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Audrey Lui

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Connecting the Neighbourhood 1

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Project description

1:5000 Site analysis diagram

1:500 Site plan

Study of example houses

Energy efficency strategies

Concept diagram

Spatial diagram

1:100 Roof plan

1:100 Floor plan

1:100 Elevations

1:100 Section

1:20 Internal elevation

1:50 Internal elevation

2 The Link

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Project description

Site analysis

Rendering Design development Strategies’ diagrams

1:100 Floor plan & Sections

3 Viaduct

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Project description

Site description

Site plan

Urban proposal

Concept development

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1:200 Sections

4 A Case Study: The Simpson-Lee House

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Project description & 1:10 Exploded Axonometric detail

Research of the House

Physical model

1:50 Axonometric framing

Exploded Axonometric section

1:10 Exploded Axonometric detail

CONNECTING THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

People are getting less connected as the communication technology develops. This house aims to bring people back together in real life, hence showcasing a sustainable way of living that are also environmentally-friendly.

THE SITE

RESIDENTIAL

EDUCATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL

RELIGIOUS

TAFE A BLOCK FACTORY

EXAMPLAR HOUSE: D HOUSE BY DONAVAN HILL

1. SPACE SEPARATION BETWEEN PUBLIC & PRIVATE SPACES

Using the kitchen area to separate the public and private spaces to provide a sense of privacy.

The height of the walls of the kitchen is much lower than the ceiling, while still being higher than the eye level. This helps providing a sense of connectiveness, while the privacy is still protected.

2. SEEING AND NOT BEING SEEN

Using sliding window & gaps in between the kitchen to create a seeing and not being seen effect.

3. THE HOUSE BEING AN EXTENSION OF THE STREET

Extending the street into the house by an entrance sequence and the large sliding window to open up the public space.

PHOTO FROM PARTNERS HILL:

https://www.partnershill.com/d-house

EXAMPLAR HOUSE: C HOUSE BY DONAVAN HILL

1. OPENNESS

The main public space is a covered outdoor area, maximizing the effects of the outdoor condition to the residents. As a result, the public space is an extension of the outdoor environment.

2. CENTRALITY

The memorable space (public space) is being emphasised by being placed in the centre.

By the small sliding window in the private area, people are allowed to recap the “happy” memory in the public space.

3. PUBLIC & PRIVATE SPACES

Clear separation of the two spaces by a clear zoning and a separated circulation system.

PRIMARY CIRCULATION

PUBLIC SPACE’S VERTICAL CIRCULATION

PRIVATE

EXAMPLAR HOUSE: NARANGA AVENUE HOUSE BY JAMES RUSSELL

1. CENTRALITY

The indoor garden is used as the centre of the house.

2. OUTDOOR & INDOOR LIVING AREA

The main living area’s walls are made with clear glass. It feels like it is an extension of the garden.

To provide privacy, alternate dining and living spaces are provided.

3. BREEZEBLOCK WALL

ALLOWING

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Here are strategies used in order to achieve energy efficiency:

1. Natural ventilation

2. Orientation

4. Outdoor living space

Living room facing north

3. Use of Materials

Minimize east & west sides’ lengths

Off-grid Technology:

An electricity system in a house that is not connected to the main electricity grid

Breezeblock:

Maximizing ventilation, and allowing adequate amount of daylight into the building.

Double-glazing window

Light-coloured wall and roof:

Use of white-painted weatherboard as the wall exterior cladding

Shading device

Three things needed to be consider:

1. electricity

2. sewage

3. water

SOLAR PANEL

OZONE TREATMENT SYSTEM

SEPTIC TANK

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

CENTRALITY:

THE PUBLIC SPACE BEING THE CENTRE OF THE HOUSE

VIEW:

VIEW TO THE FACTORY AND TAFE NEARBY TO BUILD A SENSE OF BELONGINGNESS

SEEING AND NOT BEING SEEN:

EXTENSION OF THE STREET:

THE STREET IS EXTENDED INTO THE HOUSE BY THE ENTRANCE SEQUENCE, USE OF MATERIALS (FLOORING), & OPENING UP THE HOUSE

RECAPTURING MEMORY:

ALLOWING RESIDENTS IN THE PRIVATE AREA DIRECTLY LOOKING AT THE PUBLIC SPACES TO RECAP THEIR “HAPPY” MEMORY THERE

USING SLIDING WINDOW, SHADING DEVICE, & BREEZEBLOCK WALL TO CREATE THIS EFFECT SO THAT PRIVACY CAN BE PROTECTED

SPATIAL DIAGRAM

TREES AS NOISE BARRIER: THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE HOUSE SUFFERED FROM THE BUSY ROAD’S LOUD NOISE. TREES ARE PLANTED THERE AS NOISE BARRIER.

BUBBLE DIAGRAM

RESERVED FOR RAINWATER

STORAGE/ ELECTRIC VEHICLE

CHARGING

SOLAR PANEL

THE ENTRANCE

OZONE TREATMENT SYSTEM

ALLOWING PEOPLE TO SEE THE IMPORTANT/ REPRESENTATIVE AREA IN THE SUBURB TO BUILD A SENSE OF BELONGINGNESS

USING BRICK FLOORING THAT ARE THE SAME AS THE STREET

WEST NORTH

USING LIGHT COLOURED MATERIALS

OUTDOOR DINING AREA

SOUTH

THE WALL LEADS PEOPLE INTO THE HOUSE

EAST

THE BALCONY

Alison and Peter simthsons had emphasized the importance of building a community identity by capturing a site’s famous features. This house aims to achieve that through this little balcony. Standing at it, residents can directly see the two iconic buildings in the Eagle Farm, TAFE block A and the oil factory. These two places showcase the history of the suburb being an important industrial and educational area in Queensland.

BREEZEBLOCK WALL IS USED TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO LOOK AT THE PUBLIC SPACE AND RECAPTURING THE “HAPPY” MEMORY THERE

THE MAIN PUBLIC AREA’S HEIGHT (KITCHEN, DINING, & LIVING ROOM) IS DOUBLE OF THE OTHER AREAS TO EMPHASIS ITS IMPORTANCE OF BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER

CREDITS:

IMAGE FROM MY FREE TEXTURES:

https://www.myfreetextures.com/

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A SMALL OPENING THAT ARE BELOW THE EYE LEVEL SO THAT PEOPLE CANNOT DIRECTLY LOOK INTO THE LIVING ROOM TO PROVIDE PRIVACY

The Link

People in the busy industrial site in Bowen Hill are disconnected from one another. There are many people working inside the factories and lots of traffic passes through it. However, no one would stop by and communicate with others. This urban proposal aims to reconnect these people by providing a visually attractive cafe, that can be easily access through the urban intervention proposed, for them to relax.

The full urban proposal involves 2 main components, the cafe and the river boardwalk. Considering the poor walkability between the two sides of the site, the boardwalk helps providing a road to walk from one side to the another. The visually attractive cafe aims at capturing people’s attention that they might want to drop by to have a cup of coffee and to have a chat with others. People can also enjoy the view of the river. The boardwalk provides an opportunity for people to engage with the water both visually and physically.

BUILDING ENVELOPE & SPATIAL PLANNING DEVELOPMENT

CURRENT TRAFFIC

ROUTE

PATTERN OF THE SITE

SPATIAL PLANNING:

The pattern come from the traffic route pattern of the area. As observed, the site have a heavy traffic and this is an important characteristics of the site. The spatial planning of the Cafe make reference to this.

BUILDING ENVELOPE:

The pattern of the roof line come from the pattern of the river, one of the most important traffic route (ships) in the site. The roof line is converted into part of the spatial planning, with area the roof rise become a positive space (indoor area) and area that drops become negative space (corridor).

STRATEGIES DIAGRAM:

CENTRALITY with the outdoor seating area as the centre

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WATER ENGAGEMENT

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HUMAN CIRCULATION

CAR CIRCULATION

BOARDWALK AIMING TO CONNECT THE DISCONNECTED TWO SIDES OF THE SITE. The red colour indicated the existing footpaths. They focus on the same side of the site, making the site disconnected by foot.

Screening facility

Small opening on Corten steel wall for natural light

Screening

SECTION

VIADUCT

The industrial area is being isolated and marginalised from the rest of the city. Aiming to break the invisible boundary existed, the museum, like a viaduct, is built to connect and to extend the energetic vibe of one end of the site to the other end, the industrial area, through translating the site’s elements into a dynamic architectural form.

The site is located at Bowen Hill. Half of the site is very energetic, with the beautiful Breakfast Greek Hotel and the Mercedes-Benz Brisbane building. While these two locations had lots of visitors/ workers, the other side of the site is quiet and bleaknessless. The site feels fragmented. I tried to capture this unique characteristic of the site through the psychogeography map. Hence the museum and the full urban proposal are given an important role as a viaduct between the two fragments of the site. Through the urban scheme, it creates opportunity to lead visitors to the quiet side by walking through the museum.

The museum’s shape and the roof form came from translating the site’s elements into architectural languages. The museum are composited of 3 parts: Ground & level 1: Theatre

Forecourt

Foyer

Reception

Screen

Museum Store

Theater

Toliets

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1:200 Level 2: Exhibition

Resting area with seat

Restoration, Production, Sound, Editing

meeting

Case Study of the Simpson Lee House

A case study of one of the most famous Australian architect Glenn Murcutt’s design, the Simpson Lee House. This poject involved physical modelling and digital modelling. The physical model was done with my two teammates, while the rest of the project are done individually.

The drawing on the right is a detail drawing and a research of the steel connection part.

1. 80mm Steel pipe struts

2. 150 UC column

3. Steel joint

4. 150 UC beam with steel joint plate

5. Custom steel joint

6. Steel plate

7. 1.6mm aluminium cover to blind head

8. 150 UC beam

9. Steel cruciform strut

Research of the House:

The house was designed by Australian architect Glenn Murcutt from 1988-1993. Located in Mount Wilson, NSW.1 The house was one of the most notable works of Murcutt. It was built with a steel framing, brick wall and a concrete flooring system. In particular, he had developed a roof system that felt very light.2

The roof system, with the thickest part in the middle of the house, slowly gets thinner when extending out on both sides. At the end of the roof, only the corrugated iron sheet is left and is supported by steel pipe struts. A floating illusion is therefore created.

The house has a symmetrical structural system and spatial planning.3 As seen in the diagram, both the main house and the garage follow a similar structural planning system, with the middle part larger and the two sides a bit narrower. The symmetrical framing system ensured the structural stability of the house. Notes:

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13. Bagged brick wall

14. 0.53 LYSAGHTS custom orb zincalume AZ 150. ribs set horizontally

15. Suspended concrete slab

16. Reinforced concrete blockwork retaining wall

17. 75 CT 12 plate

18. Steel L shape beam

19. 0.96 custom orb zincalume AZ200 LYSAGHT corrugated iron

1. Steel RHS rafter

2. Steel Z beam

3. Timber purlin

4. Continuous, rebated and profiled batten, cut around columns

5. Steel Z fascia

6. Steel pipe struts

7. 1.6mm aluminium cover to blind head

8. 150 UC beam

9. 150 UC column

10. Steel cruciform strut

11. Alumiinium anodised steel angle

12. Strip footing with 150 UC column

1:50 Axonometric Framing

Steel 75 CT 12 Plate Steel Z beam

Steel Z fascia

80mm Steel pipe, connected to the roof sheet

80mm Steel pipe struts

Steel 150 UC beam with 1.6mm aluminium cover to blind head

Aluminium anodised steel cruciform struct

Alumiinium anodised steel angle

Concrete pad footing

Reinforced blockwork foundation

Scabble rock footing for full horizonal bearing

Steel L shape beam

Bagged brick wall

Steel purlin between roof timber purlin, stablize flue on steel purlins pair

Timber purlin

Steel RHS rafter

Subsoil drainage

Steel 150 UC beam

Reinforced suspended slab on ‘Bondek’

Steel 150 UC column, connected to the roof

Exploded Axonometric Wall Section

0.86 custom blue orb zincalume AZ 200

LYSAGHT corrugated iron roof sheet Chicken wire

Sisalation

75 insulwool

Steel Z beam

Timber purlin

50 insulwool over ceiling

Steel plate for connecting Z beam and purlin

Gyprock ceiling

Reinforced steel bar

Gutter 150 of haif round zincalume

Steel L beam

0.53 LYSAGHT custom orb zincalume AZ 150, lay with ribs horizontally

50 insulwool

75 CT 12 steel plate

0.53 Lysaghts custom orb zincalume AZ 150, lay with ribs horizontally

‘Bagged’ brick wall, painted in white

Steel RHS rafter

Suspended reinforced concrete slab

Bondek

Styroform insulation without FRC

Rio bar

Reinforced concrete blockwork foundation

Subsoil drainage

Scabble rock footing for full horizonal bearing

1:10 Exploded Axonometric Details

1. 0.86custom blue orb zincalume AZ 200 LYSAGHT corrugated iron

2. Chicken wire

3. Sisalation

4. 75 insulwool

5. Timber purlin

6. Steel Z beam

7. Continuous, rebated and profiled batten, cut around columns

8. Steel RHS rafter

9. Steel Z fascia

10. 50 insulwool over ceiling

11. Gyprock ceiling

12. 8.0 clear toughened glass

13. 150 UC column

List of Reference

Gusheh, Maryam & Lassen, Catherine. “Revisited: Simpson-Lee House.” ARCHITECTUREAU. Last modified November 10, 2014. https://architectureau.com/articles/simpson-lee-house/

OZ.E.TECTURE. “Simpson-Lee House.” Accessed August 15, 2023. https://www.ozetecture.org/simpsonlee-house

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