Works Featured:
Master of Architecture Studio C: Page 2
Design Studio VI: Page 8
Applied Architectural Technology: Page 16
Design Studio IV: Page 20
Design Studio V: Page 24
Construction III: Page 28
Student Number:
a1767908 (UofA)
1341028 (MU)
Previous Qualifications:
Bachelor of Architectural Design, completed 2021
Caisson. The term in Architecture refers to a chamber, atrium or box, and in the field of engineering refers to an underground structure that withholds water, mud, and landscape from an internal space. This term embodies the notion of Studio 20.
The studio brief was to design a winery in the Yarra Valley incorporating form resistant structures. Our design evolved into a structure more incorporating the landscape and creating an experience within. Our conept was to create an immersive journey within the landscape, guided by lights and shadows, creating a sense of exploration through open and enclosed spaces.
The final design embodied this concept through a cavelike journey underneath the landscape, being drawn through the space guided by light, shadows and forces of exploration.
Group assignment, completed alongside Hao Yan
Studio Leader:
Dr. Alberto Pugnale
Contact: 0490 358 787
Recieved a grade of 78%
DAMP PROOF MEMBRANE
10A STANDARD PLUG
SKIRTING AND CABLE TRAY
TATE RAISED FLOOR SYSTEM
TATE PEDESTAL BASKET
30MM BATT INSULATION
300MM SHOTCRETE OFFSET
AIRFORM ANCHOR BOLTED TO SLAB
REINFORCEMENTS BOLTED TO SLAB
IN-SITU SLAB TO ENGINEER’S SPEC
SHOTCRETE
PREFABRICATED AIRFORM
POLYEUTHANE FOAM
REINFORCEMENT TO ENGINEER’S SPEC
IN-SITU CONCRETE APPLIED TO FOAM
DISPLACED EARTH MOVED AROUND SHELL
BATT INSULATION
DAMP PROOF MEMBRANE
FINISHING SHOTCRETE LAYER
SHOTCRETE, 20mm, FINISHING LAYER PREFABRICATED AIRFORM
POLYEUTHANE FOAM / SHOTCRETE COMPOSITE REINFORCEMENT TO ENGINEER’S SPEC
AusOcean is an ocean research organisation. Adelaide University students were commissioned by AusOcean’s executive, Alan Noble, to design an upgraded headquarters to be constructed in 2022. The space had to feature a workshop, storage area, office space and a learning centre. The brief called for a design that was inspired by the sea in some capacity.
Under the Wave is a design directly inspired from the surrounding environment. To create the initial concept, rocks, sand and the sea waves were taken from the site, literally and metophorically, borriwng from their form to create usable space to fit the needs of AusOcean. The rocks on site were digitised, and then contoured and extruded, to create the majority of the form, the space in which AusOcean employees and visitors will inhabit. A nearby sand dune was contoured, creating a form reminicesnt of a wave, leading to a crashing wave form being created, taking inspiration from the sea and the sand.
Individual assignment, year 3
Studio Leader: Dr. David Kroll
Contact: (08) 8313 2821
Tutor: Henry Williams
Contact: henry.williams@adelaide.edu.au
Recieved a grade of 82%
Wave and sand on site
Rock form on site
Abstraction to form
Abstraction to form
Adaption to architecture
1. Stair access into building
2. Disability access ramp
3. Glass viewing window into storage and workshop
4. Shower and Change out of view of learning centre
5. Shelving units for storage
6. Disability lift servicing workshop and office
7. Ramp into workshop
8. Winch system for ramp
9. Additional Storage
10. Workbench space
1. Wheelchair lift servicing workshop and storage
2. Wheelchair accessible toilet
3. Collaborative open plan office set up
4. Wider 1000mm door for accesibility
A. Wave Structure Connection Detail
1. Welded Steel-Glulam Joint
2. Bolt connecting Glulam timber to joint unit
3. 35mm Glulam timber
4. Angle cut to engineer’s specification
B. Wave Structure Support Section
1. Halfen Tension Rod
2. Tension rod clipped to underside of Glulam timber joint
3. Tension rod clipped to underside of Glulam timber joint
4. Tension rod clipped to steel hub
5. Steel tension rod hub
6. Protective covering bolted to glulam
C. Wall and Reflector Pool Detail
1. Heat Proof Tiles
2. 240mm Limestone Parapet
3. Damp Proof Membrane
4. 190x35mm MGP 10 roof structure layer
5. 140x35mm MGP 10 roof substrate
6. 12.5mm Plasterboard, nailed into nogging
7. 90x35mm MGP 10 stud
8. 140x35mm MGP 10 nogging
9. 240x100x500mm Limestone blockwork
10. Masonary support blockwork tie, bolted to stud at specified angle
Wave Inspired Support Structure
Sand Inspired Shade Form
Stone Inspired Habitable Space
197 Spring Street is a Skyscraper designed for the Melbourne Central Business District. Designed by Xavier Barnett, Christopher Andonioff and Lucas Becerra, it was coursework for the Applied Architectural Technology Course.
The tower was designed with a double facade created from a unitised curtain wall, with the exterior being clad with dichroic panels with photovoltaic cells. The intent of this is to essentially turn the building into a self sufficient new age skyscraper. 197 Spring Street also decreases reliance on HVAC through the double-skin facade creating airflow within.
The details provided display the workings of the Skylobby levels of the design, created as the lobby of the hotel on the upper storeys of the building.
Group assignment, completed alongside Lucas Becerra and Christopher Andonioff. Only solo imagery depicted
Subject Coordinator:
Dr. Giorgio Marfella
Contact: 3 9035 3127
Recieved a grade of 74%
MALESTACKJOINT
SUPPORTMULLION
ALUMINIUM ANCHOR BRACKET 220X1500MM VENTILATION
PLASTERBOARD SPANDRELPANEL, 1500X600MM
STEEL SUPPORT MULLIONS, BOLTEDTO FRAME
ARGONDOUBLEGLAZEDVISION PANEL, 2700X1500MM
VERTICALMULLION
LOUVRECLAD SHADING LOUVRE SYSTEM BOLTEDTO SUPPORTING MULLIONS
ONYX PHOTOVOLTAIC VISIONGLAZING, 1500X3700MM
STEEL CATWALK, WELDEDTO SUBSTRUCTURE STEEL CATWALK SUBSTRUCTU RE
FEMALESTACKJOINT
The Name Nganana - Kumapurtu translates to All of us (Pitjantjatjara language) Together (Kaurna language), represents the relationship between first nations people in Adelaide and the APY Lands.
The proposal emphasises the relationship to the land that has been lost through the generations. One of the key ideas is having dedicated gendered space, focusing on men’s and women’s business which are two distinct aspects of indigenous culture around Australia. For example, activities such as spear making (kalata) are strictly men’s business, whereas crafting tools such as bowls (piti) and head rings (manguri) are women’s business.
These spaces double as both therapy and recreation spaces, with cooking facilities and both round and rectangular tables available. Personal rooms with tables can also be used for therapy. Located in Hindmarsh, the site is a one-minute walk from the Hindmarsh library, recently renovated, and a four minute walk from the tram directly into the city center. Residents also have access to the train, five to ten minutes away. It is also within walking distance of the CBD, the parklands and many employment opportunities within arm’s reach.
Individual assignment, year 2
Studio Leader: Dr. Peter Scriver
Contact: (08) 8313 4586
More info: https://ecms.adelaide.edu.au/news/ list/2021/11/04/students-design-humanitarianarchitectural-solutions-xavier-barnett
1. Main Access to East Street
2. Women’s Business Space
3. Men’s Business Space
4. Central Garden and Courtyard
5. Family unit with spare bedding for extended family
6. Wheelchair Accessible Bathroom
7. Family unit with spare bedding for extended family
8. Family unit with spare bedding for extended family
9. Family unit with spare bedding for extended family
1. Vegetable Garden
2. Group Recreation Space
3. Residential Staff Quarters
4. Individual Residential Space
5. Individual Residential Space
6. Family unit with spare bedding for extended family
7. Children’s Recreational Space
8. Outdoor Patio Space
The Royal Adelaide Golf Club, in Seaton, South Australia is located behind 3 meter high brush fences to shield it from the community it lies within. As people struggle more and more to make ends meet, rental evictions continue to occur. House prices in Seaton have skyrocketed, as with many metropolitan suburbs, and longstanding tenants are being forced to leave as demand for housing is at an all time high. In March 2021, the Federal government withdrew JobKeeper and reduced JobSeeker, putting the nail in the coffin for many people on struggle street.
Meanwhile, the 1% uses their community for their own enjoyment without giving anything back. The Royal Adelaide Golf Club, taking up 63 Hectares of community space takes up much of the breathing space of seaton, with a lack of public spaces for the community to enjoy on a large scale. Members pay $8,800 yearly to access the area, none of which goes back into the community, rather just to the club, with maintenance costing equal to other Golf Clubs that cost a fraction of the price to play at.
What if this institution could be choked out of existence? What if, through architecture, demand for this institution could decrease, returning it to a space the community could enjoy, replacing it with playgrounds, public parks, housing, social programs and programs that benifit how the community operates?
Individual assignment, year 3
Studio Leader:
Mirai Morita
Contact: (08) 8313 4588
Tutor: Henry Williams
Contact: henry.williams@adelaide.edu.au
Pre-Existing Buildings
Surrounding Green Areas
Pedestrian Access and Public Transport
1. Example Blank Art Space
2. Central Lift Shaft
3. Group Art and Recreation Space
COLORBOND ROOF SHEET LAYER
ROOF Z PURLIN STRUCTURE
Construction III was a course focussing on BIM and developing student’s skills in Revit. Students were tasked with analysing the Adelaide State Library Bridge and the construction of it. The aim was to create full documentation of the bridge with no prior information about it’s construction. A key idea was to document connections between members and representing this through Revit.
Individual assignment, year 3
Studio Leader:
Stewart Caldwell
Contact: (08) 8172 8700 (Russell and Yelland)
GLASS OVERHANG
ROOF UBEAM/PFC STRUCTURE
CEILING STRUCTURE
GLASS PANNELING
BALUSTRADE/GLAZING SUPPORT
19mm TIMBER FLOORING
CENTRAL BEAM SUPPORT SYSTEM
CENTRAL BEAM SYSTEM
BOTTOM ALUMINIUM CLADDING
BLUESCOPE FLANGE CHANNEL, 200x99 mm
BLUESCOPE U BEAM, 198x99 mm
STEEL COLUMN, 250x250 mm
BLUESCOPE RHS 65x35 mm (300 CTRS)
COLORBOND STEEL, RIVETED TO Z PURLIN
METROL Z PURLIN, 150x24MM, BOLTED TO U BEAM
BLUESCOPE U BEAM 150x75mm, WELDED TO COLUMN
BLUESCOPE PFC 150x65,WELDED TO U BEAM
BLUESCOPE 8mm PLAIN PLATE, WELDED TO PFC
14MM GLAZING
FGS 60mm SPIDER FITTING, WELDED TO PLAIN PLATE
90mm DOWNPIPE
FGS 60mm SPIDER FITTING, WELDED TO BALUSTRADE
14MM GLAZING
BLUESCOPE RHS 65x35, BOLTED TO U BEAM, 300 CTRS
FGS 60mm SPIDER FITTING, WELDED TO PFC
BLUESCOPE PFC 200x75mm, BOLTED TO CLEAT, BOLTED TO U BEAM
BLUESCOPE U-BEAM, 198x99mm, WELDED TO COLUMN
RONDO KEY-LOCK CEILING SYSTEM (SEE PAGE 8, DETAILS 3) 400 CTRS
ALUMINIUM CLADDING, RIVETED TO FURRING CHANNEL
Works Featured:
Master of Architecture Studio C: Page 2
Design Studio VI: Page 8
Applied Architectural Technology: Page 16
Design Studio IV: Page 20
Design Studio V: Page 24
Construction III: Page 28
Links:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xavier-barnett-b70955206/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/xbarnett123/featured
ECMS Blog: https://ecms.adelaide.edu.au/news/list/2021/11/04/
students-design-humanitarian-architectural-solutions-xavier-barnett
