Lai Mun's
Portfolio
ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO 4 (ARC60206)
Project 1 : Exploring the Environmental Poetics : Taylor's Gateway
Introduction
Project 1 explores the environmental poetics of a structure that respond to the basic natural context such as the sun, wind, heat, cold, energy issue, and the existing context. Students are required to design a structure within an open area applying ideas of environmental sustainability in architectural design. The structure should provide both a shelter and suitable environment for users.
Tasks
In a group of 3, student are to design a "Gateway" with the volume of 300m3 providing facilities below for Students' Activities Areas & Security Surveilance accomodating spaces such as:
i) Indoor games room
ii) social space
iii) Security Station
iv) Watch Tower
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Conclusion
In conclusion, I am glad that I've learned the techniques to Identify and analyze environmental qualities and contextual needs of a site. Besides that, I am also able to apply ideas and skills of environmental sustainability that I have learned from precedent studies, ESD and Building Science 1during semester 3 in my current design which helped to improve the functionality and concept of this building. Lastly, I am also able to employ particular material and construction technique that suits the environmental qualities and context of the site.