Week 8 | Conceptualising

Firstly I diagrammed the contextual, geographical and social aspects of the site to gain a greater insight, programmatic solution and to retain the historical facets. The three typologies utilised in the diagram came from the brief; the typologies which I felt held pretence over Howard Smith Wharves historical site and that in relation to Brisbane.

A strong key became evident in this model; the linking of the river [geographical], cultural [social] and greenspace along the river [contextual (Biomimicry)] all intertwined and synthesised as a layered system all impacting heavily on the site. It is my intention to formalise this layered system as my perception of the site and that of Brisbane, and to instil that same perception into the 'users' of the final design. This idea of a layered system was further explored in the sketches below in terms of architectural screening devices and filters.