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AR115 Architecture
Leow Yong Shern 1002060778 Architecture School of Architecture &Built Environment
C o n t e n t Workshop 01: Point, Line, Plane [2D] – Volume [3D] Operative Design Workshop 02: Abstraction & Ordering Principles The Invisible City Octavia P01 Form Play Workshop P02 Body Architecture Workshop P2a: Scale Workshop P2b: 6 locations of Petaling Street & Sketches of my idea Workshop P2c: Cardboard model after 6 times of modification 1: 5 wood model 1: 1 wooden model 1: 1 wooden model on human body P03 A Room to Observe Design Intention Design Statement Anthropometry Study Mock up Model Sectional Site Plan Floor Plan Roof Plan Sections Elevations Exterior & Interior Perspectives Final 1: 25 Model Final 1 : 25 Model 4 Context
Form Play Workshop
Design Studio 1 Form-play through two workshop that opens up the potential and ways in the making of forms with varies materiality.
Workshop 1 starts from locating the first Point, and continues in search of projection of Line, Plane [2D] and blow- up to Volume [3D] and towards the response of human body & interaction. With using cardboard, workshop 1 carries on with the alteration of basic order of form, with operative design methodology and basic understanding of design principles for the guide for the form order, dynamics & aesthetics.
Workshop 2 further the form exploration with woodwork and group work. With literary adaptation to Invisible City, student learn to create a massing of city with the understanding of abstraction and ordering principles
P01
First point - Stand Second point - Jump Third point - Squat Fourth point - Jump Fifth point – Squat Sixth point – Stand This experiment require us to move between these six block, every 10 steps do a posture and there were 6 point need us to complete with jump, stand, and squat.Workshop 01 Point, Line, Plane [2D] –Volume [3D]
Through the first experiment, I got 6 point which are the stick below in the image, each different posture represent different heigh of stick.
3m stick represent jump, 2m stick represent stand, and 1m represent squat.
Stick & String Model
After connecting all the satay stick with string, the volume formed. To make it easier to view it, cover each surface with card board.
Cardboard Model – Front Elevation
Operative Design
I crafted out the model with wood, and separate the model into 6 pieces according to the 6 blocks line.
Left ViewTop View
Front View
Octavia
The Invisible City
Octavia is a spider web city and located between two steep mountains. It is a hanging city over the void The infrastructure that holds the city together is made of ropes, chains, and catwalks. The foundation of the city depends on the net which serves as passage and support.
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Start from workshop02, there are 5 more member joined as a group, we made a mock up city by combining 30 wooden blocks with fishing string, masking tape, and satay stick. There are ordering principle was applied in this mock up city: Axis - each string connect to each other. Hierarchy - the two mountain at the right and left side.
Datum - The Foundation of our model (the wooden board) group different kind of materials with arrangement.
Front View
Top View
Workshop 02 Abstraction & Ordering Principles
The Invisible city – Octavia
Side View Front View
Top View
P2: Body Architecture , we’ll be looking into the close -knit relationship of the experience of human towards space, with heightened experience to observe the relativity towards the change of scale. We open up the quest by first understand the basic unit of human, or a human body.
Workshop P2a focus on anthropometric study of oneself, analyzing human bodies and it’s movement to make sense of required dimensions to craft the base form of Spatial Apparatus.
Workshop P2b will be a field- study of the given body - spatial envelop, with extended study that operate the base -form to react towards the relativity of changes of spatial scale: one - self to object, one - self to a space: in , on , in-between.
Workshop P2c will be a tectonic study and that translate paper board Spatial Apparatus into skeletal frame, crafting 1:1 Spatial Apparatus with wooden framing.
P02 Body Architecture
In the workshop P2A, I made cardboard into 1:1 human body size and The shape based from the small wooden blocks but I will make sure I can fit into it. I even cut a hole to let my head out from the model, It is the concept like wearing a costume on my body.
Scale
Location 1: Beside the Dayabumi Complex
Photograph of me & my reactant
I added a carboard helmet, the helmet blocks the top and sides view. In order to sit comfortable on steps and legs out, I cut a big hole in front my model.
Photograph of my view inside the apparatus
With the cardboard helmet, I only can see everything in my eyelevel view. Anything upper than that I cannot see while wearing the apparatus.
Sketches
3 6 locations of Petaling Street & Sketches
Location 2:Under the Travelodge City Centre
Photograph of me & my reactant
I modify my apparatus by making the hole on for my leg wider, so I can walk, stand up, sit ,and Jump easily.
Photograph of my view inside the apparatus
This is the view, I sitting on the bench of the bus stop.
Sketches
Location 3: Infront the Zuiliani Corner (Indian Hawker)
Photograph of me & my reactant
I cut 2 small holes, that for me to listen the water flowing sound from the ditches.
Photograph of my view inside the apparatus
This is the view I take it inside the apparatus, and where the sound travel through to my ear.
Sketches
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Location 4: Beside Malaysia Titbits & Dry Fruits store
Photograph of me & my reactant
Added 2 hand holder, for me to rest my hand on it or use it to hang the whole cardboard model on the 2 stone blocks.
Photograph of my view inside the apparatus
This is the view when I hanging on the 2 stone blocks.
Sketches
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Location 5: Beside the Mrt Pasar Seni (Gate A)
Photograph of me & my reactant
I removed the neck park on my apparatus, I can lie down comfortable on the ground without hitting my neck by the apparatus.
Photograph of my view inside the apparatus
When I lie down, my view is the sky.
Sketches
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Location 6: Connection Bridge LRT Pasar Seni and KTM Station
Photograph of me & my reactant
When I travel around the area of Petaling Street, I realize it is hard to carry my bag pack while wearing the apparatus. Therefore, I cut a hole to create more space for me and my bag pack.
Photograph of my view inside the apparatus
This is my view, while wearing the apparatus and carry my bag pack.
Sketches
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Cardboard model after 6 times of modification
Front View
Side View
Back View
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Front View
Bottom View
Side
1: 5 wood model
View
Material: balsa wood 5mm x 5mm 19
Front
1: 1 wood model Material: Meranti wood 20mm x 20mm x 1200mm
View Back view 20
Right ViewLeft View
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wooden model on human body
Left View
Front View
Right View
Back View
1: 1
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Room
A part of division of a building enclosed by walls, floor and ceiling. Space available for something.
Room to Observe
To
Observe
Notice or perceive and register it as being significant.
To watch and sometimes also listen to someone or something carefully.
This is Final Project, we are required to design a room to observe that locate in any part of the Octavia and without any loose furniture. Beside, there is a traveller that will be the user of this room.
The design concept I will be focus is traveller able to observe the citizen of Octavia travel across the room to observe
PO3 A
Design Intention
Design Intention
Anthropometry Study
Mock up Model
1st Mock up Model - Front View 2nd Mock up Model - Top View 1st Mock up Model - Top View 2nd Mock up Model -Front View Scale 1 : 100 Scale 1 : 100 Scale 1 : 50 Scale 1 : 50
Sectional Site Plan Scale 1 : 100 Original site plan Scale 1 : 75
Floor Plan
Roof Plan
Sections
Elevations
Exterior & Interior Perspectives
Side View Front View
Final Model
Context block
Final Model – 4
Bachelor of Arts(Hons) in Architecture AR115 Design Studio 1 Leow Yong Shern 1002060778 Lecturers: Doris Quek Su Han, Nicholas Ng Khoon Wu, Lim Ker Chwing.