Our main site is located at Sungai Tua Recreational Park in Batu Caves, Selangor. Nur Laman Bestari is where we spent 3 days and 2 nights at and it was such a great experience with my studio mates. I was exposed to the natural environment with wildlife, surrounded by greeneries, refreshing stream water and peaceful environment as we were located far away from busy road and buildings. 

Site analysis boards and site model

For site analysis, we were separated into small groups. My group was in charge of finding the type of trees for the selected site and their specifications as in the height, foliage, diameter of the trunk, value of preservation and characteristic. It was not an easy task since we were not able to recognize some of the trees and it took us a long time to find the specific scientific name for the trees with the help of internet and application on our gadgets. 

Next is an individual project where students have to compose presentation drawings on 4 boards and a scale model. For me, the most challenging part time management. I have to make sure I was able to finish it on time and implement all of the elements needed in the boards. Compared to last semester, I can say that I've improved in term of composition, time management, line weight and shadow and I got to learn a lot from my studio mates by asking for their opinions and shared some knowledge with them during the completion period. 

Individual sanctum model

There are a lot more skills that I have to learn in order to become successful. All of the comments from the panels had opened my eyes about the importance of exploring new things in architecture and it is very important to always share your knowledge with your friends and help each other. I'm looking forward to learning new, interesting knowledge in the following years with the help of my lecturers and studio mates.