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Space 2

Now the hard part, putting it all together in UT ed.

Precedent 3: SkyWalk

GRAND CANYON SKYWALK: Las Vegas USA

Finder: David Jin

The Vision:
"Just like an eagle can fly into the Grand Canyon, my vision was to enable visitors to walk the path of the eagle, and become surrounded by the Grand Canyon while standing at the edge of the Glass Bridge.

The bridge gives is a chance to share the wonder of the canyon that the Huafapai Tribe has graciously offered.

My dream was to find the balance between form function and nature. Once a dream.... Now a reality"...

David Jin



This phenomenon is the result of a very strong concept . David Jin has nailed 'free spirited' design by comparing it to a bird, whats more free then a bird?

This precedent combines elements of the previous two. The cantilever with the glass platform, allows for visitors to successfully take the path of a bird and sweep over one of the great wonders of the world.

CLASH SOLVED!

THANK YOU MR. CANTILEVER!

Precedent 2: House in Southern Highlands

HOUSE IN SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS, New South Wales Australia

Client: Peter Berman

Architect: Harry Seidler & Assoc.

This is my favorite Harry Seidler project. This beautiful home balances the two concepts I have in a very elegant way.

The roofing produces a sleek blanket for the glass walls underneath; but it is the balcony that I find most helpful for this experiment.

Seidler cleverly uses minimal bracing along with a cantilever system that allows this platform to hover over an amazing landscape. The cantilever system creates a spectacular effect whilst incorporating functional aspects. There is no wastage here, because without the building the balcony cannot function.

Thanks to this precedent, I have managed to find an answer to my problem. The cantilever system provides a 'free spirited' experience, but at the same time requires a 'functional' understanding in order to work.

Source: Contemporary Architecture, by Catherine Slessor, Images Publishing, 2003, Australia

Precedent 1: Eureka Tower

EUREKA TOWER, Melbourne Australia

Developer: Grocon Group

Architect: Fender Katsalidis







Prior to this research, I was unaware that this building existed. Eureka Tower is one of the tallest residential buildings in the world, at 300 meters high.

The building boasts many records and feats; the windows of the top 8 levels being completely clad in gold is just to skim the surface.

However, it is something else that intrigues me to this building.

"Skydeck 88 is the only observation deck in the world that can thrill you with 'The Edge' - a glass cube which projects 3 metres out from the building - with you in it - suspended almost 300 metres above the ground!"

I find the Skydeck amazing; it is a fantastic example of 'free spirited' design. Imagine being in this structure, it would be a feeling that would be very difficult to explain and you could only do justice by experiencing it yourself.

The cube seems to be strapped to the rest of the building, yet the transition from outdoor to indoor is made seamlessly due to the glass cladding. As you can see from the photos, the experience would differ during day or night. Light does play a significant role for this structure.

I would like Stephen Hawking's space to have a similar effect, but have some functional qualities also.

Source: http://www.skydeck.com.au

PRECEDENTS

In order to find a coherent union between the two 'heavyweights', I have looked for ideas from many other buildings.

CLASH

Space 1

This is my first attempt in using UT ed, hence I felt quite restricted in drawing what I wanted to express from the two practitioners. However I feel that this attempt displays primitive concepts extracted from my drawings.

Ideas from Drawings

The drawings below, display several ways the ideas of both practitioners can be displayed through design. There a several concepts that tend to repeat themselves throughout the drawings. These are:

Stephen Hawking:
- These drawings are mostly independent rather then being calved or sculpted out of a larger mass.
- They vary in scale, mass and dimension.
- They seem to push boundaries of possibility and reality; yet seem to find a way to flow in an understanding and significant way.

Charles Darwin:
- These drawings are mostly modular and spaces have been created mostly by subtracting mass from a larger object.
- Scale is appropriate, hence keeping an explainable concept which encourages the lack of waste.
- They are quite rational and seem to depend on the other two objects to work.

Combined Perspectives

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Perspective Reference

From Left to Right, Top
to Bottom

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Perspectives

Brainstorming Quotes

I have chosen to explore Stephen Hawking and Charles Darwin’s quotes to explore through design. I have briefly brainstormed what these quotes convey:

Stephen Hawking

-‘Free Spirited’

-Enlightened, motivational

-Rebellious

-Light

Charles Darwin

-Completely Functional

-Perhaps brutal

-contrasting to Stephen Hawking

I will now continue this brainstorming through a different medium. The following 18 perspective drawings will NOT be split by the two quotes, rather they will be mixed as I feel that drawing both ideas at the same will assist in the brainstorming of the various ideas these quotes convey.