Building Construction 1            [ ARC 1523 ]

Instructor: Lee Xia Sheng, Ar. Chin Tuck Hing.

PROJECT 1 | EXPERIENCING CONSTRUCTION - EXPERIENCING, DOCUMENTATION & ANALYSING CONSTRUCTION PROCESS

In this project, we were told to form a group of 8 members. 

These are my group members in my group :

Yong Seh Li

Hiew Yen Nee

Tan Heng Yee

Carmen Leong 

Liew Hui En

Chu Szi Wei

Eileen Cheang

Carra Chin

The task of this first and also last project is to select at least two construction sites which covers most of the subject topics covered in the syllabus in semester two. The selected sites should be medium rise or low rise buildings for example : terrace house, semi-detached, bungalow or maximum 4-storey building.

The project learning outcome are as follows :

To identify different types of building elements and its construction process, details and materials. 

To study and record construction of different building elements, which we have learnt in this module. 

Able to show and apply our knowledge in the details of the building construction drawing.

Provide a reflection of our understanding of the construction itself.

After we obtain our analysis from the sites, we were required to produce documentation regarding to the sites, the documentation should include the following requirements :

Document with visual images, annotated sketches and drawings
Construction process, methods, material, site context
Documentation should be in the form of pictures, sketches, drawings and written

Analyse and Explain
 Specification of material used in construction
 Dimensions and sizes of components
 Standards of descriptions
 Procedures of constructing the components
 Construction response to site context (environmental issues related to sustainable development)

These are the construction sites that we chose to visit :

The submission requirement for this project is a hardcopy of A3 report completed with visuals, sketches and manual drawings including the detailing and documentation of the project. 

This is our final report. 

Please do use the link below to view our final report.
https://skydrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=8205AD576C1BBF16!319&cid=8205ad576c1bbf16&ithint=file%2c.pdf&app=WordPdf&wdo=2&authkey=!AEQu6GtTgq03l6g

          After all these site visits, we have truly learnt and experienced a lot from them. From the basic structure theories, enable us to identify construction flaws. We have visited in a total of two construction sites all together : semi-detached and bungalow house site and also a high rise building site. Generally we were told not to visit high rise buildings as the differences between a high rise and a medium or small building is too distinct. But however, we still tend to pay a visit there. 

From the sites that we visited, we managed to gather useful foundation informations. Instantaneously, we were able to identify what kind of foundation they're using for the houses. Other than that, informations on superstructures like walls, stairs, slabs, roof, columns and beams were easily obtained as we have the project manager and civil engineer as tour guides to guide us on our visit journey. Besides, one of the most challenging parts is to gather details of the external works. It is quite tough to get information of it because most of the external works are hidden underground which made our researches much harder compared to others. We have no other choice but to ask for the project manager's explanations to get the exact answers that we need. Lastly, we had to surf through the internet to have a more general picture of all of the construction elements and also to backup the points that we have already gathered from the sites.

After accomplishing this report, we have truly learnt a lot not only in terms of architecture and building construction, but the ability to work as a team efficiently and co-operatively.