Architecture Portfolio
Jinn Jyh Leow M.Arch., University of Melbourne
selected works from 2013-2015
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Prelude
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Architecture is narration; architects storytellers. At least this is how I think and deal with architecture. There’s an idea, there’s a sequence of events, there’re characters that move through the sequence. There’s a story behind a piece of design, and more stories come after the architecture is in use. A stain, a chip, a scratch - each has a story to tell. When the “perfect” becomes imperfect, that’s when architecture really begins. Architects just create the physical frame to foster the story - the end users intereact and weaves their own
tells
a story.
story within the structure. When the characters change and evolve, architecture should adapt too. It also reflects on the story of its context, and adds to the progression of the history of site. What can an architect do to best manipulate the conditions? What will a demolished past help construct the present and build the future? Or should the past be retained? What will be the project’s legacy? Architects need to be delicate on their touch in the story, as they always alter its course in each project. This is what I believe.
Chapter I
Tales of a
h Su b l im e h Wedding
Fifth Year, Thesis Shortlisted for AIA’s Bates Smart 2016 Graduate Prize
SWING
CARBON NANOTUBES PERSPEX DISCS
GLASS PRISMS
GUEST ROOMS
ALTAR
GUEST ROOMS
CLIMAX GUEST ROOMS
BANQUET HALL 3D FOOD PRINTERS FOOD RECEIVER
HONEYMOON SUITE (DEFLATED MODE)
UNION
HALL 0
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SECTION 1:100
MARQUEE
10 M
“ To see the world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour.
“
Auguries of Innocence William Blake
The story of the sublime is a complex one, but it ultimately revolves around one’s awareness of their own inadequacy. The Sublime Wedding is an architectural fairy tale, where the plot [a wedding ceremony] and the characters [the couple and guests] come into the story first, and architecture only emerges later out of the crafted story. It explores the many shades and nuances of the “sublime” through a wedding ceremony on the alien context of the Moon. A beautiful union, a grotesque landscape. How will architecture mitigate these two contrasting qualities to achieve the sublime? The thesis is researched and designed in 12 weeks.
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VISUAL CONTACT
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RESTING STATE
NODE 2 SHRINE OF
LOVE DECLARATIONS
ITEM OF COMMITMENT
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RING BEARER 1:50
REFLECTIVE PLATE REFLECTIVE PLATE
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STEP LADDER STEP LADDER
PULLED STATE PULLED STATE
LUNAR LUNAR REGOLITH REGOLITH
MICROWAVE MICROWAVE
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DECLARATIONS DECLARATIONS
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DEPARTURE
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a
sublime THE
THESIS STUDIO 2
(FLIRTING WITH SPACE)
JINN JYH LEOW 376016 STUDIO LEADER (CHRISTINA BOZSAN)
WEDDING a SEGMENT 3
(MONOCHROME)
DUST SHIELD (20M HIGH)
LANDING ZONE (100M DIAMETER)
HONEYMOON SUITE (EARTHRISE)
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LUNAR DAY = 354.35 HRS AT EQUATOR, SOLAR ARC = 180O O 1 EARTH HOUR = 0 30” AT 29O50”, THERE IS ONLY 58.7 HRS LEFT BEFORE SUNSET ONCE THE SUN SLOTS INTO THE SUNDIAL
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LISSAJOUS CURVE PATH 6-YEAR PERIOD 80 OSCILLATIONS
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THE ABYSS
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SEGMENT SEGMENT11
(FIELD (FIELDOF OFCOLOURS) COLOURS)
LUNAR REGOLITH
MICROWAVE
READ
SLIT
EMOTIONAL CONNECTION
(3MM)
NODE 2
STEEL BAR
SEGMENT SEGMENT22
(FRAGMENTED (FRAGMENTEDIMAGE) IMAGE)
5M
SHRINE OF
LOVE 1:100
DECLARATIONS
GOLD COATED VECTRAN SPHERE
SUNDIAL (250M)
+100MV
(5M DIAMETER)
HONEYMOON SUITE (INFLATED MODE)
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ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
SHIELD GENERATOR
UNION
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SECTION 1:100
GUEST ROOM
BEDS
ALTAR LOOKOUT
BEDS
CLIMAX AIRLOCK
(GUEST ENTRANCE)
SHOWER TOILET
Chapter II
The story of
C l e an and Dirty
Fifth Year, Semester 1
Metal Chain and Suspended Platform The platform wobbles slightly as one pushes their heavy scooter on the platform lift before the metal tracks behind stabilises it. The metal chain continues to jingle as it lightly hits the concrete wall.
Timber Screen
Made from timber pallets scavanged from Tilbury Docks, the screen dapples the morning light into the pimping station.
Polycarbonate Lock
This light, transparent lock becomes an oculus at night and brings attention to the scooter-in-upgrade in the shop under the strong fluorescent lights. The shiny, rounded chromes of the scooter contrasts strongly with the dull timber screen.
Chrome Handles
Set at arm’s width, a quarter turn would free the polycarbonate lock and allows it to be hung on the wall. The polished chrome recalls those in the pimping station, smooth and cool to touch.
Oculus
The oculus forces Woody to bow to the space in his morning shop opening ritual.
Timber Transition
With the same timber, the pine decking heaves and creaks very slightly as one guides his scooter across the concrete bump. Countless tyres leave their mark on the silvering pine,creating a dark track near the middle of this portal.
Asphalt
A continuation of the pavement, rough and acrid smelling. One feels with the soles of their shoes that they are still outdoors.
Concrete Bump
The slight, extra force one has to use to get their scooter across the first bump reinforces their entry onto the platform. A second push establishes the will to enter into the pimping station.
THIS IS A studio based on
ENGLAND This is an architectural spin-off of Shane Meadows’s This is England movie and TV series. We followed the lives of a group of disenfranchised young skinheads in 1980s London, and were to design a scooter shop + cafe and a hair salon to be inserted into the ground level and rooftop of a hypothetical council house complex (public housing) respectively, for these colourful characters. Springboarding from the contrast between the characters’ impeccable outfits and their gritty environment, this project aims to highlight the contrast of clean and dirty within their environment., for one will not exist without the other. The project narrates the sequence of spaces in which the dichotomy between clean and dirty is highlighted by pitching clean and dirty spaces against one
another, always coexisting and invariably intertwined. We strive to celebrate the dirty - as the characters are usually at their happiest when they get dirty, but are also keen to keep cleanliness in sight as it represents the characters’ longing for a less volatile life. This Is England explores architecture for the fringe groups of the society. The project is researched for 5 weeks, followed by the design of Part I (Terra) in 6 weeks and Part II (Astra) in 1 week.
PART 1
TERRA - SCOOTER WORKSHOP + 18HR CAFE
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TERRA - SCOOTER SHOP + 18HR CAFÉ BASEMENT PLAN 0
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PLATFORM LIFT SCOOTER WORKSHOP - GENERAL REPAIRS
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MISC. STORAGE NEWSPAPER STAND
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STORAGE SHELF SHOWER UNISEX TOILET
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CAFÉ KITCHEN CAFÉ STORAGE
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KARAOKE STAGE GAME ROOM STAIRS TO UPPER LEVELS (PALIMPSEST)
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The acrid smell of
motor oil and exhaust gas is replaced by that of coffee and
bacon butties
as Lol turns the corner into the cafĂŠ. The initial roar of scooter engines recedes into the background amid the clinking cups and morning buzz. Light washes down the sloped rammed-earth walls into the raised sitting platform, clad in white ceramic tiles. The smooth glazed tiles contrast strongly with the rough texture of the rammed-earth walls, and gleams lightly in the dim, compressed space. Sitting on the cool tiles, Lol looks into the
triple-height scooter workshop and the equally tall red storage shelves at the far end of the space. The volume looms large in contrast to the low ceiling of the platform, with
sunlight pouring generously into the work area, diffused by the frosted polycarbonate fins. Amid the mess and noise and grittiness of the workshop, the fins which run the entire length of the wall create a rhythm and ties the two spaces together. The delicate separation of the spaces almost disappears as Lol smells her
bangers and mash while looking at Woody repairing a Lambretta.
Hot water
streams through
the exposed
copper pipes on the ceiling and out of the
showerheads glimmering in the A slit of light highlights Woody’s face as he extends both his arms
dark, long corridor. lets the hot water remove the first layers of grime.
The wide
overhead rain shower
protects
the smell of the sugar pine out of the nine shower frames and the
Woody from the cold air. Steam quickly engulfs and warms the space, coercing
slightly recessed
shower floor.
soap.
As the water washed off his body pools around his ankles, he listens to the sound of the water reverberating in the corridor and reaches for the
The thick
cigarette smoke exhaled by the morning
sun filtering
the smoking gallery. A quick flash of reflected light draws Milky’s attention. It came from the chrome handles of the circular polycarbonate lock
Milky catches
through the metal
steps above
Woody is turning in order to enter the pimping station. Through a narrow window slit set at the
floor level the scooter-in-upgrade shines beautifully under the cold fluorescent lights and
of the pimping station,
contrasts strongly with all the grease and scraps Milky could see on the
stained concrete floor. The metal steps clanged loudly
above Milky as someone rushes down. The smell of chlorine and yesterday’s
Head and Shoulders shampoo from the shower below the smoking gallery
cigarette smoke before
escaping through the gaps between the metal steps where the morning sun creeps in.
mingles with the
PART II
ASTRA - HAIR SALON + LOL’S APARTMENT
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PLATFORM 1 LIFT PLATFORM LIFT OPEN 2 DECK OPEN DECK LOL’S 3 RETREAT LOL’S PRIVATE RETREAT ENTRANCE PRIVATE ENTRANCE
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STAIRCASE 4 INTO STAIRCASE LOL’S RETREAT INTO LOL’S RETREAT PLATFORM 5 LIFT PLATFORM LIFT WAITING 6 AREA WAITING AREA HAIR 7 SALON HAIR LAUNDRY SALON LAUNDRY
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UNISEX 8 TOILET UNISEX TOILET MECHANIC’S 9 MECHANIC’S ROOM ROOM PLANT 10 ROOMPLANT ROOM STORAGE 11 / HAIR STORAGE PRODUCT / HAIR DISPLAY PRODUCT GALLERY DISPLAY GALLERY CASHIER 12 / EXIT CASHIER / EXIT
ASTRA - HAIR SALON + LOL’S RETREAT ASTRA - HAIR SALON + LOL’S RETREAT LEVEL 9 & 10 PLAN LEVEL 91:75 & 10 PLAN 1:75 1 0
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1 WASH AND DYE AREA 2 HAIR CUTTING STATION 3 PLATFORM LIFT MACHINE ROOM 4 LISA’S PLAY SPACE WASH AND DYE AREA 5 KITCHENETTE HAIR6 CUTTING LOL’S STATION BEDROOM PLATFORM LIFT MACHINE ROOM LISA’S PLAY SPACE KITCHENETTE LOL’S BEDROOMASTRA - HAIR SALON + LOL’S LEVEL 11 PLAN 1:75 0
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she looks directly up into the blank fabric of the inflatable. The softly lighted
As she lowers her unwashed head into the basin,
neutral
backdrop sets off the bright orange of Smell’s well-tended hair. The inflatable dome amplifies
white
the sound of running down the drain while concentrating
water
the smell of shampoo and washed hair. This, in conjunction with the tiled floor glistening in the diffused light, the double layered
translucent PVC-coated polyester
inflatable canopy creates a cocoon of cleanliness. She closes her eyes and feels Smell washing out the oil in her hair while listening to the rain outside striking the balloon. She is barely aware of the dull hum of
plant room machineries deep in the background.
Chapter III
Weaving yarns about the
R a mp and Roof
Fourth Year, Semester 1
BWEZ
biomaterial research & manufacturing centre
This is a story of the relationship with the ground. Imagine the ground as a piece of fabric to be trimmed, cut and folded. It all started with the aerodrome right next to the site. Despite aircraft landings and departures generate noise at the magnitudes of 90-100dB on-site, it is a popular place for plane spotting. Making use of the soil’s property as an excellent acoustic absorber, the research centre will be excavated into the ground, covered by a thick green roof. A central ramp connects all levels, with building programmes flanking the sides of it as it winds down. The excavation and the ramp, a nod to the city’s (Ballarat) gold mining history, now aims to foster nuggets of ideas.
The ramp connects; the roof slopes. What if the roof becomes a sort of ramp? Now the roof slopes gently down and merges with the ground, the green roof becomes accessible, giving plane spotters a quasi-public vantage point once the entire site is developed. The roof becomes a hill, a spectacle in the mostly flat and undeveloped site. The same hill, would become an anti-spectacle once the entire site is filled with other buildings in the future - standing out as an oasis among the development. This project is researched for 6 weeks and designed in another 6.
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matte aluminium panels
reinforced concrete suspended ceiling
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Chapter IV
An allegory on
El e c t ro nic Wa s t e
Fourth Year, Semester 2
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30
Al aluminium
Zn
zinc
26.982
65.382
49
In
82
Pblead
indium
114.82
207.21
50
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2007
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28.085
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47
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silver
196.97
107.87
3
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29
Cucopper
6.941
27
63.456
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26
Feiron
58.933
55.845
46
78
Pd
Ptplatinum
palladium 106.42
196.08
73
Ta tantalum 180.95
TOTAL ELEMENTS: 118
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H
hydrogen
2
1.0079
He helium 4.0026
3
Li
4
5
oxygen
fluorine
F
Ne
6.9410
9.0122
10.811
12.011
14.007
15.999
18.998
20.180
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Mg
22.990
24.305
19
20
Al
21
27
28
29
30
sulphur
chlorine
Cl
Ar
26.982
28.086
30.974
32.065
35.453
39.948
31
32
33
34
35
manganese
Mn
Fe
Co cobalt
nickel
Ni
Cu
Zn zinc
gallium
germanium
arsenic
selenium
bromine
krypton
39.908
40.078
44.956
47.867
50.942
51.996
54.938
55.845
58.933
58.693
63.546
65.382
69.723
72.631
74.922
78.972
79.904
83.798
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
85.468
87.620
55
56
Ba
Ru
Rh
technetium
ruthenium
rhodium
palladium
Pd
Ag silver
cadmium
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In
Sn tin
antimony
tellurium
iodine
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Xe
88.906
91.224
92.906
87.620
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107.07
102.91
106.42
107.87
112.41
114.82
118.71
121.76
127.60
126.90
131.29
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
Re
Os osium
iridium
platinum
Pt
Au gold
mercury
thallium
Tl
Pb lead
bismuth
137.33
17497
178.49
180.95
183.84
186.21
190.23
192.22
195.04
196.97
200.59
204.38
207.21
208.98
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103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
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Rf
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Sg
Bh
Hs
Mt
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Rg
Cn
Uut
Fl
Uup
polonium
Lv
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86
rhenium
Ra
Po
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tungsten
87
Bi
Te
tantalum
132.91
Hg
Sb
hafnium
barium
57-70
Ir
Cd
54
molybdenum
W
Tc
Kr
niobium
Ta
Mo
Br
zirconium
Hf
Nb
Se
yttrium
Lu
Zr
As
lutetium
caesium
Fr
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copper
Ge
36
chromium
iron
Ga
argon
vanadium
Sr
Cr
26
phosphorus
titanium
strontium
V
25
silicon
scandium
rubidium
Ti
24
S
18
aluminium
calcium
Cs
Sc
23
P
neon
potassium
Rb
Ca
22
Si
O
10
nitrogen
magnesium
N
9
carbon
sodium
C
8
boron
K
B
7
beryllium
Na
Be
6
lithium
astetine
Uus
Rd radon
Uuo
francium
radium
laurencium
rutherfodium
dubnium
seaborgium
bohrium
hassium
meitnerium
darmstadtium
roentgenium
copernicium
ununtrium
flerovium
ununpeptium
livermorium
ununseptium
ununoctium
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59
62
Gd
Tb
66
69
70
terbium
dysprosium
holmium
erbium
Er
Tm thulium
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138.91
140.12
140.91
144.24
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151.96
157.25
158.93
162.50
164.93
167.26
168.93
173.04
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
protactinium
uranium
neptunium
plutonium
meitnerium
Am
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berkelium
californium
einsteinium
fermium
mendelevium
nobelium
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231.04
238.03
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rare earth metal
other heavy metal
other elements
Fm
Md
102
thorium
platinum group metal
Es
Yb
actinium
precious metal
Cf
Ho
68
gandolinium
Bk
Dy
67
europium
Pu
Eu
65
samarium
Np
Sm
64
promethium
U
Pm
63
neodymium
Pa
Nd
61
praseodymium
Th
Pr
60
cerium
Ac
base metal
58
lanthanum
No
elements found in e-waste
potentially recycleable metals
ELECTRONIC DEVICES
The studio challenges what exactly is architecture? Could it be a system, in which built objects are mere manifestations of the connections? The F4urth Bin is piece of science fiction which tells of a cautionary tale on a new type of waste, the electronic waste. First world countries generate most of them, but their toxicity is being exported to third world countries such as India, China, Ghana and Nigeria. Not only is that unfair, it is a waste of opportunity. Each device is an ore - loaded with precious metals and rare earth elements, and at a higher concentration than those found naturally. It makes economic sense to recycle them, with rising metal prices and demand on an ultimately finite material, the country that accumulates them will
dominate the future market. If left unrecycled, the sheer volume of e-waste could cover entire cities, Melbourne is no exception, and she wants to do the right thing. A new system of waste management is designed and follows a discarded device from home to the recycling facility to their ultimate storage. The architecture that results - the bin, the pick-up truck, the facility itself, is just the physical consequence of the system. This project is researched and designed in 9 weeks, with initial 3 weeks of free exploration.
Hardware
l x w x h = volume
iPhone 5s
123.8mm x 58.6mm x 7.6mm = 0.0000551 m3
iPad 2
241.2mm x 185.7mm x 8.8mm = 0.000394 m3
14” Laptop
345.4mm x 238.8mm x 15.2mm = 0.00126 m3
PC
361.6mm x 556mm x 64.9mm = 0.0130 m3
24” Flatscreen Display
CPU
175mm x 401mm x 365mm = 0.0256 m3
32” CRT TV
812.8mm x 650.2mm x 487.7mm = 0.258 m3
Defining an e-waste unit volume Device
Change Rate
Mobile Phone Tablets Laptop PC TV
1-2 yrs 2-3 yrs 3-4 yrs 5-8 yrs 8-10 yrs
Average Unit Volume =
Weight 4.5 4 2.5 2 1
4.5 (0.0000551) + 4 (0.000394) + 2.5 (0.00126) + 2 (0.0130+0.0256) + 1 (0.258) 4.5 + 4 + 2.5 + 2 + 1
= =
0.00248 + 0.001576 + 0.00315 + 0.0772 + 0.258 14 0.3424 14
= 0.02446 m3
2070 e-waste = 1, 155, 844 m3 Daily e-waste volume = 3, 167 m3
Number of Trucks Required daily = 71
Capacity: 45 m3
Capacity: 1.1 m3 800x700x1500mm base 800x1100x1500mm top
2070 e-Waste 1, 155, 844 m3
Eureka Tower 393, 600 m3
2014 e-Waste 78, 076 m3
2014-2070 e-Waste 23, 017, 265 m3
2
1
4
r2 L2 = L1 - 20 log (
r1 r2
75 = 0.5 - 20 log (
) 0.5 r2
)
r2 = 88.91m min from hammer mill to achieve safe the 75d
3
dB workplace requirement
5a
1 2 3 4 5a
UNLOADING BAY HAMMER MILL MAGNET RING COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION CRUSHED E-WASTE DISPENSER
6a
6b
5b 5c
8
7
5b CHEMICAL BATH 5c CHEMICAL STORAGE TANKS 6a LEACHED METAL EXTRACTION TANKS 6b SMELTERS 7 FORT 8 PRECIOUS METAL DEPOSITORY
Chapter V
An interjection on
Bi c ycle s
Fifth Year, Semester 1
The door is a treshold, it encapsulates a transition and a separation. Many things we can easily decide whether they belong inside or outside the door. Then comes a tricky little piece of metal with wheels - do bicycles belong to the outside or inside? It belongs to the treshold, and I want to design a piece of furniture that highlights the transitory quality of a bike. The design will be a bike rack, with a bench for putting on/taking off shoes or even treshold small talks. An additional rack is added for coats, helmets or even a second bike. In the subject Timber Furniture Workshop, we had 2.5 days to design a piece of furniture, and a total of 72 hours to build it throughout the semester. Design modifications can be made along
the way as construction progresses.The requirement is that no nails and screws could be used - everything must be joined with just glue and dowels. The final piece is made from arakaria pine, jarrah, blue gum and hickory, finished with danish oil.
Chapter VI
A matter of
C o n st r uct io n
Fourth Year, Semester 2
In groups of three, we were to design a commercial skyscraper at a busy Melburnian intersection. The constraints were: a maximum 250m height, 60,00080,000m2 of net rentable area, as well as a floor plate efficiency of at least 80%. A vertically extruded form is to be avoided. The project is divided into 6 parts, with the first three on general form, structure and facade done as a group, and the final three on detailing done as individuals. As a group, we settled on a form that takes advantage of its location on an intersection - a chamfered box that makes the tower look slender. We then highlighted the structureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s slenderness through the structural design - a web of thick, white bracings expresses the diagonal lines of the
building while the load-bearing vertical supports are suppressed and painted black, offset inside. This creates an illusion of a diagrid system when in fact the building is a tube-in-tube construction with external bracings. The facade is designed to be faceted, taking advantage of the already expressed diagonals to make the building sparkle and move as one walks on the street. Photovoltaic glass is embedded as spandrel panels to generate some electricity as a step towards the green initiative. Finally, I have chosen to design and detail the lobby. I imagined a crystalline cave to further push the idea of a beautiful jewel of an office tower.
ENVELOPE PRECEDENTS
DESIGN INTENT: FACETED DIAMOND FACADE APPROACH IS TO CLAD THE TOWER WITH A SINGLE SKIN FACADE TO STRUCTURALLY EXPRESS THE DIAGONAL BRACING WHICH FORMS THE MAIN DESIGN EXPRESSION OF THE TOWER. THE CURTAIN WALL IS FACETED DIAMOND TO CREATE A VISUALLY COMPLEX AND UNIQUE FACADE. TAKING PRECEDENCE FROM 171 COLLINS EXTERIOR FACADE AND INTERIOR ATRIUM, THE FACETED FAIMOND FACADE REFLECTS THE RICH URBAN FABRIC HISTORIC ELEGANCE OF THE SITE AT BOURKE ST LIKE A FINELY CRAFTED jEWEL BOX. THE SOFTLY UNDULATING FACETED FAçADE TRANSFORMS REFLECTIONS OF THE CHANGING SKY, MIRRORING EMERGING CITY LIGHTS AND THE MYRIAD OF COLORS OF THE SETTING SUN.
EXTERIOR
INTERIOR ATRIUM
CURTAIN WALL DEVELOPMENT
EXTERIOR
171 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE BATES SMART ARCHITECTS PREMIUM GRADE, 6 STAR GREEN STAR RATING
HEARST TOWER, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK NORMAN FOSTER
NEW YORK’S FIRST LEED GOLD SKYSCRAPER
IMAGE SOURCE: BROOKFIELD MULTIPLEX WEBSITE, ASSESSED 15TH MAY 2014, <HTTP://WWW.BROOKFIELDMULTIPLEX.COM/PROjECTS/AUSTRALASIA/VIC/ CONSTRUCTION/COMMERCIAL/COMPLETED/171_COLLINS_STREET_VIC/>
IMAGE SOURCE: FOSTER AND PARTNERS WEBSITE, ASSESSED 15TH MAY 2014, < HTTP://WWW.FOSTERANDPARTNERS.COM/ PROjECTS/HEARST-TOWER/>
EXPERIMENTATION WITH DIFFERENT DIAMOND FACETED DESIGN. FIRSTLY BASED ON 171 COLLINS ST INTERIOR ATRIUM AND MODIFIED TO SIMPLIFY AND RATIONALISE THE GEOMETRY TO ELIMINATE THE SHARP CORNERS IN THE GLASS MODULES. THE FINAL CHOSEN DESIGN HAS NO SHARP CORNERS AND HAS A SOFTLY UNDULATING FACETED FORM.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS V1: INTERNAL HORIZONTAL SUNSCREEN BLIND
INTERNAL VERTICAL BLIND
-ONYX 40% TRANSLUCENT BLUE THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC GLASS INTEGRATED WITH SPANDREL
V1: -CLEAR BLUE DOUBLE GLAZING WITH LAMINATED GLASS AND LOW-E COATING
V4: -CLEAR BLUE DOUBLE GLAZING WITH LAMINATED GLASS AND LOW-E COATING
-ONYX 40% TRANSLUCENT BLUE THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC GLASS INTEGRATED WITH SPANDREL
-SPANDREL PANEL WITH REFLECTIVE COLOURBACK TO MATCH VISION PANEL
-CLEAR BLUE DOUBLE GLAZING WITH LAMINATED GLASS AND LOW-E COATING 1.54 U-VALUE SHGC 0.44 87% VLT
V2:
-CLEAR BLUE DOUBLE GLAZING WITH LAMINATED GLASS AND LOW-E COATING 1.54 U-VALUE SHGC 0.44 87% VLT -BLUE ANODIZED ALUMINIUM SHEET ON SPANDREL PANELS
V3:
V2: -CLEAR BLUE DOUBLE GLAZING WITH LAMINATED GLASS AND LOW-E COATING -BLUE ANODIZED ALUMINIUM SHEET ON SPANDREL PANELS
-SPANDREL PANEL WITH REFLECTIVE COLOURBACK TO MATCH VISION PANEL
V4:
STEEL SQUARE DIAGONAL BRACING PROMAT CAFCO SPRAFILM WB3 WHITE INTUMESCENT PAINT FINISH, TIE BACK TO BEAM
EAST, WEST FACING FACADE
-GOLD TINTED DOUBLE GLAZING WITH LAMINATED GLASS AND LOW-E COATING 1.54 U-VALUE SHGC 0.44 87% VLT
NORTH FACING FACADE
-CLEAR BLUE DOUBLE GLAZING WITH LAMINATED GLASS AND LOW-E COATING 1.54 U-VALUE SHGC 0.44 87% VLT -SPANDREL PANEL WITH REFLECTIVE COLOURBACK TO MATCH VISION PANEL
ACTIVE SYSTEMS
PASSIVE SYSTEMS Solar Control
Our active energy generation systems (solar + wind) is expected to produce 622,110 kWh of energy annually which accounts for about 3% of the annual energy consumption. The Onyx photovoltaic glass system placed only on the north-facing facade will generate 0.6% of the total annual energy use of the building while the wind turbines (10 in total, 2 at each side, one at each corner) located on the roof will generate the other 2.4% of the energy.
AWS - V 5kW Wind Turbine S Model
The calculations for the energy consumption and generation is shown below. Average Melburnian Office Energy Consumption: 1000MJ/m2 . yr = 277.8 kWh/m2 .yr NLA: 80, 021 m2 Annual building Energy Use: 80, 021 x 277.8 = 22, 229, 834 kWh
AWS - V 5kW Wind Turbine S Model Three Phase Generator with permanent magnet Rotor Height: 5.3m Rotor Width: 4.2m
Heat gain from solar radiation is controlled by the high performance double glazing with laminated glass and low-e coating.
Rated Power: 5000W Melbourne’s Average Windspeed: 12 km/h Annual Energy Output per Turbine: 53436 kWh Total Annual Energy Output from all 10 turbines: 534, 360 kWh
Photovoltaic Glass (Onyx) Our active energy generation systems (solar + wind) is expected to produce 622,110 kWh of energy annually which accounts for about 3% of the annual energy consumption. The Onyx blue thin-film photovoltaic glass system are integrated into the spandrel. As the panels are integrated into the curtain wall, they double as the façade hence saving materials and cost. The building-integrated PV panels also form the active strategy to supplement the building’s electrical needs, taking precedence from 4 Times Square Building in New York. 4 TIMES SQUARE BUILDING: INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM
Excessive sunlight is controlled by internal blinds.
COLOUR CHOICES:
Image Source: 4 Times Square Building – Integrated Photovoltaic System, viewed 25th April 2014, <http://www.kisscathcart.com/ pdf/4timessquare.pdf>
Rated Power: 80 W/m2
CLEAR BLUE GLAZING ON FOUR ELEVATION SITTING ON A 3-STOREY TALL LOBBY TO CREATE THE IMPRESSION OF A FLOATING TOWER AND REFLECT THE SKY. TO INCREASE THE SLENDERNESS OF THE TOWER, APART FROM ADDITION OF THE VANITY HEIGHT, GOLD GLAZING IS USED AT THE CUT BACK CORNERS NOT ONLY TO HIGHLIGHT THE DISTINCTIVE FACETTED CORNERS BUT ALSO TO CREATE AN OPTICAL ILLUSION IN WHICH THE TOWER WOULD LOOK TALLER AND SLIMMER.
PERSPECTIVE VIEW:
Total PV glass area: 1215 m2 System Power: 97.2 kW Average Daily PV Energy Output for a 1kW system based on Melburnian Climate: 3.6kWh System Daily Energy Output: 97.2 x 3.6 = 350 kWh Annual Energy Output: 350 x 365 = 127, 750 kWh
PHYSICAL MODEL 1:200 PHYSICAL MODEL 1:200:
NORTH ELEVATION 1:500 V1: CLEAR BLUE DOUBLE GLAZING WITH LAMINATED GLASS AND LOW-E COATING V2: BLUE ANODIZED ALUMINIUM SHEET ON SPANDREL PANELS V3: GOLD DOUBLE GLAZING WITH LAMINATED GLASS AND LOW-E COATING V1: ONYX 40% TRANSLUCENT BLUE THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC GLASS INTEGRATED WITH SPANDREL DIAGONAL BRACING PROMAT CAFCO SPRAFILM WB3 WHITE INTUMESCENT PAINT FINISH, TIE BACK TO BEAM
DESIGN INTENT The design seeks to continue the crystalline design language we have explored and expressed for the past few weeks. Its zig-zag facade adds to that idea and the ceiling continues the language of the facade, folding it in. Glass fins and almost frameless revolving doors are used to support the glass facade to enhance the crystalline quality of the building, with copper chosen as the central “chandelier” as the highlight of the lobby. MDF is chosen as the acoustic ceiling panels due to the triple height lobby which would result in a lot of echoes while simultaneously calming the space slightly from all the reflective surfaces within and without.
STAINLESS STEEL CONNECTOR OF GLASS FIN TO SECONDARY BEAM
SUSPENDED MDF CEILING PANEL SUSPENDED COPPER “CHANDELIER
STAINLESS STEEL SPIDER CLAMP EMBEDDED WITHIN GLASS FIN EXPLODED GLASS FIN SHOWING A 12MM ACRYLIC BLADE BETWEEN TWO SHEETS OF 12MM CLEAR GLASS
GLASS FIN AND SPIDER CLAMP DESIGN REFERENCE - TOKYO SUBWAY CANOPY DETAIL
CHOSEN REVOLVING DOOR MODEL
CEILING DESIGN PRODUCT REFERENCE
T h e End
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