PROJECT 4: THE JOURNAL AND THE EXPANDED FIELD
STUDIODELTA Eunju Kim 914 834 Laura Smith Studio 02
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01. Library Space Precedent Study
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02. Progress Sketch of The Library, The Cube
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03. Gaze Path Map
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04. MĂźnster City Library, Germany. Creative Writing
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05. MĂźnster City Library, Germany. Precedent Study
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06. City Observation Photographs
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07. Site Analysis Photograph Essay
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08. Precedent Study Sketch
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09. Local Users of the Library
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10. Progress Sketches for Interim Presentation
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11. Material and Tectonic Studies
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12. Site Context Sketch
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13. Developed Photomontage on Site
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14. Sketch model exploring relationship of programs
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15. Progress Sketches for Final Presentation
040 Bibliography
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01. Library Space Precedent Study 172M2 compact House by JMY architects is a three-bedroom dwelling with a small garden at a tight site located in the suburbs of Gyeongju-si, South Korea. It effectively engages several design approaches to overcome the restraints of site access and size. The open space arrangement of the living/ dining space enhances the relationship of all the functions compacted in the space. The space also provides semi-private areas with effective allocation of columns and variance in floor levels, to create visual and subtle spatial barrier. The use of ‘planes’ to organise a tight space is effective in separating the open plan living room into smaller programs. Furthermore, the extension of the interior floor planes to the exterior terrace create penetrating spatial connection. Storage space is created between the differences between the floor levels; incorporating the bookshelves under these spaces suggest program in this semi-private lounge area. Meanwhile, the use of timber material add to the warm and family friendly atmosphere of the house.
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02. Progress Sketch of The Library, The Cube The Library, The Cube explores the ideas of utilising various planes to create steps and separate functions. Meanwhile, the in-between spaces are used for book storage and private occupiable reading spots. The length, width and height of the planes were carefully manipulated whilst taking consideration human anthropometry for ergonomic use. The rules of BCA standards in public steps and 1m x 1m walkway were also considered during the development of the design.
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03. Gaze Path Map Gaze path map analyses the patterns of visual attention when introduced to an image. The position and movement of the eye is tracked usually with an eye tracker to extract data. This iteration of map has been produced with the student’s own memory of her initial response when first observing ‘The Portrait’, a painting by René Magritte in 1935. The line tracks the eye movement whilst the size of the spot represent the length of time which the eye has focused in relative to other spots of the artwork. The data collection of the eye movement allows for the analysis of cognitive process through visual experiences. The result of the data can vary according to individuals experience and personality, while similarities of the responses reveal the underlying cognition of human behaviour and social interaction patterns.
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04. Münster City Library, Germany. Creative Writing Few bikes cycle past me as I walk around the slow curving wall of the library, that seemingly float above the busily walking pedestrians. A green bike decelerates along the slow concrete ramp until it halts at a vacant spot after the long row of parked bikes. Caught by the warm fragrance of the roasting coffee beans from Cafe Calibri, I glance over the chocolate coated roof that droops over into a wall which then splashes on to the white facade of the opposite library block. I enter the library and the sound of the cold morning breeze is muted. The air is warm and my frozen cheeks gently melt away. The ambient lighting invites me to wonder into the softly curving bookshelves and creamy wall. I walk over to glance through the magazine covers which are displayed above the waisthigh bookshelves and find few people reading casually on soft couches. A little girl skips across the floor until she stops and spots a picture book of her liking, but quickly rushes back to follow her mother who are busy shushing the two little brothers as they walk down into the basement level. The mother’s greeting to another women is faintly heard as the sight of her is gone.
As I step onto the grey carpet of floor 1, I see several people sitting along a table facing towards the atrium. Some reading from a laptop screen, jotting down some notes onto their notebooks, or flicking through a book. I walk between the bookshelves not in search for a book, but for a table that I could sit between the tall bookshelves. I put down my bag onto a small vacant table next to a bookshelf, and take out a print-out of my latest lecture notes. After about an hour of reading, I decide to stand and take a little stretch. I walk back across the platform that joins the two library blocks. Peeking through a window, I can peer over the laneway that splits the library. St Lambert’s Church is framed by the two splashing rooves which I saw earlier in the morning. I continue to the room full of books shelved along a slowly concaved wall. The little square windows along the wall create small pockets of natural light to grab my attention. Returning to my small table, I glance over the atrium to discover my sister on her phone. My phone vibrates, she turns to look up to where I am and we excitedly wave at each other.
The tall timber ceiling panels lead up to the skylight window to let in warm natural light into the atrium. I walk up the wide row of timber stairs where my footsteps make soft yet unusually pleasant taps, and the soft voices of the librarian dissolves into the wooden panels. The natural light is bounced off the timber ceiling panels then diffused onto the white matte walls.
BOLLES WILSON. (2010). MÜNSTER PUBLIC LIBRARY. Date Accessed: 31 March, 2019, from http://bolles-wilson.com/
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05. MĂźnster City Library, Germany. Precedent Study
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06. City Observation Photographs 01. Pedestrians waiting for traffic lights at the little Lonsdale and Swanston Street Intersection 02. Cyclists on bike waiting for traffic light 03. Interior of crowded Melbourne free city
06. A homeless women draws chalk artwork on the street pavement 07. City smokers near the tram stop and poem writer on the street 08. Shoppers and pedestrians of the Bourke Street Mall
tram 04. People stopping by at the plant stall near QV 05. Pedestrians crossing the road
09. A man busking with a guitar on Bourke Street Mall 10. People relax and chatter on the Qv lawn
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07. Site Analysis Photograph Essay 01. The archway marks the start of the Chinatown precinct 02. Pedestrians walk under the yellow construction scaffolds as they enter the Chinatown street 03. Red lanterns float above the tight street 04. Multiples of Chinese signages mingle with the arches of the heritage buildings 05. Pedestrians walk busily along the Little Bourke Street, as they observe the retail facades.
06. Restaurant ingredients are loaded off from the trucks parked along the street 07. Old women dozes off in the warm daylight that seep between the buildings 08. Young man borrows a lighter from the two Chinese man smoking at the archway gate 09. Cars travel slowly in congested traffic and busy pedestrians 10. Pedestrians cross the road between the slow moving cars
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07. Site Analysis Photograph Essay (cont.) 11. A homeless man is sitting under the
16. Vivid colour of the restaurant menu
warm sunlight that shines onto the empty library
standout of the street facade, while graffiti and
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worn out paint is visible in the remainder of the 12. Three girl smile at the camera as they
happily walk down the street 13. Large rubbish bins are placed along the narrow laneway. A man solemnly smokes a cigarette away from the busily walking street 14. Two young women sticks posters onto a wall
wall surface. 17. Various passabys walk along the sloping street 18. A group of young girls are huddled together to a side of the walkway to view a clip from a mobile screen. 19. Cigarette butts are scattered in the
15. Many of the building’s paints are peeled away and worn off. A poster dangles halfattached from the wall.
corners and gaps of the pavement 20. Colourful vertical signages hover above street. Traffic signs are almost hidden amongst
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08. Precedent Study Sketch Public Scale The Munster city library consists to two buildings that is split by a lane way and joined on the under croft. The metal cladded rooves create a civic gesture by creating an alley that frames the historical context of the city, while responding to the surrounding urban context. It creates a statement not only for the library users but also the passerby. The transparent entrance under the roof allows the exterior elements to naturally combine into the interior of the library. In the interior, the timber paneled ceiling lining along the rooves create a warm welcoming atmosphere, with daylight diffused into the tall atrium. Meanwhile white roof trusses are exposed to emphasise the roof geometry. The atrium connects multiple levels into a unified public space.
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08.Precedent Study Sketch (cont.) Personal Scale The library has a consistent ambient lighting all throughout the bookshelves and the reading area. This is achieved by warm ambient lightings and windows that allow natural light. Desks are placed adjacent to the window to provide view of the city as well as adequate reading light. The warm daylight is pleasing for the user, thus invites them to occupy the space. This small pockets of space are revealed as the user walks around and between the bookshelves. Therefore semi private spaces are created with a defined personal space. The desk space is enough for individuals or a couple, thus allowing for a soft chatter.
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09. Local Users of the Library Chloe is a second year university student
living in Melbourne city. She currently majors in primary education and goes to university three days a week for lectures and tutorial classes. She also works once a week in the grocery store in China town, which is owned by one of her family friends. Besides studying at university libraries inbetween lectures, Chloe likes to study at the new city library built in Chinatown. She trams to the exhibition street/ Bourke street stop and walks through the plaza to arrive at the library. She can also walk through little Bourke Street to get to there, but prefers not to when too many slow walking pedestrians fill up such a narrow street. Entering the library, she can see people playing boardgames, little children playing with lego blocks or reading picture books while mothers chatter besides the children section. She finds interesting to see different people coming to the library and just wonder about, but she better make a start on her research essay very soon. She usually likes to find a spot in the upper floor level by the windows that allow warm light onto the space, but often switches to different spots in the library. She can faintly hear the noise from the ground level atrium, but not enough to bother her business. The study space is comfortable as there is enough space for her book and her laptop. Charging port is conveniently available within an arm’s reach, so she can focus on her task without worrying her batteries run out. She finds this space suitable as she believes that she works more productive at large open space with subtle sounds then a dead quite university library; she can find solitude within a public space. Other than studying, Chloe would visit the library for few other reasons: When arriving a little too early for work, Chloe would grab a magazine to read at a couch close to the entrance, or just to use the free library wifi. She would meet her friends here to procrastinate her uni assignment and just chill
before grabbing lunch in the city. Sometimes Chloe just sits by the window to take a breather and wonder about while peering out onto the little Bourke street. She has recently agreed to tutor her niece during the weekends, and thinks the Chinatown library is quite suitable as it is accessible for both her and the student. There is also adequate space where they can have a semi-private space.
Ben is a retail worker at one of the stores in Bourke Street Mall. He lives in Glen Waverly and travels to city by train. Ben doesn’t stay long in the library, often but he likes to grab a book or two on the way home from work, so he that he can read on the train. Sometimes he would come to just sit and kill some time when he’s arrived too early in the city before work. He can easily return books in the afterhours chute on his way to a dinner at the dumpling house with his friends. Angela works at an offices in Collins Street and have two children aged at 8, and 12. She likes to drop off her children at the new city library in Chinatown while she goes grocery shopping, or catching up her friends over a coffee. The children’s corner is well supervised by the librarians so she can let her children hang around while she does her business. Her children are happy to visit the library whenever they are free, as it allows for them to explore make and observe. They definitely think the library is way more entertaining than following their mother around to grocery shopping or sit quietly while she talks excited about them to her friends. On the way back to picking her children, Angela would grab a novel to read when the kids are back to sleep.
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10. Progress Sketches for Interim Presentation
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11. Material and Tectonic Studies Similar to the timber panels of the atrium inside Münster city library, the timber cladding of the hanging studio of Glyn Davis Building in University of Melbourne diffuses direct daylight penetrated from the ceiling space. During nighttime, the timber material effectively diffuses the warm tone of the ceiling lighting on to the atrium floor, thus providing a comfortable lighting solution for the students studying after-hours. The use of triangulated panels is effective in cladding the irregular yet dynamicform of the hanging studio. This create the imagery of the studio’s ‘hanging form’ that droop down from the timber ceiling to the center of the atrium.
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11. Material and Tectonic Studies (cont.) Application of Studies The geometries observed from the panels of the hanging studio can be applied to the design of the central atrium of the city library, The technique of using triangulated panels allows for effective integration of round walls of the ground floor plan to the triangulated roof. The 12 sided polygon plan of the first floor atrium slowly morphs into the square plan at 4th floor of the library, as the polygon sides are reduces at each level. Therefore a gradual change of circular form to panelised geometry can be observed as the user travels up the atrium of the library. Meanwhile, the visual connection of the library will also increase as the user travels up the atrium. The panelised timber cladding is gradually replaced by glass panels to allow for the open view of the sky at the reading space provided on the top floor.
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12. Site Context Sketch Street view of developed design on to hand sketch. The round walls of the timber walls draws the passerby’s attention to the library. The corner of the Corrs Lane to Little Bourke Street is blurred, allowing for soft transition from the street to the library entrances. The curving walls almost pulls the footpaths of the pedestrians to stumble into the ground floor atrium space. After the soft transition from the adjacent street to the atrium, the user sees the interesting geometries of the atrium that draws their focus onto the various programs and resources offered in the library, then to the sky that is framed by the atrium.
Street view into Corrs lane The laneway can work as a loading bay for the businesses located on Corrs lane. While it is also a popular smoking ground just adjacent to the little Bourke Street Street view of little Bourke Street, bit further from site. Multiple heritage listed buildings feature red bricks, colourful paint, arched windows and entrances, as well as vertical signages that float above the street. The street also acts as loading bay for many restaurants that have one main entrance via little Bourke street, while the adjacent laneways are used for waste storage.
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13. Developed Photomontage on Site Street view of developed design on to hand sketch. The round walls of the timber walls draws the pathway of the pedestrians into the library. The walls are fluid, allowing the outdoor space to flow into the ground level of the library. The ground level activities are also visible by the street passerby, again drawing their attention to the site. Once the users are drawn into the ground floor atrium space, they are further encouraged to explore the library’s interior with effective visual connection to various resources offered in the library.
Pender Place remains as the main entranceway for the public parking. The slint of greeneries planted in the narrow garden bed together with the lively graffiti artwork provided, enlightens the eyes of the driver before entering the dark concrete parking space.
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14. Sketch model exploring relationship of programs The library offers a free shareable space for the public to find discoveries through their own intuition. The library provides various resources from books, internet access, performance practice room, group study, meeting room, makerspace and individual study space. The various resources and mediums are made available for the public to easily engage in. Anyone can approach these various forms of resources as they intuitively explore the library space. The central atrium ties these various programs and acts a heart where different users pass through in order to reach the next destination. Meanwhile the visual connections of the various programs at each floors allows the user to observe other users at different location/ program of the library. This also emphasis the idea of intuitive discovery through visual observation of an individual.
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15. Progress Sketches for Final Presentation The floor plan has become more flexible and fluid to accommodate multiple programs in the library. Visual connections between the different programs were carefully considered to encourage users to move further into the library as they discover various form of resources. The form and tectonic language of the library changes from curving element in the ground floor plan - which draws in the city atmosphere into the library- to a more rigid and angular form. This has been achieved by many iteration of using triangulated panels. The gradual change of form from the bottom of atrium occurs through to the roof and onto the exterior cladding of the library.
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Bibliography BOLLES WILSON. (2010). “MÜNSTER PUBLIC LIBRARY.” Date Accessed: 31 March, 2019, from http://bolles-wilson.com/ Valenzuela, K. (2015, February 17). “172M2 compact House / JMY architects.” Date Accessed: 09 March, 2019, from https://www.archdaily.com/596122/172m2-compact-house-jmy-architects Walter Ebert, Peter Bremer, and Paul Simons. “Photobook.” Photograph by Suzuki, Hisao, Date Accessed 31 March, 2019. https://www.dse.nl/~ebert/stadtbuecherei/photobook.html.
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