Architecture Thesis
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women’s wellbeing centre bower studio 2010 amy clark THE WOMEN’S WELLBEING CENTRE WAS DESIGNED IN ONE WEEK AFTER TRAVELLING TO DARWIN AND WORK- ING WITH THE GUDORRKA INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY. FROM OBSERVING THE LIVES OF THE WOMEN AT THE COMMUNITY AND THE HARDSHIP THEY FACE I DECIDED TO PROPOSE A WELLBEING CENTRE TO ENGAGE AND EMPOWER THE WOMEN FROM THESE COMMUNITIES. IT IS A SAFE PLACE WHERE WOMEN CAN SEEK REFUGE IF THEY FEEL THREATENED OR UNCOMFORTABLE AND WILL SERVE AS AN EDUCATION AND SUPPORT CEN- TRE. FROM CONSULTATION WITH THE WOMEN IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE WELLBEING CENTRE WILL FUNC- TION AS AN ARTS CENTRE WHERE WOMEN CAN MEET, PRACTISE TRADITIONAL ARTS AND ENGAGE IN CON- TEMPORARY ARTS. THERE IS PRIVATE SPACE FOR EDU- CATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES, GATHERING SPACE FOR BARK PAINTING, TEXTILE PRINTING AND SEWING AND AN OPEN AREA FOR WEAVING.
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Transcript of Architecture Thesis
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womens wellbeing centre
b o w e r s t u d i o 2 0 1 0a m y c l a r k
THE WOMENS WELLBEING CENTRE WAS DESIGNED IN ONE WEEK AFTER TRAVELLING TO DARWIN AND WORK-ING WITH THE GUDORRKA INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY. FROM OBSERVING THE LIVES OF THE WOMEN AT THE COMMUNITY AND THE HARDSHIP THEY FACE I DECIDED TO PROPOSE A WELLBEING CENTRE TO ENGAGE AND EMPOWER THE WOMEN FROM THESE COMMUNITIES. IT IS A SAFE PLACE WHERE WOMEN CAN SEEK REFUGE IF THEY FEEL THREATENED OR UNCOMFORTABLE AND WILL SERVE AS AN EDUCATION AND SUPPORT CEN-TRE. FROM CONSULTATION WITH THE WOMEN IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE WELLBEING CENTRE WILL FUNC-TION AS AN ARTS CENTRE WHERE WOMEN CAN MEET, PRACTISE TRADITIONAL ARTS AND ENGAGE IN CON-TEMPORARY ARTS. THERE IS PRIVATE SPACE FOR EDU-CATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES, GATHERING SPACE FOR BARK PAINTING, TEXTILE PRINTING AND SEWING
AND AN OPEN AREA FOR WEAVING.
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proposed womens wellbeing centre | DETAILED FLOOR PLAN
proposed womens wellbeing centre | SITE PLAN
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WEAVING placeIn the shade and amongst the trees there is a place for women to do pandanas weaving. There are seats, platforms or soft sand to sit on and fire pits to make the dye.
GALLERY spaceAlong the inside wall there is space for displaying the weaving, bark painting, screen printing and other art created at the centre. Its at the entrance so visitors can see what the women have created and ask about buying some art.
GATHERING spotIn this private place, the women can see out onto the landscape but are protected from the vision of people outside. They can meet here in the morning and have something to eat before the day starts. There is room to sit and paint, get out the sewing machine or have a rest.
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ENCLOSED areasUsed shipping containers are in abundance world wide and are a strong structure which can easily be prefabricated and delivered to site. Some of the men from Ironbark are already skilled in modifying and retrofitting shipping containers and therefore it seems sensible to continue with this type of construction.
ROOF systemThe sheltered area consists of two skillion roofs constructed over a steel frame. Both roofs are supported partially by the shipping container and partially by independent columns. This reduces the amount of footings required and efficiently utilises the strength of the shipping container.
WALL systemThe walls are to be prefabricated lightweight steel frames and fixed steel louvres. The frames are designed in accordance with available steel lengths which eliminates waste and reduces cost. The steel louvres are to be made from purlin off-cuts which are cut in half and welded to the frames. The frame and louvre system is intentionally designed as a welded system as some of the men from Ironbark already have welding skills which can be practised on these frames and passed on to other people at Ironbark.
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proposed womens wellbeing centre | EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC CONSTRUCTION DIAGRAM
thesis part 1 | WATERTANK BUILT IN CRESWICK thesis part 2 | BUILD PROJECT AT GUDORRKA INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY
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