The Bachelor of Architectural Studies graduate studio led by Glenn Murcutt explores an architecture that is a response to a specific environment, not one of imposition. This studio places an emphasis on hand drawing and modelling as a mode of design thinking. The project brief is for a live-in facility for both recreation and study that engages with the physical, psychological and cultural nature of its site; the sandstone pagodas and waterway of Dunn's Swamp, ‘Ganguddy’, in the Wollemi National park approximately 140km north west of Sydney. The project also incorporates the design of off-grid power, water and waste management systems.
Conceptually, my project consists of a linear element which redefines the water's edge, anchored by a sandstone outcrop. A passage between natural rock and man-made concrete brings visitors into a sequence of expansive timber and glazed accommodation spaces which frame the waterway and mountain views beyond. As a counterpoint, a mass concrete wedge provides a ‘cave’ which offers a communal sense of enclosure and retreat.
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