Model Pictures

Just some pictures of the facade component of my model for the major project.

and one of the whole model, facade and strip footing

Major Project Final Presentation

This is my poster for the final presentation of the major project. The model was a mix of emotions, so fun yet so stressful to make. Shigeru Ban is a very influential and inspirational architect, and has made me aware of how great a building can look, function and just be, using the most unconventional of materials.

Mount Saint Joseph's Girls' College

This is the new gymnasium built at Mount Saint Joseph's Girls College in Altona. It is called the Mary Mackillop Centre and functions as the schools hall, gym, performance and storage space. It is a curved roof, steel portal frame structure.

Mount Saint Joseph's College - Extension

these are a few photos of the new extension taking place at MSJ. it is mostly concrete slabs and columns and brickwork taking place.

Shigeru Ban - Innovation

These are some amazing buildings I've come across through my research for my major project.

Atsushi Imai Memorial Gymnasium, Akita Japan 2002. The project uses LVL (Laminated Veneer Lumber) as a structural system.

Nomadic Museum, LA 2006. Made of shipping containers and paper tubes.

This is the Paper Art Museum Shigeru Ban designed in Mishima Japan, 2002. The PAM is the private museum of a paper manufacturer. All facades are composed of Fiberglass Reinforced Panels. The square floor plan is divided into three rows, and in the middle is a three story high atrium. By opening stacking shutters and awnings (shitomido), a spatial continuity of the interior and exterior is achieved.PAM B is formerly the laboratory and has been renovated as a gallery for contemporary art. By reversing the rails of the overhead sliding doors, when they are opened, they act as a large shading device and create a comfortable shaded patio space. The idea in both buildings was to recreate, using contemporary materials, spaces for contemporary life while maintaining continuity between interior and exterior in a very Japanese manner.

Major Project

The architect my group is focusing on is Shigeru Ban. I particularly like the way he has utilised paper in his buildings even when others said it couldn't be done. So, the particular building we are researching is the Japan Pavillion 2000 built in Hannover, Germany. The materials he has used are paper tubes, plywood, fabric tape, tension cables, and a PVC membrane over a paper membrane. As it is a pavillion, it is anchored using steel framed boxes fill with sand. The entire building is recyclable and reusable.

Point Cook Shopping Centre

as I said below, I couldn't get into the site but I was allowed to take photos from outside the gates, here is a couple of them. The second photo shows the idea of the 'strips of shops' and the sense of openness that is trying to be achieved in the design.