Salon & Spa

Monday 12/10/2020

STUDIO FEEDBACK

- Refine the manifesto, make sure to not overcomplex the storyline. - The village/ terrace idea is great, maybe can introduce level changes like terrain. Walking uphill can trigger a certain emotion or even memory. - Love hotel with interesting idea, maybe can have it open to the sky.

REFLECTION

Things to do: Continue working on the “top” area. Consider on what the village/ terraces can be. Design and develop the “middle” area.

Tuesday 13/10/2020 - Wednesday 14/10/2020

TERRACES/ VILLAGE COMPOSITION

It has been decided to remove the residential area on the “top” level, and extend the village/ terraces to make it more open. Level changes are incorporated within the village, to create a journey of going uphill.

10.1. Birds eye view of the village and the love hotel.

10.2. View of the stepped terraces.

10.3. Top area, elevation.

10.5. Top area, plan.

10.6. Top area, quick section make2d.

10.4. Top area, quick section cut.

Tuesday 13/10/2020 - Wednesday 14/10/2020

REFLECTION

The top area has been refined with the level changes and extension of the villages. It was decided to emphasise the idea of using staircases to connect all the places in the “top” area. The villages still lack of architectural language and some materiality needs to be carefully considered. The team decided to incorporate the idea of bathing for people to be immersed within the water and to be “reborn”.

Thursday 15/10/2020

WORKSHOP FEEDBACK

- Maybe the top area could implement water. Using water as a reflection relating to emotion. Being merged and submerged - Design the top of the love hotel so it is not flat, can refer to sacred space or ritual. - Love hotel as a pilgrimage space is really great. - Consider the programs on the village/ terraces. Maybe could all be bathing? Immersing yourself. Consider light quality.

REFLECTION

Things to work on: Remove the residential area and replace them with extended village/ terraces. Design the love hotel and “middle” area.

Friday 16/10/2020 - Sunday 18/10/2020

What if Scenario:

1) Flooding occurs in Melbourne. The massive flooding brought in a new disease that devastated the world and resulted in a new global pandemic. 2) In response, the victorian government proposes harsh draconian lockdown laws that inherently opposes basic human rights, and inflicts detrimental psychological and emotional damage. 3) Due to these restrictions, the entertainment industry including horse races were banned, and therefore Flemington racecourse become unproductive and unprofitable and therefore Victoria Racing Club decided to sell the land to the government. 4) The government decides to utilise the area as an emergency quarantine station. 5) After two decades the pandemic dies out, and after many years of isolation, humans around victoria became emotionally inept and this ark became an artefact for human emotion (how?)

Why PSYARK? To reflect our current psychological and mental condition in lockdown, to critique the lack of attention to the emotional and mental wellbeing of the people, and the government subjecting one system to the individuality of people and their distinct characteristics.

Due to the confinement of humans during isolation, PSYARK acts as a vessel and artefact of human emotions. The ark amalgamates complex emotions through architecture that reflects the human condition, our sentiment, and feelings before the pandemic. This establishes order to gradually increase exposure to urbanity.

Because everyone is different and expresses/experiences and reacts differently to certain situations, the Ark proposes users free will to gradually explore and experience emotional exposure.

REFLECTION

Why? Human is unable to experience a different range of emotions due to being isolated and surpressed.

Architecture these days lack of emotional value and the ark should therefore trigger emotional respones.

To critique the solitude of the lockdowns by envisioning a method of ecapism from our current isolated reality through a surrealistic and whimsical lens.

‘What about SPACE?’, Modernists fail to accommodate these aspects as they generalise and simplify by being highly specific and curated. Brutalism and localism in tectonic expression

ARCHIGRAM, they offered a seductive vision of a glamorous future machine age; however, social and environmental issues were left unaddressed.

HOW? To enable an ease of transition and reintroduction, adaptation and acclimation to emotional fluctuations that one usually experiences. To slowly introduce more essential programs allowing the users to basic needs and emotional freedom (insert pamphlet thing here)