Saturday, 22 September 2012

Week 9

Week 9:

Lecture: Architecture as Assistive Devices.

The lecture focussed on the human/built environment interaction and some of the many elements that need to be considered in the design; Protection from weather, conflict, privacy. Opportunities for; making, using, thinking, reflecting, learning, taking action, selling, buying, presenting, watching, sharing, collaborating. And play – read – retail of which I will be focussing on Play and Retail as my primary functions.

Yasu also mentioned some interesting points on the relevance of retaining certain places that may become redundant in the future. In my case it is possible that a retail establishment may become redundant in the future unless technology can rectify the current paradigm of on-line shopping by inventing in an entertaining way to encourage back the social shopping outing.

Tutorial: Project feedback:

I didn’t attend tutorial this week due to assignment commitments but have been looking at trying to retain part of the existing ‘bones’ of the structure as well as further exploration into form.
 
 
Solid orange areas depict areas with structure that may be retained.
This week I produced topography of the actual site so I can begin to address a legitimate section with levels to ascertain what is possible for the distribution centre (below ground level at Latrobe Tce). (images below).
 

 
 
 
 
I also conducted some research for an option to resume some of the residences on the north-west corner of our site through pdonline. (Image below)
 
Most importantly this week – I made a short-list of primary points for my project.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

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