Making Architectural Language

making architectural languageSTUDIO 05

IN DETAIL

project duration: 02 04 14 - 13 04 14

THE PROCESS

THE PROCESS

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selected scheme

prefabrication in studio

construction on site

the exhibition

the big plan

迷い家 MayoigaZHANG Linwang

No one is a stranger to the morass of the Big Apple - soaring skyscrapers, pedestrian scrambles and the endless dribble of medallion taxis. As described in Paul Auster's City of Glass, the author

recounts such an experience when ensnared in the vast asphalt jungle of New York. First, he loses his way geographically, but is soon lost in thought when confronting the immensity of the metropolis. The semblance of orderliness of New York's grid pattern is thus gradually abated as

he wanders deeper into ritualised chaos.

It is thus the aim of this project to recreate the experience of being lost in a space that proceeds to evoke contemplation. The name 'Mayoiga', which in Japanese means 'house of mystery' and

'house to get lost in', derives her architectural language from Mies van der Rohe's canonical work, Farnsworth House. This has been translated into a rich yet unobstructed space of expressive

vertical structural members and horizontal slabs of different heights. Walls and fins, albeit slightly offset, line up in a fashion that guides one into the labyrinth. Additionally, they appear to meet at

some points, creating openings that allow guided views into the interior. The skylight located next to the most private room in this labyrinth offers a short respite in a space that otherwise seems

entangled onto itself.

SELECTED SCHEME

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THE BIG PLAN

Mock-up of model 1:20 and detail in 1:5 Structure drafted on google sketch-up to remedy structural flaws

Structure drafted on google sketch-up to remedy structural flaws

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PREFABRICATION

Portion of entrance being tested and prefabricated using half of allocated materials Work plan scheduled for completion + each construction element carefully planned out on a cutting template for minimal material wastage.

Work plan scheduled for completion + each construction element carefully planned out on a cutting template for minimal material wastage.

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MAKE IT HAPPEN

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THE EXHIBITION

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VOILÀ!

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

STUDIO 05: Making architectural language, In Detail

2014 | 2nd April - 13

th April

Special thanks to Dr. Lilian Chee

National University of Singapore | DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE

Architect - ZHANG LinwangProject Manager - LIN DerongMaster Draughtsman - Maskil MASJURI

Construction Director - Hafiz HANAFIStructural Engineer - LIU MeilanQuality Control - LIEW Jia Qi

Welfare - PEH Wei Keong Quarter Master - KOH Jie Zhi

Public Relations - Zachary KHO

迷い家, 成功!

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