Dear architecture students, Have you read part 1 (out of 2) of this series? I have interviewed 11 architecture students all over the world asking about their school, their class and their student life. →What’s school like on the other side of the world ?(Architecture Major) This part 2 will be more focused on each individual interviewee. Let’s take a look into the minds these architecture students, we don’t know yet but they might become famous architects in a few years’ time, no😬?
- Interviewee Introduction
- Inspiration for designing
- Favourite architects and architectures
- Future plans
Firstly, let me introduce my 11 interviewees (You can visit their Instagram page by clicking on their names): 
Residential home inspired by old modernist colonial homes on the coast of Ghana.
Market stalls designed in Northern Ghana to help reduce flooding during torrential rainfall associated with the region.
Mini art gallery in Ningbo, China. Designed with local materials and infused with traditional Chinese garden elements.
The Patient Pavilion The project is a psychiatric ward in the province. I began by collecting data on the existing psychiatric facilities and studied on how to design one better. The ward or as I like to call it ‘The Patient Pavilion’ is designed with the combination of biophilic and passive design, to help the patients be at ease. The interior has a bright and cozy ambiance, complemented by the view from the outside making it look like they are on a vacation rather than on confinement. High ceiling, big windows and doors to help the patients not feel constricted and be able to breathe freely. The walls have two layers, the inner layer is the conventional way in the Philippines and the exterior layer is a building skin or cavity wall made out of adobe a.k.a. mud wall, having that as the main part that has biophilic and passive design applied on. The small elements like the plants and paintings are placed keeping in mind the 3 ways to apply biophilic design, direct experience of nature, indirect experience of nature, and the experience of space and place. The inside would be noisy considering the number of patients we have, so I made use of 2 key materials to reduce noise, the reindeer moss with 0.95 NRC rating, and the 2″ acoustical foam panel (brown panel) with 1.00 NRC rating. The gazebos are used for therapies and for visitors to spend time at. 
< p style=”text-align: center;”>This is an on-location sketch of the Thich Quang Duc Monument located in Cach Mang Thang 8 Street, Ho Chi Minh City. 
< p style=”text-align: center;”>This is a water-color drawing of Kyichu Lhakhang, the first and oldest temple in Bhutan. 
These are the drawings from 2 different angles of Wat Trimitr, a temple in Thailand.
This is a group project of 4 people, renovating the Old market Ton That Dam. It was originally built in 1910 but the city has recently announced demolition of this market. We’ve redesigned it keeping the cultural traits that was originally from China. To draw this, we went to the site and took photos of the market’s façade which was 500m long. The final drawing is made of 4 sheets of A0 paper. 
This is one of my projects, which is, a school for disabled that mainly focuses on autism and handicapped children. The topic basically comes under healing architecture where one can grow through surroundings that they experience. This can be through the use of materials, textures, colours, shapes and the spaces provided. It deals with a deep study and research on one’s ability to understand and how they behave to the surroundings they are exposed to. One of the example can be – children shouldn’t be distracted while they are having classes, hence, the windows that open to the corridors can be at a greater height than the usual sill level of(0.9m). Also, I love rendering. This is an IT OFFICE and these are few of the many renders I have done. 
< p style=”text-align: center;”>I like photography too. 
< p style=”text-align: center;”>“Banganga tank” is place situated in Malabar hills, Mumbai. It’s an ancient water tank which is a part of the Walkeshwar Temple. 
< p style=”text-align: center;”>This “clock tower” sketch is actually for a challenge called “draw this in your style” by @brejanz on Instagram. Its good initiative taken by him to “stay home” during this COVID-19 pandemic.
More on PAGE2☟☟☟
