Urbanism of Walls Master of Architecture Architecture MADA Now 2022

Liam Ware

With a particular research interest in the future possibilities associated with construction systems in regional contexts. The work conducted this semester looked to the township of Lang Lang, in the Western Port region of Victoria. Where deposits of clay, sand and limestone are extracted but little is done to locally process and manufacture these materials. The Lock-Block project looks to better utilize region's resources to establish an innovative hub for the manufacturing of reusable masonry products. Where the hub's quarries exist in a life-cycle of extraction and remediaton, helping to fuel the built densification of nearby outer-urban growth regions whilst giving back to the town.

Hayball Award - Amount $2,500

Hayball Award for the Top Graduating Student in the Master of Architecture

Best in Studio: 'The Urbanism of Walls : Learning from Japan'

Most outstanding design project in the studio 'The Urbanism of Walls : Learning from Japan,' in the Master of Architecture

James Street approach

Public pedestrian access via bricked footpath and vehicle access via James Street. With the mixed-use restaurant at the ground floor corner which spills out to the vaulted underpass, with the apartments above.

Lang Lang hub, its influence and connection to the city's industrial network

Current network of freight that interconnects processors and manufacturers in Melbourne’s north to Lang Lang’s extracted material. Proposed hub looks to use freight to influence the south-east growth corridor activity centres. Where masonry products can utilize existing and new industry, construction and waste initiatives and systems.

Quarry site life-cycle and remediation

Proposed Lang Lang quarry site and its associated life-cycle, from extraction, processing, manufacturing, waste material repurposing and bush reserve remediation.

Structural compositions of masonry components

Structural compositions, made with the Lang Lang components and materials. Demonstrating the structural capabilities, formal potentials and spatial qualities of the components and associated system of construction.

Site section - Apartment development

System of components formulating 31 apartments with a mixed-use restaurant space and public access foyer on the ground floor. With a central lift and staircase accessing the 14 space basement carpark to the ground floor and up to the apartments.

Apartment central courtyard and staircase

Apartment building courtyard with shared, externalised staircase as main feature.
External corridors that provide access to apartments, double as balcony spaces for residents looking down to the courtyard and across to neighbours in other balconies.

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Lauren Meintjes

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Liam Ware

Hayball Award - Amount $2,500

Best in Studio: 'The Urbanism of Walls : Learning from Japan'

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