architecture design studio: earth_herring island prospect & refuge

Herring Island // A R C H I T E C T U R E D E S I G N S T U D I O _ EARTHthe university of melbourne, 2012.

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A GROUNDING

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ABPL20027 // A R C H I T E C T U R E D E S I G N S T U D I O _ EARTHthe university of melbourne, 2012.


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HERRING ISLAND

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The site: Herring Island is located approx. 6km away from the Melbourne CBD, and took us around 10mins to get there via car. The island is visible as you approach Como Landing via Alexandra Ave, however there are no visible signs advertising the Scultpture park or island, so previously when I drove past the island, I thought it was just a deserted piece of land isolated by the splitting of the Yarra River.

Even Como Landing; where we had to take the punt across to the island was rather difficult to find, as it was hidden in a secluded spot below the hill behind Kanteen (restaurant/cafe). Again, there was no visibly garish tourist attraction signs, and no shelter at the Landing.

While we waited for the boat, I could smell the stench from the Yarra River as the rain continued to pound down on us. (probably why this island wouldn’t be consid-ered a tourist attraction) As your eyes wondered across the Yarra, the South Landing for the island was visible, however we were told by the punt driver that this Landing is only accessible during high tide as the silt gathers too much around there. So, slowly and shakily we proceeded to the opposite side of the Island and closer to Site 2.

I was amazed to see a few rock climbing walls underneath the Monash Freeway across the river from the Island’s North Landing, and even more surprised to see that people were aware of its existence in this isolated & hidden spot (it was beiing used by about 5-8 people on a very rainy day)



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A GROUNDINGHISTORICAL CONTEXT


GROUP ESQUISSE



‘SITE MODEL’ @ scale 1:200


PROSPECT/REFUGE



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PROSPECT/REFUGE



// Prospect:

Noun. A view or scene, especially one offering an extended outlook.

// Refuge:

Noun. Shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc.

PLAN/ TOP VIEW LEFT ELEVATION

ISOMETRIC


PROSPECT/REFUGE



FURTHER DEVELOPMENT

EXPLODE INTO INDIVIDUAL PIECES EXTRUDE TO CREATE BLOCKS COMBINE TO CREATE DYNAMIC STRUCTUREin experimenting with different shapes, the previous design was “exploded” into indi-vidual pieces, creating an array of surface planes.

these surface planes were then extruded to create building blocks. scattered apart these blocks seem disjointed and unrelated.

the blocks were joined together through stacking and joining along edges to create a dynamic inter-related structure.


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M A T E R I A L _E X P E R I M E N T A T I O N

BRICK CONCRETE WOODThe bricks create an ominous feel to the structure, and feels very solid and heavy. The user would experience feelings of claustrophia and feel very enclosed.

Smooth concrete has a solid yet poetic feel as the solid masses feel connected and almost as if they have grown out of the ground. However, the user would still feel slightly claustrophic due to the heavy nature of the material.

The soft and warm aura associated with wooden oak creates a very inviting place. The structure would also “merge” in with the surrounding landscape and vegetation, similar to some of the sculptures, which have grown to become almost a part of the environment.

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; FINAL MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT

INFLUENCES

MATERIAL CREATION

The two scultptures on the site are the main influences towards the material development, as I wanted to incorporate both materials into the design but the stone seemed too heavy for the design as explored previously. Therefore the two were combined to create the material below as a type of cladding for the whole structure.

Balsa wood was cut into strips similar to that of wooden decking material, and stacked roughly to create the effect from the first sculpture. However, decking material would be too smooth for this effect, so reycled wood may have to be used to create the rugged effect.


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POTENTIAL VIEW FROM PROSPECT/REFUGE

NORTH LANDING.Currently, the North Landing is only used in the case of low tides and the other landing is inaccessible.

I am hoping to make the North Landing a more noticeable feature of the island and not just a wooden deck. Creating higher visibility not only to those driving by on the Monash Freeway but also other boats driving by.


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PHOTOMONTAGE SITE PLAN


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TEXTURES AND SHADOWS




ESQUISSE ; FASHIONING A JOINT

RANDOM STACKING:

This type of joint creates a rus>c and organic effect of hand built huts.

RANDOM STACKING + INTERSECTING:

I like the texture this exposed type of joint creates.

MECHANICAL JOINT:

This joint allows for the flexible movement of the “arms” aRached, but s>ll creates a hidden joint through pinning the “arms” together.

SOLID PINNING:

Hidden joint which allows for structural stability crea>ng a rigid structure.

INSERTING:

Inser>ng pieces into a main structural support provides for a rigid and hidden joint.

CONCEALED JOINT:

Gluing the pieces together creates a smooth connected surface joint, resul>ng in a solid rigid structure.


VEIL: light/shadeABPL20027 // A R C H I T E C T U R E D E S I G N S T U D I O _ EARTH

the university of melbourne, 2012.


INSPIRATION INITIAL IDEA EXPERIMENTATION COMBINE IDEAS


VEIL: light/shadeABPL20027 // A R C H I T E C T U R E D E S I G N S T U D I O _ EARTH

the university of melbourne, 2012.


SCALE MODEL 1:20




EXERCISE ; ‘SITE OF EXCHANGE’

EXPERIMENTATION

Ideas that were explored through the manipulation of thick tracing paper, which mimicks the look of concrete.

The crumbled & folded paper gave an interesting texture and diffusion of light, however it was rather structurally unstable.

The curled ribbons created a very light and open space, but would be rather difficult to construct on a large scale.

The concertina effect worked the best in terms of structural stability and sound reasonance, as sound would be able to bounce off the different hard surfaces of the concertina wall.

To further enhance the structural stability, add visual interest and blend in with the surrounding landscape, the concertina wall was doubled and folded roughly to give it an organic feel. However, this would cause sound and light to be trapped, so holes were randomly punched through the walls to allow passage for light a, sound and air.

PLAN VIEW ELEVATION VIEW

architecture design studio: earth_herring island prospect & refuge

Documents

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groundingherring island

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south landing

islands north landing

yarra river

visible signs