I begun my Monash journey in 2021 through the Bachelors of Architectural Design, finishing this year with my studios. Over the course of my journey I have been exposed to many different skills, from different units and studies, as well as different studio themes, conveying criterias for environment, history and theoretical architecture, visual communications, performance, and of course the ongoing development of my design skills as a student architect.
Technology & Environments Award
Best Sustained Performance through Technology & Environments units in the Bachelor of Architectural Design.
Entry
There is a large emphasis on the corner of the street and alleyway. The project shows great considerations of architectural language, having a directed diagonal path that invites you towards and into the site.
Axonometric
The main concept is about exposure and connection. Within this drawing it highlights the overall figure of the building, and pin pointing the overall materials and communal programs. Meshes and the 'portrait' frames plays with exposure, allowing occupants for a chance to view, or 'connect' with the outside. Connection is further enhanced with communal programs, such as the shown farm garden.
Neighbours
The target audience are vulnerable unemployed and elderly women. Providing plenty of opportunities for users to connect was crucial to this project. Therefore, by providing these moments, the project dedicates itself by providing these women a welcoming community.
Light wells
The project utilises light wells for passive lighting through reflective lighting and passive cooling, showing the apartment's capabilities for performance, and reducing costs for cooling. The light wells are also another platform for social interactions, reinforcing this 'connection' between all occupants.
"Coffee?"
But internalising a community is to also shut it from the rest of the world. The project opens itself to the adjacent alleyway in the form of a cafe. Using this, it creates again another opportunity to establish social connections, not just from within, but beyond.
In the spirit of reconciliation Monash University acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
