BDES3027 Design Book: The Alfresco Theatre

The Alfresco Theatre

Studio 3B Project Sydney Harbour Drama House (SHDH) At University of Sydney

Designed by John Choi Lead by Guillermo Fernandez-Abascal

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Location Plan 1:5000@A4

McMahons Point, 2060

Step into the The Alfresco Theatre, sitting at North Sydney’s Blues Point Reserve. With a seating capacity of 250, this semi-private amphitheater promises an extraordinary cultural experience. Its design, a departure from convention, manifests in a captivating interplay of forms—a lightweight roof casting shadows upon the show. This preface invites you to explore the synergy of lightness and heaviness, the seamless integration with the natural surroundings, and the meticulous orchestration of public and private spaces. As you embark on this journey, discover a venue that transcends the ordinary, inviting patrons to witness the harmonious convergence of its public and private realms.

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Site Section 1:500@A2

Site Plan 1:500@A2

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East Elevation 1:200@A1

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West Elevation 1:200@A1

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1. Bookshop Cafe 2. Accessible Bathroom 3. MEP 4. Cloak Room 5. Lobby 6. Ticket Office 7. Changing Room 8. Backstage 9. Storage 10. Office 11. Sundeck

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Section A-A 1:200@A1

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Section B-B 1:200@A1

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1. Entry 2. Bookshop Cafe 3. Bathroom 4. Cloak Room 5. Lobby 6. Ticket Office 7. Changing Room 8. Backstage 9. Storage 10. Meeting Room 11. Pantry 12. Office 13. Stage 14. Auditorium 15. Stage Operator 16. Stage Manager 17. Kitchen 18. MEP

GF Plan 1:200@A1

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1F Plan 1:200@A1

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Window Detail 1:10@A2 (Left): 1. Xlam Wet Area Floor: Timber Flooring, Waterproofing Membrane, Tile Underlay, XLAM CLT Floor Panel.

2. 3 Panel Austview Sashless Timber Window, Fixed to Timber Frame 3. XLAM Floor + Support Beam

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Interior Wall - Floor Detail 1:10@A2 (Centre) 4. Interior Xlam Wall To Floor Acoustic Wall - Floor Detail 1:10@A2 (Right) 5. XLAM Acoustic Wall: Wall Lining On Acoustic Batten, Acoustic Insulation To Cavity, XLAM CLT Wall Panel 6. Timber Pier Foundation to Engineering Standards

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1. Tensioned Membrane System 2. Pinned Connection with Base Plate Bolted to Timber Column 3. Concrete Column with Stainless Steel Plate Cladding 4. Hinged Connection with Cleat Plate Weleded to Concrete Column 5. Timber Scaffolding 6. XLAM Acoustic Floor: Flooring Laid Over Battens On Acoustic Shoe, Acoustic Insulation To Cavity, XLAM CLT Floor Panel.

7. Serge Ferrari Flexlight Precontraint 1002 S2 8. Roll-up Curtain System Connected to Steel Section 9. Xlam Wet Area Floor: Timber Flooring, Waterproofing Mem brane, Tile Underlay, XLAM CLT Floor Panel

Tensioned Membrane System to Timber Column Detail 1:10@A2

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Roll-up Curtain System Detail 1:30@A2

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Main Entrance

Back View

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Theatre View

Side View

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East Elevation View 1F Overview

West Elevation View Isometric View

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Precedents Muoto and Label architecture, TDS Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium, 2021 Herzog & de Meuron, Chäserrugg Mountain Station, Unterwasser, Switzerland, 2015 Bruther and Baukunst, Student Housing, Paris, France Bruther, Maison Julie-Victoire Daubié, Paris, France Bruther, Low Carbon House Erika Nakagawa Office, House Momoyama, Tokyo, Japan, 2016 FRIHA, AMUNT, Menzenschwand, Germany, 2021 OMA, Syracuse Greek Theatre Scenography, Syracuse, Italy, 2012 Studio Tom Emerson, Pavilion of Reflections, Zürich, Switzerland, 2016 Massimiliano & Doriana Fuksas, Zenith Strasbourg , Strasbourg, France 2008