LIVING MUSEUM proposed for Creswick Campus Historical Collection - 846112 Tong (Katrina) SU by Tong Su

CRESWICK CAMPUS HISTORICAL COLLECTION

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Studio 02 The Art of Memory 846112 Tong (Katrina) SU

Table of Contents

Preliminary Thesis Proposal Thesis Statement 03 THESIS PROGRAMME 04-06 CONCEPT STUDY 07-10 SITE 11-12 CREATIVE RESEARCH 13-15 CONCLUSION 16

Concept Design & Refined Thesis Proposal DESIGN ATTEMPT 1 DESIGN ATTEMPT 2 DESIGN ATTEMPT 3 DESIGN ATTEMPT 4

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Sketch Design & Refined Thesis Proposal Second site visit 54-71 sketch design 72-82 sketch design refinement 83-89

Resolved Design Thesis 90-125

Reference List Figure List 2

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Preliminary Thesis Proposal

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Thesis Statement In traditional museums, the exhibitions about trees always move the specimens or cultural artifacts away from their indigenous land to fulfill the requirements of the public and the society. However, trees should not be regard as inanimate objects, but as the witnesses to the story of loss, change and destruction. This thesis is aiming to use the Creswick Historical Collection within the new research museum as the tool to challenge the dominance of human in traditional museums, moving the museum back to indigenous land and lead the public to rethink trees as living species and their existence as indigenous history observers.

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History of Creswick Campus The Creswick Campus is located approximately 130 km northwest of Melbourne, in the town of Creswick near Ballarat. In 1851, gold was firstly discovered in Creswick which results in the excessed mining and settlements happened in the town, and the natural environment was devastated within just two decades (Anne, 2014). According to Mary (as cited in Anne,2014), the non-Indigenous Australians almost monopolized the right to use the primeval forest and treat the forest as the resources rather than the field of science. In 1907, after the Forest Act 1907 finally established in Victoria, the forestry was regarded as an important subject of science that need to put on the table, and the Victorian School of Forestry was established to educate more forestry professionals into the industry in 1910 and merged with University of Melbourne in 1980. (Anne, 2014)

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Creswick Campus Historical Collection

The Creswick Historical Collection recorded the development of forestry education over 100 years since 1910s and is the only forestry education collection within Australia (The School on the Hill, n.d.). It revealed the change of teaching mode from traditional methods such as glass slides, wood identification kits to new technology based (Anne, 2014). The collection also includes the VSF Herbarium and timber specimens that represents the research outcome of the staff and students. Aside with the natural-related objects, the collection also consists with historical images recording the past and present of the forest and the school, showing how the forestry education influencing the corresponding forest conditions. In this case, the collection is not only showing the artifact itself or the history of campus development, but it also actually showing the process that people are leaning and negotiating with the natural environments. As the campus is exist because of the forest devastation, and the forest and the human being are getting the balance at this moment because of the forestry education development, the Symbiotic relationship between forest and the school is revealed according to this history.

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How should we treat trees? As the new research museum of University of Melbourne is planning to include the Creswick Historical Collection, which is a great opputunity leading the public to rethink the role of the trees in today's soiety. How should we treat trees? Are they just regarded as a kind of material or object? Are they alive?

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Precedent Study: Formafantasma – Cambio Cambio is an exhibition at Serpentine Galleries in London, conducted by Stuido Formafantasma. The word “Cambio” from medieval Latin cambium meaning “exchange” (Serpentine Galleries, n.d.) It is an exhibition about ongoing investigation of the timber industry management nowadays. A film within this exhibition called “Quercus” was produced using Lidar technology to scan an oak forest in Virginia (Cambio, 2020). In Quercus, the background human voice is written by philosopher and botanist Emanuele Coccia, talking form the perspective of trees and challenged our dominance by humanizing the tree. "We are alive. We live much longer than you. We can rebuild ourselves, and we never stop growing. We are the designer of ourselves. We are the historical archive of the earth’s climate and every slight variation in this environment. We are an alternation of dead parts and living cells. The city is existing as long as they are not forest. We are in you." - Emanuele Coccia

Figure 4. Quercus - Formafantasma, Cambio Note. From Quercus, 2020, Cambio. https://www.cambio.website/. Copyright Emanuele Coccia.

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Figure 5. Quercus - Formafantasma, Cambio Note. From Quercus, 2020, Cambio. https://www.cambio.website/. Copyright Emanuele Coccia.

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Precedent Study - Tree Stories Tree story is an exhibition at Monash Museum of Arts which act as “forest” of ideas, combining the creative artworks and images to reimagine the trees from the indigenous perspective. (MUMA, 2021) One practice from the exhibition is called ‘Powerful Object: Dendroglyph 2020’ by Brook Garru Andrew. This is a 3d printed model made according to a dendroglyph (carved tree) stored in UK. Andrew describes this object as ‘powerful objects’ challenged the legitimacy of museum processes that took the physical heritage from the local owners away and leading to the question: what should museum do with the local heritage? (MUMA, 2021)

Figure 5. Powerful Object: Dedroglyph 2020 by Brook Garru Andrew

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Design Concept The Creswick Historical Collection showing within the museum is used as a tool to reimage the forest. As the component of the forest, trees not only use photosynthesis effects to maintain the ecological balance, but they also witness stories of loss, destruction, and change. As inspired by the artifacts from exhibitions, this thesis is aiming to challenge the dominance of people in traditional museums, therefore introduce a new type of ‘living museum’ which start from the perspective of trees to show the symbiosis relationship between the architecture and the forest.

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Site Study The Creswick campus is located at the site which have relatively a steep terrain, and lots of indigenous trees are growing inside the campus. To fulfill the concept of the living museum, the site is chosen at the Creswick campus which aiming to bring the architecture back to the indigenous land and leading the public to have 'tree thinking' instead of 'human thinking' inside the museum. Creswick campus is in between with Creswick Plantation and the Creswick town central area, which creates a unique interaction between the society and the forest. The proposed architecture site is located in front of the main student library and accommodation, which have the potential to connect the campus library with the new research museum to achieve more interactions with the students. Moreover, using the topography of the proposed site will allow more landscape interactions with the building in order to achieve the indigenous sense of the project. The indigenous tree grow around the proposed site also gives the opportunity to play with the involvement of nature into the architecture.

Figure 6. Creswick Campus Site Plan

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Legend Buildings 1 Main gates erected in 1952 2 Tremearne House (former hospital) 3 Science Block 4 The Herbarium 5 Stage 1 Building 6 Stage 2 Building 7 Main Entrance 8 Main Carpark 9 GYM 10 Semmens Hall 11 Student Recreation Centre 12 A.V. Galbraith House (AVG) Student Accommodation 13 Post Grad House 14 Computer Lab 15 Library 16 The Old Goldfields Hospital Building (Oldest building on campus

Vegetation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Ulmus minor ‘subsp.sarniensis’ (Jersey elm) Pinus radiata (Monterey pine) Eucalyptus leucoxylon (yellow gum) Juniperus communis (common juniper) Sequoiadendron giganteum (giant redwood) Chaemaecyparis lawsoniana (Lawson’s cypress) Pinus brutia (lone pine)

Figure 7. Creswick Campus Building Plan

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Precedent Study - Chichu Art Museum ‘Chichu’ in Japanese means underground, he designed this art museum as an 'enclosed above-ground museum’. The museum is underground is because the site of the museum is a place where national forest abounds and was a former salt field. Building the architecture under the site is aiming to keep the indigenous beauty and condition of the forest and showing the maximum respect to the existing site (Kwah, 2005). This special site conditions give the opportunity to using light as one part of the museum display. In the Monet exhibition space, visitors can view five Monet paintings that are illuminated entirely by natural light streaming in from the four edges of the ceiling. Viewed from the lobby, the exhibition space itself looks like a framed painting (Kwah, 2005). The circulation inside makes the public feeling the darkness and lightness constantly, and using the concrete, stone, glass as the main material to balance the relationship between architecture and nature. According to the Chichu Art Museum, it introduced the architecture assimilate into the nature by building the architecture under the site to keep maximum existing nature condition, and utilized the light into the space to emphasis the role of nature within the museum. Figure 8. Claude Monet Space Note. From Chichu Art Museum. https://theculturetrip.com/asia/japan/articles/the-world-sbest-museum-chichu-art-museum-in-naoshima/. Copyright Naoya Hatakeyama.

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Figure 9. Exploring Geometry, Chichu Art Museum in Naoshima Note. From Tadao Ando Architects & Associates. http://journalofthealmostarchitect.blogspot.com/2019/. Copyright 2004 Tadao Ando Architects & Associates.

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Precedent Study- National Library of France National Library of France is located in Paris, designed by Dominique Perrault Architecture. The architecture is consist with four corner tower and a central forest with more than 250 indigenous trees. The concept is clear: to fill the life inside the architecture and to show the focus of the project is not human or the city, but nature. (David, n.d.)

Figure 10. AD Classics: National Library of France / Dominique Perrault Architecture Note. From Archdaily. https://www.archdaily.com/103592/ad-classics-national-library-offrance-dominique-perrault-2/58aacb12e58ecefe5000044d-ad-classics-national-library-offrance-dominique-perrault-2-photo?next_project=no. Copyright Davide Galli.

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Another attracting design within this project is that it involves thousands of study rooms and library facilities, which forms the largest library knowledge base in France. The view of the forest can be directly delivered into the study and research area which forms the unique experience when studying within the architecture. This precedent gives a new point of view when dealing the natural elements within the architecture. challenging the role of nature in today’s society is the key point of this project, which also challenged the dominance of people in architecture.

Figure 11. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF FRANCE Section Note. From Archello. https://archello.com/project/national-library-of-france. Copyright Archello.

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Conclusion I n s u m m a r y, my t h e s i s i s a i m i n g t o c h a l l e n g e t h e traditional research museum, which moving the collection away from the indigenous land and designing from the human perspective. The new research museum that this thesis is proposing is to design from the tree’s perspective, regard the trees as living species and history observer, and find the symbiosis relationship between the architecture and the indigenous forest. My project will investigate how the architecture can be designed with minimum impacts to the local land, and how the natural environments can be beneficial within the architecture and contributes the museum spaces. Moreover, my project will also focus on how to design the circulation from the tree’s perspective aiming to create better connection between the public and this living species, and use the collection as a tool to lead the public to know the history from tree’s view.

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Concept Design Proposal

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DESIGN ATTEMPT 1

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National Library of France / Dominique Perrault Architecture

National Library of France was designed by Dominique Perrault Architecture and built in 1995 with the area of around 360000 m². This project is aiming to achieve the modern monuments within the artificial city (Langdon, 2011).

Figure12. AD Classics: National Library of France / Dominique Perrault Architecture Note. From AD Classics: National Library of France / Dominique Perrault Architecture by Yuri PALMIN, 2011, ArchDaily (https://www.archdaily.com/103592/ad-classicsnational-library-of-france-dominique-perrault-2?ad_medium=gallery). Copyright by Archdaily.

The concept of this project is clear: to position the nature in the center of the buildings to emphasis the role of trees in today’s society. The functions within the buildings are arranged vertically, which the study area is located around the forest, and the library functions with a huge number of collections is located above and forms the 4 towers, and is the largest book collection in the world (Langdon, 2011).

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National Library of France / Dominique Perrault Architecture

Isometric

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Plan

Karri Loop House by MORQ

This project is consisted with a H shape architecture with two irregular courtyards and three mature indigenous trees (Frearson, 2014). The project aiming to achieve the symbiosis relationship between the trees and the architecture. The purpose of the building is to preserve the existing trees, and at the same time trees can also provide benefits to the interior building spaces.

Figure 13. Karri Loop House by MORQ folds around three indigenous Australian trees Note. From Karri Loop House by MORQ folds around three indigenous Australian trees by Peter Bennetts, 2014, Dezeen (https://www.dezeen.com/2014/02/17/karriloop-house-by-morq-built-around-trees/). Copyright by Dezeen.

The architecture also includes the rainwater collection devices and provide water to the tree roots. The spaces within the architecture also designed according to the trees view, for example the double height spaces in living room which provide more views to the nature. (Figure 2)

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Karri Loop House by MORQ

Figure 14 . Karri Loop House by MORQ Floor plan Note. From Karri Loop House by MORQ folds around three indigenous Australian trees by Peter Bennetts, 2014, Dezeen (https://www.dezeen.com/2014/02/17/karriloop-house-by-morq-built-around-trees/). Copyright by Dezeen.

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Functional Diagram with proposed area

Public Connection Semi-public Connection Private Connection

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Site Topography Section

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Site Boundary Level Difference - 15m Area - 5000 m2

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Initial plan sketch showing the surround relationship with the architecture

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Initial section sketch showing the function relationships within the architecture

tree involvement of traditional museum

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proposed tree inolvement of new research museum

DESIGN ATTEMPT 2

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Cap Ferret House by Lacaton & Vassal

The site of this project is consisting with 45 pine trees and the sand land. The challenge of this project is how the architecture can exist without destroy of kill the existing trees.

Figure 15. House, Cap ferret Note. From Cap Ferret House by Lacaton & Vassal, 1998, Lacaton & Vassal (https:// www.lacatonvassal.com/index.php?idp=21#). Copyright by Lacaton & Vassal.

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Therefore, the cantilever structure is used in this case to lift the architecture up and allow more views within the interior spaces, also at the same time leave the spaces for the trees to allow the trees to grow healthy. Moreover, the height of terrace platform is also designed as changeable with aluminum panel, which makes the space under the terrace is artificial sky to provide lights. (Frearson, 2014)

Cap Ferret House by Lacaton & Vassal

Figure 16. House, Cap ferret Section Note. From Cap Ferret House by Lacaton & Vassal, 1998, Lacaton & Vassal (https:// www.lacatonvassal.com/index.php?idp=21#). Copyright by Lacaton & Vassal.

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Existing indigenous tree site plan

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1. Ulmus minor ‘subsp.sarniensis’ (Jersey elm) 泽西榆树

2. Pinus radiata (Monterey pine) 辐射松

3. Eucalyptus leucoxylon (yellow gum) 黃橡膠樹

"This is one of only a few specimens of this species in the state." (Creswick Campus Historical Collection, n.d.)

"The Pinus radiata in the pine triangle are at least 85 years old. Native to small areas on the central coast of California and Mexico, these conifers proved to perform well under Victorian conditions because they were fast-growing, tolerant of the soil conditions and produced timber useful for construction, pulp for paper and for chipboard production." (Creswick Campus Historical Collection, n.d.)

"Prince Charles planted this tree when he stayed on site in 1974."(Creswick Campus Historical Collection, n.d.)

Figure 17. Ulmus minor ‘subsp.sarniensis (Jersey elm)

Figure 18. Pinus radiata (Monterey pine)

Figure 19. Eucalyptus leucoxylon (yellow gum)

Note. From '6. ULMUS MINOR ‘SUBSP.SARNIENSIS (JERSEY ELM)'. n.d. Creswick Campus Historical Collection(https://omeka.cloud. unimelb.edu.au/cchc/items/show/6778). Copyright by University of Melbourne.

Note. From '7. PINUS RADIATA (MONTEREY PINE)'. n.d. Creswick Campus Historical Collection (https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/ cchc/items/show/6779). Copyright by University of Melbourne.

Note. From '8. EUCALYPTUS LEUCOXYLON (YELLOW GUM)'. n.d. Creswick Campus Historical Collection (https://omeka.cloud. unimelb.edu.au/cchc/items/show/6780). Copyright by University of Melbourne.

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4. Juniperus communis (common juniper) 刺柏

5. Sequoiadendron giganteum (giant redwood) 巨杉

6. Chaemaecyparis lawsoniana (Lawson’s cypress) 美国扁柏

"Native to California, the wood is fibrous and brittle, so not suitable for construction. The bark is soft, thick and reddish-brown in colour." (Creswick Campus Historical Collection, n.d.)

"Native to Oregon and California."(Creswick Campus Historical Collection, n.d.)

"Native throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere, the cones are berry-like and, when dried, can have culinary use."(Creswick Campus Historical Collection, n.d.)

Figure 20. Juniperus communis (common juniper)

Figure 21. Sequoiadendron giganteum (giant redwood)

Figure 22. Chaemaecyparis lawsoniana (Lawson’s cypress)

Note. From '9. Juniperus communis (common juniper)'. n.d. Creswick Campus Historical Collection (https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/ cchc/items/show/6781). Copyright by University of Melbourne.

Note. From '29. SEQUOIADENDRON GIGANTEUM (GIANT REDWOOD)'. n.d. Creswick Campus Historical Collection (https:// omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/cchc/items/show/6801). Copyright by University of Melbourne.

Note. From '35. CHAEMAECYPARIS LAWSONIANA (LAWSON’S CYPRESS)'. n.d. Creswick Campus Historical Collection (https://omeka. cloud.unimelb.edu.au/cchc/items/show/6807). Copyright by University of Melbourne.

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Vertical connection between tree and architecture

Based on the last attempt and to fulfill the design concept which is to challenge the hum an do m i na nc e w i thin the architecture, I start thinking the functions according to the tree’s perspective. For example, the trees top which are the leaves can provide the sense of place, which is suitable for viewing from library and lecture rooms. When comes to the middle part of trees, it can express the cultural and spiritual value, which is suitable for the gallery functions. The bottom of trees can provide shading function and can be beneficial for the front of house and also the outdoor spaces. Living Museum

Vertical connection berween tree and architecture

When applying the architecture into different levels, the function in different levels can creates connections and allow more interactions. However, the trees in this case are not fully involved into the architecture, the trees and the architecture are still having clear boundaries. The next step is to think about how I can make the trees as one part of the architecture, from space aspect and also material aspect.

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DESIGN ATTEMPT 3

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Creswick Location

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Creswick Locality Map

10m contour Forest Creswick campus Waterbodies Large trees Public transport Ballarat

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Function Generation Diagram

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Column Grid

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Function Generation Diagram

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Final Proposal

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The third attempt is based on the last one, which with more involvement of trees into the architecture spaces. The trees within the spaces are not only bring the nature elements into the architecture, but also provides the viewing buffer between spaces. Moreover, the tree's involvement can also explain more to the users as in addition to the space functions. For example, the trees within the timber workshop spaces can lead users to think about how we can treat the trees. 47

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The tree can be used as space buffer as well. According to this section showing the connection between the digitisation space and the gallery spaces. those two functions can be viewed between trees but untouchable within the architecture. 0

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DESIGN ATTEMPT 4

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Creswick Campus Photography Map

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Sensory Related Diagram

Sense - Sight, Hearing, Smell

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Sense - Sight

Sense - Sight, Hearing, Smell, Touch

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Sense - Sight, Hearing, Smell

Sense - Sight, Hearing, Smell, Touch

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Sketch Design & Refined Thesis Proposal

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SECOND SITE VISITSITE HISTORY RESEARCH

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Site Existing Condition Map

During my second visit to the Creswick Campus, I was focusing on the historical aspect of the existing site and had the chance to visit the campus history for more Creswick native forest informations.

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Collection Existing Conditions

The collection is currently stored in the Creswick Campus Library. The exhibition called 'The School on the Hill' is showing at this moment, however, there are not many visitors and students are paying attention to this. The collection has rich and diverse information on the campus and forest history, and they are looking forward to more attention.

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Site Existing Arboretum Research

After the forest is destroyed due to the early settlements, the government set out a plan to rebuild the forest and tried a lot of species for the different kinds of wood production. The Creswick campus area is purposed for the Softwood production area which received a lot of pine experiments, and finally, the Pinus radiata (Monterey Pine) is decided to grow within this area which is great for construction.

Figure 24. Creswick State Forest Map Note. From Creswick Campus Historical Collection. Copyright by University of Melbourne.

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Site Existing Arboretum Research

A lot of information about the Creswick campus and the existing arboretum can be found within the library. This is one of the collection map along with a list of vegetation records within the campus area, which gives really detailed and diverse information about the current site conditions.

Figure 25. Scholl of Forestry Creswick Map Note. From Creswick Campus Historical Collection. Copyright by University of Melbourne.

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List of Importers H6 Cedrus Libani (Cedar of Lebanon) - Pinaceae

H7,G8 Arundinaria spathifolia (V.aristata Bamboo) Gramineae

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedrus_libani

https://weeds.dpi.nsw.gov.au/Weeds/ArundinariaReed

H6 Osmanthus fortunei (Japanese Mock Holly) Oleaceae

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmanthus_heterophyllus

H7 Cupressus sempervirens (w.stricta mediterranean cypress) - Cupressaceae

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupressus_sempervirens

H6 P.contorta v.latifolia lodgepole pine

H7 Cupressus Macrocarpa v.aurea (Golden Monterey Cypress)

https://www.conifers.org/pi/Pinus_contorta_latifolia.php

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupressus_macrocarpa

H5, H6 Pseudotsuga Menziesii (douglas Fir) - Pinaceae

G7,H6 Libocedrus decurrens (incense cedar) Cupressaceae

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_fir

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calocedrus_decurrens

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F5 Cedrus atlantica (Atlas Cedar) - Pinaceae

F8 Leycesteria formosa (himalayan Honeysuckle) Caprifoliaceae

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedrus_atlantica

https://worldspecies.org/ntaxa/387157

G8 Acanthus mollis (soft bear's breech) Acanthaceae https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=27533 8&isprofile=0&

G8 Fllnus sp- Betulaceae

F8 Ilex aquifolium(holly) - Aquifoliaceae

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holly

F8,H7 Cryptomeria japonica (v. elegans Graceful Japanese Cedar)

http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/betul.htm

https://conifersociety.org/conifers/cryptomeria-japonica-elegans/

G5 Pinus radiata (Monterey Pine) - Pinaceae

G9 Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana (Lawson's Cypress) - Cupressaceae

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinus_radiata

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamaecyparis_lawsoniana

I5 Sequoiadendron giganteum (Giant redwood) Taxodiaceae https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoiadendron_giganteum

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List of Natives H7 Callitris huegelii (white cypress Pine) Cupressaceae

H8 Agonis juniperina (peppermint tree) - Myrtaceae

https://worldspecies.org/ntaxa/387157

https://www.gardensonline.com.au/gardenshed/plantfinder/show_3312.aspx

H7 Pittosporum bicolor Banyalla - Pittosporaceae

F8 Callitris huegelii (white cypress Pine) Cupressaceae https://worldspecies.org/ntaxa/387157

https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/6478f06e-c873-4f6a-b71b-0acb37f4d775

H8 Acacia vestita (Hairy Acacia) - Leguminosae

F7 Acacia howitti (sticky acacia)- Leguminosae

https://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/gnp5/aca-vest.html

http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/gnp10/acacia-howittii.html

H8 Acacia rhetinoides (Wirilda)- Leguminosae

F8 kunzea peduncularis burgen - myrtaceae

http://plantselector.botanicgardens.sa.gov.au/Plants/Details/5880

F7 Acacia normalis (Sydney Green Wattle)Leguminosae https://austplants.com.au/Acacia-parramattensis-Sydney-Green-Wattle-or-Parramatta-Wattle

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https://worldspecies.org/ntaxa/387157

According to the previous map and the VSF vegatation records, the species are divided into natives and importers, which provide more detailed and acurate information for further design development. The project is aimimg to treat trees differently.

Precedent Study: House of Hungarian Music by Sou Fujimoto

The project is designed to create the House of Music, which include a floating roof inspired by the sound waves and architecture extended to the surround nature environment. The different openings are the key design intent for this project, which achieved by leave unique holes on the roof to allow different lights came in and also enable the breathing spaces for the trees. All the design intent is to achieve the motto: "Let music belong to everyone!" (Niall, 2018)

Figure 26. Sou Fujimoto's House of Hungarian Music to Begin Construction in Budapest Note. From Sou Fujimoto's House of Hungarian Music to Begin Construction in Budapest by Varosliget Zrt, 2018, ArchDaily (https://www.archdaily.com/901003/sou-fujimotos-house-of-hungarian-music-to-beginconstruction-in-budapest). Copyright by Archdaily.

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Site Plan Sketch - Existing Buildings and Topography 66

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Site Plan Sketch - Existing Trees Locations and Species Living Museum

Site Plan Sketch - Native tree species hightlighted 68

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The sketched plan is aiming to break out the spaces from the grid structure of last design attempt, and also try to incorporate the architecture with different kinds of trees.

Site Plan Sketch - Initial ideas on space organizations Living Museum

Creswick Town

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Creswick Campus Building

As inspired by the precedent House of Hungarian Music, in addition to the sensory diagram that I experiment before, more roof details are added into the section, including the sunlight, shading and view connections to the forest. The space leaved for trees are still now sufficient, so more consideration about how the architecture can get close to tree need to be made.

Site Section Sketch - Initial ideas on space organizations Living Museum

SKETCH DESIGN

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Tree Root System Distribution

Tree roots are not mirror images of the top branch structure. While some trees do have deep tap roots, most do not. Roots spread to where soil conditions provide adequate moisture, aeration and nutrients. Typically, about 85 percent of a tree's roots are within the top 18 inches of soil.

Roots typically spread out from two to three times the width of the branches. However, the essential roots are usually considered to be within the dripline, which is the area underneath the tree's branches.

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Existing site conditions Isometric diagram

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This existing site plan showing the accurate tree location currently at site, and the dashed line around is showing the area of branches covers. The hatched trees are the native trees that designed to preserve, and the outer circle shows the area of the tree root. Living Museum

At ground floor, the different entrances for the museum are curved out using circular shapes, which also forms out the community space and timber workshop space facing to natives trees, the open viewed lecture space. 76

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The two main circulation is the spiral stair around trees and leading visitors to the second floor, where occupied with offices, open gallery spaces and the research spaces.

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Physical Model Photos

After tried out this organic form, the problem is the architecture is not involved with the tree enough and how the architecture touches the ground is not leaving enough space for the air to flow though, the next step is to think about how to land the architecture 'lightly' and considering the climate issues to bring the architecture into the nature. Living Museum

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Precedent Study: Simpson-Lee House by Glenn Murcutt

This is a significant project among Glenn Murcutt's works, which the client is engaged at all the design process, results in a more personal ethics and aesthetics involved outcome. The architecture is constructed by simple and hardwearing materials such as brickwork, structural steel to achieve the point of elemental abstraction. ("Simpson-Lee House — OZ.E. TECTURE", 2018) Another feature of this project is the statement "touching the earth lightly". This means to minimize the effect that architecture brings to the natural land, by using small columns touches the ground, and also allows the natural ventilation travels underneath the architecture. To utilize this statement into my project, is meaning to not let the architecture kills the trees on my existing site, and using the lifted up structure to minimize the impact of architecture to the existing site.

Figure 27. Simpson-Lee House Note. From Simpson-Lee House, 2008, OZ.E.TECTURE (https://www.ozetecture.org/ simpsonlee-house). Copyright by Anthony Browell.

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Precedent Study: Simpson-Lee House by Glenn Murcutt

Figure 28. Simpson-Lee House Note. From Simpson-Lee House, 2008, OZ.E.TECTURE (https://www.ozetecture.org/ simpsonlee-house). Copyright by Anthony Browell.

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Creswick Campus Elevation and Wind direction

Creswick: Latitude: 37.43 S Longitude: 143.90 E Elevation: 452.0 m Temperature: 2°C in winter to about 11°C in summer Melbourne: Latitude: 37.81 S Longitude: 144.97 E Elevation: 31.0 m Temperature: 6°C in winter to about 28°C in summer

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Resolved Design Thesis

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Precedent Study - Marika-Alderton House

The Marika-Alderton House designed by Glenn Murcutt is a residential building located 3m above sea level. The architecture considering the soil type, construction typology and also the climate of the site to explore the possibilities of maximizing the views and the adaption to the local climate. The structure is using the strategy of "touching the earth lightly" which allows more natural ventilation go through the underneath the house and also to preserve the natural ground by using steel columns as the architecture foundation.

Figure 28. House, Cap ferret Note. From Marika-Alderton House, 1990-94, OZ.E.TECTURE (https://www. ozetecture.org/marika-alderton-house). Copyright by OZ.E.TECTURE.

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The section shows the method that the building touches the ground which using timber pole aiming to minimize the damage to the natural ground. The openings on the roof will create the opportunity of natural ventilation, which the tree will provide shading to the users.

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Creswick soil type

The soil type of creswick is kurosols and the subsoil is acid, as a result of early mining. Kurosal has really obvious color distinction with the surface soil and the clay sub soil. In order to building the museum under this soil condition, the timbe pole needs to allow at least 1500mm to touches the rock layer, and the concrete pad at the bottom is required to spread the load to the rock.

Figure 29. Victorian Grain Cropping Soils - Kurosols

Note. From Victorian Grain Cropping Soils - Kurosols, 2021, Agriculture Victoria. (http://vro.agriculture.vic. gov.au/dpi/vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/grains_vic_soils-kurosol). Copyright by Agriculture Victoria.

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Functions Diagram

In order to adapt the architecture into the climate, the site and also the campus, the form of the living museum is changed according to the contour, and also adapt to the sun directions. The functions are arranged according to the campus functions as well, in order to interreact from the different functions, to achieve the living museum.

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Site Climate Analysis

Creswick Latitude: 37.43 S Longitude: 143.90 E Elevation: 452.0 m Melbourne Latitude: 37.81 °S Longitude: 144.97 °E Elevation: 31 m Creswick has a higher elevation compared with Melbourne, which also has a lower temperature. Therefore, it is important to consider how to maximise the north openings to allow more sunlights into the architecture.

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