Presentation - Week 15

Here is my layout design for the A1 poster that is to be displayed during the digital presentation:


Here is how i have designed the layout for my digital presentation:













This brings me to the end of this unit. I feel i have learnt more in this unit than any other design subject. Working with the module really opened my eyes up to the other types of design methods out there.

Thanks Ryan, wicked tutorials.

Project 3 Development - Week 14

It is time to start my final drawings. In this process i normally decide to alter and add extra diagrams to better explain my ideas. Here are only my new drawings with improved line weights and labeling techniques:

Project 3 Development - Week 13 b

What is going on with my facade??? As it interacts with people when they walk near it does this mean that when there are no people present the facade will be closed and 'dead'.

This is not how i want the facade to be seen, i want it to be lively, become a feature and create enjoyment and attraction to the people walking past. Yes, the facade has the ability to respond to the movement of people but it also has a programed choreography.

I imaging the facade to become a type of sclupture that will make people stop and watch the moving building and its moving facade as a type of movie or artwork.Here are some concept sketches:



Here is a draft of a detail of the facade:

Project 3 Development - Week 13

The module and its construction was brought up in today's class. How does my module piece together and whats it made of?

I have been experimenting with different types of drawing techniques, as well as different types of joints and materials. Here are some initial ideas:




Finding that this will need many nuts and bolts i think it is justifiable to propose that my design can be welded. It can be an assembly of welded RHS and the other parts could 'slide/clip' into place around the steel frame:


One material that caught my attention is TPR, Thermo Poly Rock - http://www.affresol.com/non-timber-framed-low-cost-housing.asp

Project 3 Development - Week 12 b

This week i have been looking into what i would like my site to become. I would like to turn the area into a parkland making it a space where people can 'escape' from the city:


Perhaps i could try to express this in my site plan?...here is an undeveloped sketch:


The site is in a great place to 'escape' considering the surrounding areas are so densely built up and that the site acts as a thoroughfare connecting some main areas such as New Farm to the CBD and Fortitude Valley. Here are some diagrammatic images of the sites context:


What are some interesting ways to show how i could be attracting people from the surrounding suburbs.... maybe something like this:

Project 3 Development - Week 12

I also have noticed that i need to design toilets and change rooms. I think that this will take up an entire section of my building so i need to design them so they do not disrupt the flow of circulation through my room modules. Here is a sketch showing my ideas:


Now that i have a repeatable circulation module and designed the change room section its time to produce a floor plan so i can begin to work on the other images such as sections and elevations. Here is the floor plan:

Project 3 Development - Week 11 b

This week i have been focusing mainly on ways to improve the circulation throughout my building, both vertically and horizontally. Currently my stairs system works on the same principles as 'collapsible attic stairs' this is useful in that it means a fixed staircase will never be left unused and in the way, as you can tuck it up into the ceiling.



However it defeats the purpose of having a repeatable module. To do this i would need to make more modules, for the assignment i would like to keep the 'custom' modules to a minimum.

If i could design a stairs system that did not intrude on the room module then it would make the construction process much simpler. Here is an idea that i think has the potential to work:


This would be an aditional module simply for circulation purposes, it would be attached to the room modules on the inside of the circle. This still uses the 'trap door' charachteristic of attic stairs - it has a slideable roofing and flooring section to alow movement from level to level. The beinfits of this module is that it keeps the stairs out of the way, provides aditional circulation passages and could become a feature along the walls of my design.