Interior Design 3+4 year, Semester 1 2007, weeks 2 - 8, Sue Hudson+Rachel Carley
A Multiple- use, Appropriated, Synergistic, Hub development, located into an existing
multiple level building somewhere in Auckland.
Select three tenants who you think would make an interesting ‘mix’ for your MASH project
Site Address: Options include to select either:
29 – 31 Enfield Street
Mt Eden
OR:
30 – 40 Enfield Street
Mt Eden
OR:
An Urban/City Site of your Choice
Selecting your Tenant Mix.
Selecting one of these buildings, or another of your choice, aim to integrate a mixed-use development of three tenants into one existing building that requires ‘re-generation’, new life.
The three tenants might have ‘synergistic’ qualities about their relationships to one another, or perhaps ‘contradict/contrast’ each others businesses. In the past students have arrived at some dynamic and interesting tenancy ‘mixes’. Spend some time considering who your three tenant bodies might be.
Also consider opportunities for 24/7 occupation of the building.
(Note for Sue: Exquisite Corpse).
Think Green: Sustainable Architecture and Design
In keeping with current best design practice around the world, we want you all to also consider the latest ideas centred on “green buildings”. New Zealand is closely following Australia in recognising the value and importance of incorporating green principles into building design. This directly affects architecture, interiors, construction and building services.
Buildings which successfully address and incorporate ‘Green’ principles are awarded a “Green Star Certification”. The highest level possible being a 6.
(You will all need to do some research into this and we have provided some useful reference websites to start you off at the end of this brief).
Mt Eden’s Urban Regeneration
This part of Mt Eden developed as an early industrial zone. Parts of it are well over 100 years old. It has in recent years become an area ‘under transition’, combining medium to high density housing with low rise commercial businesses, bars and restaurants. It’s proximity to Auckland’s CBD, plus it’s adjacency to the Mt Eden train station make it an ideal place to live and/or work. It is possible to walk into the city from here, or take a short train or bus ride. For the purposes of this project, we envisage these existing buildings are going to transformed by you and given a new life for their new occupants.
Historical Background to the Enfield Street sites.
Enfield Street in it’s earliest days consisted of, amongst other things, a saw milling business, a shot making plant, and a scattering of Victorian dwellings. Enfield Street was named by one of the original land owners: the Colonial Armaments Company who made weapons and shot, after the Enfield 303 rifle. The shot tower, used in the making shot for rifles, still stand’s very close to the 29 – 31 Enfield Street site.
At 29 – 31 Enfield Street, early buildings were demolished and a new timber/plywood making factory building was built, which judging by the architectural drawings, appears to date from the 1980’s. The factory closed in the late 80’s and the interiors were then re-configured to create commercial office spaces. This building features a roof top carpark.
At 30 – 40 Enfield Street, the building known as “Orion House” appears to date from the time of the areas original subdivision, around 1910 - 1930. It also appears to have been a factory or warehouse of some sort in it’s original form. Currently it has a ground floor restaurant/café with commercial tenants above.
We have sourced A4 size copies of the council drawings available for both buildings on their respective sites. (This information will be issued in Week 2 of Semester 1)
Site Opportunities.
Both sites have opportunities for major interior ‘re-working’, rejuvenating and improvement . Consider opportunities also for access to potential outdoor spaces and integrating that access into the interior spaces in a meaningful way, providing improved ’amenity’ for the tenants/users.
Site and Building Constraints
For each building, the building boundary lines and the building’s essential structural grid should be adhered to where possible, however, you may should you choose, add another level into either building, taking out the existing roof and reworking it to free up some additional usable space.
MASH: How to get started
Firstly, analyse your tenant options. Who are they? What do they need? When are they here? Why would they choose to be here?
Secondly, study and research the neighbourhood and the existing buildings and their uses/occupiers.
Thirdly, study and research the building you have selected in detail for potential opportunities and design ideas.
Re-visit your research on your tenants and begin to explore linkages between the tenants ‘activities’ (the nature of what they do in the building, both individually and collectively), the neighbourhood and the actual building you are focussing on.
Project Programme: Semester 1, Weeks 2 - 8
Week 2
Project Discussion Mon 26 Feb 9.30 –12.30pm Year 4 Studio
Research
Week 3
Presentation of Research Mon 5 Mar 9.30 – 12.30pm Year 4 Studio
Selection of Site
Client Nomination
Present Written Brief
Week 4
Pin Up:
Concept Sketches Mon 12 Mar 9.30 – 12.30pm Year 4 Studio
Ideas
Week 5
INTERIM CRIT Mon 19 Mar 9.30 – 12.30pm Year 4 Studio/
Pin up: Sketches, Plans, Room 1159
Design Development
Week 6
Pin up: Mon 26 Mar 9.30 – 12.30pm Year 4 Studio
Sketches, Plans,
Drwgs, demonstrating
design resolution
Week 7
FINAL CRIT Mon 2 Apr 9.30 – 12.30pm TBA
Project Pin up
and Presentation
Week 7 Tues 3 Apr 9.30 – 12.30pm TBA
Studio Project 3
Briefing
TWO WEEK MID - SEMESTER BREAK
Week 8 Mon 23 Apr 9.30 – 10.30am TBA
FINAL PIN UP
PROJECT CONCLUSION
(Work can be taken down
again at 5.00pm)
Week 8 Tue 24 Apr 9.30 – 12.30pm Year 4 Studio
Commencement
of Project 3
(Weeks 8 – 14)
Requirements for Presentation
Refer to “Communication” in the Assessment Criteria.
You decide on a strategy to communicate this project, how best to ‘tell the story’.
Analyse what is best communicated by drawings (sketches, plans, sections, elevations, axo and isometrics, perspective views), a built model or a series of renderings, and decide how best to make use of these communicative tools.
Note: The Assessment Criteria are at the end of this brief.
References
For finding out more about “Green Buildings”, try the following websites and articles:
Note: the following international articles written in the USA refer to “LEED” accreditation. This stands for “Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design”. The Australian “Green Star” rating, which we follow here in NZ is based on this earlier American standards authority rating system.
To read about New Zealand’s very own fledgling Green Building Council, go to: www.nzgbc.org.nz
(Look out for mention of Studio of Pacific Architecture’s project for Meridian Energy in Wellington).
To read about international architecture and design firm HOK’s new commercial office renovation in Toronto (for themselves) which has won awards and accolades for it’s approach to sustainable architecture and interiors, go to: www.metropolismag.com/cda/story.php?artid=2461
To read an interesting article written by Bernadette Upton, an American interior designer who lectures on “Green Interior Design”, go to:
www.metropolismag.com/CE and scroll down to “Green Interior Design”.
To read an interesting article on the winners of the inaugural Metropolis magazine Smart Environments Awards, go to:
www.metropolismag.com/cda/story.php?artid=2463
To read an interesting article about some highly awarded recently completed architecture and commercial interiors projects in Australia, go to:
www.qantas.com.au/infodetail/flying/inTheAir/inflightMagazine/ecobuild.pdf
