Purple Team
The Purple Team focussed on the library building and courtyard to its south as a key community hub in the centre. This is due to its long term use as a community facility, which will continue in some form into the future, and its key location between rail and new busway station infrastructure.
The team had a very novel take on this site which stemmed from their appreciation of its existing character, influenced heavily by the mature trees located between the library and Logan Road. The team's intent was to establish a meaningful and attractive community hub to the centre by building upon its existing unique character set within an area that will see high-rise development in the future.
The team proposed extending the library into the courtyard and wrapping the building around one of the large trees nearby. The courtyard trees were seen as a unifying element from external to internal spaces of the building, with glazing to new extended walls to allow for visual appreciation and interaction with these existing natural elements.
The rear of the building was also proposed to be more open to establish a visual connection with the car park and creek at the rear. The undercroft of the busway was proposed to be illuminated at night and painted in bright colours so that the space could be used for community events when not needed for parking.
The strength of this scheme lies in its intent to establish a real community drawcard for Stones Corner and respond to the existing positive character of the library site.
The team had a very novel take on this site which stemmed from their appreciation of its existing character, influenced heavily by the mature trees located between the library and Logan Road. The team's intent was to establish a meaningful and attractive community hub to the centre by building upon its existing unique character set within an area that will see high-rise development in the future.
The team proposed extending the library into the courtyard and wrapping the building around one of the large trees nearby. The courtyard trees were seen as a unifying element from external to internal spaces of the building, with glazing to new extended walls to allow for visual appreciation and interaction with these existing natural elements.
The rear of the building was also proposed to be more open to establish a visual connection with the car park and creek at the rear. The undercroft of the busway was proposed to be illuminated at night and painted in bright colours so that the space could be used for community events when not needed for parking.
The strength of this scheme lies in its intent to establish a real community drawcard for Stones Corner and respond to the existing positive character of the library site.
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explaing their ideas
The team used a combination of plan, sketch and text to communicate their rationale, intent and strategies for the site.
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discussing their ideas
Interaction with the audience to further delve into the ideas of the team.
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ideas
Some notes to draw out some the elements that would help the team realise their design intent.
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library plan
Exploring how the building might be extended using a rough plan. The 'tree-room' is to the right of the building.
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ideas in sketches
A plethora of sketches were used to explore and demonstrate the team's ideas.
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range of ideas
Ideas for the library not only included physical improvements, but also potential activities and uses.
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character sketch
Playing with character through sketch as a vehicle to come to a design solution.
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spatial sketch
Demonstrating the enclosure formed by the extended building and its relationship with the courtyard.
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the work table
Design generation doesn't have to be restricted to pieces of paper - doodles are all part of the process!
