Distributed wk 2

During class today we had to explore ways inwhich DISTRIBUTION would be relevant to Canberra, Capital, Australia, and Parliament. An idea of putting parliament central to the whole of australia in a space ship was explored. As well as placing cranes all around australia to distribute the aspects of parliament.

Virtual wk 2

- website acting as a capital

- no actual built space - architect role becomes questionable in this situation.

-Plug in as Robin Williams does in the movie Final Cut, where we can re see things people have lived.

Flexible wk 2

Flexible: A space to allow multiple cultures and people in the space.

-Aspects of time - hour, day, week, month, lifetime?

-function change / mode of operation

-character of space

Blow up - Red Cross Tent. change capacity of tents:

Mobile wk 2

Mobile: Permeable boundaries through materials and vision.

Ipod can mobilize us to a virtual world – connection and cross reference to multiple themes. Portal to another state of mind.

Australian Identity

Australian Identity was discussed and as a group we brianstormed the ideas that:

-cafe life

-sunshine

-beach - water centric ife

-bbq

-back yard cricket

-clean resources

- Aspirations for technology.

-First World

- organism of cultures.

-Australian Passport

Paris as a Destination Capital

Paris has been a settlement for more then 2 millennia and continues to have a global presence.

http://www.ilcastello.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/paris_night-light-view.jpg - accessed 31 July 2011

Paris is today one of the world's leading business and cultural centres, and its influences in politics, education, entertainment, media, fashion, science, and the arts.

Paris was ranked among the three most important and influential cities in the world, among the first three "European cities of the future" – according to research published by the Financial Times and among the top ten most liveable cities in the world according to the British review Monocle.

Paris also ranked among the ten greenest European cities in 2010.

Paris hosts the headquarters of many international organizations such as UNESCO, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the informal Paris Club.

Las Vegas: Centennial 1905-2005

Why are some cities in the world classified as THE PLACE TO BE?

http://getting-married-in-lasvegas.com/Las-Vegas-Wedding.jpg-accessed

Las Vegas is just over 100 years old like Canberra but Las Vegas is seen as a PLACE TO BE. WHY?

It is widely known as having relaxed laws on the processing of marriage, legal no shame gambling habits, elaborate hotels, a place of luxury, wealth...

It is the combination of these factors which makes Las Vegas as a PLACE TO BE - socially and economically.

People all over the world see Vegas as a place for entertainment, business, and 'family' destination - can Canberra take some pointers from this city?

Below is a link to the official Las Vegas city website showing a history timeline etc:

http://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/FactsStatistics/history.htm

DAB810 WK 1 - CAPITHetiCAL

http://www.scientology-canberra.org.au/images/parliament-canberra.jpg - accessed 29/07/11

Today we were introduced to the outline of the 810 design class - here is a basic over view

Overall the course is using the competition brief from: http://www.capithetical.com.au/the-competition/

We need to question and answer the following creative questions to our self and others:

THE PLACE TO BE?
PARLIAMENT AS AN AGENT FOR THE 21st CENTURY?

The unit will be run with themes of:
-FLEXIBLE
-MOBILE
-DISTRIBUTED
-VIRTUAL

The exploration of these themes will result in a STRATEGY!

Kindergarten Fagerborg / Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter

I was looking at arch daily today and got a massive shock when i saw this kindergarten design:


I saw such similarities with my kindergarten design and the Fagerborg. While my design is on a much smaller scale and is more extreme with the angles i was surprised a current kindergarten design that was so angular. I know many peoples reaction to my kindy design is that its too angular and dangerous and that kindy's should be round with curves. But this design in the 'real' world has taken the same outlook as myself!



Im reassured that my design intent is feasible and shouldnt get shut down on the basis of it being hard not soft for a kids environment.

Jinbocho Theatre_Tokyo

Amos put me on to this building as it draws similarities between the kindergarten design.

I find real life exemplars interesting as they have been constructed and give way to showing me how to design for construction. This Building's facade has been welded together without a single bolt.

http://pingmag.jp/2008/07/07/crossbreeding-shipbuilding-with-architecture/

final folio- kindergarten

sleeping pods exterior

I believe this was a quailty shot of the sleeping pods, i didnt have a place for it on my panels but i think it provides a clear image of the context. The pods are a cocoon on the exterior of the library.

also try to image the material application, of a green roof acting as a relief on the corten like metal.

the bathroom-forgotten

i realised i had not included any internal viwes of the toilet in my presentation.
I had worked on the bathroom configuration so it seems a waste not to include it on the blog atleast.



its a basic section through the bathroom showing stalls and hand basins.

para-section

The following two images show the sections through the library and kindergarten in context.

grass relief?

After looking at the photoshop render i thought that perhaps i needed to give the building some more relief from the metal and timber. make it a little more child friendly haha.

a friend sent me the following images. Im not sure where the building is but it could be good to incorporate the grass relief into my exterior or even interior :)

If anyone knows where this building is please tell me...

material application

i spent 3hrs doing this photoshop application on tuesday night :)

Ive applied a cor-ten like steel, to insight the crumple zone feeling, aswell as timber slats and grass for play areas.

Material Application

Materiality of my kindergarten is very important. I had previously decided that the slats would be timber:

The solid panels which make up the kindergarten are to be metal such as corrugated iron, or the such. A metal compliments the timber nicely and draws motifs on the "CAR CRASH ZONE" refering back to my foli in week 3. Ive applied a metal to the sleeping pods as shown:



I have had difficulty applying these materials in 3ds max, and decided that i best not waste hours and stress in the program. Instead ill do clay renders and photshop in materials after.

'On vous raconte des salades’

I was procrastinating on Arch Daily and saw another concept design which holds similarities with my design.

Its called On vous raconte des salades’ which translates to "to spin a yard'.

closing the kitchen up

Ruwan made a comment about the kitchen looking odd outside.
I believe that the kitchen is best outside of the main building and works well in space planning. As the children can use the kitchen as an interactive learning space and eat lunch then go play on the outdoor jungle gym area. Its all briefed as 'outdoor' time.

But in considering Ruwans comment i can see how as the kitchen stood, it looked very exposed and not well defined. I decided to counteract this by applying the hydrualic doors. So they open up for shealter just as the main doors to the kindy do.

this provides more shealter aswells as closure when the kitchen is not in use.



This is a very rough example of how the doors will open up...im struggling to show it correctly with no align tool in sketch up- think i just need more patience thou.
its very rough.

test renders on connected parasite

Stuart was kind enough to merge my model with his model and produce some test renderings. The merge of the two buildings was successfull with only minor design alterations. eg...my sleeping pods step down not up anymore.

Heres are a few images.






We still need to add materials, and put it in the context of the bridge.