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yxl.architecture portfolio

d3. super size me?

d5. pluraform

d6. gothic algorithm

d4. 1:1 model

internship

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37 herne baypart 1 includes following the brief on an existing client to design a residential design that follows the building code and the restrictions created by the site and client. site research included our own interpretation of the atmosphere created by the surrounding buildings and sites. through the use of paintings and models i explored the circulation of the building and how it would fit into the contour of the site.

analogue method and photoshoping of the created landscape created within the circulation of the building.

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d3 supersize me?

initial site analysis of the surrounding houses and environment taken during different parts of the morning to see how the shadows of the site fall.

circulation diagrams

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model making process of taking the contours of the site and cutting into the landscape to allow the design of the house to site within the terrain.

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d3 supersize me?

the proposal for the second part of “supersize me?” includes a critique on a single dwelling suiting the seeds of a three people family at a relatively large site in herne bay. the new proposal has the individual units targited for retired couples to occupy. the idea of a retirement village in herne bay with its quite atmosphere and quaint scenery is close to the city. allowing outdoor and indoor areas for this community within a community to interact. the architecture is an indented footprint into the site creating a folding landscape into the structure of the design.

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part 2 involved more freedom without the restriction of building constraints instead i needed to take the site and design five dwellings. the design of my five dwellings were dedicated towards a retirement village. using analogue methods to draw how circulation within the five dwellings would work out.

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d3 supersize me?

8d5 pluraform

slope// degree altitude// metres

kauri 15 - 55

hard beech 20 - 37

belschmiedia 2 - 50

belschmiedia/ dysoxylem 15 - 45

mixed broadleaves 4 - 45

conifers 1- 45 conifers 100 - 382

mixed broadleaves 20 - 500

belischmiedia/ dysoxylem 180 - 400

belischmiedia 120 - 600

hard beech 100 - 200

kauri 135 - 280

key// forest types

kauri

beilschmedia/ dysoxlemxeric scrubbeilschmediamesic scrubsub montanehard beechmixed broadleaves

key// soil classification

RO [orthic] recent soils

BO [orthic] brown soilsnatural fertility is usually high

they have relatively stable topsoils

component one involved an in depth analysis of the chosen site : hunua ranges, auckland, new zealand. compiling information on the vegetation of the site including the way the different plant species grew depending on the slope, altitude and aspect found through existing data on the hunua ranges into a digital model of the entire site.

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GROUTING GALLERY

DRAINAGE GALLERY

ACCESS ROADCARS

MOTORBIKESTRUCK

VANTRAILER

MOTOR HOMESBUS PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY

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PARKING

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DAM

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COFFER DAM

WALL OUTLET

TUNNEL PORTAL

POWER PLANT

CONTROL GALLERY

INSPECTION GALLERY

INTAKE CHANNEL

SPILLWAY

ACCESS BRIDGE

ELEVATOR SHAFT GROUTING GALLERY

RADIAL GALLERY

PUMP CHAMBERS

UPPER DRAINAGE GALLERY

LOWER DRAINAGE GALLERY

BRIDGE

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PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY

CYCLISTS

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EXCITERROTORSTATORSHAFT

UPPER MANGATAWHIRI DAM

SIZE OF PROGRAM

BRIDGE CONNECTION

DAM CONNECTION

POWER CONNECTION

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d5 pluraform

working through a series of diagrams to work out the circulation of the programs within the chosen scheme: in this case a hydro dam within the existing reservoir.

component two consisted of exploring the method of folding techniques to understand the system in order to find a form.

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design 5

formation of roadways and possible pathways along the existing roads

design 5

analogue drawings expressing initial formation of how the dam would wrap around the existing terrain of the site

analogue drawings exploring the formation of the structure based on the contour of the site

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The formation of the dam was generated from the existing landscape of the Upper Mangatawhiri reservoir in the Hunua Ranges. Looking at theWay the contour and mesh connect with variables of routes and programs on site allowed the creation of the “folding” structure. UnderstandingThe structural elements of a dam and the different aspects that produce the engineered function of stable dam were taken into considerationWhile testing the strength of different folding techniques. An analysis of the site and how the different programmes can be incorporated into the new design of the hydro dam, the roads are altered only on the dam face while the rest of the roads are kept the same. Additional programs integrated into the design to allow the dam to be a multifunctional infrastructure. The folding component to the dam is seen through the structural elements on the dam face. The four edge connections of the folds are linked through both macro and micro systems. The macro connection is the direction generation of the form through the site while the micro can be seen through the structural arrangement of the dam face and how the geometrical folding system is applied to the face to allow a structurally stable design.

upper mangatawhiri hydro dam

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ROAD

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WAIROA RESERVOIR

PROPOSED ROUTES

EXISTING ROUTE AND PROGRAMMES

WATER FLOW

HUNUA RESERVOIRS

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UPPER MANGATAWHIRI DAMMICRO ORGANISATION

POINTS ON SURFACE LINES ON SURFACE FOLDING LINES FOLDING LINES

MESH CONTOUR LINES ROADS AND TRACKSUPPER MANGATAWHIRI RESERVOIR

UPPER MANGATAWHIRI DAMMACRO ORGANISATION

ROADS TRACKS

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d6 gothic algorithm

exploring magnetic fields through the use of iron oxide mixed in different solutions and investigating the behaviour

from what was understood in the experiments we recreated the situation using rhino and grasshopper but with more variables creating extreme outcomes.

site investigation

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MAIN ENTRANCE_208m2

RECEPTION_236m2

ADMINISTRATION_804m2

MEDICAL RECORDS_604m2

TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT_608m2

OUTPATIENTS_4000m2

STORE_413m2

CAFETERIA_1113m2

PHARMACY_543m2

PEDIATRICS_2700m2

GERIATRIC_1200m2

LAUNDRY_500m2

BOILERHOUSE_500m2

REHABILITATION_568m2

RADIOLOGY_380m2

OPERATING DEPARTMENT_3500m2

PLASTIC SURGERY_820m2

FRACTURE DEPARTMENT_620m2

XRAY DEPARMENT_600m2

ACCIDENT DEPARMENT_270m2

EMERGENCY_1700m2

ORTHOPEDICS_820m2

GENERAL SURGERY_840m2

MAIN ENTRANCE_208m2

RECEPTION_236m2

ADMINISTRATION_804m2

MEDICAL RECORDS_604m2

TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT_608m2

OUTPATIENTS_4000m2

STORE_413m2

CAFETERIA_1113m2

PHARMACY_543m2

PEDIATRICS_2700m2

GERIATRIC_1200m2

LAUNDRY_500m2

BOILERHOUSE_500m2

REHABILITATION_568m2

RADIOLOGY_380m2

OPERATING DEPARTMENT_3500m2

PLASTIC SURGERY_820m2

FRACTURE DEPARTMENT_620m2

XRAY DEPARMENT_600m2

ACCIDENT DEPARMENT_270m2

EMERGENCY_1700m2

ORTHOPEDICS_820m2

GENERAL SURGERY_840m2

MATERNITY DEPARTMENT

DELIVERY SUITEOPERATING THEATRE

OPERATING THEATRE

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X-RAY DEPARTMENT

GERIATRIC HOSPITAL

RADIOTHERAPY

REHABILITATION

GERIATRIC WARD

INTENSIVE THERAPY UNIT

ADULT DAY WARD

OPERATING DEPARTMENT SURGICAL BEDS

RECEPTION

MEDICAL RECORDS

ENTRANCE ACCOMODATION

ADMINISTRATION

ISOLATED THEATRE

OUT PAITIENT DEPARTMENT

FRACTURE CLINIC

DENTAL

PHARMACY

STERILE SUPPLYDEPARTMENT

STORES

TRANSPORT DEPT

LAUNDRY

BOILERHOUSE

CHILDRENS WARD

ISOLATED WARD

KITCHENS

DINING ROOM

d6 gothic algorithm

development schemes on the program variation within the hospital floor plan.direct and indirect relationships between the different programs created through an attraction and repulsion field.

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woolston medical centre

Using the magnetic field system to generate point charges across the site, the allocation of programs were determined based on their relationship with one another. The fixed amount of floor space each program required in term affected the neighbouring programs to create a domino effect across the site. The magnetic fields acted as both a flow path line for the 2D functionality and circulation across the hospital as well as the form finding element in the 3D completion of the design. Similar to the idea of the programs colliding and interacting with each other, the dome like structures of the building collided and created interesting intersections of space that function as more free interactive spaces.

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education

governmenthealth

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lesure&recreation

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main hospitalretirement village

pharmacy

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SITE INVESTIGATION

ROOF PLANFIRST FLOOR SECOND FLOOR

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PATIENT VISITOR MED STUDENT WORKER MEDICAL STAFF

care staff area

health services

medical records

administration

outpatient

waiting room

pharmacy

registration

prediatrics

women’s health

maternity

ultrasound

kidney

internal medicine

respiratory

ear, nose & throat

surgery

anesthesia

cardiology

inpatient

mental health

neurology

MRI/PET

cath lab

oncology

pathology

laboratory

health education

medical library

diabetes education

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internship

partire_tornare_restareitalian architects abroadselinunt, italy

the exhibition was about italian architects who have firms abraod and what the foreign life meant to their architectural firm. in 3gatti shanghai, we tried to capture the unsustainability of architecture around china. how architecture can be easily built and easily destroyed to create a space for the new and improved. the lucky cat represents our architecture firm because “gatti” is cat in italian. surrounding the cat are architectural materials representing the constructional mess seen on building sites around shanghai.

shelf hotelrenhe estate (shaanxi weizhi group)xian, china

chief architect: francesco gattiproject manager: borja gomezcollaborators: tyler johnson, karen tang, john jiang, lisa liustructural engineer: jun gang sunclient: renhe estate (shaanxi weizhi group)location: keji road, gaoxin district, xian, chinaprogramme: five star hotel, retail, restaurants, spa, gym, office, parking, green parktotal area: 50, 000m2

design period: december 2011

competition for a mixed use building in xian