The Observatory

Written By Connor Steven

Led by Dr Chris Tucker


Studio 5 - Yield Brief

The project is based on a (fictional) decision made by Newcastle City Council (NCC), for a site of lawn within Pacific Park, adjacent to Ocean Street, to be developed for more engaging and diverse forms of public life. The way we live in a city; use its sunlight and air, respond to Country, utilise its socio-spatial potential, respect it’s public capacity, specify its materials in responsible and sustainable ways, reduce waste and maintenance, promote longevity, and importantly to make the spaces we design desirable and beautiful places are key opportunities of the project. Public projects are always complex, their stakeholders are measured by the diversity of the public itself, but they also have a responsibility to those who have past, and those who are yet to come.

Exterior Render

Requirements

  • Performance space catering for 120 people

  • Sunrise, Day and Night Rooms catering for 20 people

  • No glass

  • Full compliance with disability accessibility according to the National Construction Code

  • Design for low to no maintaince

Night Room Render





Assessments

  • Project 1 - Public Space Research

  • Project 2 - Architectural Proposal

  • Project 3 - Architectural Documentation

Public Space Research

In collaboration with

Amelia Booth (B.Des Arch)

Lara Hawkins (B.Des Arch)

Zoe Malcolm (B.Des Arch)

Architectural Proposal

Submission Requirements

  • 1:100 schematic plan of the ground floor

  • 1:100 schematic section (east-west)

  • Pictorial view of proposal

  • 3D model

  • 1:100 Schematic model

Architectural Documentation

Submission Requirements

  • 1:100 Ground Plan

  • 1:50 Section

  • 2x 1:10 Detail Section Drawings

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