The project 1 required us to explore the environmental poetics of structural that respond to the basic natural context such as wind, heat, cold, energy issue and existing context.  Students are also required to design a structure within an open area applying ideas of environmental sustainability in architectural design. The structure should provide both a shelter and suitable environment for users. A "Gateway" design based on volume requirement of 300m³ (min. 2 storey), served two main purposes which are students' sctivities areas providing both indoor games room and social space; and a security surveillance room with security stationand watch tower.

In a group of 3, Julia Shenjaya, Hiew Eyang and me (Tan Zi Cin) investigated, analyse and recorded the environment of given site with photographs and illustrations. We decided to set monkey bars climbing as our students' activity after several discussions and site analysis. The form of our design is inspired by the site experience as a meeting point in forming concept of converging where centre of the design became a courtyard. Although the project only have 2 weeks duration, we managed to submit it on time.

Through this project, I learnt to investigate and analyze the environment qualities and contextual needs of the site while apply the ideas of environmental sustainability which gained from the precedence studies and prior semesters' subjects. Meanwhile, I learnt to employ our design with specific materials and construction techniques. Lastly, I understand the inportance of teamwork in producing ideas, designs, 2D drawings and modelling. I want to thank my groupmates who have contribute their hardwork to complete the task in a short time.

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PROJECT 1 : EXPLORING THE ENVIRONMENTAL POETICS

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Module Learning Outcomes 
 

Upon successful completion of this module, I able to identify and analyze environmental qualities and contextual needs of a site in my project one. Besides, I able to apply ideas of environmental sustainability which gained from precedent studies and prior semesters' subjects. Moreover, during my final project, I learnt to design and create architectural spaces with considerations of environmental poetics in relation to basic natural context and existing built context (harness environmental qualities of the site to inform design) which impact on users' experiences; Meanwhile, combine the environmental needs, the site and the users'experiences within simple building design in the open landscape. Finally, I able to produce 2D and 3D drawings with models and verbal presentations to communicate and visualize architectural design and ideas based on clustered spatial typology.

INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO 4

Architecture Design Studio 4 [ARC 60206 / ARC 2128] is a continuation from Architecture Design Studio 3, which explores design by harnessing environment qualities and conditions for human and enironment sustainability through a project with a specific community of users within a given context. The subject is aimed to develop awareness of environmental sustainability in architectural design with precedence studies. Also, to develop student's ability to meet imperative and inter-related environment and social needs, as well as make poetry with the buildings that respond to the basic natural context while emphasize on space planning of clusters of buildings such as community centre with programme complexity, site topography and vegetation, socio-cutural events, and variety of passive stratrgies for sustainability design. Students are required to demonstrate applications of knowledge gained from prior semesters and integrate research from Asan Architecture module.