First Post of The Year

It's 2013. Happy New Year! Here I am to recall back projects that I have been involved last year. Spring cleaning time so yeah need to clean off the remainder before the coming projects that are measured drawings and documentation. I don't want my folder monster to hunt me during night time :/

May Semester Break

It's Sunday, which the last day for my semester break...but it's actually not really our holiday break because almost everyday is like a working day.

Monday morning- Site measurement for the final design project

Tuesday morning- Culture and History assignment, Design comm. workshop

Wednesday- Group meeting, SWOT analysis

Thursday evening - Start making 1:50 scale site model (build the experimental theatre, multi-purpose hall)

Friday noon till  Saturday morning- continue making model, add details, ...

Saturday morning till Sunday morning- continue making model, add details, railings, ...

then FINISHED!

but that's not the end of the project yet.

Here comes the first individual part of the project, whIch we will have to identify the profile of our selected client, conduct research on their background.

I feel like a stalker XD

Anyway, this will help me to identify possible functions to design spaces for the proposed site, which is just behind the MPH.

The design will need to be grafted onto a wall surface.

Then, I have to show the user's profile on this coming Wednesday!

Basically, we build the site model and utilized it in the development of the design.

Then, we have 1 week to express our idea by construct a 40 sqm conceptual model 

and

2 weeks to translate ideas into space by produce models and sketch.

Last, we got to do 3D graphic visualization.

1 manually rendered axonometric/ perspective sketch, drawings of plan, sections, and axonometric.

Whoaaaaaaaaa there's a lot of stuff to do so I'm gonna stop here.

Take care.

<3,

Angeline K.

Be Brave

Having the bravery to face difficulties is the hardest step; working through the problem is often easier than you think. 

The first step is always 

the hardest.

I have to face problems however difficult they are.

4th week

It's my 4th week. I was so busy with my assignments. It's coming non-stop so we will have to effectively schedule our time so we can get on the track. I have to brush up eyes and hands coordination skill. On Sunday, we stayed at the design studio to finish the model. We had a 1:20 scale model design studio submission on Monday, 4 sketches for design comm. on Thursday.

For design studio submission, we waited for about 1 1/2 hour  for our lecturers to evaluate our model. Quite amount on money spent on the models. I can buy a lots of clothes with that already. T_T. I got a shock of my life ><. A numbers of models were chosen to be built for project 2A: Hide and Peep. Then, we grouped ourselves again into 14 members and we got the plastic model. Well, I can't wait to do model exploration :)

Not forget to mention design comm. same like previous time, we placed our presentation board on the drafting table and the wall of the room and then left for 2 and half hour for our lecturers to do evaluation.

Also, Friday submission of the essay draft of the precendent study right after the lecture. Everything happen so fast. First time of my life, I slept less than 5 hours in a week so I very glad managed to get some rest this weekend. I slept for 10 hours yesterday X)

K till next time.

<3,
Angeline K

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3rd week, 3 submissions

3rd week, Thursday 

Time flies

and

it's the 3rd week already  

3 submissions done.

haven't got to sleep well for the past few days @@

I can't feel myself already.

I like listening to the lecture because lecturers share their life experience with us

There's a lot of interesting examples for us to see.

At the same time,

More assignments rushing in...

Gotta submit 4 sketches, 5 models as a group of 4 members, 15 variations of own model

using previous design principles like repetition, aggregation, order, rhythm, subtraction, or others like balance, asymmetry, hierarchy, ...

OK

It's tracing and rendering time!

<3,

Angeline K

Design Communication

Day 2

A rainy to begin my day.

Design communication.

Brief talk

orthographic drawing, axonometric drawing, tonal values, ...

Convey ideas

through sketch, plan, elevation, section, ...

Inspiring ideas and sketches

On-site drawing on campus.

Surprised to see a book fair bee walking in front of me while sketching in the library.

Things to take note:

shade and shadows

tones

composition

perspective

proportion

annotation

brief description

architectural lettering

Gotto practice a lot of sketching!

You can do better than this ><

<3,

Angeline K.

First day of studio class

It's the first day of studio class after some short breaks. I got into group A so it's a morning class session. We had a brief talk. Some terminologies were introduced to us. Nothing much happened. We remained in our seats and just to be able to relax and listened to our lecturers till the class was dismissed.


Things to bring: A4 sketchbook , A3 butter sketch book, balsa strips, foam board, paperboard, wire mesh, rubber sheet a.k.a rubber mat, skewers a.k.a Satay sticks...and not to forget other model-making materials and tools like glue, superglue, scissors, rubber sheet, ...


Welcome to Taylor's University Lakeside Campus my new friends.

It's time to start my engine and get it to full throttle.

Gotta go!

<3,
Angeline K