After presentation, the feedback was not positive as I missed many points of requirements of this project. Looking back to this semester, I have been struggling to catch up tute classes and number of thoeries. I had medical issues at the beginning of semester so I had to start and join the theme group a bit late but I tried to understand what it needs to take in design progress and got ideas from Yasu's Lecture.
About the my design proposal, I tried to focus on idea and inspiration by nature and Maximising green area for the public of the brisbane CBD. Through using the idea of "adaptive reuse" integrity system I wanted to provide a new urban experience in brisbane future. Also I made big roof top green garden for public so that Brisbane city people can relax and enjoy their resting time. Simply explain, adapting and acclimating with existing environment and nature is the way of sustainable living of our future.
I think that I have got things to do to broaen computer moelling and rendering skills in various program such as Rhino, max and read more books to understand our architecture world, also visit and experience many place. These practices and study should be a big help to understand my course work. I feel a bit of regret and shame to miss some work progress due to my medical condition/ spending time for physical treatment but this also is one of unit progress and I feel satisfied about myself have achieved my goal in limited time.
Friday, 9 November 2012
Final proposal (Exterior)
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| Exterior bird eye view : Facade design/ roof top garden |
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| Roof top of Level 2 : Public garden view |
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| Building front view |
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| Side view on Elizabeth st : Becoming pedestrian road and green space |
Final proposal (interior)
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| Level 2 : Fashion mall/ New brands launching |
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| Level 3 : Designer workshop/ collaboration space |
Wednesday, 7 November 2012
Masterplan
+ Final proposal masterplan.
- Elizabeth st and Albert st are changed to green pedestrian road
- Every roof has green space (open to public)
- similar to massing form of Myer centre
Sunday, 4 November 2012
Saturday, 3 November 2012
Friday, 2 November 2012
inspiration of facade design/ materials. 2
Water Cube - National Aquatics Centre, China
Ove Arup and PTW based the "soap bubbles" structural concept on a solution from two Irish professors of physics at Trinity College, Dublin, known as the Weaire-Phelan structure.
http://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/watercube/watercube1.html
+ Architects and designers often seek inspiration from nature. They seek inspiration from water, plants, animals and other natural 'structures' for use in their work. Being inpired and influenced by nature in this way is called "biomimicry" and allows architectural designs to be more energy efficient, structurally sound and also beautiful to behold.
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http://theinspirationblog.net/showcases/examples-of-modern-architecture-inspired-by-nature/
inspiration of facade design/ materials
+ Nature/ Aqua/ Randomness
- Aqua Tower, Chicago
Unlike a tower in an open field, new towers in urban environments must negotiate small viewing corridors between existing buildings. In response to this, the Aqua Tower is designed to capture particular views that would otherwise be unattainable. A series of contours defined by outdoor terraces extends away from the face of the tower structure to provide views between neighboring buildings. The terraces inflect based on criteria such as the view, solar shading and size and type of dwelling. When viewed together, these unique terraces make the building appear to undulate, presenting a highly sculptural appearance that is rooted in function.
In addition to low-E coatings on all glass, the design team modeled seasonal sun patterns to identify remaining areas of glass that needed higher performing glazing to increase energy efficiency throughout the tower. Glass on the east and south façades are reflective in areas without a protective balcony, while glass facing west has a tinted coating that improves its shading coefficient. In total, Aqua employs six different types of glass: clear, tinted, reflective, spandrel, fritted and translucent, the placement of which is determined by the orientation and function of interior space. Fritted glass is used and combined with handrail design to minimize bird strikes.
http://www.ctbuh.org/TallBuildings/FeaturedTallBuildings/AquaTowerChicago/tabid/2947/language/en-US/Default.aspx
- Aqua Tower, Chicago
Unlike a tower in an open field, new towers in urban environments must negotiate small viewing corridors between existing buildings. In response to this, the Aqua Tower is designed to capture particular views that would otherwise be unattainable. A series of contours defined by outdoor terraces extends away from the face of the tower structure to provide views between neighboring buildings. The terraces inflect based on criteria such as the view, solar shading and size and type of dwelling. When viewed together, these unique terraces make the building appear to undulate, presenting a highly sculptural appearance that is rooted in function.
In addition to low-E coatings on all glass, the design team modeled seasonal sun patterns to identify remaining areas of glass that needed higher performing glazing to increase energy efficiency throughout the tower. Glass on the east and south façades are reflective in areas without a protective balcony, while glass facing west has a tinted coating that improves its shading coefficient. In total, Aqua employs six different types of glass: clear, tinted, reflective, spandrel, fritted and translucent, the placement of which is determined by the orientation and function of interior space. Fritted glass is used and combined with handrail design to minimize bird strikes.
http://www.ctbuh.org/TallBuildings/FeaturedTallBuildings/AquaTowerChicago/tabid/2947/language/en-US/Default.aspx
Building form modeling / facade
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| side view from Elizabeth st |
+Level 2 is covering the existing heriage building
+Roof top of Level 2/ level3 used to be green roof garden.
+Roof top garden : appx 1,950m2
+maximising green space by creating from existing urban space = urban space efficiency
Roof gardens proven to cool buildings
ABC News. The World Today.
-Radio Report : http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-09/roof-gardens-proven-to-cool-buildings/4303394
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-Radio Report : http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-09/roof-gardens-proven-to-cool-buildings/4303394
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ELEANOR HALL: Roof gardens are becoming more prevalent in the world's major cities.
NICOLA GAGE: Major cities have
inherently been linked to pollution and rising carbon emissions, but 22
stories up on the roof of a building in Adelaide, there's a
micro-climate that's returning wildlife to the city.
GRAEME HOPKINS: It's had bees up here collecting honey, it's got birds and we've identified two moth varieties and no doubt the birds have been chasing the moths. So there's a whole ecosystem and this has happened spontaneously on the 22nd floor, so it's quite amazing.
NICOLA GAGE: Landscape architect Graeme Hopkins is the designer of a roof and wall garden project in the city. He says the practice of garden roofs has long been established in Europe, and Australia is beginning to embrace it.
GRAEME HOPKINS: All the real research is from Europe or North America, nothing in the hot, dry climates. So we suspected there were some differences here but we really didn't know what the differences were and designing these roofs, the engineers kept asking us well how much temperature reduction or cooling would be there and we couldn't actually say in a hot dry climate exactly what it was.
So we started off from that point.
NICOLA GAGE: Four native arid grass species and ground covers were used in the study, with three tonnes of soil and pebble mulch. It found all six garden plots reduced temperatures in the roof of the building, one by 42 per cent.
Mr Hopkins says it cooled the building during summer by 2.4 watts per square metre, but after 10 floors there's no measurable impact.
GRAEME HOPKINS: We've developed an insulation factor which is a first time anybody's been able to predict what a green roof will do in a climate. And in the 300 thick substrate, we can reduce the roof temperature by 42 per cent.
NICOLA GAGE: The project has also led to gardens growing up the outside of building walls. The findings proved similar results to the roof garden, confirming it insulated the building and reduced inside temperatures.
GRAEME HOPKINS: This is part of climate change adaption and we can reduce temperatures, which means reduce energy which is reduce CO2 or greenhouse gases. This actually is a benefit to people because there's then a connection back to nature and that's been well documented in urban areas.
We need to be connected with that.
NICOLA GAGE: Professor Simon Beecham is from the University of South Australia. He says the roof gardens also reduce flooding, with a decline in storm water run-off.
SIMON BEECHAM: Water is locked up into the soil matrix and held there as soil moisture. So basically the soil gets wet and that volume of water available in the soil can vary from between 25 and 30 per cent of the actual volume of soil.
So this is - it's like a big sponge that when it's dry, it has huge capacity to absorb rain, and so you get for very small rainfall events you get no run-off at all off green roofs.
NICOLA GAGE: Professor Beecham says Adelaide is leading the way in water-sensitive urban design and green roof technology. He says the arid landscape of South Australia makes it essential to improve ways to reduce energy needs.
SIMON BEECHAM: You've got to remember South Australia recycles more water than any other state per capita and that's because of the need - it needs to recycle more water to have more reliable supplies and storm water is one of those supplies and recycled storm water is going to be a very important resource in the future.
ELEANOR HALL: That's Professor Simon Beecham ending that report by Nicola Gage.
Now
a study has found that not only are they building mini-ecosystems,
they're also cooling buildings significantly and reducing carbon
emissions, as Nicola Gage reports.
GRAEME HOPKINS: It's had bees up here collecting honey, it's got birds and we've identified two moth varieties and no doubt the birds have been chasing the moths. So there's a whole ecosystem and this has happened spontaneously on the 22nd floor, so it's quite amazing.
NICOLA GAGE: Landscape architect Graeme Hopkins is the designer of a roof and wall garden project in the city. He says the practice of garden roofs has long been established in Europe, and Australia is beginning to embrace it.
GRAEME HOPKINS: All the real research is from Europe or North America, nothing in the hot, dry climates. So we suspected there were some differences here but we really didn't know what the differences were and designing these roofs, the engineers kept asking us well how much temperature reduction or cooling would be there and we couldn't actually say in a hot dry climate exactly what it was.
So we started off from that point.
NICOLA GAGE: Four native arid grass species and ground covers were used in the study, with three tonnes of soil and pebble mulch. It found all six garden plots reduced temperatures in the roof of the building, one by 42 per cent.
Mr Hopkins says it cooled the building during summer by 2.4 watts per square metre, but after 10 floors there's no measurable impact.
GRAEME HOPKINS: We've developed an insulation factor which is a first time anybody's been able to predict what a green roof will do in a climate. And in the 300 thick substrate, we can reduce the roof temperature by 42 per cent.
In the grated system, we can reduce
that by 21 per cent. And so we can use them as predictions in planning
new buildings now for energy use.
NICOLA GAGE: The project has also led to gardens growing up the outside of building walls. The findings proved similar results to the roof garden, confirming it insulated the building and reduced inside temperatures.
GRAEME HOPKINS: This is part of climate change adaption and we can reduce temperatures, which means reduce energy which is reduce CO2 or greenhouse gases. This actually is a benefit to people because there's then a connection back to nature and that's been well documented in urban areas.
We need to be connected with that.
NICOLA GAGE: Professor Simon Beecham is from the University of South Australia. He says the roof gardens also reduce flooding, with a decline in storm water run-off.
SIMON BEECHAM: Water is locked up into the soil matrix and held there as soil moisture. So basically the soil gets wet and that volume of water available in the soil can vary from between 25 and 30 per cent of the actual volume of soil.
So this is - it's like a big sponge that when it's dry, it has huge capacity to absorb rain, and so you get for very small rainfall events you get no run-off at all off green roofs.
NICOLA GAGE: Professor Beecham says Adelaide is leading the way in water-sensitive urban design and green roof technology. He says the arid landscape of South Australia makes it essential to improve ways to reduce energy needs.
SIMON BEECHAM: You've got to remember South Australia recycles more water than any other state per capita and that's because of the need - it needs to recycle more water to have more reliable supplies and storm water is one of those supplies and recycled storm water is going to be a very important resource in the future.
ELEANOR HALL: That's Professor Simon Beecham ending that report by Nicola Gage.
Thursday, 1 November 2012
green space
Growing up: Rooftop Gardens
you look out onto a vista of concrete-topped roofs of multistorey
buildings, a number of young Victorian business people want you to
imagine a sea of green, with every available roof space covered in
plants. This is a vision shared by many building owners, tenants,
government departments and educational institutions. It is, however, a
vision best achieved through a consolidated approach to the promotion
and industry development of green roofing. The group program, operating
under the apt title of ‘Growing Up’, is the result of a Committee for
Melbourne initiative to develop young business leaders. The committee
provides opportunities for the creation of projects to benefit
Melbourne.
To accelerate the green roof industry in Melbourne, Growing Up is leveraging the Committee for Melbourne’s network to ensure awareness of the project. Already, Melbourne Water, Sustainability Victoria and the City of Melbourne have come on board as key partners. Growing Up is not just about promoting green roofs. With plans already under way to have a green roof installed on an inner-city building, this group is working hard to make their vision a reality. To do so, they are calling on building owners, architects and students to get involved.
A competition has been created to allow the successful architect or designer to watch their design come to life as it is installed on a building rooftop in the Melbourne CBD. With the competition getting support from the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) and the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA), the design standard will be extremely high, and the winning bid expected to become the benchmark for environmental and aesthetic green roof design.
.......“Educating the next generation of architects and designers about the importance of green roofs in any mid to high-rise design is essential and the competition is a great vehicle to kick-start that interest,”....
The competition will also focus on the emotional connection people have to green roofs, which is the social amenities aspect of the program. “As the density of city dwellers increases, people don’t have to forsake their Australian dream of a backyard; they can find it through a rooftop garden,” Gasmier explains. “It snatches back a little of the green space that has been lost through urban development. “As more and more developers are seeking unique features such as green roofs to attract tenants, it will be the important role of facilities managers to ensure that green living space is maintained.”
http://www.fminnovations.com.au/growing-up-rooftop-gardens
A group of young Melbournians is attempting to tackle climate change through a new program called ‘Growing Up’, designed to promote rooftop gardens atop inner-urban buildings. Program team member SIMON STRAHAN explains the initiative.
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| Rooftop gardens have become popular around the world, and now a group of young Melbournians is hoping to increase their popularity in Australia. |
To accelerate the green roof industry in Melbourne, Growing Up is leveraging the Committee for Melbourne’s network to ensure awareness of the project. Already, Melbourne Water, Sustainability Victoria and the City of Melbourne have come on board as key partners. Growing Up is not just about promoting green roofs. With plans already under way to have a green roof installed on an inner-city building, this group is working hard to make their vision a reality. To do so, they are calling on building owners, architects and students to get involved.
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| Melbourne City Council’s CH2 building in central Melbourne features an energy saving rooftop garden. |
A competition has been created to allow the successful architect or designer to watch their design come to life as it is installed on a building rooftop in the Melbourne CBD. With the competition getting support from the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) and the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA), the design standard will be extremely high, and the winning bid expected to become the benchmark for environmental and aesthetic green roof design.
.......“Educating the next generation of architects and designers about the importance of green roofs in any mid to high-rise design is essential and the competition is a great vehicle to kick-start that interest,”....
The competition will also focus on the emotional connection people have to green roofs, which is the social amenities aspect of the program. “As the density of city dwellers increases, people don’t have to forsake their Australian dream of a backyard; they can find it through a rooftop garden,” Gasmier explains. “It snatches back a little of the green space that has been lost through urban development. “As more and more developers are seeking unique features such as green roofs to attract tenants, it will be the important role of facilities managers to ensure that green living space is maintained.”
http://www.fminnovations.com.au/growing-up-rooftop-gardens
Tuesday, 30 October 2012
building diagram/ testing sketches
+ test spacing and arranging each functions on the site.
+ finding where can be new space for green area
Structural Integrity
As my design building will be covering existing heritage buildings on Elizabeth st and Albert st, I needed to research of exemplar building system and how they are connected.
This project saw TZG transform the disused heritage-listed Scots Church
in Sydney’s CBD – originally designed by Rosenthal, Rutledge and Beattie
in 1927-30 – into a residential development.
Sitting atop the original six-storey building, the form of the new zinc-clad addition borrows from the neo-Gothic language of the church. For structural support, the project makes use of an existing steel frame, installed when the church was first built as support for an additional six storeys – a plan later abandoned with the arrival of the Depression.
The rhythm of zinc and glass reinterprets the architecture of the heritage building, while variation between glazing, blinds and shutters reflects the project’s residential use. Double-storey apartments are contained within a graduated height plane, which preserves solar access to the neighbouring park, and also transforms the south-facing roof into a façade in its own right.
http://www.australiandesignreview.com/features/17146-top-five-residential-adaptive-re-use
Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects: Portico, The Scots Church Redevelopment (2005)
Sitting atop the original six-storey building, the form of the new zinc-clad addition borrows from the neo-Gothic language of the church. For structural support, the project makes use of an existing steel frame, installed when the church was first built as support for an additional six storeys – a plan later abandoned with the arrival of the Depression.
The rhythm of zinc and glass reinterprets the architecture of the heritage building, while variation between glazing, blinds and shutters reflects the project’s residential use. Double-storey apartments are contained within a graduated height plane, which preserves solar access to the neighbouring park, and also transforms the south-facing roof into a façade in its own right.
http://www.australiandesignreview.com/features/17146-top-five-residential-adaptive-re-use
Sunday, 28 October 2012
Inspiration of functional idea
Dong Dae Mun Design Park & Plaza
This inspiring hub provides an important link between the contemporary culture, historic artefacts and emerging nature at the centre of Dongdaemun, Seoul. A learning resource for designers and members of the public combined with an urban oasis for leisure, relaxation and refuge, its continuous landscape promotes fluid thinking across all design disciplines.
.....“A fundamental aim of the scheme is to bring delight and inspiration to the people of Seoul by establishing a cultural hub in the centre of one of the busiest and most historic districts of the city” says Zaha Hadid. “The design has been governed by the belief that architecture must enable people to think beyond existing boundaries to reach innovative design solutions. This combined investment in education and research, together with the city’s public cultural programmes will inspire new generations of designers, helping to maintain Korean industry’s reputation as a leader in innovation.”....
http://www.zaha-hadid.com/architecture/dongdaemun-design-park-plaza/
Design Theme/ Functions
+ Design Theme : Fashion
+ Functions in this facility.
1.Designing/Idea
- Brisbane local designer workshop
- Designers' collaboration
- Fashion academy
- Raising & supporting new local designer
2. Production
- garment manufacure
- tint factory
- material/ texture etc.
3. Retail/ sale
- fashion mall
- designer's new brand launching
- selling collaboration work (new design)
+ Social effect
- strengthen the competitiveness brisbane fashion industry
- increasing demand from private fashion industry
- job creation fashion industry in Brisbane
+ Functions in this facility.
1.Designing/Idea
- Brisbane local designer workshop
- Designers' collaboration
- Fashion academy
- Raising & supporting new local designer
2. Production
- garment manufacure
- tint factory
- material/ texture etc.
3. Retail/ sale
- fashion mall
- designer's new brand launching
- selling collaboration work (new design)
+ Social effect
- strengthen the competitiveness brisbane fashion industry
- increasing demand from private fashion industry
- job creation fashion industry in Brisbane
site measurement/ existing structure
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+ chosen site : 40m x 22m
+ Getting interested in incorporating with surrounding buildings for design
Friday, 26 October 2012
Site visit and analysis
Monday, 17 September 2012
wk7. Project Log.
New project start. This is outlining of the project2 phases for the design of this assignment.
1. Organising:
+ getting all the assignment infos (hands out sheet. CRA ...)
+preparing all materials both physical and computer program. (CAD, sketchup, 3ds max...)
2. Investigation:
+ Conducting site visit.
+take photos of site
+getting maps
+ reasearch exemplar buildings and idea.
+ conducting site analysis
+ master palnning
3. Sketch design
+ massing model on site
+ working on multiple concepts
+ testing model on sketch
4. Design developing
+ detailing model
+ modeling in sketchup or archicad
5. Presentation
+ A1 paenl
+ppt
+ physical model
1. Organising:
+ getting all the assignment infos (hands out sheet. CRA ...)
+preparing all materials both physical and computer program. (CAD, sketchup, 3ds max...)
2. Investigation:
+ Conducting site visit.
+take photos of site
+getting maps
+ reasearch exemplar buildings and idea.
+ conducting site analysis
+ master palnning
3. Sketch design
+ massing model on site
+ working on multiple concepts
+ testing model on sketch
4. Design developing
+ detailing model
+ modeling in sketchup or archicad
5. Presentation
+ A1 paenl
+ppt
+ physical model
Sunday, 9 September 2012
Wk7. Lec
Architecture fiction in the year 2020.
The entity is to be set around 2020-2030 in future. 15yrs isn't that significant time but it would be a crucial period for designers. This time frame allows for predictions about the course of human advancement. The greatest factor which charges architecture in terms of futurristic environment is technology. Dubai is good example of the buildings constantly rotating around a central core. However the budget is another big factor which is considered when it's designed.
Yasu mentioned that this assignment is fictional but there will need to be a level of realism. It's quite difficult to distinguish what is real and is not in future. Reality could be anything and reality in future should transcent from present world of reality.
The entity is to be set around 2020-2030 in future. 15yrs isn't that significant time but it would be a crucial period for designers. This time frame allows for predictions about the course of human advancement. The greatest factor which charges architecture in terms of futurristic environment is technology. Dubai is good example of the buildings constantly rotating around a central core. However the budget is another big factor which is considered when it's designed.
Yasu mentioned that this assignment is fictional but there will need to be a level of realism. It's quite difficult to distinguish what is real and is not in future. Reality could be anything and reality in future should transcent from present world of reality.
Sunday, 2 September 2012
WK6.Individual Project One Statement
In presentation day I had to leave before our group presentation time so the presentation component of this project1 was shown by Duane and Dan. So two group members had to devide the presentation into two components to explain to tutors.
Our presentation boards showed all points of our scenario and why we research and analysis them further to provide architectural possibilities. The boards shows 5 architectural possible outcomes that could be developed to change our lifestyle and retrofit the functions of the Brisbane city.
From beggining of this project I tried to approach where we are and what situation whinin now. We have experienced the Global economic crisis and have been experiencing climte change, ruuning out of the resources ..but we have not established solutions that we face to this trauma. So now country should take action because we are not aware of consequences in our life and yet sustainable lifestyle is not ready and affordable to have the resources to make the option. But we can eliminate this trauma by realising its consequences and preparing now.
After researching and analysing car free city for this project theme, It is certain that removing car on streets from an urban fringe could provide numorous advantages and great impact to its residnets and improve the CBD space more efficiencely also maximising green spaces.
What I proposed potential architectural possibilities for sustainable urban future were monorail transport system and rooftop farm/garden. Actually these options have been carried out in some of cities in world and
these are not just possibilitity anymore. This change has to be more spreading and develope for urban community. With the interesting future scenario that we investigated I feel that the scenarios are opened to many possibilities that can be taken for next project.
Saturday, 1 September 2012
wk5-6 Research for architectural possibilities
+ roof top garden / farm
- retfofit of the abandoned space in building
- functioned to resist getting too hot ( reducing the heat of building)
- reduce energy costs in building
- getting freshly grown produce in city
+ Renewable energy powered urban transit system ( monorail )
- eco factor : carbon-neutral with solar and wind generators
- enable local shipping from business to business
+ traffic roads turned into open space
- safe high-quality pedestrian connectivity with legible way finding within CBD, indluding high visibility and sufficient lighting in streets and public meeting places, and integrated crime prevnetion through environment design
- maximize in green area in CBD
+ Internal / external connections
- how the current buildings can be retoroffited to suit new external connections
- how external spatial zones can be added to create points of interest and gathering
- the establishment of social and healthy functionality for the populace
+ Carpark retrofit
- finding functional use for existing carpark structure in existing buildings
- providing potential entertainment spaces or bulding self sufficiency services
- retfofit of the abandoned space in building
- functioned to resist getting too hot ( reducing the heat of building)
- reduce energy costs in building
- getting freshly grown produce in city
+ Renewable energy powered urban transit system ( monorail )
- eco factor : carbon-neutral with solar and wind generators
- enable local shipping from business to business
+ traffic roads turned into open space
- safe high-quality pedestrian connectivity with legible way finding within CBD, indluding high visibility and sufficient lighting in streets and public meeting places, and integrated crime prevnetion through environment design
- maximize in green area in CBD
+ Internal / external connections
- how the current buildings can be retoroffited to suit new external connections
- how external spatial zones can be added to create points of interest and gathering
- the establishment of social and healthy functionality for the populace
+ Carpark retrofit
- finding functional use for existing carpark structure in existing buildings
- providing potential entertainment spaces or bulding self sufficiency services
WK5. further research
+ sustainable urbanism.
It makes every effort to minimize the use of energy, water and materials at each stage of the city life style including the embodied energy in the extraction and transport of materials, their fabrication, their assembly into the buildings and ultimately the ease and value of their recycling when an individual building's life is over.
A. energy and materials :
- Embodied energy - renewable energy solutions
- energy sources & solutions - energy efficiency
B. water and biodiversity :
- water recycling & irrigation - urban farming
- grey water recycling - storage of urban stormwater
C. urban planning and transport :
- Social sustainability - heath and walkability - infrastructure
- energy efficient buildings - reducing car dependecy
+ Sustainable built environment in Brisbane future
Living in Brisbane 2026 is council's shared vision for brisbane, how sustainable brisbane's built environment is designed and constructed will have a key role in achieving this vision. In its corporate sustainability policy, council addopted a set of principles to guide its decision-making. One of the focus areas identified in coucil's corporate sustainability policy is sustainable places and urban forms.
The sustainable built environment policy expands on this focus and demonstrate council's commitment to using a structured approach to driving sustainable developemnt.
+ Off the grid high rise building system (Architectural possibilities)
-solar power and wind power
-rainwater collection system + grey water recycle
-rooftop farm
The picture retrieved from :
http://soyouknowbetter.com/2010/11/01/the-most-sustainable-high-rise-building-systems-ever-conceived/
It makes every effort to minimize the use of energy, water and materials at each stage of the city life style including the embodied energy in the extraction and transport of materials, their fabrication, their assembly into the buildings and ultimately the ease and value of their recycling when an individual building's life is over.
A. energy and materials :
- Embodied energy - renewable energy solutions
- energy sources & solutions - energy efficiency
B. water and biodiversity :
- water recycling & irrigation - urban farming
- grey water recycling - storage of urban stormwater
C. urban planning and transport :
- Social sustainability - heath and walkability - infrastructure
- energy efficient buildings - reducing car dependecy
+ Sustainable built environment in Brisbane future
Living in Brisbane 2026 is council's shared vision for brisbane, how sustainable brisbane's built environment is designed and constructed will have a key role in achieving this vision. In its corporate sustainability policy, council addopted a set of principles to guide its decision-making. One of the focus areas identified in coucil's corporate sustainability policy is sustainable places and urban forms.
The sustainable built environment policy expands on this focus and demonstrate council's commitment to using a structured approach to driving sustainable developemnt.
+ Off the grid high rise building system (Architectural possibilities)
-rainwater collection system + grey water recycle
-rooftop farm
The picture retrieved from :
http://soyouknowbetter.com/2010/11/01/the-most-sustainable-high-rise-building-systems-ever-conceived/
wk5. Tute and research
+ Tute
Our group provided each member's proposed ideas that we where looking at investigating. As we suggested that having 2 options allowed us to provide the theme that we aree interested in but still needed to adjust more. And we planned and devided works for 4 panels and arrnaged additional group meeting next Wednesday to check up how we go and finalise.
+ Research my part
- According to building law, buildings are designed to be self sufficient and are mostly mixed use to allow for people to live and work in the same building.
- New transport technologies have emerged. (ex)monorail system taking people in city blocks, with blimp buses and subways linking between districts)
- Due to strain on trasport services, business commonly provide accomodation in close proximity to attract employees and stay competitive.
Our group provided each member's proposed ideas that we where looking at investigating. As we suggested that having 2 options allowed us to provide the theme that we aree interested in but still needed to adjust more. And we planned and devided works for 4 panels and arrnaged additional group meeting next Wednesday to check up how we go and finalise.
+ Research my part
- According to building law, buildings are designed to be self sufficient and are mostly mixed use to allow for people to live and work in the same building.
- New transport technologies have emerged. (ex)monorail system taking people in city blocks, with blimp buses and subways linking between districts)
- Due to strain on trasport services, business commonly provide accomodation in close proximity to attract employees and stay competitive.
wk5. Lec note
+ The lec described on architectural solutions which showed a variety of architecture projects in Amsterdam and NYC. It was interesting that one of projects about the railway line that converted into the public park. The place that railway track was placed was actually low developed area however due to the develop of the public park, it increased the district's quality over time. This shows that the influences of small archi elements which provided numorous opportunities for the area.
+ So 2 cities are exploring change in climates, economic patterns and energy transition for their future. These cities will become a center of architecture in 2040 with the control of rising water level, preservation of natural habitat, transport system and infrastructure.
+ So 2 cities are exploring change in climates, economic patterns and energy transition for their future. These cities will become a center of architecture in 2040 with the control of rising water level, preservation of natural habitat, transport system and infrastructure.
wk4. reseach and tute exercises (3)
+ people that generally would be here have the following escribtion here would be have describtions below:
- professional couple 20-35 yrs old
- no kids
- want to be within walking distance of all elements they have in their lives
- social and entertainment values
- family values fromweekly visits from family members every weekend
=> This led our group to start to visualize the populace in future and we can go further develope the concepts and future scenario for our project.
- professional couple 20-35 yrs old
- no kids
- want to be within walking distance of all elements they have in their lives
- social and entertainment values
- family values fromweekly visits from family members every weekend
=> This led our group to start to visualize the populace in future and we can go further develope the concepts and future scenario for our project.
wk4. reseach and tute exercises (2)
- Due to Lack of space in CBD, the urban farm could be unviable but more produces mean better local supplemetns and leess demand on beneficial impact.
- It is an effective form of anti-city planning, a proven permanent land use that meets city needs.
- This system reduces transportation costs that are becoming prohibitively expensive.
- Purchasing food locally grown decreases energy use associated with shipping and refrigeration.
The picture retrieved from :http://designbuildsource.com.au/urban-farming-rooftops-new-york
wk4. reseach and tute exercises (1)
There were transport devices such as solar powered monorail system, automated pod car, electronic bike and some ther potential devices. The needs for transport infrastructure is gonna be critical as it will be required to move populace and products in and out out CBD.
the picture retrieved from : http://dvice.com/archives/2010/04/solar-and-wind-.php
Friday, 31 August 2012
Wk4. reading reflection
"Politics & Situationist International"
+ The building is a representation of the context of the location and people that inhabitat it so the architecture is a reflection of values of human and the spatial enclosure.
+ 'paper architecture' consists in works which is put forward as works of architecture but this never intended to be built and indeed most cases they could not be built.
+ Architecure can accomodate works where the thought contained in the work is of architectural nature.
wk4. Lec note (People & Life style)
+ Are architects providing the right type of spaces for the user? If the space has been designed well how does the one simplify the space so easy? If the space was designed to suit such specific needs how can they be so easilly dismissed?
+ The aim of Project1 is to identify and demonstrate architectural possibilities..
- consider the needs of user
- how can machines contribute?
- architecture as infrastructure?
- how do you present ideas?
+ The aim of Project1 is to identify and demonstrate architectural possibilities..
- consider the needs of user
- how can machines contribute?
- architecture as infrastructure?
- how do you present ideas?
wk3. reading reflection
"Sharing Layers "
Brand, S., 1997. Shearing Layers, in How buildings learn : what happens after they’re built, London: Phoenix Illustrated. pp12-23
+ It was interesting idea that what will become of our buildings once they were used for the purpose that we intended them for.
+ A building conceived as several layers of longevity of built components
a. Site : geographical setting, the urban location (site is eternal)
b. Structure : foundation and load-bearing elements (change is perilous and expensive so rarely attempted)
c. Skin : exterior surfaces and external cladding (change often due to improved materials, technology)
d. Services : the working parts of the building ( when change is needed outdated, systems need accessible)
e. Space paln : the interior layout of walls, ceilings, floors, apertures (can be changed with relative ease)
f. Stuff ; furniture and decoration ( easily and often changed)
+ Longevity of building is often determined by how they absorb new services technology.
Brand, S., 1997. Shearing Layers, in How buildings learn : what happens after they’re built, London: Phoenix Illustrated. pp12-23
+ It was interesting idea that what will become of our buildings once they were used for the purpose that we intended them for.
+ A building conceived as several layers of longevity of built components
a. Site : geographical setting, the urban location (site is eternal)
b. Structure : foundation and load-bearing elements (change is perilous and expensive so rarely attempted)
c. Skin : exterior surfaces and external cladding (change often due to improved materials, technology)
d. Services : the working parts of the building ( when change is needed outdated, systems need accessible)
e. Space paln : the interior layout of walls, ceilings, floors, apertures (can be changed with relative ease)
f. Stuff ; furniture and decoration ( easily and often changed)
+ Longevity of building is often determined by how they absorb new services technology.
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