GROUND CONDITIONS

Ground Conditions required a design intervention that would allow young adults moments of social gathering, moments of play, and moments of individual respite and escape. My proposal used an origami-like structure constructed using steel sheeting to form varying spaces of different sizes. The envisioned pavillion contained one large cavern at it’s centre, surrounded by smaller sheltered areas and a traversible roof.

Utopian Dreams reimagines Licoln Square in a dystopian future affected by severe natural disasters. The site was required to respond to an informal economy by introducing micro-infrastructure for survival and exchange activities, considering individual, communal, and narrative aspects. The proposed site plan focuses on a park devastated by fire, where only six of the previously plentiful trees survived. Three monuments are then sculpted around each of the remaining trees which forms a path of rejuvenation acorss the site, connecting all three structures. In a society where the remaining trees become revered, the spaces facilitate education, aspiration, and story telling.

After analysing a Snøhetta precedent, “ZEB Pilot House”, this task required a parametric facade to be incorporated, responding to sunlight at the site. A curtain facade was introduced using Grasshopper, that incorporated angular beams to shade the South and West facades, while also framing views from the house to the nearby parklands.

THE RISE

Focusing on an inner-suburban park, ‘The Rise’ used figure-ground collage iterations to determine a design proposal. With fractalisation as a key motif for the project as a whole, the park was designed around birdwatchers. Large canopies situated at the entrance of the site and shrubs on the rooftop gardens were designed to attract native and non-native bird species to the area, and a steep escalation of the site towards the rear provided areas for viewing. Each of the four pavilions on the site also contained targeted amenities, such as a film-development studio, veterinary clinic, and computer lab.

Living Neighbourhood explores the relationship between private dwellings and urban landscape - between cohabitation, urban density, and the integration of ecological systems in an urban setting. Taking inspiration from Moshe Safdie’s Habitat 67, the project aimed to maximise the amount of usable green space for each of the nine units. Individual entrances aided by two lift shafts ensured accessibility to each apartment, with a green mesh wrap also attracting native fauna to the precinct. Using translucent polycarbonate facades ensured sufficient light to each apartment, while also creating a sense of connectedness between the units.