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Design Studios: The Design Studios at RMIT are the most
important of the subjects for each semester. Their purpose is for
me to explore and develop my design skills through applying my new
skills learnt from other ancillary subjects such as Technology,
Communications, and History. I have completed 5 design studios,
which cover a range of scaled projects from small, medium and
large. This portfolio is a small digest of my design work and also
has examples of my work in Technology.
Ryan Cameron Moroney Architecture Portfolio
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Reciprocity: Semester 2, first year, Design Studio 2 2008
Damien Thackray & Anna Johnson
This is a Medium Scale design studio which design outcome was a
student and homeless accommodation and a river side caf. The site
is based at The Abbottsford Convent a former Christian Nunnery
which has been abandoned for the last 30 years and under threat
from Private Investment Development. It is now a popular and
rapidly developing Arts Precinct, which has permanent
and temporary residents such as practicing health professionals,
artists, musicians, and actors. It holds many activities such as
fresh food and artists markets, a Childrens farm, Art classes, and
is also a popular backdrop for independent films.My design proposal
and approach was one that was enchanted by the richness of the
sight through its history, landscape, urban context and its
architectural language. Consciously I designed a building that
explored the vernacular gothic architecture existing on the sight,
however its placement in the sight was to retain the sights open
pastured landscape and remove the architecture by sliding
the building like a draw under the prevailing field slope
towards the river. At 1 : 20 scale the building embodies that thick
massing of the block walls from the original buildings through the
use of cast concrete showcasing the distinctive gothic window
shape. This response is also shown through the large pivoting
concrete doors, which open the accommodation spaces to the open
fields. However, when closed the building changes into a flat
seamless concrete wall tucked underneath grass and engulfed by the
existing trees; a mere incision in the large open landscape.
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Section b 1 : 100Section a 1 : 100
East Elevation 1 : 100West elevtion1 South elevation 1
Proposed Floorplan 1 : 100
Site plan 1 : 1000
Original Floorplan 1 : 100
Proposed Floorplan 1 : 100
Section a 1 : 100
Section b 1 : 100
Former Proposed oorplan 1 : 100
Original Floorplan 1 : 100
17 Stanley GroveCanterburyCalifornian Bungalow
19 Greeves StreetFitzroyWorkers Cottage
Architectural Knowledge: Semester 1, second year, Design Studio
3 2009
Louise Wright
The Architectural Knowledge Studio is a small scale studio which
design outcome was a redevelopment of an existing 1950 brick veneer
home in the South Eastern suburb of Melbourne, Box Hill.
Throughtout the semester we have completed three different design
tasks all entailing the redevelopment of a period home ranging from
a Workers Cottage, Californian Bungalow, and finally a post-war
Brick Veneer. The Studios purpose was to help me learn, apply and
adapt a basic set of skills such window and door size and
placement, in order to re-create the home space in a better way. It
is in this studio that I was first introduced to some beautiful
Japanese architecture.My Design Proposal and approach was driven by
this introduction to the clarity in simple spatial arrangement and
a careful
use of materials. The existing post-war home encompassed a very
typical L-shaped floor plan however this L was not addressing
anything to the exterior garden. Thus, my overall design gesture
was to open the whole back of the house up to the landscape, and in
the final design the whole interior at some point has a connection
to the surrounding landscape. This is heightened by the whole back
extension being made from timber frame construction and double
layered polycarbonate to allow natural light into the open plan
kitchen, meals, and two adjacent bedrooms. The house is essentially
designed to be split in two at any stage, whereby the front of the
existing brick house and the translucent polycarbonate section can
be separated by bi-fold eco-ply panels. It was also part of the
brief to include a separate studio / office and I addressed this
with a close relationship to the existing swimming pool and new
landscape ponds and native garden.
Kazuo ShinoharaTanikawa Residence 1974
In the context of Shinoharas body of work, the Tan-ikawa
Residence highlights his trademark physco-logical approach to
architecture however using a much lighter, structualy focused
framework. The ef-fect is granduous in his efforts to portray the
nature of a >>machine slender branches
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of light. As the trees sway in the soft breeze, the light trickles
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vicariously empathises its natural surroundings through the
materials characteristics.
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itself. The poly carbinate cladding may have been chosen as a
result of the dense and dark nature of the existing material. There
is a potential play between: solid & hollow, new & old,
light & dark, black & white.
The Moth enclosure offers a new circulation space, that of-fers
new points of entry and passage. Acting as a hallway and a room,
occupants can now travel in and out of the existing cottage by
circulating around the south feature wall via openings at either
end. The large rom
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entrance to the front tea room.
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cottage to the human eye. What it left is a glowing white structure
laying sympathetically horizontal in the landscape.
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two east and west pockets. The drawings
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placed adjacent to the building and then becomes the building
through this wrapping movement.
Kazuo ShinoharaTanikawa Residence 1974
In the context of Shinoharas body of work, the Tan-ikawa
Residence highlights his trademark physco-logical approach to
architecture however using a much lighter, structualy focused
framework. The ef-fect is granduous in his efforts to portray the
nature of a >>machine>machine>machine slender
branches
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of light. As the trees sway in the soft breeze, the light trickles
like clear water over the material, creating
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vicariously empathises its natural surroundings through the
materials characteristics.
Again focusing on contrast, however on the on the cot-tage
itself. The poly carbinate cladding may have been chosen as a
result of the dense and dark nature of the existing material. There
is a potential play between: solid & hollow, new & old,
light & dark, black & white.
The Moth enclosure offers a new circulation space, that of-fers
new points of entry and passage. Acting as a hallway and a room,
occupants can now travel in and out of the existing cottage by
circulating around the south feature wall via openings at either
end. The large rom
encompass-LQJWKHNLWHFKHQPRGXOHFDQQRZEHIUHHRIWUDIFRZLQJfrom the back
entrance to the front tea room.
The cottage sits at the top of a lightly sloping landscape.
,WLVKHUHWKDWWKHRYHUODSSLQJRIWKHQHZURRIVWUXFWXUHhides the existing
cottage to the human eye. What it left is a glowing white structure
laying sympathetically horizontal in the landscape.
The efect of the enveloping structure is more efective
WKDQKDGLWEHHQ[HGDGMDFHQWWRWKHH[LVWLQJFRWWDJH7KHDGGHGRRUVSDFHZRXOGKDYHEHHQODUJHUKRZHYHUthis
carefull design decision has created added circula-tion through the
two east and west pockets. The drawings
KHUHVKRZDVLPSOLHGSURJUHVVLYHGHVLJQSDWWHUQZKHUHthe addition is
placed adjacent to the building and then becomes the building
through this wrapping movement.
Kazuo ShinoharaTanikawa Residence 1974
In the context of Shinoharas body of work, the Tan-ikawa
Residence highlights his trademark physco-logical approach to
architecture however using a much lighter, structualy focused
framework. The ef-fect is granduous in his efforts to portray the
nature of a >>machine>machine
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Floorplan & Landscape Plan 1 : 100
West Elevation 1 : 100
Section b 1 : 100
South Elevation 1 : 100
Site Plan 1 : 1000
b
b
a
18 Piedmont StreetBox Hill South
Floor Plan 1:100
Longitudinal Section 1:100 Short Section 1:100
Site Plan 1:500
Post WWII
Ryan Cameron Moroney
Original Floor-plan 1 : 200
18 Piedmont StreetBox Hill SouthPost WWII
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Floorplan & Landscape Plan 1 : 100
West Elevation 1 : 100
Section b 1 : 100
South Elevation 1 : 100
Site Plan 1 : 1000
b
b
a
18 Piedmont StreetBox Hill South
Floor Plan 1:100
Longitudinal Section 1:100 Short Section 1:100
Site Plan 1:500
Post WWII
Ryan Cameron Moroney
Original Floor-plan 1 : 200
18 Piedmont StreetBox Hill SouthPost WWII
Hardwood timber panelling on both walls and ceilings. Corregated
to allow water absorbtion.
Removable shower plat-form which folds down to make the shower
base and water ows through the corrgigated hardwood into the
bath.
Natural plywood bi-fold door. Entrance to the kitchen and
polycarbonate enclosure space.
Local quarry slate paved throughout the house and outdoor
space.
Section b 1 : 100
Tucking Bi-fold door detail
Track driven aluminium pivot hinge.
Natural plywood pivot hindged bi-fold door.
Pivot hingeend.
The kitchen module which opens and closes through pivot hinge
bi-fold doors. Natural Birch Plywood.
Detail House Section
Describes the junctions between the pond and polycarbonate
enclosure, the ventilation hatches, bathroom surfaces, con-nection
between the poly-carbonate enclosure and the existing house.
Ventilation hatches. Manu-nally lifting with self sup-porting
hingesPolycarbonate box gutter trimming
Double glazed 10mm glass for added insulation. Sliding opening
feature.
Double glazed layered sqaure cored 40mm thermoclick
polycarbonate panels.
Rienforced concrete slab
Pond, wrapping around the east enclosure wing.
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Narrative Circulation and Programmatic Diagrams
Additional Industry
Additional Retail
Accommodation
Existing Sheds
Student Accommodation and relationship to proposed green
space.
Additional Industry - inltration based on current land use or
diss-use.
Retail Arcade and Port Arlington Road truck drive-in. - new slip
lane
Trade Schools - specically positioned based on surrounding
Business and land use.
Detailed Site Plan revealing Floor-Plans in context (
relationship with each other, the water and existing roadways).
1:200
Trade School Allocation
Site plan Illistrating gurative ground surface, existing
building density and the allocation of new scheme. 1:2000
Moo
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Narrative Circulation and Programmatic Diagrams
Additional Industry
Additional Retail
Accommodation
Existing Sheds
Student Accommodation and relationship to proposed green
space.
Additional Industry - inltration based on current land use or
diss-use.
Retail Arcade and Port Arlington Road truck drive-in. - new slip
lane
Trade Schools - specically positioned based on surrounding
Business and land use.
Detailed Site Plan revealing Floor-Plans in context (
relationship with each other, the water and existing roadways).
1:200
Trade School Allocation
Site plan Illistrating gurative ground surface, existing
building density and the allocation of new scheme. 1:2000
Moo
n St
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Albe
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Bigger (and better) than BunningsMoolap Industrial Estate
Ryan Cameron Moroney
West facing Sliding Wall Detail 1:10a. Short Section facing
south, revealing threshold relationships with accommodation
modules, existing sand blasting machinery and water canal 1:50
a. Albert Street Elevation and Public Eatery Montage 1:100
b. Once entered through the Public Eatery, this is the East
elevation revealed ,cutting through the canal. Moon Street Bridge
1:100
ontage of Original Sand Blasting Shed 1:100
ew Constructed West Elevation of retro-t sand blasting shed
1:100
theatre showcasing the cranked West facade.
nd accommodation modules.
ards ofce seminar building
etro-Fit Lecture Theatre in un-used sandblasting
shed,antilevered over Moolap Water Canal and Reservior.
Triple Layer consisting of lightwieght concrete, UB beam and
concrete foundations for cantelever strength.
Heavy Duty steel tracks for corrugated sun shading sliding
panels.
70 SHS frame Corrugated sliding panels.
Double Glazing for protection against warm afternoon sun.
Conventional Moolap steel shed construction.
a
Diagram Of View Direction and Colour Codett
old Seminar Room Ground Floor-Plan and Jetty Sleeper run-off
1:100
Daytime Accommodation East elevation Montage 1:100
D
Private Staff Ofce Space; Void overlooks downstairs walkway
thoroughfare and grass bank activity 1:100
Evening Accommodation East Elevation Montage 1:100
S
a. Seminar and Ofce Rooms Shed South Section looking towards the
bay 1:100
Seminar and Ofce Rooms West Elevation 1:100 b. Seminar and Ofce
Rooms East Section looking towards Moon Street 1:100Seminar and
Ofce Building perspective. Bifo
Accommodation Module Sample Floor-Plan 1:100 - central core with
living and ammenity spaces form are ajoined.
Accommodation Module Detail - Insulated Glass Louvres (manually
operated) 1:10
Private Mezzanine Ofce Space and Lower public and private
bi-fold seminar rooms.Angled Glazed facade encourages the outdoor
activity and natural environment to enhance the interior working
space and offer opportunities for a more cross disciplinary social
interaction within the landscape
b
a
a a. Accommodation module west facing section
Repeatable Accommodation Module for Single Person/Student -
Canal
Counterweight Door exist onto Jetty.
a. Seminar and Ofce Rooms Shed South Section looking towards the
bay 1:100
Seminar and Ofce Rooms West Elevation 1:100 b. Seminar and Ofce
Rooms East Section looking towards Moon Street 1:100Seminar and
Ofce Building perspective. Bifo
Accommodation Module Sample Floor-Plan 1:100 - central core with
living and ammenity spaces form are ajoined.
Accommodation Module Detail - Insulated Glass Louvres (manually
operated) 1:10
Private Mezzanine Ofce Space and Lower public and private
bi-fold seminar rooms.Angled Glazed facade encourages the outdoor
activity and natural environment to enhance the interior working
space and offer opportunities for a more cross disciplinary social
interaction within the landscape
b
a
a a. Accommodation module west facing section
Repeatable Accommodation Module for Single Person/Student -
Canal
Counterweight Door exist onto Jetty.
Bigger(and Better) than Bunnings: Semester 2, second year,
Design Studio 4 2009
Sand Helsel & Fraser Paxton
This is classified as a medium to large scale Design Studio,
however the final outcome covers all three scales small, medium and
large equally. In Australia Bunnings is the leading hardware, home
ware and garden superstore. Each store is housed in enormous 15,000
20,000 m2. This Design Studio is based in the Moolap industrial
estate, situated East of the bayside Regional city of Geelong. The
Moolap Industrial estate is a precursive
model or alternative to Bunnings. I found that there are systems
within this place that can be exploited to better connect some of
the parts so that the whole might be more efficient or perhaps
better. The Brief was to densify Moolap, with added retail sheds,
industry sheds, administration offices, student accommodation and
the implementation of a trade school.Moolap is about the shed.
Thus, my design proposal for a central hub of my overall scheme
entailed four worked up building / building types that all embraced
the shed typology. Again, the architectural vernacular of the site
sang out as the counterpoint for the architecture. I felt, and
still do, that Moolap embodies a sense of history that is embedded
within the thin, rusticated
corrugated walls of the existing sheds. I transformed the
central storm water canal into a hydroelectric water canal and
reservoir thats purpose is to act as a social glue. The four
buildings all have a direct relationship with the water and thus do
the users. This stems from the strong relationship with the water
that all the Barwon Region embodies. The Lecture Theatre Building
is a retro-fit of a half used sand blasting shed that now
cantilevers 10 metres over the water. The Retail Shed,
Accommodation sheds and Administration Shed are all connected by a
recycled train log boardwalk that again cross over the water.
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Bigger (and better) than BunningsMoolap Industrial Estate
Ryan Cameron Moroney
West facing Sliding Wall Detail 1:10a. Short Section facing
south, revealing threshold relationships with accommodation
modules, existing sand blasting machinery and water canal 1:50
a. Albert Street Elevation and Public Eatery Montage 1:100
b. Once entered through the Public Eatery, this is the East
elevation revealed ,cutting through the canal. Moon Street Bridge
1:100
ontage of Original Sand Blasting Shed 1:100
ew Constructed West Elevation of retro-t sand blasting shed
1:100
theatre showcasing the cranked West facade.
nd accommodation modules.
ards ofce seminar building
etro-Fit Lecture Theatre in un-used sandblasting
shed,antilevered over Moolap Water Canal and Reservior.
Triple Layer consisting of lightwieght concrete, UB beam and
concrete foundations for cantelever strength.
Heavy Duty steel tracks for corrugated sun shading sliding
panels.
70 SHS frame Corrugated sliding panels.
Double Glazing for protection against warm afternoon sun.
Conventional Moolap steel shed construction.
a
Diagram Of View Direction and Colour Codett
old Seminar Room Ground Floor-Plan and Jetty Sleeper run-off
1:100
Daytime Accommodation East elevation Montage 1:100
D
Private Staff Ofce Space; Void overlooks downstairs walkway
thoroughfare and grass bank activity 1:100
Evening Accommodation East Elevation Montage 1:100
S
a. Seminar and Ofce Rooms Shed South Section looking towards the
bay 1:100
Seminar and Ofce Rooms West Elevation 1:100 b. Seminar and Ofce
Rooms East Section looking towards Moon Street 1:100Seminar and
Ofce Building perspective. Bifo
Accommodation Module Sample Floor-Plan 1:100 - central core with
living and ammenity spaces form are ajoined.
Accommodation Module Detail - Insulated Glass Louvres (manually
operated) 1:10
Private Mezzanine Ofce Space and Lower public and private
bi-fold seminar rooms.Angled Glazed facade encourages the outdoor
activity and natural environment to enhance the interior working
space and offer opportunities for a more cross disciplinary social
interaction within the landscape
b
a
a a. Accommodation module west facing section
Repeatable Accommodation Module for Single Person/Student -
Canal
Counterweight Door exist onto Jetty.
a. Seminar and Ofce Rooms Shed South Section looking towards the
bay 1:100
Seminar and Ofce Rooms West Elevation 1:100 b. Seminar and Ofce
Rooms East Section looking towards Moon Street 1:100Seminar and
Ofce Building perspective. Bifo
Accommodation Module Sample Floor-Plan 1:100 - central core with
living and ammenity spaces form are ajoined.
Accommodation Module Detail - Insulated Glass Louvres (manually
operated) 1:10
Private Mezzanine Ofce Space and Lower public and private
bi-fold seminar rooms.Angled Glazed facade encourages the outdoor
activity and natural environment to enhance the interior working
space and offer opportunities for a more cross disciplinary social
interaction within the landscape
b
a
a a. Accommodation module west facing section
Repeatable Accommodation Module for Single Person/Student -
Canal
Counterweight Door exist onto Jetty.
b Longitudinal Section Looking North through the Cannal
1:100
c. Alternatet Retail & Eatery Facade Montage
Albert Street Elevation 1:100
Public Eatery and Retail Space - Entrance Off Albert Street
Perspective with Counterwieght Door Open Perspective with
Counterwieght Door Closed
a. Short section with view towards Albert Street 1:100 West
Elevation with Counterweight door down 1:100
Mon
New
b
View from Public eatery and retail Building toward Ofce Seminar
Building
View from Ofce Seminar Building toward Lecture th
View from Public Eatery toward Lecture Theatre an
View from West Side of retro-t Lecture Theatre towar
ReCa
a
Counterweight Door Mechanism detail. Manually operated by
winding the cable from the inside while th weight of the ball keeps
the door up and balances with the wieght of the door itself when
down. 1:20
Counterweight Door Mechanism detail. Manually operated by
winding the cable from the inside while th weight of the ball keeps
the door up and balances with the wieght of the door itself when
down. 1:20
a. Seminar and Ofce Rooms Shed South Section looking towards the
bay 1:100
Seminar and Ofce Rooms West Elevation 1:100 b. Seminar and Ofce
Rooms East Section looking towards Moon Street 1:100Seminar and
Ofce Building perspective. Bifo
Accommodation Module Sample Floor-Plan 1:100 - central core with
living and ammenity spaces form are ajoined.
Accommodation Module Detail - Insulated Glass Louvres (manually
operated) 1:10
Private Mezzanine Ofce Space and Lower public and private
bi-fold seminar rooms.Angled Glazed facade encourages the outdoor
activity and natural environment to enhance the interior working
space and offer opportunities for a more cross disciplinary social
interaction within the landscape
b
a
a a. Accommodation module west facing section
Repeatable Accommodation Module for Single Person/Student -
Canal
Counterweight Door exist onto Jetty.
old Seminar Room Ground Floor-Plan and Jetty Sleeper run-off
1:100
Daytime Accommodation East elevation Montage 1:100
D
Private Staff Ofce Space; Void overlooks downstairs walkway
thoroughfare and grass bank activity 1:100
Evening Accommodation East Elevation Montage 1:100
S
a. Seminar and Ofce Rooms Shed South Section looking towards the
bay 1:100
Seminar and Ofce Rooms West Elevation 1:100 b. Seminar and Ofce
Rooms East Section looking towards Moon Street 1:100Seminar and
Ofce Building perspective. Bifo
Accommodation Module Sample Floor-Plan 1:100 - central core with
living and ammenity spaces form are ajoined.
Accommodation Module Detail - Insulated Glass Louvres (manually
operated) 1:10
Private Mezzanine Ofce Space and Lower public and private
bi-fold seminar rooms.Angled Glazed facade encourages the outdoor
activity and natural environment to enhance the interior working
space and offer opportunities for a more cross disciplinary social
interaction within the landscape
b
a
a a. Accommodation module west facing section
Repeatable Accommodation Module for Single Person/Student -
Canal
Counterweight Door exist onto Jetty.
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a. Seminar and Ofce Rooms Shed South Section looking towards the
bay 1:100
Seminar and Ofce Rooms West Elevation 1:100 b. Seminar and Ofce
Rooms East Section looking towards Moon Street 1:100Seminar and
Ofce Building perspective. Bifo
Accommodation Module Sample Floor-Plan 1:100 - central core with
living and ammenity spaces form are ajoined.
Accommodation Module Detail - Insulated Glass Louvres (manually
operated) 1:10
Private Mezzanine Ofce Space and Lower public and private
bi-fold seminar rooms.Angled Glazed facade encourages the outdoor
activity and natural environment to enhance the interior working
space and offer opportunities for a more cross disciplinary social
interaction within the landscape
b
a
a a. Accommodation module west facing section
Repeatable Accommodation Module for Single Person/Student -
Canal
Counterweight Door exist onto Jetty.
old Seminar Room Ground Floor-Plan and Jetty Sleeper run-off
1:100
Daytime Accommodation East elevation Montage 1:100
D
Private Staff Ofce Space; Void overlooks downstairs walkway
thoroughfare and grass bank activity 1:100
Evening Accommodation East Elevation Montage 1:100
S
Bigger (and better) than BunningsMoolap Industrial Estate
Ryan Cameron Moroney
West facing Sliding Wall Detail 1:10a. Short Section facing
south, revealing threshold relationships with accommodation
modules, existing sand blasting machinery and water canal 1:50
a. Albert Street Elevation and Public Eatery Montage 1:100
b. Once entered through the Public Eatery, this is the East
elevation revealed ,cutting through the canal. Moon Street Bridge
1:100
ontage of Original Sand Blasting Shed 1:100
ew Constructed West Elevation of retro-t sand blasting shed
1:100
theatre showcasing the cranked West facade.
nd accommodation modules.
ards ofce seminar building
etro-Fit Lecture Theatre in un-used sandblasting
shed,antilevered over Moolap Water Canal and Reservior.
Triple Layer consisting of lightwieght concrete, UB beam and
concrete foundations for cantelever strength.
Heavy Duty steel tracks for corrugated sun shading sliding
panels.
70 SHS frame Corrugated sliding panels.
Double Glazing for protection against warm afternoon sun.
Conventional Moolap steel shed construction.
a
Diagram Of View Direction and Colour Codett
a. Seminar and Ofce Rooms Shed South Section looking towards the
bay 1:100
Seminar and Ofce Rooms West Elevation 1:100 b. Seminar and Ofce
Rooms East Section looking towards Moon Street 1:100Seminar and
Ofce Building perspective. Bifo
Accommodation Module Sample Floor-Plan 1:100 - central core with
living and ammenity spaces form are ajoined.
Accommodation Module Detail - Insulated Glass Louvres (manually
operated) 1:10
Private Mezzanine Ofce Space and Lower public and private
bi-fold seminar rooms.Angled Glazed facade encourages the outdoor
activity and natural environment to enhance the interior working
space and offer opportunities for a more cross disciplinary social
interaction within the landscape
b
a
a a. Accommodation module west facing section
Repeatable Accommodation Module for Single Person/Student -
Canal
Counterweight Door exist onto Jetty.
old Seminar Room Ground Floor-Plan and Jetty Sleeper run-off
1:100
Daytime Accommodation East elevation Montage 1:100
D
Private Staff Ofce Space; Void overlooks downstairs walkway
thoroughfare and grass bank activity 1:100
Evening Accommodation East Elevation Montage 1:100
S
old Seminar Room Ground Floor-Plan and Jetty Sleeper run-off
1:100
Daytime Accommodation East elevation Montage 1:100
D
Private Staff Ofce Space; Void overlooks downstairs walkway
thoroughfare and grass bank activity 1:100
Evening Accommodation East Elevation Montage 1:100
S
a. Seminar and Ofce Rooms Shed South Section looking towards the
bay 1:100
Seminar and Ofce Rooms West Elevation 1:100 b. Seminar and Ofce
Rooms East Section looking towards Moon Street 1:100Seminar and
Ofce Building perspective. Bifo
Accommodation Module Sample Floor-Plan 1:100 - central core with
living and ammenity spaces form are ajoined.
Accommodation Module Detail - Insulated Glass Louvres (manually
operated) 1:10
Private Mezzanine Ofce Space and Lower public and private
bi-fold seminar rooms.Angled Glazed facade encourages the outdoor
activity and natural environment to enhance the interior working
space and offer opportunities for a more cross disciplinary social
interaction within the landscape
b
a
a a. Accommodation module west facing section
Repeatable Accommodation Module for Single Person/Student -
Canal
Counterweight Door exist onto Jetty.
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old Seminar Room Ground Floor-Plan and Jetty Sleeper run-off
1:100
Daytime Accommodation East elevation Montage 1:100
D
Private Staff Ofce Space; Void overlooks downstairs walkway
thoroughfare and grass bank activity 1:100
Evening Accommodation East Elevation Montage 1:100
S
1 : 100 Structural Model Photos
Tokyo 2010: Semester 1, third year, Design Studio 5 - 2010
Christine Phillips & Stasinos Mantzis
This is a large scale design Studio. The brief is to design the
20th Century Fashion Museum on Omotosando Street in Tokyo. The
detailed brief is derived from the recent global competition for
this particular project. I was lucky enough to travel to Japan on
an architectural tour and visit the sight much to the delight of my
fellow classmates. The site is a vacant 400m2 corner lot, opposite
Herzog and de Meurons famous Prada Building. The key point of the
brief is that it is to be an icon of Omotesando Street and Tokyo,
thus the 100 metre height was established. This studio offered a
unique challenge in that it is an international project and also
one that is asking for a monumental building in one of the most
dense urban environments in the world. It was also unique Studio
because the final outcome was completed in partners and
so it was a great pleasure and challenge as the more senior and
experienced student to go through the design process and teach and
learn with my partner Sarah.The Design concept for the Museum was
heavily underpinned by myself and Sarahs fascination and respect
for Japan. Thus, this translated to us researching heavily into the
significance of Fashion in Japan during the 20th century and how
this then translates to the architectures purpose. Moreover, it was
the Avant-Garde pioneers of Miyake, Kawakubo, and Yamamoto that
embodied the attitude of sartorial modernity that we were enchanted
by when making our design moves. The constant re-appraisal and
thirst for change but with a nostalgic view of tradition, the
foundation of our design approach was set. Analysing the program
brief, we dislocated the typical stacked tower type through
plotting the program according to public vs private and stable vs
unstable activity. We then used the programmed mass model to plot a
single organic line that, in effect, distorts the typical extruded
square block. Our careful use
of material, implementation of media facades and exposed steel
structure all stem from a direct translation to Japanese Fashion in
the 20th Century. The Internal spaces are governed by the Tatami
mat geometry, however we cheographed the shoji panels and extruded
exhibition boxes to give a familiar yet fresh adaptation of the
geometry. In fact, overall the building is governed by this
geometry from the steel structural grid right down to the shoes and
accessory cabinets. The exterior of the building is designed to act
as the public face of fashion; the anodized aluminum streck metal
faade reflects and changes with the weather conditions eg. Dull and
grey on an overcast day and bright white on a sunny day. The media
facades are their to promote the spirit of the times through
fashion ie. Live feed from the runway, or clothing and exhibition
advertisements.
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