FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT

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MAJOR ASSIGNMENT ( individual project ) :
Duration : Week 6 ~ 14

An urban infill nucleus will act as a new catalyst by
installing a new life, richness and humanity in the
existing urban structure. This will assist in reviving of
disserted historical cityscape to form a new focal
point for the city which would salvage and conserve
our heritage structure from the invasion and
destruction of the new unconsidered city expansion.

The insertion of a new public art gallery in the
existing urban fabric will introduce a new gathering
space to the people to express their thought through
art exhibition, debate and lectures. It will form a new
meeting place to exchange ideas for the betterment
of society and community as a whole; especially to
further enhance the existence and value for the
heritage conservation in this oldest urban framework
of Kuala Lumpur city.

In the final project , students will undertake the
spatial exploration sculpture and develop it into an
art gallery that will fill the gap site to form a new
urban nucleus for regeneration of the new focal point
to compliment to its neighborhood especially
between Petaling street and Jalan Sultan.

Space Requirements:

Lobby & Reception 1 unit 50 m
2


Lecture theater 1 unit 100 m
2
( to include front stage and projector room)
Art Gallery 1 unit 360 m
2
Sculpture Garden / Courtyard 1 unit 100 m
2

Book Shop 1 unit 50 m
2


Cafe 1 unit 100 m
2
Kitchen 1 unit 50 m
2


Workshop 1 unit 40 m
2
Storage ( comes with loading bay) 1 unit 50 m
2




Management Office (1 Manager / 3 staff) 1 unit 50 m
2

Meeting room 1 unit 10 m
2

Pantry 1 unit 10 m
2

Maintenance Office 1 unit 30 m
2
M/F Toilets ( for Public & Staff ) 100 m
2


1100 m
2
ARCH DESIGN 3 SEM 1, 2013
ART GALLERY @ AN UBAN INFILL NUCLEUS

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Submission Requirements:

1. Presentation Board ( must be in A1 sheet, banner format is not allowed )

Concept Board + Concept Statement
Key Plan & Location Plan Appropriate Scale
Site Plan 1: 200

Floor Plans 1: 100
Elevations x 4 1: 100
Sections x 2 1: 100

Detail Drawings x 4 1 :5 & 1 :10 & 1: 20 & 1:50
3D Perspectives x 2

2. Study Models & Final Model

3. Portfolio (5%) : to include ALL assignments, precedent studies, site inventory and analysis, a neatly
compiled tutorial logbook with design development sketches, etc

4. CD x 2 sets in hard casing with proper cover design, containing all the above information

5. Archive Box x1 measuring 700mm(W) x 700mm(L) x 350mm (H) to hold all the above items upon final
submission.



Assessment Criteria:

1) SOLUTIONS

i. Concept, Context & Site Planning
- Responsiveness to topography, ecology, and
surrounding environment.
- Sensitivity to social- cultural context
- Comprehensiveness in site planning

ii. Spatial Order & Functionality
- Spatial organization
- Circulation
- Ergonomic
- User friendliness
- Compliance to brief requirements

iii. Aesthetic & Tectonics
- Enlightenment and aesthetic quality
- Appropriateness of form and space
- Technicality and Constructability
- Green / Sustainability features



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2) DESIGN COMMUNICATIONS

Board, Model and Presentation
- Completeness of information
- Technical and presentation drawings
- Craftsmanship
- Oral presentation & defense
- Manner & etiquette







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SCHEDULE ASSESSMENT


W1 Module Inroduction
Precedent studies - Lecture


W2 Submission of precedent studies (group) 5% ( Assignment 1 )
Site Visit

W3 Submission of site inventory + model (group) 5% ( Assignment 2 )
Submission of site analysis (individual) 5% ( Assignment 3 )

W4 Tour de Sculpture- Lecture

W5 Tour de Sculpture- Tutorial
Submission of tour de sculpture 10% ( Assignment 4 )

W6 Main project - Art Gallery

W7 Design Development - Plan
Crit-1 - Plan

W8 Section and elevation

W9 Design Development - Section and elevation
Crit-2 -Section and elevation

W10 Technical details and 3D

W11 Preliminary Submission 5%

W12 Final touch up
Final submission 60%

W13 Study Week

W14 Exam Week

W15 Design Review
Participation 5%
Portfolio 5%

Total 100%







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Assignment 1 : Precedent Studies (5%)
Duration : Week 1 ~ 2 ( Group project - in group of three )

This assignment requires students to conduct analytical precedent
studies of the selected research topics as follows:

Research Topics-

Art Gallery -3 groups
Urban infill buildings -3 groups
Green and sustainable buildings -1 group
Architecture as a sculpture -1 group
Public space design 1-(Square, Street) -1 group



Public space design 2-(Courtyard and Amphitheater) -1 group
Anthropometric studies 1-(Gallery display & lighting) -1 group
Anthropometric studies 2- ( Lecture theater, toilet, staircase ) -1 group
Volumetric spaces exploration studies -1 group

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS ( PRECEDENT STUDIES ) :

A. Must submit in A3 journal
Introduction
Precedent analysis and findings
Conclusions

B. 15 minutes of slide presentation by group members.
( Presentation must be videotaped )

C. CD x 2 sets, containing both the journal and presentation, in hard casing with proper cover
design



PRECEDENT STUDIES ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:

Comprehensiveness of information gathered in relevant to major project requirements;
Analytical skills and its graphical communication;
Drawings compliance to Architectural Graphic Conventions
Presentation format, delivery and craftsmanship
Team work efforts







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Assignment 2 : Site Inventory and Site Analysis-SWOT (10%)
JALAN SULTAN, KUALA LUMPUR.
Duration : Week 2 ~ 3 ( Group Project and individual)


The second assignments is divided in two section which need to be executed concurrently as one
submission.
1. Site inventory studies and site model will be executed as group work which will allow student
to share information to understand the site.
2. Upon completion site inventory, individually students need to carry out their site analysis -
SWOT to synthesis their design parameter in relationship to their reaction to the site analysis


SITE INVENTORY TOPICS (Group).

Physical Conditions
o Site Plan, location plan and key plan, North
Point
o Topography of site; Area of site, site
measurement
o existing building physical structure or
urban massing.
o Existing texture and color of material .

Neighborhood Context
o Building Typology and Zoning ( new and
existing development )
o Circulation ( Traffic flow patterns and
density- automobile and pedestrian )
o Transportation access ( Types / Public and
Private / Parking )
o Open Spaces and Amenities
o urban massing.

Facilities
o Services / public facilities ( Police Station, TNB station, Fire Station, clinic, etc )
o Infrastructures ( public toilets, telephone, etc )
o Utilities ( Waste disposal, water, electricity, sanitary, drainage )
o urban spatial usage distribution pattern.

Natural Elements
o Vegetation ( trees, plants, etc- type, size, height, location, distribution )
o Water Bodies ( lake, pond, river location, depth, direction flow )
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o Soil condition ( Fertile, rocky, etc )

Environmental Elements
o Climate info ( Average temperature,
rain fall, etc )
o Sun orientation ( north point,
movement, shadow casting, etc
o Wind ( Direction, speed ), Air quality
o Sensory :Sight ( Views, panoramic
views )
o Sensory :Sound ( Noise sources, sound
pollution, etc )
o Sensory :Smell ( Source of smell )

Human and Cultural
o Users formal / informal activities,
events, age groups, ethnic, patterns,
density, festivals, parades, etc
o Security, vandalism or crime rate
patterns

Authority Requirements
o Land use, setback, parking space requirements, ingress and egress width, etc
o Fire escape compliance
o Dimensions of staircase ,toilet size, min. ceiling height, handicapped uses, etc,

History of the site and Jalan Sultan
o Development of urban paten throughout the time
o Important historical and cultural event taken place
o Glory period of street and its building usage.
o original design and drawing of the building at the site.


SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR SITE INVENTORY (GROUP)

A. Site model at 1:100 Scale

B. 15 minutes of slide presentation by group members.
( Presentation must be video recorded )

C. CD x 2 sets, containing both presentation board and video, in hard casing with
proper cover design



SUBMISSION CONTENT FOR SITE ANALYSIS-SWOT (individual)

Diagrammatic Synthesis Analysis consists of the following design decision :
Entrance, View, Sun orientation, Human Activities(cultural),Traffic Flow, Sound, Wind, Existing
neighborhood or built form, Services Access, Pedestrian, Streetscape, Landscape & etc

A1 Size Presentation Board


Site Analysis Assessment Criteria:
i. Comprehensiveness of information gathered in relevant to major project requirements;
ii. Analytical skills and visual communication;
iii. Presentation format, delivery and craftsmanship
iv. Team work effort



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Assignment 3 : Tour de Sculpture (10%)
Duration : Week 4 ~ 5 ( individual Project )

In the third assignment students are to design a
spatial exploration model to be located at the site.
This sculpture does not house any specific
functional requirement except to form a public
object to allow visitors to move around to
experience spatial progression and form. Student
will learn about volumetric space in relationship to
human scale, spatial exploration and progression,
architectural expressions as well as form creation
in relationship to the surrounding context.

The sculpture must demonstrate the following
compliance:
different volumetric of space
transitional space
celebrating space
texture and colors
dramatic movement, circulation and
spatial progression
fenestration of openings, light/shadow distribution
expression of form, structure and materials
responsiveness to the surrounding site context


Submission requirements (individual)
A1 Size drawing of Plan x1 , Section x2 , Elevation x 4 in 1:50 Scale.
Model in 1: 50 scale.
preferably manually drawn drawing.

Assessment Criteria:
Innovativeness in the spatial and form creation
Enlightenment and richness of spatial experience
Visual communication
Craftsmanship