Project 1 - Disabilities Experience Pavilion
“Disability can be a way into understanding how different bodies use the space around us. We urgently need architectural education, theory, and criticism that explores the relationships between the design of a building design and its function. Improving our understanding of disability and ability is an important step in helping us to take notice and develop approaches to the diverse ways we inhabit the material world.” This introductory exercise served as an ice-breaker project for us to delve into the idea of wellness and architecture. We were to design a Disabilities Experience Pavilion that is meant to serve as a small recreational space in a hypothetical park for people with disabilities. In groups of 3, we were to choose a specific type of disability (physical, intellectual, or sensorial) and to design a structure that would allow this user group to participate in a set of recreational activities. To the public, this structure will serve to highlight the importance disability awareness in the design of spaces.
This project deals with the understanding of material poetics in relation to user experience. It is to showcase architectural design informed by material use, environmental sustainability awareness in relation to user needs and the activities involved. It is also to inculcate understanding of basic building construction; from how structural design is a construct of architectural spatial design, to the tactile quality of materials and how they are put together to achieve spatial and formal quality. For Project 1, students will undertake small design task. The task is a general term to refer to simple structure such as pavilion, folly, playscape, relief, or an architectural installation. Therefore, we decided to creaate a safespace where people with asperger's syndrome are free to explore while being able to freely express themselves in a way they could not outside of their homes.
WORKSHOP 1 - Disabilities Experience Pavilion Workshop
FINAL PRESENTATION BOARD
PHYSICAL EXPLORATIVE MODELS
Special thanks to my awsome groupmates Adam & Yi Ern
Throughout this project, I've learn how to design and create architectural spaces with consideration of environmental poetics in relation to the basic natural context and existing built context (harness environmental qualities of the site to inform design) which impact on users’ experiences. And also to establish an appropriate level of understanding of materiality and detailing as means to capture experiential qualities of the design.