Dockland's Market District Proposal by Peter Ghionis

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About My name is Peter Ghionis, Im a Building Design graduate and third-year Architecture student. From a young age I always loved to draw. As my skills developed I generated my own design language and ideology pushed by the geometry of nature, sustainability, colour and materiality. I believe that a great design engages all the senses and should be driven by a narrative that can justify itself without the need of text.

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@ Swinburne University, Graduated 2018. @ Swinburne University, Feb 19 - Present.

Architectural Draftsperson & 3D Modeler

@ EK Architecture, Jan 19 - Jul 19.

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@ KUD Architects, Jan 20 - Present

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Intro This journal will cover fundamental Form Finding exersizes and the way in which they can be implemented to form a design for a waterfront development in the heart of Melbourneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Docklands. The design will be conceptualised through various mediums and will be communicated both physically and digitally.

Contents Part A // Form Finding to Form Making • • • •

A1 Form Finding/Form Making Micro System A2 Iterations & Possible Variations A3 Ideation & Speculative Design A4 Reflection

Part B // Waterfront Development • • • •

B1 Victoria Harbour, Past, Present & Future B2 Precedent Studies B3 Reflection & Design Proposal B4 Design Proposal, Keywords & Themes

Part C // Concept Design • • •

C1 Project Proposal C2DevelopmentofPhysicalLanguage&Gesture C3 Detailed Design

Part D // Final Design Conclusion

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MacroScale SystemDesign Part A covers the construction, refinement & application of a form finding system used to generate complex membrane forms. The form finding process aids in the justification and narrative of design whilst also aiding in the process itself.

Membrane Form Finding Membrane structures are generally comprised of a thin, flexible surface that carry their load primarily through tensile forces. Figure 01 shows the development of a membrane form finding machine to produce a matrix of membrane form variations.

Form Finding/Form Making Micro System

Materials Laser cut plywood for matrix frame.

Velcro was lined inside the interior of the box for easy adhesion to membrane corner points and allowed for quick and easy changes.

Nylon fabric used as membrane. Fabric was flexible and adhered to the velcro effectively. Figure 01 // Membrane Form Finding Machine

Anchor Point Definition By changing the number of corner points in the membrane, an anchor point system could be defined. The variation matrix shows the forms that could be found by adding, subtracting and moving anchor points around the four sides of the box.

Iterations & Possible Variations

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Although the form finding machine worked well in its ability to anchor points of the fabric through the adhesion of the velcro, it was limited in its form creation. The introducion of compressive members onto the fabric allowed for far more variation. Holes were cut to reduce the tensile forces of the fabric whilst also aiding in further form ideation. The strength of adhesion between the velcro and tension of fabric posed a problem during various form making attempts as the fabric would wear and the tension would increase. In further iterations, the anchor points of the fabric will need addressing along with the means in which the points are analyzed. A2

Iterations & Possible Variations

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Digital Development To convert physical to digital, a base form was determined. With this base form tension was applied through digital programming and anchor points were defined.

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With this information, forms were able to be generated efficiently using the phyisical form box as a reference. The following diagrams show this process, and the potential forms and programs they can generate.

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Further Ideation Once this process was established, generated forms and programs were produced showing potential canopies, facades and seating.

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Facade Treatment Environmental considerations have been implemented into the facade to maximise solar gain through winter and summer whilst also providing a walkway for the user to interact and maintain views of the harbour.

Iteration & Speculative Design

Reflection Membrane

Form Finding The creation and implementation of a form finding machine drastically improves and aids the design process and definition. The quick generation of forms aided in the development of new ideas, opportunities and constraints. The membrane form finder was successful in the rapid creation of forms but lacked accuracy when defining them in the digital space. This can be fixed in future ideations of the box by adding a grid on the outer surface of each side. By doing this, a more accurate point definition can be aquired and the translation from physical to digital becomes far more efficient. Translating these forms architecturally became a matter of scale. By scaling the form up or down, different variations could be achieved architecturally. Applying the membrane method to a waterfront development will be a key feature in defining the language of the design, by combining the nautical theme of a waterfront with the tensile forces used in the membrane generator, a stronger relationship and design definition can be achieved. A4

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part WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT

Consisting of apartments, marinas and mult-national and local businesses Victoria Harbour is the community hub, home to the Library at the Dock, Buluk Park, and the Community Garden. The site is located at the end of North Warf Road of Victoria Harbours Pier, Currently home to The Wooden Boat Centre and a closed off heritage listed control tower. The pier's industrial focus feels quite baron with little to no public occupant interaction. B1

Victoria Harbour, Past, Present & Future

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Situated in the heart of Melbournes Dockland's is Victoria Harbour. Victoria Harbour is in walking distance to Southern Cross train station and a short tram ride to the CBD.

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Location 2-4 North Wharf Rd. Docklands Melbourne, VIC 3008 Partners in Charge Lendlease Development Pty Limited Approx. Site Area 24500m²

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Victoria Harbour Docklands Precinct Information

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Site Details Upon closer inspection of the piers major components, the boat shed is made up of a typical steel portal frame construction with the adjoining control tower constructed with predominantly concrete and steel. The sheds columns and rafters span a generous 9 metres, which will allow for potential programmatic break ups. Control Tower Views

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Ethnographic & Heritage Significance With a split of male and female, the docklands major key in ethnographic scale is in its working age group with the majority of its occupants being couples. Consideration for the precincts occupants will be addressed as they will be the major factor of interaction with the site and design.

Victoria Harbour, Past, Present & Future

The heritage significance diagram shows the current heritage structures located on the subject site. Although the boatshed is not considered a heritage listed structure, it holds great significance to its occupants and maintains what little relationship there is left between harbour and dock in the current precinct.

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Site Access The site access map currently indicates the main access being with a car. Although not shown, there is pedestrian access to the site but with no clear footpath or track. A clear mode of pedestrian access will be a major key of consideration when designing.

Victoria Harbour, Past, Present & Future

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Victoria Harbour, Past, Present & Future

Environmental Analysis As the site is situated at the end of a pier. It has northern, eastern and southern unobstructed views of the rest of docklands and the city skyline. The Bolte bridge offers some obstruction to ocean views but this can be seen as an architectural opportunity. This in turn allows for The boat shed and tower to receive significant solar gain throughout all seasons of the year. The wind rose shows during summer, winds will be coming from the south where during winter predominantly north. As the shed spans the majority of the site solar gain to the southern side is limited. This will be another key factor in the design process to maximise solar gain throughout the whole extents of the site.

Bassin 7 Aarhus Waterfront Precedent Study • • • • • • • • •

Architects BIG Location Store Torv 3, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark Partners in Charge Bjarke Ingels, Finn Nørkjær, Andreas Klok Pedersen Project Leader Søren Martinussen Team Agne Rapkeviciute, Alberte Danvig, Ariel Norback Wallner, Jesefa Templo, Katerina Joannides, Nicolas Millot, Raphael Ciriani, Ryohei Koike, Spencer Hayden, Teodor Javanaud Emdén, Tore Banke Client Aarhus Kommune, Anpartsselskabet Kilden & Mortensen Collaborators GEHL Architects, Anpartsselskabet Kilden & Mortensen, CASA, MOE Area 100000.0 sqm Project Year 2017

Situated in Aarhus harbour, Denmark’s second largest city, is the proposed master plan development of Bassin 7. Designed by BIG Architects, Bassin 7 was created to “breathe life into the harbour front” by focusing and combining private residence and public programs, connecting city to the water and converting what was once a predominant industrial harbour into a mixed-use waterfront neighborhood. The proposed neighbourhood will be comprised of 7 low to high-rise residential structures with their own private courtyard space, accompanying them, a waterfront promenade consisting of multiple recreational activities including cafes, restaurants, theatre and bath house with cycle and pedestrian paths connecting Aarhus’ community to its city center, harbor and Nikoline Kochs Plads town square. B2

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“Bassin 7 - Aarhus Waterfront Development Proposal”

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Environmental Study Situated in the northern hemisphere, BIG have oriented the neighbourhood to achieve maximum solar gains throughout summer and winter. Building forms have been angled and cut to allow for maximum solar gain throughout its entirety. B2

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Building Heirachy By varying the building heights from low to high rise, the neighborhood achieves a non linear skyline whilst also creating its own micro climate, encapsulating the macro space.

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Program & Spatial Relationship By starting with the public space, BIG were able to achieve a far greater engagement with the harbour. The predominantly linear hybrid configuration assisted in creating a program that suits the engagement of the public with the amenities of the neighborhood. The commercial strip acts as a transitional buffer between private and public whilst the baths offer further engagement with the harbours edge. This is also further assisted by extending the public access-ways over the harbours edge.

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The bathhouse was taken and imagined on the subject site to show the significant programmatic change that can occur when the relationship between land and water is considered in a waterfront development.

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Reflection Although the current development in the Docklands has been seen as unsuccessful, with minimal connection to the history of the harbour. The precedent and site analysis gives an indication that the subject site offers significant opportunity to re-create the relationship between water and land whilst also preserving the rich heritage it has to offer.

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Design Proposal Key Words & Themes The four themes found were a result of the analysis undertaken at the subject site, along with comparing precedent imagery and design philosophies.

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