I'm finding it a bit hard to wrap my head around the brief and always seem to be forgetting certain aspects of it. As a result, I have decided to compile a list of requirements, a list of areas that need more development and a list of ideas that i have for the building and various spaces within it. I'm hoping that this will help me to clarify what is required and help me to further develop the project in a more structured manner.
Requirements from the Brief:
- THE WORKSHOP
- 200 sqm
- Room for hire for teaching/making workshops focused on hands on craft.
- Work benches
- An inventive solution to supply services to the work spaces- power, water, lighting etc
- Provision of natural light and ventilation.
- Ability for a full black-out for presentations
- Opening to the gallery that merges the two spaces together
- Access to the loading dock
- Access to bathrooms
2. THE GALLERY
- 200 sqm
- Display of retail products or objects produced in workshops
- Infill such as shelving, podiums and other inventive solutions
- Large entry threshold that controls access to the whole building
- Access to bathrooms and storage
- Opening to the workshop
3. ANCILLARY SPACES
- Bathrooms- as required
- Storage- as required
- Loading dock that may acts as overflow to the workshop
- 30 sqm retail tenancy- Cafe
- Indoor and Outdoor seating
- Ability to fully open and close securely when not in use
4. MATERIAL CONSIDERATIONS
- A material for the skin
- A material for the openings
- A material for infill
IDEAS FOR THE INTERACTION CENTRE.
- Easy access to all spaces
- Sub-tropical, climatically sensitive design
- Lots of natural ventilation
- Correct orientation
- Shading devices
- Interesting and innovative use of different materials
- Natural and man-made
- Traditional and modern
- Make the most of the site
- Views
- River front
- Connect the building to the site
- Connection to proposed parkland
- WORKSHOP
- Traditional materials
- Timber
- Concrete
- Corrugated iron
- Outdoor courtyard deck space
- GALLERY
- Modern materials
- Open plan
- Concrete
- Glass
- Views out
- Outdoor gallery space
ASPECTS THAT NEED DEVELOPMENT.
- Built form
- Spatial layout and siting
- Overall volumetric shape of the building
- Materials
- Openings
- How will the workshop black out?
- Will openings be habitable spaces?
- Materials
- Infill
- Innovative solutions
- Materials
- How do they affect and shape the spaces
- Access and Circulation
- Stairs?
- Main entry point
- How do people move through the building?
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