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DESIGN STUDIO GAMMA
James Urlini
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CONTENTS
Design Project 1 - Living House: 8
Palimpsest House
Design Project 2 - Living Neighbourhood:
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Group: The Edge Individual: Developing Deafspace in Carlton
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DESIGN PR LIVING HO
ROJECT I: OUSE
DESIGN PROJECT 1: LIVING HOUSE
PALIMPSEST HOUSE - 4 MACARTHUR PLACE NORTH PALIMPSEST HOUSE is an exploration of architectural language in Edwardian houses in Carlton, Victoria. As a redevelopment of 4 MacArthur Place North, Carlton, it aims to challenge the pre-existing building typology through a reconsideration of the spatial arrangements and spatial experiences. Furthermore, this proposal adopts the analogy of a palimpsest, a text which has been scraped or washed to remove ink, later to be written over again. This rewriting and reappropriation of texts results in a collage of old, repurposed and reused material, with new material superimposed over the top. Using this analogy, this house challenges heritage through the creation of light and space through spatial arrangement, skylights and windows. Furthermore, through the creation of a new fireplace, and the reappropriation of an existing one as a type of fire-pit for the South Courtyard, I intend to provide a continuation of heritage motifs whilst also providing new programmatic opportunities and potential future uses.
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H, CARLTON
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PALIMPSEST HOUSE - SITING + COLLAGE
ELGIN STREET
CANNING STREET
NICHOLLS LANE
MACARTHUR PLACE NORTH
N
SCALE: 1:200 @ A3 0
2
4
8
16 m
10
The creation of light and space in a typically “claustrophobic� housing typology addresses the weaknesses of the Edwardian heritage. Fireplaces play a significant role in the identification of the architectural heritage and serve as facilitators of shelter, warmth and social gathering.
This colour palette demonstrates a sampling of the earthen tones found within the pre-existing architectural language on the site.
The brick facade reinforces neighbourhood aesthetic and heritage. It provides a canvas for appropriation and strengthens an experiential connection to the past.
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PALIMPSEST HOUSE - PLANS + COLLAGE A
B
A
NICHOLLS LANE
B
A
NICHOLLS LANE
B NICHOLLS LANE
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FALL
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10
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11
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FALL
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5 SKYLIGHT
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D
D
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3 FALL
2
8 MASONRY CHIMNEY
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C
1
C
C
C
C
FALL
MACARTHUR PLACE NORTH A
MACARTHUR PLACE NORTH
B
A
GROUND FLOOR
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
South Courtyard Bedroom Bathroom Laundry (Under Staircase) Kitchen / Dining Living Garden
MACARTHUR PLACE NORTH
B
A
FIRST FLOOR
8. 9. 10. 11.
FALL
B ROOF PLAN
Bedroom Bathroom Bedroom / Study Bedroom / Study N
SCALE: 1:100 @ A3 0
1
2
4
8 m
This collage explores the potential layering of heritage motifs over the course of this house’s life. The layers of spatial programs and materials work in harmony to produce a palimpsestic collage of built form
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PALIMPSEST HOUSE - SECTIONS
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5
6
8
7
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
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Garden Bedroom / Study Bathroom Bedroom Dining Kitchen South Courtyard
8. 9. 10. 11.
Bedroom Bedroom / Study Bedroom Bathroom
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11
3
4
SECTION A-A
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SECTION B-B
SCALE: 1:100 @ A3 0
1
2
4
8 m
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PALIMPSEST HOUSE - SECTIONS
3
1
SECTION C-C
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
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South Courtyard First Floor Corridor Kitchen Bedroom / Study Bedroom / Study Living
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SECTION D-D
SECTION E-E
SCALE: 1:50 @ A3 0
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4 m
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PALIMPSEST HOUSE - ADAPTATION SCENARIOS These bedrooms enable the two children living in the house to be situated near their parents.
SECOND
FIRST DECADE
GROUND FLOOR
FIRST FLOOR
GROUND FLOOR
Bedroom on ground floor aids the grandparents to live comfortably in the house.
External
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Communal
Private
Semi-Private
B to
Over the three decades, the living and dining spaces can be freely and easily adapted to suit the family’s shifts in needs.
If a study is needed, either of these bedrooms could become a new study space for a work-at-home parent.
DECADE
THIRD DECADE
FIRST FLOOR
Bedroom could be turned into a study o facilitate a work-at-home parent.
GROUND FLOOR
FIRST FLOOR
Study would be turned back into a bedroom to provide necessary space for a tenant or live-in child.
SCALE: 1:100 @ A3 0
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2
4
8 m
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PALIMPSEST HOUSE - PERSPECTIVES
Peering Through the South Frontage
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South Courtyard - Re-appropriation of Traditional Spaces
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PALIMPSEST HOUSE - PERSPECTIVES
North Garden
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The Kitchen
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DESIGN PR LIVING NE
ROJECT II: EIGHBOURHOOD
PART 2: LIVING NEIGHBOURHOOD THE EDGES GROUP MEMBERS: - James Urlini - Jessica Mulovski-Gailey - Emma Kelly - Cong Ming Ly
THE EDGES is a group design proposal for the development of the neighbourhood surrounding 4 MacArthur Place North, Carlton, namely: 2, 6, 8, and 10 MacArthur Place North and 65 Elgin Street. THE EDGES was conceived through an exploration into Carlton’s neighbourhood typology through the use of a figure/ground “Nolli” map. By analysing the location of public and private spaces within the built urban fabric of Carlton, we discovered a trend of enclosed, separated privately-owned space, with occasional public areas (parks). In order to disrupt this introspective neighbourhood typology, THE EDGES intends to blur the lines between public and private spaces, providing more semi-private space and engaging the broader Carlton community though the creation of a public laneway with rooftop cafe and 5 mixed-use spaces which can serve as market stalls, shops, public engagement spaces and emergency housing to accomodate the needs of the community. Further, through merging, pushing, and pulling the boundaries of 2-10 MacArthur Place North, we were able to create a community which can house elderly couples, young couples with and without children, young adults, and students. This broad range of demographic accomodation promotes a balanced community who are able to capitalise on the shared communal and semi-private gallery, shared workspace, and multi-function room which is part of a community space that sits on Nicholls Lane.
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THE EDGES - CONCEPT
NOLLI PLAN + “VOID” NOLLI PLAN N
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SCALE: 1:2000 @ A3 0
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160 m
This collage aims to explore the blurring of lines between public and private spaces and the role of hard lines and jagged “nolli” forms in the definition of these spaces. It also explores the rigidity and flexibility in the incorporation of a “nolli” aesthetic in plans and sections and looks at the potential for appropriation of incidental nooks that come as part of the design.
CONCEPTUAL COLLAGE
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THE EDGES - SITING
PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST CIRCULATION
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FIGURE GROUND
COMPOSITE DIAGRAM
GREEN SPACE
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SCALE: 1:1000 @ A3 0
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
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80 m
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THE EDGES - PLANS
C ELGIN STREET
A D NICHOLLS LANE
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CANNING STREET
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B
B
C
D
MACARTHUR PLACE NORTH
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SITE PLAN
65 ELGIN STREET + 2-10 MACARTHUR PLACE NORTH
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C ELGIN STREET
A D NICHOLLS LANE
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CANNING STREET
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B
B
C
D
MACARTHUR PLACE NORTH
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GROUND FLOOR
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SCALE: 1:200 @ A3 0
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4
8
16 m
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THE EDGES - PLANS
C ELGIN STREET
A D NICHOLLS LANE
E
CANNING STREET
E
B
B
C
D
MACARTHUR PLACE NORTH
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FIRST FLOOR
65 ELGIN STREET + 2-10 MACARTHUR PLACE NORTH
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C ELGIN STREET
A D NICHOLLS LANE
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CANNING STREET
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B
B
C
D
MACARTHUR PLACE NORTH
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SECOND FLOOR
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SCALE: 1:200 @ A3 0
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4
8
16 m
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THE EDGES - SECTIONS
SECTION E 36
SECTION A-A
SECTION B-B
SECTION C-C
SECTION D-D
SCALE: 1:200 @ A3 0
2
4
8
16 m
E-E 37
THE EDGES - PERSPECTIVES
Living and Dining Rooms
First Floor Shared Balcony
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Student Accomodation
Shared Study Space
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THE EDGES - PERSPECTIVES
Community Plaza West
First Floor Shared Balcony
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Community Plaza East
Second Floor Semi-Private Balcony
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THE EDGES - MODEL
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PART 2: LIVING NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPING DEAFSPACE IN CARLTON Looking to develop the group concept of “The Edges” further, I decided to explore demographic edges, socio-cultural edges and political edges more closely for design inspiration and refinement. Following research into data from the 2011 and 2016 censuses, I eventually concluded my analysis of demographic edges with the prospect of designing specifically for the Australian Deaf Community. The “Intensification” aspect of the Design Studio Gamma brief thus transformed into an experimental investigation into the role of designers as changemakers, as mediators and as social commentators. From this project, I have discovered how the Australian Deaf Community have been marginalised Australia-wide and the injustices that have led to their placement on the “edges” of society. Through the incorporation of Hansel Bauman’s DeafSpace Principles, which were created for Gallaudet University, I have created a space that aims to empower and facilitate the expression of Deaf culture and signed language. Furthermore, I have redeveloped the student accomodation area of our group design in order to specifically target the demographic of young Deaf students who may be relocating with the intention of studying. I believe that the creation of a space dedicated to Deaf culture and visual communication will benefit the Carlton community by promoting the sharing of cultures in spaces that benefit all parties. Through designing for demographics for whom “bad” design can hinder and alter the way they communicate, I wish to demonstrate that designing for social change and social inclusion should become an industry norm and should be a more considered aspect of Design, Lastly, the choices I made with regards to spatial arrangement and spatial experiences strive to retain livability and comfort, whilst also staying true to the group project’s “nolli” aesthetic, use of hard edges and the blurring of public and private space.
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DEVELOPING DEAFSPACE IN CARLTON - CONCEPT DEMOGRAPHIC
HISTORIC A HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN ORALISM AND HEARING-CENTRIC EDUCATION 1860s / 70s - Bilingualism through their first language (sign language) 1880s - Commencement of oral communication 1893 - Combined Method (Auditory-Oral) was introduced
1. SIGNING POPULATION IN GREATER MELBOURNE REGION, 2011
1930s - Rochester Method (“fingerspelling-only” encouraged
1950s onwards 1) Pure Oralism, 2) Combined-Oralism dominant 3) Integration, Signed English, Total Communicat and Cued Speech (Expression Australia, 2018)
2. TOP TEN METROPOLITAN SIGNING POPULATIONS BY RATIO IN 2011 (Willoughby, 2013)
SOCIO-LINGUISTIC “Auslan” (AUstralian Sign LANguage) coined by Trevor Johnston, author of the Auslan Dictionary (1989). “It is now increasingly recognised that signing deaf people constitute a group like any other non-English speaking language group in Australia, with a distinct sub-culture recognised by shared history, social life and sense of identity, united and symbolised by fluency in Auslan, the principal means of communication within the Australian deaf community. Auslan is an indigenous Australian language.” (Commonwealth of Australia, 1991) was
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PROPOSAL DEAFSPACE
DEVELOPING DEAFSPACE IN CARLTON - DEAFSPACE PRINCIPLES
Chamfered Edges
S E N SO R Y R E ACH
Transparency
LIG HT AN D COLOUR
Visual Accessibility
SPACE A ND
Vibrations
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2000
Conversation Circle
Diffused Light
Wide Corridors
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Shared Sensory Reach
360 Degrees
The DeafSpace Principles present a very small portion of the over 150 architectural design elements found in the DeafSpace Guidelines catalogue created by architect Hansel Bauman in conjunction with the ASL Deaf Studies Department of Gallaudet University, Washington D.C. The Guidelines explore the use of space and proximity, sensory reach, mobility and proximity, light and colour, as well as acoustics in relation to Deaf experiences within built environments and how architectural design decisions ameliorate or inhibit the accessibility of language, culture, comfort and spatial experience for the Deaf community,
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D P RO X I M I TY
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M O B ILIT Y AN D PR O XIMIT Y
ACOUSTICS
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Soft Edges
Textured Wall
Chamfered Edges
Peripheral
Soft Ground Plane
Sensory Reach discusses wayfinding opportunities, spatial orientation, visual and tactile cues and the perception of space in relation to visual connectivity.
Mobility and Proximity emphasises the need for open space that gives the Deaf community the ability to shift focus from conversations to scanning surroundings for other people and potential hazards. It ensures that circulation 2000 Light and Colour ensures that eye fatigue, disruptive is designed to enable visual communicators to move and backlighting, glare, and physical exhaustion are minimised and gather in space uninterrupted. comfortably lit spaces are provided. Acoustics acknowledges the members of the Deaf Space and Proximity recognises the three-dimensionality community have varying degrees and kinds of hearing. It of visual communication and Deaf experience and provides stresses the use of materials that reduce reverberation information about the creation of spatial affordances for the minimise other sources of background noise. acknowledgement of and communciation with others in space.
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DEVELOPING DEAFSPACE IN CARLTON - PLANS
NICHOLLS LANE B
NICHOLLS LANE
A
B
A
1
D
D
2
D
D
7
3
C
C
C
C 8
4
9
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10 11 6
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A
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MACARTHUR PLACE NORTH
MACARTHUR PLACE NORTH
SITE PLAN
GROUND FLOOR
65 ELGIN STREET + 10 MACARTHUR PLACE NORTH
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B
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Cafe Laneway Seating Area Restaurant / Bar Kitchen Services Student Accomodation Entrance Living Dining
9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
NICHOLLS LANE B
NICHOLLS LANE
A
B
D
A
D
D
D
C
C
C
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15
C
13 16 14 17 18
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20 21 23
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Kitchen Bathroom Bedroom Balcony Bedroom Bathroom Living / Dining Kitchen
A
B
A
MACARTHUR PLACE NORTH
MACARTHUR PLACE NORTH
FIRST FLOOR
ROOF PLAN
17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.
Pantry / Laundry Bedroom Bathroom Bathroom Bedroom Bedroom Bathroom
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SCALE: 1:200 @ A3 0
2
4
8
16 m
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DEVELOPING DEAFSPACE IN CARLTON - SECTIONS
SECTION A-A
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SECTION A-A
SECTION B-B
SCALE: 1:100 @ A3 0
1
2
4
8 m
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DEVELOPING DEAFSPACE IN CARLTON - SECTIONS + PERSPECTIVES
SECTION C-C
SECTION D-D
SCALE: 1:100 @ A3 0
1
2
4
8 m
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From the Balcony
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DEVELOPING DEAFSPACE IN CARLTON - PERSPECTIVES
Laneway South Entrance
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Behind the Counter
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DEVELOPING DEAFSPACE IN CARLTON - PERSPECTIVES
In the Laneway
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Vertical Visual Connectivity
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DEVELOPING DEAFSPACE IN CARLTON - PERSPECTIVES
Accomodation Hallway
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Student Living
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DEVELOPING DEAFSPACE IN CARLTON - ISOMETRIC DETAILS
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65 ELGIN STREET LANEWAY SCALE: 1:20 @ A3 1
Steel protrusions reinforce Nolli Plan form-finding on a large scale and create visual interest.
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Atrium provides diffused light for occupants to reduce eye-strain and glare from the sun.
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Planter boxes help to green the laneway and provides a backdrop for signers that contrasts human skin-tone, reducing eye strain.
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Modular furniture enables an easily reprogrammable space.
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Visual buffer allows passers-by to acknowledge the existence of others whilst also providing semi-enclosed space.
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Glass balcony railing aids in visual connectivity between spaces, helps to blur lines between public and private space.
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Restaurant positioned at the intersection to reinforce community culture and capitalise on sensory reach.
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BEDROOM SCALE: 1:20 @ A3
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Bookshelves demonstrate the intensification of Nolli form into the design for function and aesthetic.
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Nolli form is implemented into the wall to generate window shape - curated design allows for the majority of the window to be situated over the desk and away from the bed, promoting functionality and privacy.
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