ARC 6911 Sustainable Planning and Design Studio

ARC 6911
Sustainable Planning and Design Studio

Tilson + Walters. Spring 2015
PROJECT 11: FINAL PROJECT DELIVERABLES | 1 April 2015
The final project assignment for studio is a culmination of your work in developing the project over the course of the last several
weeks. It will involve completing your work and focusing on the preparation and presentation of annotated visual images that will
document your intent as well as the specifics of your proposals.
The final deliverables for the semester are three-fold:
01. Comprehensive Project Presentation to be presented verbally in class during our online sessions (.ppt or .pptx format)
02. Narrative text (.doc or .docx format)
03. Separate images included in the PowerPoint file (.jpg format)
See below for details about each of these deliverables.
01. Comprehensive Project Presentation
Prepare a single Microsoft PowerPoint file (.ppt or .pptx format) for your project. Format as landscape orientation, with each slide
measuring 8 high x 11 wide. As these slides will eventually be printed, consider them as print documents, where oddnumbered pages appear on the right and even-numbered pages on the left. Please use consistent margins on all sides of
your document.
All fonts to be Arial Narrow 10pt, single line spacing, left-justified text. Headings and/or titles can be bold if necessary. Provide
captions below figures and graphics with 8pt font. References or Endnotes to be 8pt font. Citations should follow APA formats
(see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/08/ for examples and detailed instructions).
While the types of documents will vary depending on the particularities of your projects, we would suggest the following
components be included in your final project document:
11.1. Cover
Title
Site (Labrador Park/Telok Blangah, Singapore)
Your name
Date (8 April 2014)
Image (optional)
11.2. Contents
Provide an outline of the topics you will address in the pages that follow.
11.3. Abstract
Clear statement of the research problem to be addressed through your project.
Outline of your proposed approach to studying this problem and formulation of responses and/or possible solutions to
the research question.
Provide one or more maps that both situate your project within the country of Singapore and that identify critical site
considerations and/or adjacent context issues. Ensure that text on the image is large enough to be readable at the size
that the image is intended to be printed.
Relationship of your studio project to your proposed MRP/Thesis topic, noting how your current studio project will
contribute to the development of your MRP/Thesis project.
11.4. Precedent Studies + Site Analysis
The site analysis must have both graphic and written components. You may illustrate the topic/issue with existing
images, maps, tables, charts, graphs or diagrams. You can also modify existing graphics to make clear a particular
point and/or create your own graphics when no others exist. Each illustration must be accompanied by a brief written
explanation or "executive summary" of 150-250 words. In most cases, we expect that these research topics can be
covered in 2-4 pages of images and text. As instructed previously, you should aim to create single-issue diagrams that
show specific conditions in with clarity and precision. While your work will specifically consider the site, it must also
include areas outside the limits of the site extending at least 500 meters from it on all sides. In addition to the detailed
analytic work around our site, some issues will also need to include country-wide plans/maps to adequately describe
how a particular system and/or set of relationships are formed.
Include precedent research (minimum of two case study projects) that is relevant to your project. As discussed
previously, these should include an illustrated summary of the project which includes but is not limited to including:
design team, location, dates designed/constructed, design concept and/or motivating ideas, sustainability analysis, and
lessons learned. While you can quote specific information discovered in your research, your text should aim to
summarize the project issues in your own words to the furthest extent possible.
11.5 Comprehensive Annotated Map / Plan
Aim to prepare a singular drawing at the scale of your site that suggests your overall strategy, bringing together key
issues from adjacent context along with key issues and/or formal proposals that you are bringing to the site. Consider
this as a composite and/or comprehensive document, showing how your proposal engages with existing conditions. It
is in addition to other drawings that you may have already created to show the location(s) of the project within
Singapore.
While we would not suggest covering the document with text, please do use words selectively if/as needed to identify
critical issues in the drawing. The intent would be for the drawing to largely speak for itself.
11.6. Diagrams
As needed, create single-issue diagrams that show specific conditions in with clarity and precision. Aim for these to
be graphically clear. These should be line drawings, with perhaps one color/tone if needed to add emphasis.
Try to show the critical issues that are shaping your project. These may be motivated by site conditions, environmental
issues, adjacent context, narrative ideas, formal strategies, etc. Think of these as images that you use to answer specific
questions about why your project is shaped/formed in a particular way.
11.7. Sectional Drawings of Site + Proposed Interventions
To develop your interventions formally and spatially, you should prepare drawings that show proposed interventions in
plan and section. We would encourage you to focus on sectional drawings to the extent possible. These can be simple
line drawings (freehand or digital), but should be drawn to a relative scale. Site sections should include:
Ground conditions, including slope(s), changes in ground level, etc. where relevant to the proposal
Vegetation, both existing and proposed
Intervention(s), including buildings, walkways, site walls, water features, etc.
Surrounding context (buildings, roadways, vegetation, etc.)
People, including the activities they may be engaged in
Climatic factors, including location(s) of water, wind/air movement, and/or sun
11.8. Vignettes
Create vignettes, or views of your project that aim to convey the quality and character of the spaces that you are
creating. These should suggest the particulars of the space, including:
Scale: large, small, tall, wide, etc.
Intimacy: open, enclosed, for a few people, for many people, for large groups, etc.
Orientation: vertical, horizontal
Light quality: bright, dark, modulated (range of light qualities), color(s)
Textures and/or materiality: rough, smooth, dark, bright, reflective, dull, etc.
Environmental qualities: presence of light/shadow, water, vegetation, etc.
As indicated previously, the types of drawings that you create will vary based on what you intend to communicate, but may also
vary based on your own abilities. These can include a wide range of graphic techniques, including hand drawing, digital
modeling with Sketchup/AutoCAD/Rhino/etc., Photoshop, or collage. Please do NOT simply use images from other projects, but
rather create images that are shaped to the particularities of your site and to the context of Singapore.
One general note regarding the use of hand drawing: we would encourage you to not use handwriting on the images for notes, but
rather to add any text digitally. Use Arial Narrow font for any required labels, and be consistent with the size of fonts used in the
images.
02. Narrative Text Document

In addition to the PowerPoint presentation, prepare a Microsoft Word (.doc) file that provides a brief written explanation or
"executive summary" of the issues. This document should also include all of the text from the PowerPoint file. Include figure
references within the text, a list of figures at the end of the text document, and a bibliography listing all sources referenced for
this project. You can embed the images/figures in the text, but this is not required.
03. Separate Image Files
Upload image files used in the presentation as separate files. Label individual image files as Figure01, Figure02, etc. to
correspond to your presentation and narrative documents. Images should be high resolution, 150 300 dpi. JPEG (.jpg) format
preferred for image files.
As discussed throughout the semester, images and text that are taken from other sources MUST be properly referenced with
endnotes and/or image captions. Work with improper, inadequate, and/or missing citations will not be acceptable. Citations
should follow APA formats (see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/08/ for examples and detailed instructions).
Upload your PowerPoint (.ppt) file, Word (.doc) file, and the separate image files used in the presentations to Canvas e-Learning
under Project 11 no later than Tuesday, 7 April, 4:00p EDT. Be prepared to make 5 minute presentations during our online morning
session on Wednesday, 8 April.

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