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Preliminary site investigations for any architectural project begin with both formal and informal assessments of site; formal with site infrastructure, planning by-laws and statutory bodies, site constraints, orientation and prevailing breezes, whilst informal may constitute methods from the architects “tool box”, diagrams or sketches, watercolours or photography, to capture site details, aspect, topography, light or prevailing breezes, and “Deep Site”* layers of cultural, geographic and spatial history and present context.
This process gives the architect inspiration, a set of ground rules or tools to start exploring concept, form and siting.
These posts give a snapshot of some of the more ‘informal’ or private site investigations and musings I have used for various projects in the process of creating architecture/places/spaces for human habitation.
noosa river – beyond harry’s hut
The Noosa River flows into the Pacific Ocean at Noosa, and the sixty kilometre long river system originates to the north in the sand masses of the Great Sandy National Park, Cooloola section. The lower river consists of the tidal Noosa River and Lake Cooroibah. Further upstream, is Lake Cootharaba and Noosa River with 15 National Park campsites upstream.
From Harry’s Hut (Kinaba Station) to Campsite 13 is a 28 km trip up the river. The river provides for visitors in a rudimentary fashion. No navigation is required other than paddling.
The river water is stained black from tea trees, and the black water creates a mirror like surface. The lower section of the river above Fig Tree Point, known as the Everglades, is famed for the beauty of the reflections in the water.
The images were taken with an Olympus digital slr with 50mm lens. No image manipulation has occurred.
modular factory construction and site install palm island
bwgcolman palm island children and family community centre
the 500 sqm building designed as a series of modules that were built in factory, disassembled and transported to site and reassembled to form the one building
The building took about 4 months to construct in factory and approximately 12 weeks to install on site, including site works and infrastructure services.