WEEK 11 TUTORIAL_progress

Drafted Floor Plan

After discussion with Natasha we had decided that the spatial arrangement of my original floor plan needed some adjustments.  The rough sketch above shows a new arrangement of the spaces underground in my site, the north-eastern corner of Parliament House. A major change is the large corridor when you enter down into the hub, the hallway allows access to everything in the hub, one side being private, for the staff and public on the other side.  It also allows for a larger gallery and natural ventilation opportunities.  It also allows for more access to the committee conference rooms and a better security check-in point.     

Drafted ground floor plan and expressing spatial ideas through a section

The section explain that different spaces could possibly be pushed through the current hill, and allow opportunities for natural ventilation to enter the gallery space (Orange box) and to allow view out of the committee conference rooms/ to create the outside public to become intrigued about whats inside of these spaces (Green box, with the possibility of having a glazed facade for each conference room).  And the ground floor plan for the Hub will simply include a public cafe/ dining/ meeting space, decking spaces off this cafe spaces and the access core behind it all (not seen from the front).

Another section experimenting with natural ventilation opportunities

This section is showing the natural air entering the underground hub spaces and then exiting towards the back through vents or exhaust.  This natural ventilation could be an option through the gallery and central spaces and could also work in coordination with the mechanical ventilation (Air con).