Place Conditions

Midland Railway Workshops. Image courtesy of FORM.




Understanding and connecting with existing site conditions to frame the project.

The Process
Prior to commencing your design, the following range of GROUP activities will need to be undertaken to fully inform all students of site specific issues, constraints and opportunities. As you would all now recognize design is a collaborative process and discussion of your projects with others is valuable. All of the activities/deliverables will form part of your folio.

You will be required to develop the following 5 aspects to understand SITE CONDITIONS:

01_Precedence Studies
A detailed investigation of similar international exemplar projects and their relevance to this project
_Deliverable: This is to be presented to the studio via electronic presentation (10 slides)

02_Heritage Study
The site (and precinct) has a rich social, cultural and built form heritage that will contribute to, and inform your design solution.
_Deliverable: This will be a desk top study of the site history and the remaining heritage buildings on the site. This is to be presented to the studio via electronic presentation (3 minute video presentation)

03_Site Analysis
This involves an analysis of different aspects of the site and its immediate surroundings. Ie topography, existing structures, roads, services, service points, access ways etc.
_ Deliverable: diagrammatic drawings with notation (1 x A1 sheet)

04_Urban Design Strategy/modelling
Develop an understanding of the social, cultural, physical, historical, and environmental influences in the broader precinct .How will those influences inform an Urban Strategy for your design proposal?
_Deliverable: diagrammatic drawings (with notations) (2D or 3D optional) (1 x A1 sheet)

05_Opportunities and constraints
Graphical analysis of the sites environmental, physical, historical, social and cultural opportunities and constraints
_ Deliverable: diagrammatic drawings(2D or 3D optional) with notation (1 x A1 sheet)

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