Student Limelight 2009 : Space Within A Space

A display of the semester 2 degree students' recent project. Enjoy!

Architecture Design Studio 2

Albee Chiew

Primitive

Site: Batu Caves

I named it as " Primitive", characterized by simplicity, belonging to forces of nature.

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To design a "space within a space", for a 2 person work/ living unit to be built inside the cave at the top of Batu Caves. My idea of 'Primitive' are to avoid over built on the site and to minimize the usage of construction materials, such as concrete, steel bar.

Usage of timber strip as shelter, floor finishes and the information counter.

The intersection between nature and artificial.

Curving form Timber strip to follow the contour of the sloping rock surface on the site.

There's such a thing?

"Designers, this is your fabric! Newspaper! Paper clothing, the first paper dress was created in 1968! and that was 40years ago!! There’s wide range of paper clothing back then. From paper Dress to paper pants! (Oh don't you dare to wet your pants!) Even paper slippers!"

Tim Gunn

How paper clothing came about? Scott Paper Company used the paper dress to promote their toilet paper and paper tissues. In exchange of $1.25, happy housewives would be mailed a paisley or op-art 'Paper Caper' dress and some coupons to buy napkins and toilet rolls.Demand exceeded the 500,000 garments produced and other manufacturers soon followed with designs to promote their own goods.

Promotional paper dress of Universal Studios with portraits of its stars, USA 1968

In pure '60s Pop culture, you could find one-off paper dresses adorned with portraits of the Presidential candidates and flower-power paper bikinis. Disposable clothing had a very futuristic, 'space age' appeal. As one textile designer stated for Life Magazine, "Who is going to do laundry in space?"

Far from being one-offs to be thrown away, a number of these paper garments can be worn several times thanks to the use of sturdier paper materials such as tyvek, a synthetic paper material.

Every now and then, there are still reappearance for paper clothings.

Martin Margiela, F/W 97-98

Hussein Chalayan, Airmail Dress, 1999. Tyvek dress.

This time on Project Runway season 6. They're throwing off a fabric challenge, Newspaper. It is tough to turn paper functions the same as a cloth that is soft and flexible. Something that is solidified like paper, to make a dress out of it requires much understanding on the material itself and the availability type of construction.

In the end, all the designers came out with their own masterpiece. Good or Bad, judge it for yourself.

Think of it, are you able to construct an 'eye soothing' paper clothing?

(I know it's not architecture-buildings related, but it involves art and creativity. It also triggers your construction mind on how to deal with papers [I think?])

Jonjon signing off!

Taylor's College Sports Carnival 2009

Are you a sports aficionado? Ever represented your school or participated in any sports competition? Or simply think you need a workout? Well then, Taylor's SABD wants you!

The annual Taylor's College Sports Carnival 2009 is happening from 5-10 October, with 7 games/sports scheduled to be held. For those who are unfamiliar, this carnival is held yearly amongst the schools of the TCPJ campus, including our very own SABD. Amongst the games scheduled include:

1. Basketball (10 October, 9am onwards) Venue: Bukit Jalil Golf & Country Club

2. Badminton (7 October, 5pm onwards) Venue: USJ Hall

3. Bowling (10 October, 9am onwards) Venue: Bukut Jalil Golf & Country Club

4. Futsal (6 October, 5pm onwards) Venue: Sports Planet

5. Netball (10 October, 9am onwards) Venue: Bukit Jalil Sports & Country Club

6. Table Tennis (9 October, 4pm onwards) Venue: MPH, Leisure Commerce Square

7. Tennis (5 October, 5pm onwards) Venue: Kelana Jaya


All games are to be played in a grouping format. To further add to the amusement of the event, lecturers & staff from each school will be participating and competing together with the students as well. So if you're interested in representing SABD, kindly email your details (name, student ID, course, which sport you would like to participate in, etc etc.) to Ms. Shereen at shereen.effendy.lee@gmail.com. Slots are currently available for each game at the moment. A selection process will be conducted should it be required. The dateline for registration is next Friday, 25 September 2009. For others, feel free to attend the event at the respective venues to support your coursemates. Go SABD!

SABD SHIRTS ARE OUT YO! haha!

We will be distributing them at the COURTYARD next week !!
I'm already excited! HAHA!

Distributions will only be on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday (15, 17 and 18th of September) yeah from 10am till 1pm ! Make sure you're there to collect your shirts and don't forget to prepare small changes kay! It'll definitely make our lives easier if you come with the exact amount xD haha!!

P/s: You guys can collect for your friends too if they're not free to come to us =)

Be sure to collect them kay as the week after is already the RAYA period !
We will definitely keep the shirts for you if you've not collected them...don't worry!!

You could also personally contact us too if you missed the time slots above!

~Marie Jacqueline 0162882721 Architecture, Sem 4
~Ong Li Hui 0163542155 Architecture, Sem 4
~Mabelinda Yang 0128124089 Interior Design, Sem 4

Spread the news oh!

Gallery Exhibition

Hey guys! There will be an exhibition of Buddha figurings and textile collections coming up tomorrow at the gallery, in conjunction with the Asian Architecture!

Venue: TCPJ Gallery
Date of exhibition: 2nd - 4th of September 2009

Opening ceremony: 2nd of September (Wednesday) at 12 pm!
Lecture/ guided tour led by Mr. Cheah Khai Kid will be at 1.30 pm to 2 pm on wednesday also.

If you happen to miss the guided tour on wednesday, be sure to catch Mr. Kid during lunch hours on thursday and friday as he would be more than willing to assist you!

Be sure to drop by yeah! The gallery opens from 12pm to 4pm!