The -Esque is a suffix term resembling the style of the person or the era. JK Rowling has no limit to her writing style as she wants to try different genre of stories. Therefore, it is left with -Esque where the blank can be filled with different terms.
The beach house is designed with the concept Introvert and Datum derived from her personality and writing style while coping up with her lifestyle as well. Datum resembles the storyline that links the different events and characters in her story. In the retreat house, the connector in Datum works as the central of the circulation in the house in which it connects to all the functional spaces. The building is chose to build near to the Picnic Pavilion while distanced from the obstacle course available at the site. The forest located close to the building would provide natural barrier to the house for privacy and security.
The Site Analysis
The Presentation Boards
Sketch Models
The Final Model placed on the Site Models
The Interior of the building.
From the final assignment, I improved myself to develop a concrete concept from an idea through brainstorming skills. Besides that, I gained understanding about the better translation of concepts to avoid rigid designs. I learnt about the spatial organisation that facilitate the quality of the lifestyle in which is an important criterion for retreat house. I felt that the assignment is beneficial for knowledge about materiality, spatial, building features function, views, ergonomics and user's needs. The series of learning process has trained my skills on architectural works.