This assignment focuses on investigating historical works to not just enrich architectural design and idea but most importantly to develop and hone students’ historical and architectural criticism skills. Through the study of Batu Caves (Temple Of Batumalai Sri Muruga Perumaan Kovil). In a group of 8 student, we need to study analysis on Batu Caves via site visit and compare with Egyptian Temple (Temple Of Hatshepsut). In addition, we are required to generate in-depth precedent analyses sketch analysis journal, verbal and digital presentation.
Throughout this assignment, I have approached Taylor's Graduate Capabilities (TGC) in communication skills , I will be able to communicate and expand my own architectural vocabulary appropriately . Next, I have adapted lifelong learning; such as I can utilise information during site visit effectively. Moreover, I have gained interpersonal skills in this assignment, during the site visit we have been categorise into 2 team to accomplish task that are given by our group leader. I have learn the importance of teamwork and mobilise the power of team in this assignment. Last but not least, I have adapted digital literacy in this assignment. I can effectively use of different type of software to strengthen my digital presentation.
1st Site Visit
2nd Visit
WRITTEN PRESENTATION
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN STRUCTURE OF BATU CAVES AND EGYPT TEMPLE
STRUCTURE OF BATU CAVES AND EGYPTIAN TEMPLE
FORM
BATU CAVES
Batu cave is a limestone hill about 400 million of years old. Name of "Batu" is given for the temple as Sungai Batu (Batu river) flows past the cave. The meaning of the Batu caves in Tamil is ‘10th limestone hill’ from Ampang.
The Batu cave’s ceiling and stalagmites rising from the floor forms sophisticated structures. To safeguard the eco-system, the entry is prohibited to areas other than the temple. Stalactites falling from the caves make formations and structures such as cave curtains, floor stones, cave pearls and scallops formed with the pass of thousands of years.
The statue of Lord Murugan at the base is 42.7 meters in height. It is the world’s tallest statue in the world. It took three years to complete and finally unveiled in 2006.
EGYPTIAN TEMPLE
Hatshepsut's temple employs a lengthy, colonnaded terrace that deviates from the centralised structure of Mentuhotep’s model – an anomaly that may be caused by the decentralized location of her burial chamber. Each story is articulated by a double colonnade of square piers, with the exception of the northwest corner of the central terrace, which employs Proto Doric columns to house the chapel. These terraces are connected by long ramps which were once surrounded by gardens with foreign plants including frankincense and myrrh trees. The layering of Hatshepsut's temple corresponds with the classical Theban form, employing pylons, courts, hypostyle hall, sun court, chapel and sanctuary.
BARRIER
BATU CAVES
Batu caves have a natural barrier and guarded by Lord Murugan.
EGYPTIAN TEMPLE
The Egyptian temple is a man made temple and a wide spread base.
MATERIAL
BATU CAVES
Limestone Hill
EGYPTIAN TEMPLE
Material used in egyptian temple is sun-baked mud and brick.
CONTEXT
BATU CAVES
Natural light admission from the top of the caves.
EGYPTIAN TEMPLE
Small number openings for the admission of light of which it makes use, and also by their arrangement.
CHARACTERISTICS
BATU CAVES
Wooden steps constructed up to the temple in 1920. Now it is replaced by 272 concrete steps.
EGYPTIAN TEMPLE
The essential arrangement of Egyptian architecture is portico, alternation of voids and solids in certain well defined proportions, either for ornamenting the exterior and providing a covered way, or for dividing the halls of the interior and supporting the roofs.
SCALE SIZE
BATU CAVES
Rising almost 1000M from the ground.
EGYPTIAN TEMPLE
There are three layered terraces reaching 29.5 metres (97 ft) tall.
DIGITAL PRESENTATION
