h. amjad 2016 reflection

Haamid Amjad

BSC Architectural Technology

Contents1. Home . Contents3. My Thought Process4. About Me5. AT1a (Yr 1 Sem 1)6. AT1b (Yr 1 Sem 2)7. AT2a (Yr 2 Sem 1)8. AT2b (Yr 2 Sem 2)

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My Thought ProcessI created this graphic to explain to a friend of mine who studies games development how the design process I carry out in my head cannot be properly shown in a linear presentation.

The graphic shows the starting point, large back circle at the left, and the five primary constituents of a complete building: Exterior design, Interior Layout & Design, Environmental Technologies, Lighting and Internal Climate (Top to Bottom). The graphic to me shows the various points where ideas intersect and part which leads finally to the creation of a generic workable concept. This system of considering multiple options almost simultaneously is always the start of my design process and never the easiest to represent.

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1. Home Page 2. Contents3. My Thought Process4. About Me5. AT1a (reflection)6. AT1b (reflection)7. AT2a (reflection)8. AT2b (reflection)

About MeMy name Is Haamid Amjad and I’m from a town in west Yorkshire

called Dewsbury, I have always had an interest in making and creating objects and

systems, that are unique to me. This probably began from watching my father often working on our old house. He would fix things that broke and along side my mother would often do ‘weekend projects’ finding something to make the house nicer and easier to live in. I eventually grew up in this type of atmosphere helping my dad until a point where I was capable of creating my own projects, and began expanding the house, with one of my main projects of the summer of 2011 being a 6m x 4m workshop. This is where my interest in architecture began. I was 15 years old, and had designed and constructed (with help) my own workshop, and this experience truly put into perspective that it was possible, all I had to do was dream it, draw it, build it.

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AT1aLooking back at my 4 A1 page portfolio for AT1a I can definitely say my level of output has significantly improved. However I only wish I knew how to use tools such as Revit, to really visualise my design concepts. Referring to the Image at the bottom of the page, this design does make me reminisce the time I could afford to draw trees with such detail.

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AT1bAmongst my favourite ever projects, academic and non academic; The Damflask Reservoir Visitors centre was among the projects where I found my designing process, it was the first project that I incorporated special floor planning into my design process as well as slowly edging towards a more in depth background to my design influences. Although there is little improvement I would make on the overall design, I would change my presentation now, considerably.

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AT2aMy AT2a project is likely my least referred back to project. From the beginning of the semester I was very out of focus and I could see this in my work. It took till almost the middle of the semester for me to create a workable concept. And although I would say I liked the technologies and principles behind my design as well as the geometric shape, I was not satisfied with my output. I feel like I did what was necessary however because our design brief was mainly focused on the technology of the structure, and so was my presentation. I would not say I was wholly disappointed with the concept.

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AT2bMy most recent project the visitors centre at manor lodge, again a favourite like the Damflask Visitors Centre I think the reason why I like this design so much is my initial thought process. To begin my intent was to attempt to document every leading idea which was the cause of my final design; even though this wasn’t always possible, I feel as if I collated my ideas in such a way that the process is still presented with sufficient clarity.

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