Narratives
1- As a local I enjoy a morning walk to the office.
As the worker I spend almost 40 minutes a day on traveling, my normal routine requires me to change from train to bus to reach my destination,
As the resident, traveling to my work place is quite uncomfortable, as during the peak hours the huge influx of people using the public transit make the experience very slow and unpleasant.
As the tourist traveling around is quite easy during the off peak hours.
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Project 2 Final Submission
Final file:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5NOYUmM1vMnSC1WY2JyUl9EcjA/view?usp=sharing
Sorry about interim 3, I had a lot of technical problems, was running out of time so I didn't check the audio, went to get food 5 minutes before class and yep.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5NOYUmM1vMnSC1WY2JyUl9EcjA/view?usp=sharing
Sorry about interim 3, I had a lot of technical problems, was running out of time so I didn't check the audio, went to get food 5 minutes before class and yep.
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Sunday, May 24, 2015
Sunday, May 3, 2015
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Studio Exercise Week 8 For Daily Nomads
Subject Site-
Address:LOT 1 Cuthill Street, Randwick NSW 2031, Australia
LGA:RANDWICK
State:NSW
1.
Currently the only way to access the subject site via public transit method is through buses,
314, 316, 317 Coogee to Bondi Junction
372, 373, 376, 377 Randwick
M50
x73, x77
370
394
Connecting to city
2
List of Interchange User Requirements 3.2.6
Critical issues for users of a public transport interchange include:
• actual and perceived security and safety;
• punctual services;
• well maintained and clean interchange facilities;
• a pleasant and comfortable environment;
• clear service and timetable information; and
• way-finding and directional signage.
Changing between transport modes requires:
• clear lines of sight and movement;
• ease of transfer between modes, including lifts and ramps for less able
passengers;
• clear way-finding signage; and
• clear and consistent information about services (real time where possible).
The major interchange elements should be as close as practicable to each other to
minimise walking distance and maximise efficiency of modal transfer.
Interchange Facilities
1. Comfort & Convenience Facilities
Bus stands Continuous cover encompassing all bus stands
1.2 Seating
Bus stands Min seating for 10 people at each stand or as required to meet expected demand
1.4 Ticketing (additional to rail station ticket booth and ticket machines)
Newsstand Kiosk with prepay tickets Desirable
1.6 Toilets
Toilets Desirable and could be in bus station or unpaid concourse
Baby change May be facilities considered, depending on expected demand
1.8 Retail
Kiosk / newsagent Desirable
Cafe Desirable
Vending machine/Food beverage Desirable
2.1 General
Interchange name Required
Bus platform numbering / designator For multiple platforms
Bus stand number / designator Required
Interchange / station map Required
General bus route network Required
Local area street map and key destinations Required
3. Parking and Set-down Facilities
3.1 Car passenger drop-off and pick-up zones Required
3.2 Commuter car parking Generally not provided
3.3 Bicycle parking
Bicycle Locker and / or Rack Required – Commensurate with forecast level demand
4. Safety & Security 4.1 Lighting Required
4.2 Video surveillance Required
4.3 Emergency help point Desirable
4.4 Public address system Desirable where operational arrangements support functionality
All amenities are to provide high quality finishes to create an aesthetically pleasing environment.
Clear signage and zone separation elements are to be put in place for the safety of all users
The site is approximately 2800m²
List of required element sizes
People Access the site through the pedestrian crossing/ traffic light and get dropped off by cars on the street parking on Belmore & Cuthill St.
Nothing really Casts shadow into the subject site.
Pedestrian activity is distributed evenly around the site,
The site is quite noisy as it is surround by roads.
The subject site has a a few pubs across the road.
Should not intervene access to the cenotaph.
Address:LOT 1 Cuthill Street, Randwick NSW 2031, Australia
LGA:RANDWICK
State:NSW
1.
Currently the only way to access the subject site via public transit method is through buses,
314, 316, 317 Coogee to Bondi Junction
372, 373, 376, 377 Randwick
M50
x73, x77
370
394
Connecting to city
2
List of Interchange User Requirements 3.2.6
Critical issues for users of a public transport interchange include:
• actual and perceived security and safety;
• punctual services;
• well maintained and clean interchange facilities;
• a pleasant and comfortable environment;
• clear service and timetable information; and
• way-finding and directional signage.
Changing between transport modes requires:
• clear lines of sight and movement;
• ease of transfer between modes, including lifts and ramps for less able
passengers;
• clear way-finding signage; and
• clear and consistent information about services (real time where possible).
The major interchange elements should be as close as practicable to each other to
minimise walking distance and maximise efficiency of modal transfer.
Interchange Facilities
1. Comfort & Convenience Facilities
Bus stands Continuous cover encompassing all bus stands
1.2 Seating
Bus stands Min seating for 10 people at each stand or as required to meet expected demand
1.4 Ticketing (additional to rail station ticket booth and ticket machines)
Newsstand Kiosk with prepay tickets Desirable
1.6 Toilets
Toilets Desirable and could be in bus station or unpaid concourse
Baby change May be facilities considered, depending on expected demand
1.8 Retail
Kiosk / newsagent Desirable
Cafe Desirable
Vending machine/Food beverage Desirable
2.1 General
Interchange name Required
Bus platform numbering / designator For multiple platforms
Bus stand number / designator Required
Interchange / station map Required
General bus route network Required
Local area street map and key destinations Required
3. Parking and Set-down Facilities
3.1 Car passenger drop-off and pick-up zones Required
3.2 Commuter car parking Generally not provided
3.3 Bicycle parking
Bicycle Locker and / or Rack Required – Commensurate with forecast level demand
4. Safety & Security 4.1 Lighting Required
4.2 Video surveillance Required
4.3 Emergency help point Desirable
4.4 Public address system Desirable where operational arrangements support functionality
All amenities are to provide high quality finishes to create an aesthetically pleasing environment.
Clear signage and zone separation elements are to be put in place for the safety of all users
The site is approximately 2800m²
List of required element sizes
People Access the site through the pedestrian crossing/ traffic light and get dropped off by cars on the street parking on Belmore & Cuthill St.
Nothing really Casts shadow into the subject site.
Pedestrian activity is distributed evenly around the site,
The site is quite noisy as it is surround by roads.
The subject site has a a few pubs across the road.
Should not intervene access to the cenotaph.
Sunday, March 29, 2015
PROJECT 1 FINAL
http://puu.sh/gTOoZ/d5c203f8ba.jpg
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5NOYUmM1vMnRzFaNmc0ZGFybU0/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5NOYUmM1vMnRzFaNmc0ZGFybU0/view?usp=sharing
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Week 2
1.
The way understanding of home has changed over time has direct influence of things that can be done in your own home, instead have to travel to another place to complete the task.
Home started as just a place to shelter against the elements, into stable place to dwell as we can sustain source of food and water.
Increasingly nowadays we can even shop for groceries and work from home through using internet.
So as we spend more time at home, the way we define home has changed dramatically. We spend more resources to decorate and design both the interior and the exterior of our dwelling.
2.Chengdu
Who has been affected? How have they been affected? What are their needs and vulnerabilities?
80% of the building are reduced to rubbles, debris everywhere.
Road destroyed, delaying rescue and survival supply to the victims
Are they in an urban or rural location?
Both urban and rural
What housing existed before the natural disaster? How did it deal with the division of spaces, privacy, security, climate control?
Majority are concrete structures, most of the residential buildings are apartments.
What are the climatic conditions? Cold climate? Warm, humid climate? Hot, dry climate?
Do those displaced dwellers
Earthquake striked on Monday, May 2012
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The way understanding of home has changed over time has direct influence of things that can be done in your own home, instead have to travel to another place to complete the task.
Home started as just a place to shelter against the elements, into stable place to dwell as we can sustain source of food and water.
Increasingly nowadays we can even shop for groceries and work from home through using internet.
So as we spend more time at home, the way we define home has changed dramatically. We spend more resources to decorate and design both the interior and the exterior of our dwelling.
2.Chengdu
Who has been affected? How have they been affected? What are their needs and vulnerabilities?
80% of the building are reduced to rubbles, debris everywhere.
Road destroyed, delaying rescue and survival supply to the victims
Are they in an urban or rural location?
Both urban and rural
What housing existed before the natural disaster? How did it deal with the division of spaces, privacy, security, climate control?
Majority are concrete structures, most of the residential buildings are apartments.
What are the climatic conditions? Cold climate? Warm, humid climate? Hot, dry climate?
Do those displaced dwellers
Earthquake striked on Monday, May 2012
The 7 Principles
The 7 Principles of Universal Design were developed in 1997 by a working group of architects, product designers, engineers and environmental design researchers, led by the late Ronald Mace in the North Carolina State University.The purpose of the Principles is to guide the design of environments, products and communications. According to the Center for Universal Design in NCSU, the Principles "may be applied to evaluate existing designs, guide the design process and educate both designers and consumers about the characteristics of more usable products and environments."
Principle 1: Equitable Use
Principle 2 : Flexibility in Use
Principle 3: Simple and Intuitive Use
Principle 4: Perceptible Information
Principle 5: Tolerance for Error
Principle 6: Low Physical Effort
Principle 7: Size and Space for Approach and Use
Proposed principle- Principle 3: Simple and Intuitive Use
Principle 3: Simple and Intuitive Use
Use of the design is easy to understand, regardless of the user's experience, knowledge, language skills, or current concentration level.
Guidelines:
3a. Eliminate unnecessary complexity.
3b. Be consistent with user expectations and intuition.
3c. Accommodate a wide range of literacy and language skills.
3d. Arrange information consistent with its importance.
3e. Provide effective prompting and feedback during and after task completion.
WEEK 3 INTERIM PRESENTATION
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ti3k6ts510utrhv/ARCH1201-2015-LI_CHUAN_LIANG-PROJECT1.pdf?dl=0
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Week 1
Earthquake
An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves.
Here's a very informative video on how earthquakes are induced.
Most of the deadliest earthquakes occurs along the edge of two or more tectonic plate, the plates moves in different directions, and sometime they becomes locked in, and once it builds enough pressure, it suddenly becomes unlocked and release the stored up energy and causing destructive force.
Impact on human
The 2008 Sichuan earthquake or the Great Sichuan Earthquake, measured at 8.0 Ms and 7.9 Mw, and occurred at 02:28:01 PM China Standard Time at epicenter on Monday, the quake lasting for around 2 minutes, in the quake almost 80% of buildings were destroyed.
In the images of the aftermath, majority of the builds are reduced to debris, some of the apartment buildings seems to barely holding up, while the timber structures are completely destroyed.
Aftermath
Shipping Contained in Architecture
There are countless numbers of empty, unused shipping containers around the world just sitting on shipping docks taking up space. The reason for this is that it’s too expensive for a country to ship empty containers back to their origin. In most cases, it’s just cheaper to buy new containers from Asia. The result is an extremely high surplus of empty shipping containers
To make it habitable
The entire structure needs to be sandblasted bare, floors need to be replaced, and openings need to be cut with a torch or fireman’s saw. The average container eventually produces nearly a thousand pounds of hazardous waste before it can be used as a structure. All of this, coupled with the fossil fuels required to move the container into place with heavy machinery, contribute significantly to its ecological footprint.
Modern Examples
PUMA City, Shipping Container Store
Shipping Container House / Studio H:T
Compare and Contrast
The external difference between the two structures are, Puma city embraces the aesthetic of shipping container, while the house uses timber cladding to surround the contain, almost hiding it away.
Internally puma city design is dictated by the dimensions of the containers, while the house uses the container as a core structure, and seems to be designed around the container.
Excerpts From The Sociological Review
"ideal home reveal that people from diverse backgrounds express a consistent preference for a free-standing house with a yard and occupied by a single family" p67
The needs and fulfillment of a home seems to be constant withing all human.
"Home is often described in the literature as a haven or refuge. It is depicted as a place and/or space where people can retreat and relax." p70
A home is a place where we seek comfort and provides us warmth and security.
Excerpts From Geographical Review
"The personalization of space is an assertion of identity and a means of ensuring stimulation." p383
A sense of personal identity interacts with our dwelling.
Reference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30SFfPvcss0
YouTube,. 'Animation-Earthquake Guide'. N.p., 2015. Web. 3 Mar. 2015.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Wikipedia,. '2008 Sichuan Earthquake'. N.p., 2015. Web. 3 Mar. 2015.
http://www.archdaily.com/160892/the-pros-and-cons-of-cargo-container-architecture/
Pagnotta, Brian. 'The Pros And Cons Of Cargo Container Architecture'. ArchDaily. N.p., 2011. Web. 3 Mar. 2015.
http://www.archdaily.com/10620/puma-city-shipping-container-store-lot/
Basulto, David. 'PUMA City, Shipping Container Store / LOT-EK'. ArchDaily. N.p., 2008. Web. 3 Mar. 2015.
http://www.archdaily.com/222361/shipping-container-house-studio-ht/
ArchDaily,. 'Shipping Container House / Studio H:T'. N.p., 2012. Web. 3 Mar. 2015.
An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves.
Here's a very informative video on how earthquakes are induced.
Most of the deadliest earthquakes occurs along the edge of two or more tectonic plate, the plates moves in different directions, and sometime they becomes locked in, and once it builds enough pressure, it suddenly becomes unlocked and release the stored up energy and causing destructive force.
Impact on human
The 2008 Sichuan earthquake or the Great Sichuan Earthquake, measured at 8.0 Ms and 7.9 Mw, and occurred at 02:28:01 PM China Standard Time at epicenter on Monday, the quake lasting for around 2 minutes, in the quake almost 80% of buildings were destroyed.
In the images of the aftermath, majority of the builds are reduced to debris, some of the apartment buildings seems to barely holding up, while the timber structures are completely destroyed.
Aftermath
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Shipping Contained in Architecture
There are countless numbers of empty, unused shipping containers around the world just sitting on shipping docks taking up space. The reason for this is that it’s too expensive for a country to ship empty containers back to their origin. In most cases, it’s just cheaper to buy new containers from Asia. The result is an extremely high surplus of empty shipping containers
Advantages:
- Abundant in availability
- Low cost (as low as $900 each)
- Durable
- Strength
- Less time and work required to make it habitable
- Easily transported
- Less energy intensive compared to traditional construction
Disadvantages:
- The containers are coated with harmful chemicals for it withstand ocean transporting
- The internal timber flooring are sprayed with hazardous pesticides
The entire structure needs to be sandblasted bare, floors need to be replaced, and openings need to be cut with a torch or fireman’s saw. The average container eventually produces nearly a thousand pounds of hazardous waste before it can be used as a structure. All of this, coupled with the fossil fuels required to move the container into place with heavy machinery, contribute significantly to its ecological footprint.
PUMA City, Shipping Container Store
Shipping Container House / Studio H:T
Compare and Contrast
The external difference between the two structures are, Puma city embraces the aesthetic of shipping container, while the house uses timber cladding to surround the contain, almost hiding it away.
Internally puma city design is dictated by the dimensions of the containers, while the house uses the container as a core structure, and seems to be designed around the container.
Excerpts From The Sociological Review
"ideal home reveal that people from diverse backgrounds express a consistent preference for a free-standing house with a yard and occupied by a single family" p67
The needs and fulfillment of a home seems to be constant withing all human.
"Home is often described in the literature as a haven or refuge. It is depicted as a place and/or space where people can retreat and relax." p70
A home is a place where we seek comfort and provides us warmth and security.
Excerpts From Geographical Review
"The personalization of space is an assertion of identity and a means of ensuring stimulation." p383
A sense of personal identity interacts with our dwelling.
Reference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30SFfPvcss0
YouTube,. 'Animation-Earthquake Guide'. N.p., 2015. Web. 3 Mar. 2015.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Sichuan_earthquake
Wikipedia,. '2008 Sichuan Earthquake'. N.p., 2015. Web. 3 Mar. 2015.
http://www.archdaily.com/160892/the-pros-and-cons-of-cargo-container-architecture/
Pagnotta, Brian. 'The Pros And Cons Of Cargo Container Architecture'. ArchDaily. N.p., 2011. Web. 3 Mar. 2015.
http://www.archdaily.com/10620/puma-city-shipping-container-store-lot/
Basulto, David. 'PUMA City, Shipping Container Store / LOT-EK'. ArchDaily. N.p., 2008. Web. 3 Mar. 2015.
http://www.archdaily.com/222361/shipping-container-house-studio-ht/
ArchDaily,. 'Shipping Container House / Studio H:T'. N.p., 2012. Web. 3 Mar. 2015.
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