Alia Aida's Portfolio 2011

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ANARCHITECTURALPORTFOLIO

ARCHITECTURALPORTFOLIO

ARCHITECTURALalia aida masiri

[email protected]

about myself

Name

alia aida masiri

Date of birth

13 august

GeNDer

female

CoUNtrY

malaysia

eDUCatioN

SmK Sultan abdul Samad

– SPm 11as

aLfa international College

– Diploma in architecture

iNtereStS

art, Design & architecture

Photography

travelling

reading

Capoeira

contents

design principles

intimidation

less is more

remora

007’s retreat

ipanema

urban research

urban revival

teratak bunus

installation

in 73 minutes

pages from my sketchbook

photography

conclusion

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college works

miscellaneous

01design

principlesan introduction to architecture

year 1 semester 1

02intimidation

project 02, basic design studioyear 1 semester 1

translation was literally the task

of this project. the challenge

was to translate a single emotion

into form and space, whereby

the outcome had to evoke that

specific emotion on users.

it was difficult to translate the

exact emotion of ‘intimidation’,

which i finally decided on. most

of the time i had to shed off the

comfort of achieving the form’s

harmony which did not reflect

intimidation.

intimidation should evoke a sense

of fear and yet be approachable.

thus i changed the elegant

combination of forms to a more

formidable character.

this specific project has taught

me one of the important things in

architecture — a good translation

will produce a good architecture.

No one wants a cafe designed

like a clinic.

03intimidation

project 02, basic design studioyear 1 semester 1

04less is more

project 01, architectural design 01residential studio

year 1 semester 2

the project required

the student to propose

and design a bamboo

pedestrian bridge across

the Klang river in the

heart of Kuala Lumpur.

Structural solutions had to

be considered.

“Less is more” was the

concept adapted for

my design. although i

could only use bamboo –

representing ‘less’,

i was excited to explore

its advantages and

dynamicism – ‘more’.

i tried playing around with

the bamboo’s obvious

characteristic — its

straightness, and thought

about the possibilites of

defying without denying it.

that its sleek curves and

form which are simple had

something more to it. it

was about all those joints

and pieces of bamboo that

gave the bigger picture.

05less is more


year 1 semester 2

06remora


year 1 semester 2

the remora was a proposed

compact living house to be

built for myself.

the requirements were to

design a living area, bedroom,

kitchen, dining area, study

and bathroom within a limited

space of 24 sq. m.

the students were given an

option of either designing

the house cantilevered from

a shoplot or supported and

elevated above the alley

between two shops.

i chose the first.

remora is the name i chose

as the outcome of the design

with its context reminded me

of the symbiotic relationship

between the shark and the

remora fish.

07remora


year 1 semester 2

plan scale 1:75

living/bedroom

living/study

kitchen & dining

bath

i had fun designing this

house as i was relating

myself to its usage.

‘Versatility’ was adopted as

the concept of the design.

thus i was ensuring that

the spaces were constantly

versatile as individuals, and

with one another.

i was also avoiding the

wastage of space by

exploiting the opportunities

of this limited area.

08remora


year 1 semester 2

east elevation n.t.s.

south-west elevation n.t.s.

09007’s retreat


year 1 semester 2

in this assignment, i was

required to propose a retreat

house for any character —

my choice was James bond

as played by Daniel Craig.

the proposed retreat house

was to be located at a slope

on Gasing hill in Petaling

Jaya, Selangor.

my design intent was to

reflect bond’s image on the

outcome of the house. his

personality and character

were my guideline in the

design process. the latest

bond is not someone who

goes undercover, but an

agent who dares to reveal

himself to his enemies. he

enjoys being noticed and

in addition, he could adapt

himself to any environment.

the usage of steel i-beams

and columns with glass were

intended to create a classy

and sophisticated look, as

how bond always is. the

house embraces the existing

surrouding nature yet kept

bold with its character.

10007’s retreat


year 1 semester 2

scale 1:150

living areadining

area

lap poolwash-room

master bedroom

guest room

kitchen

11007’s retreat


year 1 semester 2

scale 1:125 scale 1:250

scale 1:250

12ipanema

project 01, architectural design 02commercial studioyear 2 semester 1

the second year started

off with a project to design

a mobile booth for any

commercial product we

chose. With a maximum

space requirement

restricted to 15 sq.m,

the image of the brand

and the structure of the

booth had to be taken into

consideration.

ipanema, a range of

slippers (flip flops), was

my choice. Named after a

famous beach in brazil, this

brand portrays an image of

the tropical beach lifestyle.

i enjoyed doing this project

very much, and throughout

the design process i

wanted to achieve the

moods that portrayed

“ipanema”— casual,

laidback and carefree.

this booth can be placed

at just about any tropical

beach in the world. the

canvas roofing of the

booth can also be used

to advertise the product

either through printed

advertisements or light

projections.

13ipanema

project 01, architectural design 02commercial studioyear 2 semester 1

plan scale 1:75

front elevation scale 1:75

sectionscale 1:75

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the sketches on this page

show the sequence of how the

booth opens up.

ipanemaproject 01, architectural design 02

commercial studioyear 2 semester 1

15urban

researcharchitectural design 04

urban studioyear 3 semester 1

Building TypologyCommercialResidentialMixed-Use Commercial & ResidentialInstitutionalReligious

Commercial(70.0%)

Residential(13.0%)

Institutional(6.8%)

Mixed-Use Commercial & Residential(6.7%)

Religious(3.5%)

my studio mates and i were

assigned to study Chow

Kit, Kuala Lumpur in Urban

research of architectural

Design 04.

the six of us discovered that

Chow Kit is not a place that

offers many architectural

significance, but a place

rich in social impacts and

evolution. the site triggers

discussions and debates

about the urbanism of its

context.

We delegated ourselves with

the tasks of the research

— history, land usage,

building typology, analyses,

etc. Photographs and data

collected were properly

documented.

the strengths, weaknesses,

opportunities and threats of

the site were also determined

alongside with the identified

issues.

Perspective view of Chow Kit with the backdrop of the skyline of Kuala Lumpur.

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urban research

architectural design 04urban studio

year 3 semester 1

site plann.t.s.

site plann.t.s.

site plann.t.s.

environmental analysis public ammenities & services pedestrian & vehicular traffic

17urban revival

architectural design 04urban studio

year 3 semester 1

in the Urban revival project,

architectural studio 04 were

required to propose a New

masterplan for the development

of Chow Kit in Kuala Lumpur.

GeNeraL GoaL:

the proposed masterplan’s

intent was to revive Chow Kit

to be a breathing space for

its own context as well as its

surrounding context which

is Kuala Lumpur. the scope

of reviving and introducing

this breathing space covered

the social, environmental,

historical as well as significant

values of Chow Kit.

new proposed masterplann.t.s.

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new greenbelt section a-an.t.s.

improved pedestrian section a-an.t.s.

new greenbelt section b-bn.t.s.

new vehicular circulation plann.t.s.

urban revivalarchitectural design 04

urban studioyear 3 semester 1

1,2 & 3 3D rendered

perspectives of the new

proposed Greenbelt as the

feature in the new masterplan.

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19teratak bunus

architectural design 05final year studio

year 3 semester 2

the final project was a proposed

children’s activity centre for the

street children of Chow Kit. this

project is a sequel to the urban

studio projects.

‘teratak” is a malay word used in

a humble way to address one’s

home. ‘bunus’ is the name of the

road located next to the site.

hence teratak bunus.

ProJeCt GoaL:

to help the street children of Chow

Kit aged 12 years and younger,

giving them a sense of belonging

in the community, the feeling of

being wanted, not discriminated.

DeSiGN GoaL:

the centre will be a place of

playful attraction, a home to these

street children and making them

feel safe and secure.the centre

will be a node to connect them

with everyone and everything in

its context. this place shall break

the social boundaries, providing a

platform for the freedom

of the children’s mind.

the children may be reminded

of the warmth at home, that cozy

corner they cherish, the garden

outside; or perhaps just simply

given a chance to open a window

like any other children would in

the comfort of home.

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teratak bunusarchitectural design 05

final year studioyear 3 semester 2

north elevationscale 1:250

dining hall

kitchen

creche

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lounge

sports pavilion

music pavilion

artpavilion

DeSiGN CoNCePt:

CoNtiNUUm

in general, a child’s world is not

some single space or room, it’s

a continuum of spaces

– from ‘the Pattern Language’ by Christopher alexander

1 Viewed from south-

east, as one is entering the

vicinity of the centre.

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year 3 semester 2

east elevationscale 1:250

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2 the centre’s main

entrance viewed from the

sports pavilion.

3 interior view of the dining

hall with the staircase

leading up to the main hall

and the lounge below.

4 the main hall of the

centre which is opened

to the adjacent space of

the corridor — creating a

continuum.

22teratak bunus


year 3 semester 2

south-west elevationscale 1:250

SLEEPING AREA FOR

BOYS

MAIN HALL

LOUNGE

SLEEPING AREA FOR

GIRLS

SURAU

DINING HALL

LOUNGE

AREA FOR AREA FOR

MAIN HALLMAIN HALLHALL

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librarysurau

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SLEEPING AREA FOR GIRLS

SURAU(FEMALE)

KITCHENDINING HALL

SURAU(MALE)

CLASSROOM 1LIBRARY

GREEN ROOF

section b-bscale 1:250

teratak bunusarchitectural design 05

final year studioyear 3 semester 2

3 View of the exterior

within two buildings as one

enters the vicinity of the

centre from the north.

4 View from the library’s

corridor looking towards

the open spaces below.5

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24installation

a submission for arChUStiC,22nd architecture Workshop

2010, UKm bangi1st runner up

the idea for the installation

was inspired from the opening

scene of the movie august rush .... “can you hear it?

i can hear music everywhere...”

about 50% of the materials

used were recycled – jam jars,

glass bottles, bricks, tin cans,

drinking straws and discarded

fishing lines.

only the garbage bags, wire

mesh and fork and spoons

were newly purchased .

the top surface of the

installation simulates the

characteristics of grass. When

someone brushes their palms

against this surface, their touch

teases their sense of sound.

this simulation of plastic strips

and straws was a simple

mechanism to hold objects.

these objects knock against

each other when there is

movement on the surface.

as the designer and leader

for aLfa College’s installation

team, i took into consideration

the cost, ergonometry, logistics

and its resistance to weather

conditions.

the team of about 12

members took one and a

half weeks to construct the

installation.

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a submission for arChUStiC,22nd architecture Workshop

2010, UKm bangi1st runner up

26in 73 minutes

... a ticket to beijing

it was in exactly 70 minutes

that participants had to

come up with an idea and

a presentation board on

the brief given. Shortlisted

participants were then given

three minutes to present their

ideas to a panel of judges.

only one student from

each participating college

and university will win a trip

to attend the asia Pacific

Space Designers association

(aPSDa) Conference in

beijing.

the competition was held

during the mSiD-Dulux

aPSDa beijing 2010 Student

Workshop. i had to come

up with an ideal outdoor

studio for a highschool. my

proposal was for a studio that

catered for music, arts and

photography. the corridor-like

studio created an enclosure

of landscape. functions of the

outdoor studio were flexible,

versatile and some are even

mobile. rainwater harvesting

was included in the design.

aPSDa beijing 2010 was held

on 10 and 11 october 2010,

with guest speakers tadao

ando, Paul andreu and frank

Peters among many others.

27pages

from my sketchbook

28pages

from my sketchbook

29photography

snapshots with a Nikon D80

1 Petronas twin towers,

Kuala Lumpur.

2 of chandeliers and Uzbek

craftsmanship in Galeri

Perdana, Langkawi, malaysia

3 the commercial facade of

Pavilion KL shot just before

sundown1

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snapshots with a nikon d80

4 a blacksmith works on a

machete in Kuala Selangor,

Selangor, malaysia

5 Sunset at West Lake,

hangzhou, China

6 Dusk at remis beach,

Kuala Selangor

7 Wahida’s graduation

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snapshots with a nikon d80

8 ‘a Special Leaf’

1st runner up

Genting Goes Green,

flora & fauna Photography

Competition

9 ‘blooming buddies’

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32conclusion

syllabus summary

design principles

basic design

technical drawing 01

history of eastern architecture

visual communication

communicative english

architectural design 01

technical drawing 02

history of western architecture

building technology 01

computer aided design 01

year 1 year 2 year 3


modern & contemporary architecture

building technology 02

building science


building by-law


building structure

building service

building finishes technology


tender & contract management


history of cities & urban design

sustainable architecture practice


project management

professional practice

architecture is about People,

People is about Life,

Life is about Living,

Living is about enjoying,

enjoying — the littlest things that the

Creator has created for us.

therefore, architecture is about

enjoying!

– ar. Jimmy C.S. Lim

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