Studio 40: The FIELD
SEMESTER 2 2020 STUDIO D SANDRA LIN (915202)
Reflective Journal
CONTENTS: ASSIGNMENT 1
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WEEK ONE BRIEF REFLECTION
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GROUP WORK
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TALK REFLECTIONS
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MID-SEMESTER WORK
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DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUAL PROJECT
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WEEK 10 REVIEW
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FINAL STUDIO PROJECT
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REFLECTION OF STUDIO
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Studio 40: The FIELD text - task
Chapter
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Agriculture
Summary
Pascoe in this first chapter offers an alternate history of the First Nation of Aboriginal Australians, to that which is commonly shared and taught in schools. He uses publicly available historical recounts to suggest that Aboriginal people have been farming for years, and hence they no longer fit into the ‘hunter gatherer’ category they have been traditionally described as. Aboriginal peoples were not only simply custodians of the land but had an agricultural system so advanced that flora and ecosystem survival had become dependent on Aboriginal intervention. This domestication of plants, as Pascoe highlights, is the result of generations of observation and adaptive practices to produce the most yield from crops such as wheat and yam daisy. The understanding of the land, so much so that turning and tilling the earth had reshaped the surface, strengthens the image of Aboriginal communities as long term stable units. Pascoe shares examples of early baking and agricultural tools which clearly juxtaposes the notion of a primitive population. I think this is particularly poignant as it highlights an ignorance or perhaps a common misconception that the public or non indigenous population have of Aboriginal peoples. As a species humans have gone through periods of preserving culture and history and other times sought to eradicate and rewrite the past. Given the scientific evidence and carbon dating analysis, showing that the history of Aboriginal people in Australia can be dated back to almost 80 000 years ago, I concur with Pascoe that history and modern society has blatantly reshaped the facts to support a colonial perspective of ‘terra nullius’. However, it may not be too late to alter the course of history, through changing our perspective and challenging what we know. We mustn’t mistake a lack of European farming ethos for a lack of agriculture. These days perhaps it is better to look towards more indigenous plants and animals, other than sheep and cattle to return balance to the ecosystems. Indigenous agricultural practices may not have worked in perfect harmony, the foreign impact of European agriculture and mining practices is far more devastating. Collaboration with Aborignal people through the consolidation and commercialisation of agricultural practices and products means that aboriginal peoples can use their knowledge and prosper from their own produce. This aligns with Dja Dja Country Plan aims for healthy people better, for the people, with a healthy environment.
A kangaroo’s feet do not cause erosion by disrupting the soil, nor do their feet compact the soil. This is in contrast to the hard hooves of sheep and other introduced species that dig up vegetation and erode the soil.
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DARK EMU: AGRICULTURE SUMMARY ASSIGNMENT 1 SANDRA LIN | 915202 | STUDIO 40: THE FIELD
Chapter
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Aquaculture
Summary
Like agriculture of the land, Aboriginal people also understood how to harvest the waters for fish and seafood. There are stories of a delicate relationship between man and whales and dolphins attracting them to one towards the land to eat as food, but also giving back the tongue to the animals like a symbiotic relationship. However, the arrival of Europeans disrupted these delicate relationships, due to their lack of understanding. I think it is important to note that early settlers may not have known any different, having colonised foreign lands for years it is logical to suggest that their understanding of native people as ignorant was ingrained, from a lack of understanding. But now we are attempting to decolonise through education and collaborative relationships with Aboriginal peoples. In this chapter, Pascoe illustrates that rather than caching by hand the Aboriginals had complex fishing traps such as specialist nets that were suspended on tall tykes on either side of rivers and waterways. They understood how to catch them naturally by building up rock to direct the waterways when fish came downstream. For coastal villages the ocean was the primary source of food allowing for sedentary or semi sedentary life. Each family had traps and could feed off a certain waterway without having to relocate. They made baskets for eel traps and bamboo fishing traps, eating all sorts of seafood from aniline and crayfish, eels and snapper. These sophisticated aboriginal aqua harvesting practices and man made landscapes for harvesting were ignored by Europeans, likely because they didn’t understand how to use these systems. Hence, many land and waterways have been disrupted by mining and land developments changing the system of waterways irrevocably. The destruction of these original fishing sites and formations that are thousands of years old, in other countries it would be considered heritage destruction. But the face that this destruction continues even in modern society suggests a need to overhaul and educate Australians on how we view the Aboriginal culture and its economy. Simple fish catching structure made of branches, grasses and reeds that helps to trap fish or other seafood in a smaller contained space. The woven eel trap is the long conical form seen in the water which an Aboriginal member would use to catch the trapped eels.
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DARK EMU: AQUACULTURE SUMMARY
SANDRA LIN | 915202 | STUDIO 40: THE FIELD
DJA DJA WURRUNG COUNTRY PLAN POINTS OF INTRIGUE • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Symbols used to demarcate intervention aim focus on the Dja Dja Wurrung Country Plan
Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation, (2014) Delhkunya Dja - Dja Dja Wurrung Country Plan, 2014-2034. Retrieved from http://www. djadjawurrung.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Dja-Dja-Wurrung-Country-Plan.pdf
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desire for social and financial independence quality of life is measured by the level of established place in society promotion of heritage spirits link past and future, it is a surrounding experience that relates to moral code built up ecological knowledge built through oral tradition scar trees- related to bark, camping, hunting and medicinal plants being one with the land is key and this connection is enforced when on traditional land welcoming visitors is part of culture, particularly those who are displaced in the 21st C plants and animals all have a use in food, medicine and shelter. open forests and woodlands play a role in revegetation, for example the Box ironbark is unique to the area and so needs to be nurtured on the land Dja Dja resources can be sold for a premium in the current landscape, offering economic opportunities for the Dja Dja peoples it is a truth that agriculture, urban settlement and mining have disrupted the natural ecosystems issues for the area: urban growth of Bendigo, rising salinity, variable rainfall patterns and extreme weather. This leads for a need to design pre-emptively. it is a goal of the Dja Dja to participate fully in the social and economic fabric of the community GOALS: Jaara- people that are healthy, happy and secure in their identity Customs and Practices- actively enact, live and share Cultural heritage- protecting sacred and cultural sites, landscapes, protection and return of remains and artefacts, promotion of healing and reconiciliation Bushtucker and medicine- gardeners of the environment, understanding plants and animals and protecting them, teaching of hunting and gathering practices Rivers and waterways- healthy waterways, meet needs of the environment, tackling pollution and over fishing Upside down Country Self- determination Traditional Owner Economy- using the land for economic growht (in a sustainable way), offering opportunities for traditional owners.
DJA DJA WURRUNG COUNTRY PLAN LIST
SANDRA LIN | 915202 | STUDIO 40: THE FIELD
Reflection After Exercise: WEEK ONE
Week 1: Dark Emu readings. Approach for the semester studio was framed. Mozilla hub is an exciting new technology, a bit more stylised than virtual reality but it provides an interesting representation method. Brief/program facets: Biodiversity, infrastructure, farming, events, education, shelter Infrastructure as a system that is adaptable and moveable Focus is on reintroduction of indigenous species and alternative food production. My personal focus extends to designing a space for learning and culture sharing instead of formal event and education settings. Christoph Lauder Talk: Mapping a field – Mapping Diagrams
ASSIGNMENT 1
INITIAL SITE PLAN ARRANGEMENT IDEAS: INFRASTRUCTURE, BIODIVERTY, FARMING, EVENT, EDUCATION, SHELTER
Group work Group C // Sandra Lin915202 / Jun Da Ling 811977 / Leonie Csanki 840872 / Lei Ni 1152834
WEEK TWO Week 2: The core idea is that learning happens everywhere and anywhere. Site diagram iterations involved early ideas of form and spatial visualisation, before stripping form back to a more imaginative and sensual experience. Helene Frichot reading: ideas tied in closely with Julia Watson’s Low-Tek and the impact of the anthropocene on the environment and investigates the role of the architect in that context. Rodney Carter talk: fascinating to hear about his approach and the goal to regeneration and reconciliation. Draft diagrams for visualisation shown and back to the drawing board. The final group developed site plan shown on the right. Reflection: Learnt that ideas need to be carefully considered- small movements may be the answer on this site. Generated a place holder building that meets the functions of a seed bank/processing plant first, to be later developed. The current focus is on creating atmosphere and envisioning the future without too much human material intervention- linking back to Helene Frichot’s reading.
GROUP IDEA PRESENTATION/ PITCH- ARS ELECTRONICA As part of Cultivating a Natural Utopia... “ Imagine, a way to start healing both our land and communities. Our natural Utopia presents visitors with open fields of Indigenous planting, and opportunities for connected, sustainable cultural development.� Shelters are located on the peak of the topography to take advantage of gravity in processing grey water and running irrigation towards the fields. The highest point also allows for the dwellers to have full sightlines over towards the fields. Different types of crops can be grown on the site depending on the need of wet land or dry land. These crops can be harvested and processed to improve the economy of country as well as provide cultural education to visitors at the event centre. The creek that runs through the site contains the wetland that is used to grow specific type of crops. As well as dryland that can allow for even more types of crops to be cultivated. Two nurseries covering both wet and dry land allow for the versatile handling of multiple crops and their storage. These are initial conceptual ideas, to be developed further, subject to pragmatic concerns,
FEEDBACK Cohesive and detailed proposal plan presented. To consider the physical embodiment of these ideas moving forward. Mainly to consider the feeling of the spaces, how it will change over time and the activieties that occur in that space
REFLECTION AND NEXT STEPS Exploration areas moving forward....
Moving away from overall group development to individual area refinement. As I have the Event and Processing space I plan to focus on the event types and consequences of these events. Aiming to invigorate culture and economy through event programs and accessible food processing on site. At this stage this concept of invigorating the cultural exchange needs to first capture the atmosphere of place on site. Unreal engine visualisations and Ars Electronica presentation/ exhibition will be used to first capture the Genius Loci- then I will develop the typical architectural detail such as form and program.
WELCOME POINT AND ENTRY VIEWS : Impact on my area is that the visitors will already be welcomed and orientated to the nature of our proposed Utopia on this site, moving along the path to my Bush tucker processing and event space.
WATERWAYS AND SHELTERS: Impact on my area is that this serves the shelter needs of visitors, removing the event space from amenity constraints, focusing on providing optimal richness of exchange and social interaction spaces
BUSH TUCKER PROCESSING AND EVENTS: Located on sloped topography, offering outlook over the fields to the north of site.
FIELDS, NURSERY AND SEED BANK: Directly linked to the processing component of my proposed intervention, the fields are experimental, cultivating indigenous plant species of kangaroo grass and murnong, possibly expanding to include vanilla and chocolate lily which are also tubers
Key Takeaways: TALKS Talk 2: Rodney Carter: Dja Dja Wurrung Country Plan/ Biodiversity Talk 1: Christopher Lueder, Kingston: Mapping a Field Field- defined as occupied by symbols or signs Archizoom- type writer drawing rules imposed by type writer Drawing takes place on site Drawing marks the building to be built Fields can apply to choreography of dance and football diagrams on the art of dancing – because they are recording a prescription of movement. Ichnography vs orthography Plan is a type of field but field is not a plan Field is creating juxtaposition and meaning Bone/skeletal structure related to mechanical skeleton – comparing skeleton, city and car Or the sensory system- nervous, broadband and fluid lines/circulation system Bangkok having channals , canals and alleyways that turn and block offcontrolling field privacy and access is a dynamic way Fields can have directionality Piet Mondrian work is a centripedal field- one that extends inwards Utopia is a field with no boundary Natural field has positive connotations + operational process takes priority over the appearance A diagram cannot solve all issues- but they convey complex issues in a graspable way. Seeing infrastructure as more a system that events can plug into – we all see different fragments and issues.
- Developed the Dja Dja Wurrung Country Plan - Measuring by acknowledgement = level of respect - Asking for sovereign recognition – collaboration with each other - Traditional owner settlement act as alternative to Native Title Act - Simplistic to be sensible - Foundational plants- super species - Offer food and fibre - Using crops to retain moisture - Get back into country - Design is about what you can do in the space, not what it looks like - Kangaroo grass in crop rotation- increases moisture retention and soil health - Yam daisy - murnong - Dja dja wurrung have the rights to land and given resources to begin cultivating and nurturing their environment - Aim is to keep plants local - Being less possessive and being mindful instead
WEEK THREE
DESIGNING...
Week 3: Beginning of tech tutorials and using unreal engine. Focus is on learning software as a method of story telling Collage sketch test- google drive experiences. Thinking about what happens to the land, what plants are being grown and what are the key events happening there- and the atmosphere and lighting quality. – scanned event space pen sketches Education diagrams presented Sketch little human in middle of field with heaps of grass growing high.
Wk 3 - Consider response to context - How large do things need to be - Edge conditions - Corner treatment - Field as layers of infrasturcutre - Challenging colonial notions of permanence and transience
Alex Felson talk- American Landscape architect
REFLECTIONS WHILE WORKING
Familiarised with mozilla hub and how to move around Brett Levy visual story telling talk- work with virtual songlines and the research and capturing the setting before first settlement. Research and mapping, giving the local traditional owners something as a record of their culture. It was eye opening how culture can be commercialised.
Keeping in mind that the solution may be simple Rather than focusing on large concepts, I am choosing to zero in on the Dja Dja Wurrung Country plan aims, particularly the motivation behind cultivating kangaroo grass. This project is aiming to be simple but culturally engaging and regenerative. I am aware indigenous engagement in the design would be ideal, however is not possible in this context of a studio project.
EXPERIMENTAL SKETCHES: with envisioned seasonal and time changes on our FIELD site, to be rendered in Unreal Engine.
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EXPERIMENTAL SKETCHES: alternate event/activity opportunities on thePROCESSING designated area on FIELD | EVENT SPACEsite. | FIELDS SITUATION SKETCH DIAGRAMS
WEEK FOUR
DESIGNING...
Week 4: Preparing to explore the concept of keeping the community and economy together. i.e. enabling the community to profit and make money without feeling of ‘selling out’ or having the goal of the space to be commercial.
Linking these ideas to the country plan aims, engaging the cultural and economic program whilst sharing knowledge and educating people.
Processing is a colonial notion, so discovering how to give back ownership to traditional owners. First working on the representation ideas from midsem- how to capture the atmosphere with the materials at present. Reimporting materials and meshes with non corrupt file- realising that the technical represenation difficulties are limiting the seasonal/ adaptive change visualisations. Group visualisation sharing – with the google drive ppt Remember bringing architecture into nature/countryside, not nature into architecture- keep things wild and free to look all around us What is being processed? How can it be processed? What is meant by the term ‘processing’?
Focusing on a way to capture the idea of processing
TALK REFLECTIONS- Food for thought Helene Frichot: Environments- Concepts, Theories, Philosophies - Think about the environment that we are embredded in - Gleaning, how do we pick up waste? - Shocked to thought-thinkables - Exhaustion- but offere glimmers of hope - Approach things as if you are a bit stupid - We are not separate from environments but form part and parcel of environmental worlds, we are the environment and the environment is us - Every creature makes their environment their ownorganism will take certain actions, meaning that the environment never stays untouched. - Facing gaia and the intrusion of gaia - Tentacular thinking - Earth crust transformed by humans- now landscape biting back - Understand how creatures relate to environ and organisms- like a spiders web linkages zoom out - Creatures engage directly from their perspective but need - Environing is producing local worlds of sense
Mid-semester
DRY SEASON 360 IMAGE TAKEN FROM CENTRE OF FUTURE EVENT AND FOOD PROCESSING SPACE
NIGHT 360 IMAGE TAKEN FROM CENTRE OF EVENT AND FOOD PROCESSING SPACE (SINGLE BUILDING), GROUP ENGAGED IN OUTDOOR CAMPFIRE
DAYTIME 360 IMAGE OF EVENT AND FOOD PROCESSING SPACE, A WELCOME TO COUNTRY IS OCCURING FOR THE VISITORS TO SITE
MID SEMESTER: FEEDBACK
REFLECTIONS ON FEEDBACK
Week 5:
Midsem reflection: it was hard to push the design without filling the setting with ‘things’ keeping it about the land and atmosphere rather than architecture
Review edit to reduce stylisation to more truly represent event and landscape idea- make event bigger to be the focus and make people event larger Can I imagine the plan from the final visualisation? Is the design and space evocative enough? – what practicalities does the certain form allow for- food for thought. I called my project Exchange to encourage this. Sarah Wigglesworth precedent- Strawbale house. Maybe my architecture is trying to be heavy, and not light. Experimented with key frames and sound for an automatically directed 360 movie. Final decision was 360 panorama with user controlled movement as best representation method Had the talk with Michael Fragstein on digital storytelling Collating representation as group and the name Urban nature …
QUESTIONS RAISED: Exploration areas moving forward: Feedback from Ammon Beyerle Consider the relation between architecture and landscape- architecture shouldbe connected to landscape, not just sitting on top. What is the role of this architecture intervention and is it dynamic? - Play with the archtitecture - Who what when where where - Meaning of ‘for the future’- why am I designing this now? And what does it do? I am exploring how much and how little architecture is needed and what happens to the architecture over its lifetime- what implications are there for the context? What am I providing What am I exploring ? The concept of economy and community evolving over time. What do I provide for this? How much do I need to provide for this?
Individual Project Refinement DEVELOPMENTS MOVING ON FROM MID-SEMESTER, INTO BUILDING DETAIL AND FORM FINDING FOR A CULTURAL EVENT AND FOOD PROCESSING SPACES,
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DRAWINGS OFf FIRST SCHEMATIC SCHEME: EDITING PROGRAM ARRANGEMENT, ROOF FORM AND RELATION TO TREE, OUTER SITE ENGAGEMENT
ROOF FORM TESTING: FLAT PITCHED SKILLION VERDICT: SKILLION IS MOST APPROPRIATE AS IT DRAWS THE FOCUS LINE INWARDS TO THE TREE AND CENTRAL SPACE
DRAWINGS OF SCHEMATIC SCHEME: FURTHER FORM FINDING
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market craft/skill share mentoring lecture welcome
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storage small mill drying wrapping/packaging exhibit/store
open embraced space visible with outlook seating weather protection openly visible space well ventilated optional weather protection close to trees
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storing event equipment storing dried harvest access for transport mill grinding section filtering/treating working space + amenity drying rack/shelves arranging tables weather/climate control open space with outlook tables and seating space temporary storage space storage for tools/materials tables or shelves to show product weather protection circulation space
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• mentoring and craft share same smaller spaces • lecture and welcome in outdoor open space potential to weather protect as needed • storage and drying can be adjacent/same area • packaging next to exhibit next to mill + storage • exhibit as a more permanent version of market • craft class in packaging space in off season • lecture next to exhibit/store if indoors.
PROGRAM BRAINSTORM: EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EVENT AND ECONOMY + SPACES THIS REQUIRES/PRODUCES TO MEET THE AIM
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PRECEDENTS: DEPLOYABLE AND ADAPTABLE ARCHITECTURE IDEAS, INSPIRED BY TRANSIENT, TIME BASED ARCHITECTURE
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PRECEDENTS: DEPLOYABLE , ‘UTOPIAN ARCHITECTURE’ INSPIRATION + DRYING RACK/SHED - INCORPORATING LIVING INTO THE BUILDING
FUTURISTIC SEED BANK, CULTURE CENTRE
ZERO WASTE PAVILION
OPEN SHED, SOLAR, STORAGE
SCREEN VEGETATION VIEW OUT
FARM, SHOWCASE ARCHITECTURE
PERMEABLE TIMBER SHADE, FLEXIBLE, ALIVE
SIMPLE NATURAL MATERIALITY, OPEN ARCHITECTURE
SMALL SHED, LIGHT, LIGHTWEIGHT
AESTHETIC, VERANDAH, OUTDOOR INDOOR
PRECEDENTS: SHED AND EXHIBITION EXAMPLE ARCHITECTURE : MATERIALITY DETAIL AND INDOOR OUTDOOR CONNECTION FOCUS
WEEK7a DEVELOPMENTS
FEEDBACK To be more specific about the needs of the problem to be solved and generating a form, tectonic based on the solution.
An exchange symbiosis- creating a sense of place and comfort with minimal architecture – to bring together the culture and economy, showcasing the products and abilities of the Dja Dja Wurrung.
THOUGHTS ON NEXT STEPS/ PRECEDENTS
Concept from Week 6- to have a future tht grows the economy and sense of community- to profit and prosper – as per the Dja Dja Wurrung country plan. Meaning an architecture that builds a sense of community and that is scalable for economic growth (visitors, product exhibit)mill to package and store food produced on site with excess sold to visitors.
Exploration areas moving forward:
Event space serves as a welcome and attraction point.
Further exploring construction ideas behind deployable architecture
Explored interactive, deployable architecture – multi yurt, transformable design and the hoberman spiral
Space size needed for program activites
To create operable and scalable architecture to grow like plants and then disappear.
Program aspects to clearly define Collapsible walls, or extendable walls may be a practical space extension solution, for example a market with a foldable roof to produce a flexible indoor/outdoor space.
given basic program arrangement, time to explore a flexible building tectonic- possibly deployable structure allowing enclose and opening moments.
SKETCHES: DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURE SKETCH, TAKEN FROM IDEA OF THE YURT AND ITS FOLDING WALLS
SKETCHING TO EXPLORE TECTONIC: INVESTIGATING CONNECTION POINTS, ARRANGEMENT OF SPACES.
WEEK7b DEVELOPMENTS
FEEDBACK
VERDICT ON DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURES:
There needs to be a stronger reason behind using this language that has been sketched. Take architecture back to simplicity.
Not the correct solution for site as the complexity of the structures becomes to complex, custom and expensive to align with Dja Dja Wurrung Country Plan actionable items. The rounded form is also impractical for transitioning and construction from a functional perspective. However, the round geometry is translated into the embrace of the existing tree
THOUGHTS ON NEXT STEPS Shed form, revisited moving forward, aiming to explore adaptability in a way other than deployable structures Taking the project back to focus on the existing- site, tree, topography. What is there now that can be used?
WEEK 8 DEVELOPMENTS
FEEDBACK
Sketching to investigate program relationships
Needs to define program needs further Relationship between the three main areas is good. Consider the size needed for off season and on season givent hat it is an event space
Leaning towards 3 rectangular forms, with different roofs Considering the dimension of space needed, the hierarchy between spaces and connection to outdoor spaces Previous deployable opening and closing idea, is reformed with the folding doors and the indoor outdoor connections. The indoor and outdoor connections, mainly doors and access points- what is open and closed, were the form finding drivers. Connection to tree behind building from entrance point is key- all is orientated towards the tree
REFLECTION AND NEXT STEPS On the right track, continue to refine. Moving into digital drawing and modelling to explore spaces in more detail and to quickly iterate building form changes Given the largess of the site, it is difficult to ascertain the area the building should cover, as well as materiality details and climatic concerns. At this point I think it is likely the form will be dictated by capacity sizes, the exisiting tree and the orienttion
STILL SKETCHING, MOVED AWAY FROM DEPLOYABLE INTO FORM RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PROGRAM AREAS- DISPLAY SHELVES, ORIENTATION, ROOFING.
STILL SKETCHING, EXPLORING USING THE ROOF AS AN ORGANISATION DEVICE TO DEFINE THE PROGRAM AREAS BENEATH, HERE IS INTERCONNECTED UNDER ONE LARGE ROOF WITH VARIATIONS
STILL SKETCHING, PLAN AND SECTION OF MAIN DRYING AREA, MILL AND MARKET/CRAFT/SHARING SPACE.
WEEK 9a DEVELOPMENT
PRECEDENTS Opening and closing /operable roof moment in addition to open door wall Drying shed arrangement and construction- refined from previous precedent selections
Week 9 studio feedback Terminology refinement, spatial relationships between buildings, interior space, pivot door, cross program interaction, proportion of outdoor space, roof and walkway interactions, zooming n and defining shelter, platform, door size and scale, seating above ground, opening out into field, mill space Concept week 9 detailed: EVENTS: Sustainability- self sustainability, external interaction Culture- learning about food production, events, gatherings Economy- selling and storing showcasing products made on site and food production Massing and orientation viewed with trees and out to site Relationship to each other Growth, solar panels
REFLECTION AND NEXT STEPS Now getting into the detail behind the architecture, moving away from form finding and functional concerns to explore once again the atmosphere and affordances of the site and space. As a place for cultural exchange-focusing on the quality of space, verdict is simple, open space is best As a likely financial income stream, the importance is on scalability and adaptablility depending on the performance of the crops, the target market and the ease of adopting this method of generating income.
ROOF OPENING DRYING ROOM WALKWAY DETAIL ROOF MATERIAL PACK EXPANSION Or MARKET EXPANSION GROUND TO BUILT
PRECEDENTS: NOTE THE SHED DETAILING, TIMBER SCREENING, ROOF MATERIALITY AND FUNCTIONAL OPPORTUNITY
WEEK 9b DEVELOPMENT
FEEDBACK + REFLECTION
Worked on plan detail and representation
Exploration areas moving forward....
Orientated the building on a 30 degree angle to face true north instead of perpendicular to site entrance.
Ground is not flat and need to consider the relationship of the building to it moving forward. The open air moment in between- does this need a roof? Why is there a difference in plan between the two sides and diagonal walls?
Detail of proposed activites visuble in drawings, with display shelves, market tables, drying racks. Once again dealing with the issue of roof and connection between 3 concept components
Verdict: currecntly the closeness of the three components still acts like one large building with open centre- explore this further. Leaning towards separating out more.
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WEEK 10 DEVELOPMENT-FRIDAY Guest Critique
FEEDBACK
Main change is instead of facing the tree, the buildings now orientate themselves around the exisiting tree as a metaphor of adding on to the existing, opening out towards the field and having it complete the exchange process through further engagement.
Good idea to move the site and relocate around the existing tree, Program is well refined. COLOUR Needs exciting architectural moves
Presented drawings that summarised the previous explorations: - relation between parts and building components - interior detail - roof form - dimensioning and space on site - shed typlogy refinement/exploration. - activity details
REFLECTION AND NEXT STEPS To treat and relate more strongly to site and topography I want to develop the detail further to improve the atospheric quality.
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CULTIVATING A NATURAL UTOPIA
Imagine, a way to start healing both our land and communities. Our natural Utopia presents visitors with open fields of Indigenous planting, and opportunities for connected, sustainable cultural development.
FIELDS NURSERY + SEED BANK EVENT SPACE SHELTERS CREEK AQUACULTURE POND
EVENT SPACE Offers the opportunity to heal the community, bringing locals and visitors together with cultural and economic exchange.
WEEK 10b DEVELOPMENT: WK 10 REVIEW
WEEK 10b DEVELOPMENT: WK 10 REVIEW
EVENT SPACE PROGRAM ACTIVATING
WEEK 10b DEVELOPMENT: WK 10 REVIEW
Economy- generating income + self-sustainability Culture- sharing of tradition, language + skills
CENTRAL SPACE COMBINED
WEEK 10b DEVELOPMENT: WK 10 REVIEW
Economy- generating income + self-sustainability Culture- sharing of tradition, language + skills
CENTRAL TREE 3 LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCTURES ARRANGED AROUND EXISTING EUCALYPTUS TREE
CONSTRUCTION SIMPLE TIMBER FRAME AND CLAD STRUCTURE WITH COLORBOND ROOFING EASY ASSEMBLY WITH LOW SKILL LEVEL
MOVEABLE AND COLLAPSIBLE FURNITURE FOR FLEXIBLE SITE PROGRAM/EVENTS MARKET OVERFLOW COMMUNITY TALKS OUTDOOR MEALS RESTING PLACES ENTRANCE
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Circulation
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GATHER: SMALL GROUPS; WELCOME TO COUNTRY
STORE: SELLING ARTWORK, PLANTS, BOOKS WITH ABORIGINAL AND AGRICULTURAL FOCUS
MARKET/CRAFT SPACE: TO SELL AND MAKE LOCAL HAND MADE ITEMS; SITE FOOD SURPLUS DRYING: DRYING OF TUBERS AND OTHER CROPS GROWN ON SITE DURING HARVEST SEASON
PACKING: FLOUR; TUBERS AND GRASSES GROWN ON SITE
MILL: MILLING/GRINDING KANGAROO GRASS INTO FLOUR
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WEEK ELEVENT AND TWELVE DEVELOPMENT
FEEDBACK Lie to tell the truth Compositional piece with specific colour palette and texture, no need to represent in a photorealistic way.
Week 11- week 12 is concentrating on the feeling of space I’m creating - Exploring color, texture, relating to plants grown on site, - new roof, interiors, external shell, - iterating colour and experience of being inside, - feeling at night, - sense of materiality - distant shed, up close detail, different atmosphere for each - curating that atmosphere, colourful and playful, related to outdoor and sky, and space.
REFLECTION AND NEXT STEPS Being decisive, making active choices and finalising representation and form Working on final design change and then producing drawings for final critique. Roof geometry at the moment is too straight and angular, it does not read as I would like it to with the tree. With the undulating tree canopy and topography slope, a more organic curved roof is more appropriate. Fire pit moment at entrance is removed. Corrugated roof, shed materiality detail refined.
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Final Project
FINAL CRITIQUE + STUDIO OVERALL REFLECTION This semester had an interesting project concept of imagining a FIELD utopia on a Dja Dja Wurrung site in Daylesford. It was challenging in terms of conceptual thinking and representing those ideas through 3D visualisations. Unreal Engine was new and interesting to me, and I thought the use of point clouds and 360 images to represent the site was quite innvoative, particularly within the current discourse of architectural education. I realise that the project nature really called for continuous Aboriginal community engagement to inform design decisions, rather than say using topography or presumed cultural knowledge as the architectural drivers. However, given the nature of the MSD teaching culture, this is not yet feasible. The guest lectures and readings were brilliant resources to supplement understanding of the site and project concepts early on in the semester. I also believe that group development of the overall site plan was highly beneficial to cementing the ideas and concepts brought up by the lectures and readings. Alternate perspectives and lively discourse was made even more important given the online nature of the subject. Given the time and resources available, I believe that my final project has been refined to the best extent possible. Of course with further research, engagementment with Dja Dja Wurrung and time my proposal can be pushed much further. But, as it stands I think it holds a great deal of potential to reengage the people of first nations with the site and put them on a path towards meeting each of the aims as laid out in the Dja Dja Wurrung Country plan. This is experimental architecture at its core, and it is my hope that if my project Engaging Exchange was to be built, with time it would grow and change to suit the economic and cultural opportunities of the food production centred site. It is a place to learn, to grow and become independent with one’s identity.
Thank you for taking the time to look throught this journal. As I was in this Studio 40, I hope you are better off for engaging with it. Sandra Lin