Design Portfolio Leah Tausan University of Melbourne, MC-ARCH, 2017 - current University of Melbourne, BARCH, 2013 - 2015
‘In progress’ Renders Website Renders Completed while working at Pleysier Perkins 2016-2017 These Renders were completed during the year I worked for Pleysier Perkins Architects on their behalf for their partners Inform Design and Prebuilt Design. The programs used were Vray Render on Sketch-up, Kerkythea and Photoshop. These images can be found at: https://informdesign.com.au/in-progress/ http://www.prebuilt.com.au/our-houses/pre-designed/freedom/
Applied Architectural Technology MC-ARCH, University of Melbourne Semester 1, 2017 Technological drawing and model making subject that focuses on design development of complex building types. This semesters brief was a commercial skyscraper on the Corner of Exhibition and La Trobe Street. The proposed design aims to set a precedent for new high-rise development in Melbourne’s CBD which is currently dominated by outdated technologies and aesthetics. This proposition aspires to improve Melbourne’s skyline through building efficiency, its slender arrangement, hence footprint, and it’s introduction of vertical greenery to create a pleasing aesthetic that links the tower to the existing urban fabric and to the Carlton Gardens.
Applied Architectural Technology Continuing on, The podium sits up against the northern and western boundaries, to continue the existing rhythm of these densely developed streets. The glazed section of the podium at the northwest corner allows for the exposure of the core, noticeably hitting the ground to create visual connectivity throughout the tower from street level. In addition, the tower aims to create a new laneway activation off Little Lonsdale Street, creating a unique space that mimics the existing lane-ways which characterize Melbourne’s CBD. The ground floor layout accommodates surrounding pedestrians, creating accessible thoroughfares and walkways for transit circulation.
The floor plates are split into four categories: Podium (5 floors) Low-Rise (18 floors)Mid-Rise (18 floors)High-Rise (19 floors).They are divided by mechanical floors (4) and garden terraces (3), which create visible ‘breaks’ in the tower. The outcome for this proposed tower is: total GLA of 113,400m², total NLA of 100,460m² and an average floor plate efficiency of 88%. The floor to floor high of the lobby is 20m, typical office floors are 3.8m high and mechanical floors and garden terraces are 5.8m high. The total height of the tower, including its ‘vanity point’ (crown) is 294m. The lifts in the core have been designed to service particular sections of the building. As the tower extends and the core gradually drops off, floor plate efficiency is increased, promoting vertical density and highly soughtafter high-rise office space. Sustainable features: The proposed tower is slender and rectilinear in shape, situated towards the middle of the site, as to not overshadow surrounding buildings. The narrow rectangular floor plates allow for increased natural lighting, reduction of heat gain and less exposure to prevailing winds. The vertical greenery aims to reduce carbon offset emissions, whilst also allowing for the collection of rainwater to be used in the building. Furthermore, the sky gardens promote social sustainability, offering communal respite spaces that are naturally lit and well ventilated.
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Nail Strip Colourbond Metal Cladding system by Metal Cladding System’s Aus.
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Steel Rectangular H beam below (section cut is though the web and shows the bottom flange.
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Panels 9000mm high vertically and max of 465mm wide. Connection ribs run vertically when connecting the panels side by side.
Steel Rectangular H beam below (section cut is though the web and shows the bottom flange. Continuously welded structural connections and steel C sections to support top hats that fix the cladding. Tac or point welded to H Beams. H BEAMS
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Podium Atrium Column Detail Plan
Bulk head mechanism of revolving door
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Packer behind 90x90 Timber Stud Green treated MGP10/F7/F5 H3. Pine timber Products Pty Ltd Silicon water proofing with backing rod
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Bracket that connects cable truss to beam Pin Joint Space allowed for services
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Silicon water proofing and backing rod.
Window behind
Ronstan Structural Grid Cable truss system tensioning system
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Packer between Aluminium window frame and steel section Secondary steel structure supporting Rondo metal buttons and hence structure is tac welded onto primary steel section.
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ABPL90118 Applied Construction, Leah Semester 1, 2017 – Final Assignment Tausan
Julian Tuckett
LOBBY FACADE
Due: 16 June 2017
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Honed concrete screed for external walkway on street
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Concrete screed for polished slab (un-bonded with polyurethane layer to prevent cracking.)
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Storm tech external drainage system
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Podium Atrium Column Detail Section
Fixed Chanel Aluminum door frame Door seal
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H Beam connected with chem set bolts into floor slab.
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Double glazed 12mm laminated glass. 12mm Lam/14mm Air/ 12mm Lam
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ABPL90118 Applied Construction, Leah Semester 1, 2017 – Final Assignment Tausan
Julian Tuckett
LOBBY FACADE
Due: 16 June 2017
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‘Frameless’ doubled glazed window Ronstan Structural Grid Cabel truss system Compact Adjuster
Honed concrete screed for external walkway on street Concrete screed for polished slab (un-bonded with polyurethane layer to prevent cracking.)
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Top hat Horizontal Section Silicon water proofing and backing rod. Rectangular Horizontal beam in atrium that lines up with the floor plates in the other levels.
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Frameless glass roof to wall connection with 2 degree fall towards street.
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Concentric Ascention, for: Tilted Studio MC-ARCH, University of Melbourne Semester 2, 2017 This Studio was led by Rennie Liffen from Hayball Architects and Marijke Davey from RMIT and was focused on producing drawings that conveyed atmosphere and the haptic qualities of the design without using rendering. Complicated and innovative drawings were iterated many times in order to produce final results that communicated more than simply architecture with Lab-Lab for architects being the main precedent for drawing style. The brief was to choose a marginalized community group to empower in a imaginary, pre-designed site situated in the Shinjuku neighborhood in Japan. Our design is to respond to this community group’s needs and empower them in the wider community.
My design was titled Concentric Ascention: Architecture for the living, dead and undecided. It empowered those that are pro dying with dignity in Japan by facilitating meetings, consultations, memorials, wakes, a working space and also client rooms where one can choose to pass into the next world. My design plays with binaries such as public-private, monumentality-human scale, and inwardness-porosity.
A When all the members who had cared for the deceased have offered incense, and the candle has been extinguished, they leave the room in hierarchical order. Soon afterward, the body is prepared for encoffining before the wake and funeral. The body is washed (Yukan) andis dressed in white death garments.
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With the rise of medical institutions and the funeral industry after World War Two, dying and death have moved away from home and community to hospitals and funeral auditoriums. Young people today do not have much practical knowledge of how to deal with death. The first thing they do is simply calling a funeral company. From an elder’s viewpoint, they act like helpless children; such an embarrassing situation never arose in the past. What is amazing to the Japanese elder is that not only are young people ignorant about death, but also they are not ashamed of their lack of knowledge.
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Room of the Soul - place for the deceased before funeral Client Room 1 - Traditional Japanese Tatami Room
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Client Room 2 - Traditional Japanese Tatami Room
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Client Room 3 - More Western Style Room
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Communal Space - for clients, careres and Nokanshi
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The head of the casket on the alter should face North or West.
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Purifying Salt Baths Recieving Area - for memorials and wakes
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Room for Wake - smaller, close family viewing ritual
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Room for Funeral - larger family memorial service
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Receiving Area
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Small Consultation Room
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Exhibition Space
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Larger Meeting Room
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Outdoor Undercover Shinto Shrine
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‘Shikatsu’ is a new cultural concept in Japan that translates to ‘preparing for the end.’ It involves an extended commercialised contemplation about death, including choosing your own coffin and cremation ceremony. In Japan, people are rather careful when determining the day of a funeral. Some days are believed to be ‘Tombiki (friend pulling) when it is a good day to organise a wedding but not suitable for funerals. Japanese would say ‘you would not like to join the dead in the grave.’ Hence a room for small community or family planning is needed.This community outlook is referred to as ‘Kumiai.’ -Hyunchul Kim, ‘The Purification Process of Death,’ University of Edinburgh.
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ARCHITECTURE FOR THE LIVING, DEAD AND UNDECIDED Shiro Bari: In Japan, Salt purification is a common ritual one adheres to after being in contact with Death. The individual washes their hands with salt and water to ‘cleanse’ them.
SHINJUKU, JAPAN SCALE: 1:75 @A1
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EXPLODED ISOMETRIC
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CLT Infill Housing, for: VEIL Studio MC-ARCH, University of Melbourne Semester 1, 2017 Victorian Eco Innovation Lab Studio led by Michael Trudgeon and Emma Gerard focusing on the ‘innovation district’ in Carlton and ‘Eco-Acupuncture.’ This studio called for extensive research about the ‘Wicked Problems’ Melbourne is facing and a bespoke, innovative design response to addressed provocative questions such as: 1. What might a sustainable and resilient neighborhood look like? 2. How can we transform existing urban communities through design interventions? 10100 mm
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2000 mm
RAISED VEG GARDEN BICYCLE STORE UNDER
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PRIVACY SCREEN OUTDOOR PATIO (SEMI PRIVATE)
CPBD
9600 mm
7200 mm
6900 mm
W/D
3700 mm
KITCHEN/LOUNGE
KITCHEN/DINING
LIGHTWELL/GREEN SPACE FR 3100 mm
8000 mm
3400 mm
ENS 1 STUDY FR W/D
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4100 mm
BED 1
WORKSPACE AREA KITCHEN/LOUNGE
As part of my response I designed flexible Cross Laminated Timber ‘tiny houses’ that were functional, aesthetically-pleasing, catered to people who were not a stereotypical ‘nuclear family’ as well as being more than sustainable. These houses were designed for 2040, to fill dead spaces that may be left over if car use was to decrease such as empty car-parks or to be placed on existing residencies to increase density.
Growers Cafe, for: VEIL Studio LOUVERED PERGOLA
UNDER STAIRS SEATING
NATIVE PLANTING
KITCHEN PREP & BASIC AREA
COLOURBOND CLADDING
CAFE AREA
STORAGE
ADJUSTABLE LOUVRES
CAFE SEATING
Semester 1, 2017
6350 mm
DROUGHT TOLERANT GRASS (ZOYSIA GRASS)
3350 mm
MC-ARCH, University of Melbourne
ALTERNATE PATH THROUGH MEDIAN STRIP INSTEAD OF SIDE WALK
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The first part of my response addressed urban design and population growth, Whilst the second part addressed sustainable living, Melbourne’s shrinking food bowl and local community farming as a response.
PARKING FOR SHARE CARS
SEATING
BICYCLE RACK DOUBLES AS BOLLARD (CONCRETE)
COMMUNITY GARDEN (FOOD PLANTS AS WELL AS AUSTRALIAN NATIVES)
PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE CROSSING
EXISTING TREES (LARGE)
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The intended site is the Median Strip on Queensberry St near Carlton Gardens which is land that could be re-purposed in 2040 through the decreased need to park cars. The Grower’s cafe is also built out of CLT and has multiple adjustable louvers and windows to maintain the correct temperature in Melbourne’s variable climate in order to attempt to grow most of the (mainly) vegan produce it will sell. A circular rotating hydroponic system maintains adequate sunlight all year round as well as increases space efficiency.
HERBS AND VEGETABLES GROWN STAIRS
SLIDING STACKING GLASS PANELS
TRACK FOR PANELS
HORIZONTAL ADJUSTABLE LOUVRES
CAFE SEATING
CAFE SEATING
VERTICAL HYDROPONIC URBAN FARMING AREA
ADJUSTABLE LOUVRED ROOF
PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE CROSSING
ALTERNATE PATH THROUGH MEDIAN STRIP INSTEAD OF SIDE WALK
COMMUNITY GARDEN (FOOD PLANTS AS WELL AS AUSTRALIAN NATIVES)
EXISTING TREES (LARGE)
DROUGHT TOLERANT URBAN FRUIT TREES (SMALL) (DESERT LIME, BUSH LEMON, FEIJOA,WINE PLUM, OLIVE, FIG.)
DROUGHT TOLERANT GRASS (ZOYSIA GRASS)
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1970 mm
CHICKEN COOP BELOW STAIRS
MANAGEMENT AREA AND WORKSPACE VERTICAL HYDROPONIC URBAN FARMING AREA GROUP WORKSPACE
STORAGE
NATIVE CHICKEN COOP HEN LAYING AUSTRALIAN PLANTS AREA ABOVE TOILETS AND STORAGE
RAMP TO LAYING AREA
STAIRS ABOVE
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SLIDING STACKING GLASS PANELS
HORIZONTAL ADJUSTABLE LOUVRES
VERTICAL HYDROPONIC URBAN FARMING AREA
TRACK FOR PANELS
BARRICADE
HERBS AND VEGETABLES GROWN STAIRS
GROUP WORKSPACE AREA AND COMMUNITY URBAN GARDEN STAIRS
ROOF GARDEN (LIGHT SHALLOW NATIVE AUSTRALIAN PLANTING)
(BELOW) GROUP WORKSPACE AREA AND COMMUNITY URBAN GARDEN
BICYCLE RACK DOUBLES AS BOLLARD (CONCRETE)
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Interactive Second Skin BARCH, University of Melbourne, Virtual Environments Semester 1, 2013
Final model, shoulder, back and arm piece
Project Brief The brief calls for an innovative design of a second skin; a wearable volume or surface that accommodates the body. The second skin will explore, measure, and/or negotiate the boundary of personal space. This project was complete in a group of three, yet I was involved in every aspect of the design, including: idea generation, analytical drawings, modeling in Rhino, physical fabrication, photography and post production editing of the photographs. Prototype arm model
Site Plan
Back view of final model
Side view of final model
Detail of spikes
Biomimetic Bridge in Brunswick BARCH, University of Melbourne, Air Studio Semester 1, 2015
Project Brief The individual project brief involved designing a structure along Merri Creek in Brunswick through computational design by using Rhino and Grasshopper. The architectural intervention had to express, support, amplify or question continuous relationships between technical, cultural and natural systems. Hence, we had to design, test and build innovative, surprising and beautiful three-dimensional forms. I chose to create a bridge like structure that encouraged the user to connect with the creek by being inspired by natural water flow patterns and by not enclosing the user from the creek .
North Elevation
South Elevation
Biomimetic Bridge in Brunswick Air Studio, 2015 Form generating renders.
Biomimicry This design was inspired by biomimicry; inspiration was not only taken from the form and materiality of nature, but also through the study of the systems and patterns it uses to solve design issues. I studied the flow patterns of the water and input the data into different algorithms in Grasshopper to achieve a fluid, river like outcome. I believe in order to solve some of the wicked problems that are threatening society that stem from unsustainable human growth, occupancy, and use of finite natural resources, designers need to remember that the rest of the natural would builds things just like us, but these organisms do it in a way that has allowed them to do it for billions of years.
Legend Level 00 Slab 1. CN1012. CN102- In Situ concrete paving slab – colour black. 3. FMA01- Recessed Dirt and Moisture Barrier Matting. Level 00 Walls 4. P26A -150mm steel stud/ layer 9mm VitraPanel Sheet on 35mm top hats to external side, 1 layer 13mm PLB on 35mm top hats on internal side. 5. TO2A – 35mm top hats/1 layer Vitrapanel sheet to one side over concrete in-situ wall (typically over in situ concrete structural blades/columns). 6. TO2C – 35mm top hats/1 layer 9mm CFC sheet plus
Construction Model situ concrete structural blades/columns). 7. TO2C- 35mm top hats/ 1 layer 9mm CFC sheet.
Level 00 Windows 8. W0.26- 2400 in height, 1182 width. Window type WIN02. Finish: ALP01. Level 00 Door 9. DOR02- Automated Sliding Gate on Rollers. Height:3000, Width:3400. Frame: Custom Steel Frame, Galvanized with Paint Finish. Leaf: Custom Steel Frame, with
Level 00 Ceiling 10. PLB06- Standard Plasterboard - paint colour: xx-06. 11. FSC07paint colour: xx-07.
BARCH, University of Melbourne, Construction Design 2015 Level 00 Joinery 12. JU1.03LAM04.
Level 00 Footing 13. CPB01- Carpet Broadloom, colour: weathered black. Level 00 Slab 14. BP2- Bored Pier, 3 metre deep.
Semester 1, 2015
Level 01 Walls 15. P26A -150mm steel stud/ layer 9mm VitraPanel Sheet on 35mm top hats to external side, 1 layer 13mm PLB on 16. 35mm top hats on internal side. Level 01 Windows 17. W1.16 – Height: 1500. Width: 422. Type: WIN01. Finish: ALP01. 18. W1.17 - Height: 1500. Width: 1552. Type: WIN02. Finish: ALP01. Level 01 Ceiling 19. PLB20 - Standard Plasterboard - paint colour: xx-20. Manufacture: GYPROCK. Type: Aquacheck. Description: colour code: xx-01, paint system: P01 (for wall linings), P03 (for ceiling linings). Level 01 Joinery 21. JU0.06- External bench seating. Finish: TMB02. Level 01 Finishing 22. PLI01- Impact resistant plasterboard. Manufacture: GYPROCK. Product: Impactchek. Paint colour: white. system: P01, paint colour code: xx-01. 23. PLI02- Impact resistant plasterboard. Manufacture: GYPROCK. Product: Impactchek. Paint colour: black. system: P01. 24. CPB01- Carpet Broadloom, colour: Antique Pewter. 25. SKT01- Skirting. Manufacture: GENERIC.Details: 12mm thick (or 2No. 6mm layers to achieve radial curve at pe-
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match wall). Façade 26. TMB01 – timber beam vertical sunshade. Manufactured by HYNE. Product: beam 21. Details: 300 x 65mm Glu-Lam Beam, length: width: 300, depth: 65, timber species: spotted gum. Finish: cutek CD50 Sela Brown co-
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27. TMB02- Spotted Gum Timber Battens. Manufactured by HYNE. Product: 40x19 Solid battens. Details: 40x19mm sheet, 2 coats clear polyurethane. 28. MCD0229. VTP09colour: xx07. Details: 9mm thick. Roof 30. RB76-Roof C Beam, 200PFC 300 plus. 31. RB78-Roof I beam, 200UB 18.2. 32. BR28- Shop welded bracing member 6 CFW. 33. R1- 150x50x3.0 RHS. Raker external frame top of parapet. 34. MD6135. MCD02Product: Longline 305. Details: Finish: COLOROND ‘night sky’. 36. EC- Roof mounted exhaust cowl.
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Column C65- 100x100x9.0 SHS 350 Mpa. C66- 100x100x9.0 SHS 350 Mpa. C67-100x100x6.0 SHS 350 Mpa. C68-100x100x9.0 SHS 350 Mpa. C110-100x100x6.0 SHS 350 Mpa.
19, 20 30 N1 - Notes about the Site in Clause 1.3.3 of AS 2870-2011. As a result of this, and after considering Clause 2.1.3 of AS 2870-2011 it is evident is currently CLASS P. The abnormal soil conditions come from the removal of the pre-existing building and some impact on the moisture levels of the highly reactive foundation clays. Otherwise, the present ground surface across rock to a depth of 3.5 meters from the existing ground surface. N2- Notes about the Soil
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silt top soil grading into high bearing strength, highly reactive in situ basaltic clay. The allocated section we have been assigned is between the bore tests 1 and 5. N3- Notes about Drainage
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Good site drainage is critical for this site because of its abnormal moister, especially around the proposed footing system and building works. The surrounding ground surface must be permanently graded away from the footing and building works with a slope of at least 50 mm over the via a silt pit to a legal point of discharge.
N4- Notes about Footings
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Where possible excavations close to footings should be avoided. Any footings that are located in the vicinity of an easement or other excavation (including those on other properties) should be deepened accordingly. For sand the critical angle line is 30 degrees from the horizontal while the critical angle line for clay is 45 degrees. Any service clay soil and care should be taken to ensure that the pipe is not damaged. Where the footing system is located within 1500 mm of the edge of the trench it must be ensured that the footings are deepened below the invert of the trench
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N5 - The compressive strength of the footings must be 25 MPa.
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N6- The compressive strength of the Slab on ground 25 MPA
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Project Brief
Services are not to be put within the ‘influence zone’ which is at a 45 degree angle of the bored piers. N5
APPROVED FOR CONSTUCTION REVISION
To study a section of the secondary school building being built in Ivanhoe by McBride Charles Ryan and create a two-dimensional and three-dimensional section.
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Torsion Apartments BARCH, University of Melbourne, Fire Studio Semester 2, 2015.
Torsion Apartments External and internal renders
Project Brief A Motel and Business Headquarters for Dispersed Special Interest Groups, set thirty years from now into the future in the year 2045. The brief had a strong emphasis on program and function. For example: why does this facility exist, why should it be arranged so, why should it work with the streets in those ways, why do people want it and want it just like that? Hence the final outcome is derived from heavy analysis of users, the site, the surrounding site and speculations of Melbourne in 2045. My project for this brief separated the private and public functions required from this building into two separate buildings. The two building rotated around two central lift cores, this rotation creating maximum amount of green space on the outside of the building. This fitted in with my future for Melbourne which i thought would be environmentally friendly and sustainable. The cavity between the two buildings also creates a green urban space that is user friendly, creating a community feel.