Site Explosion of Concrete Lawn Tutor: Belinda Grant Class ID: MSD 241 Time period: 4th Aug to 13th Aug
Group member: Jiacheng Gao, 812977 Linjing Zhang, 860179 Sabrina Kool, 832864 Xinjie Hu, 788178
Panorama 9 a.m.
11 a.m.
1 p.m.
3 p.m.
5 p.m.
7 p.m.
9 p.m.
History
1855
1939
1968
2014
History
Hunting ground
swamp
Site is used by Wurundji people to hunt for food
1855 Melbourne University is established 1855
Lake
Filled in
Museum is constructed
1939 The lake is filled in
Concrete lawn Melbourne School of Design is constructed
1968 The Concrete Lawn is designed
This timeline depicts the changing purpose of the site using historical imagery and connected past cropped architectural plans. It demonstrates how the site has changed to serve it’s required uses across the time.
2014
Climate
N 1:500 @A3 Building and vegetation cast at 9 A.M.
N 1:500 @A3 Building and vegetation cast at 1 P.M.
N Building and vegetation cast at 5 P.M.
1:500 @A3
Climate
Temperature at 9 A.M.
Temperature at 1 P.M.
Cold
Temperature at 5 P.M.
Warm The graphs shows the relationship between temperature and shades of buildings and vegetation. The area under the shadow is cooler than other area. Also, the temperature in the morning/dusk is lower than it in midday.
Action Time Axis
9
11
13
15
17
19
21
Area usage Workshop
Passing by
Socializing
Eating
Tourist Resting Different use of site change between 9 A.M. to 9 P.M.
Action High use
Famer’s Market (10:00 A.M. – 2:30 P.M.) is held every Wednesday. This event will attract more people to flow into this square thus increase the site intensity.
Quite empty
Site Intensities
Movement
1:500 @A3
Concrete Lawn
N
1:500 @A3
Site with surrounding buildings Non-access Access
Movement
Movement route at 9 A.M.
Movement route at 3 P.M.
Movement route at 9 P.M.
Pedestrians Cyclists Vehicles Images above shows how pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles traverse into the site on normal days. The main route is influenced by building entries and pathways. While the middle area be traversed more by carts and pedestrians, without cyclists and vehicles in Markets’ day (Wednesday).