Syona Amira

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In March 2018, I was selected to participate in a lighting and design competition held by Seng Hup Lighting and Design.

My lighting piece is called Bintang-Bintang (Stars). My idea for the competition was for fibre optics to represent the stars. 

Bintang-Bintang is less of a lighting piece and more of art installation, meant to take up a large wall of a hotel lobby. 

I made my prototype by painting a canvas with the Andromeda galaxy, and once dried, piercing holes on the surface. Then, I threaded fibre optics through the holes and used hot glue to make sure the wires do not move out of the holes.

Here is the link to the teaser video I made:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJCZ7gMwlSM

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My very first time using 3Ds Max to create a room.

I learnt how to build shapes and manipulate them to the shape I needed, as well as setting textures and lighting. 

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Art Hub Final Project for my Interior Design 3 class.

The pictures in this post are of the first two presentation boards and the material board. 

Here is the link of all four presentation boards and the full resolution picture of the material board.

I was grouped with two of my classmates. We were given the plans for the Zhongshan Building in Kuala Lumpur, and were tasked with choosing a Malaysian folktale to base our concept on.

We chose Mahsuri, a beautiful maiden who she moved to Langkawi from Siam in search of greener pastures. She had a husband who went to war. While he was gone, there were villagers who were jealous of Mahsuri’s beauty, and started a rumour that she was unfaithful. They conspired to kill her for her alleged infidelity. The methods they chose to kill her didn’t work, and Mahsuri told them to use her family’s keris to do so. They stabbed her with it, and instead of red, her blood ran white. In her last breath, she cursed Langkawi to have 7 generations of bad luck.

From that, my friends and I came up with Gossip as our concept, as that was what the villagers did. We decided to create a boardgame cafe that has pockets of seating where patrons can gossip while playing and eating. The bar area in the front of the space was created in so customers would be able to people-watch the people outside of the cafe.

Our colour scheme has both warm and cool colours. In the plan, it is shown that the inner spaces are colourful, and the exterior spaces (including the washrooms) are monotone, a decision made by my friends and I when we realised that the there is more to the truth that what is rumoured.

The style we chose was a cross between Mid-Century Modern and Scandinavian. The courtyard is almost entirely concrete, with the exception of metal chairs and greenery.

Zhongshan Building: Jalan Kampung Attap, 80 - 84, Jalan Rotan, 50460 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan

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This is another submission for my Digital Photography elective. 

It is of one of my earrings. My infatuation with earrings began in secondary school, when my uniform was white and everyone had a way of personalising theirs. Mine were my earrings. I tried to wear a different pair each day.

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Another of my submissions for my Digital Photography class, under the Flora category.

This photo was taken in Putrajaya on an outing with @tangwinni. The hibiscus is Malaysia’s national flower.

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One of my submissions for my Digital Photography class, under the Still Life category.

Honeymania is my absolute favourite range by The Body Shop. It doesn’t smell like honey, but more floral. It is a gentle scent. A few months ago, after running out of a bottle, I went to one of their branches to buy another, but was told that The Body Shop had discontinued the line (this is unconfirmed), and in a fit of panic, I called up a few branches in Klang Valley to know if any of them had remaining stock. Thankfully, there was a branch (I think in Atria) that had five(!) bottles, and I purchased them all.

The subject of this photograph is the third of the five.

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Children Integrated Space Final Project for my Interior Design 2 class.

I was tasked in creating a children integrated space with a small pediatric care space. I chose to create a Montessori-style play area downstairs, and a dentist upstairs, complete with reception desks, washrooms and a kitchenette.

Here is the link to the full resolution image!

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This is my final project for my Principles of Design (2D) class in my first semester. The project is called Stylisation.

I was tasked to find a reference picture and to remake it with 8 different styles we like.

Here is the link to the whole presentation!

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My final project for my Computer Aided Design class, where the drawings are of my final Interior Design 2 project.

I’ve learnt how to use AutoCAD in this class. I’ve learnt how to draw architectural drawings and how to use the tools in the application. 

Here is the link to the PDF!

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Retail Space for Marks and Spencer

I did this for my Contracts and Specifications class. In this class, I’ve learnt the differences of several procurement methods which include Traditional, Design and Build, Construction Management and Turnkey. Furthermore, I’ve learnt how to do a Specifications Table.

I did this in my Interior Design 2 class. In this class, I had to choose a retail client that sells clothing for men, women, and children, and design a store to cater all of them.

Here is the link to view the whole document!

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Specifications Sheet and A Chosen Procurement Method for Interior Design 2 - Retail Space.

I did this for my Contracts and Specifications class. In this class, I’ve learnt the differences of several procurement methods which include Traditional, Design and Build, Construction Management and Turnkey. Furthermore, I’ve learnt how to do a Specifications Table. 

Here is the link to view the whole document!

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Fire Model, Air Conditioning Plan and Reflected Ceiling Plan for Interior Design 2 - Retail Space

This was done for my Building Services class to learn how to calculate how many services we need to install in a space, how to note and organise them in tables.

Here is the link to view the whole document!

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Personal Space for Vera Wang.

I made this for my Interior Design 2 Class. I was assigned Vera Wang, and I had to choose a concept that I derived from her history of work. I chose Dreamy, something I thought of when I saw her gorgeous wedding dresses.

Here is the link to view the whole presentation!

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My Sustainable Design Case Study on One Angel Square.

I made this for my Colours, Materials and Finishes class to learn about eco-friendly buildings and how they work.

Here is the link to view the whole presentation!