I would like to say, i very much enjoyed architecture 2A. i think we managed to get through all the team work and produce work that was to a high standard overall. The projects addressed relevant issues, such as climate, space etc and will be valuable tools to utilise further in our studies and studios alike, as will the teamwork!! :)
ciao

3D model images & renderings

These are some of the 3D images/renderings of the internal spaces and the building, generated form our 3D model.

sections and elevations

Above, is the wall section of our building, which is taken from teh internal wall behind the screen in the lounge area.
The sections are marked as per the plan. (see other post for that)

model images

part of the brief asked we create a 1:50 physical model of our project.
These images are of our model, siting in the contured site.
Note it was particularly hard to model the screen, as they ended up being really fine pieces of cut balsa. so fine in fact taht we were unable to use the saw in the workshop at uni to cut them, instead we used a balsa stripper. very very time consuming i can assure you :)

site

Above is the site plan and siting of the building
Above once more, is the plan, which shows the bedrooms and bathrooms at the reer little 'l' of the house. With the entry being just near the kitche. also note the step which raises the bed rooms and bath rooms from the rest of the house. The windows facing the courtyard are strip windows at head height allowing a cropped view out from standing height. the screened walk way opens to nearly all points of the house, and is such a circulation space. the glazing is as such sheltered here. finally the view out of the beautiful Kakadu landscape is captured best by siting on the couch in the lounge via the large open window, again sheltered but this time by the protruding roof.

sustainability

A factor we also needed to look at was sustainability. since this region is isolated, we would need to generate our own electricity, water, and compost system (for toilet etc).
We choose wind as our primary source of power collection, done through a windmill/turbine. Solar panels as a back up with solar voltaic cells, which would also act as solar hot water collectors, water, via rain collected from the roof and deposited into tanks. The toilet system would utilise a dowmus compost collection system, which in turn could be used accross the house as a whole to breakdown waste materials.
The materials for the house, will be timber for the screen and post, corrugated iron roof, cement render, glass etc

sceened walk

In the screened walk way we looked at materials for the building as a whole. The walk way we both imagined to be of dark rich timber. An entrance space, that draws you up and into the building. Somewhere that is external but not expose. that could be used as a circulation space, and open directly onto the main rooms of the house...
The detail of how the screen might look was next sketched out... as shown on the right. the left shows a person stepping up into this space, and how it might look/ feel from the inside