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ABOUT
An undergraduate student at the University of Melbourne. Pursuing Bachelor of Design Majoring in Architecture with Building Information Modelling Specialisation. Understanding the relationship and hierarchy of spaces have been important themes that I have explored in my academic architectural design. Moving forward, I would like to further develop my sensibility to the scales, proportion, composition and dimensions of architectural elements and how they affect a space within the architectural design.
INTRODUCTION
Architecture is a broad and challenging theme that I have been grappling with since the start of my education in the Diploma of Architecture at Singapore Polytechnic. I had always associated architecture education as a platform to resolve all the social, political and cultural issues we face daily. After having been through architectural education for the past 4.5 years, I have grounded to be more observant of the everyday life and objects surrounding me. Disassociating architecture with a broad theme that is not related to architecture but instead focuses on architectural elements through the understanding of scale, proportion, composition and dimensions. Through the teaching of Colby Vexler, which focuses on the perceptual abstraction that is more interested in trying to re-understand architecture than giving architecture a symbolical and gestural concept. I would like to view my architecture as an expression of sensibility by continuing the conversation I had with Colby, Studio Epsilon leader and Angus Cunningham, Studio Delta leader. Delve into the often overlooked things architecture is made from.
THEMES
Architecture without a concept
My latest obsession has been with architecture and the conversation with my studio leader regarding architecture holding the values of architectural elements that make up architectural spaces. The focus is placed on the scale, proportion, composition and dimension to re-evaluate the obvious and literal things architecture is made from. Which had been very visible in my project in Epsilon, where the internal layout derived from the reconsideration of the relationship of the basin to the other spaces of the room. It is not a new idea to place the basin outside of the toilet, but in this project, I re-consider the proximity of the basin to the bedroom, toilet, dining room and kitchen. While the basin prioritises the bedroom, the basin is a close proximity to the toilet but far enough from the kitchen that it is more of a private basin than a public one. The reconsideration of architectural elements needed for a toilet. In my project, apart from doing what a toilet does, it reconsiders the needs of the user through testing with ideas of toilet needed a full enclosure and sometimes become a space to circulate through.
Spatial quality
The conversation hold itself around architectural elements and dimensions as well. The idea opposes with discussing architecture as an approach to designing for a programme but more of understanding and interest in architecture itself. The consideration would be through the lens of moving the wall by 50mm or 100mm, what would that do to the space, what quality does it produce? Does the room become a narrow elongated room that is comfortable for small group of people to have private discusion or it become a big room of 3 parts that is large enough for 60 people to do a party?
Responsive architecture
I believe that every architectural project and design should be able to respond to the site context, be it holding some values of the site or being able to respond to the environmental condition of the site. Understanding the construction materials available and using these materials to push on for a more innovative and sustainable design will be something I am looking forward to exploring as well in the near future.
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