Studio 19 Point Addis Archive Centre by Annelies Crone

POINT ADDIS COASTAL HEATHLAND 38.3997° S, 144.2262° E

ANNELIES CRONE // 836 261 LINCOLN PERDRISAT // 1256 576 MARTIN TRIVIERI // 1065 985

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CONTENTS MID SEMESTER 01 // CHRONOLOGY .

06 - 13

02 // INVENTORY

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03 // SURFACE

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04 // ECOLOGY CENTRE

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FINAL 01 // CHRONOLOGY

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02 // INVENTORY

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03 // SURFACE

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04 // FORM FINDING

48 - 57

05 // KEY VIEW DEVELOPMENT

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06 // RATIONALE

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07 // ARCHIVE CENTRE

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08 // VIDEO STILLS

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We are proud to acknowledge the Wadawurrung people as the traditional custodians of this land. We pay respect to elders past, present, and emerging. 3

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01 // CHRONOLOGY Point Addis, located approximately 25km south-west of Geelong,Victoria, Australia. It is the traditional country of the Wathaurung people who have shared a long associated connection and custodianship to the land. A Koorie Culture Walk that is approximately a 2km trail details how the Wadawurrung people lived in the area for millennia precolonisation. The community has seen a tragic decrease over the years of the Wadawurrung people residing in the immediate area. In 1836, there were roughly 700 Wadawurrung people in the community, which decreased to 35 by 1853 as a result of European settlement. It is the third largest marine national park of 24 throughout Victoria. It sits within the Central Victoria bioregion and measures 4420 hectares with a 9km length of coastline. The land itself is characterised by jagged limestone cliffs, rockpools, intertidal reefs and intense wave energy, recent underwater mapping has also revealed that there is a presence of old coastal landforms from river beds, shore lines, as well as a lake. The sub and intertidal reefs that are present are rich with abundant sea life and host many native species along with playing host for many migratory birds and sea animals. There are several known threatened bird species that use the area for feeding, along with 11 important migratorial water species. The majority of the park is in open sea (5km offshore); hence there is much more knowledge to be gained from the site and its natural inhabitants. 6

ging in depth from approximately 7 – 13 m (Ball and Blake 2007b). Approximately ARCHIVE // POINT ADDISprofile and broken around Ingoldsby Reef. Ingoldsby hore, the reefCENTRE becomes high rom 10 m deep sea floor approximately two kilometres from the shoreline and is and 40 m wide and contains both intertidal and subtidal reef (Beanland 1985). e broken reef occurs directly south of Point Addis, and is comprised of large ose to shore. Further offshore the depth drops away relatively quickly leading to low profile broken reef. Towards Addiscot Beach, the inshore reef is low profile uous. Offshore in the centre of the bay at depths of 5–7 m the reef becomes patchy. East of Addiscot Beach there is extensive low profile, continuous, solid g from depths of approximately 2 m down to 15 m (Ball and Blake 2007b). The vicinity of Bells Beach is shallower, patchy, having a broken and rubbly texture.

urveys and predictive modelling, in deep waters (> 15 m) soft sediment covers 22 he MNP, reef 6 sq. km, and mixed reef and sediment an additional 11 sq. km al. 2007a; Figures 4 and 5). Reef is concentrated in the inshore region, the substrate to approximately 2.5 km from the shoreline. It varies from high ding overhangs and vertical surfaces, to flat pavement structure. The majority is tinuous reef dominated by common kelp (Ecklonia; Figure 9). At approximately 3 ore and 35 m water depth, soft sediment becomes dominant, with outcrops of low (Figure 7). The deeper water sediment is predominantly coarse grained, with e ripples. In the southwest, there is a large area of sediment with fine-scale mes et al. 2007a; Holmes et al. 2008). 1.

1 // Point Addis - Adobe Stock Image 2 // Rock Pool on the Intertidal Reef in Point Addis - Marine protected areas of the central Victoria bioregion, Parks Victoria, Pg. 29

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Rich with crumbling limestone and sandstone cliffs Point Addis plays host to a multitude of ecological habitats. Rocky intertidal reefs are present in the park and are seen as an important component of the park’s ecological habitat by people. species richness and diversity is higher at Point Addis than Eagl These accessible reefs are subject Reef MS (Crozier et al. 2007; Figure 21). to traumas of trampling, fossicking, The overhangs at Ingoldsby Reef are dominated by ascidians, harvesting, as well as pressures from sponges whilst eroded, low profile reefs support a diverse range o pollution in land and occurring off shore and 25), with some bryozoans, colonial ascidians, green lipped H which adversely affect the community lipped H. rubra abalone and rock lobster Jasus edwardsii. structure of the reef. O’Hara (2000a) found A. antarctica stems and fronds support sess It is the importance of the rock large colonies of Amathia woodsii (bryozoan), Stereotheca elo formations themselves that form the minima (hydroids). The bryozoan Electra flagellum, which is obliga reefs which is most significant andis common, while Electra pilosa was present on the tips of Cystop important in the distribution and ascidians are not common. The mobile epiphytic invertebrates are micro-molluscs, including Stenochiton cymodocealis and Astera reproduction of biota. restricted to A. antarctica seagrass. There are four species of py Shallow subtidal reefs are understood The A. antarctica seagrass beds have relatively few species of pol to be rich in biological complexity, crustaceans. Small majid (decorator) crabs are common amongst th species diversity and reproduction; In deeper areas, the reef was dominated by sessile invertebra the most significant of these closest(Figure to 5; Holmes et al. 2007a). 3. the site being Ingoldsby Reef. Outside of these environmental benefits, the Figure 3. Rock pool on the intertidal reef in Point Addis Marine National Park. Photo by Ja Deakin University. reefs also serve great economical value through fishing, diving and other tourism activities. Fortunately there is no recorded threatened marine flora currently in the park, along with no recorded 8 species of endangered fish. Twentysix conservation listed sea and shore birds have been sighted within the park, with ten of those being endangered to Victoria. Other significant species to note are the Blue Whale, Southern Right Whale, the Long-finned Pilot Whale, and Killer Whale which have been noted to pass through the park. These are accompanied by Fur Seals, Leopard Seals, Warm Water Vagrant Sea Turtles, and Bottlenose Dolphins.

4. Figure 20. Sponges on deep subtidal reef Point Addis Marine National Pa

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3 // Rock Pool on the Intertidal Reef in Point Addis - Marine protected

areas of the central Victoria bioregion, Parks Victoria, PG. 25

4 // Sponges on deep subtidal reef - Marine protected areas of the

central Victoria bioregion, Parks Victoria, Pg. 42

5 // Point Addis - Adobe Stock Image

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Addiscot Beach

POINT ADDIS MARINE NATIONAL PARK Point Addis Beach

Ingoldsby Reef

5. 5 // Rhodolith beds in amongst the algae and sessile invertebrates - Marine protected areas of the central Victoria bioregion, Parks Victoria, Pg. 30

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Addiscot Beach, located north of the Point, has an extensive shore platform in which a small sandy cove with subtidal reef divides the two areas of rocky shore. An abundant amount of small, rocky reefs is the home to densely populated and diverse marine life. A key habitat forming plant of the mid to low eulittoral ones on the coastline is the Fucoid Algae that works to provide shelter to a variety of the organisms in the area. The subtidal waters in the regions support a range of fish, algae and invertebrate specie as well as seals and dolphins. From June through till October, Southern Right Whales migrate through from Sub-Antarctic waters to breed. Fauna found above the water’s edge include, Bush rats, Brushtail possums, Ringtail possums, Long-nosed bandicoot, koalas, over 100 bird species and many more.

Figure 12. Black mussels Limnoperna pulex on the intertidal reef in Point Addis Marine National Park.Photo by Jan Barton, Deakin University.

6 // Point Addis - Adobe Stock

7 // Black mussels on the intertidal reef - Marine protected areas of the central Victoria bioregion, Parks Victoria, Pg. 36

11 Figure 13. Limpets Siphonaria diemenensis and Patelloida alticostata and blue-green algae Rivularia

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A connection between the land and sea can be seen best in the rock foundations themselves. The Angahook Formation in the rock represents an underwater flow of basalt or commonly known as lava, meaning in the past there were eruptions underwater. Fossils that illuminate a sense of chronological time in the region can be found in the limestone above the basalt, that depict, oysters, sea urchins, shells and snails. There are some important factors to take into consideration when approaching the effects of threats to the local and migrational ecologies and fauna that use the marine national park of Point Addis. One of the most important things to note is how little detailed information

or knowledge there is about these ecologies and how they will be affected in the future to factors such as climate change, introduction of foreign species or marine pests, the use of recreational or commercial vessels, poaching, disturbance. These issues have a considerable impact on ecologies, however the extent of their severity is not quite fully understood; however it is known that climate change poses the most significant threat. Increased sea levels, water and air temperature, cloud coverage, ultraviolet light exposure and frequency of severe weather events. These effects will result in loss of habitats as well as loss in productivity and reproduction of certain species.

8 // Point Addis - Adobe Stock Image

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MAP 01 - CHRONOLOGY SEDIMENT REEF & ROCK SEDIMENT

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02 // INVENTORY

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MOODBOARD

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COLLECTION

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species richness and diversity is higher at Point Addis than Eagle Ro Reef MS (Crozier et al. 2007; Figure 21).

The overhangs at Ingoldsby Reef are dominated by ascidians, gorgo sponges whilst eroded, low profile reefs support a diverse range of spo and 25), with some bryozoans, colonial ascidians, green lipped Haliotis CLIFF lipped H. rubra abalone and rock lobster Jasus edwardsii.

O’Hara (2000a) found A. antarctica stems and fronds support sessile inv large colonies of Amathia woodsii (bryozoan), Stereotheca elongat minima (hydroids). The bryozoan Electra flagellum, which is obligate on is common, while Electra pilosa was present on the tips of Cystophora ascidians are not common. The mobile epiphytic invertebrates are nume micro-molluscs, including Stenochiton cymodocealis and Asteracmea restricted to A. antarctica seagrass. There are four species of pycnog The A. antarctica seagrass beds have relatively few species of polychae crustaceans. Small majid (decorator) crabs are common amongst the bry In deeper areas, the reef was dominated by sessile invertebrates, (Figure 5; Holmes et al. 2007a).

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Figure 20. Sponges on deep subtidal reef Point Addis Marine National Park.

Fish Fish species richness on Ingoldsby and The Olives subtidal reefs varied and 19 species (Crozier et al. 2007; Figure 23). The common fish sp throated wrasse Notolabrus tetricus, purple wrasse N. fucicola, aequipinnis yellow tailed leatherjacket Meuschenia flavolineata and hor 25

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Figure 16. Rhodolith bed on deep soft sediments in Point Addis Marine National Park

Figure 3. Rock pool on the intertidal reef in Point Addis Marine National Park. Photo by Jan Barton, Deakin University. Figure 17. Rhodoliths in Point Addis Marine National Park.

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COASTAL HEATHLAND BIOME HEATHLAND SHRUB

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MAP 02 - INVENTORY

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03 // SURFACE

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GEOTIFF

This geotiff was less useful than previous contour lines that were extracted from aurin using QGIS. The reason being is that the cliff drop offs were not as steep as in reality. We did however, use these contours to measure elevations at peaks and valleys to help model our environments and cliff edges.

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01 // CHRONOLOGY

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PREVIOUS CHRONOLOGY MAP

For the final panel layout we have reworked the chronology maps to work better with out digital aesthetic that uses codes and line styles to connect drawings and views to each other.

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MAP 01 - CHRONOLOGY

SEDIMENT REEF & ROCK SEDIMENT REEF & ROCK GREAT OTWAY NATIONAL PARK POINT ADDIS MARINE NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY WATERWAYS

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02 // INVENTORY

PREVIOUS INVENTORY MAP

Our new inventory now registers our assets by the time frame they represent the project in. Included in this inventory is also our architectural intervention materiality palette. Concrete was our chosen material as it could reflect our idea of a fossil as it ages. Decals from Bridge were used in the later time frames to help articulate how this concrete would age.

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MAP 02 - INVENTORY

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03 // SURFACE

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FINAL SURFACE MAP

Our surface map Context plan undertook a long iterative process to come to a point of clarity in expressing our intentions for the project. We aimed to locate points around that site that could survey or record the environment in some shape or form. These points are then digitally archived in our building. By creating a webbed line drawing we were able to express this intent however it lacked the clarity it needed. We then reduced this drawing down to a simple grid system that could best articulate the digital network. Each point of interest is linked to a code that can then cross referenced across all our panels and drawings.

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Site Transformation

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PREVIOUS POINT ADDIS SECTION

Originally our Point Addis Section was taken along a path we had proposed for visitors to walk along in order to demonstrate the scale of the site as well as the view experience. We attempted to use this same section but include out new built form. However, this was no longer suited to our project and needed to be reworked. The idea of highlighting points of interest in the wavelengths were retained. 44

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SCANNED ASSET DETAIL

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By included one long section through our site we were able to articulate the dramatic change in the landscape as the heathland meets the reef. From here we chose to call out particular points which connected with our digital archive. These included a scanned asset location, a sound recorder in the heathland and a camera situated in the cliff face feeding live simulations back to the gallery. 45

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04 // FORM FINDING MID SEMESTER RESPONSE:

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After mid semester we decided to reverse the brief as we no longer felt an ecology centre was relevant to our site. We begun exploring the idea of an archive, both physical and digital, as a response to the notion of contrast. In this scheme we proposed a monumental built form that contrasted it’s surrounding environment of a farmland located near the Point Addis Lookout. By slicing the form we were able to separate our two functions of the building - private office/lab, physical archive and mechanical servers against the public digital archive centre. Although this form did not advance, it gave us clarity on the importance of refining our brief down to what was most essential to be held on site. MID SEMESTER RESPONSE // VIEW 02 UP

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ITERATION 01 // PLANS

Our next scheme begun to become more archaic in form. While we retained the idea of splitting the brief into private and public sectors, it was reduced dramatically in size to host only the essentials of a physical and digital archive. One form holds the virtual simulation gallery which is intended to be live streamed simulations of the surrounding environment for visitors passing by to experience. The private sector is contained within the rotated cube form and basement level. The intent behind the form originated from the concept of a fossil and how they withstand time by embedding themselves into their surrounds. A point of interest to the visitor is first experience upon arrival where a form can be been in the distance amongst the lush heathland. By following a path, a multitude of experiences are made by viewing this form from all different angles and distances. 50

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This iteration has further refined the mechanical server location and form. By reinstating the cube as a perfect form, not rotated or split, we are able to create a space that is most efficient spatially and thermally for the server. We have further reduced the office and lab to accommodate for two to three staff members for research based work. By doing research into previous physical archives and more specifically, seedbanks, we became aware that they must be thermally controlled at temperature as low as -18 degrees celsius. An airlock and control room was added to accommodate for the seedbank. The Virtual Simulation Gallery was split into three distinct rooms that reflected simulations from the three different environmental conditions reflected at Point Addis - Reef, Rock and Heathland. A corridor takes the visitor down the stepped terrain and into each room. View points from one level to the other adopted the notion of contrast as when one is observing reef, they may then get a glimpse of heathland in the distance. PHYSICAL ARCHIVE

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ITERATION 03 MASS IN UNREAL ENGINE // VIEW 01

After loading our new form into Unreal Engine we were able to get a better understanding of the way in which our building relates to the landscape around it. We were pleased with seeing the potential this form offers. ITERATION 03 MASS IN UNREAL ENGINE // VIEW 02

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ITERATION 03 - DEVELOPMENT:

By quickly overlaying a plan and an aerial image from Nearmaps we were to visually see where out path would run through in the existing conditions. This collage also was used as a reference plan in replicating the environment in unreal engine. We decided to move our entry path away from the existing infrastructure to the public toilet as we wanted the experience to enter this building to be unique. Additionally, we have included an exit path that utilises the natural water ways to bring visitors back out towards the road. The unreal engine render required some post production work in Photoshop to bring some colours forward and create more depth in the image. ITERATION 03 // SITE PLAN COLLAGE WITH NEARMAPS

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As our building became increasingly centered around the notion of time, we looked forward to see how it could continue to run and be self-sustaining for years into the future. Geothermal technology was adopted as a way to keep this building heated and cooled throughout the year, in combination with a photo voltaic system on the roof. Using renders in Unreal Engine of the Assets from Quixel Bridge we were able to collage together a representation of landscape in floor plans and sections.

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06 // RATIONALE RATIONALE: Point Addis (PA) consists of three main elements that contrast one another. Heathland, cliff (rock), and reef. Through juxtaposing these environments we began developing a rationale to understand our design process. Contrast between real and simulated; present and future; architecture and the environment; virtual and artifact. Point Addis Archive Centre (PAAC) questions the boundaries and limitations of archives, displaying archived recorded virtual realities of its surrounding environment. The main proposition for this structure is the question of time, and to what will remain of PA in the near or extended future. What will be required of the site and how will the building function in worsening climate conditions. PAAC consists of cast in place concrete masses; the most noticeable a 10 by 10 meter height tower which acts to service the whole centre, and is only accessible to staff. Opposite is the virtual realm; a publicly accessible series of rooms where visitors can experience all of Point Addis virtually. PAAC isn’t merely an ecological centre, but instead positions itself as an archive. An archive that allows the public to experience unique perspectives unseen before at PA, and yet allows for research and experimentation to occur within private zones.

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DESIGN FRAMEWORK: The primary design for the building is an archive, whilst contrasting the typical ideology of what archives can be. PAAC will hold both physical and virtual libraries. The majority of stored archives are virtual and experienced by the public allowing visitors to experience the site that may have once been inaccessible or at risk of damage The digital representations are displayed with the use of 3D digital scanning and imagery, and combined with live footage of selected environments of PA to build an ongoing video digital archive. The private, physical, archives will be used as seed banks and experimentation labs. Underground will be host to a seed bank that houses ecological samples from PA’s most abundant to rarest flora and fauna. The third major volume will consist of many servers and mechanical rooms. They will need to withstand the demand for virtual simulators, science labs, seed banks, and office space. The building will run autonomously and be selfsustaining with the use of geothermal heating pipes that run below the depths of the seedbank basement. The centre is designed around the factor of time, most importantly how the building will withstand its surrounding environment whilst also being able to host the physical and digital components that make up PA.

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FINAL PANEL PRESENTATION

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VIDEO STILLS 85

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Studio 19 Point Addis Archive Centre

Articles inside

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