Semester 2.5 | archi-journey

Methods of Documentation and Measured Drawings

Project 1: Sketchbook and Journal

In this assignment, students are required to produce on-site sketches of the building that we were tasked to measure and its surroundings. The building my group and I were assigned to was a kopitiam (coffee shop) located in Ipoh named Lim Ko Pi.

The sketches are to comprise of the following:

1. The Genius Loci
2. Poetic Quality
3. Cultural Attributes

4. Construction Details

In my sketches I had observed and analyzed the details of the building and noted each of my sketches.

lim ko pi sketch_1

lim ko pi sketch_2

lim ko pi sketch_13

lim ko pi sketch_1

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Project 2: Building report and Video

Students were tasked to produce a documentation and video of the building's condition, history, identity and architectural elements and qualities. Not only that, we were assigned to create a photobook to furthur enhance the experience given to show the character of the building. The video is also needed to create a 3D experience of the kopitiam.

Each of us were involved in the report. I was in charge of the history of Ipoh, its state and the history of the kopitiam's site context.

Appendix, pg 1

appendix, pg 2

referens, pg 3

Appendix, pg 1

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REPORT

1 photobook cover copy

2 site context copy

39VINTAGE STAIRWAY copy

1 photobook cover copy

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PHOTOBOOK

VIDEO

Project 3: Measured drawings and Model

In the final project, student were required to produced technical drawings through an architectural software, Autocad, of the assigned building and create a model of the building.

I was tasked to create technical drawings of the ormentations found in the building and a model together with my group using balsa wood as the main material. The model contains site section models on different section of the building, the main model and models of the details of the ornamentations and window.