Design Portfolio - August 2019

AMBER BARTON GRADUATE OF ARCHITECTURE

DESIGN PORTFOLIO Showering

of a steamy window, a small hat your neighbour is home not alone.

Shoes A place for a pair to put on their pairs.

Bask in the morning light or the coolness of the concrete seat.

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Corridor Entrance As the steam slides from the glass it is time to leave. Outside the ritual of putting on shoes becomes a moment of direct connection between neighbours. The seat is bathed in morning sun, your belongings mark this place as yours.

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Walking together you collect a few more on the walk to the dining room. The glass doors allow views into the space, the dining table the celebrated centre of this social space.

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Showering

of a steamy window, a small hat your neighbour is home not alone.

Shoes A place for a pair to put on their pairs.

Bask in the morning light or the coolness of the concrete seat.

Through 18. Tim

ABOUT ME THREE

LAKE PLACE FOUR Entrance As the steam slides from the glass it is time to leave. Outside the ritual of putting on shoes becomes a moment of direct connection between neighbours. The seat is bathed in morning sun, your belongings mark this place as yours.

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Corridor Walking together you collect a few more on the walk to the dining room. The glass doors allow views into the space, the dining table the celebrated centre of this social space.

ABOUT ME

BIO

RESULTS Bachelor of Environments The University of Melbourne 81.500 WAM Master of Architecture The University of Melbourne 85.846 WAM 2017 Applied Architectural Technology ZEMCH Sustainable Design Master of Architecture Studio D Twenty-first Century Architecture

I am a recent graduate of the Master of Architecture (First Class Honours) from The University of Melbourne. I am interested in sustainble design that place the individual, community and collective at the heart. Throughout my studies I was the recipient of a Dean’s Honours Award for Academic Excellence in 2014, 2016 and 2018. Recently I had the opportunity to gain international experience through exchange in The Netherlands, particularly engaging in technical driven design solutions.

I am a coffee enthusiast and dog lover who can usually be found wandering through an art gallery, going for a dive in the ocean, or tending to my various tropical plants.

SKILLS Design Revit AutoCAD Rhino Grasshopper Kangaroo Weaverbird

Sketch Up Hand-drawing Visualisation Vray

Riverfox VR

Unreal Engine

3ds Max Communication Illustrator Photoshop InDesign

2018 Architectural Practice Contemporary Digital Practice Human Environments Relations Exchange Built Environment 2019 Design Thesis Australian Architecture

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Master of Architecture, Urbanism and Building Science Technical University Delft 7.5 2018 Seminars in building Technology 7.0 MSc1 Public Building Design Studio 7.5 Seminar Architectural Studies 7.5 Seminar Architectural Reflections 7.5

RESEARCH “What do people do in a library?”

Comparing envisioned and actual affordances for usage of visitors to a regional public library Human Environments Relations View HERE “The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne - research report” An investigation into the impact of digital tools and technology on the whole lifecycle of the design process for The Royal Children’s Hospital Contemporary Digital Practice View HERE “Communicating through the digital lens” Insights into channels of communication within BIM enabled workflows of digital practice using VR and AR Contemporary Digital Practice View HERE

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POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER + MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY DESIGN + THERAPUTIC SPACE + PLACEMAKING + DAILY RITUALS + REFUGEES +

LAKE PLACE DESIGN THESIS SUPERVISED BY DR STEPHANIE LIDDICOAT MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE, THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE RHINO, VRAY, AUTOCAD, RIVERFOX VR, UNREAL ENGINE, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR, INDESIGN

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METHODOLOGY This design thesis looks to further Social Social broaden the body of knowledge Social concerning architectural design for people Spaces of connec�on reach out into the site to create a linkage between Spacesopen of connec�on out into the site to and create a linkageconnecbetween internal plan spacesreach for formal socialisa�on immediate internal open plan spaces for formal socialisa�on and immediate connec�on withofthe surrounding context andthe climate. specifics of chosen Spaces connec�on reach out into site to The create a linkage between �on with surrounding context and climate. The specifics of chosen park site arethe emphasised design par�cularly playing on auditory internal open plan spacesby forthe formal socialisa�on and immediate connecpark site are emphasised by the design par�cularly playing on auditory and with na�ve andThe fauna. �onolfactory with the engagement surrounding context and flora climate. specifics of chosen andsite olfactory engagement withdesign na�vepar�cularly flora and fauna. park are emphasised by the playing on auditory and olfactory engagement with na�ve flora and fauna.

suffering from PTSD by investigating how the experiences of ‘post-traumatic placemaking’ may be used to inform a mental health facility which assists in the empowerment of users. The design focuses on respite and recovery needs and the parallel journey of placemaking experienced by young refuges in Australia suffering from PTSD. Critical design strategies are implemented through the five proposed spaces of ‘posttraumatic placemaking’:

Belonging Belonging Social Belonging

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Reaching out into the site to create linkage between internal open spaces for formal and moveable to promote individualisa�on and forma�on of territories. socialisation and immediate connection with the surrounding park context and cliamte. Specifics of the park site are emphasised by the design particularly playing on auditory and olfactory engagment with native flora and fauna.

Confrontation Composed of the group and individual therapy spaces, the places of confrontation present a contradiction and absorb feelings of unease into an architecture which is Confrontation consciously unsettled.

Confrontation Confrontation Reflection

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Belonging Spaces of belonging pair massing enclosures to project permancence, domesticity and safety (often proeviously missing from living conditions of the chosen service user) with furniture and finishes that are textural, light and moveable to promote individualisation and formation of territories.

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Reflection The spaces of reflection are small and designed around the desire to sit, pause, THE LAKE PTSD RESPITE AND RECOVERY FACILITY take a moment or many.

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It awakens chance be morning alone in public. first oftothe sunlight, follows its path across the sky and dims as the final rays for the day leave.

Self-Actualization Scaled to the individual and presented as a procession of discharge. Barriers, fluctuations and tactility of surface activate the spaces to promote awareness within this final experience at the facility.

The role of daily rituals and connection with self, community and context within inpatient mental health facilities, is also brought into question. The design particularly focuses on how architectural strategies may absorb soem of the Awareness symptoms of PTSD and in some way Self Actualisation further enable theopen recovery journey.

The space of awareness is bright, and transient.

It awakens These to the The space of self-actualiza�on is scaled to the individual first of the morning sunlight, follows its path across the skyand andpresented dims asofas rituals of the everyday and moments procession discharge.

Barriers, fluctua�ons and tac�lity of surface all thea final rays forofthe day leave. present as ac�ve elements engage the both individual this final expericonnection are toapplied atin the master ence of the facility. planning scale to lay out the placemaking spaces and at the scale of the individual to currate the access, experience and relationship between the service user and the inpatient facility. This thesis questions how the design of a mental health facility can go beyond treatment and recovery requirements to provide culturally inclusive places for sufferers of PTSD to feel empowered.

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PTSD RESPITE AND RECOVERY FACILITY

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Self Actualisation

THESIS STUDIO 11 : MENTAL DISTRESS AND SPACE

The space of self-actualiza�on is scaled to the individual and presented as a procession of discharge. Barriers, fluctua�ons and tac�lity of surface all present as ac�ve elements to engage the individual in this final experience of the facility.

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MOMENTS OF CONNECTION: SELF, OTHERS, CONTEXT.

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Shadows mark the passing of the day as your steps join in the crunching of stones as everyone arrives for the mindfulness session.

A moment of self within the community. A territory for one with a yoga mat, storage and a view outside.

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We begin in the bathroom. A place of small rituals, the placemaking bathroom inserts moments of connection with nature and neighbour within this routine. The rustle of grass from the full length mirror. The glimpse of steamy glass above the shower.

You are here today, you are not alone.

A moment of self to ground the start and end of the group therapy.

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Shadows mark the passing of the day as your steps join in the crunching of stones as everyone arrives for the group therapy session.

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Lunch Awareness Corridor Moving the louvres the individual activates the space as theirs. Creating a place suited to their needs during the moment of pause.

Awareness Corridor A change in scale to bring awareness to the achievement of another step towards recovery.

The interface between public and private.

The main entrance stretches behind for visitors to the cafe and facility to mingle discretely. Inside the space stretches up and out bringing the park context into the space. Light and open, a place to meet, eat or quickly sneak into before returning to the privacy of the dining room.

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The crunch of stone underfoot, growing as individuals arrive for group thearpy.

The walk along the louvred corridor is one of changing experiences. Activated by the activities of the individual. Perhaps at the begining it is closed and private providing the quite walk that is needed to reset. But with growing empowerment the louvres open, the sun shines in and the park and building are reconnected.

THE DAILY RITUALS: BELONG, CONFRONT, EMPOWER.

AMBER BARTON DESIGN PORTFOLIO

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cified (such as at doors, curved ramps and similar), the minimum unobstructed width of a continuous accessible path of travel shall be 1000mm and the following shall not intrude into the minimum unobstructed width of a continuous accessible path of travel: a) Fixtures and fittings such as lights, awning, windows that, when open, intrude into the circulation space, telephones, skirtings and similar.b) Essential fixtures and fittings such as fire hose reels, fire extinguishers and swichboards c) door handles less than 900mm above the finished floor level

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RHINO, VRAY, AUTOCAD, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR, INDESIGN, PHYSICAL MODEL MAKING INCLUDING LASER CUTTING, 3D PRINTING, VAC-FORM

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METHODOLOGY Explored through the guiding lens of Jacques Derrida’s philosophy of Deconstruction, House | Home is a questioning of the domestic condition from within. The in-between state as plausible space for a design to inhabit has been explored through a simultaneous affirmation and disturbance of the banality of the everyday.

It is suggested that the contemporary domestic of the apartment typology is in dire need of disruption and reinterpretation to regain a level of excitement which has been lost along with the human user. As a result House | Home questions whether the human user or the conception of home is even plausible, perhaps more satisfactory is a state of inbetween, more than a house but not yet a home. The infrastructure of what could be arising from the playful reinterpretation of objects and objectives.

Design of the domestic condition, especially within the typology of apartment dwelling, is in a state of stasis.

Lacking the excitement, desires, and quirks offered by a human user. Architects are left with a checklist of regulatory obligation.

Tendency to accept ‘normalised’ pairings between written regulatory controls and square meter conception of ‘rooms’ has create a rut of white walled insularity.

Obssessed with meeting requirements without truely looking within.

The apartment typology exists as an ever growing housing model of inherent tensions between public and private which reflects the larger interconnectivity of society. In a society of ever increasing connection, thanks to the internet and its networks of social media, demands are placed upon domestic design to respond accordingly. Yet comforted by a blanket of regulatory norms architecture takes itself out from surrounding flux of activity. It is time to ask of domestic architecture a considered response or at the very least a considered disruption.

The contemporary domestic of the strata community, individual dwelling, and personal objects offers a fascinating place to explore the conception of space through thresholds. Acts of reveal and conceal directly question the dominance of insularity within contemporary domestic design, suggesting a greater infrastructure of connection may bridge the divide towards a home for the contemporary interconnected society.

Only two of the many possible thresholds of the contemorary domestic are explored that of the fault between public and private within the corridor condition and the insertion of connection between neighbours.

House | Home offers a provocation towards insularity. Adopting a line of thought towards ‘if you can’t beat them, join them’, it completely adopts the banality of regulatory control and necessity of everyday objects. House | Home attempts to design within the user-less, context-less space while acknowledging it is always already embedded with users and context.

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SOUND INSULATION RATING OF WALLS Walls separating sole-occupancy units or a sole occupancy unit from a plant room, lift shaft, stairway, public corridor, public lobby, or the like, or parts of a different classification, must provide insulation against the transmission of a) airborne sound; and b) impact generated sound If a wall is separating a bathroom, sanitary compartment, laundry or kitchen in one sole-occupancy unit from a habitable room (other than a kitchen) in an adjoining unit, it must be sufficient to prevent illness or loss of amenity to the occupants A wall in a building required to have an impact sound insulation rating must for a Class 2 or 3 building be of discontinuous construction. For the purposes of this Part, discontinuous construction means a wall having a minimum 20mm cavity between 2 separate leaves, and for masonry , where wall ties are required to connect leaves, the ties are of the resilient type; and for other than masonry, there is no mechanical linkage between leaves except at the periphery

L WALL PANELS inserts and fixings must be anchored into the panel with welded bars or be fixed to the panel reinforcement. inserts for top connections and fixings acting together must be able to resist an ultimate load of two times the larger of the forces required to develop— ate bending moment capacity of the panel at its base; or turning moment at the base of the panel arising from an outwards lateral displacement at the top of the panel equal to one tenth of the panel height. supporting members and their connections must be designed to resist the connection forces specified in (b) and (c) and in the case of an eaves tie member the force in the member must be determined assuming that it deforms in a manner compatible with the lateral displacement of the wall panels, and that it acts in tension only. l wall panels that span vertically must have at least two upper connections per panel to the supporting member, except that where a number of panels are designed to act as one unit, (e.g. tongue and groove hollow-core panels), only two upper connections are required for each unit. wall panels that span horizontally between columns must have at least two connections at each column. tions providing lateral support to a panel must be designed to remain engaged to the supported panel both before and during a fire.

PROTECTION OF OPENABLE WINDOWS A window opening must be provided with protection, if the floor below the window is 2 meters or more above the surface beneath in a bedroom of a class 2 building Where the lowest level of the window opening is less than 1.7m above the floor, a window opening must comply with the following: a) the openable portion of the window must be protected with: a device capable of restricting the window opening, or a screen with secure fittings; which do not permit a 125mm sphere to pass through the window opening or screen, and resist an outward horizontal action of 250 N against the window restrained by a device, or screen protecting the opening; and have a child release mechanism if the screen or device is able to be removed, unlocked or overridden.

GUIDANCE TO NATURAL VENTILATION Natural ventilation is the movement and change of fresh air in internal spaces by natural means using windows that can be opened The design and layout of dwellings should maximise openable windows, door or other ventialtion devices in external walls of the building, where appropriate.

At least 40% of dwellings should provide effective cross ventialtion that has: a) maximum breeze path through the dwelling of 18 meters b) a minimum breeze path through the dwelling of 5 meters c) ventilation openings with approximately the same area d/0 an effective breeze path should minimise the number of doors and obstructions along the breeze path

GUIDANCE TO STORAGE Having access to convienient accessible and secure storage improves the functionality of apartments

WIRES AND CAB If a wire or cable o cables pentrates a the opening must or drilled and no c any other service

1 bedroom apartments must have a total minimum storage of 10 cubic meters. Minimum of 6 cubic meters must be within the dwelling.

A minimum of 1.8 meters of robe length for the main bedroom is practical for clothes storage White goods and appliances such as refridgerators, ovens dishwashers, and washing machines should have dedicated spaces and are not included in the calculation of storage

CEILING FANS Ceiling fans required as part of compliance with J0.2, must be permanently installed; and have a speed controller; and serve the whole room, with the floor area that a single fan serves not exceeding a) 15sqm if it has a blade rotation diameter of not less than 900mm; or b) 25sqm if it has a blade rotation diameter of not less than 1200mm

SOLE-OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS Within each sole-occupancy unit, provide: a kitchen sink and facilities for the preparation and cooking of food; and a bath shower; and a closet pan; and a washbasin. If included within sole-occupancy unit the laundry facilities should provide clothes washing facilities, comprising at least one washtub and space for a washing machine; and clothes drying facilities comprising a clothes line or hoist with not less than 7.5m of line or space for one heat-operated drying cabinent or appliance in the same room as the clothes washing facilities.

RESTRICTION ON LOCATION OF SANITARY COMPARTMENTS Sanitary compartments must not open directly into a kitchen or pantry, or a public dining room or restraunt, or room used for public assembly, or a workplace normally occupised by more than one person

1100 LOCATIONS FOR DOOR CONTROLS The location of the controls for doors and gates shall be above a level surface as follows: a) controls that need to be grasped or turned shall be not less than 900mm and not more than 1100mm above the plane of the finished floor b) controls that only need to be pushed, such as panic bars on egress routes, shall be not less than 900mm, and not greater than 1200mm above the plane of the finished floor c) controls that only need to be touched shall be not less than 900mm, and not greater than 1250mm above the plane of the finished floor, and not less than 500mm from an internal corner d) handles on sliding doors shall be not less thn 60mm from the door jamb or doorstop when in the open or closed position

GUIDANCE TO LAYOUT Bedrooms should meet minimum internal room dimensions specified: Width 3000mm Depth 3400mm Bedrooms should provide an area in addition to the minimum internal room dimensions to accomodate a wardrobe

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WINDOW HEIGHTS Viewing range for windows is above 729mm and below 1870mm, with comfortable veiwing zone above 1227mm and below 1709mm

SHADING DEVICE Shading requirements to be provided by an external permanent projection, such as a verandah, balcony, fixed canopy, eaves or shading hood, or be provided by an external shading device, such as a shutter, blind, vertical or horizontal building screen with blades, battens or slats.

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EXTERNAL WALL PANELS (a) Cast-in inserts and fixings must be anchored into the panel with welded bars or be fixed to the panel reinforcement. (b) Cast-in inserts for top connections and fixings acting together must be able to resist an ultimate load of two times the larger of the forces required to develop— (i) the ultimate bending moment capacity of the panel at its base; or (ii) the overturning moment at the base of the panel arising from an outwards lateral displacement at the top of the panel equal to one tenth of the panel height. (d) Lateral supporting members and their connections must be designed to resist the connection forces specified in (b) and (c) and in the case of an eaves tie member t (e) External wall panels that span vertically must have at least two upper connections per panel to the supporting member, except that where a number of panels are de (f) External wall panels that span horizontally between columns must have at least two connections at each column. (g) Connections providing lateral support to a panel must be designed to remain engaged to the supported panel both before and during a fire.

end, with its definitional pretension, in an ensemble that it no longer commands and which constitutes it - the title - as localised effect? J.D, [p24, The Truth in Painting]

One space remains to be broached in order to give place to the truth in painting. Neither inside no

in the frame? Does the tops of the title, like that of a cartouche, command the “work” from the discursive and juridical instance of an hors-d’oeuvre, a place outside the work, from the emerge of a more or less directly definitional statement, and even if the definition ope

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One space remains to be broached in order to give place to the truth in painting. Neither inside nor outside, it spaces itself without letting itself be framed but it does not stand outside the frame. It SOUND INSULATION RATING OF WALLS Walls separating sole-occupancy units or a sole occupancy unit from a plant room, lift shaft, stairway, public corridor, public lobby, or the like, or parts of a different classification, must provide insulation against the transmission of a) airborne sound; and b) impact generated sound If a wall is separating a bathroom, sanitary compartment, laundry or kitchen in one sole-occupancy unit from a habitable room (other than a kitchen) in an adjoining unit, it must be sufficient to prevent illness or loss of amenity to the occupants A wall in a building required to have an impact sound insulation rating must for a Class 2 or 3 building be of discontinuous construction. For the purposes of this Part, discontinuous construction means a wall having a minimum 20mm cavity between 2 separate leaves, and for masonry , where wall ties are required to connect leaves, the ties are of the resilient type; and for other than masonry, there is no mechanical linkage between leaves except at the periphery

legend, with its definitional pretension, in an ensemble that it no longer commands and which constitutes it - the title - as localised effect? J.D, [p24, The Truth in Painting]

natural means using windows that can be opened

other ventialtion devices in external walls of the building, where appropriate.

ns along the breeze path

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GUIDANCE TO LAYOUT Living Areas should meet minimum internal room dimensions specified: Width 3300mm Area 10sqm

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GUIDANCE TO ACCESSIBILITY A clear path with a minimum width of 1.2 meters that connects the dwelling entrance to the main bedroom, an adaptable bathroom and the living area should be provided

LOCATIONS FOR DOOR CONTROLS The location of the controls for doors and gates shall be above a level surface as follows: a) controls that need to be grasped or turned shall be not less than 900mm and not more than 1100mm above the plane of the finished floor b) controls that only need to be pushed, such as panic bars on egress routes, shall be not less than 900mm, and not greater than 1200mm above the plane of the finished floor c) controls that only need to be touched shall be not less than 900mm, and not greater than 1250mm above the plane of the finished floor, and not less than 500mm from an internal corner d) handles on sliding doors shall be not less thn 60mm from the door jamb or doorstop when in the open or closed position

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BOUNDING CONSTRUCTION The entrance doorway of any sole-occupancy unit must not be more than 6m from an exit or from a point from which travel in different directions to 2 exits is available.

In a required exit or path of travel to an exit the unobstructed height throughout must be not less than 2m excpet the unobstructed height of any doorway must be reduced to not less than 1980mm 1980

THRESHOLDS The threshold of a doorway must not incorporate a step or ramp at any point closer to the doorway than the width of the door leaf

850 CLEAR OPENING OF DOORWAYS The minimum clear opening of a doorway on a continuous accessible path of travel shall be 850mm when measured from the face of the opened door to the doorstop Circulation space shall be provided at every doorway, gate, or similar entry way, on a continuous accessible path of travel The clear circulation space at doorways should be a minimum of 1230

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in the frame? Does the tops of the title, like that of a cartouche, command the “work” from the discursive and juridical instance of an hors-d’oeuvre, a place outside the work, from the emerge of a more or less directly definitional statement, and even if the definition operates in the manner of a performative? Or else does the title play inside the space of

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SWITCHES AND GENERAL PURPOSE OUTLETS General purpose outlets shall be located not less than 600mm nor more thn 1100mm above the plane of the finished floor and not less than 500mm from internal corners An artificial lighting switch or other control device must be located in a visible position in the room or space being switched; or in an adjacent room or space from where the light being switched is visible

BUILDING ENTRY AND CIRCULATION OBJECTIVES To provide each dwelling and building with its own sense of identity To ensure internal layout of buildings provide for the safe, functional and efficient movement of residents To ensure communal areas provide adequate access to daylight and natural ventilation To provide shelter, a sense of personal address and a transitional space around the entry GUIDANCE TO BUILDING ENTRY AND CIRCULATION Well-designed apartment entries and circulation spaces create a sense of identity, encourage social interaction and support safe and convienient access for occupants and visitors

CONTINUOUS ACCESSIBLE PATH OF TRAVEL A continuous accessible path of travel, unless otherwise specified (such as at doors, curved ramps and similar), the minimum unobstructed width of a continuous accessible path of travel shall be 1000mm and the following shall not intrude into the minimum unobstructed width of a continuous accessible path of travel: a) Fixtures and fittings such as lights, awning, windows that, when open, intrude into the circulation space, telephones, skirtings and similar. b) Essential fixtures and fittings such as fire hose reels, fire extinguishers and swichboards c) door handles less than 900mm the “work”, inscribing the above the finished floor level

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SWITCHES AND GENERAL PUR OUTLETS 500 All switches and controls on an accessible path of travel, other tha general purpose outlets, shall be l not less than 900mm not more tha 1100mm above the plane of the fi floor and not less than 500mm fro internal corners

ACCESSIBLE PATHS OF TRAVEL AND CIRCULATION

Abutment of surfaces shall have a smooth transition. Vertical change of not more than 5mm between the abutment of two surafaces along a continuous acce

EXTERNAL WALL PANELS (a) Cast-in inserts and fixings must be anchored into the panel with welded bars or be fixed to the panel reinforcement. (b) Cast-in inserts for top connections and fixings acting together must be able to resist an ultimate load of two times the larger of the forces required to develop— (i) the ultimate bending moment capacity of the panel at its base; or (ii) the overturning moment at the base of the panel arising from an outwards lateral displacement at the top of the panel equal to one tenth of the panel height. (d) Lateral supporting members and their connections must be designed to resist the connection forces specified in (b) and (c) and in the case of an eaves tie member the force in the member must be determined assuming that it deforms in a manner compatible with the lateral displacement of the wall panels, and that it acts in tension only. (e) External wall panels that span vertically must have at least two upper connections per panel to the supporting member, except that where a number of panels are designed to act as one unit, (e.g. tongue and groove hollow-core panels), only two upper connections are required for each unit. (f) External wall panels that span horizontally between columns must have at least two connections at each column. (g) Connections providing lateral support to a panel must be designed to remain engaged to the supported panel both before and during a fire.

from the nomenclature of framing: the passe-partout. J.D. [p12, The Truth in Painting]

The circle and the abyss, that would be the title. On the way we will no doubt encounter the question of the title. What happens when one entitles

a “work of art”? What is the topos of the title? Does it take place (and where?) in relation to the work? On the edges? Over the edge? On the internal border? In an overboard that is re-marked and reapplied, by invagination, within, between the presumed centre and the circumference? Or between that which is framed and that which is framing

g screen with blades, battens or slats.

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GUIDEANCE TO ROOM DEPTH Single aspect habitable rooms should not exceed a room depth of 2.5 times the ceiling height

WIRES AND CABLES If a wire or cable or clust of wires or cables pentrates a floor. wall or celing, the opening must be neatly formed, cut or drilled and no closer than 50mm to any other service

s refridgerators, ovens dishwashers, and washing machines should have dedicated spaces and are not included in

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Required natural light must be provided by windows, excluding roof lights, that have an aggregate light transmitting area measured exclusive of framing members, glazing bars or other obstructions of not less than 10% of the floor area of the room; and are open to the sky or face a court or other space open to the sky or an open verandah, carport or the like

sible and secure storage improves the functionality of apartments

total minimum storage of 10 cubic meters. Minimum of 6 cubic meters must be within the dwelling. ength for the main bedroom is practical for clothes storage

HANDRAILS The design and construction of handrails shall comply with the following” a) handrails and balustrades should not encroach into required circulation spaces b) cross-sectionof handrails shall be circular orelliptical, not less than 30mm or greater than 50mm in height or width for not less than 30mm or greater than 50mm c) exposed edges at the ends and corners of handrails shall have a radius of not less than 5mm d) the top of handrails shall be not less than 865mm nor more than 1000mm above the nosing of stairway tread or the plane of the finished floor of the walkway, ramp or landing e) the clearance between a handrail and an adjacent wall surface or other obstruction shall be not less than 50mm. This clearance shall extend above the top of the handrail by not less than 600mm f) handrails shall have no obstruction to the passage of a hand along the rail

LIGHT AND VENTILATION Natural light must be provided in Class 2 buildings to all habitable rooms

GUIDANCE TO FUNCTIONAL LAYOUT Functional apartments have layouts which meet the needs of residents with room sizes and configurations which are appropriate for thier intended use. Adaptable layouts provide for future household changes providing longevity of housing stock. The longterm needs of a community require a range of housing types so people of different ages, backgrounds and needs are provided for

window opening must comply with the following: restricting the window opening, or a screen with secure fittings; which do not permit a ard horizontal action of 250 N against the window restrained by a device, or screen is able to be removed, unlocked or overridden.

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s 2 meters or more above the surface beneath in a bedroom of a class 2 building

GUIDANCE TO PRIVATE OPEN SPACE Access to functional and usable private open spaces - outdoor spaces such as balconies, courtyards and terraces accessible only to the particular apartment - allows occupants to extend their living spaces outdoors to enjoy a range of recreations.

1 bedroom dwelling should have a minimum balcony area of 8 sqm, and minimum dimension of 1.8 meters.

Between the outside and the inside, between the external and the internal edge-line, the framer and the framed, the figure and the ground, form and content, signifier and signified, and so on for any two-faced opposition. The trait thus divides in this place where it takes place. The emblem for this topos seems undiscoverable; I shall borrow it

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