Dearest Close Players Over, hey, we hope you had a productive break.
Tim and I are arranging the guests for Thursday as we speak. We've let them know that this Thursday we are looking for feedback on the DEVELOPMENT of your projects; structure, spatial syntax, materiality, occupation at 1:1, programme flexibility, access, circulation, regulations, - maybe even cool stuff like waterproofing and joints....
and on an urban scale:
"Simultaneously there is an urban component, in which the students in groups are considering a broader role of the precinct in the city, in the making of 'futures' for public and public space - how the cathedral might contribute and how the city might change as a consequence of it. Symptomatic of the urban situation we have, you probably know that the site has been 'stuck' as a carpark for more than a decade and is the site of homeless and indigenous communities (very othered in many ways) and the cathedral staff and visitors. Each students project sits in one of four group visions for 2041 (one full generation away) and they have thus prepared a urban vision. - We are hoping to present to the City of Melbourne, and perhaps the Flinders St competition group at the end of semester."
It would be good for you all to remind yourselves of these issues as you develop your projects. -and- What's coming up?
Now is well and truly the fun part of semester, when we really get into the design development, the details and yummy things like materials, structural form and waterproofing.
If you can keep the stress levels down, this is truly the most interesting time.
It's the time we don't really talk about ideas in words or diagrams, but how they impact the design decisions you are making - how wide is a corridor, what is the material of the bench, is the door tall or short, is the glass framed or frameless, are the gutters hidden, is the entrance space soft floor or hard, what can you see from the toilet, what rooms get sunlight at lunchtime... It's best for you all to now bring print outs of you work to EVERY class, and AT SCALE. We all will start drawing, and scribbling on plans and sections. One thing to note is that in the most interesting or difficult of projects, it's important to have some normal things to give it all some stability - it is our experience that this definitely means plans and sections at scale! AND, - I've got some tricky news to tell, I'm going to suddenly have to go to China for a week, and will miss this Thursday's interim and one desk crit. I'm feeling a little uncomfortable about leaving you, and I'm sorry that this is at such short notice, it has been for a recent decision for me too. Thankfully, this is probably the best week for it to happen. And you will luckily have Tim all to yourselves! Tim is talented and extremely competent with the design issues you are currently focusing on. Tim and I have also talked at length about asking you to put up your work on the blog after the interim, and I can then spend a half day looking through it and offer some markups and notes individually. (PDFs please.) Other than that,
We look forward to seeing you tomorrow and your developments over the 'non-instruction period'. Don't forget, as usual, time is short so you should come clear with questions you would like feedback on. We are hoping to run a little workshop on some design processes that we feel would be relevant to most of you - so please come on time and with your drawings and some paper / pens, Warm regards, Ammo + Tim
Tim and I are arranging the guests for Thursday as we speak. We've let them know that this Thursday we are looking for feedback on the DEVELOPMENT of your projects; structure, spatial syntax, materiality, occupation at 1:1, programme flexibility, access, circulation, regulations, - maybe even cool stuff like waterproofing and joints....
and on an urban scale:
"Simultaneously there is an urban component, in which the students in groups are considering a broader role of the precinct in the city, in the making of 'futures' for public and public space - how the cathedral might contribute and how the city might change as a consequence of it. Symptomatic of the urban situation we have, you probably know that the site has been 'stuck' as a carpark for more than a decade and is the site of homeless and indigenous communities (very othered in many ways) and the cathedral staff and visitors. Each students project sits in one of four group visions for 2041 (one full generation away) and they have thus prepared a urban vision. - We are hoping to present to the City of Melbourne, and perhaps the Flinders St competition group at the end of semester."
It would be good for you all to remind yourselves of these issues as you develop your projects. -and- What's coming up?
Now is well and truly the fun part of semester, when we really get into the design development, the details and yummy things like materials, structural form and waterproofing.
If you can keep the stress levels down, this is truly the most interesting time.
It's the time we don't really talk about ideas in words or diagrams, but how they impact the design decisions you are making - how wide is a corridor, what is the material of the bench, is the door tall or short, is the glass framed or frameless, are the gutters hidden, is the entrance space soft floor or hard, what can you see from the toilet, what rooms get sunlight at lunchtime... It's best for you all to now bring print outs of you work to EVERY class, and AT SCALE. We all will start drawing, and scribbling on plans and sections. One thing to note is that in the most interesting or difficult of projects, it's important to have some normal things to give it all some stability - it is our experience that this definitely means plans and sections at scale! AND, - I've got some tricky news to tell, I'm going to suddenly have to go to China for a week, and will miss this Thursday's interim and one desk crit. I'm feeling a little uncomfortable about leaving you, and I'm sorry that this is at such short notice, it has been for a recent decision for me too. Thankfully, this is probably the best week for it to happen. And you will luckily have Tim all to yourselves! Tim is talented and extremely competent with the design issues you are currently focusing on. Tim and I have also talked at length about asking you to put up your work on the blog after the interim, and I can then spend a half day looking through it and offer some markups and notes individually. (PDFs please.) Other than that,
We look forward to seeing you tomorrow and your developments over the 'non-instruction period'. Don't forget, as usual, time is short so you should come clear with questions you would like feedback on. We are hoping to run a little workshop on some design processes that we feel would be relevant to most of you - so please come on time and with your drawings and some paper / pens, Warm regards, Ammo + Tim