STAVROS GRAFYADEL REPRESENTATION II a1703806 PIXEL PAVILION
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TABLE OF CONTENTS STAGE 1: PLACE SITE PLAN.............................4 ELEVATIONS............................5 SHADE & SHADOWS.......................6 3D VIEWS..............................8 ACCESS & MOVEMENT.....................9 AMBIENT LIGHT.........................10 SOCIAL & CULTURAL.....................11 LIGHT STUDY: LUMINOSITY...............12
STAGE 2: IDEA SPATIAL DIAGRAMS......................14 SITE PLAN.............................15 SECTIONS..............................16 ELEVATIONS............................18 AERIAL & GROUND VIEWS.................19 INTERIOR VIEWS........................20 SPATIAL STUDY.........................21 LIGHT STUDY: REFLECTION...............22
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SITE PLAN
4 SITE PLAN
The site is currently located at the University of Adelaide on the math lawns. the site is surronded by 5 current structures. the site is surronded by vegetation with trees located between the south buildings
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ELEVATIONS BARR SMITH LIBRARY 1:500
BRAGGS & MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCE 1:500
ENGINEERING BUILDING 1:500
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SHADE & SHADOWS 9AM JAN 1ST
9AM JULY 1ST
7 12 NOON JAN 1ST
3PM JAN 1ST
12 NOON JULY 1ST
3PM NOON JULY 1ST
8 3D VIEWS GROUND VIEWS
AERIAL VIEWS
ACCESS OF MOVEMENT
Area perimeter Traffic zone for Braggs & MLS Traffic zone for Engineering Building Traffic zone Braggs Access to upstairs Engineering bulding
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AMBIENT LIGHT
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SOCIAL & CULTURAL EXPERIENCE The math lawns are located on the north-east side of the university of Adelaide. The lawns are were people gather before and after classes to mingle and enjoy the scenery. The barr smith library is the main atrraction as it is heritaged and provides a lovely backdrop for the lawns. the math lawns are a place or relaxtion and serentiy. During the year activities are held here as it is a spacious and freidnly area were people can mingle and get to know each other. one of the main events of the year is o-week. new students arrive at the math lawns to learn more about their future course, during this time there are opputunities for them to meet people and to explore the campus further.
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LIGHT STUDY: LUMINOSITY Luminosity The Latin root is lumen, meaning “light” In astronomy the term luminosity is referred to the total amount of light emitted by a star, galaxy or other astronomical objects. It is the quality of something that gives off light or shines with reflected light. Illumination has multiple meanings that all relate to light. For instance, illumination for some people is more of a spiritual journey as one has seen light or a path has been lit up for them to explore. Another meaning is the illumination of a object, space or building. That uses light to create an aesthetic appeal. The light can be artificial or natural light such as sunroofs and windows. Zaha Hadid’s work is remarkable as the way she is able to handle tangible materials but also for her imagination as she is able to create buildings and spaces that don’t look out of place. She has the ability to create an array of buildings from fragmented disjointed buildings to fluid seamless buildings. During a period of time Zaha began to make headways into light, where she used to render her buildings with light, the light was used to reveal and appreciate her buildings. This element became an essential part of Zaha as she used to create buildings that were purposely built for light and to show how powerful light was.
13 Zaha Hadid’s projects capture the imagination of how a building should be perceived. The way Zaha is able to create a space that is both practical and functional is a testimony to her legacy. The Leeza SOHO skyscraper is 190 metre tall atrium that holds up to 172,800 square metres of office and residential space. The building collects an abundance of daylight which illuminates the building and disperses the light evenly throughout the building creating shadows and shade. During the night the building is illuminated with lights that show the inside of the building. Although we think steel is strong and not very flexible the way Zaha is able to the twist the steel columns inside the space to make a seamless building is credit to her creativity and ambition. A lot of Zaha Hadid’s work is being able to create a building or a space and either use natural light or artificial light to create effects and spaces. Strasbourg’s Hoenheim – Nord Terminus in France Zaha explored the use of abstract painting which led to a landscape design were she transformed white road markings into white linear diffuse luminaries. The concept to create this space was to utilizes overlapping fields, echoing the energetic movement by cars and trains, trams, bicycles and pedestrians by fusing together to form constantly shifting but clearly delineated whole. During the night the space including lights, floor and marks delineate a magnetic field. The way Zaha has been able to use a variety of materials to create spaces and buildings that all portray light has been phenomenal. Zaha’s creativity has captured people imagination across the world by creating buildings that no one has ever seen. The buildings either use natural or artificial light to illumination the space or building. From having fragmented pieces to a fluid building Zaha is able to successfully use light in any given situation.
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SPATIAL DIAGRAMS SCALE 1:500
PIXEL PAVILION
CAUSTIC PAVILION
SITE PLANS
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The site is located north west of the campus. The position of the pixel pavilion is directly in front of the Barr Smith Library. The entry points for the pavilion are located along the side of the building. The pavilion does not obstruct the view of the Barr smith library as it is heritage listed.
The caustic pavilion is located under the math lawns. The entry point for the pavilion is located along the footpath from the engineering building to the Braggs building, equipped with a ramp and a staircase.
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SECTIONS
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ELEVATIONS SCALE 1:200
AERIAL VIEWS
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FORMAL & SPATIAL STUDY Water: Caustics occur when light penetrates water which then refracts the light onto the ocean bed leaving behind an effect. The inspiration to create this underground light pavilion came from the Beijing aquatic center also known as the water cube. They used bubbles as inspiration to create the building. I’ve taken a similar approach but have used caustics to create my pavilion. The university campus is always bustling with life and movement. The inspiration for my pavilion came from water and how it never stops moving. Combining a student who is always moving and caustics which are always moving and changing shape gave me the inspiration to create the underground caustic pavilion. When light hits the pavilion it reflects of the surface and casts a caustic shadow along the walls. The floor has water to give the feeling of movement and serenity.
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CASE STUDY: REFLECTION
Reflection Origin: Originated from late Middle English, from Old French reflexion, from Latin reflex-“bent back” from the verb reflectere. The word reflection means “the return of light or sound waves from a surface” this is just one definition. A more scientific definition is the Law of Reflection, which states the angle of the incident light ray is equal to the angle of the reflected ray. Reflection is also taking the time to reflect as individuals and reflect on your thoughts such as truth, success, purpose, thinking, life and death. Glass started to evolve in the modernism era as architects began to use glass to create facades, Mies Van der Rohe is famous for his saying “less is more”. Well known for pioneering the extensive use of glass in his buildings. His work introduced a new level of simplicity and transparency. Unfortunately, the uniform structural glazing skyscrapers began to bore urban citizens. Lighting has the ability to lighten up a room whether that be through natural lighting or artificial lighting. Light and metal with a little bit of brilliance would help create better buildings that would please the urban citizens and would see a shift in external surfaces rather than internal surfaces.
23 An iconic glass facade that emphasises crystalline images is the Elbphillharmonie in Hamburg by Herzog & de Meuron. This building refers to the culture of Scheerbart who proclaimed “Glass buildings could be transportable “and glass architecture enabled by sophisticated use of iron would make the built environment “paradise on earth”. Herzog & de Meuron has created a building that distorts the perception of the city, water and sky. With each day the building changes depending on its surrounding environment from brilliant light streaks that glimmer like a jewel to the dark gloomy days where the only shimmer is that metal itself on the building which the artificial lights come into play. Regardless, the body of water reflects and dances on the facades of the building. From glass to metal, Frank Gehry is an American architect who likes to show movement in his buildings. Frank has said “I have 15% of freedom to make my art”. The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao uses titanium cladding to shimmer instead of reflects. The reflectiveness the buiding gives has turned the building into an urban jewel. Frank has developed a dynamic composition but has reinforced his design with a distinctive, dynamic image which varies with every cloud and sunbeam.
Selfridges Birmingham department store opened in 2003 equipped with a dense mesh of 16,000 anodized aluminium discs. To avoid using logos and covering the building in sponsorship names, they turned the building itself into a logo. The net creates a glistening and fantastic effect that make you feel how grand the scale of the building is. The building has a mysterious feeling about it as you’re unaware of how many stories or the size of the building as it doesn’t offer any clues. Depending on the weather and season the net cladding façade leads to an abstract transformed image, which is determined by the colour of the sky and neglects any clear mirror effects of the neighbourhood.