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STUDLEYPARKBOATHOUSE

First Unitarian Church, 1969. https://www.pin-terest.com/patomatto/louis-kahn/

CIRCULATIONAccess to the site is from its eastern facade. Primary circulation of movement occurs in the central courtyard space, located in the middle layer of the structure.

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SYMMETRYPrimary axial symmetry runs diagonally across the site, whilst two more secondary points of symmetry spread horizontally and vertically.

LIGHTLight wells provide a strong source of light to areas of the structure set into the landscape.

Yale University Art Gallery ‘staircase’, 1953. http://www.archdaily.com/83110/ad-classics-yale-university-art-gallery-louis-kahn

Yale University Art Gallery ‘waffle-slab’, 1953. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/31314159879325556/

by CHRIS MANTON

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INTRODUCTION

I’m Chris, a third-year student at the University of Melbourne undertaking an undergraduate degree titled the Bachelor of Environments. Within this degree, I am majoring in Archi-tecture with the intentions of furthering my architectural study to a post-graduate level. Complimenting my enthusiasm for architec-ture and design, is also a strong love of music. I find there to be an enjoyable relationship between the visual design of architecture and the audible design of music.

My architectural interests extend from the clean and cut-back geometry of 20th century modernism to ....

Whilst having a fairly basic understanding of Rhino 3D, I have not yet encountered Grass-hopper, so I am entering this subject with excitement about the new skills I’m going to aquire this semester. However, I not only hope to esteblish skills on Grasshopper, but across other platforms such as V-Ray, as well as improving the skills already established on Rhino 3D.

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A.1. DESIGN FUTURING

CAPE TRIBULATION HOUSEM3 ARCHITECTURE

Whilst the nature of a building is to create an ‘enclosure’ protecting humans from the outside environment, it seems negligent that we choose to distance ourselves so severely from the natural world. For M3 Architecture’s Cape Tribulation House, the idea of creating a stronger connection with the natural environ-ment through intuitive design is evident as they design for a home within a Queensland rainforest.

Despite the issues and challenges which come with constructing a building in the middle of a rainforest - such as access and availability of resources - the architects produced a design solution which practically and architecturally met the needs of the clients, but more impor-tantly developed a new approach to coesxis-

tent relationships between nature and design.

The idea of building in the rainforest/wil-derness is seen as radical to many, as the concept of living in harmony with nature can seem very foreign in comparison to our closed off - developed world, where we have man-aged to squeeze out as much of the natural world as possible.

This project is important in demonstrating the possibility for neutrality in the relationship between humans and nature in the built con-text. The site even has the possibility to even benefit from human interaction, as inhabitants through increased exposure to nature, learn how to nurture its growth and recovery.

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Peter Bennetts, “Cape Tribulation House”, Architecture Australia, 2015.

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Chris van Uffelen, Eco Living.

TRICYCLE HOUSE & GARDEN PEOPLE’S ARCHITECTURE OFFICE

In a world where private land ownership does not exist, design has been used to change the thinking of this being a hindering societal model into a chance to refine the way we live.

The tricycle house explores architecture in a completely new, but also revived way. The caravan is not a new concept, however this ‘mobile-home’ is in no way like the age-old holiday home at any level. A rethinking of how humans are able to live has resulted in this simplified dwelling that consists of only a bed, bath and storage. For centuries it has been presumed as normal to have a dwelling consisting of multiple rooms of considerable size which extend the theme of separation for the natural environment. What this re-

evaluation of living has done is used design to solve a problem that has become trivialized and somewhat invisible to the inhabitants of China. In a fast growing population, the need for space has never been more urgent. The tricycle house gives a tangible example of the possibilities that can ____ through a simplifi-cation of the way we live our lives.

However, whilst this design solution seems appealing in the small scale, the regulations required to control a mass existence of these ‘tricycle houses’ would require emmense plan-ning. As a result, this could possibly draw the result away from the original idea of a simpli-fied lifestyle.

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