Architecture Resolution to Accommodate Adrenaline Rush Activities in Urban Areas | ARK 805 Dissertation
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The main activities which is the surf activities promotes the business of the local such as selling surf board and clothing, and encourage youngster to open their own surf brand label which could increase their income.
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Public open spaces are fully utilized as spectator‟s area for cheering during competition which integrated with leisure during the normal day. This where user utilized on enjoying the view of surf centre and the sea.
Building Concept
Transparency -
The sport itself reflects excitement and sportsmanship experiences to public which could create sensations. Transparency in space makes user perceive different spaces and inject unconscious experience of transparency in the building which user could feel happiness and sense of belonging to the place.
Movement -
A continues and smooth movement between space to space helps user to capture prestige of experiences and this has been applied in term of space relationship which user could feel the connection between the spaces from entrance to the main focal (wave machine), the spectator‟s structure and the floating deck in the middle of wave machine and the beach.
Form Juxtaposition -
Silvertown Surf Centre success to blend it purpose with the context. The design approach which relate back to the site potential (the beach) frames the identity of the site and relates to the surf culture context in the area. The building form concept is radical but suit very well to reawaken human memory
Building Form
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Silvertown Surf Centre portrays the energetic concept of youth and experimenting bright colours to represent the dynamism of surfing. The
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