15 : Final Presentation

In the presentation yesterday I received a range of feedback.  The guest critic Hank repeated what I had described (in a much more succinct way) and he understood the project exactly how I had envisioned it, which gave me a lot of confidence.  It all seemed to happen so fast that I don't remember what Jane said about the function (I know there were a lot of things I had done between presentation time and the last time I saw her) but she would like to see a plan of the site.  Hank said he loved the overall composition and visual presentation style of the panels - and said it was intriguing that the project was easily understandable in a graphical sense, even without the fundamental plan drawing.

I am very pleased with the overall outcome of my project, especially after being so anxious that I wouldn't get it done in time over the past few weeks.

14 : Final : Panels

I put a lot of thought into my panels over the entire semester.. and after much deliberation I went for a inverted split composition.  I was aiming for only 1 A1 sheet.. but as my drawings grew I had expanded to 2 A1 sheets.  I was pleased I got to reuse the diagrams I did for Project 1.

The text on the panel reads:

Canberra was Australia’s first planned city and as such should hypothetically be an exemplar to the rest of the cities of Australia. However its scattered design and its inability to adapt has influenced its identity and precence as the countrys capital. Its most significant function is the necessary parliamentary services that take place in Canberra. Politicans fly in and fly out on a daily basis which impact their connection with the people. The Woden Valley Depot is one of many proposed locations for a light rail infrastructure to increase peoples mobility in Canberra. By servicing the existing and future population, you can achieve the greatest good for the greatest number of people.

Woden Valley Depot is supported by various existing systems such as extensive cycle
routes, the Westfield Woden bus interchange and Athllon Drive which connect Woden
town centre to Tuggeranong. On an urban scale, the depot is located directly opposite
the Westfield shopping centre and town centre which is a central access point for residents in both east and west locations. The light rail carriages itself become parts of the circulation of the station. The structure of the depot allows for a variety of configurations and is designed to a grid system which allows the light rail carriages to line up and connect to form these integrated corridors between the permanent structure and the ‘mobile’ carriages.

14 : Final : Carriage

this is my favourite image of the project.

14 : Development : Carriage

In an earlier post I decided that consertina doors were the simplest way to I started by developing the section and then made quick decisions from there - absolutely no time to waste!  The basic carriage design itself is a modified version of the Bombardier Light Rail System.

14 : Final : Station Section

I order to fully convey my approach, I also drew some line drawings with annotations of a short and long section.  My process was to cut the section in sketchup first, and then trace in cad.. and then ifnal touches in illustrator.

14 : Final : Station

Once I had this basic model I was able to develop some sections and small perspectives for the station.  Here are my before and after shots of sketchup > photoshop.

14 : Final : Structure

I decided that a simple repeated frame, such as the portal frame used in the China Agricultural University, would be great to use as the overall structure of the design.  It would vary in angles over the station to give the illusion of a curve with only using angled elements.