PROJECT 1: Preliminary studies
The Preliminary Studies is a preparatory assignment that focuses on investigating basic notions of the city, and learning from examples of community library around the world. This assignment aims to firstly introduce students to the basics in urban design and its relation to architecture, and secondly, studying and determining the programmatic function, societal role and spatial layout of a community library and architectural responses for urban infills. The Preliminary Studies comprises of three components: Site Documentation, Site Analysis, and Precedent Studies of Urban Infills and Community Library. The Site Documentation and Site Analysis will equip students with a firm understanding of the site they will be working with this semester, while the Precedent Studies will provide an insight into architectural responses for designing an urban infill community library. The outcome of the Preliminary Studies will include the production of site documentation materials (drawings and models in both digital and physical copy for further use), a comprehensive analysis of the site, and a detailed case study of a relevant urban infill and community library.
Submission Requirement : Site Analysis : 16 to 20 x A3 panels in both hard and soft copy
: PPT or a digital version of the above Precedent Studies
: 4 to 6 x A3 panels in both hard and soft copy
: PPT or a digital version of the above Peer Evaluation Form
: Hard copy to be provided by Module Coordinator
PROJECT 2: Community Library
We are then required to design a community library within an urban infill site. The design of the building is to consist of appropriate architectural responses that address the aspects of the urban street context and user behavioural patterns as discerned and analysed in the Preliminary Studies.
Apart from developing a narrative on architectural strategy in response to the relevant questions pertaining to community and its context, the design should take into consideration a holistic application of structural, spatial, functional and environmental requirements to address the user needs for a community library. The design development of this project will include an introduction to the legislative restrictions that impact an architectural scheme, the integration of lighting and acoustic design, as well as the design exploration and detailing of the façade and building envelopes that is coherent with the architectural language of the overall design project.
Submission Requirement : 8 to 10 x A1 panels mounted on A1 foam boards
:Ground Floor plan including context: 1/200
:Floor plans 1:200/ 1:100
:Sections 1:200/ 1:100
:Façade designs 1:200/ 1:100
:Site plan 1:500
:Design narrative diagrams
:Final model scale 1:100/ 1:200
:Diagrams/ detail drawings for demonstration of structural, lighting, façade and acoustic integration
:Diagrams, sketches and additional images i.e. 3D renders, diagrams of schematic design and design development strategies and responses
:Physical model
:Design development process folder
