LICT Kuching students work archiving

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Recently very busy archiving student works of the current semester. And now busy label all the photos. Appreciate alot for Azie to work as a free photographer ,and of course thanks Anthea, Ricky & Vicky for helping out during photographic session. Among all the models, I personally very fond of the model by Jonanthan Lee (semester 6 , Definition project) and it is obviously very photogenetic .

Photos orginally by Azie and model by Jonanthan Lee.
p/s: the photos not being edited by any software.

Shell house designed by Kotaro Ide of Artechnic

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

The project is a house named shell house located in a dense forest. The curving of the outer roof as well as the wall itself is very contrasting with the setting backdrop.
The project name is taken because the curved forms synonymous with the outer shell of a snail or sea-faring crustacean stand on a plinth of wood creating the illusion that the form floats above the forest bed. (from world architecture news)

simple yet aesthetic outlook shiny at night. The house appears to be an ideal private residence as it hides in the lush of trees.

Images from Artechnic website

The Asian Way- an interesting travel diary written by two foreigners (Becca & Pascal) of their experience travelling in Asia

The Asian Way by Becca & Pascal
We've been in Asia for almost 1 month now and we're less than a week away to flying back home. Life for us here has been such a contrast to the rest of our travels and a big contrast to life in the UK and NL. Here are some of the many interesting things we have experienced here...

• Countryside is like a jungle and we expected to see lots of monkeys. We weren't so lucky!Instead we see palm trees, banana trees and rice paddies
• Bali - the most friendliest people we have met, burnt grass smells from all the rice fields, incense burning, burning rubbish in the drains. Alot of smokey and smiley faces everywhere!
• Java - very thick air, lots of people smoking clove cigarettes, dirty and busy city but happy people, especially the children
• Sabah - more Westernised than its neighboring Indonesia, moody and aloof people, cars and no scooters, posh hotels
• Sarawak - lushious green jungle, clean, very very beautiful. Pure nature at its best - caves, animals, rare species of plants, flowers and animals
• We can't work out the Eastern toilet etiquette - we will save this topic for a mealtime!
• Lots of Dutchwords used by Indonesians
• Salary for a bus driver is 800.00 Rupiah per month for 16 hours per day/ 16 GBP per day
• Price for 1kg of rice has risen from 400.00 Rupiah to 7,500.00 Rupiah in only a few years
• Muslim religion is mostly practiced in a very relaxed way. They drink, smoke, dress like Westerners. They have their own categories of Muslim practices too. There are fanatics, but very few.
• Bank holidays for all major religious days for all religions
• Scooters/small motorbikes rule! And despite everyone driving in their own world,not alot of accidents happen
• Rubbish collection does not seem to exist. They burn it in the open drains instead or on the side of the road
• Everyone seems to have something to sell or is an amateur taksi driver
• There are 2 prices: 1 for Inonesians, 1 for foreigners (this is sometimes openly displayed)
• Loads of fresh fruit drinks
• Petrol stations are little stalls selling litre bottles on the side of the road (at first we thought they were drinks or cooking oil!)
• Work, work and work for most of the day and 7 days a week, although when at work they don't appear to be very productive. Eg, at the train station in Probolingo nobody worried about where the only ticket sales girl went missing for a few hours whislt she was with us!
• Everyone at work sits around smoking clove cigarettes, chatting totheir friends who come to visit them at work, or watching the tv!
• Up-to-date and full working order and new don't happen here - even in 5 star hotels things need TLC. The menus look like 5 million people have read and almost fall apart in your hand! But nobody is bothered - as long as it works, why change it?
• The villages and cities all look a bit 'slap-dash'.
• Hygiene standards are alot lower than Europe
• Big devotion to families, apart from the fact they're never at home, as they're 'working'
  Children have very young mothers. The typical number of children per family in Java is 2 whilst in Bali they have 4
• Bali (Hindu) is much more colourful than Java (Muslim)
• Wash clothes and themselves in the river
• Travel times are unpredictable and everyone has their own idea about how long journeys take
• It's more of a 24 hour society than UK/NL. Shops close late (if at all). Streets are always busy.
• People have lots and lots of aptience
• Huge gap between rich and poor. 5 star means 5 star here, but if you stay in budgetplaces - beware!
• Everyone's teeth are brilliantly white!
• They love loud music!
• Rice is eaten with everything - breakfast, snacks, lunch and dinner
• They look after their cars inside and outside - unlike their homes and their streets
• It's hard to find a clock to find the time!
• Babies don't wear nappies - yukky yuk yuk!

Info taken from getjealous.com

The library hotel at KohSamui, Thailand

An elegant minimalist structure set a lush environment on Thailand’s Chaweng Beach in Koh Samui, The Library helps preserve coastal heritage property, while impacting minimally on its ecology.
Divided into 26 suite/studio cabins, the complex avoids the monolithic hotel-complex look, scattering discreet buildings in lush vegetation. Each cabin consists of a suite space on the ground floor and a studio upstairs, complete with ocean view.

All are within sight of old-growth trees that have been spared the developer’s bulldozer – the hotel’s extensive grounds cover 6400 m2. Designed as an outpost of casual elegance,

The main focus of this hotel is the library itself.

Rooms are finished in a bold color scheme that emphasizes red and gray elements against pure white walls and floor space, echoed by the red swimming pool and white library complex. The purity pays off: the old-growth forest and lively beach are there to be enjoyed without distraction.

The library space

The library website

Images and info from design hotel.com

Transcendent freeway infrastructure (CRAIGIEBURN BYPASS) - a modern gateway to Melbourne

Friday, January 2, 2009

Sound walls and road furniture’ for a new 32km stretch of freeway linking the Hume Highway with the Melbourne Ring Road were designed in association with Landscape Architects Taylor Cullity Lethlean. Artist and sculptor Robert Owen was also creatively involved in the concept design and modelling of all the elements.
The project was designed to be experienced at a freeway speed of 110km per hour. It includes three series of sculptural sound walls, a pedestrian bridge and a set of design parameters for road bridges, crash barriers and retaining structures.
The main series of walls by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer total over 2 kilometres in length, and are made from facetted austenitic steel sheets modelled in simple concave and convex folds to produce a gently undulating wave of steel floating on a recessed dark concrete base.
A second series of walls by Taylor Cullity Lethlean, are translucent and transparent, preserving light and views from residential areas. These are edge-lit acrylic, sandblasted with a digital pattern and overlaid with coloured precast concrete blades.
The third series, by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer, build on the existing landform with dramatic earth sculpting. The use of gabions and heavily planted earth berms achieve the required sound control.
Info and images from Architecture Australia
Tonkin architects website

Look out tower by Avanto Architects

Situated on a cliff-top site eighteen metres above sea level, with spectacular views of the sea and the city of Helsinki, the ten-metre tower is a delicately transparent landmark for Korkeasaari Island.

The free form is inspired by its natural setting: it follows the existing low stone wall and skirts around a small birch grove.The load bearing gridshell structure consists of 72 gluelam battens, with timber sections of 60mmx60mm bent and twisted on site from seven preformed types. Over 600 bolted joints hold the shell structure together. The tower was a HUT Wood Studio project in 2000-2002 and Hara's graduation project.

images and info from avanto architects website

Happy new year 2009

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Wish everyone have a very good new year. :)

Introduce Textile and fabric blog

Saturday, December 27, 2008

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Dellis Cay- Green paradise of a private island

Friday, December 26, 2008

“The beauty of this island shall be fully realized by the vision of its architects and the luxury services of Mandarin Oriental. This has always been my dream. Now it is to become a reality.” - Dr. Cem Kinay, Chairman and CEO of The O Property Collection.

Secluded and tranquil, Dellis Cay is a world unto itself. A 560-acre private island embraced by crystal clear waters, and surrounded by porcelain white beaches, Dellis Cay belongs to the necklace of islands in the Turks and Caicos archipelago, united by the vibrant hues of the Caribbean Sea.

ARCHITECTS involved in the projects:

Shigeru Ban, David Chipperfield, Carl Ettensperger, Zaha Hadid, Kengo Kuma, Piero Lissoni, Chad Oppenheim

With the talents of seven internationally renowned architects - Shigeru Ban, David Chipperfield, Carl Ettensperger, Zaha Hadid, Kengo Kuma, Piero Lissoni, Chad Oppenheim - and the award-winning luxury hospitality services of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. Dellis Cay will provide the world's rarest living experience in a limited collection of private residences and villas. This unique development is the vision of Dr. Kinay, Chairman and CEO of the prestigious international real estate development group, The O Property Collection.

Images and info from Dellis Cay official website . There are a lot of elaboration of individual villas and hotels including their floor plans are clearly readable from the official website.
Or Download a brocchures here about delliscay