Project Three: Gallery, Shop/House

Critique

After i was given critiqued feedback from my tutor and guest critic, ways that my model could be improved and made better were discovered and explored in more detail after the criticism. The criticism allowed me to expand my knowledge of architecture and also learn that by removing a half of my building, i was able to keep within requirements as well as be able to supply Newtown with a large public courtyard. This Courtyard is very practical and suits with my original idea of allowing Newtown's culture to depict the building. With such a courtyard it is possible that Newtown's culture will mend to include it. The following photos are showing the new designs of the building with the large courtyard.

Project Three: Gallery, Shop/House

DRAWINGS!

These are the drawings that we created for the project.

The title of my Project is Displaying Newtown, the name is given because i want the culture of Newtwon to still exist even if the building has been knocked down. I want the culture of Newtown to be brought into this building. With space for public art works to be created and a large common courtyard it is possible.

Floor Plans

Elevations

These elevations have not been modified to suit the needs of the New building.

Section

Axonometric

Sectional and Floor Plan Renders

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Interior

The left interior shot does not exits anymore as room was created to for a Public Courtyard. The right interior shows the third level front window and shows the exteriors of Newtown's King St.

Project Three: Gallery, Shop/House

This is my project before critique from tutors and what was submitted on the day.

Project Three: Gallery, Shop/House

SITE ANALYSIS

During my many travels to Newtown it is evident that the social behaviour is totally different to that of the inner city. The inner city is very busy and everyone is in a rush but in Newtown there is a more relaxing atmosphere, a more boheimem feel.

Newtown is mostly combined of old buildings dating but to the 19th and 20th Century as most have become heritage listed, making their removal difficult, but because of these old buildings Newtowns atmosphere siezes to exist. Without this unique quality Newtwon would just be another suburb near the city.

I choose site 2 for my project as i liked the idea of a back entrance alley way. Alley ways in Newtwown are very regular but most lead to carparks as is evident in the images below. Site two's alley way was linear with pockects hang out until it reaches the wall of the neighbouring building. Alley ways are seen as dangerous and scary and i wanted to get rid of these stereotypes and open up the secluded and 'private alleyway' to a more public domain. This was achieved with the creation of another alley way on the side of the building attaching to King Street to the Back Alley Way.

Site two is located towards the end of Newtwon where King St and Enmore St collide. This gives the building a great view of both the bottom and top ends of newtown.

Project Two- Room and Narrative- Drawings

Project Two- Room and Narrative- PHOTOS

Exterior






SHADES UP- allowing light to access the entire building

SHADES DOWN-controlling the amount of light