...Shellz...

last lecture

2009-02-14T05:32:00.000-08:00

today is the last lecture of DS. basically we have some recap of the year and get to know some designer and also their work. for example mies van de rohe- barcelona pavillion. we've also being asked what is design after whole year of studying designing.
what is design- creating and giving spatial quality to a space. it isn't about adding element to a space like adding a table to an empty space but it is about designing a space that suits a strong concept. besides we've also done a small exe about paper folding

16 photographs

2009-02-14T05:26:00.000-08:00

beside all those hectic on shophouses...we've also done some interesting stuff. 1 of them is taking 16 photographs based on different themes.

i've went to clarke quay to take some of those photo and some i've collect through the time. finding those shots that suits the themes is a bit of a trouble but once you really understand what the theme means it's in fact quite easy

term 4- a busy term

2009-02-14T02:28:00.000-08:00

after 3 weeks of hols in msia...finally it's the start of final term. after that i'll be going year 2 (hopefully)

during the hols, we're asked to figure out the design of our shophouse based on our designer in art love design in TOD. my designer is Ken Yeang.

Ken Yeang is a malaysian architect. he's famously known for his bioclimatic high rise design (ecodesign) for high rise in the tropical country mostly in malaysia. therefore the 3 principles that i've chosen for designing his shophouse are:
1. controlled ventilation
2. natural lighting
3. bringing landscape into the interior

mood box:
1st mood box

the trees- bringing natural element into the interior
the opening on the front & back- controlled ventilation
windows- natural lighting

2nd mood box

sketches of my concept

for my 2nd mood box, i translate the concept portrays in the 1st mood box into a more abstract way.

different gradient of triangles- circulating the wind that come down from the top
only a small portion of the top part are opened- controlled ventilation. i wanted the wind to come in only from the top part
carpet grass- natural element
acrylic sheet on the left & right- openess

then translating the concept into the shophouse:
sketches:
1st sketch

2nd sketch

3rd sketch

final sketch/ final design

i create 2 opening at the roof area. 1 in front and 1 at the airwell. the different gradient of triangles from my mood box from the walls of my shophouse. the walls are created by rows n rows of louvered window so that the wind can circulate around the whole house. there's two pond at the 1st storey to collect rain water coming down from the opening.

from these i then proceed to my mock up
overview of the mock up

view from airwell downwards

view from mezz storey bedroom

i've spend lots time on the mock up and those before mock up causing me to have no time to finish things up for my final submission. haih...so....just have to rush....
things for final submission 6th feb:
final model
A1 board
construction drawing
3D viz
art love design process journal
intech wall detailing

luckily they've extend the submission date of intech wall and the A1 board/ final model. if not i dont think i can even submit anything on time.

view of my final shophouse:

view of the 1st storey towards rearcourt

view of the 1st storey from rearcourt
view from the mezz storey bedroom
view from airwell in the front area downwards

overview of my shophouse

basically the design of my final shophouse is the same as my mock up. i've changed a bit here and there towards the whole process to make it better. overview, it's a shophouse that is naturally ventilated, naturally lit and you can feel the nature when you're inside. it seems as if you are outside the house. the interesting part is from every room, you can look down towards the 1st storey and also direct view towards the sky. when it rains, the triangular wall that partially covered up the void will create some kind of waterfall like water feeature inside. from outside, you can see the reflective pool as the center of attraction.i also create vertical planting on the bare walls as from my research, i come to know that plants can cool down the environment. since that's the case, why don't i just plant some grass on the walls instead of the grown to make things more interesting and at the same time i can save some space. =)

hectic

2009-02-13T23:47:00.000-08:00

after whole 2 weeks of warming up, now is when the hectic comes. CADP and DS submission in a row...

for CADP we're suppose to find a shophouse with airwell and forecourt and measure it. we faced problems while finding a suitable shophouse that suits our requirement. most of the shophouse are already demolished and reconstruct to fit the design today. finaly we found a shophouse in emerald hill.

location plan

site plan

during the drafting of the shophouse we'd faced some problems with incooperation with some of the group members and also it was a hectic trying to draw out an accurate CAD drawing. we've done a lot of ammendments again n again to the drawing. but...it's still not perfect....anyways...thanks to alvin n especially joycelyn with her knowledge of drafting our CAD drawing can go this far.

for DS, first we've a lecture about human body. then we're asked to design a thing that can be wear on the body with 1m of wire.
guess what does this thing does?

it's a leg bracelet =)

after that, we're asked to do a machine for people by taking off 1 of your senses. lots of us mistaken it to be a machine for the diabled.
my 1st machine design

our concept comes from the ski. this machine allows a person with paralyse leg to stand up and walk, there're two handle for the person with paralyze leg to hold with their hand and the handles are link to the pole. a soft material is placed at the end of the pole and slot into the shoe. the paralyse person can lift up their leg in order to walk.

comments on the 1st machine:

1. not comfortable. a person with paralyse leg might as well sit on a wheel chair rather than using this machine. somemore, the person needs to push down their feet in order to walk.

2. the way the paralyse people uses this machine to walk isn't the same as the way normal people walk.

3. a paralyse person can be considered to be a disabled person

we then proceed to our 2nd design. which is a lot better....
our concept comes from the the hair on our body. our body is covered with small hair. the hair brushes on the surface of a solid to enable the person to feel the texture of the object. this time we partially take out the sense of sight of the person. with sense of sight partially taken out, the person is unable to tell the distance between him and a object in front. therefore there's a huge tendency for him to knock the object in front. we create a machine that surrounds the body with hard material to protect the person when knocking into hard object, enhancing the sense of sound and enabless the person to feel the texture of the obkect- whether it's hard or soft.

our machine
top view

alvin in process of making the machine

the body shop

2009-02-13T22:50:00.000-08:00

after the week of photography , we're suppose to measure our own body and action. how?
below are some pictures...
exe 1- stationary position
interaction between human
skuad
standing

exe 2- moving position
sweeping the floor

jumping

exe 3- stairs

L shaped stairs

U shaped stairs

exe 4-relating with furniture
showering

reading on bed

i didn't draw all those. i use trace...LOL...take some pic of me in stationary, import into com, then trace on the screen. i use orange pen for the dimension cause i wanted to differentiate them from the drawing.

exe 5- that's the way i like it.
this exe is a bit different from those before this. we're suppose to take a series of photo that can make up movie when u flip through them then choose some from them that seems in continuous action and mount it on A1 board

pic of me doing a series of actions

new term, new sem, new assignment

2009-02-10T21:24:00.000-08:00

well, as mention, today is the start of term 3 sem 2. which means things will become harder n i'll become busier n stresser....

for the start of this term we've photography workshop for the 1st week. it's a very interesting n useful thing for our course...

first we're seperated into groups based on colours.i'm in yellow group. we're suppose to take pictures for things that are yellow and combine it to become a collage

the yellow pic that i've sumitted

yellow collage

then we're taught on the technique and skills of home studio photography skills. all u need is just 1 buttered paper, aluminium sheet, table lamp, black cloth/ white cloth and a camera

some close up

then, we have educational trip to little India. we're suppose to take pictures according to a few themes: big sky,edge cut sun, separate shape, off center.....

GEMS ASSIGNMENT 2

2009-01-01T03:36:00.001-08:00

enjoy

a close up. light focusing at the one side of the face. darkening the background allow the viewer to focus on the expression of the drinker. this picture tells me that he's taking his time enjoying the taste of the wine slowly going down his throat

wired up

another close up.light shining from the left. shoot taking below a person's eye view. this picture shows the beauty of the texture of a ball of wire.

backlight

light shining from behind a piece of buttered paper creating a silhouette.

a day at the beach

taking form a person's eye view focusing on the person's action. this picture reminds me of my day at the beach. relax. calm. fun.

hip girl

taken while my friend was playing around at the beach. this picture portrays the character of my friend. fun. outdoor. active.

enjoying the fear

when we put a scorpion on our shoulder, the first expression that comes into our mind is fear. but this picture shows us the opposite expression. enjoyimg the moment of fear? this picture let the viewer questions the feeling of the person.

busy when you're suppose to relax?

taken from below a person's eye view focusing at the person and the sky. photo tilted to give a different feeling to it instead of portait.

GEMS ASSIGNMENT 1- EXTRAORDINARY OUT OF THE ORDINARY ARCHITECTURE AND ME

2008-11-13T06:22:00.001-08:00

exterior of Vivo City (day)

i choose this subject because we seldom see a shopping center in singapore with a large open space in the middle of two buildings and i think that the architecture style of Vivo city is different from many shopping centers here. i took this picture using 1 point perspective view and focusing at the blue sky.

exterior of Vivo city (night)

this picture give me a warm and cozy feeling due to its lighting. i took this picture using 1 point perspective in florescent mode.

architecture building in Vivo city (night)

i took this building because i think the combination of the between warm and cool lighting of the building is interesting.i enchance the quality of the picture by focusing on the reflection of the building on the floor after a heavy rain.

architecture building in Vivo city (day)

i choose this picture because i like the feeling of the warm sunset. it makes me feels relaxing after a whole day of hard work in school. it means it is almost the end of the stressful day and i can go home to take a nap. i took this picture by focusing on the sunset and enchance it using its relfection of the floor.

architecture building in Vivo City (day)

i think this picture is extraordinary because the 3 man standing at the edge of the feeling give me the feeling that they're enjoying the sunset scenery. i took this picture by focusing on the 3 man and enchance it using the sunset reflection on the floor.

buildings in habour front(day)

i choose this subject because it looks like many building sticking to one another. i took this picture using 1 point perspective view.

building in habour front(night)

i choose this picture because i like the refection of the building's lighting on the floor after a heavy rain. i took this picture using 1 point perspective view

this is me in outdoor

i choose this picture because i'm a person who likes outdoors a lot and this picture shows that i feels happy when i'm in outdoors especially when i'm relaxing in the water. i took this picture using rule of the third.

this is me

i've chosen this picture because it shows me feeling bored and stressout after working the the studio for a long time and playing around with my camera. i took this picture using colour accent mode

25/8/08...last day...YEAH!!!

2008-08-28T01:47:00.000-07:00

today was the last day in studio...after tat...FREEDOM!!! we need 2 hand in our FDA today.

i faced lots problem when designing my 1st FDA.

1. i dont know how 2 use any 3D software

2. i dont know how 2 sketch a glass effecct

3. i dont have any idea of designing a furniture

after this FDA...i've learnt:

1. how 2 design a presentation board

i'll do better 4 FDA next year. by then i've already learnt a 3D software. =)

BYE BYE SEMESTER 1

22/5/08...ann siang hill...

2008-08-28T00:23:00.000-07:00

another outing b4 class ends... we went 2 ann siang hill n URA. in URA we can see the development of whole sin.

ann siang hill looks quite an old place where u can see old buildings. however...i think the architectural style is quite cool...u cant see this kind off design is modern generation now.

20/8/08...crit...

2008-08-28T00:14:00.000-07:00

after submission...we all know crit is coming up. so here it is. the crit this time is different from the previous one. this time we need to present our work and the lecturer give comment.

comment on my work:
1. not garang enough
2. something seems missing
3. use a stronger material.
4. doesn't bring out the special effect of metal
5. no strong concept

disadvantage of metal:
too wobbly. doesn't look strong

15/8/08...big day...

2008-08-27T23:50:00.000-07:00

i took taxi to sch today just to save my model from crushing down. when i reach class, everyone was busy submitting their work. their model was all nicely done. so, i wasn't quite satisfied with what i have. but...what to do...just have to submit,it everything.

28/7/08 till 14/7/08...BIG...

2008-08-27T23:23:00.000-07:00

i've decided 2 use metal 4 my big model. so me n alvin went 2 geylang 2 look 4 the hardware shop KY suggested us 2 go. well...the metal sheet cost $11 4 A0 size. it was quite cheap.

i started off quite late compared 2 others. when everyone was busy going 2 workshop, i was there doing nothing. i've no idea what 2 do....just when everyone was setting up their bits n pieces, then...i started cutting the metal sheet.

good point about metal sheet:

1. can be cut using NT cutter. so i dont need go 2 the cramped workshop

2. can be done at home

3. easily bend

well...honestly i was doing quite fast. without knowing it, i was half way throught already while those who started off earlier than me still cutting their bits n pieces. so i go in a rather slow pace throuhout the whole process. slacking now and then.

half way through

however i ended up rushing through everything the night before submission. i touch up my model and draw my 16 tiles. it took me almost 24 hrs to finish everything. i ended sleeping in 4 a.m. in the morning.

25/7/08...movie time...

2008-08-27T23:01:00.000-07:00

we started off by watching movie named labyrinth. it was an interesting movie. but then i didn't manage 2 finish watching it cause i went 2 ask 4 some comments frm kelly n KY.
then...final project:

1. big model based on 1 of the big tesselation
2. 16 tiles

18/7/08...small...

2008-08-27T22:48:00.000-07:00

after tesselation....guess wat...modeling time again...this time, we need 2 form 4 cube using satay stick & masking tape.

empty cube

then.. we project the tesselation into 3d form. we use Zo cards 2 make the 4th model

4th model

9/7/08 till 16/7/08...let's tesselate...

2008-08-27T22:28:00.000-07:00

today we need 2 transfer our onthography drawing into tesselation. all u need 2 do is just by transfering it on grid.

then we take this 2 tesselation n rotate or mirror it 2 form other tesselation.

then we were 2 combine some of the tesselation 2 form 3 big tesselation. then design it with colour, patterns n tone

tone

patterns

7/7/08..perspective...

2008-08-27T22:08:00.000-07:00

1st thing in class...lecture on 1 pt perspective. then, draw using plotting method 2 draw 1 pt perspective on A1 paper. this is when all the problems come. i've no idea how 2 do it. luckily...after tons n tons of drawing from kheng yong, i FINALLY got it. =)

afternoon...model making time...this time we need 2 do model based on this:

impossible rite....but then... we manage 2 make it out =) all u need 2 do is draw 3 lines...LOL. let me show u

tadaa...!!!!=)

4/7/08...finally...

2008-08-27T21:30:00.000-07:00

finally...!!! final pin up..!!!!! after many many sleepless night...today is the pin up day 4 all my onthography drawing. i've seen lots masterpiece arond the studio. amazing effect comes out when drawing in a subconcious mind...

my onthography

25/6...lasalle...

2008-08-27T03:54:00.000-07:00

lasalle... a great design sch with cool architectural style. n of course the student's work also very different from ours. theirs looks more artistic n more professional. well...guess i should learn frrom them. overall...it's a useful outing n i've learnt lots.

23/6/08 ...another bz term....

2008-08-27T03:38:00.000-07:00

- the director drop by in our class today 2 teach us onthography drawing aka don't think just draw. we need to paste our face close to the huge A1 paper and guess wat... don't think just draw...using...SAKURA MICRON PEN!!!LOL

assignment: 2 A1 onthography drawing

...DID Fest...

2008-06-20T07:48:00.000-07:00

This is when we exhibit our term work. I feel very depress when i saw the top 16 student's work. But, 1 phrase cheer me up. "they're good 4 now doesn't mean that they'll b good forever"

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Want 2 see more pictures??? Just ask from me =)

...FinAlly...

2008-06-20T06:41:00.000-07:00

Went 2 the national n art museum today. The national museum consist of the old & new wing. The old wing was built in 1887 where as the new wing was built in 2006. Seen the date of the old wing being built, we can tell that the design will be the ancient type. On the other hand the design of the new wing will be the modern type.All i can say is that both museum is where us-young designers can get great inspiration from...either old o modern design.

Want 2 know more about both museum?? here's the link

National museum:http://www.nationalmuseum.sg/

Art museum :http://www.nhb.gov.sg/sam

Old wing

New wing

FDA- Knot by Cheong Chee Ming

Well nw it's time 4 me 2 relax 4 a while before the next term starts...TooDlesss... =)

...MINT...

2008-06-20T06:16:00.000-07:00

after final submission of everything...and critue week...FINALLY...we had a BREAK... we went to the toy musuem today (MINT). there's lots of ancient toy collection more than 50 years ago...most of them are the only ones left in the world...cool rite...

we paid $7 per entry...Well, it's very worthwhile since i gain lots experience in it. one of them is that a packaging can increase the value of the item...Will be very delighted if i could visit there again 2 take more pic...

http://www.emint.com/ here's the link 2 MINT webside

Believe o nt...mickey come from this

This is just a plastic toy gun

(only one exists in the world)

Estimate value: US$3000

Estimate value: US$35,000

Ancient barbie

Darkie or Darlie???

...MiNi mE...

2008-06-20T05:40:00.000-07:00

main assignment before term ends. We're suppose 2 make a myosaka doll. 1st i don't have a single idea what to make.I was sooo stressout...n there's no one 2 help...so having headache n very down that day...didn't bother 2 have my lunch...n just sit there thinking...waiting 4 inspiration...AND THEN....when i look at my drawings that night, i thought of combining cartoon character and patterns from my emotion sketches...and VIOLA!!! MY RUSSIAN DOLL...

I faced some problems in choosing the materials also cause i'm not a D&T studdent and don't have any background in art.Well, thanks 2 alvin 4 giving me some ideas on the materials...

Though my dolls isn't as nice as the others, well...i think i've tried my best this time...i've spent another sleepless night just to colour the spongebob box. Kelly suggested i should pop out some features of it exp the eyes 2 make it more interesting instead of just a box. Well, i totally agree with him...shall try my best next time and THINK OUT OF THE BOX...THE OF THE IMPOSSIBLE...

...to be continue

...3D Sculpture...

2008-06-20T02:43:00.000-07:00

We need to combine the 3 volume that we've made previously into a new shape. I found it hard 2 bend the wires. It's very stiff and once u bend it it left a mark. So i cant make mistake while bending. It took me few hours just 2 finish a sculpture. It's my 1st time making a 3D model. I learnt that theres still a material besides mounting board 2 make a perfect model.

Badly
done
sculpture

After
wrapping
it
with
newspaper

...To b continue...

...Wired up...Structure up...

2008-06-20T01:31:00.000-07:00

Here comes another stressful assignment AGAIN...We're suppose 2 make 3 volume (square, pyramid n sphere) using wires. I can't even finish the ping pong balls yet and here comes this..!!! T_T Then...i remembered my coach said 2 me before i left that if u can go through swimming training all these years then u do anything... I told myself that it's just another training session, no BIG DEAL...Just finish this and u'll win. So AGAIN, i spend 24 hrs doing this n the ping pong balls

...To b continue...

...Pingy Pongy...

2008-06-19T23:25:00.000-07:00

This is the most stressful assignment. I didn t have a good night sleep at all 4 the whole week while trying 2 finish this assignment. We've to transfer the 20 emotion onto the ping pong balls. Then...we've 2 create another 20 more with our own theme (stress right...) So i spend 24 hrs on 29/4/2008 just 2 finish all the balls. I ended up having sore throat ( my advise...never ever try not 2 slp 24 hrs...o you'll ended up like me)

patrick

squildward

spongebob

beach

scene

angry

colour

spongebob!!!

peace =)

...To b continue...

...EmO...

2008-06-19T21:22:00.000-07:00

MY TOUGHEST WEEK. We started by skecthing the emotion using 5 themes (colour, object, icon, pattern & materials). At 1st i've really no idea what to do. So just simply draw something 2 make up the submission. I spend my whole Sunday doing this...*haih* When we pin up our drawing on Mon, Kelly didn't satisfy with our drawing at all.

Well...the whole class redo their drawing *haih* Eventually i spent more time this time. As a result i didn't sleep well for 2 days (22/4-23/4)

object theme

colour theme

pattern theme

icon theme

...To b continue...

...Brick Boy...

2008-04-20T03:13:00.000-07:00

This time we have to double up the size of the brick boy we did previously and design our a character that we like onto it. Oh well, i waste quite a lot of TRYING 2 time double up the scale, MEASURING it and TRANSFERING it to the drawing block. At first, i thought of an easier alternative. I went to the library and enlarged it. Just when i thought i've solved my problem of scalling and measuring it, i realised the librarian had enlarged it to the wrong scale. So i still ended up drawing and measuring it using a ruler. I don't faced much problem in the cutting and sticking part. However, when it comes to the colouring process, i wanted to use acrylic but i left it in my hometown. So this left me no choice but to use watercolour. The effect is not as good as the acrylic because the colour is more dull compare to acrylic but that is the best i can do.

It's mr krabs from krusty krabs in spongebob series. actually i hav 2 sketches.
This is the first sketches:
This is the second sketches:
I ended up choosing the second sketches. What gave my the inspiration of crunching the stiff square box??? Well, a stiff square box doesn't look like a cheft hat at all. so i crunch it to look more normal. i also pop up the eyes of mr krabs 2 attract the attention since it's his main characteristic.

After that we're suppose 2 present it to the class. Honestly i wasn't very satisfied with my work when i saw others work from 04 & 05. Their work is soooo neat...Guess i need 2 try harder 4 the next assignment

...To b continue..

...Day 1...

2008-04-20T03:05:00.000-07:00

We started class by drawing sketches from 4 different interesting perspectives. I've drawn my w810 handphone. However i can't manage to finish shading it on time.

After lunch, we started on our brick boy. Well i had a hard time measuring and transfering the image from the paper to the drawing clock. Luckily i've found an easier solution. I started tracing the original brick boy measurement using a layout paper into the drawing block. I don't face so much problems during the cutting and the sticking process since i've experience in model making. Guess that's all. Here is the image of the brick boy i've made and also the measurement.

...To be continue...