SJ 12 – Research & compile 3 buildings with 3 different concept

      As for this sketch journal, I have chosen Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK), School of Art, Design & Media, Nanyang Technology University, Singapore and Taipei 101 as my buildings to be drawn.

      BCCK is the first dedicated convention and exhibition centre in Borneo located on a 6 hectare riverfront site in the city of Kuching. BCCK itself includes 1,500 delegates in plenary, a 2,000 capacity banquet hall and 14 breakout meetings rooms. The largest pillar free exhibition space is 2,500 square metres.The convention centre aims to organise and attract local and international concerts, events, exhibitions and conventions to Sarawak. Besides the roof structure which derives from the ‘Ririk’ leaf, BCCK is designed on an east-west access to mitigate the effects of solar gain. It is also oriented to face Mecca and incorporates a Muslim prayer room.

 

 

      This new building finish construction in year 2006 and it is designed by David Chipperfield Architects. This 5 story facility sweeps a wooded corner of the campus with an organic, vegetated form that blends landscape and structure, nature and high-tech and symbolizes the creativity it houses. As mentioned above, the building houses the School of Art, Design and Media. Despite the green roof mentioned, the glass façade of the building reduces solar gain and heat load and allows the benefits of natural views and daylight into the internal. Besides, it also provides visual exchange between internal and external. As in conclusion, this amazing green structure does a lot in saving the environment with its green roof and glass facade. 

      Taipei was once the world tallest building from year 2006 – 2010. The architects involved in designing this skyscraper is C.Y.Lee & partners. As you can see, the tower features a series of eight segments of eight floors each. As in Chinese-speaking cultures, the number eight is associated with prosperity, luck and good fortune. Besides, the repeated segments possesses the rhythm of Asian pagoda which means a tower linking earth and sky. The tower also derives concept from a stalk of bamboo which represents an icon of growth and learning. Next, on each face of the building where the pedestal meets the tower represent coin, you can see a stack of ancient Chinese money boxes which symbolizes abundance.