Studio 2

Project 1

The aim of this project is to encourage student to investigate and explore how spaces are created from the spaces making of architectural elements such as architectonics- solids, plans, lines and frames. Through all these progress, students are able to achieve a level of understanding o the work assigned and will be able to apply the concepts and idea to their project.

In this project we are require to group in 5 and produce one video presentation and 10 small model.
My group members are :-
-Preston Liew
-Woo Wen Jian
-Benny Tan Shiowee
-Nicolas Wong Xiao En

Video:-



Ten Models :-

Isolation

Accessibility

Privacy

Emphasis

Aperture

Equality

Contrast

Directional

Visual Connection

Reflection

In this project, I have get to understand more about Tadao Ando which is a famous Japanese Architect. Through analyse his building, we get to know more about his concept and signature toward Azuma house, the building that design by him. It give me a chance to understand how the house function not only beyond the site and also every single spaces that create by Tadao Ando. Besides, honestly, I can feel how interesting when we as a group starting to abstract his work and form out 10 different kind of conceptual small model based on Azuma house.


Project 2

Project 2 is mainly concentrate on generate structure, form and space through architectural conceptualisation, with the emphasis on the user requirement , ergonomics and site responding to develop and architectural proposition. There are two parts in this project which are 2A 5 people in one group and 2B 2 students in one group. For the 2A, students have to create a slide to present out their investment and understanding on the site. I have again form a group with the previous project and we get a title of Vegetation and Hydrology. The task that we need to do is basically about understand and find out the flora fauna on the site and also invest the density and flow of the water.

The overall presentation slide of our class and our group:-

For the 2B project , we have to form a group of 2 which i group with Nicolas Wong. The task is we have to based on the site analysis that we have done to design a bird watching tower for spiritual leader, a client that gave by lecturer. There has also limited space for our building  which is 3x3x3 on the site.

The bird watching tower that we had design for our client spiritual leader:-

first mock up model 

2nd mock up model

final model 

first light pathway

2nd light pathway

3rd light pathway

4th light pathway

last stage of bird watching tower

overall of project 2

Reflection :-

Overall of this project, first, I can conclude that I got a good teammate and he teach me much in this project. We did also cooperate well and have a good communication within this project. This can consider the first time that I design a bird watching tower and it is also based on site context and analysis to form our building. This could be one of the interesting session that I have enjoy during sem 2. By sacrificing all the time and energy, I do think there are all worth to learn something new.

Final Project

For this project, students have given a task to develop the bird watching tower into a different building which is retreat house for the same client. This retreat house must function as a habitable architectural spaces to enable the activity associated with living room , dinning, showering, cooking, storage and etc within a space of 150 meter square.

Students have the requirement to perform a presentation board and one contour model with the retreat house model on it to show the location for the final presentation. 

I have find a specific client for this spiritual leader who is Don Miguel Ruiz, a Mexican. Throughout all the understanding, I have design a retreat house with the style of minimalism which suit the characteristic of spiritual leader, simplicity. Besides, I have create different kind of spaces and form of shape based Don Miguel Ruiz and also the site context. My main concept of this retreat house is about transition which represent the client life.

A3 board to present my client

Reflection

For this project, I can say that it is quite tiring and challenging to me, but i do think that exciting and enjoyable in this project are more than those. During this project, I have understand one of the most important that we have to concern during the progress of design is to understand the site and design relate to the site. I did also understand quite many on light effect that used to bring out the quality of the site. Overall I'm glad that I manage to finish up this project successfully and pass through all the obstacles that face during this project.