Project 1B

In this stage and upon clearly understanding the 3P: people, place and project, students will take the project to the next level. Under the tutor’s guidance and studio direction, students are to progress by exploring the project proposal presented by the group in Project 1a, individually. Each student explores design ideas within the proposal into multiple angles and possibilities, looking carefully into the functionality, effectiveness, spatial quality, and form composition. The design exploration is to represent the designer’s inquisitive nature and attitude through a series of schemes to analyze, test and challenge the ideas. A full exploration of the design is to be presented and represented in a series of sketches, study models, diagrams, conceptual/schematic 2D Drawings (floor plans, sections, and elevations) and conceptual 3D drawings (axonometric, perspective, and modelling).

At the end of this stage, students are to present both the full exploration and final scheme in a pin-up presentation with evidence of design explorations. During exploration, students are advised to look into the suggested readers and relevant buildings to gain a better grasp and understanding of the project on a programmatic and design level. Likewise, on structural concepts, and materiality.