In a group of 34 students, leaded by Mr Wan and Mr Fadzlee, we have been given a building to measure during the fieldwork. During the fieldwork, we were to do a measuring exercise on the particular building, taking all physical information of the building, from its location to its spatial layout as well as details. We had been given 2 laser measuring devices and a 30 meter measuring tape. Students may bring along additional tools such as papers, pencils, clay and camera that may be useful in getting and recording all the data obtained. This project is carried out throughout the semester where students are assigned to measure and document a historical/heritage building and translate all the data into a set of drawings and a model. Apart from doing the measuring exercise on site, we will also need to do additional research in order to piece together all the important data about the building.

 

 

The subject aims to develop an understanding of the principles of building preservation and the method of recording it in three documentation methods; measured drawings, written documentation and photographic documentation. The ideas of application and management of architectural historic documentation will be presented as part of the overall knowledge of building preservation. For measured drawings, students are to document historically and architecturally significant buildings in the form of as-built drawings. The task requires 10 to 20 students per group that involve field works consisting measuring technique such as photographing, 20 sketches, use of theodolite and measuring tape. The outcomes of the subject are collections of plans, sections, elevations, details and axonometric views/models; complemented with a report that explains about the background, history, concept, style, construction and ornamentation of buildings.