Good design is obvious, great design is transparent
- Joe Sparano
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An unprecedented semester for all of us has presented us with new challenges and most definitely, new opportunities. This semester was carried out during the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) which lead to a new way of carrying out Studio, a new way of analyzing a site, a new way of discussing and collaborating and also a new way of presenting.
Year 3 Semester 1
June 2020 - September 2020
Project 1
This is an urban intervention proposal at a waterfront site in Kuala Terengganu, designed to engage and delight the users. According to David Pinder, urban intervention is about “intervening in urban spaces so as to question, refunction and contest prevailing norms and ideologies, and to create new meanings, experiences, understandings, relationships and situations,” (Source: Wikipedia).
RADAS
Urban Intervention - Pavilion Design Proposal
JUN 2020
As a pavilion designed to be placed along the Pesisir Payang. RADAS sits perpendicularly to the newly completed Pasar Payang in the heart of Kuala Terengganu, the northern part of Malaysia. The pavilion was designed with a goal to create awareness among the locals and tourist about the environment.
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Radas Presentation Board
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Project 2
This project goes in depth into the project site for Project 3, near to the Pasar Payang and other important landmarks and sites in Kuala Terengganu, as well as precedent studies that would gives us some idea for the next project
Kuala Terengganu
Site Analysis
JUL 2020
An in-depth study of the proposed site in Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia. The proposed site is an amalgamation of 3 different lots. It is currently occupied by the Bangunan MARA, a parking lot, a small undeveloped lota and a few single storey shop lots. It is bound by 3 roads namely Jalan Masjid Abidin, Jalan Sultan Zainal Abidin and Jalan Tok Lam.
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Site Analysis Presentation Board
![Presentation Board](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/641299_0d8e3a5caee04fc9a16a74a768ef7db7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_940,h_443,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Presentation%20Board.jpg)
Lea Khon Non Bai
Precedent Study
JUL 2020
The intention of the architect is recreating the visual perception as well as fulfilling the missing element for instance, common area without any change on the structural design. The aesthetic of the building is created without any ornamentation, only by organizing the local element and re – coding the remaining finishing.
![Exterior View](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/641299_8b17ea7058774d56ab20c8be2237ee9d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_558,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Exterior%20View.jpg)
Photo credits to Spaceshift Studio
![Close up exterior view](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/641299_4b2a8ee7c30d4307aceedd8c2c88f914~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_984,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Close%20up%20exterior%20view.jpg)
Photo credits to Spaceshift Studio
![Waiting Area](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/641299_8bbd389974d34198858162a5bde35975~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_390,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Waiting%20Area.jpg)
Photo credits to Spaceshift Studio
![Exterior View](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/641299_8b17ea7058774d56ab20c8be2237ee9d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_558,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Exterior%20View.jpg)
Photo credits to Spaceshift Studio
LeaKhon NonBai Presentation Board
![Precedent Study LaeKhon NonBai.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/641299_18b00d9ba7a0459d920e25056aea860f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_360,h_510,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Precedent%20Study%20LaeKhon%20NonBai.jpg)
Bed One Block Hostel
Precedent Study
JUL 2020
To design a hostel, a space for guests’ social interaction plays a major role. In BED ONE BLOCK HOSTEL, not only the common area but also in each dormitory, social space was created for guests to share and relax.
![View of the Dormitory](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/641299_da965619c2244bbea4216e5210d7dea2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_784,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/View%20of%20the%20Dormitory.jpg)
Photo credits to Jirayu Rattanawong
![Lounging area + storage locker](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/641299_f115a040c78147f4820aac592fb1ece2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_894,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Lounging%20area%20%2B%20storage%20locker.jpg)
Photo credits to Jirayu Rattanawong
![View of the lounging area from the reception](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/641299_ee7b29b3730e45ecbd84ad5a81d6e5e9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_800,h_1000,al_c,q_85,enc_avif,quality_auto/View%20of%20the%20lounging%20area%20from%20the%20reception.jpg)
Photo credits to Jirayu Rattanawong
![View of the Dormitory](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/641299_da965619c2244bbea4216e5210d7dea2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_784,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/View%20of%20the%20Dormitory.jpg)
Photo credits to Jirayu Rattanawong
Bed One Block Hostel Presentation Board
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Project 3
This is the final project for this semester. We were tasked to design a green hotel in Kuala Terengganu within walking distance to the important landmarks of the city such as the Istana Maziah, Pasar Payang and Bukit Puteri, and adjacent to the Kuala Terengganu waterfront.
Terjalin Hotel & Suites
Green Hotel Proposal in Kuala Terengganu
SEP 2020
A hotel proposal in Kuala Terengganu inspired by the interweaving of Songket that translated into a hotel that interweaves the local culture and architecture with the new and more foreign elements such as green roofs and atriums.
![View from Dataran Shahbandar](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/641299_987e2b429cd74ccc9c60f1c24fcfefae~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_469,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/View%20from%20Dataran%20Shahbandar.png)
![View from backlane](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/641299_5d303b3bf83c499ca60814a8a73ed12b~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_608,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/View%20from%20backlane.png)
![Fourth Floor Plan](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/641299_a76ae2c29fc04368a830fa6565841bf8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_745,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Fourth%20Floor%20Plan.jpg)
![View from Dataran Shahbandar](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/641299_987e2b429cd74ccc9c60f1c24fcfefae~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_469,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/View%20from%20Dataran%20Shahbandar.png)
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Sectional Perspective
Terjalin Hotel & Suites Presentation Board
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