ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PROJECT

Project 1A: Pre-Design Studies & Analysis

To assemble all the parts and pieces to a bigger picture. Including the following aspects: historical background, user profile, environmental studies, building codes and ordinances (design parameters), project impact analysis, precedent studies and early design studies such as study of relevant precedent studies, analytical diagrams, spatial organization and programming. That can be used as reference for the next phase in design.

Project 1B: Final Design Presentation and Report

JB City Lobby / Social Cultural Center

Students are task to come up with an architectural intervention through design to address the aim and objectives mentioned in the studies and brief. Each are to design based on basic design objectives. To design spaces that will effectively to effectively translate the concept and idea of A ‘City Lobby’- A gathering point where if offers the needs of the people in the city but offering opportunitiesfor cultural exchange. A design, which will create a positive impact to the public making more engaging and inviting, hence, encourage people to stay, connect and collaborate.

As stated in the brief, the City Lobby generally aims to promote the common interests of the public. It may also be defined as a free space or ‘neutral space’ of the city where specific dialogues and activities are encouraged and expected to happen. The Social Album aims to provide further aims and objectives such as:-

To create a platform for collaboration between different age classes, interests and social background.
To create a healthy environment for appreciation of difference and similarities.
To provide healthy interaction between local city dwellers, tourists, visitors and transient users.
To allow people to stamp their own identity leading to ‘personalization’ of the space and the place.
To blur the boundary between the division of the multicultural communities on site.
To celebrate the diversity of multicultural coexistence of Johor Bahru, expressing the spirit of “Bangsa Johor”.