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LIBRARY TOUR GREG BURGESS’ ELTHAM LIBRARY
THE PM’S READING ROOM_RMIT STUDIO_SEMESTER 1 2013_EMMA WILSON_LEVEL 9_S3051432
1:100 SCALE MODEL H.H RICHARDSON’S WOBURN PUBLIC LIBRARY
WEEK 1 TASK 1: MODEL
POLITIC AT TIME :
a new american ideal everyone has access to books, literacy.
H.H RICHARDSONA UNIQUE AMERICAN RESPONSE Shingle style, eclectic, less strict use of precedent, sympathy to the american landscape
TYPOLOGY
RICHARDSON’S LIBRARIES TAKE ON THE CHURCH TYPOLOGY
TRINITY CHURCH, 1877
WOBURN LIBRARY, 1877
TYPOLOGY
TRINITY CHURCH, 1877
WOBURN LIBRARY, 1877
ECLECTIC MIX OF FORMAL ELEMENTS THROWN TOGETHER
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GALLERY READING ROOM ENTRY
MODEL PROCESS
WEEK 1 TASK 1: MODEL
LIBRARY TOUR
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ELTHAM =
Eltham had a population of 18,162 in 2011. â&#x20AC;&#x153;green wedge areaâ&#x20AC;? relatively undeveloped 20km north east of Melbourne Eltham Post Office opened on 1 February 1854 Eltham has been a popular location for artists since the early 1900s Eltham is famous for the Montsalvat artist community, which built a rustic Aside from the Montsalvat artist community, Eltham has also been home to artists such as Walter Withers[8] and Neil Douglas,[8] as well as to writers such as Alan Marshall[9] and Mervyn Skipper. set of medievalstyle buildings in the 1930s. Eltham has a local train station, Eltham Station, located on the Hurstbridge Line.
ELTHAM ARTIST COMMUNITY BUSH SETTING GREEN WEDGE LOCAL SPORTING CLUBS GREENIES
GREG BURGESS=
He graduated from the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne in 1970. He has led a practice called the Gregory Burgess Architects for 32 years. He played Aussie Rules football for Hawthorn in 1965-66.
works Eltham Library Melbourne Theological College Brambuk Aboriginal Cultural Centre Box Hill Community Arts Centre Uluru-Kata Tjuta Aboriginal Cultural Centre Horsham Church of Michael St John, Woolamai Surf Club Twelve Apostles Visitor Centre Sidney Myer Music Bowl Refurbishment
CONTEXT Pavilion typology, surrounded s by sporting fields, vegetation, el eltham metro train station, a shared car park with wi other civic
FLOOR PLAN Sprawling plan, radial stucture dictates dict stack layout plan steps around existing trees recent move to more mor IT points, less stacks recent renovation by greg burgess
“The Eltham Library is an innovative building in a historic precinct, comprising of a library, gallery, cafe and multipurpose areas. Since the 1930s Eltham has developed a vibrant artistic and cultural community, with a strong environmental focus. The design of the building pays homage to and celebrates this spirit with its extensive use of natural materials, low energy consumption and its sympathetic response to people and the environment. The library has recently been placed under a Heritage Overlay by local Council, in recognition of its outstanding value to the local community. The Eltham Library is known architecturally as one as the best in the state and an icon for Nillumbik Council. It receives visitors from around Australia and the world to view its innovative architectural style. The Shire recently commissioned Gregory Burgess Architects to improve the library’s future trends in service delivery. Part of the brief was to create a secure children’s activity area. It can also be used by parents to read stories with their children in the lovely outdoor setting.”
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THE ELTHAM LIBRARY TYPOLOGY= LARGE WRAP AROUND VERANDAH FIREPLACE EARTHY HOMELY MATERIALS
THE ELTHAM LIBRARY TYPOLOGY= CEREMONIAL ENTRY CEILING TREATMENT OF LIGHT (OVER EXISTING CENTRAL DESK)
<CAN BE COMPARED TO THE POLITIC OF BOB BROWN + HIPPIES
<EARTHLY MATERIALS RECYCLED TIMBER, MUD BRICK
ELTHAM
LIBRARY
= COMMUNITY + ENVIRONMENT
ELTHAM
LIBRARY
= COMMUNITY + ENVIRONMENT