Wau Cultural Center_Design Proposal Portfolio | Architecture Design Studio 04 | UCSI University

Wau Cultural Center Architecture Design Studio 4 UCSI University | Heng Kang Lin 1001852570 | Mr. Hakym

Content Wau Cultural Center The art and craft Wau in Malaysia is dying as facing a lot of critical problems, this design proposal for a cultural center located in Pura Tanjung Sabtu is to protect the tradition of Wau and heritage of the community, by breaking the symmetry of Wau and discover the movement behind it.

1. Site Analysis - Pura Tanjung Sabtu

3. Wau Cultural Center

2. Crafting Skin

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Site Analysis |

SWOT: Strength: - Surrounded by quiet and nice green view.

Weakness: - Big groups of visitor hard to access from the main road.

Opportunities: - Surrounded by river, allowing access from water.

- Bamboos originally grew on site surroundings.

Treat: - Excessive development could cause disturbance to local community.

Site Analysis - Pura Tanjung Sabtu

Sun orientation

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Sensories

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Plantation

Axonometry of vegetation

Activities evolution

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Wau Informations What is Wau?

Problems facing by Wau

A traditional large scale kite with complicated detailed plantation motifs design in Malay-

Characteristic of it: Symmetrical design.

Made from: bamboo strips & oil papers. ( structure and skin )

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Long time taken to produce the complicated and detail motifs on Wau.

Barely to see on general shops due to large scale. Mostly be represented in small scale of silver souvenir.

Lack of chance to be promote or play by the people due to the scale is not convenient.

Crafting Skin |

Crafting Skin Design Concept | Bringing out the joyous of playing Wau

Crafting Skin Design - Wau Analysis &Development types of MOTIFS on wau

Types of motifs on Wau

FLOWERS AND LEAVES

reality

the patterns

Pokok Kenerak

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Pokok ketam Guri

Pokok Segi Pagi (Morning Glory)

Pokok Peria (bitter gourd)

Pokok Kangkung (water spinach)

Pokok Tembikai (Watermelon)

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C OColour L O U R S design D E S I G Non o nWau w a umotifs

Colour pallete

COLOURS PALLETE

choice of colours If the colours clash / are more contrasting, the kite is considered not as good quality.

Colour with bright reds and constrasting blues, it means the kite maker might be quick to anger and more emotional. A kite with shades of blues and purples, or in soft harmony, indicates a kite maker with a more peaceful nature.

Case Study Frank Gehry's Dancing House Construction period: 1994-1996 Style: deconstructivist

The building consists of unusual shapes and curvatures, influenced by the two dancers, Ginger Rogers and Fred Astair.

The twin towers (one developed as cylindrical solid volume, the other as a tapering glass tower), supported by a number of sculptural columns, are combined to create a small covered entrance plaza at the ground level of the building. Comprising of a double-layer steel-supported glass curtain wall, the interior of the glass tower has engaged this curtain wall to be the actual wall for the building, whereas the sculptural outer layer acts as a screen for the office spaces underneath.

The main exterior facade overlooks the river bank. It responds to the rich texture and scale of the adjacent row houses. Imitating the wave of the river, its staggered windows and horizontal striations obtains a streamlined pattern. It is constructed of precast concrete panels with a plaster finish which is common to the local architecture.

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Case Study Xiangcheng District Planning Exhibition Hall Lacime Architects The height of the building is particularly important, so we set the height of the building in line with those on the high-speed rail. With height fixed, length and width will be determined to be 46 meters in proportion to the column span and other factors. The outer appearance is made up of aluminium square rods. The standard segments comprised of the outer appearance size and spacing corresponds strictly to the column net. Each rod is divided into five equal parts and its inner side is treated with dark lines and its end side is treated with curling to make the building more flexible and soft.

As for landscape, we emphasize on the application of the waterscape to ensure the full reflection by setting the road leading to the main entrance of the building on the side. The elegant curved profile of the building is inverted in the water, which is very charming. The image of the outer appearance is conceived from a musical instrument called Marimba. The building is solidified music. We hope that this small building can play the splendid music against the water sky

Design development

Wau Exploration

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Material & structure mock up model

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Symmetrical design

The characteristic of Wau design, in symmetrical for both structures and skin(motifs design)

Breaking the symetrical

Mix and match each half of the selected iconic types of Wau in Malaysia, from that, we can see there are movements from the combination of Wau.

Dancing human movement (joyous)

Representing lines for movement (structure)

Finished up with flowing layers (skin)

Dancing human movement are to represent the status of joyful and happy.

Another characteristic of forming a Wau, structures and skin. Hence the skin is being emphasis to be form by this two components.

The layer of skin are applied in a flowing movement on the structures.

Top view Steel (Structure)

Front view Timber (Skin)

Side view

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Crafting Skin |

Final model

Crafting Skin collage

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Crafting Skin |

Crafting Skin design in Wau Cultural Center

Emphasis on structure and skin.

Asymmetrical flowing to represent movement of joyous while playing Wau.

Material: steel & glass

Cultural Center Design Analysis

Design concept:

Provide spacious and sufficient space for Wau.

More comfortable environment fot “on-the-floor� working area.

Provide a public for existing community.

Experience playing Wau.

Sufficient space & no boundaries between learners and craftsmen.

Increase the chance to get to know more types of Wau.

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Proposed spaces:

Space relationship analysis:

Common Lobby

Wau Gallery

Wau Observatory

Bamboos mud bathing

Bamboo strips trimmings

Wau structuring

Wau motifs creating (draw, cut, paste)

Wau test flying/ playing Wau

Wau storage

Wau display

Cafe

Washroom

Target User

craftsmen

craft learners

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family

public space visitors

tourists

school trip students

kite festival visirots

local community

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Building Massing Development Symmetrical design >>> Breaking the symmetrical

Creating for the main zoning.

Green: highest massing to emphasis the space activities & bring in good lighting.

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Providing big circulation for people to move finished Wau to the field/ to the store.

Site Plan

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Ground Floor Plan

Legend 1.

Parking Lot

2.

Wau Gallery

3.

Wau Storage

4.

Washroom

5.

Field

6.

Wau Display

7.

Wau Structuring & Motif Making Bamboos Trimming

8.

9.

Bamboos Growing

10.

Boat Point

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First Floor Plan

Legend 1.

Lobby

2.

Wau Gallery

3.

Cafe

4.

Wau Observatory

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South Elevation

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North Elevation

West Elevation

Building Section

Section A-A’ | Architecture Design Studio 04

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Section B-B’

Wau Storage Area Glass design to store & display the completed Wau.

Wau Display Area When leading the visitors to lobby, they will pass through a display wall full of different types of Wau. | Architecture Design Studio 04

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Wau hanging on the wall can be see through clearly from higher level.

Wau Observetory Area Can access to see through Wau making process & Wau playing from upper level.

A platform to see the flying Wau on the sky.

Bamboos Trimming Area During kite festival, it is an open space for participants and visitors to rest.

Providing floor to ceiling partition between the connection of wau making space and the corridor. The closure of partition eliminates reflection off corridor wall.

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Wau Structuring Area & Wau Motifs Creating Area After they done the Wau, they can access through the corridor to the field or store. Also, big spaces are provided for more sufficient working space and to fit the nature of big scale Wau.

Field (Wau Test Flying Area) | Architecture Design Studio 04

Exploded Isonometry

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Detail Section

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