Blur.

Blur.

Tutors: Rosanna Blacket and Alison Freeman

Blur: “The mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.� Oscar Wilde.

This design studio seeks to uncover some of the mystery of the world, shedding light on the visible. By revealing some of the principles that underlie the visual, we give ourselves greater control within the design process, to be able to predict the real architectural outcome.

The program was structured to include initial prescribed investigations. These provided insight into the concrete and intangible nature of the visual world through a series of photographic studies which seek out visual ambiguities in the city, particularly in relation to light. Further exploration into the possibilities of the visual are developed in the design of an art gallery for photographic and sculptural works.

Blurring the edges betw the natural.

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Renee Ridgway: ‘blur’: to become indistinct . . . to obscure.

I have taken particular interest in the movement of light over time,and how this, in turn, effects the projection of imagery from the structure onto the surrounding context. The particular rhythmic features of the shadow were looked at. How they enlarge and diminish to articulate different interpretations of the building’s configuration. The skin of the gallery, mimics, and opens to directly receive this light source and project he skeletal frame within the building. The subtle shifting of the elements fractures the initial perception, and allows blurring of the physical nature.

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dave brodziak

threshold, transition and transparency

solitary city

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skin, light and memory dave brodziak

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south elevation

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REFLECTIVITY

TRANSPARENCY

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CONCEPT

REFLECTIVITY

THRESHOLD

TRANSLUCENCY

Collins Street

Benson Lane

Bounces Light

Receives Light

With the sun being the primary variable of the perceptual situation, the characteristic of spaces change with time and season. This project produces an oscillation within the perceptual field, which becomes a source of uncertainty.

Sculptural Gallery

Ground Floor Plan

Temporary Exhibition Gallery

Sectional Perspective

View from Collins St

SUSPENDED PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY Andreea Rus

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The Reflector Gallery - the idea The idea for this building arose while working with the different phenomenon’s, reflection, refraction and diffraction. The aim of the design is to bring light with the help of these phenomenon`s into the gallery rooms and on the outside to a point with very little or no direct sunlight. Therefore the facade got the materiality of high polished aluminium and half mirrored glass, representing the phenomenon’s.

The building itself contains all rooms that are necessary for a gallery. From the gallery rooms, the generous entry area and the café at the top level, plus the whole office space.

Photographic Exhibition Space Suspended ‘graphite’ boxes composed of concrete and glass aggregates in gradation. To allow for natural at all levels of the gallery.

Fig A. and B. Doris Salcedo

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SITE VOLUME

9 - 10 AM

10 - 11 AM

11 AM - 12 NOON

1 - 2 PM

2 - 3 PM

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LOADING DOCK

CURATION SPACE

LENSES BENDING LIGHT AND CUTTING THROUGH 10AM 11AM 12NOON

GALLERY DIRECTORS OFFICE

1PM

2PM

3PM

OPEN PLAN OFFICE

RECEPTION / BOOKSHOP

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Perspective Gallery Perspective Gallery The Collins street ‘Perspective Gallery’ forms itself growing off the existing OPSM building, and is pushed and pulled by the direction and angle of the sun throughout the day so that direct sunlight illuminates each facade at different hours of the day. Lenses were introduced into the angular rooves to ‘bend’ light and incorporate the idea of perspective and illusions, to add ‘blur’ to the design. The light

through these lenses ‘burn’ through the floors and the facade of the building creating openings to allow natural light in, and the directed light out. The illusions are pushed in the interior through ramped corridors which gradually taper and make them appear longer, and the people within them, larger.

Openings into these corridors are cut to appear to be protruding from the walls.

Photos by: Bronwyn Litera Zul Hafiz Hamzah

external view from collins Street.

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Solveig Almo

Solveig Almo A glimpse of truth does s3141074 not revile the truth. Is

directors office

truth true? Once you enter a space the space can change in front of your eyes. Does this mean that what you first saw was a lie?

multi-media / meeting room

open plan staff office

staff toilets

curration space

THIRD FLOOR

sculpture roofgarden

cafe

section A

sculpture roofgarden

kitchen

toilets

SECOND FLOOR

multi purpose area

multi purpose area

bar area

visiting exhibition space - adaptable with patition walls reseption

shop

rear elevation FIRST FLOOR

loading dock

3d storage

photography exhibition space

male toilets

female toilets disabled toilets

entry

GROUND FLOOR

section B loading area

gods lift

2d storage

plant

passanger lift

BASEMENT

diagram of the curated journey

interior view of the touring exhibition gallery

interior view of the permanent photographic works. The void spaces give view to the touring exhibitions below

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View of the transition space between the permanent photographic works and the sculpture courtyard. in this space users could experience light being reflected into the building.

Art Gallery; iinspired i by the little i things i from the blur/ambiguity elements that make up the site: the light patterns, sculptural wall texture, reflections, repetitions framed views. The existing characteristics of the site are being retained and can be seen in the design as well, like the thoroughway.

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studio blur - liam gleeson reflection-refraction the gallery took its form from a series of light and shadow studies taken during the semester. the observation of an occurance of blur on a wet surface, which generated an interest in the idea of reflection/refraction, inspired my idea of being able to experience the gallery from the outside through a moment of blur. this moment of blur is designed to entice people to enter the gallery to experience the works within.

9am - September 22

10am - September 22

11am- September 22 12pm- September 22

1pm- September 22

2pm- September 22

3pm- September 22 kitchen

meeting room/ multipurpose

4th floor

9am

10am

11am

12pm

1pm

2pm

3pm

outdoor sculpture

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gallery

3rd floor

gallery

gallery

reception

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reflection-refraction

open plan offices offices

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admin

curation space

2nd floor

The Greenhouse The design is based on the mapping of moving leaves on the site.

They where captured by camera and during a stormy day with a longtime exposure.

The shape is based on extrusion of selected, mapped pathways, as shown on top. The facadepattern is inspired by the veins of leaves.

The skin is a doubble layer of glas to get a better insulation.

The gallery is situated close to the allready existing building in the middle, to use the structure. The sculpturepavillion closes the gap, but there is still a shortcut for pedestrians.

9am - September 22

10am - September 22

11am- September 22

12pm- September 22

9am

9am - September 22

10am

11am

10am - September 22

2pm- September 22

3pm- September 22 kitchen

meeting room/ multipurpose

4th floor

12pm

1pm

2pm

3pm

11am- September 22

12pm- September 22

9am

1pm- September 22

10am

11am

12pm

1pm- September 22

2pm- September 22

3pm- September 22 kitchen

outdoor sculpture

meeting room/ multipurpose outdoor sculpture

4th floor gallery

1pm

2pm

3pm

3rd floor

gallery

outdoor sculpture

reflection-refraction

gallery

reception

outdoor sculpture

open plan offices offices

liam gleeson S3135064

admin

gallery gallery

3rd floor

curation space

2nd floor

gallery

gallery

reflection-refraction

9am - September 22

10am - September 22

stairs to fourth floor gallery

open plan offices offices

liam gleeson S3135064

reception

admin

gallery gallery gallery

curation space

11am- September 22 12pm- September 22

first floor gallery

1pm- September 22

top floor gallery

2pm- September 22

3pm- September 22

thoroughfare

2nd floor

kitchen

1st floor

meeting room/ multipurpose

4th floor 9am - September 22

10am - September 22

11am- September 22 12pm- September 22

1pm- September 22

2pm- September 22

3pm- September 22 kitchen

meeting room/ multipurpose

9am

10am

11am

12pm

1pm

2pm

3pm

4th floor ampitheatre

9am - September 22

10am - September 22

loading bay

cafe

11am- September 22 12pm- September 22

1pm- September 22

9am

10am

2pm- September 22

11am

3pm- September 22

12pm

gallery

1pm

2pm

3pm

kitchen

gallery

gallery

outdoor sculpture outdoor sculpture

reception

meeting room/ multipurpose

reception

outdoor sculpture

outdoor sculpture

stairs to fourth floor gallery

first floor gallery

top floor gallery

ground floor

thoroughfare

gallery

4th floor

1st floor

3rd floor gallery

gallery

9am

10am

11am

12pm

1pm

2pm

3rd floor

reflection-refraction

3pm gallery

open plan offices offices

liam gleeson S3135064

reception

admin

gallery

store 1

gallery

section through thoroughfare

reception

curation space

reflection-refraction

gallery

outdoor sculpture

2nd floor plant

cafe

loading bay

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open plan offices

outdoor sculpture

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store2

ampitheatre

gallery admin

shop

reception

basement

gallery

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reception

stairs to fourth floor gallery

first floor gallery

ground floor

curation space

top floor gallery

thoroughfare

3rd floor

1st floor

2nd floor

gallery

gallery

reflection-refraction store 1

store2

reception

gallery

stairs to fourth floor gallery

first floor gallery

top floor gallery

loading bay

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reception

reception

offices

ground floor admin

gallery

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ampitheatre cafe

open plan offices

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curation space

shop

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basement

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2nd floor

1st floor

basement

ampitheatre loading bay

cafe

gallery gallery

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1. reception 2. casual gallery space 3. 2D + 3D storage 4. plant 5. toilets 6. retail 7. general offices 8. multipurpose

9. cutorial 10. photographic gallery 11. kitchen 12. cafe 13. touring gallery spaces 14 . sculpture courtyard 15. cafe court 16. ampitheater

HIDDEN GALLERY

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The dancing shadow is welcoming the visitor.

PUBLIC WING

Water wall to blur the view behind photograph.

PRIVATE WING

Vern Hun Ng

The design intention of the project is to decompose the aberrant faces of water, capture the essence of ambiguous and blurriness. The project has explored the correlation between art and architecture with the purpose of giving the reciprocal respect to each other.

Pillow tiles intrude into building.

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Participants: Kellina Ahmad Shazilly Solveig Almo David Brodziak Liam Gleeson Zul Hamzah Yi-Ting Lee Bronwyn Litera Lauren Martin Johannes Mracsna Vern Hun Ng Norshura Nordin Herbert Rainer Renee Ridgway Aziana Rosedy Andreea Rus Tutors: Rosanna Blacket Alison Freeman Thanks to: Lisa Breeze

Studio Details Title: Blur Tutor: Rosanna Blacket & Alison Freeman Pole: Expanded Field Date: Semester 2, Year 2009 This and other documented examples of design studios run as part of the RMIT University Architecture program can be found on issuu.com