The Footsteps Left Behind Along The Journey of RUS 104

PROJECT 1A : PERSONAL LOGO

Creating our one and only logo was the first task assigned to us when we began our life as a student of the school of Housing, Building and Planning ( HBP ). After spending some time on collecting ideas and doing some sketches, this is the logo that i came up with and it resembles me, Ng Hun Jiang. 

PROJECT 1B : STEWARDSHIP

This seemed to be an impossible task for me when we were assigned to draw our self portrait  for our  studio project.  I was used to see people drawing and sketching one's portrait along the roadside but when it comes to me, I don't know where to start. I did some researches on how to draw a portrait and finally I came up with the end product which is the picture shown above.

PROJECT 2A : AESTHETIC ( PLEASANT VIEW )

To be frank, I wasn't satisfied with this piece of artwork because i felt that there are still rooms of improvements for it. Anyway, this is the pleasant view of the buildings. 

PROJECT 2B : DEFECT ( UNPLEASANT VIEW )

This is known as the defect side or the unpleasant view of the buildings which shows the negative view of it.  I  m trying to illustrate my ideas that the building was being destroyed and the view of it. 

PROJECT 3A : NATURAL STRUCTURE

We were required to sketch and draw the natural structure that are found in the compound of the School of Housing, Building and Planning. These are the plantation and plants that I found interesting. These are the tall trees found near the parking lot of the school compound. Tall trees stay firm and tough to withstand the strong winds and heavy downpours. I personally feel that these are the virtues that students should possess so that they will keep on trying when they fail under every circumstances.

PROJECT 3B : MAN MADE STRUCTURE

Besides drawing the natural structure, we have to draw the man-made structure as well.  This is the view of the studio, a place where most of the student of the School of Housing, Building and Planning will spend most of their time at. I had chosen this building out of so many buildings because this is the place where we spend most of our time to do our projects and it is also a place where friendships are built. 

PROJECT 4 : SCULPTURE

This is the forth project of mine. This is the first time for me to make a sculpture. The picture on the left is my sculpture. All the views of the sculpture from different angles are shown in the picture. It is a simple house with the concept of sustainability. Recycled materials are mostly used to get this sculpture done. 

PROJECT 5 : BLUEPRINT

A blueprint is a reproduction of technical drawing and documenting of architecture or an engineering design. The picture on the right is the blueprint of my sculpture. It contains the plan, front view, rear view ( both left and right ). We were advised to prepare our blueprint in the scale of 1 : 4 . After doing some researches and seeking advices from my studio coordinator, Dr Radzi, I finally get it done.

PROJECT 6 : PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

In our project 6, we were assigned to prepare the flow and mind mapping of the project development and also the roles of the certain actors in a project. I had prepare the roles of a project manager from the stage of appraisal until the last stage which is post-construction completion with the reference to the RIBA Outline Plan of Work 2007. RIBA stands for Royal Institute of British Architects.

PROJECT 7 : INTERLINKED

There is a slight difference in the project 7 from all the projects  that i had done. We were grouped into a group of five. What we have to do is design a skyway which also known as the pedestrian bridge between the studio and also the lecture hall  E48A to provide shelter and comfort for the pedestrians. We had to submit 3 pieces of work, there are project 7A, 7B and 7C. For the part A, we did the site analysis for the School of Housing, Building and Planning whereas for the part B we did the blueprint for our skyway. Lastly, we managed to get our pedestrian bridge built!

PROJECT 8 : ( RE )VISITED

This was totally a great experience for me in the Project 8. Project 8 contains two parts which is 8A and 8B. The part 8A is all about the community facility and tourism activity in Batu Feringghi while part 8B is about the environmental & spatial analysis. We boarded the few buses and departed to Batu Feringghi early in the morning. We walked around and did the site analysis. We had BBQ dinner and night walk during the night time. After all, it was a memorable yet meaningful day. We learned how to do the site analysis regarding to the community facility and tourism activity and also the environmental & spatial analysis. We did some sketches of the building along the roadside as we walked by.

                             PROJECT 9 : INTEGRATED

This is last project that will be done in the studio before our exhibition or awards night. After doing the site analysis at Batu Feringghi, we are assigned to design an Information Centre at Batu Feringghi to provide services to the tourists. Compound and spaces that have to be found inside the information centres are verandah, sales area, lobby, toilet and so on. Besides that, we also have to consider the handicapped. We have to design the rim for them to use and also toilets with special facilities inside. Fire alarm and other fire prevention system have to be installed to ensure the safety of the information centre as well.

PROJECT 10 : EXHIBITION

We undergone the process of regrouping in the project. We mere merged together with Group 10 to handle the special task which is setting up the stage and also the audio system for the purpose of the opening ceremony on that day. The small picture at the top right corner of the second picture shows the view of our hardwork. The theme of the exhibition is colourful dominos. As such, things and decorations were done based on this youthful and energetic theme. There were quite a number of people visited the 'drum' and the whole exhibition was rated high by the lecturers. This is what keeps all of us marching on to the path of success.