Design Studio 4 - Submission 1

Image 1 - pencil

This is what the drawing looked like before water colour rendering. The lines that haven't been removed after rendering are mutually there to show evidence of tracing and mapping of the site. I also chose to draw it at 1:1000 in order to show more of the surrounding environment.


Image 2 pencil and watercolour

I used different shades of black to represent two of the concepts based on THRESHOLD and INSERTION. They are both used like a colour chart for example, for threshold I began with a lighter tone of black at the lower contours and made them darker as the contours increased in height. For the buildings they were also representing both Insertion and Threshold for example, the closer the building was to the site, the darker shade of water colour. Though at the same time taller buildings were coloured a lighter colour so to help gain an understanding of a 3rd dimension in plan view.


Image 3 pencil and watercolour

The red watercoloured buildings and space in front of the beach are to represent the most important public spaces near the site. They are also the hotspots of the town, meaning they are the places that people visit most even on weeknights. Coogee Bay Palace is apart of Coogee's history and the iconic dome is of great value to the suburb and is a feature that I'd like to incorporate into my design at a later stage.


Drawings
Image 4 CAD and Photoshop

Due to time restrictions I wasn't able to complete this drawing in watercolour. Originally I was going to use the different shades of black to represent different areas where trees are placed and keep the buildings lightly coloured to question the idea of the dominance of landscape over architecture. Hatchings were also going to be used to represent and map out the different infrastructure on the site, eg roads, carpark, food, pathways, commercial buildings.

Design Studio 4 - Submission 1

Conceptual Model ( Virtual Sketchup model)

The conceptual model of the overall design of the community centre is to represent a "broken up lock" in abstract form. This is evident when viewing it from plan facing north(below). The whole design idea was derived by the thought that the community centre would stand against the way its surroundings has been built. It will consist of broken up architecture, rather than blocks placed next to each other, with many transitional spaces allowing a comfortable blend of both landscape and architecture.


Image 1 (PLAN)




Image 2 (ELEVATION)

There will be a new grandstand because the current stand isn't placed close enough to the field.


Image 3




Image 4

This screenshot was taken from in between the two large buildings behind the site. In the afternoon light permeates this space allowing the entrance of the community centre to capture some of the light. The reason why I chose this screenshot is because it can be used to position my entrance.

Design Studio 4 - Submission 1

Coogee Oval Site Model

1:500


Photo 1

This is just an overall view of the site model. The material my partner, Chris Freeburn, and I used was Screen Board.


Photo 2

The angle of the photo is of the north-western side of the oval and was taken at this angle to capture the view that some of the houses higher on the hill will have of the community centre. The tennis courts are at the bottom of the image and in real life will allow for the buildings behind the tennis courts to see the oval. I found that this was the only other major view apart from the uninterrupted view coming in from the beach.



Photo 3

Shadows in the morning.


Photo 4

Shadows at midday.


Photo 5

Shadows in the afternoon.

Analysis of Sun Path

By viewing the shadows cast by the surrounding buildings of the site, it is evident that there are only 2 buildings that affect sun entering the site. These buildings include the senior citizens club and the large apartment block located right behind the grand stand. Though they will only take effect as of mid to late afternoon.