Studio Critique - Week 13

 

Draft Elevations

EAST ELEVATION

NORTH ELEVATION

WEST ELEVATION

 SOUTH ELEVATION

Draft Sections

Draft Floor Plans

DA - Checklist No. 2 - STATEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS

FINAL DESIGN

Design Approach

As my client places a profound emphasis on how people interact with architecture and how it makes one feel, i have decided that my design approach will place an underlining importance on Natural Light and Water, and how these elements can intertwine with architecture, to determine the overall felling and interaction felt by the architecture.

LIGHT
Light always involves the removal of darkness in the unfolding of something.  In terms of architecture, natural light and shadowing involves the removal of darkness to unfold many aspects of architecture, these include;
- interaction with the building, which is influenced/manipulated by the way natural light and shadows fall int a space
- the sense of gentleness or harshness felt
- how it makes a person fell and what it evokes for that person
- finally how it can change a persons perception, and or mood.

All of the different aspects of light i wish to include in my design for my client.  My design  will be determined and altered in accordance with natural light and shadows.

WATER
A colorless, transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid that forms aquatic environments.  In relation to architecture, water generally is not in cooperated with an architectural form. However for the purposes of the building design of my client water will be a central aspect.  The body of water in my architecture will portray the following;
- the central body of waetr will be controled so it is not trafficable or for use
- to create a unique feel, sound and colour throughout the builfing.
- alter and affect the mood of the client in different areas of the house
- to increase the privacy for different zones in the house

All of the different aspects of water i wish to include in my design for my client.  My design  will be determined and altered in accordance with the body of water.

Inspiration and Meaning

FINAL BRIEF (COMBINED)

Room/Space	Brief
Master bedroom	minimum of 20m2, plus ensuite and a small studio space body of water must be present in the bedroom must have a walk in robe, and act as a buffer between bedroom and ensuit The master bedroom will have a view and is big enough for a king size bed The master bedroom will include a Juliet Balcony
Guest room	Fully self-contained = include small space for food preparation the purposes of temporary residence the master and guest bedroom wont be grouped and will be separated by the body of water to increase privacy
Studio Space 1	separated and self contained High use area (main design area) Not to have any access to any amenities, including electricity, water, heating, etc one general bedroom will be replaced for studio space. Separated from the main part of the building does not include a bath/shower - no access to electricity, water, etc. Must exemplify and continue the theme and design of the client
Studio Space 2	located in the gallery same/similar size to studio space 3 acoustically detached Incorporated in the main building, but detached acoustically and visually from inside the space out does not include a bath/shower
Studio Space 3	small studio space located in master bedroom body of water present in bedroom Located in the MB to encourage designing in the early hours of the morning, whilst its not the main space for dawing & etc. it will be where initail design is done
Kitchen	The kitchen is to serve the purpose of any ordinary kitchen and will have the same layout as a ordinary kitchen The kitchen combined living room will be big enough for entertaining kitchen to incorporate informal dinning The kitchen will be a hub in the sense that it will act as a break from the rest of the houses design scheme. However the main hub of the house will be the pubic gallery Serve the purpose of a normal kitchen including a double wall oven, 2bowl sink, island bench top, free standing range hood & walk in pantry informal dinning incorporated
Bathrooms	There must be a WC on every level, and one in the pubic galery both the master bedroom and guest room must have a attached main bathroom, with a bath and seperate shower
Public Gallery	constructed of plain materials and composition explore scale and the bigger of the two galleries no artificial lighting, only natural As my client does not have any children, I will replace the informal family area and kids play room with a public and private gallery (for non-profit) no artificial, only natural
Private gallery	the purposes of private viewing and admiration only for the use of the house occupants
Garage	Intended to serve the purpose of any ordinary Garage incorporate additional laundry and storage space adjacent to garage Laundry and storage adjacent/separate to garage
Living Room	Living room is to be of a semi formal nature, and to serve the purposes of an ordinary living room The living room will include a fireplace, creating a contrast with the body of water
Body Of Water	The water feature must be evident in one way or another throughout the whole building It should be a main focal point, and should make the house distinguishable It is to create a harmonic, peaceful feel to the house, which is then felt throughout the whole house Only through certain areas of the house should full visibility be granted, and in other areas visibility should be controlled and visible
General Design	The house will have high ceilings throughout the wow factor will be the intertwining of the water feature throughout the building there is no need for a home theatre, as it will not be used by the client some aspects of the house will not have access to electricity

Room Sizing (Total Area)

Grouping	Rooms	Approx. Sizing and area	Classification & total Area
	a) Living Room b) Kitchen b2) WC	a) 5m x 5m =20m2 b) 4m x 3m = 12m2 b2) 1m x 1m = 1m2	Public Total: 33m2
	c) Master bedroom d) Studio space 3 e) ensuit f) W.I.R.	c) 5m x 5m =20m2 d) 2.5m x 2m =4.5m2 e) 2m x 2m =4m2 f) 2m x 2m = 4m2	Private Total: 32.5m2
	g) guest room h) bathroom/ensuit	g) 5m x 5m =20m2 h) 2m x 2m =4m2	Private Total: 24m2
	I) garage j) launry k) storage	I) 6m x 5.5m= 33m2 j) 2m x2m = 4m2 k) 3m x 2m = 6m2	Semi Public Total: 43m2
	l) public gallery m) studio space 2 n) WC	l) 10m x 10m=100m2 m) 4m x 4m = 16m2 n) 1m x 1m = 1m2	L=Public M&N=Private Total: 117m2 *Total: 17m2 note: public gallery is for non-profit is therefore considered as public space – in Mosman DCP Public space is not included in floor space limitations
	o) Private Gallery p) WC	0) 4m x 4m =16m2 p) 1m x 1m = 1m2	Private Total: 17m2
	q) Studio Space 1	q) 6m x 6m = 24m2	Private Total: 24m2
Total:190m2

My brief and New Brief Collaboration

Room Brief
My brief		New brief	changes
Master bedroom	minimum of 20m2, plus ensuite and a small studio space body of water must be present in the bedroom	Master bedroom (with walk in robe and ensuite)	Include a W.I.R., a studio space and the presence of the body of water
Guest room	serve the purposes of temporary residence fully self contained	a study / guest bedroom	Fully self-contained = include small space for food preparation
Studio pace 1	High use area (main design area) separated and self contained Not to have any access to any amenities, including electricity, water, heating, etc	minimum two other general bedrooms a bathroom associated with these two bedrooms a bath and seperate shower	one general bedroom will be replaced for studio space. Separated from the main part of the building does not include a bath/shower - no access to electricity, water, etc.
Studio pace 2	located in the gallery same/similar size to studio space 3 acoustically detached no visibility out into the gallery	minimum two other general bedrooms a bathroom associated with these two bedrooms a bath and seperate shower	another general bedroom will be replaced for studio space. Incorporated in the main building, but detached acoustically and visually from inside the space out does not include a bath/shower
Studio Space 3	small studio space located in master bedroom body of water present in bedroom	a studio / workshop, for drawing, projects, & etc	Located in the MB to encourage designing in the early hours of the morning, whilst its not the main space for dawing & etc. it will be where initail design is done
Kitchen	The kitchen is to serve the purpose of any ordinary kitchen and will have the same layout as a ordinary kitchen kitchen to incorporate informal dinning	Kitchen including, double wall oven, 2 bowl sink, island benchtop with free standing range hood and walk-in pantry if possible Formal dining room	Serve the purpose of a normal kitchen including a double wall oven, 2bowl sink, island bench top, free standing range hood & walk in pantry informal dinning incorporated
Bathrooms	WC on each level bathroom in the main bedroom and in the guests room	WC a bathroom associated two bedrooms bath and seperate shower	WC on each level bathroom with bath&shower in master and guest rooms
Public Gallery	constructed of plain materials and composition explore scale and the bigger of the two galleries no artificial lighting, only natural	informal family area kids play room	As my client does not have any children, I will replace the informal family area and kids play room with a public and private gallery (for non-profit) no artificial, only natural
Private gallery	the purposes of private viewing and admiration only for the use of the house occupants
Garage	Intended to serve the purpose of any ordinary Garage incorporate additional laundry and storage space adjacent to garage	laundry (sufficient to do washing, ironing, etc inside the room) 2 car garage (with additional storage space)	Laundry and storage adjacent/separate to garage
Living Room	Living room is to be of a semi formal nature, and to serve the purposes of an ordinary living room	Formal living room with fireplace	The living room will include a fireplace, creating a contrast with the body of water

Relationships
New Brief		My Brief	Changes
Master & Guest Room	Bedrooms should be grouped together, although the study / guest bedroom should be associated with the public areas of the house rather than the other bedrooms. Nevertheless, ensure that this room is also able to maintain some degree of privacy when in use by guests.	Studio space in bedroom must be separated metaphorically The bedroom and studio space must interact in some way with the exterior shallow body of water (pond) Must not be visible from the gallery or any public areas of the house, it is to be strictly a private area	The master bedroom and guest room will not be grouped together to ensure the privacy in both rooms the master and guest bedroom wont be grouped and will be separated by the body of water to increase privacy
W.I.R.	the walk in robe should be used as a buffer between the bedroom and ensuite. Can also be used as an entrance into bedroom suite, but then must have doors on robes to make it look better	The master bedroom will include a ensuite and walk in robe W.I.R.	The W.I.R. Is considered as a separate room as well as the ensuit, therefore it will act as a buffer between the bedroom and ensiut
Master Bedroom	would like a small balcony off of the master bedroom		The master bedroom will include a Juliet Balcony
Kitchen	kitchen to be the hub of the house	The kitchen is not to be totally different to the rest of the house, but it is not intended to exemplify the same of the clients works, unlike the rest of the house	The kitchen will be a hub in the sense that it will act as a break from the rest of the houses design scheme. However the main hub of the house will be the pubic gallery
Galleries	kids play room to be associated with bedrooms 2+3		As the kids room is replaced with a public and private gallery, it is not possible to make them associated with the bedrooms
Garage	garage to have internal access from house		As adjacent to the garage will be a laundry and storage space there will be internal access to the house

Comments
New Brief		My Brief	Changes
design	a) high ceilings b) Want a WOW! reaction when visitors enter our home c)would love a home theatre if you can make it fit! d)want a house that is warm in winter and cool in summer, and inexpensive to run	a) b) - evident throughout the whole building, main focal point, and should make the house distinguishable. - It is to create a harmonic, peaceful feel to the house, which is then felt throughout the whole house - Only through certain areas of the house should full visibility be granted, and in other areas visibility should be controlled and visible c) d)	The house will have high ceilings throughout the wow factor will be the intertwining of the water feature throughout the building there is no need for a home theatre, as he will not use it some aspects of the house will not have access to electricity so cost will be saved
Natual Light	lots and lots of natural light - big windows, skylights, etc		Natural light will be incorporated through the intertwined water feature and in places where there is no access to electricity
Master Bedroom	master bedroom should have a view king size bed in the master bedroom		The master bedroom will have a view and is big enough for a king size bed
Kitchen	kitchen should be big enough for visitors to hang out in when entertaining		The kitchen combined living room will be big enough for entertaining

WEEK 10 BRIEF

The client (your research designer / artist) would like to ensure that the following needs are met by your design:

First, a rooming list:

1. Master bedroom (with walk in robe and ensuite)
2. minimum two other general bedrooms
1. a bathroom associated with these two bedrooms
2. must include a bath and seperate shower
3. a study / guest bedroom
4. a studio / workshop
1. for drawing and art projects, music, etc
5. Formal living room
1. fireplace
6. Formal dining room
7. informal family area
8. kids play room
9. WC
10. Kitchen
1. double wall oven
2. 2 bowl sink
3. island benchtop with free standing range hood
4. walk-in pantry if possible
11. Laundry (sufficient to do washing, ironing, etc inside the room)
12. 2 car garage (with additional storage space)

Next, relationships:

1. Bedrooms should be grouped together, although the study / guest bedroom should be associated with the public areas of the house rather than the other bedrooms. Nevertheless, ensure that this room is also able to maintain some degree of privacy when in use by guests.
2. the walk in robe should be used as a buffer between the bedroom and ensuite. Can also be used as an entrance into bedroom suite, but then must have doors on robes to make it look better
3. would like a small balcony off of the master bedroom
4. kitchen to be the hub of the house
5. kids play room to be associated with bedrooms 2+3
6. garage to have internal access from house

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Fianlly, comments:

1. Want a WOW! reaction when visitors enter our home
2. lots and lots of natural light - big windows, skylights, etc
3. want a house that is warm in winter and cool in summer, and inexpensive to run
4. ensuite does not need a bath tub, but should have a large shower, with a waterfall rose and an adjustable rose
5. would like a minimum of 8 lineal metres of hanging in the WIR
6. master bedroom should have a view
7. king size bed in the master bedroom
8. kitchen should be big enough for visitors to hang out in when entertaining
9. Laundry should be big enough to work in effectively
10. would love a home theatre if you can make it fit!
11. high ceilings

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NOTES:

You will notice that there are no comments above in relation to style or form for the design. You will need to review this brief in relation to your previous exercise (when you wrote a brief for your research designer), reconcile the differences, and use that information to determine the stylistic cues appropriate to your design. This means that it should be possible to identify who your research subject is based on the style of your design. Remember, the tutors are there to help, so ask them if you are unsure of how to do this! Consider the processes you went through with the paper folding exercise in relation to abstracting a design, and also the work done creating posters in relation to your research subject. These two exercises revolved around the underlying design cues in that work, and how to read them effectively. You can now take those results and reverse the process - take the abstracted results you obtained and turn them back into more complex forms for their expression in a residential context.

As we want to use this exercise as the basis for representational studies, you will be expected  to finalise the brief and develop your design within the next two weeks, leaving you with 3 weeks to prepare the material for your final submission. During the week 10 studio you will be asked to demonstrate your reconciled brief, and in week 11 you will be asked to show your resolved design. This is your big push week! If you do not succeed in finalising the design in time for the week 11 studio, it is unlikely you will be able to complete the assignment itself for the end of the semester...

If you have any questions, ask them TODAY!! Answers will be collated and added to the blog for all students to see and make use of.

Proposed Site

The proposed site 5 Wyargine street Balmoral is located within 60 meters of the coastline, situated on a 702 square meter block.  The East facing block is located on the western side of Wyargine street, between Stanton and Edwards Bay Road.  The site is withing walking distance to public transport (max 95m), Balmoral's main Esplanade (173m) and the nearest shopping center is within 500m of the site.  The site is a slightly irregular shape with a frontage of 16m, and divided by a retaining wall creating two flat sections at different heights on the site.

The site contains a two storey house (which has been demolished and replaced with a new dwelling), and a garage at street level.  The block is raised above street level due to rock and other topographical features, placing in on a high stop, overlooking the opposing five storey residential flat building, with an array of garages and car spots accessed from Wyargine street.

Architect Inspiration - Steven Holl

Planning Controls (Main/Overall)

MOSMAN LOCAL ENVIRONMENT PLAN 1998
LEP Control	Restriction
Zoning type	Residential 2a (R2)
Maximum Building height	8.5m from the land as it's found
Site area	702m2
Maximum Wall height	7.0m
Number of storeys	2 Storeys above ground
Floor Space Ratio	01:02:00
Total Landscaped/Vegetation Area	350m2, or 41.4%

MOSMAN RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CONRTOL PLAN 1998
DCP Control	Restriction
Number of storeys	2 Storeys above ground. Note: Council may allow an additional storey in attic roof space
Roof Type	Pitch or gable roof form
Set Backs	From street: Suitable distance from neighbours To neighbours first storey: 900mm, Second storey : 1,5m. From sewer system or other structure excavation 2m