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MOVING EPPING
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MONDO APARTMENTS
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185 COOPER STREET, EPPING, 3076
In response to the proposed Epping North to Wollert rail extension emerges the Epping Plaza station, situated between Epping Plaza and the Northern Hospital on Cooper Street in Epping. The urban context surrounding Epping Plaza suggested the various constructions in which needed to be addressed. In particular focusing on the social and cultural context of Epping. Epping is made up of a diverse variety of cultures, the majority being islamic and roman catholic. Conceptually, drawing from this socio-cultural context, multiculturalism was to be a major focus of the design, with purpose to design the station as a common ground for the diverse culture of residents and visitors in Epping. The station will be a place in which people will use autonomously, however also come together to share the same purpose of movement/travel, whether an individual is coming or going, they will experience the movement through the space together.
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NORTHERN HOSPITAL
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EPPING PLAZA CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
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The idea of water as a symbol of multiculturalismwas applied to create a ripple light reflecting effect from water onto the concrete masses. Whilst still drawing from the theme of translucency when applying the idea of a water covered glass skylight, emphasising a modern take on the brutalism of islamic architecture in a new light. Standing at any point inside the hub, the outside can be seen, however the translucency of materials allow for privacy looking in and hinder a viewers vision looking into the hub. The water covered glass skylight serves as both an aesthetic feature for commuters and also a major sustainable feature of the hub. The stormwater is captured from the roof and is circulated over the glass, carrying away the heat that rises to the top of the voids, before it is run through a filtration unit and released around the building to be used in evaporative cooling, toilets, the reflective pools and the bit fall water feature.
WHAT IS BIT. FALL? The Bit. Fall is an installation originally created by Julius Popp in 2001 to showcase buzzwords from information drawn from current affairs in the news. It uses nozzles, like a printer to release droplets of water in the smallest measurable size (bits) to produce images shaped by the water. In this case the hundreds of droplets of water are displayed and read the next leaving train times in a curtain of water.
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Design sketches started at a quite literal iteration of an earth form wrapping around the platforms; moving onto using the geometric style of different sized triangles, driven from the ptv myki card design. The geometric triangles were a metaphor for the different cultures of Epping that join together to fit perfectly and contribute to making up a big part of the station. Moving on from the geometric idea, deciding it is a fad and creating a universal feature, that connects the exterior with the interior.
The bit fall is the central point of the hub, with several entry points leading to it, whilst falling into a reflective pool and opening up to level one. The central stairs and lifts descend from the platforms all the way to the basement carpark, assisting to segregate the pedestrians away from the vehicles. Surrounding the bit fall is an indoor/outdoor dining precinct composed of several occupancies for dine in and take away restaurants, integrated with indoor deciduous plantings that interact with the building envelope.
Incorporating heavy concrete structures through the station seemed clear yet the need for a visual connection to the exterior was required to enhance the travel experience for the commuters. The recycled water covered glass skylight not only enhances the experience for commuters but serves as a major sustainable feature of the hub.
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recycled water roof SECTION A
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AGRI CAMPUS AURORA TREATMENT PLANT, WOLLERT 3750
Located on the fringe of Melbourne’s built up area, the Aurora Treatment is the new home of Melbourne’s agricultural science campus. Straddling the line between agricultural lands and suburbia, the existing rocky, dry land does not pose perfect conditions for peri urban farming purposes, therefore as a solution sparking the idea to combine part A and part B of the brief. Part A asking to provide an agricultural science campus and part B asking for farming solutions, the result being a hydroponic farming learning centre, incorporating the farming into the learning spaces and classrooms for a more hands on approach to learning in this environment. Being in such a liminal zone, the condition of the land creates an issue for successfully growing agriculture, however a great opportunity to trial hydroponic farming in a schooling facility in the outer suburbs of Melbourne.
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WHAT IS HYDROPONIC FARMING? Hydroponic farming is a method of growing plants without soil in a controlled environment, usually indoors and instead using mineral nutrient solutions in water solvent. It only uses 10% of water compared to field grown crops, does not create weeds, two times growth rate to regular farming and a higher yield per plant per square metre (due to being able to be planted closer to another plant). Hydroponic farming is said to be the future of farming, so to incorporate this into a learning facility helps for more jobs to be created in the farming and agricultural industry in the near future. Conceptually using the idea of ‘growth’ as a major focus moving forward in all aspects of the project, as a place for students to grow their knowledge, grow agriculture and the new growth of hydroponic farming in Australia. From this concept emerged the idea to create the three main buildings; the cafe, the auditorium and the main campus building as glass houses made up of recycled cross laminated timber and polycarbonate panels as the main materials.
In terms of placement and orientation of the three main buildings situated on the site with regards to the user engagement. The three glass buildings are situated from the north of the site to the south aligned so that they appear to be growing in terms of size when looking directly down the apex lines. The main building consists of a three storey mezzanine translucent building with 13 classrooms and breakout spaces between to promote integrated learning. The hydroponic farming wraps around the whole building to maximise sunlight to the plants and a central two storey main hydroponic farming area connected by internal cow grated walkways. Overall the light through the glass roof can be seen from the ground entry as the farming area is a large open mezzanine type space.
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MONDO APARTM ENTS 829 HIGH STREET, RESERVOIR 3073
On the corner of the ever busy High Street and Wild street in Reservoir, lays the site of the proposed Mondo apartments, future home to over 50 residents. The Mondo apartments emerged from the roots of Preston and Reservoir, known for its trendy art and local graffitti. The demographics of the surrounding area suggested the demand for abstract art and sustainable design. Using this as a main focus and drawing from the famous Bauhaus era as a major drive in the design, the Mondo apartments, named after Piet Mondrian, famous Dutch painter of the era, display the colour growing from the ground up the building and connecting all the apartments on the shared rooftop. The ground level hosts a corner cafe, a shared lobby, a medical centre and communal rear garden. Moving up the central stairwell and lift shaft, the buildings pathways to each of the ten apartments are easily accessible and within standards of emergency fire escape distances from each apartment door to the fire stairs. The site also holds a town house either side of the apartment blocks, perfect for the suburban family. All dwellings on the site have access to the basement carpark, with the entrance and exit ramp situated on Wild street. The system of waste removal involves each apartment responsibly disposing of waste into the appropriate bins in the basement being removed on a weekly basis by a rubbish removal truck. In all, the Mondo apartments capture everything that suburban medium density living is all about.
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SITE BOUNDARY
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'COMPLEXITY CREATED FROM SIMPLICITY' - PIET MONDRIAN
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