Design Journal - Melinda Kumala Y1S2, NUS Architecture

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DESIGN JOURNAL

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MELINDA KUMALA A0222730U

B.ARCH Y2S1 NUS ARCHITECTURE

STUDIO CHAW CHIH WEN

FALL 2021

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CONST RUCT ING VOID(S)

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FOREWORD -

This design journal documents the project done in Year 2 Semester 1, with a focus on showcasing the thinking process behind the work.

I would like to thank my tutor, Ar. Chaw Chih Wen for his continuous guidance in the completion of this semester and my studiomates for the amazing friendship.

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CON T EN TS -

W EEK 1-3 Probe 1 - 2 W EEK 3-5 Site Investigation W EEK 5-11 Aggregation

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PROBE 01A - OBJECTS IN SPACE

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PROBE 01B - BODIES IN SPACE

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PROBE02A - TIME AND SPACE

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CONSOLIDATION OF UNI T ROTATION

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CONSOLIDATED ROTATION WI THIN UNI T

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CASE STUDY MINERAL HOUSE, TOKYO

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CASE STUDY SALK INSTI TUTE, CALIFORNIA

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AGGREGATION 01 All units at default position (Rotation 1A & 2A)

Default position 1 Default position 2

PLAN

ISO NW

ISO SE

SOUTH ELEVATION

WEST ELEVATION

All units amaximum span

PLAN

ISO NW

ISO SE

SOUTH ELEVATION

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Height adjusted

PLAN

ISO NW

ISO SE

SOUTH ELEVATION

WEST ELEVATION

Randommised rotation

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ISO NW

ISO SE

SOUTH ELEVATION

WEST ELEVATION

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AGGREGATION 02 Variations of core

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St h St Peck Sea

h St Tras St

Wall

ich St

EAST SUNRISE

h St Choon Guan

01/11

EAST SUNRISE

Peck Sea

h St

WEST SUNSET

Peck Sea

Peck Sea

h St

ich St

Tras St

WEST SUNSET

St

St

SITE

Wall

EAST SUNRISE

Tras St h St

Tras St Tras St

h St Tras St

SITE

ich St

Choon Guan

01/10

Choon Guan

Peck Sea

h St Tras St

Peck Sea

h St Peck Sea

Tras St

Peck Sea

St

St

01/08

SITE

Wall

WEST SUNSET

Tras St

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Peck Sea h St h St Peck Sea Choon Guan

01/07

SITE

Choon Guan

ich St

St

20/06 - SUMMER SOLSTICE

EAST SUNRISE

Wall

Tras St Peck Sea

h St

Tras St Peck Sea

h St

Tras St

Choon Guan

St

SITE

ich St

St

EAST SUNRISE

WEST SUNSET

Wall

ich St

ich St

EAST SUNRISE

SITE

Wall

ich St

Wall

Choon Guan

Peck Sea

Wall

23/09 - AUTUMN EQUINOX

WEST SUNSET

EAST SUNRISE

Tras St

Peck Sea h St

Tras St

Tras St

WEST SUNSET EAST SUNRISE

01/05

St

01/04

SITE

Choon Guan

Peck Sea h St Choon Guan

20/03 - SPRING EQUINOX

SITE

WEST SUNSET

Tras St

St

01/02

Peck Sea h St

01/01

ich St

Peck Sea h St

Choon Guan

EAST SUNRISE

Wall

Tras St

St

SITE

WEST SUNSET

EAST SUNRISE

Peck Sea h St

Peck Sea h St

EAST SUNRISE

Peck Sea h St Choon Guan

WEST SUNSET

ich St

Tras St

Tras St

Tras St

WEST SUNSET

EAST SUNRISE

Wall

WEST SUNSET

ich St

Peck Sea h

St SITE

Wall

ich St

WEST SUNSET

Tras St

SITE

Wall

Tras St

SITE

Peck Sea h

St Peck Sea h

Tras St

Tras St

Peck Sea h

St

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St

Choon Guan

21/12 - WINTER SOLSTICE

St

Peck Se ah

Tras St

Tras St

Peck Se ah

St

St

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SITE

SITE

Wall

Wall

ich St

Peck Se

Peck Se

ah St

ah St

Tras St

Tras St

ich St

Choon Guan

St

Choon Guan

St

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AGGREGATION 03 Twisted core in response to sun direction

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AGGREGATION 04 Staggered arrangement

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AGGREGATION 05 Addition of vertical access between units

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UNI T TRANSFORMATIONS

CURRENT UNIT

LIMITED OPEN SPACE

MODIFICATION STAGE 1 AT KI TCHEN POSI TION (DINE)

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RECESSED 150 RISER

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CONNECTION STRATEGY

PIVOT

PIVOT

MIRRORED

PIVOT PIVOT

PIVOT PIVOT

LOWERED ELEVATION

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UNI T TRANSFORMATIONS FINAL MODIFICATION, ADDI TION OF VERTICAL ACCESS ON PLAY & WORK

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DI N E

PL AY

M ULT I PURPOSE

WORK

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CONNECTION STRATEGY

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PE RSPEC T I V E V I EW SCEN E AT 10 A M - 5 PM ~7 0 % AT WOR K POSI T I ON

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SE C T IONAL PE RSPECT I V E SCE N E AT 5-7 PM ~7 0% AT DIN IN G POSI T ION

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PL AN AT 15 M SCE NE AT 5 -7 PM ~ 7 0% AT DI NE POSI T I ON

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ISOME T RIC V IEW ROTAT ION F IX ED AT DINING POSI T I ON

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ISOME T RIC V IEW ROTAT I ON F IX ED AT PL AY POSI T ION

I SOME T RI C V I E W ROTAT I ON F I X E D AT WORK POSI T I ON

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ELEVATIONS AT DIFFEREN T TIMING AND ROTATION NORT H ELEVAT ION

5-7PM ~70% AT DINIE

100% AT DINE

100% AT PL AY

EAST ELEVAT ION

100% AT DINE SOUT HEAST ISOME T RIC

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5-7PM ~70% AT DINIE

100% AT DINE

100% AT PL AY

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