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CREATING PLACE

a library without booksinside/out

City LoungeSt Gallen Switzerland

MENTOR TEAM

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a library without books

Natalie WrightLecturer in Interior Design

Rebekah DaviesLecturer & PhD Candidate in Industrial Design

Adam WiggLecturer in Architecture /Urban Design

Elizabeth ScottStudent in Interior Design

Cassandra DonaldStudent in Interior Design

Day 1 creating place

DESIGN FOR OUR BUILT ENVIRONMENT


What is Interior Design?

• design & construction of functional, safe and aesthetically meaningful interior environments

• enhance the quality of life & culture of the occupants

• custom design or specify furniture, lighting, walls, flooring, colour, materials & graphics

• understanding of technical and theoretical aspects of how people interact with and experience space



What is Industrial Design?

• creation of products that enhance people’s lives functionally, aesthetically and meaningfully

• understanding of technology/innovation

• understanding of people and society

• understanding of design process

• designing products that are viable to mass manufacture



What is Architecture?

• the process and product of planning, designing and constructing

• reflects functional, social, and aesthetic considerations.

• the manipulation and coordination of material, technology, light & shadow

• encompasses the pragmatic aspects of realizing designed spaces

• design activity from the macro-level (urban design, landscape architecture) to the micro-level (construction details)



What is Landscape Architecture & Urban Design?

• combines art and science to create meaningful and enjoyable outdoor places

• responds to the economic, social and environmental interests of communities

• design and planning of projects including: parks/recreational placesbotanic gardenssporting complexesvarious educational, commercial, industrial and residential sites, landscapes associated with major infrastructure systems - roads and railways

PROGRAM

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2:00 - 2:20pm Introduction

2:20 - 3:00pm Understanding the Design Brief

Exercise Part A Context & Content - Exploring the VAST

framework 3:00 – 4:00pm Creating Place

Exercise Part B Concept – Generation of Important Ideas

UNDERSTANDING THE DESIGN BRIEF


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What is a library without

books?

State Library of Queensland

• Learning for all• Queensland memory: for today and tomorrow

• Community connections

“Libraries are social, community and meeting places,

as well as learning centres.”

“The design is all about creating an open space

which, unlike many public buildings of the past, is

neither intimidating nor conventional. I want visitors

to be able to look inside without having to go in.”

Principal Architect, Timothy Hill

Donovan Hill and Peddle Thorp

Challenging the perceptions of ‘place’…

What it was, What it is and What it will be?

UNDERSTANDING THE DESIGN BRIEF


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The VAST framework

an aid to ‘thinking like a designer’

Addressing a complex problem that has no ‘right

answer’Helping us identify and organise essential

information

ValuesActivitiesSite Technology

a library without books•a learning space for all• celebrating memory & significance• creating community connection & communication

VALUES

Values

Who will be using the space?

In your groups pretend you each represent

different people living in the community & put

yourself in their shoes.

What are the most important qualities that the

space must have?What experience do you want to create?

What are some other successful spaces which

Illustrate the experience you want to create?

What are the expectations of privacy, safety?

What might be the aesthetic preferences?

How might this design be organised, what

are the overriding principles?


ACTIVITIES


Activities

In your groups pretend you each represent

different people living in the community & put

yourself in their shoes.

What will be the main activities involved in this

space by these different people?

Will these change in the future?

What are the necessary connections and

groupings between activities?

What technology do you need to provide for

these activities?How will people get to the site?

What are their transport needs?

SITE


SiteSite analyse might involve the following:

Wind and RainfallNatural lighting patterns, window locations

Night lighting patterns (safety)

Sun pathHuman and Cultural conditions

Views from site, to site and through site

Sensory conditions eg.smell

NoisePoints of interest on site and surrounding area

Form and Scale

DESIGN FOR CLIMATE

what is subtropical design?

Well-designed subtropical places :

• promote local character and identity

• have a strong connection between indoors

and outdoors • have openness and permeability

• are ecologically sustainable

• treat water & vegetation as if they really

matter • use very little greenhouse gas producing

energy and precious potable water

• are cost-effective over time

Rule of thumb 3 – air movement and humidityair movement is essential provide cooling paths for breezes by keeping external surfaces shaded or use grass instead of hard materials

DESIGNING FOR CLIMATE

what is subtropical design?

Rule of thumb 1 – temperature control

use elongated or segmented floor plans

isolate heat generating functions

shade outdoor living areas

let the heat escape at highest part of the roof

capitalise on cool night-time temperatures

Rule of thumb 2 – sun control

reduce radiation of heat into covered or

enclosed spaces

control the entry of direct sun

exclude summer sun

welcome warm sunshine in winter

Rule of thumb 3 – air movement and humidityair movement is essential provide cooling paths for breezes by keeping external surfaces shaded or use grass instead of hard materials

TECHNOLOGY

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Technology

What kind of technology and equipment do we

need to suit the future activities of the

community?What are our resources available?

What services do we need? Should these be

sustainable? Eg water, energy

What local materials can we utilise?

What critical physical insertions do we need to

make in this environment? Eg. Roofs, furniture,

lighting, signage, planting, controls, displays

ACTIVITY



Understanding the Design BriefExercise Part A Context & Content - Exploring the VAST framework

•Analyse the Stones Corner library site•Using the VAST framework, brainstorm ideas for the Stones Corner library redevelopment under the four headings of Values, Activities, Site and Technology• do sketches, rubbings and take photos to illustrate some of these ideas. This work will form part of your concept presentation

ACTIVITY


a library without booksCreating PlaceExercise Part B Concept – Generation of Important Ideas imagining and representing

• using text, rubbings, photos & sketches as a collage develop a concept presentation which illustrates your key ideas

• use the design elements & principles to achieve the desired qualities for the space

• 1 x A4 concept board each for values, activities, site and technology

• 1 x A3 site analysis – highlight key site conditions and design response

• five minute group presentation on Friday discussing the key values, activities, site and technology aspects of your concept

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