Concept Origin
Hero Image
Perspective Images and Diagrams
Final perspective images with labelling/numbering
Section drawings at two scales, and showing where structures sit relative to the hillside
Water re use system drawn diagram
Final Renders and Views
Final bare renders of the space
Final Main Building Design
Final space visualisation, spaces will need labels to avoid confusion – hopefully not too much space to navigate
Section drawing of the space from a section view 5m in from East Side
Test Renders and Material rendering
First few renders of the house structure, playing with lights and testing how the space worked at different orientations, as the building is obviously multiplied by eight and I wanted to be conscious of those various views
Really like how the framing works as a shadow over the space + would blend with tree shaped shadow
Bathroom very dark, but may rearrange anyway – unsure about facing the toilet
Revit work and Processes
Working in Revit was something I struggled with, but something I really enjoyed and look forward to doing more of.
Revit vs Drawing
Other three Revit – Floor Plan, Front Elevation, Side Elevation
Fake Revit – to replace missing diagram as best I can. Probably a Copyright issue in there somewhere
1:1 Material Test
1:1 material test of Rammed Earth Technology. Created accurately to the best of my ability on such a small scale, and using earth from the area off-site. I created a mould of thick plywood, (to replicate a formwork used in rammed earth creation) and collected three types of soil from the Mt Vic site I had chosen
- Topsoil around the base of a tree – low concentrate clay to earth (darkest)
- 10cm underneath grassed clearing – mid concentrate clay to earth
- 5cm deep earth bank – high concentrate clay to earth (palest)
The formwork itself was incredibly heavy and with nearly 8kg of earth laid into it was near impossible to lift, but the formwork was a success, if poorly executed by me haha
Layers are visible much how they would look in an earth wall of the kind featured in my design, though the wall you see here is a much darker version due to a wall needing to dry fully to reach its full strength and colouration.
Orientation should be taken as the thin side of the block as the inside wall, with the thicker side being the thickness of a real life earth wall. The measurements are to scale, and this block is essentially a tiny slice of what an earth wall would really look and feel like.
You can see in these images how the colour and layer separation really starts to show up and solidify as the wall dries and settles in. I think it looks really cool and I’m stoked that it supported how i had wanted it to look while designing around it.
I really enjoyed making this block as well, as it really solidified to me the process and how it would connect the person and therefore hopefully, a space, to the earth used.
Continued Design – Main Structure
Main structure moving from being quite a monolithic, heavy structure, to better represent the native and temporary nature central to the program
Needs to be:
- terraced up the hill for least excavation/effect on the land
- communal and useful for all aspects
- e.g- greenhouse/bathroom/shower/ kitchen/lounge/outdoor space
- accessible from multiple angles on the hillside
Section View – multiple entrances and living/kitchen on the upper level. Greenhouse/laundry/workshop at the base
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