Overdue 2.0

This post was overdue too, should've been up in 2011, my bad, AGAIN~

Photo montage of design on site

Project : Hiker's lodge

Task : Design a hiker's clubhouse . Design must be site and user specific.

 

Design concept : To not disrupt the main circulation on site, by integrating it into the design.

 Form : Follows the natural curves of the site contour and build around existing trees.

Final model at scale 1:100

For this assignment, I had chose to go ORGANIC , mostly because I form the spaces based on the curvy contours on site, as stated above .Another reason is cz hiker's love excitements and challenges, and curves are perfect to express that :) The thing I like most about this design is the sharp U-turn along the rocky ramp which turns back and into the clubhouse, forming the entrance *Quite a dramatic entrance, lol* Reason I like it is because at the sharp U-turn point, there is no walls and it's freaking 4m high. So standing there, it will seem as if you're at the edge of a clift, with no ropes attached, that's kinda scary no?

Final presentation board. READ TO UNDERSTAND DESIGN MORE.

External crit went pretty well, despite the part where I had really terrible cough and flu. It made me sound like a duck =.= Loveeeee my crit, Mr.Gary, he's  a-w-e-s-o-m-eeee.  His opinions and feedback, priceless :) Hope he'll be there for my next crit, by then, I hope I have improvements to show that'll make him proud~

Self-rating : Good, but can be better. Lots and lots of improvements awaits me :)

and with this, I shall lay down a big fat full stop to sem2. *cheers for surviving another sem* :D

Overdue.

Due date for this post was wayyyyyy long time ago, should've been up 2 weeks after returning from Korea. Haha my bad~ ^.^''

 

Project : Caretaker's Studio.

Task : Design a studio for the hiker's club caretaker, within a 6x6x6m boundary at the selected site (Penang National Park). Design must be both user and site specific.

Creature scanning exercise that aided in design concept.

Sketch models to final model.

Drawings by sze :)

Exploded axo by mua~

Really love manual axo, spent 6 hrs on this lil baby :3

Credits to the ultimate groupmate, sze <3

Self-rating : Satisfactory  :)

Pretty full stop in the making.

It's gona end in another 7hours. When the clock strikes 12, it shall be a brand new year and brand a new start. How should I conclude 2011? Till now, no plans yet! Well I guess laying in the couch watching live countdown programs isn't such a bad idea, I mean, for sure there's gona be massive-shitty-jam on the road tonight no? I definitely don't want that to ruin the lovely new year spirit~ So I guess cosy-home-countdown-with-family will most probably be the plan~ : )

cosy no? : B

To sum up 2011, I shall say it has been a great year, despite some ups and downs in between. But, as the saying goes, life isn't life without a balance between joy and sorrow~ To come to think of it, those obstacles really kinda did help me grew into a better person. It sorta taught me how to see things from a different, more optimistic perspective :) So I'm grateful for everything that happened in 2011, I really am : )

Sitting on the ridge, thinking back : )

As for 2012, pls be kind to me. I've heard A LOT about sem3, about how torturing it is and how hard it is to survivie it. I fear, honestly, but I have faith that my self-determination will get me through it. *Fingers crossed*

To end this post, let's have a toast. Cheers guys, for a better year ahead! :)

Falalalala la la la la~

The prettiest, brightest, joy-full-est day is hereeeeeeeee~ Merry merry merry Christmas all~ :)

 

 

Embrace the pure jolly spirit of Christmas,

appreciate and be satisfied with what you have,

cherish every single love ones around you,

spread the love,

and give back~ : )

Back~ and gone again.

If this page wasn't on my bookmark list,  I probably would've forgotten about it's existence! My apologies bloggie ><'' Seeing '6 October' on the top of my blog archive made me think back, was I really that busy? *after a minute of serious recalling*

YES, I WAS~~~ kinda, sorta, I guess, perhaps ._.

ok fine, my bad, procrastinating issues again, I get it... but... it's normal wad no meh, i mean, every human, well at least most teenagers struggle with this issue wad... okok no more excuses! >:(

Was suppose to update about my lil bittersweet escape to China, but the mood faded when I saw 5.25pm sitting quietly at the corner of my screen, aging at a shocking rate without a single form of notice, and immediately thought of my unfinished assignment that has to be printed tomorrow. LIFE IS JUST GREAT WHEN YOU ARE RACING AGAINST TIME, NO? :)

nothing limits me! >:)

p/s : hang in there fellow archi classmates, few more days left and we can party like there's no tomorrow, or should I say SLEEP like there's no tomorrow? ;P

I left my soul in S-E-O-U-L

It was a quite a busy week, where submission is just about 2 weeks away, but yea, I sorta left it all behind and went to Seoul to take a break, to temporarily break free from this hectic reality and to catch a gasp of fresh air out of this polluted environment I've been living in. Not a really perfect timing for a vacation but, I certainly did not regret, cz it was way too awesome and it's no doubt a "Not-allowed-to-miss-and-feel-left-out-emo-ing-alone-after-everything's-over" trip to me~ ;)

Too much for words, photos says it all, so here goes >>>>>

Seoul bears, cute no?

Left a lil token in Nami Island :)

one of my favourite shot ;3

The cute and friendly boss we met on day 1 ;)

I'm so gona miss dressing up with the girls ;'(

Homie and her crazy expression <3

Playing president and secretary xD

Local students in their cute uniforms got us all high~

Shieshie with her cute specs, me with my cute hat :)

epic failed N-tower photo xD

Not forgetting to snap some posing shots x)

yoyo watsup~~~

ahem not me~ x)

free postcard delivery service, how nice :)

one of the most romantic places I've ever been to <3

Footsteps collection around Seoul :)

bibimbap! Personal favourite Koreal meal~~

When I bid goodbye to SEOUL :'(

Last but not least, a lil something mua made to cherish those moments >
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xxGX9tcxJM

So it's back to tshirt and shorts, and also back to assignments... I'm gona miss Seoul so much. :/

Fou -Tou - Shooooooot

So a friend of Sze (now a friend of mine too^^) needed help in her assignment, which is to produce a series of self taken photographs and compile it into a fashion magazine. Oh, she's a designing student currently studying in Lim Kok Wing btw and her name's Yvonne, Von to be short :) Initially it was Sze and her other high school friend, who was suppose to be the model for the photoshoot. Butttt her friend had some other matters to deal with so I was asked to be the replacement model. h-a-p-p-e-e-e-e much! I was super nervous about it, me and sze were like counting down the days.

The photoshoot carried out pretty smoothly, despite the part where the nasty monkeys ate our lunch! And the part where we keep seeing creepy suspicious ham sap looking uncles around us >< And also the part where I got 50 sandfly bites all over me and not to mention sunburn == But thank God the outcome was satisfying :) It was a great experience and it was definitely FUN~ Wonder when will the next photoshoot be? x)

Like the fact that the balloons match my dress :)

me and sze *less than 3*

Glad that the sub theme was balloons. It certainly brightened up the photoshoot and made all the photos nice and colourful :)

Prettayyy

Oh did I mentioned I had 2 bodyguards? xD

The making of this photo is simply hilarious xD

Group photo :)

Till the next post~ Enjoy the pics ;)