Design Studio V: Experiential Studio

Design Studio IV Humanitarian Studio

Architectural Vandalism:

Choking Gentrification

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

COLORBOND ROOF SHEET LAYER

ROOF Z PURLIN STRUCTURE

Construction III: State Library (SA) Bridge Study

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: