Spencer 2 Spring: AWOL

Spencer 2 Spring (S2S) is interested in understanding Melbourne -particularly the Hoddle Grid- by cataloging the moments and events that make the city unique. The studio sees the city as its main source of knowledge and inspiration: Melbourne as precedent for intent.

This semester, S2S will focus on a mixed use brief including housing (provision of diverse and affordable spaces for the wide mix of contemporary city dwellers) and a school of architecture in the heart of the CBD.

Similar to previous S2S deliveries, students will follow a precise methodology to extract systems from the Hoddle Grid; analyse them; and apply them to a medium scale adaptive reuse project in one of the current Telstra exchange buildings in the city.

Students can expect to work in a large group, in pairs, and individually, during the different stages of the semester. With the return of face-to-face learning, large scale physical models will also make its way back to the studio dynamic, whilst drawing remains an integral aspect of the studio outputs.