P1A : Pre-Design Studies & Analysis
Project 1A was a group assignment where we had to to investigate, study and analyze the site of Sia Boey to understand valuable components before designing the urban room. Among the tasks were to formulate a comprehensive study and pre-design analysis on site, involving identification of relevant issues that can be addressed through architectural design interventions in a form of design position and programmatic responses. A full understanding of the site in different layers and dimensions of the urban context is essential in establishing the connection of the proposed project to it. From this project, each group will formulate an architectural position or intention to address the needs of the site. This capstone project is based on the theme ‘architecture with an impact’ and the formulation of an architectural intervention that embodies sensitivity in the meditation between architecture and socio-cultural needs, the designs of internal spaces, and the demands of the external constraints. This will all lead to the next project where we would design an urban room which will function as ‘third place' or a mediating space between our home (first place) and our work or school (second place). The final outcome was 1 A0 board, a physical site model of 1:500 scale, presentation slides and a short video of a comprehensive study and analysis of the four components.
Final A0 presentation board.