Design Studio 3

Studio 3 emphasizes the genius loci of the site in relation to our concept and design. Genius loci refers to a sense of place, and how it intertwines with poetic sensory in a design. For this studio, I experimented with digital presentation boards as well as incorporate 3D digital modelling into creating the final design.

Project 1: Journey for the 5 senses

In the first project for design studio, understanding on different spatial types , user and experience is very important as an initial progress. Placing importance on case studies also showed that we can learn and experiment based on existing concept and ideas thus creating tectonic expressions of different spatial typologies with considerations on informing the uses and experiential conditions of a space. I learnt the importance and techniques of applying section-plan relationship with various architectural considerations. Brushing up on presentation skills also helped in communicating ideas to another party.

The project was conducted as a group project of 5 members which consisted of 2 parts. The first part (Part 1a) was about precedent studies which had to include 1 linear building and 1 concentric building. They are the Buffalo State Asylum for its unique accent when it comes to poetic spaces and Phillips Exerter Library for its serious but gentle expressions. We were required to study the spatial order and poetics of the selected precedent studies.

Part 1a - Precedent Studies: Analyzing Spacial Poetics and Spatial Typologies in Architecture

Part 1b - The Journey for the 5 Senses

The second part involves a systematic follow up of designing a walk themed "Journey for the 5 senses" based on Project 1a and a chosen poem. A lot of effort was given into translating the poetry into a space. Deep thinking was placed in every process to decipher meanings and expression in the poem and transforming it into a conceptual space and design.

Linear Spatial Experience

Concentric Spatial Experience

Project 2 - Genius Loci Visitor Interpretive Centre

The site for the VIC is located in Labrador Nature Reserve Park in Singapore, where during World War II served as one of the forts with several cannons to guard the coastal area of Singapore. Once a site of war and battle is now converted into a leisurely park by the seaside, creating a rift between it's history and its current function. The selected building site is situated above a casemate which used to store weapons for the fort. The VIC's purpose is to serve as a memorial recalling the essence of the site as a fort and how time has converted the site into a peaceful park, leaving the vague purpose for the place up to the perception of users and visitors of the park.

The slide below presents the site analysis as well as some ideas towards design development of the VIC.

Final Presentation boards & model