DST 60304|CONTEMPORARY DESIGN THEORIES

DST 60304

CONTEMPORARY DESIGN THEORIES

TEE HUI QING 0334497 SEMESTER 4

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ASSIGNMENT 1: ARCHITECTURAL MANIFESTO (30%) ASSIGNMENT 2: CASE STUDY PRESENTATION (30%) ASSIGNMENT 3: FINAL ESSAY (40%)

ASSIGNMENT 1 ARCHITECTURAL MANIFESTO (30%) VERSIONING BY SHoP

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VERSIONING DST 60304 CONTEMPORARY DESIGN THEORIES ASSIGNMENT 1: ARCHITECTURE MANIFESTO Name: Tee Hui Qing (Joyce) Student ID: 0334497 Programme: BA (Honours) Interior Architecture

Lecturer: Ms. Aida, Ms. Hanim Total Word Count: 452 Words

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Index/ Rubrix Page | 3

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Content Introduction a) Author’s Background/ Mind frame b) Locality, Time and Socio-Political c) Triggering Events/ Ideal Genesis Manifesto a) Core Technology and Spill Over Ideologies b) Illustrations/diagrams to explain the ideals c) Key Works and Adoption to Society Critical Commentary a) After effect of manifesto b) Your thought/opinion on the ideals c) Conclusion Reference

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1. Introduction a) Author’s Background/ Mindframe Page | 4

Chris Sharples- Founder of ShoP

SHoP, is made up of initials by Christopher Sharples and William Sharples, the twins; Coren Sharples, William’s wife, and Kimberly Holden and Greg Pasquarelli, the couple. They believe that architecture should include history, culture, politics, finance and technology as their backgrounds varied. (Polsky, S, 2014) b) Locality, Time and Socio-Political Condition SHoP Architects firm was founded in 1966 near City Hall in Lower Manhattan, New York. (Cornachio, J, 2018) Despite the norm of defying the close mixture of art and commerce, SHoP believed the otherwise as they thought design flourished with the constraints of money as it requires great problemsolving skills. (Interview: Gregg Pasquarelli, 2018) c) Triggering Events/ Ideal Genesis “Interview: Gregg Pasquarelli” (2018) mentioned that SHoP use versioning to explain the expansion of potentials towards design using the means of technology with computer-aided technology to solve manpower and budget problems.

2. Manifesto a) Core Ideology & spill over ideologies Breaking away from the conventional rendering or elevation approach, SHoP applies technology, Page | 5 computer-aided technology (CAD) and digital fabrication, to explain the flourishing and sustainable design (Polsky, S, 2014) and utilizes problems as the turning point for a better design. (2018 Middle East Conference - Gregg Pasquarelli “Beauty & Finance: Post Mannerism in Skyscrapers.”, 2019)

b) Illustrations/diagrams to explain the ideals CNC Technology & Fabrication of structure

Figure 1: CNC Cutting Machine

Figure 2: Fabrication lab

Figure 3: Subtractive Manufacturing

Klinger, K. R., & Vermillion, J. (2006) said that SHoP replaces the stereotype of using traditional 2D drawings with 3D exploded computer model generated diagrams to describe the location of assemblage in assisting the building construction.

Waterfront

c) Key works & Adoption to society

Figure 4, 5 & 6: Towers in Southeast Corner and Northwest Corner respectively connected with sky bridge with park

Figure 7: Mechanical Equipment

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Figure 8 & 9: Live copper design on building façade

American Copper Building is two towers on East Side of Manhattan on a difficult master plan with a sky bridge connecting them by mechanical equipment. With little budget, SHoP used live copper design on the building façade. Users find the waterfront views amazing and many rented skyline views.

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Figure 10: Six-Sided Stars & Hexagons

Figure 11: Exterior (Dark Blue), Interior (Light Blue) Landmark

Figure 12, 13, 14, 15: Convex-flat-concave bronze details on the tower in a series of interconnecting hexagons

Figure 16 & 17: Concave & Convex fluting Base

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9 Dekalb, got its interior and exterior landmark inspired by a series of six-sided stars and its tower a series of interconnecting hexagons, encircled by convex-flat-concave bronze details all the way up the tower. Concave fluting and the convex fluting formed the base of the 5 stories plasters building. It’s taller than any other skyscrapers in New York.

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Figure 18: Each pilaster in a kind of gentle arc as if the building is vanishing in the sky

Figure 19: 26 different shapes and 6 different cream colours of Terracotta

Figure 2: Bronze Filigree, a flat facade but looks like curved fronts

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111 West 57th Street, uses CNC technology to fabricate the Terracotta plaster of 26 shapes in 6 different cream colours on its facades that looks like a rotating terracotta up the spire with LEDs embedded inside. Serving as a rain screen system, the flat bronze filigree is sighted curved on the glass curtain wall, that makes people admire the merging of contemporary and historical elements together.

3. Critical Commentary a) After effect of manifesto SHoP has undoubtedly become the award-winning architecture firm with its beliefs on utilising 3D and digital fabrication to construct a prominent building, convincing the conventional critics to accept the fast-changing technology into part of their architecture projects. b) Your thought/opinion on the ideals I really admire SHoP’s forseen vision into replacing conventional architecture drawings into using 3D accurate visualisation to bring the architecture design to another level with much better efficiency. c) Conclusion Be wise with utilising technology to break the limits in architecture and design and take consideration into creating sustainable yet aesthetic buildings that appeals to everyone.

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Reference Page | 9 2018 Middle East Conference - Gregg Pasquarelli “Beauty & Finance: Post Mannerism in Skyscrapers.”

(2019, May 21). [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkON1EscOSg

Cornachio, J. (2018, October 8). Talking SHoP: How One Firm is Reshaping New York City’s Skyline.

Journal. https://architizer.com/blog/inspiration/collections/talking-shop-architects/ Interview: Gregg Pasquarelli. (2018, July 25). The Architectural League of New York. https://archleague.org/article/interview-gregg-pasquarelli/ Klinger, K. R., & Vermillion, J. (2006). Visualizing the Operative and Analytic: Representing the Digital Fabrication Feedback Loop and Managing the Digital Exchange. International Journal of Architectural Computing, 4(3), 79–97. https://doi.org/10.1260/147807706778658856 Polsky, S. (2014, May 28). How SHoP Became NYC's Go-To Megaproject Architects. Curbed NY. https://ny.curbed.com/2014/5/28/10094952/how-shop-became-nycs-go-to-megaproject-architects

ASSIGNMENT 2 CASE STUDY PRESENTATION (30%) GARDEN CITY CONCEPT BY EBENEZER HOWARD

PRESENTATION SLIDES

UTOPIAN PARADISE GARDEN CITY CONCEPT BY EBENEZER HOWARD

Utopian Paradise Group 5

Ebenezer Howard 1850 - 1928

Yuen Hoh Yan Pak Mei Kei Tee Hui Qing Nelson Bay Xin Yi Lim Yong Jian Lai Chun Hou

Garden City Concept

1902

ORIGIN

End of 19th Century

Robert Owen

Smaller communities SOLUTION

IDEATION

Industrialisation Gap between Rural and Urban Beginning of 20th Century

Ebenezer Howard

Garden City

Author Of

Revised to

1898

1902

Garden City Movement + Urban Cities

- Initiated in 1898 by Ebenezer Howard in the United Kingdom

= Garden City Greenbelts

Aim: To Attain BeneďŹ ts of But to avoid disadvantages of both.

+ Urban Cities

Countryside

CORE IDEOLOGY

British Parliament

Idea of social reform

Farmer

Environmentalist mindset

Prime years in 2nd Industrial Revolution

Ebenezer Howard’s Influences

Propose electricity as main power source

‘Looking Backward’

by Edward Bellamy 1888 Combine best aspects of cities and countryside

‘Progress and Poverty’ by Henry George

“To study the city as a whole, linking the relationship between urban and rural areas”

Cons of TOWN

Cons of COUNTRY

1.Distance from work

1.Dullness 1.Beauty of nature- peace all over the places

2.Closely out of nature

2.Lack of Society 2. Social Opportunity- cumulative growth 3. Fields and parks of easy accessequal chances

3.Isolation from crowds

3.Low wage

4. Low rents, Low rates, Low prices 5. Pure air and water- good drainage

4.High rents

5.Dirty air

6. Bright homes & gardens- no smoke, no slums

4. Lack of drainage

5. Lack of amusements

7. Freedom- cooperation 6.Slums

6.General decay

Combination of pros becomes a

TOWN- COUNTRY

1. Avoid the downfalls of industrial cities

Garden City Ideology

2. Break the stronghold of capitalism and lead to cooperative socialism

4. Reorganised with networks of garden cities

“A town designed for healthy living and industry; of a size that makes possible of full measure of social life; but not larger; surrounded by a rural belt; the whole of the land being in public ownership or held in trust for community�

3. Free of slums

Garden City Movement Purpose of Garden City: completely reform the capitalist urban form

1. Accommodate 32,000 people 2. 6000 acres. (2400 hectares) 3. Planned on a concentric pattern with open spaces, public parks and six radial boulevards, 120 ft (37m wide, extending from the centre.

4. The garden city would be self-sufďŹ cient and when it reached full population, another garden city would be developed nearby.

5. Howard envisages a cluster of several garden cities as satellites of a central of 58,000 people, linked by road and rail.

6. To reduce smoke and dust pollution in cities, electricity must be used as a power source, and municipal waste should be used in agriculture.

7. Various factories, warehouses, and markets are built in the outermost area of the city.

8. One side faces the outermost ring road and the other side is a ring-shaped railway branch line, so transportation is very convenient.

PERIOD & KEY FIGURES

PERIOD & KEY FIGURES Early 20th Century, Letchworth

1898, England

Ebenezer Howard published his article titled “To-Morrow”, which introduced the concept of a Garden City. It was revised in 1902.

Raymond Urwin designed Letchworth based on Howard’s principles on a significantly smaller scale.

Late 20th Century, Putrajaya

aQidea Architecture designed Putrajaya to be the Federal Territory of Malaysia, with the intent of relieving traffic and improving government efficiency.

Early 20th Century, London

Johnathan Carr developed Bedford Park into the world’s first garden suburb emphasising on living spaces.

Mid 20th Century , Singapore

Lee Kuan Yew proposed this vision to improve the health of people. Among the initiatives taken , various parks were built with connectors to join them.

Early 20th Century, Moscow

Boris Sakulin designed the “three rings” of Moscow emphasising on technical and economic progress. The total area spans more than 2500km2.

KEY WORKS & ADAPTATION TO SOCIETY

Garden City Association of America (1899) Founded by Howard to promote the idea of Garden Cities as proposed in 1898. The name was later changed to Garden Cities and Town Planning Association (TCPA), to include the planning of town cities.

Objectives (TCPA, 2009): -Secure a decent, well designed home for everyone, in a human-scale environment combining the best features of town and country.

-Empower people and communities to inuence decisions that affect them.

-Improve the planning system in accordance with the principles of sustainable development.

Letchworth Garden City

Welwyn Garden City

Letchworth Garden City

Planned by Raymond Urwin based on Howard’s principles

Broadway Gardens

Hertfortshire, England Population: 33600 (2012)

One of the first “New Towns” in UK, and has UK’s first roundabout

Railway systems were replaced by main roads

Social Cities in the original manifesto were replaced with roundabouts

St. Francis’ College

Town Hall

Coronation Fountain

The Campus

Gosling Sports Park

Planned by Howard in 1920 after Letchworth

Welwyn Garden City Hertfortshire, England Population: 51735 (2016)

One of the “New Towns” in UK under the “New Towns Act 1946”

Intertwined with tree-line boulivards with a Neo-Georgian building as a centre

Garden Cities

New Urbanism

Inspired

Promotes environmentally friendly habits through walkable neighbourhoods with different housing and job types.

Principles of Intelligent Urbanism

A theory of urban planning to guide city planning and urban designs, including balance with nature, households, and appropriate technology.

CRITICAL COMMENTARY

Garden City became reference to many modern urban planning

Controlled city development

Pros

The concept cares for the people’s living quality

Cons Lack of dynamic, exibility, openness.

Development of urban green space into living places.

Great sense of community

Wise control of urban space, use of clean energy and waste recycling.

Only applied to the construction of new cities in the suburbs

Society dominated by capitalism.

Inconsistent with contemporary urban development concepts

SPECULATION OF UTOPIA IN LOCAL CONTEXT

Putrajaya & New Delhi

Application of concept of garden city

Putrajaya

Introduction ●

Emphasis on physical form: terrain, vegetation, landscape & water bodies

Largest comprehensive urban development project since 1957

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Divided into 20 areas and further divided by roads/ green spaces

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Retains the essence of Malaysia's traditional heritage

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Strengthen management of urban activities

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"Pastoral-Smart City" planning features maintained

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Promote social progress by improvement of communication technology & information technology infrastructure

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1/3 is natural forest gardens , lakes and wetlands

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Core areas (5): Government, Mixed development, Citizen & Cultural, Commercial, Sports & Leisure

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Remaining areas account for 25.5% of total land (15): Community Commercial Point & Public facilities on the periphery with community planning ；4.2km boulevard (City's Spine): accommodate 1) 500000 daytime population 2) 350000 nighttime population

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Administrative center of Malaysia

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Economical Context ●

Reflect Malaysia's natural and cultural heritage while incorporating the latest scientific and technological achievements

Social Context Improvement or Degradation

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Ubiquitous local architecture and design

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Greatly promote the integrity and cohesion of the community

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Good foundation for the implementation of rural city concept

Political Context ●

Putrajaya is the administrative center of Malaysia. Prime Minister Mahathir at that time replaced many small buildings in the original plan with many magnificent buildings that we can see now.

Application of concept of garden city

Introduction ●

New Delhi

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Construction of New Delhi began in 1911, became the capital since 1931.

British architect (Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens) was the planner.

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Policy of expropriating land on a large scale, and the government took all the land down for planning.

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Considered large number of vehicles traveling from and to the city center.

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Rural areas are left as green areas in each border area, and other places must be urbanized.

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Supports the heavy traffic, especially helpful for famous Tuktuk in the tourism sector to travel in the busy road.

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All land must be redeveloped and high-density development.

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Detailed rules for cooperative housing for low- and middle-income people.

Improvement or Degradation

Social Context

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Detailed rules for the mixed use of land, increase density, and have more intensive land use.

Economical Context

Follows Western urban planning theories.

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These compact houses are convenient and comfortable with the climate.

Prosperous business.

Political Context ●

The construction of New Delhi by the British was a result of influence from the Garden City Movement.

Putrajaya

New Delhi

Economical Context Economical Context ●

Reflect Malaysia's natural and cultural heritage while incorporating the latest scientific and technological achievements

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Considered large number of vehicles traveling from and to the city center.

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Supports the heavy traffic, especially helpful for famous Tuktuk in the tourism sector to travel in the busy road.

Political Context Improvement or Degradation

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Putrajaya is the administrative center of Malaysia. Prime Minister Mahathir at that time replaced many small buildings in the original plan with many magnificent buildings that we can see now.

Improvement or Degradation

Political Context ●

The construction of New Delhi by the British was a result of influence from the Garden City Movement.

Reference List 1. Gatarić, D., Belij, M., Đerčan, B., & Filipović, D. (2019). The origin and development of Garden cities: An overview.

Zbornik Radova - Geografski Fakultet Univerziteta u BHoward, E. (1902).

2. Garden Cities of To-morrow (2nd ed.). London: Swan Sonnenschein &.eogradu, 67–1, 33–43. https://doi.org/10.5937/zrgfub1901033g 3. Tizot, J. (2018, June 1). Ebenezer Howard’s Garden City Idea and the Ideology of Industrialism. OpenEditionJournals. https://journals.openedition.org/cve/3605 4. Vernet, N, Coste, A. (2017). Gardem Cities of the 21st Century: A Sustainable Path to Suburban Reform. Angers:France 5. Sarachma. (2016). A Critique of Howard’s Garden City Movement. https://zoningthegardenstate.wordpress.com/2016/10/04/a-critique-of-howards-garden-city-movement/

6. TCPA. (2009). Towns and Countrysides for a New Age of Challenge: A Manifesto From TCPA. https://www.tcpa.org.uk/

STYLESCAPE

UTOPIAN PARADISE GARDEN CITY CONCEPT BY EBENEZER HOWARD

ASSIGNMENT 3 FINAL ESSAY (40%) CRAZY RICH ASIANS

CONTEMPORARY DESIGN THEORY | DST 60304

TEE HUI QING | 0334497 | 2320 words

INTRODUCTION

“Crazy Rich Asians” is a 2018 American rom-com film directed by Jon M. Chu. This motion pictures talks about how an American-Chinese, Rachel Chu, faces the challenges of dealing with her boyfriend, Nick Young’s wealthy family background when she followed him to his best friend, Colin’s wedding in Singapore. The truth was only revealed when she went to visit her college friend, Peik Lin. As Rachel tried to impose a good impression when Nick introduced

her

to

his

family,

Eleanor,

Nick’s

mother

especially,

was

upset

with

her

appearance and told her privately that she will never be enough for the family. At the bachelorette party, her room was vandalized as she was deemed as a gold-digger. Despite the circumstances, Rachel bravely confronted Eleanor that if one day Nick eventually marries someone who lives up to her standards, it will be because of her selfless love for Nick, a girl she looked down on, who made that happen. In the end, Rachel and Nick received the blessings from Eleanor and earned her respect.

This movie is really inspiring in terms of the movie sets as it plays a broad range over Chinese traditional cultural elements, art nouveau, modern sleek to nature landscaping which are revealed to be just in our own country, Malaysia and Singapore as well. The message of the movie was delivered well as it reveals how one’s bravery and love can surpass money and fame despite one's maipulation and oppression over people from lower class background through his power of money.

"FAME, CULTURE CLASH, CROSS-CLASS ROMANCE"

CHARACTERS AND CHARACTERISTICS

SCOPE AND BACKGROUND STUDIES The movie sets were filmed in both Malaysia and Singapore as the plot in the novel was mainly starring at Singapore itself. As the Young’s family is portrayed one of the richest in Singapore where their affluence was accumulated since the Young’s ancestors’ making in China, it is definitely desirable to pick locations that best show the cultural elements in the interior spaces, such as the Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion and Tyersall Park.

MALA Cheong

Be-Landa Residence shows

Tyersall

encompasses the harmonious

a

example of Peranakan style.

blend of Chinese and Western

tradtional

architecture

elements

and

Fatt

Tze

where

Mansion

YSIA

porcelain

calligraphy

huge

contrast

as

it

to

the

architectural

It

is

Chinese

designed

was

Park

is

a

refurbished paintings,

emerald

with a more minimalistic and

green

Scottish

sleek approach where colour

wealth,

tones are limited yet causes

with the plot. This is used as

Nouveau stain glass. This is

the

Nick’s grandma’s house for

used as a mah-jong parlour

spacious

where

This is where Eleanor had her

occasion which captures the

bibble study group with the

viewers’

Young's relatives.

glance.

by

balusters

English

and

Rachel

Art

confronts

Eleanor before she leaves.

overall

site

and

to

look

extravagant.

the

that

using

are

complemented

paints

great

which

indicates

matches

blooming

tan

attention

1:42:06

07:33

48:53

1:46:44

07:51

1:11:49

at

well

hua.

one

Not limited to Chinese architectural styles only, precolonial as well as modern architectural elements are also seen in Gardens by the bays and Chijmes. This variety employs great lengths of diversity in terms of design features that best represents how the riches live in luxury environments for audience to have a sight in the opulent lifestyle.

SING Gardens

by

waterfront

the

bay

garden

is

a

APORE

beautiful

installation

with

Chijmes million

is

used

wedding

to of

portrayed Colin

the

Khoo

40 and

temperature controlled domes that house

Araminta Lee where stunning landscaping

thousands of greeneries with waterfall and

of meadows concept was applied to create

lakes.

a dreamy grassland feel that captures the

This

is

where

Colin’s

Wedding

night party was held at where the guests

viewers’ attention at one glance.

have a full blast at the blissful event.

1:30:21

1:29:02

1:27:27

1:27:44

KEY SPACES AND INTERACTION OF SPACES WITH CHARACTERS The key spaces that are selected for this movie would be Be-Landa Residence (Eleanor finds out about Rachel and her lower class background), The Cluny Park (Rachel finds out about Nick's riches and dress up for occasions), Tysersall Park (Eleanor's confrontation to Rachel about her not meeting up to her standards), Four Seasons Langkawai Resorts (Rachel's room get vandalised by the girls and got consoled by Astrid), Chijmes (Khoo couple's garden wedding),

Cheong Fatt Tze

Mansion (Mahjong Scene where Rachel leaves with pride with her mother)

1) Be-Landa Residence (Nick Young’s parents’ residence) Eleanor and the Young relatives were having a bible study group out in the open space when she got to know about Rachel as the relatives received news from

Radio1Asia

in

New

York.

She

called Nick for confirmation about the news, which he just discussed it with 08:42

Rachel.

08:44

07:34

07:59

2) The Cluny Park (Peik Lin’s residence_Goh’s mansion) Rachel visited her college friend, Peik Lin,

who

mansion,

also and

lived had

a

in

an

meal

opulent with

the

Goh’s family, where she got to know Nick’s family’s wealth in Singapore.

This is also where Peik Lin helped her to dress up for the several events at Tyersall

Hall

and

Chjimes

for

impression in front of the Youngs.

28:13

good 31:42

27:52

3) Tyersall Park (Young’s ancestral house) At

the

Tan

introduced Eleanor

Hua

Rachel

wasn't

appearance

blooming to

his

impressed

due

to

her

event, family with lower

Nick but her class

background. Eleanor later confronted her privately that she will never be enough for the family during the Jiao Zi occasion, just like how she struggled back then.

1:08:39

50:50

40:34

1:11:03

1:11:41

3

4) Four Seasons Langkawi Resorts (Araminta’s bachelorette’s Party) Amanda hinted Rachel that she won’t be able to adapt to Nick’s high-class family with

her

Rachel

commoner's

later

found

her

background. hotel

room

vandalized by other girls who deemed her as a gold digger, but was comforted by

Astrid

at

the

seaside.

Astrid

confessed about his husband's affair.

53:27

1:02:05

also 57:02

1:03:50

5) Chijmes (Colin and Araminta’s Weddding) Rachel received tremendous attention for the

gown

she

wore.

She

then

sat

with

Princess Intan (Araminta’s mother) in the first row confidently despite getting the refusal

to

sit

with

the

Young

family.

When Araminta walked down the aisle, Rachel and Nick exchanged glances and 1:26:56

he knew she was the right one for him.

1:23:11

1:24:05

1:26:40

1:28:35

6) Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion (Mahjong Parlour ) Rachel bravely inquired Eleanor about the reason she disliked her. She told Eleanor she would leave Nick as she doesn't want him to lose his mother and it would be because of her selfless love that allowed Nick to marry someone up to

her

convinced

standards her

one

worth

day. and

Eleanor's respect in the end.

1:42:10

This earned 1:42:07

1:46:51

SPATIAL ANALYSIS

Floral Motif Paintings

38:41

48:30

Kitchen

Courtyard

43:33

37:45

43:52

41:04

Left Hall

Astrid

Floor Plan

was

heartbroken finding

out

left

text channel.

Rachel being shocked

after

after stepping into

Michael's

affair via his phone's

Right Hall

Nick's ancestral house 38:13

37:32

Main Hall

as she has no idea about his family's affluence.

Grass

Orchids

1:25:50

1:26:51

Main Stage

1:25:28

1:27:08

Right Corridor

Sound Control

1:24:21

1:24:46

1:27:46

1:24:25

Layout Plan

Left Hall

Main Entrance

Eleanor gave Rachel a

Rachel

cold shouler by saying

Young's family on how

that she is not willing to

well she has dressed up

sit

with

her

wedding hall.

in

the

1:22:33

1:23:11

Reception Hall

surprised

for the wedding.

the

08:11

Stairs to indoor

09:20

07:52

Pool Deck

08:27

Pavillion 07:34

07:41

07:54

Private Pool

Front View Layout Plan

After

the

spread

of

Eleanor tried to stay calm after

news

being

about Rachel's existence, the

plan

Young's relatives's curiousity aroused

and

reported

matter to Eleanor.

this

informed of

bringing

girlfriend 07:31

Front Facade

to

about her

Colin's

wedding in Singapore.

Nick's

secretive upcoming

CRITICAL COMMENTARY Given the need to showcase the powerful and richness in Young's culture, the backdrop at Tyersall Park has to be perfect at the Peranakan culture detailings. Usage of Blue-green porcelain, patterned rugs/tiles and chinese paintings of former warriors/sceneries are a must to depict the characteristics of Peranakan architecture. This can be clearly seen during the Tan Hua blooming occassion and Jiao Zi making scene where the usage of art nouveau furniture to the jade emerald green paint on the stairs and walls is utilised to give off its symmetrical and grandeur interior design.

Moreover, luxury can also be portrayed in bringing mother nature into the architecture itself.

In order to create a '40 million' wedding for the Khoo couple, props and settings like the lush greeneries, vibrant flowers and asupicious lanterns transform the ancient chapel into a huge and extravagant garden wedding. The idea of flowing the water down the aisle create a momentary effect that make the audiences' jaw drop, along with the 'butterfly' lights in the dark hall. The ultimacy of beauty comes not from flamboyant decor but the perfect blend of nature itself.

Last but not least, the film set does not only restrict towards cultural architecture elements, but also widen the audience's eyes by showing how this movie takes a further step up in contemporary modern design. Open space in the midst of forest; private pool beside the pavillion, tall and wide glass facades as well as staircases turn the residence into a mini villa that all the wow factors in its wallpaper texture, mixture of wood and stone finishes, height in ceilings as well as exposure to natural sunlight and fresh air from the woods.

In conclusion, “Crazy Rich Asians” is a well portrayed movie that played with a variety set of architecture styles which best represents the rich culture of the Asian Chinese and also the modern architecture as a contrast to depict the families’ affluence by having their homes designed in the same avant-garde size in spite of its difference in styles.

"EXTRAVAGANT, LUSH, CONTEMPORARY, HUGE, PERANAKAN, GRANDEUR"