Bouncing Back QUT 2nd & 4th Year Architecture 22 - 29 JULY 2011 TC Beirne Building Brunswick Street Mall Fortitude Valley
RESILIENT DESIGN FOR BRISBANE
Introduction After state-wide flooding and a category-5 tropical cyclone, three-quarters of the state of Queensland was declared a disaster zone in early 2011. The Brisbane River broke its banks on 11 January, leading to the evacuation and closure of Queensland University of Technology’s [QUT] campus, and the inundation of 20,000 homes located in suburbs with a high university student occupation. This deluge of adversity had a significant impact on QUT’s students, a few short weeks prior to the start of the academic semester. The flooding was an almost surreal experience. Often we confront adverse conditions from the proximity of the television screen, but on this occasion it was running through the heart of our beautiful city, Brisbane, and wreaking havoc throughout the State of Queensland. The experience each of us had was quite different, ranging from complete loss of home and belongings, to volunteering in the cleanup, hearing about it from friends and family, reading Facebook posts, or watching YouTube videos.
‘Bouncing Back: Resilient Design for Brisbane’ is an opportunity for QUT students to communicate their inspiring design responses to adversity, to the larger Brisbane community. The exhibition demonstrates new and innovative ways of thinking about our cities, and how they are built to be resilient and to suit extreme environmental conditions. The challenge for architecture students is to address the state of architecture as a reflection of today’s world and to consider how design fits into the 21st century. Students have explored notions of ‘Urban Resilience’ from multiple perspectives, including emergency design while facing flooding, flood proof housing and urban designs. Fourth year architecture students have questioned the strategies required to address and rethink the design discipline, within the realms of changing social, cultural, political, technological and environmental conditions, all of which make and influence how we live today and tomorrow. Second year architecture students have responded to the need to broaden the base from which design emanates, by acknowledging the existence of a
multiplicity of solutions to any given problem and the value of divergent thinking in development of design rigor. They were required to establish a unique ‘Resilient Design’ response specifically intended to address the design of flood-proof housing. The projects are intended to promote discussion and increase awareness of the issues that architects, engineers and designers are challenged with when designing for social need. The exhibition is an opportunity for students to voice their ideas, through the powerful language of design. We welcome you to the ‘Bouncing Back’ Architecture Exhibition and hope that you enjoy the overflow of ideas that our students are presenting. Glenda Caldwell + Lindy Osborne Lecturers in Architecture at QUT Bouncing Back Exhibition Curators
Foreword The elements of good design considered by our architects throughout history were shaped by the needs and wants of people and nature. Over time, these considerations have expanded to incorporate new immediate needs, and those projected as a consequence of past actions, and our changing climate and lifestyles. In recent years, our history has been shaped by some of the most major natural disaster events the country has ever experienced. The consequences of drought, flooding and cyclones has ignited a need to reconsider effective emergency responses including new housing design, temporary shelters, access to basic necessities and a collective approach to quick recovery. In contemporary debate, the need to increase our planning for future extreme conditions is a consequence of industrial progress and its affect on the environment. Regardless of the cause, the situations are real and humanity must look towards solutions. The Bouncing Back exhibition showcases works by second and fourth year architecture students, who have sought to address some highly topical and controversial issues to meet basic human survival needs, while maintaining aesthetic integrity and functionality. Each
student explored community-based needs for contemporary flood proof housing and urban environments, as well as those imagined for the year 2050. Some of the most innovative solutions have been borne from necessity, and I can see that the role of architects, engineers and designers in the sustainability of humanity will only increase. Professor Martin Betts Executive Dean Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering QUT
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Rising to the challenge Great cities rise to challenges. History is full of stories about those cities that never recovered from fires, floods, volcanic eruptions or earthquakes. History also tells us that great world cities like London, San Francisco and Paris have survived and become that much greater by facing head-on the challenge of re-building. Often it is the case that the worst in mother nature brings out the best in human nature. It should also bring out the best in human design and architecture. That is the challenge Brisbane faces after the January flood -- and that is the challenge that QUT 4th & 2nd Year Architecture students have tackled head-on through this exhibition. Ironically, 5 years ago we could well have been looking at how to cope with the ravages of drought. Today, we are grappling with the problem of living with too much water! Such are the extremes of the Australian landscape and climate. Brisbane is both a river and coastal city. We will be increasingly vulnerable to the rising tides brought by global warming and we will be prone to the flooding caused by increasingly erratic weather patterns.
But we’re not about to shrug our shoulders, pack up our tents and move to higher ground. Nor are we going to accept our fate meekly. We need to draw from the harmonious relationship which our indigenous custodians demonstrated during more than 40,000 years peacefully co-existing with this land and its many moods. We can -- and must -- do so by adapting western design, architecture, building and living styles to take account of our environment. It’s often through the fresh and new ‘eyes’ of a younger generation that we can see our way through these challenges more clearly. That’s why I have been pleased to support the outstanding, innovative work of the QUT’s 4th & 2nd Year Architecture students to look at how Brisbane can “Bounce Back” from one of our greatest threats -flood. I congratulate the students and faculty at QUT’s Architecture and Design School for their creativity, flair and innovation. David Hinchliffe Councillor, Central Ward
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As consultants and suppliers, Bouncing Back’s Corporate Partners have struggled with the adversity presented by the shared commercial space of Queensland’s Built Environment Industry. Whilst we have all been challenged with the various effects of flooding and the global economy, we are by no means alone as an industry, or individuals, or even the worst affected this calendar year with respect to disaster or financial crisis. In supporting this exhibition Bouncing Back’s Corporate Partners recognise the pivotal role architecture has in shaping our future, and in informing societal norms. The creativity, innovation and solutions exhibited by this exhibition are presented in support of a resilient, sustainable future for humanity. By supporting this exhibition, Bouncing Back’s Corporate Partners are supporting this paradigm, and each has a product, a service - or perhaps more importantly ideas, on how to facilitate positive change. John Tuxworth Director, Greenleaf Engineers
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SUBJECT PROJECT YEAR ABOUT
DAB710 FACING THE FLOODS 4TH
DAB310 FLOOD PROOF HOUSING 2ND
DAB710 URBAN RESILIENCE 4TH
Facing the floods is an intense design activity that acted as a starting point for the understanding of what the potential role of the architect/designer is in the world today.
This project responds to the need to broaden the base from which design emanates, by acknowledging the existence of a multiplicity of solutions to any given problem and the value of divergent thinking in the development of design rigor. This was developed through a process where design solutions were achieved through the recognition and adoption of three divergent criteria; in essence Logic, Space & Form. The methodology was for students to undertake a sketch design of a Multi-Residential Facility, alternating the design focus between each of the three specified criteria. In addition to this, students were required to establish a unique ‘Resilient Design’ response theme, specifically intended to address Floodproof design. The outcome of the process is one of acknowledgement that Design Logic, SpatialQuality & Form all contribute to a sound architectural design, with each meriting consideration in the formulation and assessment of a design.
Urban resilience is the degree to which cities are able to tolerate alteration before reorganizing around a new set of structures and processes (Alberti et al 2003)
In small groups, students identified a unique condition of the flooded site they choose within New Farm and designed a solution for the flood victims of the area. Facing the floods aimed to: • introduce students to the New Farm context • identify what is needed in the chaotic situation of flooding • design and implement a solution to improve people’s living while facing flooding
Urban Resilience challenged students within a number of theme specific groups to question the role of the architect/designer in the world today. The challenge for architecture students is to address the state of architecture as a reflection of today’s world and to consider how design fits into the 21st century. Students have explored notions of ‘Urban Resilience’ from multiple perspectives, including emergency design while facing flooding, flood proof housing and urban designs.
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the skip house DESIGN
B. Woodley | D. Partridge | D. Hines |
PROJECT FACING THE FLOODS ABOUT SKIP-HOUSE is designed to provide temporary accommodation for flood displaced residents. The concept is simple, REDUCE the amount of embodied energy and processing in creating a 1 in 30 year product by RE-USING an existing implementation system, materials and existing community amenities, and RECYCLE the whole lot.
SKIP-HOUSE is delivered in a skip bin at the flood alert stage (rather than just the cleanup stage). Skip house is sited within the individual affected community context (this case looks at New Farm) to best utilise existing facilities and in a dry location. Not only does this give displaced residents a sense of privacy, security, dignity, independance and the ability to remain close to their original homes, but it also allows each community to be able to supply immediate aid to its own resident’s, families and neighbours. Australians take care of each other in a crisis, this needs to be utilised and allowed to happen to take the pressure off of authorities to attend to more pressing issues. This creates urban resilience! Upon return to their original repaired, habital dwellings, SKIP-HOUSE becomes the vessel for removal of residents’ flood damaged materials, including the SKIP-HOUSE itself.
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hexabrellapod DESIGN
J. Alcorn | J. Lane | D. Tammer | G. Bertrand | R. Borsellino
PROJECT FACING THE FLOODS ABOUT The premise of the hexabrellapod is that of
benefitting the community before, during and after floods in flood prone areas. Our aim has been to design a safe, economical and flexible solution to the threat of floods. We have sought to provide a solution for emergency type housing that provides safety during the flood, and is comfortable enough to reside in. The hexabrellapod is at first a permanent cluster of modular pods that can be raised and lowered, or added to as required. This core cluster can be used as a community kitchen, pavilions, gatherings, children’s playground, events or as an education centre for flood drills. Emergency services can use the centre together with the community to increase awareness of floods and emergency situations. On alert of an impending flood, more pods can be deployed rapidly to provide emergency housing for those in danger. The emergency pods themselves are flat-packed and stored on site for simple assembly in hours. Existing footings which house the telescopic base structure are concealed beneath a floor plate that is removed and the centre post raised using a cordless drill mechanism. There are several configurations of pods; kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms and living
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powerpod DESIGN
K. Alland | K. Devitt | A. Dickinson | T. Adam |
PROJECT FACING THE FLOODS ABOUT Newfarm lost power early in the floods
and sustained power loss long after other suburbs. Without power; mobile phones, laptops and TVs become useless. Flood victims could not contact friends and family or gather information about the current situation. Hence, there is a genuine need for a place in a crisis where you can access power to charge your devices, and reconnect. Each Powerpod is composed of three vertically stacked plaspanel recycled plastic sections. Each section performing a different function; charging for devices, multimedia and entertainment. A decision can be made as to what sections an area needs most, and the Powerpods can be assembled and brought to site, ready for use. The completed Powerpods can also be tessellated to create a larger covered area. It’s hoped that Powerpods can be deployed quickly to disaster affected areas as an interim solution to facilitate the cleanup effort.
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zip it DESIGN
J. ODwyer | C. Haughton | G. Nel | J. Webb |
PROJECT FACING THE FLOODS ABOUT Despite best efforts to control flooding in
Brisbane, vast areas were inundated and had devastating effects on low lying houses, particularly the ones in close proximity to the river like New Farm. The ‘Zip It’ concept is designed to protect elevated houses and in particular, the vernacular architecture of New Farm, the Queenslander, which is most vulnerable to serious flood damage internally and externally due to its lightweight construction. Welsby Street, New Farm, was inundated with flood waters and in some parts, sandbagging wasn’t enough and so the ‘Zip It’ concept responds to this problem by incorporating the existing structure into the design. It is a modular design that can be tailored to fit any dwelling and is in part preinstalled with the rest being a swift installation by the owner before or as soon as the flood hits.
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light under our skin
DESIGN Tom Chang PROJECT FLOOD PROOF HOUSING ABOUT The project proposes an answer to flood
design, capturing the ideology of how bridges are built on water. This design focuses on the connection between residents of this dwelling through staircases. The home today has become a separation of lives under a singular roof, and the dwelling takes a new approach in an attempt to encourage interaction of visitors both symbolically as well as functionally. The dwelling is held together by two main steel beams. These beams are anchored on the two banks of the slope where the ground is most averted to flooding. These beams are inspired from bridges as a structure built within a liquid surface. The structure is then connected and enclosed by staircases, manipulating the nature of a staircase as well as exploiting alternative uses for staircases. It has become both a structural element as well as a relaxation area.
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saturn
DESIGN Samuel Lalo PROJECT FLOOD PROOF HOUSING ABOUT As most designs should, Saturn answers
and respects the three interrelated terms given by Vitruvius in The Then Books of Architecture; firmitas, utilitas and venustas (Firmness, Commodity and Delight). These three qualities come together and form this design that is aesthetically pleasing and also provides a unique experience to the people living within the building. A key aspect of this design which greatly inspired the final outcome is the flood resilient design. The building comes together as a connection of spheres bridged by tubes suspended well above the ground. Not only does the building provide all accommodation and working spaces necessary for its residents but it also benefits the city and the country by becoming an icon and symbol of architecture unlike any other in the world. The name Saturn was chosen for the design as it evokes the planet and its 62 orbiting moons.
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arbor residence
DESIGN Mitch Mewing PROJECT FLOOD PROOF HOUSING ABOUT Located in the Kelvin Grove Urban Village,
the Arbor Residence offers an educational, community driven building, which would house the studio 7 group. The building was designed specifically to not take any aspect away from the site and to give back as much as possible. The building interacts with the site through the use of floating volumes, which are suspended over the users. By flood-proofing the building through the use of leveraged structures, the building establishes a sense of identification and becomes a focal point amongst its surroundings. The steel structures, which support the building, also form eaves and sun shading devices in conjunction with planting. The pedestrian path that runs through the centre of the building allows the public to interact with the building. It creates a shortcut through the building as to not interrupt the movements of people before the existence of the structure. The multi-residential building not only adds to the visual aesthetics of a once empty park, but also creates a community hub that designers and like minded people would thrive in.
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ARRConnections
DESIGN Adam Perring PROJECT FLOOD PROOF HOUSING ABOUT The Architectural Resilience Research
Centre endeavours to inform and teach its inhabitants and the general public about the importance of flood resilient design, while also promoting a sense of community amongst the different users. Inspired by the vital networks of Kelvin Grove Urban Village, ARRConnections aims to connect the greater public to the research centre by emanating its own inner network into the greater context of Kulgun Park. To enhance the sense of community, ARRConnections situates all living and public areas at the core of the building, allowing people to feel fully immersed in the ideas and concepts being generated by the inhabitants of the Architectural Resilience Research Centre. ARRC not only allows the public to learn about and engage with resilient designs, but also encourages the students within the commune to express their ideas on a much larger scale.
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bridge living
DESIGN Lauren Tanner PROJECT FLOOD PROOF HOUSING ABOUT Bridge Living was designed as an archi-
commune, to house 18 young residents all with an architectural background. The design focus is on interactive living whereby open plan living spaces, outdoor decks and bridges encourage movement and interaction not only by residents but by the public who are welcomed into the art gallery, workshops and exhibition spaces. The key idea was that the building would not disrupt the aesthetic and functional state of the original site. The decks, bridges and raised platform of the building are a response to flood responsive design. As a response to resilient design, vertical wind towers, solar panels, rapidly renewable resources (timber), rainwater tanks and a rooftop vegetable garden were included. Bridge Living proposes a raised area for living, public interaction and inspiration. The original environment is respected and interaction, ideas and opinions flow freely due to the merging of public and private access through parts of the design.
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all chalk
DESIGN Ivy Verlaat PROJECT FLOOD PROOF HOUSING ABOUT All Chalk is a multi-residential facility situ-
ated in Kulgun Park, Kelvin Grove Urban Village for a QUT architectural studio group. Instead of merely meeting the constraints, its design has capitalised on its flood prone site. The architecture forms a communal chalk board, encouraging people to make their mark on the world. Interaction through chalking forges a relationship between public and private realms and through its engagement, the evolution of ideas is promoted through a cyclic feedback loop. Each time the flood water washes the traces away, room for fresh ideas is made. Create - Be inspired by the architecture, gallery and markings. Feel free to create and collaborate. Engage - Communal activity. Interaction between architecture and people. Connection between public and private. Communicate - Chalking forms a language between participants. Learning through interactions. Endless feedback loop. Mark - Unique architectural form and philosophy. Feeling of contribution and accomplishment. Progress - Flood water washes chalk markings for a fresh start, the promotion and evolution of new ideas.
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c.o.h.e
DESIGN Cameron Anderson PROJECT URBAN RESILIENCE ABOUT Urban Resilience: Designing for the WHAT IF?
With a particular focus on virtual realms, Ruwan Fernando’s theme group featured a sub-project involving an underground mega-structure (Geo-Front) seeking to tackle issues of urban resilience, urban expansion, urban sprawl and future proofing. The brief focused upon a training centre within the context of designing for the future whilst living in an underground mega-structure. COHE features large, flexible and multi-functional spaces that allows for physical, mental and virtual training. A sense of open space, which is crucial within the claustrophobic realm of the subterranean, is maintained through the minimisation of physical and visual boundaries. Demarcation and wayfinding is elicited by utilising equidistant thresholds and artificial luminaires. The COHE draws influence from Pritzker Prize winning architects such as Zaha Hadid and Kenzo Tange, combined with the Monumental Yugoslavian Relics of the Cold War. Automotive, aviation and naval architecture is also fused with icons of popular culture such as Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. The Geo-Front COHE is a vision of a not too distant future, where urban resilience may lead us underground.
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meaning of home
DESIGN Rosabella Borsellino PROJECT URBAN RESILIENCE ABOUT What distinguishes homeless people from
other marginal groups is their utilisation of public space, a place of intense and often invisible significance, to fulfill their everyday needs. This project uses patterns of activity in the public realm to generate an understanding of how architecture can shape the relationship between human occupation and the landscape and adapt to changing social circumstances. Guided by the Housing First model, the project proposes a series of clustered residential communities and a range of support services. A library provides an opportunity for self-education and offers a space for the local community; while a small “revival theatre” is a nod to the demolished Rex Theatre, previously located on the site. Additionally, the project proposes a “social network” of lockers to be located in laneways through the Valley and CBD areas for the long-term homeless to store personal belongings, retaining freedom of movement while providing a literal support network to activate these forgotten urban spaces.
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neospace
DESIGN Joel Alcorn PROJECT URBAN RESILIENCE ABOUT INTELLI GRID
2050 Intelli Grid is at the forefront of the singularity movement. Singularity; Super Human Artificial Intelligence. Being able to adapt, manipulate and improve its own source code without human entanglement. Intelli Grid has the ability to subliminally recruit for the undisclosed cloning farm through different mediums, while providing a transparent offering to the public. Based on a exchange program, the users feed the program in return for knowledge, health & entertainment. CLONING FARM The discovery of the alien race has propelled the world into a whole new dimension of life. This new life brings with it 1000’s of years of research, technology, evolution and advancements. By reproducing such a species and combining these elements with human cloning, creating super humans to cope with the destruction and disease we have created on Earth.
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perfact 2050 DESIGN Jordan Lane PROJECT URBAN RESILIENCE ABOUT PERFACT
| personal | fabrication | farm | factory | Personal manufacturing technologies will profoundly impact how we design, make, transport, and consume physical products. As manufacturing technologies follow the path from factory to home use, like personal computers, “personalised” manufacturing tools will enable consumers, schools and businesses to work and play in new ways. Emerging manufacturing technologies will usher in an industrial “evolution” that combines the best of mass and artisan production models. Set in Brisbane 2050, Perfact is a place for inspiration, creation and fabrication. Boasting a self-replicating structure manufactured on site, Perfact has become the cultural heart of the city, providing an ephemeral space that celebrates the path from inspiration to fabrication. Following the democratisation of design in the early 21st century, and the advent of universal molecular fabrication technologies, Perfact provides fabrication space, innovative space and public space in a single, ever changing entity. Welcome to Perfact 2050. The future is not what it used to be.
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goca - fv
DESIGN Alex Dickinson PROJECT URBAN RESILIENCE ABOUT Fortitude Valley Gallery of Contemporary Art
The challenge of applying the idea of urban resilience to an art gallery is very interesting, especially for the Fortitude Valley. This project explored how to sustainably connect a large contemporary arts complex in a manner which preserved and encouraged the existing creative culture of the area. The change experienced by the art world as a result of the recent economic climate has seen a shift in the explorative and investigative practices of artists. The gallery responds to this through the creation of spaces which can adapt to house traditional, as well as more ephemeral and performance related works. This adaptability is portrayed through the light dependent sun shading that wraps the northern facade. This system provides a means through which the gallery can manage indirect natural lighting and temperature of the spaces. The public realm of the development encourages its active use as a thoroughfare and mall.
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experiential hostel
DESIGN Terry Gillespie PROJECT URBAN RESILIENCE ABOUT As part of understanding “Urban Resil-
ience� can we explore the experiential applications of Fortitude Valley and involve these in a collaborative design through not just one realm but many? By evaluating the urban realm and diagnosing the varying degrees of sensory experiences such as sound, light, vision, texture, and collaboration we can propose a built form which adapts to the area rather than secluding itself. Applying a phenomenological theme to this project allowed for this idea to be spread throughout the entire proposal, including the acknowledgement of the building patrons and the general public. It explores the notion of a central aspect of social life and provides this application both in the horizontal and vertical planes, both in the micro and macro sense of scale. Ideas of privatisation and collaborative areas within one space was developed in order to continue this idea that patrons wish to experience both social events such as connecting with each other, but also that they wish to take a moment to reflect on those social experiences in a more secluded environment.
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the algae
DESIGN Hok Chun Kwan PROJECT URBAN RESILIENCE ABOUT THE ALGAE suggests a green solution for
what an architecture can achieve, it is designed as a mixed-use building as well as a future bio-energy farm. The 30-storey building features varied sustainable features including an innovated algae facade. The algae consumes CO2 from the site that can be produce bio-fuels, a renewable energy alternative. The entire tower is carefully oriented to achieve better energy efficiency. Large openings at street level allow efficient air flow through the area and reducing wall effect as well as creating a new significant entrance to the building. The proposed sky gardens will also help to reduce the heat island effect with their greenery. Solar shading and low emissivity glazing help to encourage daylight and prevent heat gain depending on outdoor conditions while vents allow choice of natural ventilation to the indoor environment. In order to provide a high degree of flexibility to the interior space, the tower is supported by only 6 huge main strctures. The lower levels incorporate the retail area and office spaces while the remaining twenty storeys contain residential apartments and sky gardens as well as a clubhouse.
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momi
DESIGN Nic Martoo PROJECT URBAN RESILIENCE ABOUT Museum of Moving Image (MOMI) Within the valley there is need for a stronger sense of community, this was enhanced within the design of the Museum of Moving Image (MOMI) with the integration of a highly public space and place of learning. The design features a space for public film screenings and performances that are displayed on a 24 hour basis. The building also includes an indoor and open air cinema, film school, public workshops and moving image galleries. The external digital displays that define the facades are a continuation of the internal program, drawing visual connections to the public. In order to create an appropriately public activated space, the site was developed not only as a node of cultural activity, but as a nexus of pedestrian activity by creating connections through the block. The form itself evolved around the patterns and spaces of the existing site, and was then sculptured and angled in a way that addresses the Wickham St approach, creating an entry statement for Fortitude Valley.
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valley art factory
DESIGN Angus Munro PROJECT URBAN RESILIENCE ABOUT After undertaking mapping exercises of
Fortitude Valley in order to understand the structure of the area it became apparent that, among other things, vehicles dominate and influence the configuration of its streets to the detriment of heritage buildings and pedestrian activity. From this observation and through my master plan I sought to reclaim public amenity by directing traffic away from areas of heritage significance and upgrading surrounding vehicle dominant streets. Inserting new areas by capping railway lines to introduce parklands to house a cycle centre, community gardens, open-air cinema and sculpture garden enhanced public amenity. The design of the ‘Valley Art Factory’ aimed to provide the Valley with a public building of cultural significance that was able to form a strong connection between Wickham Street and new parklands adjacent to Ranwell lane. The design addresses these two frontages with equal interest to activate both spaces and deliver a building which serves itself and the surrounding Fortitude Valley.
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hub 180
DESIGN Erin Poulton PROJECT URBAN RESILIENCE ABOUT Hub offers disparity from the existing urban
form through delight in small creative pockets drawn together vertically. Hub on 180 Wickham Street responds to the severity of space in the Valley, by blurring the boundaries between public, private and interiority. Boutique retail stores, commercial spaces, cultural facility’s and cafes populate the urban space, affording generous permeability between public and private as they spill into the public realm. In returning the valley heart precinct to a vibrant epicenter of culture and commerce, rejuvenation of the wider urban fabric has been addressed through the precincts unique arrangement of community spaces and green courts. Hub precinct is a connective epicenter of services shielded by an environmental skin. Spontaneous meeting places filter up the building allowing pods for reflection, a leafy courtyard for lunch or larger open spaces for community activities.
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urban tree
DESIGN Sung Joon Joo PROJECT URBAN RESILIENCE ABOUT The Urban Tree intends to give the resi-
dents, locals and the visitors a unique open experience not typical of the surrounding urban fabric. The structure has a minimum footprint to the site, twisting gracefully towards the northern orientation, creating organic architecture in both form and context. The structure offers a wide range of unit types to introduce diverse demographics to not only this site, but to the context of Fortitude Valley. For residents, privacy and amenity is maintained through strategic design on private balconies, roof terrace and residents lobby which includes a gym and seating areas. Furthermore, the vertical garden allows for harvesting of foods every second floor, while offering barbeque areas where there is insufficient sunlight. These barbeque areas intend to create a community within the building. The fundamental objective of Urban Tree is to create a diversity of public and private settings to provide a social experience that is more engaging, enjoyable, economical and sustainable.
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Bouncing Back is an exhibition showcasing interpretations of urban resiliency by QUT’s 2nd and 4th year undergraduate architecture students. Students have been invited to explore the notion of ‘Bouncing Back’ from the 2011 Queensland floods, in the context of the contemporary Brisbane built environment. Design solutions have been expressed in a variety of forms including emergency shelters, flood-proof housing and a range of urban designs, addressing changing social, cultural, political, technological, and environmental conditions.
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The exhibition is intended to inspire the public and industry alike in realising improved development solutions. In addition to being a premium networking event, Bouncing Back will be a valuable source of fresh inspiration as students present innovative solutions to redesign our region for the future.
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