals improve their
skills and expose them to modern design
they are the DNA of what makes this
contemporary design and in dance
creation we can also see them come and
go by boats from their villages to their
construction site and on to jealous they
have no traffic but the forum harbour is
just a frame we live in to instill it
with our cultural notion of sharing
friendliness together nurse I made an
addition to the cottage of copia room
the idea comes from cook year or a
raised platform attached to traditional
homes where families and friends gather
to chat to share moments in lapa or in
this case talk about fish because it has
a glass-bottom to observe them we
removed lounge chairs completely this is
intentional by doing so we made the cook
it the place to sit because it’s absorbs
nature and deliver you as unique
experience of living in in a lake the
culture of cook yet which is about
sharing the space equally with everyone
on the same platform
should mean something to the egalitarian
society we desire to build we must
continuously find ways for our
traditions and culture to be integrated
into modern living the way we design
will shape the way we live I want to
share a quote by Kenzo tange gay a
I want to share a quote by Kenzo tange
gay a Japanese architect he said quote
the role of tradition is that of a
catalyst which furthers the chemical
reaction but it’s no longer detectable
in the end result it’s not about
rebuilding the past but building the
present that looks towards the future of
endless possibilities our design must be
informed by our past our culture and our
way of life the identity for me Amma
will not be singular our union is so
diverse that we must cherish and draw
inspiration from the many differences
that we have in our country our
collective identities though should be
about respecting nature understanding
context and applying the knowledge of
building science for sustainability so
that we can create an environment of
happiness responsibility and
togetherness for society those are the
qualities that we should seek for in
developing identities for me Emma but
here’s the catch you have to hire
architects especially niyama architects
so go hire them work with us and let’s
build a future where our culture not
just survive but thrive through the
transformation of our minds our soul and
[Applause] [Music]
architectural identities are what would
you say began mandalay palace she the
DOMA buildup yes Google agree with you
the first 20 images that came about what
I just said they are our identities of
the past still so stay there with us in
the present I’m very proud of our rich
cultural heritage they should not find
us from creating new architecture that
reflects who we are today
we have to advance we need to transform
we have to ask ourselves how can our
culture stay relevant in today’s raw
where global influences are huge and our
resources are scarce are we going to be
defined by the past only or are we going
to create new designs with our own
values so that our arts and architecture
can flourish in the future I want to
tell you what matters to us culture
contact building science are the core
principle that should shape the way we
build for me Emma and I write you to
come along the journey of discovering
those identities in my work when I was
asked to design new cottages at a resort
in ma Lake the first question I asked
myself and my client was what kind of
experience do we want to deliver we
believe it has to be uniquely inlaid
that captures the essence of our
traditions and values so I was looking
for images that yells this is niyama and
I came across this 20th century painting
that depicts our environment and our
past memories so well this is royal
plowing but ceremony by CH o what
inspired me is not the architecture that
you can see in the painting but the
setting itself set against a mountain
the ceremonial ambiance is captured by
the people surrounding the and taraj
especially those uniquely dress
officer underlie the entire landscape
these cottages are meant to evoke those
quintessential niyama characteristics
the inside experience is also uniquely
niyama no electricity relying on natural
daylight was our only options preferred
options for sustainability so we
designed skylights and clerestory
windows for privacy large windows
towards the lake and the mountains for
views during the day
this windows feyten of the interior and
the high ceiling which took the shape of
the roof spire also helps with natural
ventilation in that people build their
houses on stilts in water for so many
generations the hammer that woulda lost
1520 feet to the bottom of the lake
without the help of any machine it’s
this type of construction that gives
this resort as unique inlay and moss
fear the cottages also have all the
amenities of a modern living such as
enclosed toilets shower but tub and
sewage deserve that digest in discharges
clean safe you transfer water back to
the lake but I have to admit this is not
a transformation yet nostalgia for the
past is still lingering I had a dream
after at this project I was drowning in
Emily Lake I looked up and I saw the
bottom of a boat that I think was trying
to save me all I remember was falling it
and emerging in a large empty room and
that room happened to be the lobby of a
building I was designing in Yenko my
clients and I were perhaps discussing
about ceilings life’s fixture etc and
chandeliers were proposed and I said no
chandeliers let’s build something that
so this happened they are like those
strange but familiar boats in my dream
they attract your eyes from the steps of
the entrance to the reception Lobby this
random dreamscape came to define the
interior character I’m showing you this
because we all have different
experiences that propel us to create
things that we never imagined because of
our attachment to a certain place or
certain person or certain belief I’m
sure you’ve heard about the story of a
kingdom began who dream about a cave in
India and built a temple yes our dreams
can be strange but they are homegrown at
least they are not imported from China
or Singapore who we compare ourselves to
often these days originality gives that
stories to tell and they are our own
stories sometimes characters developed
from unique meaningful functional
elements this hotel facade is not facing
directly to shoot a coma buddha but its
windows are a typical window will simply
be punched through the wall but a
control attempt to angle it frame the
view two or three to go it is small
because this far but it’s a gesture of
reverence to what we have in our
surroundings by orienting ourselves to
the cultural landmark we are orienting
ourselves spiritually within the
functionally you can also see that the
angle wall blocked direct sunlight 100%
during the hottest day of the year which
is around April 12th combining with
other design strategies such as
horizontal shading or the cold louvers
and double glazing the directs am i
hitting the interior is reduced to about
30 to 40% average the whole year these
passive design strategies reduce the
cooling load of air conditioners thereby
lowering the energy consumption of the
building this contextual
generates the building’s identity with
meanings and function another
opportunity came to me in inlay to add a
new into the resort this time I wanted
to experiment the inspiration comes from
the butterflies of inly they are playful
and fun they there are wings decay that
unique identity of the two class
cottages they complement the landscape
of rolling mountains and waves the form
may be new but the construction that
they still rely on in the people it is a
deliberate intention to preserve the
knowledge of still construction in water
provide jobs to locals improve their
skills and expose them to modern design
they are the DNA of what makes this
contemporary design and in dance
creation we can also see them come and
go by boats from their villages to their
construction site and on to jealous they
have no traffic but the forum harbour is
just a frame we live in to instill it
with our cultural notion of sharing
friendliness together nurse I made an
addition to the cottage of copia room
the idea comes from cook year or a
raised platform attached to traditional
homes where families and friends gather
to chat to share moments in lapa or in
this case talk about fish because it has
a glass-bottom to observe them we
removed lounge chairs completely this is
intentional by doing so we made the cook
it the place to sit because it’s absorbs
nature and deliver you as unique
experience of living in in a lake the
culture of cook yet which is about
sharing the space equally with everyone
on the same platform
should mean something to the egalitarian
society we desire to build we must
continuously find ways for our
traditions and culture to be integrated
into modern living the way we design
will shape the way we live I want to
share a quote by Kenzo tange gay a
I want to share a quote by Kenzo tange
gay a Japanese architect he said quote
the role of tradition is that of a
catalyst which furthers the chemical
reaction but it’s no longer detectable
in the end result it’s not about
rebuilding the past but building the
present that looks towards the future of
endless possibilities our design must be
informed by our past our culture and our
way of life the identity for me Amma
will not be singular our union is so
diverse that we must cherish and draw
inspiration from the many differences
that we have in our country our
collective identities though should be
about respecting nature understanding
context and applying the knowledge of
building science for sustainability so
that we can create an environment of
happiness responsibility and
togetherness for society those are the
qualities that we should seek for in
developing identities for me Emma but
here’s the catch you have to hire
architects especially niyama architects
so go hire them work with us and let’s
build a future where our culture not
just survive but thrive through the
transformation of our minds our soul and
[Applause] [Music]
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