Studio 3 E-BOOK

The focus of Project 1 is "Experiencing Space". You are required to explore issues of spatial poetics through simple design exercises. Working in groups of three to four students, you are to propose a scheme of Spatial Translation. You are required to design the scheme in the form of semi-open architecture by using two to three Modifying Elements of Architecture of your choice.

You shall choose one of the three given hypothetical sites for this design work. The spaces in your scheme shall be translated from a given narrative to be interpreted by you and informed by precedent studies.

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.

Workshop are carried out as a weekly basics with the guidance from tutors to further understand the design process and details. The aim is to enhance student’s skills and knowledge in several aspects.

WORKSHOP 1 : Cultural History As Architecture WORKSHOP 2 : Landscape As Architecture WORKSHOP 3 : Structure As Architecture WORKSHOP 4 : Environment As Architecture