Provides overall knowledge of building preservation and document historically and architecturally significant building in different documentation methods
METHODS OF DOCUMENTATION AND MEASURE DRAWING
"A five days trip to visit the historical building, Cheng Hoon Teng Temple, located in Malacca, Malaysia. This fieldwork was a great experience in establishing new friendships and connections. It was also a privilege to collaborate with the senior architecture students on completing this practicum."
On-site Observation Journal
PROJECT BRIEF
The first project of the practicum is to produce a sketch journal of the physical and immediate context of Cheng Hoon Teng Temple, Malacca. The journal also includes topics such as genius loci, construction details and cultural attributes of the site.
By sketching on site, this project allowed one to be observant of the surroundings and also improving graphic communication skills in capturing details of the building, as well as its cultural aspects.
TOOLS
ANALOGUE DRAWING
Sketch Journal
Report
PROJECT BRIEF
The next component of the practicum is to produce a visual report from the data collected as a group. The report focused on the significance of the building, measured from various aspects including architectural, historical, and cultural, and also an in-depth analysis of the relationship between the architecture of the building and its significance. It also includes the house structure and its relationship with all the spaces, the relationship between everyday living and the architecture of the building, the construction details and building materials.
TOOLS
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
LAYOUTING
Sample Work
Measured Drawing & Model Making
PROJECT BRIEF
The final project and also the main purpose of this practicum enabled students to execute the fieldwork with hands-on measuring exercise. Important information and accurate measurements of the building were recorded throughout the five days trip.
As the building is monumental, students were segregated into many smaller groups to collect information and measurements at different spaces to speed up the progress. Then, a set of scaled architectural drawings were produced using AutoCad based on the detailed measurements recorded.
A Revit model was also produced as a reference for the model making. The model is built at the scale of 1:75.
TOOLS
MODEL MAKING
REVIT
AUTOCAD
AutoCad Drawings
Scale Model
