Design Studio Beta Design Journal

Design Studio Beta

Wei He (Naomi) 952295

Contents

a. The Group / The Field b. Defining the Figural Elements in a c. Defining the Ground

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Assignment 1 The Group / The Field

Design concept

To use reductive method to reduce grouped geometries and to create opportunities for private, communal and public space, as well as creating pathways as linkage and transitions between spaces.

The Group / The Field Experimenting with simple geometries, try to have the geometries facing different angles. Using shaded dark areas to indicate the windows facing different views.

Starting with straight pathways cutting through a rectangular site.

Circulating intersections of the pathways.

Expending the intersections and creating communal and public spaces Moving the elements around to create a sense of chaos.

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Setting a central focus point and lining up geometries to the focal point and forming triangular shapes.

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The Group / The Field

Experimenting with different possibilities of creating pathways as linkages to different spaces, different sizes of pathways could give different experiences.

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Experimenting with different scales and orientations of geometries and trying to achieve the idea of facing different angles, while forming different private, communal and public spaces.

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Defining the Figural Elements in a Field/ Group 07

Design concept

The design concept is to use the material of smooth concrete and glass to create a contrast to a rough rocky landscape. The buildings all face at different angles and each has exclusive views. Public spaces and private spaces have been divided but the rooftops of the private rooms are open for public, creating opportunities for visitors to experience the exclusive sceneries on a different level.

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Study notes Figure / Ground Twigs

Striated 3

Block composition

Loose grid

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Striated

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Open cluster

Mosaic

Cluster

Felt

Field Vectors

Patchwork

Study notes Maki 1964 Investigations in collective form

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Study notes Maki 1964 Investigations in collective form

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Study notes

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Study notes Linkage in collective form

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Improving the idea of each building element facing different angles and having their different views.

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Functions Pop-up rock sculpture art centre Buildings: Reception + indoor exhibition pavilion Luxury hotel room pavilions Public Cafe Private restaurant exclusively for hotel patrons Public bathrooms + service room Landscape: Rocky landscape cliff lake Little vegetation Exhibitions: Pop-up rock-related exhibitions Both indoor and ourdoor

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Exhibiton space studies

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Exhibition space studies

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Exhibiton space studies

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Pop-up Rock sculpture exhibition space: Exhibition planning can manage spaces and direct visitors through the spaces. Exhibition boards could be used to divide the space to different sections, the exhibition space should be well-designed for visitors to circulate within the space. Below are different possibilities for the design of the rock sculpture exhibitions.

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Building forms studies Experimenting with different ways to make building forms to accommodate different affordances and performances.

Simply cutting and angle off the building or elevate the building and create spaces below the building, providing shading and shelter .

Trying to create accessible roof tops for visitors to go on a higher platform for scenery viewing.

Large glass panels underneath with steel load-bearing columns to achieve ample sunlight.

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Living spaces

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Dining spaces

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Site arrangement

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Interior design Room #1 &2

Main ideas: • Large wooden door • Beds on a platform for privacy and exclusive scenery

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Doors

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Yiteng Chong

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Leire Asensio-Villoria and David Mah

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Public spaces

Closest routes

doors public private spaces with accessible roofs sculptures

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Main entrance to the site

Accessible roof with private spaces underneath

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use curve paths instead of straight paths

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Pathway design

Vegetation

Idea #1 Vegetations between public pathways Water body with rocks

Idea #2 Body of water inbetween public pathways with rock sculpture

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Inspirations

“Under” Underwater restaurant by Snohetta The underwater restaurant “Under” not only emersed the building into the landscape, but also created interesting dining spaces and experiences. I tried to used similar building forms and make best use of the roofs to achieve different affordances.

Natural erosion of rocks Two main elements I used in my design were water and rocks, to create interesting natural sourroundings and rocky landscape.

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Assignment 3 Defining the ground

Landscape ideas Main ideas: • Rocky outcrops in Australia • Water • Few vegetation

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Exhibition spaces Outdoor exhibition space: Layers on rocks in front of water body, building behind acting like a picture frame, framing the view and the reflections.

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Indoor exhibition space: • The window in the exhibition hall framing the natural rocks behind the building, acting like a painting for visitors to experience and to enjoy the details. • A big rock at the entrance to block the view, and create two entrances for visitors to circulate.

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Exhibition content

Rock erosion

Rock balancing

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Chinese rock garden

Rock balancing

Some outdoor attractions including the water and rock elements, emphasis the concept of natural erosion.

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Landscape possibilities

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Water bodies at the centre of the site, creating outdoor exhibition spaces at the centre. The water-shed diagram suggested water bodies in front of the room to create exclusive sceneries.

Water-shed diagram suggesting a stream going through the site, pebble road could be constructed on the stream.

The contour lines also suggesting sitting areas in front of the rooms, also provide opportunities for visitors to go on the roofs.

The diagrams on the left suggest a water stream going through the site, dividing the public spaces with the private rooms, water fall has been generated in front of the rooms for exclusive views.

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Topographic plan

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Topographic Plan

Student Name: Wei He - ID 952295

Tutor Name: Yiteng Chong

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Leire Asensio-Villoria and David Mah

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After studying different landscape ideas, I decided to use both the shadow water body idea and small hill in front of the rooms providing seating and opportunities to go on the roofs.

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Sun studies

Shadow range diagram Wind Diagram Shadow range diagram

Water body Water body Rocks Rocks Vegetations Vegetations

Water body Rocks Vegetations

Waterrange bodies & vegetations/rocks Shadow diagram with landscape Water bodies & vegetations/rocks

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Shadow range diagram 41

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Shadow range diagram with topography 42

Circulation

Public Circulation Private Circulation

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This circulation diagram showed both circulation of private areas and public areas. Even though the rooms and the restaurant are for people who stay in the rooms only, but the roofs of those buildings are available for all visitors, so they can still access the areas and experience the sceneries at a different level.

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Landscape explorations

This landscape shows the highest point on the top left corner and the lowest being at the bottom right, suggesting private room been separated by adjusting levels.

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The landscape model above shows a cliff proposal for the landscape in front of the private rooms, creating exclusive experience for the people who stay there.

This proposal also suggests some shallow water bodies around the site.

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Landscape explorations

The model above suggests water bodies in front of the rooms, shallow water bodies at the centre area for exhibition purposes, and comparatively higher rocky landscape behind the exhibition spaces, even cut through buildings to blend the buildings in with nature.

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