Project 2: Construction Solutions

In the second project, students were assigned to apply Building Technology knowledge with the design of spaces in the community library. As the construction technology changes rapidly with the progress of time, the construction material, construction details and construction method should be considered in the design of building.

In this assignment, I learnt to research about the new technology of construction for roof system, facade system and wall system. Other than that, the materials should be carefully considered as to respond to the building, site and climate condition. In a nutshell, I learnt to balance between design, context and materiality. Construction technology helps to increase the possibilities of building design. In addition, building design should not be compromised by the limit of technology, while the design should also fit into the context as well. 

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Project 1: Industrialised Building System

For the first assignment of Building Technology module, students are assigned to developed a construction model using Industrialised Building System (IBS). The model comprises of the structural, wall and floor components which test the knowledge and understanding of students on Industrialised Building System. As IBS is different than conventional construction, our group did research on prefabricated building components from organisations and company. As the result, we produced a video of the IBS construction which shows the IBS design, IBS construction component and construction process.