Project II: Construction Solutions

Tasks:

This assignment relates to student’s current studio design project (studio 4 or 5) however the final product may not be the same as the final design in the studio. It consists of TWO parts:

Task 1: Alternative Design Schemes (15%)

1. Conduct some precedent studies of recent, complex or unique construction systems that could be applied in the design. They should include the following:
   
   1. A)  The roof system (reinforced concrete flat roof, green roof and the common ‘A-shaped’ roof trusses are prohibited)
      
   2. B)  TWO (2) facade systems (the common glass curtain wall systems are prohibited)
      
   3. C)  The structural system including the floor system (the common reinforced concrete post- and-beam system is prohibited)
      
      
2. Next, conduct a thorough study on all the systems to answer the following questions:
   
   1. i)  What is the type of construction system used?
      
   2. ii)  What is/are the material(s) used in the system?
      
   3. iii)  How is the system constructed? (i.e. detailing)
      
   4. iv)  What is/are the advantage(s) of the system?
      
   5. v)  What is/are the disadvantage(s) of the system?
      
   6. vi)  Why did you choose the system considering the advantages and disadvantages of it?
      
      
   Your answers to the questions should be in the form of writing and sketches and accompanied by images from the precedent studies.
   
   
3. Then, using the similar systems as the ones in the case studies, produce TWO (2) alternatives of façade design schemes for the current studio design project. Each scheme should include only the front and the rear façades (in scale 1:100) together with the neighbouring buildings. The drawings can be created based on the students’ current progress in the studio.

Task 2: Sectional Perspectives (15%)

Task 2 on the other hand is intended to facilitate students to develop practical construction solutions and detailing for their own design through the production of sectional perspective drawings of spaces. Students are required to produce detail sectional perspective drawing of TWO interesting spaces (example as shown in Figure 1) in their design; which consists of a space on the ground floor and a space on the top floor.

The sectional perspective of the room on the ground floor should show the connections between the foundations, ground floor slab, façade, structures and the upper floor slab. On the top floor the sectional perspective should highlight the connections between the floor slab, structures, façade, and the roof. The drawings should be produced in appropriate scale (between 1:50 to 1:30), clearly annotated and accompanied by dimensions. 


Report:

Reflection:

This project help me to widen my knowledge in terms of the construction solutions for my own design in studio V module, these researches and proposals I did do enhance and strengthen the idea of mine for implementing the structural design and even the facade design proposals in order for me to identify which facade do fit into the design of my building, it is crucial to understand my own design and also the construction details as it should come with the building proposal. I appreciate my lecturer, Mr Mohd Adib who guide me through the process whereby some of the construction details which I am not really familiar with, with his knowledge towards this field he gave a lot of constructive and logical advice through the way, because it is very important if I understand me, myself are going on the right track.