Final Design

Space reserved for the final image, and personal reflection/analysis I was having serious technical troubles trying to render a true presentation image, especially with regards to my designed componant. In order to save time and meet the 'deadline', I chose to instead produce a series of section perspectives. I produced the following images with Revit. …

Technical Design

I am using this blog post to showcase the technical details of my design work. This has been important to the design process because it enhances my architectural learning and allows me to further my understanding of industry standard software. Floor Plans w/Section Markers (See below) Top: Ground Floor & Floor Plan 1m above the …

Design Process (Floor Plan and Componant)

It is probably important to note that the design process for this assignment was a little different to most others I have undertaken. The (precedent) research, Drawing Term adoption, design work, and technical drawings were worked on somewhat concurrently, with each influencing the others to an extent. Like with the previous assignment, I decided that …

Site, Research Work and Design Assistance Terms

The two Design Assistance terms I have chosen are: Tawhio (Encircling/Enfolding), and Hapai (to Elevate/Support/Lift). My reasoning for this is that I have an existing idea in mind that I have wanted to attempt expressing in technical drawings for many years that could easily be adapted to this project. This notion was reinforced upon reviewing …

Assignment II: The Living Pā

Please Note: I have been bed bound with a rather nasty case of the flu, and I have had neither the physical capacity nor the motivation to update this blog post. The living Pā project is a redevelopment of five villas (marked in red on the site plan) to make way for a fully immersive, …

Final Design

Technical Design

I have combined two blog posts here. Materiality and Technical Drawings. Materiality: This intervention is going to use the existing infrastructure to provide foundation and support. Because of that I am able to use incredibly lightweight and easily sourced materials. I have chosen to go for lighter materials because the site sits on the waterfront …

Design Process

I started the design process with a series of Parti Diagrams in two point perspective, initially drawing the basic shapes of the steel arch over the foot bridge. The image is slanted due to my camera and not being able to scan the sketch This evolved as I drew, and I took inspiration from my …

Site Plan

I have decided on making a single intervention for practicality reasons. The chosen location is situated just behind Te Papa museum, on bridge towards the waterfront. The structure there is perfect to provide structural support and already frames the pedestrian bridge. In addition, there are bollards that aid traffic flow which can be co-opted into …

Precedents

For my precedents page, I went and looked at different types of Māori and British architecture of the time period. Māori Architecture: Unfortunatly, it is not possible to attain photos of Māori architecture from between 1800-1850, and there are no easily accessible online Maori art/references concerning their architecture from the time. The photos chosen in …