Design Journal by cmoo1409

Cassandra Moore

DESIGN JOURNAL

CONTENTS Journal documents three projects completed over the course of 2013

BONDI ENVELOPE

SCULPTURES BY THE SEA PAVILION

p. 17-30

BROKEN HILL ELECTIVE

p. 31-34

p. 1-16

1. BONDI ENVELOPE Masters Digital Studio Semester 2, 2013 Tutor: Alex Jung In Partnership with: Sarah Lawlor ‘The Bondi Envelope’ responds to the objectives of a Digital Research Studio which encouraged students to further develop skills in Rhino and Grasshopper. The proposal is a mixed community housing project consisting of a combination of social housing and privately owned apartments.

Initially we were interested in the transition between private and public zones. As a result, a large proportion of semiprivate zones, located in large voids, contain extensive circulation paths and recreational areas. The intention of which is to promote mutually beneficial interaction between residents. The

project evolved from a geometric investigation of the site’s envelope. Heights of the surrounding buildings were used to generate cut planes

through the site. Fractured geometries were subtracted from some areas in response to site conditions, and maintained as voids within the building in other areas. These voids provide light to the building, as well as circulation paths. We decided to separate the faĂ§ade from the building, and as such â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the two systems (skeleton and skin) were allowed to evolve independently from one anotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (Klinger, 2001). This separation reduced the weight of the building, enabling it to become a lighter, more playful structure. As a result, the project was divided into an internal building and an external lightweight frame that maintains the developed geometry of the envelope and acts as a second skin.

The frame is clad with perforated metal sheeting. The size of the holes in the cladding directly relates to the different programmatic zones of the internal building. Where the skin touches apartments the holes are smallest to ensure privacy, as opposed to public spaces which are more porous. The space between

these two systems is a dynamic region in which the internal building and external skin collide; in private apartment areas, the space between building and frame consists of balconies. The frame wraps around the large internal voids, used for circuation, blurring the distinction between inside and outside. Essentially,

this project combines studies of privacy and cubism to create a manipulated envelope that responds to its environment and creates

spaces that encourage interaction between the different social groups using the building through semi-public zones. References: 1. Klinger, K. 2001, Making Digital Architecture: Historical, Formal, and Structural Implications of Computer Controlled Fabrication and Expressive Form 2. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Venice House / Daly Genik Architectsâ&#x20AC;? 04 Jul 2011. ArchDaily.Accessed 01 Oct 2013. <http://www.archdaily. com/?p=147096> Model: Contextual cutting planes intersecting the envelope of the site Diagrams: Iterative manipulating of the envelope through zoning of public | private | semi-private spaces.

CONCEPT MODELS Investigation of form derived from earlier concept model and diagrams

The final structure was derived from the combination of two concept models, ‘the monolithic cast’ and ‘the frame’. The monolithic form was a physical representation of what was left of the envelope once elements had been subtracted. The method of building this model (as a contoured cast), added a heavy, sculptural quality to the model, which greatly contrasted the light frame model. The frame model was one of the most successful, perhaps due to the fact that while there was clear definition of solid and void, they were somehow intertwined between a framing device that referenced the envelope’s original form, and the planes that had manipulated it. Devising the interior form as a separate entity to the geometric frame became an exercise in functionality. The diagrams

(p.11) show the process of dividing the mass to allow maximum light penetration, inserting two main circulation voids, ensuring all apartments are accessible from this circulation system, and providing apartment types according to the brief. By maintaining a regular geometry for this interior mass, we wanted to provide an intermediate space between the two building elements that would display the contrasting geometry of these

two elements. The rooftop retains the fractured geometry of earlier monolithic models, and informal social areas are split across levels with community gardens and a large swimming pool on the upper plinth. The apartments finger out from the central circulation zones as separate masses to maximize light. The plans are largely repeated vertically, although reduced in size towards the top as the frame contracts. Entries and window orientation vary for each apartment to maximize privacy.

FRONT ELEVATION + RENDERED PERSPECTIVE As seen from Bondi Road

p. 11 Evolution of design from concept diagrams to floor plan p. 12 Physical Model

EXPLODED DIAGRAM

AXONOMETERIC

Internal circulation linking: two circulation voids | interior building mass | steel frame | exterior skin

SECTIONAL DRAWINGS p.15 circulation void | ramps | apartments p.16 lift core | circulation void | apartments

2. SCULPTURES BY THE SEA PAVILION Masters Urban Studio Semester 1, 2013 Tutor: Ivana Kuzmonovska In Partnership with: Sarah Lawlor Li-Chi Pan

The objective of the course was to design two information and catalogue selling pavilions at the start and end of the Sculpture by the Sea walk. The project was designed to sit within a larger masterplan for the site. We approached the masterplan with an exploration into the memory of the site. Early drawings and plaster

models explored both individual and public memories. The concept models (p.19), made of plaster, document our individual paths, as channels that have been carved along the headland. Markers were placed at important points along the journey. We originally thought that the journeys that each of us took when

visiting sculpture by the sea in the past would be a similar linear journey. However, we discovered that each journey when mapped consisted of

different starting, ending, and pausing points. It was from these three versions of one event that inspired the idea of building up a layered memory of the site. Our masterplan proposed a speculative series of tunnels across axis oriented towards the two existing pavilion sites (p.20) that carved out areas of the sandstone headland to reveal the underlying layers of geological memory. These channels would allow for more pathways, further increasing the possibility in variation of individual journeys and enriching the memory of the site.

SITE ANALYSIS + ‘MASTERPLANNING’ Early site impressions | concept models mapping individual journeys | concept plan + section of proposed tunnels

FINAL MASTERPLAN Drawing explores site context + traces individual journeys, axis are oriented towards existing pavilions

final design | fixing details

p.23 Initial pavilion design p.24 concept sketches for

PAVILION ROOF PLAN + FLOOR PLAN Two inter-locking shells made entirely from recycled pallets

The final form of the pavilion consists of two intersecting shells, as opposed to the initial proposition of a solid inner core contained within an separate outer shell. This development resulted in a more cohesive pavilion with one construction type. The form adopts a beehive shape due to the inherent strength of the structure. The smaller shell encloses a core that provides storage and a sales counter, while the larger shell allows pedestrian circulation through the pavilion. Swing doors are used to access the core shell, located underneath the hinged bench top. The rear of the core shell provides storage for the event. The above drawing illustrates the Notts Avenue location plan. The circulation shell extends over the footpath, forcing

pedestrians through the pavilion. The drawing to the right illustrates the Tamarama Park pavilion. The catalogue pavilion has an opening oriented towards the path, and an exit on the opposite side of the shell encouraging flow through circulation. The entire pavilion is constructed using recycled pallets. A standard pallet is cut into its smallest repeatable module.

Two of these modules are fastened together and form building blocks for the structure. The weathered timber of the pallet creates a dialogue between the materiality of the pavilion and the eroded sandstone headland on which it is sited. Infill panels are installed throughout the pavilion as a method of waterproofing. In keeping with the theme of recycling, plastic garbage bags are layered between modules. The infills are concentrated around core working areas and storage areas to protect them from the weather.

PAVILION SECTION Section through Tamarama Park Pavilion

3. BROKEN HILL STUDIO Rural Enterpise Elective Winter Holidays Tutor: Michael Tawa In Partnership with: Sarah Lawlor Andrew Kim

The project was the product of an intensive elective based in Broken Hill. We were required to develop a masterplan for the main street to capitalise on the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s UNESCO world heritage city listing. We developed a conceptual scheme of a networked city that would create a dense and lively urban area around

the main street. The community had been a mining town but more recently faced a number of hardships as resources had been exhausted. The city of Broken Hill council was the client. Throughout the duration of the trip we were required to present the developing proposal to the council as well as academics from the

university. As the team consisted of students from different educational backgrounds we were required to learn from each others ideas and

expertise. We worked collaboratively to identify the councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concerns and achieve an appropriate solution. The council wanted to grow the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tourist industry. In response to this, we suggested a staggered proposal that saw the immediate relocation of the tourist center to an underutilized heritage building along the main street, as well as the long-term introduction of a consolidated transport hub in close proximity to the tourist center to increase foot traffic. Perhaps the most rewarding part of the program was directly dealing with a real client. In formally consulting with the council, throughout the entire process, it was clear that deadlines had be to met and compromises made.

PUBLIC SPACE RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL EXTERNAL NETWORKS INTERNAL NETWORKS

The concept of ‘network city’ is first applied at a city scale, where existing networks are identified. At an urban scale, the city is linked with external communities by highways and trails, while internal networks that use roads and footpaths between points of interest for the community will be the focus of of this network development.

PUBLIC SPACE RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL EXTERNAL NETWORKS INTERNAL NETWORKS

At a smaller scale, localised networks can be identified, especially between individual businesses. Argent Street operates as a trail that creates a journey between important nodes of activity, where links are developed between shops, restaurants and other businesses. Public spaces have been identified as spaces that have the potential to bring people together.

LANDSCAPING CAR PARKING BUILDINGS

BLEND STREET

NETWORK NEW TOWN SQUARE

CHLORIDE STREET

ARGENT STREET

INFO CENTRE

The relocation of the tourist information office to within the town hall facade will provide a way for tourists to directly interact with the heritage architecture of Broken Hill, while the public space at the rear of the facade will provide an opportunity for the local community to engage with this heritage also.

TOWN SQUARE CAR PARKING

CHLORIDE STREET

BUILDINGS NETWORK PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY TRANSPORT HUB PROPOSED PARKING PROPOSED BUS DEPOT

CRYSTAL STREET

RAILWAY LINES

We proposed that the Council should broaden their tourist focus and attempt to create the best possible environment for arriving tourists. We proposed to consolidate all public transport in Broken Hill to the existing train Station facilities.