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INTRODUCTION

SITE CONTEXT

MASTERPLAN

MAPPINGS

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ARCHITECTURAL PROPOSAL

PERSPECTIVE RENDERED34

INTRODUCTIONTHE CREATIVE PROCESS THAT CARRIED A SERIES OF MONOLOGUE DRIVEN BY THE ANAYLSIS ON THE EXPRESSION OF LINES. THROUGH THE EXPLORATION OF LINES, AN EXCHANGE OF THE THE TRANSIT MEDIUM IS WANTED TO BE ACHIEVED. AN IDEA OF SPATIAL MEDIATIOR WILL BE INTRODUCED BE-TWEEN URBAN CONTEXT(which the edge the Queens Bridge and the existing passenger walk-way) AND THE ECOLOGICAL FEATURE OF YARRA RIVER. THROUGH THE IDEA OF MEETING LINES, A NEWLY DESIGNED BRIDGE WILL BE BUILT ABOVE YARRA RIVER. I AM FOCUSED ON THE EMPHASIZ-ING THE EDGE LINE OF GROUND AND HOW IT CAN EXTENDS TO TOUCH YARRA RIVER, THROUGH THE MEETING AND EXTENDING OF THE EXISTING GROUND LINES, THE PRELIMARY FORM OF THE BUILD-ING IS FORMED.

Bound by Flinders Street, Swanston Street, Queens Bridge Street and the Yarra River in Melbourne, the site is a vital nexus in the Melbourne civic topogra-phy. It encompassess an area of approximately 46000 sq.m and exhibits a rich metabolism of complementary programme.

SITE CONTEXT

MAPPING OF TRANSPORTATION: DIFFERENT TRAM LINES

MAPPING OF TRANSPORTATION: BIKE TRACK LINES(DASHED LINES), MAJOR HIGHWAY (GREEN) AND TRAIN LINE (ORANGE)

MAPPING OF TRANSPORTATION: DIFFERENT TRAM LINES

Upon the receipt of the brief and after extensive mapping and analysis of the macrocosmic Melbourne CBD area had been conducted, it soon be-came clear that the microcosmic station complex situated on Flinders Street had fallen into such a state of disrepair at the hands of its planning authorities, which, once combined with a prolonged absence of maintenance, left us with many loose ends to address. The unrealised Art Nouveau arched iron roof, as envisaged in the 1899 winning competi-tion design submitted by Fawcett and Ashworth, could well have served as the vital missing lungs needed to breathe life into the station past its pending, modern-day expiration date. Its series of largely wasted, poorly managed or abandoned areas ultimately amount to a vessel of atrophied limbs and septic internal organs juxtaposed with clogged in-ternal arteries that no longer serve to oxygenate the body with lasting life. Such a metaphor is befitting to the current state of Flinders Street Station in that it calls for a long-term solution, one that acts not as basic medication to placate current ailments or appease those of the past, but rather to allow them to inform a pathway for a sustainable design solution.Such interventions are set in place to restore the atro-phied Flinders Street Station not only to its former glory (at a façade level) and as a celebrated Victorian landmark, but more so to allow its rich history to enlighten the formulation of a significant civic space in the heart of the city that would of worth and of use to current and future generations, whilst paying homage to its modest beginnings.

Painting of the Chosen Site

INTERIM

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ARCHITECTURAL PROPOSITION

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THE IDEA OF HAVING A PLANAR SURFACE WHICH SPLITS INTO DIFFERNT ENDING AND BEING TILTED IN DIFFERENT HEIGHTS IN ORDER TO CREATE A GENTLE GRADIENT OF SLOPE, THIS STRUCTURE IS ACT AS THE MAIN SKELETON (CIRCULATION) INSIDE THE BUILDING.

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1 ENTRY

2 RECEPTION

3 INFORMATION BOOTH

4 TOLIETS

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5 SLANTING RAMPS AND STAIRS

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STORAGE

CAFE

MUTI-FUNCTIONAL ROOM8

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THREATRE

CHANGING ROOM

11 BACKSTAGE

12 REHEARSAL SPACE

ANNONATIONS

13 MAIN ATRIUM PLATFORM

ANNONATIONS

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

14 SEATS

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15 CONTROL ROOM

16 READING AREA

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

17 VIEWING DECK

ANNONATIONS

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SECTION AA

SECTION CC

SECTION BB

1 TO 200 SCALE MODEL

1 TO 200 SCALE MODEL