Design Development: Weeks 7-9

Floorplan and Section Schemes

Following on from the Mid-Semester presentations and the subsequent feedback given, new floorplan concepts were devised based upon the principles and intent of providing built forms inspired urban laneway on the ground floor. This resulted in the adoption of a form layout consisting of a Massing-Void-Massing layout with the circulation risers moved from the centre to the north and south respectively and Two distinct interconnected wings forming the apartment programs. Different apartment types were also explored with the adoption of Simplex and duplex apartements across each level, however to maintain adequate quotas (60/40% of Floor Area Ratio). extra apartment levels were added on ground and level eight, subsequently adding a shared triplex apartment and bringing the overall height of the building to 28 meters (Maximum height limit for the Swan street Precinct).

Resolved Floorplans V1

A. Multigenerational (Family) Living - Upper

B. Multigenerational (Family) Living - Lower

C. Ground Floor - Shared Living and Communal Programs

Window Scheme Precedent - Main Spaces: Fargus Factory, Walter Groupius & Adolf Meyer, Alfeld Germany

Facade Scheme 1.0

Window Scheme Precedent -Accents and Private/Communal Spaces: Maison de Verre, Pierre Chareau, Paris France. Balcony Precedents :

Above Left: NDC House by Tropical Space, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Above Right: Open/Closed House by Juan Pablo Aschner, La Vega, Columbia.

The First Facade concept for the facade scheme saw the adoption of Modernist Elements, commonplace in factories from the early to mid 20th century, adding to the trend of providing an industrial, inner-city yet retro atmosphere to the design. These included a stremlined window scheme adopted across the building’s main spaces with glass block accents to the private and communal areas. While the external spaces were given breezeblocks providing a sufficient amount of natrual amenity and privacy. However due to time constraints, the latter was dropped.