BOYD'S ERROR AN ARCHITECTURAL THESIS SUPERVISED BY IVAN RIJAVEC
F I T Z R O Y
P L A T F O R M
R A Y N A L D O
A L I
C O N T E N T S
THESIS STATEMENT2 THE SITE3 P R E C E D E N T S S T U D Y 14 DESIGN PROCESS THROUGH
I T E R A T I O N S 25 P O I N T O F D E P A R T U R E 65 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
A R C H I T E C T U R A L C O N C E P T 79 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
T H E G R O U N D P L A N E 103 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
T H E I D E N T I T Y 106 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
S I T E / / A R C H I T E C T U R E 111 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
T H E E X E C U T I O N 123
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
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
100 m
A
200 m
B
300 m
C
400 m
D
500 m
E
600 m
F
ARGYLE ST.
KERR ST.
700 m 900 m
NAPIER ST.
G
JOHNSTON ST .
H
ALEXANDRA PARADE
800 m
I
1000 m
J
1100 m 1200 m
800 m 600 m 400 m
PLAN
ANALYSIS + CONCEPT
SITE
200 m
900 m 700 m 500 m 300 m 100 m
SMITH ST. YOUNG ST.
BRUNSWIC K ST.
THE ONLY POSSIBLE SHARRING MOMENT
A DR AN E EX AL ARAD P
THE INTENSITY OF EACH ARTERIES
BR UN SW IC K
ST .
THE INVISIBLE WALLS
WHY FITZROY ?
SITE
ANALYSIS
CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS
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SM IT H
ON ST HN JO
ST .
. ST
ST. IER NAP
OBSERVATION 2 EXISTING LANEWAY // POCKET OF CIRCULATION ALONG ARGLYE ST. BETWEEN YOUNG ST. AND NAPIER 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.
SITE
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ANALYSIS:
THE
PROMINENT
THE EXISTING NEIGHBOURHOOD CHARACTER
NA PI ER
ST . ST. YLE ARG
OBSERVATION 1 VARIETY OF BUILT-FORM FRONTAGE ALONG NAPIER ST. BETWEEN KERR ST. AND ARGYLE ST,
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.
SITE
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ANALYSIS:
THE
PROMINENT
THE EXISTING NEIGHBOURHOOD CHARACTER
NA PI ER
NA PI ER
ST .
ST. ST. RGE GEO YLE ARG
ST .
OBSERVATION 3 DOMINANT BUILT-FORM // BULKY BUILDING CORNER OF KERR ST. GEORGE ST.
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.
SITE
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ANALYSIS:
THE
PROMINENT
THE EXISTING NEIGHBOURHOOD CHARACTER
PUBLIC PRIVATE PROGRAM 1 LIVING T EN AR SP N A TR
PROGRAM 2 WORKING PROGRAM 3 RETAILS PROGRAM 4 MAKER SPACE
D LI SO
THIS 3-DIMENSIONAL DIAGRAM SEEKS TO ESTABLISH A RELATIONSHIP AMONG FITZROY’S NEIGHBOURHOOD PROGRAMS WITH ITS TYPOLOGY AND LEVEL OF PRIVACY. THE STEREOTYPE OF EACH PROGRAM IS: PRIVATE IS DEEMED TO BE SOLID PUBLIC SEEKS TO BE TRANSPARENT .............................
SI T E A N A L Y S I S: P R O G R A M S T E R E O T Y P E THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG PROGRAM, BUILT-FORM, AND PRIVACY
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SOLID
TRANSPARENT
SOLID
TYPOLOGY 1 SOLID
SOLID
TYPOLOGY 2 TRANSPARENT GROUND
TRANSPARENT
SOLID
TYPOLOGY 3 TRANSPARENT TOP
SOLID
TRANSPARENT
TYPOLOGY 4 TRANSPARENT
TRANSPARENT
TYPOLOGY 5 URBAN PARK
TRANSPARENT
SOLID
TRANSPARENT
TYPOLOGY 6 ROOFTOP SPACE AND OPEN SPACE
PROGRAM STEREOTYPE: TYPOLOGIES THE STRATEGIES UTILISES MATRIX OF TRANSPARENCY
AUTHOR IS INTERESTED IN INVESTIGATING FITZROY NEIGHBOURHOOD TYPOLOGIES. MOST OF THE TYPOLOGIES, IN FACT, ARE A RESULT OF STEREOTYPE / GENERIC DESIGN APPROACH. USING THE MATRIX OF TRANSPARENCIES, AUTHOR SEEKS TO BREAK THE GENERIC NORM OF HOW BUILDING IS DESIGNED IN TERMS OF ITS LEVEL OF PRIVACY. DOES PUBLIC FACILITY ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE TRANSPARENT IMPRESSION? OR DOES PRIVATE AREA ALWAYS HAVE TO BOUNDED BY SOLID BOUNDARY?
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RESTAURANT
RESIDENTIAL
4m
4m
4m
4m
4m
16m
16m
2m
2m
3m
2m
3m 2m
4m
4m 4m
4m 1m
VERGE VERGE
1m 2m
4m
2m
2m
1m 2m
2m
4m
BATHROOM BATHROOM KITCHEN/DINING KITCHEN/DINING
8m
2.5 m
2.5 m
4m
2.5 m
OUTDOOR OUTDOOR B.O.H. B.O.H. VERTICAL CIR. VERTICAL CIR.
BEDROOM BEDROOM
BATHROOM BATHROOM KITCHEN/DINING KITCHEN/DINING
LAUNDRY LAUNDRY
STORAGE/WASH STORAGE/WASH RESTAURANT RESTAURANT
KITCHEN KITCHEN
STORAGE/ STORAGE/ DRESSING DRESSING CASHIER CASHIER
VERTICAL CIR. VERTICAL CIR.
44mm 4m 4m
1166mm 16m 16m
4m 4m
1166mm 16m 16m
44mm 4m 4m
44mm
44mm 22mm 2m 2m 33mm 3m 3m 22mm 2m 2m
4m 4m
22mm 2m 2m
4m 4m 44mm 66mm
88mm
6m 6m
8m 8m
44mm
22..55 mm 2.5 2.5 m m
22..55 mm 2.5 2.5 m m
44mm
B.O.H. B.O.H.
S ST TO OR RA AG GE E/ /W WA AS SH H
44mm 22..55 mm 2.5 2.5 m m
PUBLIC PUBLIC B.O.H. B.O.H. PUBLIC PUBLIC B.O.H. B.O.H.
OUTDOOR OUTDOOR B.O.H. B.O.H.
OUTDOOR OUTDOOR
44mm 1122mm 12m 12m
4m 4m
OUTDOOR OUTDOOR
OUTDOOR OUTDOOR B B. .O O. .H H. .
33mm 3m 3m
4m 4m
B.O.BH..O.H.
44mm 4m 4m
4m 4m
VERTICAL CIR. CIR. VERTICAL
PANTRY PANTRY
VERTICAL VERTICAL CIR.CIR.
PANTRY PANTRY
44mm
4m 4m
4m 4m
4m 4m
OPEN OPEN OFFICE OFFICE OPENOPEN OFFICE OFFICE
RESTAURANT RESTAURANT
STORSATGOER/AWGAES/HWASH
RESTAURANT RESTAURANT K KI IT TC CH HE EN N
SALES SALES DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT SALES SALES DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT
STORAGE/ STORAGE/ DRESSING DRESSING STORAGE/ STORAGE/ DRESSING DRESSING
KITCKHIETNCHEN
CASHIER CASHIER V VE ER RT TICAL ICAL C CIR. IR.
CASHIER CASHIER
PRIVATE PRIVATE OFFICE OFFICE
SEMI-PRIVATE SEMI-PRIVATE PLACE PLACE
PRIVATE PRIVATE OFFICE OFFICE
SEMI-PRIVATE SEMI-PRIVATE PLACE PLACE
VERTVIECRTICAL AL CIR.CIR.
SITE
ANALYSIS:
PROGRAMMATIC
EXISTING TYPOLOGIES OF NEIGHBOURHOOD CHARACTER
THE PROGRAMMATIC ANALYSIS WAS TAKEN IN ORDER TO FURTHER EXPLORE AND UNDERSTAND THE SIZE OF NEIGHBOURHOOD BUILDING. THIS ANALYSIS WAS ALSO BENEFICIAL TO FATHOM DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROGRAMS THAT HAPPEN IN A SINGLE BUILDING. DIFFERENT BUILDING HAS A PARTICULAR PROGRAM. THE AIM IS TO REVEAL VARIOUS KIND OF PROGRAMS THAT POSSESSES AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HYBRIDISED.
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2.5 m
4m
4m
6m 3m
3m 2.5 m
2.5 m
4m
OUTDOOR OUTDOOR B.O.H. B.O.H. VERTICAL CIR. VERTICAL CIR.
RESTAURANT RESTAURANT
KITCHEN KITCHEN
VERTICAL CIR. VERTICAL CIR.
6m 3m 2.5 m
B.O.H. B.O.H.
4m
6m 3m
4m
OUTDOOR OUTDOOR
B.O.H. B.O.H.
2m 4m
6m
8m
4m
4m
2.5 m
OFFICE
1166mm 16m 16m
16m
4m 2m
4m
44mm
4m 4m
16m
4m
2m 4m
8m
4m
RETAILS
44mm
4m
16m
4m 2m
2m
2m
STORAGE/WASH STORAGE/WASH BEDROOM BACKYARD BEDROOMBACKYARD
LAUNDRY LAUNDRY
4m 3m
OUTDOOR OUTDOOR
LIVING AREA LIVING AREA
PORCH PORCH
BACKYARD BACKYARD
4m
16m
2m 3m
2m
8m
4m 1m
VERGE VERGE
LIVING AREA LIVING AREA
PORCH PORCH
4m
4m
16m
4m
3m 2m
4m
4m
16m
4m
2m 3m
2m
2m
16m
4m 2m
3m
4m
4m
16m
2m 3m
2m 4m
16m
16m
4m
4m
4m
SALES STORAGE/ SALES STORAGE/ DEPARTMENT DRESSING DEPARTMENT DRESSING CASHIER CASHIER
SALES SALES DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT
4m
RESIDENTIAL
PUBLIC SPACE
PROGRAMMATIC
RETAILS
MASS
CONCEPTUAL MASS DIAGRAM
SHARED SPACE
STUDY
BY UNDERSTANDING DIFFERENT TYPOLOGIES AND PROGRAMS IN FITZROY NEIGHBOURHOOD, AUTHOR PRODUCED SERIES OF TESTINGS TO EXPERIMENT STACKING POSSIBILITIES TO ACHIEVE THE DESIRED PROGRAMS ACCORDING TO THE BRIEF. 250 APARTMENTS, RETAILS, OFFICES, AND MAKER SPACE. THE BUBBLE DIAGRAM REPRESENTS OCCUPANCY PERCENTAGES OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS IN EACH STACKING TESTING.
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PRECEDENTS STUDY
fig.1 // conceptual diagram of unique vertical + horizontal blocks
fig.2 // four vertical towers (re:programs) with horizontal block (re:corporate beam)
UNIVERSAL
HQ
fig.3 // the overall headquarters proposal
BUILDING
LOS ANGELES, USA - 1996
//
OMA
UNIVERSAL HQ BUILDING, OR UNIVERSAL CITY AS DESCRIBED BY THE ARCHITECTS, IS A CENTER OF BUSINESS DISTRICT WITHOUT A CITY. THE PROJECT SEEKS TO DISSEMINATE MYRIAD FUNCTIONS ACROSS THE SITE. ALTHOUGH THE PROGRAMS ARE DISTRIBUTED “POLITELY” INTO SEPARATED TOWERS; VIRTUAL, CIRCULATION, COLLECTIVE, AND EXECUTIVE, THERE IS A CONNECTOR, CORPORATE BEAM, ACROSS THESE TOWERS TO UNIFY THEM INTO A SINGLE NEW ENTITY - WHOSE FINAL RELATIONSHIPS ARE SPECULATIVE. THE FINAL BUILDING TYPOLOGY WAS DERIVED VIA A PROFOUND INVESTIGATION OF ITS STIPULATED DIVERSED PROGRAMS. THE CO-EXISTENCE OF THESE PROGRAMS HAS CRAFTED A NEW ARCHITECTURAL IDENTITY, CHALLENGING THE STEREOTYPICAL TYPOLOGY OF AN OFFICE.
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+
GENERIC OFFICE BLOCK
VERTICAL TOWERS
CORPORATE
VIRTUAL
CIRCULATION
COLLECTIVE
EXECUTIVE
fig.1 // plan and section diagram of program concept
UNIVERSAL
HQ
BUILDING
LOS ANGELES, USA - 1996
//
OMA
TRIGGERED BY THE PONDERMENT OF GENERIC OFFICE BLOCKS AND VERTICAL EXTRUSION OF TOWERS, OMA ENTREATS TO RE-INNOVATE THE TYPOLOGY OF OFFICE BLOCK: A SERIES OF HORIZONTAL VOLUMES, PROVIDING THE NECESSARY FLEXIBILITY FOR THE TOWERS, WHILE MAINTAINING ITS SINGLE ENTITY ADHERED TO A SPECIFIC PROGRAM. THE FURTHER INVESTGATIION OF THE STRATEGIES USED BY THE ARCHITECTS SHOWS THAT UNIVERSAL HEADQUARTERS BUILDING COMPRISES FIVE DIFFERENT PRECINCTS - WHOSE PROGRAMS ARE UNIQUE: 1. VIRTUAL TOWER OFFERS VARIANTS OF FLEXIBLE SPACE FOR SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS, 2. CIRCULATION TOWER AS THE MAIN VERTICAL CONNECTION FOR THE REST OF THE PRECINCTS, 3. COLLECTIVE TOWER OF SHARED MEETING SPACES AND CONFERENCE CENTERS, 4. EXECUTIVE TOWER IS FULLY DEDICATED FOR EXECUTIVE SUITES, 5. CORPORATE BEAM, A TRANSLUCENT VOLUME, WHICH PROVIDES A COLLABORATIVE SPACE FOR THE OFFICE’S COHORT. 16
fig.1. the elevation
fig.2. internal perspective
GIFU
KITAGATA
fig.3. interal corridor
//
KAZUYO
KITAGATA, JAPAN - 2000
SEJIMA
KAZUYO SEJIMA & ASSOCIATES WAS APPOINTED TO DESIGN ONE OUT OF FOUR HOUSING BLOCKS DEVELOPMENT IN KITAGATA, GIFU PREFECTURE. THE HEART OF THIS PROJECT LIES IN ITS PROGRAM ARRANGEMENT, RESULTING IN VARIOUS KINDS OF DISTINCT UNIT TYPOLOGIES. EACH UNIT HAS ITS OWN COURTYARD LIKE TERRACE PENETRATES TO THE BUILDING MASS THROUGH WHICH THE IMPRESSION OF MASSIVE BUILDING BLOCK IS BLURRED.
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fig.1 // space program planning for the residential, section diagram
DINING
ENGAWA
BEDROOM
TERRACE
fig.2 // variety of program configurations, section diagram
GIFU
KITAGATA
//
KAZUYO
KITAGATA, JAPAN - 2000
SEJIMA
IT IS ASSUMED THAT DIFFERENT KINDS OF HOUSEHOLDS WOULD OCCUPY THE UNITS. THEREFORE, DIFFERENT TYPES OF UNITS WILL BE REQUIRED IN DEVELOPING THE APARTMENT. GIVEN THIS CHALLENGE, SEJIMA UTILISED THE IDEA OF MODULES AS THE DRIVER OF THIS PROJECT. THE MODULE OF A BASIC BLOCK, AIDS THE DESIGN PROCESS IN PROVIDING DIFFERENT SIZE OF UNITS. THE PROVIDED SECTION ANALYSIS DIAGRAMS ILLUSTRATE HOW EACH BLOCK, WHICH REPRESENTS SINGLE PROGRAM, IS ABLE TO RE-CONFIGURE ITSELF INTO A VARIANT OF TYPOLOGIES TO SATISFY THE PARTICULAR NEEDS OF DIFFERENT HOUSEHOLDS.
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fig.1. external perspective
fig.2. internal perspective
VITRAHAUS
//
HERZOG
fig.3. internal perspective
&
DE
WEIL AM RHEIN, GERMANY - 2009
MEURON
HERZOG AND DE MEURON MEDIATES THE SPATIAL CONFIGURATION VIA STACKING, EXTRUDING AND PRESSING/INTERSECTING THE LARGE BLOCKS TOGETHER. DRAWING FROM THE SITE AND ITS CONVENTIONAL PITCHED HOUSING, THE BASIC SHAPE IS REPLICATED AND ITS SIMPLICITY MANIPULATED. SIMPLY SHAPED HOUSES BECOME COMPLEX CONFIGURATIONS IN SPACE WHERE BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL MERGES. THE INTERIOR IS DESIGNED AS A SPATIAL SEQUENCE WITH SURPRISING TRANSITIONS AND VIEWS OF THE LANDSCAPE. ITS HAPHAZARD DESIGN ADDS TO THE VARIETY OF ARCHITECTURE IN THE VITRA CAMPS.
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OBSERVATIONS
OVERLAP
CONTINUUM
TERRACE
HOUSE IN HOUSE
ADJACENCY
DOUBLE VOLUME
SEGREGATION
SINKING
ROOF CONTINUUM
PERPENDICULAR
DOUBLE SIZED
INTERCONNECTIVITY
VITRAHAUS
//
HERZOG
&
DE
WEIL AM RHEIN, GERMANY - 2009
MEURON
TAKING THE GENERIC MODEL OF THE HOUSE, ARE THERE ANY POSSIBILITIES TO MERGE AND OVERLAP TWO UNITS? WHAT HAPPENS TO THE CROSSOVER SPACE? COULD THAT SPACE BE UTILIZED, SEALED, EXPOSED? EACH SPATIAL CONFIGURATION IS EXPERIMENTED WITH DIFFERENT SIZES, DIFFERENT ROTATIONAL ANGLE AND AT DIFFERENT CORNERS, THE POTENTIAL ARE PLENTIFUL; FROM CONTINUATION TO A HOUSE IN A HOUSE. THIS METHOD OF TESTING DERIVES THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE EMERGENCE OF HYBRIDS TO OCCUR.
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fig.1. external perspective
fig.2. external perspective
F O L I E
R I C H T E R
/ /
MONTPELLIER, FRANCE - 2014
M V R D V
FOLLIES ARE DEFINED AS ORNAMENTAL BUILDINGS THAT DO NOT REALLY POSSESS ANY PRACTICAL PURPOSE, YET, ITS EFFECT ON MONTPELLIER HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT. THE SITE SITS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT AND THE NEW NEIGHBOURHOODS AND DRAWS A LINK BETWEEN THEM. THE PURPOSE OF THE ARCHITECTURE COMPOSITION SEEKS TO UNIFY THE DIFFERENT LIFESTYLES AND URBAN CHARACTERISTICS. VERTICAL VILLAGE IS A COLLECTION OF COMMUNITIES THAT REPRESENTS THE SOCIAL, FORMAL AND RELATIONAL QUALITIES AND INTRINSIC VALUES OF EACH DISTRICT. THERE BECOMES A DIVERSE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES THAT CATERS TO A MIXTURE OF GENERATIONS AND SOCIAL GROUPS.
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PATHWAY
CUL DE SAC
STREET (DOUBLE/TRIPLE)
SELF SUFFICIENT (DOUBLE/TRIPLE)
PATIO/COURTYARD (DOUBLE/TRIPLE)
ATTACHED HOUSING (DOUBLE/TRIPLE)
PAVILLON STYLE (DOUBLE/TRIPLE)
IMPLEMENTATION & AMALGAMATION
F O L I E
R I C H T E R
/ /
MONTPELLIER, FRANCE - 2014
M V R D V
A FORM COMPOSED THROUGH THE ACCUMULATION OF MULTIPLE NEIGHBOURHOODS AND THEIR IDENTITIES, VERTICAL VILLAGE IS UNIQUE BECAUSE EACH FACE, AND COLOUR APPRECIATES A DIFFERENT IDENTITY OF THE USER. ITS INTRIGUING CHARACTER IS THAT IT CONNECTS VARIOUS TYPOLOGIES OF UNITS TOGETHER (FAMILY - STUDIO - TERRACE). THE NEED FOR GENERATIONAL AND SOCIETAL DIVERSITY RELATES TO THE AVAILABILITY OF VARIOUS PROGRAMS FOR MULTIPLE AGE GROUPS.
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fig.1. silodam
fig.2. mirador
SILODAM+MIRADOR+CELOSIA
fig.3. celosia
//
MVRDV
AMSTERDAM - 2003 + MADRID - 2005 + MADRID - 2009
THE PRIORITY IN ALL THREE PRECEDENTS IS THE NOTION OF PROVIDING RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS. HOWEVER, THROUGH TIME AND IMPROVEMENT, THE AIM HAS BEEN REPROACHED AND UPGRADED. THIS CRITIQUE IS FOCUSSED AROUND THE NOTION OF INTERACTION AND THE CAPABILITIES, AS ARCHITECTURE TO ALLOW FOR MOMENTS OF EXCHANGE BETWEEN RESIDENTS AND THE PUBLIC. SHARED SPACES AND COURTYARDS ARE A CLICHE, HOW CAN WE CAPITALISE ON SUCH OPPORTUNITIES? THE PLACEMENT OF SHARED, PUBLIC SPACE IS CRUCIAL IN EACH OF THE THREE HOUSING TYPOLOGIES, BUT IN MY OPINION, THERE IS ONLY ONE THAT OFFERS OPTIMAL OPPORTUNITIES IN ITS UTILIZATION.
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GENERIC TYPOLOGY
SILODAM - AMSTERDAM - 2003
MIRADOR - SANCHINARRO - 2005
SILODAM+MIRADOR+CELOSIA
CELOSIA - MADRID - 2009
//
MVRDV
AMSTERDAM - 2003 + MADRID - 2005 + MADRID - 2009
CRITICAL REFLECTION + ANALYSIS
THE COURTYARD OFFERS INTERACTION, THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT ITS CAPABILITIES. THERE ARE SEVERAL METHODS THAT MVRDV UNDERTAKES THAT QUESTIONS AND EXPERIMENTS TO ACHIEVE THE OPTIMAL YIELD. CONVENTIONALLY, WE HAVE AN INWARD LOOKING COURTYARD. IN SILODAM, WE IMAGINE THE DIVISION OF THE COURTYARD INTO PUBLIC SPACES. HOWEVER, THEY FUNCTION ONLY AS ISOLATED SPACES THAT RELIES ON THE FACADE TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY. THEN COMES MIRADOR SOCIAL HOUSING, THAT IS MERELY AN UPWARD FLIP OF THE COURTYARD: HERE VARIOUS ‘SUBURBS’ ARE SUPPOSED TO MEET HERE. JUST LIKE ITS PREDECESSOR, IT ISN’T SUCCESSFUL. CELOSIA, HOWEVER IS STACKED APART, ALLOWING FOR SMALLER BREAKOUTS APART FROM THE MAIN COURTYARD, ALLOWING FOR INTERACTIONS ON EVERY LEVEL.
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DESIGN PROCESS THROUGH
ITERATIONS
PHASE 1 CURRENT SITE BOUNDARY THE SITE IS NOT A FULL RECTANGULAR SHAPE DUE TO THE EXISTING HOUSING
PHASE 2 MASS POSSIBILITIES THE SITE BOUNDARY IS EXTRUDED
PHASE 3 THE GRID GRID IS ESTABLISHED AS A SCALE BENCHMARK ACCORDING TO THE NEIGHBOURHOOD PLOT CHARACTER
PHASE 4 THE OPPORTUNITY OF CONNECTING 4 FACES OF THE SITE THIS ALSO ACTS AS A REDEFINITION OF NEIGHBOURHOOD CHARACTER’S FACES
PHASE 5 SUBTRACTION THE SUBTRACTION PROCESS IS MADE ACCORDING TO THE GRID
CORRIDOR
PHASE 6 THE POROSITY AS A RESULT OF THE OBSERVATION, THE DESIGN IS TO PROMOTE POROSITY / TRANSPARANCIES THROUGHOUT BUILT-FORM FACES
HYBRID
INITIAL ITERATION // CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
TRIGGERED BY THE INITIAL SITE VISIT, THE FIRST DESIGN ITERATION BASES ITS CONCEPT IN THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG EXISTING NEIGHBOURHOOD TYPOLOGY, VARIETY OF PROGRAMS, AND LEVEL OF ITS PRIVACY. THE DESIGN INTENTION IS TO INTRODUCE NARROW LANEWAYS, AS PART OF THE SITE’S CULTURE, THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE SITE. WHILE ONE MIGHT ARGUES THAT THE LANEWAYS CAN BE DAUNTING, THE DIAGRAM ABOVE, DISCUSSES MATRIX OF TRANSPARENCIS, WILL BENEFIT THE IMMEDEIATE ADJACENT BUILDING’S FACADE.
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RETAILS PUSHING THE RETAILS TO UNDERGROUND
+
RESIDENTIAL PEELING THE ENTRANCE
=
GENERIC DESIGN
SLICING FOR TRANSPARENCIES
GROUND-ZERO
ITERATION 2 // CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
THE FOCUS OF THIS IDEA IS TO PROMOTE NEIGHBOURHOOD PERMEABLITY ON THE SITE. THE RETAILS ARE RECESSED UNDERGROUND WHILE PUBLIC CAN STILL ACCESS IT FROM THE GROUND LEVEL BECAUSE OF THE PEELING EFFECT. PUBLIC OPEN SPACE / COURTYARD IS ACCESSIBLE FROM GROUND LEVEL FROM MOST OF THE BUILDING PERIMETER. THE TOWERS SERVE AS A RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT WITH “SLICED OPENING” IN THE MID-RISE. APART FROM ALLOWING NATURAL LIGHT TO PENETRATE, THE TRANSPARENT MID-RISE SPACE WILL BE UTILISED AS A MEETING PLACE / SHARED SPACE FOR THE RESIDENTS.
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PHASE 1
MASS POSSIBILITY
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PHASE 2
PUSHING IT TO UNDERGROUND
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PHASE 3
PEELING BOTH CORNERS
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PHASE 4
SLICING FOR TRANSPARENCIES
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PHASE 5
ESTABLISHING PATHWAYS AND COURTYARD
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PHASE 6
STRUCTURAL SYSTEM, FLOOR PLATES, AND CORES
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AUTUMN SEASON // BEFORE MID-DAY
SUMMER SOLSTICE
GROUND-ZERO
SOLAR STUDY & ANALYSIS
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WINTER SOLSTICE
PUBLIC
PRIVATE PRIVATE
PUBLIC
DIAGONAL
POROSITY
ITERATION 3 // CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
THE NEIGHBOURHOOD CHARACTER AROUND THE SITE SHOWS EXCLUSIVENESS TO ITS RESPECTIVE PROGRAMS. THE PROPOSAL SEEKS TO BREAK THE BOUNDARY OF THIS PROGRAM EXCLUSIVENESS. THE IDEA IS TO OPEN UP A DIAGONAL THOROUGHFARE FROM ONE CORNER (ARGYLE & YOUNG) TO THE OTHER CORNER (NAPIER & KERR), THE DESIGN IS TO COLLABORATIVELY ENGAGE PUBLIC IN THE MIDST OF THE PRIVATE AREA. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH A CAREFULLY DESIGNED APARTMENTS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH OPEN COURTYARD, RETAILS, AND COLLABORATIVE SPACES THROUGHOUT THE THOROUGHFARE.
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PHASE 1
MASS POSSIBILITY
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PHASE 2
SLICING FOR COURTYARD
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PHASE 3
IMPLEMENTING THE CONCEPT DIAGRAM PUBLIC-PRIVATE-PUBLIC
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PHASE 4
ESTABLISHING FLOOR PLATES
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PHASE 5
ESTABLISHING CONNECTION AMONG FLOOR PLATES
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PHASE 6
STRUCTURAL SYSTEM, FLOOR PLATES, AND CORES
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AUTUMN SEASON // BEFORE MID-DAY
SUMMER SOLSTICE
DIAGONAL
WINTER SOLSTICE
POROSITY
SOLAR STUDY & ANALYSIS
42
PUBLIC
SCRAPER
ITERATION 4 // CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
THE SITE’S SPACE PLANNING IS RATHER DENSED AND PACKED WITH THE DIFFERENT KIND OF BUILT FORMS. INSTEAD OF PARALELL-ING WITH THE EXISTING NEIGHBOURHOOD CHARACTER, THIS DESIGN CONCEPT PROPOSES A LOOSE SPACE PLANNING, RESULTING IN OPENING UP THE GROUND LEVEL FOR PUBLIC ACCESS AND PROMOTING PERMEABILITY TOO. THE CHALLENGE IS HOW TO CONNECT THESE TOWERS YET THE CONNECTION SPACES SERVE AS A COLLABORATIVE SPACES FOR RESIDENTS AND POSSBILY FOR PUBLIC TOO. IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE FOR SOME RETAILS TO EXIST IN THE CONNECTION SPACE, RETAILS THAT EMERGE FROM THE RESIDENTS ITSELF. THEY PART-TAKE AND GIVE IT BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
43
PHASE 1
MASS POSSIBILITY
44
PHASE 2
SUBTRACTING TO ACHIEVE LOOSENESS
45
PHASE 3
SLICING FOR TRANSPARENCIES
46
PHASE 4
EXPANDING THE MID-RISE MASS FOR SHARED-SPACES
47
PHASE 5
CONNECTING SHARED SPACES IN THE SKY
48
PHASE 6
STRUCTURAL SYSTEM, FLOOR PLATES AND CORES
49
AUTUMN SEASON // BEFORE MID-DAY
SUMMER SOLSTICE
PUBLIC
WINTER SOLSTICE
SCRAPER
SOLAR STUDY & ANALYSIS
50
+ RETAILS
= RESIDENTIAL
+
SUBDIVIDE THE RETAILS A COLLECTION OF DIFFERENT PRECINCTS
GENERIC DESIGN
=
SLICED FOR TRANSPARENCIES + REDUCING ISOLATION
LINKED
INNOVATIVE DESIGN
VALLEY
ITERATION 5 // CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
THE CRUX OF THIS PROPOSAL LIES IN ITS “STACKING”” ARRANGEMENT. THE RETAILS ARE LOCATED ON GROUND LEVEL PROVIDING A SEAMLESS TRANSITION FOR NEIGHBOURHOOD FROM FOUR DIFFERENT STREETS FACE. AS A COLLECTION OF “PRECINCTS”, THE RETAILS WILL HAVE A PHYSICAL CONNECTION TO THE APARTMENT ABOVE. THE APARTMENT BLOCK IS DESIGNED SUCH THAT ALLOW TRANSPARENCIES FOR SUNLIGHT, AIR, AND VIEW. THE AIM IS TO HAVE JUSTICE FOR EVERY RESIDENTS IN THE BUILDING. THE VALLEY WILL ALSO BENEFIT FROM THE SUBTRACTION APPROACH; SEEKS TO PROVIDE CONNECTION AMONG FLOORS.
51
PHASE 1
MASS POSSIBILITY FOR GROUND-PLANE
52
PHASE 2
SUBTRACTING TO CREATE A COLLECTION OF PRECINCTS
53
PHASE 3
SUB-DIVIDE THE PRECINCTS
54
PHASE 4
RESIDENTIAL BLOCK STACKS
55
PHASE 5
SLICING THE BLOCK FOR TRANSPARENCIES
56
PHASE 6
ESTABLISHING FLOOR PLATES AND STRUCTURAL SYSTEM
57
PHASE 7
BALCONY INSERTION
58
PHASE 8
ESTABLISHING THE SKIN TO ENCLOSE THE SHARED-SPACE
59
OVERLOOKING THE ARCHITECTURE FROM NAPIER ST. / ARGYLE ST.
LINKED
VALLEY
SECTIONAL CUT 1
60
VERTICAL CIRCULATION
RESIDENTIAL
THE VALLEY
CUTTING THE UNITS, CORE, AND THE VALLEY
LINKED
VALLEY
SECTIONAL CUT 2
61
SHARED-BALCONY
THE VALLEY + SHARED SPACE
LINKED
VALLEY
SECTIONAL CUT 3
62
RETAILS --> CORE --> UNITS --> VALLEY --> SHARED SPACE
LINKED
VALLEY
DIAGONAL SECTION CUT
63
AUTUMN SEASON // BEFORE MID-DAY
SUMMER SOLSTICE
LINKED
WINTER SOLSTICE
VALLEY
SOLAR STUDY & ANALYSIS
64
POINT OF DEPARTURE
ITERATION 3
DIAGONAL POROSITY
DINING
BEDROOM
BATHROOM
LIVING
STUDIO
1 BEDROOM
2 BEDROOMS
3 BEDROOMS
DIAGONAL
POROSITY
SPATIAL PLANNING STRATEGY AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
PRIOR TO FURTHER DESIGN THE DETAILS, A STRATEGY OF ESTABLISHING DIFFERENT TYPOLOGIES OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS IS IMPERATIVE. THIS RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX WILL CATER DIFFERENT SIZES OF HOUSEHOLDS, THUS VARIETY OF APARTMENT’S SIZES ARE PROPOSED. BORROWING PROGRAM PLANNING DIAGRAM BY KAZUYO SEJIMA IN GIFU APARTMENTS, THESE PROPOSED TYPOLOGIES WILL HAVE MYRIAD POSSIBLITIES OF CONFIGURATION. THIS WILL PROVIDE MORE CHARACTERISTICS AND UNIQUENESS TO EACH DWELLING. THERE IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE OVERLAPPED FORM TO BE UTILISED AS A COLLABORATIVE SPACE.
66
CORE
isometric view from napier st. // kerr st.
DIAGONAL
POROSITY
INFRASTRUCTURE DIAGRAM // THE CORE
67
isometric view from napier st. // kerr st.
DIAGONAL
POROSITY
RESIDENTIAL TYPOLOGY // STUDIO APARTMENT
68
isometric view from napier st. // kerr st.
DIAGONAL
POROSITY
RESIDENTIAL TYPOLOGY // 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT
69
isometric view from napier st. // kerr st.
DIAGONAL
POROSITY
RESIDENTIAL TYPOLOGY // 2 BEDROOMS APARTMENT
70
isometric view from napier st. // kerr st.
DIAGONAL
POROSITY
RESIDENTIAL TYPOLOGY // 3 BEDROOMS APARTMENT
71
isometric view from napier st. // kerr st.
DIAGONAL
POROSITY
SEMI-PRIVATE TYPOLOGY // COLLABORATIVE SPACE
72
isometric view from napier st. // kerr st.
DIAGONAL
POROSITY
PUBLIC TYPOLOGY // RETAILS - OFFICES
73
isometric view from napier st. // kerr st.
DIAGONAL
POROSITY
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN ISOMETRIC VIEW
74
isometric view from napier st. // kerr st.
DIAGONAL
POROSITY
RESIDENTIAL CONCEPTUAL DESIGN // VERTICAL VOID - BALCONY AMONG THE UNITS
75
roof plan diagram
DIAGONAL
POROSITY
SOLAR STUDY ON PLAN
76
16
15
14
13
HIGH-RISE CONFIG.
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
MID-RISE // COLLABORATIVE SPACE CONFIG. 5
4
3
2
1
0
LOW-RISE // RETAILS - OFFICE CONFIG.
DIAGONAL
POROSITY
EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC // SPATIAL PLANNING DIAGRAM
77
COMPOSITIONAL
DIAGONAL POROSITY VERSION 1
78
ANALYSIS
LEVEL OF IMPORTANCE
AL NT ME NU MO
SS MA
1
2
3
4
5
L CA RI ET MM Y S
IC AT ST
E NC LA BA
S OU NE GE MO HO
E IV CT RA BT SU
AL NT ZO RI HO
IC ON CT TE
E IL CT TA
T GH EI TW GH E I L AL SC N MA HU
CT JE OB ED OS CL
UE AQ OP
AL IC TR ME E YM NC AS LA BA IM
C MI NA DY
NE TO NO MO
AL IC RT VE
CT RA ST AB
VE TI RA GU FI
LY MB SE AS
C RI ET OM GE
IC ON AT PL
VE TI DI AD
TH OO SM
E AC RF SU
E TH
IX TR MA
T EN AR SP AN TR
EN OP
RM FO EE FR
LE PP SU
CT RA ST AB T AN BR VI
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT:
ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT DESIGN
DEVELOPMENT
TIME-LINE
DIAGRAM
ITERATIONS TO DIAGONAL POROSITY
80
P U B L I C
P U B L I C
PLATFORM
P
DIAGONAL POROSITY U B GENERIC BLOCKS PLACED IN EACHL CORNER
PLATFORM
I C
STAGGERED FLOOR PLATES
P U B L I C
P U B L I C
PLATFORM P U B L I C
PLATFORM
STAGGERED FLOOR PLATES
P U B L I C
PLATFORM
CONTEMPORARY // FACES ARTERIES
STAGGERED FLOOR PLATES
P U B L I C
P U B L I C
P U B L I C
STAGGERED FLOOR PLATES
IMPLYING THE CONCEPT OF PUBLIC-PLATFORM-PUBLIC
STAGGERED FLOOR PLATES CONTEMPORARY // FACES ARTERIES ARE ESTABLISHED
STAGGERED FLOOR PLATES
CONTEMPORARY // FACES ARTERIES HERITAGE // FACES LANEWAYS CONTEMPORARY // FACES ARTERIES
NORTH BUILDING IS SLICED
SOUTH BUILDING’S HEIGHT IS REDUCED
HERITAGE // FACES LANEWAYS CONTEMPORARY // FACES ARTERIES
SOUTH BUILDING’S HEIGHT IS REDUCED
NORTH BUILDING IS SLICED
HERITAGE // FACES LANEWAYS HERITAGE // FACES LANEWAYS
SOUTH BUILDING’S HEIGHT IS REDUCED
HEIGHT REDUCTION + SLICING AS A SOLAR CARVING
NORTH BUILDING IS SLICED
HERITAGE FACADES vs CONTEMPORARY FACADES
SOUTH BUILDING’S HEIGHT IS REDUCED HERITAGE // FACES LANEWAYS
SOUTH BUILDING’S HEIGHT IS REDUCED
NORTH BUILDING IS SLICED
DIAGONAL
POROSITY
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DIAGRAM
THE NEIGHBOURHOOD CHARACTER AROUND THE SITE SHOWS EXCLUSIVENESS TO ITS RESPECTIVE PROGRAMS. THE PROPOSAL SEEKS TO BREAK THE BOUNDARY OF THIS PROGRAM EXCLUSIVENESS. THE IDEA IS TO OPEN UP A DIAGONAL THOROUGHFARE FROM ONE CORNER (ARGYLE & YOUNG) TO THE OTHER CORNER (NAPIER & KERR), THE DESIGN IS TO COLLABORATIVELY ENGAGE PUBLIC IN THE MIDST OF THE PRIVATE AREA. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH A CAREFULLY DESIGNED APARTMENTS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH OPEN COURTYARD, RETAILS, AND COLLABORATIVE SPACES THROUGHOUT THE THOROUGHFARE.
81
NORTH BUILDING IS SLICED
isometric view from napier st. // argyle st.
DIAGONAL
POROSITY
FORM DERIVATION STAGES DIAGRAM // 1 // INITIAL DESIGN
82
ADDITIVE // SUBTRACTIVE
CARVING
PUSH // PULL
isometric view from napier st. // argyle st.
DIAGONAL
POROSITY
FORM DERIVATION STAGES DIAGRAM // 2 // FORM DEVELOPMENT
83
isometric view from napier st. // argyle st.
DIAGONAL
POROSITY
FORM DERIVATION STAGES DIAGRAM // 3 // STAGGERED FLOOR PLATES
84
isometric view from napier st. // argyle st.
DIAGONAL
POROSITY
FORM DERIVATION STAGES DIAGRAM // 4 // CORE DESIGN
85
isometric view from napier st. // argyle st.
DIAGONAL
POROSITY
FORM DERIVATION STAGES DIAGRAM // 5 // STRUCTURAL SYSTEM
86
MAIN AXIS
LANEWAYS AXIS
isometric view from napier st. // argyle st.
DIAGONAL
POROSITY
FORM DERIVATION STAGES DIAGRAM // 6 // PUBLIC PLATFORM AXIS
87
isometric view from napier st. // argyle st.
DIAGONAL
POROSITY
PROGRAMMATIC DIAGRAM // STUDIO APARTMENT
88
isometric view from napier st. // argyle st.
DIAGONAL
POROSITY
PROGRAMMATIC DIAGRAM // 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT
89
isometric view from napier st. // argyle st.
DIAGONAL
POROSITY
PROGRAMMATIC DIAGRAM // 2 BEDROOMS APARTMENT
90
isometric view from napier st. // argyle st.
DIAGONAL
POROSITY
PROGRAMMATIC DIAGRAM // 3 BEDROOMS APARTMENT
91
isometric view from napier st. // argyle st.
DIAGONAL
POROSITY
PROGRAMMATIC DIAGRAM // RETAILS
92
isometric view from napier st. // argyle st.
DIAGONAL
POROSITY
PROGRAMMATIC DIAGRAM // OFFICES
93
isometric view from napier st. // argyle st.
DIAGONAL
POROSITY
PROGRAMMATIC DIAGRAM // RECREATIONAL - GYM + SWIMMING POOL
94
SHARED-BALCONY // WORKING SPACE
SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE 1 // VIEW FROM KERR ST. DIAGONAL POROSITY
95
SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE 2 // VIEW FROM KERR ST. DIAGONAL POROSITY
96
SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE 3 // VIEW FROM KERR ST. DIAGONAL POROSITY
97
SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE CUT FROM NAPIER ST. DIAGONAL POROSITY
98
AUTUMN SEASON // BEFORE MID-DAY
SUMMER SOLSTICE
SOLAR STUDY & ANALYSIS DIAGONAL POROSITY
99
WINTER SOLSTICE
SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE DEVELOPMENT // CUT FROM KERR ST. DIAGONAL POROSITY
100
VIEW FROM CENTRAL COURTYARD DIAGONAL POROSITY
101
COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS
DIAGONAL POROSITY VERSION 2
102
LEVEL OF IMPORTANCE
AL NT ME NU MO
SS MA
1
2
3
4
5
L CA RI ET MM SY
IC AT ST E NC LA BA
S OU NE GE MO HO
E IV CT RA BT SU
AL NT ZO RI HO
IC ON CT TE
E IL CT TA
T GH EI TW GH E LI AL SC N MA U H
CT JE OB ED OS CL
UE AQ OP
AL IC TR ME E YM NC AS LA BA IM
C MI NA DY
NE TO NO MO
AL IC RT VE
CT RA ST AB
VE TI RA GU FI
LY MB SE AS
C RI ET OM GE
IC ON AT PL
VE TI DI AD
TH OO SM
E AC RF SU
E TH
IX TR MA
T EN AR SP AN TR
EN OP
RM FO EE FR
LE PP SU
CT RA ST AB T AN BR VI
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT:
THE GROUND PLANE DESIGN
DEVELOPMENT
SCHEMATIC GROUND PLANE DIAGONAL POROSITY
104
GROUND PLANE DEVELOPMENT DIAGONAL POROSITY
105
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT:
THE IDENTITY DESIGN
DEVELOPMENT
FITZROY CULTURE
FITZROY BOUTIQUES
K IC SW UN BR
. ST
JO HN ST ON ST .
AR GY LE
G UN YO
SI ST .
TE
. ST
ER PI NA
. ST
KE RR
ST .
WORKING FORCE
MELBOURNE CULTURE
MAKER PRECINCT
CLIENTELE RECOGNIZING THE SITE
107
“WELCOME TO SUNNY FITZROY”
BY EVERFRESH STUDIO // JOHNSTON ST. - YOUNG ST.
AQUA PROFONDA
FITZROY SWIMMING POOL // ALEXANDRA PDE. - YOUNG ST.
THE
MURAL
RECOGNIZING THE SITE
108
MACPHERSON ROBERTSON
CONFECTIONERY FACTORY // KERR ST. - GEORGE ST.
PROMINENT
HISTORY
RECOGNIZING THE SITE
109
HORIZONTAL MURAL
CONVENTIONAL -> DOMESTIC CLIENTELE
VERTICAL MURAL SHOWCASE TO PUBLIC
CONCEPTUAL
APPROACH
APPROACHING THE SITE
110
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT:
SITE//ARCHITECTURE DESIGN
DEVELOPMENT
FITZROY
MELBOURNE
CONTEXT
SITE MAP
112
CONTEXT
T. W IC K S BRUNS
ST. YOUNG
JO H N S
.
ST.
TON ST
A R G Y LE
KERR S
S IT E
T.
FITZROY
ST.
113 ST. N A P IE R
SITE MAP
S M IT H
FITZROY
T. W IC K S BRUNS
114
ST. YOUNG
SITE MAP ARGYL
E ST.
KERR S T.
SITE ST. N A P IE R
FITZROY
IDENTITY
FITZROY IDENTITY
URBAN SAMPLE B R U N S W IC K S T .
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ST
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RR
ST
.
AR GY LE
JO
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ST
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ST
.
SITE
RESPONSE
FITZROY ANALYSIS
115
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THE EXISTING CONDITION: DYNAMIC FRONTAGE FACES EXISTING BUILDING LINEAR FRONTAGE FACES PUBLIC STREET
CONCEPTUAL
APPROACH
FITZROY - IDENTITY APPROACH
116
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RE-ADDRESSING THE URBAN FABRIC: THE FRONTAGES ARE RECIPROCATED, SLOWING DOWN HUMAN'S PATTERN
CONCEPTUAL
APPROACH
FITZROY - IDENTITY APPROACH
117
N
O
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LA
PO
A
TR
EX
C TI A HM ST HYT R
EXTRAPOLATION: A SLANTED CORRIDOR INSTIGATES GREATER INTERACTION AND A MORE DYNAMIC MOVEMENT
CONCEPTUAL
APPROACH
FITZROY - IDENTITY APPROACH
118
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N
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TI
SA
O
NT
TE
IT
RM
TE
IN
ARCHITECTURAL INTENT vs HUMAN PATTERN: THE EXTRAPOLATED FRONTAGES CAUSES AN INTERMITTENT MOVEMENT
CONCEPTUAL
APPROACH
FITZROY - IDENTITY APPROACH
119
M ION RA UT G O RIB PR IST D
NT
TE
IT
RM
TE
IN
INTERACTION WITH PUBLIC: SENSE OF DYNAMISM IN MOVEMENT IS ACHIEVED VIA PROGRAMMATIC DISTRIBUTION
CONCEPTUAL
APPROACH
FITZROY - IDENTITY APPROACH
120
E
N
TH
O D E TE OV A B E A RM ELS E P V LE
NT TE T IT EN N M M R E TIO TE V A IN MOFER LI O PR
GROUND TO SKY: THE DYNAMIC FORM IS PROJECTED INTO THE LEVELS ABOVE, RESIDENTAL
CONCEPTUAL
APPROACH
FITZROY - IDENTITY APPROACH
121
& CE S EN ION TE I R T A PE AC N EX ER SO S, NT RE W I
IE
V
PLATFORM EFFECT: 3-DIMENSIONAL DYNAMISM
CONCEPTUAL
APPROACH
FITZROY - IDENTITY APPROACH
122
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT:
THE EXECUTION DESIGN
DEVELOPMENT
Aerial Shot from North East
F IT ZROY P L A T F ORM
PROGRAM
FITZROY PLATFORM
125
DISTRIBUTION
FABRICATION SPACE
GALLERY SPACE
FITZROY BOUTIQUES
COMMUNITY HUB
CULTURAL
MULTI-FUNCTIONS
OFFICES
COMMERCIAL
MEP / SERVICE
AMENITIES
APARTMENTS
RESIDENTIAL
S T U D IO / / 2 2 1 B ED R O OM // 3 1 2 B E D RO O MS / / 2 9 3 B E DR OOM S // 1 4
96
TEMPORARY APARTMENT
Serviced Apartment
S TU D IO // 5 5 1 B E D ROOM // 4 3 2 B E D ROOMS // 2 1 3 B E D ROOMS // 14
1 33
PERMANENT APARTMENT
Non-Serviced Apartment
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
126
DESIGN
GROUND PLAN
FABRICATION SPACE
LOBBY
GALLERY SPACE
CAFE PRECINCT
LOBBY
ARGYLE ST.
CENTRAL PLAZA
LOBBY
KERR ST.
COMMUNITY GARDEN
BOUTIQUES PRECINCT
COMMUNITY HUB
LOBBY
NAPIER ST.
YOUNG ST.
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
127
DESIGN
ACCESS TO SITE
ARGYLE ST. ARGYLE ST.
KERR ST. KERR ST.
NAPIER ST. NAPIER ST.
YOUNG ST. YOUNG ST.
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
128
DESIGN
THE PRECINCTS
MAKER PRECINCT
RESTAURANT PRECINCT
BOUTIQUES PRECINCT
COMMUNITY PRECINCT
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
129
DESIGN
Coffee Shop
NORTH-EAST PRECINCT
POLISHED CONCRETE
Community Hub
BLUE STONE
Nap-Kerr Corner
/ / meet i ng pl ace / / t r ade market / / ur b an farmi ng cent re
Community Hub
/ / coffee as a part of Mel b ourne cul t ures / / out door seat i ng area for morni ng sunl i g h t
Coffee-Shop
/ / nor t h - east ent ry poi nt
Nap-Kerr Corner
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
130
DESIGN
Apartment Lobby PARQUET
KERR ST. PRECINCT
Kerr Walkway
Mail Room
TIMBER DECK
Fitzroy Boutique
POLSIHED CONCRETE
Fitzroy Boutique
b i cy cl e worksh op cl ot h i ng speci al i st b ar b ersh op pet st ore
/ / pedest ri an ci rcul at i on / / b i cy cl e parki ng
Kerr St. Walkway
/ / r esi dent ' s access / / mai l - room
Apartment Lobby
// // // //
Fitzroy Boutiques
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
131
DESIGN
POLISHED CONCRETE
Community Hub
NAPIER ST. PRECINCT
Apartment Lobby
BLUE STONE
Napier Laneway
Lv. 2 Access
Napier Walkway TIMBER DECK
// // // //
pedest ri an ci rcul at i on b i cy cl e parki ng apart ment access b ar on l v.2 access
Napier Laneway
/ / pedest ri an ci rcul at i on / / b i cy cl e parki ng / / communi t y h ub access
Napier Walkway
/ / r esi dent ' s access
Apartment Lobby
/ / meet i ng pl ace / / t r ade market / / ur b an farmi ng cent re
Community Hub
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
132
DESIGN
COMMUNITY PRECINCT
TIMBER DECK CHESSBOARD PATTERN
Urban Farming & Garden
Argyle Laneway BLUE STONE
// // // //
ur b an farmi ng g ar den b r eak- out space - l awn sub st i t ut i on vi nes on wal l - sh ared wi t h t h e exi st i ng h ousi ng
Community Garden
/ / access poi nt s for exi st i ng resi dences / / mur al spot on t h e exi st i ng b ri ck wal l
Argyle Laneway
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
133
DESIGN
DARK STAINED TIMBER DECK
Tier Seating
THE PLAZA
Boutique Corridor
Central Plaza
DARK STAINED TIMBER DECK
Urban Seating
TIMBER DECK
/ / ur b an seat i ng ( urb an farmi ng - pl aza) / / t i er seat i ng ( corri dor t h resh ol d)
Plaza Seating
/ / sh el t er ed open corri dor for b out i que' s preci nct
Boutique Corridor
/ / open court y ard / / fl exi b l e open space for event s i .e. food t r ucks, farmer' s market
Central Plaza
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
134
DESIGN
DARK STAINED TIMBER DECK
Tier Seating
THE PLAZA
TIMBER DECK
Central Plaza
Boutique Corridor
DARK STAINED TIMBER DECK
Urban Seating
/ / ur b an seat i ng ( urb an farmi ng - pl aza) / / t i er seat i ng ( corri dor t h resh ol d)
Plaza Seating
/ / sh el t er ed open corri dor for b out i que' s preci nct
Boutique Corridor
/ / open court y ard / / fl exi b l e open space for event s i .e. food t r ucks, farmer' s market
Central Plaza
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
135
DESIGN
// Mel b ourn e Bi ke Sha re Sp ot //i nt ro du ct io n to mak er p recint w it h the pr o tr ude d b ui ldi ng s truct u re t o t he l ane way
Young Laneway
// ki t che n is exp ose d t o ke rr l ane wa y // Me lbo urne & Fi tzro y ea t ing expe r ie nce w ith l ae way s eat i ng are a
Restaurant Precinct
// mura l spo t o n t he exi st ing b rick wa ll // o ut doo r ea t i ng are a // bi cy le parki ng on wal l
Kerr Laneway
YOUNG-KERR PRECINCT
Young Laneway BLUE STONE
Kerrr Laneway BLUE STONE
Restaurant Precinct CONCRETE & BRICK
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
136
DESIGN
// mai nl y t o sh ow case the fa bri cat e d pr o ducts f r o m make r spa ce // fl exi b le for Fi tzroy ne i ghb ourho o d to r e nt
Gallery Space
// sh o wcas in g t he pro ces s ( ma ke r spa ce ) a nd t h e resul ts ( g al le ry sp ace ) // urba n sea ti ng t o a llo w int era ct io n w ith publ i c, i . e. 3d pri nti ng w o rks h op
Maker Corridor
// t i mb er & di g i tal f ab rica ti on wor k s ho p // g l azi ng i s ret racta b le to al l ow co nne ctio n w it h pu bl ic
Fabrication Space
// resi den t 's ent ra nce // t empora ry - se rvi ce d ap artme nt
Apartment Lobby
MAKER PRECINCT
LINOLEUM
Fabrication Space
Maker Corridor TIMBER DECK
Gallery Space LIGHT POLISHED CONCRETE
PARQUET
Apartment Lobby
PARQUET
Apartment Lobby
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
137
DESIGN
// ret ract abl e g l azi ng a l low t h e f ab r ica to r s to ho l d a wo rksh op to e duca te publ ic // t he co rrido r se at ing p rovid es a s pa ce f o r pub li c to e nga g e w it h t he o pe n-w o rk s ho p
Open Workshop
// so uth - we st en try po int // urb an se at in g & l ands cape as a b uf f e r fo r t he ma ker pre ci nct
Young-Gyle Corner
YOUNG-GYLE PRECINCT
BLUE STONE
Young-Gyle Corner
Open Workshop
YOUNG-GYLE PRECINCT Former CheeseGrater Corner
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
139
DESIGN
ARGYLE ST. ARGYLE LANEWAY
ARGYLE ST. - KERR ST.
URBAN FARMING + CENTRAL PLAZA
SECTION PERSPECTIVE A
BOUTIQUE PRECINCT
KERR ST.
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
140
DESIGN
EXPOSED CORE FACING EAST (NAPIER ST.)
HORIZONTAL MURAL ON THE EXISTING BRICK WALL
ARGYLE LANEWAY
VERTICAL MURAL OF WELCOME TO FITZROY
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
141
DESIGN VINE PLANTATION ON THE BRICK WALL
SHARED BETWEEN COMMUNITY AND EXISTING RESIDENT
YOUNG LANEWAY
CONNECTING THE LANEWAY ACROSS THE STREET
COMMUNITY GARDEN
URBAN FARMING + GARDEN + SEATING
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
142
DESIGN
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
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
143
DESIGN
MID-RISE APARTMENT PLAN
TEMPORARY APT.
PERMANENT APT.
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
144
DESIGN
PARQUET
INFORMAL CORRIDOR
PERMANENT APARTMENT CONCEPT
PARQUET
CO-WORKING SPACE
CONCRETE
SHARED BALCONY
PARQUET
INFORMAL CORRIDOR
PARQUET
CO-WORKING SPACE
CONCRETE
SHARED BALCONY
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
145
DESIGN MAKER PRECINCT
PROTRUDED STRUCTURES DIRECTLY ABOVE GROUND LEVEL
APARTMENT PLAN
BED 1 CARPET
BED 2 CARPET
MASTER CARPET
BATHROOM TILES
CARPET
LIVING + DINING
PARQUET
INFORMAL CORRIDOR
BOUTIQUE PRECINCT
3 BEDROOMS APARTMENT
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
146
DESIGN KERR LANEWAY
MURAL SPOT / RESTAURANT PRECINCT
APARTMENT PLAN
BED 1 CARPET
CARPET
LIVING + DINING
BATHROOM TILES
CORRIDOR PARQUET
BOUTIQUE PRECINCT
1 BEDROOM APARTMENT
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
147
DESIGN
APARTMENT PLAN
COMMUNITY PRECINCT
STUDIO APARTMENT
COMMUNITY PRECINCT
COMMUNITY GARDEN ON GROUND
BED + LIVING TILES
PARQUET
BATHROOM TILES
INFORMAL CORRIDOR
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
148
DESIGN
APARTMENT PLAN
BEDROOM CARPET
CARPET
LIVING + DINING
BATHROOM TILES
CORRIDOR PARQUET
MAKER PRECINCT
1 BEDROOM APARTMENT
MAKER PRECINCT // TEMPORARY
PROTRUDED STRUCTURE S DIRECTLY ABOVE GROUND LEVEL
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
149
DESIGN
RESIDENT COMMUNAL SPACE PLAN
TEMPORARY APT.
PERMANENT APT.
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
150
DESIGN
BOUTIQUE PRECINCT COMMUNAL
SAUNA
SWIMMING POOL
BATHROOM TILES
GYM LINOLEUM + GYM CARPET
TIMBER DECK
SKY TERRACE
FOYER TIMBER DECK
RESIDENT'S AMENITIES FLOOR
BOUTIQUE PRECINCT // PERMANENT
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
151
DESIGN
COMMUNITY PRECINCT COMMUNAL
COMMUNITY PRECINCT // PERMANENT
RESIDENT'S AMENITIES FLOOR
BBQ TERRACE TIMBER DECK
ENTERTAINMENT PARQUET
BEDROOM TILES
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
152
DESIGN
NAPIER ST. NAP-KERR CORNER
THE BOUTIQUES
NAPIER ST. - YOUNG ST.
LOBBY + MAILROOM
SECTION PERSPECTIVE B
RESTAURANT
KERR LANEWAY
EXISTING BUILDING
YOUNG ST.
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
153
DESIGN
BAR ON LV.2
COMMUNITY PRECINCT
COMMUNITY PRECINCT
COMMUNITY HUB FOR SHARING BOUTIQUE PRECINCT
COFFEE SHOP IN THE CORNER
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
154
DESIGN
APARTMENT PLANNING
SHARED BALCONY
CO-WORKING SPACE
APARTMENT PLANNING
GYM
RESIDENT'S COMMUNAL SPACE
MEP FLOOR
EXPOSED CORE FACING NORTH (KERR ST.)
CO-WORKING SPACE
APARTMENT PLANNING
VERTICAL MURAL OF WELCOME TO FITZROY
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
155
DESIGN
OFFICE SPACE
BOUTIQUE PRECINCT
GYM
RESIDENT'S COMMUNAL SPACE
COLLABORATIVE OFFICE SPACE
DOUBLE VOLUME + MEZZANINE DESIGN
OFFICE SPACE
OFFICE BALCONY
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
156
DESIGN SEMINAR ROOM
OFFICE COLLABORATIVE SPACE
ARCHIVE LIBRARY
OFFICE MEZZANINE FLOOR
STORAGE SPACE
UNDERNEATH THE AMPHITHEATRE
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
157
DESIGN
COLLABORATIVE OFFICE PLAN
COLLABORATIVE OFFICE
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
158
DESIGN
BALCONY TIMBER FLOORING
COLLABORATIVE OFFICE PLAN
CASUAL MEETING TIMBER FLOORING
ENTERTAINMENT TIMBER FLOORING
PANTRY TIMBER FLOORING INFORMAL WORKSHOP POLISHED CONCRETE
BATHROOM TIMBER DECK
PRINT MEDIA TIMBER FLOORING
BALCONY TIMBER FLOORING
SEMINAR ROOM TIMBER FLOORING
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
159
DESIGN
BALCONY TIMBER FLOORING
COLLABORATIVE OFFICE MEZZANINE PLAN
CASUAL MEETING PARQUET
ARCHIVE LIBRARY PARQUET
TIMBER FLOORING
BALCONY TIMBER FLOORING
CASUAL MEETING PARQUET
THE
FITZROY PLATFORM
160
DESIGN
COLLABORATIVE OFFICE
INFORMAL WORKSHOP
THE ARCHIVE LIBRARY
COLLABORATIVE MEZZANINE OFFICE
F IT ZROY P L A T F ORM
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