exercise three. FRONT | BACK week 5
The yellow circle is where the shelter will be located. The entrance will face East to bring light into the shelter as soon as the sun rises.
The distance between the boat ramp and shelter is around 100m.
I found the distance from the ramp to the desired location to be too far for users to walk while carrying their kayak. To solve this issue, a dock will be made in order for people to immediately get out of their kayaks and store them safely.
I created curved facades to represent the tides in Islington Bay. I’ve also focused on how to store the kayaks with this concept.
The screen/ fence was inspired by the fencing found in the inspiration image above. I created the screen for the users to use the space as a seating area. It also creates a sense of privacy as theres a pathway a few metres away. The gable roof reflects existing architecture on Rangitoto Island as there are bungalow styled baches.
1. Based off the models made previously. I carried on using the gable roofed structure as I thought it would integrate well with existing buildings on the island. The dock houses the shelter and seating area. The shape of the window is similar to a bay window yet mimics the shape of the facade created by the roof. I’ve placed poles on the edge of the dock for users to attach their kayaks to stop from floating away, giving users the chance to remove themselves from the kayak.
2. I drew a layout based off the first bungalow design. The pathway made to cross over the rocks is 6 metres. The curved screen was adapted from the first concept model using the curves of the facade.
3. To adapt the form of the structure and the shape of the roof, I drew inspiration from John Scott’s Futana Chapel. I was interested in the style of roofing where he links diagonal planes inwardly, like an inverted gable roof. I introduced one diagonal plane and linked it mid way of the gable roof.
I took the last drawing of the Futana inspired form and drew a new layout and added an eastern elevation drawing.
Drawing the roof, I couldn’t comprehend how the roof would work so I had to draft a model of the roof.
As my sketch was not accurate, to grasp a better idea of how the roof would work, I experimented how the planes would intersect. I found I had to add another plane, or piece of roofing, in between the diagonal and gable roof.
