At 9am the flow of movement is clearly into the university campus, pedestrian movement pours in from the direction of Swanston Street, assumedly from the Melbourne University Tram Stop located on Swanston Street. From here this flow of pedestrians tends to stick to the perimeter paths of the concrete lawn as well as the central path of the concrete lawn and into the bordering buildings, MSD, Spencer Baldwin, Union House etc. While many pedestrians headed towards the more Southern parts of the university exit the lawn area below the Raymond Priestley building. Likewise, those pedestrians entering the concrete lawn area from the direction of the Old Quadrangle disperse into the bordering buildings via the available pathways. In terms of bicycle traffic it is largely entering the university grounds and sticks to the south and west paths on the perimeter of the lawn.
CONCRETE LAWN
MELBOURNE SCHOOL OF DESIGN
REDMOND BARRY BUILDING
UNION HOUSE
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RAYMOND PRIESTLEY BUILDING
At 5pm, much like 1pm, pedestrian flow is out of the bordering buildings, although not onto the lawn or into Union House, but rather exiting the university grounds. The central and perimeter paths of the concrete lawn usher the flow of pedestrians to the direction of Swanston Street. Once again bike traffic flows along the Southern and Western paths on the perimeter of the lawn.
SPENCER BALDWIN BUILDING
REDMOND BARRY BUILDING
UNION HOUSE
By 1pm the flow of pedestrians mainly defined by movement out of the MSD, Spencer Baldwin and other bordering buildings (with the exception of Union House), and into the grassed and seating areas of the concrete lawn; while there is a steady entry / exit of pedestrians into Union House. From my observations there were no and if any minimal bicycles circulating this area at 1pm, possibly due to the rise in pedestrian traffic at this time.
CONCRETE LAWN
SPENCER BALDWIN BUILDING
KEY pedestrians
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CONCRETE LAWN
SPENCER BALDWIN BUILDING REDMOND BARRY BUILDING
UNION HOUSE
MELBOURNE SCHOOL OF DESIGN
RAYMOND PRIESTLEY BUILDING
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MELBOURNE SCHOOL OF DESIGN
RAYMOND PRIESTLEY BUILDING
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pedestrians
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pedestrians
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bicycles
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bicycles
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The frame and grid model allowed me to explore basic triangulation. How a basic triangular shape can be repeated and connected in order to create a zig zag-esque cylinder formation.
The basic concept for my landform model drew upon the clahing of tectonic plates below the Earth’s surface. These plates collide with force in many different ways to form solid boundaries between plates whilst manipulating the Earth’s geographic surface. My model uses repetitive elements placed in opposing directions to create a sense of force. I have also used clear, sharp and linear elements to juxtapose the organic connotations with landform.
+ GRAFTING For the assemblage model i focused on combining the elements and methods used in my previous frame & grid and landform models through the concept of grafting. Two main focuses of the grafting technique stood out to me, a collision of two forces and the creation of a third space. My model is made up of one hollowed triangular frame repeated to create two linear rows. These rows collide and with this layered type of collision a third space is created due to the fact they are hollow.
Taken from the superimposition
baldwin spencer
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union house
melbourne school of design
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raymond priestley
SPENCER BALDWIN BUILDING REDMOND BARRY BUILDING
UNION HOUSE MELBOURNE SCHOOL OF DESIGN
baldwin spencer
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RAYMOND PRIESTLEY BUILDING
KEY 9AM pedestrians
CONCRETE LAWN
9AM bicycles
5PM pedestrians
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1PM pedestrians 5PM bicycles
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union house
melbourne school of design
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raymond priestley
The final plan was created by extruding the key shapes picked out in the superimposition collage. From this, the plan was rotated, so the key shapes fell within the pathway through the concrete lawn that had the greatest level of foot traffic. This pushed my structures to become a thoroughfare through the lawn, rather than just sculptural elements.
The final design is created by the repeted use of hollow triangular frames to form pathways through the concrete lawn. These frames pierce the ground at different points and depths linking landform with the structures. Furthermore a third space is created by the collision of the frames with the ground, much like the internal third space formed in my assemblage model by the hollow triangle frames.
The use of timber, an organic and soft material, further links the strcutures to the land
The model was created from 2mm screenboard, which provided enough strength to allow each triangular frame to stand sturdy when placed vertically. The thickness of the screenboard was also perfect for conveying the effect of the repitition of triangular elements.
+ View from Union House
+ View from Raymond Priestley
+ Detail, view from Raymond Priestley