Architecture Design Studio 4
Nature Appreciation Center
Project 1 : Precedent Studies A & B
Objective
First stage is to onserve and investigate existing knowledge on similar scheme and sustainable architecture that respond to the basic natural context such as the sun, wind, heat, cold, energy issue, and context. The main aim is to analyse architectural precedents for spatial typology, spatial programming and poetic relatiionship between the built and natural setting.
Project 2 : Discovering The Environment and Social Needs for Contextual Architecture
Objective
Stage 2 is to identify and analyse the site context for design
exploration. In groups, carry out a thorough research on the
subject and site analysis. Individually, a student is to Identify
and analyse environmental and social needs of a site that lead
to formulation of the design programme and contextual
responses.
Site Analysis (Group)
Project 3 : Nature Appreciation Center (Individual)
Objective
It explores design solutions that harness environmental qualities and conditions for human and environment sustainability through a project with a specific community of users. Students explore design solutions that reduce environmental impact utilising clustered spatial typology and passive design approach. The design work should contribute to and merge harmoniously with nature and the site, and provide the best of experiences for the users.
Objectives
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To develop awareness of environmental sustainability in architectural design.
To develop the student’s ability to meet the imperative and inter-related environmental and social needs, as well as make poetry with the buildings.