ARCH1201--Project 3--Model

ARCH1201--Project 3--Drawings

My site is Site 1, according to the outline, our building should be no more than 30 metres deep, so I only use half of site 1. The other half at back which connects to the carpark nearby will be a large open space, so people can see and come to the gallery directly from the carpark.

In my design, I have serveral small galleries to display the sculptures and two main galleries display paintings either large or small. The main source of light in the gallery is the skylight and some narrow windows on the wall. In the facade, there will be two large openings to let people on King Street know this is a gallery, and people standing in the gallery can also get a street view underneath.

The galleries either large or small are not all on the same level, so that people can walk and experience the artworks and the space with enough room and interesting level changes.

ARCH1201--Project 3--Sculptures

In my gallery, I want to display various artworks like sculptures and paintings from different artists. The picitures above show the sculptures from Robert Klippel will be displayed in my gallery. These sculptures are consisted with various parts, these parts connect to each other with different shapes or volumes which can be applied in my design as different volumes of galleries with various levels.

ARCH1201--Project 3--Precedent Study

My precedent study is the Yale Centre for British Art designed by Louis Kahn. From the photos above, we can see the main light source of the gallery is from the skylight, and there is a high window beside the paintings to access natural light on the paintings to make them show more arsthetic aspect.

ARCH1201--Project 3--Site

I chose Site 1 which is a long and thin site. It is 80 metres long and 12 metres wide. The two buildings beside the site are both 8 metres high.

ARCH1201--Project 2--Model

ARCH1201--Project 2--Drawings

Narrative: a man sits in his home office waiting a letter from his wife.This is the plan of office in the building, it has a big glazing opening to view the mail box which will receive the letter from his wife, and can also access natural light from outside. And the stairs beside the office has 3 long openings as well, this can let the man to see the mail box during his movement in his home office.This is the plan of the living room which is up stairs of the office. There is only a low and long window to access light in the living room, but by sitting beside the window, the man can still see the mail box.