The Site

The Site

The site is outlined by Church st., Marsden st., Market st. and the river. The current Riverside theater is thought to be demolished, whereas a new theater can take place.

 The edges around the site follows the streets and the river. These edges creates a noticeable change in behavior and satisfaction. For instance, crossing the river on Church st. you will feel a change from being in the dense city coming to a more green suburb. 

Sections showing topography, buildings and trees at site

Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House is from 1957 by the danish architect Jørn Utzon. The drawings and analysis of this theater/music place is to boot the design studio 4.

Walking down the Royal Botanic Gardens you get a beautiful view of the Opera House with the Harbour Bridge in the back. These are the two main icons of Sydney and Australia as a nation. Following the harbour all around the Opera House, it is expected to pass the entry along the road. Though, the entry is hidding at the buildings only facade turning away from the harbour. As a turist coming from City center and Cirkular Quay, your first view of the Opera House is the beautiful shelves with the white bricks reflecting the sun.

First view of Sydney Opera House from Cirkular Quay

Entrance with stairs and two balconies/view points.

The center of the building allows visitors into the information, buying souvenirs or entering the lobby.

Entering the building you first see the information point and souvenir shop. It is dark and you feel protected by the heave roof of concrete and the cold stone bricks covering both floor and walls. From the information there are stairs down to the street or up to the lobby. In the lobby you feel overwhelmed with light from the enormous windowpanels and the naked concrete structure carrying the roof stands raw.

The concrete ceiling.

Picture of the Opera House arriving from Cirkular Quay. Notice the amount of turists and people walking/ sitting around the Harbour. If you go a step further down the harbour there are multiple cafées and shops.

The ideas behind the Opera House. Cutting geometri out of a circle. They used the same principles to construct the building.

 The concrete structure inside.

The pattern on the shelves.

Section through the Opera House showing the entrance and Theatre.

Elevation of the Opera House.

The drama Theater.

Source: www.sydneyoperahouse.com

Parramatta

Parramatta

Parramatta is a surburb 23 km from Sydney and is the oldest European settlement in Australia. It has expanded around the railway station, built in 1860, but also the river plays an important role in the outcome of the city.

Green areas 

Infrastructure

Density of Parramatta

Urban rooms

Main buildings

Edges defines the City Center with high density

And the Suburbs with a lower density 

 The mindmap shows keywords which form and characterize Parramatta

Serial vision of Church st. Parramatta

 

Source: www.wikipedia.org and CourseOutline

Previos work

Urban design project in Aalborg, Denmark

Section through the entire site

Rendering of Buildings