Tuesday, November 8, 2011

project 8



Project 8 : Object Connection (Jointing)

This time, it was a really fun project as we were asked to make a giant jigsaw puzzle.
Each one of use represent one piece of small jigsaw puzzle which size about 210mm x 210mm.
On the jigsaw puzzle, we were asked to write our full name and doodles out the progress and the experience together with what we learn in making project 1 to 8.

So, the first thing i did was, doodle out the doodles i want to be on my puzzle on a piece of paper.
Then, I arranged them in the coordination that i want them to be in.
Then only i doodle them out on the puzzle.



after the doodles are done, come the time to put the colour in.
This time, due to limited time left before the submission, I decided to use art marker.
And this is the result.
Alhamdulillah, i manage to done it at 6 a.m.



In my puzzle, i put almost all the things that i learn in HBP since i was here doing project 1 to 8.
I also doodle out all the project i have done.
As for me, from all the single project we have done, there are things that we learned while doing it.

From all the project and the sketching activities,
i had learn that we need to "JUST DO IT".

Although i did not confident with what i want to do will turn out to be the best and success, i need to put the confidence and courage in my self first. Then, the other things will come.
Just do it. if we not doing it, we will never know whether we can make it or not.

My project never turn out to be the best among the students, and I had also be in "the worst group". It hurts to hear that sorts of comment, of course, at first. But later when i think and think, again and again, it giving me courage actually to have a better work, to give better commitment and to have the best in the future.

Ready to submit:


Everyone were so excited to put their puzzle in the giant jigsaw puzzle.




thanks for reading :)
Assalamualaikum.


Monday, November 7, 2011



In this group assignment, we were asked to choose 3 buildings in the Georgetown World Heritage site and do site analysis.

So, in this group, with Colonial Buildings theme, we had choose :

Suffolk House
Standard Charted Bank
Eastern and Oriental Hotel

The first things to do of course the site visit.
During the site visit, many pictures were captured and other information that we can gained from the site.
Next, we collect more information on these 3 buildings from the internet, especially about the history, background and etc.

I was likely involve mostly in the Suffolk House.
So here i will explain about the Suffolk House.


The Suffolk House


Suffolk House also known as the Great House once upon a time.
It was the resident of Francis Light.

History :
(source: Wikipedia)

In Penang, Malaysia, the Suffolk House refers to two early residences built on the same site located some four miles west of George Town, Penang, on the banks of the Air Itam River(Black Water River). The earliest of the two buildings is notable for serving as the residence of Francis Light, the founder of the British settlement on the Prince of Wales Island, commonly known as Penang Island. Following Light's death in 1794, and with Penang becoming the fourth presidency of India in 1805, a newer Suffolk House replaced the original house, assuming multiple roles and was later neglected before its current restoration.

The mansion and the estate it was built on, the Suffolk Estate, is presumably named after Suffolkcounty in England. Light was born in Dallinghoo, Suffolk in East Anglia.


Architecture Style

The Original House was a simply a humble timber and attap garden house, fashioned in a simple anglo-Indian Garden House style formerly common in British India. The current Suffolk House is a detached double-storey building of Euro-India Georgian Styling. It sits upon land once owned by Light as his pepper estate whereupon Light built a humble timber and attap garden house, as noted in letters from visiting friends. The current colonnaded Euro-Indian Georgian Building was thought to have been built by W.E. Philips following his purchase of the land from Light's former partner, Scott.


Restoration/ Renovation :

this building had undergo a few phase of restoration.

In 1993, Penang Heritage Trust has conducted a dilapidation survey of the Suffolk House . Then, in 2000, the State Government allocated RM500,000 to kickstart the physical conservation works and appointed Arkitek LLA Sdn. Bhd. to manage the project. The conservation architect, Ar.Laurence Loh remain faithful to its original design, Laurence relied on the painting of Suffolk House done between 1811 and 1818. Even the electrical lamps which ordered from India, are similiar in design to the period oil lamp seen in the old photographic. The restoration was complete in June 2007 with the collaboration of the state, HSBC Bank, The Penang Heritage Trust and members of the public with the total cost about RM 5 million.


Function:

The Suffolk House currently function as museum and restaurant.

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It is open to self guided tourist to visit this heritage building from 10 am to 6pm everyday. It's also now a western dining restaurant, known as Suffolk House Restaurant.


The significant ornaments that captured our attention.

1. the Indian oil lamps which is specially import from India.

2. The big pillars that always stand in two signifies the anglo-indian garden house style.

3. The english design of the doors.


Preparing the presentation board...

Our final product.

Presentation board of our site analysis with promotion concept.















Saturday, November 5, 2011

Project 6 : Analysis of HBP Spaces (Composition)





in this project, students were required to produce an informative graphic presentation with information, sketches and pictures in it.
Mine, i choose with the function of promotion.

The first thing i did is, do site visit. I did went around the HBP, snap pictures and collect some information at the site.
Then i collect all the information that need to be in the analysis.
i did collect information about the rainfall, the direction of sun path, the wind flow, air movement and so on.

Then, i planned what to put inside me promotion presentation board.
The, arranged everything, and fill them with colours.

So, this the final work of mine for this project.


pictures around HBP


thats all. thanks for reading.
:) assalamualaikum.