Melbourne is Australia’s fastest growing city, projected to overtake Syd-
ney as Australia’s largest city in 2030 and reach a population of 8 000 000 by 2050. This growing population must be accommodated somewhere. If further expansion at the periphery of the city is arguably unsustainable in economic social and environmental terms, increasing density within the existing territory of the city is the principal solution to accommodating this city’s expanding population. Density is often a dirty word in public discourse concerning planning and future of Australian cities; but, what if density itself is not the key metric for successful urban environments, but rather how density is implemented?. The Volume studio ask’s how much density is too much? Or more importantly what is the difference between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ density in our cities. This studio argues that the medium of Urban Design is volume and its distribution in space, rather than form/material arrangements (the medium of architecture) or the terrain/material (the principal medium of Landscape Architecture). Melbourne City Council planner Leanne Hodyl has noted that Southbank’s density far exceeds that of Hong Kong and Manhattan.
This studio takes this observation as a point of departure and through detailed examination and analysis of these existing built environments that approach the distribution of built volume, or density, very differently, students will learn to both understand and manipulate the medium of volume to present critical urban design positions. The studio will test these speculations via a speculative masterplan precinct within the Fisherman’s Bend Precinct, nominated within the Victorian panning scheme as a strategic site for the future of Melbourne.
STUDIO LEADER: BEN MILBOURNE STUDENTS: Dingji Pang, Fatin Fazira Binti Rosly, Heng Kin Chow, Lily Zheli Jiang, Qianwei Han, Tara Shabnam Jolfaei, Ying Xu, Jyothi Pathipati, Priyen Niranjan Gajjar, Qingrui Luo, Yiqun Wang, Zhengding Qian, Geoffrey Thomas Broadbent, Jawad Abdullah Alharthi, Lin Su, Yaseen Begum Mohiddin
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE & MASTER OF URBAN DESIGN: VOLUME 2
SOUTHBANK GROUP MEMBER: Lily Jiang ,Heng Kin Chow ,Fatin Fazira Binti Rosly ,Tara Jolfaei ,Qian Wei Han , Ying Xu
Axonometric Scale: 1:5000
S outhbank, which is an inner city of Melbourne,Victoria,Australia, which is one of the most densely populated areas in Melbourne.
The overall area of the Southbank was studied and analysed, covering an area of approximately 1.7 ㎡. The total volume of buildings was 20,725,000m³, with a large residential area followed by commercial and retail areas. Although the Southbank is dominated by modern apartments and office buildings, it retains many important heritage buildings. These include a gallery and a school of modern Art, which exemplifies southbank’s diversity and inclusiveness.
Figure Ground Scale 1:7500
Lot Sizes in ㎡ Mean: 2500 ㎡
Site Cover Taxonomy
FAR Taxonomy min: 0.02 max 63 mean: 8.52
Built Volume 100m×100m foot print tower
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE & MASTER OF URBAN DESIGN: VOLUME 2
M A N H AT TA N GROUP MEMBER: Priyen Niranjan Gajjar, Qingrui Jeremy Luo, Yiqun Wan, Zhengding Qian, Jyothi Pathipati
Location & Figure Ground
Massing Axonometric
RETAIL BUILDINGS
496,000 cubic metres of Manhattan built area is retail buildings
PUBLIC BUILDING
1.16 million cubic metres of Manhattan built area is public space/buildings
COMMERCIAL & OFFICE TOWERS
1.4 million cubic metres of Manhattan built area is retail buildings
MIN
3.35 M2
AVERAGE
511 M2
MAX
53782 M2
Lot Size Taxonomy
Floor Area Ratio Taxonomy
Floor Area Ratio Taxonomy (No.1)
MIN
33 M2
AVERAGE
MAX
318 M2
4778 M2
Foot Print Taxonomy
RESIDENTIAL & HOUSING
20.2 million cubic metres of Manhattan built area is retail buildings
Floor Area Ratio Taxonomy (No.2)
RESIDENTIAL & HOUSING COMMERCIAL & OFFICE TOWERS RETAIL BUILDINGS PUBLIC BUILDING
Floor Area Ratio Taxonomy (No.3)
Floor Area Ratio Taxonomy (No.4)
100m×100m Foot Print Tower TOTAL BUILT VOLUME: 23,256,000m
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Example of Axonometric Programmatic Block
M anhattan, often referred to by residents of the New York City area as the City, is the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City, and coextensive with the County of New York, one of the original counties of the U.S. state of New York.
MIN
2.04%
AVERAGE
72.02%
Site Cover Ratio
MAX
98.22%
Floor Area Ratio Taxonomy (No.5)
Floor Area Ratio Taxonomy (No.6)
As a typical urban fabric, Manhattan grid is the most significant feature to form the whole district. We extracted approximately 1.7 km2 area of Manhattan as our study object, in terms of the research and analysis, the data shows that the total built volume is arround 23,256,000 m3, which is mostly ocuppied by residential program. And the different footprint sizes and building height, as well as diverse programs provide a diversity to this area.
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE & MASTER OF URBAN DESIGN: VOLUME 2
W A N C H A I GROUP MEMBERS: Jawad Alharthi, Geoffrey Broadbent, Yaseen Mohiddin, Dingji Pang, Lin Su
Massing Axonometric
PUBLIC
3.2 million cubic meters of Wan Chai’s built area are Public buildings. Axonometric
PUBLIC BUILDING 3.5 million cubic meters of Wan Chai’s built area is public buildings.
RETAIL
RETAIL BUILDINGS
1:5000
1.5 million cubic meters of Wan Chai’s built area are Retail shops.
1.5 million cubic meters of Wan Chai’s built area is retail buildings.
COMMERCIAL
COMMERCIAL & OFFICE TOWERS
14.2 million cubic meters of Wan Chai’s built area are Commerical buildings.
14.2 million cubic meters of Wan Chai’s built area is commercial buildings.
MAX
RESIDENTIAL & HOUSING 28.7 million cubic meters of Wan Chai’s built area is residential buildings.
RESIDENTIAL & HOUSING COMMERCIAL & OFFICE TOWERS RETAIL BUILDINGS PUBLIC BUILDING
FigureGround Ground Figure 1:5000
RESIDETIAL
28.7 million cubic meters of Wan Chai’s built area is Residential buildings.
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100m×100m Foot Print Tower TOTAL BUILT VOLUME: 47,900,000m3
Example of Axonometric Programmatic Block
Total Built Volume 10,000sqm foot print tower 10%-20%
50%
60% 75% 100% FAR Taxonomy
MINIMUM - 65 sqm
Maximum FAR: 32.16 Minimum FAR: 0.69 Average FAR: 11.68
MIN
0.69 Site-cover Taxonomy 1:7500
Site Cover Ratio Taxonomy
AVERAGE
11.68
Floor Area Ratio Taxonomy
MAX
32.16
AVERAGE - 801 sqm
MAXIMUM - 89950 sqm
Lot Area Taxonomy 1:7500 MIN
65 M2
AVERAGE
801 M2
Lot Size Taxonomy
MAX
89950 M2