DDI

The proposed Division of Student Assistance for the DDI is situated on the waterfront. The building is close to the Health and Well Being centre because of the related nature of the services provided by both of the departments. At this point the bender spilts into several bridges which cross Western Beach Road. The Building can be entered from the waterfront(via a ramp from the Bender or from the waterfront) and/or a bridge from the north building of the school of Multimedia and Breary's Lane. The bridge from Breary's lane is lined up with a courtyard providing a glimpse of the building and hopefully drawing people into the building. The idea is that the eastern edge of the building would become a thoroughfare for students walking to and from the cafe on the pier and the Health and Wellbeing Centre. This would increase the visibility of the Division of Student Assistance facilities.

Section of Initial Idea

Section of Developed IdeaThe initial idea was for the building to be partitioned by courtyards as opposed to walls. Initially all the courtyards were the same after some discussion with Richard it became evident that the scheme would be enriched a variety of experiences of the courtyard and more of an emphasis on the experience of a person on the roof garden. Having the courtyards at different levels creates this experience for both the people in the building and the people above the building. Each of the edges created by the courtyards depending on the height creates a different space. For example the higher the courtyards are surrounding a space the more private a space becomes as in the Counseling and Doctors rooms. The more accessible a courtyard is i.e. at floor level the less of a partition it becomes. The different floor and courtyard levels also denote the use of spaces particularly the circulation space. The edges of the courtyards presents the oppurtunity for the different uses of the edges of the courtyards for example as book shelves or in others as black board spaces.

Developed Plan