suggestions for how the weird rhino object 10x10x10 should be shown in the appendix?

Axo Diagram

hey peeps, here is an exploded axonometric diagram that ive done. it is more or less a hybrid parti/axo of my project.

it's supposed to show the underlying concepts behind my building, which is mainly the bike path running through the middle of the island platform and the man-made tree-like beams which encompass the station. so basically, the main strucutural features of the station.

anywho, feedback would be great :) - dmitry

any thought??

When we have presentation tomorrow exactly??

With Train

Does this read better?

MB

jpegs?

hey andrew, the line weights on my pdfs look like shit! i tried making the line weights thinner and played around with different page sizes but it has no difference.   is it ok if i jpeg them instead for the crit?

Tim

Hi all, here is a render of my cafe/nursery. would appreciate any feedback :)

Hello Blogtown. Hope everyone has nearly reached the point of insanity. We are almost there.

This is just a very simple line drawing that im trying to communicate a few things in.

- r'ship between front and back canopy

- division of internal space

- circulation through the space

so thoughts on how well this works would be lovely. thanks guys

dan

Render

Hey y'all! I knocked up a bit of a render, what do you think? Is there enough context?

MB

hey guys, here is my floor plan. Just wanted your opinions on line weights, legibility etc. (note that wall lines are exact thickness at scale 1:200).

-Todd

site plan scales

hey guys. sasha here. i was just wondering about scales for the site plan. the top image is at 1:500 and the bottom at 1:1000. the lineweight and shading on the station shows the different translucencys. the problem with the 1:1000 is that u cant really see the detail that well and theres a lot of empty space. with the 1:500 however i cant fit all of the context in but the things that are cut out arent exactly that important. its just the continuation of the car park. the other option is i could stick to the 1:1000, and then do a detailed roof plan of the station at a much larger scale. decisions, decisions....

other comments on the drawings would also be appreaciated =) i shaded the grassland because a lot of my views were about opening up to the grassland. i located the bus bays and taxi bays close to the rehearsal spaces. other than that theres not that much going on with the context in caroline springs

Section

This is one of my sections. Thoughts?

Scale

For the folio, i was wondering about scale. At 1:200 my plans and sections are too big to fit on the page, and at 1:500 they are are really small and crappy looking. Is it weird to use a scale like 1:400? Or would it be better to have a scale bar on the drawings and show the drawings at a readable size

cheers

Michael

Line weight problem

hey guys, when i convert my illustrator file to a pdf, my lineweights become significantly thicker for some reason.. any way around this? thanks

- Todd

evie- adult classroom

i upload againg and add 1:200 scale plan.

Could you see my line weigh and give comments?

How do you think of my masterplan?
is the line weight fine?

more axo

this axo has a bit more explanations of the building next to it

, maybe now it it easier to understand the line drawing? -evie

Section

evie revised plan

fixed up surfaces, trees and line weights, thoughts?

Hey hey , Dan again. I have an issue that i have a bad feeling i will get canned over. Have a look at these to drawings, let me know your thoughts on how they read.

My issue is that in the two drawings - masterplan 1:2000 & floor plan 1:200 - they are oriented in opposite directions. Now i understand and agree that all drawings should remain consistent, yet with these individual drawings, they both work best the way that i have shown them, and i have drawn them purposely this way. I honestly dont see it as a massive problem, just wanted to get some thoughts. Let me know what you guys think, and if it is confusing or not, and any other issues you can see with the drawings.

Cheers

Dan

Hey bloggers, here are two slides for my presentation, would love thoughts.

First slide is a research page justifying my decisions for the ten specific sister sites throughout the world,

The left of this slide shows where the ten specific sites sit throughout the community, and the right side is a 1:2000 masterplan, showing circulation, parking, etc.

Obviously the content will make more sense when i am up speaking about these slides, just would like feedback on how they read, ie - line weights, colour, positioning etc. And keep in mind when printed these slides are A5 sheets, so the text will actually be quite small

Thanks guys

Dan

is there a way to import photoshop things into illustrator without a big white box around it (i was putting in people trees in for sections etc) or just montage it all in photoshop after?

thanks, sar

another view

master plan

another non fuzzy plan, do i need to include section lines in all levels of my drawings?

plan for loz (lauren)

due to laurens sadness of fuzzy plans, here one is again

crits

Hey Andrew,

Any word on what time our crits are on tuesday?

axo- is this readable?

- evie

quick render

hey guys, this is an early render of my scheme- i'd be keen to hear what you think

cheers

MB

section thought?

more drawings thoughts? evie

Does anyone know what thicknesses of mdf the laser cutter cuts? Is it 1mm and 3mm?

Printing

Coming up to printing our folios I was just thinking it would be handy to share where people go to print stuff and/or what good or bad places people have printed at..

I've used officeworks and kwikopy in the past which are both pretty rubbish, but have recently discovered Commercial Plan and Copying Service on Springvale Rd http://www.cpcs.com.au/ which is really good for big plans- cheap, quick and good quality.

Anyone got any other good places?

MB

eggcrate roof

thoughts?

Crit Times - 7 June

In response to Amy's request...
1.15 Min Ji
1.30 Alex
1.45 Evie
2.00 Michael
2.15 JB
2.30 Sasha
2.45 Dmitry
3.15 Dan
3.30 Virginia
3.45 Tim
4.00 Danielle
4.15 Sarah
4.30 Todd
4.45 Lauren

Hi Andrew,

I think i may have gone home before you put together a sheet for the one on one crits on monday. Do you have a list of the available time slots?

Thanks,

Amy

Is it possible to put up the sheet with the list of requirements for each of the office spaces etc? mine is lost under a pile of papers somewhere. cheers

Andrew just a heads up that Communications work due on tuesday has taken over!

Hence the 1:50 model is not going to be as complete and awesome as promised. In fact it will be very incomplete.

MB

IMPORTANT CHANGE OF DATE - FINAL SUBMISSION

Hi Guys,
Sorry about this but the final review date has been moved due to constraints as to when the end of semester exhibition can occur.

THE FINAL SUBMISSION: TUESDAY 15 JUNE

FOLIO SUBMISSION: THURSDAY 17 JUNE
(4PM AT ARCHITECTURE RECEPTION)

EXHIBITION SETUP: MONDAY 21 JUNE (9.30-2.00PM)

This means the following:

Your design should be completed by Monday 7 June - this will give you 1 week to build a final model and complete the drawings and folio

Like the interim semester you should compile a limited number of sheets (between 10-15) from your portfolio to form a digitial presentation.

Therefore - you have 10-11 days to finish the design process.

The submission requirements are:

1) Complete one set of drawings for the final project: these should be incorporated into your portfolio and be to scale. You might include other diagrams or written text to explain the critical design moves

2) Refine your position statement: it should clearly set out the intentions of the projects, conceptual framework and approach. The position statement should be written as an accompanying explanation of the project. In other words, if you were not there to present the project, the position statement would work as a substitute.

3) Construct a hybrid drawing / model using the laser cutter. The model should incorporate at least one plan and one section as an etched drawing. Think laterally as to how these might be included in the model – is it a pull-apart model? - do you have sliding components which have the drawings etched on them (as if a slender cut is removed from the model)? – are they somehow printed around the model on the base? There are many options. If you wish, you could elaborate on this by including other drawings (ie. axo’s, perspectives) as part of the hybrid model.

4) Provide a printout of the complete portfolio of the whole semesters work – do not bind it – but collate the sheets in the correct order. Include an index and coversheet. The position statement should effectively work as an introduction to the projects within the portfolio. Remember that the order of the work does not have to follow the sequence in which the work was completed (if there is ancillary or less relevant work to the projects this can be placed in an appendix).

wow making a 1:50 model is really handy, i'll be able to make a bit of pocket money renting it out as a granny flat when it's finished..

Andrew, so i did another 'quick and dirty' model (as you would say), with one surface as the hill. The architecture would pop out a little, doubling as spots to sit on, these bits would be very Ando like, in that they are precise cuts into the landscape. and you would see that tension between the linear edges of the building and the angled hill. Is that on a better track?
Lauren

Tim- pool program

tim, here is the program that we used in the pool studio i did, you can also think about, gyms, creches, spas, steam rooms, sauna, exercise class rooms (spin, yoga and aerobics) general purpose rooms for the community and pool service users (maybe to run course there) and you are looking at, ast least 20m2 for plant, but i can see if i can find specifics on sizes for you, but you do need to fit alot in them, eg filters, uv clarifiers etc.

yeah so if you need anything else let me know

-evie

Crits for Thursday 27 May

One on One Crits this Thursday:
1.30 Amy
1.42 Michael
1.54 JB
2.06 Sasha
2.18 Sarah
2.40 Alex
2.52 Dmitry
3.04 Daniel
3.16 Evie
3.28 Virginia
3.40 Minji
3.52 Tim
4.04 Danielle
4.16 Loz
4.28 Todd

DO NOT BE LATE OR YOU WILL MISS OUT!!

Work for the next Week (24-31 May)

For the next week:

You should focus on two things:

1) a broad masterplan for the site (draw on you previous project and your 1:2000 model for how you might organise the project at this scale)

2) build a new physical model at 1:50 - this should be a study of the form, mass and internal organisation of your project in 3 dimensions. IT MUST BE SPATIAL - and provide a sense of what it is like to occupy and experience the building. Do not be precious with this model - it should be rough - quick - and reworked several times as part of the design process. Draw and sketch on it if need be to explain and test your ideas.

Bring the model in to the next class as a work in progress to discuss.

We will have one-on-one crits this Thursday. Times will be determined on Monday.

A

Final Presentation

Hi Everyone,
With respect to the final presentation - I think you can expect somthing like the following to be the submission requirements:

One superb model

One excellent portfolio - not yet bound (I need to confirm that we have time for binding after the presentation)

One brilliant projected presentation

The week of the final presentation starts June 21st.

A

how is the point cook site model going?

Andrew

When we have final presentation?

Creating the Form

Michael

recent ariel pictures

hey all,

here is a link to a site that has recent ariel images, update a lot more than google maps!

may be helpful for future reference...

www.nearmap.com

-evie

Position statement
- Shadow / Light (simple concept of building)
- Slow food market
- Slow food restaurants
- Little farms near station for experience (educational purpose)

In first research, my part was food and it’s about fast food and slow food. According to this subject, I will combine station with slow food.
Caroline Springs area is under Australian Ecosystems to throughout the construction and revegetation of an extensive wetland, lake and swale system at Caroline Springs since 2000. This work is for environment and nature in Caroline Springs and their purpose is similar with slow food. Slow food is simply sustainable quality food. It’s good, clean and fair food and especially clean means that the way it’s produced respects the environment, animal welfare and our health.
The building of this station will be mainly made up of glass and wood. And, the shape of building is cut and circular shape and the leaned roofs are covered with glass. This shape can show like trunk that cut off. I will make little farms near the station where people can have experience to cultivate some varieties of slow food. Because of the materials and the shape of building, the station building will be well-matched with the farms.
In the station, I will make slow food restaurant to let people know what are slow food dishes and make place for slow food market. According to Slow Food, there a slow food market in Melbourne and it’s held just once every month. So, the slow market in the station will be a unique place where people get slow food more frequently and easier in Melbourne. As well as, the little farms will be a educational place for school kids.

Handout 12

Attn Williams Landing Dawwgs

Spoke to a few people and reckon it would be ideal if we all work to the same site plan this time around, and it would be even better if we all took small parts of the site and developed them so we had a full 3D model for the context.
I'm talkin; trees, that half built overpass and contouring, all in delightful detail.

So i reckon we divide it up
Roads:
Proposed Buildings:
The Palmers Road overpass (2 people)
Trees
Contouring
I think that gives everybody a role.
Let me know what you think and which maps we will use.
xoxo trovvybabycakes

Handout 11

Links to Student Work - Presentation Techniques

http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/studioworks/
http://www.aaschool.ac.uk/aadrl/
http://www.aaschool.ac.uk/PORTFOLIO/PORTFOLIO/pastyears.php
more to come....

Handout 10

Handout 9

are we getting mid semester feedback sheets?

Andrew can you please upload the latest work sheet?

Williams Landing Site

thought this might be helpful

- sarah

photos

hey sarah, did you get photos of the wall?

if so, can you put them up please, and if not ill take some today

evie :)

Todd's Work - Shopping

Dans Work

don't forget crit is at 1, not 1.30..

15 hours... 15 mintues...

Usage Diagram

This is just a diagram outlining the different activities/uses of my community library.

What do you think?

Cheers

Michael

model

hmm.
and i just realised i took it from above haha
-sarah

final masterplan.
Should i print out the masterplan as 1:100 scale?
i tried it but it's too big and my image file might be too big to open in illustrator....
so, i fail to print out this...

URGENT!

Andrew pls check ur mail asap!

Tim

montage.

This is a montage of the platforms that surround the end of the river. I'm wanting to show views as well as visually represent the architectural scheme is dependent upon/draws from the natural environment. This is one of the concepts that branches from the 'main concept' where both architecture and the natural environment are reliant on one another.

Maybe i've been looking at it for too long, but something seems off..not really sure what. Feedback?

Thanks :)

Amy

Lynbrook Community Education Centre

(position statement)

A community spirit is created through the interaction of people within that community. Things such as helping one another to achieve a common goal, sharing common interests, learning from one another and fostering others’ skills all contribute to developing this community spirit and feeling of pride and self worth. In a town or suburb, it is often educational institutions, sporting clubs, social venues or other entertainment activities which act as the catalyst to bring together different people in the community.

This proposal aims at building community spirit and fostering community interaction through the provision of a shared public facility with a focus on community engagement and education. The proposed station design incorporates flexible public teaching spaces and a library that would provide a resource for local groups and societies, students from the two nearby primary schools, and the community at large. The space would act as an educational and social meeting place for local residents and school children, providing a small local library and provision for both classes and meetings, as well as social activities.

Groups such as the Lynbrook Residents’ Association will have the opportunity to hold their meetings, and host their regular guest speakers within the centre. By converging these programs into the station precinct, a convenient community education hub will be created.

Michael

technical drawings

So here are a couple of technical drawings. I'm not really sure how to present these because this building, which sits on a platform of changing levels, isn't the main focus of my design. It's equally weighted to all the other aspects...at the same time, the information in these drawings needs to be shown. This was my thought process when i thought of the scale of these drawings.

Any feedback would be great, thanks!

Amy

I make another masterpland.

I'm not sure drawing grass as dots is good or not.

Compared with below masterplan, which is better?

Another Perspective

Ok, these take a while, but hopefully they are worth it. this perspecive is looking up from the steps/0seating on the 'developed side" of teh station, towards james' train station, teh basketball cage and the underpass. its supposed to have a rather busier feel than the other perspective that i have put up.

thoughts much appreciated as usual.

Dmitry