PROJECT PART A
In this project part A, we are focus on investigating historical works to enhance architectural design and ideas. Through the study of an historical and significant existing buildings, we need to research and analyze the architectural style and concept of that building
In a group of 5, my team consists of Melanie, Medaline,Wing Chun, Chaio Er and me. We are required to conduct precedent study analysis on a given specific building through an on-line forum discussion. This precedent study analysis clarifies the research question of “why” that specific building is historically, culturally and architectural importance.
Online discussion forum
My research analysis on times.
On-line Group Forum Task:
Each group is required to collectively address the questions below via TIMES WikiSpace discussion forum. As such each student in the group needs to only select just one set of questions.
All discussion must be posted in TIMES Wiki Space in the form of:
a. clear and legible photographs and scanned sketches
b. short brief /write-up.
Brief General/Background Questions:
1. i. Who was the architect or founder of the building? ii. What was the concept or philosophy of the architect or founder that makes the building historically significant / meaningful?
2. i. Where and when was the building built? ii. How the context, building period and evolution makes the building historically significant and meaningful?
3. i. What is the form, or shape of the building? ii. How the form or shape of the building contributes in making the building historically significant and meaningful?
4. i. What is the function or purpose of the building? ii. How the function or purpose of the building makes the building historically significant and meaningful?
5. i. What were the materials and construction technology or method used? ii. How the materials and construction technology or method help making the building historically significant and meaningful?
Question Chosen : 4
https://times.taylors.edu.my/mod/wiki/view.php?pageid=6843
PROJECT PART B SKETCH JOURNAL
ANALYSIS PRESENTATION BOARD
Analysis should include:
A. Answers to the Precedent Study Analysis questions below:
1. How does the building reflect the spirit of the time and place for which it was built?
2. What are the initial ideas and the design concept? 3. How the initial ideas and the design concept affecting the architecture?
B. Illustration of Precedent Study Analysis in relation to the series of building conceptual elements listed below – each student is to select and conduct analysis of one element from # 1 to 5 and to synthesize the design concept Partí of # 6.
1. Concept and Architecture analysis (i. Architect and/or Building concepts, ii. Architecture/Style/Identification of Place, iii. Person-Container-Social relationship)
2. Building massing analysis (i. Material and Structure- geometry of making, ii. Geometry alignment/anthropometry/social geometry/ideal geometry)
3. Circulation Analysis (i. Circulation to Use-Space, ii. Natural ventilation)
4. Spatial Organization analysis (i. Spatial planning & Landscape/Site Siting, ii. Building sequence and process, iii. Public vs. private, iv. Axis, v. Symmetry/Asymmetry & balance, vii. Repetitive to unique, viii. Additive and subtractive, ix. Hierarchy)
5. Building plan-section/elevation analysis (i. Plan to Section or Elevation, ii. Natural light penetration, iii. Significant architectural element)
6. Partí - Culminates and Summarizes (i. gesture, ii. essence, iii, dominant idea, iv salient characteristic of the building)
Question Chosen : 3
Reflection
Through all these assignment, I am able to understand and gain more knowledge abount different timeline of building and how the building changes over time. This assignment give me a different kind of aspect where I am able to overcome and understand more with any historical buiding and to pay more attention in observing the essence of it.
Discipline specific knowledge
Lifelong learning
Intrapersonal skill