Uncommon Beauty of Common Things Callum Andrews Supervisor: Simone Koch
This thesis examines how we define place and how we can create and represent it. Two independent sites have been identified requiring immediate amenity architecture as a result of a disaster. These sites, while different in context, demographic and way of life serve as testing grounds for a sequence of architectural projects in an attempt to better understand the place they are for. ‘Sibling’ projects are introduced with the idea of repetition without it being identical repetition, they are not copies of each other. Instead, it is about the dialogue between two apparently similar elements, not knowing who spoke first and who second. Although simple, they beg comparison, and this act draws greater scrutiny. You become curious, compare them and – most importantly – begin to look more carefully. Post-disaster, a series of architectural amenities are deployed to restore life and function; A Primary School and another Primary School, a Bus Shelter and a First Aid Post, a Public Toilet and a Community Toilet, a Community Centre and a Fishing Outpost. While Two unnecessary ‘things’, a Data Centre and a Weather Station are also proposed to test the strength of this proposal against something less desired. Click here for video