STUDIO B TOWER
La Trobe
La Trobe
BM1
Retail
Retail
Cafe
approx. 144sqm
core B
Cafe Cafe
LIVING
core C Lobby
Lobby Cafe Cafe
Cafe
Cafe
Cafe
Gym
WR
Cafe LIVING
Gym
Gym
approx. 80sqm
Lobby
Retail
BM2
BM1
Retail
Retail
LDRY
LDRY
Cafe
Cafe
KITCHEN
Spencer
Spencer
GROUND LEVEL AT 1:500
Cafe
Retail
TYPICAL FLOOR AT 1:500
Retail
LDRY KITCHEN
core A
WR
Retail Retail Retail Retail Retail Retail
approx. 60sqm
Washrooms & Storage
WR
section
CANYON / The canyon concept emerges from the representational meaning of this natural occuring phenonmenon, whereby a sign of life can be deteched whilst its form is distnguished by its verticality. Rock formation process also sheds lights on the design of the facade which uses different thickness to illustrate the piling up of layers. This perhaps echoes with the formation of skyscapers. The design of ground floor mimicks the expe-
TOWER
ELEVATION NORTH 1:500
SHORTCUTS / The initial massing of the site takes the concept of shortcuts, which represents biological activities in the city, to craete faultlines that break up the large site into fragments. This act is also a oppositional response to the adjacent facilities, such as the DFO, where the site is dominated by a single structure.
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SECTION AT 1:500
CONCEPT
HIGH DENSITY / The tower concept is an investigation of the future Melbourne where the increasing density of population requires an architecture of high density living.
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Adjustment for natural lighting while aintaining short cut directions
Adjustment for the widths of laneways while maintaining natural lighting and short cuts
Twsit for more sunlight
Revisiting the form
Re-massing based on sunlight analysis and privacy issues per apartment layout Re-massing and optimizing form and performance
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DEVELOPMENT
Adjustment based on the existing shortcut patterns dervied from site analysis
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