Architecture, Building and Planning - Research Publications
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ItemProject: Q-house(The National Library of Australia, 2017)The house is a conscious exercise in developing an alternative domestic environment to the surrounding villas of the new suburban neighbourhood. the solutions for the development so far have typically been compact villas located on abruptly levelled gardens, irrespective of the complex topographical condition of their sites. Our ambition for producing an alternative domestic atmosphere is developed by constructing a more explicit relationship between the house and garden with the existing conditions of the steep site.
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ItemProject: Surface Deep(University of Melbourne, Melbourne School of Design (Publisher) / School of Architecture, Nanjing University & University of Melbourne (Venue), 2017)Located in Quebec, Canada, hearkening to the historical presence of low profile walls in gardens, this modern expression pushes a typically mundane element into an interactive public addition. This project provides a temporary entry sequence for visitors to the grounds. The undulating form frames a procession for visitors and becomes a point for reflection before continuing onward.
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ItemProject: Lifestyled. Health and Places(The Austalian Library of Australia; University of Melbourne; Nanjing University, 2017)The research was aimed at developing design models and strategies for improving residential neighbourhoods by addressing current public health concerns and has a specific focus on China's superblock residential developments. Through the use of associative modelling, evaluation and design, the project integrated a range of important health considerations into neighbourhood block models that offered a wide sample of possible neighbourhood designs that could be analysed (offering findings on what design operations could influence health indicators) while also offering immediate design templates and knowledge for designers.