Brooks Graduation Project Part I - Master Planning

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ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO VI PORTFOLIO 2013

BY BROOKS GOAY WOOI AUN 10UEB06721 YEAR 3 TRIMESTER 3

STUDIO MASTER: AR LEE CHOR WAH

TUTOR: AR BOBBY LOW

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GRADUATION PROJECT PART I – MASTER PLANNING

BY BROOKS GOAY WOOI AUN 10UEB06721 YEAR 3 TRIMESTER 3

STUDIO MASTER: AR LEE CHOR WAH

TUTOR: AR BOBBY LOW

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GRADUATION PROJECT PART I – MASTER PLANNING

PROJECT BRIEF SITE ANALYSIS DESIGN CONCEPT/INTENTIONS FLOOR PLANS 3D PERSPECTIVE

URBANISATION:

SPIRIT OF PLACE / EVENT-SPACE: SOUL OF COMMUNITY

TO DESIGN A COMMUNITY CENTRE IN KUALA LUMPUR CITY CENTRE.

AS PART OF THE KL2020 CITY PLAN, DBKL PLANS TO INCLUDE MORE

PEOPLE-ORIENTATED SPACES IN THE CITY OF KUALA LUMPUR – MORE

OPEN SPACES, MORE PARKS, SCHOOLS, MORE NEIGHBOURHOOD

SHOPS, CULTURAL FACILITIES, MORE HEALTHCARE FACILITIES,

CHILDCARE AND DAYCARE CENTRES AMONG OTHER COMMUNITY

FACILITIES.

THE SITE IS SLATED FOR MIXED DEVELOPMENT BY A DEVELOPER

WITH CSR AGENDA. DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE DEVELOPMENT, AS

PART OF THE CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT ORDER, DBKL

REQUIRES THE DEVELOPER TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY

FACILITY/CENTRE FOR THE BENEFITS OF THE LOCAL

RESIDENTS/COMMUNITY.

THIS COMMUNITY CENTRE COULD BE A LIBRARY, LEARNING &

TRAINING CENTRE, HEALTH FACILITIES, PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE,

FITNESS CENTRE…

THERE ARE TWO PARTS TO THIS PROJECT. PART 1 IS ON THE MASTER

PLANNING OF THE SITE WITH MIXED DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING THE

COMMUNITY CENTRE. PART 2 IS ON THE DESIGN OF THE COMMUNITY

CENTRE WITHIN THE MASTER PLAN.

FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

TO MASTER PLAN IN GROUPS OF 3 TO 4 STUDENTS IN A GROUP. THE

MASTER PLAN SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING MAJOR

COMPONENTS:

RESIDENTIAL BLOCK/S; COMMERCIAL BLOCK/S;

RETAIL SPACES; CAR PARK; AND A COMMUNITY CENTRE.

MASTER PLANNING [5 WEEKS]

*THE CHOSEN SITE IS INDICATED IN RED.

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KEY PLAN SITE PLAN

LOCATION PLAN

SWOT ANALYSIS

STRENGTH: WEAKNESSES OPPORTUNITIES THREATS

I) PRIME LOCATION (HEART OF KL CBD) I) TRAFFIC CONGESTION I) CAN EASILY BE SPOTTED I) UNCONTROLLED

II) ICONIC LANDMARKS II) AIR & NOISE POLLUTION II) SAFE AND FRIENDLY URBANISATION

III) CLOSE PROMIXITY TO BUKIT BINTANG NEIGHBOURHOOD II) HERITAGE LOST

IV) EXCELLENT ACCESSIBILITY

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MELBOURNE CITY CENTRE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

THE HODDLE GRID

• THE LAYOUT OF THE STREETS IN THE CBD OF MELBOURNE, 1837

• IT COVERS THE AREAS FROM FLINDERS TO QUEEN VICTORIA MARKET

AND FROM SPENCER ST TO SPRING ST.

• DEFINED LARGELY BY THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE AREA, ROUGHLY PARALLEL TO THE COURSE OF THE YARRA RIVER.

• ALL MAJOR STREETS ARE 1.5 CHAINS (99FT/30M) IN WIDTH, ALL BLOCKS ARE EXACTLY 10 CHAINS SQUARE (201M X 201M)

• BEFORE1960S, HANDFUL OF RESIDENTS; COUNCIL POLICIES DIDN’T PERMIT DEVELOPMENT OF APARTMENT STYLE HOUSING.

AERIAL VIEW OF THE HODDLE GRID IN MELBOURNE CITY

CENTRE

SITE ANALYSIS PRECEDENT STUDIES DESIGN CONCEPT/INTENTIONS FLOOR PLANS 3D PERSPECTIVE

URBAN TRANSFORMATION & MASTER PLANNING

MELBOURNE CITY CENTRE

• THE CULTURAL CAPITAL CITY OF AUSTRALIA

• NO.1 IN THE ECONOMIST’S WORLD’S MOST LIVEABLE CITIES, 2011

• IT IS THE AREA WHICH MELBOURNE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1835

• COMPRISES 2 OLDEST AREAS OF MELBOURNE:

• THE HODDLE GRID & QUEEN VICTORIA MARKET

• THE MAJOR CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT OF GREATER MELBOURNE

FROM A CIY WITH ALMOST NO RESIDENTS TO THE WORLD’S MOST LIVEABLE AND THRIVING PLACE

MELBOURNE – A REVITALISED CITY CENTRE

•AND FROM SPENCER ST TO SPRING ST.

• STRONG, COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP – IMAGINATIVE VISION OF WHAT THE CITY CENTRE COULD BE LIKE, AND SET ABOUT

DELIVERING IT WITH RUTHLESS EFFECTIVESS; SOLUTIONS BASED ON REQUIREMENTS FOR A PEOPLE FRIENDLY CITY.

• COMMITMENT TO DESIGN CULTURE – HERITAGE BUILDINGS MUST BE RETAINED; DEVELOPMENT IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.

• PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS – BRING ABOUT CREATIVE URBAN DEVELOPMENT, DECISIONS DRIVEN BY PUBLIC PURPOSE.

1980S, MELBOURNE CITY CENTRE WAS A DUMP, ‘THE AGE’ CALLED IT

“AN EMPTY, USELESS CITY CENTRE; A DISASTER ZONE”

TODAY, IT IS AN INTERNATIONAL LEADER IN HOW TO CREATE A PEOPLE-

FRIENDLY PUBLIC REALM AT THE HEART OF A MAJOR METROPOLIS.

INCLUSIVE PLANNING PROCESS INVOLVING THE CITY COUNCIL,

BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS.

ROB ADAMS - DIRECTOR OF CITY DESIGN, LEADER OF REVITALISATION

POSTCODE 3000 :

I) ENCOURAGED CITY APRTMENT LIVING (CONVERTING SURPLUS

UNOCCUPIED BUILDINGS INTO APARTMENTS.

II) PRODUCED 3000 NEW APARTMENTS AND MIXED-USE BUILDINGS.

III) INCREASED IN RESIDENTIAL UNITS FROM 736 IN 1992 TO 9895 IN

2002, POPULATION: 96 500 IN 2010.

THE MELBOURNE APPROACH


MANHATTAN, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

• MAJOR COMMERCIAL, ECONOMIC & CULTURAL CENTRE OF THE US

• ANCHORED BY WALL STREET (NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE &

NASDAQ), THE FINANCIAL CAPITAL OF THE WORLD

• HOME TO THE UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS

MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY

CHARLES DICKENS :” POVERTY, WRETCHEDNESS… ALL THAT IS LOATHSOME, NARROW WAYS DIVERGING TO THE RIGHT

AND LEFT, AND REEKING EVERYWHERE WITH DIRT AND FILTH”

THE COMMISSIONERS’

PLAN 1811

THE GRID HAD 12 PRIMARY

NORTH-SOUTH AVENUES,

ROUGHLY PARALLEL TO THE

SHORE OF THE HUDSON

RIVER; 155 ORTHOGONAL

CROSS STREETS.

MANHATTAN IS EXTREMELY EASY TO NAVIGATE, THANKS TO A GRID

SYSTEM OF NAMED OR NUMBERED AVENUES RUNNING THE

NORTH-SOUTH LENGTH OF THE ISLAND, CUT ACROSS BY

NUMBERED STREETS THAT RUN FROM EAST TO WEST. FIFTH AVE

AND CENTRAL PARK SERVE AS THE DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN THE

EAST SIDE AND THE WEST SIDE

URBAN TRANSFORMATION & MASTER PLANNING


• THE FINANCIAL CAPITAL OF THE WORLD

• ONE OF THE WORLD’S WEALTHIEST CITIES; PER CAPITA

INCOME > USD 100, 000.

• EASY TO NAVIGATE AROUND

• LOW CRIME RATE

• LANDMARKS AND ARCHITECTURE

• CULTURE (DOWNTOWN NEIGHBOURHOOD OF CHELSEA

WITH OVER 200 ART GALLERIES)

• WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK

• GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM

• TIMES SQUARE – BROADWAY THEATER DISTRICT

• INTENSE USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT

• EDUCATION – COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY & NYU)

• SHOPPING – FIFTH AVENUE SHOPPING DISTRICT

CENTRAL PARK, DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK IN 1962, A MASSIVE URBAN GREENSCAPE IN MANHATTAN,

RUNNING FROM 5TH

AVENUE TO 8TH

AVENUE, AND FROM 59TH

STREET TO 110TH

STREET.

MEASURED AT 843 ACRES (3.41 SQ KM/1.32 SQ MI), IT IS ALMOST ENTIRELY LANDSCAPED. THE PARK CONTAINS:

SEVERAL ARTIFICAL LAKES/PONDS, EXTENSIVE WALKING TRACKS, SWIMMING POOL, ZOO, CONSERVATORY GARDEN, WILDLIFE

SANCTUARY, A 106-ACRE BILLION-GALLON RESERVOIR, OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER, SEVERAL CHILDREN PLAYGROUNDS.

CENTRAL PARK

WHAT MAKES MANHATTAN SO APPEALING?


FRANKFURT AM MAIN, HESSE, GERMANY

• AREA – 248 SQ KM; POPULATION – 700 000

• THE LARGEST FINANCIAL CENTRE IN CONTINENTAL EUROPE

• THE FINANCIAL AND TRANSPORTATION CENTRE OF GERMANY

• AN INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR FINANCE, CULTURE,

TRANSPORT, EDUCATION AND TOURISM

• RANKED 7TH

IN TERMS OF “QUALITY OF LIVING”, 2011

• RANKED 10TH

MOST EXPENSIVE CITY IN THE WORLD, 2011

ECONOMY & BUSINESS

FRANKFURT

• ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST

IMPORTANT FINANCIAL CENTRES

• THE SEAT OF THE EUROPEAN

CENTRAL BANK, ECB

• 63 NATIONAL BANKS, 152

INTERNATIONAL BANKS

• TOP 3 CITY FOR INTERNATIONAL

COMPANIES IN EUROPE

• FRANKFURT STOCK EXCHANGE

• FRANKFURT TRADE FAIR

• HOME TO MANY CHEMICAL,

TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY

INDUSTRY, AUTOMOBILE, FOOD,

CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES ETC

TRANSPORTATION

• FRANKFURT AIRPORT – 2ND

BUSIEST IN EUROPE

• A TRAFFIC HUB FOR THE

GERMAN MOTORWAY SYSTEM

• FRANKFURT CENTRAL STATION

IS THE LARGEST RAILWAY

STATION IN GERMANY

• 2 UNDERGROUND RAILWAY

SYSTEMS (S-BAHN & U-BAHN; AN

ABOVE GROUND TRAM SYSTEM

• BUS & TAXI SERVICES

• BICYCLES AVAILABLE FOR HIRE

• A NETWORK OF MODERN CYCLE

ROUTES THROUGHOUT THE CITY;

BICYCLE STREETS INTRODUCED;

20% CITIZENS USE BICYCLE.

WHAT MAKES FRANKFURT SO APPEALING?


• HERITAGE –

ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S CATHEDRAL

ST. PAUL’S CHURCH

RÖ MER, ALTE OPER, ESCHENHEIMER

TURM, HAUPTWACHE ETC

• CONTEMPORARY –

COMMERZBANK TOWER,

DEUTSCHE BANK TWIN TOWERS

MESSETURM, MAIN TOWER, TOWER 185

WESTEND TOWER, TRIANON ETC

• > 30 MUSEUMS, ONE OF THE LARGEST

VARIETY OF MUSEUMS IN EUROPE

• PERFORMING ARTS:

OPERA, THEATER, CONCERT HALL

• FOREIGN CULTURE:

25% FOREIGN NATIONAL,

180 NATIONALITIES

• FESTIVALS, NIGHTLIFE, SHOPPING

• GREEN BELT IS FRANKFURT’S GREEN

LUNG, COVERS 1/3 OF ITS SURFACE

• A LARGE FOREST, MANY PARKS, THE

MAIN RIVERBANKS, 2 BOTANICAL

GARDENS.

• 40 PARKS

• THE FRANKFURT CITY FOREST OVERS

>50% OF THE GREEN BELT

• WALLANLAGEN, MAINUFERPARK,

PALMENGARTEN, BOTANISCHER GARTEN

DER GOETHE-UNIVERSITAET.

• JOHANN WOLFGANG GOETHE UNI

• FRANKFURT UNI OF APPLIED SCIENCE

• FRANKFURT SCHOOL OF FINANCE &

MANAGEMENT

LANDMARKS & SKYSCRAPERS

ARTS & CULTURE

GREEN CITY / GREEN BELT

EDUCATION & RESEARCH


DESIGN PROCESS / DEVELOPMENT

SITE ANALYSIS PRECEDENT STUDIES DESIGN CONCEPT/PROCESS FLOOR PLANS 3D PERSPECTIVE

BRAINSTORMING

DESIGN PROCESS / DEVELOPMENT


BRAINSTORMING

DESIGN PROCESS / DIAGRAM


FLOOR PLANS DEVELOPMENT

DESIGN PROCESS / 3D EXPLORATION


SITE ANALYSIS PRECEDENT STUDIES DESIGN CONCEPT/PROCESS 3D PRESENTATION BOARDS

SITE ANALYSIS


CONCEPT - REVITALISATION


THE MASTER PLAN


BASEMENT CAR PARK


SECTIONAL DRAWINGS


3D PERSPECTIVE

SITE ANALYSIS PRECEDENT STUDIES DESIGN CONCEPT/PROCESS PRESENTATION BOARDS MODEL

FINAL MODEL

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