Useful Information

Here are some pretty handy links which will aid in better understanding green credentials for a building.

http://www.yourhome.gov.au/
http://www.yourbuilding.org/display/yb/Products+and+materials+and+sustainable+commercial+buildings
http://neco.rtrk.com.au/?scid=3943&kw=3844905
http://www.begreen.com.au/index.html

Also here is a website which gives the dimensions for trucks.

http://www.ntc.gov.au/ViewPage.aspx?page=A02300407400170020

Have a look at these as they will help with designing the relocatable classroom.

Interesting Architecture

Below are some designs which are quite unique and have various aspects which could relate to our current project.

Paper Temporary Studio
Shigeru Ban Architects
Paris, France

This building is a temporary structure and sits on the roof of the Centre Georges Pompidou building in Paris. It is made up of cylindrical ribs which are made of paper tubes and the ribs are covered in a waterproof membrane made from PTFE (Poly-Tetra-Fluoro Ethylene).

http://www.centrepompidou-metz.fr/site/en/nav/studio-temporaire

Dalki Theme Park
Ga.A Architects & Mass Studies
Paju, Korea

The Dalki Theme Park building was inspired from the fictional Korean cartoon character Dalki who was initially created to market clothing for children. The Dalki Theme Park has some unique approaches in designing spaces for children.

http://www.thecoolhunter.net/kids/DALKI-THEME-PARK---KOREA/

Allianz Arena

Herzog & De Meuron

Munich, Germany

The Allianz Arena was built to be used in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The stadium has a unique facade as it is made from 2,874 rhomboidal inflated ETFE (Ethylene Tetrafluoro-ethylene) foil panels. The ETFE panels are fitted with white, red and blue lights which allow the building to change colour and match the home team playing.

http://www.allianz-arena.de/en/fakten/detaillierte-zahlen/

MUSAC Art Center

Mansilla + Tunon

Leon, Spain

MUSAC is designed as a space for culture and unlike museums with historic collections, MUSAC is a living space devoted to contemporary art. The colour of the glazing also quite striking and illustrates the effect that colour selection and combinations can have.

http://www.musac.es/index_en.php?secc=1&subsecc=2

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2005

Siza/Souto De Moura

London, UK

The 2005 Pavilion is built in Kensington Gardens next to the Serpentine Gallery. It is constructed using laminated timber to create a frame and is clad in polycarbonate panels with each incorporating a solar-powered light. It is a temporary structure and the fifth of its kind to be built there. Previous temporary pavilions for the Serpentine Gallery have been designed by Zaha Hadid (2000), Daniel Libeskind (2001), Toyo Ito (2002) and Oscar Niemeyer (2003). The 2008 temporary structure at the gallery is designed by Frank Gehry.

http://www.arup.com/europe/feature.cfm?pageid=6897

This link below shows the previous and current installation for the galley.

http://www.serpentinegallery.org/architecture/

Esquisse 1: A RARE Concept

To get the semester off to a flying start, we broke into groups and took part in a small esquisse exercise which aimed at harnessing creative thinking in the design and building of a prototype for the most adaptable space. The group which I am a team member of is group 20 and the other members are Dang Dang Zhou http://srd364ddz.blogspot.com and Chung Tai Hiung http://srd364thc.blogspot.com.

After we had formed our group, we had a discussion on our initial thoughts. Most of my initial thoughts were developing around traditional geometric shapes such as spheres and cubes. From here, we went away and did some sketches to further develop the ideas. We shared our developments and as a group we came up with our chosen concept.

The focus of our concept was based on folding. The reasoning for developing the concertina fold was so that the design could easily be compacted for transportation. We also liked our chosen design as it was also adaptive as it could be extended as well as being bendable.

As a building, we envisaged that the design would be built using a light weight skeletal frame with a fabric covering or a hinged panel system. Below are some photos of our model.

This esquisse was a good exercise to begin the semester as it got us to begin thinking creatively again after the mid-semester break. Furthermore what I learned from the exercise was that firstly as a class group, we are capable of doing great work in a short amount of time. Secondly, from the exercise and other groups examples, it showed that there are many architectural ideas such as folding and inflating which are not commonly used but have the potential to solve some issues.