LOCAL exemplar

A realistic example of this is the Myer’s centre in Adelaide. The structure has the various historic building facades on north terrace, and its iconic facade on rundle mall. When developers redesigned the buildings making the space workable, they also added the office space and clock tower across the roof. It sits back from the north terrace roof line, and is basically unnoticed from the street view. This space has a direct relationship to this assignment, not only the tower link, but also how the office space of this ‘roof-building’ encompasses a completely different function to the retail outlets and department store below. Living in this type of location would mean that Lily Abbot would be generally undisturbed and live lair-like, she can see but can’t be seen. 

Myers centre Adelaide - South façade. 

cont. design developement

Lily, I think would live in an absurd location, a site that is not a site. I imagine her living in close vicinity to others, but rejecting their existence. I envision her being intrigued within a novel in a window bay were she can gaze and view the ‘crazed’ world but would be more transfixed within her book; a building could be collapsing in the distance and she wouldn’t even raise an eye lid.

The site. Possibly a suspended building in an alley between other existing buildings, or a structure built on top of other older buildings completely. Somewhere that could be limitedly viewed by the average passer-by, and would not reveal her presence. I believe the site would exist in a city environment, but the house would reject the atmosphere of its location. The urban tree house.

Lily Abbot: Silent Jurors

Lily Abbot is one of the silent jurors on a climatic and highly publicized case. She does not pass judgement before all information is presented, however her opinion is hard to be swayed after her conclusions are made. She is an intellectual, gains her knowledge from her various studies (majoring in philosophy, psychology and justice), research papers, third world travel ventures and her treasured hobby - reading. She is self employed writer; fictional novelist and a poet primarily, however also completed few research and thesis papers as part of her studies. She spends vast amounts of time sprawled across comfortable furnishings, writing, reading and pondering. She would be described as an independent introvert. Lily generally keeps to herself, and prefers not to be caught up in modern day political or technological worries, that in her opinion are like an illness that so many others suffer from. Her ambition is to be as self efficient as possible; growing her own fruit and vegetables, riding a bicycle and is highly interested in renewable energies/efficiency. Limited guests enter Lily’s home except the odd family member, usually for a short period where they spend their talking, over a cup of tea, the issues with the world; policy, technology and the need to be green. She is a hoarder, and requires ample space to store her belongings gathered over a life time, along with her beloved book collection. Social situations are awkward and make her very uncomfortable, it is a factor that spikes her anxiety and the need to mentally and physically escape – usually she finds the escape physically at home and mentally in a book. Most likely she has developed these character traits from her experiences as a young girl with alcoholic parents and no siblings; she learnt at a very young age not to rely on others and not to be wasteful. If she could ‘save the world’ her catch phrase would be “read a little more, learn a little more, and love a little more”. Architecturally Lily is interested in the way light enters a space, or the focal points of ‘holes’ in a building’s fabric that directs an inhibitors attention or inattention to something.  

What's the blog for?

This blog is actually dedicated to a course, Architectural Design Studio 4 which I am studying at University. First submission information will be uploaded shorty.