ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IV
ARC60508
MODULE COORDINATOR : Ms. Lee Sze-ee
TUTOR :Ms. Alina
P1A
SITE ANALYSIS & DESIGN RESPONSE - DESIGN FOR COMMUNITY
Each tutorial group is required to produce two (2) A0 landscape boards for both the Site Analysis and the Design Response. The Site Analysis boards must include detailed documentation of site inventory—drawings, diagrams, and digital models—along with a comprehensive analysis of all aspects covered by the five task groups. Each category should conclude with key insights that inform the design direction. For the Design Response boards, a common-scale site plan must indicate the proposed P1B and P1C locations, with clear justifications for their placement and connectivity. These boards should also present quoted conversations from community interviews to support programmatic decisions and design intent.
P1B
SMALL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE
In tutorial groups, students will form two teams (5–6 students each), with each team responsible for designing a small community structure derived from insights in Project 1A’s site analysis and design response. The structure should fit within a spatial limit of approximately 3m × 3m × 6m or 50sqm and be placed on flat ground within the designated site. The design process begins with esquisse—quick idea sketches, conceptual diagrams, and basic material notes to explore form and function. Students will then investigate tectonics through joinery research and exploded axonometric drawings, studying material connections and constructability. A physical elemental model must be built to represent the structure’s core components and finishes. The final proposal will be presented using detailed 3D axonometric line drawings, emphasizing local buildability, materiality, assembly techniques, and structural clarity.
P1C
MyReka-reasi CLUSTER
The proposed Taman Wawasan Creative and Recreational Hub must be designed within a 900 sqm indoor net floor area, excluding outdoor spaces such as gardens, patios, and terraces. The building can reach 2–3 storeys and should adopt a cluster typology (e.g., radial, grid, cloistered) with minimum setbacks of 6m from the road-facing boundary and 3m from others. The program includes creative, wellness, recreational, and community spaces (~800 sqm), with an additional 100 sqm allocated for supporting facilities (storage, toilets, admin).
SELF REFLECTION
Through the progression of P1A to P1C, I’ve grown in both analytical thinking and design clarity. In P1A, site analysis taught me how to observe and respond sensitively to environmental, social, and spatial contexts—laying a solid foundation for design. Moving into P1B, designing a small-scale community structure challenged me to explore tectonics, joinery, and material logic while addressing real site needs. This helped me understand buildability and spatial experience in detail. Finally, in P1C, I developed Whisperscape, a quiet yet expressive architecture rooted in introversion, layered thresholds, and community presence. I refined my ability to translate abstract ideas into geometry, atmosphere, and cluster organization. Across all three stages, this journey taught me how to listen to the site, to users, and to myself as a designer while balancing empathy, creativity, and technical grounding.