THRE3 BRIEFS PORTFOLIO SRD364 DESIGN 3B
ANTHONY RICHARDSON, 2014
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PREFACE Welcome to my portfolio of Thre3 Briefs, SRD364, Architecture Design 3B, Trimester 2, 2014. This portfolio isn’t about how I drafted a floor plan then refined, or even my design process, but rather this is to tell the story of my trimester in this unit. You will notice that there is a program under each week, which is what was expected of us to produce. You will then notice on the following pages that I did not have those drawings. It was a difficult project at times, I was behind schedule for pretty much 90% of the subject. You will also notice that I don’t have a draft plan, section, elevation, images, axo, etc, only really final ones, this was due to my constant changing of designs which limited the time to go back and draft plans and refine, it was more so draw it once, some didn’t make it past sketch phase either. During this semester I have been blogging on my website (www.anthonyrichardson.net.au) about the project, speaking about highs but also the lows. Throughout the portfolio you will see extracts from my blog with either a clickable link (if reading online) or a QR code to scan (hard copy) that will take you to the full blog post. I have also tweeted throughout (@ant_richo), vented, shared mini success and so fourth. I feel that while I wasn’t to schedule, I did go through a journey, and I wanted to show that instead in my portfolio, so this isn’t about the drafts, final images, sexy renders or the diagrams but rather (I know a lot of architecture students hate hearing it) it’s about the journey.
ENJOY!
PARK + PACK WEEKS 1 - 3
INTRODUCTION
THE BRIEF
The first project of the unit is a quick and intense exercise that challenges students to reflect on a significant issue related to the use of public space in our contemporary urban environment: parking spaces in our streets. Students will reflect on the enormous amount of public space that our cities dedicate to park cars, drastically limiting the possibility of alternative uses of the public realm.
Design of an ephemeral installation in the space of a single car park, 5m x 2.5m.
Sometimes this space is actually used to park cars. However, depending on location, there are long periods where no parking is needed in many areas (nights, weekends, holidays, etc). Students are asked to reflect on this relevant issue that substantially affects and conditions the built environment and propose an ephemeral installation in the space of a single car park (5m x 2.5m) that expresses an ideological statement towards this issue.
Deliverable : Flat pack containing - materials and tools to assemble a model of the proposal - manual of instruction to guide the process of building the model General conditions - this is a group project, students will sign up in groups of five to develop their proposals. Students will be assessed as a group. - there is no specific site for the project. This design is intended to be a prototype that could be installed in any open air location where a public car park space currently exists. - the maximum area in plan available for the project is 5,000mm x 2,500mm - the scale of the model is 1:10, therefore models in plan should be in a 500x 250mm rectangle. - the maximum volume for the flat pack containing all materials of the project submission to be 300mm x 300mm x 50mm.
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The group discussion started with a range of ideas from each member, where I did put forward my homeless shelter idea, a space where you can prepare-cook-eat meals, cubes which could be flexible in their use, entertainment such as pop-up cinema, an art installation such as a car shape out of bars to express how cars are like a gaol for us, office or studio space, playground or even something for medical assistance for drunk people. thre3 briefs | introduction july 20, 2014 link to full post
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... we told the tutor he had to decide as we could not decide as a group. He even made up a word to get us to decide, he said “You have to look at the “realiseability” of the project” as in, can the car sculpture be realised physically or will our simpler shelter be the better option. In the end he walked off for a minute and came back to inform us we could either resolve it as a group, or split the group in two and pick randoms to fill them up. Needless to say, our group split up. park&pack | the group has split july 24, 2014 link to full post
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INITIAL CONCEPT We wanted to design a simple homeless shelter that could be constructed easy, maximise space, offer shelter and protection but also a sense of home, along with being visually appealing to the road and footpath.
DEVELOPMENT Development of our concept was rather quick, where it didn’t take long to get to a design we were happy with.
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STUDENTS MARK AND FEEDBACK Manual of Instruction “Lacking in detail, unclear parts list - parts for box included (why?). Doors do not match drawings” Model Assessment “Doors have perforations : lack of privacy? Protection?” Manual Assessment “1 hour is enough time but manual lacks detail. No team roles included, drawings don’t match actual build.” General Assessment “Is it too basic of a design? Testing should have been completed before presentation. Manual is missing items, 1:1 budget materials, group member jobs. Avoid including extra pieces”
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We nervously waited to see how they went, so I snuck over to check. I got the report that it was a little tricky to understand our instructions (we thought they were easy, oops) and we packed extra pieces which confused them, and the thing I worried about did happen.... A panel fell out! In the end they completed it, and they did have some positive comments but also a few not-so positive ones, which is understandable. park&pack | the end result july 31, 2014 link to full post
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SELF CRITIQUE Looking at our design, the idea behind it, the construction of the model and so fourth I have put together a quick self critique of the project. - we needed a couple rigid connections, whether it was screws, bolt, bracket, pins... Something which would mean the walls wouldn’t fall down. Unfortunately on the day of model making, Geelong was hit with some pretty intense wind and weather and I couldn’t see our design at 1:1 withstanding that purely as interlocking panels. - the design, while simple, I believe was right for the brief and our own vision. We needed something simple so it could be easily be installed, and having a complicated design for the sake of being complicated was not the right route to go. The overall form was to represent the icon of a house, a gable, to give the homeless a sense of home. - our manual could have been better, as it did lack the required information and general layout. It didn’t help we had technological issues which did prevent a clean finish. - the group situation could have been handled better, by other parties, however in the end with the decision to split, was the right choice.
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Overall it was an interesting project, a fairly open brief but the couple constraints made it quite challenging to design and build. I am happy we were able to explore the social issues of homelessness and how something simple could be made to help them, oh and the 1:1 version would cost around $9,000 each (is that good?). park&pack | the end result july 31, 2014 link to full post
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LIVE THE SILO
INTRODUCTION
THE BRIEF
Our responsibility as architects is to propose alternatives so the urban fabric is prepared for those new challenges. Our goal is to create a built environment capable of absorbing the new activities planned for the future, merging them with the values we identify and want to preserve from the past.
- student residence for 50 Deakin students - creative business incubator for 20 start-ups This program intends to bring together university life and tiny professional initiatives, both of them related to creative activities.
Therefore, students and professionals will beFinally, the interior space of the silos, is cer- long to any of the ‘creation’ related areas tainly going to be a very expressive and sur- of university, Architecture, Graphic Design, prising space. It was designed and used only Visual Arts, Art, Engineering Design, etc… as a wheat storage container, so the alternative of reusing it for human activity opens By living and working together synergies will a whole set of new and unexplored possibili- appear between different professional from ties. different disciplines. Also synergies might occur between students and practitioners. The brief proposes to re-use all the available built volume of those two spaces (silos and The project is certainly about the specific 5 storey building) to create a Creation Hub areas and spaces of each of the two main linked to Deakin University. functions that will be need to be lodged in the new complex. Nevertheless, the shared spaces, the spaces in between those two areas, are key for the success of the proposal.
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The site appealed to me (given I lived in the building in the past) but the program was the main draw card as I did do a huge rant post in the past about how the CBD needed student accommodation, and now I have this opportunity. live the silo | introducing august 01, 2014 link to full post
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WEEK 4
august 4th - august 10th studio date - august 7th STUDIO TOPIC
SITE ANALYSIS BRIEF DEVELOPMENT
STUDIO DELIVERABLES PROJECT ANALYSIS [TEAMS] DIAGRAMS [DRAFT]
SITE ANALYSIS For the site analysis task my main role was to create the Facebook group, ensure we had our members involved, and manage the team in their individual tasks. I also assisted with the history research and generated an overshadow diagram from the silos and adjacent building during the winter solstice. Along with that, I spoke with an architect who already submitted a proposal for the silos, Marcus O’Reilly and managed to get his set of plans which included existing conditions, which we were able to scale from to get dimensions.
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HISTORY - FROM MARCUS O’REILLY “I tried to track down some history. I asked a Conservation Architect to find out what was available, Not much turned up, though. I think it was built in 1935 or so. They were used for wheat. There is an underground conveyor from the tracks to the base of the silos, from where further conveyors lifted the grain up. The Wagons would be shunted to be over the opened chute and grain would spill down and get taken across.”
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We went through a lot, especially the site analysis material. We had the very informative WHAT WHY HOW lecture, which did help greatly but once we got the studio my brain went into overdrive. Our tutor just bombarded us with loads of information, approaches, methods, ideas and possible outcomes. It got to the point I wanted everyone to be quiet just so I could absorb and then apply but obviously I wouldn’t tell everyone to ‘shut up’. It didn’t help either that I couldn’t find my Ultra Fine sharpie, which just ruined any type of sketching I wanted to do. live the silo | where to start? august 07, 2014 link to full post
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INTRATRIMESTER BREAK august 11th - august 17th
AREA GRAPHIC
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The brief has been pretty basic, 50 students to house and 20 start-up businesses needing space, that’s it. If I look further into this idea of a community and social structure, what else could I introduce to the site to strengthen this idea? If the concept is a somewhat self-sufficient model of student housing, perhaps we give the students there an opportunity to work on site, a cafe? A cafe which is tailored towards the designers with it’s menu, design and such, but even using produce grown on site in the dishes. Jobs such as baristas, “farmers”, waiters, cooks and cleaners can be given to the students. Okay, a cafe, great, what else? Why not an art supply shop ran by the students? With even some gallery space for students to engage with the community through their work. Maybe the cafe, art shop and gallery is in one space? live the silo | reflection august 17, 2014 link to full post
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The challenge here is the original program just won’t fit in the buildings, let alone the additional program I want to add, I need to extend. It’s with this extension where the most care needs to be taken, as I don’t want to detract from the silos but I don’t want the new building to be lost and overshadowed.
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In summary, I want to create a sustainable, self-sufficient, social, student residence (that’s a lot of S’s) for creative students where a sense of community is strong. The start-up businesses will feed of this energy with similar ideas, and the introduction of new program will fit within the 3 S’s. live the silo | reflection august 17, 2014 link to full post
WEEK 5
august 18th - august 24th studio date - august 21st STUDIO TOPIC
DIAGRAM CRIT MODELS AND PLANS REFINEMENT
STUDIO DELIVERABLES DIAGRAMS [FINAL] MODEL + PLAN/S [DRAFT]
FIELD TRIP TO WAURN PONDS
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What was soon evident after walking into this building is the social aspect to student housing. Students would leave their room door open when just ‘hanging out’, they’d stop and chat to each other in the corridors, an activity my mate said happens a lot and not uncommon to chat for 20 minutes in this circulation space. live the silo | field trip august 20, 2014 link to full post
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DEAKIN UNIVERSITY STUDENT HOUSING | WAURN PONDS
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Later today we have studio and we are meant to have diagrams and a model to get feedback for, well this will be a waste of time. “Hey Anthony, can you show me what you have so far”.... “Yeah sure”.... “Where is it?”..... “It’s here”.... presenting a blank piece of paper. I have been up for quite some time so I’m going to grab a few hours sleep and I’m praying I wake up with a clear head so I could get something basic together to show my tutor at least. live the silo | i’m officially struggling august 21, 2014 link to full post
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CONCEPT
CONCEPT This concept revolves around the use of prefabricated modules sliding in between the existing structure, and colours to designate and identify a student’s room in the scheme.
CONCEPT Similar to that of BIG’s mountain project, a rising structure of modular rooms giving all the residences northern-sun balconies and ocean views (for those higher up)
FEEDBACK - FACEBOOK “Anthony, BIG is an excellent reference. My main comment would be about this way of doing I have mentioned on other post this morning, where you look for an image to start your designs. Be careful with that. The projects you mention from BIG are certainly about modules as somebody else has said. There are three projects in which BIG explores this type of morphology you are exploring here. The mountain (the one I think you are most literally looking at), super 8 (there’s an amazing video where they explain the concept) and a new block in Manhattan. In that last one they propose a residential block in NY that tries to merge the benefits of the two typologies available in the island: the tower and the block with an interior courtyard. From mu point of view that third project, and their explanation might be the most useful one for you. We’ve got the box and the silo, two very different typologies and, in a sense, you are trying to merge them with a third, oblique, modular, site oriented volume/s. Check those projects and think more about concepts than about final images of the proposals.” - DEIGO live the silo | please don’t sue me BIG august 24, 2014 link to full post
WEEK 6
august 25th - august 31st studio date - august 28th STUDIO TOPIC
INTERIM SUBMISSION
STUDIO DELIVERABLES MODEL + PLAN/S [FINAL] SECTION [DRAFT]
CONCEPT A new build in between the two existing buildings, using angles that address solar orientation, running these lines through the site to form forecourts and open spaces.
FEEDBACK - FACEBOOK “Looks good! I’ve been trying to experiment with relationships to sun and the surrounding site as well, would the large northern exposure be too intense during summer? And how will this translate in elevation?” - JACK “I like the contrasting elements, and the obtuse relationship between the two entry/exit points in these plans. You could emphasize that relationship and create really strong circulation spaces. You mentioned quite a strong duality concept between many things (Old&New, Private&Public, East&West), how would you connect them together so they would compliment each other? I feel like the circulation space could be a good point of comparison between the Public&Private. Keep them drawings rolling!” - NEN “The idea of oppositions is certainly powerful and pertinent in this site Anthony. It’s good that you’ve been able to detect that after your analysis. However, the question is: What are you going to do with it? Try to dilute some/all of them? Or, on the contrary, make them more evident od available for the general public? Oppositions are not necessarily negative. But they are not possitive either. It depends on what to want to do with that concept. My view is that ther is more ‘architecture’ in the text you’ve posted that on the sketches. It seems that your thinking goes in one direction, and the plan (it’s only one sketch redrawn 6 times) is something else (worried about sunlight, etc... issues that you didn’t mention in your text). Careful with that. Do (draw) what you say you want to draw.” - DIEGO
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The shape in the middle would be this new building, of a unusual shape (from first view) which would connect the two existing structures and house the students and their communal spaces. The shape does have meaning, orientated for maximum northern sun. However in the end I scrapped it and moved on to another idea. live the silo | leading up to interim august 29, 2014 link to full post
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CONCEPT A new build in between the two existing buildings, using angles that address solar orientation, running these lines through the site to form forecourts and open spaces.
CONCEPT Using L-shapes where the long ends house student rooms and the corner has a communal area, moving these shapes allowed for a courtyard design.
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After ditching that idea I started exploring courtyards as a way to connect the existing with the new and create a social space for the students, as from the beginning the concept of social life was something I really wanted to look at. Some schemes I looked at shifting the box further south to create a larger “middle”, and then trying to form the shape of the courtyard at times proved quite difficult, especially when I was still trying to keep a strong northern aspect and a sense of equality with each dwelling.
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INTERIM REVIEW FEEDBACK
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My tutor then basically said, “if it’s a courtyard, make it a courtyard”. Make the courtyard as big as possible, and making the rooms as short as possible, depth wise, to ensure the size. He then talked about keeping the new structure to only two storeys if possible, or if you need to go three, make it look like two. By doing this this ensured the main structures aren’t lost. live the silo | cue the red lines august 29, 2014 link to full post
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WEEK 7
september 1st - september 7th studio date - september 4th STUDIO TOPIC
SECTION CRIT ELEVATION REFINEMENT
STUDIO DELIVERABLES SECTION [FINAL] ELEVATION [DRAFT]
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It’s been a week-ish since my last post and felt an update is in order. I’ve made some progress but in terms of presentable images I have barely any, so I’ll need to rely on my master skills of a elite wordsman. I thankfully do have an concept and some kind of direction on where I’m heading but still behind the schedule by, well, a lot. There’s a bit of work ahead of me but hopefully by the end I can produce something I’m proud and excited about. live the silo | where am i? september 05, 2014 link to full post
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CONCEPT
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Concept a was probably the turning point for me in terms of having an actual concept and idea, but what is the idea? Isn’t it obvious from my concept model? If not, the idea/concept is this flowing form around to create a courtyard, to create social spaces. Two corners have been lifted, on the north-east (Mercer St) and south-west (Roy St). The Mercer St corner opens onto a forecourt, north facing, which would a cafe/restaurant kind of commercial business, and the Roy St corner would be a large open space into the courtyard, the main access point. live the silo | where am i? september 05, 2014 link to full post
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You can see instantly this is a much lower building in height, with the low part to the north, and the high part to the south, so I got rid of the two opposite corners rising and instead went with one side rising. By doing this, it allows more northern sun into the courtyard as there is a much lower profile. The number of residents have been reduced in this concept, due to removing a couple floors but still achieve 60, 10+ than required (as opposed to 107 in concept a). live the silo | where am i? september 05, 2014 link to full post
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WEEK 8
september 8th - september 14th studio date - september 11th STUDIO TOPIC
ELEVATION CRIT AXONOMETRIC REFINEMENT
STUDIO DELIVERABLES ELEVATION [FINAL] AXONOMETRIC [DRAFT]
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After last week’s [04/09] studio session I told myself I’ll do the work, however on the Friday I had a work meeting, then had a bit of work to do for that. The weekend was spent wasting time and doing an assignment for another subject. It wasn’t until Wednesday [10/09] night I looked at my scheme and realised it isn’t going to work. Oh boy.... Why wouldn’t it work? Detail wise, it went against my concept, basically. With my concept being almost a social neighbourhood on a single site, everyone would need to be able to access everything, but more importantly, everyone. You couldn’t tell from my model last week but the red diagonal parts, the student residence, was going to be in a stepping manner, rising 450mm each apartment. This 450mm step would then allow a pathway facing the courtyard to have a small bench seat, plus a few steps to actually access it. However the problem came when I needed a ramp, because how can it be truly accessible if poor David in a wheelchair can’t see his mate Frank four apartments up and instead Frank has to come down to see him? live the silo | three weeks to go, oh boy september 12, 2014 link to full post
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However my gesture is in a quick section sketch which slices out a level from the box and silos to create an open space several levels up. Where this occurs, how big and so fourth I’m not 100% sure yet but I yesterday [Thursday, 11/09] I had this sketch just laying on the table and a mate came over for a chat, just a look at the sketch, the idea, and he was pretty impressed with it and something he would have done if he chosen this studio. He also said no one else is doing something like this from what he has seen and it’s a great idea. Needless to say that has helped with my confidence on the idea. live the silo | three weeks to go, oh boy september 12, 2014 link to full post
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WEEK 9
september 15th - september 21st studio date - september 18th STUDIO TOPIC
AXONOMETRIC CRIT IMAGES REFINEMENT
STUDIO DELIVERABLES
AXONOMETRIC [FINAL] INTERIOR + EXTERIOR IMAGE [DRAFT]
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I then thought about what is this slice actually doing for my design? Is it merely used for outdoor space or could it be used as a way of organsing program in a vertical sense? What it does now is help to define where the residences sit and where the more communal / semi-public spaces are. Above the slice would be the student residence with the other spaces below it. The “biggest breakthrough” moment came when I sat down with a classmate and started talking through my idea with the slice and the organising of program. While discussing I came across an image of a silo, aerial view, which showed the rectangle volume on top going across the length and I thought if this could be used for residences somehow. Looking at the silos, it was foolish of me to do what a lot of people have done and just slam in any many levels as possible, basically removing the sense of being in the silo, so what if I could introduce the verticality sense into each residence? This meant greatly reducing the number of rooms, but then this allowed the creation of more vertical living, paying respect to the silos. I decided to then split the remaining space above the slice in half, creating 12 rooms, and each residence would live in a tube. There wouldn’t be cutting the tube for corridors or squaring of spots, I really wanted to make the rooms feel like you were living inside a silo. In this design access to the top levels would be up the top, and you enter down, where as the bottom level would be from underneath, however felt there must be a better way.
live the silo | now we’re getting somewhere september 17, 2014 link to full post
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STUDIO CRIT FEEDBACK - SHEET A The use of the word “podium” was a bit of a mistake as it told something that wasn’t, it was more a platform. However my tutor suggested to look into a podium above the car park with a void to bring light through to underneath. At the time I didn’t have the new building modelled and in the site, and when he sketched it based on my diagrams I did notice it looked out of place and a bit lost.
STUDIO CRIT FEEDBACK - SHEET B The slice idea was well received, however the number of apartments could have been less. Stressed that I have all this space but still cramming them into the existing, it was suggested I reduce the number in the existing, make it up in the new, and give residents some breathing room. I did that, reducing the silo res from 12 to 6, and the box res from 24 to 18. A classmate and I afterwards did a quick brainstorm about potential ideas with the box and following this diagonal living and instead of a new build, moving it into the existing.
STUDIO CRIT FEEDBACK - SHEET C Another tutor from another brief started to sketch over my section to give it some life, enhance it, which he did and it was amazing what a couple gestures can do. Sight lines to help locate balustrades along with more brainstorming such as slicing the box diagonally, and using the corner cut as the diagonal house (reusing) and then filling the existing with new modern glass was an idea thrown around. All in all was a good session.
WEEK 10
september 22nd - september 28st studio date - september 25th STUDIO TOPIC
FINAL DRAWINGS CRIT PRESENTATION REHEARSAL
STUDIO DELIVERABLES
PRESENTATION MOCK UP AXONOMETRIC / PLANS / IMAGES
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Final review is next Thursday, as in the 2nd of October, as in 9 days away! 9 days! In the next 9 days I need to finalise my design, model it, generate the four deliverables (floor plan, axo section, one exterior perspective, one interior perspective), make the poster, put my portfolio together and get it made, doesn’t sound too bad hey? No? Well you’re wrong.... Let me go back and tell you about how this trimester was meant to be ran. After park & pack we were expected to follow the timeline, where one week we would bring in draft diagrams, and discuss those, go away for a week and bring in finalised diagrams with a draft floor plan. We discuss floor plans, then the following week we bring in finalised floor plans with a draft secton. After draft sections, finalise those and then draft elevations, finalise elevations then draft axo, finalise axo then draft perspectives, then finalise perspectives, then we would have a week to work on presentation. The idea we would have a design somewhat finalised and work through it doing drafts and finalising plans, well that hasn’t been me. Essentially I need to do pretty much 5-6 weeks worth of work over the next 9 days. Now it sounds bad, hey?
live the silo | crunch time september 23, 2014 link to full post
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I have removed the platform over the car park towards the west and have now opted for one that sits above the existing shops underneath, with another platform above that. These two platforms sit in between the slice of the box, with steps to access the top one, and then the roof. The platforms (as you can roughly see already) will have 3.5x3.5x3.5m cubes for student living, to make up the required figures. These cubes also help with the new-ish concept of 3 types of living, the vertical in the silos, the horizontal in the box (which are very horizontal now), and now square (cube) living. How these platforms physically stand up I still need to work out. Skyhooks?
live the silo | update with 6 days to go september 26, 2014 link to full post
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The main steps are in the process of being remodeled (same with all the steps), where now they are more so platforms that sit above and below each other, retreating behind (as a means of connection) and instead of being 200mm thick, only 100mm, allowing these gaps to make it all appear more open. These steps are my big gesture from Mercer St, it connects the ground to the incubator to the students, so I couldn’t have just ordinary things. I have also modeled in a bit more context and existing site, adding more detail to Wood Oven and Pizza Land, and will look at modeling some of the railway at the rear for the axo drawing.
live the silo | doesn’t look like much september 28, 2014 link to full post
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WEEK 11
september 29th - october 5th studio date - october 2nd STUDIO TOPIC
FINAL PRESENTATION FOLIO SUBMISSION
STUDIO DELIVERABLES
AXONOMETRIC / PLANS / IMAGES TRIMESTER FOLIO
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I added a third level to my platform, to help with not cramming all the needed number of students, so now I can spread them out and it helps with the concept of levels. The silos is essentially a single level of apartments, the box has two levels of apartments and now the platforms will have three levels. There will also be some communal spaces including amenities (toilets, showers, storage). The box apartments were completed but now thinking of flipping them. At the moment you walk in from the balcony on the east, walk past your bathroom, then bed, kitchen and study area to the back/west. Now I want to have it so when you enter from the east you walk in the study area, then kitchen, bed, and bathroom at the back. The bathroom will act as a noise barrier from the train, reduce the harsh western sun for those wanting to study, and when you are at your desk you can look out over the water but also the communal areas and such, so you’re more connected to the complex.
live the silo | 35 hours remaining september 30, 2014 link to full post
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FINAL PLANS + REVIEW POSTER
GROUND FLOOR
GOSNEYS LANE
FORECOURT
1:500
EXHIBITION
EXTENDED CARPARK
ROY STREET
MERCER STREET
INCUBATOR
EXISTING CARPARK
RAILWAY TRACKS
RESIDENCE FLOOR 1:200
There are three main types of living at Circulate 1 - Silo Res - a vertical style of living with three levels 2 - Box Res - a horizontal style of living stretched out 3 - Cube Res - living inside a cube These are spread out over two to three levels, with total number of rooms... Silo Res 6 Box Res 18 Cube Rest 40
SILO RES
SILO RES
SILO RES
SILO RES
SILO RES
BOX RES
SILO RES
BOX RES
64
BOX RES
TOTAL
CUBE RES
CUBE RES
CUBE RES
CUBE RES
CUBE RES
CUBE RES
CUBE RES
CUBE RES EXTERNAL WALKWAY
BOX RES
BOX RES
BOX RES
BOX RES
BOX RES
BOX RES
PLATFORM
CORRIDOR
CUBE RES
CUBE RES
CUBE RES
CUBE RES
CUBE RES
CUBE RES
ELEVATIONS 1:500
WEST [RAILWAY]
EAST [MERCER STREET]
INTERNAL PERSPECTIVE
LONG SECTION 1:200
SECTIONAL AXONOMETRIC
EXTERNAL PERSPECTIVE
CIRCULATE
LIVE THE SILO DESIGN 3B, 2014 DR DIEGO FULLAONDO ANTHONY RICHARDSON 213151412
CIRCULATE EXPLORES THE POSSIBILITIES WHERE GOING TO YOUR ROOM/APARTMENT CAN STEP ASIDE FROM THE TYPICAL FOYER WITH LIFTS. BY USING THE CIRCULATION SPACE, THE RESIDENTS CAN DOUBLE THE USE BY MEANS OF SOCIAL INTERACTION, OUTDOOR STUDY SPACES OR GENERAL RELAXATION AND REFLECTION.
EACH STUDENT ROOM IS EITHER ON OR BELOW A “SLICE” WHICH SEPARATES. IN A VERTICAL SENSE. THE USE OF SEMI-PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPACES. THIS SPACE NOT ONLY ACTS AS A DIVIDER BUT ALSO A COVERED OUTDOOR SPACE WITH VIEWS OVER THE OCEAN. THREE LIVING TYPOLOGIES ARE EXPLORED, VERTICALITY IN THE SILOS, HORIZONTAL IN THE BOX AND A MORE CONVENTIONAL CUBE IN THE NEW BUILD USE OF TIMBER IN THE NEW CONSTRUCTION, ALONG WITH THE LIGHTWEIGHT EXOSKELETON FRAMING TO SUPPORT THE MODULES, GIVES CONTRAST TO THE CONCRETE/HEAVY BUILDING MATERIAL.
the box rooftop ar box res’ level 2 box res’ level 2
modules level 3
modules level 2 structural support
slicing the box
platform for modu
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main exoskeleton
existing pizza shop
business incubato
PERSPECTIVE VIEW FROM MERCER ST LOOKING TO THE SITE, WHICH FOCUSES ON EMRCER ST
PERSPECTIVE VIEW FROM SLICE IN SILO OVERLOOK FORECOURT AND NEW MODULES
LEVEL 6 THREE LIVING TYPOLOGIES SHOWN SCALE - 1:100
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silo res’ level 3
silo res’ level 2
silo res’ level 1
slicing the silos
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exhibition
or SECTIONAL AXONOMETRIC SCALE - 1:100