Final Crit Presentation

First Floor Plan First Floor PlanDownload Ground Floor Plan ground-floor-planDownload Exploded Axo of Project showing different 'layers' and componentsThe Learning Spaces follow an overall gradient of privacy to exposure, aiming to encourage 'optimal anxiety' in users as they progress. These spaces have each also been assigned an emotion as per our 'Anxiety Scale' Entrance view … Continue reading Final Crit Presentation →

Designing the Theatre

Architects are widely despised in the theatre community due to their propensity toward designing completely nonfunctional theatre spaces and buildings. This is largely due to cutting corners (sometimes literally) when fitting the building to site, and in other times the architects' artistic vision is often prioritised over the practical reality of theatre-making. My aim when … Continue reading Designing the Theatre →

Exploring Parkour and Storage Elements

Our tutor advised us to begin looking at our project as a large system, where elements perform more than one singular function. Daven and I decided to transform the amphitheatre into a more multifunctional space architecturally by developing it using one of my 'excitement' moment ideas: parkour elements bringing physical excitation and livening the entire … Continue reading Exploring Parkour and Storage Elements →

Masterplan 2: Peer Feedback and Cross-Crit

We now needed to, in some way, combine our moment work with the programs of each room, as well as identify how these will all sit onsite. We discussed whether we should continue with obeying the current circulation path, or whether we should use our buildings to change this and interweave passerbys through the Performing … Continue reading Masterplan 2: Peer Feedback and Cross-Crit →

New Approach, New Moments, New Direction [Part 2]

This post documents the various ways we tried to process our moment work. This is a chart made by my other group members - the different moments were placed randomly in positions that mimic the map we drew (see in Part 1 post), and then noted down general characteristics that seemed to appear throughout clusters … Continue reading New Approach, New Moments, New Direction [Part 2] →

New Approach, New Moments, New Direction [Part 1]

After the rigidity of our previous scheme, we decided to try a more explosive scheme with more variation and atmospheric focus. The following explorations are in reaction to the lack of character in the first Masterplan - in order to explore 'anxiety' and 'boredom' in a more nuanced way, we decided to place these on … Continue reading New Approach, New Moments, New Direction [Part 1] →

Masterplan 1 -> First 1:50 Plan + Section; Feedback From Tutor

The next step was to draw up our massing model as a 1:50 plan and section to show the our tutor spaces we have in mind within the greater structure. The act of observation is our main way of inducing 'anxiety' in students rehearsing, and we contrast this with more 'boring' spaces with less stimulus … Continue reading Masterplan 1 -> First 1:50 Plan + Section; Feedback From Tutor →

Development of Moments: Collection of Sketches

Individual Drama Rehearsal Pods: Surrounding Conditions and Configurations An idea I am interested in exploring is bringing drama and dance storage out of its often-'hidden' position, with a more open configuration which would allow students to interact with items usually reserved only for final performances. This concept is paired with the idea of 'boredom' and … Continue reading Development of Moments: Collection of Sketches →

Next Round of Massing Models

First attempt We first decided to execute our original idea of positioning the different functions within the Unitary Plan-defined L-shape, as 'arms' that open out to the site. The amphitheatre would nestle in between, creating an open performance space along the main circulation route. We worked out volume sizes for the dance and drama rooms … Continue reading Next Round of Massing Models →

Development of Moments: Models and Photoshopping

The following models and photoshop work were a way for me to develop the individual drama rehearsal pods. While I originally was interested in experimenting with dark-coloured materials, my group members were interested in me exploring a lighter palette (which, indeed, would automatically make the space feel less enclosed). We also talked about including diffused … Continue reading Development of Moments: Models and Photoshopping →