BUILDING CONSTRUCTION & MATERIALS
TUTOR: MS SUJA
The purpose of this module is to inform the students on the basic building construction and materials used in the construction of small to medium scale building. From this module, students will be able to develop an understanding on building elements and knowledge on basic construction process.
ASSIGNMENT 1
FAMOUS ARCHITECT'S BUILDING
For the 1st assignment, it is an individual assignment where we are to choose an architect and one of its famous building from a given list and to do a research study on them. For this, we needĀ to identify five architectural building materials and two structural building materials based on the case study. Apart from that, we also need toĀ study on the ideas and concept behind the selection of the material and of the building, as well as to describe the installation of one of the materials that are applied on the building. All of the information will then need to be composed in two A3 size papers that will be submitted digitally.
FINAL OUTCOME
REFLECTION
Upon completing the 1st assignment, I was able to gain a better understanding of the materials that are being used for the building. Through this, I was able to classify and identify them into either structural or architectural based on their functions and uses in those building. Apart from that, I also was able to understand how the installation of the materials are being handled and worked during the process of creating the building. Overall, I enjoyed doing this assignment, since I was able to compose the information freely and it was a knowledgeable experience getting to know about the Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center building.
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For this assignment, I was able to accomplish two of the TGCs:
Lifelong learning
- I was able to work independently in completing this assignment and was able to work and gain a lot of new information about materials and building construction that will help me in the long run especially in the future.
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Thinking and problem solving skills
ā- Although I've encountered some challenges in doing the research of this building, I was able to overcome it by analysing the problems that I was facing and finding other ways on how to solve it.Through this, I was able to think critically about the information that I've gathered and have a better grasp and understanding on what it is about.
ASSIGNMENT 2
CONSTRUCTION DETAILING OF BUILDING ELEMENTS
For this assignment, it is a group project where we need to emphasize on producing a construction drawing set that consists of detailing of building elements on superstructure which include floor, wall, door, window, staircase, and roof.
For architecture students, we are to produce a construction drawing of our project 2 studio work. We are allowed to choose the construction materials that are to be used.
FINAL OUTCOME
REFLECTION
For the 2nd assignment, I was able to create a better understanding on how to create a set of construction drawings along with its detailing of the building. In this assignment, I was able to improve on my drawings and how to incorporate the symbols and annotations needed. Working with my group members were very fun and most of them work very hard in completing this work. I was grateful for them in making this assignment a complete success.
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Upon completing the 2nd assignment, I was able to gain to TGC's along the way:
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Communication skills
- Through this group assignment, I was able to gain a better communication skills with other people especially with my group members. By having good communication with each other, we were able to complete this assignment smoothly and work with each other well until the end of this work. ā
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Thinking and problem solving skills
- We also did encountered with a lot of challenges and problems while doing this assignment, mainly on changing and redoing the designs after attempting and failing multiple times. But, at the end, we were able to resolve it and thankfully we were able to come out with ideas and suggestions on how we can improve it and make it better. We were definitely satisfied with the final outcome and I'm glad that we discussed it thoroughly so that all of us can be in an agreement of the design. ā