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Building Team

ARCHITECT

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WITH WALLACE ONG

WHO IS AN ARCHITECT

INTERVIEW

UNDERSTANDING OF AN ARCHITECT

BY : AGNES YEO SHU

CONTENTS

INTERVIEW

SESSION WITH

UNDERSTANDING OF AN

ARCHITEC

ROLES AND

RESPONSIBILITIES OF AN

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Architect ?

Architect ?

PROFESSIONAL

ARCHITECTUR

An Architect is a person experienced and trained in the design or the plan of buildings and the construction of buildings . An Architect must be creative and practical and to have the understanding of structure, materials, aesthetics, the cost , regulations , construction industry and the needs of a client .An Architect must be able to negotiate through

UNDERSTANDING OF AN

ARCHITECT

What is Architecture ? Architecture is the art of designing and constructing buildings in which human requirements and construction materials are related so as to furnish practical use .The practice of the Architect, where architecture means offering or rendering professional services in connection with design and construction of buildings and environment .Architecture is essentially abstract and

How to be an Architect ? One of the first architect educational requirements is graduating from high school and enroll in a Diploma/Foundation or other Pre-University such as A-Levels . After completing your foundation year , enrol in a Bachelor’s Degree Program. Courses in these programs cover architectural theory and history , building design , construction technology , structures and more . Then , earn a Master’s Degree . Most students who earn an undergraduate degree in architecture go on to receive an additional degree from a 2-year master’s program at an accredited university . After earning a Master’s Degree , all aspiring architects must

The responsibility of an Architect is to provide the client with sound clear advice at the outset of the project about the design , approximate building costs, the need for various statutory consents, project programming and likely time scales, the need to engage the services of other professional consultants and specialists.

Besides, to respond accurately to the client’s brief and advise generally on the aspects of the client’s brief.

Furthermore , architects will need to produce design schemes

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The role of an architect is to create architectures , articulating the architectural vision, conceptualizing and experimenting with alternative architectural approaches , creating models and components and interface specification documents and validating the architecture against requirements and assumptions .

However , Architects see the big picture. They can visualise buildings . Architects are specially educated to help define what we want to build, present option we might never have considered, and help us to get the most for our valuable investment. They create total environments, both interiors and exteriors, that are functional and exciting places in which to work and live.

Architects solve problems creatively. Architects are trained problem solvers. Architects can show you how to enlarge our home so that we can have enough rooms for everyone . Architects can also propose ways to get more for our investment than you imagined possible.

Architects make our life easier too by reducing the building costs, decrease our home's energy needs, and increase its future resale value through good

ROLES AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF AN

WHAT DOES THE CLIENT EXPECT YOU TO PROVIDE ?

‘ I think for most of the architecture work , the first thing that we need to

provide the client is to comply the brief. A building have to look good and modern enough and keeping with the time . The material used are also very important . ’

HOW TO YOU ESTABLISH YOUR FEES ?

‘It’s around 10% , some architect tends to charge a bit more . If the jobs are

bigger which means bigger project , it will be lesser compared to the smaller project

. These days , its getting more competitive as the client prefer a lump

sum amount instead of basing the percentage . It also depends on how

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WHAT INSPIRES YOU TO BE AN ARCHITECT ?

‘ I love to draw since I was young . This inspired me to be an Architect and Interior Designer as I draw a lot and practiced it alomost everday

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WHO DO YOU WORK WITH IN A PROJECT ?

‘ As an Architect , we have to work directly with the client .

Projects such as private homes or hotels , apart from

the client , we do need to work with a lot of consultants

, so those are all part and parcel of a good design .

Coordination between project

Mr.Wallace Ong, Design Director and an Architect from ‘designstyle’ located in Damansara Damar , Petaling Jaya . He has been in interior designing and architecture for almost 30 years . He travelled a lot from Malaysia to New Zealand . He has worked in both places for the last 30 years and have many expriences working in New Zealand .

BIOGRAPHY

DO YOU ENJOY BEING AN ARCHITECT ?

‘ Yes , yes I do . I love my job . I have been in this career for the past 30 years . I think it is a good job , ever changing jo , never static .’

DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR US ?

‘Work really hard in whatever you do and also have passion in what you do , love what

you do. Push the boundaries and believe

5xc DO YOU HAVE ANY

DEISGN PHILOSOPHY ?

‘ I think design has changed a lot in the last 5-10 years.

Unlike many years ago , designs tend to be very

similar all the way through . People are more open to

ideas , so I think whatever changes that comes into our

life , philosophy of design have to be functional .

Design a building that is functional , building needs to be green too . Orientation of

the building is also very important . The first thing

that we need to look at is to ensure that the philosophy of the design needs to be correct from the start .’

WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST

CHALLENGES OF THIS JOB?

‘I think these days , things are getting more and more

comparative . The cost would be the biggest

challenges for an architect . For most client , they hav a certain amount that they

want to spend for a house . For example you have 2

millions to build a house , most ot the time , the design will be a bit more than that .

The land are getting smaller , architect have to

be very good in his deisgn to utilize the space well . So

that , even if a smaller piece of land is well designed , the

open space will be more . Biggest challenges is to

create space .’

WHAT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF

AN ARCHITECT ?‘ The responsibilities has been

spelled out in the plan contract , you are responsible for the safety of the building .

Apart of all that , we as an architect have to be more

cautions for the environment , whatever we specify in the project , it has to be eco-

friendly . I think we have to

Throughout this project , I’ve gained more knowledge about an architect such as the roles and responsibilities , how they work with people around them and how they deliver their designs to the client .Special thanks to Mr Wallace as he was willing to have the interview with us .I’ve learnt so many things from him through the interview .He explained the responsibilities of an architect , his own design philosophy and gave us some advices . He taught us to have passion in doing things and to do what we love . He kept reminding us that we need to

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