Asian Architecture / Portfolio
The subject explores the history of South, Southeast and East Asian architecture as a whole within a systematic treatment of architectural design and construction, building science and technology, garden design and city planning through three key themes: sustainability, tradition and modernity & globalisation.
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Objectives of the module are to:
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Develop critical perspectives on architecture and urbanism in situations where tradition, modernity and globalisation intersect through an exploration of the history of South, Southeast and East Asian architecture.
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Provide tools for the analysis of specific architectural situations that inform second year design studios.
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Analyse architectural language and issues based on cross cultural awareness.
Contextual Architecture Analysis / Part A
The Contextual Architecture framework focuses on students’ selection of building, with research objectives defined through in-depth literature review, leading to a well-established case study paper structure and writing.
This individual assignment required us to conduct an analysis on contextual architecture elements of a selected building in Asia in a sub-urban context.
Project Part A integrates architectural design and research through a specific case study, supporting students’ design through extensive research within the framework of Contextual Architecture in Asia.
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The building selected was 8D House in Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur by architect Dr. Tan Loke Mun, and the findings and analysis were shown in the form of a A2 panel presentation board.
Case Study Paper / Part B
Using the same building from the Contextual Architecture Study project, we were assigned to a group of five to produce a written research paper of 2,000 words to critically interpret the contextual architecture of 8D House.
This case study introduces us to activities which culminate in the production of the study; collection, indexing and evaluation of information; analysis of information; compilation and organization of study; writing of study; assembly of illustration and text; design of layout; binding and presentation. Besides, this project also allows us to identify significant elements of contextual architecture through investigation on the building.
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The following showcases the topic proposal submission for the case study paper, presentation slides on our research, and the final compilation of case study paper.