EXPERIMENT 3 // IMAGE CAPTURES AND ARCHITECTURE

Teaching Centre: 

Centred on the Main Walkway

Circulation flows over the the green-roof. The curvilinear form is inspired by a hill, thus suggesting a gathering space near the vantage point (by the trees). This is clearly a public space, rested upon private and semi-private spaces (Lecture Room, Studios and Workshop). 

This extension of the Studio Spaces is inspired by trees much like the 'Sendai Mediatheque'. The atrium towers over Lower Campus to ventilate and regulate the internal temperature of the Teaching Centre. It almost acts as a solar chimney with the use of exposed concrete slabs for the Studio floors. 

Groundfloor: Workshop + Wetrooms

Mezzanine: Computer Lab

Studios // Atrium // Solar Chimney 

Context

Lecture Theatre 

EXPERIMENT 3 // IMAGE CAPTURES AND ARCHITECTURE

Learning Centre: 

The Building Itself resembles the structure of a contemporary bridge. 

Inspired by Toyo Ito's Sendia Mediatheque and its selective arrangement of plan across rectalinear planes

Rooftop Garden 

Pool for leisure + Evaporative Cooling 

Adjoining Bridge 

Gallery Space 

Gallery Spaces + Stairs to Rooftop Garden 

Concrete- Gallery

Marble- Library

Timber- Meeting Room for Students (Learning Seats- Integrated Stairs)

Wetrooms 

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Office Spaces:

Pool for Evaporative Cooling 

Left: Administrative Offices // Right: Academic Offices 

Left: Research Studios + Wetrooms 

Right: Research Space for Staff 

Private elevated walkway bridges the Research and Academic Spaces. 

Form is organic and relies on a natural tensegrity 

Meeting Room is the most private room and is thus organised by hierarchy at the highest point. 

EXPERIMENT 3 // IMAGE CAPTURES AND ARCHITECTURE

Overview of Model: 

There are 3 central space, organised by an allocation of public and private spaces as shown in the drafts and Section. The Forms had an aim of being performance oriented through glazing and the use of wood (low embodied carbon), with a mindset of optimised natural ventilation. This is how I suggested a link to my theory. 

Through iterations of design 'The Sendai Mediatheque' and its section has changed dramatically under the conditions of the urban layout. The goal was to have the Teaching and Office Space at the lower campus, while Gallery and Learning Centre would distance itself onto the other side of Anzac Parade (connecting to NIDA). This meant stepping away from the rectalinear and enclosed form factor of Toyo Ito's 'Sendai Mediatheque'. 

To link the spaces, a wooden bridge oscillates throughout the lower campus with it's 'sine wave' geometry. This is more of a sculptural decision in terms of thinking about form, however the natural geometry has good structural integrity, and is composed of concrete. The sine wave is a direct link to curves that are often seen throughout nature- hence the idea of biomimicry (as mentioned in the theory). 

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EXPERIMENT 3 // DRAFT IMAGE CAPTURES

EXPERIMENT 3 // PLAN TO SECTION