CHIRONNE MOLLER Core Design Portfolio
Core design portfolio 2009-2013
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Writers retreat_ Next landmark Helsinki 2013
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PG Bison_ Interior design for Stone Cherrie. Woodstock Cape Town
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Portal to Pretoria_Boutique hotel. Pretoria
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G-X_ The future of South African cities. Pretoria
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EASA Small interventions 2013_ Zuzemberk Slovenia
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Event Landscape_ Seeking Asyum in South Africa
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Wastelight_ CLU Foundation: Socialight competition 2013
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Urban centre in a rural Community_ Khamalanaga
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WRITERS RETREAT Next landmark Helsinki 2013 BACKGROUND Since the beginning of apartheid, South Africa has certainly not achieved the hopes and dreams of its people, despite these bad characteristics, Zakes Mda is one who still has hope and this is clearly reflected in his novels. “Ways of dying” is a complex narrative that acknowledges a painfull past, but also celebrates the cultures of South Africans and their ability to keep on living in the face of such oppression and brutality.
MY INTENT My intentions were to design a retreat for Zakes Mda which could best reflect the language and intentions of his novels, especially that of “ways of dying”. The characters in the novel experience extreme hardship throughout their lives, but even brutality and pain do not pull their spirits down. The retreat therefore acts as a vessel, a body that corrodes on the outside but remains in tacked on the inside.
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The retreat is a space that would feel totally connected to the natural landscape, allowing Zakes to take full advantage of the tropical climates, scenic views and the proximity to wildlife. The retreat is easily secured when not in use.
SITE PLAN
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LIBRARY/ENTRANCE A display of books is exhibited when entering the retreat, and shelves built into the wall to prevent the books from sun damage. NATURAL GREY WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM. Low maintenance systems of reed beds and rock beds in which the grey water can run through and finally be used to irrigate a vegetable garden.
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WRITERS DECK Large windows in the Louvre walls of the deck frame different views over the landscape, reinforcing the space as a place of thought. WRITERS STUDIO A sunken in room creates a space of isolation within the public realm. Place of privacy and a vessel for creativity. The studio windows also frames critical view points within the landscape. WRITERS FOYER A public space which directly links all the areas in the retreat. From here, the guests have an indirect connection with anyone in the writers studio, maintaining the necessary privacy gradient. KITCHEN The kitchen forms part of the public area in the retreat. Just big enough for a single person but also accompanies for guests when necessary. The kitchen shelves are built into the gabion wall, forming the spine of the building. BEDROOM Single platform forms the sleeping deck, enough space for temporary fold up beds when there are guests. Built in shelves within the gabion wall for storage. WRITERS BATHROOM The bathroom folds open into a complete outdoor space isolated within the corroding walls. A perfect vessel for an individual to write in isolation.
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Most walls around the building are perforated walls of corten steel, degrading over time allowing the landscape and interior to seep into each other. Some areas of the wall sheds its skin in the summer due to rivet popping creating a series of new windows and allowing previously concealed views to open up to the landscape. As the wall gradually corrodes, light streams into the space, painting it with the colors of the sun set. The illustrations shows the degradation that occurs on the northern facade of the retreat forming a course granular texture.
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The wind stalk concept consists of 35 STALK FARM flexible carbin fibre reinforced resin poles which each stand 6m high and are anchored to the ground in a concrete bases. Only 30mm in diameter, the poles sway in the wind and in principles convert kinetic energy into electrical energy. Because the wind stalk is dependent on the wind, the energy is stored in chambers below the stalk and later used for lighting. This concept can generate and store enough electricity to sustain the user for up to 3months of the year. The location and angle of the stalk farm id orientated to recieve optimal winds at the top of the slope blowing from all directions, especially from the coast.
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PG BISON Interior design for stone cherrie Woodstock, Cape Town
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1. Design studio and training area 2. Flexible retail area 3. Shop entrance 4.Studio Entrance 5. Work stations 6. Counters 7. Retail shelves 8. Enjoy responsibly retail shelves 9. Change rooms 10. Retail area 11. Balcony
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BACKGROUND The design entitled was to create a unit of space defined by a uniform skin that would embrace the whole store area. A visually appealing entrance invites customers to an open plan canvas for Stoned Cherrie’s new love movement range and other products. Customers can interact with the facade of the building on different levels as well as find refuge in the green space off the busy streets. This shop expresses individuality but at the same time has been sensitive to the existing exterior of the building. The vast skin that unfolds in the building, defines itself through the contrast of material, texture, and geometry.
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ADAPTABLE FLOOR DISPLAY The interior reveals one view after another, a possibility of surprises, contrasts, unexpected encounters and changes of perspective. Open floor plan allows for a canvas of clothes display, therefore you can view the clothes as an art installation or exhibition. It is an adaptable interior space for customers to move through the clothes and interact with the display. The shop boundaries are ambiguous, as the neutral color pallet compliments the clothes and allows optimal presence of the clothes on display. As the large white form unfolds, it carves the spaces to make openings for clothes, displays, and fitting rooms.
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CHANGE IN PERSPECTIVE Black walls composed of medium density fibre board is used to unify the interior. This black skin conceals the space as the white form and concealed lighting turns this interior into a seductive architectural proposal, not just a fashion store. The ramp is in suspended movement state as it provides interaction between the different levels. It follows its paths, ascending dramatically through the store from floor to ceiling.
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PORTAL TO PRETORIA_BOUTIQUE HOTEL Pretoria 2012
BRIEF Developing a point of orientation whereby users can navigate the Pretoria inner city. Integrating public resources to promote efficient and integrated public service delivery. Gateway to mark entry to the city at Boom street, along Paul Kruger street to act as a catalytic intervention for the regeneration of the northern district
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FIRST FLOOR PLAN
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PERFORATED ALIMINIUM PANELS Aliminium panels with bigger perforations indicates more public spaces behind the mesh. Smaller perforations indicate more private spaces.
SAFECRETE Panels made of autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC). Noncombustible, inorganic, and durable. Cellular structure provides fire and sound resistance between floors. Ceiling panels 50x610x1000 Low embodied energy, energy efficient throughout life cycle, non toxic, no VOC’s, closed loop manufacturing process. 40
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It is the proposal of this project to establish Paul Kruger-Boom street intersection as a northern urban gateway for the Pretoria CBD. A gateway marks the threshold between one identified region and another, dramatically or subtly announcing transition. On approach, it marks the edge of that which is being contained. As one moves towards the gateway, perception thereof and what lies thereafter is altered. An open gateway frames altering views as revelations of that which is to come. Visual images are illuminated which contributes to sequential memory of the user (Culle, G. 1971)
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The future of south African cities 2012 BACKGROUND This intervention responds to a future crisis which occurs due to South Africa’s growing population, and a lack of educational facilities. A youth bulge is expected to occur in the next 5 years which means more children will be needing educational assistants at the same time. Children are more prone to violence without educational background. To understand and create future architecture, one needs to understand the future of south African development. Therefore a logical timeline is established to arrive at an appropriate architectural solution.
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The aim of the futuristic music mechanism is to draw people back into a lost city through the act of making harmonic tunes from vibrations in the streets. The architecture was inspired by the christel baschet instruments invented by Thomas Block. These instruments create vibrations along heavy metal rods. Additional metal elements placed on the rods produce accessory sound, such as harmonies, echoes, and resonance. The sounds are amplified by the cones much like a trumpets bell but enlarged to accommodate the structure. The form size and material from which the cones are made also influence the sound. This allows for infinite variety and possibilities.
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Perspectives of the lyrical mechanism in an urban context.
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EASA_SMALL INTERVENTIONS Zuzemberk, Slovenia
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DESIGN TEAM Chironne Moller. South Africa Nadia loyd Lister, South Africa Wendy Qiu, Australia Samuel Dubois, Canada
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BRIEF The scale of the interventions often integrates more easily in its environment as it is always intended to address directly tangible issues within the assembly surroundings. Firstly one has to wonder around, searching for a site and/or issue which can be focused on. The aim is then to design a small intervention that solves, improves, and brightend particular site conditions. Theoretical discourse, model building and detailed planning is set in place to generate a responsive design solution which can be built. KRK RIVER BRIDGE Along the river Krk, lays a scenic set of natural pools and waterfalls east of the bridge. However the only way to access these waterfalls is to cross underneath the bridge, with no official pathway making the route unpleasant and difficult. Many locals sit on the concrete footing of the bridge to read, play music, and listen to the water, making it an ideal site for intervention.
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EVENT LANDSCAPE
Seeking asylum in South Africa Marabastad, Pretoria 2013 Over the last few years South Africa has become the place where people traveling from the northern parts of South African borders to seek asylum. The massive immigration generates changes not only in the way the different government agencies accommodates for the new arrivals but also in the urban environment. Therefore, this project focuses on the impact of this immigration on the urban landscape of South Africa’s cities. The research identifies the need for an intervention on the site outside the Department of Home Affairs in Tshwane precinct of Marabastad where large numbers of asylum seekers gather to wait for South African citizenship.
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The process of waiting for citizenship and the impact that the queuing has on the urban landscape requires a detailed investigation of this phenomenon. The uncertainty of the individuals seeking asylum and their perception regarding this waiting experience becomes the focus of this research. The complex layers of this event are explored in order to create an appropriate landscape to accommodate the users in a safe environment. Identifying the multiple facets of refuge as well as the spatial implications associated with it in order to improve the process of seeking asylum. Analyzing similar environments around Pretoria and the physical factors that influ-
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ence these spaces justifies the importance of a well designed waiting space. In order to address the issues associated with this event, it is important to question conventional architectural typologies of waiting or arrival spaces in an attempt to rehabilitate brown field spaces within the city and integrate this complex matrix into the physical landscape.
Consequently, the architectural proposal provides a unique spatial arrangement that will transform the un-accomodated waiting spaces into a well-designed process and hospitable urban experience while applying of asylum. The intervention consists of an urban park that possibly creates new relationships between people, spaces and events. The built landscape will be a platform which informs, provide service and becomes a place which aims to facilitate the integration process of asylum seekers into a South African society.
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WASTE LIGHT
CLU FOUNDATION: SOCIALIGHT 2013
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URBAN CENTRE IN A RURAL COMMUNITY Khamalanaga
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