Architecture Job Portfolio

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Irene Irene is a fresh gradute architecture student of University of Sydney with the degree of Bachelor of Design in Architecture. As a fresh graduate, finding

a suitbale job is her main goal and therefore, not wanting to waste anymore time, Irene decided to take a freelance job and scored her first project to design the interior of a boutique. For her, this is a

great achievement since she’s not much experience in interior design. Irene loves challenges and is not

easily give up when she’s assigned to finish up a project. She also has a strong passion about design in architecture as well as appreciate all forms of art

such as graphic design and installations. Irene is also acknowledged throughout the academic to have the

ability to absorb information and well organized. Last but not least, she is keen to refine creative

ingenuity and technical craftsmanship in preparation for professional career.

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content page.Biography.............................................................................3STUDIO DESIGN PROCESS the city sphere...............................................................6 melbourne tracing..............................................10 urban strategies..................................................12 masterplanning...................................................14 initial ideas.........................................................20 conceptual/technical development.....................22 conceptual/technical resolution.........................30PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE the macdonald house..................................................38 the proposal........................................................40 site analysis.........................................................42 drawings.............................................................44DIGITAL FABRICATION enclosure | exposure....................................................56 introduction........................................................58 construction details............................................60 design process......................................................61FREELANCE.......................................................................62Bibliography.......................................................................67

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the city sphereFlinder’s Street Station//Melbourne

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This project is called The City Sphere which based on the topic of Flinders Street Station: Macro / Micro. The aim of this project is to produce a bold and viable vision for the redevelopment of the Flinders Street Station precinct in Melbourne; at both urban and architectura scales.

The scheme is to create a shopping mall within the masonry fabric of the Eastern Concourse. The clock (entrance to the station) and some of the facade on the Eastern Concourse will be maintained while at the same time creating a contemporary interior to provide a timeless experience.

The main concept of this project is FRICTION, in which can be categorized into two different types; kinetic and static. Addressing the issue of heavy traffic flow on the Swanston Street (the street adjacent to the Eastern Concourse) in which friction between the kinetic (moving ojects such as pedestrian, vehicles and public transport) and static (buildings surrounding)is occurring, friction need to be either pare back to solve the problem or it needs to be dramatised and embrace the existing friction. Later one was chosen. By embracing the already existing friction, more friction is added.

The idea of friction does not necessarily mean physical friction, it can be something invisible. Through a number of analysis and diagrammatic approach, friction of perception of view was adapted to further develop the idea. This is done by cladding the facade affected by the “line of view” with reflective material and thus reflecting the opposite building which allow the activity of voyeurism to occur. Voyeurism is then applied into the scheme of the interior of the building.

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1. MELBOURNE TRACINGUndertaking a trip to Melbourne for the weekends is an opportunity to become familiar with the Flinders Street Station precinct as well as the rich urban life of Melbourne. By doing tracing, it helps to interprete the experience of Melbourne city in an unique way. Tracing involves macro and micro. Macro; the experience of drifting through every corner of the precinct; encounters; deviation. Micro; locating a single place somewhere or adjacent to the station; setting for a small moments of life to occur.

Figure 1. The sceneries surrounding the Flinder Street Station

The collage shows one of the busiest laneways in Melbourne, Delgrave Street. It is a short, narrow laneway, running north from Flinders Street to Flinders Lane in the central business district of Melbourne. The lane features bars, cafes, and restaurants and many of the taller old buildings that had been converted into loft style apartments in the 1990s.

Southercross Station, linked to Flinders Street Station, has a very innovative design that features undulating roof. The design features include a wave-shaped roof, a new entrance and concourse on Collins Street, a new bus interchange, a new food court, a bar/restaurant, separate retail outlets inside the station and a separate shopping complex between Bourke and La Trobe Streets.

In one of the platforms of Flinders Street Station, there is a railway that’s not functioning anymore. This platform is located directly north of Yarra River, Looking out from this platform, the outline of the high buildings across the river can be seen clearly and adds up to the beauty of the Melbourne skyline.

Figure 2. A collection of collages of the surrounding

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2. URBAN STRATEGIES

1. Queen Victoria Market 2. Russell Street Police Headquarter3. Royal Exhibition Building4. Wesley church5. State Library of Victoria6. Orica House7. St. Patrick’s Cathedral8. Parliament House9. Windsor Hotel10. Princess Theatre11. General Post Office12. Royal Arcade

13. Block Arcade14. Old Treasury Building15. Capitol Theatre16. Regent Theatre17. St. Paul’s Cathedral18. Flinder St Station19. National Gallery of Victoria20. Shrine of Remembrance21. Melbourne Grammar School22. Melbourne High School

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3. MASTERPLANNINGF R I C T I O N H U B F L I N D E R S T R E E T S T A T I O N M A S T E R P L A N N I N G

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ART PRECINT EXTENSION

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City Grid

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The idea of the masterplanning is to extend the grid lines to the southbank of the Flinders Station. By addressing different aspect of the city such as heritage spot, subculture distribution and art precincts; tangents are drawn across the station. These tangents will result in friction and thus create a subdivision within the station itself. The scheme is to create a plaza within the station and having a plantation filtration system on the yarra river linking it to the promenade.

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4. INITIAL IDEAS

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The diagram addresses the issue on the eastern concourse and taken into account the three significant buidling at this junction, which are the easter concourse of Flinders station, St. Paul’s Cathedral and Federation Square. The idea of friction

is adapted for further development. As a result of this friction between vehicles, pedestrian and public transport; heavy traffic on Swanston street (adjacent to the eastern concourse) is unavoidable especially during peak hour. It is very dangerous for

Figure 3. Issue raised on the junction of eastern concourse

pedestrian to cross from the eastern concourse to the Federation Square and St Paul’s Cathedral (vice versa) during this hour due to the heavily populated road.

In order to solve the problem addressed on the previous diagram, the initial idea is to provide a pathway for pedestrian to cross from the eastern concourse to the Federation Square and St. Paul’s Cathedral. The pathway will involve

Figure 4. Initial proposal addressing issue raised

installation that reflect on the Melbourne’s culture.

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5. conceptual/Technical development

Ideas are further developed to achieve a more conceptual and technical result. More analysis on the site are made and the idea of friction is pushed further to dramatise the concept. In this phase, friction is acknowledged in two types; kinetic and static.Kinetic friction presented by the moving objects (vehicles, public transport, and pedestrian); static friction presented by the three buildings at the junction of Swanston Street and Flinders Steet, which are the eastern concourse of the Flinders Station, St. Paul’s Cathedral, and Federation Square.

Figure 5. Frictional diagram

Focusing on the static friction, lines are drawn from each of these building. These lines represent the perception of view from each spot (Eastern concourse, Fed square and St. Paul’s cathedral). The lines are drawn as such that when one stands in the building, they can view the opposite building unobstructed. Although these lines create invisible friction, it is actually there.

After lines are drawn, those frictioned lines tthat touch the facade of the eastern concourse result in the substraction of this facade in the form of curves. The reason is because this curved facade will be cladded with reflective material. Therefore, not only this substraction provide bigger circulation for the pedestrian, it also allow people to view the opposite building

through the reflective facade without having to cross the the street. The reflection represent a dynamic urban facade and thus it reflects a distorted view of the buildings surrounding.

As a result of this, the idea of voyeurism is adapted where one can see the people on the opposite through the reflective facade without being known.

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1. Voyeurs - voyee. This type is the most common type of voyeurism where the voyeurs can observe the voyee without being known.

Voyeurism is caused by design that sometimes not intended. It is a situation where person vulnerability is greater than other’s & offer them the opportunity to be caught up in the act of voyeurism. Generally in the act of voyeurism, there’s a “screen of anonymity” that allows the voyee being seen withouth them feeling threatened.

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// REFLECTION

2. Voypas Voypas is the situation where the role of voyeurs and voyee is ambiguous. In this kind of situation, normally both has an equal vulnerability.

3. Voyeur - voyeur This happens when a voyeur looks at another voyeurs who is observing a voyee.

The diagram model interpretes the curved facade reflecting the opposite buildings.

The reflected view is distorted reflecting the dynamic urban facade.

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Chinese precinct Spanish precinct

Italian precinct Greek precinct

// INTERIOR SCHEMEThe initial scheme for the interior will be a shopping centre of different subcultures. These subdivision is adapted from the subculture division mapping and through the tangents that drawn across the station are used as the guidelines for the subdivision of the space within the eastern concourse.

To allow the voyeurism to occur, floor is made indefinite and random. The diagram shows the vertical walls made of reflective material, glass, and wire mesh. These vertical planes symbolise the screen of anonymity.

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Ground Floor First Floor Second Floor Third FloorIRENE IRENE 310171636

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Ground Floor First Floor Second Floor Third Floor

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5. conceptual/Technical resolution

Improvise and develop the ideas further. Finalising the function of the building by dismissing the scheme of having subdivided cultural space within the shopping mall. The curved facade is devised to work well with the dome on the clocktower (above the eastern concourse). Studying the work of Alvaro Siza also helps in getting a deeper understanding in the ideas.

The diagram model showing the skewers that represent the perception of view. The lines of perception is existing although they are visually invisible.

The diagram model showing the substraction of the facade in the form of a sphere. The space substracted creates an accidental shelter and the curves resulted an unique outdoor/indoor space.

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Substracted space for pedestrian scheme

Studying the work of Alvaro Siza . This diagram shows the extension of view from one of Siza’s building.

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6. rendering + collages

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professional practice

"The Macdonald House"43 Macdonald Street, Illawara // Sydney

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The project took place on the southern side of MacDonald Street between Illawara Railways and Flora Streets Erskineville, identified with lot number 43 and plan number 1110472. The allotment has a total site area of 196 metre sq with a 10.6 metre frontage to MacDonald Street and approximately 20 metre side boundary. To the north and south of the site is mostly single storey, residential terrace housing; to the east is the Bankstown/Illawarra railway lines and mixed residential development; to the south is light industrial premises.

The site currently contains a double storey Victorian weatherboard terrace house. The empty slot next to it has the extension from the terrace house that contains kitchen and bathroom on the ground level and bedroom and bathroom on the first level. To the north of this extension facing the MacDonald Street is a 25.9 sq metre (approximately) slot used for parking spot.

According to the LEP 1998 (as amended; amendment no. 3 in regards to heritage conservation), the site is part of the heritage conservation areas (CA22) within the Former MacDonaldtown. It is also listed in the DCP 2010 as Contributory Building in the South Sydney Weatherboad Building Survey.

As far as one concerns, the terrace house has been vacant for quite a while and not suitable for habitation yet. There has not been adequately maintained in terms of the exterior and interior. This terrace had just been bought and renovations are required for habitation.

The area contains mixture of 19th century terraces and new development. The housing surrounding is mostly limited to single and two storey semi-detached dwellings with height approximate height of 6 metres the maximum. The site is also listed in the medium density residential (zone number 2b) on the LEP 1998 (as amended).

There is no predominant or unified architectural style or genre of development in the area or consistency in terms of the siting of buildings and setbacks.

““Fig 1. Front view of the existing house

Fig 2. Site location on a map

Fig 3. The extension of the terrace house

Fig 4. The parh from the laundry to the storage

Fig 5. The neighbours to the east Fig 6. The neighbours to the west

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Summer Solstice December 21

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EquinoxMarch 20

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Winter SolsticeJune 22

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Equinox March 209 am (62°/37°)

Winter SolsticeJune 229 am (43°/18°)

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ROOFTOP PLANRP1

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Digital Fabrication

Enclosure ExposureCampbell’s Cove, The Rocks // Sydney

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ENCLOSUREEXPOSUREsaro karadanian | irene

reconciling the primitive method of weaving with modern digital fabricationSITE: CambELL’S COvE, ThE ROCkS, SydNEymaTERIaLS: PLywOOd STRUCTURaL fRamE, wOvEN SISaL TwINE, STEEL bRaCkETS

ChaLLENGING ThE NOTION Of ENCLOSURE, wE OPTEd TO dESIGN a TEmPORaL, LIGhTwEIGhT STRUCTURE ON a hEavy maSONRy SITE, ad-dRESSING ThE hISTORICaL SURROUNdINGS by abSTRaCTING ThEIR fORmaL ELEmENTS. aN abSTRaCTEd fORm Of ThE CambELL’S COvE waREhOUSE, ThE ENCLOSURE|EXPOSURE PavILION fEaTURES a LIGhT wOvEN CLaddING SUSPENdEd ON a dIGITaLLy fabRICaTEd fRamE. ThE UNdULaTING STRUCTURaL fRamE CREaTES OPENINGS whICh GES-TURE TO ThE OPERa hOUSE ON ThE EaST aNd ThE CambELL’S COvE waREhOUSE ON ThE wEST. ULTImaTELy, ThE PavILION IS a PLaCE Of PaUSE aNd REfLECTION IN a bUSy TOURISTIC SITE

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extrapolating triangular elements of roof_saro karadanian and irene1 2 3

DESIGN PROCESS 2 extrapolating triangular elements to abstract warehouse form

DESIGN PROCESS 1 exploring form and basic weaving methods

DESIGN PROCESSsaro karadanian | irene

* click here http://youtu.be/CtXdsY73W1c for model making process

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FERENSSA BOUTIQUE Batam, Indonesia.

FREELANCE

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Methodist CHURCH Batam, Indonesia.

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bibliogrpahy.page 10:http://www.google.com/imgres?q=alvaro+siza&um=1&hl=en&sa=X&biw=1305&bih=732&tbs=isz:l&tbm=isch&tbnid=VUG_JhwmVyKgYM:&imgrefurl=http://lsp41011-garcialeticia.blogspot.com/2011/03/centro-metereologico-en-la-villa.html&docid=iKIG3e67heTkIM&imgurl=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OgYWAHEbx8g/TYDFjApS-OI/AAAAAAAAAak/1J_sa1lliJw/s1600/P8120198.JPG&w=1417&h=1063&ei=5N6XUMyqNdGUiQebqIDgDA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=197&vpy=159&dur=391&hovh=194&hovw=260&tx=180&ty=90&sig=105406743560070970006&page=4&tbnh=155&tbnw=213&start=76&ndsp=30&ved=1t:429,r:69,s:20,i:408

page 12-13:Mapping done by Joanna Chan

page 15-19:Group work

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Cover page background image:courtesy of Alberto Seveso

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