#modesofworking

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I read, I translate texts into concepts, from words to thoughts, and back into image form. It is made and then remade, stretched and smeared.

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Building Communities, of Barcelona Studio with Eva Pratts, Ricardo Flores (ETSAB) and Ian Nazareth (RMIT), is an urban project, which aims to activate the local area by being part the cultural spine of galleries, the Catalonian Theatre, and the Encants Vells Flea Market.

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Materials can also tell a story. Birrarung interprets my cultural agenda into the building’s facade. Precedence such as OWA’s Pilbera Arts Centre draw from our rich indigenous past.

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Diagramming can be used to iterate. Here it is used to capture and represent the final concept:

·        In the first diagram, Federation Square is inverted to create the gallery space. It is a commentary on the hierarchy of Australia’s colonial past and rebalances our indigenous histories;

·        In the second diagram, Birrarung, the 10,000 year old Yarra River is imprinted onto the site paying respects to the traditional owners of the land of the Koolin Nations, enabling the site to pass on its own dreaming stories;

·        As the river moves over time, it erodes the land around it. The third diagram represents these shifts, used to separate and develop our individual journeys and wayfinding experiences.

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Site context and observation has allowed insight into the urban and cultural fabric of Brunswick. Observing and recording not only the built environment and its materiality, but extending this into the field of data, statistics and trends, providing clues and inspiration to design for local bicycle users: a ramp, a two sided elevator, storage units adapted to suit to its context and its purpose.

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Five modes of working continue to be employed throughout my architectural projects, Site context + observation, reading + translating, precedent + art + media, model making + drawing, and diagramming. These modes are interwoven and explored in the navigation of my architectural design and practice.