Study trip to Pulau Langkawi

EXCITED!EXCITED!EXCITED!

It was a 3 days 2 nights study trip Pulau Langkawi .

A great opportunity to discover the magic and enchantment of Langkawi’s legendary past and experience the rich tapestry of its customs and traditions. 

Just fyi it is made up of 99 islands!

This was my second times there but still the trip was amazing.

I'm so grateful to have my friends and lecturers there to make it a blast!

As you know, we were having so many projects continuously ever since the semester started.

A tension release gateway indeed.

1st day:
Arrived at the destination.
Chill, sight-seeing, on site sketching (man-made structure) and BBQ.

We were welcomed by this beautiful scenery at the jetty.

Had this Thai-style Mee at a coffee shop.Remind of Thailand very much.

Why hello handsome !

Sorry for turning you into a cutie pie ><

Love the atmosphere even though it was very hot.

Yes,I was shocked to see buffalo in front of our motel -.-

Cenang beach <3

It was a great experience with the moderate strong Malaysian wave.LOL

2nd day:

Island hoping.

It was windy, bumpy, exciting overall.

Trust me, if you've been here once,you will never get bored at the second time.

It was the first island- Pulau Dayang Bunting 

2nd Island:

Eagle Feeding

 

3rd island:

Pulau Beras Basah 

Greetings from the ladies!

Unique sea shells I've collected :)

On sight sketching Part 2: Nature structure.

At night, we had group discussion to express our life at HBP.

Last day:

Very thank you LADA for inviting us for the talk.The breakfast was scrumptious.:p

Then, we went the peak of Langkawi by the cable car to see the breathe taking views.

The cable car experience is a life time experience.

It was HIGH,REAL HIGH.

We were freezing our-self all the way to the mountain.

Genius sky bridge.

Panoramic view from the top.

View at the bottom of cable car station.

OK,signing off now!

Last but not least,THANK YOU HBP!

See you soon^^

Project 6: DESIGN & BUILD ‘AN AMPHITHEATRE STAGE’

What is an Amphitheater?
(esp. in Greek and Roman architecture) a round or oval building, typically unroofed, with a central space for the presentation of dramatic or sporting events. Tiers of seats for spectators surround the central space.

Objectives:

•    To enhance students’ skills in applying suitable elements and principles of design in producing a small building with specific function and context.
•    To improve students’ skills in conducting and documenting site analysis, designing objects and producing complete presentation drawings.
•   To enhance students’ creativity in designing a unique yet practical one-space building with the understanding of human physiology, ergonomic and comfort factors based on basic technical knowledge.
•    To increase students’ creativity in producing a remarkable stage design in the real climate and site context and explaining it with a clear design statement.
•   To introduce students to the skills of applying suitable structural design, materials and basic services.
•    To expose students to the basic costing analysis.
•    To introduce students to the report writing requirements and skills.
•    To expose students to the knowledge of basic construction process and management.
•    To allow students to construct a relatively large scale of physical model with appropriate construction techniques.
•  To encourage teamwork and nourish leadership skills among students.

In this project, we are grouped into 17 people from different courses.

So we are working as a team a.k.a a design and building consultancy company.

This Project into 3 sections :
1) Project 6a: Amphitheatre Stage Design

We needed come out with the best idea for an amphitheater design.

Due to our country environmental factor (hot-humid).,

so the OPEN SPACED amphitheater can only be used during the night.

The aspects that we have to take into account is that how to maximize the vision for the audiences and the best sound transmission to them.

Did I mention we need to use TIMBER as the main construction materials as well?

Nevertheless,

 the site location has a magnificent view,

 especially during the night.

It is located on top of the hill (right beside my school buildings).

You can immerse in the sparkle of lights shining from the houses down the hill and from the Penang bridge!!

As the background is the sea, 

we decided to use the theme 'The Wave' for our stage design.

The stage acts as a wave,

to transmit what the ideas from the performers to the audiences.

Meanwhile, 

the seating areas for the audiences are the water ripple.

Due to the wood pattern antithetical value, 

we decided to preserve the original colour.

To make it interesting, we decided to play with the lighting effect.

Well, this is our visual presentation:

Project 6b: Project Report

i)                     Progress Report

§  As the project runs for 6 weeks, each group is required to produce a progress report for the project on weekly basis. The report should consist the following component:

1)       discussion on the progress of that week;

2)       discussion of the problem that have arisen;

3)       discussion of work lies ahead, photos of current progress;

4)       Schedule of work and cost involved.

i)                     Design Proposal Report (final report)

§  The proposal should consist of the following elements/components:

i)                     Purpose, goal and objective

ii)                   Background study and site analysis

iii)                  Proposed design development

iv)                  Construction method, material selection & basic building services

v)                   Elemental Cost Analysis (ECA)

vi)                  Model Cost Estimate

vii)                Project Scheduling

Project 6c: Physical Scale Model

-IN THE PROCESS-

Project RAG161 Building Construction: Wakaf Making

What is a Wakaf?

Definition 

Literally Wakaf means to stop, contain or to preserve. In shariah, a Wakaf (plural: awqaf) is a sadaqah jariyyah (recurring / ongoing charity), a voluntary charitable endowment, from ones’ personal belongings or wealth in the form of cash / property for shariah compliant causes.

In my hometown, it is also known as a small rest house built in a Malay traditional way. It's simple, unique, beautiful and very suitable for bonding purpose.

For RAG161 Building Construction (one of the subject I have to take), 

in a group of 5, 

we have to make a Wakaf based on a real one.

So this is the Wakaf that my group have found at Sungai Ara Mosque.

It was very interesting because I never noticed how gorgeous the small structures can be

 and how cool it is formed by different kinds of joints.

Our group managed to complete it within few days times.

So below is the end product...

Closed up to the joints.

It was quite costly because basically the columns and beams were made up of Balsa wood.

However, I have fun toying around with it as it is very easy to handle with.

The visual presentation:

That's all for now.

Bye~:)

PROJECT 5a & b: SENSE OF PLACE: NEIGHBOURHOOD & COMMUNITY

Before I start with the introduction,

I would like to express my gratitude towards my friends, lecturers and most importantly, Iconic Properties for helping,guiding and providing me with useful informations to kick start this project.

For both Project 5a & 5b,

 each student need to choose one of these 6 neighbourhood areas from the list below:

1)       Bayan Residences, Relau, Penang

2)       Sunway Mutiara, Batu Maung, Penang

3)       Sunway Bukit Gambier, Penang

4)       Siara 81, Sg. Ara, Penang

5)       Sunway Merica, Sg. Ara, Penang

6)       Setia Greens, Sg. Ara, Penang

For me,I've chosen Siara 81.

After that,I've made a self-visit with some of my coursemates to the chosen area to observe and gather relevant information about the components or elements of the neighbourhood area. The results from the observation and the collected information then were analyzed and presented graphically in Project 5a and 5b.

Project 5a:

Top left:Key Plan; Bottom middle: Location Plan ; Bottom left: site analysis; Right: Site Plan.

So this is Siara 81 which strategically located at Changkat Sungai Ara 19 & 20.

(It's a newly developed are,so you will not be able to find it throguh Google Map nor The JUPAM).

It has 3 rows of terrace house (75 units) and 1 row of Semi-D (6 units)

It provides privacy and at the same time,

access to shopping complex,school, surau and etc.

Therefore

,the sound source is quite little except those from the nearby construction side.

The occupants will be able to receive maximum comfort as the houses are facing north/south.

Besides cool air will be flow from the secondary forest nearby to the houses.

The neighbourhood has facilities like Playground, other religion area, TNB, retention pond and BOMBA.

Project 5b:

These are the amendments I wish to be added into the neighbourhood:

Cyclist pathway, beautify the playground, food stalls, more greenery around the retention pond, street light at the back lane and last but not least,

change the location of the main entrance.

That's all for now.

See you soon!:)

PROJECT 4: PRESENTATION DRAWINGS

In this project,

we are required to produce two pieces of works based on project 3B:

This is the plan,left,rear and right of our L shape table.

Well,the top 3 are the perpestive view of the table and chair.Meawhile the bottom part is the axonometric drawing.

Objective:

•    To introduce students with basic technical or presentation drawings as a medium of communication in built environment.
•    To enhance students’ skills in communicating the ideas and presenting their design through a set of scaled 2D and 3D drawings.
•    To improve students’ skills in rendering, colouring and composing graphical images.

Till then.

PROJECT 3b: OBJECTS CONNECTION: A ComforTABLE CHAIR

Frankly I am quite excited for this project as in group of 3, we are required to produce a structural model of a wooden L-shape seating object that combines a table and chair(s) (students are free to design and decide the form of each chair/sofa/table/desk)

Besides,it is a competition.

The lecturers will select the best to be produced in real life and be placed near our school pond-waterfall which is now under construction.

For aesthetic factors, 

we should also consider the function of the furniture as an outdoor comfortable resting spot for HBP community.

 The theme of that seating object is ‘UNITY’,

 but each group is free to choose their specific concept that is relevant to the stipulated theme. 

Objective:

§  To improve students’ ability in applying suitable elements and principles of design in producing a functional structure.

§  To expose the students to the challenges of designing a small structure that is a result of a connection or combination of two or more objects.

§  To improve students’ skills in developing and communicating the ideas through conceptual scale model making.

§  To enhance students’ ability in designing a creative form of object and space with the understanding of human physiology, ergonomic and comfort factors based on basic technical knowledge

For the base,we used foam board.

To beautify it,we used paper mache.Painted it in orange(Acrylic paint) to make it striking and modern looking.

 Ta-daa!End product!

The main reason we designed it this way is to make it comfortable.

We named it THE FLOW.

Why?

As you can see the whole thing is in one piece.There's no ending for the curve.This also reflects the Unity theme.

The curve will also minimize the danger, allows rain water to flow down from it and thus reduce the maintenance fee.

The middle section is the coffee table.

The back rest is placed near the table because we believe the elders will sit near the coffee table and this allows them to get the things on the table easily.

That's all.

Thank you!

PROJECT 3a: OBJECT CREATION : A FREE-FORM SCULPTURE

For this project,there will be no more drawing!

Instead we need to produce an object of a free-from sculpture that can be made from any materials (new or recycled)

Besides,

to create the sculpture,

we shall communicate with the inner self, our imagination and creation needs to co-work within the limited spaces and time set.

The theme of the sculpture is ‘HARMONY’,

 but each student is free to choose their specific concept that is relevant to the stipulated theme.

Objectives:

•      To improve students’ ability in applying suitable elements and principles of design in producing a free-form object.
•       To improve students’ skills in developing and communicating the ideas through conceptual model making.

      After 'communicated' with my inner voice and imagination, I realized time limitation is my big problem.

In order to express my feeling,I've decided to make a broken clock with butterflies flying out of it.

Broken clock-a wish to forget the times.

Butterflies(symbolized me ,also my logo signature in case you readers forgotten)-flying out from the broken clock          to set myself free from the tension caused by the time limitation.

To start creating the sculpture

,first and foremost,

I've used some old newspapers and glue (paper mache method) to do the clock.

To be exact,this is a home cooked starch (To save the cost)

Carefully,stick the newspapers pieces with starch onto the plastic container to form the shape of a clock.

The base is a plastic container,so it's easier to produce the shape.

I've torn apart an old real clock to decorate the inner part of my clock.

Then I've cut the shape of the butterflies from aluminium tins.

To make the butterflies 'flying' out from the clock,

I used aluminium wire.

I've used hot glue gun to stick the aluminium butterflies onto the wire.

Ta-daa!It looks like they;re flying gracefully on top of the clock.

The top view of the end product.

The end product.

The End.

Thank you!