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MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE CATALOGUE
MASTERS OF ARCHITECTURE CATALOGUE
201 9 FAC ULTY OF B UILT ENVIRO NME NT
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES BUILT ENVIRONMENT
1.0 MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN OF FBE
2.0 MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ARCHITECTURE
3.0 SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OFFICIAL SPONSORS
4.0 SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL GUEST TUTORS
MLADEN PRNJATOVIC & STEFAN MEISSNER HYBRID IN TIMBER
5.0 HIGH PERFORMANCE STUDIO
SANDRA FURTADO, PETER SULLIVAN & CHI MELHAM ALTERNATIVE HOUSING MODEL
6.0 HOUSING STUDIO
DAVID SANDERSON & MARK SZCZERBICKI RESILIENT NEIGHBOURHOODS
7.0 SOCIAL AGENCY STUDIO
RAFFAELE PERNICE & BENJAMIN DRIVER URBAN RENEWAL
8.0 URBAN CONDITIONS STUDIO
9.0 ARCHEX 2019 COMMITTEE
Professor Helen Lochhead Dean of the Faculty of Built Environment
UNSW Built Environment: Shaping Future Cities Congratulations to our Bachelor of Architectural Studies and Master of Architecture students on completing their studies at UNSW Built Environment. We warmly welcome you to our alumni community. UNSW Built Environment provides the platform to generate innovative solutions for today’s world that also anticipate and mitigate tomorrow’s urban problems. Our imperative is to make the world a better place through a better built environment. Every year accomplished academics and award–winning practitioners lead our Architecture programs, providing a firm foundation to launch your professional careers, to design and build more sustainable, liveable cities. The architectural projects that follow profile an inspiring and creative compilation of your work during the course of your studies. Each year, our students create projects that understand, respond to, and enhance specific environmental, sociocultural and economic contexts. This portfolio of work addresses diverse urban challenges and through creative problem solving, result in compelling projects with many interwoven stories. When viewed together, they provide glimpses into our world and the potential to improve it with clear, innovative ideas and design propositions that challenge the status quo. Together, you and your future colleagues will contribute to architectural design and place-making solutions to many of the future challenges facing our cities – solutions that, today, have yet to be imagined. In your future pursuits, I urge you to keep following your individual passions while welcoming interdisciplinary collaboration. This will produce authentic, multi-layered solutions that stand the test of time in a quickly changing world. We look forward to hearing about your future endeavours and the impacts they have on the communities that you serve. Please update us throughout your career at BEalumni@unsw. edu.au. I also invite you to join our LinkedIn group (UNSW Built Environment) to maintain connections with your peers and other UNSW Built Environment alumni as you move into the next steps of your career. We are also grateful to our alumni who support future students with scholarships, prizes, internships and mentoring programs. It is a real delight to support and celebrate our graduates’ achievements and I look forward to seeing how you choose to shape your future. Thank you for the energy and passion you have devoted to your degree at UNSW. I wish you all the very best.
Dr. Philip OldďŹ eld Director of Architecture
One of the many privileges that comes with being an architectural academic is attending the final reviews of the Masters of Architecture ‘Graduation Studio’. This is the culmination of at least five years of dedicated study, where we get to see the ambition, creative style, and emerging design philosophy of our students before they move out into the profession. The Graduation Studio at UNSW is run across two terms. In the first, emphasis is placed on research, analysis and the precise framing of an architectural proposal. In the second focus is given to design development of an architectural project to an ambitious level of resolution. This provides our students with a period of eight months to think, explore, test, imagine, discuss, draw and fabricate their architectural ideas. In addition, students can tailor their own education by aligning their studies to one of four distinctive architectural streams, outlined in the following sections of this book: urban conditions, high-performance technology, social agency and housing. These qualities have resulted in a wonderful diversity of student projects, ranging from the grounded to the more speculative. But, while the focus of these projects varies in terms of typology, scale and direction, what draws them together is that they engage with the very real challenges we are facing in society in innovative and stimulating ways - challenges of climate change, urbanisation, immigration and more. Many people have played a vital role in the successes you see in this book. Our students have been ably guided by studio leaders Ben Driver, Sandra Furtado, Stefan Meissner, Chi Melhem, Raffaele Pernice, Mladen Prnjatovic, David Sanderson, Peter Sullivan and Mark Szczerbicki. Shaowen Wang has coordinated and led the studio with the highest levels of organisation and care. In addition, our cohort has received guidance and input from over 60 guest tutors in the past year. The work you see in this book is indebted to their generous contributions. I’d also like to say a special thank you to our Student Exhibition Committee who along with Dr. Luciano Cardellicchio have worked tirelessly to put together every aspect of the ARCH-EX exhibition – including this catalogue – while simultaneously completing their studies. Finally though, I would like to offer the Faculty’s congratulations to our graduating cohort. Over the past year I have been amazed by your dedication, passion, determination and ambition in the studio. The quality of your final projects, as shown in this book, offer us a tantalising glimpse of the emerging talent that will go on to shape our future cities for years to come.
SPECIAL THANKS TO GUEST TUTORS
PROFESSOR PIERRE-ALAIN CROSET
BEN GREEN
ARCHITECTUS
POLITECNICO DI MLIANO
TZANNES
ANDREW JOHNSON
SILVIA CUPIK
CARLO RUSSO
AINSLIE MURRAY
ARUP
RAYMOND PANETTA ARCHITECTS
UNSW
BRENT TROUSDALE
BRADLEY WIDDERS
EOIN CAMPBELL
BTB STUDIO
ROTHELOWMAN
UNSW
JASON BORDER
JONOTHAN COWLE
JAYDE ROBERTS
BTB STUDIO
ROTHELOWMAN
UNSW
JIE XIE
SUE WITTERNOOM
JOHN CARRICK
CHENCHOW-LITTLE
SOFT BUILD
UNSW
PROFESSOR XIAOMING ZHU
SAM RIGOLI
JOHN GAMBLE
COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND STUDIO R URBAN PLANNING, TONGJI UNIVERSITY
ASH DENNIS
MICHAEL ZANARDO
CRONE
STUDIO ZANARDO
ROD PINDAR
UNSW
LUCIANO CARDELLICCHIO
UNSW
BRIAN FONG
PAOLA FAVARO
FITZPATRICK + PARTNERS
TURNER STUDIO
UNSW
BRETT POLLARD
FRANCOIS BLANCIAK
PETER MURRAY
HASSELL
TURNER STUDIO
UNSW
NATHAN JONES
KIM PEARCE
RUSSELL LOWE
LENDLEASE
TURNER STUDIO
UNSW
SIMON MATHERS
MORGAN LUMEN
JESS COOK
MAKO
TURNER STUDIO
107 PROJECTS
BEN DAYKIN
SHEWANNA MENDIS
FRED HOLT
MOTT MACDONALD
TURNER STUDIO
3XN
RIDO PIN
STUART EAVES
PLUS ARCHITECTURE
TURNER STUDIO
HYBRID IN TIMBER Architecture + High-Performance Stream
Timber is one of the oldest building materials known to humans. Yet, it is only very recently, with the emergence and broader adoption of mass engineered wood, that this sustainable product is being used as the base building material in an increasing range of large commercial buildings in Australia, not just single-family homes. Hybrid in Timber studio explored a design for a new university building on the site at the UNSW Kensington Campus. Located on Anzac Parade, opposite the entry to the Mall, this building has the potential to become a new public face of UNSW, a first point of entry for students and visitors and the University’s public statement on its values, culture and commitment to a sustainable future. And this is what we set out to investigate.
Mladen Prnjatovic
Stefan Meissner
Director Tzannes
Associate Director Ethos Urban
Rather than choosing a traditional educational building type, students were encouraged to identify and define their own design problem through individual research, observations and studies in Semester 1. They embraced the challenge by critically questioning the assumptions that limit conventional approaches and responded with unexpected, innovative and provocative briefs. Semester 2 commenced with testing of the initial strategic design decisions using a wide range of media – drawing, diagrams, physical models, video, VR etc. It is through a series of these nuanced exercises and reflections on these explorations that students evolved their design and developed a comprehensive proposal which traversed a wonderful range of building types, uses and scales. The result, as evident by the work on display, exceeded all expectations; students responded as skilled, passionate and thoughtful architects who proved to be as highly in command of their technical skills as they are of the social and human agenda that underpins our profession.
Location: Coordinates: Area:
UNSW Campus -33.917, 151.225 18,210 sq.m
High Performance Technology Stream 2019 Mladen Prnjatovic + Stefan Meissner
Above; Perspective through regiment area Right; Perspectives of different spaces
Khaled Bou Fahkreddine @ khaled_bfd@hotmail.com 0420 371 110
Khaled Bou Fakhreddine @Khaledbfd
Integrating The Fifth Dimension “Exploring the Potential of Sustainability Through the Integration of Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Realities in a Flexible Timber Structure.� To accommodate the constant need of changing building programs, we need different approaches than those we rely on today. Currently, buildings are designed to last 15-25 years max, after which the building is demolished to make way for a new program. However, in a time where we are fighting climate change and pushing towards sustainability, a new approach is required. The Fifth Dimension refers to multiple aspects. The straightforward approach is that we can host flexible spaces within a fixed structure utilising the benefits of timber structure. In this approach, future hybrid buildings can be design with a fixed envelope where internal spaces are flexible to be dismantled and re-assembled making new programs. Additionally, the project investigates the benefits of Artificial Realities and their key role in our journey to a sustainable future.
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Above; Exterior perspective Left; Perspective through plaza Below; Perspective through research space Right; Ground Floor Plan
Jason Cheung @ cj96110@hotmail.com 0481 543 450
@jasoncheung110 @jason_cheung110
Third Space “How can a building foster the encounter between art, science and public?” “Third space” is a concept for site of trans disciplinary engagement, enquiry and knowledge production that emerges when art and science intersect with the public domain. This project aims to provide space that enables interdisciplinary collaboration and public engagement with art, culture and science. Concrete double height structure allows cultural activities and welcomes public engagement by opening up towards the plaza and pedestrianised Anzac Parade while the upper floor engineered timber structure provides flexible learning, research and collaboration space.
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Left;
Perspective of Pavillion (top) Perspective from Library out (middle)
Right;
1 : 5 Library beam + column detail model (top) 1 : 20 Apartment junction detail model (middle)
Bottom;
1 : 200 Hand cut balsa sectional model
Thomas Choo @ thomaschoo25@gmail.com 0406 148 825
@tchoooo
The Library “Can a hybrid building be the social agent between the institution and the city?” Dramatically shifting philosophies of learning and teaching; with an emphasis on collaborative, interdisciplinary and digital interactions, have shaped modern universities’ approaches to master planning, architecture and their students. The Library seeks to embody UNSW’s vision of facilitating the cross-fertilisation of knowledge and ideas from different disciplines and approaches. It aims to establish a successful urban realm; a meeting place and intellectual heart of civic life.
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Above; Public Domain Perspective Right; Various Building Typology Section Right (Bottom); 1 : 5 Detail Structure Model
Jonathan Dalbert @ jonathan_dalbert28@hotmail.com 0401 152 252
@Jonathan Dalbert @vjdalbert
A Community Anchor: Hybrid in Timber “How does a collaborative university precinct promote a sense of belonging in an effort to salvage a fragmented university experience, improve learner’s engagement and produce work ready graduates?” The proposed UNSW collaborative precinct is a space that reflect a middle ground between the formality of a library and the informality of a public space, where transitioning from and to these spaces are fluid. It provides a sense of belonging through the provision of a collaborative environment across cohorts and disciplines. Holistically, it is a space that catalyzes social interaction serendipitous meetings, where social activities overlap informal and active learning activities, and impromptu conversations that contribute to the personal and professional growth of students, “conversation as a catalyst for innovation”.
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Vapor Control Layer Insulation Installed into Composite Roof
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15 mm Wood Flooring RL 20.570
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Cement Gravel Concrete Piers to Engineer's Details
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Birch Veneer Plywood 100mm
Thermal insulation, mineral wool 50mm wood-wool acoustic panel, magnesite-bonded Frame of joists 100mm Impact Sound Insulation 30mm Heating screed, perforated plate 50mm 15 mm Wood Flooring 15 mm Wood Flooring Baseplate and Grout to Engineer's details RL 16.070
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Cement Gravel Concrete Piers to Engineer's Details
Above; Section Details, Perspective Renders Right; Bubble Diagram, Office and Cafe Renders
Chengcheng Feng @ fccchester@live.cn +86 188 9876 7823
@fccchester @feng-chengcheng-chester
Growth “Timber Innovation Factory� Innovation is about inspiring. There is no doubt that adults could inspire children. However, children could also inspire adults in some ways. Innovation campus should provide opportunities for them to learn from each other. Workshop and exhibition space can play a role in inspiring. We work and learn together. Innovative ideas need to be transformed into physical objects. Innovation campus could accelerate the process. Ideas generated from university and developed in co-working space could be practiced in the workshop. Then, with the sample practiced in the workshop, the product could be produced in the factory. The power of innovative ideas could be realized as quickly as possible.
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Rebecca Fray @ becfray@gmail.com 0433 139 642
@Rebecca Fray
Left; Conceptual Perspective Below; Public Domain Plan Right; Facade Section
Scalable Architecture: Timber Innovation Lab “How can engineered timber be used to develop an adaptable, scalable hybrid building which responds to increasing demands?” Technology and buildings are not static; if a building is constructed statically, it may not be able to take advantage of new technologies nor reflect relevant ways of living and learning. The building proposed will be an active timber innovation lab that serves to develop and test research in timber technology as part of UNSW’s Architecture and Engineering Faculty. It will act as an experiment, providing feedback and showcasing development in timber research, while maintaining relevance in its adaptability.
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Above; Perspective through main area, Floor plan Right; Facade elevation, Interior perspectives
Jing Hui @ jing.hui@ad.unsw.edu.au 0435 175 328
@Jing Hui
Improve innovation efficiency by “bridging” the gaps “The precinct is proposed to improve innovation efficiency through bridging the gaps of stakeholders including the startups, business sectors, researchers and the public.” The main building is divided into 3 parts of which there are 2 cores; the research and start-up sector and business sector being the bridge. The bridge overhangs which create a welcoming and clear entrance points for the respective buildings parts. The ground floor is mainly for public use of the respective functions related to the part of the building. Both inter and intra-disciplinary collaboration among start-ups, business, research and public sector are promoted to foster the innovation efficiency through an engineered timber high performance building.
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Above; Perspectives of inner and outer courtyards Right; Process from concept to delivery
Harry Joe Kealy @
hello@echolalia.com.au 0404 123 123
@ech0lalia @harryjoekealy
How Not To Die: A Guide to Student Wellness “My design is about identifying and supporting issues within the student demographic and providing spaces of refuge, inclusivity and communication within and around a highperformance timber hybrid precinct.� This design attempts to draw on principles of health and wellbeing through a framework of a high performance architectural design. The precinct turns its back to the broader university, walling in a safe and inclusive peristyle just for students. The primary building is designed as a relaxed, programmatically all-inclusive curve which holds places to talk, places to relax and places to collaborate.
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Annabel Kim @ annabel.kim@hotmail.com 0499 017 995
Dream Hatcher How can a building embody UNSW’s support of innovation and entrepreneurship? With the growing concerns of budget crisis, student debt and a “high education bubble”, as well as leading companies such as Google, claiming university degrees aren’t a prerequisite for the talent they seek. The issue of the relevance of tertiary education arises. Academic incubators may be the key in making universities relevant again. The design of this building and its use of a new advance material, CLT claims UNSW at the forefront of technology and cutting edge innovation. Its hybrid program, state of the art innovation centre and its location as a new gateway into campus will globally showcase UNSW’s support for entrepreneurship as a leading university.
Above; Perspective from Anzac Parade
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Valentina Kusova @ valentina.i.kusova@gmail.com 0424 269 119
@Valentina Kusova
Left; Public domain plan Below; Facade detail, Sectional Model Right; Conceptual perpsective
Investing In A Sustainable Future “How UNSW can contribute to research, innovation and raising awareness to the world’s environmental problems creating a Recycling Precinct?” The Recycling Precinct is a working showcase of the smart use of technology for recycling and green manufacturing. It is a unique, innovative platform for learning and exploring the latest approaches for waste management and sustainable building materials development. A heart of the precinct is its fully transparent recycling facility, surrounded by high-tech laboratories and community learning spaces. It is a public space where visitors are encouraged not only to observe the process in detail, but also to participate in an exciting ‘journey’ of waste. The project demonstrates successful and delicate integration of industrial facilities to the urban context.
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Short Section (Through Storage, Teaching Building & Reception )
DETAIL 2
DETAIL 1
Long Section (Through Student Apartment, Theatre and Storage)
DETAIL 3
Above; Ground Floor Plan Below; Sections Right; Perspective Renders
Bingling Liu @ lingliu0715@gmail.com 0426 800 329
Village In The Urban - View on Anzac Pde. from Existing Student Apartment
“How to use the performing art space to activate the campus?” This project is inspired by the village typology. How can small buildings with different heights and shapes connect to form a cluster of relevance? At the same time, how can small buildings fit in in the city full of large-scale buildings? In this design, I challenged the possibility of wood as a material and combined it with cement to design a large-scale opera house. I split the theater into several smaller homes to blend in with the surrounding buildings. The same facade design is applied to six lightweight timber structures and one wood-cement structure, all with large windows with wooden grilles, for continuity. The facade varies slightly depending on functions. The curved roof connects each building echoes the height difference of the surrounding buildings. I call the design that brings the small scale of the village into the large scale “Village in the Urban”.
- Interior View from Cafe
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Anzac Parade Perspective Render
secondary entry ground floor circulation from informal meeting spaces and gardens
glazed awnings metal tension rods mounted to concrete and hardwood columns
fire stairs vertical fire egress
fire stairs vertical fire egress
elevators access to level B1 to 06
elevators access to level B1 to 06
secondary entry ground floor circulation from day street bus stop
primary entry ground floor circulation from anzac parade bus stop and unsw main walkway
presentation area wall mounted and projected media presentation zone seated area for 100 people
informal gathering space places for classes, presentations and out of class activity
service room access to service lift hvac system controls storage zone
demonstration area ground floor demonstration area for public interation
service elevator access to level B1 to 06 access to clean laboratory spaces
ceiling mounted exhibits high ceilings for mounted exhibition pieces
service riser vertical access to for hvac systems fire stairs vertical fire egress
informal gathering space places for meetings, gatherings and leisure
permanent exhibition spaces for scale model replica and exhibition pieces
angled columns angle to meet shifted grid on anzac parade
glazed curtain wall glazed structural fins and high performance glass covered walkway double height area for meetings and gatherings
UNSW FACULTY OF SPACE SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
curtain wall overhang external glazed curtain wall overhang to define covered walkway
Public Domain Plan
Typical Roof Parapet Detail Interior 220mm CLT slab Bulk CLT Parapet Waterproof Membrane Drainage Cell Bulk Insulation Concrete Screed Topping Stainless Steel Capping Inter-space Insulation Glazed Parapet Steel C Section Fixed Into CLT Slab Inter-space insulation Steel I Beam Welded to Steel C Section Steel Gantry Fixed To I Beam
Samuel Kwan Yew Mok @ samkymok@gmail.com 0431 234 466
@samuel mok @s.ky.mok
Exterior
Typical Facade Connection Detail Interior 220mm CLT slab 180mm Raised Floor System and Service Zone Waterproofing countersunk into slab Steel Angle Fixed Into CLT Slab Aluminum Frame Curtain Wall Hung off Steel Angle Double Glazed Windows with Internal Mullions Glazed Louvres for Natural Ventilation Steel C Section Fixed Into CLT Slab Inter-space insulation Steel I Beam Welded to Steel C Section Steel Gantry Fixed To I Beam Horizontal Steel RHS For Lateral Stability Vertical Steel RHS Hung From I Beams Steel Rods Fixed To Steel RHS Exterior
A Space for Space: UNSW Faculty of Space “How can the arrangement of materials be used to engage society in the research, innovation and collaboration of space science?� The UNSW Faculty of Space Science & Engineering is backed by real data, investigating the relationships between Government, Private Industry and Research institutions regarding the progression of space research. Once the goals, budget and program were defined, a proposal for a design intervention was then implemented. With a focus on the public domain, a careful approach was taken to weave concrete, CLT, and steel structures into a refined ground to parapet detail, reflecting the collaborative and hybrid nature of the UNSW Faculty of Space Science.
Anzac Parade Elevation
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Cheng Qian @ yzquentin@gmail.com 0406 868 859
@Cheng Qian @quentin_qp1
UNSW Film School “How to cerelecrate film and film production within a film school?� The concept of this project is based on site analysis and consideration of the urban conditions. Taking advantage of NIDA to create an influential film education system to extend the reputation of UNSW and Sydney. Inspired by the Black Maria which is the first film studio, the pitched roof can create more interesting light and shadows. The two atriums provides the students and public visitors with a good experience in film and production.
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Above; Facade of Multi-sport Field Bottom; Perspective of Multi-sport Field
Zhaoyi Wang @ wzyfbzcwtc@163.com 0435 456 729
DISABILITY SPORT+ COMPLEX “A combination of university life, physical activities and community service.” The aim of this project is to fulfill UNSW’s future need for sport facilities and to improve the inclusion of disability sport. It will provide space as expansion of the Unimall, and some high quality indoor sport fields.
Above; View from ANZAC Pd Bottom; Perspective of Swimming Pool
The sport facilities include a multisport field, a swimming pool and adapted facilities for disability sport. It is a place where university life, sport and community service meet. The green open space keeps the potential of expanding the campus in the future. The long span spaces in this project use different structural solutions contrasts with each other, because I believe such a juxtaposition can bring more interest into the interior space.
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Above; Perspective Section
Xin Zhang @ bluwall0216@gmail.com 0435 137 216
Campus Under the Trees “Schools began with a man under a tree, who did not know he was a teacher, discussing his realizations with a few others, who did not know they were students.” -Louis Kahn This interdisciplinary study center is inspired by the tower trees which are the most important elements connecting the site and the campus. It creates a huge undulated green roof that connects the surrounding isolated buildings, transforms the entire base into an open public space that sews the originally broken urban interface, responds to the important buildings on the central axis of the campus. The roof is supported by huge tree columns. The sun light filtered by the skylights and structures makes the users in the building seem to be in the woods. This also echoes the theme: “campus under the trees”.
Above; View from the University Mall View from the light rail station View from the square View in the atrium
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Left: Public Domain Plan Right: Perspective from Anzac Parade Below (top): Perspective from library Below (bottom): Perspective from internal public domain
Ling Zheng @ ling.zheng24@gmail.com 0468 923 698
@LingHuanZheng
Shaping an Innovative Hybrid Precinct “Continuing UNSW’s founding legacy of conducting research in scientific and technological disciplines. How can innovation and collaboration shape a hybrid precinct to be institutional and public in nature” The University of New South Wales excels and leads in many different facets of research including; next generation materials, robotics and devices (biomedical engineering and bionics). This project aims to continue leading research through an environment which will help generate innovation and collaboration shaping an emerging hybrid precinct which is institutional and public in nature. A prosthesis clinic which includes the research, manufacturing, fitting and rehabilitation processes helps to drive the precinct. This allows for institutional research to run alongside public interaction.
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ALTERNATIVE HOUSING MODELS Architecture + Housing Stream
Sydney’s fast growth over the last two decades has continued to place pressure on the city’s development agenda. Revised NSW forecasts show Sydney’s population is expected to grow by 1.7 million people between 2006 and 2036 to 6 million— an average annual rise of 56,650. The provision of adequate transport infrastructure alongside housing have been highly politicised, adding further pressure to a city that is becoming increasingly unaffordable and inequitable. Sydney will need 770,000 additional homes by 2036 - a 46% increase on the city’s current 1.68 million homes.
Peter Sullivan & Sandra Furtado Furtado Sullivan
Chi Melhem Director Tzannes
The studio’s aim is to encourage students to investigate and explore alternative housing and delivery models and develop a contextual design response suitable to the site. The site is located in Redfern, opposite Redfern Oval, and is bounded by Elizabeth, Phillip, Walker and Kettle streets. The site sits within a multifaceted social and urban environment context, subject to dramatic change in the next two decades. Students were asked to review different housing precedents, understand opportunities for different typologies and delivery models, and research the site and its context. Through this analysis, students developed a housing proposal and density for the site. At a time where housing affordability is a topical issue, we believe that it is important for students to learn that there is no single answer to housing as a typology and innovation can be achieved through design but also through delivery models. Taking the students through this journey was a satisfying experience and we hope that their learnings will be valuable throughout their professional career.
Location: Coordinates: Area:
Redfern -33.895, 151.207 12,000 sq.m
Housing Stream 2019 Sandra Furtado + Peter Sullivan + Chi Melham
Above; Section, Perspective
Yang Bai @ byarchgo@gmail.com 0450598618
@Yang Bai @Yang Bai
Garden Housing “What is the key principle of the garden that can enhance the way we live?� The building is designed to provide a private garden for each family. The building is for low-income families and young professionals. It focuses on the combination of private gardens and public gardens. The central garden provides residents with a place for gathering and social activities. The private garden is an extension of the indoor space and provides residents with a natural connection. There are different types of communal gardens, people can get a good visual connection with others in the communal gardens. The building also provides six types of units to meet different needs.
Above; Concept, Function Analysis, Details
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Above; Sections Right; Perspectives & Diagram
Ryan Bray @ ryanbray94@gmail.com
Vertical Village “Building Community Through Connected Shared Space� To address the rapidly changing needs of Sydney, a new model of housing is required that can increase the availability of housing, but also improve community and connection between people. This project combines innovative co-living micro units, built-to-rent apartments, and terrace style houses to create a diverse and robust community of residents. The ground plane is a public gesture, providing a new library, sports centre, and cafe. All of these site programmes are connected by a continuous plane of greenery, encouraging interactions between residents as well as the public.
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Above: Street perspective from Redfern Oval Top Right: Perspective from share balcony Mid Right: Perspective through main entrance Bottom: Detail Elevation & Section at communal area
Matthew Chan @ manhocm@hotmail.com 0424 332 888
@matthewmhchan @matttchan
Live SMALLER, Live BETTER “MICRO-HOUSING “MICRO-HOUSING MICRO-HOUSING:: What are the required elements for the success of this typology especially for the younger generation to obtain a greater sense of community through dwelling? ” Under rapid urban development of Sydney with limited and valuable land, micro-housing becomes one of the solutions for responding to the surging housing demand because it can accommodate high density population and can be constructed quickly. In order to make a larger profit, development usually lacks communal areas, and are usually environmentally unfriendly with a weak neighbourhood relationship. Thus, the affordability of housing becomes a major issue to younger generations. This project aims to find a suitable housing model to form a better, open vertical community with sharing of resources and sustainable living.
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Left; Masterplan @ 1:500 Right; Program concept diagram Below; Rendered Perspective
Wai Hang Chan Henry @ vshenry9422@hotmail.com 0435 678 281
@wai hang chan @henry_cwhang
A social street for vertical house “How to foster social interaction in housing as cities densify?”
Create a vertical street to connect to the resident’s house. The street creates different activities and opportunities for residents. On the social aspects, the street is a part of their home. The public street creates social interaction for the resident because of the experience that they cannot have in normal apartment design. The street can be a children’s play area, and provide parents the control of children. The street improves the residential satisfaction of the density of one’s apartment. It improves the perception of density of the surrounding neighborhood outside the apartment design.
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Liujun Chen @ liujun.chen@outlook.com 0439 037 888
@liujun-chen
Left; Street View Perspective Left Below; Podium Rooftop Perspective, Community Space (Podium Rooftop) Below; Ground Floor Plan
Home For All: Social Housing Design “How can the design of social housing promote community and social interaction for refugees?”
Kettle Street Community Center Main Entrance
Library Main Entrance
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Residential & Community Center Main Entrance
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ACTIVITIES SPACE
The design trends to find solutions to the social housing model through architectural language and design strategy which aims to foster a sense of community and engage social interaction to migrants at varying scales.
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Residential Main Entrance OUTDOOR PLAYGROUND
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By introducing communal outdoor courtyard, platforms and semi-open passageways, residents would embrace the journey when being on the way home; by blurring the boundary between private and shared space, the permeability and accessibility to programmes and greenery are enhanced.
PANTRY ADMIN
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Elizabeth Steet
Redfern Oval
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With barriers of language and culture, as well as their reduced knowledge toward the social context, refugees face a great social integration challenge.
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Left; 1 : 50 Physical model Right above; Exploded Axonometric Right below; Common Shared space Below; Long Sectional Plan
Sidath Chheang @ sidath.chheang@yahoo.com 0451 544 670
@Chheang Sidath @Sidath Chheang
Connectivity: Intertwined PUBLIC AND PRIVATE “How does shared space address isolation and create a sense of active communities within an urban context?”
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Isolation is becoming a hidden epidemic world wide. The project focuses on three main aspects from urban to community and unit apartment scales, which is inclusive of many possibilities and ideas that reduce the issue of isolation. The first idea is how to Integrate the public by activating the street level with retail and other public services. Second aspect is how to engage a sense of smaller communities by introducing common spaces in front of the vertical circulation that provoke more chance for people to meet and interact. The last idea is how to create the intimate interaction for the residents while they can maintain their privacy. I employed a flexible façade that allows occupants to control the shutters according to their preferences. Each aspect is designed with unique spatial and material qualities.
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Right; Communal space perspective, Main road perspective, Physical Model Below; Courtyard perspective, Section
Tsz Ling Chow @ tiana.ctl@gmail.com 0450 699 830
@TianaChow
A Healing Cycle “Can residential architecture be a catalyst to heal and improve mental health in order to benefit the greater Redfern community as well as its residents?� The site is surrounded by public housing, people living there are facing living pressure and mental health issues such as low income, unemployment, and aged pension living. To improve mental health for the community and residents, the overall concept is designed as living in the natural environment. The courtyard creates a calm and healing atmosphere which can benefit the mental health of the community and its residents. It was designed an alternative housing which is partly rent for the people with mental health problems and sell the rest of the apartment. It aims to design the healing environment that reduces stress and strengthens recovery through the spatial programs between healing space, social space and physical activities that has the ability to improve resident’s health and psychological well-being.
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Left; Facade and Material Right; Typical Plan Below; Perspective Render
Olivia Yi Ding @ oliviayi.ding@gmail.com 0413 807 285
@OliviaYiDing @olivia_dy
Adapt Housing “Is housing able to adapt for the needs of residents and how can this flexibility contribute to the larger community?� People move houses when there is a change in lifestyle and preferences due to the rigorous nature of housing. When these resettlements happen, they add to the pressure of housing affordability. The project focuses on maximizing the flexibility of housing while still allowing ownership within an inner-city area, which is Redfern. Therefore, this project explores a flexible approach to housing strategy, with an emphasis on the enhancement of the sense of community. The masterplan aims to activate the ground floor plain with commercial and communal facilities, while the upper levels remain private for residential use. Along with highly visible corridors, primary and secondary communal courtyards and an inner street to enhance interactions with the broader public.
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Ground Floor Plan
Hanzhi Fang @ fanghanzhi1995@gmail.com 0406 880 621
@Hanzhi Fang
The Interaction Community Life “ How can communal interaction enhance the quality of life in a dense urban site?� The main concept of this project is creating a community for young people providing them a good quality lifestyle. The aim of the project is to create a strong communal aspect for this building. The building consists of communal spaces, circulation and a residential building. The ground floor consists of solely communal spaces, with the first to the fourth level comprising of studio apartments, and finally the fifth floor comprises a variety of large spaces and one or two bed apartments. It is a concrete-framed building. For the facade material, the ground floor facade consists of prefabricated light color stone panel with brick. Green plants in front of the glass curtain wall provides light coming in whilst providing privacy for the users.
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Left; Apartment configuration options Right; 1 : 20 Physical Model Below; Section A-A
Harriette Fisher @ hecfisher@gmail.com 0401 075 120
Make Your Space “What is an alternate housing model that can promote affordability for the rental market?” Make Your Space project uses a closed-loop approach to residential building fit-out to promote affordability, flexibility + diversity for renters in dense urban environments. The model is characterised by concrete ‘shells’ as fixed elements, combined with lightweight modular joinery units that are removable, flexible + adaptable to ‘make’ the space. With an emphasis on making, modules are designed according to what is needed, then assembled, finished + dispatched from the Workshop on site, enabling identity and ownership for residents. In time, modules can evolve or be returned to the Workshop for restoration, reuse or recycling, encouraging resilience in residential architecture.
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Left; Cross Section Right; Cross Section Below: Site Plan
Sarah Gardiner @
sarahannegardiner@gmail.com 0404 181 389
@sarahannegardiner
Courtyards, Communites + Urban Housing “A low-rise urban housing community planned around existing trees and the inherent human need to belong. � As the population of our cities grow ever larger there is a need for high density urban housing. Yet, too often these developments are oversized and inhabited by a homogeneous group of residents living in isolation from one another. This project aims to demonstrate that it is possible to design low-rise, dense urban housing that fosters connections and allows both new and existing communities to flouris. Courtyards have been employed as an intermediary space, between private and public, at a variety of scales as places of retreat, gathering or incidental interaction.
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Shaoxing Guo @ guoshaoxing678@gmail.com 0426 029 678
@Shaoxing Guo @danialstarray
Bridge Field: Extented Family Housing Left; Concept and Design Principles Diagrams, Perspective Renders Below; Perspective Section
“Extended Families are eager to have a community field. Introducing community space to connect families exchange their living experience that they can get information from other families. � Bridge&Block (main work | community | living) Imaging some dairy activity in the community space. The first thing will happen in the green garden for occupants walking or doing sports. Combined with the community stairs and activity playground for extended families. Bridging concept Each of the residents living in this building come to meet at the core of the bridge. They will have the activity in the bridge through the stair connection, roof garden and sharing kitchen. That is extended family wants to share some space.
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Above; Site Plan Right; Sections through each dwelling type
Anna Honan @ honan.anna@gmail.com 0410 200 889
@annahonan
Better Quality Infill Housing “How can we prevent urban sprawl by providing better quality infill housing” Sydney is currently encountering issues with urban sprawl and density. Australia has focused on the development of two housing typologies: the apartment and the detached dwelling. Many efforts to curtail sprawl have focused on micro apartments and co-housing ventures. However, the ‘Australian Dream’ still occupies a stronghold on the psyche of Australians. I propose an alternative scheme to provide better quality infill housing with: Direct access, Dual aspect, Generous spaces, Ability to expand, A sense of ownership and Outdoor private open space interconnected with a larger backyard. The housing typology has been explored through 3 dwelling sizes.
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Above; Isometric Section Right; From Top to Bottom; Typical Unit Planter Box Detail, Typical Corridor Garden Detail, Elizabeth Street Perspective
Juncheng Hu @ junchenghujc@gmail.com 0472 698 109
Vertical Suburb “How to Reinterpret the Australian Dream?� Globalisation and a high demand of housing is turning Australian cities into a ubiquitous cityscape of high-rise and dense apartments. The two high contrasting options of a suburban home or an urban apartment, brings about a dilemma where a preference is often unfeasible. The Vertical Suburb tackles these issues, bringing the suburban living conditions into a hybridised semi-dense housing complex, allowing residents the expression of individuality through a personified garden-home.
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Nigel Lau @ nigelxd@gmail.com 0421 997 890
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Self Sufficient Community “Allowing residents to become a part of a shared local ecosystem reconnecting people with nature. Also, prioritizing human experience without compromising the environment.� The suburb of Redfern is undergoing gentrification, and urbanisation where convenience is really important, people would want to get to their destination as fast as possible. Therefore, I want to create a site that is convenient where people can work and eat within the site, while creating an urban farm within the rapid urbanisation of Redfern. Where people usually have to travel to places to access other activities, I want to create a site where people can do all the activities within the site.
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Above; The Hearth of Living “Gear” Right; Masterplan | "considers the past, ready for the future extend” / AXO | “interactive quality of curves”
Diannia Lim @ diannialim@hotmail.com 0450 901 681
@DianniaLim @diannia.y.g.lim
A 24-7 Precinct | “TIMELESS CLOCK” “The intriguing point of a curve is that these places are not hermetically isolated but are providing continuity & with different quality at the same time to allow | THE GEAR for the 24-7 CLOCK to function.”
NODEs | “GEAR” (main work | living | commercial) / curved terrace edge allow more surface area at the periphery (daylight harvesting | interacting with the surroundings) / circular plan is acting as a natural surveillance, facilitate 24-7 multifunctional use space / users can have their own choice to decided where to work according to the weather | time | mood | conditions SUB-ZONEs | “CHAINS” (circulation | green-space | bridging) / circulation to connect same function nodes | encourage movement to activate 24-7 precinct | interacting with the neighborhood A 24-7 Precinct uses space sustainably to meet long term accommodation requirements.
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Left; 1 : 500 Masterplan Model Right; Project Scheme Below; Concept and Design Principles
Joanne Ling @ joanne_ling25@hotmail.com 0451 768 252
@joanneling25 @_joanneling
Flexi: Prefabricated Housing “How can modular construction provide flexible and affordable housing strategies to cater for the changing needs of home owners?” Targeting on the stressful-living of young single professionals and low-income families in Sydney, the idea of prefabricated housing is introduced, in order to achieve their needs of owning a property. A sliding drawer concept with a designated 30sqm typical studio unit was firstly applied using the Le Corbusier’s Dom-ino House concept and further developed to a scaffolding concept to create a more flexible spatial layout with the addition of new modular unit – singular extension, horizontal expansion and vertical expansion.
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Jianqiu Liu @ jianqiu.liu@outlook.com 0421 649 609
@Jianqiu Liu @jianqiu.liu
Left; Perspective Section Right; Detailed Elevation Below; Spatial Experience
Mediation between PUBLIC and PRIVATE “This design focuses on mediation between public and private, which can foster community within the urban fabric.” The building site sits close to a vital public facility (Redfern Oval). It shifts from public space to private space at different times. Exploring the flexibility and smooth connection in the residential project is major concept. Active public space with the flexibility (through moving facade) and private units were connected by vertical communal spaces. Kinetic façade and courtyard form smooth mediation. The integration of traditional and modern architecture was also expressed through material, structure, and spatial arrangement.
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Left; Ground Floor Plan Below; Aerial Perspective Right; Concept Diagram Right Below; Interior Perspective
Mingsong Liu @ liumingsong1994@outlook.com +86 18646376877
@mingsong-liu
Biophilic Design In Apartment Building â€œâ€Śthe enjoyment of scenery employs the mind without fatigue and yet exercises it, tranquillizes it and yet enlivens it.â€? The core concept of the design is Sense of Nature. Sense of Nature describes the direct, physical and transient presence of nature in the whole building. The strongest experiences are achieved through the creation of Nature in the Space and Natural Analogues. According to the design target, by accommodating 64 studios and 96 two-bedroom apartments, this project supports the needs of the community now and into the future. This is particularly important because apartment buildings form a longterm part of the urban fabric.
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Top : Perspective of Ground Floor / Community Urban Farming Middle : Master Ground Floor Plan
Below : Living spaces encouraging purposeful human connection with nature
Maggie Liu @ maggiews.liu@hotmail.com 0435 371 628
@maggiewsliu @mwsliu
Left; Cross Section at 1:500 Right; Full spread concept or perpsective Below; Perspective through main area
RE-ENGAGE : Biophilic Housing “How can biophilic design elements alleviate social isolation in densely populated communities?” This project targets the adverse effects of urbanisation. It is important to approach the future design of our cities with nature to bridge the gap of disconnect. RE : ENGAGE introduces biophilia through urban farming and interactions with natural elements to alleviate the issue of social isolation through the implementation of quality public green spaces, communal shared facilities and passive design strategies such as natural ventilation and lighting. Environmental benefits include filtering air pollution, creation of micro-climates and insulate/ protect buildings. Sustainable design is slowly making an impact on our cities. It is important for us to be aware of humanity’s place in nature as well as nature’s place in the human society as climate change is already taking a toll on the future of the environment.
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Above; Render/ Long Section Right; Masterplan / Perspective Section
Chirag Munjal @ ar.chiragmunjal@gmail.com 0456 718 870
@Chiragmunjal @chirag.munjal29
A Common Courtyard WELLNESS + HOUSING The idea is to create an environment for the user which contributes to their wellness. A lifestyle that starts with design, from imagining how to insert a building in a natural or urban context before building it. Spaces in which people can live and grow intune with their surroundings with the feeling of home. The courtyards and public amentities will increase and balance the complete wellness of the community. COURTYARD WHICH LIVES ( living -------- commercial) - Terraces created at all levels to promote social wellness - Designing shading devices which promote flexbility -Courtyard design to promote more interactive spaces - Community kitchen to promote social interaction and bringing people together
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Marcelo Rodriguez L. @ marcelorodlem@gmail.com 0420 334 012
@marcelorodlem @m_arch_elo
The Housing Loop “Alternative housing models are vital in order to achieve a sustainable future by shifting our way of working and living into more healthy and balanced practices� Established sizeable communities articulated towards a central space and connected through an uninterrupted elevated walkway. This is where the main key strategies in which traditional and alternative housing schemes came together as one project in order to achieve a large scale multi-residential model with the goal of redefining the users perception of how we work and live. Physically and metaphorically the project follows the idea of a loop by connecting old-traditional and new-alternative housing programs along a continuous path where users are allowed to experience their preferred residential scheme without the compromises of moving away.
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Lachlan Smith @ lachie.rw.smith@gmail.com 0488 597 535
Left; Active Link Perspective Left (Centre); Microhousing & PCYC Elevation Left (Below); Microhousing & PCYC Section Below; Site Plan
Socially Inclusive Environments “Loneliness is different to feeling alone; we can be surrounded by others but still be lonely, or we can be alone and not feel lonely.” - Australian Psychological Society 2018 This project challenges the social concern of Australia’s housing market in which loneliness ubiquitously prevails densely populated living. A mix of cohousing buildings were formed with each building catering to the various and specific needs of people identified within the community. These models were holistically integrated with Redfern, with private spaces for permanent residents carefully separated from public and active site links and tenancies positioned to the South. High density micro-housing was further developed, of which a range of shared spaces were balanced with private spaces to promote indirect and purposeful interactions while providing zones for individual retreat.
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Above; Site Plan Right; Adaptable Apartments Floor Plans, Apartment Building Section, Apartment Perspective.
Caitlin Summers @ catesummers@gmail.com 0421 072 425
Adaptable Housing for High Density Living “When we talk to people, they have different dreams and aspirations for how they want to live. Today the market, to a large extent, assumes that everyone is the same.� - Lars Lundbye, Creative Direction - Almenr This project was developed out of an interest in the changing dynamics of households. I wanted to explore the possibility of diversifying housing stock in a high density environment through adaptive and flexible architecture strategies. Located in the changing suburb of Redfern, this model focuses on adaptable spaces that can evolve along with the resident’s life changes, enabling them to change their housing stock and grow in place without affecting the bigger building envelope. These tenancies, which come in both terrace and apartment type, are connected through large, purpose-driven open spaces to encourage social interaction with other residents and enable an organic sense of community to develop over time.
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Top Left; Conceptual Framework Left; Typical Floor Plan Bottom; Perspective From Elizabeth St Top Right; Section Through Shared Workspaces and SOHO Apartments. Bottom Right; Construction and materiality
Shengyi Tan @ tsy1992@hotmail.com +65 96324736
@sh3ngy
Small Office/ Home Office ‘’Small Office / Home Office Housing and its ability to benefit the local community.’’ Technology has been a popular trend with many tech startups, they start off in cheaper workspaces, or even in their own homes. The SOHO can also serve as a manufacturing space for them. The goal is to replicate the synergy of factory workers working and living near to their workplace in the past, which created a very tightly knit community. Long and short-term SOHO Housing targeted at tech start up working professionals.
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Left; Sectional Perspective Below Left; Elevation, Perspective Rendering Below; Perspective Rendering
Tongxin Wang @ 771426807amber@gmail.com 0426 169 968
@Amber Wang @amber_dadaguai
Overlapping Community, Overlapping Lifestyle “How can the need of the community create a unified idea of bigger home/ extended family for the whole site?” The design is inspired by the article called ‘City is not a Tree’ written by Christopher Alexander. By using the idea of overlapping in the article, I tried to create a PCYC community centre with different functions and overlapped with each other at the same time. Moreover, this overlapping idea does not only happen on the ground floor but also happens vertically. The courtyards and the elevated bridges on the upper level created a connection between each level. By this way, all the function of the future community could be activated.
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Dean Wardy @ deanwardy@outlook.com 0422 973 047
@deanwardy
Life Between Buildings: Places for People “Only architecture that considers human scale and interaction is successful architecture.” - Jan Gehl
Below: Sectional perspective through shared zone
Life between buildings is the need for contact - creating spaces that encourage incidental interaction and serendipitously meeting people. Contacts that develop spontaneously occur where there are others and are usually very brief–in the form of a short exchange of words to a brief discussion with the next man on the bench, to watching somebody work and asking a few questions, and so forth. From this simple level, contacts can grow to other levels, as the participants wish in a relaxed and undemanding way. The proposed housing typology is an abstraction of the terrace house vernacular and defined as live/work housing. There is something to be gained from both the worker and the community.
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Madeleine Whitby @ maddie.whitby@hotmail.com 0411 895 594
@madeleinewhitby
RESI / LIENCE “Too often density housing is designed for the developer, resulting in monotonous models of housing that dictate how we should live. “ With today’s population of diverse cultures, household needs, individual values and living dynamics, a more heterogenous approach could assist in accommodating these differences. The proposal envisions a cooperative housing organisation in Redfern where occupants are able to express their individuality by customising, expanding or contracting their homes as their living situations change. This encourages people to stay within their community by future proofing residential buildings against the ever changing needs of its occupants.
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Caleb Xu @ caleb.xu@hotmail.com 0434 993 420
linkedin.com/in/cxz
Overgrowth “How can a combination of the built environment and nature engage a community?� Humans have an inherent connection with nature. The effect it has on our wellbeing is well documented and incorporating it in buildings is becoming increasingly common. This project explores how nature can be meaningfully woven into the built fabric to improve the quality of and encourage the occupation of shared spaces. Modulating permeability, blurring thresholds between interior and exterior spaces, porosity of building mass and materiality are some ideas that are experimented with.
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RESILIENT NEIGHBOURHOODS: FORCED MIGRATION AND THE CITY Architecture + Social Agency Stream
Displacement from war, conflict and climate change is now an urban phenomenon. Globally some 60% of forcibly displaced people live in cities, a number which is as high as 90% in some countries. Displaced people living in cities encounter a range of challenges, which includes the trauma of being uprooted from home to another country, discrimination, being unable to find a job and therefore trapped in poverty, few if any social networks leading to social isolation, and uncertainty for the future. There is however a wealth of positive impacts on cities of influxes of people, including building cultural diversity, adding skills and growing markets. Forcibly displaced people have ‘a right to the city’ including rights to movement and nondiscrimination.
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Mark Szcerbicki
Inaugural Judith Neilson Chair in Architecture
Practice Director Szczerbicki Design Studio
To explore how architects can meaningfully engage in these challenges, this year’s studio question was, ‘what is an architectural response that successfully integrates forcibly displaced people into the life of a city, in the short, medium and long term’? Our partner for this studio was the arts collective 107 Projects, and their centre at Joynton Avenue. Students were invited to re-imagine the centre and its surroundings into physical forms that addressed this question. Happily, everyone quickly realised that the way to address this was not to focus on the word ‘refugee’, but rather to celebrate diversity, engagement and collective action.
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Luana Balzano @ luana.balzanousi@gmail.com 0431 106 028
The Ngara Welcome Centre “Giving displaced people the opportunity to study and work is the best way to help them finding the way to help themselves and to promote their integration in the new cities and communities.” This centre invites people to ‘ngara’, which in the gadigal language means to listen, to hear and to think. It is a place of welcoming and professional trainings, a place where you learn, practice and teach, a laboratory of art and gastronomy. In order to bring as many people and cultures as possible to the site, buildings and surroundings have been designed to invite people in, to let them freely wonder around and to let them stop by and sit.
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Matthew Dawoud @ dawoud.m@live.com 0415 195 277
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Joynton Avenue Creative Campus “How can design and architecture remedy the effects of social segregation and societal displacement, and instil a new attitude toward those who suffer from it?” The scheme aims to create an environment that fosters human interaction, with a focus on providing a place for individuals who do not really identify with the social ‘norm’ to express themselves. The concept is centered around a hearth-like public space, traditionally, the hearth being the place where people came to gather on a regular basis to connect.. This space is where particular events related to the functions of the surrounding buildings can be showcased and presented to the public. These buildings consist of an art school where all forms of traditional and modern artistic expression such as; art, poetry, writing, textiles, and graphic design can be explored by anyone, and a performance complex where people can exercise their creative expression through sport, music and dance.
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Emily Hallett @ emilyhallett96@gmail.com 0420 4828 26
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Greener Square Community “What is the potential of green spaces in the city? How do we build strong communities in an increasingly antisocial society? How do we facilitate sustainable suburbs?” Greener Square community is an active community building scheme which encourages locals to come together through shared purpose, responsibility and opportunity. The square comprises of a community run hydroponic ‘greenhouse’ which is supported by local evolvement. It produces food for onsite farmers markets and ‘The Kitchen’; A Communal food hall, bar and cooking school that utilises ingredients grown on site. Open community gardens surround and unify these buildings. The scheme aids residents to create a self-reliant, and social community of many opportunities and friendships.
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Belinda Jessica @
belindajessica6895@gmail.com 0420 761 952
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Dining Table in the City â&#x20AC;&#x153;How can embracing food growing and gathering in the city used to improve mental health?â&#x20AC;? A self-sustaining food production precinct embracing the human-nature connection and collaboration. This setup opens the opportunity to provide a productive hand-operated activity that would generate social interaction and improve cognitive ability. Regular engagement in community food growing project or typical horticultural therapy has proven to improve mental health especially for a socially excluded group such as recent immigrants and refugee. Food is not only part of the survival but also has become the social generator perceiving a potential future urban regeneration by creating a new meal experience in the city.
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Jincheng Jiang @ thirteentulip@gmail.com 0450 087 511
@thirteentulip13
A Place To Share Our Hands “Can our hands bridge the communities across language barriers? ” Individuals have their unique characteristics and own identities, but always disappear in main society because of language barriers. Who can help us? Is there another way to help us to connect with others? Yes! Don’t forget the tools we were born with, our longtime servants, our hands. In this project, we establish different scales of spaces to rebuild communication between you, me and others through hand activites. This building has the capability to curate a journey of communication for everyone, from introverted spaces to extroverted spaces, from individuals to larger communities in Greensquare.
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Top; Axonometric Above; site model images Right; Vignettes and conceptual render
“What did he do wrong?”.....“He umm, didn’t have permission to come here.” Samuel Jones @ sam@aej.com.au
COMFORT “we can collect some flowers tomorrow”
Threshold Conditions: An Immigration Detention Centre I propose a small step forward towards integration of forcibly displaced people into the life of the city. Innovative architectural solutions within the scopes of existing immigration policies that reduce the void between assylum seeker, refugee and citizen both in immigration detention and in refugee camps. The reality of treatment of detained assylum seekers in Australia, the taking of their life through removing all agency is hidden from the publicy eye. This removes an informed democratic vote from being able to take place. If immigration detention is only spectacle, if it is “illegal aliens” and not “Khalid Al Sarifi” I cannot see integration happening.
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Left; Master Plan Right; Sectional Elevation & Perspective Below; Ground Floor Plan MASTER PLAN 1:500
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Stephanie Kapetanellis @ stephaniejo1995@gmail.com 0433 666 484
@StephanieKapetanellis @StephKapetanellis
The InBetween spaces â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to create a new housing policy for Green Square, as the suburb will house 61,000 people by 2030, it is important to set a precedent for what will be the most densely populated city in Australia.â&#x20AC;? I propose that all new developments have 20% Affordable Housing, 5% Refugees, 75% locals paying market rent. To all be housed under a vertical terrace distribution concept. Creating affordable architecture using a shell and infill approach, whereby layouts can be further developed and manipulated by any tenure. Encouraging interaction via the inbetween spaces, whereby residents have the opportunity to work and live within their community.
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Above; Perspective of the main walkway with the arches to the refuge on the left
Sasha Lesiuk @ sashalesiuk@me.com 0410 920 804
@sasha_louise95
A Room of One’s Own “The little ceremonies of day-today life in a refuge... standing on the porch in the warm autumn sunshine, waving goodbye to a woman and her children off to start a new life of freedom from fear” - Annabelle Daniel, CEO of Women’s Community Shelters When displaced and seeking a space of refuge in Greensquare, Australia’s densest suburb, women and children should have a ‘room’ of their own - a cocooning space that provides shelter and security. The refuge is a moment of calm in a bustling city and is a place of dignity and diversity. Everyone has a different story but the community is woven together through common understanding. The space is permeable and hospitable both within its walls and from outside. It builds awareness, engages with the wider community and provides a springboard for women to stand on their own feet as strong, resilient and happy individuals.
Above; Plan and perspective of A Room of one’s own
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Natalie Lum @ lumyynatalie@gmail.com 0450 714 485
@Natalie Lum Left; Street View looking into site Right; Perspectives Below; Perspective through main areas
Urban Pastures â&#x20AC;&#x153;Meant to symbolise new growth and experiences in the lives of each member of the community, the urban pastures project aims to provide a platform for individuals to contribute to society, give purpose with activity and interact with one another as part of a greater community.â&#x20AC;? This project houses facilities for the community to learn about and engage in urban farming, provides co working spaces, as well as a community kitchen and public spaces which are designed with the intention of encouraging interaction within the community, and better mental health of individuals. this project also seeks to create a wondrous learning experience for children, with playscapes between tree canopies with nets and cavelike water features with planting facilities attached. The architecture of the building itself becomes a landmark for the community, as a large tree sits within elegant timber columns, unimposing in itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presence, harmonious with its context.
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Above; Perspective through entry way Right; Section / Perspective through laneway
Ellen Myint @ myintellen@gmail.com 0433 792 779
@ellenmyint
Changing the Narrative â&#x20AC;&#x153;To create architecture is to put in order. Put what into order? functions and objects.â&#x20AC;? - Le Corbusier How do we facilitate and showcase the contributions of humanitarian entrants, to progress public perception and create self-sufficient individuals and communities? The proposed building is developed to put in order the following supportive services: targeted employment services. professional mentoring programs, initiatives to provide opportunities for Australian work experience, vocational education and training linked to language skills, overseas skills recognition, initiatives to tackle discrimination in employment and employer education, support entrepreneurial refugees , facilitate access to drivers license and other modes of transport.
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Above; Section of the Education Centre Right; Perspectives
Daisy Parto @ daisyparto@gmail.com 0411 898 855
@daisy-parto-a381b892 @daisyparto
Space for All: Creating Opportunities for Displaced Peoples â&#x20AC;&#x153;How can the Built Environment facilitate Positive Perceptions of Displaced Peoples?â&#x20AC;? This project aims to further enhance the breakdown of the negative stigma and encourage integration and learning about of immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers is to design and create a space that is not specifically based around helping and assisting immigrants. As the overall goal is to subtle and poetic create inclusion, create a place where people can subconsciously learn and interact with those whom are using the proposed programmes. The aims of the proposal will be to draw people into these carefully articulated spaces and leave an impression on the outsider. A place that will leave a subtle mark on a commuter walking past on the other side, intrigued to interact with these spaces. A place where everyone is learning, integrating and being encouraged by the architecture.
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Tany Tan @ tanytan95@gmail.com 0431 226 569
@tanytan95
Learning in Complex-city “How do we learn to grow together in complex-city?” By learning and teaching about the complexity of each person’s perspective, skills and story, we can start to intertwine into a more understanding and empathetic community. Instead of allocating one space to one function, we create different atmospheres, sizes and shapes to suit multiple uses, with room to grow and change. Whereas in times of need, spaces may be renovated into accommodation units. Or perhaps combine both learning and living. By creating a learning tower for all, we can start to see positive benefits for all.
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Above; Ground Floor Plan Right; Perspective - From Zetland Ave/The Foyer/The Courtyard
Janice Teng @ janiceteng2408@gmail.com 0432 069 561
@e_cinaj
GREEN SQUARE HEALTH + WELL-BEING CENTRE “The needs and desires of people provides the underlying zeitgeist to this project.; a peoplecemtric approach focused on the cultivation of community living and general well-being.” The human is complex; longing to belong and share their stories, longing to be valued and to have a sense of purpose. Yet, sometimes the human finds themselves bound…tied by their preconceived conceptions or notions, ultimately cultivated as a ramification of their upbringing and context. At the nucleus of this project is the question of how an architectural response can reinstate or establish an individual’s (and thereafter, group’s) identity, value and purpose.
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Top; Education Long Section Bottom; The Commune ground floor plan
Carlos Veas @ csveas@gmail.com @Carlos Veas @csveas
The Commune | A Community for All â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Community for All, a project designed for acceptance, to transform perceptions and to create a community that is stronger together.â&#x20AC;? The intent of the proposal is to create a sense of safety without the creation of barriers as a community must be founded on a sense of belonging & acceptance, unifying us & them. Although breaking these barriers will take time, it must begin with a seed, a catalyst for change in the way people perceive each other and with the time the see becomes the tree, a thriving & connected community. Therefore, it is necessary for the community to have a shared space to gather and interact to create connections and a greater sense of safety and acceptance. Top; The Commune Green Bottom; The Community Hub
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Dongyun Zhou @ mindyzhou1213@gmail.com 0452 529 313
@mindyzhou1213
Green Square Learn and Play Centre
Above; Perspective through main area Bottom left; Section Bottom Right; Site plan
Dog Friendly Area
Green Space Plaza
Table Tennis Court
Children Playground
The Green Square Learn and Play center is mainly designed for green square community and refugee who have problems of the resettlement in Australia. It provideS languages and different skills courses to help refugee rebuild their life in Sydney. The learn part and play part are connected by an auditorium, people can flexibly choose the activites inside the building. There is a big courtyard a multi-purpose outdoor space for events like weekend market,outdoor performance and outdoor exhibition etc. After people come to the building, they will know more about each other, have fun together and eventually build an inclusivecommunity with love and belonging.
Joynton Avenue Creative Centre
Weekend Market
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Above; Ground floor plan Right; Pespective of exterior and interior space
Ruidi Zhou @ claire.zhou728@gmail.com 0406 395 571
@Ruidi Zhou
Storytelling Hub in Green Square “How can storytelling help people recover from trauma and integrate with local community?” People with different backgrounds may experience misunderstanding, difficulties and even trauma on their way to integrate with a new environment. Based on relevant research of refugees and migrants, this project aims to bridge people’s connection, communication and understanding through storytelling to create a diverse and active community center. According to different activities, the storytelling space is divided into different scales, individual, group and the whole community. Relatively, people can also experience different atmosphere from peace to jollification, and from loneliness to sense of belonging. In addition, various ways of storytelling are included in the project such as performance, music, storytelling workshop, psychological counseling and cultural exhibition.
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URBAN RENEWAL: INNER CITY WATERLOO, SYDNEY Architecture + Urban Conditions Stream
Recently UrbanGrowth NSW (the urban development agency of the NSW State Government) has released a muchanticipated Master Plan of the Waterloo Estate, which aims to develop previously majority public housing blocks into 7,000+ dwellings and mixed use, over approx. 20 hectares. The plan has however prompted much criticism and arose questions which need to be addressed. Given that Sydney is rapidly growing, and this prime inner-city site is largely underdeveloped, how dense should this place be? What (new) functions and uses could be conveniently proposed?
Dr. RaďŹ&#x20AC;aele Pernice
Benjamin Driver
Senior Lecturer in Architecture and Urbanism
Senior Urban Designer Hill Thalis
With support from guest critics, professionals and collaborators spanning the architectural, urban and landscape design disciplines, the Urban Conditions Studio 2019 has focused on the developed of an alternative master plan for all blocks of the Waterloo Estate in Sydney. Subsequently students have chosen a specific site and public domain to develop architecturally which includes a major public or community programme. Reviewing relevant precedents, students have been asked to identify within key urban blocks all the ingredients that make cities vibrant and exciting, and perhaps also what might be missing. They have articulated the way in which urban uses are distributed and integrated into and between built forms, and were asked to identify the relationships between uses, functions, the way they are accessed from and enliven the public domain, as well as the way distribution and agglomeration of specific uses can generate unique and varied precincts within the whole. Whilst the resolution of the master plan was proposed as group work exercise, each student has individually taken a meaningful element from it and developed the design concept for a communal space integrated with mixed-use building(s) in the last stage of the studio in term one. This design concept then has been further developed, enlarged and refined at architectural scale in term two as final individual project.
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Waterloo -33.899, 151.201 208,400 sq.m
Urban Conditions Stream 2019 Raffaele Pernice + Benjamin Driver
Above; Detail Section Right; Perspective of Public Space, Swimming Pool, Art Gallery
Nour-Maria Abou Chahine @ nour-maria@hotmail.com 0401 291 448
@Nour-Maria Abou
Omnia: A Public Building How can a hybrid building encourage social interactions between different cultural and socio-economic groups within society? Located in the culturally diverse suburb of Waterloo, the project is based on the idea of utilizing architecture as a tool to improve the needs of the community. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;OMNIAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; challenges the conventional hybrid architecture model by incorporating a mix of programs such as music, art, sports and food into one public building. The boundaries between these programs are pushed and broken to achieve unique spaces that create a range of interactions between the visitors and the urban environment. The architecture becomes flexible as programs are not separated but instead integrated and celebrated collectively by all members of the community.
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Above - Perspective Renders Right - Design Development Graphics
Final massing option with Concert Theatres in the Basement.
Museum gallery added on Level 1.
Raghav Agarwal @
araghavagarwal1994@gmail.com 0405 885 272
@araghav14 @araghav14
Studios, Restaurants, Dance Theatres added on the upper levels. Waterloo Performance & Visual Arts Centre â&#x20AC;&#x153;How can a place and space in a precinct that focuses on human expression / arts & culture contribute towards creating a more livable and happy city?â&#x20AC;?
Bridge for Pedestrians to access terrace gardens and upper spaces.
75m tall circulation tower, with LED facade and projection system for digital art.
Over recent years, human expression in the form of cinema, theatre, art, and music have started becoming increasingly important in improving the quality of our lifestyles. Thus, this project explores how these forms of expression, which are completely different from each other in terms of spatial requirements, operation and social class, can be catered for under one single roof. The program for this design involves concert theaters, dance and music studios, art creation and exhibition spaces, educational halls, and restaurant spaces.Â
Rainforest garden and skylights added to the basement.
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Samuel Carslake @ samuelcarslake@gmail.com 0447 765 667
@carslake
Top; Ground Floor Plan Left; Perspectives of Public Space Right; 1 : 500 Site model, CNC & Laser cut with textured finish
Enduring Waterloo “I’d like to see a welcoming and safe place for all people of all demographics” - Matavi resident An existing community is made up of more than people and housing. What binds a community together is its rituals and habits, what occupies the space between buildings, what fills the streets with life. The premise for these spaces is to work with what is existing and build on that theme. To provide for the new community I propose a new mixed-use building and community centre. The space would include a community hall, communal kitchen, space for a restaurant, relocated bike workshop and community garden. Additionally, there would be retail space on ground level and co-housing in the higher levels.
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Shuk Yan Kristy Chan @ ksychan125@gmail.com 0425 192 323
Left; Masterplan axonometric Left below; Concept long section Below; Facade detail section
Balance + Program â&#x20AC;&#x153;How do we use urban design and architecture to achieve the right balance of public and private programs within a vertical school?â&#x20AC;? The proposed public school within the Waterloo Estate master-plan tackles the issue of an increasing population density within our urban context. Public suburb schools are often seen as low scale buildings with large untouchable spaces which cannot be accessed by the community during off-school hours. Controlling public and private access is a challenge whether it is affecting the security of students from members of the community or between students. The role of the school is redefined as a piece of infrastructure which becomes the catalyst to promote strong community values.
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Shuhan Chen @ angela.shuhanc@gmail.com 0481 794 588
@shuhan chen @smashingwillow
NATURCISE â&#x20AC;&#x153;What urban design and architecture strategies exist to add density to inner city renewal sites without destroying a mature urban forest canopy?â&#x20AC;? According to research, large proportions of housing make public domain scarce, the uneven distribution of land is very serious. Large areas of green space in residential areas has been used for commercial development. As the economy improves, the environment has been destroyed. In this case, how can we integrate the daily activities of urban people with the natural atmosphere will be a starting point to guide my design. This led to the idea of preserving the mature trees on the site and slowly developed my design towards integrating this idea with the outdoor interactive space.
Above; Perspective through main area
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Left; Views from George St. Right; Exploded building diagram Below; Cross section at 1 : 2000
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Viral Golakiya @ viralpatel2310@gmail.com 0468 352 767 LEVEL 3
@Viral Golakiya @viral_golakiya
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Waterloo Interchange & Gallery “How an Urban design and Architecture can integrate heavy transport infrastructure into contemporary urban space?”
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Located on the George Street of Waterloo, this building incorporates three underground train stations, Art Gallery as an architectural expression, and Markets as an urban space connected to the building. Over the years, public transport has been seen as just a medium of commute. Nowadays it is a part of our daily life, therefore why it can’t be exciting and interesting? People should be able to choose public transport over cars. An urban insert that stands uniquely in the precinct and expresses art from station to the building allowing open ground floor connected to markets and light rail station will create lively and active urban space for maximum hours, which Sydney needs today.
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Top; Elevation Left; Cooking class with inner garden Right; Autumn of the Farm
SeoYeon Jung @ seoyeon_jung@hotmail.com 0450 220 293
@_yeon0322
Farm the City “How can architecture and urban design of urban food production address issues around food security for a growing Sydney?” The proposed urban farm has different growing methods of vertical farming in the modular system to secure food production. The modular system is based on the calculation of annual vegetable consumption of over 10,000 people in the community. In addition, various programs have been included within the site such as farmer’s market, cooking library, eatery, and botanic garden to activate urban farm. Through local production, consumption and composting, a sustainable, closed-loop food system is established for the growing population.
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Stage 1 Reorganizing Context
Stage 4 Creating column systems and walls to define interior area
Stage 2 Creating Space around the courtyards to let sunshine in
Stage 5 Stacking urban farm tower on the courtyard to create more plantation area
Stage3 Lifting up the roof to create open ground floor and welcome users in
Stage 6 Utilise roof top for more activities
Left; Process Diagrams Right; Conceptual Render Below; Perspective through main area
Jiayu Li @ lilianli042795@gmail.com 0424 700 825
@lilianlijiayu @LiJiayu
Urban Green Sprout: Market and Urban Farm “ “Can the effects of climate change in the city be solved through architecture and urban design stratergies?” This project evokes the urban residents’ awareness of sustainability, through the introduction of a urban farm and locally sourced market to their community, the issues of rapid urbanisation and climate change could be tackled. The open floor plan and programmes act in cooperation with the surrounding public space and master-plan and also redefine the streetscape. The vertical urban farms take prominent position as a landmark and publicity of urban agriculture, which also have a symbolic meaning of sprouting a better future in the grounds of Waterloo.
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Left; Concept Model Right; 1 : 100 Detailed model Below; Perspective through main area
Shao Liang Ng @ n.shaoliang@gmail.com 0411 250 478
Shao Liang Ng @shaoliang
Cultural Extension: Sports Arena â&#x20AC;&#x153;Exploring other aspect of culture sports culture.â&#x20AC;? The proposal is to design an arena that is near the city for sports meets and competitions. The concept for the building form comes from the Japanese art of origami and paper folding. By folding a flat piece of paper, it gives the paper structure and allows it to be free-standing. It also gives the paper a natural curve that is affected by the way the paper folds. Looking at the way the paper folds, it is made up by a flat face and a folded line. It could be imagined that the flat part of the paper could be a panel of glass or opaque material wherever the building needs. The degree of fold also affects the overall shape of how the facade would be formed.
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Tracey Poon @ tracey.poon@hotmail.com 0422 454 030
@tracey-poon @racey_tay
Top Left; Model Images Bottom Left; Laneway Perspective Below; Density Axonometric
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The Rookery: A Contemporary ‘Medieval’ City for Waterloo “What does a High Density, Low Rise City look like?” Density is commonly associated with building height. ‘The Rookery’ challenges this notion that density = high rise. Consideration of privacy and amenity between each block has resulted in a building separation limit of 6 metres, whilst utilising the ground plane and rooftop areas creates a hierarchy of public and communal spaces. This results in a proposed density of 179 dwellings a hectare. At its core, ‘The Rookery’ is an exploration of an alternate model of density; how we can use urbanity to generate a sense of community; and how this shapes and impacts the fabric of the built environment we live in.
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Terracota roofing tile 460 x 250 mm
100mm insulation panel 60/60mm diagonal bracing 60/270mm laminated gumwood beam 90/300 laminated timber beam 2No.s of laminated timber members 50 x 150mm
2No.s of laminated horizontal timber members 50 x 150mm 2No.s of laminated vertical timber members 50 x 150mm 600mm brick stub for structural support
Left; Detail Section at 1 : 75 Below; Perspective through aquatic area Right; Urban scale design process diagram
Mohammed Shafiqui @ shafmoh21@gmail.com 0470 359 327
@m-shafiqui @mshafiqui
The Waterloo Green Wellness Precinct “Can a city’s green public space be utilized to improve the physical health of its citizens?” Placed in Waterloo’s social housing precinct, this project necessitated a regional approach, aimed at reviving the area’s lost biodiversity, creating an environment of social health and well being alongside, providing people with an outdoor as well as an indoor, aquatic and fitness space. It gave people an opportunity to freely workout in the outdoors while reminding them of the rich diverseness of species that used to thrive in the swamp area of Waterloo before the industrialization period, prompting them of the health benefits of exercising outside and also aimed to address the existing issues of drug abuse and mental health problems of people living in this low income social housing community.
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Above; Perspective through Day and Night Right; Interactive Spaces through the Site
Gunjan Shah @ gunshah15@gmail.com 0435 959 092
@gunjan15 @gunjan.15
Urban Indigenous Community Centre Through an understanding of this siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history, one realises how deeply rooted the areas of Waterloo and Redfern are in Aboriginal history. It then only made sense, to create a space that gave back, by responding to their ethos and value system which would help create a stronger community. The concept stems from a public building snaking along contrasting urbanscapes, while attempting to create interactive spots through the interplay of landscape and built form. The Community Centre has been designed in a manner that the spaces are active through morning and night. Pushing for a warm yet minimal material palette, bricks have been used in various combinations through the design. From elevational treatment to using it as a sun screening element that allows for interesting light and shadow plays, the intent was to explore the versatility of Brick. With a streaming bioswale sweeping through the gentle slope of the site, its journey flowing between varying hard and soft scapes, it embraces the differences and yet connects them all with a common thread. A metaphor, that we most often forget, but is worth reminding ourselves of. UC14
Top: Master Plan Block Infill Diagrams Bottom: All-inclusive Outdoor Spaces (conceptdigital collage)
Janette Tin-Yee Tam @ janettetytam@gmail.com 0409 172 235
@janette.tam
Waterloo Civic Centre â&#x20AC;&#x153;Revitalisation of an inner city suburb. Adaptive reuse of existing social housing blocksâ&#x20AC;? The scheme was conceived as part of a master plan to rejuvenate the inner city suburb of Waterloo through provision of public amenities to consolidate the diverse local community. By retaining the existing social housing blocks, the relocation of elderly social housing tenants could be minimized, and the carbon footprint of the redevelopment could be reduced. The Civic Centre comprises of a townhall, library, workshop and seminar spaces, community gardens, and parks for all ages integrating the existing landscape. The two social housing blocks have been upgraded and adapted as part of the new community hub.
Top: Civic Centre Integrating Exisitng Social Housing Blocks (1: 500 model) Middle: View Towards Auditorium (1: 200 model) Bottom: Structural Reinforcement to Existing Building (1: 20 model)
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Left; Perspective of outdoor space Right; Urban planning with architecture design development Below; the enhancement of urban design; exhibition space perspective
Han Wang @ wangmo998877@gmai.com 0435 902 947
@wangmo998877
The cohesion of the spaces “ “How to perfectly mix the public open space with the architecture by creating a new urban form?” The project aims to create a cohesion between the public spaces and urban forms. The programmes has called for a range of educational institutions like art, design and architecture schools varying in scales. The built forms and open spaces corresponds to the local master plan. The architectural programmes define the “boundaries” between public, semi-public and private purposes, and provided a mixture for public domain and private uses.
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Left- Section Model 1:200 Right- Exploded Axonometeric Below- Perspective through main area
Viswesh Warrier @ visweshkwarrier@gmail.com 0432 850 903
@visweshkwarrier @viswesh_warrier
Waterloo Commons “Can Architecture and Urban Design create a sustainable precinct based food cycle loop?” This project explores how a building can work support waterloos’s food requirements and create a center for sustainable resource management. The center tries to work on creating a circular loop in terms of resources use like water, waste, food and people. The programme involves markets, restaurants, vertical farming areas and spaces for research. The building aims to help waterloo make and celebrate its food, whilst also encouraging discussions and activities in the community.
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Above; Perspective through main area Right; Concept + Interior
ARCHITECTURE GALLERY WATERLOO CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH POP ART GALLERY
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Ran Wei @ ranwei1011@gmail.com 0416 585 959
@ranwei95 @Ranwei
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â&#x20AC;&#x153;How can architecture and urban design create spaces that are adaptable and flexible to cater contemporary society and futureproofed for a changing climate?â&#x20AC;? Located in Waterloo NSW, the Architecture & Art Precinct is a cultural zone that aims to encourage the development of cultural venues in Sydney. This is done by proposing two galleries - the Architecture Gallery and the Pop Art Gallery. In order to achieve the concept of creating spaces that are adaptable, the precinct is introducing movable structures to create flexible spaces to accommodate a variety of different programmes. The two movable structures can either work independently, or join together to form spaces of different scales, which responds to the experimental design scheme.
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Zimian Xia @ zimian.xia@gmail.com 0434 128 762
@Zimian Xia @zimianxia Left: Ground Floor Plan / Program diagram Middle: Cross section Right; Axometric Diagram Below; Concept model / Render
Interaction: Waterloo Youth Centre â&#x20AC;&#x153;What are the essential design strategies to create a welcome and safe urban environment?â&#x20AC;? This project explores how crime prevention impacts the design of the urban environment and social life. It seeks to create a community that could both reduce crime rates and create a sense of security and being welcomed. Waterloo youth centre will provide vocational, leisure and support services for youth with a range of activities for the local community. Easy access across the site and glazing facade increase opportunities for people to keep an eye on each other by creating environments with high visitation and visibility, meanwhile it also keeps the privacy according to the functions. It will enable people to feel comfortable when they are on-site and free to focus on their creative expression.
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Zichen Xiao @ janexzc0411@gmail.com 0452 569 411
@jane_xzc
Fun Village Waterloo is a notorious area with a high crime rate in Sydney, several buildings are especially known for their high suicide rates. In the research process, I stumbled upon reports on crimes and suicides. These unfortunate events have had varying degrees of impact on the population here. One of the incidents happened to a little girl who came to immigrate. Her mother brought her to Sydney alone. She witnessed many crimes and bloody incidents here. In the end, her mother become one of the victims. From the perspective of architects and urban designers, these crime rates cannot be fundamentally eliminated, but it is possible to lift up peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spirits by designing fun and interesting spaces. The quality of life of the residents can be improved to reduce the occurrence of these tragedies. Above; Ground Floor Plan Left; Perspective Render First Floor Plan Programming Perspective Render
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From the ARCHEX 2019 student group of curators, designers and organisers, we greatly appreciate your support. We’ve discovered first hand that the exhibition doesn’t happen without your generosity and so we’d like to extend our admiration to all our sponsors! NSW Architects Registration Board Bates Smart Ethos Urban PBD Architects Tzannes Grimshaw Architectus NBRS Architects PTW Architects TURNER FJMT DWLA+ Hill Thalis Mok Design Studio Rothelowman TKD Architects Rothelowman
ARCHEX Committee 2019 Organisation
Fabrication
Philip Oldfield
Thomas Choo
Shaowen Wang
Tany Tan
Luciano Cardellicchio
Carlos Veas
Benjamin Allen
Caleb Xu
Janette Tin-Yee Tam
Project Management
Marketing
Valentina Kusova
Harry Joe Kealy
Matthew Dawoud
Tongxin Wang
Jason Cheung
Hanzhi Fang
Rebecca Fray
Xingtong Tao Qian Li
Finance
Event Coordination
Khaled Bou Fahkreddine
Seo-Yeon Jung
Samuel Mok
Diannia Lim
Dean Wardy
Shao Liang
Publication Joanne Hui Lee Ling Juncheng Hu Andrew Yip Sidath Chheang
Ruidi Zhou