STUDENT FEATURE 5

Featured Student: Mohammad Irushan
Course: Diploma in Architecture Technology
Semester: 5
Featured Project: Studio 2-Bicycle Shed




SUGAR


As I am a foreigner in this country and have been using public transport for almost 2 years, I always feel that there was something that lacks in the public facilities. People usually have their own cars to travel around which destroys and isolates integration among society.

However the use of bicycle enhances the interaction with people. Malaysia is a fast developing country but it has become less effective as there is not much social interaction going on. I believe that if we neglect the social environment, we will fail to taste the sweetness that grows together with the development of the country in various ways. Hence, I developed my design concept based on the lacking element, social interaction.

Considering a plane that directs arrows towards North and South, a line is drawn across the plane that directs East and West which covers the whole area. This idea that surrounds the entire plane symbolizes everything and involves everyone. I combined 4 boxes of different sizes and slightly tilting them at different angles. Each seperate box is positioned in different ways that symbolizes imperfection whereby when merge together would become a strong and stable form.


The internal space of the building is designed to allow interaction among people inside the building as the walls are see-through as undefined spaces and no partition. The fenestration allows people inside the building to appreciate the beauty of nature.


"We are appreciating something sweet, but we are forgetting to add sugar into it..."

-Irushan