To enhance the physical environments through the visual arts component and encouraging on-going interest in the Western Interchange, the proposed installation will provide an entry statement and arrival experience for those who travelling along the Princes Freeway and those who entering the urban precinct of the municipality. With the iconic eye-catching and exciting values, the installation will become the new identifier for the municipality and encourage the sense of pride within the local community.

Merging the concept of “Old and New”, Melbourne, which used to be the capital of Australia, inherited the old and modern tradition. The coexisting of these tradition and modernity shapes Melbourne City into both old and new elements. To express this contradictory culture, the proposed installation will indicates the contrast transaction through the transformation of geometric shapes into irregular shapes, the connectivity between static and dynamic forms, and lastly challenge the typical use of materials to enhance the experiential approach.

SITE ANALYSIS

PROCESS DIAGRAM

Site Plan

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DESIGN INTENT

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WESTERN GATEWAY DESIGN PROJECT

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STEP 1 STEP 3STEP 2 STEP 4BUILD THE SURFACE BASED ON THE CONTOUR DEVELOP THE SURFACE TO THE REQUIRED SIZE CREATE THE WAFFLE STRUCTURE BASED ON THE SURFACE ADD THE COVER PANELS AND USE ATTRACTOR POINTS

LEGEND

DRIVEWAYS TOWARDS THE CITY

DRIVEWAYS TOWARDS THE COUNTRY

PETROL STATION

LEGEND

DRIVEWAYS TOWARDS THE CITY

DRIVEWAYS TOWARDS THE COUNTRY

PETROL STATIONAREA THAT IS NOT VISIBLE TO THE INSTALLATION

AS IT IS GOING THE REVERSE DIRECTION

SUNPATH DIAGRAM

AXONOMETRIC PROJECTION Component Parts Details

Rotational Joint for ‘New’ Panels

Joinery for Planes and Waffle Structure

Footing Structure

Allocation of Shapes

9.00am 12.00pm 3.00pm 6.00pm

Fixed Joint for ‘Old’ Panels