BOYD'S ERROR AN ARCHITECTURAL THESIS SUPERVISED BY IVAN RIJAVEC
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T H E S I S S T A T E M E N T THE PLATFORM OF 3-DIMENSIONAL DYNAMISM ON FITZROY
IN 21ST CENTURY ARCHITECTURE EPOCH, HOUSING DOES NOT (WANT) TO ACT AS A MERE LIVING MACHINE. THE NEEDS OF FUTURE USERS SEEK TO REDEFINE THE NOTION OF “LIVING”, IT IS NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE: A HYBRID LIFESTYLE WHERE MOST OF HUMAN’S LIFE ASPECTS ARE ENGAGED AND OCCURRED SIMULTANEOUSLY, YET HARMONIOUSLY. HOW? THE ROLE OF AN ARCHITECT IS BEING QUESTIONED AS AN INNOVATOR. WHAT IS THE INNOVATION? THIS THESIS DEPICTS A MANIFESTO OF ARCHITECTURE AS A PLATFORM OF PROGRAMS HYBRIDISATION, AS WELL AS HUMAN’S INTERRELATIONSHIP IN A 3-DIMENSIONAL SPACE. A PLATFORM THAT BECOMES A CATALYST TO A SITE, WHERE IT GIVES BACK WHAT IT TAKES FROM THE SITE. AN ARCHITECTURE THAT INFLUENCES AND ATTRACTS ITS SURROUNDING IN A RIPPLING MANNER, NOT A LINEAR MANNER. FITZROY, SPECIFICALLY TO OUR SITE, IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF LINEAR AND CONVENTIONAL LIVING STYLE. THE SITE IS BOUNDED BY FOUR MAIN ARTERIES: JOHNSTON ST, BRUNSWICK ST, SMITH ST, AND ALEXANDRA PARADE, WHICH IS AN EXCLUSIVE / LINEAR ARTERY. IT IS ALSO SITUATED AMONG AN URBAN FABRIC CHARACTERISED A STATIC URBAN FABRIC, SUGGESTING THE PROJECT TO RE-ADDRESS AND EXPLORE ITS URBAN GESTURE. THE THESIS WILL INVESTIGATE THE NOTION OF PROVIDING A 3-DIMENSIONAL DYNAMIC PLATFORM. AN EXPERIMENTATION OF INTRODUCING A “NEW” URBAN GESTURE TO FITZROY WILL BE CONDUCTED, WHILE CLOSELY TIGHTEN IT WITH FITZROY IDENTITY.
THE SITE
FITZROY
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KERR S
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N A P IE R
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BRUNS
FITZROY
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SITE
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700 m
500 m
900 m
600 m
400 m
800 m
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1100 m 1000 m
1200 m 900 m
100 m
800 m
ALEXANDRA PARADE
700 m
8
600 m
6
SMITH ST.
BRUNSWI CK ST.
7
NAPIER ST.
YOUNG ST.
5
500 m
KERR ST.
400 m
ARGYLE ST.
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300 m
JOHNSTON ST .
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ANALYSIS + CONCEP
THE THESIS ON FITZROY FITZROY ARTERIES ANALYSIS
THE ONLY POSSIBLE SHARRING MOMENT
RA ND XA DE E AL ARA P
THE INTENSITY OF EACH ARTERIES
THE INVISIBLE WALLS
WHY FITZROY ?
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OBSERVATION 2 EXISTING LANEWAY // POCKET OF CIRCULATION
OBSERVATION 1 VARIETY OF BUILT-FORM FRONTAGE
OBSERVATION 3 DOMINANT BUILT-FORM // BULKY BUILDING
ALONG ARGLYE ST. BETWEEN YOUNG ST. AND NAPIER ST.
ALONG NAPIER ST. BETWEEN KERR ST. AND ARGYLE ST,
CORNER OF KERR ST. GEORGE ST.
LANEWAY ACTIVATION?
THE CURRENT DESIGN ON-SITE SEEMS TO IGNORE THE EXISTENCE OF ONE ALLEYWAY ALONG ARGYLE ST. THE ALLEYWAY HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ACTIVATED AND UTILISED AS A PART OF A NEW DESIGN DEVELOPMENT. MEANWHILE, THE CURRENT DEAD-END ALLEYWAY SERVES AS A MERE DUMPING GROUND.
MOST OF THE BUILT-FORM ON THE SITE SHOWCASES VARIOUS KIND OF STYLE, SELF-EXPLANATORY THROUGH THEIR DIFFERENT FACADES. THE HERITAGE-LISTED REGULATION SEEMS TO FORCE MOST OF THE BUILDINGS TO FOLLOW FACADISM. IT SOMEHOW BECOMES VERNACULAR TO THE SITE.
ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT OBESERVATION IS THE EXISTENCE OF BULKY BUILDING. THIS BULKY BUILDING PREVENTS THE POSSIBILTY OF CREATING A VIBRANT YET PERMEABLE SPACE. ONE WILL NOT HAVE A PERMEABLE ACCESS, GOOD VISUAL CONTACT AS WELL AS ACOUSTIC AWARENESS. HOWEVER, THIS MIGHT BE THE EFFECT OF HERITAGE-LISTED REGULATION.
CLIENTELE
FITZROY CULTURE
FITZROY BOUTIQUES
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WORKING FORCE
MELBOURNE CULTURE
MAKER PRECINCT
THE MURALS
“WELCOME TO SUNNY FITZROY” BY EVERFRESH STUDIO // JOHNSTON ST. - YOUNG ST.
AQUA PROFONDA
FITZROY SWIMMING POOL // ALEXANDRA PDE. - YOUNG ST.
HISTORICAL
MACPHERSON ROBERTSON CONFECTIONERY FACTORY // KERR ST. - GEORGE ST.
CONCEPTUAL APPROACH
Integrating Fitzroy Culture
HORIZONTAL MURAL
CONVENTIONAL -> DOMESTIC CLIENTELE
VERTICAL MURAL SHOWCASE TO PUBLIC
ITERATIONS TIMELINE POINT OF DEPARTURE
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INTERACTION WITH PUBLIC: SENSE OF DYNAMISM IN MOVEMENT IS ACHIEVED VIA PROGRAMMATIC DISTRIBUTION
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GROUND TO SKY: THE DYNAMIC FORM IS PROJECTED INTO THE LEVELS ABOVE, RESIDENTAL
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PLATFORM EFFECT: 3-DIMENSIONAL DYNAMISM
ARCHITECTURAL APPROACH Integrating Fitzroy Identity
P U B L I C
P U B L I C
PLATFORM
P U B L GENERIC BLOCKS PLACED IN EACHICORNER C
PLATFORM
DIAGONAL POROSITY
P U B L I C
STAGGERED FLOOR PLATES
P U B L I C
PLATFORM
P U B L I C
P U B L I C
PLATFORM
STAGGERED FLOOR PLATES
P U B L I C
P U B L I C
P U B L I C
PLATFORM
CONTEMPORARY // FACES ARTERIES STAGGERED FLOOR PLATES
STAGGERED FLOOR PLATES
STAGGERED FLOOR PLATES CARE ONTEMPOR ARY // FACES ARTERIES ESTABLISHED
IMPLYING THE CONCEPT OF PUBLIC-PLATFORM-PUBLIC STAGGERED FLOOR PLATES
HERITAGE // FACES LANEWAYS
CONTEMPORARY // FACES ARTERIES CONTEMPORARY // FACES ARTERIES
SOUTH BUILDING’S HEIGHT IS REDUCED
NORTH BUILDING IS SLICED
HERITAGE // FACES LANEWAYS CONTEMPORARY // FACES ARTERIES
SOUTH BUILDING’S HEIGHT IS REDUCED
NORTH BUILDING IS SLICED
HERITAGE // FACES LANEWAYS HERITAGE // FACES LANEWAYS
HEIGHT REDUCTION + SLICING AS A SOLAR CARVING SOUTH BUILDING’S HEIGHT
IS REDUCED
NORTH BUILDING
IS SLICED DYNAMIC URBAN GESTURE vs LINEAR URBAN GESTURE SOUTH BUILDING’S HEIGHT IS REDUCED
HERITAGE // FACES LANEWAYS
NORTH BUILDING
NORTH BUILDING IS SLICED
SOLAR STUDY
SUMMER SOLSTICE
AUTUMN SEASON // BEFORE MID-DAY
WINTER SOLSTICE
CONCEPTUAL APPROACH
Exposing the Cores -> Showcasing the Identity
CONCEPTUAL APPROACH
Integrating Fitzroy Culture
HORIZONTAL MURAL
CONVENTIONAL -> DOMESTIC CLIENTELE
VERTICAL MURAL SHOWCASE TO PUBLIC
ARCHITECTURAL APPROACH The Architecture and Fitzroy
Identity // Mural
New Identity
Brickwork
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Glazing
THE PROPOSAL
TEMPORARY APARTMENT
Serviced Apartment
96 STUD IO // 2 2 1 BEDR OOM // 31 2 BEDR OOMS // 29 3 BEDR OOMS // 14
PERMANENT APARTMENT
Non-Serviced Apartment
133 RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS AMENITIES MEP / SERVICE
COMMERCIAL OFFICES MULTI-FUNCTIONS
CULTURAL COMMUNITY HUB FITZROY BOUTIQUES GALLERY SPACE FABRICATION SPACE
ST UDI O // 55 1 BEDROOM // 43 2 BEDROOMS // 21 3 BEDROOMS // 14
GROUND PLANE
BOUTIQUES PRECINCT RESTAURANT PRECINCT
COMMUNITY PRECINCT
MAKER PRECINCT
GROUND PLAN KERR ST.
BOUTIQUES PRECINCT
LOBBY CAFE PRECINCT
COMMUNITY HUB
LOBBY
COMMUNITY GARDEN
YOUNG ST.
LOBBY
FABRICATION SPACE
GALLERY SPACE LOBBY
ARGYLE ST.
NAPIER ST.
CENTRAL PLAZA
ACCESS TO SITE
YOUNG ST. YOUNG ST.
NAPIER ST. NAPIER ST.
KERR ST. KERR ST.
ARGYLE ST.
ARGYLE ST.
NORTH-EAST PRECINCT
Coffee Shop
Nap-Kerr Corner BLUE STONE
Nap-Kerr Corner
/ / n o r t h - e a s t e n t r y po i n t
Coffee-Shop
/ / c o ffe e a s a pa r t o f Me l b o u r n e c u l t u r e s / / o u t do o r s e a t i n g a r e a fo r m o r n i n g s u n l i g h t
Community Hub Community Hub POLISHED CONCRETE
/ / m e e t i n g pl a c e / / t r a de m a r k e t / / u r b a n fa r m i n g c e n t r e
KERR ST. PRECINCT
Kerr Walkway TIMBER DECK
Fitzroy Boutique POLSIHED CONCRETE Fitzroy Boutique
Mail Room
Apartment Lobby PARQUET
Fitzroy Boutiques // // // //
b i c y c l e wo r k s h o p c l o t h i n g s pe c i a l i s t barbershop pe t s t o r e
Apartment Lobby / / r e s i de n t ' s a c c e s s // mail-room
Kerr St. Walkway / / pe de s t r i a n c i r c u l a t i o n / / b i c y c l e pa r k i n g
NAPIER ST. PRECINCT
Community Hub POLISHED CONCRETE Napier Walkway TIMBER DECK
Community Hub / / m e e t i n g pl a c e / / t r a de m a r k e t / / u r b a n fa r m i n g c e n t r e
Apartment Lobby
Apartment Lobby
/ / r e s i de n t ' s a c c e s s Lv. 2 Access
Napier Walkway / / pe de s t r i a n c i r c u l a t i o n / / b i c y c l e pa r k i n g // community hub access
Napier Laneway Napier Laneway BLUE STONE
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pe de s t r i a n c i r c u l a t i o n b i c y c l e pa r k i n g a pa r t m e n t a c c e s s b a r o n l v. 2 a c c e s s
COMMUNITY PRECINCT
Urban Farming & Garden TIMBER DECK CHESSBOARD PATTERN
Argyle Laneway BLUE STONE
Argyle Laneway / / a c c e s s po i n t s fo r e xi s t i n g r e s i de n c e s / / m u r a l s po t o n t h e e xi s t i n g b r i c k wa l l
Community Garden // // // //
u r b a n fa r m i n g ga r de n b r e a k - o u t s pa c e - l a wn s u b s t i t u t i o n vi n e s o n wa l l - s h a r e d wi t h t h e e xi s t i n g h o us i n g
THE PLAZA
Boutique Corridor
Central Plaza Tier Seating
Central Plaza
DARK STAINED TIMBER DECK
TIMBER DECK
/ / o pe n c o u r t y a r d / / fl e xi b l e o pe n s pa c e fo r e ve n t s i . e . fo o d t r u c k s , fa r m e r ' s m a r k e t
Boutique Corridor / / s h e l t e r e d o pe n c o r r i do r fo r b o u t i qu e ' s p r e c i n c t
Plaza Seating Urban Seating DARK STAINED TIMBER DECK
/ / u r b a n s e a t i n g (u r b a n fa r m i n g - pl a z a ) / / t i e r s e a t i n g (c o r r i do r t h r e s h o l d)
THE PLAZA
Boutique Corridor
Central Plaza Tier Seating
Central Plaza
DARK STAINED TIMBER DECK
TIMBER DECK
/ / o pe n c o u r t y a r d / / fl e xi b l e o pe n s pa c e fo r e ve n t s i . e . fo o d t r u c k s , fa r m e r ' s m a r k e t
Boutique Corridor / / s h e l t e r e d o pe n c o r r i do r fo r b o u t i qu e ' s p r e c i n c t
Plaza Seating Urban Seating DARK STAINED TIMBER DECK
/ / u r b a n s e a t i n g (u r b a n fa r m i n g - pl a z a ) / / t i e r s e a t i n g (c o r r i do r t h r e s h o l d)
YOUNG-KERR PRECINCT
Kerrr Laneway BLUE STONE
Restaurant Precinct CONCRETE & BRICK
Kerr Laneway / / m ura l sp o t o n the ex i sting brick wal l / / o u td o o r ea ting a rea / / b i cyle p a rking o n w all
Restaurant Precinct / / ki t c hen is ex p o sed to kerr laneway / / M e lb o urne & Fitz ro y eating experience with l a ew ay sea ting a rea
Young Laneway // M e lb o urne Bike S ha r e Spot //i nt ro d uc tio n to ma ker precint with the protruded b u i l d i ng struc ture to th e laneway
Young Laneway BLUE STONE
MAKER PRECINCT
Apartment Lobby PARQUET
Apartment Lobby / / resid ent's entra nc e / / t emp o ra ry - serv ic ed apartment
Fabrication Space
Fabrication Space LINOLEUM Apartment Lobby
/ / t i mb er & d ig ita l fa brication workshop / / g l az ing is retra c ta bl e to al l ow connection wi t h public
Maker Corridor / / s h ow c a sing the p ro c ess (maker space) and t h e results ( g a llery sp ace) / / u rba n sea ting to a llow interaction with publ i c , i . e. 3d p rinting w o rkshop
PARQUET
Maker Corridor TIMBER DECK
Gallery Space // m a inly to sho w c a se the f abricated products f rom m a ker sp a c e // fl e x ib le fo r Fitz ro y neighbourhood to rent
Gallery Space LIGHT POLISHED CONCRETE
YOUNG-GYLE PRECINCT
Open Workshop
Young-Gyle Corner // s o uth- w est entry p o i nt // u rba n sea ting & la nd scape as a buf f er fo r t he ma ker p rec inc t
Open Workshop // retra c ta b le g la z ing al l ow the f abricators to h o l d a w o rksho p to ed ucate public // t h e c o rrid o r sea ting provides a space f or p u b l i c to eng a g e w ith the open-workshop
Young-Gyle Corner BLUE STONE
YOUN G- GYLE PRE CIN CT Former CheeseGrater Corner
SECTION PERSPECTIVE A ARGYLE ST. - KERR ST.
ARGYLE ST.
ARGYLE LANEWAY
URBAN FARMING + CENTRAL PLAZA
BOUTIQUE PRECINCT
KERR ST.
EXPOSED CORE FACING EAST (NAPIER ST.)
VERTICAL MURAL OF WELCOME TO FITZROY
ARGYLE LANEWAY
HORIZONTAL MURAL ON THE EXISTING BRICK WALL
YOUNG LANEWAY
CONNECTING THE LANEWAY ACROSS THE STREET
COMMUNITY GARDEN
URBAN FARMING + GARDEN + SEATING
VINE PLANTATION ON THE BRICK WALL
SHARED BETWEEN COMMUNITY AND EXISTING RESIDENT
URBAN SEATING
TIER SEATING FOR THE CENTRAL PLAZA
BOUTIQUE CORRIDOR
THE BUFFER BETWEEN THE PLAZA AND THE SHOPS COFFEE SHOP
SERVES KERR ST, CENTRAL PLAZA, AND NAP-KERR CORNER
MID-RISE APARTMENT PLAN
PERMANENT APT.
TEMPORARY APT.
PERMANENT APARTMENT CONCEPT
CO-WORKING SPACE PARQUET
SHARED BALCONY CONCRETE
INFORMAL CORRIDOR PARQUET
SHARED BALCONY CONCRETE
CO-WORKING SPACE PARQUET
INFORMAL CORRIDOR PARQUET
APARTMENT PLAN
INFORMAL CORRIDOR PARQUET
BATHROOM TILES
MASTER CARPET
LIVING + DINING CARPET
BOUTIQUE PRECINCT
3 BEDROOMS APARTMENT BED 1 CARPET
BED 2 CARPET
MAKER PRECINCT
PROTRUDED STRUCTURES DIRECTLY ABOVE GROUND LEVEL
APARTMENT PLAN
CORRIDOR PARQUET
LIVING + DINING
BATHROOM TILES
CARPET
BOUTIQUE PRECINCT
BED 1 CARPET
KERR LANEWAY
MURAL SPOT / RESTAURANT PRECINCT
1 BEDROOM APARTMENT
APARTMENT PLAN
INFORMAL CORRIDOR PARQUET
BED + LIVING TILES
COMMUNITY PRECINCT
STUDIO APARTMENT
COMMUNITY PRECINCT
COMMUNITY GARDEN ON GROUND
BATHROOM TILES
APARTMENT PLAN
MAKER PRECINCT
PROTRUDED STRUCTURE S DIRECTLY ABOVE GROUND LEVEL
BATHROOM TILES
BEDROOM CARPET
MAKER PRECINCT // TEMPORARY
1 BEDROOM APARTMENT CORRIDOR PARQUET
LIVING + DINING CARPET
RESIDENT COMMUNAL SPACE PLAN
PERMANENT APT.
TEMPORARY APT.
BOUTIQUE PRECINCT COMMUNAL GYM LINOLEUM + GYM CARPET
BOUTIQUE PRECINCT // PERMANENT
RESIDENT'S AMENITIES FLOOR
BATHROOM TILES
FOYER TIMBER DECK
SWIMMING POOL
SKY TERRACE TIMBER DECK
SAUNA
COMMUNITY PRECINCT COMMUNAL
COMMUNITY PRECINCT // PERMANENT
RESIDENT'S AMENITIES FLOOR ENTERTAINMENT PARQUET
BBQ TERRACE TIMBER DECK BEDROOM TILES
SECTION PERSPECTIVE B NAPIER ST. - YOUNG ST.
NAPIER ST.
NAP-KERR CORNER
THE BOUTIQUES
LOBBY + MAILROOM
RESTAURANT
KERR LANEWAY
EXISTING BUILDING
YOUNG ST.
COMMUNITY PRECINCT
BAR ON LV.2
COMMUNITY PRECINCT
COMMUNITY HUB FOR SHARING BOUTIQUE PRECINCT
COFFEE SHOP IN THE CORNER
MEP FLOOR
EXPOSED CORE FACING NORTH (KERR ST.)
VERTICAL MURAL OF WELCOME TO FITZROY
RESIDENT'S COMMUNAL SPACE
GYM
APARTMENT PLANNING
SHARED BALCONY APARTMENT PLANNING
CO-WORKING SPACE
APARTMENT PLANNING
CO-WORKING SPACE
RESIDENT'S COMMUNAL SPACE
GYM DOUBLE VOLUME + MEZZANINE DESIGN
COLLABORATIVE OFFICE SPACE
OFFICE SPACE
OFFICE BALCONY
BOUTIQUE PRECINCT
OFFICE SPACE
OFFICE MEZZANINE FLOOR
ARCHIVE LIBRARY
OFFICE COLLABORATIVE SPACE
SEMINAR ROOM UNDERNEATH THE AMPHITHEATRE
STORAGE SPACE
COLLABORATIVE OFFICE PLAN
COLLABORATIVE OFFICE
COLLABORATIVE OFFICE PLAN BATHROOM TIMBER DECK
PANTRY TIMBER FLOORING
CASUAL MEETING TIMBER FLOORING
INFORMAL WORKSHOP POLISHED CONCRETE
SEMINAR ROOM TIMBER FLOORING
ENTERTAINMENT TIMBER FLOORING
PRINT MEDIA TIMBER FLOORING BALCONY TIMBER FLOORING
BALCONY TIMBER FLOORING
COLLABORATIVE OFFICE MEZZANINE PLAN ARCHIVE LIBRARY PARQUET
CASUAL MEETING PARQUET
CASUAL MEETING PARQUET
TIMBER FLOORING BALCONY TIMBER FLOORING
BALCONY TIMBER FLOORING
COLLABORATIVE MEZZANINE OFFICE
THE ARCHIVE LIBRARY
COLLABORATIVE OFFICE
INFORMAL WORKSHOP
F I TZR OY PLATFOR M
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