Greenhouse // Joost Bakker

http://joost.com.au/

"The simplicity of the structure is based on a desire to assemble and dismantle, should the need arise - with the minimum of financial and energy expenditure.

This is central to Bakker's design philosophy.

He wants the Greenhouse to be harmless, and its eco impact to be positive.

Taking this very seriously, he shows mind blowing attention to recyclable detail. Each component of the building - from the beer bottles to the use of galvanised steel screws for their ease of recycling - is a testament to years of intricate knowledge, development, and the cultivation of the personal micro networks necessary to support positive impact building."

Artichoke Magazine, Issue 31, May 2010

Site 02 // Access_Programme_Circulation

Site 01 // Access_Circulation

Process // Sketches

MoMA PS1 2008 // P.F.1_WORK Architecture Company

http://www.publicfarm1.org/index.php?/ongoing/construction-time-lapse/

Archetype Development // Market Place_Public Square

Traditional Market Archetype

_public square in front of market place OR

_elevating the public square to extend over the top of market place

Mobile Souk Stalls // Marrakesh

Mercat Santa Caterina // Barcelona

Temporary Market Stalls // Trat_Thailand

http://www.bricoleurbanism.org/whimsicality/day-in-the-life-of-a-market-square-in-thailand/

Quotation // Robert Kronenburg

"Portable architecture, made to be erected repetitively, uses forms of construction that are linked most intimately with its essence - in many cases its form is therefore expressive of its structural system, materiality and erection process. It can be argued convincingly that the form and character are therefore easier to read for those involved in their operation and use.

...

Portable buildings can be perceived as relating more to the cyclic quality of life, for in their destruction lies their ultimate rebirth - the ebb and flow of construction/destruction, the cycle of ‘building/building-in-use/dismantling’ reflects the growth/death cycle found in the living world."

Origins of Australia's Refugees

2009-10 offshore visa grants by top ten countries of birth

Country	Number of visas granted
Burma	1959
Iraq	1688
Bhutan	1144
Afghanistan	951
Congo (DRC)	584
Ethiopia	392
Somalia	317
Sudan	298
Liberia	258
Sierra Leone	237

http://www.immi.gov.au/media/fact-sheets/60refugee.htm

Experimentation // Modular Transformable + Responsive Elements

I've been experimenting with individual elements that can open/close to allow more/less light to enter. Many of these combined could create a responsive skin that could be used on the roof/canopy of my community market place.

Barnacles // Little villages

I like the form that these clusters of barnacles take when there are many joined together into little communities. I also like the porosity of the overall cluster, how some are open and some closed. This led me to thinking about how small responsive components combined together could create some sort of skin, that responds to certain elements (ie sun / movement etc) and transforms itself accordingly, creating a surface that is ever changing as it responds to its environment.

Reflection // Site Commonalities

The 2 sites that I've chosen have certain commonalities (opportunities/constraints?), that I've decided to work with in order to help guide a design direction. Both sites have access from 2 different sides, with one entry to the site being significantly (1level) lower than the other. This multi-level dual access allows for an extension of the urban realm at (upper) street level that will simultaneously act as a canopy for the space below, which will become the marketplace. This urban extension will encourage the general public to interact with the space from above, and a pedestrian thoroughfare will descend into the market below to further encourage the sharing and exchange of different communities and their unique cultures.

Terrain Vague 02 // Wickham St

Terrain Vague 01 // Queen St