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Part B: Precedent Study & Analysis Sketches Presentation And Analysis Report
 
 
The precedent study and analysis sketches, and analysis presentation board consist of illustrative and abstractive diagrams, drawings and text. The drawings should include actual and conceptual design ideas of floor plans, building sections, analysis diagrams and sketches expressing clarity and in-depth investigation of the precedent studies.
 
 
All questions from Part A and question B6 are compulsory to answer, and then we need choose one more question from Part B. My question from Part B is B1. We made our answers into a booklet before we submit our work.
 
 
Questions:
 
 
A
 
 
  1. How does the building reflect the spirit of the time and place for which it was built? 
  2. What are the initial ideas and the design concept? 
  3. How the initial ideas and the design concept affecting the architecture?
 
 
B
 
 
  1. Concept and Architecture analysis (i. Architect and/or Building concepts, ii. Architecture/Style/Identification of Place, iii. Person-Container-Social relationship) 
  2. Building massing analysis (i. Material and Structure- geometry of making, ii. Geometry - alignment/anthropometry/social geometry/ideal geometry) 
  3. Circulation Analysis (i. Circulation to Use-Space, ii. Natural ventilation) 
  4. Spatial Organization analysis (i. Spatial planning & Landscape/Site Siting, ii. Building sequence and process, iii. Public vs. private, iv. Axis, v. Symmetry/Asymmetry & balance, vii. Repetitive to unique, viii. Additive and subtractive, ix. Hierarchy) 
  5. Building plan-section/elevation analysis (i. Plan to Section or Elevation, ii. Natural light penetration, iii. Significant architectural element) 
  6. Partí - Culminates and Summarizes (i. gesture, ii. essence, iii, dominant idea, iv salient characteristic of the building)
 

 

Part C: Analysis Presentation Board
 
 
In the final part of this project, we need to make an A2 presentation board based on Part B's questions and answers. The A2 board can include words, diagrams, drawings etc.
 
Reflection
 
 
My reflection toward this project is I get the chance to know more about different styles of architecture in the past. It was really inspiring to learn the building technologies which were developed in the ancient time. We learnt a lot from this project and it gave us a lot of innovations and ideas for our design and creativity in the future. This is very useful and giving us great help in other subjects.

 

Synopsis: Architecture Culture & History
 
A chronological survey of the developments of Western architecture from the beginning of time to the period of Enlightenment, with consideration of the intellectual, aesthetic, technological, political and economic factors which have influenced the design of buildings. These issues are explored with reference to major contemporary examples and the work and philosophy of significant exponents.
 
Project Introduction
 
This project focuses on investigating historical works to enrich architectural design and ideas. Through the study of existing buildings, students are able to communicate and expand their own architectural vocabulary and develop design concepts.
 
Objectives
 
  • To introduce basic architectural theory through a consideration of intentions, concepts, patterns, disciplines, architectural language and contextual relationships.
  • To creatively and innovatively develop and expand the design concept derived from the precedent study analysis. 
 
Learning Outcome
 
  • To produce building analysis which document intentions, concepts, patterns, disciplines, architectural language and contextual relationships.
  • To produce graphical development, expansion and elaboration of intentions, concepts, patterns, disciplines, architectural language and contextual relationships as integration to design project.
 
Part A: Online Group Forum
 
On-line group forum is used in this exercise as an effective virtual learning discussion platform for students to work as a team to help each other in exploring the precedent studies of a chosen building with cultural, historical and architectural significances.
 
Each group member are required to choose 1 question from the project brief and answer it by doing researches. The question I chose was question 5(ii).
 
How the materials and construction technology or method help making the building historically significant and meaningful?
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