DESIGN PROCESS

Strategic Masterplan Detail Design Topical Focus

STRATEGIC MASTERPLAN (GROUP)

After completing the persona analyses, students were regrouped into groups of 4-5 students, such that each persona is represented in each of the new groups.

In these new groups, they are asked to define a site of their choice within which they are to develop a strategic masterplan. The aim is to address a particular issue that was discovered through their earlier analyses and to propose physical design interventions that could provide parts of the solution to issues that are social, cultural, historical or even geopolitical in nature.

DETAIL DESIGN (INDIVIDUAL)

Each student was to then zoom into an aspect or portion of this masterplan and develop a compelling individual concept for each sub-site that adds meaningful complexity rather than distract from the overall group strategy.

TOPICAL FOCUS (INDIVIDUAL)

They were also asked to delve into a topical focus that is of relevance to their individual concept, to intentionally add rigour to their design process as well as catalyse innovation in their design details. These includes:

• Thermal Comfort

• Private / public boundaries

• Wayfinding

• Community gardening

• Conservation

• Ecological services