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The corridor zone design
I concentrated on designing this zone this semester as it is the most atmospheric design in the building, and the lighting cases in this...

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The most challenging part of the lighting journey!
I started learning using the DIALUX program, a lighting calculation program that can show us the much-needed flux for a specific area,...

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Reading about lighting
“Architectural lighting is experiencing an incredible revival, coming from a largely functional element in architecture, now gaining...

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3D modeling
My favourite step of work! Eventually, I initiated doing some last sketching of the building and applying them in three-dimensional...

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Rochester visit
I went to Rochester with my friends to discover some sites for their projects. We also went to the cliffs, a smallish place near...

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Architectural stuff
To have a proper architectural building, I researched the column distributions in the building and the wall thickness. As my building is...

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Plan drawings and model
Finally, I get to do the plan drawings, these are some top view plan developments with a prototype made out of cardboard.

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Sketching and zoning
Here I am showing some early sketches for the building and the zones, which are the Heritage Zone, the Gallery Zone, and the Sacred Zone,...

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Atmospheric analysis of the site
I drew an abstract outline to estimate the building area on Google Maps. Also, I found the height of the cliffs using PVsyst 7.3 program,...

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Site developing
Here I did some drawing for the site and started reading about the natural material of these white cliffs by reading a historical...

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Reading and analysis
After the presentation, I began reading and studying some articles about museums, galleries, and exhibitions and their differences. In...

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First presentation
After two weeks, on the 16th of February, 2023, we had our first presentation. I developed my idea by searching and analysing the...

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Searching for a site
In this early stage of work, besides reading about our group's concepts, we asked to find a site for our projects in the UK, especially...

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New beginning
In the second semester, we were divided into different groups depending on our critical review presentation. I am in the Studio Mood...

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