Architecture Design Studio IV

Project 1: RE: Play- Children's Outdoor Playspace

Project 1 deals with the understanding of repurposed materials and their relationship to the crafting of spaces for user experience. Students were required to design an OUTDOOR PLAYSCAPE for children, which was intended to showcase specific material(s) for a proposed set of activities. It was to develop awareness of environmental sustainability through the responsible and innovative use of reclaimable and repurposed materials in relation to user needs. Project 1 was to prepare us for the programmatic requirements in Project 2.

In groups of 3, students were to discuss with their respective tutors and select the reusable materials to be repurposed for their design. In addition, each group was required to understand the needs a child aged 7 to 12 that will constitute the ‘user’ of the Playscape.
From their findings, each group are to produce a design proposal for a modular Playscape within an area of 5m(l) x 5m(w) x 3m(ht)

Below are our boards and final model. 

 

Project 2: Community Recycling, Repurposing & Reclaiming Centre, Taman Desa

The project called for a design in a suburban park area with the complexity of site topography, vegetation and socio-cultural events. We were required to provide full design proposal incorporating precedent study and site analysis that explores design solution responding to the program, context of the site and conditions for human and environment sustainability. This project was divided into two components: site analysis which was done in our tutorial groups and design proposal and presentation done individually.
Students were required  to provide full design proposal incorporating precedent study and site analysis at appropriate levels of presentation.

Component A: Site Analysis

In our tutorial groups, we were required to produce 4 A1 site analysis boards within a week. Below is our group analysis board.

Component B: Final Presentation 

These are my final boards.

 

 

 

Below is my final model of the centre.

 

Reflection.

From this project, I learnt more about the engagement of community with the building design. Clear circulations give a good impression to the users and also the spatial experience. Recycling center is not merely a building for recycling purpose, but it can be more lively by interacting with the community.