ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO: EARTH S1, 2015 EARTH BOOK TEAL BREEZ MARSHALL 758512 LIZ WATT STUDIO: 10
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CONTENTS 1.0 THREE RELATIONSHIPS 1.1 Point/Line/Plane 1.2 Mass 1.3 Frame & Infill 2.0 HERRING ISLAND. SOMETHING LIKE A PAVILION 2.1 Site analysis 2.2 Conceptacle 2.3 Concept and Sketch design 2.4 Design Development 2.5 Final Design drawings 2.6 Final Design Model 3.0 Reflection 4.0 Bibliography
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BLOG IMAGES POINT LINE PLANE
1. Escher
2. MSD
3. De Rotterdam
4. Memorial for the Jewish
5. Spiral staircase
2. Stonehenge
3. Melbourne Cemetary
4. The Lyon Gate
5. Princes Bridge
2. Leadlight
3. Shigeru Ban Architects
4. Henry and Jefferson Hall
5. Crystal Palace
MASS
1. Dry stone wall
FRAME AND INFILL
1. Tudor house
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1.0 THREE RELATIONSHIPS
The below ground, ground plane and above ground are the three tectonics that constitute space. Each has its own archetypal language and symbolism. The first part of the Herring Island ‘secrets’ project was an exploration of these three tectonics and what they each mean in terms of Earth, Secrets and Design. The blog was a starting point in each case to discover what our own understanding of each tectonic means in a visual language. Point Line Plane Exploring where points stretch into lines and where lines converge to form planes. Illusions and altered perceptions particularly interested me. The placement of these elements can create artificial depth and scale. Mass I wanted to explore the historical significance of mass construction and the symbolic interpretations and meanings that still exist in mass construction today. Frame and Infill I was interested in the articulation of a frame rather than it existing purely for structural reasons. The elements in a frame can articulate movement or transition.
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1.1 POINT / LINE / PLANE An indistinct ground plane allows all three zones to mimic one another creating a dynamic and flowing system. The model seeks to imply a single moment within a movement. A sole glimpse of a fluid gesture.
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1.2 MASS Through the layering of planes mass can be created or even simply just implied. Through the layering of Earth, a landmass is created. I was particularly interested in sandstone, as it’s created from layers of earth locked away over time. Stone has a great sense of age that can be visually read through the different tones in the stone.
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1.3 FRAME & INFILL The dilation and contraction of a frame can create an implicit sense of movement. Fluctuation in the frame mirrors the ebb and flow of the tidal Yarra River. A single frame element or ‘bay’ contracts and twists, inferring a sense of duration in what has been, what is happening and what will come. Within a single bay, a view frames either the alpha or beta pentagon giving the system an increased sense of depth. 13
BLOG IMAGES PAVILIONS
1. Mexico Pavilion
2. Forest Pavillion
3. Natchez Beach Pavilion
4. Processional Pavillion
5. Framed view
4. Screens and silhouettes
5. Misty silhouette
SECRETS
1. Sunken observatory
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2. A door in a bookcase
3. Twisting canyon
2.0 HERRING ISLAND. SOMETHING LIKE A PAVILION
By the completion of the exploration of the three tectonics I had begun to understand my own design aesthetics and had begun to comprehend how space can be designed, created and understood by others. The project, ‘A Place for Keeping Secrets’ required further exploration into what the meaning of a secret and a pavilion were. This began with another series of blog images. Pavilions The ‘framing of a view’ was the aspect of a pavilion that I was most fascinated with. A successful pavilion points out a single moment/view/instance that must be appreciated. In a sense this is its architectural program. Secrets I explored how space can be secretive; how architectural planning can have secrets and how forms and mass can create secrets just by simply hiding things.
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HERRING ISLAND MELBOURNE
CHOSEN SITE
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2.1 SITE ANALYSIS The earth of the island exists in a state of flux because of its relationship with the Yarra. Thus water is a crucial interrelating element for the island. The island was birthed from the water in the form of dredging silt. Throughout its history water encroachment has altered the island’s form either by the continual tidal movements or flooding. Vegetation plays a vital role in the interactions of Earth and water. The riparian vegetation works to solidify the banks of the island and coastal colonisers are capable of dealing with the highly saline areas, creating ground cover that limits erosion. Due to high levels of soil salinity in the island’s vegetation consists of robust and hardy plants and because of the island’s small size, the water table is quite high and soil quality for both vegetative and construction purposes is poor. Upon analyzing the delicate systems that exist on the island, my intent is to have a very low environmental, ecological and cultural impact on the island. This analysis dictated site choice for the pavilion. This is indicated by the red rectangle. Other important aspects that led to site choice were the processional topography of the area, the relatively flat ground plane and the high U.V exposure of the site. 0
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2.2 CONCEPTACLE The delicacy of the systems in which the island exists, provokes a response in which the above ground delicately mimics the below ground in a light and ephemeral way. The interaction between above and below emulates the interaction between Earth and water. There is a sense of drift, which embodies the movement of the earth on the island. As earth is washed away.
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RHINO MODEL
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2.3 CONCEPT AND SKETCH DESIGN I wanted my entire design to convey the same thing and be centered on a single ethos. This gradually began to take emerge as a single morphology. The shape of earth as it’s naturally washed away. In doing this, the pavilion had to have an inherent sense of movement but the design as a whole had to acknowledge the relationship between earth and water and the fragility of the island. The design became about gestures. A central gesture; pavilion and time capsule and two smaller gestures; the amentias and a secrets installation. The essence of the gesture would follow the topography of the land forming a processional route to the art gallery.
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SECRETS AS CHILDREN WOULD SEE THEM
TIME CAPSULE
Silhouettes, shadows and places to hide
A glimpse of the unattainable (time capsule)
ARCHITECTURAL
Hidden entrances, sliding screens
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2.4 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT MORPHOLOGY ENVIRONMENT AND MATERIALITY
Lacquered screens of the amenities depict the abstracted graphic of Scribbly Gum bark. Which in itself mimics the graceful topography of the island and by extension the flow of the river.
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ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS
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B C C PAVILION PLAN
AMENITIES PLAN
SECRETS INSTALLATION A
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B AND C A
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2.5 ELEVATIONS PAVILION
AMENITIES
SECRETS INSTALLATION
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MODEL DETAILS
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2.6 FINAL DESIGN MODEL
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4.0 REFLECTION The exploratory process of the three tectonics was a wonderful way to develope my own understanding of spaces and construction systems. By the time I began to work on the final project, I already had many ideas about what I wanted to produce and achieve in this project. The hardest part about this exploratory process and the project as a whole was recognising when to stop exploring and designing and instead begin the documentation process. Alas, another week or two and a completely evolved recapitulation of this project would emerge. I set out to express the relationship between earth and water and more directly represent the morphology that is created through the process of the washing away of earth. I feel that I have not fully articulated that yet and the repetition of the forms has begun to make the gesture too uniform – a circumstance that would never occur in the actual process of the washing away of earth. The next step would be to redesign all the elements so that there is a similarity in form and thus, the morphological theme would remain, while each element would be unique and appear ‘more natural’. I am most satisfied with the gestures of my design as they form a hierarchy of function, space and occupation, while also responding to the topography and the morphological language.
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4.0 BIBLIOGRAPHY (In order of presentation). Point line and plane: Escher, M. (1961, May). Four regular solids. Retrieved from https://www.pinterest.com/ritchmex/escher/ Gollings, J. (2014, September 18). Melbourne School of Design. Relieved from http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/architecture-review-melbourne-school-of-design-2014091810ilgz.html Marshall, T. (2014, September). De Rotterdam, Netherlands. Marshall, T. (2014, October). Memorial for the Jewish, Berlin. LeSharon Events and Interiors. (2014, February 20). Spiral staircase. Retrieved from http://www.lesharon.com/blog/2014/2/19/craigs-thursday-220-1 Mass: Richardson, T. (2010). Stile and Kissing Gate near Hoathwaite Farm. Retrieved from http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2502042 History.com. (2010). Stonehenge. Retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/british-history/stonehenge Historical ragbag. (2015, February 19). Melbourne General Cemetery. Relieved from https://historicalragbag.wordpress.com/2015/02/19/cemeteries-melbourne-general-cemetery/ Levine, M. (2013, March 11). The Lion Gate, Mycenae. Retrieved from http://dealbreaker.com/uploads/2013/03/29_lions_gate.mycenae.jpg BCL Travel. (2016). Melbourne Princes Bridge. Retrieved from http://www.bcl.com.au/melbourne/melbourne-views/mk026.htm Frame and Infill: Trimming, P, (2010, March 2). Tudor House, Southampton. Retrieved from https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/Tudor_House,_Southampton_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1733014.jpg Wright, F. L. (Unknown date). Leadlight Panel. Retrieved from https://au.pinterest.com/pin/513832638707008120/ Shigeru Ban Architects. (2016). Shigeru Ban Architects -Reminiscent of the ‘bamboo wife’. Retrieved from https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/c7/c2/c9/ c7c2c9610433e252cd7e0c932fe6f8fe.jpg Historic Netsch Campus. (2008). Henry and Jefferson Hall, Illinios, USA. Retrieved from http://netschcampus.uic.edu/Netschtour/7.0.2-Jefferson,%20Henry%20Halls.jpg Baxter, G. (1853). Crystal Palace. Retrieved form http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02691/Crystal-PAlace_2691194k.jpg Pavilions: Mognetti, M. (2015, February 27). Mexico Pavilion at Expo Milano. Retrieved from http://www.archilovers.com/projects/150239/mexico-pavilion-at-expo-milano-2015.html nArchitects. (2011, May 22). Forest Pavilion, Hualien County, Taiwan. Retrieved from http://architizer.com/projects/forest-pavilion/ Neth, C. (2014, October 9). Natchez Beach Pavilion Seaside Florida. Retrieved from http://thedook.com/365/2014/natchez-beach-pavilion-seaside-florida-2/ Pinterest. (n.d). processional view. Retrieved from http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/1200x/c0/f7/e7/c0f7e7894d1f64ff15c4e5244a6932b4.jpg Pinterest. (n.d). Framed view. Retrieved from http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/1200x/1b/71/05/1b710587792ba8a48c48a2795d1e5c6d.jpg Secrets: Uber Humour. (2016, April 13). Sunken Observation Platform. Retrieved from http://uberhumor.com/daily-afternoon-chaos-35-pictures-329 Viqcchic. (2014, April). Hidden doorway. Retrieved from https://viqcchic.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/the-secret-door-swoop-move.jpg Camping Road Trip. (2016). Hikers Exploring Mosaic Canyon. Retrieved from http://www.campingroadtrip.com/tips-and-articles/best-things-to-do-at-death-valley-national-park Tinctorial Textiles. (2013, April). Silhouettes: ‘Raw colour’. Retrieved from http://www.rawcolor.nl/project/?id=411&type=ownProduction Habeeb, P. (2016). Transience: ‘untrust you’. Retrieved from http://untrustyou.tumblr.com/post/66815561501/untrustyou-tosh
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