DDA Process Book

“THE MEETING” MURAL STAIRCASE| SANDRA MARTIN 570965

DIGITAL DESIGN APPLICATIONS | PROCESS BOOK

CONTENTS

CONTENTS 0.0 BRIEF 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 PROPOSAL

1.2 PARAMETRIC DIAGRAM

1.3 WORKFLOW DIAGRAM

2.0 DESIGN PROPOSAL 2.1 DESIGN CONCEPT 2.2 SECTION DETAILS

2.3 OPTIMISATION STRATEGIES

2.4 STRUCTURAL DIAGRAM

2.5 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

3.0 FABRICATION

3.1 FABRICATION STRATEGY

3.2 PRODUCTION DRAWINGS

3.3 ASSEMBLY 4.0 APPENDIX

0.0 BRIEF Stair For The University of Melbourne Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning EXISTING PROPOSAL -The stair is situated in the atrium and is key element of this space.

-Stair comprises of two sections, one a standard stair that goes between the ground and first floors, and the ‘Y-stair’ section which serves levels 01 to 04.

-the stair spans 15 m in plan and occupies a space a width of 6 m overall (although the individual flights are narrower than this) -the floor to floor measurement from ground to level 01 is 5100 mm (TBC) and all others are 4000 mm.

BRIEF

REQUIREMENTS -Your design proposal must make use of some of the techniques and processess that we will be discussing and learning about in the subject. Namely generative algorithims, optimisation, parametric design etc.

-Although your work will sit within ‘contemporary digital practice’ please do not feel that you are obliged to produce work of a given aesthetic or formal quality.

-Your project must make use of at least one digital fabrication method and this should be evident in your model CONSTRAINTS -Your designs shall be located in the same location as JWA’s proposal -It need not be broken into two distince sections as the JWA proposal but it must respect the floor to floor heights.

-It must adhere to the relevant sections of the BCA and Australian Standards. (The building is classified as Class 9B) -It should be ‘buildable’, and designed with a specific

INTRODUCTION

1.0 PROPOSAL The new design for the University of Melbourne’s architecture building references the old building’s ideas of international collaboration and integration by keeping the Japanese room and garden. The juxtaposition of old and new are also carried through with the use of the Old Commerce building façade and the Napier Waller mural in the library. Yet the preservation of the Japanese room was not complete with the dismissal of the mural, “The Meeting”, in the staircase leading to the Japanese room created by designer Fumiko Yura. Taking inspiration from the original black and white tile mural and the abstract geometric pattern the concept for the staircase is to incorporate the rhythm and interest of the pattern in an atmospheric way that integrates the wooden hanging studio.

The stairs are created as a sculptural mass that snakes up the space, yet keeping a minimalist approach to make a bold and formal statement. The linear pattern steps down relative to the stairs yet each pattern segment encompasses two flights of stairs. The pattern is cut through the staircase balustrades in order to let the light cast shadows of the mural pattern throughout the space. The cutouts in the balustrade walls play with the light and shadow giving an atmospheric quality through the lighting in the space.

The minimalism of the movement of the staircase highlights the effect of the shadows and light.

The staircase is designed to optimize the natural lighting conditions of the atrium. By analyzing the lighting conditions, the cutout pattern is altered to maximize the shadows cast in the atrium floor and walls. The angles of the cutouts are changed according to the optimal light angle, creating the best shadows through most of the day. The facades are further optimized through the incorporation of insulation studies into the subdivision and arrangement of the wooden tiles that make up the balustrade wall.

1.1 PARAMETRIC DIAGRAM

Massing Volume

Step, Balustrade Addition

INTRODUCTION

Pattern Projection

Heliotrope Angle Addition

Surface Cutting

Ecotec Panel Modification

1.2 WORKFLOW DIAGRAM | PROGRAM USE WORKFLOW

OPTIMIZATION STRATEGY

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

VISUAL DEVELOPMENT

FABRICATION

DESIGN CONCEPT

FINAL PRODUCT

2.1 DESIGN CONCEPT - PRECEDENT PROJECTS - OLD STAIRCASE RESEARCH - DESIGN CONCEPT| CONCEPT DESIGN, HELIOTROPE, ECOTEC, PANELS, RENDERS

DESIGN PROPOSAL

DESIGN CONCEPT | PRECEDENT PROJECTS ST BARBARA BASTIONS | ARCHITECTURE PROJECT Staircase designed by Architecture Project for a residential complex and office in Malta. A bold formal statement was the catalyst for the design of the ‘double-helix’ stair structure which is conceived as one sculptural mass combining two separate staircases leading to both office and residential levels independently. The design is a re-interpretation of the helical structure, yet its dark, almost eerie atmospheric quality is the real unique quality of this architectural feature. The lighting in the space is minimal and unobtrusive and its dimness merely guides the visitor through the space rather than actually filling the area with light. Moreover, the source of light is hidden so that the resulting glow creates a sensation of walking through a giant tree bark, or cavernous passageway, where natural light has all but been cut-out.

Why is it relevant?

The bold sculptural element as well as the atmospheric quality of the light in the space were used as inspiration for the design concept. The use of the wood was also an element that will be carried throughout the staircase design.

DESIGN CONCEPT | PRECEDENT PROJECTS DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY AT NYU|STEVEN HOLL A concept which organizes the new spaces around light and phenomenal properties of materials. A new stair shaft below a new skylight joins the 6-level building vertically with a shifting porosity of light and shadow that change seasonally. Prismatic film was installed on the south-facing stairwell windows which occasionally break the sunlight into a prismatic rainbow.

Inspired by Ludwig Wittgenstein’s “Remarks on Colour,” Holl created a series of polarizing bars in each level which create the entire colour spectrum from the rays of natural light that pour into the building in which no other colour is in use. These shafts of light penetrate the central floor space through a series of perforated planes tilted gently at unexpected angles.

Holl engages these appearances of natural light not only to reproduce these very different shadow patterns, but also to create the condition for our heightened awareness; sensations become an object of the mind.

Why is it useful?

The play with light and shadows in the design concept will be carried through to the staircase design as well as the atmospheric quality of the sunlight into the space.

DESIGN PROPOSAL

DESIGN CONCEPT | PRECEDENT PROJECTS

KURAKUEN RESIDENCE|NRM-ARCHITECTS OFFICE Japanese minimalism concept at its core. The way it plays with the light and shadow to create the pattern through the perforated stairs is a major driving force for the design concept.

DESIGN CONCEPT | OLD STAIRCASE RESEARCH

DESIGN PROPOSAL

DESIGN PROPOSAL

DESIGN CONCEPT | CONCEPT DESIGN

DESIGN CONCEPT | HELIOTROPE SETUP

DESIGN PROPOSAL

DESIGN CONCEPT | ECOTEC SETUP

DESIGN PROPOSAL

DESIGN CONCEPT | INSOLATION VALUES

DESIGN PROPOSAL

DESIGN CONCEPT | PANEL 1

DESIGN PROPOSAL

DESIGN CONCEPT | PANEL 2

DESIGN PROPOSAL

DESIGN CONCEPT | PANEL 3

DESIGN PROPOSAL

DESIGN CONCEPT | PANEL 4

DESIGN PROPOSAL

DESIGN CONCEPT | RENDERS

DESIGN PROPOSAL

DESIGN CONCEPT | RENDERS

DESIGN PROPOSAL

2.2 SECTION DETAILS

DESIGN PROPOSAL

2.3 OPTIMISATION STRATEGIES| SHADOW STUDIES, HELIOTROPE

DESIGN PROPOSAL

2.4 STRUCTURAL DIAGRAM

DESIGN PROPOSAL

2.5 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

2.5 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

DESIGN PROPOSAL

3.1 FABRICATION STRATEGY The fabrication of the staircase takes inspiration from traditional Japanese wood working. CNC fabrication has been chosen for its relationship with the material itself, much like in traditional wood work. It also was evaluated for its economical material usage against laser cutting. The efficient fabrication of 144 panels versus the 432 layers that laser cutting would generate without accounting for assembly outweighs the approximation issues that come with the CNC fabrication. The joints of the stair steps to the balustrade as well as to the structure is carefully design to fit together seamlessly through CNC routing, as well as the joints from panel to panel. The reciprocity of the interaction between the physical panels and the digital fabrication through CNC technologies allows the design to gain creative design potential as well as material qualities that would are acquired through the process.

FABRICATION

3.2 PRODUCTION DRAWINGS - LASER CUTTING - CNC ROUTING -RHINO CAM TRANSFER

PRODUCTION DRAWINGS | LASER CUT FILES

FABRICATION

PRODUCTION DRAWINGS | LASER CUT FILES

FABRICATION

PRODUCTION DRAWINGS | CNC FILES

FABRICATION

PRODUCTION DRAWINGS | RHINOCAM FILES

FABRICATION

3.3 ASSEMBLY - CNC FILES - LASERCUT FITTINGS

FABRICATION

FABRICATION

FABRICATION

4.0 APPENDIXES | SKETCHES

APENDIX