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SABE YEARBOOK

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School of Architecture and Built Environment, UCSI University

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JULY 2019 CONTENTS UNIT A

FOREWORD by Ar. Assistant Professor Chia Lin Lin

DESIGN STUDIO 05 & 06 l BETWEEN CITY AND LANDSCAPE 01 // EXAMINE THE PERIPHERY 02 // SITE MAPPING, URBAN STRATEGY AND INTERVENTION 03 // LIVE + WORK

UNIT B

DESIGN STUDIO 05 & 06 l TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS 01 // WELCOME TO THE MACHINE 02 // SITE SYNERGY AND URBAN STRATEGIES 03 // ACADEMY OF AQUEOUS ECOLOGIES AQUACULTURE

UNIT C

DESIGN STUDIO 05 & 06 l BEYOND A BOX 01 // SITE or CULTURAL MAPPING 02 // CASE STUDY AND DESIGN INTENTION 03 // BUSINESS INCUBATOR STATION

FOREWORD

BY AR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR CHIA LIN LIN This is an introduction by Former Head of School and Current Deputy Dean of Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment of UCSI University Kuala Lumpur. In this little ecosystem of architectural education, we know that the process of teaching and learning is not an act of tutors pouring knowledge into the presumed empty vessel of students. Teaching and learning have a symbiotic relationship. This yearbook is here to record this chemistry; where the tutors put forward their thoughts with carefully designed project briefs, setting out mini milestones for every level of learners. The students then bring into the design studio their energy and unconventional perspective, to drive the project to such diversities, render them with different depth and layers, where we in return as tutors are also being given a chance to learn and re-learn. This symbiotic harmony is the essential requirement for both teaching and learning, contributing to the common development between tutors and students. Through the presentation of this yearbook, I cannot help but notice how our faculty members have explored multi-dimensional issues addressing our current society, in great attempts to broaden the horizon of us all, giving a meaning to architecture and design in line with our underpinning philosophy. Architecture is not about luxury goods to serve the privileged few but a discipline in artful science to serve a purpose for greater community or common goods. I look forward to the tradition of this yearbook to continue and I cannot hold back my excitement in anticipating of how we would be able to trace the trail of so many brilliant minds that make us stronger and clearer in our path. Lastly, I must thank the editorial board who have gone through meticulous process of selecting and editing to come this far, and bringing us this yearbook marking the beginning of all that comes after. I thank all the tutors and students who have enriched my teaching and learning experience throughout my long years with UCSI University’s School of Architecture and Built Environment. The school makes its mark with you and together we make this our family.

JULY 2019 YEAR 03

DESIGN STUDIO 05 + 06

UNIT A

James Lim Chin Wai Unit A addressed urban and architectural conditions in locations undergoing critical change over the years. Through a combination of research and creative practice, the Unit proposed interventions which responded to urban challenges and introduced elements of cultural and imaginative vigor. We explored extremes of interrelated scales from urban geographies through to the immediate and personal to develop uncommon propositions. In this process, strategies formulated responsiveness to global and site conditions, understanding of scales, architectural sensibilities as well as structural and material realities, to create social, spatial and time-based habitats and environments. To allow answers to questions and permit designs to come into their own expression, we applied diverse methodologies to articulate student’s individual briefs, programmes and spatial propositions. Working both collectively and individually in various locations and scales, we attempted to develop a complex ability to engage in critical design discourse. In this process we used drawings, models, photography and film. Through an intense series of rational and intuitive explorations we found and articulated an inherent appropriateness and appearance to our self-defined objectives. This practice helped to enhance our intellectual, creative and sensory skills, in order to be able to shape tangible and intangible urban conditions. The methodologies guided the work through its various stages of researching, designing, representing and testing. Please visit instagram @sabeunita

Ivan Sung Jian Tak . Ng Kim Wing . Mapalo.Estherdorah.Princess.Kapumpa . Alyssa Lee Soo Yin . Lee Pay Ling . Poh Huey Mun . Chai Xin Yi . Ler Hui Qi . Wegy Fung . Ho Kang Hao . Nourhan Hassan . Safia Hassan . Chai Yee Phing (Peggy) . Kwa Jia Wen . Chia Wen Wen . Ng Ying Ying . Goh Zhen Yi . Pang Mun Shen . Chua Zheng Da . Lee Xiao Ann . Ng Kai En . Waleed Esam . Adeline Wong Chiu Ling . Gasser Mohammed . Teo Yee Earn . Vivian Foh Yuin Ru . Yong Jia Yi Phang Siew Chow . Ng Ken Hong . Yoong Zheng Quan . Lai Win Kit . Lee Zhi Hao . Simon Foo Jen Tek . Samuel Ong Chao Yong . Tan Tian Ting . Kong Zhi Hoe . Mohamed Keshk . Liang Cheng Hong . Lai Ka Jing . Edwin Poh Hiap Meng . Alistair Aaron Ngui Chiu Sheng . Qiao Qiyin . Ng Yan Ling

BETWEEN CITY and LANDSCAPE James Lim Chin Wai . Yusoff Zainal Abidin . Ar Firadaus Khazis . Sharon Ong The periphery is, by its very nature, impossible to grasp. It is “a boundary, whether hard or soft, determined or vague, that separates an object from its environment” - Quote by Elizabeth Grosz. Defined mainly by what it sits in relation to, the periphery lies somewhere between a formal centre and an in-between. But where exactly does it start, where does it stop, and where does it start again? What happens to the in-between? And, most importantly, what is it like ‘inside’ the periphery, within the thickness of the line? We looked into the periphery of urbanity and landscape.

BETWEEN CITY and LANDSCAPE 01 // EXAMINE THE PERIPHERY

To start the semester, we focused on particular urban conditions in downtown KL. The urban environment of KL unfolds and articulates physically a condition of being together, a sharing of space and habit. Visible for some and invisible for others, by observing and abstracting the unusual within every day, we are looking at an element within the matrix of issues: Religion, façade, accident, time, smell, materials, movements, narratives, noise, color, comparison, pedestrian, territory, touches, junction, slowness, old, new, frictions, imagination, structure, layering, landscape We intended to initiate formal, material, and structural thoughts through subjective interpretation, judgment of scale as well as visual and material representation. As a starting point, this helped us to critically reflect on key relevant qualities and questions of urbanisms, for an understanding of the environment in the semester work.

02 01 Goh Zhen Yi Atmospheric Loop

02 Wegy Fung Foot Print

03 Kong Zhi Hoe Study of Carved-Out Space on Behance

04 04 Yoong Zheng Quan We Build Where We Borrow from Nature

05 Lee Zhi Hao A Stroll Through KL

06 Lai Win Kit Bridging The Treshold

07 Ng Kai En Project 1c Post Independence Era

BETWEEN CITY and LANDSCAPE

02 // SITE MAPPING, URBAN STRATEGY & INTERVENTION A town in Sekinchan was part of the largest rice exporters in the country and fishing industry. The region bore ongoing traces of temples and religion places, industries, housing, dereliction, landscapes and speculation. Located in the state of Selangor, the particular place of interest was sandwiched by two larger landscapes which are the plantations and the sea. The plantations area ran with a well-organised irrigation system. Within the plantation itself, small towns were centred around an old religion temple and the locals believed that the gods are protecting their harvest.

08 Mohamed Keshk Urban Intervention

09 Ng Yan Ling Born . Gather . Leave

10 Sean Tan Tian Ting 08

Urban Smart Village 15

11 Lai Win Kit Urban Strategy Intervention The Peripheral Growth

BETWEEN CITY and LANDSCAPE 03 // LIVE + WORK

The building scales had to be in response to the site‘s diverse conditions and scales. The immediate building interventions would range in scale and focus. There were a number of fundamental questions attached to building design. Why are you doing it or what is the brief and programme? Larger scale considerations will inform this Who do you address with the programme and how does it work? What are the spatial and atmospheric qualities? How do you anticipate an implementation process? What is the overall strategy and structure? Furthermore, there were a number of site and specific issues. The building had to be about practice of work and everyday life with consideration of open space in relation to private space. The immediate build intervention might have been a single building, an array of structures, a large structure combining building components, a group of buildings, a building network, a social and technical infrastructure, an internal landscape, old and new or physical frameworks for long term building processes, etc.

12 Lai Win Kit Void _ Verticality

13 Ng Kai En Project 3 Model Photograph

14 + 15 Goh Zhen Yi Final Model Aerial View Decking towards Paddy Workshops

16 + 17 Mohamed Keshk Fish Market Schematic Section Library Schematic Section

18 Ng Kai En Project 3 Section

19 + 20 Poh Huey Mun View towards Proposed Fish Farming Draft of First Floor Plan

21 Kong Zhi Hoe T3_Town Hall 3

Yoong Zheng Quan

PART 1 GRADUATE BEST DESIGN AWARD

JULY 2019

Between City and Landscape : Sekinchan Community Hub

Yoong Zheng Quan 22 Exploded Isometric Programme Breakdown

23 Sekinchan Communal Hub Projection of Architecture on Paddy Field

24 24 Hours Operated Homestay

25 Recreation Area

26 Ramp Linked Bridge

27 Canoe Tourism Waiting Area

28 Paddy Field Cannoe Tourism

29 Flexible Event Hall

30 Deck Cafe

31 Harvesting Season of Mango Plantation while Preparation Season of Paddy Plantation

32 & 33 Sections & Programme

34 Canal Strategies

35 Urban Strategies Cargo Collection Spot Handflea Market Mango Plantation

36 Sekinchan Site Issues

37 Site Synergy Borrow . Return. Build

38 37

Sekinchan Urban Strategy’s Interventions 29

JULY 2019 YEAR 03

DESIGN STUDIO 05 + 06

UNIT B Bakhtiar Amir

Unit B drove its content via approaching contemporary issues of various subjects that occurred at various inter-related scales which demanded responses through multidisciplinary engagements. This often included topics circulating around the subjects of society or community, economics, political and environmental sciences. In the era where design no longer exists within the economies of information, plurality and collaborative efforts in distributed problem-solving exercises becomes a fundamental methodology embedded throughout the entire project discourse. Although encompassing various issues, the unit participants were guided back to one of the core fundamentals of the profession – designing for the people, by the people. Projects were approached and designed in an objectively pragmatic manner with the subjectivity being focused on the preferential aspects of the designs. Depending on the subject matter, methods of approaching the projects were to be collectively and individually diversified. This included the understanding of operative mechanisms, cinematic interpretation of existing conditions, dissecting of the site into tangible and intangible layers, collocation of narratives, considerations of the historical lineage and relics etc. Interventions will be done dualistically - inside out, and outside in: assessing the urban conditions from various inter-related scales. The unit also focused on a sense of clarity that comes through methodical process and elimination of the unnecessary. The works and design development were to be manifested through an analytical process of drawing, physical and virtual modelmaking, detailing and a control on the process of building. The typological and programmatic aspects of the main project deferred from each participant depending on the outcome of each individual and collaborative studies. The collective process of approaching this project defined the formulation and articulation of individual students’ project brief. This agenda challenged the participants to come up with progressive proposals and ideas, aimed at accomplishing the transition from a reactive to a proactive architectural practice.

Alyssa Mae George . Daniel Izwan . Rachel Lo Koh Yean . Chia Ke Li . Beh Zhi Ying . Afbas Madsulaiman . Darron Lee . Elroy Peter . Tan Zhi Hui . Lam Zhi Xin . Lee Sook Yee . Shakeel Bush Tiong . Lau Seu Kuan . Ng Wei Mun . Sharon Loo Eng Yin . Yim Fong Yee . Pang Jun Wei . Lim Yong Loon . Lian Jiek Ru. Syaffi Aldani . Cheong J-Han . Naveen . Abu Tidar . Ng Yi Jia . Yee Pei Wen . Foong Ann Yee Oon Wu Han . Chong Kai Wen . Farah Nadzirah Jefry . Chua Zhi Lin . How Kok Kuan . Goo Wei Ren . Andrew Pang . Elaine Ting Peir Shi . Beh Vin Shen. Nur Shahmira . Lim Poon Thong . Goh Yi Ming . Amirah Elina Elias . Lim Yee Jer . Teoh Ming Ming . Kit Jia Huan . Yelaman . Lim Jinq Ru . Wey Ching . Ridhwan Izzudin . Pang Qi Shen . Akhatzhan .

TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS

Bakhtiar Amir . Ar Bobby Low . Ar Hedzril . Caleb Chan . Ar Tee Khay Mee The ‘tragedy of the commons’ is a situation in a shared-resource system where individual users acting independently according to their own self-interest behave contrary to the common good of all users by depleting or spoiling that resource through their collective action. 71% of the world is covered with water, which provides an estimate of 85-90% of the source of protein for human consumption. Based on Sir David Attenborough, one of the most alarming issues with regards to this is its livelihood not due to the fact that the oceans are being treated as a dumpsite for most industries worldwide BUT the effect of capitalised fishery industry and overfishing. It is expected that by 2050, the world may be facing a total depletion of saltwater fish due to this illegal activities. Overfishing has become not only a nationwide, but a worldwide issue where common resource systems have been known to collapse due to overuse and capitalisation of resources. It has become one of the many ‘tragedy of the commons’. There have been many initiatives by governments worldwide to overcome this issue, including limitations, policies with regards to the industry and such. However, adding another layer of complexity are the illegal and unregulated practices that are difficult to track. Aquaculture, an attempt to resolve numerous issues with regards to overfishing, is a method used to produce food and other commercial products, restore habitat and replenish wild stocks, and rebuild populations of threatened and endangered species. There are numerous benefits of the aquaculture industry. Aquaculture is seen by many as a viable method to supply fish in a manner that satisfies the growing demand. For decades, the industry has been growing and in 2012 it was worth US$ 144.4 billion, a trajectory that continues to increase. There are however fears that the aquaculture industry is biologically and environmentally detrimental which raise deeper questions into its viability as an industry of the future. The argument in favour of aquaculture is that the industry creates jobs for the local community, predominantly in low-income countries that suffer from poverty and poor health. The money raised by fish farmers is often used to supply food for families as well as pay for education in attempt to eliminate the cycle of poverty that besieges poor families. The capital raised and spent in these communities subsequently sees the subject city as a beneficiary due to an increase in activity around the local economy. This can potentially encourage investment into the region which may not have otherwise been viable, particularly for restaurants and the food economy.

The vast quantities of food produced by fish farmers is, of course, also positive for humanity. With nearly three-quarters of wild fish stocks at unsustainable levels, aquaculture is certainly helping to fill the void offering vital protein to people of all economic classes whilst taking the pressure off the wider marine environment and reducing the seafood deficit. The rise in aquaculture activities also pays tribute to a deepening aspiration to protect coastal waters from development and pollution in order to sustain the industry’s financial and social values. However, irresponsible methods and applications may also impact the environment in a negative manner. With the issues of overfishing and the depletion of seawater fish stock making headlines every so often, it is crucial that architects, as agents and advocates of sustainable built environment design partake in the knowledge and theoretical applications of this industry. The approach of the Unit B was to understand the different kind of purpose, methods and systems used in the industry of aquaculture and to equip themselves with the fundamental theories and knowledge with regards to what aquaculture is and the various aquaculture methods that currently exists.

TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS 01 // WELCOME TO THE MACHINE

This is a systemic understanding of the operative mechanisms in the aquaculture industry. Participants equipped themselves with the fundamental theories and knowledge with regards to what aquaculture is and the various aquaculture methods that currently exists (preferably In South East Asia). The focus of this assignment was to understand the different kind of purpose, methods and systems used in the industry of aquaculture. This may be a single function system or an integrated multi-tropic aquaculture system. Students diagrammatised their understanding, which was then converted into a conceptual + compact architectural system mimicking the understanding of the system. The focus of this project was to highlight the objectivities of the design, and the functional inter-relationships between the different components that composes itself as part of the system mechanics. ONE distinct 1m long concept architectural section drawing instilled the essence and mechanics of the researched system.

39 Lian Jiek Ru Pisciform

40 Alyssa Mae George The Laut Seafood Production System

41 Oon Wu Han Human Wastes x Aquaculture

42 Andrew Pang Chun Hong R.A.S Ponics 41

TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS 02 // SITE SYNERGY AND URBAN STRATEGIES

Although topically being a global issue, the studio experimented on the application of its theoretical narratives via a localised case study in the coastal areas of Pulau Indah, Klang. The studio explored series of map-able topics to develop a shareable knowledge-base for the benefit of all students. To understand the site and its diverse composition of layers, students dissected and did a mapping of the assigned topic, in digital format. Site recollection was essential to explore the soul and the intangibility aspects of the site. Apart from the urban layer mapping that was done in groups, students were to individually sketch, photograph or collect items from site that could synergistically drive them in any way with regards to the subject of contextuality. In the process of eliminating the unnecessary, the contextual studies were to be conducted corresponding to the parameters of what the project theme would be. The nature of this semester’s project was about aqueous ecologies in conjunction with the local community. It was an attempt moving forward towards solving the bigger issue of the ‘tragedy of the commons’ that had been earlier discussed. Upon completion of the site analysis, students did a conceptual urban design strategy, a strategic masterplan expression, idea or response based on the understanding of the selected aquaculture system in Project 1 and the analysis done in Project 2A. In this stage students used the briefing information to analyse the project scope. Ideas were developed via sketches, drawings, models, collages, montages and/or computer simulations to visualise the design ideas.

43 Lim Poon Thong Future Living

44 Farah Nadzirah Jefry Site Synergies

45 Beh Vin Shen Maraloop

46 Ng Wei Mun Urban Strategies Ground Floor Plan

47 Jaycee Lam Zhi Xin Urban Strategies Site Plan

TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS

03 // ACADEMY OF AQUEOUS ECOLOGIES AQUACULTURE The nature of this semester’s project was on aqueous ecologies in conjunction with the local community. It was an attempt to move forward towards solving the bigger issue of the ‘tragedy of the commons’ that had been discussed earlier. The proposal involved the intention of: How local communities can be exposed and educated about the various systems. How existing threats or problems that the current layman applications of aquaculture can be examined and further developed into a workable system. How the community members are able to become stakeholders in the production and development of aquaculture. How the community can be dependable on locally cultured food source for economic and sustenance purposes. How this facility can become an avenue for aquaculture research and development. The design of the facility also considered the following aspects: The Connected communities – With consideration of the current context and future developments of Pulau Indah, communication and social involvement in the community is crucial. The facility should be critically planned to promote social interactions via any means possible. This connectivity reduces the need for private vehicles, thus increasing the viability of walking and cycling. Also, this creates community related programmes, open spaces and sidewalks fosters interaction among community members and participants Sustainability and livelihoods - The availability of improvements to the energy efficiency and designed for sustainable usage, including waste management, minimisation of resources for maximum impact are the main criteria of sustainable and lively development. Site Dynamics – The selected site for this semester’s project involved tidal dynamics, and difference in physical condition (land and sea). Students explored materiality, construction methods and programmatic relations with regards to this condition. Extended Programs - Students could explore the possibilities of extending the aquaculture production activities on open water beyond the site boundary, however, this excluded permanent building structures and were excluded from the total BUA calculation.

49 48 Alyssa Mae George iKAN Institution of Integrated Multitrophic

49 Andrew Pang De Vitality

50 Lim Poon Thong Aquaculture Research Institute

51 Jaycee Lam Zhi Xin The Machine (Aquaculture Academy)

52 Ng Wei Mun Marin

53 Daron Lee Jia En Cascaded-int

54 Ridhwan Izzudin 50

Sectional Ecology & Built Profile 47

JULY 2019 YEAR 03

DESIGN STUDIO 05 + 06

UNIT C

Ahmad Fahmi Bin Zainazlan Unit C ventured a hybrid of urban context transit hub that focused on experiment of a function. It served the potentiality of the context, and fully tackled the content of a transit + business environment. “What lies beyond a box?” a debate in the thinking of potentiality and opportunity; a narrative engine that starts up the possibility of a transit system, new business venture and context. Functionally and programme wise, the hybrid transit would be a business incubator station that specialised in developing a newly setup business into another level of recognition. Situated at the Putra Height LRT Station and its contents, Unit C proposed that the location was strategically located at a very interesting intersection of a network of transit typology in Klang Valley. It was also packed with a lot of contextual expertise that could develop the station into a successful incubator hub. The research on the community extracted the parameters to deepen the understanding of context and content. The Unit also highlighted the research on the contents, the definition of transitoriented development, cultural influence in business, dwelling components, and the business centre. All these case studies would be cultivated in the design intentions. Experimentation through design was discovered by developing parameters upon parameters that guided the form making and elemental approach. Parametric architecture was disintegrated to the basic terminology as an introduction to alternative approach in designing a building. Functions were respectfully placed with every considerations of the genius loci and the ergonomics, with the awareness of forms that were defined by the fixed parameters in design. The Unit turned the urban transit system from just a form of connection and transporting to the central business, into a potential lifeline to business and corporate culture by researching and developing the mind of a new corporate bloomers locally and internationally.

Aishath Shaima Ali . Columbus wong . Ee zi-an . Gan cheng hong . Hassan fareed Heng zoey . Lai yew gin . Leong soke fen . Liew zheng zhean . Loh yi ting . Ng song chun Ong swee kher . Peh aik min joshua . Srishtikar tirhesh kariman . Toh wei hang Woon zi zheng . Ung ming hui Ng Chen Yin (Yinnie) . Teoh Yuan Fern . Thong Jun Lok Raymond . Carissa Foong Si Hui Lau Hui Jew . Poon Pei Li . Puah Suet Qi . Annette Tan Moh Hong. Gan Tze Le Chee Foong Heng . Ho Ji Wei . Pang Yuqian . Monica Lee Kam Ying . Shobana Vijayakumar Lau Sin Yee . Chua Li Cheng . Yeep Pui Juen (Vickee) . Law Ziqing . Tan Rou Fei Fiona Tee Choi Nii . Ong Chai Thing . Cheng Jun Han . Phyllis Ung Ee Ling . Ang Winkey Chua Ban Chuen .

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BEYOND A BOX

Ahmad Fahmi Bin Zainazlan . Ar Mohd Hisham Saihari . Ar Mohamed Yuzairee Bin Mohamed Yusof . Wan Mohammad Bin Wan Mahamood “3-Dimension” is a term that defined the three main axis that is x, y, and z. But what it does to the perspective is letting designers see the opportunity to go beyond the axis and turn back to the beauty of nature’s curvatures. This project kickstarted the semester with a 3D form sculpting exercise using NURBS modelling tools (Rhino) and 3D Manufacturing tools. The objective of this exercise was to open the minds of the students on what is the possible angle in solving an urban issue with different perspectives. Urban issues have always been approached by elements that create the urban context and surroundings. ‘Beyond a box’ addresses the perspective that we, as architects, should see the angle that no one has ever ventured into and experiments on the possibility of a solution. As Bernard Tchumi said “Architecture is not simply about space and form, but also about event, action, and what happens in space.” The vast quantities of food produced by fish farmers is, of course, also positive for humanity. With nearly three-quarters of wild fish stocks at unsustainable levels, aquaculture is certainly helping to fill the void offering vital protein to people of all economic classes whilst taking the pressure off the wider marine environment and reducing the seafood deficit. The rise in aquaculture activities also pays tribute for a deepening aspiration to protect coastal waters from development and pollution in order to sustain the industry’s financial and social values. However, irresponsible methods and applications may also impact the environment in a negative manner. With the issues of overfishing and the depletion of seawater fish stock making headlines every so often, it is crucial that architects, as agents and advocates of sustainable built environment design partake in the knowledge and theoretical applications of this industry. The approach of the Unit B was to understand the different kinds of purpose, methods and systems used in the industry of aquaculture and to equip themselves with the fundamental theories and knowledge with regards to what aquaculture is and the various aquaculture methods that currently exists.

BEYOND A BOX

01 // SITE or CULTURE MAPPING Site analysis is always the initiating activity that introduces the students to a sense of context, content, and the ambiance of the project. It will determine nearly every aspect of designing building, meaning the deeper understanding of the site will better define the final design. This exercise exposed the students to collaborative works among the team – the work delegation of tasks. The students were tasked with different topics for the site analysis and worked their way to understand how their context will benefit their design intentions.

55 Chua Li Cheng Model

56 Carissa Foong Perspectives

57 Ng Chen Ying Pang Yu Qian Ho Ji Wei Bryan Ong Swee Kher Ee Zi An Progress

58 Chua Li Cheng Exploded Diagram

BEYOND A BOX

02 // CASE STUDY and DESIGN INTENTION Urban context has always been the major criteria that catalyses a development; whether it becomes the contrasting elements as a strategy or adapting the similarities of the context in elements and values. This will later develop into an urban strategy that regulates the basic requirements from the locals, authorities, and clients. This exercise addresses the importance of a justification and basis in designing with directions and objectives. The students learnt how to develop a justification or reasoning behind a design. A case study to clarify this is the understandings of the term TOD (Transit Oriented Development and Business Hub). As a kick-start to the finals, an intention board was created consisting of sketches, images, and diagrams of the students’ design directions. Case Study #1 To answer the question: How do small business runs in different places in Malaysia? The students were required to do a table case study on the Malaysian State City Centre, specifically on the extraction typology of the programming and zoning, surrounding a transit hub, speculating on the cultural influence in the development of the city centre. Case Study #2 To answer the question: What is TOD? The students were required to do a table study on Transit Oriented Development, to answer the question of what kind of developments are usually associated with Transit Industries. Case Study #3 To answer the question: What is a business hub? The students were to study business hubs that were intended for a new business setup, the requirements of space, criteria, environment and justifications. In summary, each group would have 3 case studies to be delegated to the team members. Case Study #4 To answer the question: What is required in a residential component? The student was required to do a case study of a similar component low density residential buildings attached to a transit industry and the elements. After learning about the site and though the case studies, the students then extracted the elements that can be the catalyst for their final project and translate that into an intention board. Experimentation on spatial behaviour in 3 dimensions was a must to explore the opportunities beyond a simple business incubator hub and its relation with the LRT station.

59 Ng Chen Yin Design Intention 59

BEYOND A BOX

03 // BUSINESS INCUBATOR STATION Transit Oriented Development (TOD) are developments that are influenced and driven by the interlacing of various transport related network system. Business and commerce are usual programmes introduced as a catalyst to generate the environment. This semester, the students explored the idea behind introducing a business hub focusing on new start-up businesses. This exercise challenged the student in designing a business centre that specialised in incubating a start-up business, oriented with the development of a Transit station (LRT Putra Height). The students learnt how to develop a justification or reasoning behind their design intentions or strategies, and translated that into a quality space planning, building programming, structure processing, etc. The aim was to design a business centre that helped start-up business establish their identity and structure. The consideration of the transit hub (LRT Putra Heights) as a part of their design was compulsory. The students proposed a suitable linking or transitioning programme to connect their proposal to the transit station. Their solution included a holistic proposal consisting of working out the massing, efficiency of space, circulation, space relationship or matrix, structure components and constructions, technical details, etc.

60 + 61 + 62 Law Zi Qing

Perspective View North Elevation Perspective View from Opposite Park 61

63 + 64 + 65 Ng Chen Yin Business Incubator Exterior Perspective Interior Perspective Overall Perspective Elevation

66 Yeep Pui Juen Perspective Montage

67 Ang Winkey Perspective Model

A Publication By Doris Quek Shu Han Ar. Farah Aliza Lim Ker Chwing Goh Hui Jing Lim Zhuan Yang Alexender Chong

Collaborator James Lim Chin Wai Bakthiar bin Amir Ahmad Fahmi bin Zainazlan

2019-2020 School of Architecture & Built Environment Faculty of Engineering, Technology of Built Environment UCSI University