Theories Of Architecture Design

In Architecture School, there should have a freedom in exploration unexplored ideas.  Unfortunately, UCSI produces top quality students, but projects were clearly were already been there and done that. Ideas that are not being explore and the lecturer's in studios do not know how to entertain the idea. Coming from a diploma course, we were allowed to explore ideas that are crazy and out of the box. But in Degree, we were force to be mould into something else rather than enhancing our own style in architecture. It frustrates and the stress is overwhelming because within the tutorials, the lecturers provided some ideas to progress, but when done exactly as what the lecturer provided, with a few of my ideas to apply, we were criticise with passion.   The stage and mission of a project at a particular semester, we were suppose to focus on the design concept, the idea and learning process of the design then only the technical details. Unfortunately, the learning syste...

A Thailand architect, Ekaphap Duangkaew , was involved in various type of projects at a tender age of 30. He highlighted his most favoured projects during the talk at Black Box, Publika. He focuses on the uses of spaces that provides function and making sure and putting in mind that a space should be habitable. He made sure Thailand's traditional architecture be coherent with contemporary architecture. When designing space, he made sure it goes together with the lifestyle of the clients and creating a sense of space. When combining the function, the thai lifestyle and tropical architecture, resulting a minimalist form  Ekaphap Duangkaew, with the microphone Q & A Session T-House - Underwear Family Business Project One [combines an office, garment warehouse, family residence in two structures on a single site] According to Duangkaew, during his site visit, the most challenging part was the location ...

What in the video do you most relate to? * The most relatable in the video is the studio system. It is most relatable because studio work is where most things happen, the idea, the concept, the  intent to design, and friendship * The frustration when the idea was not properly received. 

Based on the article by Christian Norburg-Shulz, “Phenomenology of place” described  as how natural and constructed environments, works together as a set of complex and “concrete phenomena”, which affect human perceptions, experiences, and emotions. “Concrete phenomena”, describe as what content of existing selected site “given” to us, can be human, nature environment and etc.  Preferably, “place” is actually more than just an abstract location of site or it’s immediate context. In fact, it represent as “physical thing”, to determine environmental factor, or essence of a place. As a brief, the project is mainly focus on the theme of "adaptive re-use" . Existing building in our site which was build in 1956, is located in Jalan Sungai Besi and Lok Yew. The challenge of designing this building is injecting new program by remaining the certain elements such as  exterior  facade, spiral staircase, columns and beams .  One part of the existing bui...

. . . . . . . . . C o n t e x t  &  B u i l d i n g . . . . . . . . . .     The role of context in architecture today is a direct influence factor to the architecture building design. Context is a aspect that designer need to considerate and reapect because its have its own original value like historical, natural or economical and social. Of course, c ontext is external elements that influence an object. These elements are physical and non-physical. Roads, buildings, and land contour are examples for physical elements while non-physical elements are weather condition, local culture, as well as political and economic constraints. 1) Economical and Political  context -Economical Related to the condition or situation of a country’s economy. Through out these years, recession has given a big impact to slow down the buildings construction and development. It has also given the psychological impact to all practitioners in construction industry. ...