LIVING FLUX LABS Adaptable test sites
LIVING FLUX LAB IS A PROJECT THAT IS BUILT UPON MELBOURNE MODEL OF AN INNOVATION AND EDUCATIONAL HUB. THE IDEA IS TO CREATE SPACES THAT ARE ADAPTABLE FOR LVING AND FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. USING THE NATURAL PHENOMENON OF THE CREEK FLOODING,AN EDUCATIONAL DRIVER WOULD BE FLOOD RELATED. PROPOSE SPACES ARE DESIGN WITH SPECIFIC FEATURES THAT MAY CATER TO CERTAIN RESEACH CITERIAS AND FUNCTION A PUBLIC SPACE DURING NON TESTING PERIODS.
RETAIN VOLUME OF CREEK
CATER TO DIFFERENT LEVELS
DIFFERENT AREA SPECIFICATION
EROSION PREVENTION
CUSTOMISABLE
MULTIFUNTIONAL
THE USE OF GABIONS AND CONCRETE PAVERS IN THE AREA IS TO REDUCED THE NEED OF DEMOLISION THE SITE TO CREATE NEW LAB SPACES THUS BEING MORE ADAPATBLE THEN THE PERIVOUS CONCRETE CREEK.
NON FLOODING EVENT
FLOODING EVENT PROPOSAL ONE: UPPER SECTION OF THE CREEK HAS BEEN WIDEN TO SLOW THE FLOW OF WATER IN THIS SECTOR. FLOOD RELATED RESEARCH SUCH AS - TOLERANTANCE LEVELS OF PLANT/TREE SPECIES TO THE AMOUNT OF RUBBISH COLLECTED AT LOW FLOW - SEDIMENT DEPOSITION LEVEL AT HIGH FLOW - FLOODING PATTERNS AND FLOOD PREVENTION RESEARCH COMMUNITY/SECONDARY FUNCTION CAN BE USED FOR COMMUNITY USE SUCH AS URBAN FARMING
WIDE TERRACES CREEK AREA ( LOW WATER VELOCITY) SCALE 1:500
LOW WATER VELOCITY
NON FLOODING EVENT
FLOODING EVENT PROPOSAL TWO: UPPER SECTION OF THE CREEK HAS BEEN WIDEN TO SLOW THE FLOW OF WATER IN THIS SECTOR. FLOOD RELATED RESEARCH SUCH AS - TOLERANTANCE LEVELS OF PLANT/TREE SPECIES (e.g. River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis), Lightwood (Acacia implexa))TO THE AMOUNT OF RUBBISH COLLECTED AT HIGH FLOW - SEDIMENT DEPOSITION AT LOW FLOW - RATE OF EROSION OF MATERIALS
NARROWED TERRACED CREEK AREA (HIGH WATER VELOCITY) SCALE 1:500
COMMUNITY/SECONDARY FUNCTION -UNIQUE PATHWAY
HIGH WATER VELOCITY - WATER CHOKE POINT
NON FLOODING EVENT
FLOODING EVENT PROPOSAL THREE: LOWER SECTION OF THE CREEK, DECKING HAVE BEEN CREATE WITH TERRECING RAISED BASINS. PUMPING UP WATER FROM THE CREEK LOW WATER FLOW IS ACHIEVED ABOVE WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE VOLUME OF CREEK BELOW RESEARCH EXAMPLES, - BACTERIA GROWTH MONITERING IN AN URBAN CREEK IN RELATION TO PLANTS RESEARCH - RATE OF INTRODUCTION AND REMOVAL OF POLLUTANTS COMMUNITY/SECONDARY FUNCTION. -WETLAND
SCALE 1:1500
RAISED TERRACING DECK OVER CREEK SCALE 1:500
RAISED DECKING PROVIDES FOR TEST/REASERCH AREAS THAT REQUIRE OF LITTLE WATER FLOW WITH THE USE OF A PUMP
EXTENTIONS
HEIGHT PLAN: DEFAULT CONCRETE PAVER SETTING
TEST SPACE WITH REMOVABLE CONCRETE PAVER
HEIGHT PLAN: TEST SPACE WITH GABIONS e.g. WATER FLOW MUNIPULATION
TEST SPACE WITH GABIONS (NON FLOOD EVENT) e.g. WATER FLOW MUNIPULATION
TEST SPACE WITH GABIONS (FLOODING EVENTS) e.g. WATER FLOW MUNIPULATION
HEIGHT PLAN: TEST SPACE WITH NATURAL LANDFORMS e.g. SOIL/VEGETATION EXPERIMENTS
TEST SPACE(FL -0.5) WITH NATURAL LANDFORMS (NON FLOODING EVENT) e.g. SOIL/VEGETATION EXPERIMENTS
TEST SPACE(FL -0.5) WITH NATURAL LANDFORMS (FLOODING EVENT) e.g. SOIL/VEGETATION EXPERIMENTS
HEIGHT PLAN: TEST SPACE WITH GABION PLANTING e.g. NON TESTING PHASES PUBLIC ELEMENTS
USAGE OF GABION FOR CUSTOMISABLE PLANTING SPACES (NON FLOODING EVENT) e.g. NON TESTING PHASES PUBLIC ELEMENTS
USAGE OF GABION FOR CUSTOMISABLE PLANTING SPACE (FLOODING EVENT) e.g. NON TESTING PHASES PUBLIC ELEMENTS
ORIGINAL IDEA OF ADAPATABLE SPACES - BLANK CAVANS NON FLOODING EVENT
ORIGINAL IDEA OF ADAPATABLE SPACES - BLANK CAVANS FLOODING EVENT