Internship Training report

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INTERNSHIPTRAININGREPORT

TrainingPeriod:3rdJanuary–3rdMarch2017

By:CanisiusBongWeiPheng0318914

Lecturer:Ar.IanNg


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IntroductionThe internship I hadwithAtelier TImur SdnBhd in durationof 2monthswas a great chance and

opportunity to enhancemy skills and knowledge for professional development as we, as a fresh

undergraduatestudentoremployeewhowaslackofpracticalexperience.Therefore,Iconsidermyself

asveryluckyasIwasgivenchancetobepartofthemandverygratefultomeetsomanyamazing

personandprofessionalswholedmethroughthisshort-periodoftimeduringmyinternshippractice.

AtelierTimurSdnBhdwasincorporatedinJuly2007,asthecontinuationsofI.JongArchitectinorder

tobetterserveclients.Thisfirmishelmedbyahusband-and-wifedesignduo,architectcoupleAr.Sia

PehSweeandAr.IvyJong.ThefirmprovidesProfessionalArchitecturalConsultancyserviceswithan

emphasis in valuedesign in all aspects from feasibility studies, inception, designplanning, project

implementationandcontractprojectmanagement.Thefirmalsoworksinmanyrangesofprojects

fromrenovationsandextensionstourbanandmasterplanning. Report

AsIstartedmyinternshipinweek1,Iwasintroducedtoeveryoneintheofficeandtouraroundthe

officetogetfamiliarwiththeworkingenvironmentandprocedureofthefirm.Iwasalsogivenasmall

briefingtotheofficerulesandregulations.Firstly,IwastaskedintheThen’sHousecouncilsubmission

drawing. In this project, I involved in the colouring of the drawing which includes the soil pipe,

RainwaterDownPipe(RWDP)andetc.Thereasonofcolouringthedrawingistoeaseforhighlighting

thedetailsinthedrawingfortheinspectorofcouncil.Afterfinishingthecolouringsubmission,Iwas

givena floorplanandwasaskedtobuilda3Dmodelofabuilding.Thebuilding isa4-storeyhigh

SaloonShowroomwhichthesiteislocatedinJalanDatukAmarSimKhengHong.

On thesecondweekof the internship training,besidescontinuing the3Dmodellingof theSaloon

Showroom,IwasalsogivenatasktododetaildrawingsofaguardhouseforSalleh’sHouse.AsIam

notveryfamiliarwithallthedetaileddrawings.Iwasmentoredbyoneoftheseniorcolleaguesinthe

officethroughoutthefewdaysofdoingthesectionaldetaildrawings.Eventhoughthisasimplesmall

scaleproject,butbycadingthesectionanddetailoftheproject,Itendtolearnalotfrommymentor

especiallysomeCadcommandsorshortcutkeysandunderstandingthedetaildrawingsmorewhich

areallveryusefulformyknowledgeandforfutureuse.

As forweek3, itmarked thesubmissionofmy3Dmodel for theSaloonShowroomproject tomy

supervisor.Butaftersubmittingthe3Dmodel,Iwasinstructedtocontinueamendingthe3Dmodel

withsomedetailsandamendmentinthebuilding.Iwasaskedtodesignsomepartsofthebuildingas

itisagreatopportunitytotrainmycriticalthinkingindesigningabuilding.Ididtwodesignsintheend

andwasapprovedandimprovedbymysupervisor.UponcompletionoftheSaloonShowroom,my

colleagues sought help for a proposed re-development of SemenggohNature Reserved&wildlife

centre,Sarawak. Iwasgivenatasktothinkofadesignbasedontherequirementsgiven. Itwasa


challenging task formeas the things to explore is very limited. Iwas asked to research and read

throughthecataloguesintheofficewhileplanningmydesignforthisNatureReservedCentre.During

this task, I expandedmyknowledgeaboutdesigninga spaceorbuildingbasedongivenmaterials

selectionandrestrictionsindesigningthecentre.

Forweek4and5,afterhelpingoutwiththeSemenggohNatureReserved&WildlifeCentreproject,I

wasgivenanoldhand-drawntechnicaldrawingsofaproject,MillHillBlockatSMBSt.Josephwith

theelevationsandplansofthebuilding.ThisprojectwashandedtomeasIamrequiredtodesignthe

space of the building on each floors based on the given floor plans. Through the experience of

participatingthisproject,Ilearnttoimprovedmycriticalthinking,producingclearprecisedrawings

andhavingthoughtsofaccessibilitiesanduserexperienceinaschoolcompoundareveryimportant.

AsIwasinthemidstofmytask,withpermissionofmysupervisor,Ar.SiaPehSwee,Iwasaskedto

preparemy3Dmodellingandcaddrawingsforapresentationtogetherwithourclient.Italsomarked

myfirsttimethatIparticipatedinameetingandjoinedthemeetingthatdiscussedmanyaspectsof

thebuildingwiththeclient.Throughthemeeting, Itendtounderstandsomeoftheproceduresof

buildingandplanningabuilding.Assoonasthemeetingendedaftermorethan3hours,Iwasbriefed

toamendsomechangesupontheclientrequestsfortheproject.

Inweek6,Iwasgivenaveryimportanttask.Onceagain,Iwasonlygivenaprintedhand-drawnfloor

plan,sectionandelevationofaSarawakTimberIndustryDevelopmentCorporationbuilding(STIDC)

locatedinJalanStadium,PetraJaya,93050Kuching,Sarawak.Mytaskforthisprojectwastobuildthe

3D model of the 18 high building. This is very challenging for me as I had no idea to read and

understandsomepartofthedrawings.Butwiththehelpofsomeofmycolleagues,Imanagedtobuild

the 3D model of existence building. After finish building the 3D, I was briefed by both of my

supervisors,Ar.SiaPehSweeandAr.IvyJongthatourfirmwereparticipatinginapitchingforthis

projectandwehavetocomeoutwithsomedesignstoimprovetheessenceofthebuildingandIwas

informedtofullyfocusingonthecompletionofthedesignsandpresentations.Manyimprovement

were done in accordancewith bothmy supervisors during this period as the architects sought to

ensureproducetheoutcomewiththebestquality.Inpursuitofproducingthebestuserexperience

andfirstimpressiontotheboardofthedirectorof(STIDC),manychangesweremade.

Week7wasaweekfullyfocusingonthe(STIDC)projectasitisalsothepresentationweek,through

thisweek, I realized time isverycrucial in this industryaseverysecondcounts.After finished the

complete3Dmodelwithourdesign,Istartedtorenderandphotoshoptheimagestoenhancethe

buildingtobemorerealisticandappealing.Iwastaughtbysomeofthecolleaguesbyusingsomeof

thenewsoftwaretorender.Thisweekalsomarkedtheweekofpresentingourideastotheboardof

directorof(STIDC).Itwasaneyeopeningsessionformethroughoutthepresentation.Iwasatotally

differentexperienceformeasthisisacorporatemeeting.Afterthemeeting,wewereaskedtodesign

somepartsofthebuildingsowetouredaroundthebuildingandunderstandmoreofthebuildingto

improveourdesignforthesecondpitchingsessionforthisproject.Iwastaskedtogobacktotheplace


for precisemeasurements of some details such as the columns, windows and etc alongwithmy

colleagues.

Thefinalweekofmyinternship,Ireturnedtocontinuefinishingtheprojectof(STIDC)forthesecond

pitching session. For the secondpitching presentation,weweremore focus in the interior of the

building especially the main entrance. Changes were also made based on the request from the

directorsandmanyconsiderationsweremadetoenhancethelobbyofthebuildingsaswetriedout

manydifferentofessencetoseewhichsuitsthebuildingthemost.Iwasalsogiventheopportunity

bymysupervisorstoparticipate inasitevisitofMoor’shouse,adetachedhouse.Duringthesite

meeting,Ilistenedtomanyperspectivesandpartiesduetosomeproblemsindicatedinthedrawing

which ledtosomeproblemsduringtheconstructionphase.Thissitemeetingenlightenedmethat

clearcoordinationandcooperationofallpartiesinaprojectisverycrucialforcompletionofaproject.

Besides, Iwasalsogivena chance to tagalongwithour firmassistantarchitect for submissionof

drawingstocouncil.Iwastaughtbyhimwithsomeawareofdifferentlocalauthorities,Ialsohadthe

chancetounderstandeachpartandstagesofthetenderdocumentwithsomecomponentsinside.

Withoutthetenderdocument,contactorscannotgiveanyquoteorprepareforcontactorbidding.

ConclusionThroughouttheinternshiptraining,Iamverythankfultowardsmysupervisorforgivingmethisgolden

opportunitytoperceivemoreabouttheindustrialfieldofArchitecture.IhavenodoubtthatIgained

moreknowledgeonmanyaspectsindesigningandgainedinvaluableexposurethroughparticipation

of meetings and learnt that we must always be thoughtful and take into considerations of the

constructionefficiencyinreallifeasthisisanissuethatwenevertakeintoconsiderationinourstudy

basedprojects.Besides,thisinternshiptrainingalsogavemetheopportunitytolearnandimprove

mysoftwareskillsforabetterusedinthefuture.


SarawakTimberIndustryDevelopmentCorporationinteriorrendering1

SarawakTimberIndustryDevelopmentCorporationinteriorrendering2


SarawakTimberIndustryDevelopmentCorporationexteriorrendering1




Ground,firstandsecondfloorplanofproposedrenovationofMillHillblockatSMBSt.Joseph

DetailsectionaldrawingsofGuardHouse


SaloonShowroom3Dmodeloption1

SaloonShowroom3Dmodeloption1


Moor’sHousesitevisittosolveencounteredproblemsduringconstructionphase

SitevisitandpresentationatSarawakTimberIndustryDevelopmentCorporation(STIDC)


AbriefingtoawareofdifferentlocalauthoritiesandtherequirementandunderstandingstagestenderdocumentsandtheproceduresgivenbyassistantarchitectMr.WongSieWenof

Preparingpresentation&forproposedredevelopmentofSemenggohNature-ReservedCentre

ColoringofbuildingplansubmissionstolocalauthoritiesofSt.JudeTadika

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