KAI CHONG/ ARCHITECTURE-DESIGN-CHANGE-THINGS
NATURE APPRECIATION CENTRE
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT
• APPLY IDEAS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN DESIGN.
• DESIGN AND CREATE ARCHITECTURAL SPACES WITH CONSIDERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POETICS IN RELATION TO THE BASIC NATURAL
CONTEXT AND EXISTING BUILT CONTEXT WHICH IMPACT ON USERS’ EXPERIENCES.
• COMBINE THE ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS, THE SITE (SITE TOPOGRAPHY, HISTORY AND SOCIO-CULTURAL EVENTS), AND THE USERS’ EXPERIENCES
WITHIN SIMPLE BUILDING DESIGN IN THE OPEN LANDSCAPE/SUBURBAN CONTEXT.
• PRODUCE DRAWINGS (BOTH 2D AND 3D), MODELLING AND VERBAL PRESENTATION TO COMMUNICATE AND VISUALISE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
AND IDEAS BASED ON CLUSTERED SPATIAL TYPOLOGY.
THIS PROJECT REQUIRES US TO PROPOSE A FACILITY ACCOMMODATING SEVERAL RELATED FUNCTIONS SUCH AS EXHIBITION, LEARNING AND RECREATION IN A SUBURBAN CONTEXT. WE ARE TO DEVELOP OWN CONCEPT FOR THE DESIGN BASED ON THE RESEARCH OF THE AREA AND ENVIRONMENT. THIS WORKING METHOD IS INTENDED TO HAVE OUR DESIGN IN NEAR FULL-FREEDOM; HOWEVER WE WILL BE REQUIRED TO MAKE AN INFORMED RESPONSE FIRSTLY TO THE SURROUNDING CONTEXT. THE CAPACITY TO RESPOND ARCHITECTURALLY AND CONTEXTUALLY TO THIS TASK WILL FORM PART OF THE BASIS UPON WHICH WE WILL BE MARKED.
PROJECT 3 : NATURE APPRECIATION CENTRE
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THE SITE IS LOCATED IN PULAU BANDING, GERIK, PERAK IS A 243-HECTARE MAN-MADE ISLAND LOCATED WITHIN THE MAJESTIC TEMENGGOR LAKE. THE ISLAND SITS AMIDST THE 130 MILLION YEAR-OLD ROYAL BELUM RAINFOREST, KNOWN FOR NATURE BASED ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, BIRD WATCHING, CAMPING AND VISITING ORANG ASLI SETTLEMENTS. EMKAY GROUP, THE OWNER AND CARETAKER OF THE ISLAND, ENVISIONS THE DEVELOPMENT OF BANDING ISLAND AS A VITAL INTRODUCTION TO ROYAL BELUM STATE PARK AND AIMS TO POSITION IT AS A PREMIER HERITAGE DESTINATION ON THE WORLD ECOTOURISM MAP. IT OPERATES THE BELUM RAINFOREST RESORT THAT OFFERS OPPORTUNITY TO GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH THE NATURAL WORLD.