Sound Continued...

When playing with sound, you begin to get some interesting patterns evolving. I like the jaggered edge look and think this could help form an interesting texture. The randomised etching allow for a unique pattern for the eye to play with.

Early Proposal

This image shows a basic proposal with things I want to do with the site.

I also want to place a Ferry terminal somewhere, but its location is yet to be decided.

Spatial Relationship

I have been looking at important aspects I want to include in the site. They have been developed in a bubble diagram.

Digital Threshold

After continuous visits to the site, I was not sure as to what my digital threshold experience was. I began to ponder as to what was it that I did similar each time I went to the site. I realised that after entering the site, and being there for a while I would begin to listen to music. The change of the environment with music was quite drastic and affected how I felt there.

With no music, the sound you hear stretches from the Bridge above, other passengers, birds, ferries, boats and in some areas, silence.

As you begin to listen to a song, your mood and feel is altered. As I listened to an uplifting energetic song, I saw the site completely different. This in effect changed the site and eliminated the natural sound of the environment.

Soundwaves are an interesting phenomenon. They create visually aesthetic wave that I think can be used within my design to develop shapes, forms and patterns within my proposal.

I listened to the sound of the site and recorded as best I could, the sound that was protruding within its context. I then edited the soundwave of photoshop to create interesting and aesthetic patterns.

My next development of this idea is to colaborate soundwaves from the site and mix them with that of one of the songs from my ipod. Perhaps the combination can create an intricate pattern.

Ornamental design

Over the Bridge at Kangaroo Point on Main St, there is a series of apartments under construction. After looking more at the notion of ornaments and linking a building's aesthetics with the surrounding environment, I noticed that the facade is very similar to the Storey Bridge.

Newspaper Article Regarding HSW site

I found this article in the Weekend Paper.

Looks like the site is set for a Boutique Hotel.

Initial Council Plan

I thought this was an interesting piece of information. It is the BCC's initial plan for the HSW precinct.

Analysis Continued...

Attached to this Blog are a series of case studies done within a group I was in last year.

History of Site

Landscape / Vegetation

Physics/ Climate

Zoning / Heritage

Demographics/ Statistics

Access and flow case study

Access and Flow surrounding site

The flow of human movement around the site has been broken into three categories. Road Traffic (Orange), Water Traffic (Blue) and Pedestrian Traffic (Green). From the image below, it is possible to see that there is a heavy amount of Road traffic surrounding the area. However, this does not directly affect the HSW. The separation due to the cliff and the bridge help create a desolate feel to the site. The only apparent traffic in the site comes from the cyclists, joggers and other pedestrian movement. It is important to note that there is quite a bit of road noise from the bridge above. However, this diminishes as you move towards the New Farm end of the site.

The second image portrays the access points for these three forms of movement. It is clear that the easiest access is from foot. In terms of private road transport, it is very difficult to access the site and parking is extremely limited. The distance between Central of Brunswick St Station is atleast a 1km walk. It is also interesting to note that there is no ferry stop between dockside and Riverside. Water access may be one of the best ways to get to the site. Therefore I will consider including in a Ferry stop in my design.

Surrounding Sites

Determining the location of this site and what sort of context surrounds it is very important when determining what should be done within that site to best suit the needs of the people surrounding it.

The site falls between the entertainment Precinct of the Fortitude Valley and Brisbane's CBD. This is very interesting to note because both districts have different characteristics. The CBD portrays a more professional, clean edge form for the city whilst the Valley has more of a grunge element mixed with culture, arts and entertainment. The Neighbouring suburb of New Farm is also more different and is more suited to a quieter residential precinct.

It is important to consider these suburbs and how the function.

Site Analysis - Howard Smith Wharves

The site allocated for this project is a site in Brisbane known as the Howard Smith Wharves (HSW).

Aerial View

Plan View

The area highlighted in Red is the specific site given to us but I think it would be negligent for us not to consider the extended site.