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SBEA 1118 | < YEAR 1 DESIGN 2 > FINAL PROJECT | < RETREAT HOUSE >
MAHS IS NOT JUST A BUILDING -- IT'S A RECONSTRUCTION OF LIFE. IT RECONNECTS THE CLIENT'S ORIGIN PASSION (A DEEP APPRECIATION FOR TRADITIONAL DESIGN) WITH HER PROFESSIONAL PRACTISE ( MODERN DESIGN DRIVEN BY CURRENT INDUSTRY TRENDS), BLENDING BOTH VALUES INTO A MEANINGFUL ARCHITECTURE EXPRESSION......
DESIGNER PROFILE
Steven Nee Zhi En
Workbase Master
| TS. DR. MUHAMMAD FAIZAL BIN ABDUL RANI
Matric No
| A24BE0428
Official Email
| stevenneezhi@graduate.utm.my
Personal Email
| snze1002@gmail.com
Contact No
| +60108170628
PROJECT 1 - WALL SCULPTURE
NEON ECHO
THE SKY ABOVE THE CITY WAS THE COLOUR OF TELEVISION, TURN INTO A DEAD CHANNEL......
PURPOSE: TO COMMEMORATE A MERCENARY WHO BECAME A CITY LEGEND BY SACRIFICING HIMSELF TO DESTROY THE MAIN TOWER OF A POWERFUL CORPORATION.
MESSAGE: A CALL TO SOCIETY TO BALANCE TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT WITH THE VALUE WITH HUMAN LIFE.
CONCEPT: A HYPER-TECHNOLOGICAL CITY WHERE 80% OF RESOURCES ARE CONTROLLED BY A CORPORATION AND MILITARY TECH. NO GOVERNMENT OR LAW, ONLY WIDENING INEQUALITY. LOWER CLASS BECOME MERCENARIES, FORCED TO INSTALL CYBERWARE THAT DRAINS THEIR LIFE. THEY TREADE THEIR LIVES FOR A SLIM 20% CHANCE OF SURVIVAL.
SETTING: "HIGH TECH, LOW LIFE" WORLD. DOMINATED BY A CORPORATE- MILITARY REGIME, CONTROLLING AND EXPLOITING THE LOWER CLASS.
PROJECT 2 - ROOM WITH VIEW
AURORA ARK
ICELAND IS MY NATION FOR THIS PROJECT - THOUGH I HAVE NEVER VISITED, I'M DEEPLY DRAWN TO ITS UNIQUE BEAUTY AND THE ETHEREAL GLOW OF THE AURORA. THIS SPACE IS DESIGNED TO OFFER AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE OF THAT NATURAL WONDER.
BEYOND AESTHETICS, THIS PROJECT EMBODIES TWO DEEPLY PERSONAL VALUE: "HOPE" & "SAFETY" - THE MOST ESSENTIAL FEELING I SEEK WHEN I THINK OF HOME.
THROUGH MATERIAL SELECTION, SPATIAL LAYERING, AND FRAMED VIEWS OF THE AURORA AND SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE. AURORA ARK BECOMES A SANCTUARY THAT RECONNECTS THE SOUL TO NATURE, SERENITY AND INNER PEACE......
FINAL PROJECT - RETREAT HOUSE
[MAHS ]
DESIGN ISSUE WITH OPPORTUNITY
I) CLIENT DESIGN VALUE
CLIENT HAS A STRONG APPRECIATION FOR TRADITIONAL MALAY ARCHITECTURE, THOUGH HER PRACTISE IS MOSTLY FOCUSED ON MODERN COMMERCIAL PROJECTS.
👍THIS RETREAT IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO RECONNECT WITH HER HERITAGE AND EXPRESS A MORE AUTHENTIC, PERSONAL DESIGN DIRECTION.
II) HIGH PRIVACY YET INDOOR EXPOSED
THE DESIGN CAREFULLY MANAGES THE TRANSITION BETWEEN PRIVATE AND EXPOSED ZONES, WITH A THOUGHTFUL ARRANGEMENT OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SPACES.
👍THE BUILDING IS TUCKED AMONG TREES TO ENHANCE NATURAL PRIVACY, CREATING A SECLUDED AND TRANQUIL ATMOSPHERE.
THE AMAZING CONCEPT
THIS RETREAT HOUSE SERVES AS A PERSONAL SANCTUARY, ECHOING THE CLIENT'S INNER VOICE - A SEASONED ARCHITECT SHAPED BY COMMERCIAL WORK, NOW RETURNING TO HER CULTURAL AND EMOTINAL ROOTS.
A MEANINGFUL FUSION OF TRADITIONAL VALUES AND MODERN LIFESTYLE, CELEBRATING BOTH HERITAGE AND CONTEMPORARY SENSIBILITIES.
FINAL MODEL_
SKETCHES TO DEVELOP FINAL VERSION DESIGN
PROJECT 1B - WALL SCULPTURE CONSTRUCTION
TASK A - PRECEDENT STUDY AND BUILDING APPRAISAL (BOARD)
TASK B - SITE INVENTORY AND APPRAISAL
TASK A - PRECEDENT STUDY AND BUILDING APPRAISAL (MODEL)