GROUP WORK

maya leith

zaheer esat

AUSTRALIA

the state map above depicts the distribution of canberra's parliament. how the interaction of governments with their people is a two lane street. feedback is key in an ideal world, though the ability or ease of that connection propels our country further into the 21st century. below are the possible layouts of the proposed political pavilions. they show how the placement of the small but unique build can attract attention for the cause of developing their own country for the benefit of them. 

dis.trib.u.tion

Davor posted on black board the outline to what form of architectural distribution we are to examine and make benefit australian parliament building/connection/icon. I say these three possibilities to outline the futuristic approach needed be taken for the benefit of the australian people. 

"This studio will explore and create a proposition, based on DISTRIBUTED approach. How, why, where, when and what, will be the questions we will try to answer. But our foremost goal will be to explore and understand the history of this country, forcing political engagement, democracy, decision making and trying to predict our vision as architects for the future."

what are we to look for but what is already there. the idea behind our design approach is not to make a more functional building hence the common expression, "form follows function", but to design the way the people approach, connect and can interact with their government. architecture has been designed in the past to the buildings approach to the function. where as, the architecture needs to follow peoples interaction and function. designing for the impact of that into architecture could change and future-proof the nations politics. 

“By incorporating a variety of views there is greater opportunity for a successful outcome”.

 Are we ready?

ENERGY THE SUSTAINABLE WAY

focusing on how the building/pavilion is going to be integrated into sites around STATES and regional areas a source of power should be integrated into the small compact building. the use of technology will be ideal for how the ideology behind the building is to be portrayed to the public.

exploring different ways for energy generation is hard due to the small scale of the building, the position it will generally have in a city and the space required for the systems to generate the energy needed.

types of energy generation.

• solar energy

"photovoltaic systems"



The Greenpix Zero Energy Media Wall is the world’s largest color LED display, and has a self sustaining energy life-cycle. Harvesting sunlight collected during the day via photovoltaic solar cells, the wall uses stored solar energy to light up the LED’s for a spectacular nighttime show.



"solar electricity - passive solar heating + daylighting - solar process space heating + cooling"

Geothermal energy is the main power source for the City Hall, exchanging heat with the ground and water. Heat and cold inside of the building is maintained with a radiant floor and the help of a small boiler system on the roof that is only used sporadically. Ventilation occurs via the double skin, as well as the skylight which acts as a solar chimney. Altogether, this smart building has been estimated to have a 60% energy saving rating.

• wind energy

wind turbines

"Small wind systems also have potential as distributed energy resources. Distributed energy resources refer to a variety of small, modular power-generating technologies that can be combined to improve the operation of the electricity delivery system." Department of Energy, 2011. 

• combinations 

wind energy + solar energy = wind turbines built into a grid connected to photovoltaic cells.

FUNCTIONS | SPACE

 "the impact the design of buildings can have on us - on our identity and self-esteem, and on relationships, our chances at school, and even our weight and immune system," Tom Dyckhoff

IDENTITY

INFRASTRUCTURE

COMMUNICATION

EDUCATION

VIRTUAL

FUNCTIONS OF THE BUILDING ARE TO OUTLINE THE PURPOSE OF THE POLITICAL INTERACTION. the building/space has to encourgae the above characteristics that the people need to start trusting their government. the interaction with the building can be the acknoledgement of the building, the uses the space provides, the representatives for communication about current issues. the ability for the relationships to evole and become once again what holds the country together.

SUPPORT STRUCTURE

PARLIAMENT HOUSE

the house of representatives (our local polititions) and the senate are all confined to the one building on capital hill. the design has been to encourage public interaction but rarely is enforced due to the subterrainian look of the building almost bunker like.

the ideology brainstormed by my group is to look at how parliament can be literally distributed thoughout the individual states, and regional areas not recieving the needs that their squashed voice are trying to say.

breaking down the policical regime as it stands and evenly distributing the voice of australia back to its people, thought still unified under the one banner. architecture has the ability to create a place for play, work and residential. these are the most basic forms of function a building can use to devote the buildings functions and life span pertain to the peoples interest and not those of a beautiful building to make a statement through the ages or the next 100 years.

BEING CONNECTED VIA WIFI

public transport is key to the sucess of a developing city, and keeping the people connect is the new way with Wi-Fi spots popping up everywhere.

we have Wi-Fi parks, Wi-Fi trains,  Wi-Fi buses. the innovative nature of these area is that free Wi-Fi can be used for particular reasons, such as: polling for government feed back, the access of particular filtered internet sites, etc.

LANEWAYS - TOWN SQUARES - GOVERNMENT INTERACTION

town squares are the public space for the public. connecting pavilions throughout the country in these space will utilize every aspect of the space. the ability of the space can transform how we view certain things. development between the town square and the lane way effect will create an attraction. producing localized democracy.

lane-ways are a perfect example of how someone can walk through a space but subconsciously indulge in what was their surroundings. the use of a lane-way is to direct traffic, but it is also the area which people are flocking to for festivals, rallies and other educational events. the aspect of the lane-way is to place a direction to the purpose. extending that to the town square where public space is utilized for our (australians) benefit. connecting the two will benefit the knowledge and a constant connection to the political governance.

NEW URBANISM

The principles of urbanism can be applied increasingly to projects at the full range of scales from a single building to an entire community.

1. walkability

2. connectivity

3. mixed-use housing

4. mixed housing

5. quality architecture + urban design

6. traditional neighbourhood structure

7. increased density

8. green transportation

9. sustainability

10. quality of life

these 10 principles can be all used towards a strategy of better living, working and education. doing so will help the interaction with each other and the development of the knowledge towards our countries politics. for the distribution strategy im currently in, the purpose is to develop the connection.

THE PEOPLE

the people are the distribution

connect to make your vote 

http://www.facebook.com/groups/159138707501565/

how do australians view their current government - the above images indicate the people are getting tired holding up the government, and sick of the campaigns throwing away the junk and the opacity of the government dealing in secret - transparency isn't the complete answer but it is a start for us to take a look when we are interested in current pieces of legislation. 

EXEMPLARS

Centre Pompidou

richard ROGERS + renzo PIANO

people power COMMUNITY CENTRE - "which adapt the building to the needs, rather than the needs to the building," Richard Rogers, 2011. "a building that response to peoples wishes. we didn't want a dumb box - we wanted something that related to the people and the people related back."

the building was designed a pack of kit-able parts that the building users could control, where as the front of the build was to be made up of a talking façade containing a vast array of audio-visual screens.

the connection to the people through the act of symbolism. each screen would be showing different things. the building could link up with the GOMA, the PARLIAMENT HOUSE, so you could read the side of the building. 

"who is going to control this façade," Richard Rogers, 2011. Though the problem with this sort of power is it can be controlled by ANY ORDINARY PEOPLE and could be to much of a political statement or bias. 

"it could have been the moment when buildings became truly playful, but the world had moved on." tom dyckhoff

STRATEGIES 2

VIRTUAL

ALL CONNECTED TO THE CENTRE OUTWARDS

MOBILE

ALL IN LINE BUT ONE

FLEXIBLE 

UNITED BUT DIFFERENT

DISTRIBUTION

SEGREGATION OF PUBLIC + PRIVATE

CARBON NEUTRAL BUILDING BLOCKS

ARCHI OR WHAT?

DISTRIBUTION OF PARLIAMENT HOUSE

Parliament House in the most basic form of DISTRIBUTION.

Distribution is the form of all FORMS. the understanding of distribution is in the form of the other strategies COMBINED.

DISTRIBUTED WEIGHT

DISTRIBUTED IDEA = FUTURISTIC

DISTRIBUTED PARLIAMENT [GLASS HOUSE]

PRIVATE | PUBLIC

VERNACULAR

the vernacular of a city is determined by its history and adaption to the modern/future developments...

a comparison can be made from other developing countries like australia, such as;

brasilia, brasil - created by architect Lúcio Costa and inaugurated in 1960. the development of the countries capital invited population and economic activity to Brazil’s interior, while following a socially egalitarian and functional vision of the city. though it is threatened by several environmental and social dysfunctions in turn broken up and untidy towards the city fringes, where the poorest people are concentrated.

canberra, australia -  created by architect Walter Burley Griffin and inaugurated in 1911. 

DISTRIBUTED

distributed architecture is necessary in australia. the vastness of our grand island provide a need for individuals to represent the people. these individuals need a harbour, an outlet to connect with the people for their area. a building significant, providing fundamental values across the country to each an everyone of us.

FLEXIBLE

flexible architecture is a totem of australian life style. we as a population manipulate our living arangements, our lifestyles and are flexible oriented people. the ability to transform the secret life of buildings would be a great step forward into the begining of this early millennium.

MOBILE

mobile architecture is another downunder tradition. looking at the caravan and the long stretch of open roads. the possiblities of packing up and being in the next location is essential for mobile transport. though moible may not mean the wide open road but rather the transition between spaces, the buildings ability to bring its surrounding and transform.

VIRTUAL

virtual architecture benifits australia in the sense of sustainable growth - the advantages of building in cyber space oppse to the creation of such building to the magnitude of the imagination. the development of the mind is continuosly improving and changing, australia couldnt change that rapidly.

STRATEGIES

VIRTUAL . FLEXIBLE . MOBILE . DISTRIBUTED 

indeterminacy 

australia benifits from a diverse range of architecture. the limitations are generally due to our climate, tourism and economy.