Studio Earth Book, Liaoyu Zhou 784143, 2017

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO EARTH S1 2017 STUDEN EARTH BOOK LIAOYU ZHOU 784143 TUTOR: SARAH KAHN TUTORIAL 8

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1.0 THREE 2-WEEKS’ PROJECTS 1.1 Point, Line & Plane 1.2 Mass 1.3 Frame & Infill 2.0 HERRING ISLAND - SECRET 2.1 Site analysis 2.2 Conceptacle 2.3 Design Development 2.4 Final Model 3.0 REFLECTION 4.0 BIBLIOGRAPHY

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1.0 THREE 2-WEEKS’ PROJECTS

Three projects about point, line & plane, mass and frame & infill are explored.

These projects are closely related to concepts and creativity instead of practical buildings. In the first week, various inspirations are searched, and the initial concepts about the projects are established and assessed. In the second week, projects are keeping developed and models and drawing are conducted.

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1.1 Point, Line & Plane These precedents are exploration the way point, line and plane working together to generate different space configuration. A serious of points become lines. Repeated using of lines become plane. In this exercise, idea of becoming has been expressed.

Defferent planes interact with each other, which causes impressive level changes and forming creative spaces. The roof plane and the “bridge� (continuous planes) between two major sections of this building are even connected with the ground and forming a prefect space for social activities on campus.

Timber sticks(points) are forming lines and lines support planes in a classic manner. In some part, lines look like extending into plane. The strong symmetry buried in this work contains harmony and rhythm.

Andrea 2003, Khai Liew furniture

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New Doctorate’s Building National University Of Colombia, Steven Holl.

Final project

Following the curved path of columns, visitors enter my sculptural urban square. Height of elements are increasing which contributes to build up the rhythm and flow in this space. columns show the process of points become lines and they lead to a path forming by folded planes. Planes start on the ground and continuously extending to become roof-like structures. In the end of this composition, a triangular plane is curved out by a smaller triangle. The cut and cut out sections (initially as one plane) are used to form a space.

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Final project I use concrete with square shape to form this underground space, because I found these two elements generate sense of mystique.

Visitors will be led by lights and finally reach an underground pond.

The pond is collecting rainwater using the cliff topography and providing a strip of light. Visitors can see the light casting on them all the way through the water surface and have a glance of outside’s view through the reflection of water surface.

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1.2 Mass

In mass exercise, focus is to create an underground space highlighting experience of visitors. In a generally dark environment, senses of human becomes sensitive. Therefore, different layers of lights are introduced to increase the complexity of space and lead people through as those precedents do. Dark spaces generate fear, as a result, visitors are sticking with light to feel safe. Also adding water into design, and combined with light can better the experience, because water itself has the connotation of mystery.

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1. Light in water by DGT architects on display at ĂŠlĂŠphant paname 2. A walkway in Munich, Germany 3. Potrero Hill Branch Library, SF, CA, by architect Khoa Vu. 4. Project - Barozzi Veiga 5. Lighting effect

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1.3 Frame & Infill

Frame is defined as something fixed and static. Infill is viewed as fluid and dynamic structures with the feature of antigravity.

They are working together to framing particular views. Visitors are at first impressed by the contrast of frame and infill and then the particular views provided by this composition will provide visitors with quality experiences.

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion

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Enough space, Studio Jauke van den Brink

Final project

A grid-like structure forms my frame and the curved cloud-like path acts as infill. I intend to create this huge contrast of straightness of frame and the softness of infill, and the point that the soft structure can be walked on, increases this contrast. The infill framed the lake view. Due to its feature of antigravity, it looks like fog above the lake from a distance.

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2.0 HERRING ISLAND - SECRET

Secret is the major theme of this final project. It also requires an exploration of spaces above ground, on the ground and below ground which refers to the techniques that had been employed in these three little projects above. I was consciously worked with the techniques I valued the most from past projects, but eventually I found out I was unconsciously applying spaces with certainly qualities. Those qualities seem hard to describe by words but it naturally associated with spaces above, on and below ground and better these spaces.

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2.1 Site Analysis

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Herring Island is a sculptural part in Melbourne, where artworks are located into a landscape and aging with this island. It is closed to Melbourne CBD, therefore, a good place for weekend. On the northwest side of Herring Island, Monash freeway is over Yarra river, which makes this side of island noisy. North side of Herring Island is surrounded by quiet green area and residential zones and has better river view, as a result, I located my design there.

The only access to this site is through boat on Yarra river. This also adds excitement to this island’s experience. There are great level changes of topography on Herring Island and abundant cover of vegetation.

It is generally comfortable to have a walk there. My design also can take advantages of topography changes (using these natural slope) and vegetation (view framing). Generally speaking it is a great place to enjoy nature and arts together.

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ALEXANDRA AVE

walk path gallery

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sculptures

boat access point

Site Map

picnic shelter & BBQ

Scale 1: 2000

NOSIE HIGHWAY AREA

QUIET GREEN AREA site

site trees

Vegetation

COMPARABLY QUIET RESIDENTIAL AREA

site contour line

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Las Pozas, Edward James

2.2 Conceptacle

Those sculptural artworks on Herring Island is my start of this project. They are positioned on site and aging with the site.

Viewers can see their damage from rain and winds, and some of them are even hard to recognize it is actually a piece of artificial work. The story of they are a secret for me. I decide to conduct a project also can function as an artwork, age with this island and become a secret. Las Pozas is one of this kind of project in a forest of Mexico.

Besides this aging secret, I want to create a journey through my design, in which particular views and generated emotions become secrets.

In my conceptacle, I explored the way my design might coop with the slope of my site and form quality above, on and below ground space. Both two conceptacles are expressing my space composition of different functional structures.

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2.3 Design Development Starting with the way I can manipulate the slope, I kept thinking about not only conducting my design as a pavilion but also a passageway for Herring Island.

I gradually settle with the idea of putting a skylight for my underground space, where has a rainwater tank below to add mystery and uncertainty of water in. Also the idea of using square shape to smaller the water pond in the bottom, is discovered to achieve a sense of rituals and mystique.

When I began to think about the structure above the hill, I reviewed my project for frame and infill. Therefore, I explored a series of organic shapes.

And eventually this organic form continued to my final destination of view framing zone.

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HERRING ISLAND

2.4 Final Model A journey which gradually builds up secret through different experiences in spaces.

The secret is defined as the river view which is finally revealed in the destination of this journey (the river view platform).

A viewing platform on the hill, where view is partly blocked by vebetation.

YARRA RIVER

A space for individual experiencing river and park view.

The destination of this journey finally reveals the secret, where view is particularly framed.

QUIET AREA

A twisted walkway to go into underground.

A space for 2 families with benches for people queueing for river view.

Time capsule with a pond for rain water

Toilet & cleaning cabinet

FUNCTIONS DIAGRAM

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PLAN 1：100

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SECTION 1：100

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towards individual viewing frames

Destination secret finally revealled individual viewing plateform overwhemlming views from 3 sides

rainwater pond burying time capsule with lights coming down

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A viewing platform for 3 family uses.

View is partly blocked by vegetation.

Glass components on the ground providing light to underground space.

twisted walkway imitating cave

Toilet and cleaning cabinet

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3.0 REFLECTION

After finishing this final project, I realized that I have a better understanding and manipulation of those theories of point, line & plane, mass and frame & infill than the time I did my two-week’s projects. I am able to pick up the strengths and weakness in my short time projects critically and understand the way space influences visitors.

I have a strong feeling that I gradually understand those three tectonics throughout this semester’s study. During the tectonics’ exercise, I was trying hard to apply those taught methods in my design. However, in the final project, they are naturally mixed together. In order to achieve the intended space quality, I unconsciously used tectonics to help. Instead of the forms, I think I understand their effects to architectural compositions now.

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4.0 BIBLIOGRAPHY

Andrea 2003, 2003, photograph, viewed 5 June 2017, http://www.khailiew.com/work/2003/andrea.

A walkway in Munich, Germany, n.d., photograph, viewed 5 June 2017, https://www.flickr.com/photos/nathaninsandiego/6136210135/.

Enough space, n.d., photograph, viewed 5 June 2017, http://www.jaukevandenbrink.nl/enough-space#1.

Las Pozas, n.d., photograph, viewed 5 June 2017, http://www.nativetrails.de/typo3temp/pics/b2cd187603.jpg.

Light in water by DGT architects on display at éléphant paname, n.d., photograph, viewed 5 June 2017, http://www.designboom.com/architecture/light-in-water-installation-dgt-architects-03-31-2015/.

Lighting effect, n.d., photograph, viewed 5 June 2017, http://elemenop.tumblr.com/post/18311430081/juanguevaraphoto-aftermath-juan-guevara.

New Doctorate’s Building National University Of Colombia, n.d., photograph, viewed 5 June 2017, http://www.stevenholl.com/ projects/national-university-of-columbia.

Potrero Hill Branch Library, n.d., photograph, viewed 5 June 2017, https://au.pinterest.com/pin/304485624791398089/.

Project - Barozzi Veiga, n.d., photograph, viewed 5 June 2017, https://au.pinterest.com/pin/560557484854325594/.

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, n.d., photograph, viewed 5 June 2017, http://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/sou-fujimoto-ad-innovators-2013-slideshow#1.

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