CANNING RIVER ECO EDUCATION CENTRE.
BUILDING AS PART OF SITE. SITE AS PART OF BUILDING.
LUKE ATTEWELL | 18806542
Contemporary perception of architecture is inherently permanent in its impact on landscape, environment and use of material. Indigenous peoples of the Beelo and Beeliar would once build temporary structures along the wetlands of the Canning River to be briefly inhabited during the seasons of Birak and Bunuru, and discarded during the cold months. These structures were made of the wetland, would require a sense of custodianship to maintain, and would return to the wetland when uninhabited. This proposal explores how custodianship can be integrated into building fabric to enrich user experience and challenge typically permanent construction perspectives.
SITE PLAN
Proposed design aims to expand the existing CREEC facilities of education, exhibition and hospitality with the goal of creating a community hub which attracts users from across Perth’s metropolitan region. Existing materials and design vision will be maintained, enhanced or reimagined where possible. Architectural form will act as an additive to the existing qualities and forms, enhancing the original vision for the needs of the present. Through this adaptive re-use project, elements of the existing building will be maintained, repurposed and celebrated in proposed design wherever possible in a life-cycle vision. New structures are made from locally sourced engineered timber on deployable steel footings. Building waste will be collected and used to construct gabions where the site dips lower than the building. Timbers and polycarbonate materials are readily sourced at nearby salvage yards and boutique recyclers. New materials are of considered quality which tarnishes naturally over time with the building. Prefabricated, transportable construction techniques could be used for smaller structures such as the canoe club.
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
THIRD FLOOR PLAN
1. ENTRY 2. GALLERY 3. STAIRWAY 4. HOSPITALITY 5. KITCHEN 6. FOOD STORE 7. COOL STORE 8. SEATING 9. CLASSROOM 10. FUNCTION 11. ADMIN
12. STORE 13. CANOE STORE 14. WATER TANK 15. LIFT LOBBY 16. VOID 17. WOVEN PANELS 18. INTERACTIVE WOVEN PANELS 19. CLASS STORE NOOK 20. MUD AREA 21. BELVEDERE
NORTH ELEVATION
ACTIVATED PATHWAYS THROUGH ART EXHIBITION
SOUTH ELEVATION
BELVEDERE AND MESH LINED STAIRCASE
EAST ELEVATION
MUD AREA AND INTERACTIVE WEAVED SITE MURAL
WEST ELEVATION
DYNAMIC GALLERY SPACE
GALLERY WORKING VERTICAL CLASSROOM
EXISTING FOOTPRINT
ADDITIONAL STRUCTURE
REBUILDABLE WOVEN PANELS USING SITE MATERIALS AND POLYCARBONATE CLADDING
PRIMARY FUNCTION
HOSPITALITY
BELVEDERE RE-ESTABLISHES SIGHTLINES TO THE RIVER.
TIMBER STAIRCASE LINED WITH PERMEABLE MESH
DOUBLE GLAZED, TIMBER FRAMED OPENINGS ON OPERABLE GAS STRUTS
MULTIPLE ENTRANCES SEGREGATE OCCUPANTS THROUGH BUILDING PROGRAM
CIRULATION PATHWAYS ACTIVATED WITH FLEXIBLE PODIUM DISPLAYS.
ORIGINAL CONCRETE SLAB RETAINED AND USED AS AN ANCHOR FIXING FOR NEW ENGINEERED TIMBER STRUCTURES
TO KENT ST
TO CANNING RIVER
TIMBER DECKING VERANDAH VERNACULAR WRAPS AROUND BUILDING EDGE
SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE
CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT COLLAGES
SITE MATERIAL PANEL TESTING
WEAVING TECHNIQUES
AGING PROCESS
FILTERING SUNLIGHT
VIEWING THROUGH
FLEXIBLE PANEL ARRANGEMENT CIRCULATION PATHWAYS HOSPITALITY PATRONS / STAFF EXHIBITION EVENTS WORKING / FUNCTION SCHOOL CLASSES
INSPIRATION ON SITE
DEVELOPMENT SKETCHES
CANOE CLUB ACCESS
DESIGNED FOR HUMAN SCALE
PANEL COMPOSITION DETAIL