Exit Blog

Finally, this semester is turning to an end very soon. Lots of memories and incident happen around us ,and it's so meaningful to my campus life. I really do mean it.Taking a new challenging to new projects and there have no site trip for this semester, for my class. Quite sad about that... I actually very enjoy travel to different place internal or external trip. I love it! It helps me to expand my knowledge and gaining more life experience in a tour. Rather i go to library and borrow those so damn heavy books and read and read. In my mind, i do not really appear in college often and almost disconnect from UCSI. We do not know what happen in my school, what event are having in my school. We are misleading or unacknowledged ...


In Theory class, i know i had been given some tough pages articles to be digested weekly! From articles, i can feel that, i really have no idea how they going to think their theory and i can see, they are awesome. Also, this reading task have to be completed by our lecturer and  students, and i realized, it's really really tough  for me which is weak in English . It's barely let me understand what u have read. So, i have to read several times, and sometimes i delayed . Honestly , i did. However, i learnt how to read article within a short period now, and improved my English language by writing blog weekly. By sharing weekly experience after i read,yet, it doesn't really match what i have understand and what lecturer explained,i had been given another point of perspective  when i look on architecture. As i know, theory of architecture is so abstract topic and do not have a correct answer, either correct or wrong does not matter,only a personal opinion and individual perspective.

Award from MSID 

Best moment in this semester, i was in a shortlisted to Beijing 2010. It is an event that sponsored by Dulux and  which organized by MSID. However , i'm only awarded 1st runner up, it really gave me a great passion to move forward in this field. I feel proud. It is because i have applied my theory of architecture in this competition. I used theory concept of space and place on my design. And i applied with my concept , which is light, shade and space to complete the task. I was ask to design a space with is a counselling space for abused children. Moreover, i also applied Heidegger thinking ,Existence of God, by using religion feeling in this counselling space. I put my light and shade which inspired by the Church of Light,Tadao Ando. I did this article during my theory mid term, it's helps me to give a new idea for me in time. I feel glad, i have studied well on it. Anyway, i will work harder, and one day i can be the champion any competition.


My philosophy in my future will be Light ,shadow and space. I like natural color, like white and black. They gave me more freedom in design and it's versatile color in a space. Light, which is very important in a space, when light penetrate into a space, created shades and allowing a strong contrast in a space. Its feeling harmonies and very gentle in the space.




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Eroticism in Architecture

People looking forward to explore more in this field, architecture. Many theories are appear after people think and refines these ideas and concepts. More and more, endlessly, repeatedly, never stop their step to move into more extraordinary outcomes. Look, the pleasure we have now and the pleasure that we see in the past. Few hundred years ago, how does architecture exist and develop and until today, we call it as architecture.

Primary,people develop the building from the ancient period to have a pleasure in necessity rather than aesthetic until now we emphasis on aesthetic and mark it as one of the necessity in a design.The fragment 1 said, the pleasure of space and geometry about to emphasis a human moving limits and design according with limits. The element of structure always come from a simple geometry shape and being modified.

Secondly, the garden would appear to be utmost design from the renaissance period until the modernism , always to be a part of architecture, continuously. Design a landscape will always be the first step when we think about other element in a piece of land. We cannot over grand the nature and going to enormous over the green.It's  unfavorable to humanity and environment.

The necessity of pleasure, which we keep design for the occupants who need the space. Yet, we design practically and workable  to enhance life of  man. When we thinking of design luxury or we called useless word, it's would be a wastage to the space. However, i would think the creature may allow the space to be marked of mean,like we go to a chocolate shop, we can feel the ambiance of the shop when we put those graphical feature, lighting , and display creature which is 'useless' , yet, it attracting the public.

Of course, in architecture have to be rational in a sense of  space, exterior as well. Against or irrationally to create would lead to failure, yet ,it would be good or bad building.In eroticism , a building always to look seducing the public to look at, to touch and to approach. The fetish for everyone is not same, people love linear, they love deconstruction , we love Bauhaus , and what is yours ? Somehow, designer have to think a fetish that attract the public to pick it as their fetish too.

To make it a favorite fetish, of course same term with a human. When human look presentable, they need make up ,they need a pair of crystallize eye, need sharp nose and need a sexy body. Same with a building, they need a lighting as their make up, they need a seductive figure to attract the people, they need a practical furniture in to enhance the space. The mask of people reflecting the facade of a building. what we need, what they need. People love to enjoy pleasure of physical aesthetic and love to explore the inner personality. Same goes with architecture. ...

                                   

 We are sexy =D

 

Day Trip

Located near Batu Gajah, which is about a 20-minute drive from Ipoh, this castle was built by Scottish planter William Kellie Smith in the 1910s. But the mansion, which some said was a gift for his wife or a home for his son, was never completed. Smith planned to call the mansion Kellas House, after his hometown in Scotland, but construction was halted after many workers died after contracting a virulent Spanish flu. Smith died of pneumonia during a short trip to Portugal in 1926, which sealed the fate of the mansion. His wife returned to Scotland after selling her husband’s rubber estate and the unfinished mansion to a British plantation company. One interesting aspect of the building is the existence of two tunnels — one of which leads to a Hindu temple nearby.


The architecture of the temple is a curious mix of Moorish, Greco-Roman and Indian design. Smith interested on the Hindu religion and the Indian culture, Smith's plans was for this house to share similar architecture to those of Madras, with all its bricks and tiles imported from India. He even employed a big group of Indian laborers to build his dream house, to keep the building like Indian house.Again the second house featured Islamic architecture with dome shaped windows, 14 rooms and a tall tower with lift and moat around it. The tower was tall enough to capture a panoramic view of Ipoh town. If it had been completed the house would have been the first building in Malaysia that would have had the first imported lift. A large wine cellar was included under the ground floor.


The  Department of Museums and Antiquities took steps to restore the building as a tourism spot and maintain the heritage of the Castle. It telling people about the prototype during that era and the history in the past. Moreover,in 1999, the castle was once used as film setting for Anna and the King. If it attracts international film maker to step foot in the mansion, it will surely worth for a photographing trip.‘Kellie’s Castle’ has been restored to the condition it was when it was abandoned, unfinished and as though it is waiting for its master to return to complete what he left out.


The Mistake of Castle

1 The Empty space, look not fully utilized and looking at the death end as i see it

2  Emergency staircase? i think whenever i'm facing emergency , i think the best way here is rolling on this staircase,instead of step by step into this narrow treads!

3 The ornament wall, for aesthetic ,it is not bad, but for practically, the wall have not function at all, only can put the portraits with the frame! It can put any wardrobe, not any furniture higher than the wall!

4  i think it is a bad idea of having a open view dressing room,what about if Helen changing shirt here? hmm, feeling not really secure, right?

5  Look, i really have nothing to say when i saw this terrible staircase. Why it is so ugly that cover up the staircase like that way???! do they have other choice?and how to clean that obstructed window???

The feeling that i step into this castle is really horrible!! the hot and humid weather on that day is awful! my sweat all over my body, the construction seem not appropriate to the  location. Using a thick wall to obstruct the thermal to ventilate the building is not a good idea. the ventilation holes are not function as i thought. Its not really cool as kampung house as i went. The bad thing is the sealant of the tunnels, the leading towards the hindu temple nearby. Well, the bedroom for Kellie's family are not into privacy, especially the dressing area. Feel mysterious when i stepping on the corridor, the rumors sound to be alive when i look at it. On the 2nd floor, it should be an indoor tennis court, however, it is not done . I did feel sad about Smith, he unable to finish his love gift for his family ,now,it is there trademark for the new generation .