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A LITTLE OPERA HOUSE

PROJECT 2: THE BRICKFIELDS COMMUNITY LIBRARY

FOR THE REST OF THE SEMESTER, I HAVE CONCENTRATED ON DESIGNING A COMMUNITY LIBRARY WITHIN AN URBAN INFILL SITE. THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING IS TO CONSIST OF APPROPRIATE ARCHITECTURAL RESPONSES THAT ADDRESS THE ASPECTS OF THE URBAN STREET CONTEXT AND USER BEHAVIOURAL PATTERNS AS DISCERNED AND ANALYSED IN THE PRELIMINARY STUDIES. APART FROM DEVELOPING AN APPROPRIATE FORMAL AND ELEVATIONAL STRATEGY IN RESPONSE TO THE CHARACTER OF THE STREET, THE DESIGN SHOULD TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION A HOLISTIC APPLICATION OF STRUCTURAL, SPATIAL, FUNCTIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS TO ADDRESS THE USER NEEDS FOR A COMMUNITY LIBRARY. THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROJECT WILL INCLUDE AN INTRODUCTION TO THE LEGISLATIVE RESTRICTIONS THAT IMPACT AN ARCHITECTURAL SCHEME, THE INTEGRATION OF LIGHTING AND ACOUSTIC DESIGN, AS WELL AS THE DESIGN EXPLORATION AND DETAILING OF THE FAÇADE AND BUILDING ENVELOPES THAT IS COHERENT WITH THE ARCHITECTURAL LANGUAGE OF THE OVERALL DESIGN PROJECT.

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THROUGHOUT THIS PROJECT, I HAVE PRODUCED A DESIGN OUTCOME FOR AN URBAN COMMUNITY LIBRARY IS SITE-SPECIFIC THROUGH ITS FORMAL, CULTURAL, LEGISLATIVE, STRUCTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN RESPONSES. BESIDES, I HAVE APPLIED BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF URBAN ARCHITECTURAL TYPOLOGIES, INFILL DESIGN STRATEGIES AND COMMUNITY LIBRARY PROGRAMMING. I HAVE ALSO LEARNED TO DEMONSTRATE FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF DESIGN CODES AND REGULATIONS. IN ADDITION, I HAVE LEARNED TO DESIGN WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF FEASIBILITY AND IN RESPONSE TO BASIC DESIGN CODES AND STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS. UTILISE STUDY MODELS, DIAGRAMMING, MAPPING, ORTHOGRAPHIC PLAN-SECTION AND ELEVATIONAL STUDIES TO EXPLORE AND RESOLVE RELEVANT SPATIAL, STRUCTURAL, FUNCTIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE. I HAVE ALSO LEARNED TO PRODUCE DRAWINGS (BOTH 2D AND 3D), MODELS AND PRESENTATIONS TO VERBALLY AND VISUALLY COMMUNICATE ARCHITECTURAL IDEAS AND SCHEME.

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