Yee Von Low ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

University of Melbourne2008 - 2012

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Studio ‘PLATFORM’

Tutor : Marjan Cehovin

Courtyard housing

Studio FUTURE SCHOOLBRIDGING WORK & PLAY -21st Century Learning

Tutor : A. Prof Justyna Karakiewicz | Steve Hatzellis

Studio PERMEABLEMELBOURNE CULTURAL HUB - A Hybrid Museum

Tutor : Mikel Roman

TRAVELLING StudioLITHUANIAN PAVILION - For the Book Smugglers

Tutor : Dr. Andrew saniga

Studio FIRE DOLL HOUSE THEATER - Within the eye of the storm

Tutor : Lee Ann Joy

Bamboo SculptureEX-LAB - Tectonic Reef

Jas Johnson | Gywlmm jann | Dr. Stanislav Roudavsk

Studio WATER

UNDERWATER HOUSE - Within a new dimension

Tutor :Kieran Leong

Studio EARTHSCULPTURE CENTRE

Tutor : Marcus White

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Studio ‘PLATFORM’tutor : Marjan Cehovin

Courtyard housing

BriefThe recent rapid change of demographics and household structure in Australia indicates an urgent need for alternative housing solution .This project challenges the typical notions of homogenous housing within Melbourne inner suburtbs , proposing an architecture based on flexibility, adaptability and hybridisation.

Community Living - Inspired by the traditional Australian courtyard housing , the architecture take on this functional space with a new twist. Courtyards are incorporated within the individual units and these voids perform not merely as private spaces but also act as communal spaces, social spots, functional areas and even elevated green spaces. Insertion of such voids also promote neighbourly interactions , an occasion rarely occur in high rise dwellings and housing areas.

On another level, the building form is manipulated to create smaller enclosed areas to further advocate both social gatherings and green living.

Plug in dwelling - Dwellings - empty cassette - modify to the accomodate changing household structure, unpredictable needs, functionality, change of lifestyles- In hindsight, a form which allows manipulation from within or outside to cater for different needs.

Rethinking Mid -Density Housing

X Suburban australian housing- isolated community

- No to linear forms - No to alienation of the site - No to big open space

X Typical high rise dwelling- no sense of community- Lack green space

- Incorporatig vege pods and pedestrian axis

Nicholson Street

Scotchmer Street

Liverpool Street

Rae Street

Site AccessTram lineTraffic flowCommercialResidential

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Nicholson Street

Scotchmer Street

Nicholson Street

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Urban Design ProPosal

URBAN Design

LANDSCAPE

CARPARK

COMMERCIAL

SOCIAL + RESIDENTIAL

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SITE

1.9 Ha

176unitsApartment

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42 Units3575.88 M2

Block B 40 Units

3628.88 M2

Block C

36 Units3265.92 M2

Block D

44 Units3250.24 M2

13920.84 M2

73% of Gross area

Open Space

Commercial Retail

Services 66 Units4074.59 M2

83.66 %15895.52 M2

21.43 %

Carpark 260 Units19000 M2

Paved Areas

Green Areas

36.6%5821.2 M2

63.4%10074.32 M2

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Liverpool StreetRae Street

Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

Different sorts of shops

Library

GalleryRestaurants

Service / repair shops

Retail

Gym/pool

Storage

Child care

Circulation

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FLOOR PLANS

Center court

Entrance from Nicholson St

Internal Court

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

PLANS &ELEVATIONSSECTION

Storage

CafeGallery

HORIZONTAL CIRCULATION

PROGRAMMATIC DIAGRAM

VERTICAL CIRCULATION

ROOF

RESIDENTIAL

GROUND FLOOR- RETAIL

UNDERGROUND CARPARK

VERTICAL CIRCULATION

Ground Floor Plan

1st & 2nd Floor Plan

3rd Floor Plan

4th Floor Plan

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FRAMEWORK & KITS OF PARTSGLAZING

Column placement within units

Roof with louvres to allow sun penetration for solar gain purposes and vegetation growth.

CONCRETE CHASSIS

Concrete floor supported by conrete post beam and enveloped by insulated double stud wall frame.

+ BALCONY EXTENSIONS

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FACADEEXTENSIONS

+ LOGGIA

+SLIDING PANELS + VISUAL FRAMEWORK and light

+ PUBLIC / PRIVATE THRESHOLD

+ ENVIRONMENTAL VEIL / SHADING DEVICE

This cladding device has mutiple usages. Its linearlity is to partner with not only its building form but also its natural surrounding. The cyprus cladding screen is inspired by the housing for Kripalu center.

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The family starts of only consisting a couplewithout children . Void and study area have the flexibility of turning into bedrooms for guests.

Couple decides to expand their family. Addition of a child or perhaps living with

their parents/ in- laws.

LIFE CYCLE WITHIN APARTMENTS

BALCONY

LiVING / KITCHEN

WASHROOM

BEDROOM

110 SQ METERS

The repertoire of aparment units explored is a result of the gradual expansion of a family . It oversees the expansion from being a newly married couple to family of 5 and gradually , old aged. The apartment internal configurations is also influenced by stair types, views, natural light, retaining privacy and convenience of service installation.

DUPLEX UNITS

END UNITS

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STANDARD UNITS

Family continues to expand and more bedrooms are needed.

An extended family where unit extensions are required. These flexible extensions can function as a study area, bedroom and balcony as well.

Studio

Office

Units with balcony

These units can be adapted for other purposes by refurbisbing its interior.

OTHER FUNCTIONS

Storage

Roof garden structure- Growing medium- Filter membrane- Drainage layer- Waterproof membrane- Thermal insulation- Vapour control layer- Concrete structure

Suspended ceiling

Fixed glazing

Rendered double steel stud wall

Vertical louvres fixed to concrete slab

Timber floor finish

Cantilevered balcony supported by tension cables and C profile structural system fixed off concrete slab

Carpet finish

Double hung window system

Detail SECTIONLouvres

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Implement grey water recycling.

Pv cells installed on the roof to allow energy saving. DC current will be converted to AC current for household use.

Rain water is collected and stored for multiple usage+ Rainwater is used for watering the vegetations.+ Filtered rainwater is distributed to each household for toilet flushing.

Solar hot water panels are also installed on the roof to reduce energy used to heat water up.

HVAC + Use hyronic heating instead of electric heater.+ Natural cross ventilation and fan for cooling.

Roof garden and vege pods to promote sustainable living.

Use energy saving fixtures, for example , fluorescent light bulbs , dual flush toilet , timered shower and etcetera

Use low VOC materials to reduce carbon emission.

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Green roof

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Communal space

Solar panels on roof

Studio FUTURE SCHOOL

BRIDGING WORK & PLAY -21st Century LearningTutor: A. Prof Justyna Karakiewicz | Steve Hatzellis

Partner : Linus Tan

Brief - 21st Century Learning Model Many existing schools still embodies a traditional learning practice where students remain conformed to a teacher centred and classroom based learning environment. In the last decade, a new learning pedagogy has emerged where instead of traditional lecture format learning, 21st century learning template is about collaborative and inquisitive student centred learning in new learning spaces. In order for this peer-to-peer and informal learning experience to take place, the new school setting is integrated within its surrounding landscape and community.

Site SelectionUsing that as main design intent, the subject site was chosen. The site, which span between Flinders Centre Lane and Batman Avenue, extend towards the Yarra river. This strategic location not only situates between the Melbourne Central Business District and the recreational Botanical Drive but also connects the art and sport precincts. As the site is intensively infused with cultural routes, the school is integrated within the landscape through a bridge design to allow the new learning paradigm to take place effectively. Considering both the landscape and the school building as an aesthetic and functional amenity, the placement of school buildings within a dynamic outdoor environment promotes diversity of outdoor spaces and various outdoor experiences.

Fractal SystemAs the urban landscape is perceived significantly in our high school setting, a system which iterates the subdivision of a school environment from its landscape to its architectural design to its internal setting is the fractal system. Utilising the fractal system, the urban bridge, structural component, façade and fenestration designs as well as its internal learning configuration were generated. As the fractal has a reductive potential, structural components are reduced to a scale which allows the school to be relocated in diverse environments.

To allow future developments of any urban planning, a school must take into consideration the land division in its surroundings. The chosen site lies on the boundary of Melbourne Central Business District and to allow future extension of the City Hoddle Grid, the institute occupies four grids. The grid is further divided and the school footprint occupies only certain areas of the subdivision, allowing flexibility in future redevelopments within the school boundary.

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Latrobe St

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Queen StWilliam St

Lt Bourke StBourke StLt Collins St

Collins StFlinders Lane

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King St

URBAN CONTINUITY

site location & attractors

commercial ZoneOpportunity for community engagement in a formal setting

FlinDers stationOpportunity for connecting to Flinders Station platforms, improving site accessibility

carParkOpportunity for connecting the immediate community to the institute

PUblic areaOpportunity for community engagement in an informal setting

Yarra riverOpportunity for water sports and riverside recreation for both institute and public

recreational areaOpportunity for institute to use existing recreational facilities and increase community interaction

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DESIGN INTENTIONS

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exhibition streetA secondary bridge allows

public access to the proposed

Flinders Station train exit

FeDeration sqUareConversion of the carpark top

deck allows more access for

the public and institute users

Birrarung MarrExtension to Birrarung Marr

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The site is first subdivided according to the City Hoddle Grid, a rigid system that introduces formality. Each grid is further subdivided into eight areas, based on French Garden design, to invoke the use of its internal space. This pattern is then fractalised along the site connectors in order to determine the shape of the bridge.

French Garden DesignInformal / Flexible System

OutcomeRigid and Flexible System

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21 ST Century LEARNING

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learning tYPologY Place setting rooms

Staff Office Environment

Informal Learning Environment

Individual Orientated Environment

Group Orientated Environment

Activity Orientated Environment

Staff RoomStaff OfficeLibrary

CafeteriaIndoor GamesRiver Quay

Common LearningSeminar Room

Performance StudioCreative Arts Studio

Computer LaboratoryScience LaboratoryLecture Hall

As 21st century education is adopting self-directed learning, school design must change to cater for such activities. Therefore, the room design and spatial organisation are based on the three different learning typologies. To encourage community integration, the spatial organisation relies on site features and either enhances the use of the site or create more opportunities for public interaction.

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Subject Based Project Based

ConfinedClassrooms

CollaborativeSpaces

SegregatedCommunity

IntegratedCommunity

DetachedLandscape

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Program DistribUtion

baseD on site context, the institUte is categoriseD into 5 Zones:Formal LearningSports ZoneActivity Learning Breakout AreaCommunity Engagement

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1 Formal learningThe formal learning is closelyconnected to the formal setting of the city through exhibition street.

- Science Laboratory - Lecture Hall- Computer Laboratory

2 activitY learningThe activity learning is located near the Federation Square, part of the city’s Art Precinct.

- Performance Studio- Creative Arts Studio

3 breakoUt areaLocated between the formallearning and activity learning zones, students can relax and interact with each other.

- Common Learning - Staff Office- Seminar Room - Staff Room

4 commUnitY engagementLocated near the proposed Flinders Stationexit, the facilities can be shared with the public.

- Public Library

5 sPort ZoneLocated next to the Birrarung Marr, the sport facilities uses the available outdoor area and are also shared with the community.

- Indoor Games

6 commUnitY engagementThe spacious outdoor garden areas allow students to engage with the community in an informal setting.

7 breakoUt areaA cafeteria allows students and public to relax on the river while enjoying the views on the Yarra River

- River Quay - Cafeteria

InstructIonal learnIng

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ASSEMBLY // KITS OF PARTSEach module will be assembled at an off site factory, transported to the site and connected to form the different rooms. As the truck can accommodate up to 4.2m x 12m, Each truck can transport up to 2 or 3 modules at any given time.

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To accommodate different settings, the modules require different support systems.

As the characteristic of a fractal system involves scale manipulation, it is applied to the bridge support system which will allow modules to be placed on it.

Similarly, the bridge support system can be scaled down to provide support for each module.

Module1. Primary Structure2. Floor Finish3. Substrate

Facade4. Secondary Structure5. Wall Cladding6. Window Frame7. Window Glazing

Skylight8. Ceiling Substrate9. Skylight Framing10. Skylight Panel

75° Summer Sunlight

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To educate students about sustainability, the environmental systems used are in close range of the students. This allows them to learn and interact with the systems, increasing their knowledge of sustainability.

Apart from environmental-friendly rooms, the landscape must also be self-sustainable. This will allow students to learn about the natural climate, appreciate the outdoors and understand the ease and benefits of sustainable living.

Using the angles derived from the fractal system, the facade tilts to allow optimum light penetration, natural ventilation and the collection of natural resources.

1 Light PenetrationTinted windows are tilted to shade from summer sunlight while clear windows allow winter sunlight into the rooms, reducing the dependency on artificial lighting. Skylights allow light penetration too.

2 Solar EnergySolar panels on the angular roof maximises solar energy input, which will be used to power the classroom’s electrical services.

3 Cross Ventilation Operable windows on the facade allow cross ventilation through the space.

4 Room CoolingChilled water pipework will be embedded within the concrete slabs. The chilled concrete provides radiant cooling to the spaces and additional comfort .

5 Recycling RainwaterThe skylights channel rainwater into box gutters and into a collection tank, which are redirected to the rest rooms for toilet flushing.

6 Rainwater IrrigationThe facade also channels rainwater into the box gardens, reducing rainwater runoff and enabling the gardens to be self sustainable.

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scenario 2 - Distant FUtUreProgram Distribution Room Allocation

As the city grows, the community will increase whereas urban landscapes will become too dense. This creates the opportunity for institutes to be built above roads.

Common facilities such as recreational parks and cafeterias can be built and shared with the neighbouring buildings, creating more opportunities for the institute users to interact with the community.

The bridge platform will be supported with structures stemming from the ground and also braced with the neighbouring buildings. The bridge, which is accessed from the neighbouring buildings, will create a new platform for the community to interact with each other.

As 21st century learning emphasizes on community integration, institutes will begin to grow within the urban landscape. Interstitial spaces between buildings will become opportunities for temporary learning spaces.

Common facilities such as breakout spaces and services will be shared with neighbouring buildings, reducing the need to construct additional infrastructure for the institute.

This creates a symbiotic relationship between the institute and the immediate community.

Rooms will be supported individually and the bridge platform will link different rooms together, additionally providing more breakout spaces.

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Studio PERMEABLEMELBOURNE CULTURAL HUB - A Hybrid Museum

Tutor : Mikel Roman

Building entrance from Lonsdale Street

cultural hub

Even though the cultural museum serves as an acknowledgement of the city’s cultural diversity, the cultural museum remains rooted to the essence of Melbourne city – which is the labyrinth of connecting laneways, arcades and hoddle grid.

This unique network system which is home to many Melbourne’s dininga , shopping ‘secrets’ as well as canvas to many street arts have provide the people with a plethora of interesting experiences in these intimate spaces and mysteries. Retaining that consistency, laneway typology and grid network were further explored and utilised as a driving design intent in the circulation and massing of the cultural centre.

Government policy and intentions also play a crucial role in the development of this project. With the government growing interest sustainability and communal living, the cultural hub is committed to achieve these goals that to ensure its longevity and adaptiveness to future needs.

All in all , the aspects of permeability to natural resources, public’s visual engagement and laneways will produce a cultural centre that is iconic in its setting .

typology exploration

melbourne 2030

One of the most distinct aspects of Melbourne city is its multicultural fabric. The city of Melbourne is not only the home to our fellow Melbournians but in recent years, an array of multicultural communities has called this wonderful city as their home, workplace and leisure centres.

With that increment of density and cultural diversity over the years, the cultural museum serves as an acknowledgement and appreciatition of all the diverse culture in Melbourne.

Located at the center of the cultural precinct, the museum occupies a significant placing within the city fabric. This urban insertion will comprise of a series of public spaces, outdoor performance space, exhibition space, retail spaces, restaurants and cultural installations.

Building entrance from Lonsdale Street

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Programs

gallerY - laneway typology

01 Continuation of Hoddle Grid on urban block 02 Increase permeability by subdiving urban block to create public spaces on both ends

05 Conventional museum programme arrangement 06 Understanding the surrounding streetscape -

09 Conventional galleries procession- Begins with lobby and concludes with a linear loop of galleries- Creates major curatorial, operational and circulation problems

10 Investigating Melbourne laneway typology- Galleries are designed with intention to reflect laneways’ experiential qualities - Cul de sac, through, L and U shape

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LOCATION map

Lonsdale Street

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CONCEPT diagram

02 Increase permeability by subdiving urban block to create public spaces on both ends

03 Museum as the centre of attention creating two internal laneways

04 Side wings are reconnected and reintegrated with the center through suspended bridges and expansion of museum

06 Understanding the surrounding streetscape -

07 Programmes are flipped and distributed across the site vertically and horizontally

08 New ARCHETYPE - Hybridisation of program - Encourage learning through interaction & engagement

10 Investigating Melbourne laneway typology- Galleries are designed with intention to reflect laneways’ experiential qualities - Cul de sac, through, L and U shape

11 Mapping the sensory aspects of Melbourne Laneways

12 New arrangement- This allows a procession of plausible combination f galleries as they are independent of one another.

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Floor PLANS

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN SECOND FLOOR PLAN

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THIRD FLOOR PLAN FORTH FLOOR PLAN

FIFTH FLOOR PLAN ROOF PLAN

Sections

Elevations

Elevation along Tattersall Lane Elevation along Bourke Street

Elevation along Celestial Avenue Elevation along Lonsdale Street

Parapet FlashingParapet Wall

Rigid Insulation

Suspended Acoustic Ceiling

Moveable Louvre System

Curtain Wall Glazing

Fixed Louvre System

Reinforced Concrete Floor Slab

Steel I-Beam

Steel Subframe

Longitude Section

DETAIL Section

Museum Entrance

Informal art practice zoneExhibition space

Large Object Gallery

Laneway gallery

Entrance from Little Bourke Street

TRAVELLING StudioLITHUANIAN PAVILION - For the Book Smugglers

TUTOR : DR. ANDREW SANIGA

HISTORY _ During the soviet era, Russians forcefully eliminate all ethnic identity of Lithuanians by prohibiting all publication and learning of Lithuanian national language. Despite the intensified Russian’s authority, the press prohibitation gave birth to national conciousness.Knygnešiai, Lithuanian book smugglers were established to preserve Lithuanian word by illegally distributing and printing underground. In honour of them and their sacrifice, a pavilion was designed celebrate and acknowledge their efforts.

PIC in the background : Site Reformatu Skveras

Studio Displacement calls for a design that recalls the displaced people of Lithuania, a country once ruled by the Soviets for 2 centuries. This raise questions of what Lithuania from the Soviet era should be preserved and what approach needs to be undertaken._ “If the past underpins present day identity, national identity is inherently based on history, specifically upon shared experiences and the

notion of collective memory.”

DISPLACEMENT _ MEMORY REFORMATU SQUARE, VILNIUS

Every memory is subjected to its nature of forgetting and loss. In particularly, memories which involve repression of painful emotion actively

impedes recognition, causing amnesia. Nonetheless , siginificant memories such as historical realities of Lithuanian book smugglers are worth commemoration.

Hence, in order to recall memory, Zumthor had suggested throught he process of «

ARCHITECTONIC DRAMATIZATION » of space can mankind remember through those emotions evoked within.

Architecture then becomes a medium of transmission. Unlike any other pavilion,the design proposal explored an architecture which exists beyond its own framework; an architecture

that cannot be discerned without taking on the connections to non-architectural elements.

Structuring this historical absence, elements and features within the narrative of the illegal distributions Lithuanian periodicals and ways of concealment, were

used to inform the design decisions, generating a textual experience of history.

Memory . Architecture

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Reformation square, NOW

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CONCEPT Diagram

EntranceThe mausoleum of the Evangelical Reformers church was onced situated on the exact location of the pavilion .As the mausoleum has heritage values, it was restored and preserved. It also serves as the entrance to the pavilion as both share associative functions.

Travelling Mail BoxesLithuanians used to smuggle in Illegal periodicals and primers through Soviet Railway System . Within those travelling post office , mail slots were common features.

The grid framework which envelopes the building is adapted from these mail slots.

FacadeFacade of the pavilion is kept transparent to allow objects on displays to have continuous interaction with the pedestrians. In addition, its transparency allows permeation of natural sunlight.

Pavilion plan Section A - A Section B - B

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As history can only truly be comprehend through an explorative journey, these memories are recreated by building a pavilion to narrate and evoke the process of book smuggling and the collective experience of those displaced people of press ban. The architecture suggested is then a composition of elements and processes of the illegal distribution, printing and teaching , that co-exist without hierarchy to commemorate the people whom were displaced and narrate their journey of smuggling. This place then becomes home with the accumulation of memory, commemorating the lost and the fight of Lithuanian book army.

Pavilion ContentThe pavilion - dedicated to the displaced people of press ban - not only housed falsificated publications of those illegal periodicals and books of that era but also stories of the book smugglers.

PeriodicalsAs an acknowledgement and

appreciation towards displaced people of Lithuania, their contributions

are printed in periodicals and books which they smuggled to keep

Lithunian language alive.

Mail BoxesIn the past, Illegal periodicals were

sent in business envelopes as a coverup and left in mail boxes or

folded trinagle letters . Visitors of the pavilion will have the same opportunity of uncovering these illegal periodicals/ primers hidden within the mail boxes.

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Studio WATERUNDERWATER HOUSE - Within a new dimension

Tutor : Kieran Liong

Location : Eunson Avenue, Northcote

Brief : Design a house and home office for an eco plumber who is also an avid diver Concept : As the client’s is passionate about the sea and diving , the design is intended to re-enact / re-create both the journey of diving and the atmospheric condition of the underwater. In order to achieve such atmosphere, the condition of being afloat, submerged and sinked is translated in the architecture through manipulation of spatial configurations, facade treatments and programmatic arrangements. As a whole. the home represents the sea dimension in which the clients dives in , living his passion .

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CONCEPT diagramProgram arrangement

Plan development

Facade development

Open + Bright + Vast

Semi-enclosed + Semi dark

Enclosed + Dark + Isolated

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Living + Dining + Foyer

Guest rooms + Laundry

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Exploration of light and movement within ocean with increasing depth.

DEEPER ENCAVED , EDGES

‘ Weaving ‘ facade was explored not only to accentuate the ambience of reflected light but also depict surface waves.

OCEAN CONDITION HOUSE

1. Foyer2. Dining3. Kitchen4. Living5. Washroom6.Patio

7. Utilities Room8. Bedroom 19. Bedroom 210. Water Pond11. Garage12. Master Bedroom

1. Exhibition Space Meeting Room2. Study3. Washroom4. Storage

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Studio FIRE DOLL HOUSE THEATER - Within the eye of the storm

Tutor : Lee Ann Joy

The intention of the studio was to design a theater for Ray Lawler’s ‘Summer of the Seventeenth Doll’.Analysing the plot , the theme - Within the Eye of the Storm - was conceived based on the dialectic of contradiction between the protagonist, Olive and the Australian social setting.

In the 1950’s, Australia was experiencing a revolution where the new society embraces consumericism and economic growth. Struggling against this rapid change was the protagonist, Olive, whom was persistent in grasping the only world she knew and lived in. Her resistance towards change is seen in her frequent conversation with Pearl, her widowed friend and this stubborness is further climaxed when she was furied by Roo’s marriage proposal.

This separation from change is best potrayed with - Within the eye of Storm, where Olive is as stagnant as the eye of the storm and the society , is depicted as the ever changing storm.

The canecutters’ lay off is primarily the factor which allows Olive to uphold her dreamed life. Thus, this idea of layoff is further explored as a facade design intent. The cane cross section pattern is later used to treat the facade.

Within Eyethe of thestorm

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1. Loading Dock2. Carpentry Store3. Technician Office4. Rehearsal Room5. Orchestra Pit6. Coffee & Bar7. Director & Touring Company Office8. Ramp9. Washrooms10. Lift

11. Box Office12. Female Showers13. Male Showers14. Dressing Room15. Side Wing16. Stage17. Theater18. Theater Management Office19. Foyer20. Male Washroom21. Disabled Toilet

22. Female Washroom23. Control ROom24. Access to Theater Lighting Rigs25. Theater Balcony

1. Loading Dock2. Carpentry Store3. Technician Office4. Rehearsal Room5. Orchestra Pit

11. Box Office12. Female Showers13. Male Showers14. Dressing Room15. Side Wings

ELEVATIONS

6. Coffee & Bar7. Director & Touring Company Office8. Ramp9. Washrooms10. Lift

16. Stage17. Theater18. Theater Management Office19. Foyer20. Male Washroom

21. Disabled Toilet 22. Female Washroom23. Control ROom24. Access to Theater Lighting Rigs25. Theater Balcony

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Perspective at Rathdowne St and Faraday St Junction

Elevation along Rathdowne Street

Rear Elevation along Carlow Place

Elevation along Faraday Street

Perspective from Faraday St

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Theatre

Outdoor Cafe Foyer

Studio EARTHSCULPTURE CENTRE

TUTOR : MARCUS WHITE

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Site ; CERES Environmental Park

This sculpture centre was designed to compliment the existing functions within CERES park. Served as a functional space which advocates sustainable lifestyle , the site is equipped with educational facilities like nursery market, eco farm, recycle centre and etcetera. As the site is stretched across a sloppy hill, the landscape’s terrain naturally became a design challenge. Taking advantage of the peak, the sculpture centret is morphed into a star shape building to capture panoramic views of all sides of CERES landscape which includes the MERRI creek. Apart from providing the necessary spaces, Corten steel was used the compliment the natural colour spectrum of CERES and fenestration design was prioritised.

[ YEAR 1 ]B Arch Environments 2009

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Ground Floor

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LEGEND1. Exhibition Gallery2. Office3. Sculptor Residence4. Pantry

5. Delivery6. Storage7. Working Studio / Gallery

1.Washroom2. Reception / Exhibiton gallery3. Studio / Gallery4. Storage5. Pantry

1. Office2. Reception / Exhibiton gallery3. Studio / Gallery4. Storage5. Sculptor residence

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Section B-B

Working StudioExhibition Space

Rear perspectve

Entrance

Installation EX-LAB - Tectonic Reef

Tutor : Jas Johnson | Gywlmm Jann | Dr. Stanislav Roudavsk

“Tectonic Reef” was a collaboratve workshop run by Melbourne University Digital Fabrication Lab, as an introduction to parametric modelling, culminating in a bamboo sculpture at the 2011 St Kilda festival. Working in Grasshopper, Maya and Rhino , the workshop engaged with growth based design such as L-systems and fractal algorithms to determine growth of modular geometries.

In order to realise the installation, pariticiapants engaged in a vigorous process of documentations alongside with design experiments. Furthermore , varies materials and structural system were explored . Working from a digital medium , into scale card models and resin models, the bamboo skeletal structure was finally animated through these process-driven design techniques.

working progress

joint test

construction day

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