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BRCKFIELDS, KUALA LUMPUR

PROJECT 1: PRELIMINARY STUDIES

THE PRELIMINARY STUDIES IS A PREPARATORY ASSIGNMENT THAT FOCUSES ON INVESTIGATING BASIC NOTIONS OF THE CITY, AND LEARNING FROM EXAMPLES OF COMMUNITY LIBRARIES AROUND THE WORLD. THIS ASSIGNMENT AIMS TO FIRSTLY INTRODUCE US TO THE BASICS IN URBAN DESIGN AND ITS RELATION TO ARCHITECTURE, AND SECONDLY, STUDYING AND DETERMINING THE PROGRAMMATIC FUNCTION, SOCIETAL ROLE AND SPATIAL LAYOUT OF A COMMUNITY LIBRARY AND ARCHITECTURAL RESPONSES FOR URBAN INFILLS. THE PRELIMINARY STUDIES COMPRISES OF THREE COMPONENTS: SITE DOCUMENTATION, SITE ANALYSIS, AND PRECEDENT STUDIES OF URBAN INFILLS AND COMMUNITY LIBRARIES. THE CHOSEN SITE IS BRICKFIELDS WHERE LOCATED IN THE HEART OF KUALA LUMPUR. THE SITE DOCUMENTATION AND SITE ANALYSIS WILL EQUIP US WITH A FIRM UNDERSTANDING OF THE SITE THEY WILL BE WORKING WITH THIS SEMESTER, WHILE THE PRECEDENT STUDIES WILL PROVIDE AN INSIGHT INTO ARCHITECTURAL RESPONSES FOR DESIGNING AN URBAN INFILL CONTEMPORARY COMMUNITY LIBRARY.THE OUTCOME OF THE PRELIMINARY STUDIES WILL INCLUDE THE PRODUCTION OF SITE DOCUMENTATION MATERIALS (DRAWINGS AND MODELS IN BOTH DIGITAL AND PHYSICAL COPY FOR FURTHER USE), A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE SITE, AND A DETAILED CASE STUDY OF A RELEVANT URBAN INFILL AND COMMUNITY LIBRARY.

SITE ANALYSIS PRESENTATION BOARDS

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THROUGHOUT THIS PROJECT, WE HAVE CONDUCTED CASE STUDIES AND SITE ANALYSIS TO GENERATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PHYSICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT AND DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN ENVIRONMENTS. WE ARE ABLED TO DETERMINE AND DESCRIBE THE ROLE OF A COMMUNITY LIBRARY IN A CONTEMPORARY URBAN SETTING. EXAMINE AND ESTABLISH APPROPRIATE ARCHITECTURAL RESPONSES AND STRATEGIES FOR DESIGNING WITHIN AN URBAN INFILL SITE. BESIDES, WE HAVE PRODUCED NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION (DIAGRAMS, MAPPINGS, PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES, ORTHOGRAPHIC DRAWINGS AND MODELS) TO RECORD AND COMMUNICATE SITE ANALYSIS FINDINGS, AND FOR FURTHER USE IN THE COMING DESIGN STAGES. IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE TO COLLABORATE WITH A GROUP OF DEDICATED MATES.

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