Belinda Taylor Studio B eta Studio 12 l Shirley Kwan l Sem 1, 2018
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Contents
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Lecture Material
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Sketches
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Presentation Drawings
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Photos of Model
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Reflection
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Group Formation
‘‘g r o u p f o r m o f f e r s a s y n t h e s i s b e t w e e n g r o u p o f b u i l d i n g s ’’ Stan Allen The most interesting concept I took from group form, is the relationship at local levels and how to manage a project as an overall collectiveand not individual form. As for compositional form incompases a strong top down form and the megaform relies on one strong structure. This became an important concept for designing the garden estate as an overall group field, with an organisational scheme.
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Field Conditions and Fields ‘‘t h e w h o l e i s m o r e i m p o r t a n t t h a n t h e i n d i v i d u a l p a r t’’
David Mah
The idea of the field being more systemic and the development of a field as a combined structure allows for flexibility and lacks the need for an overall strong structure. The field is dynamic, expandable, diverse yet indivually unique and coherent. As seen in Sou Fujimoto’s, Children Center for Physiciatric Rehabiliation below, the reorganisation or taking or adding of peices doesn’t effect the overall composition.
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F igures,Door s and Passages ‘‘O r d i n a r y t h i n g s c o n t a i n t h e d e e p e s t m y s t e r i e s .’’ Robin Evans The plan very cleary organises the way in which we manage and organize inhabited space. The arrangment of domestic space has a powerful inherent relationship over our lives. The capacity to utilise figures, doors, passages, windows, stairs, walls to selectively divide and reunite inhabitial space is a powerful arrangement of space. This concept became a focal point for me in Module 3, where I really focused on the way people inhabit space and improved the overall circulation and local connections in my design.
The PAVILLION
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The Pavillion
‘‘A n a r c h i t e c t u r a l d e s i g n e l e m e n t t h a t crosses between the boundary of landscape design and architectural d e s i g n .’’ David Mah Therefore, being relevant to the project as it can act as cross between the landscape and the built environment. It stems from the picturesque garden tradition but can be utilised as a public artifact that invites public engagement and interaction. It exhibits a unique relationship between the landcape, built form and human interaction. Below, is a project by Aranda Lasch, 2005, PS1 Proposal, New York, an interesting design that uses the picturesque grotto as a proxy; a contempopary take on a garden tradition.
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Ground Conditions
A range of techniques can be used to articulate the lanform; ribbon method, egg crate technique and pin method. Similary, they provide a precise way of recognising and mapping key moments and geometries within the landscape. ‘‘T h e l a n d s c a p e i s a n e x t e n s i o n o f t h e h o u s e.’’ Inaki Abalos An interesting concept by Inaki Abalos presented in the Positivist House, highlighting the relationship between the landscape and the built form. The way in which the landscape can respond to the built environment and become an extension of the inhabital space through experintation of the inbetween space and microclimate.
Interesting use of ribon technique by Jonas Ng at Tableu Software Seattle, exploring themes of contours and nature in a light instillation. 8
S K E T C H
d r E x p e r i m e n t a l w i S n g
Module1 Using collage as an i n t u a t i v e a p p r o a c h.
Isolating interesting moments to devlope ideas from
Exploration of compositional element became the most interesting and devloped into the idea of blending the landscape and the built envionment. Other forms explored in collage presented more of a striated and cluster form or mega structure. The compositional collage playing with positive and negative space was the strongest idea to explore further.
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Module 2
Using plants in the negative space in buildings
Playing with the different representation of tree for iso view.
Attempt at sloping roofs, decided against and to stick with flat roofs for the group forms. 11
Module 3
First attempt at landcape. Desk CritiqueDid not show the group form at plan.
Playing with circulation and dividing the space to create courtyards. Playing with submurging, lifting and merging the ground and elements.
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D R P R E S E N T A T I ON W I N G S
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Module 1 The use of rules created a more oganised plan compared to the original collage. I chose rules that defined the way in which I intended the use of space. The concept of ‘The Courts’ and programme of creating a blended garden with a multitude of private and public courts, the rules used included the concept of positive
and negative space, intersection, distance and interval and repeition to create intricate connections and intimate space.
The overall shape was more fluid and coherent, yet each form is indiviually unique. The critique from here required more organisation at plan from site boundaries and how to now devlope the negative space.
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Module 2
Exploring level with groun and roof terraces, window styles and modular door system to close and open private and public garden space.
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This module decloped the idea that the negative space in the building would become garden spaces in the built form to create a blending between the landscape garden and the built environment. 18
I s o m e t r i c
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Plan
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Module 3 Contour Diagram Trying to create interesting landforms while maintaing the group form as an overall maninpulation of the landscale.
Shadow Diagram Shadow diagram showed that the North utilised the most sun and was the least affected by building shadow.
Wind Diagram Taking advantage of the cool Southerly breeze. Apparant that more vegetation and trees is required to utilise wind tunnels and block breeze from North direction 21
Plan and Materials
Sidewalk
Vegetation and trees was used in interior and exterior space, as a means to improve circulation and to create the aesthetic of a pleasant courtyard garden. Materials incoporated include timber, gravel, grass and water features. 22
Module 4
The section drawings explore the use of interior and exterior environment and display the final design and idea of ‘blending.’ There is a clear synthesis between the landscape and the buildings. The system composition is distributed in a way that there is different interesting local connections yet no main focus; encompasing the idea
of group form.
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Section Drawings
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Isometric
This Isometic view exhibits the cohesiveness of the group elements and the ground. The use of passages and the ground determines the programme and circulation. 25
The system of group composition is a condition of balance and distribution that allows for interesting local conditions with no dominant focus point, ‘a condition of non-move-
ment but continually alive.’
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Alex Salenilsch
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Photos of Model
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Module 2
The use of multi-level garden spaces
The idea that the garden will encompass the interior space and trees will grow out of the buildings.
Exploring garden passages.
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Module 3
The overall elevation shows some similarities with the final gradiant of the landscape displayed in Module 4. Similarly, the landscape is cut in a way that creates a multitude of levels to create small microclimates and intrecate spaces but does not yet achieve the same level of blending and cohesiveness.
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Trying to manipulate the landscape while keeping overall group form.
The main idea to come and further develope from Module 3 was the idea of the landscape encompassing over the building.
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The negative space at plan became small intrecate attractors within the estate, with many different programmes for enjoyment.
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It’s evident the blending of the garden and form and minutes differences in programme.
Module 4 Key Section
The vine grows through the interior to create an inside garden yet provides enough privacy from the exterior view.
Small microclimates and intercate garden space for relaxation.
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Part of the Whole R ef lection The idea of group form and field conditions taught me a different approach to design. A challenging concept to intially grasp but I am quickly learning that there are several approaches to design and several alternatives to achieve a goal. The idea of the field and having a design that is flexible and can continue to grow and expand or even be designed by a different designer following the same set of rules is an extremely valuable concept. When there is a need for expansion and infrastructure withing society and a systematic approach exhists that is so diverse whilst inherently unique, I can see how this approach may encompass our future cities. The idea of the ‘master program instead of the master plan’ by Fumiko Maki is something I will take with me to future design projects. After this studio, I am more intouch with the refined relationships between landscape and elements as w hole, and the potential for the inbetween space.
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