THE EVOLVING LIBRARY

design sTudio delTa, semesTer 2, 2020. universiTy of melbourne s Te locaTion: chinaTown in melbourne, ausTralia

The ciTy is a projecTion of developing socieTy on humaniTy, science and naTure. chinaTown in melbourne is an anchor of melbourne and evolved wiThin The urbanisaTion.

The evolving library aims To change and evolve wiTh

The ciTy’s expansion. iT is represenTed by The mechanical facade, changing of view and mulTi-funcTional space To rebuild The public space. The siTe is locaTed in chinaTown in melbourne

City Expansion Background

hisTorically, The funcTions changed or disappeared in various ages, showing a process of meTabolism in urban space depended on The hierarchy of needs

The growTh should be provided To keep The moTivaTion in urban space, which is The design purpose of The public library. more and more people enjoy This new culTural anchor.

SOCIALISATION NEED

AESTHETIC NEED

SELF-ACTUALIZATION NEED

SAFETY NEED

PHYSIOLOGICAL NEED

Facade Study

The ciTy has a mannered and unmannered face, which is noT isolaTed buT symbiosis. They are changed in differenT periods. The facade paTTern is a collecTion of faces in The original ciTy.

afTer The pandemic, archiTecTs are looking for sTraTegies To make public buildings more organic and adapTable To differenT environmenTs. The adjusTable facade is designed for passive design sTraTegies. paTTerns auTomaTically open and close for naTural venTilaTion and sunlighT.

a mulTi-funcTional room could be used as a TheaTre or evenT space. The mechanical façade paTTern could open To provide naTural lighT and close To change inTo a dark space for performances or exhibiTions