DesignStudio4-Project1

Satellite of Parramatta

a brief look at how Parramatta is at plan view and get the idea of the location of the site

Clearly observation of the city form and the relationship between the river, and the railway.

And Church Street is the "bridge" which is  linking both of them. The central Axis of the city

Concertina Book

is combined by 3 layers to emphasize how the space created/ defined by the building affects human movement, and also wanna notice which kind of area create comfortable environment, which is one of the major factors of public space.

Sketches

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Location Map
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Colored Human Figure

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I also draw a concertina book which is all the tracing of old parramatta map.

I think it is much more easy for both of us to study the change of parramatta, and how it did its evolution and the raising importance of church street among decades.

1792-1804-1823-1844-1989-2004

with trace paper...the development of parramatta is clearly showed by 2 maps in different years

Street Grid and change of the Property Size

Posters

Street Grid...Figure Ground(Form)...The Location of City Core & so on...

The similarity between the site and the town hall square and notice its potential of becoming a public space is greater then the square...

Stage Model

The stage model, we inspired from one of the famous scene in West Side Story, the actor runs along the New York City, we both think the Church Street is really great for this. As along the street, there are historical buildings as well as modern aspect; commercial area but also lots of green open space. This dramatic street will bring up a brilliant appreciation to audiences when they watch the show.

We have also use the height of building to create more depth in such narrow stage and extend the stage by the Lennox bridge to increase the stage area for the actors to sing around.

Lennox Bridge-Shops at both side of the street-Town Hall-St John Cathedral Church-The Square