TAYLOR'S UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDINGS AND DESIGN
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONS) IN ARCHITECTURE
PROJECT 1 | FURNITURE FOR AN ELDERLY : GARDENING FURNITURE
Project 1 deals with user experience that requires us to design a furniture which is intended for a specific user based on an in-depth study of the user’s need. It is to develop awareness of environmental sustainability in a design and ability to meet the imperative and interrelated social needs.
In a group (tutorial), we visited to an elderly center and identify a subject for investigation. Each group of students (2) is required to select an elderly as research subject to understand his/her specific needs/ attributes that will influence design of the furniture.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Identify and analyze environmental qualities and contextual needs of a site (Human environment within an architectural space)
2. Apply ideas of environmental sustainability (gained from precedent studies, ESD and Building Science 1 in architectural design
3. Design and create architectural spaces with consideration of environmental poetics in relation to the basic natural context and existing built context (harness environmental qualities of the site to inform design) which impact on users’ experiences.
Through this project, I learnt more about the environmental qualities and the contextual of one site. Beside that, I am glad to have the chance to practice my model making skills. As a group of 2, we work as a team to achieve our goal. We discuss and overcome all the problems together.
PROJECT 2 | CENTER FOR THE ELDERLY
The project calls for a design of an elderly center in a suburban area with some complexity that includes the complexity of site topography and vegetation and socio-cultural events. We are required to provide full design proposal incorporating precedent study and site analysis at appropriate level of presentation. It explores design solution that harness environmental qualities and conditions for human and environment sustainability. We are also needed to explore design solutions that reduce environmental impact utilizing clustered spatial typology and passive energy.
SITE LOCATION
The site is in PJS 7, Subang Jaya Selangor, surrounded by housing estates, apartments, religious facilities, low rise commercials and educational institutions. It possess characteristics of good neighborhood with normal range of community facilities are available around it. The topography of the site is almost level which consider appropriate to elderly to minimize the need for steep walks, ramps or stairs. Furthermore, relatively level sites encourage walking – a highly desirable exercise.
CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS PRESENTATION
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FINAL PRESENTATION
LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Apply ideas of environmental sustainability in design
2. Design and create architectural spaces with consideration of environmental poetics in relation to the basic natural context and existing built context which impact on users’ experiences
3. Combine the environmental needs, the site (site topography, history and socio-cultural events), and the users’ experiences within simple building design in the open landscape/suburban context.
4. Produce drawings (both 2D and 3D), modelling and verbal presentation to communicate and visualize architectural design and ideas based on clustered spatial typology.
After all the contextual analysis, I understand more about the site that will actually affect the design. Till the end of the project, I am able to think and design with the consideration of environmental poetics and the site context. This project enhance my rendering and thinking skills.