Re-Drawing
Drawing the existing site without the knowledge of the structure can give the designer a new method of construction and this is what Re-Drawing exercises presents. Different sites are re-drawn and imagining these structures gave first insight of what makes spatial designer different from sculptural artists. The example shown here is St Kilda Promenade by Site Office, a landscape architecture design connecting the natural St Kilda beach and the urban esplanade.
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St Kilda Promenade
The research of people’s movement is transformed into series of decking design where pedestrians and bicycle co-exist at certain points and separated at other. The structure of the decking transforms from walking platform into seatings and sunbathing spots. The structure beneath decking follows the same principle in bracket wise but constant shifting of metal beams in lengths and height allows this transformation to occur.
Structure Matrix
Structural matrix is used as catalogue in this project how the detail designed structures are linked with the main form of the promenade. This technique gave a new spectrum to spatial design where some drawings may be same but the meaning differentiate.
Detail design structure
Modeling of Re-Drwaing
The modelling of Re-Drawing showed difficulties from digital drawing into physical structure. This exercise taught young design students how from imagination of spatial structure may not be the same. Testing the strength of St Kilda Promenade model gave insight of the importance of structures as much as portraying the designer’s idea to the public. By understanding both physical modelling and digital drawing, landscape architects can truly design, knowing the limitation and testing the boundaries.