Design Studio III
Project 1 : Memorial themed ‘Journey of the 5 senses’
From project brief : "Spatial organisation is a key consideration for architects in architectural design. The study and exploration of different spatial organization methods is important in design because it informs human occupation, behavior, and experience within architectural spaces. Writers such as Francis D.K. Ching labeled this as architectural ‘order’ whilst Alexander Purves called this ‘the formal patterns’. Project 1 is an introductory project by which you are required to explore issues of spatial typologies and poetics through simple design exercises. Working in groups of 4-5students, you are to propose 2 schemes for a Memorial themed‘journey for the 5 senses’. You are required to design the Memorials in the form of semi-open architecture by using two contrasting spatial types of your choice. There is no specific site for this design work. The story of your Memorial should translate the narrative of events given by your tutor, and it should be informed by precedents studies."
Precedent study boards :
Merdeka Memorial model and board
King Thailand Memorial model and board
The A-team ❤
Project 2 : GENIUS LOCI: Site Analysis & Concept Development
From project brief : " Society, culture, history, memory and the landscape of a particular place echoes the meaning of that ‘place’, or its ‘genius loci’. These qualities will inform the architectural concept and generators for Project 2.In Project 2, the design brief calls for an architectural response toward the sense of place with a strong engagement and relationship to the site and programmatic requirements.The first assignment for Project 2 requires an analysis of the site context as a starting point. It is a fundamental need for any design project as it will suggest a series of parameters to suggest architectural solution, one that will be appropriate to the place and its meaning, and contributes to its context. The site needs to be understood, in both intuitive and personal ways, as well as quantitative and measured means. Techniques to record and understand the site are varied, from physical surveys to qualitative aspects of experience and personal interpretation of the place "
The project consists of a group work to make a report of site condition and analysis with a digital presentation. Our video as shown below :
The individual component requires us to pin up our personal interpretation and concept development as a response to the site.
Project 3 : Visitor Interpretive Center (VIC)
From project brief : "The interpretive centre will serve two purposes:To provide a physical point of reference with visual significance that keeps alive the culture/history/memory/essence of the site. To provide accommodation to house and display relevant material and interpretive material for public access and information. Solutions relying heavily on landscape are encouraged. Visitors should be inspired and informed in ways that somehow express the spirit of the place (genius loci)"
REFLECTION :
This semester's project was not my best work. I did not clearly show spatial poetics in my spaces. However, in this semester I learned a whole lot on how to be contextual, how the arrangement of spaces and determining its program could affect the neighbouring context.