Final: Model of the Arts Centre

Final: Posters

Arts Centre, Torquay Senior College

Materials
The auditorium/theatre normally a loud space, so i've research a few materials and found that concrete is the best material for sound-proofing. I can also use a thick insulation with carpeted walls. Concrete is sustainable and can be reuse for future use. Also, concrete from demolished buildings can be reused for new concrete components.

Sustainability
For the roof, I'm going to use a double-skin roof which is also known as a ventilated roof or cold deck. The typical characteristic is that the ventilated air layer directly above the layer of insulation. This air layer guarantees the removal of any water vapour from the interior that might diffuse through the insulation.

Site: Model

The site model and mass models of each of our individual buildings

Torquay Senior College

This is our final arrangement of our school buildings. The admin is located at the front to welcome the students and guests into the school, and beside the admin building is the drop off zone, mainly for buses. The gym is situated to the left of the school so that its closer to the primary school, and the basketball court can be use for both of the school. Also, the arts centre is located on the very right near the parking space to allow public use as well, for functions at the gallery, graduation ceremonies, school play and etc.. Classrooms are located near the technology centre and multimedia centre to encourage the students to walk through the courtyard and pathways of the school grounds.

Examples of theatres

Imax Theatre

Other theatres

//pictures are taken from google-image

Design Sketches

Individual Buildings

The group have decided to have 6 individual buildings or departments for the secondary school. And we have also arrange it this way so that there is interaction and the students can walk around the school and enjoy the greeneries and courtyards within the school itself. We also decided to make to entrance or walkway that connects to the primary school. This will allow them to use the secondary school's facilities for example like the gym for their assembly or PE. The 6 buildings are the administration, classroom block, arts centre, gymnasium, library and multimedia centre; and the technology centre.

Administration - JOEY NARTE
Reception
Principals Office
Staff room
Sick bay
Student welfare & counselling room
Student admin office
Conference Room etc..

Classroom Block - JOEY NARTE
Classrooms
Outdoor learning space & courtyards
Focus teaching rooms

Arts Centre - ILYA OSMAN
Theatre/Auditorium
Art Class
Music Class
Drama & Dance Class
Gallery Space

Gymnasium - KARTINA BAHARI + ILYA OSMAN
2 Basketball Courts
Locker/Changing Rooms
PE Area
Multi-purpose space

Library - RENATE CLAYTON
Multimedia Centre
Student Recreation Room

Technology Centre - KARTINA BAHARI
Science Rooms (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
Food tech rooms
Wood Work
Outdoor space

Site: Boundary

From the feedback that we've got for Project 2, we have decided not to use the private lands and just use the site given and the pink marker shows the boundary lines of our site. With the current building (the triangle building), we are going to convert that as an administration area but we are only going to use parts of building.

The picture above shows few sketches that I've made before we divide our individual buildings. I wanted to divide the triangle building into 2 parts with a bridge in between that connects it and a courtyard below for the staff. The other sketch is the classroom, is just an idea how I wanted the shared discussion room to be in the middle so that the students can move about and discuss outside the classroom area. Within the classroom and discussion rooms, there are pathways. Outdoor learning space is facing North for sun exposure.

Site: Analysis

SUN & WIND
We want to make full use of the sun exposure from the North and divert the strong South-West wind away from the site. With that, we are going to put the outdoor learning space facing North and the design of our individual buildings will incorporate angled or curved roof and pathways to prevent the strong winds from coming into the courtyard area.

WEATHER
The weather at Torquay is cold and windy during winter; and hot and dry during summer. We want to make full use of the sun exposure to heat up the rooms in cold weather and also windows to allow wind and ventilation during summer.


SOIL CONDITIONS
The couple of days that we went and visit the site it was a typical winter day, gloomy and cold. We found that most of the soils are quite soft and muddy; and also the site is not flat. There was a slight slope at the corner of the site towards the Primary School.


ROAD MANAGEMENT
During school hours, especially mornings and afternoons, there will be heavy traffic on Grossmans Road. Initially, we wanted to make another road from inside the school that connects straight to the main road(Geelong Road). However, it would be dangerous for school children if there were cars going through in and out of the school. So we decided not to go through with that design but thought of making a bus zone or a drop of zone in the school compound, near the admin but away from the classrooms and other school facilities.

Site: History

We all know that Torquay is famous for the beach and surfing. With wide grassy foreshores and large shady trees lining the coast and is also the gate way to Great Ocean Road. But what's the history behind the famous Torquay?


In 1880, the Wathaurong Aborigines from Spring Creek moved to the town, and it was renamed Torquay in 1892 after the seaside town in England. On April 3 1908 the Spring Creek bridge was built, connecting the town to Anglesea. Today, in terms of population growth, Torquay is the most rapidly expanding town in non-metropolitan Victoria. It is a seaside holiday resort and located 95 km south-west of Melbourne and 22 km south of Geelong.

There are different types of indigenous plants and its indigenous history that still exists surrounding Torquay and at the site itself. At the site, we want to try and retain the aboriginal history and keep the plants and try to restore the ecology.




//taken from this website http://www.theage.com.au/news/Victoria/Torquay/2005/02/17/1108500207522.html

Site: Photos

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Video: Group 29 Modular Classroom Design

This is our video for Project 1: RARE Architecture.



+ Problems of the current Mod-5
+ Initial model & sketches
+ Design concept, ideas & solution
+ Plan, section & elevation
+ Diagrams
+ Animation & physical model

Model Making

Our modular classroom design consists of LVL portal frame, recycled timber cladding, zincalume metal roofing and glazed windows and skylight. For our physical model's base and structure we use MDF boards that we got it cut using the laser cutter; and foam boards for the walls, ramp, and the roof. Here are some pictures of the physical model that we have made so far.

Diagrams: Ventilation, Natural Lighting, Water Collection & Storage

Here are some diagrams and drawings to better understand our building.

section

North elevation

ventilation

Natural light & skylight

Water collector & storage

Research: Ventilation, Heating & Cooling

Last week Mark Luther suggested that we raise the floor to have a platform or a sub-floor unit, so that we could install a sub-floor ventilation beneath it. Apart from ventilation ducting, the space beneath can be use for water storage as well.

During summer, heat penetrates the space and it becomes very uncomfortable and very expensive as the air-conditioning has to work harder to cool the internal air. With the Ultrafan or powered roof ventilation, it expels hot air by a wind turbine (spinning ventilators) to remove trapped heat. Ultrafan is a low voltage roof exhaust fan; it ran on thermostat that turns the fan on and off as required. Also, it uses less power consumption and low noise attributes. Also, we are going to install air grilles on the side to allow fresh air into the building. The fresh air will then replace the internal hot air.

For heating and cooling, we are going to incorporate the idea of hydronics. Hydronics is the name for the use of water as the heat-transfer medium in heating and cooling systems. A hydronics system may include both a chilled and a heated water loop, to provide for both heating and air conditioning. Chillers are used separately or together as means to provide water cooling, while boilers heat water. The pipes, embedded in the floor, carry heated water that conducts warmth to the surface of the floor where it broadcasts energy to the room.

Here’s a link that gives a better understanding in installing a hydronic system:
http://www.radiant-floor-heating.com/hydronic_radiant_heating_installation.htm