My Brief....

Brief

1. The goal.

The goal of this project is to create a building that allows for minimum disruption to the sites traffic flows and to provide/create a new perspective of the site for users. An advantage of this project could be to attract outside attention, bring new users to the site.

2. The idea.

The (art gallery, market building, arcade) will allow people to move freely through the site and/or building while possibly attempting to create new paths of travel (ie, to the top of the cliffs/hill). The building will create new ways for users to look at the site, it will enable users to obtain a different perspective of the site without making them stop for it. The building will also have its foundations built on new technologies which will inspire the design but will also stay true to the functionalist nature of the original folie design. The building will also aim to capture the essences of functionalist and fascist classical architecture in a modern sense that incorporates technologies associated with the new machine them group.

The Building will maintain the treads of the folie to develop a typology, then new technology ideas will be integrated to formulate the building.

3. The problem.

The site at present is lacking in activation. It has been identified as a strong thoroughfare and it shows a particular character yet it lacks any form of user/site relationship. The sites thoroughfare nature needs to be maintained while new methods of getting a moving user to engage with the site without stopping is needed. People must have the opportunity to both move freely and stop in the site. The building type should encourage minimal interruption to the users but at the same time it should encourage users to look at the site in a different way.

4. The audience.

This design will be focused at the current users of the Howard Smith Wharves being, cyclists, pedestrians, tourists, and possible building staff. Users will change throughout the day but the design will be adaptable, catering for all times, seasons, and users types. The building will be solid enough to support all uses.

5. The approach.

The project will be completed over the next 4 weeks and will address the following:

1. Design Concept: design concept and narrative of your Folie project is further investigated and successfully applied to your initial design proposal with your own unique design method.
Outcome: A series of diagrams and/or models (or equivalent *).

2. Design Context: contextual understanding of site in relation to surrounding areas (CBD, New Farm, Kangaroo Point, Fortitude Valley) is clearly evident and can be traced back to issues you dealt with during Folie project.
Outcome: 1:5000 area plan, diagrams, and/or models describing relationships (or equivalent *).

3. Design Tectonic: structural and tectonic aspects of your initial proposal are well and creatively investigated, and it clearly demonstrate that features developed in Folie project is investigated further and strong advancement/improvement is made.
Outcome: diagrams, drawings and/or models (or equivalent *).

4. Design Function: range of user activities relevant to your group theme is well understood and presented, and relationship to what was investigated in Folie project is evident.
Outcome: diagrams, story boards, video, animation, models and/or equivalent ( *).

5. Design Contribution: social and cultural relevance of project direction (how it contributes to specific communities and society in general) is clear and well considered.
Outcome: diagrams, drawings, photographs and/or models ( *).

6. Design Issue: your own interpretation of theme-specific architectural issue is strongly evident in your design.
Outcome: please discuss this with your theme leader ( *).

7. Design Communication 1: project development is communicated effectively.
Outcome: Regular update of your Blog ( *).

8. Design Communication 2: intal project proposal is communicated effectively.
Outcome: Design Presentation.

The design will be communicated through a series of computer generated diagrams on a A1 portrait piece of media?

Building types:
Storage silo
Prison
Gallery
Market
Arcade

New Machine:
Body Implants
Machine argument cognition
3d Display
Hibernation