CATCHING THE WAVE - THE CENTRE FOR CREATIVE AND PRACTICES 05

2019 - 2020 I CONCEPTUAL ARCHITECTURE

1. SMALLER AUDITORIUM

2. ATRIUM

3. LARGE AUDITORIUM

4. MAIN STAGE

5. CHANGING ROOM/BACKSTAGE

6. STORAGE/ EQUIPMENT ROOM

7. SMALLER DANCE/THEATRE STUDIO

8. EXHIBITION SPACE/ATRIUM

9. LARGE TEACHING ROOMS

10. CAR PARKS

Design Tutor: Daniel K. Brown/ Daniele Abreu E Lima

Project Stream: Conceptual Architecture Stream TZ

1. ATRIUM

2. LARGE AUDITORIUM

3. STORAGE/ EQUIPMENT ROOM

4. MAIN STAGE

5. ESCALATOR

6. LOBBY

Design Tutor: Daniel K. Brown/ Daniele Abreu E Lima

Project Stream: Conceptual Architecture Stream TZ

Inspired by the idea of wave, the building focuses on the theme of “water”, extracts the concept of “water drop and wave” from waves and creates an image on the sea, looking like a floating space structure above the sea. The original idea of the project is to resemble the wave to create a dialogue between the building and nature and allow the building to become a symbolic existence where the sea and the earth converge. The entire area planning elevates the terrain and erects a new building to fill the gap in the landmark nodes resulting from the along-the-sea planning. The building dissects the ground across the site to channel pedestrian flows from the building to its wharf and the road around the coast. The axis that cuts the site harbours outdoor public spaces contained between the landscape and the building, carving entrances to the major volumes, at the same time offering pedestrians the opportunity to meander along the water and enjoy views of the city, theatre, and waterfront as they approach the building. The Centre for Creative and Practices is composed of major functional areas: the Wave (auditoriums), theatre and public space (exhibition space). The entire functional distribution follows the basic logic of a ‘dynamic zone above, while a quiet zone below’ vertically, as well as ‘open on the north and close on the south'. The central auditorium penetrates the main volumes, carving out tolerance between them to create relationships between interior and exterior. The building principally consists of two collaborating systems: a steel structure combined with a space frame system. Timber joists and floor diaphragms are used as the reinforced connection between steel frames. The space frame system enabled the construction of a free-form structure and saved significant time throughout the construction process, while the substructure was developed to incorporate a flexible relationship between the rigid grid of the space frame and the free-formed exterior cladding seams. As the auditorium is the main function area throughout the building, the structural design is specifically thought out to complement the overall concept.