2008 Arcitectural communication drawings

2010 Design studio 2 - Bakery design

A plan view of the bakery itself


West elevation of the bakery


The second entrance and also a delivery spot


South elevation


Here there is a glass roof so customers when they come out of this entrance (higher level) they are able to see what bread process are being done from above. This gives them another perspective as opposed to looking at the bread being made through the large glass on the west side.

2010 Design studio 2 - Bakery design

The area is split up into 2 areas:

1. The place where the dough is made and ready to be put into the oven. (left)
2. The place where everything is stored onto the shelves or into the freezer. (right)

Because the bakery is situated near a nursery school in the afternoon the children will come out and will be able to see the bread being made through the tall glass window. Here they can experience everything about bread making from knowing how its made to smelling the different aromas that comes out of the over.

2009 design studio 1 - studio apartment

The site of the studio apartment is in Woolloomooloo. This area is situated near kings cross and so the area is a lively place filled with night clubs, restaurants and etc. So this place can be referred to as the place that doesn't sleep. The site is also situated adjacently to a pub as well as having a nursery school next to it. So i decided to design my studio at one end of building and my living quarters on the other end. The studio is raised from the ground but has large open windows. This allows the working area not only be filled with light but also allows for privacy for work from the public whilst giving myself the chance to look out into this lively nieghbourhood.

The site is situated in a forest like area with very tall trees and therefore leaves alot of shade allowing sunlight to seep through to the floor. The corridor therefore is designed so that the light that does seep through the tree canopies hits the glass openings and follows through to the floor of the compartment. I wanted to allow people to feel that they were not restricted to the confines of an apartment but feel as if they are still outside and thus my building tries to balance itself with the natural elements outside so that my building is apart of nature and not trying to take over it as some buildings do.

Revit project - gallery/restaurant

THREE DIMENSIONAL VIEW

Revit project - gallery/restaurant

WEST ELEVATION

SECTION 1

SECTION 2


INTERNAL ELEVATION

VERTICAL SECTION DETAIL

Revit project - gallery/restaurant

GALLERY FLOOR PLAN

SOUTH ELEVATION

UPPER RESTAURANT LEVEL

LOWER RESTAURANT LEVEL

SITE PLAN

2007 - resort project

For my first year of design we were introduced to the concept of sketchup and for the final project were asked to design a hotel resort.

Ideas and Thoughts

When i was walking down King Street i noticed the curved road, i thought it would be interesting, rather than a straight one.
the building opposite, saw a facade on the upper storey that had a rhythmic quality, the consitant slit windows, against the curve facade. something i would like to take into consideration, maybe juxtapose it.. since the gallery would have unusual art. maybe have horizontal slits insted of vertical slits?

I dont want to simply create an irregular form, just to symbolise the unusaul artwork inside the gallery
yet i dont want to simply follow the boring old facades, with the awnings..
maybe something with a mix of both... taking into cinsideration of surrounding and opposing it?

there is a bus stop right infront of the site, lot of people stand around there waiting for a bus, sitting on the benches. Maybe i should use architectonics, like benches next to the display windows, facing the windows, showing off the art work, some kind of form, use of door or windows to draw them in.

working from the entrance drawing them all the way to the courtyard
i want to take into consideration of every visiting experience, have all parts of building contributing to the experience.

contribute to the community?

random ideas
-courtyard on roof?
-bridge?
-ramp, stairs
-counter rhythmic quality of opposite facade
-sitting, walking, standing, sleeping?
-collapsing wall, roof
- piano nobile, upper level, empty ground
-round decend ramp
-irregular door
-stairs
-steps display
-regulared windows
-protruding front

Model

The open space from above illuminates one of the main features which is the ramp as well as illuminating the space.
The building has an angular shape to juxtapose with the curve road on King Street.

The roof illuminates the gallery with the gaps as opposed to blocking out the sunlight.
The gaps increase in the walls not only representing a source of light for the space but also acts as a guide to lead the people through the gallery.
This is a section which shows how the ligh illuminates the space on the open courtyard on level 1 and a little part on the ground floor.

perspectives

1:50 Rendered rooms

Sections and Elevations

Floor plans

Site plan

Site analysis

Site: Newtown is one of the most culture rich cities in Sydney. It's diversity of ethnics, sexuality and lifestyle has allowed it's inhabitants to feel free to be themselves, creating an accepting atmosphere, and a unique street life to those in the area. Newtown, is considered as Sydney's Bohemian centerpiece.

King Street, is the main roadway which runs through Newtown, starting at St Peters to Broadway. This streetscape, listed on the Register of the National Estate is perhaps Sydney's largest and best example of 19th century commercial street architecture and includes a vast array of styles from high Victorian gothic, Queen Anne revival and Italianate. This colonnade of buildings now houses Newtown's restaurants, cafes, bars, hotels, retail stores, fashion designers, bookshops and food shops.

17th century painting

Basically what we see in this painting is a family that has really nothing but is filled with joy and love. We can understand from the painting that their life has been very hard and that they are hard working people. The lighting going from dark to light suggests this idea. The kid sitting at the window we can see was looking out at the hills and the trees and yet he is content with just staying inside spending time with his family. This suggests that neither he nor the family really need anything else because all he needs is in this room.

Narative

Basically what i tried to do was create two spaces that were different from each other. I tried to convey the lower space as a dark, confusing room where it is very difficult challenging to navigate through to find the end of the maze. However the slits in the walls allow light to penetrate the room allowing for some guidance through the maze to reach the end. The dark confusing room represents the hard and difficult life that a peasant has and the maze further emphasises the nature of the family's hard life. However the light of guidance represents the faith and trust that the family must have to ultimately believe that where they are going will lead to a more warm and lighted area.

When the family does navigate through this impossible and challenging maze nearly reaching the end the family reaches a ladder which is rather difficult to climb. This suggests that the family's life will be filled with challenges before they can reach their final goal which is happiness, love and warmth. However once they do achieve to complete this impossible task they encounter a light filled room that is very spacious and warm. This conveys the notion that at the end of every tunnel there is a light meaning that eventually you will achieve what you set out to do. What i tried to convey was that the family's trust and love got them through the dark times and challenges and are rewarded with love and warmth conveyed by the light that is entering the room from different directions.

The material used was balsa wood and cardboard. Both these materials are very course in texture and this represents the coarse and hard life that this family will endure. The walls on the ground level are very thick to exaggerate the darkness of the building while being contrasted to the thin walls of the higher space to emphasise the light and the warmth of the building.

Model photo's