Arch1102_T3 2024: Architectural Design Studio Two
Project Two: Bicycle Parking and Workshop + Kiosk in Courtyard
with flexibility Week 6 (16 Oct): no studio class
PROGRAM
Program for the Kiosk is as for Project One
Program for Bicycle Parking and Workshop
A New Entrance Has Been Created for Bicycles (see site map on page 4)
A. Parking:
Provide free-standing, self-supporting, floor or wall-mounted bike parking stands for 30 bikes (min.).
(see: ‘FlatTop’ or ‘Anaconda’ models as shown in The Bike Parking Handbook, p. 11,12 – document available on Moodle resources. Please note these examples are only cited as a guide for dimensioning. The exact design of the bike parking stands is up to individual students.)
B. Workshop:
Staffed by one person. Free to use.
Provide three interconnected spaces:
1. Store (min. 20 meters squared)
2. WC (for use by staff only – one toilet and one basin)
3. Workshop (min. 60 meters squared)
(Provide: 10 meters long x 600mm wide, 900mm high workbench, 3 bike repair stands, wall hung tool rack/board; a tire pump zone.)
* - note: bench can be continuous (10 meters) or split into smaller bench elements, for example, 3 x 3.3 meters elements.
Think of the project as a series of architectural situations:
An outdoor court for people and bikes
A workshop-front
A sequence of working benches/stands
Consider goods delivery and rubbish removal.
Workshop operating hours are 7 am to 5 pm (they are only closed on public holidays). The building must be closed and secured after operating hours.
Users: Art school students/staff and the general public who are visiting the Gallery and the Library.
Rules/Limits
• The ground has to be excavated. Consider ramp and subterranean architecture. The area and location depend on the design within the given site boundary.
• You may, retain, revise, integrate, add to or entirely redesign the kiosk from project one.
• As your site, you must add Zone B to Zone A, assuming that the two long walls bordering Zone B, including the upper floors to the roof, are removed. No change in Zone C is allowed. However, you can choose to connect with the existing stairs in B27.
• Nominated minimum areas do not include external walls.
• Use entirely orthogonal geometry - no curves or diagonals. The roof plane may be angled.
• Assemble the building using planes, folded planes, and linear elements only. See the definition included below.
• Masonry and timber will be the primary materials used, and concrete slabs will be used for the floor. Timber can also be used for joinery, doors, and windows. Lintels may be used over door and window openings, and bike racks may be metal.
Continuous flat planes:
These are elements that have two of their dimensions of relatively equivalent size compared to their substantially smaller third dimension. The planes must be flat - not curved or folded. They must maintain their surface continuity as much as possible, which means that openings such as doorways, windows, voids, etc. must be subservient to this continuity. Examples are floors, walls, ceilings, roofs, landings, benchtops, screens and deep sills.
Continuous folded planes:
Each of these elements is made from a single flat plane that has been folded at least once. The planes must maintain their surface continuity as much as possible, which means that openings such as doorways, windows, voids, etc. must be subservient to this continuity. Examples of folds are extruded L-, U-, Z-, O- shapes. The elements can be floors, walls, ceilings, roofs, stairs, awnings, balustrades, staircases and combinations of these.
Linear elements:
Those in which one of the three dimensions is substantially longer than the other two.
Examples are: columns, handrails, stair treads, sills, architraves, picture rails, skirtings, fascias, shelves, pipes and the individual elements in screens.
Associated Precedents (see Moodle)
Mies van der Rohe, Barcelona Pavilion (1929)
Le Corbusier: a selection of 2 housing projects. Villa Baizeau, 1928, built (Carthage, Tunisia) and Résidence Peyrissac, 1942, unbuilt (domaine agricole, Cherchell, Algeria).
Tasks + Submission Requirements
General Notes for the 3 Tasks:
Task 1: In all projects, Task 1 requires you to represent the nominated precedent building(s). This may involve preparing two- or three-dimensional drawings or constructing three-dimensional studies. You will be asked to prepare this material based on available drawings and photographs. These exercises are designed to develop and improve your skills in:
• Analysing spatial strategies in architectural precedents.
• Considering the relationship between two-dimensional drawings and three-dimensional space.
• Considering differences in various modes of architectural representations – photographs, models, perspectives, axonometric, digital models, etc.
In representing these works, bear in mind that redrawing and model-making involve a process of interpretation and abstraction. Models and drawings, depending on their scale, medium, materials, methods of construction, etc., can carry different ideas and express various material and spatial sensibilities.
Task 2: In all projects, Task 2 requires you to prepare two design options. The two options need to be developed with reference to your precedent study (the assigned one and your inspiration drawn from all six) and your interpretation of the site, as well as specific requirements stated in the brief. Each studio tutor will promote a specific attitude to the analysis of the precedents. It will unpack the relevance of this architectural model to your site and project brief. In preparing your two options we also encourage you to explore the relationship between your two proposals, making clear their points of distinction. For example, you may choose to explore two distinct siting options.
Exactly the same process as in Project One applies: a series of study models, diagrams involving siting strategies and spatial relations, sections, and plans in 1/100 scale must accompany your early stage of design development and communication with your tutor.
Task 3: In all projects, Task 3 requires you to prepare one design scheme. This is to be developed based on discussion emerging from Task 2. For instance, the development of this scheme can emerge from the reworking of one of your previous options or result in a hybrid model that attempts to bring aspects of the two together. In developing this option, you are expected to repeat the processes discussed above. The relationship between the precedents, development of the themes, enquiries into the site, etc., are to be constantly scrutinised and reworked. It is through this process of critical reflection that your designs can develop and gain subtle complexities.
Weekly Activities
WK 5 – Submit the completed site modelling in 2 scales: 1/500 and 1/100.
WK 5 – Task 1: Precedent exercise work in teams of 3 to 5 (follow your tutor’s guidance) and complete in the studio. 4 to 5pm: Submit for discussion (each tutor will finesse the schedule)
Requirements:
1:500 sketch model situated in the context model
1:100 sketch plans/sections
WK 6 – Flexibility Week (no studio class) Task 2 (independent work): Sketch Design_2 Options (post them on Conceptboard for feedback. Send the link to your tutor by 5pm on 15 Oct if you want feedback from them.
Requirements:
1:500 sketch model situated in the context model
1:100 plans and sections
1:100 working model
WK 7 – Submit for discussion Task 3: Developed Sketch Design
1:500 sketch model situated in the context model
1:100 plans and sections
1:100 working model
WK 8 – Project Two Final Submission (20%, Studio Review from 1 to 4:30 pm, 30 Oct, with collective feedback from 4:30 to 6 pm - follow your tutor’s instruction).
Submission requirements:
Model/Modelling:
Massing model @ 1:500 (situated in context model or 3D modelling of the site): a series of them
Final model @ 1:100. The model must be refined in material detail and finish. The roof of the model must be
removable, and the interior clearly represented. Show Zone C and adjacent buildings (the architectural characters of the context). Construct the selected details of the walls adjacent to the site (B14, B15 & B16).
Printed drawings - Use scale bar. (min requirements)
A site plan @ 1:500 showing the surrounding context and boundaries of adjoining buildings. Circulation for bicycle paths and footpaths must be resolved and represented in the drawing.
A plan @1:100
A long section* @1:100 A short section* @1:100
(* - Notes: minimum one section through excavated part of the final design showing its relationship with the courtyard)
Format: Use A2 size as the basic modular combining different modes of representation, e.g., plan mix with section or rendering mix with sectional perspective. Avoid one drawing per slide/sheet.
Medium: SketchUp, Rhino, Illustrator, and Photoshop only. Fine line weight and high-quality drawings +
renderings. Other than black and white, only two colours can be employed (You will lose marks if Lumion is used to create hyper-real images instead of “render”).
Text: Include course name, project title, your name, tutor’s name, project name and orientation (North Point). No additional text.
PDF: Submit all your drawings and photographs/snapshots of your models/3D modelling as a single PDF file to Moodle. Upload by 10 pm 29 Oct. You will lose marks if the submission is a list of jpeg files.
Criteria for Review & Assessment:
Project 2 assessment is worth 20% of the total course assessment. You will be assessed on the following criteria:
• Compliance with the prescribed limits: three interconnected spaces and excavated ground;
• Clarity of architectural strategies as they have been drawn from precedents and their translations into relevant design strategies and spatial tactics;
• Clarity of the relationship between the topics of siting, enclosure and materials in reference to the program;
• Understanding of methods of assembly and construction, including section(s) through excavated areas;
• Precision and clarity of architectural representation.
Site Boundary for Project Two: