Kevin Yu Portfolio
Sculptors’ Hearth: Birrarung Marr
Pedestrian Access
Surrounding Context
Flinders Station Melbourne CBD
Birrarung Marr Park
Federation Square
Stadiums
Design Concept
Birrarung Marr has a distinct location that surrounded by Federation Saqure, Yarra River, Melbourne Cricket Ground and Rod Laver Arena. It’s also close to Melbourne CBD and Southbank. West Access: Main North-West Access: Noth-East Access: East Access: However it played a passage ,connection role more than a final entrance that expect- entrance that exentrance that Entrance that ing visitors come pecting visitors that expecting visitors expecting visi- desitination for visitors among these big places. The design of from Federation come from CBD to that come from tors come from the Sculptors’s Hearth should emphasis Birrarung Marr’s characteristic - natrual environment to become the new place of Square, come from Federation Square CBD to stadiums the stadiums interest. Therefore, the Long narrow design of building connect Flinders Station and or Southbank. grass hills, sandy ground and Yarra River all together to give CBD. the best of everything that Birrarung Marr have to the visitor and sculptors, at the same time perserve its original environment as much as possible.
Boat House: Studley Park
Entrance from the park with fountain
Selected location
Podium storage with brige walk
Multifunctional floating platforms New route, boat house expose to the major traffic. Old route remains. Old route, narrow and circuitous. not much traffic movement
Whole building is facing north with great natural lighting condition.
better horizontal view angle to improve both boat match and scenery observing experience.
Man-made cliff with waterfall Original environment(cliff, river, river bank)
Top floating platform with resturant to increase the movement in the building. All seats have view to the outdoor, even the middle seatiings are lifted up half meter by a platform.
Man-made cliff attached to the original cliff, provide the main structural support for the building, also provide carpark and service core.
Man-made waterfall attracts visitors also helps to cool down the tempurature of the outdoor area.
Gateway Installation: Wyndham City
Generative development Path of installation born from relationship between Site A topography and encompassing Road. Data from the site contours and points along each road helped to manilpulate the curve to achieve the installation’s fluid form.
Installation from the road
After the further development of the Grasshopper definition, I’m able to manipulate the shape of the strips to create a more cloud-like effect.
Joints of fabrication
Effect when viewd during driving on the road with pro-
The Wolf House This model is a 1:20 scaled model of The Wolf Headquarter designed by Wolf Architects. I made the base, roof and hanging shells and some of the interior parts. Also fixed some dent and cracks.
Barlow Carpark: La Trobe Street
Bachelor’s Apartment
Central core
Ramps
Base
This design proposal starts with the idea of race car tracks. When we think about cars, speed and journey will immediately appear in our heads. THE BARLOW TOWER can be viewed as a extension from main street into the building, and also emphasise that driving experience once you enter the building, the endless curvy ramps like a race track , even finding a parking in the city can become joy here. The whole tower is a continuous ramp to allow the easy access for vehicles to all floors. The main building structure is also designed to match this continuous driving idea, the main support of the central core are made of 1.5 meter thick reinforced concrete panels around the curvy void that form by the inner edge of the ramp. When the core goes up to the top it smoothly morph into a balustrade and continuously follow the outer edge of the ramp to the ground. There are also hexagon voids on the central core, they are not only here to create interesting patterns and shadows, but also increase cross ventilation and brightness for the building. The entrance ramp which connect to the La trobe street is creating a effect that represents the power of speed, ground is breaking, columns and front dome is giving way for this driving passage. The whole design proposal is focus on improving the experience for vehicles that occupy this building and also to advertise the building’s relationship with vehicles.