Week 15 - Final Presentation Video

 

Week 15 - Floor Plans

 

 

I didn't include my floor plans into my presentation as I was in the mindset that the architectural entity was more of a tool in helping portray our future scenario. After hearing feedback from both my tutor and the guest I know realize that adding them to my presentation would have made it more clear that I wanted my building to be a building which enabled people to be apart of all activities related to cycling not just the parking of their bikes.

Week 15 - Presentation Board

Week 14 - Design Development

View Entering The Building Via Cnr or Elizabeth and George St

Facade Facing onto Queen St

Experimenting with forms that would allows sun to penetrate into the courtyard

New Site Location

After trying many different forms I still found it difficult to keep a gradual gradient on the ramps so I decided to extend the site through to Queen st. This also allows good access from different points into the site, along with inviting pedestrians to use the courtyard space to lunch in etc

Week 13 - Process Sketches

 After speaking with my tutor we discussed that the large ramp leading into the building might be too intruding on the street scape.

I started to play around with different forms trying to take into consideration the gradient of the ramps. I found it difficult to achieve a steady slope in the site I had provided for myself.

Week 13 - Process Sketches

I started thinking about the idea that the bicycles could ride up the entire building to not only make the building a destination for bike parking but a place of leisure and a place for cyclists of all kinds to spend time.

 

Some function that would be included in the building:  

- Bike Recharging stations

- Cafe

- Rooftop Bike Bar

- Vegetable Garden

- Bathrooms

- Lockers

- Reception

- Bike Store

- Bike Workshop

Week 12 - Cycling Building Exemplars

 

Cycling Center

We Are You + Erik Hallberg

This building was designed to promote cycling and also to provide a place for cyclists of all different types to come and enjoy. It is an interesting example for me to look at as the aims for what it is sets out to bring to the city are similar to the ones I am hoping to achieve.

Denmark Pavilion Shanghai Expo 2010

BIG and ARUP

I found the concept of this building very interesting. The fact that both pedestrians and cyclists could go on a journey around the building and not have to sacrifice their chosen mode of transport to explore the building. 

References: Furuto , Alison . "Cycling Center / We Are You + Erik Hallberg" 25 Jun 2012. ArchDaily. Retrieved Oct 20, 2012 <http://www.archdaily.com/246992>  

Basulto , David . "Denmark Pavilion, Shanghai Expo 2010 / BIG" 03 May 2010. ArchDaily. Retrieved Oct 22, 2012 from http://www.archdaily.com/57922