Designer + Maker Studio 2016

F I N A L P R ES E N TAT I O N group ‘fab’ / site three st.14 / adam & chris

DESIGNER MAKER 2016

SIZHEN wong 808123

adrian beltran 675575

renee jacovides 585430

therese Wallooppillai 768668

‘THE RIBBON’

OUR PROJECT

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WE WANT TO provide a transitional intervention. a site-responsive insertion that provides for the various activities we observed.

BUT to lead users on an adaptive journey. A unique & intimate journey

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DESIGN STATEMENT

RULE SET 1. three elements: A . p u b l i c / s e at i n g B . s e m i p r i vat e / l e a n i n g / s ta n d i n g C . p r i vat e / r e c l i n i n g 2. continuous form 3. SITE RESPONSIVE 4. transitional 5. pe r m e ab i l i t y 6. L I M I T E D C ON T R AS T/ READS AS AN insertion

RULE SET

H O W W E A R R I V E D AT ‘THE RIBBON’

FINAL DESIGN

site: Basement 1

site Introduction

site Introduction

SITE B1

SITE B2

site Introduction

Aprox.

53m3

Aprox.

11m2

site

structure PHYSICAL FEATURES

volume

Access

balustrade +handrails

lower site

SITE B1

1. THEATRE B117

- CAPACITY OF 500 -MULTIMEDIA DISPLAY - LECTURE THEATRE -USED BY VARIOUS FACULTIES

sourroundings

2. BASEMENT B117 SEATING

- LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE LARGER GALLERY SPACE -JOINT TO THE B117 THEATRE - PURPOSE OF WAITING FOR LECTURE

WIDER SITE CONTEXT

3. WEST ENTRANCE STAIRCASE

- MAXIMUM OF 3 PEOPLE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE COLUMN -ACCESS FROM MAIN WEST ENTRANCE ON GROUND LEVEL

4. WEST B117 THEATRE LIFT

- MAXIMUM OF APPROXIMATLY 10 PEOPLE - DISABLED ACCESS TO LECTURE THEATRE -ACCESS FROM MAIN WEST ENTRANCE TO BASEMENT 1 & 2

5.BASEMENT MAIN GALLERY SPACE

- BASEMENT LEVEL LARGE GALLERY SPACE - USED AS CIRCULATION OF B117 THEATRE

6. LOWER BASEMENT SUNKEN GALLERY

- HIDDEN AT LOWER BASEMENT USED FOR CIRCULATION OF B117 THEATRE

B117

45 minutes

before lecture@b117

B117

10 minutes of lecture@b117

USERS: QUANTITY & Motion

B117

30 minutes

before lecture@b117

B117

at t i m e o f lecture@b117

B117

15 minutes

before lecture@b117

B117

during the lecture@b117

MATERIAL FINDINGS

Contrasting Alien

MATERIAL & form RESPONSE

>Site Specific >Materially Conscious >formally conscious >still reads as separate insertion

Completely blended in

‘ es cape ’

PHENOMENOLOGY

‘a c a d e m i c i s o l at i o n ’

> u s e r s s e e k i n g d i f f e r e n t g r a d e s o f p r i va c y > w e wa n t e d t o r e s p o n d t o these conditions

business students

1 5 m i nu t es b e for e l ec t ur e . wa i t i n g t o e n t e r , n e e d i n g a p l a c e t o s i t.

who we encountered

a c C o u n t. student

“ T h i s i s my s ecr e t s p ot ”

ECON. STUDENTS

“ J U S T W O N D E R I N G W H AT WA S H E R E . . ? ”

SITTING / STANDING / LAYING SITE DERIVED CONCEPT

ZONING DECISIONS

Leaning

LAying Permeability Ribbon

Seating

FINAL RESPONSE TO ZONING

LAYI NG D OWN • • • •

SECRET SPOT DESTINATION SLANTED BACK RESTS PRIVATE AREA

S EATI NG

leaning

• PUBLIC • WAITING AREA • OPEN TO GALLERY • PUBLIC • WAITING AREA • OPEN TO GALLERY

S E ATI NG

• • • •

LAYING D OWN

FINAL RESPONSE TO ZONING

• • • •

SECRET SPOT DESTINATION SLANTED BACK RESTS PRIVATE AREA

LAYI NG D OWN

SEMI PUBLIC Conversation CIRCULATION VIEW • SEMI PUBLIC • Conversation • CIRCULATION • VIEW

leaning

offering OF SEATING

RESPONSE TO SEATING

c c

(A) (A) (b)a (b)

B B

a b A A cc

(b) (b) (C) b (C)

BB

ANALYSING VIEWS ANALYSING VIEWS

AA

ANALYSING VIEWS

(C) (C)

a b

users conversing, s ta n d i n g

ANALYSING VIEWS & user activity

RESPONSE TO VIEW & user activity FINDINGS

a c C o u n t. s t u d e n t “ T h i s i s my s ecr e t s p ot �

user activity: laying/ seeking privacy

response to this activity/ search for privacy

exposed concrete stair case.

100MM THICK STAIR SLAB.

reinforced concrete column 500 x 500

ribbon: pink paint coated MDF 12mm

BASEMENT 1: b117 lecture theatre gallery space. exposed concrete flooring and walls.

slated structure: plywood 18mm + 3’’ dominos + 8m allthreads

STAIRCASE: PAINT COATED STEEL HANDRAIL 850MM HIGH.

BASEMENT 2: B117 LECTURE THEATRE GALLERY SPACE. EXPOSED CONCRETE FLOORING AND WALLS.

SITE RESPONSIVITY

SITE RESPONSIVITY

Neufert’s angle for comfortable seating

human considerations

Neufert’s angle for comfortable laying down

angle obtained from prototyping

slatted structure detailing

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02

03

04

05

edges chamfered on back side at 45 degrees or 30 degrees. track saw used, rotated.

internal cnc routed ribs with stabilizing spines inserted in correct position

pilot holes, countersinking and screw fixing the face panels onto ribs. back panel attached to slats.

edges chamfered to 45 degrees.

screw fixing through back mdf panel

desired ribbon geometry in slatted structure context

ribbon - detailing

cnc-routed pieces, including back fixing panel

chamfering depended on location & relationship to other ribbon pieces

ribs glued and screwed to back panel.

putty in holes & imperfections

holes filled with wood putty sanded and painted. recess joint created purposefully, with margin for human error.

FRONT ELEVATION 1:300

BACK ELEVATION 1:300

detailed elevations

WEST ELEVATION 1:300

EAST ELEVATION 1:300

“our installation is a

site-responsive transitional intervention, providing various activities.

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design summary