RESEARCH TITLE:Achieving POETIC QUALITIES and SUSTAINABILITY through JAPANESE MINIMALISM SPATIAL LAYOUT and LOW EMBODIED ENERGY MATERIALS in BELUM RAINFOREST RESORT DELUXE SUITE

HOO ZHI XIN 0311196

BELUM RAINFOREST RESORT DELUXE SUITE

-Newly developed phase 2 project -18 blocks, 36 units

-Room size ranging from 46 - 53m2

ACHIEVING POETIC QUALITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH JAPANESE MINIMALISM SPATIAL LAYOUT AND LOW EMBODIED ENERGY MATERIALS IN BELUM RAINFOREST RESORT DELUXE SUITE

-Entrance facing west-Upper unit : Lake view -Lower unit : Garden view

RESEARCH QUESTIONS :

1. What are the relationship between Japanese minimalism and low embodied energy materials?

2. What are the spatial characteristics of Japanese minimalism adopted in Belum Rainforest Resort’s deluxe suite?

3. How do the spatial characteristics of Belum Rainforest Resort’s deluxe suite affect its poetic qualities?

4. How do the poetic qualities achieved through employing low embodied energy materials?

5. What are the choices of low embodied energy materials to achieve sustainability in reducing carbon footprint in tropical building design?

ACHIEVING POETIC QUALITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH JAPANESE MINIMALISM SPATIAL LAYOUT AND LOW EMBODIED ENERGY MATERIALS IN BELUM RAINFOREST RESORT DELUXE SUITE

- POETIC QUALITIES & SUSTAINABILITY- MATERIALS

JAPANESE MINIMALISM LAYOUT

ACHIEVING POETIC QUALITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH JAPANESE MINIMALISM SPATIAL LAYOUT AND LOW EMBODIED ENERGY MATERIALS IN BELUM RAINFOREST RESORT DELUXE SUITE

COHERENT SPACES - To build CONNECTIONS between BUILDINGS and the SURROUNDING

IN-BETWEEN SPACES – AMBIGUOUS space between INDOOR and OUTDOOR

‘SUPERFLAT’ concept – EQUIVALENCE space, different space receive SAME VALUE

RESPOND TO NATURE –NATURE as important role SHAPING quality of SPATIAL CONFIGURATIONS

ZEN INFLUENCES ON SPATIAL LAYOUT

ACHIEVING POETIC QUALITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH JAPANESE MINIMALISM SPATIAL LAYOUT AND LOW EMBODIED ENERGY MATERIALS IN BELUM RAINFOREST RESORT DELUXE SUITE

Chashitsu (Tea-room) layout

- SIMPLICITY & MODEST DESIGN

-MODULAR units : TATAMI mats

*without physical boundaries, make up different function

-RELATIONSHIP between BUILDING & SITE

-‘WABI-SABI’ – aesthetical appreciation to poverty ‘TRUTH TO MATERIAL’

ACHIEVING POETIC QUALITIES OF SPACE IN BELUM RAINFOREST DELUXE SUITE THROUGH

SPATIAL LAYOUT

ACHIEVING POETIC QUALITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH JAPANESE MINIMALISM SPATIAL LAYOUT AND LOW EMBODIED ENERGY MATERIALS IN BELUM RAINFOREST RESORT DELUXE SUITE

-MODULAR RECTILINEAR UNITS

-PURE GEOMETRY FORM

-REGULAR & ORGANIZED

-ENGAGING NATURE LANDSCAPE (GARDEN & LAKE)

ACHIEVING POETIC QUALITIES OF SPACE IN BELUM RAINFOREST DELUXE SUITE THROUGH

SPATIAL LAYOUT

ACHIEVING POETIC QUALITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH JAPANESE MINIMALISM SPATIAL LAYOUT AND LOW EMBODIED ENERGY MATERIALS IN BELUM RAINFOREST RESORT DELUXE SUITE

LOWER UNIT UPPER UNIT

-SUPERFLAT CONCEPT : EQUAL SPATIAL HIERACHY (Bathroom area & Bedroom/Living area)

ACHIEVING POETIC QUALITIES OF SPACE IN BELUM RAINFOREST DELUXE SUITE THROUGH

SPATIAL LAYOUT

ACHIEVING POETIC QUALITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH JAPANESE MINIMALISM SPATIAL LAYOUT AND LOW EMBODIED ENERGY MATERIALS IN BELUM RAINFOREST RESORT DELUXE SUITE

NO PHYSICAL BORDERLINES BETWEEN SPACES IN BETWEEN SPACES

ACHIEVING POETIC QUALITIES OF SPACE IN BELUM RAINFOREST DELUXE SUITE THROUGH

SPATIAL LAYOUT

ACHIEVING POETIC QUALITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH JAPANESE MINIMALISM SPATIAL LAYOUT AND LOW EMBODIED ENERGY MATERIALS IN BELUM RAINFOREST RESORT DELUXE SUITE

INTIMACY WITH NATURE : SERENITY,TRANQUILITY ACHIEVED BY VISUAL & SENSUAL & TACTUAL EXPERIENCES

ACHIEVING POETIC QUALITIES OF SPACE IN BELUM RAINFOREST DELUXE SUITE THROUGH

SPATIAL LAYOUT

ACHIEVING POETIC QUALITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH JAPANESE MINIMALISM SPATIAL LAYOUT AND LOW EMBODIED ENERGY MATERIALS IN BELUM RAINFOREST RESORT DELUXE SUITE

DIFFERENT MATERIALS DEFINE FUNCTION OF DIFFERENT SPACES (NO PHYSICAL BORDERLINE)

ACHIEVING POETIC QUALITIES OF SPACE IN BELUM RAINFOREST DELUXE SUITE THROUGH

SPATIAL LAYOUT

ACHIEVING POETIC QUALITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH JAPANESE MINIMALISM SPATIAL LAYOUT AND LOW EMBODIED ENERGY MATERIALS IN BELUM RAINFOREST RESORT DELUXE SUITE

INTIMACY WITH NATURE : SERENITY,TRANQUILITY ACHIEVED BY VISUAL & SENSUAL & TACTUAL EXPERIENCES

ACHIEVING POETIC QUALITIES OF SPACE IN BELUM RAINFOREST DELUXE SUITE THROUGH

SPATIAL LAYOUT

ACHIEVING POETIC QUALITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH JAPANESE MINIMALISM SPATIAL LAYOUT AND LOW EMBODIED ENERGY MATERIALS IN BELUM RAINFOREST RESORT DELUXE SUITE

INTIMACY BETWEEN HUMAN – SLIDING PARTITION REDEFINE PUBLIC/PRIVATE SPACES

LOW EMBODIED ENERGY MATERIALS AS AN APPROACH TO ACHIEVE POETIC QUALITIES

ACHIEVING POETIC QUALITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH JAPANESE MINIMALISM SPATIAL LAYOUT AND LOW EMBODIED ENERGY MATERIALS IN BELUM RAINFOREST RESORT DELUXE SUITE

-ZEN concept : REDUCTION in the activities to achieve PERFECTION

-INTRINSIC value : MATERIAL TRUTHFULNESS

-LIGHT and MINIMAL : less impact to environment

-TEXTURE, APPEARANCE

LOW EMBODIED ENERGY MATERIALS AS AN APPROACH TO ACHIEVE POETIC QUALITIES

ACHIEVING POETIC QUALITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH JAPANESE MINIMALISM SPATIAL LAYOUT AND LOW EMBODIED ENERGY MATERIALS IN BELUM RAINFOREST RESORT DELUXE SUITE

CONCRETE

- Tough & durable : TIMELESS- COLD color tone : CALM & TRANQUIL- TOUCH & TEXTURE: Rough / Smooth- MINIMAL finishes : WABI-SABI - Raw & Humble- Light & Shadow on concrete : VISUAL & SENSUAL

LOW EMBODIED ENERGY MATERIALS AS AN APPROACH TO ACHIEVE POETIC QUALITIES

ACHIEVING POETIC QUALITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH JAPANESE MINIMALISM SPATIAL LAYOUT AND LOW EMBODIED ENERGY MATERIALS IN BELUM RAINFOREST RESORT DELUXE SUITE

MINIMAL FINISHES LIGHT & SHADOW

LOW EMBODIED ENERGY MATERIALS AS AN APPROACH TO ACHIEVE POETIC QUALITIES

ACHIEVING POETIC QUALITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH JAPANESE MINIMALISM SPATIAL LAYOUT AND LOW EMBODIED ENERGY MATERIALS IN BELUM RAINFOREST RESORT DELUXE SUITE

TIMBER

- Traditional , Vernacular material- WARM color tone : ORIGINALITY , HONESTY- SOFTEN the cold tone of concrete- NATURE resources

LOW EMBODIED ENERGY MATERIALS AS AN APPROACH TO ACHIEVE POETIC QUALITIES

ACHIEVING POETIC QUALITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH JAPANESE MINIMALISM SPATIAL LAYOUT AND LOW EMBODIED ENERGY MATERIALS IN BELUM RAINFOREST RESORT DELUXE SUITE

HUMANITY DESIGNCOMBINATION OF NATURE & MAN-MADE MATERIALS

LOW EMBODIED ENERGY MATERIALS AS AN APPROACH TO SUSTAINABILITY

ACHIEVING POETIC QUALITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH JAPANESE MINIMALISM SPATIAL LAYOUT AND LOW EMBODIED ENERGY MATERIALS IN BELUM RAINFOREST RESORT DELUXE SUITE

CONCRETE

-LONG life span : up to 120 years-Embodied energy : 1.11MJ/kg-PRECAST MODULAR unit : ease for construction-REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION-REDUCE GREENHOUSE GASES EMISSION

LOW EMBODIED ENERGY MATERIALS AS AN APPROACH TO SUSTAINABILITY

ACHIEVING POETIC QUALITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH JAPANESE MINIMALISM SPATIAL LAYOUT AND LOW EMBODIED ENERGY MATERIALS IN BELUM RAINFOREST RESORT DELUXE SUITE

TIMBER

-ECO-FRIENDLY-Embodied energy : 8.5 MJ/kg-ABUNDANT RENEWABLE RESOURCES-LOCALLY available-SPECIFIC sizes, PREFABRICATED-RECYCABLE

CONCLUSION

ACHIEVING POETIC QUALITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH JAPANESE MINIMALISM SPATIAL LAYOUT AND LOW EMBODIED ENERGY MATERIALS IN BELUM RAINFOREST RESORT DELUXE SUITE

-Adoption of low embodied energy materials successfully achieve Japanese minimalism concept-Poetic spaces lead user experiences different perceptions and reach a state of peaceful mind-By embarking low embodied energy materials, sustainability is achieved by reducing greenhouse gases emission, reduce energy consumption & reduce carbon footprint

Man made structure & Nature scape merge seamlessly ; creating a relaxing and recreational spacefor users to engage with nature, bringing visual, sensual and tactual impacts to them which result in

raising their awareness towards environmental issues.

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ACHIEVING POETIC QUALITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH JAPANESE MINIMALISM SPATIAL LAYOUT AND LOW EMBODIED ENERGY MATERIALS IN BELUM RAINFOREST RESORT DELUXE SUITE

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