Development Methods 36

1:100 Section in Progress

With my new section I decided with a rendered style as I believed it was the best way to achieve my desired realistic lighting effects. When creating this section, I wanted the two sides to feel different to accomodate two unique uses. With the north building getting more light and be feature larger spaces for more social learning as well including large expansive scientific labs at lower levels. The South Buildig on the other hand was to include more tradition styled classroom learning spaces, although I intended for my colour coded rooms in the upper levels to be varying uses. The blue walled rooms up top were to be the most private individual study spaces, green to be standard sized rooms, while the orange would be larger multi use STEM classrooms. The red walled were to be special rooms dedicated to house drones.

The prominate Spherical structure in the centre of the South Building was to be a multi use technology hub hosting a plethora of VR and AR technologies.

Final Review

Final Precinct Plan

In turns of the final precinct plan, the core concept of site permeability have remained unchanged. The central path has changed to become curved to better fit the shape of the new design. Furthermore I have expanded the green hill cover more space further south.

Massing & Key Ideas

the key moves of my design which were increased circulation around the site for users and passersby with the inclusion of an overhead bridge and additional green spaces.

Secondly I have Utilized sun paths to carve the building form, allowing natural light into my buildings as well as the central accessway.

Next the carved form as well as the height of my buildings allows for the integration of hardware where I have planned launch bays for drones and other aerial technologies..

Lastly, is the integration of new spaces, which can specialise in the showcase and research of technologies such as VR, AR and new upcoming innovations.

Over and Under: A Walk through Swinburne

In turns of the final precinct plan, the core concept of site permeability have remained unchanged. The central path has changed to become curved to better fit the shape of the new design. Furthermore I have expanded the green hill cover more space further south.

Pillars of Light

In addition to exterior greenspaces, the abundance of natural light passes through openings within my facade, allows for interior nature plantations within my northern building, to create an inviting and comfortable working environment which can help relieve stress and anxiety from a student’s busy university life.

1:100 Section

Northern light passes through this building illuminating all spaces within before then travelling to provide light to the top of the sky bridge and then into the atrium space of my South Building. As shown in my section.

At the bases of both my buildings are hardware and software labs, where the North building houses my machinery/ engineering facility which benefits from ample natural light while also being visible to those on the train and those taking the old pathway, acting as a method of passive surveillance.

In contrast, the labs located at the base of the South Building are dedicated to all sorts of holographic, VR and AR technologies where natural light access is not as important. This open interior space can be used for a variety of activities such as testing out new software technologies and even provide for fun opportunities for Virtual indoor exercise. This lab is at ground and basement levels which can be open to the public and can be used to host events.

Above these spaces are the Spherical studio spaces which I have called the eye as well as differing classroom and learning spaces. Between the two buildings is an open airspace for drones, where I have included floors on both the North and South buildings dedicated to a drone launch bay.

Special drone bays can be seen from ground level, where they break up the continuous building facades, where drones can fly freely between the buildings and then to other locations within and outside of the campus.

These drones are stored within specialised concrete launch and landing bays, where the drones can then be remotely controlled from separate drone control rooms. These drone rooms are located near class and computer labs where they are easily accessible by students and can even be opened up and connected with surrounding classrooms for a more engaging learning experience.

Geodesic Sphere Smart Glass Exterior

Steel Frame

The Swinburne eye is located in the centre of my south building. The eye is a geodesic spherical structure, with built-in lighting and projection devices and is covered by a smart glass panel exterior. This gives the glass the unique quality of changing its opacity to allow light to pass through at certain points or become fully opaque or transparent. Above these spaces are the Spherical studio spaces which I have called the eye as well as differing classroom and learning spaces. Between the two buildings is an open airspace for drones, where I have included floors on both the North and South buildings dedicated to a drone launch bay.

Light/ Projector

Glass Shell

Steel Structure

Light/ Projector

The floor structure consists of hollow core precast slabs which are supported by the geodesic steel structure. The suspended ceilings hanging from these slabs have a holographic projector within them, supplementing the projectors within the spherical frame. Two projectors are embedded on the top and bottom of the joinery points of the steel structure, where one shines outwards and the other inwards.

Night time render of the Swinburne eye, where the projectors are used at the most optimal time where they can cast holograms and augment reality which can not only showcase the technology but also help as a source of wayfinding particularly at night.