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THE HOWARD SMITH WHARVES URBAN DESIGN PRECINCTJO
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THE PROPOSED URBAN
DESIGN PRECINCT WITHIN
HOWARD SMITH WHARVES
AIMS AT INTEGRATING THE
SURROUNDING COMMUNITY
WITH LOCALLY SOURCED
ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS,
IN ORDER TO CONSTRUCT AND
DESIGN FURTHER
RENOVATIONS AND
INNOVATIONS FOR THE
SURROUNDING LOCALE.
PROJECT ONE RESULTED IN AN URBAN ART NODE - SUPPLYING
THE PUBLIC WITH A SPACE IN WHICH THEY MAY CONSTRUCT
THEIR OWN SPACE TO PRODUCE WORKS OF ART INCLUDING
PHOTOGRAPHY, PAINTING AND DRAWING.
BY STUDYING THE LOCALE AND REVEALING THE SOCIAL
PROBLEMS AND MULTIPLE DEMOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES IN THE
REGION IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE DESIGN RESPONSE OF
PROJECT TWO, WAS TO ATTEMPT TO COMBAT SUCH PROBLEMS,
PREDOMINANTLY THROUGH THE USE OF ART AND DESIGN, IN A
COLLABORATIVE WAY.
PROJECT TWO SAW THE FOCUS OF DEVELOPMENT ON
NURTURING THE EXPERIENCE AND RELATIONSHIPS FORMED
DURING THE DESIGN PROCESS OF THE REDEVELOPMENTS IN
ORDER TO ERASE SOCIAL PROBLEMS.
THIS WAS AMENDED WITHIN PROJECT THREE - ALTERNATING
THE FOCUS OF THE PROPOSAL TO THE CREATION OF A PRECINCT
IN WHICH DESIGN AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COULD BE
MAXIMIZED, WHILST PROVIDING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WITH
A PLACE OF RELAXATION, INSPIRATION AND DESIGN.
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PREVIOUS DESIGN FROM NODE TO PRECINCT
EXISTING ART SCHOOLS AND
COLLEGES WITHIN A 2KM RADIUS OF
THE SITE
EXISTING ART EXHIBITION CENTRES
AND GALLERIES WITHIN A 2KM
RADIUS OF THE SITE
EXISTING COMMUNITY CENTRES,
PCYC’S, AND HOMELESS SHELTERS
WITHIN A 2KM RADIUS OF THE SITE
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DESIGN PROCESS FROM NODE TO PRECINCT
THE SITE WAS DETERMINED TO BE PREDOMINANTLY ACCESSED BY FOOT, ADDITIONALLY, THE SITE ITSELF ONCE ACCESSED, WAS ONLY NEGOTIABLE ON FOOT,
THUS, IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE OF A COMFORTABLE HUMAN SCALE AND ACCESS, WHILST INTEGRATING INTO THE SITE
SEAMLESSLY.
43.6%26.6%8.2%3.15%
WALK TO DESIRED LOCATION
DRIVE TO DESIRED LOCATION
BUS TO DESIRED LOCATION
TRAIN TO DESIRED LOCATION
HEIGHT OF STORY BRIDGE APPROXIMATELY 74 METERS
MEAN HEIGHT OF BRISBANE RIVER BELOW HOWARD SMITH WHARVES IS 3.7 METERS
HEIGHT OF CURRENT SHEDS ON-SITE IS APPROXIMATELY 7 METERS
APPROXIMATE HEIGHT OF CLIFFS IS 29 METERS
AVERAGE BUILDING HEIGHT IN CDB IS 125 METERS APPROXIMATELY
SOLEIL - BRISBANES TALLEST BUILDING IS 243 METERS IN HEIGHT
REFLECTION SPACE
SKYLIGHT TO ATRIUM BELOW
ATRIUM AND RECEPTION SPACE
EXHIBITION AND FUNCTION SPACE
RESTROOMS - MALE AND FEMALE
DRAWING AND DRAFTING SPACE
PRINTING AND STORAGEWORKSHOPBRIEFING SPACE
CAFE AND KITCHEN FACILITIES
PRIMARY ENTRANCE
STAIR TO FIRST FLOOR
ELEVATOR
PUBLIC SEATING
ELE-
VATOR
PUBLIC
WORKING AREAS
SEC-
ONDARY
ENTRANCE
ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
GROUND FLOOR PROJECTION
FIRST FLOOR PROJECTION
TOP FLOOR PROJECTION
DESIGN PROCESS INTENTJO
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THE PROPOSED URBAN DESIGN PRECINCT WITHIN HOWARD SMITH WHARVES AIMS AT
INTEGRATING THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY WITH LOCALLY SOURCED ARCHITECTS
AND DESIGNERS, IN ORDER TO CONSTRUCT AND DESIGN FURTHER RENOVATIONS AND
INNOVATIONS FOR THE SURROUNDING LOCALE.
THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL FORM A PRECINCT WITHIN WHICH LOCALE
RESIDENTS MAY UTILISE FOR THE AESTHETICALLY PLEASING, AND CONVENIENTLY
LOCATED SERVICES AND AMENITIES.
BY ATTRACTING MEMBERS OF THE ADJACENT COMMUNITIES, AND WELCOMING THEM
INTO THE RELAXED ENVIRONMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT, THE AIM OF THE PROJECT IS
TO GAIN LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AND LOCAL HANDS ON EXPERIENCE, ADVICE, AND DESIGN
CONSIDERATIONS, THAT MAY BE IMPLEMENTED INTO FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS AND
RENOVATIONS IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS AND BEYOND.
THE BUILDING PROVIDES ALL AMENITIES AND SERVICES FOR ONE TO TWENTY
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, CREATING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE WHO KNOW THE
LOCALE TO PROPOSE AND CONTRIBUTE TO FUTURE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENTS
WITHIN THE CITY OF BRISBANE.
FURTHERMORE, THERE ARE ASPIRATIONS THAT ALLOWING MEMBERS OF DIFFERENT
DEMOGRAPHICS TO COLLABORATE MAY REDUCE SOCIAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE AGE
GAP, VANDALISM AND THE LIKE.
NEVERTHELESS, THE OUTCOME WILL RESULT IN A PROPOSAL FOR THE SURROUNDING
LOCALE OR BEYOND, THAT IS TRULY CATERED TOWARDS AND MEETS THE NEEDS AND
WANTS OF THE COMMUNITY IN QUESTION.
PROPOSED LOCATION ON SITE OF THE HOWARD SMITH WHARVES URBAN DESIGN
PRECINCTREFLECTION SPACE
SKYLIGHT TO ATRIUM BELOW
ATRIUM AND RECEPTION SPACE
EXHIBITION AND FUNCTION SPACE
RESTROOMS - MALE AND FEMALE
DRAWING AND DRAFTING SPACE
PRINTING AND STORAGEWORKSHOPBRIEFING SPACE
CAFE AND KITCHEN FACILITIES
PRIMARY ENTRANCE
STAIR TO FIRST FLOOR
ELEVATOR
PUBLIC SEATING
ELE-
VATOR
PUBLIC
WORKING AREAS
SEC-
ONDARY
ENTRANCE
ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
GROUND FLOOR PROJECTION
FIRST FLOOR PROJECTION
TOP FLOOR PROJECTION
DESIGN PROCESS PARAMETERSJO
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DUE TO THE LIMITED FOOTPRINT OFPROPOSAL AND THE NEED
FOR SPACE TO BE MAXIMISED, AN INITIAL MODEL WAS
CONSTRUCTED OF A SIMPLE, GROUND BASED, LINEAR
DESIGN.
IN THE PRELIMINARY STAGES, THE IDEA WAS TO INTEGRATE
THE USERS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT, BY FORCING THEIR
MOVEMENT THROUGH THE SPACE DUE TO STRATEGIC SIZING
OF THE PROPOSAL
ONCE THE INITIAL DESIGN WAS COMPLETED, LANDSCAPING
WAS COMPLETED IN AN ATTEMPT TO FURTHER INTEGRATE
THE SITE AND STRUCTURE.
THE ADDITION OF RAMPS AIMED TO ACHIEVE THIS -
HOWEVER, DUE TO THE HEIGHT OF THE LANDSCAPED LEVELS,
IT WAS FOUND THAT A PORTION OF THE RAMPS WERE OF AN
INCONVENIENT SIZE.
UPON REALIZING THAT THE RAMPS WHERE AN
INCONVENIENCE, IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT A GROUND
BASED BUILDING WOULD APPEAR CLOSED OFF, AND ALMOST
AS THOUGH IT WAS A BARRIER BETWEEN THE MOVEMENT OF
THE PEDESTRIAN.
FOR THIS REASON THE OPPORTUNITY WAS TAKEN TO RAISE
THE GROUND FLOOR, TO A DOUBLE CEILING LEVEL, AND
CONSTRUCTING A PRECINCT FOR THE COMMUNITY.
INTEGRATION DESIGN PROCESS PARAMETERS
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INTEGRATION
THIS FORM MAXIMIZED THE SUCCESSFUL CIRCULATION OF
PEDESTRIANS AND USERS AROUND THE SITE - ALLOWING
USERS TO NEGOTIATE FREELY AROUND, OR THROUGH THE
SITE UNHINDERED.
AS AN EXAMPLE, A ROUTE IS DISPLAYED, CLEARLY SHOWING THE EASE AT WHICH A PASSERBY PROGRESSING FROM THE CITY, OR
INTENDED USER OF THE PROPOSAL MAY NEGOTIATE THE SITE
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UNDERSTOOD WITHIN THE IDEA OF INTEGRATION, IS THE
NEED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT TO AESTHETICALLY SUIT THE
SITE. FOR THIS REASON THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS ARE
PROPOSED.
GREEN ROOFS, TYING THE DEVELOPMENT FROM THE
GROUND, BACK INTO THE CLIFF.
WOOD, AS A NATURAL ELEMENT, AIMED TO REPLICATE THE
SURROUNDING FLORA OF THE SITE.
THE CONCRETE SLAB, WHILST PERFORMING A FUNCTIONAL
ROLE, COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN RENDERED, INSTEAD, IT WAS
LEFT BARE, AS AN IMITATION OF THE SURROUNDING BUILT
ENVIRONMENT.
GREEN TINTED GLASS WAS UTILISED WHERE THE AESTHETIC
TIES MADE BY THE GREEN ROOF WERE DESRIBLE BUT
UNACHIEVABLE, SUCH AS THE ELEVATOR SHAFT, AND STAIR
BALUSTRADES
PROJECT ONE RESULTED IN AN URBAN ART NODE - SUPPLYING
THE PUBLIC WITH A SPACE IN WHICH THEY MAY CONSTRUCT
THEIR OWN SPACE TO PRODUCE WORKS OF ART INCLUDING
PHOTOGRAPHY, PAINTING AND DRAWING.
BY STUDYING THE LOCALE AND REVEALING THE SOCIAL
PROBLEMS AND MULTIPLE DEMOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES IN THE
REGION IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE DESIGN RESPONSE OF
PROJECT TWO, WAS TO ATTEMPT TO COMBAT SUCH PROBLEMS,
PREDOMINANTLY THROUGH THE USE OF ART AND DESIGN, IN A
COLLABORATIVE WAY.
PROJECT TWO SAW THE FOCUS OF DEVELOPMENT ON
NURTURING THE EXPERIENCE AND RELATIONSHIPS FORMED
DURING THE DESIGN PROCESS OF THE REDEVELOPMENTS IN
ORDER TO ERASE SOCIAL PROBLEMS.
THIS WAS AMENDED WITHIN PROJECT THREE - ALTERNATING
THE FOCUS OF THE PROPOSAL TO THE CREATION OF A PRECINCT
IN WHICH DESIGN AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COULD BE
MAXIMIZED, WHILST PROVIDING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WITH
A PLACE OF RELAXATION, INSPIRATION AND DESIGN.
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DESIGN PROCESS PARAMETERSJO
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AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, THE
LOCATION AND SCALE OF THE
DEVLOPMENT WAS OF THE UTMOST
IMPORTANCE. IN ORDER TO DIVULGE
THE CORRECT SIZING OF THE
PROPOSAL, THE INTERIOR SPACES
NEED BE PLANNED.
AS THE BUILDING WAS TO BE BUILT
TO A HUMAN SCALE, NO
UNNECCESSARY SPACES WHERE
ADDED, RETAINING ONLY THE SOUL
CONCERN OF NURTURING
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND
PROVIDING THEM WITH THE
FACILITIES AND RESULTANT SERVICES
NEEDED.
INTEGRATION
REFLECTION SPACE
SKYLIGHT TO ATRIUM BELOW
ATRIUM AND RECEPTION SPACE
EXHIBITION AND FUNCTION SPACE
RESTROOMS - MALE AND FEMALE
DRAWING AND DRAFTING SPACE
PRINTING AND STORAGEWORKSHOPBRIEFING SPACE
CAFE AND KITCHEN FACILITIES
PRIMARY ENTRANCE
STAIR TO FIRST FLOOR
ELEVATOR
PUBLIC SEATING
ELE-
VATOR
PUBLIC
WORKING AREAS
SEC-
ONDARY
ENTRANCE
ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
GROUND FLOOR PROJECTION
FIRST FLOOR PROJECTION
TOP FLOOR PROJECTION
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INTEGRATION
REFLECTION SPACE
SKYLIGHT TO ATRIUM BELOW
ATRIUM AND RECEPTION SPACE
EXHIBITION AND FUNCTION SPACE
RESTROOMS - MALE AND FEMALE
DRAWING AND DRAFTING SPACE
PRINTING AND STORAGEWORKSHOPBRIEFING SPACE
CAFE AND KITCHEN FACILITIES
PRIMARY ENTRANCE
STAIR TO FIRST FLOOR
ELEVATOR
PUBLIC SEATING
ELE-
VATOR
PUBLIC
WORKING AREAS
SEC-
ONDARY
ENTRANCE
ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
GROUND FLOOR PROJECTION
FIRST FLOOR PROJECTION
TOP FLOOR PROJECTION
DESIGN PROCESS PARAMETERSJO
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REFLECTION SPACE
SKYLIGHT TO ATRIUM BELOW
ATRIUM AND RECEPTION SPACE
EXHIBITION AND FUNCTION SPACE
RESTROOMS - MALE AND FEMALE
DRAWING AND DRAFTING SPACE
PRINTING AND STORAGEWORKSHOPBRIEFING SPACE
CAFE AND KITCHEN FACILITIES
PRIMARY ENTRANCE
STAIR TO FIRST FLOOR
ELEVATOR
PUBLIC SEATING
ELE-
VATOR
PUBLIC
WORKING AREAS
SEC-
ONDARY
ENTRANCE
ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
GROUND FLOOR PROJECTION
FIRST FLOOR PROJECTION
TOP FLOOR PROJECTION
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PROPOSED LOCATION ON SITE OF THE HOWARD SMITH WHARVES URBAN DESIGN
PRECINCT
INTEGRATION DESIGN PROCESS PARAMETERS
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REFLECTION SPACE
SKYLIGHT TO ATRIUM BELOW
ATRIUM AND RECEPTION SPACE
EXHIBITION AND FUNCTION SPACE
RESTROOMS - MALE AND FEMALE
DRAWING AND DRAFTING SPACE
PRINTING AND STORAGEWORKSHOPBRIEFING SPACE
CAFE AND KITCHEN FACILITIES
PRIMARY ENTRANCE
STAIR TO FIRST FLOOR
ELEVATOR
PUBLIC SEATING
ELE-
VATOR
PUBLIC
WORKING AREAS
SEC-
ONDARY
ENTRANCE
ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
GROUND FLOOR PROJECTION
FIRST FLOOR PROJECTION
TOP FLOOR PROJECTION
INTEGRATION
JOSH
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FOR SPACE TO BE MAXIMISED, AN INITIAL MODEL WAS
CONSTRUCTED OF A SIMPLE, GROUND BASED, LINEAR
DESIGN.
IN THE PRELIMINARY STAGES, THE IDEA WAS TO INTEGRATE
THE USERS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT, BY FORCING THEIR
MOVEMENT THROUGH THE SPACE DUE TO STRATEGIC SIZING
OF THE PROPOSAL
ONCE THE INITIAL DESIGN WAS COMPLETED, LANDSCAPING
WAS COMPLETED IN AN ATTEMPT TO FURTHER INTEGRATE
THE SITE AND STRUCTURE.
THE ADDITION OF RAMPS AIMED TO ACHIEVE THIS -
HOWEVER, DUE TO THE HEIGHT OF THE LANDSCAPED LEVELS,
IT WAS FOUND THAT A PORTION OF THE RAMPS WERE OF AN
INCONVENIENT SIZE.
UPON REALIZING THAT THE RAMPS WHERE AN
INCONVENIENCE, IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT A GROUND
BASED BUILDING WOULD APPEAR CLOSED OFF, AND ALMOST
AS THOUGH IT WAS A BARRIER BETWEEN THE MOVEMENT OF
THE PEDESTRIAN.
FOR THIS REASON THE OPPORTUNITY WAS TAKEN TO RAISE
THE GROUND FLOOR, TO A DOUBLE CEILING LEVEL, AND
CONSTRUCTING A PRECINCT FOR THE COMMUNITY.
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INTEGRATION INTEGRATION DESIGN PROCESS PARAMETERS
PERSONAL REFLECTION SPACE
PUBLIC PRECINCT
CAFE AND KITCHEN
EXHIBITION AND FUNCTION SPACE
WORKSHOP AND DRAFTING SPACE
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INTEGRATION JO
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DESIGN PROCESS COLLABORATION
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ENTRANCE POINT OF THE PRECINCT
SITUATED UNDER THE MAIN STRUC-
TURE ITSELF. PUBLIC SEATING AND
LANDSCAPING CAN BE SEEN.
WITHIN THE PRECINCT ARE LARGE
COMMUNITY TABLES - OVERSIZED TO
ALLOW ANY ACTIVITY TO BE
COMPLETED, INCLUDING MODELLING,
DRAWING, PAINTING, ETC.
IF A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC DOES
CHOOSE TO CONTRIBUTE TO A
FUTURE PROPOSAL, AN INFORMAL
LECTURE THEATRE WILL PROVIDE
THEM WITH ALL THEY NEED TO
KNOW, IN A RELAXED AND
COMFORTABLE SETTING.
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COLLABORATIONDESIGN PROCESS COLLABORATION
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REFLECTION SPACE
SKYLIGHT TO ATRIUM BELOW
ATRIUM AND RECEPTION SPACE
EXHIBITION AND FUNCTION SPACE
RESTROOMS - MALE AND FEMALE
DRAWING AND DRAFTING SPACE
PRINTING AND STORAGEWORKSHOPBRIEFING SPACE
CAFE AND KITCHEN FACILITIES
PRIMARY ENTRANCE
STAIR TO FIRST FLOOR
ELEVATOR
PUBLIC SEATING
ELE-
VATOR
PUBLIC
WORKING AREAS
SEC-
ONDARY
ENTRANCE
ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
GROUND FLOOR PROJECTION
FIRST FLOOR PROJECTION
TOP FLOOR PROJECTION
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PRODUCTIONPRODUCTION SECTION
REFLECTION SPACE
SKYLIGHT TO ATRIUM BELOW
ATRIUM AND RECEPTION SPACE
EXHIBITION AND FUNCTION SPACE
RESTROOMS - MALE AND FEMALE
DRAWING AND DRAFTING SPACE
PRINTING AND STORAGEWORKSHOPBRIEFING SPACE
CAFE AND KITCHEN FACILITIES
PRIMARY ENTRANCE
STAIR TO FIRST FLOOR
ELEVATOR
PUBLIC SEATING
ELE-
VATOR
PUBLIC
WORKING AREAS
SEC-
ONDARY
ENTRANCE
ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
GROUND FLOOR PROJECTION
FIRST FLOOR PROJECTION
TOP FLOOR PROJECTION
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REFLECTION SPACE
SKYLIGHT TO ATRIUM BELOW
ATRIUM AND RECEPTION SPACE
EXHIBITION AND FUNCTION SPACE
RESTROOMS - MALE AND FEMALE
DRAWING AND DRAFTING SPACE
PRINTING AND STORAGEWORKSHOPBRIEFING SPACE
CAFE AND KITCHEN FACILITIES
PRIMARY ENTRANCE
STAIR TO FIRST FLOOR
ELEVATOR
PUBLIC SEATING
ELE-
VATOR
PUBLIC
WORKING AREAS
SEC-
ONDARY
ENTRANCE
ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
GROUND FLOOR PROJECTION
FIRST FLOOR PROJECTION
TOP FLOOR PROJECTION
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PRODUCTIONPRODUCTION PLANS
PRIVATE REFLECTION
TOP FLOOR
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REFLECTION SPACE
SKYLIGHT TO ATRIUM BELOW
ATRIUM AND RECEPTION SPACE
EXHIBITION AND FUNCTION SPACE
RESTROOMS - MALE AND FEMALE
DRAWING AND DRAFTING SPACE
PRINTING AND STORAGEWORKSHOPBRIEFING SPACE
CAFE AND KITCHEN FACILITIES
PRIMARY ENTRANCE
STAIR TO FIRST FLOOR
ELEVATOR
PUBLIC SEATING
ELE-
VATOR
PUBLIC
WORKING AREAS
SEC-
ONDARY
ENTRANCE
ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
GROUND FLOOR PROJECTION
FIRST FLOOR PROJECTION
TOP FLOOR PROJECTION
PRODUCTIONJO
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PRODUCTION PLANS
EXHIBITION AND FUNCTION
COMPUTER AND DRAFTING
PRINTAND STORAGE
WORKSHOP
BRIEFING
CAFE AND KITCHEN
W.C.
W.C.
FIRST FLOOR
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PRODUCTIONJO
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PRODUCTION PLANS
PUBLIC PRECINCT
GROUND FLOOR
PRODUCTION