Explorations (Landscape Studio 1) ABPL20038 The Potter Cafe Open Space Design Qihong Liu 752642
Assignment 1: Flatland? – Making Plans
Swanston Stre
et
Gate 2 Cafe
Physics B u i l d i n g
Physics Buil ding
Constrains--Ohysics Building: The most important affected factor is the physics building which is at the back and underground of the site. It causes the rise and unflat of the site. It is a constrain since there is hard to settle with tables and chairs, people are not likely to stay in a slope for a long time.
Opportunities-Microclimate and plants: Those two  elm trees can be kept to provide natural shadow. In
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Opportunities-Potter Cafe: It is a strong like with the site, Â?
since these two space has similar theme and functions. They can be considered as a whole space for student to relas. In order to increase the using of this site, strong Â? connectivity with Potter Cafe is an oppotunity. Â?
Opportunities -- Swanston: The site is facing the major Â? street of the city, which has large visitors flow rate. So Â?
Â? the view from Swanston street is essential. The site Â? Â? Â?
Â? can include function of advertising and aesthetics to Â? represents university of Melbourne. Â
Constrains-- facilities: The current facilities involve tables, chairs and shelter, which is not includes various functions. Â? Â? To build a fun space for students and other users is more Â?
important.
Scale 1: 500 @ A3
However, the map of 1:500 of the site is done poorly in Assignment one. The following page is the improvement of this map. Qihong Liu 752642
Constrains--Ohysics Building: The most important affected factor is the physics building which is at the back and underground of the site. It causes the rise and unflat of the site. It is a constrain since there is hard to settle with tables and chairs, people are not likely to stay in a slope for a long time.
Physics Building
Physics Building
Laby Theatre
Gate 2 Physics Building
Old Pathology Museum of Art
S w a n s t o n S t r e e t
Opportunities-- Microclimate and plants: Those two elm trees can be kept to provide natural shadow. In order to improve the visual appearance, the design of flowers selection and shape are also important. To utilise limitation, flowers can be planted in the slope, also a way to provide a enjoyable front view. Opportunities-- Potter Cafe: It is a strong like with the site, since these two space has similar theme and functions. They can be considered as a whole space for student to relas. In order to increase the using of this site, strong connectivity with Potter Cafe is an oppotunity. Opportunities -- Swanston: The site is facing the major street of the city, which has large visitors flow rate. So the view from Swanston street is essential. The site can include function of advertising and aesthetics to represents university of Melbourne. Constrains-- facilities: The current facilities involve tables, chairs and shelter, which is not includes various functions. To build a fun space for students and other users is more important.
Noice source Wind direction Main circulation Tree Green space Tram track
Gate 3
Assignment 2: Site or Machine? – Conceptual Models
When these bottles were put together, the difference of these bottles' heights and shapes create a richness of hierarchy and reminded me of urban environment.
Digital Models
breaking
propotion
melting
stretching
Original Bottle
Physical Models The original plan was to cut the glass bottle rigidly with certain methods, but the glass material is too thick and solid to cut. Therefore, the conceptical model of glass bottle can only be a breaking type.
Since the glass bottle can not be cut, I decided to also try to manipulate plastic bottle to discover more interersting shapes.
Assignment 3: Design Development
Inspiration
This prototype had a play with the change of proportion and disassemble.
The two elm trees on the site is the icon feature of the site, so my inspiraton is directly drawn from their elements.
Precedents
The Crop Circle is famous for the idea of projecting a certain image on the ground at a large scale. This is just amazing when people look at it from a long distance and heirht. The seecond image is the precedents from Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Berlin. The maze-like layout make people more curious to explore that space.
Metabolie Path-Depicts the shape leaf. Water trench-Depicts the shape of leaf. Seats & backrest-Depicts the shape the leaf. Tables-Chloroplast.
1:100 @A3 This open area is lefft out on purpose to let people have more choice of how to use the site.
This project not only looks like a leaf in shape, but also simulates the actrul metabolism of plants' life system. The circulation of customers in the site represents the circulation of nutrition in a tree system. When people are sitting along the benches , those benches are acting like the leaf veins that distribute "nutritions" to the whole "leaf". When people are having food on those tables, those tables become "Chloroplasts" that let the "nutritions" ready for their next task. This place can only be "alive" when it interacts with people, and those who are using thtis site will also be reminded that we are a part of nature.
Section with Basement 1:100 @A3 diagonal
Section with Basement 1:50 @A3 facing West
Section with Basement 1:50 @A3 facing South
Eye high perspective
View from the bridge.
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