2013年9月16日星期一

Analysis of te site





Sketchup model





Modified design






Draft design


The draft develops those ideas further.

The idea of service units at the top of the tunnel comes from the Trenton Bath House by Louis Kahn, I hope those units could work as a copy of the chambers down under and will not become too outstanding. This could help to keep the site feels like untouched and maintain its monumentality.

There are ideas of reconstruct one of the coal loader and the railway of one of the tunnel to reinforce the idea of education.

There are two metal frame staircases at both end of the tunnel.

Some chambers had been connected together in order to create a larger space, and some cubic space had also been create for the same reason.




 

But some of those designs do not work.  There are too many elements and will limited the available space. The rail is not a bad idea but it seems it will mess the site up… Sometimes, “Less is more.”

The draft design







2013年9月15日星期日

The initial concept of the design:


The Coal Loader site is a historical site. The initial idea of my design is to keep the site historical, represent its monumentality, and by doing so it can educate the visitors of the site. The place for exhibition of experimental art should minimize its influence and corporate with the site (the tunnel).

 

Educational idea:

The idea of the change of energy resources (from old to new)

The aboriginal ruins—wood

The coal loader—coal

The fuel tank—gasoline

The substation—electricity

The solar panels—solar energy (renewable resources)

 

The idea of show the monumentality of the site: Keep the tunnel as it is and only make limited change to its external look.