Design Studio Gamma by Christian Wong

SGAMMA T U D I +O WATER SEMESTER 2

Christian Wong 915394 S t u d i o L e a d e r : H e at h e r M i tc h e lt r e e

TRANSLATING THE LONG RECTANGULAR SITE INTO FORM

Buildng site, long rectuangular.

Long rectangular planes key in the build the roof form and living room /facade motif.

TRANSISTIONAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EXPLORATIONS THOROUGH VISUAL ENGAGMENT STEMMED FROM MY JOURNAL EXPLLORATIONS

LIVING HOUSE EXPERIENTIAL COLLAGES/PERSPECTIVES

SHORT SECTIONS

When approaching living house I tried to bring in a transisitonal visual engaement that brings in the wider community. The building siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long rectangular form is translated into my building form particularly in the roofs creating pockets of light. For my revision of this part I have updated the analysis part as well as seperated the hand drawn elements from the computer drawn elements. I have also provided an birds eye persepctive of how the back lane could be reimagined as per my feedback. Graffiti motif at the back retained

KEY SPATIAL EXPERIENCES

Planted square pockets of greenery and elevated vertical gardens create a green house laneway feeling.

Stone powerwashed but maintained.

BACK LANEWAY ACTIVATION STRATEGY

ADAPTATIONS FLOOR PLANS, NTS

Variable area

Upstairs built up to house a new tenant or tennage child upstairs.

Downstairs, the plumbing is ul�sed upstairs.

The upstairs remains a bedroom for tenant or for the stay at home adult (child).

The space is turned into an oﬃce space with aﬀordance for a storage and recep�on/ workspace.

- Isolated and private. - accessabile with new stairs.

The oﬃce downstairs can be used as a bedroom for accessability or con�nued as an oﬃce space.

The extra bedroom is no longer needed by knocking down the side wall the space opens allowing for an outdoor decked entertainment space with plumping for that much needed jacuzzi!!

‘Fixed’ front area remains the same. This allows the construc�on to occur at the back without interupp�on to to their life.

Fixed Area

S2 10 Years

ROOF PLAN

Roof Plan

FIRST FLOOR

First Floor

SECOND FLOOR

Ground Floor

PLANS

NORTH

SOUTH ELEVATION 1:50 5

20 Years

30 Years

LONG SECTION

SECTION 1

MODEL PHOTOS

OPTIONAL TRANSITIONS

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ANALYSIS LANDSCAPE FORM CREATION OF AXES INTERSECTION

LIVING NEIGHBOURHOOD

Built form blocks of the site and buildings

Simplified form extrapolated

Form scaled to fit square

Function spaces eshtablished

DATASET ANALYSIS OF AMENITIES IN CARLTON COMPARED TO THE SURROUNDING AREAS - 2016

LEANING ROOFS

Final Dataset … ~4°

Continuous light on circulation spaces.

Elevated experience moving through the space.

Building in Nicolas lane focusing on roof elements.

Extrapolated roof form, approximately 4 degree slope

4 degree roofing used in buildings, spacing chosen by circulation space.

Population vs Total Amenities scatter plot

SURROUNDING INFLUENCES

Triparted sections denotedt vvby a projected horizontal element

Usually partitioned windows with a curved top and ornamentaion surrounding it.

For Living Neighbourhood I focused on material and civic systems. I have used data wrangling technqiues to inform my facilities and I’ve created a building language that mimics patterns in the surrounding buildings.

FACADE AND ENTRY AT BOUNDRY MORE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS WIDER COMMUNITY/PUBLIC

ELGIN ST BUSY PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE WITH SHOPPING CONTEXT TO THE WEST AND MORE HOUSING TO THE EAST

For my revision of this part of the assignment I have included a extended version of how datasets have informed my facilities and also have produced a more realistic perspective. RESIDENTS

COBBLED BLUESTONE LANEWAYS

STREET INTERFACE SET-BACK STREET FLUSH WITH BOUNDRY COMMERCIAL

LOCAL COMMUNITY

CANNING ST FREQUENTED BY BICYCLES

ENTRY SET-BACK FROM BOUNDRY CREATES AN INTERMEDIATE SPACE AND A THRESHOLD MORE COMMON IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

MACARTHUR PLACE SEPERATED BY LARGE GREEN SPACE LINED WITH OLD TREES, SUBERBAN TERRACED HOUSING PREDOMINANTLY

SITING 1:200

AMENITIES IN CARLTON EXPLAINED My exploration started by looking for datasets that gave me information on amenities in Carlton that were up to date and linkable to a demographics dataset in which the data was the same date and defined n the same manner. I joined data set information by the group small areas and beacuse of time contraints I only joined the population of the demographics data set.

The datasets

- Buildings with name, age, size, accessibility, and bicycle facilities -

2002 – 2017

https://data.melbourne.vic.gov.au/PropertyPlanning/Buildings-with-name-age-size-accessibility-andbic/pmhb-s6pn

- Demographic Profiles by CLUE Small Area -

2011 – 2016

https://data.melbourne.vic.gov.au/PeopleEvents/Demographic-Profiles-by-CLUE-Small-Area/d34are98

Final Dataset …

Population vs Total Amenities scatter plot

VISUALISATIONS

I considered the age of the dataset data, and as the data was collected in 2016 I didn’t want to look at the amenity types that were lacking in Carlton to inform my facilities on the site as the data was innaccurate. Instead I looked at what set Carlton apart, what made it amenities made the place unqiue. What makes Carlton unique is the large amount of student accomdation and emphasis on community buildings. It has a low amount of offices (compared to the CBD + Southbank + Docklands) and low transport amenities. The result is an community based suburb that looks inwards, it is a community that is continually being supplied a young population (through student accomdation) which is occupied with a high number of FEATURES indoor recreation/entertainment, community use buildings and shops. Through my facilities and facilities arrangment/overlapping I have looked to create an emphasis on community engagment, by giving the resi- AXO dents the opportunity to transition the spaces to engage both into the local community and outwards to the broader community. I have carefully condsidered how the facilites have complimented each other. Amenitiy Synergies

Public vs Private & Uses + Both amenities open for a long period of the day + People are able to go to the gym as they wash their clothing.

- By opening the folding doors, the space becomes qausi-public space allowing residents to utilise the BBQ space and outdoor cinema for private events.

LANUDRY GYM CHANGE -ROOMS

GYM

Scatter plot of amenties vs total population for the small areas. 4 clear clusters are made. Melbourne CBD’s low amenity count is supplemented by Docklands and Southbanks high amenoty ratio. Overalll Carlton has suffiecient amenities count compared to surrounding areas.

This parallel coordinates chart shows clear up trends for example the CBD favours offices and residential apartments.

+ People can watch the cinema during their gym routine + The cinema gives an option to relax post workout.

GYM RECEPTION

LAUNDRY + People are encouraged to watch the outdoor cinema whilst doing laundry.

OUTDOOR CINEMA SPACE AND BBQ AREA

OUTDOOR CINEMA

+ During the day, people can grab a coffee and use the cinema

- Both can be opened and the interior courtyard and circulation space utilised as public space to host larger events such as a market event.

RESIDENTIAL

BOOK STORE

+ Books and coffee are an excellent combination + There is a large park opposite the cafe, people can read accross the road if they want to escape the noise.

PUBLIC SQUARE

RESIDENTIAL SQUARE/ PUBLIC SQUARE - Residents have to option to open up the doors into a shared courtyard.

CAFE / LIBRARY

CAFE

RESIDENTIAL SQUARE/ PUBLIC SQUARE

- Collaobrative living spaces are orientated towards the courtyard encouraging people to interact with each other.

RESIDENTIAL

Legend Public Semi-Public Private Transitional space

GROUND FLOOR

Folding doors

SITE PLAN 1:100

GROUND FLOOR NTS 1:100

_NTS

ELGINSTREET STREET ELGIN

Laundry Laundry

Gym Gym

NICHOLAS LANE LANE NICHOLAS

CANNING CANNINGSTREETE STREETE

Outdoorcinema cinema Outdoor

Bookstore store Book

Cafe Cafe

B B

C C

MACARTHUR PLACE MACARTHUR PLACE

20 N

SUMMER SHADOWS 9, 12, 3

WINTERVV SHADOWS 9, 12, 3

SECTION NTS 1:100

FIRST FLOOR NTS 1:100

SECTION A

SECTION B

Public vs Private & Uses

LANUDRY GYM CHANGE -ROOMS

GYM

GYM RECEPTION

OUTDOOR CINEMA SPACE AND BBQ AREA

RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL WALKWAY

RESIDENTIAL SQUARE/ PUBLIC SQUARE CAFE / LIBRARY

Legend

RESIDENTIAL

Public

RESIDENTIAL

Semi-Public

RESIDENTIAL

Private Transitional space

GROUND FLOOR

SECTION C

SECOND FLOOR

Legend Residential access Local community/ Public access Public interface, higher traffic access

Perspective

SECTION D

Looking down the laneway, showing the laneway cafe feeling

AXONOMETRIC NTS 1:20

FEATURES AXO

MODEL PHOTOS

DESIGN STUDIO GAMMA +WATER Design studio gamma + water has equipped me with the ability to develop workable floor plans and have a greater understanding of scale and space and how the simplest objects disrupt it. It has broadened my understanding of residential design. In the future I hope focus more on an idea and consider things in a more refined manner. I also hope to tell more of a story through my presentation and presentation boards.