DESIGN JOURNAL Studio 27 2021 Sem2 Mason Mo 980475
Content Studio Agenda 4-7 Site Analysis 8-25 Design Strategy 36-51 Concept Design 52-77 Design Development 78-171 Final Project 172-217 Conclusion & Reflection 218-219 Bibliography 220-221
The
studio is based on the real
Removal Project(LCR) to
remove
the
area
Level Crossing
Victoria. It
in
where
rail
line
with vehicle/pedestrian/cyclist paths. existing as
low
level traffic
crossing
presents
efficiency,
means
overlaps
Since
issues
safety
risk,
the such and
segregation created by the rail corridor for the two sides of the suburbs.
The 4
studio is titled
beyond the to
LCR,
reconnect
‘CONNECT’,
which suggests
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we need to use this opportunity
two
sides
of
the
suburb,
both
physically and culturally.
This with
is also an both
Integrated Design Studio(IDS)
tutors
and
discipline backgrounds. world
environment
architects,
students
It
where
environment
from
multi-
is situated in realarchitects,landscape
consultants,
engineers
are working toogether to carry out a project.
Studio Agenda
Studio Agenda Group Work Communication Tools Since
this studio will base mainly on group work,
we find the most efficient way for communication under the current lockdown situation.
Miro
board is the most useful tool to plot down
ideas with graphics.
It
is super useful at early
stage for brainstorming and mind mapping.
Because Zoom 6
Discord with
limits
meeting
time,
we
found
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a better platform for audio/video call,
better
screen
sharing
functions
and
places
for messaging/file sharing.
Most
of the file transfer still occurs in shared
Google Drive
or
WeTransfer. Since
it
can
be
more organized.
Other
than
group,
for
good is
this, the
atmosphere something
contribute to.
outside
entire for
really
our
studio
sharing
we
own
working
established
informations,
appreciated
and
glad
a
that to
Discord
Google Drive
Miro Board
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Site Analysis
Site Analysis
Site Analysis
Site Visit
Site Visit _ Carrum Station
Construction During
the
on
Site:
Occupation
Micro-Infrastructure Design: time noise and dust are highly impacting the surrounding user.
Consideration
on human scale provides the immediate interaction between user and the station.
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Impact
Also
on
Road Traffic
need to consider the of electric wires.
Height
Telescopic Crane
Limited
space for rotating(Crane), so boom crane is needed.
Nearby Building(Minimal Structure on Ground, building mass elevated up to ease GF)
On
site
Welding
Framed View
to the
Boiling Rig
Sea
Seating
behind Column(two birds one stone)
Indoor Waiting Room(TransparencyPassive Surveillance)
Mass Timber Seating(Quick Fabrication)
Designed Circular Seating
Nearby Pavilion(Community Space Activation)
Timber Cladding Under(Visual Comfort)
Utilised Space
under Rail(Shading provided)
Transparent Panel Above(Access Light)
to
Site Analysis
Site Analysis
Site Visit _ Carrum Station
Site Visit _ Carrum Station
Materiality & Construction:
Rhythm:
Tactility
Dark Red-brown
and
Efficiency
in construction is also important in infrastructure design.
elements gives identity to the station.
Simple Geometry
with subtle variation will create both visual interest and
fabrication efficiency
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Rustication _Column Interface
Fin
to
Ground
connected to steel rafter attached to concrete viaduct
Perforated Light Blue Panels(Coastal vibe)
Altered Geometry
of form
Gantry
Differentiated Paving
to define circulation and lingering zones
to fit
Gap
between
U-trough to absorb movements
Light Strip
follows the geometric characteristic of the soffit cladding.
Bolt Connection between ‘Noodles’. Quick and Flexible joint.
Fin
wrapped along viaducts
Follow
the form
Rough Finished Corrugated Wall
to conceal negative low height area under rail
Continuous Weaving Ropes Motif
Site Analysis Pragmatic Suburban Fabric: The Each
zoning of the
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suburbs are
Based
on the user group as well
of them varies in size and level of publicity
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Edithvale:
Chelsea
Along
traffics are going on here.
It’s
Issues
Reflects
the main road, there is a commercial zone
Suggests Each
a
Necessity
to cross road
of them varies in size and level of publicity
is more of a civic level suburb, it reflects on the main road which is wider, and hence busy
here is to ease the traffic, and provide more access across the road, so that civic activities and be
more connected to the resident
Quite
And
different from the previous two, more nature reserve and recreation oriented in more organic grid
minimal commercial developments
Means
less necessity to cross the road, but more emphasis on view to the coastline
Site Analysis Pragmatic Existing Transportation: In
the analysis we evaluate different modes of traveling.
the station.
In
Walking,
cycling and driving, which reflects how the station will be used.
The
density of traffic junctions also reflects the potential uses of
this process we also identify major level crossing that need to be dealt with.
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Edithvale:
Chelsea
Not
enough carpark area for commercial area
Ground
Not
enough access for pedestrian to cross the road
Bring
back some nature aspect to buffer the noise and dust
Since
there are so many traffic intersections to the highway, reduce the frequency for vehicles to stop and
w
wait.
Bonbeach traffic so busy that it’s not a pleasure experience to walk through
The
existing traffic is less busy. this is a middle suburb between two main traffic junctions
Site Analysis Pragmatic Building Height: In
this analysis,in order to get indication of the height data, an algorithm of
present is animation diagram.
Link
Isovist
is used to simulate visual range at certain points along the rail, in different heights.
And
the best way to
for the video: https://youtu.be/Xems9LZje8o
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Edithvale: This In
view rose is capture from
the video also view range in
Chelsea 1m
As
height
6m. As
building to the sea side is mostly single/double stories, suggests
an opportunity to raise the railway to capture some coast view
Bonbeach
mentioned before, the ground traffic in
Lifting
Chelsea
is busy,
up the railway would ease the traffic, also provides urban landscaping opportunities under the rail.
Less
need for street crossing, and the road it’s so close to the surrounding residents, run the train below
ground level would better keep that natural taste of the suburb.
6m
create major issue of overlooking
Site Analysis Pragmatic Street Interface: In
this section, we use an online tool called
[Street Mix]
to diagrammatically replicate the existing traffic conditions, based on map data and photography.
We
found this style of representation works
well both in terms of legibility to non-architect people and participatory aspects.
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Drawings
on this spread are provided by
Yuqian
Site Analysis Pragmatic Environmental: In
this section, we uses ladybug for grasshopper and epw files for wind and solar analysis, which provides data for environmental design such as energy harvesting and orientation, wind barrier.
Also
we
notices the abundance of local flora and fauna in these suburbs, which we want to protect and draw design inspiration from.
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Drawings
on this spread are provided by
Yuqian
Site Analysis Poetic Heritage The
and
Population Group:
investigation to the user group will guide design decisions in terms of aesthetic and oriented affiliated programs for specific user groups to make the new infrastructure more inclusive.
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Drawings
on this spread are provided by
Harlan
Precedent Study Stations
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Southern Cross Station Rail
is a
under scenario, which separated the
Redevelopment project constructed between 2002 and 2006, what was CBD with Docklands Developments to the West, The project is Sited Fit itself according to the urban grid, and major
already there was the former at the street
West Edge of interfaces.
Spencer Street Station,
photo here
the hoddle grid, it aimed to reconnect city and dockland
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the most iconic part, the undulating roof. Mies Van der Rohe has put forward the tectonic concept of the Universal Space, which is ‘an unobstructed clear volume enclosed by case, is creating both uninterrupted view and uninterrupted circulation beneath the roof. Most of the navigations are happening on the tion can be seen, works in both legibility and passive surveillance. Different zones are organized through level differences.
years ago
meaning of that in this
framed glass skin’. upper floor, where the entire sta-
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Why From
adopting this wavy form?
Arrange
an environmental point of view, theoretically it provides passive ventilation, pressure differences causes the smoke to be sucked up to escape
Also
structurally speaking, it can be understood as a series of
Domes/Vaults,
achieve larger span than a flat roof.
under the roof is going with the same idea of a
Universal
space.
Yellow Pods
lifted up supported by circulation.
Legs,
those are administrative areas, this frees up the space below for cafe, retail,
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The From
space organization is straightforward, entrance from the edge, leading to upper floor, then going down to different platforms.
my personal experience using the station, it really takes a lot of detour if
mostly for commercial developments that respond to the streetscape on
Spencer
st
I
Collins
go to the wrong platform. st and
Bourke
Congestion occurs in using escalators during peak hours. The ground st. ……..Also two concourses facing the intersection of Spencer st to Collins
Here Assume
level remains and
Bourke
st.
Keep
is an attempt to model the roof and guess the design process.
started with a grid, major undulation, edge condition and addressing angle between railway grid and city grid.
topology clean, assume that will help a lot later in putting into optimization for structural framing, paneling, and standardized fabrication and assembly.
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They
used air inflated
ETFE
pillow as both skylight, and soft material to accommodate short term railway movements, and long term expansion/contraction
The
part that really caught my attention is their goal to build the station while the train operation is not suspended.
I’ll talk Attention
through the way they deal with time and site constraints in a bit. goes to
Detailing in Maximize
design
Prefer
To
Minimize
impact on the commuters.
achieve the goal of quick construction
steel framing, with bolt connection, which can achieve immediate strength
the use of prefabricated, pre assembled, pre finished components.
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Initial But
construction happened at night, when they erect the columns and put the spine trusses on.
once they finish the roof frame, it acted as a deck for working in daytime while the station is operating.
Crawler
crane to be more flexible in moving to different positions.
Is
this massive roof really necessary?
As
an universal space, the arrangement of objects beneath is not as flexible as it should be, why not just like flinders/Richmond pavilions.
,
clusters of strips of
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Urban Strategy
Urban Strategy Brainstorming
The
discussion starts with everyone expressing their
interests a to
strengths.
and
background,
computation integrate
Yuki
has
Harlan
those
some
skills
knowledge
we
tried
into and
I
and
skills
from
map is good in terms of putting together ideas
and draw connections between them.
As
way
‘A Thousand Plateaus’
project.
And
our brain works like rhizome as a network.
on
and
draw the lines connecting ideas we can find common
find
urban
environmental design before.
by
Deleuze
suggested in
a
to
this
come
Mind
and
Guattari, When
we
places where the direction is most interested in for the team to move forward.
We
all agreed on applying techniques on extracting
local
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natural
environment
and
then
form/system
do
finding base on the learnt pattern.
From
a
an initial idea, we want to dissolve the station
into a smaller scale, a human scale.
It
opportunities for curated experience.
station of
this
stage,
considering
of
view,
we
a
to
acknowledge
there
presence
in
this
larger/urban
narrative to
be
we
tried
emerged
to
from
form
Optimization
path,
in
site,
the
morphological/morphogenesis
is
to
allow
as
process.
structural
and
scale, we also thought about nearby areas that we
patterning.
And
want to integrate as part of our design to activate
of
framed
the infrastructure and establish connections between
altogether constitutes the whole station.
community and natural environment,
initially
area
better fits
The
at
point
and get design inspirations from.
the population size of the suburb and provides more
However
telling
want to communicate to the traditional owners group, trying
As
story
moments
a
the
result
Based
on
cultural
the space created will be a series by
contiguous
pavilions,
which
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Urban Strategy Location Range Selection This
is an extension of the previous site study to dig out informations in more detail.
project.
Based
on the standard, the station platform will be
160m
The
decision on the location is mostly driven by what nearby areas/existing programs we want to integrate in our
minimal in length, therefore the station location is not a point but a range.
The
struggle here is that out of multiple
factors, make
decision
since
every
will
be
option
difficult
will
have
to its
merit and drawbacks.
Two
methods to help the selection process:
>Narratives
first:
be
absolute
and
certain in our narrative of curating using experience and expanding station functions, and evaluate which option best provides a
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ground for executing this idea.
>Establish all
the
criteria and rubric: translating
factors
into
quantitative
system
for marking, and use the number to filter the optimal candidates.
However, we
when we are doing these analysis
neither
have
the
mind
to
sharpen
the
narrative, nor the time for establishing a finalised rubric.
So
the entire selection
was too general and less effective.
Drawings
on this spread are provided by
Yuqian
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Urban Strategy Location Range Selection Below
is the evaluation on each location range for more in more depth.
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Drawings
on this spread are provided by
Yuqian
Urban Strategy Rail Option Assessment
As
mentioned before,it is easier to evaluate options
through a rubric in a quantitative manner. are assessed in
Since
each
4
Options
categories listed on the right.
category
contains
different
sub-lists,
visually it is clearer to present as a comparison.
Also,
to iterate that the design is not a linear
process,
we
did
not
select
one
location
from
the
previous analysis and then test with that candidate
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with
rail
potential
only.
options locations
with
3
Instead rail
we
tested
options,
in
suggest
that
3
case
there are missing opportunities.
However,
feedback
from
the
panel
the
optimal one in each category is not obvious, what eventually guides the decision is less objective as shown
in
the
thoroughness
but subjective to our
of
’bias’,
engineering
matrix,
therefore curate the
analysis with design narratives is also necessary.
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Rail
over is the least obstructive amongst the other, it allows the diversion of pedestrian/cyclists/drivers, so that each type of user could be less interrupted. People can be diverted to cross the roads using the elevated platforms, so that the highway can be less interrupted. Both rail under and road under presents restriction on concentrated traffics, since not much can be done above the trench(if the trench is shallow), the circulation is the same as previous level crossing, which is less efficient.
Although Both rail
the elevated rail will expose the train noises, that can still be minimized by some design treatments to the side cladding under and road under creates negative, oppressive spaces under ground, where light is not accessible and there are risk of rainwater accumulation in the pit, usually height limits applied for trucks as well. And it’s exponentially more expensive to excavate deeper.
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In
terms of Construction and operation, the brown shades shows potential occupation during construction. Both rail under and road under have major drawbacks in either Cost or negative impact on surrounding users. There will be grumpy retailers if their storefronts are right blocked by construction fences, especially when the project outcome is not going to elevate their profit that much So rail over affects the least to the site and requires least occupation time if there is a slew.
Here we looked into the opportunities for integration of other functions rail over, on ground level, it creates shaded area for carpark bike-park or bike lane Rail over Also provides opportunities for planting on ground, Rainwater can be harvested through viaducts, and distributed to rain garden beds. This contributes to the long term, sustainability of the development. Also being a local highest point, views towards the sea would be nice For
Urban Strategy Preliminary Thoughts Collage
is a good way to quickly put together ideas and also come across
new ideas.
In
The
the first collage we find the disconnection between the built
environment and the natural environment during the historical development.
That
image below shows a journey of a rail over option.
The
experience from station to
sky-bridge, which crosses the major traffic and leads to the beach.
is something we need to reconnect through this project.
The
moments along
the journey and the transitions between each zone is something we plan to design in more depth.
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In
the collage above, different people might have
different interpretations.
This
explores an underground
version where the flow of water and sand leads the view and the design of the path.
Transparency
and
geometric simplicity might be what we are looking for to best curate an experience of appreciating the nature.
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Concept Design
Concept Design Gathering Ideas To
< The
underground space can be utilised as
pathways to the beach, avoiding pedestrianvehicle level crossing.
articulate attributes to the local and
traditional cultures, we are thinking about
With
that option comes
opportunity for retail along the tunnel.
breaking up the giant massing into series of pavilions, so that each of them can have their own identities.
After
the discretization, we intend to
< With
the rail over sketch, an elevated
extension of the waiting platform can provide a lookout to the ocean and view to
explore on the theme of repetition and differentiation.
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As
it’s a long rail corridor
we are dealing with, we can add different
CBD
skyline to the
North. It
Melbourne
also forms a
monumental road sign for the suburb.
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attributes to each repetitive element in a subtle way, so that the experience of using can be more various and activated/engaging,
A
transportation hub shouldn’t be static,
apart from train dynamics, in a human scale
<Initially
station carpark area into a park, to provide a buffer zone between heavy traffics and places for people to relax and picnic.
This
could also
re-establish connection to nature, base on the
we want the repetitive elements to act as a fact that base for interaction
we thought about changing the current
Chelsea
is a civic hub with minimal
urban greenery.
However,
the program of park is not responding
to the existing programs along the commercial street.
Suggestion
leave this idea.
is to either do retail or
Concept Design Discussion In
on the use of
Computational Tools
< This
is a proposal by
UNStudio
for
Guangzhou CBD. It
creates elevated
path for pedestrian, vertically separated with vehicle traffic. one class we had a discussion on the
application of computational tools in reallife architectural projects.
some become sunken plaza and some become landscape. pedestrians.
It
In
the middle
provides more options for
In
order to have a more informed design, we
decided to use road intersections as a guide for path generation. scratch.
It
I
write the script from
connects major road intersections
for vehicles and create crossing paths in
We
the middle. had previous experience in different
fields of parametric/generative design.
Our
The
result of organic patterns
of the network is kind of accidental.
A
decision for now is to have pedestrian interest is in behavioural logic through simulated agents. to form.
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In
However
circulation underground, so that three layers
that leads mostly
the case of station design,
the area of optimization might suit better.
There
can be structural analysis through
Karamba
However,
this solution is generating more
issues than the ones it solves.
which plugged to genetic algorithms
for optimisation, or topology optimisation to reduce unnecessary materials.
of circulation will not interrupt each other.
Besides
structural optimisation, circulation can also
Chelsea
Given
that
dose not have the population of
Guangzhou,
the massive excavation will create
a lot of unoccupied spaces.
There
are not
enough request for underground retail in be optimize through finding the shortest walk among multiple possible paths.
Another
Chelsea.
Some application that is related to our
approach of
‘repetition
and
Difference’
alternatives for this is apply this
pattern to a smaller scale, or use this
is pattern as material difference for ground
generate basic modules with minor variations based on human/environmental dynamics as interference input.
paving.
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Concept Design Discussion As
on
Structure
our concept is about dissolving the
infrastructure into its suburban fabric, to integrate structure with spaces, we refer to
Sendai
the exoskeleton mega column design in
Mediatheque
by
Toyo Ito. It
also
creates
spatial transparency.
However,
fire rating needs to be considered
specifically in rail design.
Since
steel is
not enough, we are suggested to use composite
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members[concrete in steel], which was used in
Southern Cross Station
in
Melbourne
as
well, to provide both flexible form and fire safety.
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Concept Design Metabolist System: Grid Consider Ramp(turn
and
Pods
it into a landscape
element)
Set
up a grid, ephemeral, boxes,
diagonals to brace
>>>Dissolve structure.
Transparent
Kit
of
and
Regular
thinner
Parts(LEGO), Discrete.
little retail, big retail, kiosk, can evolve over time,
Metabolism. Longevity,
tactility.
Becoming
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dynamic,
scale>>smaller elements>>less
Intimidating
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Steel Viaduct Consider
the
Transition,
the end, experience
of crossing road
View
down the
Nepean:
tradition shops vs new
organisms(need hand sketches to show, more accessible, suggestive)
Concept Design Urban Inclusion Library As
one of the main civic part
in the suburb, the function of which can be extended to the station area, as a method of establishing cultural connection.
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‘The Beach House’ This
is how we call it, it’s
actually the life saving club at the end of the
Strand. It
forms a visual target that leads the attention towards the sea.
The
design is about visual
transparency, not overwhelming but curate the experience of enjoying the view.
Concept Design Level Crossing Removal Strategy Tunnel There
is a chance to remove the
level crossing between pedestrian and vehicle traffic as well through this project.
This
would provide more
efficiency and safety for both.
However
the critique is the drawback
with excavation and negative space created by this is too much.(Solving a problem by adding new problems.) 64
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Concept Design Improve
the
Circulation
Paper-cutting Through
playing with a sheet
of paper and cutting it in to strips, which creates continuous flow and multiple options for circulative paths.
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Concept Design Envision Collage & Hand Sketch Through
using these
old techniques we explore ideas, which is rather quick to visualise the imagined spaces.
And
new ideas
popped up in the 68
process of making,
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such as the potential for adding light strip along the rail corridor to make it more welcoming at night. can also accommodate movements and become interactive.
It
Concept Design
Concept Design
Development
Program
From
of the
Module
the stairwell
in
Module
//
archetype
As
regulations are
something we need to consider sooner or later, we use that as a starting point/guide to the design of the system. 70
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Hidden
hexagon was
found in this pattern.
However,
the ability
of this system in structural terms is a bit too optimistic.
Cranked
columns
are not good at transferring loads.
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Design Development
Design Development Skywalk After
along
Rail
elevated the rail, a level is created with certain height for a good
view to the coast.
There
path along the rail.
is an opportunity to create an elevated pedestrian
After
applying this idea to the context, it also solves
the problem of pedestrian crossing between islands(ground space under rail).
Feedback
from tutors suggest that connection across the roads are more important
the connection along the road.
Some
of the precedents we are referencing are:
Party Pier, Guangzhou Highline New York 80
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Design Development First Attempt Thick The
on
Orthogonal System
and thin elements are used to aggregate, they are
4x4
volumetric boundary is defined by the circulation path.
2x2
and
Most
members.
of time were
spent to set up the parametric system of aggregation and the modules, the attention on actual response to the context is lacking.
Previously
my role in
the group is computational execution, however now after losing one of the group members,
The
I
need to shift my focus to context and programmatic response.
necessity of the scaffold is also questioned, which is now an obstacle to
the design to be moving forward.
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disguise/independent systems/transmit noise/(Oscillate vibration)/Isolate/Standard
Scaffolding Material/thin
Viaduct System/precast
structural grid
9x9(3x3)(2x4.5) 12x12 (high rise building column grid determined by car park) waterproof/rust/degrade/galvanize & Paint, cathodic protection Section: SHS _Most versatile Mechanical services(>2.7m 300mm space for services) volume(High Ceiling, visual + cooling the space) Lift: glass clad, steel framed box, passive surveillance (if it needs to support other structure, better in concrete) Footing for Viaduct(piles 20-30m in ground) Light weight lattice(raft on ground) paving, GF, Movements, landscaping on ground(impact on structure) Soil moisture level,
Landscape
sand layer in
Chelsea
Sustainability
Material: Structural(Porous)/Steel(Recycled)/Concrete/Cladding/adopting existing asset/Stone(?) Excavation/Existing rocks on site?/brick?/Reuse? soil,/mycelium brick Respond to Climate Change: Bike lane/Mitigation vs Adaptation/Increasing Temperature--> Provide shelter(location),/ comfort, provide cooler space, shading, use of plants and water. Landscape narrative, rain wall, water sensitive urban design,/balancing; Infrastructure. use of passive lighting
Energy:/renewable
energy?/solar panels? canopy design(shelter+capture water+solar harvest)/collection of rain water
building integrated solar:/Roof tile: water coil, insulation() water/running through beams/cooling underground, soil
Waste/Updating
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concrete
steel/concrete reinforced?(needs cover)/hybrid/timber(heavy hardwood)/repeatable regular
the structure, members can be recycled and replaced
Design Development Circulation/Program Response 4x4
boxes(representing programs and their sizes) are rearranged to satisfied
both station and affiliated requirements.
However,
unresolved, the space appears to be uninhabitable. systems needs further consideration.
Programs
with the scaffolds
The
relationship between two
are not responding to the context,
which seems to be a major concern for this studio.
Funnel
shape columns was originally designed for water collection and shading.
However,
they don’t fit with the existing system, and it’s not the most
efficient solution for what they are supposed to achieve.
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After
revisiting the site analysis, new decision were made to connect to the wetland history in the north
part, meanwhile providing open area for civic gathering since it is in proximity to the town centre/library.
To
the south side, a marketing space is proposed to echo the street condition, where most retail and markets are situated.
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Design Development Circulation/Program Response 1. Concept Enrich
the experience of using the station by considering
different user circulating speeds and introducing a journey of rediscovering
2. Tectonic Using
Chelsea. kit of parts of varying scales?
a assembly of discrete parts to
Address
different
affiliated programs and activities, curate series of 96
moments.
(vary
3. Functional Experiencing
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density)
design and user experience
wetland natural history/Rediscover
Heritage(?)/Vertical Promenade
of eateries, cultural
activities and leisure.
Each
thing you draw should address these three points
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Design Development Circulation/Program Response Point
out things people need to pay attention to.
/Make
it
clear what to rediscover(moments in detail)
Why
selecting certain typology to add in the project
_
learning?
How
is scaffold related to the theme?
Visual
contrast between lightness and heaviness is good
Scaffold
can be used more sparsely, add variation
scaffolding to program/context
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there
(set
Transition
can be referred to without actually putting it up a framework without actually doing that)
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of the grid(between zones)(between two systems,
viaduct and column)
Scaffold
can be validated in engineering aspect: renewable
parts
Fits
dynamic nature(figure out what part is structural
cannot be removed, and which part can)
/
_
relate scaffold to
wetland(vertical wetland), programs, sand an dune,
a> roof structure and system
(expandable
roof, solar energy, cladding materiality,
etc.), b> watering and hydraulic system
(water
collection, distribution, storage, reuse,
etc.),
For
different grid size_ figure out the dimension of columns
beams and sticks.
/Will
c> construction occupation and optimisation
(construction
method and process to optimise
train line occupiable time during construction),
it compromise the aesthetic after
applying construction realness
_4x4
infilled with smaller lighter grid.
main structural grid,
d> lighting quality and accessibility for space under the roof and concourse decking, f> energy usage embodied energy)
(construction
energy, operational energy for the rail station and train,
Design Development Circulation/Program Response Since
this is a premium scale
station, it needs to be shut down at night and securely closed.
The
station rooms are
reorganized to simplify the entrances count and focus it to one main entrance.
By
clustering the station
rooms, space on the south is 110
made available for vehicle level crossing.
However,
issue with this
arrangement is too tight for rooms because it just meet the minimum requirements.
Also
administrative rooms can be separated from service rooms as two or three clusters.
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Design Development Change Due
in
Narrative _Wetland
to limitation of group size, the scope of focus is
narrowed down to wetland only.
Correspondingly,
the scaffold
does not match the narrative of nature at this stage, therefore solutions to move the scaffold to the background is listed on the right map.
Also
below is researches of bio materials and integration of
natural growth in infrastructure.
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Design Development Module System Development The
scaffold system is designed
in higher resolution.
Research
I
observed a renovating construction
site near my apartment to see the
into joints and spatial
scaffold connections in detail.
configurations.
temporary insertion of a tapered batten
This
investigate
and prone to vandalism.
the anchoring of the fabric and growth in more detail.
We
It
Something
is
need
to be improved when applied to a public infrastructure.
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The
human scale grid
(2x2x1.35m)
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is intimate
and even appears to be a residential scale.
However,
it
is too small for a civic scale infrastructure.
Accessibility
is
another concern.
For
station administration and equipment rooms, fully enclosed
spaces are needed.
They
are enclosed by plaster boards,
which are chamfered at the corners to leave space for visual articulation of the scaffold elements. columns and beams is made up of rigidity.
In
this module, the
Steel SHS
to give more
Design Development Tensile Facade Reference Since
tensile structure is good at large span and material
efficiency, it is recommended to have a less dense grid, in order to achieve the transparency that hanging membrane structure is supposed to.
It
can be used provide a cover for the platform area.
Need
to consider it as part of the scaffold structure(lateral
loads.)
ETFE
was raised up in discussion.
It
could be applied as
well based on its quality of light quality and ability to act
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as a structural buffer to accommodate movement.
However,
it
does not fit the scheme most since it needs to be constantly inflated.
King Fahad National Library Riyadh Representing
a new center in
by
Riyadh,
Gerber Architekten, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
the
King Fahad National Library Riyadh
the two main traffic axes of the capital of the
Kingdom
includes a façade made up of rhomboid textile awnings.
of
Saudi Arabia. A
These
links
King Fahad Road
and
Olaya Street,
building within a building, the library
are supported by a tensile-stressed cable structure that
allows light and views throughout the interior spaces.
(https://architizer.com/blog/inspiration/collections/tensile-facades/)
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Design Development
Define Goal
Define Tectonics
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Design Development Station Update The
rooms are now enlarged
and more generous in size.
4x4
breaks the
grid.
It
It
also
provides passive surveillance to the
North
garden for the staff
lunch room.
The PSO
is not quite working
since its view is currently blocked by the lift and the 120
ticket office.
The
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service rooms can still be
further apart the main entry to achieve a less cramped up spatial experience.
The
reason for chamfer/fillet
the corner can be as an formal decision to match the natural look of the rest of the scheme.
Distributing
workload for production(milestone checkpoint review session)
Design Development Further
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research on
Wetland History
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Design Development Reference
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To
further introduce the concept, we need to go to
200
years backwards, when
Chelsea
as part of the
Melbourne
sand belt, more specifically the
carrum carrum swamp, this area used to be a wetland, with rich natural resources and biodiversity.
Dune,and
native vegetation
After
development in the
1800s,
specifically after train line was introduced, east and west part is disconnected, water from the wetland was
drained, sand dunes were mined.
We
also lost connection with the deep ground.
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We
took inspiration from the living root bridge in
India. It’s
an extreme example of natural growth blending with a transportation device.
importantly, man made tensile formwork for plants to grow.
More
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From
ground up, transition from printed concrete forming a network in soil and water, where steel
infrastructure.
When
SHS
columns embedded in, sometimes as micro
it goes up, branching with aluminum scaffolds, where knitted fabric are hanging/anchoring from, those fabrics will be the
formwork for plant growth.
Moving
up it reaches a higher resolution and smaller grid, connected by plastic tubes/light tubes.
Modules
of different sizes are designed to address different activities.
There
are various type of experiences, human can be above wetland,
sheltered by wetland, or even in wetland.
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Reason
for adopting a scaffold system is about its affordance and reconfigurability, changing the anchor of those ruled surfaces will result in a different space and look.
Here
is a reference image of knitted formwork, it gives a natural tactility and soft look to the experience.
Spatial
configuration of multiple modules being put together, different level of density/
resolution.
Whole
scheme will be aiming for a mixture of natural growth and controlled
geometry, and we want to allow patterns to emerge through quantity.
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scripted the cpncept, apply that in the
Chelsea station context. What we did here is We Create Establish a orthogonal lattice grid, simulating growing paths.
a new context upon a context.
Feedbacks Reference
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Work in progress of This might be the
building up workflow for controlling the density of the growth. pattern for the printed concrete at the bottom of the scheme.
Design Development
Design Development
System Test
New Approach
This
The
is a test on blending
concept can be simplify into the
the organic printed concrete
first nation’s notion of
on ground and modular trellis
for
building up on top of it.
Country’. Question
However,
‘what
it is struggled to
model nature, and the modularity
Country’
and
‘Caring
‘Connection
to
begged regarding
does it mean to have a rail
corridor above a wetland?’
did not do us justice regarding
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the narrative of rediscovering
The
wetland/natural history of
‘Re-establish
Chelsea
reinstate wetland throughout the rail
swamp.
This
approach
approach for ground can be natural ground plane:
also leads to an dead end since
corridor.’
it still hasn’t register the
resolve architecture/infrastructure
fact that there are two rails
according to the pattern/rhythm of
above.
the new wetland.
And
therefore, we need
Followed
by the step of
to take one step back to the diagrammatic level, to clear the
Using
idea.
respond to a natural organic form
the architectural form to
can be hard and cheesy, therefore an alternative approach is to match the organisation/distribution of built elements according to the new ground condition.
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Design Development Workflow Development Diagram: These
two pages shows how the concept is translated into strategies and parametric workflows.
For
a better control on the
generation of columns, poles and deckings according to data.
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Design Development Plan/Iso The
implementation of the
strategy into architectural elements result in a separation between the wetland decking and the main station part.
So
the
next step is to overlay station functions on this new system.
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Design Development
The
Visualisation In
visual quality is
successful, but the safety and accessibility need more
this scheme the user
consideration.
experience is the priority.
Through
visualisation, we get
the first glimpse of the spatial quality.
It
also helps us to
The
stay focus on the wetland, and
overall rhythm, therefore some
using the wetland to its best value.
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treatment is required to match in terms of human the rhythm or disguise the
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viaduct is contrasting the
functionalities.
^ View < View
of wetland from decking above from the
Strand
^ Wetland Entry Street View >
clunkiness. 155
Design Development Viaduct Treatment We
were suggested by tutors to have
openings in the side/web of the viaduct to match the rhythm of the field of thin columns/poles, also an innovation in reducing concrete use in the viaduct.
However,
we have
the concern that adding detail to a smooth surface will make it more clunky. 156
So
we did some additional
research on different treatments to the viaduct.
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Design Development Viaduct Mirror Test The
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test of using mirror on the
The ‘petals’
or
‘lily
pads’
side result with an intention
everywhere is adventurous, however,
to reflect sky and make viaduct
it is convoluted and hard to
disappear presents major drawback
traverse(even for normal people,
of light pollution.
let alone disabled ones).
It
might cause
So
flat
disruption to drivers and birds when
platform/ramps are better in this
the reflection is too strong, and
situation to provide safe and easier
the artificial material does not
travel experience.
match the naturalness of the rest of
In
the scheme.
trapped in spending too much time
the development process
I
was
resolving computational scripts
Adding
mirror at the bottom of
rather than thinking through the
the viaduct was originally intended
design problem.
to amplify the experience of the
design of the decking become slavery
wetland by reflecting both the
for the randomly populated location
user and the land in one image.
of poles, which should be the other
However,
way around.
it might cause dizziness
and confusion.
Therefore
It
results in the
a reflection here is to
approach design by diagrammatic investigation first before diving too deep into the complexity and implementation.
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Design Development Deck Detail Research
We
looked into elements that can be
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create meaningful moments and perform certain functions.
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Design Development
Design Development
Material Research
ESD Research
For
The
the material of the poles,
thin poles cannot be for visual effects only, it is better
using steel may be excessive
if they can perform certain function in terms of environmental
since there are too many of them,
benefits.
which contradict the intention of
Research
sustainability.
energy and purifying air.
So
alternative
in algae farming shows a promising result in harvesting
materials such as carbon fibre and timber are considered.
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further investigate in the
material quality and dimension of carbon fibre, fortunately there is a precedent of carbon fibre pavilion located in
I
Docklands, Melbourne. So
went there and have a look.
The
quality of rigidity in structure
but capacity to subtly deflect and sway in wind matches our intention for the thin poles in the project.
The
spatial experience of a field
or a forest is good and achieved by simple distribution of the same element.
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Design Development ESD Implementation The
detail for the poles are discussed in three
parts(top/middle/bottom).
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Design Development ESD Implementation The We
use the same metaball algorithm
issue is that the algae pipes
haven’t been resolved into the
that was used to generate the
architecture.
wetland pattern to generate the
the space.
And
it convolutes
form for the algae pipes.
To However,
it seems to be adding
an
ESD
perspective, this
approach appears to fit in a
another system to the existing
high-end interior exhibition, not
field.
a project that the government might be willing to invest in.
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Design Development Platform Experience The
decision to use metal decking
was lightweight structure for thin steel poles to support and allowing light to penetrate through the perforations.
It
creates issues for high heels
trapping in or objects falling, also corrosion of metal in a long run. 168
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A
solution to take is using concrete
slab supported by concrete columns, which means isolating the primary structure from the thin/light system below.
Design Development A Summary The
of
W10
to
W12
final three week is sort of
‘starting
over’, the hesitancy in developing through iterating plans and sections results in
very limiting progress in overall development of the project. elements in
3D
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took a lot of detours in investigating different systems and
and scripting, but fail to simplify the problem into a diagrammatic way.
workflow can be misleading and exhausting. semester.
We
Personally
saying from one of my instructors was
The
complexity generated by a digital
to resist the tendency to go complex is a big challenge throughout the
‘Start
simple, complexity adds on’.
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Studio 27
is nothing alike to my previous projects and styles.
This
is a practical and context oriented studio led by tutors from well known architectural practice.
The
original intention to join this studio is to see how my knowledge of computational design, system thinking, kinetic architecture/infrastructure can be applied to a real world rail infrastructure project.
In
the first half of the semester, there were investigation in different systems(Hexagon
studio.
After
Module/Scaffold/Trellis
re-evaluating the context, the programmatic response of library/nature/market/playground/local culture appears to be out of focus again.
semester, the narrative is narrowed down to focus on nature only, specifically the wetland. is because the reluctance to develop the project through plan and section, even diagrams. in a lack of time in thinking through the reasons of doing so. more successful than convoluted computer generated
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etc), which seems to deviate from the context focus of the
3D
It
There
Hours
In
the later stage of the
were struggles where the complexity of the system can hardly be resolved, which
and hours have been spent to create and calibrate parametric workflows, resulting
is noticeable that in reviewing sessions, my hand-drawn drawings from manually built models are deemed to be
results.
the integrated design part, the downsizing of our group certainly create a big challenge.
let alone responding to all the feedbacks from different disciplines.
However,
In
a
3
day progress checking interval, feedback might not be resolved correctly,
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structural/sustainable/landscape thinking into the project and achieving certain level of realness without being uninformed and too optimistic about the implementation of systems/ technologies learned from precedents.
Plus, For
having feedbacks from multiple voices and disciplines requires critical thinking to evaluate which to take and which not to, also prioritising different aspects in design.
instance, it was a process balancing between station design and the context responses(aka’the additionals’).
members.
During
It
tested our ability to discuss and distribute works among group
the progress reviews, we took the way of me doing the modelling while my group mate produces the drawings.
This
results in a lack of contribution in idea and
examination of the development from another voice in the group.
One
thing to carry forward is narrow down the concept and simplify the workflow first before implementing into detail and complexity.
design itself, but what the design enables.
Lastly,
in this studio
environment.
I
Designing
Added
to that, real complexity is not in the
a rail infrastructure that’s resilience and capable of adapt and update need a thorough system but not super complex forms.
learned about the way to clearly present the work, the representational graphic style and methods of presentation enabled by a digital presenting
Conclusion & Reflection
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