Architecture Design Studio 4

Studio 4 Final Project- PJS Elderly Community Centre

Introduction 
The final project in Design Studio 4 requires us to design an Elderly Community Centre in a given site: PJS 7, Bandar Sunway in a clustered typology architectural form. Certain requirement has been given to be followed while designing.

Project Requirements:  
Usage    :  Centre for the Elderly
Building Siting   : Setbacks as per authority requirements (where applicable)
Building Height   :  2 - 3 Storeys.
Approximate Floor Area : 800 sq m. (with the possibility to expand)
Facilities   : To provide a Mixed-Use Facility to accommodate:

a) Entry , lobby, Exit
b) Leisure Areas
c) Common Kitchen + services
d) Common Dining Areas
e) Reading Rooms
f) Therapy Room
g) Medical / Quarantine Room
h) Meditation / Prayer Room
i) Bedrooms (20 pax) + services
j) Caretaker office and accommodation
k) Outdoor Activities  

Vehicle    : Guests / Services Access and Parking
Occupants   : Consideration for disabled (wheelchair) access
Public Access   : Consideration to the Public/Private accesses and separation
Pedestrian Circulation  : Consideration of the pedestrian accesses into and around the Site.
Other service facilities to be provided as per required


Objectives of Project  
The objectives of this project are as follow:
1. To develop awareness of environmental sustainability in architectural design

2. To develop the student’s ability to meet the imperative and inter-related environmental and social needs, as well as make poetry with the buildings

3. To emphasize on space planning of clusters of buildings


Learning Outcomes of this Project   
1. Apply ideas of environmental sustainability in design

2. Design and create  architectural spaces with consideration of environmental poetics in relation to the basic natural context and existing built context which impact on users’ experiences

3. Combine the environmental needs, the site (site topography, history and socio-cultural events), and the users’ experiences within simple building design in the open landscape/suburban context.

4. Produce drawings (both 2D and 3D), modelling and verbal presentation to communicate and visualize architectural design and ideas based on clustered spatial typology.

Architecture Presentation Board