JESSICA HUMPSTON
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Honours Thesis | Mystery in the Built Environment Spa Retreat Adaptive Reuse Planning Lighting Prototype Interests
JESSICA HUMPSTON BA Int. Arch. (Hons) jess.humpston@gmail.com issuu.com/jessicahumpston
“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer marvel, no longer wonder, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed.
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Albert Einstein
MYSTERY
HONOURS DISSERTATION PERTH CITY Mystery is the unknown. Something that implies a question and incites a questioning from each that encounters it. This project consists of a series of subtle interventions within the existing fabric of Perth city that encourage the public to encounter a range of works from various Biological Artists. Through the use of restricted vision, and restricted access to the artwork; the occupant is provoked into engaging with the art and in turn their surrounding environment.
PERSPECTIVE | PERFORMANCE SPACE
ELEVATION | ACOUSTICS
PERSPECTIVE | INACCESSIBLE INTERIOR
KNOWN
UNKNOWN
ART
MYSTERY | SUSPENDED STATE | INBETWEEN
SCIENCE
CLIENTS | ART & SCIENCE | INBETWEEN
OBJECTS
ENCOUNTER
PERFORMANCE
PERFORM
SOUND
LISTEN
FILM
OBSERVE
DIAGRAM | CATEGORIES OF ART | BEHAVIOUR | SITES
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Acrylic boxes for artworks
Aluminium supports
ELEVATION
SECTION | SHIFTING INTERIOR
PERSPECTIVE | INACCESSIBLE INTERIOR
A Space to Perform
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PLAN
ELEVATION
PERSPECTIVE
PERSPECTIVE | PERFORMANCE SPACE
A Space to Encounter
PIC
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PLAN
ELEVATION | SHIFTING INTERIOR
PERSPECTIVE | INACCESSIBLE INTERIOR
PERSPECTIVE
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A Space to Listen and Observe
PLAN
PERSPECTIVE
PERSPECTIVE | ACOUSTICS
PERSPECTIVE | STREET ACCESS
“There is a dualistic attitude towards the human body in Western culture. It is obsessively aestheticised and seen as separate from intelligence or the mind.
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Juhani Pallasmaa | The Thinking Hand
SPA RETREAT
MUNDARING WEIR PUMP STATION NO.1 This spa retreat is not about beauty, but a total embodied experience for the occupant and reconnection between mind and body. Inspiration of form was taken from the weir itself utilising this as spatial divider, seating, control for natural light and ventilation, and disabled access within it. The space allows for nude bathing
SITE PHOTOGRAPH | WEIR
PERSPECTIVE | ENTRY CHANGING ROOMS
SECTION | BATHING AREA
DIAGRAM | PASSIVE SYSTEMS
SECTION | BATHING AREA
DETAIL | HEATING VENT
DETAIL | SEATING
DETAIL | STAIRS
SECTION
INITIAL SKETCH
SECTION
SECTION
DETAIL | PANEL JOINT
DETAIL | PANEL SUBSTRUCTURE
DETAIL | POLYCARBONATE SCREEN JOINT
ADAPTIVE REUSE
COMMERCIAL | RESIDENTIAL HIGH ST. FREMANTLE This example of adaptive reuse features a commercial tenancy for a design firm and a residential space for a small family. The design incorporates a layer of laser cut metal throughout the building adding depth, indicating function, private/privacy spaces and partially obscuring heritage features to peak curiosity for the occupants and help create a public identity for the commercial spaces.
SECTION
PERSPECTIVE | REAR ENTRANCE
PERSPECTIVE | STREET ENTRANCE
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PLAN | FIRST FLOOR
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PLAN | GROUND FLOOR
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HENRY ST.
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Gallery Pop-up retail space Display table/seating Counter Kitchenette Multimedia room Seating and shade Breakout space Carport & Henry St. access IA work space Light table Meeting area Storage/printing Gallery space
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Rentable design space Worktable Library Sitting room Parent bedroom Children’s bedroom Bathroom Toilet Laundry Kitchen Living room Seating/storage Balcony
DETAILS | LASER CUT METAL
SECTION | IA WORKSPACE & POP-UP STORE
“Our faculty of judgement is incomplete without the experience of crossing through space [...] only the crisscrossing of the body through space joins space, mind, body and eye.
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Steven Holl | Parallax
PLANNING
BUILDING 201 CURTIN UNIVERSITY This project took inspiration from the geometry of the site that changes form as the occupant moves through the space and also how the building frames itself. The spatial planning grouped separate departments and functional shared areas within each other; situating areas of transit between to activate the spaces via the occupant’s movements allowing for both separation and connection when required.
SITE PHOTOGRAPH
EXPLODED AXON | MEETING AREA
PERSPECTIVE | THOROUGHFARE
Natural Light
L6 Gallery Space Dean’s Office Resource Centre Shared meeting area L4
Administration Student breakout space Construction Management Urban Planning Architecture & IA Meeting/quiet/social spaces
DIAGRAMS
SECTION
L3
PLAN | LEVEL 6
PLAN | LEVEL 3
SECTION
“The idea of transit or passage (in-betweeness) from one dimension to another .� Anish Kapoor
LIGHT
BUILDING 201 CURTIN UNIVERSITY This project worked in conjunction with the previous, utilising the same site and initial photo study of Curtin Architecture & Planning building. This wall mounted light was designed as an indicator for a gallery space that was situated beyond the wall and resulted in a 1:1 prototype.
PERSPECTIVE
PERSPECTIVE
PHOTOGRAPH | PROTOTYPE
INITIAL SKETCHES
PHOTOGRAPHS | SKETCH MODELS
PHOTOGRAPHS | SKETCH MODELS
120 MM 40 W FANCY ROUND ‘PEARL’ FINISH LAMP 1.5 MM ALUMINIUM FRAME 12 MM CLEAR ACRYLIC RODS 3 MM ‘SATURN FINISH ACRYLIC 340 MM
SECTION
EXPLODED AXON
390 MM
ELEVATION
ELEVATION
INTERESTS
TRAVELLING PHOTOGRAPHY PAINTING LIFE DRAWING
TRAVELLING
PHOTOGRAPHY
PAINTING
LIFE DRAWING
THANKS.