OVER AND UPMID-SEMESTER PRESENTATION [DRAFT]

JAMES HOLT

PARAMETERS

ACCESSIBILITY VIA VARIOUS MODES OF

TRANSPORT

CONNECTION TO/RELATIONSHIP WITH

HARBOUR

SOLAR ACCESS AND ADVANTAGEOUS USE

OF SUN

INTRODUCTION OF LANDSCAPING AND

GREEN SPACES

ROUND-THE-CLOCK USE OF PUBLIC SPACE

ACTIVATION OF PEDESTRIAN LEVEL

ZONES

WIND MITIGATION AND CONTROL OF

WIND

SITE SELECTION

BOURKE STREET AXIS

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SITE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE

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S O U T H E R N C R O S S

SITE PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE

SITE IMMEDIATE ADJACENCIES

BOURKE STREET

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ARKHA

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PROGRAMMEMIXED-USE HIGH RISE OFFICE BUILDING

Suggested Programme• 60-65 total floors approx.• 8 floors serviced appartments• 5-10% outdoor space• 15,000m² total usable floor space approx.• Inclusion of food and beverage facilities

Revised Programme• ~40 floors (160m approx.)• 6 floors serviced appartments• 10% outdoor space• 15% indoor green space• 30,000m² total usable floor space approx.• Inclusion of food and beverage facilities• Inclusion of retail space at ground level• Inclusion of cinema

WIND DIAGRAMMING

POTENTIAL WIND MITIGATION STRATEGIES

WIND DIAGRAMMING

PRECEDENTS

Green Void, LAVA Architects, Sydney, 2008

MyZeil Shopping Mall, Studio Fuksas, Frankfurt, 2009

MINIMUM SURFACE / RELAXATION

MINIMUM SURFACE BETWEEN TWO CIRCLES, CALCULATED BY MINIMUM SURFACE PLUGINMORE COMPLEX GEOMETRIES TO BE CALCULATED BY RELAXATION USING KARAMBA

WIND PRESSURE TESTING WITH FLOW DESIGN

WIND TESTING FRAMEWORK WITH FLOW DESIGN

Initial Wind Velocity: 10.0m/sMax Wind Velocity: 14.7m/s

Form Wind Velocity Increase Factor: 1.5

INTRODUCTION OF GREEN SPACE

INTRODUCTION OF GREEN SPACE

ILLUMINANCE WITH DIVA

FACADE SYSTEM

STRUCTURAL OPTIMISATION WITH MILLIPEDE

OPTIMISATION

STRUCTURAL OPTIMISATION WITH MILLIPEDE & KARAMBA

EXAMPLE OPTIMISED STRUCTURE FROM MILLIPEDE

PROXIMITY

NEARNESS TO MILLIPEDE MESH DEFINES THICKNESS OFSTRUCTURAL MEMBERS

IN KARAMBA

EXAMPLE MESH OFSTRUCTURAL MEMBERS