Making Architectural Language

STUDIO 05

making architectural language IN DETAIL

project duration: 02 04 14 - 13 04 14

THE PROCESS

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selected scheme the big plan prefabrication in studio construction on site the exhibition

SELECTED SCHEME

迷い家 Mayoiga

ZHANG Linwang

No one is a stranger to the morass of the Big Apple - soaring skyscrapers, pedestrian scrambles and the endless dribble of medallion taxis. As described in Paul Auster's City of Glass, the author recounts such an experience when ensnared in the vast asphalt jungle of New York. First, he loses his way geographically, but is soon lost in thought when confronting the immensity of the metropolis. The semblance of orderliness of New York's grid pattern is thus gradually abated as he wanders deeper into ritualised chaos.

It is thus the aim of this project to recreate the experience of being lost in a space that proceeds to evoke contemplation. The name 'Mayoiga', which in Japanese means 'house of mystery' and 'house to get lost in', derives her architectural language from Mies van der Rohe's canonical work, Farnsworth House. This has been translated into a rich yet unobstructed space of expressive vertical structural members and horizontal slabs of different heights. Walls and fins, albeit slightly offset, line up in a fashion that guides one into the labyrinth. Additionally, they appear to meet at some points, creating openings that allow guided views into the interior. The skylight located next to the most private room in this labyrinth offers a short respite in a space that otherwise seems entangled onto itself.

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THE BIG PLAN Mock-up of model 1:20 and detail in 1:5

Structure drafted on goog

gle sketch-up to remedy structural flaws

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PREFABRICATION Portion of entrance being tested and prefabricated using half of allocated materials

Work plan scheduled for completion +

| PAGE 5 each construction element carefully planned out on a cutting template for minimal material wastage.

MAKE IT HAPPEN

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THE EXHIBITION

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VOILÀ!

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

STUDIO 05: Making architectural language, In Detail

2014 | 2nd April - 13th April

Special thanks to Dr. Lilian Chee

National University of Singapore | DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE

Quality Control - LIEW Jia Qi Structural Engineer - LIU Meilan Public Relations - Zachary KHO Construction Director - Hafiz HANAFIArchitect - ZHANG LinwangProject Manager - LIN Derong Welfare - PEH Wei Keong Quarter Master - KOH Jie ZhiMaster Draughtsman - Maskil MASJURI

迷い家, 成功!

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