Experiment 3: The Bridge
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The Bridge: UNSW School of Architecture
Features
Lecture Theatre
Studio Spaces
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| On the first level |
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| On the top level |
Academic Staff Offices/Research Space for Staff/Meeting Space
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| Academic Offices next to outdoor walkway. General Staff Offices and a public meeting room can be seen above it |
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| Office/Research space face south on Anzac Parade |
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| Meeting spaces for staff |
General Staff Offices
Workshop
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| Floating Workshop |
Computer Labs
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| Computer Lab 1 |
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| Computer Lab 2 |
Gallery
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| Raised walls |
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| Lowered walls |
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| Lowered walls along with lower level transforms a section of the outdoor walkway into an outdoor, temporary gallery space or public venue |
Meeting Spaces (for both Students & Staff)
Library
The Moving Elements
The Floating Workshop
'The bridge is full of implied meanings...'
The floating workshop seeks to fully immerse students and patrons in the experience of viewing the UNSW campus and the surrounding Kensington area from a new perspective. For architecture students that will make use of this space, it is hoped that this unique experience will allow them to better understand their current surroundings. It is through this experience that students may achieve unique creative inspirations.
The Outdoor Gallery
'Ornament and function go together'
'The bridge...is a communications medium as much as a connector'
Due to the limited space that was available within the confines of this structure, I sought to find ways to better utilise any available space and make them as 'flexible' as possible. The outdoor walkway that directly connects to NIDA was the best choice to situate this particular moving element. Being fundamentally, a bridge to connect the main UNSW campus to NIDA, I also intended to create an experience for anyone that walked across the bridge.
With the possibility of the building to be primarily a place of transition - where people are constantly moving in and out, it was essential that a unique experience was created, and that people did not feel that they were merely crossing over another 'regular' bridge. In turn, the whole building is intended to be viewed as a form of art installation in itself. In particular, as you walk through the outdoor walkway (especially if an exhibition was on), and catch glimpses of the floating workshop or the floating library, a sensory experience is intended to be invoked.
Textures used in building
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