FOCUS
R I B C A G E
DEDICATE THE MIND TO ONE TASK
ONE
THOUGHT
CHANNEL
THE
WILL
CONVERGE CENTRAL CLEAR CLEAN
COOL
SPACE,
WELL
Q U E E N S W H A R F M E D I TAT I O N S PAC E
LIT
INTELLECTUALLY PROVOCATIVE
SHARPNESS.
CLARITY INSPIRED BY THE WORDS ON THE LEFT OF THIS PAGE, AND AN INTERPRETATION OF EACH OF THEM, I AM DESIGNING A MEDITATION SPACE ON QUEENS WHARF
R E V I V E
CONTEMPLATE
N
SIT IN SILENCE AND STILLNESS
ENGAGE THE MIND AND SPIRIT
LO S E AWA R E N E S S
THIS SPACE MUST PROVIDE THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENTS F OR ONE TO FOCUS, CONTEMPLATE, AND REVIVE ONESELF
ENTER INTO DEEP THOUGHT CONTEMPLATION IS AN ISOLATING EXPERIENCE
PRECIOUS,
DEEPLY
PERSONAL
AND INTEGRAL TO A HEALTHY MIND. ALL
ENCOMPASSING
NEUTRALITY
SMOOTHNESS, GREYNESS ONLY A VAGUE HINT OF
R A H W S N E E QU
THE SPACE WILL BE LOCATED ON THE SOUTHERN HALF OF QUEENS WHARF, NEAR THE CENTRE, WHERE FEW PEOPLE ARE DRAWN BECAUSE OF STRONG WINDS AND A LACK OF ANYTHING INTERESTING ON SITE.
F A
A
C O N N E C T I O N
THE SPACE WILL NEED TO BE AN INSPIRING PIECE OF DESIGN A FUNCTIONING SCULPTURE.
B R E AT H O F F R E S H A I R
B R E AT H
C O O L JUMP
OF
LIFE
O F F
IN
THE
WAT E R
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0
50
100m
INITIAL DIAGRAMS
SECTION A-A
BRIGHT LIGHTS, SHARP ANGLES TEXTURE, COLOUR, OCEAN MUSIC H I N T AT R E - E N T R Y - E M E R G E F R O M S PA C E
IN GLORY. COLD AIR, P I E R C I N G WAT E R . I C E , V I VAC E
0
15
30m
R I B C A G E
INSPIRATION / IDEAS
DEVELOPED CONCEPTS
Q U E E N S W H A R F M E D I TAT I O N S PAC E
CONTEMPLATE
SIMPLE
BOUNDED
PULLED INTO
STRETCHED
CAPPED BY
HEXAGON
HEXAGON
THIRD
LENGTHWAYS
WINGED ROOF
VOIDS ADDED
DOOR ADDED
DIMENSION ARRIVE AT A HEXAGONAL DESIGN WITH NEAR360 DEGREE VOIDS
FINAL PARTI DIAGRAM
FOR NATURAL LIGHTING. TO
BE A QUIET, SIMPLE SPACE FOR CONTEMPLATION AND FOCUS. THESE PROGRAMS WILL BE AIDED BY THE SPACE BEING COMPACT, PLAIN AND SIM-
D E S I G N EXPLORATION
PLE, BUT STILL INTERESTING AND INVIGORATING.
ARRIVE AT A BOXED DESIGN WHERE AN OUTDOOR SPACE IS CREATED BY THE ARRANGEMENT OF “RIBS”. EASY PENETRATION OF SUNLIGHT, DELIBERATE EXPOSURE TO THE ELEMENTS AND STRONG, SHARP ANGLES TO CREATE GEOMETRIC SHADOWS ON THE GROUND AND SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. THE RESULTING SPACE IS PURPOSED TO “REVIVE”.
REVIVE
SIMPLE SQUARE
BOUNDED
PULLED INTO
SET AT
REDUCED BACK
MULTIPLY RIBS
CONNECT RIBS
SQUARE
THIRD
PROPORTIONAL
TO FRAME
TO EXAGGERATE
TO ENCLOSE
DIMENSION
HEIGHT
SHAPE
SPACE
R I B C A G E
DEVELOPED CONCEPTS
FINAL DESIGNS
Q U E E N S W H A R F M E D I TAT I O N S PAC E INTERIOR FORM
THE HEART C O N T E M P L A T E
RE DE SI GN E D
A SOLITARY SPACE FOR
SMALLER SURROUNDING OPENINGS MEANS THE SPACE IS NOW
SILENCE,
DARKER INSIDE, BUT THIS DARKNESS WILL ADD MORE TO THE
PEACE
STILLNESS, AND
300°
OPAQUE
FOR
SOFT
CONVEX
BUILDING SCIENCE A N A LY S I S
SITTING. VOIDS
“CONTEMPLATE” PROGRAM OF THE SPACE. A STEPPED INTERIOR WILL CREATE A MORE ENCLOSED FEEL AND ADD MORE INTIMACY
LIGHTING,
WALLS
CONCAVE ROOF.
AND
BY REDUCING THE STARKNESS OF ONE SINGLE FLOOR SURFACE • TOO MUCH GLASS = INEFFICIENT HEATING SOLUTION: REDUCE VOID AREA • NOT ENOUGH INSULATION/HEAT RETENTION SOLUTION: INCREASE WALL, ROOF, AND FLOOR THICKNESS
7.5m2
• TOO LARGE A VERTICAL SURFACE AREA SOLUTION: LOWER BUILDING BELOW GROUND LEVEL, CREATE STEPS DOWN TO LOWEST LEVEL
SIT IN SILENCE AND STILLNESS
ENTER INTO DEEP THOUGHT
ENGAGE THE MIND AND SPIRIT
EXTERIOR FORM
THE RIBS R E V I VE
R E D E S I G N E D
ENCLOSED OUTDOOR SPACE FOR RELAXATION
RIBCAGE ROOF-LINE FOL-
AND REVIVAL. CONSTRUCTED FROM REPEATING
A N A LY S I S
LINEAR FORMS AND VOIDS (RIBS) TO GIVE THE SPACE A UNIQUE BLEND OF ‘INSIDE AND OUTSIDE’. SHADOWS WOULD BE CAST IN AN INTERESTING AND CAPTIVATING WAY. FITS WITH THE INDUSTRIAL AESTHETIC OF QUEENS WHARF.
LOWS THAT OF THE HEART, EVERY OTHER RIB IS DE-
• PROBLEM: LACK OF DISTINCTION - IS THE SPACE INDOOR OR OUTDOOR? IS THERE ENOUGH SUNLIGHT FOR IT TO BE AN OUTDOOR SPACE? SOLUTION: DECREASE RIB THICKNESS FROM
LETED
FOR
MORE
SUN
PENETRATION AND A MORE OUTDOOR FEEL. THE SPACE BETTER REFLECTS ‘FOCUS’
50MM TO 30MM, REMOVE EVERY SECOND RIB, SO THE SPACE IS MORE EXPOSED TO THE SUN AND THE ELEMENTS • PROBLEM: LACK OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERIOR (HEART) AND EXTERIOR (RIBCAGE) SPACES SOLUTION: ADAPT ROOFLINE OF RIBCAGE TO FOLLOW THAT OF THE HEART (CONCAVE ANGLES)
B R E AT H O F F R E S H A I R BRIGHT LIGHTS, SHARP ANGLES
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YOUR
ENERGY
B
A
A
N
B
EAST ELEVATION
400
PLAN
1882
100
1772
C
R I B C A G E
450
C
250 250
Q U E E N S W H A R F M E D I TAT I O N S PAC E
SOUTH ELEVATION
3000 SECTION A-A
158
203
1007
5050
400
3160
2733
30mm thick
450
3000
1175
1800
100
150 150 250
250 3000 EAST ELEVATION
SECTION B-B
900 800 158
5050
250
250
158
3000
158
N
2000 3000
SOUTH ELEVATION
SECTION C-C
0
1000
2000mm
0
3000
6000mm