project 2-concertina book

project 2

project 1-concertina book

There are changed of views belong church street, which from parramatta station to our site. It can be found that views changed from city to suburb.

 

The figure on the left is the context map of parramatta and the right one is the basic grid system in parramatta urban design. According to these two diagrams, it can be found that the desity and pattern of buildings on each sides of parramatta river are totally different. 

On station part, urban blocks are the result of patterns of streets and squares, it interprets the typically classical urban design. (especially belong church street) And on the other side, buildings are located as "object in space", which are typically modern urban design. Therefore, our site is located on the edge of two different types of urban design.

The diagram on the left shows the commercial situation in parramatta. It could be found that most buildings on station side are commercial buildings, and on the other sides, most of them are residential buildings and green open spaces. Our site is located on the edge of two functions of buildings.

The diagram on the other side is illustrated the relationships between green open space and buildings in parramatta. On the station part, due to buildings are followed the structure of "building defining and encloser space", St John's cathedral's designed as "object in space" makes it stand out of buildings around and become the main meeting space in parramatta. On the other part of parramatta, due to it is in modern urban design, most of buildings are followed "object in space".

This diagram is main focus on charactristcs belong church street. when walking from St John's cathedral to our site, most of buildings on both sides of church street are in similar structure and heights. In addtion, the overhangs of these buildings connected to be a line, which changed the scale to human being's. It creates two walls on both sides of street. In another word, when walking from St John's cathedral to site, people will experience the scales changed from open to close, then going back to open. 

 

There are scenes around site. On the church st side, most of buildings are in modern style. And buildings on Marist st side are much elder. On the north of site is Prince Alfred Park, and on the south is Parramatta river. Therefore, it created four edges around site. 

The theatre is working as a continuous wall of walls belong church st. It will invite people into Prince Alfred Park. In another word, Prince Alfred Park become backyard of theatre.

 

project 1- mapping

 1；2000-context of parramatta

1；500-section and perspective of site

 1；20 model