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VISITOR INTERPRETIVE CENTRE

PROJECT 3:

GENIUS LOCI

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INTRODUCTION

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Project 1 introduced and explored the formal and poetic articulation of architecture in a site-less condition. Project 2 established a Design Concept as a driver for architectural development. In Project 3, the design brief calls for an architectural response to design an interpretive centre emphasising a strong engagement and relationship to the site, spatial experiences and programmatic requirements.

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PRESENTATION BOARDS

Mock up model | scale 1:150
Development forms
Final model | scale 1:100
Final model | scale 1:100
Final model | scale 1:100
Lower Ground
Ground
Lower Ground
Ground
Roof

LEARNING OUTCOMES

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  • Generate design based on the unique character and conditions of the site context

  • Generate design through conscious consideration of section-plan relationship with considerations of human scale, natural light,

  • materials/texture

  • Design a small scale community building which response to the site (site topography, history and socio-cultural events), functional program and users’ experiences

  • Produce drawings (both 2D and 3D), modelling and verbal presentation to communicate and visualize architectural design and ideas.

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DESIGN BRIEF

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The interpretive centre will serve two purposes:

  • To provide a physical point of reference with visual significance that keeps alive the culture/history/memory/essence of the site.

  •   To provide accommodation to house and display relevant material and interpretive material for public access and information.

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Solutions relying heavily on landscape are encouraged. Visitors should be inspired and informed in ways that somehow express the spirit of the place (genius loci).

PROJECT BRIEF

PROJECT 2

GENIUS LOCI:

SITE ANALYSIS & CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

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INTRODUCTION

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Society, culture, history, memory and the landscape of a particular place echoes the meaning of that ‘place’, or its ‘genius loci’. These qualities will inform the architectural concept and generators for Project 2. In Project 2, the design brief calls for an architectural response toward the sense of place with a strong engagement and relationship to the site and programmatic requirements.

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The first assignment for Project 2 requires an analysis of the site context as a starting point. It is a fundamental need for any design project as it will suggest a series of parameters to suggest architectural solution, one that will be appropriate to the place and its meaning, and contributes to its context. The site needs to be understood, in both intuitive and personal ways, as well as quantitative and measured means. Techniques to record and understand the site are varied, from physical surveys to qualitative aspects of experience and personal interpretation of the place.

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

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  • Produce site analysis which document, interpret and analyze the site context and the ‘genius loci’ of place

  • Produce a concept design for a Visitor Interpretive Centre based on the site analysis conclusions.

PROJECT BRIEF

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