Project 2A:
Experiencing Place - 'Genius Loci’
This project had introduced us the meaning of the word “genius loci”, by conducting a series of study on the society, culture, history, memories, and the landscape of Kampung Baru Machap Baru. Genius loci was stimulated the begin of Project 2 and as a generator of architectural concept along the project.
Part 01 - SITE ANALYSIS
In order to understand and well-response toward the sense of place with strong engagement and relationship to the given site in Machap, project 2 was begin with a site analysis by students of a whole tutorial group from the macro site to micro site and from historical research to site condition were well analysed as a series of parameters to suggest architectural solution along the design process.
Part 02 - CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
The second part of this project is generating my personal interpretation on Machap Baru. By looking back to the historical timeline, memories, tradition, culture etc. The interview dialogs of the villagers on their memories on the Machap Lama is one of the information that I found is interesting from the newspaper. Firstly, sketch out with our own interpretation on Machap Baru as a driver that leading us toward a “Genius Loci” Project. This Follow by an architectural concept development that showing how the design response and fit the sites character and condition.
Workshop
Workshop 1 - Visceral Board (collarge)
Workshop 2 - Lansscape into Arhcitecture
Reflection
"Genius Loci", a word that I am not strange with, yet in this project I was learn more deep into with this design brief by letting me to interpret this word with a super big group, ii have learn a lot during the whole project as this is giving me a chance to get known on how should I start a project from, the historical and cultural study of the site and also the way to analyze a macro and micro site condition by applying the knowledge that we gain like, site visit, data collecting, architecture diagramming, SWOT study and etc. Summarizing all the information and compile it into a series of board as an architectural solution that we may need along the design process. For me, the concept development is power up the entire brief by strengthen our knowledge on "Genius Loci" by generating a design concept based on the data that we collected.
I am glad to be assigned to this project as I this would prepare me as an architectural student toward a new stage in architectural world.
TGC - (Discipline - Interpersonal - Communication)