Heart of Hamilton
“We must not forget that the city is not only made… from its reality, but also from its memory.” Álvaro Siza
The project is an establishment for the Heart of Hamilton, inclusive with redevelopment of an existing gallery institution into a civic-cultural complex. The existing gallery is unable to remain relevant. A heart is missing from the town’s fabric. To give a heart for a town is to first understand its identity. The project aims to establish an intervention that consolidates the sheer amount of agendas concerning the proposal This includes considerations of civic, art and culture, education, and community. Australia Felix, pastureland, memory. The main operation is to peel off the concrete ground, revealing its hidden layer, remaking of a pastureland, celebrating the town’s memory. The site is opened up, transparency is emphasized. The architecture forms axes, opening subsequent spaces. Tectonics and the garden. A humble shed archetype is adopted, inspired by its context and its memory. Architecture of tectonics, moments, and materiality. A verandah for the town, weaved into its fabric. A dialogue between interior spaces and the garden.
A new landmark restrained from dominating. Calm, mindful, yet communal. Programs, atmosphere, and transparency of site are constructed. What kind of architecture is truly appropriate for the Heart of Hamilton?
Andrew Kurniawan (917857) Tutor: Dayne Trower + Simona Falvo studio 32, Melbourne School of Design, sem 1, 2021
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LEGEND site Melville Oval road casement easement
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Ecology & Memory Hamilton Township
LEGEND significant green space water body Grampians - Great Ocean Road trail road
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biodiversity value 0-15 15-25 40-50 65-80 80-90 contour line 10m contour line site boundary
landcover native tree cover scattered native tree native pasture irrigated pasture non-native tree disturbed ground persistent unvegetated area property line
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Hamilton Community Garden Association Awesome owner
Workers & Waterers
The thing that is the most memorable about Hamilton (for me) is the natural landscape...
Memory & Identity Hamilton Pocket Garden
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King’s Bakery & Cafe (unused) small church Hamilton Gallery Southern Grampians Shire Council [GF] library [1F] cinema pocket garden
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King’s Bakery & Cafe new gallery boutique hotel/ art learning space multi-purpose space/ theatre [GF] library (existing)
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[1F] gallery staff area cultural garden civic/art square function courtyard community garden neighboring back of house area new information centre tree canopy site axes
existing building parapet roof line roof pitch footpath line ground marking existing softscape proposed softscape proposed building
Ground & Landscape Heart of Hamilton
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Ground Floor Plan Heart of Hamilton
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receptionist/ office lobby area gift shop lower ground gallery entrance toilet garden storage restaurant gallery space back of house
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hotel lobby studio/learning space new information centre multi-purpose space/ theatre [GF] library (existing) [1F] gallery staff area neighboring back of house area cultural garden civic/art square
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function courtyard community garden existing proposed external wall overhang void skylight timber deck
Levels Diagram (not to scale)
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hotel studio/learning space gallery space double height gallery space conservation room back of house sunken garden security check lift to neighboring back of house area
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loading bay truck (max. semi-trailer) parking staff parking overhang void structure above semi-trailer truck path provision floor outline (diagramatic) floor levels (diagramatic)
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Entry Plan Detail
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Isometric + Vignette town’s verandah
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double-height gallery space LEGEND
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Model Photograph
excavation, ground, fragments
Model Photograph Heart of Hamilton