Alumni Park, UNSW Sydney | Site Analysis
ALUMNI PARK SITE ANALYSIS High St
LAND7201 Assignment 3A Zilong Ma z5226341
High St Gate 3
Gate Two Avenue
International Road
Gate 2
UNSW Village University Terraces UNSW Village
First Avenue E
Gate Two Avenue
Third Avenue
Myers Dance Theatre
Alumni Park
Gate Two Avenue
UNSW Village
Alumni Park
D14
College Walk To LIght Rail Station (Future)
Science and Engineering Building
Hilmer Building
Business School
Path
Union Road
District
Nobe
Landmark
Minor element
Site Plan 1:500
Major element
BB
AA
AA
Pedestrian only Motor vehicle lane
BB
Plan of transportation route 1:1000
Alumni Park is surrounded by roads. Sidewalks and motorways are interspersed, crossing the entire site requires passage through the motorway and pedestrians will be affected by traffic although the traffic here is not big.
Section AA 1:1000
Study area in the campus of UNSW
Section BB 1:1000
PO1 PLACE 01
PO2
PLACE 02
PO3
Plan of Places and Portals 1:1000
Portal 01 (PO1): A portal mainly for vehicles, activities take place in buildings on both sides. Pedestrains need to cross the road to enter the site (Google map).
Portal 02 (PO2): Typical container space, the field of view is enlarged as step into the site and see through the site to the portal 03.
Portal 03 (PO3): The portal is occupied by motorway, the sidewalk is squeezed to the sides. The surrounding building facade is slightly monotonous.
Place 01: Implied space formed by the existing lawn, it is open but rarely used, except for planned events. Now it is under construction and cannot access (Google map).
Place 02: Implied space formed by the existing lawn, with a picnic tables the shade on the south side, and people only tend to use that part of the place
UNSW Village: Six to eight-story student apartment complex, with a variety of indoor leisure features. CafĂŠs, shops at ground floor and Campus Security on the west side. Residential area (UNSW 2019).
D14: Seven-storey Academic Building, with an open promenade at the ground floor, teaching spaces for the next two floors, remaining floors are used by the faculties (ArchitectureAU 2019).
Hilmer Building: Seven-level building, home to the School of Materials Science and Engineering with collaboration and adaptability embedded into the core design. Study area (UNSW 2019).
Business School: Seven-level building of business education and research in the Asia Pacific region. Study area (UNSW 2019).
University Terraces: Eight-story students apartment, with bars, cafĂŠs and a supermarket at ground floor. Residential area (UNSW 2019).
Science and Engineering Building: Nine-level multidisciplinary space offers teaching and research spaces for Engineering, Science and Arts & Social Sciences. Study area (UNSW 2019). LAND7201 Assignment 3A Page | 01
Alumni Park, UNSW Sydney | Site Analysis
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
Summer time 1st of January at 09.00 hours
Winter time 1st of July at 09.00 hours
Eastern edge of Alumni Park in shade
Most of the site in shade, a wedge of light in the theatre and Eastern part of Alumni Park
Summer time 1st of January at 12.00 hours
Winter time 1st of July at 12.00 hours
The whole site in full sun
Northern edge of the site in shade, First Avenue E, Gate Two Avenue and Third Avenue in shade
Plant distribution and species 1:1000 Plant coverage in the site is not high (except lawn). Four main native species are found on the site and they are distributed on the side close to the road, these species are tall and the huge canopy provides a good shade in a certain area.
Cajuput Melaleuca cajuputi Lemon Eucalyptus Corymbia Citriodora Narrow-leaved Ironbark Eucalyptus crebra Summer time 1st of January at 16.00 hours
Winter time 1st of July at 16.00 hours
Gate Two Avenue and College Walk in shade
Most of the site in shade, a wedge of light in the Myers Dance Theatre
According to the wide ground and moderately built buildings, the site will be exposed to the sun for a long time in the summer. Pedestrians may avoid using Alumni Park due to high temperatures and exposure, so effective shading and protecting strategies are needed.
In winter, the center of the site is exposed on the sun befor afternoon and relatively, it has the best sunshine of the surrounding area. Pedestrians may use the area more frequently and it is important to encourage people to do activities here.
Australian Banyan Ficus Macrophylla
Melaleuca cajuputi (Hospital Authority HongKong 2018)
Corymbia Citriodora (Atlas of Living Australia 2015)
Eucalyptus crebra (Atlas of Living Australia 2009)
Ficus Macrophylla (Atlas of Living Australia 2016)
PRECEDENTS AND PRINCIPLES
Novartis Physic Garden Thorbjörn Andersson, Sweco architects Novartis Campus, 4056 Basel, Switzerland 2012
The Physic Garden at Novartis Campus is based on the monastery garden, a place to celebrate sensuous phenomena of all kinds, providing an immersive experience (Archdaily 2016). It is a proper precedent due to its rectangle shape and strong interactivity. People are encouraged to use this garden, do activities and get close to vegetation. (Archdaily 2016)
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
• Create a strong interactive landscape architecture
Based on analysis and research on various aspects of the site and referring the form of presenting design principles from Ryerson University's report, SEVEN design principles are developed for Alumni Park to reflect current thinking specific to campus public realm (Ryerson University Campus Public Realm Plan, 2017).
(Archdaily 2016)
• Create a signature UNSW landscape
• Create a visual and pedestrian axes
UTS Alumni Green ASPECT Studio UTS City Campus, Ultimo, Sydney, NSW, Australia 2016
(UNSW 2015)
As part of the UTS City Campus Master Plan, Alumni Green has been transformed into a vibrant, tree-lined city space at the heart of the university. The new-look Alumni Green has three distinct zones, each with its own character and opportunities (ASPECT Studios 2016). Great precedent since it is a successful uni campus design located in the similar shape of site, and surrounded by buildings with similar function.
• Develop a pedestrian-friendly transportation route
• Introduce elements with historical charm and connotation
(ASPECT Studios 2016)
Teikyo Heisei University Nakano
(UNSW 2017)
Studio on site University Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan
• Match the design style of the surrounding building facade
• Improve the local microclimate and prvide more shads
(ASPECT Studios 2016)
(Studio on site 2013)
2013
A place for students to spend time outdoors, and also a place open to neighboring residents as a public space integrated. Graphic patterns such as sunbeams are signs of whereabouts, and the pattern itself is raised to create a variety of usages due to unevenness (Studio on site 2013). Suitable precedent because of its good community benefits and it is also a public realm design inside of an university. (Studio on site 2013)
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Alumni Park, UNSW Sydney | Concept Design
ALUMNI PARK CONCEPT DESIGN LAND7201 Assignment 3B Zilong Ma z5226341
Adjustment of Vehicle Movement
Function Areas
Option 1
Sunken garden and plantation Open space and lawn Signature shading complex
For a pedestrian-friendly transportation route, move the existing north-south lane (Gate Two Avenue) to the right and near building D14, forming two rectangular spaces between D14 and the Myers Dance Theatre.
Based on the arrangement of visual and pedestrian axes, there are three main types of function area. The sunken garden and plantation is able to enhance the interactivity of the site.
Option 2
Move the existing north-south lane (Gate Two Avenue) to the right further, forming one relatively more continuous rectangular space between D14 and the Myers Dance Theatre.
Open area and lawn is able to hold different sypes of activities. and the signature ahsding complex is a area providing shade and seats as a comminication area
Visual and Pedestrian Axes Option 1
The arrangement of these three areas should cooperating with the surrounding buildings especially the Myers Dance Theatre and the D14 building. The areas plays a role of continuation or distinction of architectural form.
The center axis in the east-west direction and the path connecting the two nodes (see site analysis) intersect at the center of the site.
Option 2
Sectional sample of open space and lawn 01
Sectional sample of open space and lawn 02
Sectional sample of sunken garden and plantation 01
Sectional sample of sunken garden and plantation 02
Sectional sample of sunken garden and plantation 03
Sectional sample of sunken garden and plantation 04
Sectional sample of sunken garden and plantation 05
Sectional sample of sunken garden and plantation 06
Adding one more path connecting Third Avenue and College Walk, three axes intersect in three different locations of the site.
Option 3
Move the path connecting Third Avenue and College Walk to the left and let the three axes intersect in one place at the center of the site.
Samples of structures in signature shading complex
For creating a signature landscape these structures need to be bold shaped and coordinate with the central axis to emphasize visual symmetry.
Axonometric view sketches
Draft plan of concept design Option 01
Sunken garden and plantation Open space and lawn Signature shading complex
Relatively more proportion for the open space and emphasis the axes in three directions though three structures at the site edge.
Garden bed/ Planting area
Draft plan of concept design Option 02
Lawns for activities
Sunken garden and open space, these two areas are equivalent in size, using three shading structures across the whole site to maintain the visual axis in the eastwest direction. Delete the path connect third avenue and collage walk.
Draft plan of concept design Option 03
Ramp going up
opposite distribution of sunken garden and lawns, the intersection of the paths at the center of the site is covered by a big shading devices and surrounded by seating area.
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Alumni Park, UNSW Sydney | Concept Design
CONCEPT DESIGN LAND7201 Assignment 3B Zilong Ma z5226341
AA P1
BB
BB
P2
AA Concept Plan 1:300
Plant distribution and species 1:1000
Plan of materials set 1:1000
D
E
A: Red brick paving
1: Cajuput Melaleuca cajuputi (Hospital Authority HK 2018)
2
2: Kanooka, Water Gum Tristaniopsis laurina 'Luscious' (Andreasens Green 2019)
A
B
3: Narrow-leaved Ironbark Eucalyptus crebra (Atlas of Living Australia 2009)
4
B: Yellow stone brick paving
C: Eucalyptus crebra
D: Ficus Macrophylla
E: White stone brick paving
4: Round-leaved Mallee Eucalyptus orbifolia ( Zoya Akulova 2017)
1
Open space and lawn
Signature shading complex
Sunken garden and plantation
Section AA 1:300
D C Axonometric view
Section BB 1:300
Perspective view 01 (P1)
Perspective view 02 (P2)
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