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ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO II

PROJECT 1: FAMOUS PEOPLE, FAMILIAR FACES - DIAGRAMMATIC ABSTRACTION

The first project of this module is a group project which required us to form into a group of five people. In this project required us to do a precedent on a given architect and a building by extracting and interpreting the design elements and principles of the building. Moreover, we have to conduct researches and studies on our given architect, Tadao Ando and building, Kidosaki House. After that, we have to present our precedent studies through presentation slides to our course mates and tutors. We are also required to do drawings of site plans, floor plans, elevations, sections, axonometric and perspective of Kidosaki House. Besides that, we also have to do hand drawn presentation boards in A3 size with sketches, analysis diagrams and descriptions on the design elements and principles of Kidosaki House. To add on, the project required us to produce ten diagrammatic models that are informative and are able to express the analysis of design elements and principles.

REFLECTION:

In this project, I had learned how to extract and interpret design elements and principles of Kidosaki House through studying the drawings of Kidosaki House and conducting researches of the design elements and principle that Kidosaki House acquired.

PROJECT 2a: INTRODUCTION TO SITE ANALYSIS + PAVILION AT NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDEN SHAH ALAM

The second project of this module is a group project which consists of only two people in one group. This project required us to design a pavilion in Taman Botani, Shah Alam. We are first required to do a site visit in Taman Botani, Shah Alam and select our site to conduct a site analysis to further understand the site. After selecting our site in Taman Botani, we are required to design a pavilion for relaxation and outdoor human activities purposes based on the site context and the users. Furthermore, we also have to produce a 1:50 scale model of our pavilion and do six A3 size hand drawn presentation boards which includes our site analysis, diagrammatic explanations and descriptions of our pavilion design, detail drawings of floor plans, elevations, sections, axonometric and perspectives of our pavilion model.

REFLECTION:

In this project, I had learned the importance of conducting site analysis before designing a pavilion or a building. Besides that, I had also learned that each site has different site context, human activities, circulations and different views and vista. These are the important factors that have to be considered before designing the pavilion that has to suitable for the users.

PROJECT 2B: RETREAT HOUSE AT NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDEN SHAH ALAM

This project is the final project of the module and it is an individual project that required me to design a retreat house at Taman Botani, Shah Alam, the same site as Project 2a. This project is a continuation of Project 2a, the Pavilion project, I am required to select an area of 150m² as my site and conduct a site analysis. In this project, I have to first produce a few conceptual models as part of the design process of this project. After that, I am encouraged by my tutor to do some precedent studies on some famous buildings such as, Farnsworth House, Church of Light and Thermal Vals. In this project, I have the choice of selecting users for my retreat house and the retreat house that I design must consists of important architectural spaces such as living, dining, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and so on. Moreover, the design of my retreat house has to be corresponded to the site context and human activities of my site. This project required me to produce a final model with a scale of 1:100 and a sectional model of scale 1:50, both crafted with balsa wood or white modeling board. Furthermore, I am also required to do three A1 size hand drawn presentation boards which include my site analysis, design concepts, design intentions, diagrammatic explanations and design process with sketches and diagrams and also full set of architectural drawings of roof plans, floor plans, elevations , sections, sectional detail, axonometric, site section, site plan, and perspective drawings of my retreat house.

TAYLOR'S GRADUATE CAPABILITIES:

PRECEDENT STUDIES: KIDOSAKI HOUSE, TADAO ANDO

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REFLECTION:

In this project, I had learned about how to organize the basic architectural spaces in my retreat house. Besides that, I had also learned how to develop a concept based on the site context of my site through some precedent studies and suggestions from my tutor. In this project, I also how to develop the form of my retreat house and strengthen my design concept though many design processes.