PIERRE TEO PORTFOLIO (2025.2)

Portfolio

Pierre Teo National University of Singapore B.A. (Arch)

Contact

Pierre Teo

pierreteo.zpk@gmail.com +65 93299091

@pie.rre.teo (personal)

@pic.rre.teo (personal projects)

Skills

Rhinoceros3D / Grasshopper SketchUp AutoCAD

Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign Blender (Rendering)

Education

2022 - 26 National University of Singapore Bachelors of Arts (Architecture)

2024 Fall ETH Zürich Architecture (Mobility)

Experience

2019 Edmund Ng Architects 3D modelling Site inspections

2024 FARM

Residential tender drawings 3D modelling & production for competitions

Opportunities and Exhibitions

2019 NUS High School Art Graduation Show Showcased works submitted for AP Art (2D Drawing)

2022 NUS ArchiVAL 2023

Project Showcase for Year 1 Semester 1 & 2 works

2023 NUS ArchiVAL 2024

Project Showcase for Year 2 Semester 1 & 2 works

2024 The Architecture Society Committee

Vice-Director of Communications

NUS Joint International Workshop (Bangkok, Thailand) Represented NUS Architecture as a participant

ETH Zurich Student Exchange Award

Nominated by NUS and received scholarship

2025 Intensive Architecture Workshop (Tokyo, Japan)

Represented NUS Architecture as a participant

Content : Curricular

Year 3 Semester 2 Rhythm, Disruption, Flow

Designing a public plaza for sports and recreation

Year 3 Semester 1 The mountain, the cheese, and the rocks

Mediating the forces of Human & Nature along a Swiss alpine road

Year 2 Semester 2 Folding Screens

Investigation on perforated panels and their climatic opportunities

Year 2 Semester 1 Voxels

Exploration of connectivity through cuboidal aggregation

Floating? Islands

Design exercise with a focus on architectural tectonics

: Extra-Curricular

2024 The Heart of Song Wat Urban modifications to Bangkok’s creative district

2022 Bedroom redesign

Design and renovation of a bedroom space

Free time

Other personal projects

Rhythm, Disruption, Flow

Year 3 Semester 2

National University of Singapore

Studio Christo Meyer

Does extreme sport require extreme architecture?

Rhythm, Disruption, and Flow are the 3 key aspects of both skateboarding and parkour. It embodies the spirit of the sport through recovery and adaptiveness. This project sought to express this idea spatially. Using a language of expressive ribbons within distorted grids, spaces are created for rest, recovery, and work, which also double as surfaces on which to traverse.

The project is a simple collection of spaces surrounding a gently undulating courtyard. Embedded, however, are hidden spaces, suggested paths, and a focus on tactility and materiality which span various scales.

Site Model 1:100

Section 1

The main cafe space faces the beautiful view of the Kallang Reservoir. As the roof panels dance above, gaps allow for light and wind to penetrate the space while overhangs prevent rain from entering.

The viewing gallery overlooks the central courtyard, framed by sweeping panels. This offers shade as well as a curved top surface for traversal.

Steel Beam

While the Tapered ribbon produces a thin and lightweight shell, the Solid/Void mass creates an intimate cave-like space.

Ribbons were quantified by their ‘Degree of Fold’, which was found to correlate with the spatial quality of the enclosed space, as well as the traversability of the rooftop surface.

Solid / Void Reinforced Concrete

Site Response

The location of each function responds to existing site conditions and context.

The Degree of Fold and materiality of the ribbons were then chosen based on spatial and structural needs.

Part Model 1:25

The mountain, the cheese, and the rocks

Year 3 Semester 1

ETH Zürich

Studio Adam Caruso

In partnership with Federico Bortot

How does one build where nature commands?

This project is situated on Klausenpass, a remote alpine pass frequented by farmers and visitors, but characterised by a overwhelming connection to the natural.

Through a sensitive understanding of historical context and natural phenomena, this project proposes a modification to the existing road in a way which serves equally the multiple actors who intersect this road.

The humans

Klausenpass originally existed as a small alpine path for local farmers and their cattle. Its expansion into the asphalt street was driven by tourism and militaristic demands.

Nevertheless, those who visit the pass still seek out natural spaces, expressing a desire to engage and connect with these non-human actors.

The rocks

Millenia before humans stepped foot onto the pass, nature had been in motion. Daily, rocks fall onto the road, requiring clearing by maintenance crew. When it rains, water flow over the road despite water channels.

This project sought to address these conflicts sensitively.

Site Plan 1 of 2

This project consists of 3 main gestures:

1. Creation of retaining walls which, over time, collect natural rockfall into new spaces

2. Repaving and expansions of the road to encourage diversion

3. Renegotiation of space between vehicular traffic, foot traffic, and natural forces

Cheese Shelters

Shelters near local businesses offer flexible storage and retail spaces. They utilise the construction process to inform the final expression of the space.

Section E

Renegotiation of road space to mediate water runoff

Section D

Renegotiation of road space & pedestrian platform

Along the road, the proposed modifications considered existing conditions as well as potential opportunities.

This included nature-human conflicts, but also pedestrian-vehicular intersections.

Folding Screens

Year 2 Semester 2

National University of Singapore

Studio Ronald Lim

In partnership with Matz Goh

Studio Ronald Lim focused on an investigation of a precedent and explored its adaptation to a climatic facade.

In Folding Screens, that investigation centered around the perforated screen, which through manipulation and modification could respond climatically to sunlight, wind, and rain.

Our investigation saw us experimenting and testing multiple different folding screens to address tropical rain, wind, and sunlight considerations.

Process Part Model

These qualities were documented and iterated on to achieve the ideal qualities for various spaces on site.

We also explored how multiple instances of the facade could work together to enact a larger climatic effect across spaces.

Multi Purpose Hall

Wind is moderated and directed up to prevent disruption to windsensitive sports.

School Hall

Light and wind acceptance is maximised to accommodate large gatherings of students.

Year 2 Semester 1

National University of Singapore

Studio Yang Han

Studio Yang Han focused on an analysis of a cuboidal analogue to unlock spatial opportunities through aggregation.

Voxels explored the idea of communal living to its extreme through a dense network of visual and physical connectivity, within, between, and through dwellings. The application of these dynamics were guided by programmatic affinities for privacy and connection.

This project focused on the study of cuboidal forms, which posesses unique visual and connective qualities.

These qualities were then amplified and interweaved when more cubes were introduced.

Process Solid / Void Model 1:20

After aggregation, the solid / void walls were then resolved through carving, creating extra spaces or forming furniture such as seats or shelving.

Process Resolved Model 1:20

Section A

Staggered voids offer private balconies for all residents.

Section B Structural Model 1:100

The four structural cores mark the entrances to the building, with the Aggregational Blocks at the ground level modified to form communal spaces for residents.

Intermediate Plan

Openings in the aggregated form relate to site pressures of privacy. Throughout the building, a tight weave of visual and physical connection is present.

Interior and exterior spaces were assigned a level of access and visual privacy, which guided the design process.

Aggregational Block

Comprising 6 spatial and visual analogues, the Aggregational Block is interweaved with layers of physical and visual connections.

Structural System

Each Aggregational Block is supported by a central core off which each unit cantilevers.

Matrix of Openings

Floating? Platforms

Year 2 Semester 1

National University of Singapore

Architectural Tectonics Course

This course focused on designing a open public gallery while incorporating architectural tectonics in the design process.

Floating? Platforms played with the idea of intersecting circles on plan, utilising concentric RC walls as the structural system, as well as to block views and provide shelter.

The Heart of Song Wat

29 July to 4 August 2024

Joint International Workshop Organised by Meiji University & Chulalongkorn University (INDA)

In partnership with Chien Ting-Jung, Haruto Sudo, Natthaphat Chotananwut, Poran Buragohain, and Wachiraporn Aramnueyporn

The docks in Song Wat were the center of trade in a growing Bangkok. In the present, however, it exists as a quieter industrial warehouse and a quickly gentrifying creative space.

Even so, Song Wat remains a home for a community away from home: workers in the area who live far away.

This project sought to protect this space for them, fostering their second home while contending with the contrastive contexts on site.

My first stab at design was a big personal project prior to starting university. The goal was to design a conducive space to live, sleep and work during architecture school.

January to February 2022 Personal Project

Learning Blender taught me the fundamentals of 3D modelling and allowed me to figure out the construction details of key aspects of this project, such as the 1500 x 750mm foldable desk. ( 3 years down the line, I’m proud to report it still works well! )

Render

The renovation consisted of several smaller projects, including processing and constructing wooden elements as well as painting walls and furniture.

This whole project from visualisation to completion took 2 months.

To document my process, I recorded my journey and compiled it into a video log series.

Renovated Room

Other personal projects

Free Time

I love keeping myself busy. In between classes and commitments, I enbark on creative projects, big or small. I also freelance when possible.

Some of my work have been for corporate clients such as AXA and HSBC.

I’ve also designed album covers and product stickers for friends. In the remaining time, I enjoy diving into personal projects, such as coding small applications, or redesigning infographics.

These projects have been essential for me to hone technical skills and learn new approaches to projects.

I have collated some of my personal projects in an Instagram page.