WEEK 10

SITING MONTAGE

The Montage below demonstrates the environment I intend to place my architecture within. The central image highlights the vacant Sydney Barrangaroo site. I feel that this location is of great relevance, as it demonstrates the conceptual notions of connection between landscape, as well as the breaking of the traditional grid (city grid) structure.

WRITTEN BRIEF

My architecture is based off several architectural precedents such as, Eisenman’s City of Culture, Memorial to the Murdered Jews and BIG’s Maritime youth centre. The architecture derives concepts from the precedent studies- being the absence of form, the use of the grid, and connection. 

The function of the architecture is high density residential housing. Each individual apartment will typically consists of the same programme, each arranged in a unique manner, according to the unique positioning of the condo within the building as a whole. Bedroom and bathroom numbers will range to cater to a greater market and demographic. This will widen the diversity of user groups within the complex (eg. Single occupants, couples, small families, leasing opportunists, investors etc)
The apartments are designed in a staggered notion, demonstrating the presence of the grid. The types of spaces included within the building are the apartments consisting of varying numbers of bedrooms/bathrooms, a kitchen and dining space and living area. Each condo will also consist of a balcony terrace. There will also be communal garden space courtyards and docking areas for the water canals.

The site of the residential complex is Sydney’s Barangaroo site. The urban waterfront will enable a creation of a canal atmosphere, wherein several water canals will be drawn from Sydney Harbour, emphasising the absence of form. This site is suited to the conceptual notion of connection within the architecture. The piece will enable a continuation of Sydney’s landscape, demonstrating a contrived landscape- another of BIG and Eisenman’s architectural focuses.

I designed the architecture as a unique building, creating an unusually innovative experience for the users. The building will be made road accessible from Bradfield highway. The water canals are a significant element of the design, in that the apartment buildings are water accessible, creating a harbour within Sydney harbour. The building unites Sydney’s urban landscape with the harbour through a strategic design, entwining conceptual notions from both architects into a functional residential complex. 

ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATION TECHINQUE

I plan to use Cryengine sandbox as my representation technique. I have chosen this medium to convey my architecture as it will enable me to demonstrate my design within its context appropriately. I plan to recreate Sydney Harbour in Cyrengine as an environment for my design placement. In regards to the interactive element of the representation, I plan to include moving elements of the building- in which it will respond to certain conditions. For example, creating a system to control and manage the canals, whether it be closing and opening passageways.