DESIGN STUDIO SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

STAGE 1 SITE ANALYSIS
Exercise 1: Investigating the Geography and History of the Place through notated sketches/site plans and sections
Assessment criteria
• Evidence of research and clarity of analysis: geography, landscape, history
• Ability to articulate and represent the themes of Reciprocity, Grid System, Threshold and Materiality
• Ability to articulate and represent local characteristics of the selected site
• Clarity of architectural representation. [visual and verbal representation]

STAGE 2: RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS
Exercise 2: Research and analysis of the following Pavilions using Parti Analytical Diagrams
1. 1925, Le Corbusier, L’Esprit Nouveau, International Expo, Paris, France
2. 1925, Constantin Melnikov, URSS Pavilion, International Expo, Paris, France
3. 1929, Mies van Der Rohe, Barcelona Pavilion, International Expo Barcelona, Spain
4. 1938, Alvar Aalto, Finnish Pavilion, New York World Fair, USA
5. 1951, BBPR, USA Pavilion, IX Triennale Milan, Italy
6. 1955, Max Bill, Ulm Pavilion, Ulm, Germany
7. 1955, Gerrit Rietveld, Sculpture Garden Pavilion, Arnhem, Holland
8. 1988, Alec Tzannes, Federation Pavilion, Centennial Park, Sydney, Australia
9. Japanese Pavilion/Tea Room (Traditional or Contemporary
Assessment Criteria
Design Inquiry
• evidence of responsible level of understanding of architectural precedents
• evidence of utilizing the parti as a series of formal and geometric relations
Visual Literacy
• evidence of spatial analysis through two and three dimensional analytical diagrams (enclosure, program, circulation, structure, geometry)

STAGE 3: CONCEPT DESIGN/PRELIMINARY DESIGN
Exercise #3: Conceptual and Preliminary design for a travelling and a permanent pavilion.
The narrative: what event for the City of Lake Macquarie?
Assessment Criteria
Design Inquiry
• evidence and clarity of design strategy in response to site, brief and type
Traveling Pavilion
• evidence/ability of architecture investigation and imagination at a conceptual level
• evidence/ability of architecture investigation and imagination at a preliminary level
Permanent Pavilion-Toronto Foreshore
• evidence/ability of architecture investigation and imagination at a conceptual level
• evidence/ability of architecture investigation and imagination at a preliminary level
• evidence of defining a narrative for your activities and inhabitation
Visual Literacy
• evidence of using appropriate types of architectural representation
Craft Practices
• a high level of craft evident in the model making

STAGE 4 SCHEMATIC DESIGN
Exercise #4: Presentation of schematic design
Intent: clearly demonstrate at a schematic level the architectural character of the two pavilions and their relationship with the context and the site between the water edge and the land; show how the different activities of the two pavilions relate to each other.
Assessment Criteria
From Narrative to Program
How has the narrative What event for the City of Lake Macquarie? been defined into a developed program?
Design Inquiry
• clarity of design strategy in response to site, brief and type
• evidence of architecture investigation and imagination at a schematic level for the travelling pavilion and the permanent pavilion
How ingenious and imaginative is the organization of:
• . Approach and access to the permanent pavilion
• . Relation between the travelling and the permanent pavilion
• Circulation and spatial sequence of activities inside the pavilions
• . Openings and enclosures to define the quality of the natural light and wind directions
• . Outdoor space as integral part of the overall concept, composition and experience of the two pavilions
• . Formal configuration of the elevations
Construction and Structure System
• How have you considered and materialized the above aspects of your project?

FINAL PRESENTATION Thursday 29 January 10am Red Centre

Project Site Toronto-Lake Macquarie

A Travelling Pavilion and a Permanent Pavilion for the City of Lake Macquarie

Welcome to all students enrolled in the summer studio 2009.
The studio will start on Tuesday 6 January 2009 and will finish on Thursday 29 January
with a final presentation of your work.

Site Visit: Thursday 8 January 2009 - Toronto, Lake Macquarie
Time: 11am the boat Macquarie Star will depart from Toronto main jetty