ARCHISTUDENT
AN ARCHITECTURE STUDENT'S PORTFOLIO SHOWCASING HER WORK AND THE LEARNING PROCESS
ARC 2126 - Architecture Design Studio 5
Development of formal architectural design strategies, while encompassing urban issues within a dense urban
environment.
Project 1 Preliminary Studies
In a group of 15, students have to work collectively to observe and gather data of the site given - Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur - to produce preliminary studies for the final project - an urban infill. 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 market-place and architectural responses for urban infills.
This project aims to give students an overview of the formation of cities and introduce basic concepts of urban design in relation to architectural design. Through this project, students will also be introduced to basic methodologies of urban studies, examples and architectural responses for urban infills, and understand the role of market-places in traditional and contemporary urban societies. Case studies and site analysis are conducted to generate an understanding of the physical and cultural context and development of urban environments
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 market-place. All deliverables are composed and presented in 24 A3 presentation boards, in which 12 are precedent studies (4 precedent studies) and 12 are site documentation and analysis.
Presentation Boards
 .infill A1 |  .infill A2 |  .infill A3 |
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 .market A1 |  .market A2 |  .market A3 |
 site macro 2 |  site macro 1 |  market B3 |
 market B2 |  market B1 |  infill B3 |
 infill B2 |  infill B1 |  site macro 3 and 4 |
 site macro 5 |  site macro 6 |  site micro A1 |
 site micro A2 |  site micro A3 |  site micro B1 |
 site micro B2 |  site micro B3 |
Project 2 Final Project
The Final Project is an individual project to design a contemporary market-place 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 an appropriate formal and elevational strategy in response to the character of the street, the design should take into consideration a holistic application of structural, spatial, functional and environmental requirements to address the user needs for an urban market-place. 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.
The design outcome is an urban infill market-place, which should be site-specific through its formal, cultural, legislative, structural and environmental design responses. Therefore, students are required to design with basic knowledge of urban architectural typologies, infill design strategies and market-place programming, within the constraints of feasibility and in response to basic design codes and statutory requirements.
Design requirements
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a total floor area of between 1000m2 -1200m2
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3-5 storeys
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60% Retail Space
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20% Urban Realm
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20% Services and circulation
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application of appropriate building setbacks and basic fire requirements
Presentation Boards
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Project Duration: 3 weeks
Project Duration: 11 weeks
Progress Sketches
 Concept for market |  Conceptual massing model. |  Top view of massing model to study voids. |
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 Front view of massing model to study relationship between levels. |  Section to study vertical connection. |  Zoning of spaces and pathways for ground floor. |
 Initial ground floor sketch. |  Developed ground floor plan. |  First floor plan. |
 Facade design idea |  Ground floor plan for interim. |  First floor plan for interim. |
 Second floor plan for interim. |  Third floor plan for interim. |  Section A-A for interim. This section shows relationship between spaces of the market. |
 Section B-B for interim. This section shows relationship between the main street, building, and back alley. |