abbotsford children's library

Abbotsford Children’s LibraryDesigned by Hizkia Irwanto Gouw

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The Unsung Concept of Beauty underlying the term ‘Environmental Sustainability’

In my opinion, design could reflect the concept of beauty. I always tend to make something that has a notion of beauty. However, now that the world has been rapidly evolving, anything can be considered as a top notch design as long as it shows a special meaning, even if it seems meaningless to many. Thus, I think I have to become more open minded now, that is, I could follow that savage rule.

Another thing that concerns me is the environmental issues. It seems to me that these issues, which were only being discussed in the first place, or even neglected at times, has begun to be one of the main problem in the world of design. It is true that to solve this problem, designers have to focus more towards environmental issues rather than just beautiful design or ugly design. However, my heart is not 100% convinced about the idea. This does not suit my aim as I have a different way of solving it. I believe that both environmental sustain-ability and beauty can work together. I believe I could show people that the notion of beauty does not have to fade nor diminished when taking environmental issues into consideration.

Hizkia Irwanto Gouw

Abbotsford Children’s Libraryby Hizkia Irwanto Gouw

Introduction...........................................................2

Initial Idea Task 1.......................................................4 Task 2.......................................................5 Task 3.......................................................6 Task 4.......................................................7 Manifesto..................................................8

Project’s Brief Purpose...................................................10 Target Users............................................11 Location...................................................12

Design development.............................................14-16

Documentation Floor Plan................................................18 Elevations North Elevation...........................19 South Elevation...........................20 East Elevation.............................21 West Elevation............................22 Sections Section A.....................................23 Section B.....................................24 Perspective Drawings Perspective Drawing 1................25 Perspective Drawing 2................26 Technical Drawings Floor and Pilotis Detail................27 Green Roof Detail....................... 28

Photo Model Exterior.....................................................30-31 Interior......................................................32-36

Table of Contents

Abbotsford Children’s Libraryby Hizkia Irwanto Gouw

Introduction

Hence, the Abbotsford Children’s Library, located in the top of Children Health Care will have a strong relationship to the site, as both of them share the same purpose in helping to fulfil the children’s needs.

Furthermore, in term of designing, this Abbotsford Children’s Library was build by recognizing the term of ‘sustainability’ whereby it is recognized from its two key strategies, which are passive strat-egy and active strategy, Firstly, the passive strategy means the maximization in the amount of windows, to allow sunlight to penetrate the library, as it will reduce the need of utilizing artificial light. Therefore, it will allow a good air circulation inside the library. Next, the active strategy refers to the use of green roofs and material that will not harm environment. One such as bamboos are consid-ered environmentally friendly, and were used as finishes used in covering the wall and floor.

Moreover, Abbotsford Children’s Library was also made by including the concept of ‘beauty’ which was realized by the usage of natural material and the overall shape of the building. The natural material will give the feel of of an outdoor space which I regard as beauty. Furthermore, the curve shape that was used for the green roof allows it to blend with nature. Somehow, I could compare such usage of nature elements as to the term ‘beauty’.

Most importantly, I hope the Abbotsford Children’s library could fulfil the needs of children to learn and discover more knowledge.

Regards,

Hizkia Irwanto Gouw

Library services for children have never been as important for children and their families all over the world, as they are as at today. Access to the knowledge and the multicultural riches of the world, as well as life-long learning and literacy skills have become the priorities of our society. A quality children’s library equips them with vital life-long learning and literacy skills, enabling them to participate and contribute to the community. It should constantly respond to the increasing changes in the society and meet the information, cultural and entertainment needs of all children. Every child should be familiar and comfortable with the local library and possess the skills to find their way around libraries in general.

Initial ldea

Introduction

Hence, the Abbotsford Children’s Library, located in the top of Children Health Care will have a strong relationship to the site, as both of them share the same purpose in helping to fulfil the children’s needs.

Furthermore, in term of designing, this Abbotsford Children’s Library was build by recognizing the term of ‘sustainability’ whereby it is recognized from its two key strategies, which are passive strat-egy and active strategy, Firstly, the passive strategy means the maximization in the amount of windows, to allow sunlight to penetrate the library, as it will reduce the need of utilizing artificial light. Therefore, it will allow a good air circulation inside the library. Next, the active strategy refers to the use of green roofs and material that will not harm environment. One such as bamboos are consid-ered environmentally friendly, and were used as finishes used in covering the wall and floor.

Moreover, Abbotsford Children’s Library was also made by including the concept of ‘beauty’ which was realized by the usage of natural material and the overall shape of the building. The natural material will give the feel of of an outdoor space which I regard as beauty. Furthermore, the curve shape that was used for the green roof allows it to blend with nature. Somehow, I could compare such usage of nature elements as to the term ‘beauty’.

Most importantly, I hope the Abbotsford Children’s library could fulfil the needs of children to learn and discover more knowledge.

Regards,

Hizkia Irwanto Gouw

Library services for children have never been as important for children and their families all over the world, as they are as at today. Access to the knowledge and the multicultural riches of the world, as well as life-long learning and literacy skills have become the priorities of our society. A quality children’s library equips them with vital life-long learning and literacy skills, enabling them to participate and contribute to the community. It should constantly respond to the increasing changes in the society and meet the information, cultural and entertainment needs of all children. Every child should be familiar and comfortable with the local library and possess the skills to find their way around libraries in general.

Initial ldea

Task 1

Task 2

In this task, i have done a response to the Strength in Number Manifesto. I illustrated that every piece in sentence are different but they are connected to each other. Therefore i made a puzzle with different pieces having different colours and numbers, whihc represent their differences. However although each piece are different they still can be combined together to become

a whole puzzle.

The poster (on the left) is my second task, which is an object manifesto. I chose a recycle paper that i found at my house, i found it really interesting to explore with it. So i searched more information about recycle, especially with the prefix re- in the words. I connected those words in relative to what they are normaly used in daily life, and also in the design term. Thus, basically this word was the initial idea of my manifesto, which acted as a brief to my project.

Task 1

Task 2

In this task, i have done a response to the Strength in Number Manifesto. I illustrated that every piece in sentence are different but they are connected to each other. Therefore i made a puzzle with different pieces having different colours and numbers, whihc represent their differences. However although each piece are different they still can be combined together to become

a whole puzzle.

The poster (on the left) is my second task, which is an object manifesto. I chose a recycle paper that i found at my house, i found it really interesting to explore with it. So i searched more information about recycle, especially with the prefix re- in the words. I connected those words in relative to what they are normaly used in daily life, and also in the design term. Thus, basically this word was the initial idea of my manifesto, which acted as a brief to my project.

Task 3

Task 4

These are the images from visual images essay task. In this task i tried to brainstorm the word ‘re-cycle’ in relation to daily life world. I have done wide range research about it, from the raw material (trees), manufactur-ing, daily use (books, poster, magazine), the recycling process, until the final re-cycle product. It gives me a good understanding through the process of recycle. Moreover, in term of architecture, i found Shigeru Ban, who is one of the architects that used re-cycled material as their main material into becomes a magnificent building. Paper house and Paper Church are the examples of his project that shown his passion into this problem, which is an environmental issue. It makes me realize that even with re-cycle material you can create such a beauty building. It really knocks my head; it gives me a basic idea about my manifesto.

Abbotsford Victoria 3067

These images are come from my exploration in the Abbotsford, the area which is my project located. In this poster, I tried to show my journey in Abbotsford, as the photos were taken from after-noon until dark. Moreover, I can say that Abbotsford is mainly a residential area so it is considered as a quite area. Furthermore, during my site visit, I also capture some beautiful building. Mainly the buildings in Abbotsford are a historical building, which are shown by their old style. Furthermore, I also found that Abbotsford have a massive areas of garden, which gives me more inspiration about create something that is relate to the nature.

Task 3

Task 4

These are the images from visual images essay task. In this task i tried to brainstorm the word ‘re-cycle’ in relation to daily life world. I have done wide range research about it, from the raw material (trees), manufactur-ing, daily use (books, poster, magazine), the recycling process, until the final re-cycle product. It gives me a good understanding through the process of recycle. Moreover, in term of architecture, i found Shigeru Ban, who is one of the architects that used re-cycled material as their main material into becomes a magnificent building. Paper house and Paper Church are the examples of his project that shown his passion into this problem, which is an environmental issue. It makes me realize that even with re-cycle material you can create such a beauty building. It really knocks my head; it gives me a basic idea about my manifesto.

Abbotsford Victoria 3067

These images are come from my exploration in the Abbotsford, the area which is my project located. In this poster, I tried to show my journey in Abbotsford, as the photos were taken from after-noon until dark. Moreover, I can say that Abbotsford is mainly a residential area so it is considered as a quite area. Furthermore, during my site visit, I also capture some beautiful building. Mainly the buildings in Abbotsford are a historical building, which are shown by their old style. Furthermore, I also found that Abbotsford have a massive areas of garden, which gives me more inspiration about create something that is relate to the nature.

Another thing that concerns me is the environmental issues. It seems to me that these issues, which were only being discussed in the first place, or even neglected at times, has began to be one of the main problem in the world of design. It is true that to solve this problem, designers have to focus more towards environmental issues rather than just beautiful design or ugly design. However, my heart is not 100% convinced about the idea. This does not suit my aim as I have a different way of solving it. I believe that both environmental sustain-ability and beauty can work together. I believe I could show people that the notion of beauty does not have to fade nor diminished when taking environmental issues into consideration.

Manifesto

The concept of Beauty underlying the term ‘Environmnental Sustainability’

In my opinion, design could reflect the concept of beauty. I always tend to make something that has a notion of beauty. However, now that the world has been rapidly evolving, anything can be consid-ered as a top notch design as long as it shows a special meaning, even if it seems meaningless to many. Thus, I think I have to become more open minded now, that is, I could follow that savage rule.

Another thing that concerns me is the environmental issues. It seems to me that these issues, which were only being discussed in the first place, or even neglected at times, has begun to be one of the main problem in the world of design. It is true that to solve this problem, designers have to focus more towards environmental issues rather than just beautiful design or ugly design. However, my heart is not 100% convinced about the idea. This does not suit my aim as I have a different way of solving it. I believe that both environ-mental sustainability and beauty can work together. I believe I could show people that the notion of beauty does not have to fade nor diminished when taking environmental issues into consideration.

Project’s Brief

Another thing that concerns me is the environmental issues. It seems to me that these issues, which were only being discussed in the first place, or even neglected at times, has began to be one of the main problem in the world of design. It is true that to solve this problem, designers have to focus more towards environmental issues rather than just beautiful design or ugly design. However, my heart is not 100% convinced about the idea. This does not suit my aim as I have a different way of solving it. I believe that both environmental sustain-ability and beauty can work together. I believe I could show people that the notion of beauty does not have to fade nor diminished when taking environmental issues into consideration.

Manifesto

The concept of Beauty underlying the term ‘Environmnental Sustainability’

In my opinion, design could reflect the concept of beauty. I always tend to make something that has a notion of beauty. However, now that the world has been rapidly evolving, anything can be consid-ered as a top notch design as long as it shows a special meaning, even if it seems meaningless to many. Thus, I think I have to become more open minded now, that is, I could follow that savage rule.

Another thing that concerns me is the environmental issues. It seems to me that these issues, which were only being discussed in the first place, or even neglected at times, has begun to be one of the main problem in the world of design. It is true that to solve this problem, designers have to focus more towards environmental issues rather than just beautiful design or ugly design. However, my heart is not 100% convinced about the idea. This does not suit my aim as I have a different way of solving it. I believe that both environ-mental sustainability and beauty can work together. I believe I could show people that the notion of beauty does not have to fade nor diminished when taking environmental issues into consideration.

Project’s Brief

Mission

Target Users

My aim is to make a children’s library that could provide a wide range of materials and activities, while at the same time able to give opportunities for children to experience the excitement of reading, discovering new knowledge and let their imagination flows. More-over, Abbotsford Children’s Library was built by considering the term ‘sustainability’ and also the concept of beauty, which was realized by the use of natural materials and through the overall shape of the

building.

Target Users:

Target groups welcomed to Abbotsford Children’s Library, either individually or in groups, include:

• babies and toddlers• pre-school children• school children up to 15 (Teenagers)• special needs groups• parents and other family members• caregivers• other adults working with children, books and media.

Mission

Target Users

My aim is to make a children’s library that could provide a wide range of materials and activities, while at the same time able to give opportunities for children to experience the excitement of reading, discovering new knowledge and let their imagination flows. More-over, Abbotsford Children’s Library was built by considering the term ‘sustainability’ and also the concept of beauty, which was realized by the use of natural materials and through the overall shape of the

building.

Target Users:

Target groups welcomed to Abbotsford Children’s Library, either individually or in groups, include:

• babies and toddlers• pre-school children• school children up to 15 (Teenagers)• special needs groups• parents and other family members• caregivers• other adults working with children, books and media.

Location

Gahan Reserve

The Abbotsford Children’s Library is allocated on the Gahan Reserve, Park St, Abbotsford, Victoria. It is placed at the top of Abbotsford Child Health Care, which could give a strong relation to the site as both of them are neccesities for children. The site is surrounded by mas-sive area of park as it could give a feel of the environment, which could suit my manifesto. Moreover, the site is also just behind the Collingwood Station, which makes the library accessible.

Design Development

Location

Gahan Reserve

The Abbotsford Children’s Library is allocated on the Gahan Reserve, Park St, Abbotsford, Victoria. It is placed at the top of Abbotsford Child Health Care, which could give a strong relation to the site as both of them are neccesities for children. The site is surrounded by mas-sive area of park as it could give a feel of the environment, which could suit my manifesto. Moreover, the site is also just behind the Collingwood Station, which makes the library accessible.

Design Development

Firstly, i sketch some possibilities for my Library, basically just the initial idea of it. At first my basic concern was at how to extent the building without reinforce the existing building, which is finally solved by the use of ramp and pilotis. Moreover, in this phase, i still brain-storm my idea of children library.

Next, I more focused on the shape of the building. I tried different shape and design concept (shown in images above). Which in that time, it still did not work into my manifesto.

Design Development

Firstly, i sketch some possibilities for my Library, basically just the initial idea of it. At first my basic concern was at how to extent the building without reinforce the existing building, which is finally solved by the use of ramp and pilotis. Moreover, in this phase, i still brain-storm my idea of children library.

Next, I more focused on the shape of the building. I tried different shape and design concept (shown in images above). Which in that time, it still did not work into my manifesto.

Design Development

Documentation

This is basically where my idea came from. After struggling to �nd a shape that represents the nature, i �nally come up with this idea, a curve shape on my roof which will give the sense of blending with the nature. Then, i played with my �oor plan to �nd a plan that will cover all children’s needs and also the plan that will suit perfectly to the site. Thus, the idea of my plan came from the exploration of overlap-ping the box as shown in the images.

Design Development

Documentation

This is basically where my idea came from. After struggling to �nd a shape that represents the nature, i �nally come up with this idea, a curve shape on my roof which will give the sense of blending with the nature. Then, i played with my �oor plan to �nd a plan that will cover all children’s needs and also the plan that will suit perfectly to the site. Thus, the idea of my plan came from the exploration of overlap-ping the box as shown in the images.

Legend

1 Ramp2 Main entrance3 Lobby/waiting room4 Receptionist5 Computers6 Discussion area7 Toddle library

8 Activity room9 Teenagers library10 Study area11 Male/Female toilet12 Fire Door13 Stair

Floor Plan

North Elevation

Legend

1 Ramp2 Main entrance3 Lobby/waiting room4 Receptionist5 Computers6 Discussion area7 Toddle library

8 Activity room9 Teenagers library10 Study area11 Male/Female toilet12 Fire Door13 Stair

Floor Plan

North Elevation

South Elevation

East Elevation

South Elevation

East Elevation

West Elevation

Section

West Elevation

Section

Perspective Drawing

Section

Perspective Drawing

Technical Drawing

Perspective Drawing

Technical Drawing

Photo Model

Technical Drawing

Photo Model

Technical Drawing

Exterior

As it is a library that was built by largely considering the term ‘sustainability’, there are are few strategies that are used to tackle this issue. First, the library is built without refurbishing the existing building, so it could keep the function of its exist-ing building, which is a children healthcare.

Next, this building is using the material that will not harm the environment. Bamboo finishes will cover floor and wall, as bamboo is one of the environmen-tally friendly material. Moreover, it is also constructed through timber framing. So basically all of the materials do come from nature.

Furthermore, the green roof is used to keep the temperature within the place constant as it will minimize the power consumption of the building. It could also capture the rainwater runoff.

Next, by maximising the amount of window, the need of consuming electrity for artificial lighting will be reduced.Additionally, it could also creates a good air circu-lation, which is beneficial to the children.

The term of ‘beauty’ is associated to nature. Beauty is reflected in this building as it is mainly built by natural materials. Moreover, the shape of the building that has the curve shape,allows it to blend well with nature.

In relation to the structure of the library, the pilotis will sustain the weight of the building, as i do not want to reinforce the existing build-ing.

Moreover, as for the entrace i made use of ramps as it is safer than stairs and perfect for a children’s library. Another point to note, the ramp has a 1.5m barrier to reduce the prob-ability of an accident. Additionally, this ramp is also made to compliment the needs of disabled children.

Furthermore, since it is a public space, i made a back door or fire door in the east side of the building.