ABPL 20038 SM1:EXPLORATIONSLANDSCAPE STUDIO 1

THE POTTER CAFE OPEN SPACE DESIGNTUTOR: DAI LE

STUDENT NAME/NUMBER: GWUIHYUN SHIN (377554)

CONTENTSVICTOR COBB’S DRAWING 01-04

PERSPECTIVE DRAWING OF SITE 05-06

PLAN 1:100 & LEGEND 07-08

PLAN 1:500 & LEGEND 09-10

SITE ANALYSIS REPORT 11-12

OPPORTUNITY & CHALLENGE 12-13

Nostalgia, the picturesque, lost landscape of Melbourne, experiencing the ephemeral.Victor Cobb, Redmond Barry’s old house (Mel-bourne’s first library),c.1910s, mezzotint with drypoint, 16.8 x 14.4 sheet.

This is the picture I am allocated and need to follow the same strategy that artist used. When I see this picture, it is just dark and black and white drawings, but when I read the title of this drawing, this gave me many ideas of this picture. Nostalgia means some-thing we miss and we still remember, but we could not really exactly remember so, when we picture them we could feel the atmosphere of that but not the exact scene. As we can see, drawing illustrates this feeling, which is bit more blurry and darker. Also, this picture gives us lonesome and sad atmosphere at the same time. Therefore, I assume that Vic-tor Cobb tried to illustrate these atmospheres in his drawing which means somewhere we miss, remember and not existing longer.

Perspective drawing 01This is perspective view of our site. To fol-low the same strategy that Victor Cobb uses, I decided to use the pencil to draw and I tried to maximise to illustrate lone-some and sad atmosphere. The darkest spot is where we are going to design which is grass area. This is because in the future that area will be designed and transformed with design idea, so existing landscape will be changed ex-cept underground bunker structure. In addition I rub the picture with finger a little bit to make blurry image. Second-ly, in detail of Victor Cobb’s drawing we can find a cat at the bottom. This means there was life there. Regarding to this, I tried to draw the clue of life in my pic-ture so, there is light from the window of physics building, this means there is lives behind that windows. There-

Perspective drawing 02

Second drawing has different per-spective view. I focused on the ground. I drew the shadow of myself. This is because there will be someone will be miss and has some memo-ry within that site. Even though this area is not designed yet, it is enough to make people have some memo-ry there. So I tried to draw the hu-man body shape with following drawing strategy Victor Cobb used.

Plan 1:100To draw 1:100 plan, it was hard to explain the context around the site with following the strategy that origi-nal drawing has. So I divided the site into 4 different frames, and I draw the detail in these. Top left drawing explains two trees. Also it shows that there is nice gap between these two. This gap can be used as entry of the site; we can pass by two trees beside, experience them and see the whole area. Top right one explains that there is main entry to go to the cam-pus into and pass by the site. At the same time there is the café next to the site. Many people used this area which is busiest spot around the site.Bottom right one explains that there is an adjacent building right next to the site (Physic building). This building makes the nice shadow after 3pm so people can have a break under that shadow.Bottom left one shows the other en-try to the site and such a path way between the site and Ian art mu-seum. People use this path way to get into campus and, this street it-self has nice atmosphere when I get through it such as nice coffee smell and people’s movements.

Plan 1:500In 1:500 plan, I used same strat-egy as 1:100 plan, but I tried to show other contexts that I could not explain in 1:100 plan. Top left one explains that there is bridge that connects two different build-ing across the Swanston Street. On the bridge we can see the site and get nice perspective view and people have experience the site by seeing. Middle left one shows the entire site. We could know the where the site is located, where shadows come from, and where trees are. The site is right next to the Swanston Street, café and Museum. Bottom left one is spe-cifically explaining the path way to go to site from the campus. This is long and narrow way. From that point, people cannot really see the site so this path way can be used to experience people the site at the end of journey of that pathway. Middle right one shows car and tram movements along the Swan-ston Street. There is terminated tram stop around Melbourne Uni-versity and many people used that. Trams and cars passed by the site and people can see the site while they are travelling.

Observation AnalysisLand UsePatterns

The site is located in the campus of the University of Mel-bourne. Within approx. 500m from the site, land is used for the properties of university.

Surrounding areas of the site is mainly occupied by students, staff and visitors of the university of Melbourne.

Neighboring characteristics Café, Kiosk, Gallery and physics buildings are observed. The proximity to the existing café creates frequent movement of people around the site.

Public utilities and their loca-tions

There is no electricity poles visible. Water, gas and tele-communication mains run along the pedestrian path next to the site.

This need to be considered when there is excavation. However, the site is covered with filled soil sit-ting upon artificial structure. The artificial structure should not be removed thus there is no need for consideration in terms of design or construction at the site.

TransportationSystem

There is main tram stop situated in 150m distance. The main tram stop creates ac-tive movement of people in/out/around the site.

Off-site drainage Patterns There is stormwater drainage system running from North to South along Swanston Street.

The site is not specifically affect-ed by stormwater as drainage system is effectively working.

Visual Characteristics Modern building structure containing art gallery and café. Physics building is located behind. There are two trees on site looking from the opposite side of main street. Those trees visually cover the site around 40 percent.

The trees and surround buildings make the open site to be isolated and creates private mood.

Noise Sources There is main road with frequent movement of public transport such as trams and other vehicles, as well as demolition process on Melbourne University architecture building.

Noise is produced from such movement of transport such as trams and cars. Also due to day-time demolition, major noise is caused yet the site is not likely to be highly affected by it as the site is surrounded by other buildings.

Odours Specifically none. None

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Legal The site, measured approximately 20m x 19m, belongs to Melbourne University.

The certificate of title should be under the name of University of Mel-bourne, thus clear legal boundaries of the site are established.

Land usePatterns

Major users of the site are visitors from café. Since it is an open space, other people from university or somewhere else come for various activities such as having a rest.

There are many types and amount of users, and it needs to be taken into consideration for further design approach.Circulation

Structures There is artificial structure buried under the filled soil at the site. There is no architectural structure upon.

The artificial structure should not be removed or destroyed which need to be thoroughly considered during design process.

Natural Characteristics Topography The site is of higher level than the surrounding area.

Due to its noticeable level difference the design needs to achieve more effective and easier access entry to the users.

Slope Slopes towards the pedestrian path, but not stiff.

Waterway can be flashed.

Soil and Geology There are two types of soil: one is upon the artificial structure, and the other one is more of nutritional soil.

The soil was filled up for the site, and especially the soil over artificial structure is not very healthy or great. The grass is rendering the site, not seem to be growing.

Vegetation Two main trees as well as grass covering the site.

It creates private and isolated mood.

Climate Movement of the sun is from East to West, and the site is open to East therefore at morning and day time the site is exposed to direct sunlight on sunny day. The site is not much affected by the wind as it is blocked by surrounding buildings.

Generally cool in temperature.

Fauna Local birds are visible. Not very considerable for designPerceptual Characteristics Other impressions of the site The site does not have specific

boundaries and is located between open public spaces and campus.

The site is with full potential to en-gage a lot of users and interact with the surrounding environment. The landscape itself is next to gallery and café thus the design needs to consider the cultural context. ON

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Opening space

This site is open to the public so the future de-sign should not restrict the people’s traveling.

Trees

It can be used to generate special entrance from the pedestrian to the site

Pathway from the campus

This pathway is surrounded build-ings and people cannot see any-thing except coffee shop so this can be used to make journey, and people can have special experience of the site at the end of the jour-ney, because we cannot see the site unless get to the certain point.

Café and pedestrian

People who pass by and have a drink can visit the site directly and experi-ence them.

Shadow

We can have nice shadow from two large trees and surrounding buildings.

Artificial structure underneath

Bunker cannot be demolished so designer should care of this and constraint the design intent

Trees

Trees also can be the con-straints as well as opportunity. We need to care about trees

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