Comments on: My University Project: Commercial Design Proposal, Sydney http://www.archi-ninja.com/commercial-building-proposal-sydney-uni-project/ Sun, 20 Jun 2010 02:00:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Sameer Hajirnis http://www.archi-ninja.com/commercial-building-proposal-sydney-uni-project/comment-page-1/#comment-901 Sameer Hajirnis Sun, 06 Jun 2010 15:27:39 +0000 http://www.archi-ninja.com/?p=1734#comment-901 Hi Linda, You've done a great job,liked your presentation.I have just finished my first urban design project/study at college .This site poses similar challenges that i've faced during my study.But do have any alternate solutions in terms zoning and is going vertical the only solution in this context?? Hi Linda,
You’ve done a great job,liked your presentation.I have just finished my first urban design project/study at college .This site poses similar challenges that i’ve faced during my study.But do have any alternate solutions in terms zoning and is going vertical the only solution in this context??

]]> By: Andy C http://www.archi-ninja.com/commercial-building-proposal-sydney-uni-project/comment-page-1/#comment-833 Andy C Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:23:30 +0000 http://www.archi-ninja.com/?p=1734#comment-833 Hi Linda, With that difficult constraint, you did great. It struck me that you had read the city and its defects to perfection, that you know the antidote, feel it so well, but seemed whistful in your assessment of your prescription, disappointed in how well you think you did : giving yourself credit only for having done a better job at a commercial space than most. You need to get yourself elected, convince the citizens that they are missing out on your vision, and design a Central Park for Sydney! Looking forward to seeing your free-style project, your vision when placed front and centre to decide both the what and the how-to. Subject and Object. It is rare in practise as you know to be allowed to serve the public as you would like to serve them, as you would like to see them served to make their city work better for them. But when you can, thats the acme of self-expression in my book. Power to your elbow, Linda. Kind Regards Andy. Hi Linda,
With that difficult constraint, you did great. It struck me that you
had read the city and its defects to perfection, that you know the antidote, feel it so well, but seemed whistful in your assessment of your prescription, disappointed in how well you think you did : giving yourself credit only for having done a better job at a commercial space than most. You need to get yourself elected, convince the citizens that they are missing out on your vision, and design a Central Park for Sydney!
Looking forward to seeing your free-style project, your vision when placed front and centre to decide both the what and the how-to. Subject and Object. It is rare in practise as you know to be allowed to serve the public as you would like to serve them, as you would like to see them served to make their city work better for them. But when you can, thats the acme of self-expression in my book. Power to your elbow, Linda.
Kind Regards
Andy.

]]> By: Linda http://www.archi-ninja.com/commercial-building-proposal-sydney-uni-project/comment-page-1/#comment-831 Linda Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:59:50 +0000 http://www.archi-ninja.com/?p=1734#comment-831 Hi Andy, Thank you for your feedback. The program had to be commercial (based on the assignment outline), I probably would have taken a fail if i didnt address commercial space. With that said, your idea sounds great, im looking at doing a design subject soon, where we acually define our own adjenda and id love to do something similar to what you recommended. Ill post that up on archi-ninja also. Awesome i have your vote! Thank you for your support. Linda Hi Andy,

Thank you for your feedback. The program had to be commercial (based on the assignment outline), I probably would have taken a fail if i didnt address commercial space.

With that said, your idea sounds great, im looking at doing a design subject soon, where we acually define our own adjenda and id love to do something similar to what you recommended. Ill post that up on archi-ninja also.

Awesome i have your vote! Thank you for your support.

Linda

]]> By: Andy C http://www.archi-ninja.com/commercial-building-proposal-sydney-uni-project/comment-page-1/#comment-830 Andy C Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:50:19 +0000 http://www.archi-ninja.com/?p=1734#comment-830 Hi Linda, I like your radical analysis and your challenging attitude. How free were you in selecting your programme? I would love to see a design of yours for a park for this space without the need to make it stack up with commercial rental space : water, sunshine, trees, a bike rental stand ...lots for kids, lots for the elderly, lots for those excluded people etc but hey maybe we need a revolution to get your urban priorities on and up the agenda. I'd vote for you! Well done. Hi Linda,
I like your radical analysis and your challenging attitude. How free were you in selecting your programme? I would love to see a design of yours for a park for this space without the need to make it stack up with commercial rental space : water, sunshine, trees, a bike rental stand …lots for kids, lots for the elderly, lots for those excluded people etc but hey maybe we need a revolution to get your urban priorities on and up the agenda. I’d vote for you!
Well done.

]]> By: obor kahuripan http://www.archi-ninja.com/commercial-building-proposal-sydney-uni-project/comment-page-1/#comment-775 obor kahuripan Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:15:54 +0000 http://www.archi-ninja.com/?p=1734#comment-775 Quick comment: i like it. The plan looks like one of Oscar Niemeyer tower. Great work. Quick comment: i like it. The plan looks like one of Oscar Niemeyer tower. Great work.

]]> By: Linda http://www.archi-ninja.com/commercial-building-proposal-sydney-uni-project/comment-page-1/#comment-771 Linda Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:46:14 +0000 http://www.archi-ninja.com/?p=1734#comment-771 Hi Anis, Than you for your comment, the concept of Fine Grain is actually based on a report written by Craig Allchin as a revitalisation strategy for the City of Sydney. In summary, the author recommended that it would be possible to revitalise Sydney’s City Centre via lane ways, smaller spaces and narrow streets. Craig works for an Architectural firm called 6 degrees. I'm sure you can contact them for more info. http://www.sixdegrees.com.au My interpretation of fine grain in a site specific context is based on the insertion of multiple and public programs at Ground plane. The idea is that the very large site is not closed from the public but is highly activated through the insertion of dense and public program. In turn the site will begin to act by nature like a lane way. The strategy was about supporting local bars and various industries rather than privatising the ground plane which i believe should strongly belong to the public. Additional to this Sydney has a long history with amalgamating smaller lots into 1 large block of land. Traditionally architects will approach such a site with 1 large building, this in turn reduces the possibility of incorporating fine grain because it removes the lane ways between those previously smaller lots. It is the amalgamation and privatisation between those smaller lots which i was also opposing. I hope this helps. Best of luck with your studies, i hope the project goes well. Id love to see it when your finished. Kind Regards, Linda Hi Anis,

Than you for your comment, the concept of Fine Grain is actually based on a report written by Craig Allchin as a revitalisation strategy for the City of Sydney. In summary, the author recommended that it would be possible to revitalise Sydney’s City Centre via lane ways, smaller spaces and narrow streets. Craig works for an Architectural firm called 6 degrees. I’m sure you can contact them for more info. http://www.sixdegrees.com.au

My interpretation of fine grain in a site specific context is based on the insertion of multiple and public programs at Ground plane. The idea is that the very large site is not closed from the public but is highly activated through the insertion of dense and public program. In turn the site will begin to act by nature like a lane way. The strategy was about supporting local bars and various industries rather than privatising the ground plane which i believe should strongly belong to the public.

Additional to this Sydney has a long history with amalgamating smaller lots into 1 large block of land. Traditionally architects will approach such a site with 1 large building, this in turn reduces the possibility of incorporating fine grain because it removes the lane ways between those previously smaller lots. It is the amalgamation and privatisation between those smaller lots which i was also opposing.

I hope this helps. Best of luck with your studies, i hope the project goes well. Id love to see it when your finished.

Kind Regards,

Linda

]]> By: anis sofia http://www.archi-ninja.com/commercial-building-proposal-sydney-uni-project/comment-page-1/#comment-769 anis sofia Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:09:04 +0000 http://www.archi-ninja.com/?p=1734#comment-769 hey..that was very exciting to read on your project. well done! (: by the way, i am wondering, would you help me define the 'fine-grain' term because currently im working on my university project also and specialize on commercial area planning. and i would love to know more on commercial area planning, but unfortunately, i am lacking of reference here. hopefully, you can help me out. nice project anyway. (: hey..that was very exciting to read on your project. well done! (:
by the way, i am wondering, would you help me define the ‘fine-grain’ term because currently im working on my university project also and specialize on commercial area planning. and i would love to know more on commercial area planning, but unfortunately, i am lacking of reference here. hopefully, you can help me out. nice project anyway. (:

]]> By: Yorik http://www.archi-ninja.com/commercial-building-proposal-sydney-uni-project/comment-page-1/#comment-765 Yorik Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:38:09 +0000 http://www.archi-ninja.com/?p=1734#comment-765 Very cool project.... I got a bit sceptic at looking at the first images, finding the proposal pretty obvious, but the work you put in the building itself and the simple and clean approach made me change completely my point of view. The volumetry is actually very strong (I loved the abrupt footing and capping of the tower) and looking at the context I think a simple and straight approach was very sensitive. Well done! Very cool project…. I got a bit sceptic at looking at the first images, finding the proposal pretty obvious, but the work you put in the building itself and the simple and clean approach made me change completely my point of view. The volumetry is actually very strong (I loved the abrupt footing and capping of the tower) and looking at the context I think a simple and straight approach was very sensitive. Well done!

]]> By: Marco http://www.archi-ninja.com/commercial-building-proposal-sydney-uni-project/comment-page-1/#comment-752 Marco Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:34:16 +0000 http://www.archi-ninja.com/?p=1734#comment-752 Your building is rather elegant and rather tense and calm at the same time. It feels like you like both the modernist cleanness and plastic control - and anarchy and accident. How you will balance with these two in architecture can be interesting. Your building is rather elegant and rather tense and calm at the same time. It feels like you like both the modernist cleanness and plastic control – and anarchy and accident. How you will balance with these two in architecture can be interesting.

]]> By: sharwe http://www.archi-ninja.com/commercial-building-proposal-sydney-uni-project/comment-page-1/#comment-747 sharwe Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:06:35 +0000 http://www.archi-ninja.com/?p=1734#comment-747 thanks!I like sketchup!I kown revit,but did not use it! thanks!I like sketchup!I kown revit,but did not use it!

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