Measured Drawing

For our semester 2.5, we were in a combined grouped with our seniors from a semester higher than us. Assigned to 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.

The given building for us is Istana Bandar Jugra, which is located at Banting, Klang. It was previously used by the royal family of the Sultan of Selangor. But as administrative centre was moved to Kuala Lumpur, the palace was left abandoned. Until the recent years where renovation had been done towards the structure.

Project 1: Sketchbook and Journal
To sketch and documents the physical and intangible qualities of the buildings as well as the immediate context of the site. It can be from an element as broad as the urban planning itself down to the smallest detail of the ornaments used in the building.