ICI Project 3- Small Construction Project

In this final project, we were given a task to form a group of 2 and find a specific land of 30m x 30m within our campus area. In the site, a small construction project should be initiate and the details and proposal were required to be done in report form. The proposal should serve one of the following purposes:

Recreation Area

Study Enhancement Area

Rest Area

Food and Beverage

Commercial Area

• The Progress

I had found a partner named Yee Zhen Li who was in the same tutorial group as mine. We both agreed on doing a recreation area proposal. And then the serious work get started. Every tutorial session with Ms. Norma, our tutor was used to show our group progress. We took up to almost 3 weeks and finally come up with our master plan which was approved by Ms. Norma. It was a construction of a mini stadium in the campus which serves as a recreation area.

Measuring our 30m x 30m site 

Analyse and understand the structure of our site

• Final report

Reflection:

What I learnt most in this project was to document my observations and ideas into a proposal report to be presented to the clients. It was a long process as we need to do a lot of research on how our construction would benefit or affect the community within the campus. I also learned to analyse a given site to decide the steps and materials of construction on it.

 I realized that the quality of content of the report depends on our ability to apply our knowledge, information gathered and ideas into it.

 There was so much to think about to come out with a proposal that suit the users or community. I learned about critical thinking and creative thinking to get better ideas that comfort and attracted the users at the same time. 

ICI Project 2- The Building Team

This project was divided into 3 parts. For part I,  we were given a task to interview the key people in construction industry. In a group of 5, we were required to select a firm of the given type of business and research on the films. For part II, we were asked to interpret the information gathered from part I to produce a short video of creative visual presentation or any physical performance. Part III was an individual task where we were required to make a 6 pages magazine to demonstrate our understanding of the chosen elements in part I. The people that we could choose to interview are listed as below:

Architect
Contractor
Interior Designer
Developer
Structural Engineer
Project Manager
Quantity Surveyor
M&E Engineer
Landscape Architect

• The progress

We had formed a group of 5 with the same members as project one, including Yvonne, Iryana, Jessie, Zhen Li, Jolyn and me. A short discussion among us in class made us decided on interviewing a landscape architect. Yvonne, as our leader requested for an interview session with a film named Seksan Design. Click here to visit their site. It was a smooth progress.

 

Let's start our journey from Taylor's University.

First time being so formal in our wearing.

Here we finally reached! I slowly opened the door...

And the place truly amazed us. Most of the decorations were related to nature.

Say hello before our interview

Our interview with Ong Pay Chee, a landscape architect.

And here is our group photo before saying goodbye to Seksan Design.

• Final work

Our video

My magazine

ICI Magazine from Sheau Hui Tan

Reflection:

Through this project, I had expanded my knowledge on construction industry especially the landscape architect. All members in the building team play their role in contributing to the construction industry and they help balancing the natural and built environment. I learned to appreciate and value their profession as well as their professional responsibilities towards our environments.

 Meeting the requirement of the brief is the utmost vital part in completing this project. I learned to put the requirements and information obtained into every parts of this project. In simple terms, I am now able to put theories into practices.

 Communication between all group members resulted in smooth progress of this project. I am glad to have group members with so much positive thoughts and values. I can easily communicate with them to know each other's opinions. I learned more things from them.

 Thinking skill is another thing I learned especially for the video part. It involved creativity where we need to think more. Other than that, this skill was applied when we thought of the questions we wanted to ask during our interview.

ICI Project 1- Construction industry – History, Future and Issues

In the first group project in ICI, we're given a task to investigate on construction industry. The information gathered should be presented in mounting boards. 

Objectives of this project are mainly about enabling students to have general knowledge about construction industry. It's building team, organization, duties, issues and so on.

Here are my group members. They're simply awesome! =)

• Yvonne
• Yana
• Jolyn
• Zhen Li
• Jessie
• Wei Ling
• Me! Sheau Hui

• The Progress

Let's start off with the serious work.

We'd done our research and plan out some layouts for our presentation boards.

Tutorial session

Our group leader even delegated works for us.

Working hard in the studio

• The Final Work

History, Future and Issues from Sheau Hui Tan

Reflection:

Throughout this group project, I widely expanded my general knowledge in construction industry which is very useful for the field I'm about to further study on. Commitment from millions people involved are needed in contributing to a successful construction industry.

I understand more about the issues and problem in construction industry not only in Malaysia but also some other historical places such as Turkey and Rome.

I learned to solve problems with my group members in various effective methods. We had meetings at intervals from the beginning until the presentation day to keep things well-organized at all time. Everyone of us communicate well.

I learned to apply my creative thinking skills in compiling this project. Lastly, we successfully came up with interesting methods in presenting our topics in mounting boards.