Alex brown proposal

DESIGN PRECEDENTS AD2 PROPOSAL BAYSWATER ALEX SULLIVAN-BROWN

CONTINUATION By analyzing the above four individual Bayswater proposals we can understand that excessive design is degrading our new urban zones. Layouts must be simple and provide for both public and residential sides of the argument and solve community and developer needs. The site is special and needs more consideration than what the Unitary Plan is currently providing. The high rise solution proposed is the most viable option in obtaining balance between public and residential space. Very well designed dense high rise apartments are the solution for Auckland’s population growth issue and by ignoring residential units on the site, its potential would diminish significantly.

FIVE ELEMENTS The five crucial elements which add to the overall quality of space on Bayswater are as follows: open green space, access to waterfront, green car parking and the correct balance between public and residential buildings. These aspects were the main influencing factors in determining which marina precedents were to be chosen for this presentation. Each project offers vast amounts of public open space for enhancing the community as well as developer solutions in terms of profit and optimizing occupation. Individuals become connected to the ocean by the way the public space has been considered. These common ideas must be attended to when designing a new sculptural but functional building for Bayswater Marina.

FLINDERS STREET STATION DESIGN COMPETITION | Zaha Hadid +Bvn Architecture Flinders Street Station integrates a diverse mix of uses which include both public and residential space. There is 80,000m2 of available space across the site for various uses, including new functions in the Administration Building and the new development in the center and at the western end of the site. The primary uses are associated rail functions, retail, commercial and hotel. This is supported by approximately 33,000m2 of new public space that can be fully accessed by travelling citizens. This is a seamless example of future proof design which answers for all upcoming adaptations in function as well as being visually aesthetic.

MARINA BARRAGE | Team 3 Pte Ltd The Marine Barrage was developed in 2008 in Singapore, built for the Government as water needs increased; the Reservoir itself is an architectural marvel. The structure adopts a green roof, ornamented with the natural beauties of a grass lawn atop a sloped, angular frame. Within its powerful, firm circular design, their Marina comprises technology with future proof energy, using solar panels to emulate grass. Designed to alleviate flooding in lower regions, the Marina acts as a beautiful complement to the nature nearby, yet opens an urban, culturally diverse function as technology collides with a commanding view of the Singapore capital. These thoughtful alternatives to invasive architecture really show a commitment to reducing our impact on the world as we know it.

MARINA BAY SANDS RESORT | Safdie Architects The hotel, which has 2,560 rooms costing from £350 a night, with its indoor canal, opulent art, casino, outdoor plaza, convention center, theatre, crystal pavilion and public museum shaped like a lotus flower, the Marina Bay Sands has taken its crown as the most expensive resort in the world.

The infinity pool on the roof is in the ‘SkyPark’ which spans the three towers of the hotel and gives the effect that the water extends to the horizon. The platform itself is longer than the Eiffel tower laid down and provides an urban sanctuary 55 floors above the city. There is public space at street level however the resort itself is private so not just anyone can access the sky deck. The sky deck offers open green space and access to water for those who are willing to pay the price.

YAS MARINA HOTEL | Asymptote Architecture The Yas Hotel is a 500-room, 85,000-square-meter complex, and is one of the main architectural features of the ambitious 36-billion-dollar Yas Marina development in Abu Dhabi. Architectural and engineering significance is the main feature of the project’s design being a 217-meter expanse of sweeping, curvilinear forms constructed of steel and pivoting diamond-shaped glass panels and steel covering known as the Grid Shell: it features an LED lighting system incorporating video feeds that are transmitted over the 5,389 pivoting diamond-shaped color changing LED panes. The atmospheric Grid-Shell visually connects and fuses the entire complex together while producing optical effects and spectral reflections that play against the surrounding sky, sea and desert landscape.

ABU DAHBI MARINA HOTEL | KA3 design group The hotel is generally divided into three buildings, the first is the residential hotel that faces the city, and the second is the marina hotel that has artificial beach front, and the third is the berth-age and marina club located in the inner core of the site. The arch that connects the two hotels together holds the highest level Presidential Suite and below is the deck that connects the buildings to the observation tower. In front of the artificial beach is the glass floating suites, the first floating hotel suite in the world. These floating suites can also be joined together in various sized units, to customize to the needs of the user. The design integrates all the five main research principles and optimizes luxury living with beautiful open spaces and thorough access to the ocean.

MARINA BEACH TOWERS | Oppenheim Architecture + Design Emerging from the sandy grounds of Dubai emerges a pair of fluid vertical structures form the mixed-use Marina + Beach Towers. Not visible at the first sight, the units are based on a standard module, whose skilful placement within the towers develops a woven tapestry on the faรงade and provides striking views and natural light, while simultaneously providing necessary protection from the intense Arabic sun. Contrary to the master plan of the area, the aim was to maintain continuity across the site, which would be encouraged and controlled by topography. Therefore, the surface acts as a fluid consequence of the distinct characteristics, private and public. Following the emerging trend, the building is wrapped in botanical bliss, blooming in ambient light. The building is united with the landscape, represents its vertical continuation and eruptive statement.

BEIRUT TERRACES | JDS Architects The Marina, Hotel, Condominium, Villa’s and Park Resort project one unifying logic that can stand out as a clear iconic and unifying scheme for a prominent site in Beirut. While each element stands unique in its characteristics and parameters, we combine them in a bold and logical language. The hotel requires beachfront views and easy access to the waterfront terraces. The villas require a more serene and peaceful view of the sea hidden away from the road and far enough away from the hotel not to experience any noise. The condominiums need are placed away from the villas and treated in such a way that they become an autonomous entity. Each of these factors are separated by landscape; a large cliff divides the villas from the condominiums, a quiet park separates the hotel from the condos.

CONCEPT PERSPECTIVE | Bayswater Site The concept perspective shows Zaha Hadid’s train station placed on Bayswater Marina with the doubled 30m margin strip. This is just to give some perspective on how much space the public are still left with. The overall design will integrate large amounts of public space with a residential building or hotel at one side. The project will effortlessly rise out of the landscape and not try to dominate or overtake it. The building will change depending on the atmosphere of its surrounding environment and provide a sanctuary for those who are lucky enough to transition through the site. The fundamental five aspects which determine the quality of a space will all be carefully considered and critically solved in order to answer for both the community and the site developer.