Architecture - The Figures:
Expression Gallery
Objective :
Develop a design proposal for a new community pleasure garden in Melbourne’s suburbs.
Category | Architecture
Subject | Design Studio Beta
Period | Semester 2, 2023 (12 weeks)
Preliminary Study
Understanding the Figure Ground
Develop an overall organisational scheme that will define the general site and volumetric framework of your project. Generate four field design options through hand-made figure-ground collages.
Brainstorming Figure Ground Concepts
Initial Concepts
Handmade Collages
Liquid Magnetism
Square Overlap
Negative Space
Symmetrical Geometry
Advanced Figure Ground Iterations
Sqaure Overlap Variation 1
Sqaure Overlap Variation 2
Negative Space Variation 1
Negative Space Variation 2
Creating Volumetric Iterations (Considering Solar Access)
Sqaure Overlap Volumetric
Negative Space Volumetric
Potential Iteration for Chosen Site Plan
Square Overlap (Labelling of potential community spaces, waterways, and pedestrian pathways)
Sketches and Ideas
Considerations of planting schemes, water run-off, feasibility of implementing volumetric design
Draft Drawings & Renders
Micro-watershed Diagram
Wind Analysis Isometric
Shadow Range Winter (with terrain)
Shadow Range Winter (without terrain)
Shadow Range Summer (with terrain)
Shadow Range Summer (without terrain)
Full Site Plan 1:125@A3
Site Plan Vegetation
12PM Summer Perspective
12PM Winter Perspective
Material, Planting Palette & Plan Diagram
Overall Isometric View
General Feedback
Projects is not cohesive enough, Elements of the pavilion do not work well with main structure. Too much focus is put on creating a volumetric rendition of the figure grounds. Consider creating more semi-private thresholds where people interact with outdoor spaces from within the structure.
Addition of New Elements and Ideas
Final Drawings
First Floor Plan 1:125@A3
Second Floor Plan 1:125@A3
Overall Isometric Drawing
Organisational Diagram
Sectional Perspective 1:125@A3
Experiential Image Render A
Experiential Image Render B
Living Neighbourhood
Utopian Dreams