STUDIO 18 - LIKEHUMANS JOURNAL ENOCH FUNG 965320
//TABLE OF CONTENTS A1_VOXEL_CHAIR_V1.0 A2_TSUGITE_V2 A2+_TSUGITE_V2 A3_DESIGN_PROPOSAL_1_TSUGITE_V2 A4_DESIGN_PROPOSAL_2_TREEHAUS
//A0_INTRODUCTION STUDIO 18: LIKE-HUMANS INTRODUCES DISCRETE ARCHITECTURE, ENCOURAGING THE USE OF COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN, ALGORITHMS TO INFORM DESIGNS, RETHINKING THE FABRICATION PROCESS, ENHANCING THE PRODUCT QUALITY AND INTRODUCING EFFICIENT ASSEMBLY METHODS. WHILE THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN CONSTANTLY STREAMLINED AND IMPROVED, THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT INDUSTRY HAS BEEN LACKING BEHIND. THE EXPLORATION WITH NEW EXPERIMENTAL/INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGIES AIMS TO CREATE NEW A GRAMMAR FOR THE STAGNATED INDUSTRY. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDIO IS TO CREATE ADAPTABLE PARTS THAT CAN BE REUSED IN DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND LOOK INTO THE TIMELINESS OF ARCHITECTURE.
//PRECEDENT_STUDY //A1_VOXEL_CHAIR_V1.0
//A1_VOXEL_CHAIR_V1.0_PART
THE VOXEL CHAIR V1.0 IS 3D PRINTED OUT OF PLA PLASTIC BY A ROBOT, THE PART OF IT IS CREATED BY 2 DISCRETE PARTS THAT ARE ASSIGNED DEPENDING ON THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE CHAIR, FOR EXAMPLE, BEING STRUCTURAL (TYPE A) VERSUS A VOLUME FILLER (TYPE B).
/TYPE A
/TYPE B
ON FURTHER ANALYSIS OF THE PRECEDENT, IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE ATTRIBUTES WITHIN THE CONTAINERS MUTATE DEPENDING ON THE NEIGHBORING CONDITIONS OF THE VOXEL CONTAINERS. IT IS SPECULATED THAT THIS PROCESS MAKES THE VOXELIZATION OF DIFFERENT OBJECTS OR SURFACES RELATIVELY EASY TO BE REPLICATED INTO A CONSTRUCTIBLE AND STABLE FORM.
/VOXEL CONTAINER
/ATTRIBUTE
/ATTRIBUTE MUTATION
/ATTRIBUTE MUTATION EXTRACTION
//A1_VOXEL_CHAIR_V1.0_LOGIC
THE VOXEL CHAIR V1.0 IS BASED ON THE PANTON CHAIR DUE TO ITS EFFICIENT ONE PIECE CONSTRUCTION AND THE EFFECTIVENESS WHEN IT COMES TO SUPPORTING WEIGHT.
/PANTON CHAIR
/HALVED
/ROTATED MID TOWARDS PRINT BED
IT IS SPECULATED THAT THE VOXEL CHAIR IS MADE OUT OF 2 PRINTS THEN WELDED TOGETHER TO COMPLETE THE FORM, IT IS DUE TO THE LIMITATIONS OF WHAT A 3D PRINTER IS CAPABLE OF DOING AND THE MATERIAL THAT WAS UNABLE TO SUPPORT ITS OWN WEIGHT DURING THE PRINT.
/STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
/WELDING SURFACE ANALYSIS
/COMPLETE VOXEL
//A1_VOXEL_CHAIR_V1.0_LOGIC
CUBE 3D GRID
VOXELS + POINT CLOUD
(DETECTION) MARCHING CUBE ALGORITHM
COMPLETE FORM
THE SPECULATION OF THE LOGIC BEHIND THE VOXEL CHAIR IS A MARCHING CUBE ALGORITHM. THE CUBES DETECTS THE SURROUNDING POINT CLOUD AND PLACES THE VOXELS ACCORDINGLY, THEY ARE THEN REPLACED BY THE PARTS TO COMPLETE THE FORM.
SCALE
PART DESIGN PART LIBRARY ITERATIONS
SUBSTITUTE VOXELS
/LOGIC FLOWCHART
AS MENTIONED BEFORE, OUR SPECULATION REQUIRES THE VOXELS TO BE ALLOCATED ACCORDING TO A POINT CLOUD SYSTEM, IT LOCATES WHERE THE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS AND VOLUME FILLER ELEMENTS ARE MEANT TO BE.
/STRUCTURAL BUILDUP
/LAYERING AND DETECTING
/COMPLETE COVERAGE
//A1_VOXEL_CHAIR_V1.0_WHOLE
/VOXEL SUBSTITUTION
/FABRICATION ASSEMBLY
/VOXEL CHAIR V1.0
AFTER THE SUBSTITUTION OF THE VOXELS ARE REALIZED, THE 2 PARTS OF THE VOXEL CHAIR IS THEN READY FOR ASSEMBLY AND WELDED TOGETHER, TO COMPLETE THE VOXEL CHAIR 1.0
/VOXEL CHAIR V1.0 RENDERED
//A1_VOXEL_CHAIR_V1.0_SPECULATION
BASED ON THE FINDINGS DONE ON THE VOXEL CHAIR, A SPECULATION OF THE METHOD OF CREATING THE CHAIR IS DONE VIA THE MARCHING CUBE ALGORITHM, WHERE A PART LIBRARY IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO PROCEED WITH A SUBSTITUTION PROCESS, THE PARTS ARE IMAGINED TO BE BOTH POROUS AND DENSE TO PROVIDE DENSE OPENINGS WHILE BEING STRUCTURAL.
/PART LIBRARY
//A1_VOXEL_CHAIR_V1.0_SPECULATION
A SPECULATION HAS AROSE DURING THE RESEARCH WHERE THE MARCHING CUBE ALGORITHM CAN BE 3D PRINTED WITH DIFFERENT MATERIAL TO CREATE TEXTURES OR PATTERN THAT IS HARD TO EXPRESS WITH THE LIMITATION OF PEN AND PAPER, IT DEMONSTRATED HOW COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN CAN INTRODUCE NEW DESIGN PROGRESS OR LANGUAGE THAT HAVE YET TO BE EXPLORED. THE DENSITY DIFFERENCE IN THE MATERIAL ALSO ALLOWED FOR AN EXPERIENCE ON ATMOSPHERIC DESIGN, WHERE CONVENTIONAL DWELLING OR PAVILION DESIGN WOULD LACK THE ABILITY TO REMAIN POROUS WHILE STRUCTURAL AND REMAIN A SINGLE MATERIAL.
//PART_DESIGN //A2_TSUGITE_V2
//DESCRIPTION THIS PHASE OF THE ASSESSMENT IS TO EXPLORE THE FIRST CRITERIA OF A ‘BOTTOM-UP’ DESIGN PROCESS; THE PART. THIS PHASE IS INTENDED TO ENTAIL AN EXPLORATION OF MATERIAL AND QUALITIES THROUGH CUSTOMISED FABRICATION/MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES. WITHIN THESE EXPLORATIONS YOU ARE TO QUERY TRADITIONAL UNDERSTANDINGS OF ‘ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS’ (COLUMN, FLOOR, WALL, ROOF ETC) AND SPECULATE ALTERNATIVES. AS A GROUP, YOU WILL PROPOSE DIFFERENT WAYS OF VIEWING ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF COMPUTED AGGREGATION STRATEGIES,E INFORMED BY YOUR PREVIOUS RESEARCH WITHIN THE PRECEDENT PROJECT USE THE UNDERSTANDINGS YOU EXPLORED THROUGH YOUR PRECEDENT STUDY AS A SPRINGBOARD AND CRITICALLY REFLECT ON THE CONCEPTUAL AND TECHNICAL UNDERPINNINGS THAT HAVE LED TO ITS SUCCESS/FAILURE. ASK: IS THIS A GREAT WAY TO BUILD/DESIGN THIS? STUDENTS ARE TO SHARE THEIR PRECEDENT RESEARCH AND EXPLORE AREAS OF INTEREST AND RESPOND TO THIS BY, PROVIDING VARIOUS IDEAS THAT EXPLORE; MATERIAL & MATERIAL QUALITIES FABRICATION & MANUFACTURING METHODS SUSTAINABILITY / CIRCULAR ECONOMY STRUCTURE & DETAILING AGGREGATION CAPABILITIES. INDIVIDUAL PROPOSALS WILL BE DISCUSSED WITHIN GROUPS IN WHICH SOME IDEAS WILL FAIL FOR SOME TO GROW. THE PARTS WILL BE ASSESSED ON HOW WELL THEY RESPOND TO THE ABOVE CRITERIA AND THE QUALITY OF EXECUTION.
//A2_TSUGITE_V2_SCARFED_JOINT AFTER EXPLORING THE OPTIONS FOR THE CREATION OF A DISCRETE PART, THE INTEREST IN CREATING TIMBER PARTS/JOINERY SPARKED A NEW AREA TO LOOK FOR INSPIRATIONS.
DURING THE EXPLORATION FOR THE IDEAL JOINT/PART, THE SCARFED JOINT CAME ABOUT AND LED TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF LOCKING MECHANISMS: THE SCARFED JOINT IS LOCKED WITH A PIN AND PROVIDES A LOT OF STRENGTH. THE EXPLORATION THEN LED TO THE INTERROGATION OF HOLLOWNESS VS SOLIDNESS. WAS IT POSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN STRENGTH IN MATERIAL WHILE USING LESS? TO WHAT DEGREE ARE THE MATERIAL/WEIGHT CONTRIBUTING TO THE OVERALL STRENGTH?
/HOLLOWED SCARFED JOINT
//A2_TSUGITE_V2_DIGITAL_IDEAL
/END CONNECTIONS
/FLEXIBLE MESH /SIDE CONNECTIONS
THE IDEA OF THE HOLLOW JOINT HAS TRANSLATED INTO THE USE OF SHEET MATERIAL, THE INTENTION WAS TO EXTRACT STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES IN SOLIDS, LIGHTWEIGHT BY ITSELF AND APPROACHABLE ON THE OUTSIDE
/CARCASS
/KERFED PLY SHEET
/KANE TSUGI JOINT
/HOLES FOR STOPPERS
/PART V1
//A2_TSUGITE_V2_FABRICATION
THE FABRICATION PROCESS IDEALLY IS DONE WITH CNC MACHINES, WITH LABOR ASSEMBLY TO THE DESIGN INTENT.
/SHEET CNC
THE FABRICATION OF THE JOINT IS SPECULATED TO BE MADE ON A 4-AXIS CNC MACHINE, WHICH AT THE TIME OF MAKING, THE MACHINE WAS UNABLE TO CREATE THE JOINT DUE TO SIZE LIMITATIONS.
/JOINT CNC
//A2_TSUGITE_V2_FABRICATION_JOINT_V1
IT WAS QUICK TO REALISE THAT THE JOINT HAS TO BE DONE IN ANOTHER METHOD FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE DEMONSTRATION, THE JOINT AT THE TIME WAS CREATED USING THE 6 LAYERS OF PLYWOOD CNCED AND HELD TOGETHER WITH PINS AND CARCASSES. THE JOINT AND CARCASS WERE TIGHTLY FITTED AND STOPPERS WERE FOUND INEFFECTIVE THAT WAS IN THE INITIAL DESIGN.
/JOINT_V1
//A2_TSUGITE_V2_FABRICATION_SHEET
THE SHEET MATERIAL IS CUT TO SIZE WITH THE CNC MACHINE, IT ALLOWED FOR GROOVES AND KERFS TO BE DONE AT THE SAME TIME. SINCE THE SIZE WE WERE PROTOTYPING HAD EXTRA SPACE, THE CARCASSES WERE NESTED IN THE SAME FILE IN ORDER TO MAKE EVERYTHING FROM A SINGLE SHEET OF PLY.
/CNC CARCASS AND SHEET
/CNC KERFING GROOVE
/SHEET FABRICATION
//A2_TSUGITE_V2_FABRICATION_SHEET
THE CARCASSES ARE SLOTTED INTO THE GROOVES, AN IMMEDIATE ISSUE AROSE WHERE THERE IS A LACK OF INDICATION WHERE THE CARCASSES ARE SITUATED WITHIN. A REVISION OF THE MODEL SHOULD PROVIDE A MARK OF WHERE THE CENTER POINT IS ON BOTH THE CARCASSES AND THE SHEET. DUE TO THE MATERIAL WARPING, THE KERFING PROCESS CUT INTO THE PLY UNINTENTIONALLY, CREATING PERFORATED GROOVES THAT CREATED WEAK POINTS DURING ASSEMBLY AND BENDING, RESULTING IN CRACKS ON THE SURFACE.
/CNC CARCASS AND SHEET
/CNC KERFING
/SHEET FABRICATION
//A2_TSUGITE_V2_DIGITAL_IDEAL_V2
/END CONNECTIONS
/SIDE CONNECTIONS
WHEN REFINING THE PART IT IS DISCOVERED THAT IT MAY HAVE SMALL BITS AND PIECES THAT MADE HARD TO ASSEMBLE IN REAL HENCE, A REDESIGN WAS MADE TO EASE THE PROCESS OF MAKING PROVIDING EXTRA FLEXIBILITY WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE JOINT.
/CARCASS
/KERFED PLY SHEET
/KANE TSUGI JOINT
/WEDGES ACTING AS STOPPPERS
/PART V2
TOO MANY LIFE, WHILES ROTATABLE
//A2_TSUGITE_V2_FABRICATION_JOINT_V2 //A2_TSUGITE_V2_FABRICATION_PART
DURING THE PROCESS OF IMPROVING THE JOINT, THE DEFINITION OF THE PART HAD SHIFTED INTO THE JOINERY ITSELF ALONG WITH THE CARCASS, SINCE IT IS THE ONLY MEMBER THAT REMAINS A CONSTANT. FLEXIBILITY IS ALSO INTRODUCED WHERE THE JOINT IS SPLIT INTO HALVES AND ENABLING MORE ANGLES THEY CAN BE FITTED TOGETHER, LOCKED IN PLACE WITH WEDGES AT A SCARFED JOINT, INSPIRED BY THE EARLIER HOLLOWED SCARFED JOINT PROTOTYPE.
/PART VARIATION
//A2_TSUGITE_V2_FABRICATION_PART
THE PROCESS OF FABRICATING THE JOINT STARTED FROM A 2400mm 90mmX90mm FENCE POST, IT WAS MENTIONED THAT SINCE THE TIMBER WAS NOT KILN DRIED, THERE IS A GREAT CHANCE OF WARPING IN THE MATERIAL.
/1. MITRE SAW TO SIZE
/2. CUT INTO 450mm CHUNKS
/3. SPARE CHUNKS
THE IDEAL CASE OF THE FABRICATION WAS TO CUT THE PIECES INTO 450mm CHUNKS TO FIT ONTO A 4-AXIS CNC MACHINE (FIG.1&2). HOWEVER, AS MENTIONED EARLIER, DUE TO SIZE LIMITATION, THE CHUNKS ARE UNABLE TO BE FABRICATED ON THE MACHINE. THE LOGICAL PROGRESSION OF THE JOINT CREATION WAS: 1. CHANNEL FOR WEDGES (STOPPERS) 2. 45° CUT 3. OFFSET CUT FOR CONNECTION 4. CHISEL OUT HOLLOW BITS AS SEEN IN FIG.4, CHANNELS WERE MADE ON THE TABLE SAW, THEN PLANED BY HAND TO SMOOTH OUT THE UNWANTED GROOVES (FIG.6)
/4. CREATING CHANNEL ON TABLE SAW
/5. MEASURING + MARKING
/6. PLANING
//A2_TSUGITE_V2_FABRICATION_PART
BY USING A 45° TRIANGLE RULER, A JIG (FIG.2) IS MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE MULTIPLE CHANNEL CUTS TO BE KNOCKED OUT AND CHISELLED. /1. MARKING THE 45° ANGLE
/2. JIG FOR 45° CUTS
/3. CHANNEL CUTS
THE JOINT IS THEN PUT ON A BAND SAW TO CREATE OFFSETS, THAT ALLOWED FOR OTHER JOINTS TO BE INTERLOCKED. WITH THE DRILL PRESS, CAVITIES WERE DRILLED AND CHISELED INTO THE DESIRED WIDTH, LENGTH AND HEIGHT (FIG.5). MISTAKES WERE MADE IN THE PROCESS THAT MADE BITS AND PIECES BREAK OFF, BY THE END, GLUE WAS USED TO FIX THE FRACTURED BITS.
/4. BAND SAW OFFSET
/5. CAVITY DRILLED + CHISELED
/6. GLUE IN FRACTURE BITS
//PART_DESIGN //A2_TSUGITE_V2_APPENDIX
//A2_TSUGITE_V2_PART_REFLECTION
BEING THE FIRST TIME ON FABRICATING A 1:1 DEMONSTRATION MODEL, IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND IMPROVEMENTS WERE ALREADY IMPLEMENTED IN TERMS OF DESIGNING FOR EASY FABRICATION + ASSEMBLY. THE PART IN ITSELF IS BELIEVED TO BE A REPLACEMENT OF CONVENTIONAL STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS WITHOUT THE DANGER AND COMPLICATION IN ASSEMBLY. IT IS APPROACHABLE AND EASY TO HANDLE. LIMITATIONS OF THE PART IS VERY OBVIOUS, IT IS FAR FROM THE CREATION OF A UNIVERSAL DISCRETE PART TO REPLACE EVERYTHING BUT SINCE THE GOAL WAS TO CREATE AN ADAPTABLE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM, IT CAN BE CONSIDERED EXCELLENCE IN ITS DEPARTMENT WHEN DONE RIGHT.
//A2_TSUGITE_V2_PART_REFLECTION
IDEALLY THE REVISED JOINT IS MADE WITH MACHINE AND PRECISION, DUE TO THE LIMITED SKILLS AND TOOLS AVAILABLE, COMPROMISES WERE REQUIRED FOR PURE DEMONSTRATION PURPOSES. THE IMPACT OF MATERIAL CHOICE WAS FAR GREATER THAN IMAGINED, WARPING AND CRACKS WERE NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION AT THE START WHICH LED TO ISSUES DURING THE FABRICATION.
//LOGIC //A2+_TSUGITE_V2
//INTRODUCTION THIS PHASE OF ASSESSMENT 2 IS AIMED TO GIVE STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN METHODS OF AGGREGATION FOR THE PARTS THAT WERE DESIGNED DURING THE PREVIOUS TASK. THESE METHODS WILL START WITH THE CREATION OF BASIC CLUSTERS, AND GRADUALLY BECOME MORE COMPUTATIONALLY-ENABLED. THIS TASK NOT ONLY LOOKS AT THE COMPUTATION SIDE OF AGGREGATION, BUT ALSO CONSIDERS THE PART ASSEMBLY METHOD WHICH INFLUENCES THE OVERALL CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM. TO ILLUSTRATE THIS - STUDENTS MIGHT BE LOOKING AT AR TO CONSTRUCT THEIR ENSEMBLE. THE ‘LOGIC’ FOR THIS AGGREGATION MIGHT BE MORE SPECIFIC TO A HUMAN SCALED METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - ERGO, THE AGGREGATION LOGIC IS DESIGNED TO SUIT THIS ASSEMBLY METHOD. BY THE END OF THIS TASK, STUDENTS WILL HAVE A COLLECTION OF AGGREGATED FORMS WHICH FOLLOW A LOGICAL STRATEGY THAT CAN BE USED TO REPLICATE ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS AND OTHER FORMAL EXPERIMENTS.
//A2+_TSUGITE_V2_INFILL
1
2
3
4
AN INFILL TO SEAL ENTIRE WALLS WAS SUGGESTED TO BE THE BEST SOLUTION, IN WHICH IT AIMS TO CREATE LIVABLE VOLUMES.
//MINI INFILLS THE MINI INFILLS COVER THE SMALLER VOIDS TO CREATE AN AIR TIGHT SLAB STRUCTURE FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES
//REPLACEABLE PANELS THE PANELS ARE REPLACEABLE DEPENDING ON THE USE CASE
//ALUMINIUM FRAME
DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARTS, IT IS REALISED THAT A SUB PART WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO FILL IN THE GAPS BETWEEN THE MAIN PARTS.
5
THE FRAMES ARE CREATED FROM 4 DIFFERENT PARTS
//BOLTS THE INFILLS ARE SECURED WITH CLAMPS, FASTENED BY BOLTS
/INFILL DETAIL
//A2+_TSUGITE_V2_LOGIC
THE MAIN PARTS AND THE INFILLS ARE MADE IN FACTORIES AND ASSEMBLED OFF SITE, SPEEDING UP THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS. IT IS SPECULATED THAT ONCE PARTS ARE ASSEMBLED INTO WALLS, THEY ARE DELIVERED TO SITE BY TRUCKS.
INFILL ENSEMBLE
//A3_DESIGN_PROPOSAL_1 TSUGITE_V2
//BRIEF THE VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT IS CURRENTLY CONSIDERING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PURPOSE-BUILT QUARANTINE FACILITY OUTSIDE THE MELBOURNE CBD. THE LOCATION SUGGESTED IS A SITE ADJACENT TO AVALON AIRPORT DUE TO ITS RELATIVE ISOLATION AND AERONAUTICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. AS A CASE STUDY, THE BRIEF FOR THIS MID-SEMESTER PROJECT WILL RESPOND TO KEY ISSUES EXPLORED WITHIN STUDIO 18 AND EXTEND THE WORLD OF DISCRETE ARCHITECTURE. STUDENTS ARE TO DEVELOP A SCHEMATIC DESIGN FOR A QUARANTINE DWELLING USING THE PART AND LOGIC DEVELOPED TO DATE. STUDENTS WILL BUILD AN ARCHITECTURAL ARGUMENT TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN STANCE AND RESPOND TO WIDER SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND POLITICAL AGENDAS OF THEIR BUILT PROPOSAL. THIS WILL BE DERIVED FROM SITE EXPLORATION AND ANALYSIS, AS WELL AS LOOKING AT WIDER AND LOCAL BUILDING REGULATIONS TO DEVELOP A BODY OF RESEARCH. THIS WILL FORM THE LAST ASPECT OF THE DISCRETE DESIGN METHODOLOGY: THE WHOLE. DESIGNS WILL INCORPORATE A COMBINATION OF OFF-THE-SHELF COMPONENTS AND CUSTOM-DESIGNED PARTS FOR AGGREGATION. RECONFIGURABILITY & ADAPTABILITY IS AN IDEAL OUTCOME WHEN CONSIDERING ‘FLEXIBLE’ LIVING, HOWEVER STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO COMMENT ON THIS TO SUIT THEIR BRIEF HOWEVER THEY PLEASE. THE UNDERLYING NOTION OF ECONOMIES OF SCALE, SERIALITY, FABRICATION/MANUFACTURING, SMART ASSEMBLY AND FLEXIBLE HABITATION HOWEVER, MUST BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF INVESTIGATION. DESIGN YOU WILL DEVELOP A STRATEGY FOR A ‘DWELLING’ THAT HAS THE ABILITY TO ‘GROW’ AND ACCOMMODATE A ‘FLEXIBLE’ PROGRAM WHILST ALSO RESPONDING TO LOCAL SITE CONDITIONS AND COVID-19 POLICIES. THE APPLICATION OF YOUR DESIGN WILL TEST THE LIMITATIONS OF YOUR PART THROUGH ECONOMIES OF SCALE, MASS-CUSTOMISATION/PRODUCTION AND SERIALTY. THIS WILL OUTLINE YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF ARCHITECTURAL COMPONENTS & ELEMENTS, AND BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE THE ARCHITECTURAL QUALITIES OF YOUR SYSTEM. YOU WILL DEVELOP A LOGIC AND UTILISE COMPUTATIONAL POWER TO TIE BOTH OF THESE ASPECTS (PART AND WHOLE) TOGETHER, RESPONDING TO QUICK AND ‘SMARTER’ ASSEMBLY METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION. YOUR PROPOSAL FOR A QUARANTINE DWELLING WILL CONSIDER THE LOGISTICS AND RECONFIGURABLE NATURE OF NOT ONLY THE BUILDING COMPONENTS BUT ALSO HOW INHABITANTS WILL ENGAGE/LIVE IN YOUR DWELLING FOR A TIME PERIOD OF 14 DAYS.
//A3_TSUGITE_V2_MASTER_PLAN
BARRIER
LEGEND FAMILY UNIT
COUPLE UNIT
SINGLE UNIT RECEPTION
P
PARKING OFFSET GRID
ISK HR HIG RISK LOW
SINGLE UNIT ZONE COUPLE UNIT ZONE FAMILY UNIT ZONE HIGH RISK ZONE
BARRIER
P
MASTER PLAN N
1:1000 20m
0
20m
WHILE CREATING THE MASTER PLAN, A FLAW WE ENCOUNTERED WAS THE TUNNEL VISION THAT OCCURRED AND A LOT OF FOCUS WAS NOT WELL SPENT REGARDING THE ISSUE, LOCATION OF DWELLINGS, LOCATIONS AND ACCESS WERE NOT WELL THOUGHT OUT. HOWEVER, THE DWELLINGS THAT WERE CREATED ENDED UP AS AN INTERESTING FEATURES THAT ATTRACTED A LOT OF ATTENTION.
//A3_TSUGITE_V2_WHOLE
AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PART, IT IS ESTABLISHED THAT THE PART ALONGSIDE WITH THE SHEET MATERIAL AND CARCASSES ARE REALLY STRONG AND DURABLE, THE 1:1 MODEL WAS ALSO A SEMI-SUCCESS IN DEMONSTRATING THE STRENGTH OF THE MATERIAL AN ATTEMPT OF STAYING TRUE TO THE MATERIAL WAS TO EMBRACE THE TECTONICS OF THE PART THAT WAS CREATED INTO A LIVABLE SPACE.
PERSPECTIVE
//A3_TSUGITE_V2_WHOLE_PLAN
//PRIVATE GARDEN
//LIVING
THE DWELLING WAS MEANT TO BE AN EASY CONSTRUCTION PROCESS MADE FOR ANY SITE, WITH PARTS BEING LIGHT ENOUGH FOR PEOPLE TO HANDLE AND CUSTOMISE AT A RAPID PACE IN COMPARISON TO CONVENTIONAL BUILDING STRATEGIES.
//BEDROOM + STUDY
A PERK OF THE CONSTRUCTION IS THE EASE OF EXPENDABILITY, BY JOINING DIFFERENT UNITS TOGETHER CREATES ‘CHUNKS’ THAT COULD POSSIBLY EXPAND INDEFINITELY.
//ENTRANCE
//KITCHEN
//TOILET
PLAN
//A3_TSUGITE_V2_WHOLE_SECTION
FEEDBACKS WERE GIVEN IN REGARDS OF THE FORM, BEING TOO RIGID AND LACKED CREATIVITY. AN EXPLORATION ON THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE PART AGGREGATION IS DEFINITELY A PATH TO TAKE ON, IN ATTEMPT TO CREATE COMPLEXITY WITH SIMPLE PARTS.
//LIVING //BEDROOM + STUDY
SECTION
//A3_TSUGITE_V2_WHOLE_ISO
FEEDBACKS WERE GIVEN IN REGARDS OF THE FORM, BEING TOO RIGID AND LACKED CREATIVITY. AN EXPLORATION ON THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE PART AGGREGATION IS DEFINITELY A PATH TO TAKE ON, IN ATTEMPT TO CREATE COMPLEXITY WITH SIMPLE PARTS.
ISO
//A3_TSUGITE_V2_FABRICATION_1:20_MODEL
THE MAKING OF THE 1:20 MODEL WAS A FUN PROCESS WITH LOTS TO LEARN, IT ALLOWED FOR EXPERIMENTATION WITH DIFFERENT MACHINES AND TOOLS.
/1. RAW MATERIAL
/2. BAND SAW TO 11X11MM
/3. THICKNESSER TO 10X10MM
THE PROCESS: 1. RAW MATERIAL HAS TO BE KILN DRIED 2. STRIPPING DOWN ON A BAND SAW TO SLIGHTLY OVER IDEAL SIZE 3. REMOVING EXCESS MATERIAL WITH THICKNESSER TO SIZE 4. SET UP JIG FOR FILLET EDGE WITH A ROUTER TABLE 5. CUT DOWN TO SIZE WITH A BAND SAW 6. REMOVING ROUGH SURFACES BY HAND FOR HANDLING/ASSEMBLY THE ENTIRE PART OF PREP WORK HAS TAKEN AROUND 2-3 HOURS WHEN PLANNED AHEAD, IMPROVEMENTS COULD DEFINITELY BEEN MADE WITH THE LAST SANDING PROCESS.
/4. ROUTER TABLE TO FILLET EDGE
/5. BAND SAW TO 1:20 CHUNKS
/6. SANDING ROUGH EDGES
//A3_TSUGITE_V2_FABRICATION_1:20_MODEL
WHEN IT COMES TO THE FRAGMENT MODEL, IT WAS DECIDED TO REPLICATE A CORNER TO SHOW THE WALL TO SLAB/FLOOR CONNECTION, AS THE PATTERN REPEATS ACROSS THE FACADE OF THE STRUCTURE.
/1. 1:20 PARTS
/2. BUILDING TOWARDS 3D FORM
/3. INFILL FLOOR STRUCTURE
THE PROCESS: 1. 1:20 PARTS AFTER SANDING 2. LAYOUT THE PATTERN AND GLUE THEM TOGETHER 3. REPEAT FOR THE FLOOR STRUCTURE INCLUDING INFILL PARTS 4. ATTACH THE WALLS 5. ATTACH TO THE FLOOR 6. FIN. THE FRAGMENT 1:20 MODEL COULD HAVE BEEN OF A LARGER SCALE BUT SINCE THE 1:1 PART MODEL HAS ALREADY TAKEN UP MOST OF THE TIME BEFORE THE INTERIM, A TRADE OFF HAD BEEN MADE. HOWEVER, SINCE THE PART ITSELF IS A KUNE TSUGI JOINT, IT WAS FOUND MORE BENEFICIAL TO DEMONSTRATE THE CONNECTION MECHANISM INSTEAD OF THE FORM OF THE BUILDING, AND IT SEEMS IT WAS A WISE DECISION.
/4. SUPERGLUE WALL FRAGMENT
/5. ATTACHED TO FLOOR STRUCTURE
/6. FIN.
//PART_DESIGN //A3_TSUGITE_V2_APPENDIX
//A3_TSUGITE_V2_WHOLE_REFLECTION
THE CRITIQUES ON THE PROJECT SO FAR FOR THE INTERIM REVOLVES AROUND: THE LACK OF AMBITIOUSNESS IN EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITIES OF PARTS AND THE STRENGTH OF THE PART ITSELF. PERSONALLY, I WOULD CONSIDER THE PRESENTATION TO BE A SUCCESS FOR THE TIME AND EFFORT PUT INTO THE PROJECT. IT IS FLAWED BUT PRACTICAL AND CAN BE BUILT WITH RELATIVE EASE, WITH THE RIGHT TOOLS. I ESPECIALLY LIKE THE COMMENT OF ‘YOU’RE BASICALLY REDESIGNING A TRUNK’.
//A2_TSUGITE_V2_WHOLE_REFLECTION
MOVING FORWARD, A NEW PART HAS TO BE INTRODUCED TO BRIDGE FUTURE CHALLENGES SUCH AS UP-SCALING. THE FORM OF THE QUARANTINE HOUSING SEEMS TOO RIGID AND BOX LIKE AT THE MOMENT. IT COULD USE A BIT MORE COMPUTATIONAL WORK TO BE MORE ‘ORGANIC’ LOOKING, WE KNOW THAT IT IS POSSIBLE SINCE THE PARTS ARE SIMILAR TO THE CONCEPT OF ‘PIXELS’, THE LARGER THE SCALE, THE MORE ‘RESOLUTION’ CAN BE ADDED.
//A4_DESIGN_PROPOSAL_2 TREEHAUS
//BRIEF AS TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES, GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY INCREASES AND CITIES BECOME DENSIFIED. AS A RESULT, HOUSING BECOMES OUT OF REACH FOR PARTICULAR CITY DWELLERS AND SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE BECOMES LIMITED DUE TO SHORTAGES OF SPACE. PROPOSAL DEVELOPING FROM PRIOR STUDIO RESEARCH INTO PART, LOGIC AND WHOLE, USE YOUR QUARANTINE DWELLING AS A STARTING POINT AND PROPOSE A NEW MODE OF ‘HOUSING’ FURTHER QUERYING HOW WE CAN PROVIDE MORE, WITH LESS. LEVERAGE THE NATURE OF DISCRETE ARCHITECTURE TO SEEK A FRAMEWORK FOR DIVERSITY, AND BREAK FREE FROM THE UNIVERSAL FRAMEWORK OF MODULARITY. THE PROGRAM FOR THE BUILDING WILL BE UP TO YOU, HOWEVER IT MUST COVER ONE KEY FUNCTION; LIVING. PROPOSALS WILL CRITIQUE CURRENT HOUSING MODELS TO PROPOSE ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS TOWARDS INFLUENCING CONTEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION TECTONICS AND DAILY RITUALS OF LIFE. THIS BUILDING TYPE WILL BE EXPLORED AS BOTH ‘LIVING’ (MULTI-DWELLING UNIT) AND ‘PUBLIC’ (SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE), EXPRESSING THE DYNAMIC AND RECONFIGURABLE NATURE OF THE BUILDING IN REGARDS TO TIME (THINK DAILY, WEEKLY, YEARLY OR DECADES).
//A4_TREEHAUS_MANIFESTO_BRIEF_RESPONSE
//A4_TREEHAUS_MANISFESTO_DISCRETE_ARCHITECTURE
TREEHAUS
OUR VISION
TREEHAUS IS A COMMUNITY HUB LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF LEICESTER ST AND PELHAM ST, THE DESIGN INTENT OF THE PROJECT IS TO GATHER LIKE MINDED CREATIVE INDIVIDUALS TO FULLY UTILISE THE ENTIRE BUILDING STRUCTURE AND PROGRAMS.
WE BELIEVE THAT DISCRETE ARCHITECTURE HAS ITS PLACE IN THE BUILDING INDUSTRY BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE LIMITATIONS OF WHAT A PART COULD ACHIEVE.
THE FORM OF THE BUILDING IS INSPIRED BY A TREE, DETERMINED BY ALGORITHMS UTILISING SOLAR ACCESS (PHOTOSYNTHESIS), OPTIMISING THE STRUCTURAL TOPOLOGY (TREE TRUNK) AND BRANCHING OUT INTO SMALLER FRUITS (DWELLING THAT BREWS NEW IDEAS).
OUR PART EXCELS IN BEING A STRUCTURAL MEMBER OF BUILDINGS, IT ENSURES THE QUALITIES OF PARTS WITH THE MAJORITY OF THEM PREFABRICATED OFF-SITE. THE EASE OF CONSTRUCTION PROVIDES AN EVER GROWING BUILDING WITHIN A PROVIDED BOUNDARY, CREATING A POETIC WEAVE BETWEEN THE CHANGING OCCUPANTS AND THE BUILDING AESTHETICS.
//A4_TREEHAUS_PART_UPDATE_PART_I
//END CONNECTION END JOINERY PIECES CONNECTED TO END AT EITHER STRAIGHT OR 90° ANGLES
//CARCASS THE CARCASS ELEMENTS SUPPORT THE INTERIOR OF THE PART AS WELL AS PROVIDE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SHELL AND JOINERY DETAIL
//KERFING CORNERS SHEET PLYWOOD WRAPS AROUND THE CARCASS USING KERFING AT THE CORNERS
THE ORIGINAL PART FROM PREVIOUS WORKS HAS NOT BEEN ALTERED FOR THE FINAL PROJECT. HOWEVER, THE PURPOSE OF THE PART HAS BEEN REVISITED SINCE THE SCALE OF THE PROJECT HAS CHANGED.
//SIDE CONNECTION
//EDGE DETAIL
JOINERY PIECES CONNECT THROUGH THE SHELL TO THE INTERIOR JOINERY CONNECTION
THE SEAM OF THE SHEET PLYWOOD IS CONNECTED USING SCARF JOINTS ALONG THE EDGE
//GROOVING THE CARCASS ELEMENTS ARE HELD IN PLACE BY A SERIES OF GROOVES PLACED ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE SHEET //CARCASS + JOINERY DETAIL
//KANE TSUGI JOINERY THIS JOINERY DETAIL ALLOWS FOR CONNECTIONS AT STRAIGHT OR RIGHT ANGLES, HELD IN PLACE WITH KEYS
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE JOINERY PART AND CARCASS CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF WEDGES TO KEEP THE JOINERY PART IN PLACE
PART I
//A4_TREEHAUS_PART_UPDATE_PART_II
//200 UC 60 PART II ARE BUILT WITH COMMON UNIVERSAL COLUMN I-BEAMS
//WELDED STEEL CARCASS THE CARCASSES ARE MADE WITH STEEL WELDED TO THE I BEAM, ALIGNS TO THE SHEET PLY WOOD GROOVES.
//SHEET PLYWOOD Referencing part i, THE SHEET MATERIAL IS SIMILAR BUT UP SCALED, TO MAINTAIN THE SIMILAR AESTHETICS AND ALLOWING FOR SERVICES TO RUN THROUGH.
GIVEN THE FEEDBACKS FROM THE INTERIM PRESENTATION, A NEW PART WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE FAMILY TO TACKLE WITH LARGER SCALE BUILDINGS. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE AESTHETICS OF THE ORIGINAL PARTS, THE STEEL I-BEAM IS WRAPPED WITH SHEET MATERIAL BUT DOUBLED IN SCALE IN COMPARISON OF THE ORIGINAL PART.
//BOLTED JOINT CONNECTED WITH STEEL L CHANNELS AND BOLTS
PART II
//A4_TREEHAUS_PART_UPDATE_SUB_PART
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THERE HAD BEEN A CONSIDERATION OF SWAPPING OUT THE INFILL PARTS FROM PREVIOUS ITERATIONS.
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//MINI INFILLS
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THE MINI INFILLS COVER THE SMALLER VOIDS TO CREATE AN AIR TIGHT SLAB STRUCTURE FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES
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//REPLACEABLE PANELS THE PANELS ARE REPLACEABLE DEPENDING ON THE USE CASE
//ALUMINIUM FRAME THE FRAMES ARE CREATED FROM 4 DIFFERENT PARTS
//BOLTS THE INFILLS ARE SECURED WITH CLAMPS, FASTENED BY BOLTS
SUB PART
IN THE END THEY WERE KEPT SINCE THEY ‘COMPLETE’ THE FAMILY OF PARTS, WITHOUT THEM THE STRUCTURE IS LIKELY TO BE A BIT TOO POROUS FOR LIVING.
//A4_TREEHAUS_PART_SCALE
2000mm
THE INITIATIVE OF PART I WAS TO BE ‘EASY TO HANDLE BY A HUMAN’. CONSTRAINTS ROSE WITH THE NEW BRIEF ALONG WITH NEW PARTS, WHICH LED TO THE CONCEPT OF ‘HIERARCHY IN CONSTRUCTION’.
1000mm
THE SECONDARY STRUCTURE PARTS (PART I) ARE MORE FOR OCCUPANT CUSTOMISABILITY, WHEREAS THE STRUCTURAL PARTS (PART II) ARE HANDLED BY MACHINES/PROFESSIONALS THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ‘SKELETON’ OF THE BUILDING.
//INFILL
//SUB PART
//PART I
//PART II
//HUMAN
PART SCALE
//A4_TREEHAUS_FENESTRATION_STUDY
LEICESTER ST JUNCTION BETWEEN QUEENSBERRY ST AND LEICESTER ST: MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS ON BOTH SIDES WITH LIMITED OPENINGS, INCLUDING SOME RESTAURANTS/CAFES THAT ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY.
PELHAM ST LOW-RISE BUILDINGS ON PELHAM ST ALLOWS FOR GREAT SOLAR ACCESS ONTO THE SITE (N).
DURING A WALKTHROUGH SURROUNDING THE SITE, IT IS FOUND THAT THE NEIGHBORING BUILDINGS HAVE RELATIVELY SMALL OPENINGS IN REGARDS OF FENESTRATION. AN INCENTIVE WAS TO CREATE A CONTRAST TO THE EXISTING BUILDINGS AND TO STAND OUT FROM THE BUNCH.
//A4_TREEHAUS_GROWTH_LOGIC
//PART I
//PART I FACADE AGGREGATION
//PART I AGGREGATION ORIENTATION
THE GROWTH LOGIC OF THE PARTS IS CONTROLLED, IT IS DETERMINED BY THE PATTERN THAT WAS DESIRED AND ORIENTED TO AN ENCLOSED STRUCTURE. THE LOGIC FOR BOTH PARTS (I & II) ARE DIFFERENT ONLY IN THE DENSITY.
//PART II EACH PART IS AGGREGATED BASED ON THE CONNECTIONS TO OTHER PARTS
//PART II FACADE AGGREGATION FOR FACADE AREAS, THE AGGREGATION IS MULTIPLIED ACROSS TO COVER WIDE AREAS
//PART II AGGREGATION ORIENTATION THE FACADE AGGREGATIONS ARE ORIENTED TO ENCLOSE BUILDING FORMS
//A4_TREEHAUS_PART_AGGREGATION
VOLUME AGGREGATION: PARTS ARE ALLOWED TO BE GENERATED RANDOMLY WITHIN THE PART CONNECTIONS SET UP WITHIN WASP IN GRASSHOPPER, IT IS THEN CONTROLLED BY THE VOLUME FIELD TO CREATE LIVABLE SPACES.
//PART VOLUME AGGREGATION USING A SET A CONNECTION RULES AND WASP STOCHASTIC AGGREGATION, THREE DIMENSIONAL FORM CAN BE AGGREGATED
//A4_TREEHAUS_SOLAR_OPTIMISATION
SOLAR OPTIMISATION WAS ONE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE SITE ANALYSIS, IN ORDER TO HARNESS THE NATURAL SUNLIGHT, THE DWELLING PLACEMENT WAS OPTIMISED USING LADYBUG.
//BOUNDARY DEFINITION ESTABLISH RULES AND BOUNDARIES FOR PLACEMENT OF DWELLINGS WITHIN THE BOUNDARY
//SOLAR OPTIMISATION OPTIMISE PLACEMENT OF DWELLINGS IN RELATION TO SOLAR CONSIDERATIONS. ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS INCLUDE: BOUN BOUNDARY CONDITIONS ROOM SPREAD GEOMETRY COLLISIONS
//MANUAL ADJUSTMENT POST OPTIMISATION ADJUSTMENT TO ACHIEVE DESIRED RESULT. PASS THROUGH SOLAR ANALYSIS AGAIN TO ENSURE EFFICIENCIES ARE MAINTAINED
//A4_TREEHAUS_TOPOLOGY_OPTIMISATION
AFTER THE SOLAR OPTIMISATION, A TOPOLOGY OPTIMISATION IS DONE TO OFFER STRUCTURAL STABILITY WHILE MAINTAINING THE SOLAR ACCESS. SINCE THE PATTERN THAT THE PARTS CREATE IS POROUS, LIGHT IS ABLE TO ACCESS THE DWELLINGS ON THE SOUTH END.
//OPTIMISED DWELLING PLACEMENT DWELLING PLACEMENTS FROM SOLAR OPTIMISATION USED TO DETERMINE THE STRUCTURAL TOPOLOGICAL OPTIMISATION
//TOPOLOGICAL OPTIMISATION STRUCTURAL TOPOLOGICAL OPTIMISATION BETWEEN DWELLINGS TO DETERMINE PLACEMENT OF AGGREGATION
//AGGREGATION STRUCTURAL PART AGGREGATED THROUGHOUT TOPOLOGICAL MESH TO FORM BUILDING STRUCTURE
//A4_TREEHAUS_ISOMETRIC //DWELLINGS INTERIOR
//DWELLINGS EXTERIOR
//PODIUM FACADE
//STRUCTURAL AGGREGATION
//CORE
//STUDY ROOMS
//MEETING ROOMS //FUNCTION ROOMS //MAKERSPACE //GALLERY //CAFE
//CONTEXT
THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE PROGRAMS IN THE BUILDING GROWS FROM THE ROOTS, WHICH IS THE COMMUNITY HUB THAT GATHERS PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR INTENTS AND ARE WILLING TO BE IN A COMMUNITY LIFESTYLE. IT THEN EXTENDS/BRANCHES UPWARDS SIMILAR TO A TREE TO DWELLINGS WHERE INDIVIDUAL IDEAS ARE BREWED. THE STRUCTURE BORROWS EXISTING BUILDING METHODS TO UPHOLD ITSELF, IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT DISCRETE ARCHITECTURE HAS ITS LIMITATIONS AND IS NOT A ‘DO-ALL’ METHODOLOGY.
//A4_TREEHAUS_OVERALL_ISOMETRIC
THE OVERALL FORM HAS A STRONG COMPARISON TO WHAT EXIST NEAR THE SITE, IT PAYS HOMAGE TO THE HISTORY OF THE LOCATION, FORMERLY A PUB, BY TRANSFORMING INTO ANOTHER TYPE OF GATHERING SPACE. BY ITS LOCATION IT IS THOUGHT THAT AN EDUCATIONAL OR SELF SUSTAINABLE PROGRAM WOULD SUIT, IT IS ALSO EXPECTED THAT THE OCCUPANTS’ MEDIAN AGE WILL BE RELATIVELY YOUNG, WHICH MAKES THE TREEHAUS EVER SO SLIGHTLY MORE LIVELY AND INDIFFERENT.
//A4_TREEHAUS_GF_PLAN
//M
//RESIDENT ENTRANCE
N AI A TR EN E NC //CAFE
//GALLERY //MAKERSPACE
//BACK OF HOUSE
A CHALLENGE OF THE PROPOSAL IS THE ‘DEGREE OF PUBLICITY’ AND HOW PRIVACY IS MAINTAINED. IT IS PROPOSED THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY HAS A SEPARATE ENTRANCE ON PELHAM ST, THAT HAS AN ELEVATOR THAT SERVICES THE DWELLINGS. WHEREAS THE PODIUM PROGRAMS ARE ACCESSIBLE FOR PUBLIC USE, THAT ALSO CONTINUES UPWARDS UNTIL THE TOP LEVEL OF THE PODIUM.
//A4_TREEHAUS_GF_PLAN_DETAILED
THE GROUND FLOOR HAS A CAFE, GALLERY AND MAKERSPACE. THE GOAL WAS ALWAYS TO PROVIDE A WELCOMING GESTURE TO ATTRACT THE PUBLIC, CREATING TRANSPARENCY BETWEEN OUTSIDE AND INSIDE TO ESTABLISH A CONNECTION BETWEEN USERS AND PEDESTRIANS.
//SECTION
//A4_TREEHAUS_1F_PLAN_DETAILED
THE FIRST FLOOR CONTINUES THE GALLERY AND MAKERSPACE VOLUME WITH A MEZZANINE, AND PROVIDES 2 EXTRA FUNCTION ROOMS FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES. INDIVIDUAL STUDY ROOMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE CURRENT AND ABOVE LEVELS.
//A4_TREEHAUS_PODIUM_INTERIOR_RENDER
IT IS IMAGINED THAT THE INTERIOR SPACE OF THE PODIUM TO BE QUITE OPEN AND POROUS, BLURRING THE CONCEPT OF LEVELS AND PROVIDE VISUAL CONNECTIONS THROUGHOUT. IT NOT ONLY PROVIDES PUBLIC SURVEILLANCE BUT ALSO THE AFOREMENTIONED CONNECTION OF INSIDE AND OUTSIDE.
//A4_TREEHAUS_SECTION
//DWELLINGS
//DWELLINGS
//COMMUNAL LAUNDRY
//COMMUNAL GARDEN
//STUDY ROOM
//MAKER SPACE
//FUNCTION ROOM
//GALLERY
THE SOUTH SECTION IS EMPHASIZED TO SHOW HOW LIGHT IS STILL ABLE TO PENETRATE THE STRUCTURE DESPITE THE DENSITY OF THE PARTS. TYING BACK TO THE ‘PIXELS’ ANALOGY WITH THE PATTERN, THE LESSER ‘RESOLUTION’ ALLOWS FOR GREATER VOIDS.
//A4_TREEHAUS_SECTION_DETAILED
THE CONCEPT OF CREATING A ‘TREE’ IS MOST WELL DEMONSTRATED IN THE SECTION, THE BLUR OF LEVELS AIMS TO CREATE A COMPLEXITY VISUALLY BUT IS SOLVED BY HAVING SPLIT LEVELS INSTEAD OF WHOLES. IT IS TO REFERENCE HOW BRANCHES, LEAVES OR FRUITS GROW OUT OF TREES.
//A4_TREEHAUS_COMMUNAL_GARDEN_RENDER
THE COMMUNAL GARDEN IS A PROGRAM RESERVED FOR THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS LOCATED ON TOP OF THE PODIUM STRUCTURE. IT IS IMAGINED TO BE USED AS A SELF-SUSTAINABLE FARM WITH A GRAFTED TREE/FRANKENSTEIN TREE, IT IS ALSO TO RESEMBLE THE MIX OF PEOPLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
//A4_TREEHAUS_DWELLING_PLAN
//DWELLING 2 FFL. 18.4m
//DWELLING 1 FFL. 17.2m
AS MENTIONED BEFORE, THE LEVELS ARE BLURRED IN THE OVERALL STRUCTURE, WHICH MEANS THAT THE DWELLINGS ARE RARELY AT THE SAME LEVEL. IT ENSURES THAT DWELLINGS ALL HAVE A DEGREE OF SOLAR ACCESS AVAILABLE. //DWELLING 3 FFL. 16m
//SECTION
//A4_TREEHAUS_DWELLING_PLAN_DETAILED
//LIVING ROOM
//BEDROOM
//ENTRANCE
DURING THE RESEARCH PHASE OF THE SUBURB, THE MEDIAN AGE OF CARLTON WAS FOUND TO BE 24, WHICH INFORMS THAT YOUNG COUPLES ARE LIKELY TO BE THE DEMOGRAPHIC THE TREEHAUS WILL BE TARGETING.
//STUDY NOOK
//KITCHEN
//TOILET
INSIDE THE DWELLING, IT IS A SIMPLE RECTANGULAR PLAN WITH APPROXIMATELY 50M2 OF USABLE AREA. ALL AMENITIES AND SERVICES PROVIDED EXCEPT FOR THE LAUNDRY, WHICH IS SITUATED ON THE PODIUM ROOF, NEXT TO THE COMMUNAL GARDEN.
//A4_TREEHAUS_DWELLING_RENDER
AS ONE OF THE FEATURES OF THE DWELLING REVOLVES AROUND SOLAR ACCESS, THE PARTITION WALL FOR THE BEDROOM HAS A GREAT OPENING THAT ALLOWS LIGHT TO PENETRATE DURING DAY TIMES.
//A4_TREEHAUS_ELEVATION
THE FACADE OF THE BUILDING REPEATS THE OFFSET GRID PATTERN THAT WAS DESIGNED FOR OPENINGS AND CONTRAST TO THE SURROUNDING SITE, THERE ARE ALSO MANY OUTDOOR SPACES THAT CAN BE UTILISED TO GROW VEGETATIONS TO DEMONSTRATE ‘AGE’ OF THE BUILDING.
//A4_TREEHAUS_FIN.
THE PROPOSAL WAS A FUN TAKE ON COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN, ESPECIALLY ON THE TOPIC OF DISCRETE ARCHITECTURE AND AGGREGATION. THE PROJECT CHALLENGED EXISTING BUILDING METHOD AND ATTEMPTS TO PUSH MANUFACTURING METHODS. BEING ABLE TO TEST OUT THE ‘PARTS’ (MAKING 1:1 MODELS) BRINGS THE PROJECT INTO REALITY, IT EXPLORES THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE DESIGNED PART WITH REAL STRESS, TIME CONSIDERATIONS AND ON-THE-GO IMPROVEMENTS. IN MY OPINION, IT IS A CRUCIAL EXPERIENCE FOR ANY ARCHITECT TO UNDERSTAND THE MATERIAL AND STRENGTH INSTEAD OF PURELY STATING ‘IT WILL WORK’, THEN OFFSET THE WORKLOAD TO AN ENGINEER. THE DEGREE OF INVOLVEMENT THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT, FROM THE DESIGN TO MANUFACTURING, TO ASSEMBLY WAS 110%. THE PROJECT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE HELP OF MY GROUP MATE, THE PROPOSAL IS NOT IN ANY MEANS A RESOLVED PROJECT BUT IT DID REALISE OUR DESIGNED PART, IT IS A VERY STRONG, LIGHT TIMBER TRUNK THAT CAN BE FITTED WITH INSULATION/SERVICES/WHATEVER IS NEEDED FOR THE LOCATION. I DO HOPE THAT SOME DAY THE METHOD IN IMPLEMENTED BY OTHER DESIGNERS/ARCHITECTS WITH BETTER SOLUTIONS AND BUILDABLE STRUCTURES, BEING SUSTAINABLE AND FOCUSES ON THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE PARTS. STUDIO 18 MAKES DESIGN FUN.
ENOCH FUNG 965320 STUDIO 18 LIKE-HUMANS MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE STUDIO C 2021 Y1S1