(un)homely

for my studio class, we took a look at what is considered a home and a house, a private space and a public space.

for our final, we were asked to design a space in a community that brings the people together in a way that they needed. I began by researching my site and interviewing the management. My site is RMIT village where I lived for four months. it houses many international students and has a strong sense of community. However, does not have a large space for gatherings. Therefore, I located the carpark on the Village site that is almost always empty.

The above images are my idea for an outdoor cinema and gathering space in the top level of the carpark. The projector rotates during the movie's intermissions and people must socialize and interact while moving to a different location to view the movie. In other times, the space can be a lounge and bar.

Drinking In Detail Process

below are the images of second idea...












G'DAY! I've been in Australia the past four months ( hence the lack of posts) but finally have some time to post my work.

This class, Drinking In Detail, focuses on bar design and joinery details that create this design. We began by visiting five bars and drawing, mapping, and analyzing the details of each bar. we looked at the way people interact and the way the bar is put together.

After this, we were asked to design a bar using only one piece of joinery. which means, the bar. seating, and tables must all be connected to one another. we could have no free standing seating except a few bar stools, and no free standing tables or display cases.

above is some of my process...

the first images are my original idea. I wanted the wine display to be connection between the wooden structures, and the constrast in stains to provide interest. The tables were going to suspend between the timber as well.

then... I came up with another idea with more joinery.These images are from my first model we had to make... I wanted my bar to be a floating screen that was made from wooden slats moving around the space. the seating would be pieces that could fold out of the structure to move out or hide whenever needed.

Final design Continued

IAR 302 Final design

Final Bench

It's finally finished and here are the images... as you can see Meg McMillan and I decided to simplify the design and use color to create interest.

Belk Building- Design Development 1

The concept of our design is Grafting. This is when one part of a plant is fused with another.
we used this concept to combine Albemarle with the surrounding local businesses to make it a better place. Above is the main floor plan, and below is the mezzanine and third floor levels. We would like to have a restaurant, event space, guest rooms, and townhomes in our space.

above is the section for the building. The guest rooms would be above the restaurant, and the town homes would be placed above the kitchen and event area.
This is an idea for booth seating that combines function with our concept. Three table would be combined into this form with a raised booth seating in the center. the booth is "grafted" into the other tables

Restaurant view
Lobby view- the reception desk grafts both the guest room check in with the restaurant sign in
possible town home design
guest room- the bed is grafted into the space
Breakfast area overlooking the restaurant for guests.