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PROJECT 1A

PHYSICAL STUDIES

GROUP 1 ( SITE INVESTIGATION + INVENTORY)

            THE SITE IS BOTH A LIMITATION TO DESIGN AND PROVIDER OF INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITIES. EVERY SITE HAS ITS OWN PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES THAT COMPRISED OF MEMORIES AND TRACES OF ITS SURROUNDINGS. THE NEIGHBORING BUILDINGS, MATERIALS USED, FORM, HEIGHT AND OTHER PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTIC WILL AFFECT AND INFLUENCE THE DESIGN LATER ON. IN SHORT, TO UNDERSTAND YOUR SITE IS TO FIND 'CLUES' THAT INFORM YOUR DESIGN IDEAS. ALL THESE MUST BE REFLECTED FROM YOUR STUDY THAT WILL BE INGROUP. SITE: ‘THE ROW’ ADDRESS: JALAN DORAISAMY, KUALA LUMPUR THE ROW COMPRISES OF 22NO.S OF 1950’S SHOPLOTS ON JALAN DORAISAMY, KUALA LUMPUR WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS ‘THE ASIAN HERITAGE ROW’. EACH GROUP WILL PICK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TOPIC BELOW FOR YOUR RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS:

OBSERVE + EXAMINE + ARCHIVE

SITE CONTEXT, SUN PATH, GLARE, REFLECTIONS, SHADOWS, NATURAL VENTILATION, NOISE (ACOUSTIC), CONDITION, SURROUNDING AREA/NEIGHBOURING PREMISES, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, NEARBY BUILDINGS, ACCESS ROUTE - ROAD NETWORK, TRAFFIC FLOW, PEDESTRIAN FLOW, VIEW OUTWARD, VEGETATION, SURROUNDING STRUCTURES / BUILDINGS – TYPES, CHARACTERISTICS, STYLES, ETC.
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