making architectural language
DESCRIPTION
Studio Lilian | Final Year 1 ProjectTRANSCRIPT
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
THE BIG PLAN
Mock-up of model 1:20 and detail in 1:5 Structure drafted on google sketch-up to remedy structural flaws
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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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