Ornamentation Description

The ornamentation on project 2 pool building has changed slightly the so ornamentation has a more alien feeing to it and that is it invading the site and the pool building. it is designed to create a feeling that is slightly off to make the building impact on the users. the invading ornamentation is meant to look like merging with the building etc.

Project 2

Project 2

Album of pages from Project 2

Revison to design

After the presentation and the feed back i have modified my design slightly to address some issues with the design etc.

here is a preview pic

more progress...

finally finished the SketchUp model here is another pic

Building Model progress slow

The 3D SketchUp model I am building is taking far longer than expected I have what I want it to look like in my head but its taking a lot of time to get it all out. but here is a progress shot of the model

 the ornamention can be seen on the roof of the buidling it will extend out to the angled protal frame hopefully...

Progress

overcoming my design block i finally got something to come out of my brain...  just a progress shot at the moment, but gives an idea of the internal sturcture, whiile it looks similar to the building that are already there... the ornamentation i have in mind for the exterior of the builing will create a contrast to what is there

 a portal frame design has been chosen  due to the size of the span required and the portals will be glue laminated arches which are able to span these lenghts easily.

Ornamentation

An example of the ornamentation i may use albiet the final will have more layers as this looks rather like the Water cube from Bejing but it gives an idea of what i would like to achive, the blue willl be clear glass and the grey will be aluminium etc.

position for architecture

having trouble coming up with a form for the project, just seem to have block at the moment. but i have got my position pretty much down i think, im looking at the contrast between technology and nature, or what is already there and what will come into the site (the architecture) old and new (what is there and the technolgy)

this postion was infered by the ornamentation i will incorporerate into the design as a part of the theme this motif is a part of another subject looking at similar subject matter and similar connections can been drawn  from this motif to the position i will take on the site...

Rough Spacital Planning

Some images of some 3d massing and Spacital planing for project 2

Project 2

Coming Soon...

Project 1B - Contextual and Spatical Parameters

Below are the pannels from my interim presentation  for Project 1B

 all work is property of Stewart Langton 2010 unless otherwise refrenced

Context of site and Social relevance rough...

below is a rough of what will be covered for criteria points 2 and 7

Project 1A concept exploration/ expansion

Below is a rough diagram of the concept expansion from Project1a to Project 1b.

Pool Spaces

Below are the pool spaces that will be need for the design along with addtional spaces that could also be utilised with the pool

Main Pool Spaces-
Entrance
Toilets / Change Rooms / Showers
Staff room/ offices
Pool + Circulation Space
Plant (filters etc)
First Aid Room
Lifeguard area/s
Equipment Room

Additonal Spaces -
Fitness/ Condtioning (gym)
Open spaces
Relaxation Room
Cafe / Small resturant
Sauna?
Apparel Store
Spectating Areas

Site analysis and observations (and more coming soon)

Examining the site context and surroundings the above analysis  was under taken while not exactly showing more than some breif observations (more analysis coming soon)  but what is clear (and will be made clearer by diagrams coming soon) is that the site is very much a though- fare with main access by foot or cycle. Buses stop reasonably close to the site and can be walked to. It is used by people travling to the CBD from mainly New Farm (which consists of a lot of residential) Interactions between those from Fortitude Valley to the CBD with the site is relatively minimal as the site is on the edge of the Valley boundary and is seperated by the topography.
And with the Sparseness of Public pools in the innercity there could be a large demand for such a pool from certain demographics. From the fittness point of view it would complete the training regims for many people.

Definition of Pool Use

From analysing the site and the expanded context of the suburbs and surrounding locations. I have come to the conclusion that the Pools use will be orientated around Relaxation, Recreation and Training due to the lack of pools in the area it will be multi-use to appeal to the widest range of people that currently use the site but is also aimed at bringing people to the site.

It is possible for the pool to be used for school district  carnivals and school swimming lessons.

Lyons : The Pursuit of Ideas - Reflection

This reading is from Architecture Australia and Looks at the Lyons architectural practice and below is my reflection on the reading-

I found this article quite interesting as is about a relatively young practice that isn’t a hero architect firm that builds right in the prime locations where many people are exposed to it. They build in areas that aren’t “traditional concepts of civic beauty” to quote the reading. And that most of their architecture has ornamentation in their exterior facades relating to ideas pulled from the context in which the building is to be integrated.

This ornamentation was enabled by digital technologies more accurately computers, as they are used by the practice as tools to generate forms for abstraction. This I found most interesting as it is an approach or inspiration that could be applied in similar ways to my design project.

This ornamentation on the skin is not the only thing that Lyons focuses on the firm also looks at other aspects of the architecture like the changing typologies as mentioned among other things in the text is it also something to consider.

Another aspect that stood out in the reading was the representational aspects of the architecture and that the practice looks at ideas and ways of finding inventive representations to put across in their architecture. And mentioned in the text that these generators for ideas tend to be specific to the brief or context not just abstractions that come out of thin air, and this is important to note. As this is what makes their architectural project stand out and have merit in my opinion. This also is an important part of my own design and the methods and ways of thinking and coming up with ideas to apply to my design project.

Australian Baroque Reading Reflection

Australian Baroque (2001) Reflection – Architecture Australia March/April 2001

With this reading it was hard to connect with what the article as what was being described in the text was hard to visualise and understand this wasn’t helped by the hard to make out photos and diagrams provided. The ideas put across of the knots and the five sided string were able to be slightly grasped but still did not make a lot of sense much like the rest of the ideas, while they could be understood they were hard to visualise. After a brief investigation into clearer photographs it a lot of it still was not clear how these ideas came together, possibly due to the deconstructivist nature of the building making it hard to see what was present and its chaotic nature, which was related to the fact that Australia was still finding its culture or style as there are a mixture of design elements that relate to the rest of the world and also some that are distinctly Australian.

The brail on the external walls is what stood out the most as it is a form of ornamentation that has the aesthetic appeal and also a meaning embedded in it which makes the invisible culture of Australia visible (to those that can read brail). It makes visible something invisible, apparently much like the rest of the building as told in the reading.

The brail is an interesting way to embed a message or messages into a building and open up new paths to possibly explore and investigate in further studies and research.

Technology Fail

In an interesting link to my folie - which explored how technology had somewhat failed or was not up to a task and then can be helped by human interaction/ intervention.

My internet connection has been somewhat intermitent lately for some unknown reason. It is a Next G wireless internet conection (due to the fact i live just that bit too far from the exchnage) and it keeps droping out and having to reconect. Sometimes it fixes it self others it involves me having to reset the modem and the wireless network in which is runs through also.

While not completly related to architecture it is realated to digital technology and due to it being in it relatively early stages it still needs some help or intervention.

Tutorial 2 - Week4?

Its all been a bit of a blur lately and havent had a chance to post up nearly as much as i would like to.
During the second tutorial we split into groups to better manage the time but from it I got a few main points that need to be explored / researched or looked into

-Define the perameters of project (concept?)
-information development
-experiment (site analysis - kind of lost now i think about it?)
-Develop the core concept - from the folie -

The Function of Ornament - Reflection

In the first tutorial a reflection on a book section from The Function of Ornament was set as task which will go towards the assesment. Below is the refelction on the reading.

 The Function of Ornament cover

This reading was interesting and insightful and showed me a new way of thinking about ornamentation and architecture and how to think about both of them. The fact that interior and exterior of buildings have become much more disconnected from each other due to the increase in HVAC systems and also the need for ‘blank spaces’ as mentioned in the reading because the client is not known at the outset of the project and can change over time. This is interesting as it can create a more interesting project as it possibly needs more thought than a project with a definite client.

A section of the text that I found interesting was “lt [ornament] is not a mask determined a priori to create specific meanings”(p.8) and another passage from the paragraph also appealed was “At times ornament becomes an ‘empty sign’ capable of generating an unlimited number of resonances.” These two sections of the text give a new way of thinking that I like to think about, and would be interesting to look into further as not everything has to have a “hidden” meaning to it to appreciate it. Overall the aspect of ornamentation is interesting as it allows for some freedom of expression and allows for more exploration in architecture and could lead to some interesting design concepts or ideas, Ornamentation can be an important part of architecture and is an area that can go in many directions of feel.

Another interesting aspect of ornamentation that is talked about in the text is its depth which is something I have not explored greatly in any of my past designs and would be something that can be improved and built on, the text has certainly give me a lot of food for thought towards the way I thing about an approach design in the future.

First theme group tutorial

On the 11th March 2010. The first Ornamental Ants theme group tutorial took place, and we presented our Folie Designs  (shown below) and also discussed the main theme of the group Ornament and Stephen our tutor showed us some intesting examples of ornamentation present in architecture.

The first of many posts

This blog has been created to help document the development of my architectural design 5 (DAB510) project - Contextual and Spatial Parameters. 

The project is to design a swiming pool for the Howard Smith Warves located in Brisbane under the northern side of the Storey Bridge. In the coming posts there will be updates to the development of the project design.

- Stewart