Taking the 3P's as our focus, we are to look at our Project 1a individually and craft our own narrative for our individual proposals. Under our tutor’s guidance and studio direction, we further expand the proposed design ideas into deeper angles and possibilities, looking carefully into the spatial quality, form composition, and aesthetic.

The design exploration is to represent the designer’s inquisitive nature through a series of schemes to analyze, test, and challenge the potentials of the site. During exploration, we are advised to look into suggested reading materials and do case studies of buildings to gain a better grasp and understanding of the project on a programmatic and design level. Moreover, we start the initial explorations on structural concepts and materiality. The full exploration is to be presented in a series of sketches, study models, diagrams, preliminary/schematic 2D Drawings (floor plans, sections, and elevations, and 3D drawings (axonometric, perspective, and modelling). At the end of this stage, students are to present both the full exploration and final scheme in the form of a pin-up presentation.