ARCHITECTURE DESIGN 2
Project 1: Mobile Shop
Mobile shop is a project where we are given the task to design a shop
that could be easily dismantled & reassembled when desired. We are
given an option to choose our desired brand to design for.
Quiksilver is the brand which I choose to design the mobile shope for. Its a surfing wear which the lead to several streetwear products which is established in Australia.
The overall concept is taken from the Quiksilver logo itself, a sea wave. Each beam is designed to be is a form of the wave, showing the company’s identity. A surf board on the roof aligned with those beams shows that surfing is how the company started. The used of lights
enchance the shop more to make it look like youre in the seas.
Project 2: Shop Facade
For the shop facade assignment, we are brought to a row of old shops in Petaling Jaya to work on designing a facade to enchance the market of the shops there as well as renewing the image of the area.
The current plain & ugly building looks doesnt seem to attract much customer, given the assumption of a dirty & unattractive restaurant to many who passes by.
The design approach was to maintain the color identity of Nasi Lemak Cikgu & create an attractive free flowing facade that follows the pattern of a banana leaf’s vein which is used to wrap the nasi lemak.
Project 3: Car Showroom
For the car showroom project, we were brought to an empty lot nearby Quill 9, Petaling Jaya to work on designing a showroom for any car manufacture of our choice. As for this project, Lambhorghini
was the choice for my design assignment. Lambhorghini is a Spanish
iconic car manufacturer. Their car design are unique in its way, with its futuristic designs application that makes it one of its own kind.
The approach into designing the showroom is to create a futuristic
design that would potray the company’s identity at the very moment you see the architecture.
The design uses the combination of hexagon shaped panels that would form the entire building. 70% of the building uses ETFE, a material that would allow light to penetrate into then building & repels heat through the air well inside.
ARCHITECTURE DESIGN 3
Project 1: Mobile Stage
Project 2: Open Stage
This project was intended to be part of entry for the inter-university
competition. The task was to a design a mobile stage that would serve the street bands while doing their shows on the road.
Given a limited amount of area to work on, we are to provide the amount of minimal space so that the user needs could be lled within the given area.
The concept to this is ‘SINERGIA’ which is a Spanish translation of ‘Synergy’. It refers to the interaction of two or more agents of forces so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual effects. It also refers to the cooperative interactions among groups, especially among the merged part that creates an enhanced combined effect.
The design would could be a simple boxed shape than can be opened up to more spaces when deployed but with the combination of the music & art, it would make these spaces even more lively and effective.
For the open stage assignment, we were given a site at the heart fo Kuala Lumpur, Dataran Merdeka to design a open stage, providing shelter to the current site. Usually used for the Independance Day rally & surrounded by historical buildings, the design approach was to built an iconic structure that would potray our country, Malaysia.
The design comes from an idea of having a root coming out of the ground that becomes the shelter to the place. The root would represent the unity of the people of many races in Malaysia. Just like an actual root, the design is meant to collect rainwater for reuse. The gaps in each curve allows water to slip in and to be gathered at the back of the structure.
The use of ETFE is also applied to the design to allow light to pass through & repels heat from coming in. The wide design also allow wind to pass through it.
