Building Structures

Project 1

Fettuccine Truss Bridge

In this project, Student are required to produce or find a precedent study of a truss bridge in a group of 5 people. This project is required us to design and construct a fettuccine bridge with 750mm clear span and maximum weight of the fettuccine bridge is 200g. the design of the fettuccine bridge is using the information we get from the precedent study. the achievement is to achieve as much as load that the fettuccine bridge can handle until the bridge broke.

In a group of 5, we already tried out 3 different types of bridge to make sure which type of bridge or which type of bridge design can handle more load or the strongest bridge design.

Design process :

Mockup

Design 1 (1)

Design 1 (2)

                     

For individual Bridge truss calculation

 After go through this project, we actually learn a lot, but in a way of constructing and also to make it more stronger we still need to explore and understand more about the truss theory. after testing the bridge, we also learn about how to identified the tension and compression members in a truss structure.

Project 2

Extension of a R.C Bungalow

In this project, it contents two project which mean one is for individual and one more is for group work.

For Group work - Student are required to obtain a floor plan of maximum 3 storey bungalow, preferably 2 storey. In a group of 8 , we need to find and figure out the structural framing and prepare the structural drawings for the bungalow. Structural plans should include foundation plan, ground floor plan, first floor plan, and also roof plan.

For Individual - in this part , we divided from the group into a subgroup which is 2 people in a group. in this part we are required to propose or design an extension work for the bungalow. after framing the extension by using appropriate structural members, students are required to identify and calculate the load on the structure for example calculate the force of the slab, column and also beam.

                       




Individual calculation :

Extension Plan

Beam Analysis (5)

Column (4)

After go through this project, i learned the basic process of building structure's design. in this project I've learn how to decide the structures member sizing and also the calculation, and how engineer decide to place the column and beam.

Architectural Design Studio 4

Project 1 

Green Info-Shelter : Exploring The Environment Poetics 

Green Info shelter is a project for two people, students are required to design a space within an open area in applying ideas that relate it to sustainability in architectural design. The requirement for the design such as, should provide shelter, green features and also suitable environment for users.

The design for this Green info shelter is decided to place it near the CODA gallery in Taylor's university. The requirement for the design is to design a shelter within 3m x 3m x 3m. The purpose to design this green info shelter is to provide info for events in CODA and SABD and also as a space or shelter for student to waiting for pick up. 

Design Development

Progress 1 ( Leaf Concept ) 

Front view 

Side view

Back view

Back View 2

Top View ( Green Roof ) 

Side View 2

Progress 2 

Try to do the form Repetition

Trying to use another material

Top view of the model using transparent paper glass

View 1

View 2

View 3

View 4

Final

3D model

Front View

Front View 2 

Back View

Side View

Top View

Roof View

Final Board 

Site Analysis Board

Final Board

After go through this project, I've learnt to identify and analyze environmental qualities and contextual needs of a site, Besides that, i also managed to recall back the environmental sustainable knowledge that we ever learnt in our semester 2 and semester 3 course which are building construction and building science. This project let us applied all the thing that we have learnt into the design. the last, now we also more wise to choose or decide what material and construction way when designing a shelter or building.

Project 2 

Nature Appreciation Center ( NAC ) 

In this project, To design a public building with some complexity that includes the complexity of site topography, culture, vegetation and also strategies to achieve sustainability design. this project is to develop awareness of environmental sustainability in architectural design. 

Belum Rainforest , Pulau Banding, Gerik, Perak is the location where the site for the NAC. The requirement for the NAC is 800sq meter. This site is so popular with the Untouched rainforest. In this project we also required to produce a site analysis that has been done by all people in our batch. Besides that, students are required to produce a conceptual model or massing model of this nature appreciation center for the first proposal. Then, students need to move on to design or develop the interior space with poetics feeling by taking environment and architectural space / form.

Site Analysis

Analysis Data

                         

3D Model

Video of the site model


           


Design Development

Final 

3D model

Top View

View 1

View 2

View 3

View 4 

View 5

View 6

View 7

View 8

Exterior

A Place where all the users will get closer to the nature

The roughness of the land represent the land in the rainforest

Lifting Up the building from the ground is to represent the Big tree in the rainforest that has a strong foundation

Interior

The untouched bamboo gallery is to let the users feel the originality of the orang asli houses

The space with cube air ventilation and glass to let the air pass through the space, it's to let the users still can feel the nature and hear the sound of nature in the space.

A small cube hole skylight is to represent the sunlight that penetrate in the rainforest that pass through the leaf and create the same effect with what in this interior space showed

Final Board 

Final Board

After go through this project, it makes me learn a lot which are the way to design and create architectural space with consideration of environmental poetics in relation to the basic natural context and existing building which impact on the users. When designing the NAC, I try to bring the environment and also nature into my design to let the users get close to the nature. The design of the building or this NAC is to achieve sustainability in architectural, to save the nature and also to save energy. last, the NAC design is design based on the typology of the site in a way to respect the surrounding and also nature.