
Meera Satheesh
Architectural Conservation (ARC 2333)
Project 1 : Recompiling
Project 1 required us to recompile drawings and its necesities back into a complete set. of a given building. the building given to us was the Istana Jugra.
These recompilation includes, the drawings, history, culture, architectural significance and so forth.
Final Submission Report
Project 2 : Dilapidation Survey
In a group of 3 we were required to produce a Dilapidation Survey of a specific chosen building. the building chosen for this project is the OES Main House in Jalan Raja Chulan. The purpose of the Survey is to state level of building defects. Based on observation, students to produce annotated photographic study diagnosing building defects.
Learning Outcomes
1. Identify the history and theories of architectural conservation practices
2. The current challenges and issues should be recognised in managing architectural conservation in Malaysia
3. Recall framework of Heritage Building Conservation
Final Submission Report
Project 3 : Proposal for Adaptive Reuse
This project will required us to propose for potential new usage for building conservation of the building chosen in Project 2. It will require us to investigate and observe practices and approaches on architecture conservation in Malaysia. We were to organize trips to several sites in order to explore, comprehend and form opinion which subsequently captured in a proposal statement and illustrated diagrams.
Learning Outcomes
1. To gain exposure to a wide and diverse range of practice and debate in the field
2. To develop understanding and appreciation through the undertaking of case studies of buildings and sites in Malaysia , and , beyond, about the importance of historical and heritage buildings Task 1. Students to investigation on existing adaptive reuse project 2. Then to collate and document all information
3. Finally, to propose for adaptive reuse for conservation of historical building