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DESIGN JOURNAL
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MELINDA KUMALA A0222730U
B.ARCH Y2S1 NUS ARCHITECTURE
STUDIO CHAW CHIH WEN
FALL 2021
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CONST RUCT ING VOID(S)
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FOREWORD -
This design journal documents the project done in Year 2 Semester 1, with a focus on showcasing the thinking process behind the work. I would like to thank my tutor, Ar. Chaw Chih Wen for his continuous guidance in the completion of this semester and my studiomates for the amazing friendship.
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CON T EN TS -
W EEK 1-3 Probe 1 - 2 W EEK 3-5 Site Investigation W EEK 5-11 Aggregation
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PROBE 01A - OBJECTS IN SPACE
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PROBE 01B - BODIES IN SPACE
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PROBE02A - TIME AND SPACE
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CONSOLIDATION OF UNI T ROTATION
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CONSOLIDATED ROTATION WI THIN UNI T
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CASE STUDY MINERAL HOUSE, TOKYO
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CASE STUDY SALK INSTI TUTE, CALIFORNIA
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AGGREGATION 01 All units at default position (Rotation 1A & 2A)
Default position 1 Default position 2
PLAN
ISO NW
ISO SE
SOUTH ELEVATION
WEST ELEVATION
All units amaximum span
PLAN
ISO NW
ISO SE
SOUTH ELEVATION
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Height adjusted
PLAN
ISO NW
ISO SE
SOUTH ELEVATION
WEST ELEVATION
Randommised rotation
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ISO NW
ISO SE
SOUTH ELEVATION
WEST ELEVATION
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AGGREGATION 02 Variations of core
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St h St Peck Sea
h St Tras St
Wall
ich St
EAST SUNRISE
h St Choon Guan
01/11
EAST SUNRISE
Peck Sea
h St
WEST SUNSET
Peck Sea
Peck Sea
h St
ich St
Tras St
WEST SUNSET
St
St
SITE
Wall
EAST SUNRISE
Tras St h St
Tras St Tras St
h St Tras St
SITE
ich St
Choon Guan
01/10
Choon Guan
Peck Sea
h St Tras St
Peck Sea
h St Peck Sea
Tras St
Peck Sea
St
St
01/08
SITE
Wall
WEST SUNSET
Tras St
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Peck Sea h St h St Peck Sea Choon Guan
01/07
SITE
Choon Guan
ich St
St
20/06 - SUMMER SOLSTICE
EAST SUNRISE
Wall
Tras St Peck Sea
h St
Tras St Peck Sea
h St
Tras St
Choon Guan
St
SITE
ich St
St
EAST SUNRISE
WEST SUNSET
Wall
ich St
ich St
EAST SUNRISE
SITE
Wall
ich St
Wall
Choon Guan
Peck Sea
Wall
23/09 - AUTUMN EQUINOX
WEST SUNSET
EAST SUNRISE
Tras St
Peck Sea h St
Tras St
Tras St
WEST SUNSET EAST SUNRISE
01/05
St
01/04
SITE
Choon Guan
Peck Sea h St Choon Guan
20/03 - SPRING EQUINOX
SITE
WEST SUNSET
Tras St
St
01/02
Peck Sea h St
01/01
ich St
Peck Sea h St
Choon Guan
EAST SUNRISE
Wall
Tras St
St
SITE
WEST SUNSET
EAST SUNRISE
Peck Sea h St
Peck Sea h St
EAST SUNRISE
Peck Sea h St Choon Guan
WEST SUNSET
ich St
Tras St
Tras St
Tras St
WEST SUNSET
EAST SUNRISE
Wall
WEST SUNSET
ich St
Peck Sea h
St SITE
Wall
ich St
WEST SUNSET
Tras St
SITE
Wall
Tras St
SITE
Peck Sea h
St Peck Sea h
Tras St
Tras St
Peck Sea h
St
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St
Choon Guan
21/12 - WINTER SOLSTICE
St
Peck Se ah
Tras St
Tras St
Peck Se ah
St
St
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SITE
SITE
Wall
Wall
ich St
Peck Se
Peck Se
ah St
ah St
Tras St
Tras St
ich St
Choon Guan
St
Choon Guan
St
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AGGREGATION 03 Twisted core in response to sun direction
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AGGREGATION 04 Staggered arrangement
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AGGREGATION 05 Addition of vertical access between units
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UNI T TRANSFORMATIONS
CURRENT UNIT
LIMITED OPEN SPACE
MODIFICATION STAGE 1 AT KI TCHEN POSI TION (DINE)
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RECESSED 150 RISER
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CONNECTION STRATEGY
PIVOT
PIVOT
MIRRORED
PIVOT PIVOT
PIVOT PIVOT
LOWERED ELEVATION
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UNI T TRANSFORMATIONS FINAL MODIFICATION, ADDI TION OF VERTICAL ACCESS ON PLAY & WORK
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DI N E
PL AY
M ULT I PURPOSE
WORK
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CONNECTION STRATEGY
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PE RSPEC T I V E V I EW SCEN E AT 10 A M - 5 PM ~7 0 % AT WOR K POSI T I ON
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SE C T IONAL PE RSPECT I V E SCE N E AT 5-7 PM ~7 0% AT DIN IN G POSI T ION
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PL AN AT 15 M SCE NE AT 5 -7 PM ~ 7 0% AT DI NE POSI T I ON
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ISOME T RIC V IEW ROTAT ION F IX ED AT DINING POSI T I ON
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ISOME T RIC V IEW ROTAT I ON F IX ED AT PL AY POSI T ION
I SOME T RI C V I E W ROTAT I ON F I X E D AT WORK POSI T I ON
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ELEVATIONS AT DIFFEREN T TIMING AND ROTATION NORT H ELEVAT ION
5-7PM ~70% AT DINIE
100% AT DINE
100% AT PL AY
EAST ELEVAT ION
100% AT DINE SOUT HEAST ISOME T RIC
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5-7PM ~70% AT DINIE
100% AT DINE
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