Herring Island Indigenous Gallery Design a small gallery space including reception bathrooms and seating area for Herring Island.
In 1770 Lieutenant James Cook claimed the East coast of Australia and the destruction of Indigenous Australians fifty thousand year old way of life began. Within weeks of the first arrival a wave of European diseases began to spread across the continent, starvation was rife and murder of indigenous peoples who did not comply with European desires was not uncommon. Indigenous Australians native to where Melbourne is located now (called the Warrundjeri people) were especially hard hit by this epidemic with populations decreasing around 80%.
The intention of this space is tell the story of Australia’s colonisation not only through the artwork presented inside the Arts Centre but also through the building. The site, Herring Island, is the perfect
place for this. It is a sanctuary in urban Melbourne where people can truly feel as though they are in the Australian bushlands.
1.1 Site Analysis
Best views
Main path
Location of Herring Island in comparison to Melbourne CBD
Sun path
Port
Herring Island
Noise from traffic
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Site Location
Best views are between North and West where there is no vision of urbanisation of surroundings. The native flora and fauna make it truly feel as though we are in Australia before it was colonised. Access to the site comes only via a ferry across the river. The port is located to the South East of the site. Because of the peacefulness of the site, traffic noise from across the river can be heard. No shadows from surrounding trees are casted onto the site because the site is located in open space away from trees.
1.2 Research 1.2.1 Tadao Ando, Church of Light, Ibaraki, Japan Ando created a narrow entrance which makes users feel uncomfortable as they move into the church so that when they enter the church hall they are shocked and exited by its grandness. He also uses planning to ensure people enter his church at the centre so that they experience it in its grandest state. Church of light intirior showing natural light
Church of Light plan
His natural light to display the symbol of Christ embellishes the cross.
Church of Light entrance
1.2.2 Delugan Meissl, Festival Hall, 2012, Erl, Austra Idea is to create a space which juxtaposes its natural landscape, x does this by:
Creating a jagged, unnatural form. Using dark tones.
Festival Hall exterior
Festival Hall exterior
Festival Hall plan
Making it a monolithic space with few penetrations for windows or entrances. Elevating the space.
1.2.3 Daniel Libeskind, Holocaust, 2001, Berlin, Germany
Libeskind Mapped homes of Jewish people who went missing during the holocost. Drew lines from these locations through his site and used these lines to facilitate the form of his building.
Holocaust museum exterior
Holocaust museum interior void
Holocaust museum plan
Used a large void in the centre of his building to represent all the people who went missing during the holocaust.
1.2.4 Captain Cooks exploritory ship, The Endevour
The Endevour was the first exploratory European ship to arrive at Australian soil. Arrived in April 1770.
This ship is an appropriate symbol for the colonisation of Australia.
Replica of Captain Cooks ship the Endevour
Replica of Captain Cooks ship the Endevour
Drawing of the Endevour
1.2.5 Gordon Matta Clark projects Spent his creative life severing and creating punctures through buildings. His work created heavy interest as people were allowed a new perspective on built spaces where they could experience its outside as well as all interior spaces at once.
Created a sense of destruction. Matta Clarke’ project: the Conical intersect 1975
Matta Clarke’ project: Splitting, 1974
Matta Clarke’ project: the Conical intersect 1975
1.2.6. European disease
Introduction of European diseases like miesels and smallpox are said to have resulted in two thirds of deaths amongst indigenous people upon Australian colonisation.
The spotted nature of the diseases is an appropriate symbol for this pivotal factor of Australias colonisation.
Image showing the effects of miesels
Image showing the effects of smallpox
1.2.1 Indigenous Australian huts
Built from natural materials. Curved shape. Impermanent spaces Indigenous Australian gunya (hut)
Indigenous Australian gunya (hut)
Indigenous Australian gunya (hut)
Using angular forms to create a space which juxtaposes Herring Isalnds natural landscape.
Attempting to abstract the preferred angular form from earlier into a form which resembles a European exploritory ship.
Attempting to abstract the domed shape of Indigenous Australian huts.
Trying to represent the spotted nature of diseas like meisels and smallpox through spotting the Indigenous space.
Looking at representing death and loss through creating voids or gaps in the form of the indigenous space.
Exploring the destructive qualities of Matta Clark’s projects by removing elements from my own building.
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