Castle of Glass

A world without boundary, a country without peace, a castle witout wall, a house of unity. - Tribute to Mr. Richard Dawkins

Lotte Square

A community square designed by me and my team during intership training in LWC Architect.

Friday, 10 July 2015

Building Science I

Project 1 : Passive Design in a Building

This project was assigned for 9 weeks long and a arranged site visit to Singapore, the city in garden. Our task was to analysis two of the passive design in the building.

My team and I had chosen the Garden by The Bay analysis their thermal control facade design and also their ventilation design.


Thermal Analysis
Ventilation Analysis
Reflection :

In this project, I'd learn that we can actually co-exist with greenery even if we develop the area. We don't see the importance of maintaining the environment unless we had used up nearly all the land that we can develop like Singapore then only we'll realize that how importance is it to have a green roof, garden and to rebuilt a park for our youth generation to experience nature in a concrete jungle.  

Building Construction II

Project 1 : Skeletal Structure Analysis : Shelter for One

In this project, we are assigned to design a shelter within maximum base size 750mm x 750mm and 1500mm maximum height.

We are required to produce a 1:1 scaled model and also A3 report booklet.

My Team and I with 1:1 scaled model



Reflection:

In this project, I learned a lot about skeletal structure and how it actually carry the weight from the roof down to the ground, Although some of my group member are not very cooperative with others yet we managed to finish the project on time and just perfectly how we illustrated it. I am so proud of my team !


Project 2 : Solid and Surface Structure Analysis : Metropol Parasol

In this part of project, we need to do a case study of a building and analyse how it was supported by the structure and the design at the same time.

My team and I had chosen Metropol Parasol, the largest yet wooden structure in the world located in Sevilla, Spain.






Reflection :

In this project again, one of my group mate is not cooperative again in the group work which he literally is not capable to handle any part of the project. Yet with the team work of the other group mate and I we managed to overcome it and finish the model in time although it is not very good looking.

Design Studio III

Project 1 : Memorial Themed 'Journey of 5 Senses'

In this project, we are assigned to design a memorial for Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, the late president of Singapore and also a memorial for Lahad Datu Stand Off Incident.

We are required to make precedent study of a concentric and a linear building which are meant to apply into our memorials.

My team and I had design to make a concentric memorial for Mr. Lee Kuan Yew and a linear memorial for Lahad Datu Stand Off Incident.

Precedent Study 1 : Concentric

Precedent Study 2: Linear
Presentation Board 1 (Linear)

Presentation Board 2 (Linear)

Presentation Board 3 (Linear)

Presentation Board 4 (Linear)






Presentation Board 5 (Concentric)

Presentation Board 6 (Concentric)

Presentation Board 7 (Concentric)

Presentation Board 8 (Concentric)








Reflection:


In the very beginning  of this project, my team and I are very confused differentiate linear and concentric building but after we finish our precedent study, my team and I understand it much better and able to illustrate the design in different narration which define whether is it linear or concentric. Personally, I have a lot of fun generating idea for my team but my team had some issue in different idea and hesitating which idea to be apply to our design that dragged our progression very badly. However, I felt very proud that we made it on time and all my effort paid off.


Project 2 : Genius Loci

In this project, we had a site visit to an archaeology museum in Bujang Valley or Lembah Bujang in Kedah.

Bujang Valley is an ancient entreport back in time where East and West trader meet here to trade and wait for the monsoon to change.

We are assigned to make a site analysis and concept development for our final project.



Bujang Valley Site Analysis from Kelvin Ng

Presentation Board 1

Presentation Board 2

Presentation Board 3
Reflection:

In this project, I had learned how to communicate with nature and human which actually we (human) are relying so much on it especially to gain resources yet we still don't have much concern about preserving it. For this part of project, I had came out with an idea of displacement, no matter how much you take from the nature, try to fill it back with something else so it will stay green and balance.


Project 3 : Visitor Interpretive Center

Continuing the concept developed from site analysis in project 2, we are assigned to further develop the concept and come out with a final design.

We are required to produce a physical model and 4 x A1 presentation board in this project.










Reflection:

This project is awesome ! I combined all the thing I learned from Building Science, Building Construction and Computer Application module to finish this project. I am very satisfied with the final outcome as I worked very hard on the detailing and the digital rendering.