Brief:

This two-part project creatively explores the essential partnership between architecture and the people who inhabit its spaces and surroundings – bringing design to life.

These two projects investigated the architectural implications of site and context. Project work included studies of the elements and principles of site analysis – researching & measuring the environmental, physical, urban, cultural, historical, social and legal context of the design.

The central theme of this design series is an exploration of the human perception and understandingof architecture through the senses. Principles of visual, acoustic and thermal sensory inputsinvestigates how the form generated can be used in creating architecture, especiallyenvironmentally friendly and sustainable architecture that is based on a particular clientele.

In part two of this project, a community centre was designed that was based in the diverse suburb of Newtown in Wellington. This community centre has been designed with respect to its surroundings, both physical and cultural. The design reflects the representation of different cultures that call Newtown home, and this can be seen in the split of levels that not only create interesting interior qualities but also portray the various view point of the different people.

The design mainly consists of thin concrete pillars and slabs that act as the structure of the design. This exposed feature is intentionally generated to represent the many individuals that come together to form and foster a healthy society. The physical model created portrays the craft and thought-process of what has been designed, giving also a visual understanding of a final outcome. This model made from MDF and acrylic represents the intended soft and ‘homely’ qualities of the spaces, with the variation of areas for different uses.

Work conducted at VUW (Personal portfolio).