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T h e Wa t e r l o o Wa s t e l a n d i s a n a rc h i t e c t u re p ro p o s i t i o n t h a t w i s h e s t o a d d re s s S y d n e y ’s e m e rg i n g re c y c l i n g c r i s i s t h ro u g h s o c i a l , a rc h i t e c t u ra l a n d u r b a n i s t i c i n t e r v e n t i o n s . T h e p ro j e c t w i l l ex p l o re t h e c o n c e p t o f u r b a n u p c y c l i n g t h a t w i l l c o n t r i b u t e t o a s u s ta i n a b l e u r b a n e v o l u t i o n i n Wa t e r l o o, A l exa n d r i a a n d Ze t l a n d , - a n a re a d e c l a re d a s A u s t ra l i a ’s l a rg e s t e v e r u r b a n re d e v e l o p m e n t zo n e . A s t h e s ay i n g g o e s , o n e m a n ’s t ra s h i s a n o t h e r m a n ’s t re a s u re . T h e c o n c e p t o f u p c y c l i n g i s v i ta l n o t o n l y t o f u t u re p ro o f t h e s i t e w i t h a s u s ta i n a b l e c o n c e p t b u t a l s o p ro t e c t s t h e ex i s t i n g d e m o g ra p h i c s , h e r i ta g e a n d u r b a n fa b r i c t h a t fa c e a r i s k o f e ra d i c a t i o n u n d e r s u c h ra p i d d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e s i t e . T h e p ro j e c t w i l l t h e re fo re a l s o s t u d y t h e re l a t i o n s h i p s b e t w e e n c o n t ra s t i n g u r b a n e l e m e n t s o f t h e s i t e , s u c h a s t ra d i t i o n a n d i n n o va t i v e t e c h n o l o g i e s , ex i s t i n g a n d n e w d e m o g ra p h i c s a n d h e r i ta g e a n d c o n t e m p o ra r y a rc h i t e c t u re , w i t h a n a i m fo r a p e a c e f u l a m a l ga m a t i o n b e t w e e n t h e s e c o n t ra s t i n g e l e m e n t s . U l t i m a t e l y, t h e p ro j e c t w i l l c a ta l y s e t h e ex p e r i m e n ta t i o n o f a n e w u r b a n a rc h i t e c t u ra l t y p o l o g y t h a t w i l l i nv o l v e t h e s o c i a l a n d c u l t u ra l e v o l u t i o n o f t h e c i t y i n t h e p ro c e s s o f s o l v i n g a n u r b a n c r i s i s . T h i s p o r t fo l i o w i l l s e e t h e fo u r s ta g e u p - c y c l i n g p ro c e s s o f a n ex i s t i n g l i g h t i n d u s t r i a l s i t e a t t h e c o r n e r o f B o u r ke , E l i za b e t h a n d G e o rg e S t re e t i n Wa t e r l o o . B e g i n n i n g w i t h t h e s t u d y i n g a n d u n d e rs ta n d i n g o f t h e s i t e a n d i t s w i d e r u r b a n c o n t ex t i n t h e C o l l e c t i o n c h a p t e r, t o t h e p l a n n i n g o f t h e s i t e a s a re s p o n d t o t h e s i t e a n a l y s i s i n t h e I n n o va t i o n c h a p t e r. T h e p o r t fo l i o w i l l c o n t i n u e w i t h d e s i g n p ro c e s s o f t h e s i t e w i t h t h e P ro d u c t i o n c h a p t e r a n d f i n a l l y e n d w i t h t h e i n t ro d u c t i o n o f t h e u r b a n p ro p o s a l i n t h e E x h i b i t i o n c h a p t e r t h a t w i l l s e e t h e e m e rg e n c e o f a s i t e t h a t t re a s u re s t ra s h a s a re s o u rc e t o s u s ta i n a n d b u i l d t h e c i t y.
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1900s Primary Industries
Bo ta ny Ro ad S m a l l Wa t e r l o o D a m
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Wa t e r l o o Swamp
Wa t e r l o o has seen d ra m a t i c p hy s i c a l t ra n s fo r m a t i o n i n i t s l a n d s c a p e i n t h e p a s t t w o c e n t u r i e s . T h e s i t e w a s o r i g i n a l l y a s w a m p y, s a n d y a n d h i l l y s i t e w h i c h i s c o n s i d e re d i n a c c e s s i b l e fo r t h e e a r l y c o l o n i s t . T h e e a r l i e s t d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e s i t e i n t h e 1 8 2 0 s w a s p ro p e l l e d b y l o c a l c a p i ta l i s t i n s e a rc h fo r w a t e r fo r t h e p ro d u c t i o n o f e n e rg y fo r t h e e a r l y c o l o ny ’s t ra d i t i o n a l w o o l i n d u s t r y , w h i c h S h e a s C re e k p ro v i d e d . 2
Wa t e r l o o w a s a l s o a t ra n s i t i o n p o i n t b e t w e e n Sydney Cove and B o ta ny B ay until the d e c e n t ra l i za t i o n o f t h e c i t y ’s i n d u s t r i e s a t t h e e n d o f t h e n i n e t i e t h c e n t u r y o c c u r re d a s t h e c i t y b e g u n ex p a n d i n g s o u t h w a rd , re s u l t i n g i n t h e p u s h o f p r i m a r y i n d u s t r i a l zo n e s , s u c h a s f u r n i t u r e c ra f t i n g i n t o Wa t e r l o o .
1950s Secondary Industries
2000s Contemporary Services
T h e i n d u s t r i a l d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e a re a w a s f u r t h e r a c c e l e ra t e d w i t h t h e i n t ro d u c t i o n o f n e w technologies and secondary industries, which saw t h e u p c y c l i n g o f ex i s t i n g i n d u s t r i a l zo n e s w i t h l a rg e i n d u s t r i a l b u i l d i n g s d u r i n g t h e w a rs a n d a m a s s i v e i n f l o w o f i m m i g ra n t s , w h i c h l e a d t h e Wa t e r l o o t o b e c o m e t h e l a rg e s t i n d u s t r i a l a re a i n A u s t ra l i a b y m i d 1 9 5 0 s .
To d ay, f u r t h e r d e c e n t ra l i za t i o n o f i n d u s t r i e s a n d t h e c o n t i n u e d ex p a n s i o n o f t h e c i t y m e a n s Wa t e r l o o i s a ga i n a t a p o i n t o f u p c y c l i n g , w i t h h e s i t e u n d e rg o i n g ra p i d d e m o l i t i o n a n d a d a p ta t i o n fo r re s i d e n t i a l d e v e l o p m e n t s a n d n e w re s i d e n c e s , re s u l t i n g i n a s i t e o f h i g h l y hy b r i d i ze d d e m o g ra p h i e s , e c o n o m i e s a n d a rc h i t e c t u re s c a l e , fo r m , c h a ra c t e .
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The social housing in the North and luxurious apartments in the South of the site highlights t h e i m p o r ta n c e o f a p ro p o s a l t h a t w i l l c a t e r t o a t l e a s t t w o c o n s t ra s t i n g s o c i o - e c o n o m i c g r o u p s . T h u s , t h e c o n c e p t o f o n e m a n ’s t ra s h i s a n o t h e r ’s t re a s u re .
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T h e i m m e d i a t e s u r ro u n d i n g o f t h e s i t e c o n s i s t s o f a h e a l t hy a m o u n t o f re s i d e n c e s , i n d u s t r y, o ff i c e s a n d re ta i l s . H o w e v e r, t h e s i t e l a c k s g r e a t l y i n a c u l t u ra l s p a c e s .
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T h e c o n t i n b u o u s a d d i t i o n a n d a l t e ra t i o n s t o t h e u r b a n fa b r i c o f Wa t e r l o o i n e v i ta b l y l e d t o a n a rc h i t e c t u ra l fa b r i c t h a t i s d e f i n e d b y b o t h h e r i ta g e a n d c o n t e m p o ra r y a rc h i t e c t u re . H o w e v e r, t h e n e w a n d o l d o f t e n l a c k s d i a l o u g e , re s u l t i n g i n m a ny a w k w a rd a rc h i t e c t u ra l re l a t i o n s h i p s and urban spaces.
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J D S A rc h i t e c t ’s a r c h i t e c t u r a l i n t e n t i o n s f o r t h e M a i s o n S t Ê p h a n e H e s s e l a d d r e s s e s m a n y u r b a n i s t i c and social qualities that are similar to the Waterloo site, which provides insight on how a former i n d u s t r i a l s i t e c a n b e d e s i g n e d d i v e r s e d e m o g r a p h i c w h i l e a d d r e s s i n g a n a k w a r d s i t e . T h e e ff i c i e n t s p a t i a l o rga n i za t i o n o f t h e b u i l d i n g o n a t r i a n g u l a r s i t e c a n b e s t u d i e d fo r a p p l i c a t i o n fo r o u r s i t e i n Wa t e r l o o, w h i l e t h e c o nv e rs i o n o f t h e g e o m e t r i c a l l y c o n s t r i c t i v e s p a c e s l i ke i t s s t re e t c o r n e rs i n t o p u b l i c s p a c e s m u s t b e analysed.
Height hierarchy B u ilding h e ight acco rds to s ur ro un ding low to m e d ium s cale bu ilt h ie rarchy.
U ndem ocrati c fa ca de T he one-way v isual relat ionship between t he building and t he surrounding facade should be avoi de d.
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The angle d ste ppe d s e at in g are a n o t o nly hide s t he build in g e nt rance , it als o po r t rays an ag gre s s ive att it ud e to t he s u r ro u nding.
The b ulky an d he av y buildin g pro d uce s a he av y pre s e n ce o n t h e st re et co r n e r, wh ich re s ult s in a s e ns e o an im pe net rab le s pace .
T h e b u i l d i n g i n c l u d e s a c h i l d c a re c e n t re , a y o u t h h o s t e l a n d a n o ff i c e , a m a l ga m a t i n g n o t o n l y d i ffe re n t p ro g ra m m a t i c f u n c t i o n , b u t a l s o d i ffe re n t s o c i a l d e m o g ra p h i c s a n d u r b a n fo r m s . S u c h s p a t i a l p l a n n i n g n o t o n l y m e a n s c o n t i n u o u s a c t i va t i o n o f t h e b u i l d i n g b u t a l s o p ro v i d e d a u n i f y i n g u r b a n c h a ra c t e r.
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I nte r r upt i ve Pl aza The ste ppe d s e at in g are a at th e street co r n e r s e e m s to b e an interrupti ve e le m e nt rat he r t h e East-west m ove m e nt s .
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Ressource City by Lendager Group Re s s o u rc e C i t y i s a n u r b a n p ro p o s a l t o re d e v e l o p e d a fo r m e r i n d u s t r i a l s i t e i n t o a n u p c y c l i n g c e n t e r. T h e p ro j e c t p ro v i d e s i m p o r ta n t i n s i g h t o n t e c h n i c a l a n d f u n c t i o n a l p l a n n i n g re q u i re m e n t s fo r t h e t ra n s l a t i o n o f t h e c o n c e p t o f u p c y c l i n g i n t o a n a rc h i t e c t u ra l p ro p o s i t i o n .
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T h e a d a p ta t i o n p ro j e c t re p ro g ra m s a fo r m e r i n d u s t r i a l s i t e i n N ĂŚ s t v e d i n t o fo u r c o re zo n e s o f c o l l e c t i o n , d e s i g n , p ro d u c t i o n a n d ex h i b i t i o n w i t h a c e n t ra l p u b l i c s p a c e . T h e l i n e a r o rga n i s a t i o n o f t h e p ro g ra m s d o e s n o t s e e m s t o fa c i l i ta t e t h e s m o o t h t ra n s i t i o n o f m a t e r i a l s a n d p ro d u c t s a c ro s s t h e s i t e . I n s t e a d , t h e p ro g ra m s s e e m s t o a c c o rd t o t h e s p a t i a l re q u i re d t o fa c i l i ta t e d i ffe re n t p ro g ra m s .
L ine ar Production The l a rge st bui l di ngs of the si te is re se r ve d for f ul l - sca l e col l ec ti o n, so r t i ng , m a nufa c tur i ng a nd storing.
C o l l e c t i o n & P ro d u c t i o n 16,897 m2
D e s i g n & I n n o va t i o n 1,537 m2
D e s i g n C e n t e r & Wo r k s h o p s 9,115 m2
P ro d u c t S h o w ro o m & D e s i g n i n g 4,962 m2
S a l e s & S t o ra g e 2,624 m2
C e n t ra l P u b l i c S p a c e 411 m2
Circ ular P roduction The c i rc ul a r m ove m ent ca n potent ially fa c i l i tate a sm ooth tra nsi ti on of goods a c ro ss di ffe rent bui l di ngs
Ve r t i cal Pro duc t i o n The u pcyclin g pro ce s s can als o ex ist ve r t ically, which m e ans all f lo o rs o f t he Wate r lo o s ite buildings , allowin g fo r t he e levat io n o f p ublic acce s s .
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D e s i g n & Pl anning D e s igne rs an d t he e n ga g i ng co m m u nit y will expl o re t he n ew po te nt ials o f the catalo gue d m ate ri a l s
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T h e u n d e rs ta n d i n g o f Wa t e r l o o ’s h i s t o r i c a l a n d c o n t e m p o ra r y u r b a n fa b r i c i n t h e l e n s o f s o c i a l a n d u t i l i ta r i a n u r b a n i s m h a s h i g h l i g h t e d t h e s t ro n g c o m p a t i b i l i t y o f a n u r b a n u p c y c l i n g c e n t e r t h a t c a n p o t e n t i a l l y c o n t r i b u t e t o a s o l u t i o n fo r S y d n e y ’s re c y c l i n g c r i s i s . T h e ex i s t i n g Wa t e r l o o u r b a n fa b r i c w h i c h i s i n t ra n s i t i o n f ro m a n i n d u s t r i a l t o a re s i d e n t i a l zo n e h a s p ro v i d e d a fo u n d a t i o n t o ex p l o re a ra re o p p o r t u n i t y t o s o l v e a u t i l i ta r i a n c r i s i s w i t h t h e b r i n g i n g t o g e t h e r o f d i ffe re n t s o c i a l - e c o n o m i e s . T h e s t u d y o f t w o p re c e d e n t s t h a t a d d re s s e s t h e s o c i a l a n d f u n c t i o n a l a s p e c t s o f u r b a n i s m h a s f u r t h e r c e m e n t e d t h e fo u n d a t i o n t o d e s i g n a n u p c y c l i n g c e n t e r i n Wa t e r l o o . B o t h p ro j e c t s h a s d e m o n s t ra t e d m a ny u r b a n i s t i c s i m i l a r i t i e s t o t h e s i t e i n Wa t e r l o o, w h i c h w i l l h i g h l y i n f l u e n c e t h e d e s i g n p ro c e s s i n t h e n ex t c h a p t e r o f t h e p o r t fo l i o .
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C o l l e c t i o n a re a 5 1 3 . 0 s q m
Wo o d w o r k s h o p 3 8 7 . 0 s q m
S ta ff a re a 5 3 . 0 s q m
Tra s h d e p o s i t 5 4 8 . 0 s q m
Tex t i l e w o r k s h o p 3 8 3 . 0 s q m
S t o ra g e / p i c k- u p a re a 5 3 . 0 s q m
S o r t i n g a re a 2 6 3 . 0 s q m
Community workshop 568.0 sqm
Shop space 838.0 sqm
S t o ra g e a re a 1 0 1 8 . 0 s q m
S t o ra g e 1 5 9 . 0 s q m
Communications space 71.0 sqm
Communication spaces 160.0 sqm
Communication space 257.0 sqm B a t h ro o m s 2 2 . 8 s q m S ta ff ro o m s 3 3 . 0 s q m
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Exhibition Space
B a t h ro o m s 8 . 0 s q m
O ff i c e s 2 4 2 2 . 0 s q m
Lobby 43.0 sqm
S e a t i n g a re a 3 9 1 . 0 s q m
D e s i g n O ff i c e s Kitchen 37.0 sqm Kitchens 203.0 sqm B a t h ro o m s 1 0 8 . 0 s q m
Bar 42.0 sqm
Wo r k s h o p s 6 7 8 . 0 s q m
S ta ff s p a c e 2 2 . 0 s q m
O u t d o o r s e a t i n g a re a 1 2 1 . 0 s q m
Communication space 1146.4.0 sqm
B a t h ro o m s 1 8 . 0 s q m
Communication space 51.0 sqm
Lobby 129.0 sqm
Communication space 112.0 sqm Exhibition 1048.0 sqm
P u b l i c p l a za I n n e r p l a za 1 3 2 4 . 0 s q m O u t e r p l a za 2 0 4 9 . 0 s q m
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Statement of Effect T h e p ro j e c t s t r i v e s t o c o n t r i b u t e a p o t e n t i a l fo r m u l a t o s ta b i l i ze S y d n e y ’s re c y c l i n g sy s t e m t h ro u g h a n e d u c a t i o n a l and u t i l i ta r i a n urban a rc h i t e c t u ra l i n t e r v e n t i o n t h a t w i l l c a ta l y s e a n e w u r b a n typology that is both social and functional. T h ro u g h t h e a m a l ga m a t i o n o f s o c i a l a n d u t i l i ta r i a n u r b a n i s m , t h e p ro j e c t w i l l fo s t e r t h e c o n t ra s t i n g u r b a n re l a t i o n s h i p s a n d fa c i l i ta t e t h e u r b a n e v o l u t i o n o f Wa t e r l o o and beyond.
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Collection & Sorting T h e u p c y c l i n g p ro c e s s o f t h e s i t e b e g i n s w i t h e va l u a t i o n o f t h e va r i o u s b u i l d i n g s a n d p ro g ra m a t i c f u n c t i o n s o n s i t e , w h i c h a re c o l l e c t e d a n d re - o rga n i ze d a c c o rd i n g t o t h e p o t e n t i a l o rga n i s a t i o n re q u i re d fo r a n u p c y c l i n g c e n t e r.
T h e ex i s t i n g g ro u n d l e v e l c o v e re d c a r p a r k p ro v i d e s a d e q u a t e c e i l i n g height and space is re a d i l y c o nv e r ta b l e t o l o a d i n g zo n e s . The clothing design o ff i c e s w i l l re m a i n i n t h e building.
E x i s t i n g L o a d i n g Zo n e
Existing Open Carpark
T h e l a rg e o p e n f l o o r plates of the building i s s u i ta b l e a n d e a s i l y a l t e ra b l e fo r a p ro d u c t i o n f l o o r. T h e ex i s t i n g M AY S PA C E A r t G a l l e r y
T h e M AY S PA C E a r t ga l l e r y t h a t i s c u r re n t l y h i d d e n at the back of the site will be moved to the main e n t ra n c e o f t h e s i t e fo r a m o re p u b l i c d i s p l ay o f ex h i b i t i o n s . T h e H e r i ta g e B u i l d i n g a n d i t s f u n c t i o n a s a f u r n i t u re s t o re w i l l b e p re s e r v e d
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Planning & Design O p e n i n g t h e c e n t e r o f t h e s i t e n o t o n l y p ro v i d e s a p u b l i c re f u g e d zo n e w i t h i n t h e s i t e a n d a w ay f ro m t h e v e h i c u l a r- h e av y s t re e t s ; i t a l s o a c t s a s a u n i f y i n g e l e m e n t fo r t h e o n c e s e g re ga t e d , u n p l a n n e d s i t e .
T h e c o m m u n i t y- b a s e ‘ u r b a n c o u r t ya rd ’ p re s e n t i n c i t i e s l i ke B a rc e l o n a a n d Ve n i c e , n o t o n l y p r i o r i t i s e t h e p e d e s t r i a n s , i t a l s o p ro v i d e s s e n s e o f s e c u r i t y b y re d u c i n g t h e p o t e n t i a l c o n f l i c t b e t w e e n v e h i c l e s and pedestrians.
S t re e t
S t re e t
S t re e t S t re e t
The re c o n s t r u c t i o n of the ex t r u d e d m a s s i n g a ga i n s t t h e s t re e t re i n fo rc e s t h e c o n c e p t o f a re f u g e d p u b l i c s p a c e w i t h i n the site.
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Production T h e p ro d u c t i o n s ta g e o f t h e d e s i g n p ro c e s s a d d re s s e s t h e f u n c t i o n a l a s p e c t s o f t h e u p c y c l i n g c e n t e r t o fa c i l i ta t e t h e e a sy m o v e m e n t s o f g o o d s a n d p e o p l e a c ro s s t h e s i t e , l i ke a c o nv e y o r b e l t i n t h e fa c t o r y w i t h a social implication. T h e c o re c i rc u l a r e n c i rc l e s
a multifunctional social space that will serve as the heart of the site.
The application of the c o nv e y o r b e l t i s i n s p i re d b y the social implications of H o n g Ko n g ’s v e r t i c a l u r b a n e l e m e n t s , - t h e e s c a l a t o r.
F ro m t h e s p e c ta c l e t o t h e s p e c ta t e d , f ro m going up or down, old man or a young girl, t h e c o n t i n u o u s s p i ra l w a l k w ay sy m b o l i ze s t h e u n i f y o f c o n t ra d i c t o r y e l e m e n t s , s u c h a s t h e s o c i o - e c o n o m i c a n d u r b a n fa b r i c o f t h e s i t e . A l l w h i l e p ro v i d i n g a n u n i n t e r r u p t e d v i s u a l s t o w a rd s a n d o u t o f t h e s i t e .
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Exhibition T h e l a s t s ta g e o f t h e p ro j e c t a i m s t o ex h i b i t t h e s i t e b y re i n fo rc i n g i t s u r b a n i s t i c re l a t i o n s h i p s t o w a rd s i t s s u r ro u n d i n g .
B y a p p l y t h e M ais o n StĂŠ p hane H e s s e l conce pt o f lif t ing , craf t ing an d he av y mass ing fo r s e clus io n. Th e t wo co r ne rs of t he s ite s are lif te d to e nable v iews into t he ce nt ral plaza and e nco uranging perm e abilit y. C o nt rar ily, t h e lif te d mass prov ide s a ref uge leve l f ro m t he vehicular st re et . Bus stop Urban inte r ve nt io n s as simple as allowin g fo r diago nal p e de st r ian cross in g can drast ically improve pe de st r ian safet y and m in im ize t raffi c accid e nt s .
The s ite’s s h o rt f ro nt st re et bo u nded by t wo t raff i c j unc ti o ns m e an s l ow veh i c u l a r m ove ment o n thi s s e ct io n o f the ro a d. W h ich p rov i des an o ppo rtun i ty i n co nve r ti ng the street into a s h a red zo n e.
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A s a n u p c y c l i n g c e n t e r, t h e b u i l d i n g u n d o u b t i n g l y h a s a re s p o n s i b i l i t y t o showcase the potentials of upcycling building materials.
The materials used are primarily reused materials from surrounding urban context and otherwise sourced from other industrial sites in the area. As many old industrial buildings are being demolished or striped, esulting in an abundance of local material. Bricks are the primary material used in the area. The material from the building that is cut out from the center of the site is reused to build an addition onto the heritage/shop building as the cafÊ, defining the corner towards the street. The building that houses the exhibition space is also partly de-constructed and then rebuilt in order to be raised from the street and open up for permeability. Both buildings use recycled windows from old buildings in their large glazed façades. The spiral has a base of concrete made with fly ash, one of biggest categories of waste in Australia. By using this in the structure we take a small step towards using all kinds of waste in our built environment. The railing is made from iron sheets sourced from old machinery. The roof and translucent wall uses corrugated polycarbonate and corrugated metal, sourced from industrial roofs. The spiral runs along the buildings, using their supporting walls as its structure. The smaller spiral runs at an inclination lower that 1:15 at all times and the central one at less than 1:20 with resting planes in front of all entrances for facilitated transport of goods. The buildings keep their original structure and columns. The circular cut leaves a large part of any supporting walls in the structure.
Recycled polycarbonate for transparency
Recycled steel sheets for balustrades and roof
Recycled brickwall
Concrete from fly-ash floor
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T h e u r b a n c o n t ex t i s b o u n d t o g e t h e r w i t h n e w e n t ra n c e s a n d c o n n e c t i o n s , b i n d i n g t h e s t re e t s c a p e t o g e t h e r a n d fa c i l i ta t i n g m o v e m e n t . B
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T h e e n t ra n c e i n t o t h e s i t e o p e n s u p t o c re a t e a v i b ra n t u r b a n s p a c e . L i f t e d fa c a d e s p ro m o t e p e r m e a b i l i t y a n d t h e n e t w o r k o f w a l k w ay s c re a t e c u r i o s i t y. T h e re c y c l e d m a t e r i a l s ex p o s e t h e s t r u c t u re o f t h e s i t e a n d h i n t s o f t h e p ro g ra m i n s i d e .
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T h e p l a n i s o rga n i ze d a c c o rd i n g t o t h e c h a i n o f e v e n t s i n t h e u p c y c l i n g p ro c e s s a n d a l s o s o t h a t t h e m o s t a c c e s s i b l e s o c i a l s p a c e s fa c e t h e s t re e t t o i nv i t e p e o p l e i n t o t h e s i t e .
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T h e c e n t ra l p l a za i s a s p a c e s h e l t e re d f ro m t h e o u t s i d e n o i s e . I t ’s a f re e zo n e w h e re p e o p l e m e e t a n d i n t e ra c t . T h e fa c t o r y s u r ro u n d i n g i t c re a t e s l i fe a n d l i g h t s u p t h e s p a c e a t n i g h t . T h e p l a za w o r k s a s a n ex t e n s i o n t o t h e i n d o o rs - a c t i n g a s t h e b i n d i n g s p a c e .
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T h e s p i ra l c o n n e c t s t o t h e b u i l d i n g s a s i t g ro w s u p w a rd s . T h e s p a c e s b e c o m e u n i f i e d i n t o o n e a n d t h e w a l k w ay w i d e n s t o a c c o m o d a t e m o v e m e n t o f g o o d s . T h e c o nv e y o r b e l t e ffe c t c re a t e s a f l o w o f b o t h t h e t ra s h a n d t h e p e o p l e o n a l l l e v e l s o f t h e b u i l d i n g .
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P L A N 1 : 1 0 0 0 Pe o p l e
T h e s p i ra l i s a s h e l t e re d s p a c e t h a t e n d s i n a v i e w p o i n t . T h e i n t e r i o r s p a c e s a c ro s s t h e s i t e a re c a re f u l l y d e s i g n e d fo r e a c h p ro g ra m a n d a l l contribute to the quality of the site.
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E L E V A T I O N S 1:200
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George Street: The spiral creates an eye-catching addition to the streetscape. The transparency into the different parts of the factory makes the street more pedestrian-friendly and invites curiosity of the function of the site. The streetscape gains a more human scale through new openings that break down the scale and make the street lighter, more interesting and friendlier, promoting pedestrian activity and interest in the functions.
WATERLOO WASTELAND
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Bourke Street: An inviting main entrance into the site that shapes the street and leads into a sheltered public space where focus lands on the movement in the buildings rather than on the large street. The street gets a resting zone and the transparency into the site draws the eye. The different walkways add a three-dimensionality to the streetscape.
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S E C T I O N S 1:200
Section A:A: The spiral works as a continuation of the floorplates and shelters the central public space. The spiral ends in a viewing spot at the very top where the visitor glances over the entire site to get the full view and feel for the movement and factory. A smaller spiral creates a connection from Green Square, complementing the three-dimensionality of the site. Openings in the old industrial roofs create a flow of light into the buildings.
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Section B:B: The spaces are united into one with the spiral. Height differences create different rooms and spaces that serve the inner program of the site. The glazed spiral diffuses the light as it softly falls into the buildings. Visibilty stretches across the site and into the different functions.
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T H E C o l l e c t i o n & s t o ra g e
Design
U P C Y C L I N G P ro d u c t i o n
P R O C E S S
Exhibition
Shop
Social space
The axon om etr i c drawi ng reve al s t he t hre e - di m e ns i o na l i t y o f t he fa c to r y. T he di ffe re nt pa r ts a re e a si l y a cce s s e d t hro ug h t he s pi ra l t hat wo r ks as t he co nne c t i ng conveyor be l t.
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The p roducti on un i ts of Wate r l o o Waste l and dr i v i ng t he upc yc l i ng o n t he s i te .
Trash is delivered from the community and businesses and is the sorted and stored.
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The planning and design department imagine the new life of the piece of trash.
The upcycling takes place in the workshops that have space for metal, wood, glass, ceramics and fabrics.
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The soci a l u ni ts br i ng i ng t he co m m uni t y and s i te to get he r.
Once the pieces have been upcycled they arrive at the shop where they find
The exhibition space reaches out to the community to provide an educational side of the project and involve.
their way out to new owners who can love and use them another round.
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A P P E N D I X EARLY STAGES: I N T E R I M AXON OM E T RI C V I E W I n the e a r l i e r sta ge s of the d e s i g n t he s phe re wa s a c e nt ra l co nc e pt . I t wa s a l e ss deve l op e d sta ge of the spi ra l , us e d a s a s cal e d dow n sym bo l fo r t he ho l i st i c up cycl i n g proce ss.
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EARLY STAGES: I N T E RI M GROUNDFLOOR PLAN The i nte r i or spa ce s we re l aye d o ut i n a s i m i l a r o rde r a s t he f i na l de s i g n, but i n a m uch l e ss p re ci se ma nn e r. The c i rc ul a r c ut wa s f i l l e d i n w i t h g l a s s vo l um e s t hat se r ve d a s a tra nsi ti on spa ce bet we e n t he o utdo o rs and t he i ndo o rs a nd i nte nde d to be a soci a l sp a ce . The outsi de s pa c e re m a i ne d undef i ne d.
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EARLY STAGES: I N T E RI M SEC T I ON S 1 : 2 0 0 The design was lacking in vertical connections. The outside space was very bound to the ground and the glass volumes very large and despite being defined as social spheres, didn’t have any design that set it apart to be a social space.
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EARLY STAGES: I N T E RI M SEC T I ON S 1 : 2 0 0 The spherical cut gave a unique architectural feature to the project. The walls leaning in gave and idea of space and symbolism. However the scale was slightly off - the space seemed far too large and undefined. The project evolved into much more detailing and sense of space in its later stages.
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