Politecnico di Milano
Scuola di Architettura Civile
Master in Architectural Design
2015-2017
853713
Sarika kammari Vishwanath
ADAPTIVE REUSE OF BRISBANE’S
TOWER MILL HOTEL
Thesis Supervisor
Cristina Pallini
Co-supervisor
Aleksa Korolija
Project statement
1 Background
Brisbane ,Australia
Architecture
Climate
Hospital
Patient Hotel
2 Metro tower hill
Spring hill
Old wind mill history
Architect
Actual condition
SWOT analysis
The project
Case Studies
Concept & Characteristics
Bibliography
Final boards
Project statement
Collection, David Rumsey Map. "Collection History." (2000). Appleton, D. & Co. Australia 47. Matthews-Northrup Co, 1891
plan, city. "Dedicated to Better Brisbane." (2014). AUSTRALIA 1891
AUSTRALIA 2017
australia.gov.au. http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/our-country Collection, David Rumsey Map. "Collection History." (2000).
AUSTRALIA
Australia is a unique and diverse country in every way - in culture, population,
climate, geography, and history. from articles on specific topics about
Australian history and culture
Australia's first inhabitants, the Aboriginal people, are believed to have
migrated from some unknown point in Asia to Australia between 50,000 and
60,000 years ago.
While Captain James Cook is credited with Australia's European discovery in
1770, a Portuguese possibly first sighted the country, while the Dutch are
known to have explored the coastal regions in the 1640s.
The first European settlement of Australia was in January 1788, when the
First Fleet sailed into Botany Bay under the command of Captain Arthur
Phillip. Originally established as a penal colony, by the 1830s the number of
free settlers was increasing. Transportation of convicts to the eastern colonies
was abolished in 1852 and to the western colonies in 1868.
Australia is an island continent and the world's sixth largest country (7,682,300
sq km).Lying between the Indian and Pacific oceans, the country is
approximately 4,000 km from east to west and 3,200 km from north to south,
with a coastline 36,735 km long.
Canberra is Australia's capital city. With a population of approximately
380,000 people and situated in the Australian Capital Territory, Canberra is
roughly half way between the two largest cities Melbourne and Sydney.
Australia has 19 listed World Heritage properties. Australia is also famous for
its landmark buildings including the Sydney Harbour Bridge; its ancient
geology, as well as for its high country.
JAMES COOK, 1775
fanatic, the foto. "Your Brisbane: Past and Present." ( April 2,2013
).
QUEENSLAND
THE SUNSHINE STATE
• Queensland ,’ the sunshine state’ , which is the second largest state in the Australia. It was named after her highness Queen victoria. According to the 2016 Sensex stats , the population of the state is 4,750,500. it is the third populous state in the country.
• Its first inhabitants are Aboriginals and Torres strait islanders. It was first discovered and brought to the world by a Dutch navigator Willen Janszoon in 1606, he first explored at the west coast of the cape york peninsula near present day Weipa. Until the establishment of a penal colony at Brisbane in 1824 by John Oxley the state was the part of New South Wales. • On 6thJune, 1859,it was formed as a separate colony from NSW under the witness of Queen
Vitoria. Brisbane was named as the capital city of the state on 10thDec 1859. Bowen was the
first governor general of Queensland.
• Apart from other states Queensland has significant variations in climate across the state. Low rainfall and hot humid summers are typical for the inland and west, a monsoonal "wet" season in the far north, and warm, temperate conditions along the coastal strip. Elevated areas in the south-east inland can experience temperatures well below freezing in mid-winter. The climate of the coastal strip is influenced by warm ocean waters, keeping the region free from extremes of temperature and providing moisture for rainfall.
• Queensland is a land of many tourist attractions , natural areas of beauty and plenty of beaches along the coastal stretch. Sunshine coast and gold coast are the two major site seeing places with popular beaches . Apart from that, it has numerous places to explore like
sanctuaries, parks, mountains, waterfalls, mountain peaks , lookout points and many more. On top of it, it has the worlds famous and the only natural reef, the great barrier reef. Queens land is the upmost multicultural state among the others. It accommodated and still doing in
accepting gensuine entrants through various entries like migration, student and refugee visas.
Atlas, Queensland Historical. (2017). Kerkhove, Dr Ray. (2012-2013).
Collection, David Rumsey Map. "Collection History." (2000). Pty, Digital Atlas. "Pictures of Australia from 1882." (2017).
BRISBANE 1863
BRISBANE 1888
Google earth //Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia. Kerkhove, Dr Ray. (2012-2013).
fanatic, the foto. "Your Brisbane: Past and Present." ( April 2,2013). Pty, Digital Atlas. "Pictures of Australia from 1882." (2017).
The City
Brisbane
A river curving and curling its way around the landscape makes Brisbane one of the most unique capital cities in Australia. Brisbane came into being long before the state of Queensland was established, when intrepid Surveyor General John Oxley named the river he discovered after the Governor of New South Wales – Thomas Brisbane – in 1823.
Before European settlement in 1824, Aboriginal clans, namely Jagera and Turrbal, lived along the Brisbane River. It is not known how long they resided in this area but it is believed Aboriginal tenure in Australia dates back about 40,000 years.
The first convict jail was built in Redcliffe in 1824 and that was moved to the site of the present-day CBD in 1825. Officials believed the natural bend in the river provided an effective barrier against escape.
Civilian occupation of the area began in 1842, and by the late 1880s Brisbane became the main site for commerce, and the capital-to-be began to develop distinct
architectural features and culture.
With an abundance of sunshine and laid-back lifestyle, Brisbane quickly drew people eager to settle in its environs. The city grew steadily over the years and a turning point in its advancement was during World War II when it housed the main allied
headquarters in the South Pacific for Australian and American service personnel The post-war population boom brought a spurt in industry and Brisbane staked a claim as the third-largest city in Australia.
Despite its rapid progress, Brisbane was often seen as lagging culturally behind Sydney and Melbourne. But two landmark events in the 1980s brought about a major change and accelerated Brisbane towards Australia’s new world city it is today.
The Commonwealth Games came to Brisbane in 1982, and this resulted in a massive injection of new infrastructure and sporting facilities. Then the eyes of the world turned to Brisbane in 1988 and thousands of visitors flocked to Expo 88. The subsequent birth of South Bank on the Expo site has resulted in a thriving cultural hub and Brisbane is more than matching it with its southern counterparts.
Brisbane is Queensland’s state capital city with population over 2.3 million which ranks 3rdthe most populated city in Australia just after Sydney and Melbourne. The
population of Brisbane account for 19% of the national population. Brisbane is one of the oldest cities in Australia founded upon the ancient homelands of the
indigenous Turrbal and Jagera peoples. The size of Brisbane is 15,826 km²
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Australia, Brisbane. "Brisbane History." (2017). fanatic, the foto. "Your Brisbane: Past and Present." ( April 2,2013
).
1823 John Oxley sails to the area and names the River Brisbane after the Governor of New South Wales
1824 A prison colony is founded north of the river 1825 The prison is moved to the site of modern Brisbane 1828 The Old Windmill is built
1842 The region is opened to free settlers 1846 Newstead House is built
1859 Queensland is made a state 1862 Old Government House is built 1865 Brisbane is lit by gas
1867 Bowen Park opens
1874 The Cathedral of St Stephen is dedicated 1876 Roma Street Railway Station opens
1885 Horse drawn trams run in the streets of Brisbane 1889 Customs House is built
1893 Brisbane suffers severe floods
1901 The population of Brisbane is about 130,000. Bubonic plague breaks out. 1909 The University of Queensland is founded
1911 The first students are admitted 1923 Brisbane Arcade opens
1926 Brisbane Airport opens
1927 Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary opens 1930 City Hall is built
1931 Brisbane suffers severe floods 1940 Story Bridge opens
1942 The Battle of Brisbane tak
EVOLUTION OF BRISBANE
Brisbane’s Floods
It also receives attention for its damaging flood events, most notably in 1974 and 2011.An extreme form of Bribane’s tropical summer rainfall was experienced in the floods of January 2011, which were serious enough to be reported worldwide. Three-quarters of the state of Queensland was declared a disaster zone, with 20,000 houses in Brisbane flooded.
Flood maps1974
Flood maps 1893
1869 URBAN ANALYSIS MAP NOT TO SCCALE
1869 URBAN ANALYSIS MAP NOT TO SCCALE
Late Colonial period 1870s-1880s 1 Gable-roofed cottage
2 Pyramid-roofed house
3 Short-ridge roofed house with encircling verandahs
Federation period 1890s-1910s 4 Bungalow-roofed house
5 Asymmetrical bungalow-roofed house 6 Queen Anne style house
Interwar period 1920s-1930s 7 Porch-and-gable house 8 Multi-gable house
9 Californian Bungalow style house 10 Spanish Mission style house 11 Old English style house 12 Functionalist style house Postwar period 1940s-1960s 13 Conventional hip-roofed house 14 International style house
Brisbane
Architecture
Architects, Australian Institute of. (2017).
view.com.au. "Understanding Architecture Today – What Style of Home Do You Have?". (June 12, 2012).
House styles
Many houses look similar to others in shape, scale, structure, material, detail and composition. When similarities are greater than differences, those houses may be given style names. As some styles were more popular at certain times than others, they may also be grouped by period.
Some of the most popular or fashionable styles for each period are sketched here, and elaborated in references.
These apply to single detached houses as well as semidetached houses or duplexes, terrace or row houses, flats or
apartments and dwellings attached to business premises.
However, some houses are such a mix of styles either by design or renovation that they can only be called hybrids. Moreover, most styles begin and continue for at least a decade before and after their era of popularity, and some are revived later.
That applies particularly to the tradition of timber-and-tin housing in Queensland in contrast with the more fashionable styles derived from architectural practice further afield. Though this vernacular stream began in the Colonial period, it
diversified and thrived until the Postwar era, to be revived in the 1980s.
This means it might be easy to identify the style of house, and approximately when it was constructed.
The jewel in the crown
of the Sunshine State
“ Brisbane” Tourist attraction
Things to see and do
Spring Hill’s central location means there is lots to see and do. It is near many of the city’s major cultural and entertainment precincts, employment centres and educational institutions. The area’s rich heritage, unique topography and inner-city location create an opportunity for Spring Hill to become a vibrant destination for visitors.
Brisbane’s outdoor lifestyle
Spring Hill is surrounded by some of Brisbane’s most significant and loved parks. Its undulating topography affords some expansive views and access to sunlight and cooling breezes that provide the essential amenity for higher-density residential living. It has the potential to offer urban living with the relaxed-outdoor lifestyle Brisbane is renowned for.
plan, city. "Dedicated to Better Brisbane." (2014).
Pride, Jocelyn. "10 Top-Rated Tourist Attractions in Brisbane." Cultural Centre
Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens South
Bank
Customs House
Ride a CityCat Queen Street Mall
Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary Story Bridge Adventure Climb
Brisbane
Climate
council, city. "New World City Design Guide - Buildings That Breathe." (19 January 2017).
.
Climate plays a key role in how we live and breathe in our city. Sunny days, cooling breezes and comfortable temperatures are just some of the climatic conditions that set Brisbane apart from other cities.New buildings in our city will be required to respond to these unique conditions by providing protection from the sun and rain, capturing cooling breezes and opening up to the outdoors
our climate
»» Summer solstice 86 degrees »» Equinox 63 degrees
»» Winter Solstice 39 degrees
»» Southeast onshore breezes prevail during summer
»» Dry, cool winds from southwest are common in winter
https://www.health.qld.gov.au/maps/mapto/metronorth
Brisbane
HOSPITALS
Hospital and Health Service of queensland state is divided into 13 regions.
Were Brisbane is belongs to Metro north region.
The statistics and graph shown below illustrates the metro north in dark blue in graph .
Metro north detail map
Queensland hospital
and health service
Regions map
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David Hine, St Vincent Hospital Melbourne, November 2014. Lawrence Springborg, Queensland Health Minister, 17 February 2014.
Health Department of WA, “WA Hospital Morbidity Data search Inpatient data collection. Regional patients by hospital” (RPH,PMH, KEMH, SCGH), Ref: 7258-1a, 16 October 2014, Patients= 84,421
plan, city. "Dedicated to Better Brisbane." (2014).
Brisbane private hospital is a part project of Australia’s Health scope group. Which was formed in 1985, it operates in all major cities of Australia. Apart from Brisbane private hospital, Gold coast, pacific, peninsula, and sunny bank private hospitals are part of Health scope group.
Brisbane private hospital is located 259 Wickham terrace, Brisbane. Doctors are among Australia’s leaders in research and practice and are committed to providing expert care in fields such as orthopedics, neurosurgery, spinal surgery, plastics, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, urology, ear, nose and throat, general surgery, rehabilitation, gynecology and fertility.
At Brisbane Private their main focus is on patients and providing them with quality healthcare outcomes.
Each year it treats over 20,000 patients with the assistance from 700 visiting medical officers and dedicated team of 500 healthcare professionals.
Its 150 bed private hospital is conveniently located at the top of the Wickham Terrace, Brisbane’s busiest medical precinct, in the heart of the CBD.
Hospital’s new building is now open. The old entrance and driveway is now closed and the new driveway for drop-off/pick up zone plus the new entrance corridor directly off Wickham Terrace is now operational.
Tower mill hotel facilitates Brisbane private hospital with patient accommodation and time to time visits by the doctors. Which is located close to the hospital.
Brisbane
HOSPITALS
Brisbane
Patient Hotel
(Goodwin 1 April 2016)(Goodwin 1 April 2016)(Goodwin 1 April 2016) BASS, SHARON L. "Approval Sought for Medical Hotels". ( February 9, 1986).
Rhonda Kerr, Health Planner, “Average Lenght of Stay in Metropolitan Teaching Hospitals”, September 2016 plan, city. "Dedicated to Better Brisbane." (2014).
• Concept of patient hotels was first noticed in the
Scandinavian countries. It was first came into
existence in the year 1994 at Nottingham city
hospital , U.K. the concept is very popular in
Sweden, Norway and Finland.
• Medi hotels first stepped into Australia in the year
2002. it’s first started at St. Vincent hospital,
Melbourne with 10 bed and later on gradually
increased its services in the following years.
• A patient hotel provides accommodation for
patients, and often their family, who need to be
close to a hospital, but do not need a hospital bed.
They are usually in the grounds of a hospital, and
are used by people who are recuperating or awaiting
treatment.
• Patient
hotels
are
common
in Finland, Sweden and Norway. The first in the
UK was opened in 1994 at Nottingham City
Hospital. The Coxa center in University College
Hospital Tampere, Finland for joint replacement
makes extensive use of patient hotels and has a very
high rate of day case surgery. NHS England is
reported to be considering the possibilities of using
them to ease demand on hospital beds, including
provision for the 30,000 patients each year who are
kept in hospital despite being well enough to be
discharged.
• University College London Hospitals NHS
Foundation Trust uses the Cotton Rooms Boutique
Hotel, which is funded by the UCLH charity to
house some patients, as even in central London
they are less than half the cost of a hospital bed.
• If regional patients are transferred to a Medihotel
for their last 2 days of their hospital stay:
• • 54 tertiary beds would be freed up every day
in 2017-18.
• • 5,262 more patients could be treated in our
hospitals each year.
Brisbane
Metro Tower Hotel
6 9,000 bricks were purchased to y construct the first reservoir. When complete, it measured 18x9 metres. It held 570,000 litres of water, 4.1 metres deep. The outer walls were 35 centimetres thick and the interior was divided into nine squares by arched brick walls
During the 1980s conservation work concentrated on the nearby Old Windmill Tower. Council has received a variety of suggestions for reusing the reservoir buildings, including museums and restaurants, however, poor access, fire risk and ventilation issues have hampered potential redevelopment. Restoration work was undertaken in 2009 as part of Queensland’s 150th anniversary celebrations. This work, which included the replacement of the roof, has increased the potential for public access. The use of the large reservoir as an underground venue for opera was the first test of sensitive reuse for the reservoirs, and the first time the public has been able to access this space – constructed more than 130 years ago to store water for Brisbane.
These unassuming structures located behind the Old Windmill Tower in Observatory Park played a vital role in the provision of fresh water to Brisbane from 1871 until
decommissioned in 1962.
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council, brisbane city. "The Spring Hill Draft Renewal Startegy ". (2014).
Spring Hill Neighbourhood Plan
Spring Hill is located on the doorstep of Brisbane’s city centre and is the most central inner-city neighbourhood. It is surrounded by many of the city’s major cultural and entertainment precincts and employment and education centres. It is fortunate in having access to Brisbane’s major transport services and several of the city’s most valued public open spaces.
A globally competitive economy Brisbane’s city centre is growing. The City Centre Master Plan 2014 identifies Spring Hill as one of four precincts in the inner-city that will support the growth and expansion of the city centre.
council, brisbane city. "The Spring Hill Draft Renewal Startegy ". (2014).
In the heart of Brisbane’s knowledge corridor
Spring Hill is home to some of Brisbane’s oldest and most significant health facilities and educational institutions. This heritage, combined with Spring Hill’s positioning in the heart of Brisbane’s knowledge corridor, will continue to define a unique
Access to high-frequency transport infrastructure
Spring Hill is near some of Brisbane’s major transport services. However, access to many of these services is harder than it needs to be due to poor pedestrian connections. Small-scale improvements to pedestrian connections around the edge of Spring Hill will make these services more accessible.
Brisbane’s first suburb
Spring Hill includes many places of heritage value. The area contains sites of significance to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including Victoria Park. In the early years of the Brisbane settlement Boundary Street formed part of the town limits, within which Aboriginal people were forbidden after 4pm every day and all day Sunday. The area contains many
buildings from the 1800s, including the convict-built Windmill Tower, which is Queensland’s oldest building, and the Spring Hill Baths, which were Brisbane’s first in-ground public baths. There is an opportunity to
A growing and diverse
community strategy plan
council, brisbane city. "The Spring Hill Draft Renewal Startegy
LEGEND
council, brisbane city. "The Spring Hill Draft Renewal Startegy
"House and Suburban Histories from South East Queensland." (13 June 2017.).
Built in 1828, this structure is Queensland’s oldest standing building and is one of only two surviving convict built structures in the state, the other being the Commissariat Store in William Street. John Oseland, a convict sent to Moreton Bay in 1827 and a skilled miller, was tasked with building the windmill to grind wheat and grain for the settlement. On completion however, the windmill’s sails failed to turn. Just one month later, Oseland escaped from the convict settlement and was never seen again.
Under the direction of the strict Commandant, Captain Patrick Logan, a separate timber treadmill was constructed on the side of the mill that followed the standard design used throughout British penal settlements at the time. Used as a form of punishment for unruly convicts, it was also a reliable means of crushing grain. Up to sixteen men at a time worked on the treadmill from sunrise to sunset, with only two or three hour breaks in the middle of the day depending on the heat.
After the closure of the penal settlement in 1839, the Windmill Tower remained largely unused until it became the Telegraph Signal Station in 1861.
OLD WIND MILL
• Old Windmill Tower timeline
• 1825 Brisbane convict settlement established.• 1828 Mill tower constructed. Began operation as a treadmill powered by 16 convicts at a time. • 1829 Convict Michael Collins killed when he became entangled in the treadmill wheels. • 1836 Windmill struck by lightning.
• 1839 Treadmill disconnected.
• 1842 Penal colony at Moreton Bay officially closed. • 1845 Recommenced operation for brief period. • 1849 Windmill sold and dismantled for parts. • 1861- C onverted to telegraph signal station
• 1921 communicating ships’ messages by semaphore.
• 1860s T ime ball added to tower roof. Time ball ceased operation in 1930. • 1890s- T ower used by fire brigade for observation.
• 1922 1922 Tower placed under trusteeship of Brisbane City Council.
• 1920s Operated as radio research station by Queensland Institute of Radio Engineers. • 1934 Allen Campbell and Thomas Elliott transmitted Queensland’s first television broadcast
from tower. Broadcasting continued until outbreak of World War II.
• 1988 C ouncil undertook major restoration work as part of bicentenary celebrations. • 1989- Various archaeological and conservation
• 1996 work conducted. 2009 Council led restoration work as joint project with Queensland Government for Q150 celebrations.
• 2012 Windmill tower opened to the public for the first time as part of Brisbane Open House.
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plan, city. "Dedicated to Better Brisbane." (2014).
Plan 1946
Brisbane
Metro Tower Hotel
. His study tour culminated in the report, Cities in the Sun, published in 1963, which detailed energy efficient and environmentally friendly design methods that were better suited to Queensland’s climate than the prevailing European styles emerging in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Climate, geometry and innovative construction techniques were the hallmarks of Trotter’s architecture.
In addition to practice, Trotter was a lecturer at the Queensland Institute of Technology (now Queensland University of Technology) for 19 years. He was also involved with the Queensland Chapter Council of the Australian Institute of Architects with a particular interest in architectural education.
In 1999, Trotter retired from practice and in 2012, he was awarded a Life Fellowship by the Institute for his five decades of contribution to Australian architecture.
Trotter’s legacy carries on through his sons, Mark and Paul Trotter who are current directors of Fulton Trotter
Stephen Trotter, a former partner and
director of Queensland architecture
practice Fulton Trotter Architects has passed away on 30 July 2015, aged 84. Trotter joined the practice, previously known as Fulton Collin Job in 1951 and was made a partner in 1962. He designed some of Queensland’s most iconic and enduring buildings including International House and Schonell Theatre at the University of Queensland, Tower Mill Hotel, Twin Towns Services Club and Club Banora.
In 1962, Trotter was awarded the national Sisalcraft travelling scholarship which he used to spend three months in subtropical
regions of the world to develop
knowledge relevant for the vernacular of Brisbane
"House and Suburban Histories from South East
trotter, stephen. "Cities in the Sun." (1963).
Dennis, Peta, Avery, Tracey, & Whitman, Paula (2004)Cool: The 60s Brisbane house.School of Design and Built Environment, Q.U.T., Brisbane , Qld. Climatic design was an emerging field of study during the early sixties. ln 1963, the Sisalkraft Research Scholarship. a national prize given by the Royal Australian Institute of Architects to enco~rage ground-breaking research in the field of architecture, was awarded to Brisbane architect Steve Trotter. His project was to research climatic design and he embarked on a world tour, taking in the countries of Malaysia. India, Persia, Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Florida and Hawaii in the U.S.A. and Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro in South America.34 This research was considered so important that instead of the usual report, a book was produced, titled "Cities in the Sun". Trotter examined the vernacular building practices of the. Countries visited and found that primitive societies built structures that were ideally suited to the climate. In the book's conclusion, Trotter called for a greater communication of ideas on climatic design, noting that "Very little has been written on the physical, historical and psychological aspects of tropical design by architects brought up in tropical environments. Most work in this field has been carried out by European born and trained architects carrying out commissions in tropical regions". 35 Trotter emphasized that northern Australia needed to find its own solutions for the design of buildings sensitive to the climate. He asserted that even though Australia did not have centuries of suitable vernacular buildings to draw upon. we should not look to unsuitable northern European prototypes as a solution. Trotter acknowledged the importance of understanding the climate in his own work: ''The strength in my practice has always been every building I've done is related to the climate. My philosophy is that all buildings grow out of climate, house building in particular; all buildings I believe do, but house building in particular. If you live outside, its lovely to live outside, the weather is beautiful; it must express itself in your buildings"
Brisbane
Metro Tower Hotel
Tower mill hotel spring hills is located at 236 Wickham terrace ,Brisbane ,Australia .the project got completed in 1968.One of Stephen's most recognizable designs .tower mill hotel draws from his studies of overseas responses to tropical architecture. The circular floor plan is a response to the opportunity for 360-degree views of the city and draws from the adjacent million site, which still exists to this day. Similar to other projects of Stephen's most notably international house.
Tower mill features a repetitive floor plate that helps reduce the project cost and construction time. Additionally tower mill hotels is immediately recognizable as a trotter design from the passive design principles evident within the structure. Large verandahs and a unique roof design are utilized to control heat gain within the building.
Tower mill is recognized as a significant Queensland building as is included in the Brisbane architecture heritage walk.
Existing Basement Plan
Existing Ground Floor Plan
Existing Typical Floor Plan
Existing Eight, Ninth Floor Plan
Existing restarant Floor Plan
Existing Section
Existing elevation
plan, city. "Dedicated to Better Brisbane." (2014).
Site Connecting through road
Site location plan (not to scale )
Rear elevation
Rear elevation
Rear elevation
Front elevation
Old wind mill
Brisbane
Actual condition
SWOT Analysis
Existing Building
• Passive design of the existing building• Providing view in circular plan
• Repetitive floor plates that reduces the project • Cost and construction time .
• Significant Queensland building.
• Low ceiling height.
• No natural lighting and ventilation near stairs.
• Conserve cultural values • Restore legality of the building
• Metro tower mill
hotel cannot follow the development of the city technology social life of the modern society
STRENGTH
WEAKNESS
OBJECTIVES
THREATS
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council, city. "New World City Design Guide - Buildings That Breathe." (19 January 2017).
vittorio bonade bottino marina di massa
The marine Colony Edoardo Agnelli (formerly Torre Balilla , also known as Torre Marina , Torre di Massa or Torre FIAT ) is askyscraper in Marina di Massa , located between Fortino di San Francesco 1 and Via delle Pinete. Located in the Apuana pine forest, the colony complex was intended for the summer residence of the FIATemployees' children , which it still maintains and has allowed for perfect conservation of the buildings
SCHOOL OF SALVONIC AND EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES
BUILDING
council, city. "New World City Design Guide - Buildings That Breathe." (19 January 2017).
CITY OF MELBOURNE CH2 PROJECT
council, city. "New World City Design Guide - Buildings That Breathe." (19 January 2017).
SURRY HILLS LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY CENTRE
PROJECT: Freshwater House DESIGN: Chenchow Little
LOCATION: Sydney, Australia
DATE: 2008
PHOTO: John Gollings PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The Freshwater House developed the idea of the operable façade to mediate between the requirements for privacy and shading on a relatively public site adjacent to the beach. The resulting building is made up of three distinct parts; a podium base, a garden/ living space, and a bedroom volume clad with operable screens; each designed with unique spatial and material qualities.
SINGAPORE BAMBOO
SKYSCRAPER
COMPETITION
WINNERS
The general concept comes from an assumption of vertical urbanism and leads to convincing
architectural solution of open spaces, which may be perceived as main avenues, that connect complex functions of the vertical city. The authors analysed structural issues and looked for possible
applications of the bamboo in such mega-structures. The result is an interesting re-interpretation of the usual concrete/steel frames using bamboo as a visible alternative to the steel and glass dominated skyscraper
The objective of this competition is to create an investigation into the design and construction ideas of high-rise or very tall architecture and the dynamic communities within and around them with attention to aesthetics, material, technology,
innovation, flexibility, adaptability and sustainability. The design proposal had to have bamboo as the dominant material as this is an investigation into innovative possibilities for bamboo as a material for tall construction design as support or covering (cladding) for such structures
• Concept shows a great combination of strong ideological basis and
a pragmatic, well presented architectural solution that is
exceptionally sensitive and inspiring. It is a successful
implementation with proper relation to the place, good solutions for
safety and functionality, great response to the climatic conditions of
Singapore with sun protection with bamboo, stack effect, natural
cross ventilation, water reuse system, analysis of regeneration of
whole building, smart structural concept with good organization of
space. This project exhibits the quality of a real bamboo icon and a
landmark for the city of Singapore.
Volumetry study evolution
City Section
Project description
The idea of medi-hotel or patient hotel is booming in cities of Australia .the
government is allocating funds and private business hotel are finding good
scope of investment in Medi –hotel .
The main concept of patient hotel is to provide accommodation for patients
and often their family, who need to be close to a hospitals ,but do not need a
hospital bed .
As Australia Is widely spread and each cities are too far from one another
comparatively with Europe.
The travel ,accommodation and medical cost for patient would be relatively
high when a patient would choose to stay in a hospital or a private hotel.
Patient hotel will provide the patient to skip to stay in the hospital and save
money by avoiding private hotels.
The doctors will visit few hours to check the patient conditions and nurses and
other staff will be available 24x7 in the hotel .
The Medi-hotel will provide a luxury of being in hotel under medical
supervision and feeling safe.
The Metro tower mill is located in Wickham terrace ,spring hill just adjacent to
Brisbane city. The typography of the city, where building is located has a very
precious and reasonable history about why it is located at the spring hill
,Wickham terrace.
Going to past the spring hill is located at the highest terrain of the Brisbane.
Spring hill was one among the water supply the city rely on. Boundary street is
a racist policy of separating European arrivals from the jaggera and turbal
peoples. spring hill is a oldest residential of Brisbane
The health care was mostly provided in the spring hill has it will have a fresh air
,water and cool breezes
It is fortunate in having access to Brisbane major transport services and several
of the city most valued public open spaces.
Over time ,hospitals and medicl practices began to dominate the Wickham
terrace street and since world war II /Wickham terrace has been noted its
private medical specialists ( similar to Harley street in London ).
The project site is surrounded by main heritage and highly recognised buildings
like Brisbane private hospital ,old wind tower mill,wickham terrace park and
spring hill reservoir services .
A Brisbane private hospital belongs to one of the most prominent Australian
health care groups.
Old wind mill is currently significant as the oldest surviving European structure
in Queensland .it is a reminder of the early difficulties encountered in
establishing the small convict settlement that developed into the present city of
Brisbane.
Spring hill service reservoir was main reservoir station 130 years ago.
Later in 1962 it is abandoned as would not able to supply new high rise building.
Now restoration programs are done to make the it to restaurant and museums
etc.
The Wickham terrace park is oldest park in the Brisbane city,it gain its
importance as it has different typography.
This above reasons illustrates the importance of site and the main advantage of
the project is ,it is a existing 3stared hotel. Design by Stephen trotter and
consider as one of this best passive design building .
The added section was studied in a manner that it should provide more view
towards the park and the city simultaneously adding fresh air and cool breezes into
the building .
The structure itself leans more towards a conservationist point of view where the
demolished structural elements are kept to a minimum and the new structure is
limited mostly to the original stage and back of the theater
The new block adds up the spaces of the building you reach the economical needs
of the increasing population.
The design satisfies the feed back of the existing building low ceiling height ,no
ventilation for stair case providing more shared areas .
And manage to give its past elegant providing a look out point on the top of the
building .
Ambition
Metro hotel cannot follow the development of the city technology social lift and
lack of ventilation into the core.(allowing daylight and ventilation ,light well,
service)
Back ground .
It was a highest building in Australia
Passive design ,
Ventilation ..circular plan , relation to surroundings
Retaining as the highest building
Intention
To make use of the existing building ,providing social spaces and shared spaces
at every 2 levels
Providing outdoor spaces with shades and incorporate automated system at
restaurant and stair cases.
Strategy
To provide view for patients
Letting natural lighting and ventilation
Green environment into interiors
Ideas
Opening the core of the building
Planning strategy
Timber ,lush greenery
council, city. "New World City Design Guide - Buildings That Breathe." (19 January 2017).
Operable Windows
Operable windows are located, oriented and designed to capture cooling breezes, facilitate cross ventilation and allow the passage of daylight while reducing unwanted heat transfer. The placement of these needs to be considered in the context of building setbacks and separation to allow the penetration of light and air through the city.
Natural Ventilation
Natural ventilation is one of the most effective ways to reduce the energy consumption of both apartments and commercial buildings. The inclusion of natural or hybrid ventilation systems, including stack ventilation, introduces fresh air into closed internal environments. Hybrid or mixed ventilation systems commonly use natural ventilation when the external conditions allow, but switch to full mechanical systems when external conditions are not optimal due to temperature, humidity, noise or pollution.
The new facade comes from the idea
of having a layered design composed
of a transparent material covered by a
light structure with its own rhythm. In
order to find out this rhythm a study
was made using the original existing
language of metro tower mill hotel and
then reinterpreted to a cleaner and
more simple sequence of solids and
voids. This relation between the
proposed and the existing one is
essential mainly because of direct
contact that the building has with its
surroundings so there has to be some
sense of understanding of identity to
the site.
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Spring hill
Wickham Terrace
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