CHUAH PING JING
ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
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Find a family of choice as client. If they already have some kind of pets living with them (cats/ dogs/ birds/ sugar gliders/ fish etc) that’s good. If not, imagine the family with pets. Interview them and get to know them well as if they are real first client when first starting out architectural practice.
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If client is living with cats or dogs as their pets get to know what are their special needs and difficulties that they are currently facing.
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Research on sustainable design approaches and strategies, then decide which are suitable and appropriate for the family and make provision for this in the house design.
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The proposed sustainable home will have the usual mix of functional spaces such as a living space, sleeping spaces, dining space, cooking and washing areas, pet area, and etc. The house should be double-storey with a total built-up area between 100 to 200 sqm.
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Project also need to comply with local authorities’ guidelines, UBBL and Bomba requirements.
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This project is also required to meet the criteria of Asia Young Designer Award 2020. Outstanding schemes will be selected to participate in the AYDA 2020 competition based on the design concept and quality of work.
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Search a sustainable house within Malaysia or Southeast Asia (each group need to find different building), and study in detail the space planning and design elements of the building.
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Each group will need to discuss the interesting features of this house. The understanding of what architectural elements, environmental factors or the existing site context that contribute to the success/failure of the design.
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Study in detail the planning and architectural design features of the selected house, and prepare all the relevant details (plans, elevations, sections, detailing, perspectives, and etc.)
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Then group need to analyse the architecture design features of the house and produce A1-size presentation board containing all the important information and a sectional cut of the house.
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The sectional cut model should not be more than 50% of total work done.
Precedent Study
(Project 2A)
“A family is planning forward to build a comfortable house to suit their sustainable living lifestyle. This project is about designing a human centred sustainable design home for this family.
Basically, this project is to design a sustainable home but to make the project more interesting and real,this family consists of the parents and 2 children (various age) are living together with their pets.
You as the architect must pay special attention to their living lifestyle and different needs. Different age categories will need different things. Take consideration of the parents, children, pets and sometimes might have guests come over to visit like their grandparents or friends.
This sustainable home should become their sanctuary and help them rejuvenate from their busy working life by creating a balance habitat for human and animals. Needless to say, the sustainable home is to accommodate not only for the family but including their pets which are also considered as family members.”