Week 5: Work

(Standard/Normal/Boring/Ordinary)

Futuristic Designs/New Shapes)

(Personal Design)

(Advanced, Aesthetically pleasing, Environmentally friendly buildings)

Week 6: Work

The Maggie's Centre (Cancer treatmnt centre)

- Frank Gehry

"I hope the architecture won't override the purpose of the building, but complement it and take it to a higher plane of comfort and beauty"

- Frank Gehry

Like our design site, this overlooks a tay estuary and the landscpe beyond. therefore in my design it is important that i utilise the surrounding features (the city, the cliff, the water, the wharves etc) and create a space that enjoys all and is impacted by all.

unlike our site however, we do not have the natural landscape surrounding us. Instead we have an urban jungle. I think this will work to an advantage however because like the natural environment, you can never really get sick of the view that a cvity can give you.

Week 7: After class feedback

This diagram shows an ideal layout that i would like to have in my design. obviously the scale is too large and i would not be able to fit 1000 square metres in this area. But it shows the seperation in spaces that i would like to have, and the efficient means of travel between each.

A quick concept diagram of a posible lift system. This system, instead of using one lift and waiting for it to get backwards and forwards, it contains a number of lifts within to be able to get on the lift as soon as the last one left.

A Three dimensional diagram of the layout i would like and the positioning of the building around the bridge. With a seperation like this it is important to have the best possible means of movement between each.

Another three dimensional view of the layout. I attempt to show distance between rooms in this drawing as i would like the building to not be contained in a small space and rather spread out, dependant on the function and purpose of the room, but with good means of transport between each.

A quick concept drawing of the building surrounding the bridge

Week 7: Work

A rough cvoncept diagram of the story bridge. This drawing shows the rough layout that i would like to have, meaning i would like to have my building above and below the bridge. This could be difficult however with the small surface area that we can play with. It shows my idea of the access i am going to need if i have a clinic or a small hospital. This is because people need to be able to access the building easily.

This diagram shows the access that will be required off and on both sides for people to be able to access the clinic or hospital. Obviously with cars speeding along this road, it may prove dangerous to have vehicles constantly leaving and merging back onto the roads.

A rough concept diagram of the clinic and the rooms and spatial arrangement that will be required.

Walkshop: Part 6 - Howard Smith Wharves (Site)

The Howard Smith Wharves are a very unusual site. Shielded from all the surrounding action, and currently out of action due to the floods and damage, all they ever do when they are usable is act as a thoroughfare space for people to and from work.

Above the site seen from the riverfront walk in the city. It is very difficult to see the site within, however as seen in the next photo there is a very large space behind the wharves.

The wharves to the right and the design space for the first assignment. Access to within the site is currently unavailable meaning it will be difficult to get the best possible feel for the site. It is also impossible at the moment to see exactly how the site works, due to being out of action.

From within the space it seems the site is very shielded from the outside environment. The traffic above is dimmed and rather than hearing every individual car, the sounds is a more constant humming noise. The water is blocked from view due to the wharves being in the way. Apart from the construction within, there is really nothing going on at the site.

The site offers an interesting design challenge with the story bridge above, the cliffs to the north, the wharves and water to the south and the city to the west. I believe i will use all of these features in my design for full user interaction.

Walkshop: Part 5 - Cathedral Square

Cathedral Square, situated well outside the centre of the city, is a very quiet and seemingly unused space. Seemingly, all interaction wit the space would come exclusively from those entering the office building from the southern end. While quite peaceful, the space feels empty for some reason.

The space is unioque duie to the four different surrounding envgironments. The churches, the city, spring hill andf thre valley. This may be one ofr the causes as to why the space feels so empty, because it doesnt really belong to anywhere.

Above, the southern end of the square. whilst a larger portion of the centre is taken up by the pavement,the far southern end features tall ttrees, bushes and grass which create a nice and peaceful relaxation point. the trees act as sound barriers creating a quieter enironment, a plus side to the square.

As seen in the image above, the square features some unusual shade structures, which apparently direct flow and gather the water as well. Whilst functionally competent, the structures are not very aesthetically attractive.

Walkshop: Part 4 - Anzac Square

The image above shows the ann street side of Anzac Square. To the left of the photo is the old buildings which contains central station and various other businesses. The east and we3st extents pf the site act as 'limts' and 'edges' but creating barriers that cannot be penetrated. The change in levels is another reason why they act as a limit. It is an edge because vegetation abruptly ends at each side.

The drawing above shows the rough layout of the square with paths moving throughout the site to allow for the best possible access. The buildings surrounding and the trees within the site give very good shade to those using the space and allows for a good relaxing space for people working in the city.

The drawing to the left shows the height layers of Ann street, Anzac Square at both levels, Adelaide street and the surrouding buildings. Entry ways are along the length of the site to the bottom, however, at the top entry points are situated directly next to the arbour flame. This means all traffic at this end must walk past, drawing everybodies attention.

The buildings to the west side of the site, the higher side of Anzac square, has in the past played a major role in the design of the post office to the east side, the lower side of Anzac square. The differentiation in levels allows for a wquieter and more peaceful environment within the space. While not all of the noise is removed, there is a significant amount less noise in the space to the levels outside.

The image above shows the square, the paths throughout and the trees that allow for good interaction for users within the site.

The drawing to the left shows the basic layout and height differences within Anzac square anfthe surrounding streets and buildings.