THE CRESCENT SCHOOL OF DESIGN
The Cradle of WISDOM
An exploration on social morality through education 1
ARCH7201-7202 RESEARCH DESIGN STUDIO Supervisor: Robert Barnstone Author: Brian, Lok Man Chan Objectives: This booklet attempts to include research issues on current society and educational system hence to provide design solutions to the raised issues. The selection of works in SECTION A and B of this book are used for exploration of ideas that lead to SECTION C The Crescent Campus Design. The illustrated research works in this booklet include author’s own personal design and analysis, collaborative group works on precedent studies and site analysis, and also useful quotes referenced from other professionals. Special credits to Mr. Peter Kolasinski for assisting on furniture fabrication and Mr. Robert Barnstone for providing sophisticated precedents as design inspiration.
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Contents SECTION A 6
18 34
PART 1 PART 2 PART 3
SECTION B 50 PART 4
68 82
PART 5 PART 6
SECTION C 94 108 124 134 142 152
PART 7 PART 8 PART 9 PART 10 PART 11 PART 12
160 163
IDEAS EXPLORATION Education & Society Social Environment Philosophy
RESEARCH & INVESTIGATION Site Analysis Precedents Furniture Design
APPLICATION & DEVELOPMENT Site Intervention Masterplan Central Learning Hub CSD Workshop Students Lodge - Accommodation The Crescent Sports Centre- GYM
CONCLUSION REFERENCES 3
A
SECTION
IDEAS EXPLORATION
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EDUCATION & SOCIETY
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WHAT IS “LEARN AND PRACTICE OFTEN, ISN’T IT PLEASANT? FRIENDS HAVE COME FROM DISTANT PLACES, ISN’T IT ENJOYABLE?” CONFUCIUS THE CRESCENT SCHOOL OF DESIGN
EDUCATION? Education is a form of learning in which knowledge and
Early institutions located all over the world. The most
discussion, teaching, training, research. It is in a sense
Education took place in philosophy and language
skills are transferred through different methods such as that education is the transferral of intellectual values
of a group of people from one to the next generation.
Apart from traditional teaching methods, education also takes part in informal transmission from one being
to another through mentoring and guidance of others.
profound education background was from Greek.
translation basing on biblical scripture. The European higher education is highly co-related to religious
institutions hence in a sense it is described to be an observation of creation and nature.
Meanwhile, learners can also educate themselves
Until the 19th Century education is framed into a
individual personalities and skills on decision making.
to be accompanied with the purpose of teaching
through taking experiences in relation to building up
In history, education began as adults trained the youth in the skills believed necessary in the society. It is taken place generally through oral and imitation.
structured system of “Formal Education�. It is explicitly students in a school environment with classrooms of multiple students learning in groups with a trained mentor.
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Traditional Education
Progressive Learning
Lectures
Projects
Tutorials
Group Discussions
Information and knowledge
Consultations
Tests and exams
Social works
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WHAT IS PROGRESSIVE LEARNING? “It is not so very important for a person to learn facts. For that he does not really need a college. He can learn them from books. The value of an education in a liberal arts college is not the learning of many facts, but the training of the mind to think something that cannot be learned from textbooks.�
the idea of a flexible classroom and learn through
experiencing, projects and hand-on jobs. The main objective of such method of teaching is to emphasis on training students critical thinking and social skills. Public engagement has taken significant proportion of the system. It aims to equip individuals to engage
and participate into the bigger society after graduation Albert Einstein
from their educational institution. This emphasis on the
Progressive Learning emerged in the late 19th Century
as the end goal of every work, but the production
as it differed distinctively from Euro-American curricular
way of education. In contrast to traditional teaching methods include a formal teacher teaching in a
classroom of numbers of students, it tends to promote
training on lifelong learning and disregard final results process of becoming mature with works.
According to John Dewey, one of the educational
reformers of the states back in 1880s, education
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Each teacher has availability to relate deeply to students in class while understanding them closely of their progress and thoughts. Meanwhile, students develop their personal characters through following their teachers’ instructions.
is “the participation of the individual in the social
teacher has availability to relate deeply to students in
take consideration of treating students as a social
and thoughts. Meanwhile, students develop their
consciousness of the race”. To this, education should being. That is, to train themselves to make use of
understanding their capabilities in making every decision in life. Therefore, according to this principle, it is claimed to provide training to students to step into
a community rather than only focussing on the pure knowledge absorbed from textbooks nor notes.
class while understanding them closely of their progress personal characters through following their teachers’ instructions. The training is also more focussed on students’ ability and interest. By analyzing ones’
capabilities and interests of studies, students are more self-motivated to study while maintain more freedom
to explore their potential. Students are taken through
stages of experimentation and team collaboration and
METHODOLOGY OF LEARNING
finally learn through others’ successes and failures.
training where provoke the idea of mentor-ship. Classes
a platform to raise self-discipline alongside of placing
Progressive education steps into more personalized
take part in small groups of maximum of 20 or less. Each
Therefore, the progressive educational schools provide themselves into the social environment of this world.
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WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE TO THE SOCIETY IN 2015? “The moral code of our society is being reshaped right before our eyes, and everything we stand for is slipping out from underneath our feet.”
on telecommunication system, this plays significant effects to human activities in society. Every single app and product appears on devices can easily provide day-
to-day news and information across locations and get Chris Riotta
everyone registered connected “closely” to each other.
People are becoming addicted to social media and
2015, there is approximately 1.44 billion monthly active
virtual reality like drugs, itching for them as they roll out of bed. It has become a routine habit for people in every
modern society to stick to popular social platforms. Media platforms such as Facebook, Youtube, Instagram,
According to Social Media Statistics Australia in April users across Australia. This record has great emphasis
to the close attachment to social media of Australian residents.
Twitter and Whatsapp provides opportunities for users
Due to limited capacity of self-discipline, it is common
enormous technology enhancement in the past decade
temptation on sticking close to the vibrant information
to connect to one another easily. Alongside with the
manner for youngsters or even for adults to fall into the
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This addiction ironically creates an barrier people in this modern
invisible society.
provided by these technologies. The surface of this
attention often is one of the core reasons for users to
people from all over the places easily. However, the
virtual activities. This shift of source of satisfaction from
technology helps to enhance communications between
problem created is a total opposite which users often focus mainly on the technologies in hand, whereas they lack the initiative on person-to-person interaction. This
addiction ironically creates an invisible barrier people in this modern society.
Furthermore, people suffering with serious addiction
might even struggle to relate to other people in their corresponding friend zones in their real life. For
instance, some keen users can often handle online
conversation and updates efficiently. To this, catching
constantly engage in online conversations and public the reality to the virtual world discourages active users
from real life interactions to focus more on building up their second identity in secondary social platforms. It
is common that the deeper they are involved in the
platform, often the harder they can withdraw back to their primary dimension of life. In summary, although technologies
help
to
enhance
communications
between many people in modern societies, the over
reliance on technologies worsen the experience of face-to-face interaction in reality. Overall, it is highly arguable on the benefits of social media platform.
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WHAT TO DO WITH “I still believe we are capable of breaking free from the things that prevent the human experience from being something shared in person and not just online.” Chris Riotta THE CRESCENT SCHOOL OF DESIGN
BUILT ENVIRONMENT? In this millennium age, in respond to the changing
social status of individuals in this society, it is necessarily to give opportunities for young adults to explore
is no reason to withdraw the use of technology from modern world education.
themselves and participate into the bigger social
The question comes in mind is: how can we manage
the appropriate method of communication is: either
preventing persons to abuse its usage in this changing
environment. However, it is arguable that whether a “step-back� with the prevention of technological
impact to social morality and life, OR taking advantages of technological advancement in cooperated with
the general progression of educational system. An obvious answer in the society tends to lie towards the
cooperation between technology advancement and education with the reason that if technology can be applied in responsible and applicable context, there
to handle these skills to an optimized uses while
society? Since the late 20th century, the introduction of
computing -related technology has been reshaping the society and industry, as well as the education methods. It is unpreventable to withdraw computers from a learning environment. For example, in the design industry, the
introduction of laser cut technology and 3D printing requires comprehensive usage of computing which
highly improves design and innovation. Providing moral
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The journey lies also to a place where the young explorers can meet the larger community of the city, hence putting the thoughts that they have experiment through into practice in serving the community.
education can be one explicit way to encourage young
adults to avoid abusive use of technological platforms in
affection to their self isolation to the larger community. Alternatively, the built environment plays a significant
“One plan not places, or spaces, or things; one plans experiences.�
John Orbsbees Simond
role to which supports the students to enjoy the
The idea of a boarding school is to develop a surrounding
its part in lives of the future generation. Therefore, if an
experience to the students in exploring possibilities
communal learning experiences even technology take educational environment can provide an extraordinary experiences to students which drives them to jump out of one’s isolated world, this perhaps can be set as a mile stone in improving person-to-person relationship to the future generation of this society.
environment that becomes a source of inspiration and on themselves through arts and design. The journey
lies also to a place where the young explorers can meet the larger community of the city, hence putting
the thoughts that they have experiment through into practice in serving the community.
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Meanwhile, as the hierarchy of spaces take place in different provision of suitable spaces and affects the spatial character
each architectural significances, the design framework of the campus.
EXPERIENCE THROUGH A CAMPUS A campus can be defined as a self-governing academic
campus masterplan has create a feeling of community
advancing and disseminating skills and knowledge.
collegiate character requires spatial enclosure while
community and students are engaged in absorbing,
It is also claimed to be demonstrated as a civic art form to the community outside of the campus. The
campus buildings are then to demonstrate the cross
among students and mentors. Cementing the sense of allowing streets in forming connections to public squares or linked squares.
cultural forces of social and philosophical aspects
Meanwhile, as the hierarchy of each architectural spaces
campus occupies a well defined physical environment
of suitable spaces and design framework affects the
to mould academic design of generations. Thus a
where allows students to communicate within the
community. The design of a campus also formulates the identity of the corresponding community. The buildings and spaces within the area contribute to form an academic character of a campus community. The
take place in different significances, the provision
spatial character of the campus. For example, the role of colleges is to create small, self-regulating units who share social spaces. Administrative building of a
campus require a more significant expression in reflect the function of space it has within usages.
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Circulation on campus plays an important position
cafe or student communal spaces. Some of this access
service vehicles, car access and parking, and pedestrian
with pedestrians.
in master layout planning. The major access includes parking.
Pedestrian
routes
provide
connection
routes can be made with allowing shared road space
to theatres, sharing spaces and dormitories. The
Landscape design takes an important role to a campus. It
based on foot-based circulation with stations of focus.
open spaces in improving the communal quality for
interconnection within the campus should be highly Walking as the most effective way of circulation, routes
of movement should be direct, clear and enjoyable in showing directions to major access to primary areas.
Routes need to help with face-to-face interaction and
encourage interaction of students from disciplines
throughout their academic life. It is key that major access routes are edged with shared facilities such as
is also important to how it is blend with the surrounding students. A strong landscape framework encourage circulation movement and the sharing experience
of space. Landscape, in general, contributes in ‘place
making’ to campus hence serves to be bones for social
activities. To these, handling the concerns of masterplan
gives reflection to the significance of each proportion of campus domains. The axis in forming circulation,
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~3500BC-350BC
PLATO ACADEMY
• Mentor-ship/ discipleship • Freedom to share inspiration and philosophical insights • Forum space
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~AD500-AD1900
CLASSROOM DURING MIDDLE AGES
• Education with hardship and training • Informal teaching spaces
~AD1950-AD1980
CLASSROOM IN THE POST-WAR PERIOD
• Spoon-feeding education • Raising demand for education for Post-war restoration
~AD1990-NOW
MODERN CLASSROOM IN THE 21ST CENTURY
• Introduction to interactive teaching • Technology-orientated learning • Classroom in variations
linkages between spaces, functional use of routes and
where started to have a formal classroom with teaching
with the campus environment dominate the formation
computerized technology in the modern century. All
spaces and furthermore the integration of landscape of an appropriate progressive learning environment to students. Thus, precedents provide examples to the
applications of the proposed philosophy on campus
products like blackboards, or even the introduction of these formulated the foundation of modern educational system.
design.
In parallel to the shift of teaching methods, learning
EXPERIENCE INSIDE A SCHOOL BUILDING
school of a forum place to rooms, bounding with
Education has been going through a shifting trend since 428 B.C.. in the European World or even earlier of 501
B.C.. in the Chinese society. From the earliest exemplar of philosophers like Plato and Confucius who taught through mentors-hip to the industrial revolution period
environment has been also shifted from a sceptical walls
naming
as
a
“classroom�.
These
changes
illustrate the potential development of a continually changing built environment in cooperated with
technological advancement. Up until the early 21st
Century, although under the influence of progressive
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COMMON METRICS OF ROOMS
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learning, most learning spaces still facilitate itself from
A new teaching method in accompany with a
has corresponding purposes of teaching. For example,
consideration.
rectangular boxes where each distinctive classroom layout of common classroom are usually set of rows
brand new built environment should be taken into
of table and chair where students sit in front of a
Without
tables in columns where computers are allocated side-
technological products in school, is there any other
blackboard; common computer lab is laid out with by-side in optimizing spatial usage of a room.
With the issues raised in the previous section, a
lack of communal awareness due to technological advancement
has
created
impacts
to
modern
classroom when an increasing number of students, in majority of time addicted to virtual platforms.
setting
regulations
and
up
unnecessary
limitations
to
extremes
the
access
on
of
alternative ways that can consolidate the balance in
between these technological applications alongside with the new progressive learning method of
teaching? This leaves to an open-ended conclusion. Further exploration of spatial relationship of all the above relating aspects are to be figured out with several architectural philosophies and precedents.
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With the importance of being socially involved in the larger community, it is encouraged that students are taking their advantage of learning to investigate into building relationship with people outside of the school. MULTIDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION ON ARTS AND DESIGN Providing an increasing demand to develop a
history and philosophies to an artistic expression
to focus on a brief that explores possibilities to
progressive education is to let students to explore
new way of learning in society, this project tries post high school education which continually bring influences to shape young adults’ characters
through arts and design. Differ to education provided by TAFE and university, this school tries
to focus an exploration to a self discovery of morality through an investigation in practicing corresponding design projects.
Arts and design is a broad field of learning where it
includes from abstract fine arts to technical design production. It can also be focussing on specific
of performance. The major objective of this kind of their self identity towards inter-relationship with thinking through carefully on creating arts and design. The school also provides a platform for
multidisciplinary learning where students are
allowed to expand thinkings through different
grounds of design aspects in shaping their own well-being. With the importance of being socially involved in the larger community, it is encouraged
that students are taking their advantage of learning to investigate into building relationship with people outside of the school.
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BUILDING PHILOSOPHY
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TEZUKA ARCHITECTS “When you put many children in a quiet box, some of them get really nervous. But in this kindergarten, there is no reason they get nervous. Because there is no boundary.
My point is don’t control them, don’t protect them too much, and they need to tumble
sometimes. They need to get some injury. And
that makes them learn how to live in this world. I think architecture is capable of changing this
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Takaharu Tezuka has been working through multiple
nature hence learning to interact to in a team. The
elementary
of “playground� where there are limited boundaries
institutional projects where he focused a lot on education.
The
philosophies
behind
Tezuka’s kindergarten designs put an interesting aspect on junior education, where the architect emphasize the importance of boundless experiences in cooperation with the distinctive sets of design on school environment.
In his designs, he considered every child has their
own characters where they learn through playing, running, climbing, and all sort of activities with each
other. Children learn through failures. As they face struggles and problems, they help each other by
school environments that Tezuka created are a series between rooms and the outdoor spaces. For example,
Fuji Kindergarten is created in a circular form where each block of the building are joined by a singular roof
top. It is used as a playground that allows students to take adventure in tree climbing or race across the building. His design philosophy also blends closely to the nature of the site. Existing elements on the site are turned into platforms where classes are involved.
Whereas on the other hand, it also becomes a place
where students explore their creativity, that is the ways that they can do with the trees in leisure time.
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The architect proposed that students should be grown
Although kindergarten varies from tertiary education
way of intellectual exploitation with technical skills and
an experimental school type worth taking notice on
up and inspired by the mother nature rather than in a
knowledge. With the application of painted concrete and timber materials, the school provides a sense of light-weightness that simply merge into the landscape
of the surroundings. Glass sliding panels are used across the internal and external faรงades. The transparency of the moveable panels blurs the distinctions between the
site and the interior garden spaces. This further brings his architecture into minimal significance on the site,
whereas the emphasis of nature are being boasted in his design.
that this project is proposing, the conceptual idea of
when driving structural philosophical backbones to
design. The built environment should become a place for developing their mindset through experiencing the spaces. It is also persuasive that nature should
be treated as a source of inspiration and gathering spaces where exchange happens. Despite it is
unavoidable that tertiary education would face
amounts of technical training and learning, it is important for arts and design students to draw back to the nature to seek for ideas.
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ALDO ROSSI
“I felt that the disorder of things, if limited and somehow honest, might best correspond to our state of mind. But I detested the arbitrary disorder that is an indifference to order, a kind of moral obtuseness, complacement well-being, forgetfulness. To what, then, could I have aspired in my craft? Certainly to small things, having seen that the possibility of great ones was historically precluded.� THE CRESCENT SCHOOL OF DESIGN
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The core discipline was taken to reposition individuals of architecture to the larger context of the city therefore prioritise a sets of collective mind over individuals.
Aldo Rossi is an architectural philosopher that put his
collective mind over individuals. Each architecture in
contextual history and materiality. The significance of
viewed as part of a continuing historical project, hence
emphasis to local typography and relate strongly to site
Rossi’s work is in it’s associative links and typological investigation. Rossi’s design based his approach on
the examination of typological form in purpose of understanding the processes, principles and formal
a city contributes to a larger community which it is
named as an “urban artefact” of a city. The formation of a city by buildings becomes a locus of collective memory, thereby the predominant image of a city.
operations that underline forms. The relationship
An exemplar of school projects that Rossi worked on,
relates to the wider collective realm of the city, and
fundamental concepts of Rossi’s philosophy of a
between the form of the individual building as it the history of architecture is being considered and displayed through his works. The core discipline was
taken to reposition individuals of architecture to the
larger context of the city therefore prioritise a sets of
the Elementary School in Fagnano Olona, demonstrates gathering forum that gathers people together to
discussion. Cameron McEwan in part of her PhD came across Rossi’s philosophy of autonomy of form where
Rossi in balance of the social context, placed a cylinder
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at the middle of the campus where it is directly open
Urban artefacts are not the elements of consumption
4 perpendicular wings are extended from the central
of architectural and moral value. The artefacts should
up to a courtyard and the square element of a gym hall. axis where it forms external courtyard for breakout
spaces. Therefore, the central library and courtyard
conceptually become a central space of memory where
all events are happened amongst. Function is therefore superseded by autonomous form, and the memory of history is collided into an architecture form.
The philosophy of Rossi lies not limited to the function of education. The method of treating the architecture as an
urban artefact plays a heavy role to which it contributes to a continuous evolution of urbanization of an area.
for the city, until they are considered in the domain be done in a way that stands permanently, thereby helps a changing city to withhold its image, meanwhile shaping the social values of the citizens.
Encountering values of designing a school that proclaim an exploration of morality, the method of abstracting a single community’s core value and history, which
leads to further re-establish a proper intervention in
autonomous way continual the image of a site. Rather to create unrelated free form, the design should be referenced to local needs and context.
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RESEARCH & INVESTIGATION
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SITE ANALYSIS
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THE HISTORY OF ROZELLE/ ANNANDALE Rozelle Bay has had a long significant history to Sydney
where it enhanced local accessibility to the area.
and the area has been active with waterfront activities.
The industrial significance of the site declined in the
by wealthy buyers where investors started to take
when the relocation of industrial uses to larger sites
Harbour. The site was first developed in the early 1830s
From the early 19th Century, the site was attracted advantage of the coastal benefits for industrial purposes such as tanneries and tobacco works. Major land reclamation took place which provided a favourable condition for heavy industrial development around the
bay. Up till the early 20th Century, the Sydney Harbour
Trust built extensive wharf for timber shipment which greatly expanded timber manufacturing industry of the area. Infrastructure was further supported by the construction of Glebe Island Bridge and rail tracks
mid-20th Century during the post World War II period
in Western Sydney. Since then, Rozelle Precincts had
experienced shift from industrial zone into recreational and residential areas. Many old industrial sites have
changed to public spaces which integrated closely to the waterfront. Harold Park, Jubilee Park and
Bicentennial Park were constructed which gave the site
a change of identity. This new form of the site has been
continually changing for years, meanwhile, few areas of the site are left with its industrial usage.
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Heavy Industrial Development
Active Changes of Waterfront Activities
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How can the Crescent help and become a transition point that link the two potential areas together? THE FUTURE OF ROZELLE/ ANNANDALE The precinct has always taken a significant proportion
also emphasizes the introduction of bicycle lanes
restoration. The whole bay area has been considered to
walking distance across the suburbs. With this large
in the future development of Sydney inner bay be redeveloped into public domain where engagement of the public can be taken place in the near future, alongside with maritime commercial activities.
Besides, the Harold Park residential redevelopment
and pedestrian pathways to improve accessibility of
scale of commercial expansion, the area is believed to
be bringing new vibrant human activities to the old
abandoned industrial areas. Moreover, the demand for services and public infrastructure increases.
by MIRVAC will possibly take up a very important
Taken this redevelopment project into consideration,
residential development and market places across
as the gateway to the Rozelle Precinct across the bay.
role across the Annandale area. With the extensive the previous tram depot, the vast area will become a brand new cultural gathering space with the historical
significances happened in the past. The masterplan
the waterfront areas of Annandale are to be considered To this, the following questions come in: How can the Crescent help and become a transitional point that link the two potential areas together?
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AREAS
B
A B C D TOTAL
OTHER CAMPUSES 21000 m2 3800 m2 7200 m2 8200 m2 32000 m2
UNSW USyd UTS TAFE Syd
380000 m2 720000 m2 57000 m2 45000 m2
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1:2500
Space Major Precincts & Transitional Space Major Precincts & Transitional Space
EastPrecinct Precinct(Annandale) (Glebe) West
Integrated CyclingRoute School Cycling
Cycling School
High Density Residential Residential
Transitional East(Annandale) Precinct (Site) (Glebe) West Precinct
Commercial Church
Green SpaceSlope & Water
ANNANDALE
HighCommercial, Density Residential Campus, Residential Complex Commercial Residential Church
Green Space & Water Slope utilisation & Views potentials Slope
ROZELLE
East Precinct Transitional (Glebe) (Site)
Integrated Cycling Cycling Route
Commercial, Campus, Residential Complex High Density Residential Commercial
SlopeSpace utilisation & Views potentials Green & Water
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Grid Grid & Typology & Typology Analysis Analysis
onal Space Major Major Precincts Precincts & Transitional & Transitional Space Space
Streetscape
East (Glebe) WestPrecinct West Precinct Precinct (Annandale) (Annandale)
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Gathering Spots
Transitional East Precinct East (Site) Precinct (Glebe) (Glebe)
Orientation
Transitional Transitional (Site)(Site)
Landscape
Vistas
Sensory
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TOPOGRAPHY Rozelle Bay offers various construction topography
which greatly vibrant the colour of local constructions.
From common art deco brickworks residential cottages to
timber-veneer
constructions
alongside
with
sandstone are some of the major building types that can commonly found on site. As the shifting of identity
takes place, modern architecture appears where it provides land use more than residential uses. Steel
constructions are also local features left on-site which
preserves the local industrial identity of past history. Apart from constructions, the existing site still offers large amount of green open spaces by the sea. Maritime
activities continue to be one of the active usage of site that has taken a significant place to the local character.
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Typography
Bricks
Bricks
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Sandstone
Sandstone
Timber
Steel
Typography
Timber
Bricks
Steel
Sandstone
Timber
Steel
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Total Population:
8669
52%
Average Age:
36
48%
Average Salary:
Travel to Work:
$4,172
Unemployment:
4.1%
21%
43%
LIFESTYLE
Total Population:
8669 +
4
35%
COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL USAGE
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4
Average Salary:
$4,172 8669
48%
are few institutions such as schools and churches that supports local lives. With the refurbishment of Harold
Park development, it is believed that the proportion of
City Plan commercial usage will be increased sharply.
One interesting discovery points out that almost half
Travel to Work:
of the local residents travel by their private vehicles, whereas only few amount of people travel either by bike
52%
or on-foot. According to government’s sustainability
Unemployment: Average Age:
Average Salary:
families of young couples with possibly 1-2 kids. The
area mainly consists of residential dwellings. There
40%
Total Population:
36 4.1%
The major residents in this area are generally new
10%
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
52% RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS
35 -4
4
25 -3
4
15 -2
01
15%
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
Average Age:
36
5%
21%
43%
48% 5%
planning strategy, the importance of cycling will be promoted accordingly.
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Travel to Work:
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CITY CAMPUS, UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY
Each buildings form as a landmark which is sewed through passageways across the campus. A CAMPUS MERGES WITH THE CITY University of Technology Sydney is located at the
resolve the issue. The university is being scattered into
multiple purpose usage of buildings. The campus
located at the centre of all other land use zones. It
downtown of Sydney where it is surrounded by
has been continually expanding since the 19th Century when the first UTS tower is built. The Tower has been acting as a signature to UTS campus which
also acts as a landmark to the whole Central district. As the growth of the educational institution vastly expands, the campus experiences great demand for facilities and infrastructure. Due to local constraints
different parts across the district. The campus is mainly
becomes strategical to handle circulation amongst the building hence to develop a sense of campus boundary across the site.
There are 3 main strategies observed:
• Forming their own courtyard by changing building footprint,
on the surrounding site, the campus is seriously being
• Constructing a linear passage way to link the
to the university. In order to create a sense of unity to its
• Developing
bounded by other city buildings which do not belong
campus, the university planning crew explores ways to
buildings together, and lastly to secondary
congestion of the city.
linkage
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1. Public spaces. 2. Date of construction. 3. Zoning. 4. General zoning.
ADOPTABLE APPROACH TO SITE The formation of the campus takes part with continuous
As the site in Annandale is located in an area where a
the site area. Each buildings form as a landmark which
uses are taking part, the adoptable approach of treating
investment on construction of new architecture around is sewed through passageways across the campus. The landmarks by themselves obtain different features that
make them stood out from the entire city surroundings. To the solution for this congested site, vertical layer of
circulation often help to formulate access to different
campus buildings. One great move of formulating a
major circulation route is the redevelopment of the abandoned tram way which links from Railway Square to the Powerhouse Museum. The in-between spaces are developed into break-out spaces which is open to the public domain for social interaction.
combination of recreational, residential and commercial the site from UTS campus is the method in creating buffer zones for its own campus while integrating with
the public. Hubs are created on site which formulate a circulation pathway by tracking human movement
from point-to-point. Furthermore, similar situation to Broadway, our site is located next to a congested road
where it is hard to establish a direct primary linkage
on-grade across the Crescent. The precedent provides alternative solution in creating secondary circulation route to resolve the problem that we could have encounter when doing planning to our site.
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EWHA WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY/ DOMINIQUE PERRAULT ARCHITECTURE
A CAMPUS THAT SHOWS HOSPITALITY The campus of Ewha Women’s University is located near
“the Sports Strip”, cuts through the entire landscape,
next to the greater campus of the university. The site
to a set of grand stairs and finally bringing visitors to
to the city centre - Shinchon of Seoul and eventually
was in demand of an urban response where suits
as a public gathering spots of the city. The site also formulates itself as a major gateway to the rest of the
campus, linking the city and the other buildings of the university. The significance of the location hence would become a focal point of the city and the university.
The building forms into a majority of 2 splits where at the centre formulate a central circulation route
to the main campus of the university. Recalling les
Champs Elysees in Paris, the main walk way, naming as
running gradually downward and continually attach the upper campus. The way also acts as a ground for all annual events and social activities. The pastoral nature of the roof top above the building forms a
massive landscaping terraces where public recreational activities can take place to serve the community and the members of the university. It covers the campus with
trees that gives lives to the natural habitants around the site. This provides a secondary shelter to visitors where this garden serves to both informal classes of the
university and relaxation human activities. The whole primary gesture serves as a hub that blends all the
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people in the suburb together in enjoying the new built
Part of the interior circulation of the building becomes
this whole architectural construction binds the campus
circulation routes acts as voids that spatially provide
environment. As one of the major notion of the design, together with this central passageway and furthermore blur the division between new constructions and old constructions on the campus. This acts as a volumetric
intervention to the site that brings all things on-site into one unifying unit.
The curtain wall façades on both adjacent sides of “the Sports Stripâ€? acts as a invisible barrier to demonstrate
the learning environment of the building, whereas vice-versa, it also bring public lives into the building that presents the urban neighbourhood of Seoul.
a communal sharing space to the students. The vertical a sense of generous forum. These spaces are opened up to any random discussion of students meanwhile
encourage all passing by students to get along into
academic conversations and free chats amongst the colleagues. Besides, the route circulates around the building that leads the users from open sharing forums
to other primary rooms including a large lecture theatre at the end of the corridor whereas other tutorial rooms are allocated at the sides of the corridors.
Meanwhile, as the light quality of space is mainly natural
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ADOPTABLE APPROACH TO SITE daylight from “the Sport Strip”, it attracts students to
Acknowledging the importance of blending the campus
gathering spot outside of the building.
range of architectural solutions through formulating a
meet at the place with a sense closely similar to the
With such gigantic gesture of the hub, the character
of the spaces are treated with lightweight aluminium frameworks alongside with concrete columns and stone claddings. Timber flooring is adopted in the interior to
create a sense of warmness in contrast to the public domain of the main walk way of the campus. One of the
together as a unify entity, the strategies provided a
direct circulation across the site, meanwhile shaping its secondary routes of the building to become gathering
spaces for all users. With the purpose of creating
gathering platforms, the distinctive senses of character created in different part of the building are being consolidated in various materiality.
significant move is the green move to which it gives life
Acting with the same design objective on our site, this
into a “living machine” which can generate platforms to
an architecture in establishing a generous communal
to the building. The architectural impression has shifted interaction throughout the whole day.
precedent study has shown a successful exemplar of space to link the public and students.
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Cutting & Grouping
The furniture project is part of a exploration process
interior of an architecture. In human scale, furniture
process of a design piece. This production of furniture
interaction between people.
which aim to explore materiality through the fabrication
provides opportunities to give detail consideration to
can direct circulation, provide comfort and bring
material applications, dimensions and sizing, joineries,
The original concept is to design a set of chair that
a decent piece of design product.
in a lounge area while it provides shelves to store
and also technical issues while furnishing materials into
The final product is a coffee table. The exploration
of production has gone through consideration of materiality, cutting and fitting procedures and finally application on finishes.
Furniture contributes as a very important role to an
is capable to facilitate discussion between users
books and accessories. Chairs are basic entities that
provide comfort in enjoying the interior environment.
Different to sitting on ground, sitting on a chair brings easy horizontal communication while allowing users
to spend their time at a place from short time to a day. This helps facilitate discussion within a school environment.
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This furniture project aims to explore materiality through the fabrication process of a design piece.
Due to complication in fabricating a comfortable chair
within 1 month time, with the same objective to a chair,
an idea of a coffee bench in combination with shelves as storage spaces is generated. Similarly, a decently made coffee bench that stores books or magazines
brings students in a school together in a breakout space. Students can take any useful reading materials from the shelves to anytime get inspired.
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Apply Tung Oil
Marine Plywood
Waxing
Walnut Staining
The concept is to design a set of coffee table capable to facilitate discussion among users in a lounge area while providing shelves to store books and accessories. Coffee tables are one basic entities that provide
comfort in enjoying an interior environment. A coffee
Black Steel Sheet
table brings easy communication while allowing
users to spend their time at a place for chit-chatting or browsing through magazines. This helps facilitate discussion within a school environment. After
Aluminium Roll
all,
this
production
of
furniture
enables
opportunities to give detailed consideration to material applications, dimensions and sizing, joineries, and also
technical issues while furnishing materials into a decent piece of design product.
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A GATEWAY TO THE WATER The observation demonstrates that the site has a range
refurbished as it is located at the central part of all parts
opportunities in re-establishing its communal image.
areas.
of attractive elements where bring potentials to give However due to constraints of the viaduct and the
where it has created significant barrier to the entire
existing Crescents, the site demands to be inserted with
Currently the viaduct is being preoccupied by Balmain
the green space alongside with the residential domain.
workshops or storage of scrap parts of machinery. By
intervention in order to reactivate the real potentials of
For the above reasons, the intervention of the site has taken into consideration to be mainly by 3 domains:
• The viaducts • The abandoned Johnstons Creek areas • The waterside areas of Rozelle Bay
Within these critical areas, the viaduct is chosen to be
Rentals where most of the tunnels are used to be vehicle
making assumptions on clearing up the whole area of
the Crescent site, in cooperation with the masterplan, the area is being redesigned into a public gathering
space that maintains urban characters of Annandale and Rozelle Bay. With the philosophy of Rossi as reference, the intervention focuses on abstracting major urban characteristics into an urban artefact.
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Existing site barrier
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Attraction as a gateway
HOW TO INTEGRATE THE TWO PARTS OF THE SITE TOGETHER THROUGH CHANGING THE “BARRIER” INTO A “GATEWAY”??
INTERVENTION
HOW TO USE THE INTERVENTION TO REFLECT SITE IDENTITY?
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Existing Barriers on Site
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Twisted Circulation Route
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Intervention
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Directing Circulation to • The Existing Pedestrian Main Walk Ways • The waterfront
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The viaduct plays a predominant feature of Annandale.
walls providing sets of seats in accompany to the
the site with installing subtle constructions to manifest
the viaduct and circulate the rounded platform. The
Treating this as an urban artefact, it is helpful to revitalize the original urban fabric. A circular platform is designed as a market place where provides a public square for different visitors to interact.
The intervention occupies a majority of 4 tunnel
spaces. As the changing levels take place on the site, the platform contains a gradual change of gradients
with steps. 3 tunnels locate in a lower hierarchy while 1 tunnel has a higher hierarchy which is used as a mini
exhibition space for local institutions for exhibition. The lower platform is composed with a series of curved
market. The series of walls are designed to extend from walls are textured with bricks, sandstone and steel that reflects the local identity of the precinct.
The viaduct, as a physical barrier to the site divides
Bicentennial Park and the residential area, this
intervention is to turn the barrier into a potential gateway that links the areas together with circulation. The walls are to establish suggested circulation route to
the site while allowing transparency to the linked areas across the viaduct. “Interaction� is abstracted into a weaved concrete rooftop that leads the people across.
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+ Sandstone Timber
Timber Steel
Stee
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A SCHOOL THAT SERVES THE COMMUNITY As a continuation of the intervention at the viaduct, the
timber yard as part of the campus
masterplan is developed in similar idea of setting up as
• Activate
in taking one’s conceptual background and generously
• Combine Bicentennial Park as part of the campus
local history, this campus masterplan focus on building
• Provide public services support facilities such as
• In respond to the existing human activities on site,
• Apply local materiality and texture as to create a
across the green spaces, access to transport, the
• Provide high transparency between building
an urban artefact to Annandale. In Rossi’s principles that engage into the society of the area in continuing its strong bondings to the existing area, aiming to:
formulate circulation according to easy access
residential areas at Annandale and Harold Park mixed-use development
• Conserve and revitalize historically valuable features of the site such as the viaduct and the existing
abandoned
recreational spaces
site
areas
as
campus
green where sporting activities can take place
cafe, store and clinic to the rest of the community sense of similar characters to the surroundings
and the public areas of the site that consolidate interaction between students and the public
• Distract students with the environment from self isolation
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Main Circulation Routes On Campus
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Supplementary Circulation Routes for Pedestrian Access
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CONSIDERATION
Human activities on site
Local residents’ access to campus public spaces With the learning objectives mentioned in Section A,
Access to public transport
the learning environment is designed to be focusing
on interaction between students and the wider community.
The maximum capacity of students is 400 students.
Half of the students are expected to be international
students or students that have low accessibility to school from home. Taking this consideration, there is a provision of 200 boarding availability.
Activate abandoned areas on campus
Students are divided into 3 distinct learning groups
(faculties) where choices are made by personal interests. Most courses are held in individual faculties but
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compulsory multidisciplinary courses allow students from different learning group to work together. A central
learning block with gallery, library and
halls is allocated at the centre of all building where it becomes a common location that works together with
the
intervention,
links
all
gathering
self motivated learning. With the above principles set, the masterplan is divided into several zones:
• Communal plazas; where public engagement is taken part
hubs
• Learning space; where students from different
the built environment provides variations of public
• Accommodation; where the boarding school is.
together. In increasing their quality of discussion
spaces, individual learning spaces, breakout spaces, labs, workshops and theatres that hold both official
disciplines meet
It aims to develop a small community within the students on board
classes and unofficial social interaction. Other learning
• Administration; where most admin staff, student
faculties thereby provides inspiring environment for
• Gym; where facilities are publicly shared
facilities are allocated according to the need of the
centre and services are located
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ACCOMODATION
STUDIO SPACE
COMMON ROOM
COMMUNAL
ACCOMODATION
MEETING ROOMS
STUDY ROOM
185 ROOMS
SHARE ROOM FOR 2 45 sq. m each
ADMIN BLOCK MEETING ROOM
STUDENT CENTRAL OFFICE
STUDIO ROOM 35 sq. m each
350 sq. m
TECHNICAL DESIGN
120 sq. m each
W.C.
W.C.
W.C.
W.C. LECTURE HALL A
OPEN PLAN STUDIO
240 sq. m each
2.25 sq. m each = 530 sq. m
W.C.
W.C.
W.C.
GROUP STUDY ROOM
60 sq. m each
BREAKOUT DISCUSSION SPACE
70 sq. m
PRINTING
FIRST AID ROOM
STAFF & RESEARCHER’S ROOM
W.C.
W.C. WOOD & STEEL WORKSHOP
WORKSHOP SPACE
105 sq. m
W.C. 120 sq. m each
CLASSROOM
W.C.
500 sq. m
W.C.
MEETING ROOM
SEMINAR ROOM
22 sq. m each
W.C. W.C. 600 sq. m each
MULTIPURPOSE WORKSPACE
300 sq. m
45 sq. m
300 sq. m
BREAKOUT DISCUSSION SPACE
FAB LAB
MULTIMEDIA LAB
STORAGE
W.C. 20 sq. m each
20 sq. m each
35 sq. m
W.C. W.C.
W.C.
20 sq. m each
STAFF & RESEARCHER’S ROOM
MATERIAL STORAGE
22 sq. m each
SECRUITY ROOM 200 sq. m
22 sq. m each
STORAGE
30 sq. m
45 sq. m
W.C. TECHNICAL SERVICES
35 sq. m
200 sq. m
100 sq. m
200 sq. m
ADMIN ROOM
35 sq. m
EXTERNAL CIRCULATION
210 sq. m
INTERNAL CIRCULATION COMMUNAL
COMPUTER LAB ADMIN ROOM
W.C.
45 sq. m each W.C.
W.C. 300 sq. m
30 sq. m
W.C.
700 sq. m
W.C.
W.C.
W.C.
IT SERVICES
THEATRE
W.C.
350 sq. m
INDIVIDUAL STUDIO SPACES
W.C.
ARTS & THEORETICAL STUDIES
SHARE FACILITIES
FLEXIBLE CLASSROOM
45 sq. m each 120 sq. m
STORAGE
120 sq. m each
20 sq. m each
20 sq. m each
LEARNING
FIRST AID ROOM
ACCOMODATION
35 sq. m
ADMINISTRATION AMENITIES/ SERVICES
COMMUNAL SERVICES (TO PUBLIC)
COMMUNAL ZONES (TO CAMPUS) SECRUITY ROOM RETAIL
CLINIC
35 sq. m
W.C.
W.C.
W.C.
30 sq. m each 210 sq. m
350 sq. m
CHEMIST
RESTAURANT
W.C.
210 sq. m
CYCLIST STORE
70 sq. m
THE CREEK MARKET (INTERVENTION)
LIBRARY
GALLERY
CAFE
350 sq. m 200 sq. m
700 sq. m
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600 sq. m
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Secondary access to site
Zoning
Room allocation
Building blocks allocation
Building layout
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Apart from being a self-standed landmark, all campus buildings carry design objective as a source of inspiration to students in the campus, which follow by shaping their thinking while living across the area. The scheme of this master layout plan aims to create
The Crescent Sports Centre, at the same time, is
Crescent through landmark to landmark, guiding
the public residents in Annandale. The location of
a clear main walk through from the end of the
the circulation to Bicentennial Park areas and the shore. Apart from being a self-standed landmark, all
campus buildings carry design objective as a source
of inspiration to students in the campus, which follow by shaping their thinking while living across the area. The intervention is positioned next to the viaduct and
the Creek where it is linked with a secondary route
from the residences to the existing dog park at Federal Park. The intervention - “The Comma� is acted as a
platform where weekend market take place, which is
designed as a public infrastructure servicing for
a recreational centre at the position of the main entrance also bring energy to the campus setting, resonating to the green spaces beyond the viaduct. Moving forward the teaching centres are located at
the northern part of the Crescent where the intimate location links closely to the existing timber hardware store. By conserving the existing warehouse structures of the warehouse, it becomes an art store which sells tools and workshop materials to pupils of the school.
also specially designed to serve the users of the park
With a higher altitude, accommodation is located at
timber deck is added to activate the abandoned area
the bay and provide as a higher position to the
as a transitional spot to halt and rest. An extra layer of next to Johnston Creek.
the upper campus where it gains better view towards campus.
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1 Workshop Warehouse 2 Timber Workshop 3 Display Room 4 Pavilion 5 The Crescent Square 6 Design Hub Cafe 7 Library 8 Design Hub Lobby 9 Theatre 10 Computer Labs 11 The Crescent Gallery 12 Basketball Court 13 The Comma 14 Swimming Pool 15 Sports Centre Cafe 16 The Crescent Creek 17 The Main Walk
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All study spaces facing into the atrium encourage a sense of community, diminishing physical border between all levels.
The Central Learning Hub performs as a central
the central arcade. The left wing includes a library at
infrastructures and teaching facilities such as open
atrium of the building. All study spaces facing into the
landmark of the entire campus. It includes major
studios, lecture theatre, computer labs, library, gallery. etc. The provision of facilities aims to provide a core
venue for communal gathering where interaction takes place.
The architecture is divided into two wings, linked by
a bridge running across the building blocks. One central arcade. With hanging glulam structured roof
the basement level which opens up to a triple height atrium encourage a sense of community, diminishing physical border between all levels. The right wing
includes rooms for relatively less active activities.
With the second level designed as a open office to the campus teaching staff, students and teachers can
be easily communicated with each other. A courtyard is formed with a canopy to the viaduct.
hovering on top. The two building blocks construct
As the central building of the campus, it aims to be
wings include an atrium to their public spaces, facing
elegance and performances. The primary structure of
boundary for the main walk way of the campus. Both
treated as an exemplar to pupils with certain structural
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the building is composed of concrete structure and a
follow the local materiality matching the viaduct and
The two wings are attached with a double layered skin
is designed to link the gallery space with the viaduct
glulam portal frame framing the atrium on both wings. as the façades: one with laser cut corten steel panels and one with double layered prefabricated concrete
skin with sandstone cladding in creating fascinating
steel bridges nearby the site. A transparent canopy
hence encourage a linkage to the local existing structures.
foreshadows in creating spatial interests. Meanwhile,
Furthermore,
in between outdoor areas and indoor areas. A sense
specially allocated to fit the interior environment
the two layered facade also create semi-open spaces of spatial transition is thus expressed and provides a
sense of hierarchy between the streets and learning spaces.
The colour tone palette and the form of the façades
in
constructing
vibrant
learning
environment, some furniture of the building is extended from the concrete slabs. The detail of this
design is to reinforce the idea of “inspiration from the living environment”. With all of these approaches, it facilitates the sense of community and mutual interaction between fellow peers.
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The roots of the columns are designed as seats and table where it provides a closer relationship to the students using occupying the space, thus repeating the concept: “inspiration from the living environment”.
The CSD Workshop is positioned at the corner of
The built form is composed by two major service
turning point to guide circulation from the main walk
the viaduct and some local brick-venner building
the viaduct and a busy street. It is used to become a
way to Bicentennial Park. As the workshop carries a mechanical image by nature, the whole building
is designed with steel and aluminium structures in creating a sense of machinery. The main structure
is constructed with steel H-columns, I-beams and several sets of steel trusses. In coherent to the Central
Learning Hub northern facade, the Workshop’s facade is applied with layers of louvres. Moreover, in
responding to the local context of the area, the louvres
panels are patterned according to a section cut across Johnston Street, a nearby street in Annandale.
cores constructed with brickworks (in referring to typologies in Annandale). This is to extend the idea of “prolonging local history”, mentioned by Aldo
Rossi in the mid 20th Century. The centre area is an
open plan workshop area with double height space. Rotating panels are applied in providing flexibility
in creating rooms as workshop spaces. A bridge is set on the first floor linking the two service blocks by the sides. The area on the first floor is designed to be rooms for fab lab which is able to look upon
into the opened workshop space at the ground floor. Semi transparency of the workshop is created by the
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application of curtain wall and louvre panels at the
facade surfaces which also set the tone of the building as a “mechanical showcase” of the site.
In emphasizing linkage between the whole building, six sets of tapered column are set in place in holding up the roof long span structures and skylight structure
at the roof. The columns follow as an abstract form of
a tree spreading branches across the sky. The skylights allow indirect daylight for indoor light penetration. The roots of the columns are designed as seats and
table where it provides a closer relationship to the students using occupying the space, thus repeating
the concept: “inspiration from the living environment”.
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Student & Staff Accommodation|Shop|Public Communal Space
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As informal learning plays significant roles in shaping individuals, this way of communication brings great concern to designers in seeking ways to provide suitable facilities to facilitate social interaction between residents.
A living place is not only a spot where residents live
aim to provide more opportunity for social interaction
and sharing occurs. As informal learning plays
the three individual blocks together, where forum and
in. It can be a decent place where informal learning significant roles in shaping individuals, this way of
communication brings great concern to designers in
seeking ways to provide suitable facilities to facilitate social interaction between residents.
The accommodation is set at the existing TAFE area
where it provides pleasant view upon Rozelle Bay. The main users include teaching staff and students.
The initial idea was to create three living quarters for different modes of living: studios, studios with shared
facilities and shared bedrooms. The three living styles
between residents. A central block is added linking informal learning spaces are created.
With the developed built form, the negative spaces
between building blocks are adopted as open
courtyard for outdoor activities. One internal courtyard
is set at the northern part of the site and a public plaza is developed for public uses. The lower level of the
central block is used as a lower playground linked
to the plaza. Shop fronts are designed at the ground
floor which supports services including a clinic, a chemist and a convenient store to local residents
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in Annandale. Furthermore, it also opens up as a
gateway to the main entrance of the accommodation
area. The entrance sequence is closely connected to the lower campus where a set of stairs is extended from the Crescent road crossing.
The major structure of the accommodation is
designed as concrete structures where interior walls
are composed by brick works. This is to create a sense
of structural simplicity and honesty to the occupants. Meanwhile, the material sensibility adopted provides
warmth. Furthermore, the simplicity of fundamental
construction materials functions as basic thermal
mass, to which students may learn from such basic structures from this “living machine�.
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THE CRESCENT SPORTS CENTRE Swimming Pool|Basketball Court|Cafe
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Designing as the major infrastructure opens up to the
The extensive application of glulam structures shape
Centre is designed to be a dominant landmark of the
pattern of water waves, leaning over to the viaduct.
main entrance of the campus, the Crescent Sports campus. It is also a major gateway from the residential
the wavy form of the building. This gesture mimics as
area of Annandale to Bicentennial Park precincts, the
The elegance of glulam structures create pattern of a
provide extensive measures in creating spatial
of timber structure is also to resonate against the
facilities provided in this recreational centre should experiences.
The general content of the building is clean and basic.
It primarily includes one indoor swimming pool, one
basketball court and one cafe opening up to “the Comma�. The location of the pool is resonating to
the Johnston Creek where water flows into the sea.
hovering structure covering the facilities. The choice existing hardware shop at the North of the site. It also reflects the historical image of timber trading during
the 19th Century. In contrast, the entrance block follows a slanted form. The welcoming gesture aims to create a dynamic entry to the whole site. Furthermore,
it creates generous fabricated urban space, diverting circulation to the Creek and the Comma.
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CONCLUSION
The whole 1-year project have allowed me to
and masterplan to local area of Annandale. Followed
architectural design as a whole.
with closer understanding to materiality and details
reconsider my approach to design and observation to
Starting from the research on teaching principles, it
by the fabrication of a campus furniture, it supports between joineries and structural details.
provides us opportunities to explore new learning
Moving onto the second semester, the exploration on
groups amongst the young adults. As the program
of facade systems and the elegance of structural
methods to approach social issues occurring in social
moves on it becomes a challenging task to translate teaching principles into practical spatial design
strategies. Meanwhile, provided by the Crescent as our site, the challenge comes to combine all the researched ideas with existing site problems, hence to provide possible solutions in resolving an intervention
structural types, long-span designs, the articulation beauty on details enforce me push forward my
design approaches. The tasks have provoked me from minimal understanding to structure and materiality to design based on selective structural systems. This studio has positioned as a piece of corner stone in my career pathway as an architectural student
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4. “The value of an education in a liberal arts college is not the learning of many facts, but the training of the mind to think
something that cannot be learned from textbooks.”—Albert Einstein --- Quoted in P. Frank, Einstein: His Life and Times, 185.
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