Vikkie's Portfolio
ARCHITECTURE
Methods of Documentation and Measured Drawings
Project 1: Sketchbook and Journal
This project is an on-site exercise where students have to sketch and document the physical and intangible qualities of the buildings as well as the immediate context of the site. It can be from an element as broad as the urban planning itself down to the smallest detail of the ornaments used in the building.
Some of the physical aspects may include building or structure such as a bridge; architectural elements such as windows, doors, five foot ways; architectural features such as ornaments, keystone, arches over windows, carvings, tiles layout; construction details such as staircase, roof structure; the physical context – overall urban layout, street furniture; traditional transportation such the trishaw. The intangible aspects that can be captured are people of the place doing their daily activities; cultural elements such as clothes, furniture, glass and china, food; traditional trade – incense shop, street side cobbler, other family businesses; urban qualities such as the rhythm created by the repetition of roof volumes, the serial visions and vistas, the circulation nodes.
The sketches are to comprise at least 2 each of these categories:
1. The Genius Loci
2. Poetic Quality
3. Cultural Attributes
4. Technical /Construction details
Objectives & Learning Outcomes
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To train students to be observant to their surrounding
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To instill the culture of documenting as part of the learning process in architectural education
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To enhance students’ graphic communication skills in capturing important details and the spirit of the place
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Identify architectural historic structure
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Capture the tangible and intangible essence that is contained within the architecture realm
Project 2 : Building Report and Video
The report is an additional document that accompanies the set of drawings for the building that is measured during the semester. Basically, the report will elaborate on the significance of the building measured from various aspects such as architectural, historical and cultural. In this report, students are required to relate the architecture of the building to its significance, highlighting how the two support the inhabitation of the building. Students are required to prepare a presentation, photobook and a video about their site. A video documenting the building is required to provide 3D experience of the building.
Objectives & Learning Outcomes
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To document the significance of the building to accompany the measured drawings
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To enable students to analyze the relationship between architecture and the significance of the building as well as its inhabitation
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Explain the application of architectural historic documents
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Describe architectural cultural heritage
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Elaborate the relationship between architecture and the significance of the building as well as its inhabitation
Building Report
Video (Ipoh Town Hall)
Project 3 : Measured Drawings & Models
The project will be carried out throughout the semester where students will be assigned to measure and document a historical / architecturally significant or heritage building and translate all the data into a set of drawings. Each group will have to only measure one particular building assigned by the course coordinator. Apart from doing the measuring exercise on site, students will also need to do additional research in order to piece together all the important data about the building. The model will provide additional physical information of the building.
Objectives & Learning Outcomes
This project aims to produce a set of measure drawings of a historical and/or architecturally significant building or structure in a specific location. A report containing important and historical information of the building will complement the drawings. It is an on-site exercise where students are required to execute fieldwork and hands-on measuring exercise
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Recommend the appropriate method or architectural historic documentation
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Recognize and recall techniques of measured drawing and documentation
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Explain the as-built building constructions, architectural details and elements
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Interpret historic architectural element, structure and building
Measured Drawings
Progress of Making Model
Model
Reflection
Throughtout this semester i have gained a lot of useful knowledge and definitely a new experience with the seniors from semester three. First of all, i have learned to know that teamwork in a group of 24 is very important. Without teamwork, i personally think that our drawings and model can't never be done. Also, everyone is willing and dedicated to receive the task given by the group leader. Besides that, selecting a group leader is significant as well. A good leader will organize the work well and done everything on time to avoid mismanagement of time. Last but not least, i learned that being in a group, every member and i have the responsibility to work everything smoothly.
