MelbourneNomadism Tower

MELBOURNOMADISM 2030 2030

PRECEDENTS

ecological vascular circulation passive + autonomous infrastructure

Rizhomatic circulation

lightweight construction

Rizhomatic systems

junk/ scrapped DIY pods prefabricated dwelling units

Dan Dorocic

POLEMIC

View from the moon

MELBORNOMADISM

2030 2030

Formula

x= distance

velocity

a= area

density

densification death of the commute = death of the suburb

trajectory energy

velocity

density

Population Desity 2012

1%

% of industry is Agriculture

2050

nodes 2040 2030 2020

3%

6%

12%

25%

Site

Suburb

Docklands

MELBORNOMADISM

2030 2030

Site:

support

tower Bourke Place

block

history 254 m 53 storeys

Bourke Place

1991

Built for AMP in 1991, Bourke Place was marketed as having the “timeless quality of a masterpiece�.

The building is equipped with a digital Building Automation System (BAS). The system is a Satchwell BAS 2000 model.

The system monitors and controls the following building elements:

2001

* Individual zone air conditioning controls * Operational control and/or monitoring of all central plant elements * Lift services status and monitoring * Emergency Power Generator and load shedding * After hours Air Conditioning * Time controlled circuits (e.g. Lighting)

2011

The building is used/compartmentalized into four main areas : OFFICE TOWER RETAIL STUDIO PARKING

2021

The OFFICE has become much disused, RETAIL is concerned much less with branding and is used more as a trading ground for goods The STUDIO area is taken over by architect squatters The PARKING becomes obsolete but the area is much loved by a growing percentage of the demographic the nomadic

2031 The open plan PARKING typology takes root and is loved by the nomad culture for its flexibility

There are a number of f carriers with committed to long term contracts to provide telecommunication services.

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The typical floor live load design, including partitions, is 5kPa. An area of approximately 2 metres width around the central core has a capacity of 10kPa to support heavy loads such as Compactus units, safes and similar major loads. 1 1 http://www.bourkeplace.com.au

2030 2030

The OFFICE has died The PARKING becomes obsolete but the area is much loved by a growing percentage of the new nomad demographic and is deemed the OPEN PLAN RETAIL is concerned much less with branding and is used more as a trading ground for goods - a MARKET 80%

OFFICE

OPEN PLAN open

50%

open

AGRI

The STUDIO area is taken over by architect squatters

The building uses passive sytems : 8%

STUDIO PARKING 7% RETAIL 5%

like a tree the water travels up the core pulled up by propeller-pumps pwered by the wind - the stomata of the tower The lift system in the core is still in place and runs entirely on the solar power The street circulation is lifted off the gorund plane to create an unobstructed soil for farming purposes.

25%

STUDIO 10%

open

open

MARKET 5%

Infrastructure

Solar + Transport

section

Wind + Water

section

1:1000 1:1000

Plan

MELBORNOMADISM

Plan

2030 2030

Agriculture + Food

section

1:1000

Plan

Ephemeral + squat Dwellings

Dwellings Nomads

MELBORNOMADISM

Constraints

2030 2030

Dwellings

MELBORNOMADISM

2030 2030

Plan

GF

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Section 1:500

GF

2030 2030

Plan

1:500

21st FLoor

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Section

1:200

21st FLoor

2030 2030

Plan

1:500

roof

MELBORNOMADISM

Section

1:300

roof

2030 2030

View

MELBORNOMADISM