​Bachelor of Science (Honor) in Architecture

This project requires students to propose a facility accommodating several related functions such as exhibition, learning and recreation in a suburban context.  Students are to develop their own concept for the design based on their research of the area and environment.

 

 

This working method is intended to have the student design in near full-freedom; however they will be required to make an informed response firstly to the surrounding context. Their capacity to respond architecturally and contextually to this task will form part of the basis upon which they will be marked.  

 

 

 

Site Location   

The site is located in Pulau Banding, Gerik, Perak. Pulau Banding is a 243-hectare man-made island located within the majestic Temenggor Lake.

 

 

The Island sits amidst the 130 million year-old Royal Belum Rainforest, known for nature based activities such as fishing, bird watching, camping and visiting orang asli settlements.EMKAY Group, the owner and caretaker of the Island, envisions the development of Banding Island as a vital introduction to Royal Belum State Park and aims to position it as a premier heritage destination on the world ecotourism map.

 

 

It operates the Belum Rainforest Resort that offers opportunity to get up close and personal with the natural world.