#manchesterschoolofarchitecture #maaumsa, Wound of Memory (A Memorial Museum)

Wound of Memory Category: A Memorial Museum Location: Syndey, Australia Name: Wei Zhou (Walt)

Student ID Number: 19071035

Memorial museum as a special type of architecture whose spirituality is much higher than the function, its uniqueness lies in the sustenance of emotions and memories, by recalling the memory of damage caused by the fire again, people will cherish the present life even more.

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URBAN ANALYSIS, 01-09 1.1 Location analysis 1.2 The consequences 1.3 Location analysis 1.4 Iconic architecture analysis 1.5 Transportation analysis 1.6 Existing museums analysis 1.7 Weather analysis

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PROJECT, 22-56

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SITE ANALYSIS, 10-21 2.1 Site surrounding analysis 2.2 Noise analysis 2.3 Vegetation analysis 2.4 Landuse analysis 2.5 Material analysis 2.6 The relationship 2.7 Functional analysis 2.8 Precedent design project

3.1 SWOT analysis 3.2 Concepts 3.3 Founction design 3.4 Design details 3.5 Design analysis 3.6 Perspectives

CONTENT

1.1 Location analysis 1.2 The consequences 1.3 Location analysis 1.4 Iconic architecture analysis 1.5 Transportation analysis 1.6 Existing museums analysis 1.7 Weather analysis

01 URBAN ANALYSIS

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Location of the site

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The consequences of the fire

Background Information

Fire in Australia

Fire map of Australia

The forest

Major causes of the fire

The peopel and animal Australian annual mean temperature anomaly (1910 to 2019)21.8℃

Australian annual maximum temperature anomaly (1910 to 2019)28.6℃

Global Warming

Some human activities, such as human littering of cigarette butts, can directly lead to fires, and emissions from some factories will exacerbate the greenhouse effect.

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The smoke and dust

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Location analysis

The site is located on the inland side of Sydney, next to a lake, and the surrounding natural environment is very good. The population of Sydney is 5.23 million. The grey line indicates that this side is mostly buildings, and the yellow line indicates that this side is mostly natural.

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Iconic architecture analysis

There are many iconic buildings in Sydney and they all have their own unique functions. These buildings are at a certain distance from the site, but these buildings all affect each other. When they exist in one city, they form a whole. When people need to go from one building to another, they can choose a variety of transportation methods, therefore, traffic analysis is needed at this time.

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Transportation analysis

The transportation in the centre of Sydney is very convenient, whether people are to the Sydney Opera House or to the airport, they can reach by public transportation. Similarly, people can choose a variety of public transportation to reach this site, whether by road or rail transportation.

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Existing museums analysis

The problem of the City There is no memorial museum about the fire in Sydney, but fires occur almost every year in Australia, so a memorial museum is needed here to warn people of the terrible behaviour and raise people's awareness of fire prevention.

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Weather Analysis

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2.1 Site surrounding analysis 2.2 Noise analysis 2.3 Vegetation analysis 2.4 Landuse analysis 2.5 Material analysis 2.6 The relationship 2.7 Functional analysis 2.8 Precedent design project

02 SITE ANALYSIS

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Site surrounding analysis

The reasons why I choose this Site ·This site avoids the noise of the commercial centre area, bringing people a quieter and more serious experience. ·Roads and railways have brought more transportation conveniences, making it easier for citizens who living in urban areas to reach this place. ·Most of the people who come to this area are locals, it can also remind the locals of the damage caused by the fire and resonate with the inhabitant. ·...... ·11·

There are many entertainment facilities around the site, therefore, noise will be generated. This problem needs to be solved in the design of this memorial museum.

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Vegetation analysis

The ecology in the site is suitable, the vegetation is very rich, there are tall trees, dense shrubs and rich grass in the site. Therefore, the memorial museum should not destroy the vegetation surrounding the site as much as possible, and the surrounding vegetation should be perfectly combined with the museum to create a comfortable activity spaces for people.

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Landuse analysis There are various types of buildings around the site, including entertainment buildings, factories and so forth, but as the distance from the site gets farther and farther, most of the buildings are residential buildings, which can provide enough people-flow for the site.

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Traditional construction material in Australia

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Materials this design may use

Fireproof Materials：

Fireproof materials can be used in the interior decoration of the museum.

ICF block：

The ICF block can be used as part of the facade of the museum.

Concrete：

Concrete can be used as the floor of the museum to support its structure.

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The Relationship

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Be wary of the government's introduction of relevant fire protection policies.

Memorial Museun Raise people's fire awareness.

Bring tourism benefits to the city and protect it.

Build Place to live, have fun, work People

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Functions that this memorial museum may have

·Remenber what happened: Commemorating the damage caused by the fire ·Rethinking the fire: Promoting fire awareness among the next generation ·Psychotherapy ·Public leisure space around the memorial museum ·...

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Precedent Design Project: edificio derechos humanos detenidos desaparecidos chile santiago Concept: Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos is a space designed to inform people about human rights violations committed by the State of Chile between 1973 and 1990, victims of dignity and their families; and inspire reflection and debate about respect and tolerance the importance of making these events never happen again.

① Architecture Appearance

② In memory of the dead

③ Newspaper and News media at that time

Main functions of this monumental architecture:

· Boosting education and culture

Its creation seeks to promote educational initiatives that invite knowledge and reflection.

· Rebuilding the memory

The heritage of its archives includes oral and written testimonies, legal documents, letters, stories, literary production, written, audiovisual and radio material, feature films, historical material, documentary photographs.

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The circulation

The circulation of the museum is very smooth, no matter where people are, they can reach where they want to go in a short time, and people go upstairs and downstairs in the museum without mutual influence, this design is worth learning.

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The Section

From the section of this museum, the entrance, structure, atrium of the museum and so forth can be seen. This design is very reasonable, and it is very worthwhile for me to apply these designs to the memorial museum.

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3.1 SWOT analysis 3.2 Concepts 3.3 Founction design 3.4 Design details 3.5 Design analysis 3.6 Perspectives

03 PROJECT

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SWOT Analysis

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The Memorial Museum

This museum brings people a whole new place to visit, this memorial museum whose spirituality is much higher than the function, its uniqueness lies in the sustenance of emotions and memories, by recalling the memory of damage caused by the fire, calling on people to take care of nature, putting an end to behaviours that can bring fires and bringing hope to people who have experienced fires.

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Concept 1： Rethinking the fire

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Concept 2： Remenber what happened

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Concept processes

1. Original typology

4. Shift for views

7. Remove the first layer for closer contact with nature

2. Isolate noise

5. Increase width for flexibility

8. Create a space for activities and fit the ground

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3. Create green spaces for people

6. Raise a certain angle for beautiful views

While meeting the design concept, it also needs to meet the functional requirements. When people arrive here, they are not only influenced by the museum but also served by the museum.

The museum needs to provide people with a quiet visiting environment, a comfortable resting area, a space to adjust the mood after the visit, and so forth, all of these need to be combined with the design concept.

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Ground floor plan

Sketches

When the architecture and the forest are in different locations, they will have different effects.

Ground floor

First floor

Second floor

The relationship between architecture and forest

1. Away from the forest

2. By the forest

3. Half into the forest

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4. Completely in the forest

When the location of the building and the forest is appropriate, the forest will bring vitality and flexible feeling to the building, and the building will become a part of the forest and integrate with the forest.

The ground floor circulation The square in front of the museum and the park behind should be considered as a whole, people can arrive here from different directions, and they can choose to visit or rest as their needs.

This can provide a complete experience for people, from rest to visit and relaxation, which is a complete process.

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Seconed floor plan

First floor plan

① . Exhibition spaces ② . Bathroom ③ . Elavator ④ .gallery

① . Exhibition spaces ② . Bathroom ③ . Elavator ④ . gallery

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More choices People can choose the most convenient route and reach their destination with the fastest speed.

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The circulation

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Functional spaces

Atrium: The height of the atrium extends to the top floor

Park: The park combines green plants with the

of the museum, bringing a large amount of space, reducing the pressure caused by the ordinary floor height, and providing a more flexible space for people.

museum to make it harmonious and unified, providing pedestrians with a place to relax and communicate.

Section A-A

Section B-B

S mall library : The reading area is surrounded by glass walls, which provide natural light for readers and reduce the distance between the building and nature.

Platform: The platform can

increase communication between the lake and the land, increase people's interaction with the river.

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C afe: There are no walls around

cafe, which minimized the obstruction of sight and made the distance between people and nature closer.

Vision analysis

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A new way of visiting The small library, the square in front of the museum and the park behind the museum provide a variety of functional places, which is why the museum can provide a variety of options for people who come here.

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Section A-A

A new way of visiting A museum should provide visitors with a complete set of visiting experience. People come here to remember history while learning new guidance and relaxing their moods. This will be a brand new way of visiting.

Section B-B Vision analysis

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The v ision of the whol e mus e u m is ve r y transparent, people can see different views in different places or floors because some walls are designed as glass walls, and the width of the floor is also designed to be different. These designs increase the penetration of sunlight and increase the interaction between man and nature.

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The front elevation A shallow pool is designed in front of the museum and there are some sculptures in the shallow pool. These sculptures are the heroes and the animals who died in the fire and the animals. This design is designed to give people a sense of dignity when they arrive at this memorial museum and make emotional preparations for people who will visit the museum.

① The water in the low shallow pond flows through the pipes to the eaves and then pours out from the water devices in the eaves to form a small waterfall. And the water in the pool can be recycled, therefore, this design can also meet the museum's design purpose of energy-saving and emission reduction.

② When the water in the pool is used for a long time, it can be exchanged with the water in the lake through the pipeline under the memorial museum. This design makes it unnecessary to worry about the water in the pool overflowing when it rains, because the water can be drained into the lake when there is too much water.

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The waterfall : The small waterfall formed by the water in the eaves provides a new way for the museum to adjust the temperature. When the weather is overheated, the temperature in the museum can be adjusted by appropriately increasing the speed of the water flow, thereby alleviating the drawbacks caused by the glass.

The sculpture : Sculptures placed in the pool can be firefighters who died in the fire or animals that died in the fire. Let the sculptures be in the pool because water is the opposite of fire, hoping to bring them a sense of peace and provide a deeper experience for the people who come.

The stone bridge : The stone bridge on the pond provides a way for people to enter and exit the museum. When people walk slowly across the pond and look at the sculptures of heroes or extinct animals that in the pond, they will have some complex emotions, which the museum wants to bring to their experience.

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The atrium

The second floor :

The atrium :

The black glass :

The width of the corridors on the second floor and the first

When people enter the atrium of the museum, they will not feel

Black glass can provide a certain amount of privacy for the

floor of the museum is different, which makes the space

depressed, because the ceiling height of the atrium of the museum

interior of the museum while ensuring a certain amount

inside the museum more flexible, which also brings people

is 15.2 meters, which is equivalent to the height of three floors.

of light. When sunlight enters the museum, the sunlight

a richer visit experience. When people are on the first floor,

When people enter the atrium, they can consult museum information,

provides a certain amount of light for the museum, which

they have the same open vision as on the second floor,

understand the location of each exhibition hall, and take a short break

reduces energy consumption for the museum and provides

and they can see the wide hall and the beautiful scenery

before thinking about where to visit first.

a comfortable environment for people to visit.

outside the museum through the glass.

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The back elevation

The small library :

The cafe :

The exhibition space :

The stepped reading area slopes with the natural slope,

The cafe is not designed as a traditional restaurant. There are no

The ground floor is designed as a cafe and libraries to

increasing the height of the storey so that the person

walls around the cafe, therefore, this design can minimize visual

provide people with a place to rest and relax. The first and

sitting in the front will not block the view of the person

obstacles and make the distance between man and nature closer,

second floors the exhibition areas which has newspapers,

sitting in the back, therefore, they can see the outside

increasing the interaction between man and nature. And the floor

videos, documents and advanced technology. There are

scenery through the glass, and the increased height

of the cafe is also designed in the style of steps, so that the vision

also places dedicated to commemorating the dead people

increases the area of natural light irradiation.

between people will not be blocked.

and animals.

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The exhibition spaces: 1.

In the middle of the exhibition space are displayed newspapers at the time of the fire.

These newspapers recorded everything that happened at that time, including the firefighters ' efforts to extinguish the fire, save people, and save animals, encouraging people to face the next life bravely.

① The second floor of this memorial museum

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The exhibition spaces: 2.

The centre of the exhibition space displays the video files and documentaries when the fire broke out.

Through the form of video, people once again feel the destructive power of the fire.

Through this form, people can remember everything that happened and remember those heroes who died in the fire.

② The second floor of this memorial museum

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The exhibition spaces: 3.

People can go directly to the second floor through the stairs in the exhibition space on the first floor. In the display cabinet in the middle of the exhibition space, the scene after the fire is projected by the projector, not all the fire brings is destruction, but there are also good aspects. Here show people the good impacts after the fire and bring people hope.

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The third floor of this memorial museum

The exhibition spaces: 4.

Similarly, in the functional space of this area, people can go directly to the second floor through the stairs of the first floor exhibition area, without having to walk to the corridor and wasting time. People can see specimens or sculptures of animals that died in the fire on this floor, calling for people to protect animals.

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The third floor of this memorial museum

The right elevation

The pool :

The side door :

The park behind the museum :

A shallow pool is designed in front of the museum. The

The side door provides people with more choices. No matter which

There are chairs made of marble in the park to provide

water in the pool echoes the design of the eaves, providing

direction people reach the museum from, they can enter the museum

people with a place to rest. There are green plants around

a sense of security and peace for people who have

through the side door. This design provides convenience for people.

to provide a quiet and relaxing environment for people to

experienced fires. The shallower depth will not bring fear to

When people feel tired without finish visiting the museum, they can

ease their emotions after visiting the museum. This can

people who are afraid of water. Through the sculptures in

go directly to the park behind the museum to relax, and when a fire

provide a complete experience for people, from rest to visit

the pool, the museum and the park at the back, it provides

occurs in the museum, the side door can provide people with a safe

and relaxation, which is a complete process, therefore,

people with a complete visiting experience.

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Sunshine analysis Sunlight can shine into the interior of the museum to

provide natural light for the museum, which can save energy consumption, and the solar panel on the top of

the museum can absorb solar energy and convert it into other energy.

Section A-A

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① . The shallow pool ② .The solar panels ③ . The small library

Wind analysis Wind can enter the interior of the museum through

the atrium and small library of the museum, providing a

circulation system with low energy consumption for the museum.

Section A-A

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① . The shallow pool ② .The solar panels ③ . The small library

Rainfall analysis When it rains, rainwater can flow in two directions.

The first direction is in the small pool, which can provide

water for the small pool, and the second direction is to flow into the lake through the park behind the museum.

Section A-A

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① . The shallow pool ② .The solar panels ③ . The small library

The left elevation

The Pedestrian bridge :

The facade :

The water in the pool :

Pedestrian bridge on the lake, the design of the pedestrian

The facade of the museum is composed of ICF Block and black frosted

The water in the pond can be circulated through rainwater

bridge on the lake is to create an opportunity for people to

glass. ICF Block is a new local fireproof material that can be used to

and the water in the lake, which is very environmentally

walk on the lake, to provide people with an opportunity to

protect the main body of the museum, and ICF Block is white, which

friendly. When there is a fire in the surrounding forest,

get closer to nature, let people feel the beauty of nature,

also brings a quiet and calm feeling to the museum. The black frosted

people can use the water in the pool to extinguish the fire.

and arouse people‘s desire to protect nature. The idea of

glass can ensure a certain amount of light, reduce energy consumption

The water in the pool will never be used up, because while

allowing people to consciously reduce some behaviours that

for the museum, appeal to people to care for the environment, save

people are fighting the fire, the water in the lake is also

can harm nature.

energy and reduce emissions.

transported to the pool by water pipes.

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Sunshine analysis When the sunlight is too strong, the pool in front of

the museum can provide a certain amount of cooling for the museum, because when the water evaporates, the water will absorb heat, thereby reducing the temperature of the museum.

Section B-B

Section B-B

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① . The shallow pool ② .The solar panels ③ . The cafe

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Wind analysis Wind can enter the museum through the atrium and

cafes of the museum, and the cafes are not covered by traditional walls, which makes it easier for the wind to enter the museum and participate in the process of wind circulation.

Section B-B

① . The shallow pool ② .The solar panels ③ . The cafe

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Rainfall analysis When it rains, the rainwater will flow in one direction, because one

end of the museum is designed to be inclined upward to a certain angle, so that the sight of the middle functional area will not be blocked by the functional areas on both sides, and the flow of rainwater is also well handled.

① . The shallow pool ② .The solar panels ③ . The cafe

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The small library in the museum

Different people have different ways to use this small library area, which will increase communication between the museum and the people.

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The small library in the museum The small library provides people with a place to learn knowledge, where people can learn a variety of fire prevention knowledge and self-save knowledge. When people encounter forest fires, the knowledge learned here may save their lives.

Bookshelf that made of ICF Block

Floor made of wood that can be found in the surround area and coated it with flame-retardant paint.

The stepped reading area slopes with the natural slope, increasing the height of the storey so that the person sitting in the front will not block the view of the person sitting in the back, and the increased height increases the area of natural light irradiation.

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The ground floor of this memorial museum

The cafe The cafe provides a place for people to rest and enjoy the scenery. When people feel tired, they can have a cup of coffee here, enjoy the beautiful scenery outside the museum, and then continue to visit after a short rest or prepare to go home.

The ground floor of this memorial museum

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When people leave The sky gradually darkened. When people left after visiting the museum, people walked on the stone bridge and listened to the sounds of water, birds and nature. This resonated with people who had just visited the museum. It reminds everyone to protect nature, regulate their behaviour, and eliminate fire behaviour from the root cause.

The ground floor of this memorial museum

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Purposes of this memorial museum 1. Honouring the people, animals and plants that died in the fire.

2. Warning humans that certain actions can exacerbate global warming and cause fires.

3. Reminding people to think of the possibility of danger even in a peaceful environment and be prepared for the unexpected.

4. Calling on people to “rebirth” actively after the fire, because after the fire also foreshadowed the new life.

Research method 1. Interdisciplinary research method: Use the theories, results of architectural design and related disciplines to conduct a comprehensive study of the subject as a whole.

2. Logical analysis method: Select outstanding cases for analysis and research.

3. Literature data research method: By consulting the school's library and connecting with some thesis websites to consult and collect relevant literature and materials

4. Comparison methods: Comparing the design schemes and design concepts of different memorials.

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