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PROJECT 2:
Designing with Architectural Principles + Materiality Tropical Rainforest Discovery Platform

OBJECTIVES:

  • TO ENCOURAGE YOUR THINKING AND DISCUSSION ABOUT SPACES AND ITS QUALITY THROUGH ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPTUALISATION

  • TO SHOW THE IMPORTANCE OF USING THE ART OF CRAFTING AND MAKING      

 

OUTCOMES:

  • THE ABILITY TO DESIGN A SIMPLE STRUCTURE THROUGH THE USE OF ARCHITECTONICS

  • THE ABILITY TO DEMOSTRATE A BASIC LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING OF MATERIALITY AND DETAILING AS MEANS TO CAPTURE EXPERIENTIAL QUALITY OF THE DESIGN

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IN THIS ASSESSMENT, WE WERE REQUIRED TO FORM A GROUP OF 3 MEMBERS. WE WERE REQUIRED TO USE THE ARCHITECTURAL PRINCIPLES FROM PROJECT 1 TO EXPLORE FUTHERMORE ON THIS ASSESSMENT. WE WERE EXPECTED TO HAVE RESEARCH ON THE TROPICAL RAINFOREST AND SELECT A SPECIFIC PLACE TO BUILD OUR BUILDING. OUR MAIN TASKS IS TO GENERATE AND CRAFT TROPICAL RAINFOREST DISCOVERY PLATFORM THAT HAS SPATIAL EXPERIENCE, WITH A MAXIMUM VALUE OF 125M^3. BESIDES, OUR PAVILION MUST BE MINIMUM OF 70% DRY CONTRUCTION AND OPTIONALLY MAXIMUM 30% CAN BE OTHER MATERIALS. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR PAVILION MUST CONSIST OF 30% FULLY ENCLOSED SPACE, MUST NOT BE EXCEEDING 2 STOREY OR 8 METERS HEIGHT AND MUST INCLUDE A FULL-FLIGHT STAIRCASE.


REQUIREMENTS:

  • DIAGRAMS

  • FLOOR PLANS (1:50)

  • SECTIONS + ELEVATIONS (1:50)

  • DETAILS DRAWINGS (1:5)

  • KEY DRAWINGS

  • MODELS (1:50)

  • COMPILATION OF DESIGN PROCESS
     

                                     

DESIGN PROCESS & MOCKUP MODELS

FINAL PRESENTATION BOARDS

FINAL MODEL

COMMENTS FOR THE PROJECT: 
I HAD A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE TROPICAL RAINFOREST AFTER GOING THROUGH THIS PROJECT, I HAVE DEEPER RESEARCH ON THE EFFECT OF CONTOUR AND THE ENVIRONMENT WHILE CREATING THE TROPICAL RAINFOREST PLATFORM. I UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT HOW THE ENVIRONMENT AFFECT THE BUILDING AND USERS, IT IS IMPORTANT TO SELECT THE CORRECT MATERIALS WHEN FACING DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT, IT SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF MATERIALITY. BESIDES, I ALSO LEARNED ABOUT THE DESIGN PROCESS OF BUILDING A TROPICAL RAINFOREST PLATFORM THROUGH STEP BY STEP. I HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ANALYSING THE SITE AND USING THE ADVANTAGES OF THE CONTOUR. I'M GLAD TO HAVE HAD THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GO THROUGH THIS PROJECT AS A GROUP AND I HAD A LOT OF TAKE OUT FROM THIS PROJECT.










 

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