CONTENT 4
INTRODUCTION
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SITE CONTEXT
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MAPPINGS
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MASTERPLAN
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INTERIM
20
ARCHITECTURAL PROPOSAL
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PERSPECTIVE RENDERED
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NTRODUCTION
THE CREATIVE PROCESS THAT CARRIED A SERIES OF MONOLOGUE DRIVEN BY THE ANAYLSIS ON THE EXPRESSION OF LINES. THROUGH THE EXPLORATION OF LINES, AN EXCHANGE OF THE THE TRANSIT MEDIUM IS WANTED TO BE ACHIEVED. AN IDEA OF SPATIAL MEDIATIOR WILL BE INTRODUCED BETWEEN URBAN CONTEXT(which the edge the Queens Bridge and the existing passenger walkway) AND THE ECOLOGICAL FEATURE OF YARRA RIVER. THROUGH THE IDEA OF MEETING LINES, A NEWLY DESIGNED BRIDGE WILL BE BUILT ABOVE YARRA RIVER. I AM FOCUSED ON THE EMPHASIZING THE EDGE LINE OF GROUND AND HOW IT CAN EXTENDS TO TOUCH YARRA RIVER, THROUGH THE MEETING AND EXTENDING OF THE EXISTING GROUND LINES, THE PRELIMARY FORM OF THE BUILDING IS FORMED.
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ONTEXT
Bound by Flinders Street, Swanston Street, Queens Bridge Street and the Yarra River in Melbourne, the site is a vital nexus in the Melbourne civic topography. It encompassess an area of approximately 46000 sq.m and exhibits a rich metabolism of complementary programme.
MAPPING OF TRANSPORTATION: DIFFERENT TRAM LINES
MAPPING OF TRANSPORTATION: DIFFERENT TRAM LINES
MAPPING OF TRANSPORTATION: BIKE TRACK LINES(DASHED LINES), MAJOR HIGHWAY (GREEN) AND TRAIN LINE (ORANGE)
Upon the receipt of the brief and after extensive mapping and analysis of the macrocosmic Melbourne CBD area had been conducted, it soon became clear that the microcosmic station complex situated on Flinders Street had fallen into such a state of disrepair at the hands of its planning authorities, which, once combined with a prolonged absence of maintenance, left us with many loose ends to address. The unrealised Art Nouveau arched iron roof, as envisaged in the 1899 winning competition design submitted by Fawcett and Ashworth, could well have served as the vital missing lungs needed to breathe life into the station past its pending, modern-day expiration date. Its series of largely wasted, poorly managed or abandoned areas ultimately amount to a vessel of atrophied limbs and septic internal organs juxtaposed with clogged internal arteries that no longer serve to oxygenate the body with lasting life. Such a metaphor is befitting to the current state of Flinders Street Station in that it calls for a long-term solution, one that acts not as basic medication to placate current ailments or appease those of the past, but rather to allow them to inform a pathway for a sustainable design solution.Such interventions are set in place to restore the atrophied Flinders Street Station not only to its former glory (at a faรงade level) and as a celebrated Victorian landmark, but more so to allow its rich history to enlighten the formulation of a significant civic space in the heart of the city that would of worth and of use to current and future generations, whilst paying homage to its modest beginnings.
INTERIM
Painting of the Chosen Site
ARCHITECTURAL PROPOSITION
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THE IDEA OF HAVING A PLANAR SURFACE WHICH SPLITS INTO DIFFERNT ENDING AND BEING TILTED IN DIFFERENT HEIGHTS IN ORDER TO CREATE A GENTLE GRADIENT OF SLOPE, THIS STRUCTURE IS ACT AS THE MAIN SKELETON (CIRCULATION) INSIDE THE BUILDING.
SECOND FLOOR PLAN ANNONATIONS 17
VIEWING DECK
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STAFF OFFICE
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FIRST FLOOR PLAN
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ANNONATIONS 13
MAIN ATRIUM PLATFORM
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SEATS
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CONTROL ROOM
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READING AREA
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN ANNONATIONS 1
ENTRY
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RECEPTION
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INFORMATION BOOTH
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TOLIETS
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SLANTING RAMPS AND STAIRS
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STORAGE
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CAFE
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MUTI-FUNCTIONAL ROOM
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THREATRE
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CHANGING ROOM
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BACKSTAGE
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REHEARSAL SPACE
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SECTION AA
SECTION BB
SECTION CC
1 TO 200 SCALE MODEL
1 TO 200 SCALE MODEL