For new commercial building plans, what the last cohort did was to go to the selected building, look for the fire-escape plan, snap it with your camera. Do a quick Autocad draft using the photos after you have scaled them.

The presentation books that I’ve loaned you guys are due, please return by 11 Sept 07, or pay a fine on my behalf. Thx.

Below is my content of the learning contract:

Improvement area 1 :

I am graduated from architectural field and holding dip in architecture.
Years back I have joined into interior field and worked for 2 years in this
line. Within this period, I have not explored much from my working
experience in terms on designing skills and the conceptual development due
to restrict to client’s budget. Therefore in this degree course, I would
like to improve the skill of conceptual design development, and the way how
an interior designer should work into a proper ways, or the technique of how
they start to do a design which I have not learned from the very first
place. Pardon me if I am wrong, to me that should be some differences in
between an architect and an interior designer, in terms of the scope of
works, or some respective areas that we should consider as an interior
designer.

Improvement area 2 :

I would intent to polish up the presentation skills in terms of
graphically (boards, etc.) by using 3D software and also verbally.

Contextual topic and background report:

Sosial (local) - stress,
Design proposal: Designing a meditation place
- Stress levels increased in this city.
- Stress causes - social and financial problems, medical illness, family
history, etc.
- Symptom - Depression, nerviousess, anxiousness, diarrhea, etc.
- Prevention and reduce stress is important because: it will affecting our
phycical or mental functioning and at the same time might happen other
sosial issue such as suicide and murder.
Design approach proposal: “Hi-tech” and “minimalist” design, “wrap”
philosophy from Toyo Ito.
Case study: yoga centre, spa centre, Sauna centre.
Potential site: CPD area.

Please advise. Thanks and have a nice day.

Regards,
Rachel

Hi Rachel,

I understand your concern as to the difference between approach to architecture & interior design. You may think the two should be approached very differently. However, at a conceptual level, they are not very much different. It is only the scale that is different. There are 2 different types of interior designers essentially. The decorators(stylists) and designers. Decorators basically apply styles available from magazines. Designers have their own style not availble in magazines. Of course you need technical skills too. In NAFA’s diploma course which is well-known for training in techinical skills, those have been covered. Hence, at degree level, we are not too concerned about technical skills.

How to be more conceptual? Read!!! If you read international magazines and books on designers, they all explain their conceptual processes and philosophies behind their design. We can’t read for you. I can bring some good magazines/books for you once in while. But really, you need to start reading about designs that you like. Do you like homes, commercial, retails, offices or restaurants? Our library has got really good magazines such as Wallpaper & ID. Conceptualization is about thinking. To think, you need to read. Or else you will be consumed in your own imagination.

Your contextual issue of stress is relevant. Do some research on some yoga, meditation centres in Spore and find out what other ‘destressing’ activities can be incorporated ‘de-stress’ centre. A less-is-more approach is fine but do explian why a ‘wrap’ philosophy is suitable for this ‘destressing’ space.

My Design Project Contextual Topic is about Brandscaping. I will be using SK
Jewellery as my client to explore ways & techniques to elevate the brand’s
corporate image to a next higher level.

My Research Project Contextual Topic is about Transitional Spaces. I will
explore the relationship of a spatial linkage by using Music as a
communicator. The possibility of using Scoring Spaces as the Title of the
project.

Regards,
Ching Yew

Hi CY,

With branding as a contextual issue, you will need to find out what is SK’s company philosophy and branding strategy. Normally, they will have a branding consultant that provides recommendations. Get that report and propose a brief and design that is in line with the recommendations. As you are also dealing with exclusive retail design, you may want to get some case studies on the this area. How about a Wykidd exclusive shop?

Interesting Reserach project. Music & spaces. If you know Ong Tze Boon from Ong & Ong architects, his Masters thesis was on Music & architecture. Anyway, your research will possibly be between musical space and physical space.
Try this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Architecture-Translation-Music-Pamphlet-16/dp/1568980124

I was free porn clips on the divan and she sat down next to me, our thighs sad….

apart from wordpress, are there any other … … blog pages which are more interactive? like flash kind of thing?

here are a few links to beautiful portfolios…

www.allenvenables.com
www.johnross.co.uk
www.kdlab.net

and of course lots more… this book only cost S$15!!! good catch the way they lay their pages are really consistent, simple and efficient…

was walking through kinokoniya the other day and guess what? MATERIAL WORLD 2 suddenly appeared infront of my face!!! hahaha… bought it of course will bring it in on tuesday tho its a bit late… very new, published 2006 another good catch

btw, the transmaterial wordpress is still down…

something to share… bought a book the other day on wed design >>> WEB DESIGN: PORTFOLIOS by TASCHEN