The following are examples of massing blocks within the base circulation scheme. The circulation has been coloured black to distinguish it from the UNSW Kensington model and the massing blocks have been coloured an arbitrary blue to contrast against the circulation paths.
At this present time, these are rough placeholder massing blocks as I am yet to determine the plan and section of the school.
This test in massing has revealed that the scale of the Kensington model was a little underproportion (I tested the size of it with a person in lumion) and the massing blocks were quite large even in contrast to the correctly proportioned Kensington model. This poses some issues with space and scale.
I believe I can reduce the floor space footprint of the school by stacking the workshops and computer labs on the outerwings of the school and reserve floor space for the large gallery and public area. This will become clearer with a site layout.
MOVING ELEMENT:
The moving element is a sunshade that will be used to shelter the large public space and gallery from the elements. The element is a physically adaptable element which is mechanised. The element transforms from a closed form which can provide shade and shelter from sun and rain, into an open device which can allow natural light into the area. The moving element has been simplified into 4 parts to make animation easier, however ideally I would have many more parts which would be pentagonal/hexagonal in shape.
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