Architecture Culture & History 2

Architecture Heritage Building Analysis

Report

This project had us focus on local historical architecture. As a group of 4, we were assigned the Istana Negara Lama (Old National Palace). We had to conduct a case study, analyzing on site the different interior and exterior architectural elements and how it relates/has been influenced by Western architecture. We had to focus on how local history, cultural, economical and social factors influenced the design of the building. It was then important to conduct a comparison to a building of similar architectural language found in another region of the world.

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This project was definitely interesting as it exposed me to the rich historical architecture that can be found in my own home city. It honed my analytical and fact-finding skills as we had to collect information on site through observation, but also through research at national archives, libraries and carefully chosen Internet sources. Also, as we were prohibited from taking pictures at the site, we had to sketch what we saw and this was a good experience.

Analysis

The individual continuation of the project was to produce an analysis board, a board for each member of the group. We had to focus on the concept, user & context, response and changes.

I produced a board on the user & context. I collated the most important information from our analysis as a group and presented this information on a board that was verbally presented.

I really enjoyed analyzing the information we had previously gathered and was able to find a crucial link as to why each of the 5 users that had used the building thought that the building was the most suitable for their functional requirements and usage.

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