To Present: Week 9

Week 9: Work

Perspective of the building from the North

Perspective of the building from the North West

Positioning of the building in regards to the class

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.