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CASSANDRA SEOW

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CONTENTS

MULTISENSORIAL ENCOUNTER

.XP.MAT.

(cultural archite cture , 3D lidar scanning & point cloud mapping, te chnology and archite cture )

pe rs ona l w or k

c ons t r u c t ion

( urb a n p l a n n i n g , f u tu re v i s ion , h u man t o e c o n o m i c a l s c a l e , re s p o ns e t o mu l t i a nd int e rc u l tu r a l e th n i c i t y, fi el dwork)

URBAN SKYSCRAPER (Macro-s cale , unde rstanding of Au s t ral i an building code s, de taile d ex pl orat i on of high rise construction t ech n i qu es and draf ting, CAD-work)

DECARAWSWEE TS

INTERGEN-LIVING

OPEN-UP

( m a c ro - s c a l e m u l t i res i den t i al an d c o m m u n a l a rch i t ect u re, heri t ag e re a dapt at i on )

(micro-scale re side ntial unit, sustainable approach, communal living)

WESTERN BACE MODEL ( M i c ro -s cal e, det ai l ed ex pl orat i on of m a te r i al s an d con s t ru ct i on met hods , p h y s i cal model l i n g , CAD-work)

S PAC E 1 : D o g Fr i e n d l y Pa r k

S PAC E 3 : M U LT I P U R P O S E SW I N G

S PAC E 2 : E x t e r i o r Fo o d E a t i n g A re a

M U LT I S E N S O R I A L E N C O U N T E R s t u d i o T H E S I S / 2 0 19 / i n d i v i d u a l p r o j e c t / u r b a n planning & micro-architecture

“ The H i d d en D i me ns ion : A dis tan ce that acts as an i nvi si bl e b u b b l e t h a t s u rro unds the organ is m. O utsi de of i t, t wo organi sms w o u ld n o t i n t era ct with e ach othe r as w hen the bubbl es overl ap.

The b u b b l e i s t erritor ial s e ns e of one ’s s urroundi ng.” (Hal l , E.T., 1988 ). Th i s di m e ns ion an d the f ocus of bei ng mul t i c ul t ural h a s res u l t ed i n c o m m u n i t y i s o l at i on and overl ooki ng t he f a c t t h a t we are the s ame s peci es – hom osapi ens.

Fo r t h i s p ro j ec t , I w ould like to inv e s tigate how i nt e rc ul t ural enc o un te r c o uld ar is e f rom the e le vati on of senses through a m u l t i s en so ri a l built e n v iron me nt. Als o usi ng thi s as a catal yst t o u pb ri n g p o s i tiv e e nv ironme n tal be havi or of a person. Thi s w o u ld b e ex p l o re d through a s e r ie s of strategi cal l y curated m ic ros p a c es a nd civ ic programs w ithi n the P reston Market p re c in c t . A n d hope f ully the “ h idde n di m ensi on” that arose fro m b ei n g t o o multicultural commun it y c oul d be overl ooked.

Wit h i n t h i s rede v e lopme nt and n e w masterpl an for the Pre s t o n M a rket Pre cinct that will s pan ac ross 20 - 25 y ears, 3 m i c ro - s p a c es s cat te re d w ith in the masterpl an ai ms to in t e g ra t e i n t erculturalis m an d par ti c i pator y arc hi tec ture t o in c rea se t he us e rs ’ s e n s e of bel ongi ng to the space.

The s e s p a c es als o at te mpts to combi ne arc hi tec ture and c u lt u re b y c o n tras ting mate r ialit y, s c al e and permeabi l i t y.

Thi s proj ect desi res t o ex peri men t i n t erac t i o n s t h rou g h mi c ro scal e and m a c ro sc a l e. The mac ro sc a l e i n t er v en t i on w ou l d be an urban f o rest t h at sp an s ac ross P rest on M arket . The mi c ro scal e spac es w o u l d be t he 3 i n t er v en t i o n s l o c a t ed w i t h i n t he forest. Usi ng an u rban f orest as a st ar t i n g po i n t , i t f orms t he basi s of se n ses el ev a t i on f o r t he u sers. Th i s t ree f ramew ork wi l l c ontai n a c t i v i t i es f o r i n t era c t i o n . N ot on l y i t p ro v i d es for a freshe r en v i ron men t a n d w i t h i t s ow n mi c ro c l i mat e, i t i s worki ng towards t he v i si o n o f M el b o u rn e U rb an Fo rest 2020.

By c onduc t i n g resea rc h a n d f i el d w o rk o n t he et h n i c an d cul tural gro u p s w i t h i n P rest o n a n d bey o n d , t h i s d at a i s u sed to rei nforce t he u p c omi n g i n t erc u l t u ra l i n t er v en t i o n s. S o me researc h i n t o a f f ordan c es b et w een b o dy a n d su rro u n di n g s, af fordabi l i t y t o t rav el a n d l i kel i ho o d t o par t i c i pat e deemed t o be useful i nf orma t i on f or t hese pro j ec t s.

a ncest r y + p ub lic t ra nsp or t ma p Mernda Line (Train) - Recent extension has been made to create 3 more stops after South Morang station to Mernda station.

- 982 services to Melbourne city.

- 8000 commuters a day.

- 26 minutes from Melbourne Central to Preston Market.

- 28 minutes from Mernda Station to Preston Market.

BUS #552 (North East Resevoir-Northcote Plaza) #553 (Preston-West Preston) #527 (Gowrie-Northland) #903 (Altona-Mordialloc) - Total of 4 bus lines that passess through Preston and Preston Market.

- Bus #552, #553, #527 are more internal neighbourhood bus routes. Only allowing nearby suburbs to visit Preston Market.

- Bus #903 covers a wider travel route, allowing people who stay in the proximity of the covered suburbs to travel to Preston Market.

M A JO RIT Y

TRAM #11 (West Preston - Victoria Harbour Docklands) TRAM #86 (Bundoora RMIT - Victoria Harbour Docklands)

M INO RIT Y

AUSTRALIAN

CHINESE

ENGLISH

GREEK

INDIAN

IRISH

ITALIAN

LEBANESE

MACEDONIAN

MALTESE

SCOTTISH

VIETNAMESE

the EX I STI N G P re sto n M a r ke t

t he NE W P rest on Ma r ket LOADING BAY

BUT go od var iet y of di f f eren t sea t i n g a rea s us i n g re cy cl e d mat e r i al s “ PE R F O R M A N C E ”

M A R K E T EXT ENS ION

WOOLWORTHS

CITY COUNCIL

PRESTON STATION

A XIA L P ER M EA B ILIT Y

PRESTON OVAL

M E L B L AN E WAYS

CUR R E NT MA R K E T S IT UAT IO N

B OUNDA RY AC T IVAT ION

Uninviting approach bet ween Preston Station and Market Entrance

M ULT I- R ES DWELLING

G R E E N E RY I N V I TAT I O N

set ting up a f ra m ewo r k

imp lement t hroug hout 25 ye ars

TRE E S

PARK/G REEN S PAC ES

URBAN FOREST

M ICRO SCA LE

MAC R O S C AL E

PA R T I C I PATO RY I NPUT

STAG E 1 / 2027

USER

ARCHITECT

F E E D B AC K LO O P

STAG E 2 / 2034

SENSES

STAG E 3 / 204 5

MARKET EXTENSION

0-5 YR 5-10 YR 10-15 YR 15-20 YR

sp a ce 1 : d og f rie nd ly pa r k

13

12

1 2

A

3 A

8

11

10

7

5 6 4

01

CRAMER

GROUND FLOOR PLAN SCALE 1:50

M 0

1

2

STREET

HIGH ST REET

9

1. Co-Working Space 2. Exterior Timber Decking 3. Trees with Seating 4. Doggy Airlock Gate 5. Water/Clean Up Stations 6. Doggy Tunnel 7. Sandpit 8. Playable Element 9. Doggy Jump Seats 10. Flowing Water 11. Covered Area 12. Waiting Area 13. Yoga Studio

EX P LO DE D AXO N OM E TRI C

g ra ss sa n d

GROUND SURFACE

w at e r

re c y c le d rub b e r s ur fa c e

DIFFERENCE IN MATERIALS

soft asphalt

cork a b o ri g i n a l m o t i fs

t i m b er

CANOP Y AREA

SOFT/HARD SURFACES

c o l o re d gl a s s

CIRCULATION PATH

CANOPY AREA

P L AYA B L E A R E A

SOFT/HARD SURFACES

SOFT SURFACES

02

SECTION A S C A L E 1 : 10 0

0

1

M 2

MULTI- RESID ENTIAL

C O - W O R K S PAC E

D OG PARK

B

YOGA STUDIO

sp6 a ce 2 : ea t ing a rea 04

GROUND FLOOR PLAN SCALE 1:50

5

M 0

1

2

1. 600mm table 2. 1100mm table (bar height) 3. 350mm table (floor seats) 4. Box bench 5. Cutleries Station 6. Sink 7. Sandbox 8. Tree Trunk

1

4

7

2

8

3

05

S O U T H E L E VAT I O N SCALE 1:50

M 0

1

2

1100mm

1100mm

600mm

600mm 350mm

ART GALLERY

CULTURAL EVENTS

REL AXATION/LEISURE

PROTESTS

REAL

VS

VIRTUAL

.xp.mat s t u d i o D / 2 018 / i n d i v i d u a l p r o j e c t / 3 D s c a n n i n g , exhibition space A s Wa l t er B en j a min once de clare d that techni cal reproduci bi l i t y d e c im a t es t he a ura of an ar te f act, to recl ai m thi s aurati c nature a c ro s s p h ysi c a l an d v ir tual wor ld has caused a di srupti on of t he li n e b et w een mate r ialit y an d v ir tual i t y, bet ween touchedb a s e d sen sa t i o n and optical h aptis m, requi ri ng i ndi vi dual s to n e g o t i a t e v a r y i ng de gre e s of mate r ial ex i stenc e. W i th the hi gh s t a n d a rd s o f rep lica re production in th is era, are real ar tefacts re a lly n eed ed i n the mus e ums ?

Whe n o n e c o m es n e ar to an ar te f act, the aura that y ou wi l l e x p eri en c e w o u ld main ly come f rom its materi al i t y.Therefore i n t he d em a t eri a l i ze d re al room the conceptual l i nes that defi nes t he s p a c e b et w ee n the e ye , h and, imagi nati ve mi nd and body a re red ra w n w i th e ach proje ction of stori ed ex peri ence, thus s h if t ing a es t het i c s e ns ibilit y. The los t in the trace of m ateri al i t y w ill a l l o w u sers t o as s ume its re pre s e n tati ve potenti al , provi di ng c r it ica l ref l ec t i o n and a pe dagogical moment. The whi tewashed ro o m t a kes a d v an tage of the us e rs mind by put ti ng them i n a h yp er rea l si t u a tion whe re the y can not di sti ngui sh the ori gi n a n d sp ec i f i c i t y of e ach v e s s e l. It provi des a di al ec ti c for the a u ra o f m a t eri a l it y an d the s ymbolis m of the whi te sur fac e i n t he p erc ep t i o n of s pace , hav ing a repl i c a so fai thful to the o r ig in a l t h a t i t i s of te n h ard to re me mber i ts true nature.

A s yo u exp eri ence the v ir tual re alm, ever y thi ng that y ou see in fro n t o f y o u will be s upe r high re sol uti on and tex tured to p e r fec t i o n , l i ke the or iginal ar te f act. The materi al i t y of the ve s s e l s w ere a b stracte d f rom image trac i ng whi c h outl i nes the ve c t o r l i n es o f the or igin al mate r ial tex ture, bei ng proj ected o n t he rep l i c a s to e v oke cur ios it y. And havi ng the vi r tual to b e in f i n i t e a n d l imitle s s , e v e r yth in g wi l l be repl i cated as y ou p ro c e ed f u r t her, with its re s olution downgradi ng – put ti ng the u s e rs i n a n o t her h ype r re al s ituation.

REAL

VIRTUAL

V

I

R

T

U

A

L

INTERGEN-LIVING s t u d i o C / 2 0 18 / i n d i v i d u a l p r o j e c t / m i x e d - u s e d multi residential, heritage re -use I n t e rg en - l i v i n g re pur pos e s an d re us es an abandoned soap fa c t o r y i n Po r t M e lbour n e to adapt for i nc om i ng waves of m ig ra t i o n , hen c e cons tr uctin g a multi-resi denti al dwel l i ng.

The b i g i d ea i s t o cre ate a multige ne rati onal c om muni t y where dif fe ren t a g es coe xis t toge the r that engage i n a net work of s o c ial i n t era c t i o n an d commun it y activi ti es.

A s el d erl y a re of te n n e gle cte d and segregated from thei r c h ild ren a n d grandchildre n, th is mul ti - use apar tm ent wi l l in c lu d e a v a ri et y of communal s pace s to strengthen the bond b e t ween w o rki n g, s choolin g an d the reti red.

The im p o r t a n c e of he r itage h as induced me i nto keepi ng the No r t h & S o u t h f acade , an d re pur pos ing i nto 42 apar tments, 8 t o wn ho u s es a n d 36 par k in g s pace s. As for the comm unal s p a c e s , t here’s a caf é at the cor n e r of Woodruf f and Ingl es, a k id s p l a y a rea on top and a Southe r n shared c our t y ard on top o f t h a t . The c en tral atr ium s pace is co nver ted i nto a farm er ’s m a r ke t ru n b y the re s ide nts , w he re m ost of the i nterac ti on w o u ld o c c u r. The Nor the r n par t of the bui l di ng has a shared c o u r t y a rd a n d a ame nit y block , w h ich has a cl i ni c , a day c are r u n b y t he el d erly re s ide n ts of the buildi ng, co- work space, a 2 le vel f i t n es s c e ntre and a roof top garden where the resi dents c o u ld p l a n t t hei r produce .

The ex t eri o r m ate r ialit y f or the apar tm ent modul es take in s p ira t i o n f ro m the br ick w are hous e . By usi ng col ored bri cks, it m a kes i t ea sily re cognizable and a conversati on star ter.

Th is rei m a g i n ed n e w t ypology of apar tm ents c om bi ned wi th a fle x ib l e c en t ra l atr ium s pace could f aci l i tate any ac ti vi ti es run b y t he c o m m i t t ee of the are a.

Proposed a r ea f o r I n t er g en -l i v i n g a t Por t M el b our n e

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

AXO

5F

4F

3F

2F

1F

x10 1 BEDROOM 60SQM

x11 2 BEDROOM 90SQM

x13 3 BEDROOM 120SQM

x8 4 BEDROOM 160SQM

GF

SIT E PL A N 1 :2 0 0

0

6

m 12

BB

G F P L A N 1 :2 0 0

AA

1F P L AN 1: 200

0

6

m 12

2F P L A N 1 :2 0 0

3F P L AN 1: 200

0

6

m 12

WEST ELEVAT ION K I D S PL AY AR EA

S OU T HER N COUR T YA R D

SOU T H ELEVAT ION AT R I U M/ MA R K E T PL ACE

SE C T IONA L PE RSPE C T IV E

WE ST & E N T RA N C E E AST

OPEN UP

AXO

s t u d i o C / 2 0 18 / i n d i v i d u a l p r o j e c t / m i x e d - u s e d multi residential

Lysaght Kliplock (Roofing)

O p e n U p , t he i d ea of e xh ibitionis m an d voy euri sti c archi tecture.

M y b i g i d ea i s to ch alle n ge the thought of a c onventi onal a p a r t m en t b ei n g e n clos e d an d pr iv ate.

Timber Grey Ash (Casework, Joinery)

M y p ro p o sa l a l l o w s re s ide n ts to e xh ibi t thei r dai l y l i ves to one a n o t her, t o g a i n a be t te r un de rs tan din g of thei r nei ghbors and b u ildi n g a c o m munit y. I pre s e nt th is th ro ugh my arc hi tec ture by o p e ni n g u p t he l obby an d hav ing f loor to cei l i ng wi ndow wal l s t h a t f a c es t he stre e ts cape , allowing resi dents to be i nvol ved w it h a c t i v i t i es o uts ide and to hav e a transparent l i vi ng space.

A ls o , I h a v e i n c l ude d a n or the r n light wel l to i ncorporate natural s u n lig h t f o r a l l units . It als o acts as a core c om muni cati on space.

White Masonry Tiles (Walls)

Re s iden t s en t er th rough the cor ne r of Thom as and McGoun St re et . B i n ro o m and bike par k in g are l ocated here for easy a c c e s s. U n i t 1 an d Unit 2 are locate d on the Ground Fl oor, b o t h a re d o u b l e s tor ie d.

Timber Parquet (Floor)

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

Residential interaction through windows and balconies, creating a community

Staggered balconies facing streetscape streetscapecommunity

Blackened Timber (External Cladding)

Daily life activities facing streetscape through floor to ceiling window walls, exhibitionsim

Apartment typology - Open plan and double story

Northern lightwell for sunlight penetration through windows

B

C

A

UP

UP

DN

DN UP

UP

UP UP

Unit 4

DN DN

DN

L I GH T WELL

LIVING AR EA

B AS EMEN T L I GH T W E L L

S E C T I ON A L PERS P EC TI VE A

S E C T I O N AL P E R S P EC TI VE B

SEC T IONAL P E RSPE C T IV E C

Sky Rise High Rise Median Rise

Sky Rise

Goo

High Rise

Sky

MedianGoods Rise Lift

Toile

Sky Lobby Low RIse

Mec

Basement

Serv

Toilets

Low RIse

Mechanical Floor

Basement

Services core

Sky Rise (Level 47-58) Sky Rise (Level 47-58) Floor Area (sqm) Floor Area (sqm) NLA (sqm) 2304 NLA (sqm)

1864 Efficiency (%)

Efficiency (%)

4

2304 1864 80.90

80.90

Sky Rise 4

Sky Rise

1:500

1:500

High Rise (Level 31-46)

High Rise (Level 31-46)

Floor Area (sqm) NLA (sqm)

3

2304

Floor Area 1864(sqm)

2304

Efficiency (%)

80.90

NLA (sqm) 80.90

Efficiency (%)

1864

High Rise 1:500

High Rise

3

1:500 Medium Rise (Level 16-30) Floor Area (sqm) NLA (sqm)

2

2304

Medium1776 Rise (Level 16-30)

Efficiency (%)

77.08

Floor Area (sqm)

2304

NLA (sqm)

1776

Efficiency (%)

77.08

Low Rise (Level 1-15)

Medium Rise 1:500

Floor Area (sqm)

2304

NLA (sqm)

1776

Efficiency (%)

2

77.08

Low Rise (Level 1-15)

Medium Rise 1:500

Floor Area (sqm)

2304

NLA (sqm)

1776

Efficiency (%)

77.08

Low Rise 1:500

5

SECTION - TYPICAL FLOOR PLATES NOT TO SCALE

A1.1

ABPL 90118 Applied ArchitecturAl technology

1 : feAsibility tutoriAl : 18 (group A)

Assignment

Low Rise 1:500

group members: tAn sze ming

tutor: rob

731 526, diAnA ong sze mei 701832, cAssAndrA seow 759 925

COATED TEMPERED GLASS

SEALANT

SILL COVER

SMOKE FLASHING

TIMBER PAVEMENT

TRANSOM SILL

A p p l i e d A r c h i t e c t u r a l T e c h n o l o g y / 2 0 18 / g r o u p project/construction VENTILATION LOUVERS

FOLDED BACK PAN AND INSULATION FIXING BOLT

FIRE STOPPER

BACKER ROD SEALANT

ADJUSTABLE PAVER PEDESTAL

4% SLOPE

CAST IN INSET WITH 3 ANCHORS BEHIND THIS SECTION. IT FIXES THE OUTRIGGER INTO THE SLAB

STEEL ANGLE PLATE

ALUMINIUM MULLION

THERMOPLASTIC WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE

M16 ANCHOR BOLT PRIMARY FLOOR ANGLE BRACKET

300MM DEEP CAST IN INSERT WITH 3 ANCHORS

FIXING BOLT

ANGLE PLATE

RHS HORIZONTAL FRAME

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

04

PARAPET DETAIL SECTION

03

EXTERNAL FACADE CONNECTION SECTION

02

CURTAIN WALL DETAIL PLAN 1:5

1:5

1:5 ALUMINIUM MULLION RHS FRAME

04 A 5.3

FIXING BOLT ALUMINIUM ANGLE PLATE

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

STACK HEAD

TIMBER JOIST

ODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

Co n t ra s t i n g l y dif f e re nt f rom othe r desi gn studi os, thi s c o n s tru c t i o n st udio f ocus e s on the ef fi c i ency, bui l dabi l i t y a n d al l o w ed f o r f ur the r un de rs tan din g of how a skysc raper i s a c t u a l l y b u i l t . Div ide d in to 3 par ts - podi um, body and c rown, I wa s i n c h a rg ed of de tailing the con s tructi on drawi ngs for the c ro wn.

I t s t a r t ed w i t h a bas ic s ite analys is and the ai m of what we w a n t o u r s k ys c rape r to contr ibute to the Mel bourne sky l i ne.

B y c a l c u l a t i n g f loor plate s e f f icie ncy and determ i ni ng the s t r u c t u ra l c o re, o ur s k ys crape r is composed of 5 8 fl oors, wi th 55 re n t a b l e f l o o rs an d 3 me chan ical fl oors. It consi sts of Low R is e ( 15 s t o reys) , M id Ris e ( 15 s tore ys ), Hi gh Ri se (16 storeys) a n d S k y R i s e (12 s tore ys ) . It als o h as 3 basem ent l evel s for p a r k i n g . The f l o or e f f icie n cy is care f ul l y c onsi dered bec ause t he r i sk o f l o w er in g the e f f icie ncy due to NLA i s decreased b e c au s e o f t he cut-outs at e ach plate to c reate the spi ral ef fect fro m g ro u n d t o roof . H owe v e r, we managed to sec ure a fl oor e f fic i en c y o f 8 0.90% at Sk y Ris e an d Hi gh Ri se, 77.0 8 % at M e di u m R i se a n d L ow Ris e .

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

U R B A N S K YS C R A P E R

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

BACKER ROD

PREFABRICATED STEEL MAST

ALUMINIUM PARAPET CAPPING SLOPED TO DRAIN ROOF SIDE CONCRETE SLAB REBATE WITH GROUT BACKFILLING

ADJUSTABLE PAVER PEDESTAL

ENGINEERED SOIL

02 A 5.3

4% SLOPE

03 VENTILATION LOUVER WELDED ON MULLION

A 5.3

ANGLE PLATE FIXING BOLT

200MM CONCRETE SLAB

STEEL OUTRIGGER

SUSPENDED CEILING HANGER FOLDED BACK PAN & INSULATION EXTERNAL FACADE

ACOUSTIC INSULATION

500MM x 1000MM EDGE BEAM M12 FIXING BOLT WITH 5MM FLAT WASHER DRAINAGE PIPE

concept

SPANDREL INTERNAL DOUBLE GLAZED FACADE

BLINDS

01

PARAPET DETAIL SECTION 1:10

ACOUSTIC INSULATION BATT

PLASTER CEILING BOARD

elevations

WESTERN BACE REMODEL C o n s t r u c t i o n D e s i g n / 2 0 17 / i n d i v i d u a l p r o j e c t / construction We s tern B a c e a t M e lton South by SIX Degrees archi tects i s a h u b o f en t erp ri se , communit y activ it y and busi ness devel opm ent fo r M el b o u rn e’s We s t. The aim of this studi o was to produc e a d e t a i l ed a xo n o me tr ic draw ing an d a bui l t physi cal model of t he p a r t w e w ere giv e n to de mons trate our understandi ng and k n o wl ed g e o f c ons tr uction de tails . Also, we researc hed and u n d ers t o o d t he phys ical con dition s of the si te i ncl udi ng soi l c o n di t i o n s a n d wate r le v e ls .

Th is p ro j ec t w as s upe r he lpf ul in terms of i nc orporati ng c o n s tru c t i o n s o l utions an d de s ign inte nt of the archi tect i n an in d u s t ri a l s i t e. W ith this be in g s aid, i t was real l y hel pful to u n d ers t a n d c o n s tr uction s ys te ms and i ncorporate i t i nto m y o t he r d esi g n su bje cts .

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DECARAWSWEE TS f r e e l a n c e h o b b y / e s t 2 0 15 / a r t a n d b a k e r y D e c a ra w s w eet s ( de cade n tly raw s weets) was founded i n 2015, a i m i n g t o combine my pas s ion f or baki ng and scul ptural a b s t ra c t a r t i n t o e dible cake f or m. Al so ai mi ng to provi de fo r p eo p l e w i t h alle rgie s , I h av e k nowl edge of substi tuti ng in g re di en t s i n t o he althie r options . It coul d range from dai r y fre e , g l u t en f ree and e v e n re f in e d s uga r free.

Ha v in g m y b a k i ng pas s ion s in ce young, I’ve dec i ded to set u p t hi s b u s i n ess wh ile s tudying architec ture and i t was not an e a s y t a s k . I t really he lpe d me in te r ms of ti m e m anagement a n d im p ro v ed social s k ills with clie n ts of di f ferent ages. Al l my s k ills w ere sel f t aught and cons ulting my fel l ow homebakers! To ju g g l e t o b a ke 3-4 cake s pe r we e k and study i ng archi tecture re a lly hel p ed m e grow and us e my time ef fi ci entl y as wel l .

M y c a ke d es i gns take ins piration from abstrac t ar t and p a ra m et ri c c ho c olate s culpture s wh ich I fanc y ver y wel l thanks t o M r G eh r y. S imilar to arch ite cture , baki ng a mul ti - stori ed c a ke a l l s t a r t s with a conce pt and de s i gn i ntent for the cl i ent, t he n p u t t i n g c o n s ide ration in to the de nsi t y of the cake to al l ow fo r s tru c t u ra l s t abilit y of the cake .

I c o u l d s a y t h i s is on e of my gre ate s t ac hi evem ents as I have m o re t h a n 8 0 0 0 f ollowe rs on in s tagram and bei ng sponsored b y w el l k n o w n Aus tralian bak ing brands to prom ote thei r p ro d uc t s a n d o n line adv e r tis ing.

A s Co v i d h i t 20 20, I hav e us e d this time to ex pand my busi ness c u ra t i n g a si a n f lav ore d cook ie boxes and havi ng vari ous c o lla b o ra t i o n s w ith othe r ins tagram bakeri es, cateri ng to an a ve rag e o f 4 0 b oxe s w e e k ly.

TTHHAAN K Y O U NK YOU 2 0 2 0 w a s h a r d . . h o p i n g f o r a b e t t e r 2 0 21 !