Above are images of the posters which we handed in for the presentation on friday 25th May 2007Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Posters For Battersea 5
Above are images of the posters which we handed in for the presentation on friday 25th May 2007
Monday, May 28, 2007
Final Layout - TEAM SUPERSTAR (Battersea 2)
Here is our layout which was brillantly done by Alex (Pato) in the wee ours of thursday morning. We had a couple of hicoughs which involved the clarity of the plans. We were able to colour the walls in black on the day of the review.
last minutes 18/4 B2 tute
Batersea Two
Last tutorial minutes 18/5 with Richard Tucker
This tute was a very brief visit with Richard. We showed him a few plans and sections that we had been working on during the week, however we did not make any more physical model to show our progress.
Points that were made:
- At the moment the kitchen and bathroom areas don’t work. There’s way too much empty space left hanging.
- What are our solutions for the shading of the internal courtyard?
- What is our structural support for the roofing system? Probably have to work out a structural gird for column.
- Have we looked into more about the waterwall system?
We need to step forward in the level of the design!
Last tutorial minutes 18/5 with Richard Tucker
This tute was a very brief visit with Richard. We showed him a few plans and sections that we had been working on during the week, however we did not make any more physical model to show our progress.
Points that were made:
- At the moment the kitchen and bathroom areas don’t work. There’s way too much empty space left hanging.
- What are our solutions for the shading of the internal courtyard?
- What is our structural support for the roofing system? Probably have to work out a structural gird for column.
- Have we looked into more about the waterwall system?
We need to step forward in the level of the design!
Final Renders
Some of the final renders that are included in the final posters. Slight variances , like the colour of the front panel being black, which should be white for less heat absortion, are changed for the final posters.
And yes those plants and rocks took a loooooooooooooooooooooooonnnng time to put in.
Can't beat some good old eye candy.
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Tutorial 4 (18/5) Minutes
How would the roof of the rammed earth section be supported?
- Look at houses built in the Middle East/dessert communities to see how they are constructed.
- Look at Hassanfathy’s architecture to get an idea of how the rammed earth/natural section could be built
Floor plan of rammed earth section – the floor plan shows the rammed earth section to be a perfect form however the section shows it to be an organic shape
- If the hill is to be an organic shape then change the floor plan to suit
Model
- Use techniques used to construct model to develop ideas as to how the rammed earth section can be built.
- Don’t completely cover rammed earth section in model, leave so that you can see inside it.
Sections – interesting space but would be good to see transition from organic to man made areas.
- Draw section standing in central bedroom space looking towards main living area
- Could use model to show 3D images of design – build it, photograph it, edit it in Photoshop.
- Show path of electricity from solar panels to batteries.
- Must have section through building long ways.
Show solar panels in drawings
- Work out how much power we need and therefore how many solar panels we need.
- Could use the roof of the courtyard to put solar panels on, giving that roof two related purposes to catch the sun to shade and for energy.
Floor Plan
- Anything higher or lower than 1m needs to be show in dotted lines.
- Look at wall thicknesses
- Look at houses built in the Middle East/dessert communities to see how they are constructed.
- Look at Hassanfathy’s architecture to get an idea of how the rammed earth/natural section could be built
Floor plan of rammed earth section – the floor plan shows the rammed earth section to be a perfect form however the section shows it to be an organic shape
- If the hill is to be an organic shape then change the floor plan to suit
Model
- Use techniques used to construct model to develop ideas as to how the rammed earth section can be built.
- Don’t completely cover rammed earth section in model, leave so that you can see inside it.
Sections – interesting space but would be good to see transition from organic to man made areas.
- Draw section standing in central bedroom space looking towards main living area
- Could use model to show 3D images of design – build it, photograph it, edit it in Photoshop.
- Show path of electricity from solar panels to batteries.
- Must have section through building long ways.
Show solar panels in drawings
- Work out how much power we need and therefore how many solar panels we need.
- Could use the roof of the courtyard to put solar panels on, giving that roof two related purposes to catch the sun to shade and for energy.
Floor Plan
- Anything higher or lower than 1m needs to be show in dotted lines.
- Look at wall thicknesses
Friday, May 25, 2007
final review
so friday was the final review. the start to the day was quite tense as we were trying to get things together with our posters pinned up by 10.30am, and we were pretty sweet. with all three of us having heaps of sleep the night before, jim, pato and me were looking happy and flashy in black!
it all got intense at about 12pm as we were clients to batersea one for the past 5 weeks. we got to know the reviewers james, dirk and sam. by 12.25 we were ready to go and the review started. our 10mins of talking went quite fast and straight into critiquing our design. it was awesome. there were some heated discussions about our rainfall data and the overall roof span of how much we could collect and keep. we kept our chins up and defended our design with enthusiasm .
overall i dont think our review went as strong as we anticipated, actually we got ripped, but it was a relief to have it over and done with and to finally relax after 5 weeks of work. a stroll around the barn told us that the standard of our year levels work has risen too. later in the day as it got closer to 3pm, we got a bit cocky (maybe thats not the right word), big headed lets say, as people were taking photos of our model that we spent so long on. so that was pretty sweet.
it all got intense at about 12pm as we were clients to batersea one for the past 5 weeks. we got to know the reviewers james, dirk and sam. by 12.25 we were ready to go and the review started. our 10mins of talking went quite fast and straight into critiquing our design. it was awesome. there were some heated discussions about our rainfall data and the overall roof span of how much we could collect and keep. we kept our chins up and defended our design with enthusiasm .
overall i dont think our review went as strong as we anticipated, actually we got ripped, but it was a relief to have it over and done with and to finally relax after 5 weeks of work. a stroll around the barn told us that the standard of our year levels work has risen too. later in the day as it got closer to 3pm, we got a bit cocky (maybe thats not the right word), big headed lets say, as people were taking photos of our model that we spent so long on. so that was pretty sweet.
Battersea 5: Information
ORIENTATION – the house is orientated away from north as max sunshine for warmth comes from this direction, which is not required in a hot, dry climate. The majority of the windows face south, only a minimal amount face east, west and north.
ENCLOSED COURTYARD – provides shade for the windows whilst allowing natural light in. Windows to the courtyard provide cross ventilation.
THERMAL MASS – rammed earth and concrete. There is a time lag between the day’s temperature and the material heating up. The heat that the thermal mass absorbs is given off at night when the temperature drops between 10-15 °
The house is built into the ground as the earth’s temperature does not fluctuate as much as the external temperature.
REVERSE BRICK VENEER – the thermal mass, brick wall, is internal with the lightweight material as the external cladding, acting as insulation. Also acts as a transitional part between the organic, earth private quarters and the geometric, light-clad public spaces.
WATER – higher thermal mass than most conventional building materials. Water tanks are stored in and around the house.
INSULATION – reduces flow of heat into or out of the house. The ceiling/roof area is the major heat loss/gain area.
EVAPORATIVE COOLING – In hot, dry conditions, the air needs to be moistened and cooled before flowing into the house. There are water tanks to the east and west of the house that cater for the different wind conditions.
INSECT SCREENING – creates a sense of enclosure, an outdoor room, which has an insect barrier.
WINDOWS – Large overhangs provide shade for the house all year round and protect the windows.
louver screens protect the east and west facing windows
o Horizontal slats protecting the rammed earth wall, using reverse brick veneer as well as being a
The exterior of the house is predominately light colours to minimize glare
SOLAR PANELS – 80W solar panels, absorbs the sun’s radiation only on clear, sunny days. Includes a collector and a storage unit.
On average people use 3kWH/day. 6 hours of sunlight on one 80W panel will produce 480W.
ENCLOSED COURTYARD – provides shade for the windows whilst allowing natural light in. Windows to the courtyard provide cross ventilation.
THERMAL MASS – rammed earth and concrete. There is a time lag between the day’s temperature and the material heating up. The heat that the thermal mass absorbs is given off at night when the temperature drops between 10-15 °
The house is built into the ground as the earth’s temperature does not fluctuate as much as the external temperature.
REVERSE BRICK VENEER – the thermal mass, brick wall, is internal with the lightweight material as the external cladding, acting as insulation. Also acts as a transitional part between the organic, earth private quarters and the geometric, light-clad public spaces.
WATER – higher thermal mass than most conventional building materials. Water tanks are stored in and around the house.
INSULATION – reduces flow of heat into or out of the house. The ceiling/roof area is the major heat loss/gain area.
EVAPORATIVE COOLING – In hot, dry conditions, the air needs to be moistened and cooled before flowing into the house. There are water tanks to the east and west of the house that cater for the different wind conditions.
INSECT SCREENING – creates a sense of enclosure, an outdoor room, which has an insect barrier.
WINDOWS – Large overhangs provide shade for the house all year round and protect the windows.
louver screens protect the east and west facing windows
o Horizontal slats protecting the rammed earth wall, using reverse brick veneer as well as being a
The exterior of the house is predominately light colours to minimize glare
SOLAR PANELS – 80W solar panels, absorbs the sun’s radiation only on clear, sunny days. Includes a collector and a storage unit.
On average people use 3kWH/day. 6 hours of sunlight on one 80W panel will produce 480W.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Stage 3
Additional cut out on the south side in the living and kitchen. This will allow light and a ground level view of the horizon. A look into the materials of rammed earth which we will use from the digging out of the site. Rammed earth is an aesthetic structural walling system.
The next stage is to work out the landscaping ontop of the mounds.
The next stage is to work out the landscaping ontop of the mounds.
Friday, May 18, 2007
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Images of partly underground house
These are some images of a house in Beechworth, Victoria which has part of the living space underground. Since of the project Domus we are looking at living partly under the earth I thought a visit was inorder.
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Team Superstar Design
Further developments into our design after the 2nd tutorial. A basic look into the use of a roof pond for evaporative cooling and air circulation throughout the house. Solar panelling is also looked at.
Friday, May 11, 2007
Battersea 5 tutorial 3
Minutes for Tute ~ 11th May 2007-05-12
For the tute we presented one idea in the form of one plan, a section and an elevation; as well as a plasticine working model, which we create as a group to get an idea of the form which we wanted. From the model Richard pointed out that if we intend on using rammed earth for the hill structure, it would not give us the plastic form that our model displayed. He suggested that the plastic shape become more like rammed earth or change the material to give the plastic shape. He liked the construction of the bedroom in the solid thermal mass (in an almost cave like structure) and the use of the windows which were influenced by Le Corbuiser’s Notre Dame du Haut, through into the bedroom spaces.
We discussed the importance of protection for bugs (mostly flies and mozzies) in the desert and to make the out living spaces a more enjoyable place to be, we decided on adapting the screening method that was used in Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House.
Originally we discussed as a group to have the water storage tanks which store the year’s worth of household water that is collected from the roof, under the house. But with the evaporative cooling method that we discussed using the water storage tanks are going to ran along the east and west side of the house. Since most of the wind comes from the east or west. The tanks are required to have big thick walls. The rain will ran down the roof into a box gutter and then down into the storage tanks on the sides of the house.
Richard also brought up that we need to think about the protection of the louvred windows from the east and west sun, he suggested some ideas that we could think about”
~Change the geometry of the hill
~Sit the servant wall out
~Vertical blanket – higher than the glass
~Glass box windows – sun bounces around inside the box
The courtyard – Richard liked the idea of the courtyard being an exterior courtyard inside, our roof over the courtyard opening closed the space in. Richard talked about being in the desert and enjoying the desert sky, especially at night. However we counld open the courtyard completely, we still had to protect from the north sun. So it was suggested that we only cover a secton of the courtyard – maybe ¾ of the opening, and to have the roof of the courtyard 1.5 to even 1.75metres from the roof of the building.
AIM FOR NEXT WEEK
~Fix wall – make hill look less plastic or find materials that can make the plastic shape possible
~Refine – last tute in the last one before hand-in
~The possible layout of the posters
OVERALL: 'The concept works well, and the ideas are coming together. It is tying together well.'
For the tute we presented one idea in the form of one plan, a section and an elevation; as well as a plasticine working model, which we create as a group to get an idea of the form which we wanted. From the model Richard pointed out that if we intend on using rammed earth for the hill structure, it would not give us the plastic form that our model displayed. He suggested that the plastic shape become more like rammed earth or change the material to give the plastic shape. He liked the construction of the bedroom in the solid thermal mass (in an almost cave like structure) and the use of the windows which were influenced by Le Corbuiser’s Notre Dame du Haut, through into the bedroom spaces.
We discussed the importance of protection for bugs (mostly flies and mozzies) in the desert and to make the out living spaces a more enjoyable place to be, we decided on adapting the screening method that was used in Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House.
Originally we discussed as a group to have the water storage tanks which store the year’s worth of household water that is collected from the roof, under the house. But with the evaporative cooling method that we discussed using the water storage tanks are going to ran along the east and west side of the house. Since most of the wind comes from the east or west. The tanks are required to have big thick walls. The rain will ran down the roof into a box gutter and then down into the storage tanks on the sides of the house.
Richard also brought up that we need to think about the protection of the louvred windows from the east and west sun, he suggested some ideas that we could think about”
~Change the geometry of the hill
~Sit the servant wall out
~Vertical blanket – higher than the glass
~Glass box windows – sun bounces around inside the box
The courtyard – Richard liked the idea of the courtyard being an exterior courtyard inside, our roof over the courtyard opening closed the space in. Richard talked about being in the desert and enjoying the desert sky, especially at night. However we counld open the courtyard completely, we still had to protect from the north sun. So it was suggested that we only cover a secton of the courtyard – maybe ¾ of the opening, and to have the roof of the courtyard 1.5 to even 1.75metres from the roof of the building.
AIM FOR NEXT WEEK
~Fix wall – make hill look less plastic or find materials that can make the plastic shape possible
~Refine – last tute in the last one before hand-in
~The possible layout of the posters
OVERALL: 'The concept works well, and the ideas are coming together. It is tying together well.'
TUTE THREE - Batersea two (Team Superstar)
Minutes 11th April
another good old friday with a lot of progress and the studio deadline of two weeks. awesome.
this time we made a little model of what our structure looked like externally, and showed richard our ever changing floor plans.
another good old friday with a lot of progress and the studio deadline of two weeks. awesome.
this time we made a little model of what our structure looked like externally, and showed richard our ever changing floor plans.
- Rammed earth Vs Limestone
- thinking about reusing the dugged earth back into the mound. its all about using all avaliable materials.
- having a look into keeping the water clean (free of disease and insects and such) this is refering to the trough on top of the roof. that water system is to create a cool air flow into the house.
- we must do some research into the air flow system that we currently have and to prove it will work.
- courtyard shading
- tucker sugests that we must fully design the greenhouse and courtyard as we've just left spaces for them. we need to intergrate them both.
- shading the trough - or otherwise we would only heat up the water, and would create hot air into the house.
- we have to think about the time of the day to do this, as if we do this during the day, it will heat up the water once again. night time would be a more suitable effect.
- how are we going to create cold dense air?
- we must look into, the night sky radiation of our climate and maybe cooling the water at night.
- he points out that we have a lot of air to move, and we cannot just rely on the wind as its not always reliable.
- another point would be to looking at using the ground for cooler temperature as well as an insulation. by using this air flow from within, the air is swept through maybe a chimney?
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