site location - ghost week

further site invistigation - ghost week

research response - ghost week

‘Architecture is more than a mere record or reflection of who we are. Instead, the fundamental purpose of architecture is as a means for creating our cultures and ourselves’

- Peter Bunchanan 

More importantly a reflection on who we would like to be.  A future vision or reflection of where we need to be orientated towards.

research response - week 9

Considering my design on a slightly broader scale than at a micro level, it is prevalent that the design will sit amongst a natural surrounding.  The design will respond, by recognising this important relationship to the landscape and endeavour to complement this relationship.  The design's response will create a humble relationship, between landscape, architecture and site. 

As the Queensland Folk Federation association continue to rejuvenate the site with native vegetation, it is important to realise the effect of this plan.  Forests throughout the world cover 30% of the earth’s land area and carry a rich diversity of 67% of the earth’s animals and plant species.  Continuing to support forests, enables us to continually provide a natural habitat for a biodiversity of life.

http://thefrogblog.org.uk/2012/04/03/how-we-are-protecting-wildlife/

tutorial response - week 9

lecture response - week 9

We create SPACES & in turn users create PLACES

Considering our design from a micro level, re-awakens me as to why we as architects exist.  Why we strive to create meaningful places.  

It seems too often these days, you see a design and think the designer's ego has got the better of themselves.  Maybe the designer wanted the building to be recognized space, maybe they wanted to have a more appeasing design to the surrounding buildings.  Design is not about competing against other building.  Designing spaces is about placing emphasis on creating spaces for humans, trees, animals, insects and so on to exist with one another.  We need designs that encourage biodiversity.  We as humans don't stand alone in this cycle of life systems, we are inter-connected through every living and non-living organism.

Designing from a micro level is about creating a platform, creating spaces that encourages activities to take place.  We should not dictate which activities go where.  More provide the means for users to create their own meanings.  

From the lecture it seemed that left over spaces, which were not intended by the designer to be habitable spaces, became habitable places.  It seems the poorer (with regards to the monetary system) the user is, the more they can achieve with fewer instruments and be content.  Is it that they know no better, or they simply do not need more to survive and enjoy an exchange with another person.  The simple offering - of exchanging a social activity.  

We as designers need to create ENGAGING SPACE, not only engaging within the realms of a community, a social system, a cultural system, a economical and natural system, but also the basic level - for people, people to be people.

site selection & analysis - week 8

IN THE RED CORNER – Ceremony Hil

+ existing open land

+ visible from road entrance/major entry path

+ Views accessible to East

- minimal shade

/ potential for further development

+ space to build prototypes – close proximity

+ landscape from scratch, where needed

+ beacon to larger local context

- possible storm threats

+ high and dry from flood path

+ bushfire threat – minimal threat

- clearing of troposurf

IN THE BLUE CORNER – Amphitheatre & existing slope

+ engaged with existing amphitheater

+ shaded from existing trees

+ views accessible

- noise impact when festival is on

+ adapt when festival is on

- trees may need re-locating

- high and dry from flood path

+ complement Amphitheatre

+++++ utilization of existing natural infrastructure

+views of the people

+ views of nature

+ portion of design may have a higher bushfire threat