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ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO AIR 387099 Jiaying Le 377534 Melissa Tsang 374119 Samantha Loo “Architetecture ought to be seen as discourse.” -Architecture and Visual Culture, Richard Williams Lou Ruvo's Center Architect: Frank Gehry Location: Las Vegas The Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health was designed to spread public awareness of Alzheimer. Like most of Gehry’s buildings, the centre appears almost unruly, unfinshed and chaotic (Hawthorne 2010). The building strongly demonstrates the use of advance technology through the form of its facade- the idea of fluidity. As shown in the picture, this design incorporate with the use of natural sun- light with the windows to allow it to work more effectively. In relation to the Gateway project, this architecture design shows us many different approaches and ideas that can be used in our project, Such as the notion of creating an impactful structure- through its facade, to capture the attention of the public yet still perform as an effective building for use. THE CASE FOR INNOVATION Mode Gukeun Tower Architect: Tango Architects Location: Shin Juku, Tokyo The cocoon Tower was a winning design for an educational building. The con- cept of building is to promote the idea of interaction between nature and public. With an unique facade- similar to the notion of the cocoon, this build- ing strongly exhibits the use of technological advancement. The design ap- proach of this building has demonstrated how local environmental constrains does not restrict yet forces one to think beyond their ideas for more new and innovative design. The design structure of the building consists of an elliptical diagrid and inner core frames. In relation to our approach to the Gateway Project, the Mode Gukeun Tower’s facade is similar to the idea that we are incorporating in our structure. Moreover, as displayed by the building, it has caught many atten- tion and impact on the public - which is the one of the main aim of our Gate- way project design. Fun Cloud Pavilion Architect: Ecologic Studio The Fun Cloud Pavilion is a project that is formed by computational archietc- tural. “ where intuitions, material definations, programmatric requirements, local processes of interaction, fabrication techologies and chance are resigtered, processed and fed back at various levels in a continuous chain of loop” The design concept and approach that this project uses can be applied in our design of the Gatewat Project. The use of the new technology - para-metric CAD system, in this design allows each part to be “coded, charted, geometri- cally re-described” and “prepared for direct fabrication”. Moreover, it enables the various components to change and adapt accordingly to the scenarios faced. Similarily, in this project, it utilizes artificial lighting, which is used done through computer controlled system. In the context of the Gateway project, this concept of lighting can be considered for our design structure. Wooden Pavilion Architect: D. Stefanescu, P. Bedarf, B. Hambasan Location: Cluj Romania Like the Fun Cloud Pavilion, this parametric project boasts a strong repre- sentational power to achieve the main goal of attracting passers-by to the design. Uniquely constructed, this pavilion is designed to enable it to inte- grate “ into its historically-charges context”. Through its tectonic charac- teristics, the design exhibits the use of the new digital approach of compu- tational architecture and the illustration of design processes through digital tools. This project relates strongly to a few of the design purposes of the Gate- way project such as the adjective of the design being both interesting and eye catching and a representation of a place. BIFID Architect: Alisa Andrasek, Biothing This design is an interactive ceiling prototype for the New York Museum, fr- abicated in 2005. It was programmed using “plusing lighting patterns”, based on a similar mathematics’ wave interference applied to the geometry of the ceiling. This unique design approach can be applied to the Gateway project as it al- lows us to “produce infinite number of variation” through unfolding fabrication drawings. Parametric Cell Facade Study Architect: OMA Research Team The Parametric cell facade study is a good example of the idea of incorpo- rating the environment into the a design pattern of a facade. In this study, the date of the height and placement of the surrounding buildings were col- laborated into an excel spreadsheet which was then translated into a design of a facade. This concept can be further expanded to include cultural and historical data. This approach is applicable to the gateway project as it is an interesting method of incorporating the cultural aspect of Wyndham City 01 02 03 04 05 06 * week 1 conclusion: According to the brief by Wyndham city, the installation has to be ‘exciting, eye- catching’ and would ‘inspire and enrich’ the municipility. Architecture should firstly be forward looking. This is because architecture is about creating a suitable space for people to live, work and interact in. Architecture is a also about overcoming limitations and restrictions to achieve a new and excit- ing form. For instance in Tokyo, circular towers are not commonplace because of earthquakes. The Mode Gakuen Tower is a good example of a design trying to overcome obsticles, to strive for a new form, making it the first circular tower ever built in Tokyo. Similarly for the Gate- way project, we would try to stretch and overcome our limitations. For the gateway project, it is our intent to use the latest in design technology. This is because having the proficiency to uti- lize the software would not only help with experimenting and exploring suitable de- sign options, it can also aid the designer in realising their design. Matrixes allowed us to explore different options, by experimenting with different permutations and combinations. According to Burry, scripting culture is that of a ‘voyage of discovery’ (2011: 32). It opens up a whole new way to explore design. Different combinations can actually gen- erate the same result. The design approach of layering creates more exciting shadows and represents the diversity of Wyndam city. It is also important that we experimented and uti- lized a vast array of materials to deter- mine the material most suitable for the project. Our Approach LIGHTING EXPERIMENT
