Design Concept

Site Analysis

Precedents

Project : Te Ara Hihiko, College of Creative Arts, Massey University, Wellington. Athfield Architects Ltd; Chris Winwood, Katherine Dean, John Hardwick-Smith. Te Ara Hihiko means a pathway of creativity, and the building comprises flexible studio teaching space, as well as classrooms, workshops, a green-screen film studio, gallery and multipurpose presentation space.

Aim was to create places in the building that were inspiring and flexible. Use of timber and concrete. Pre fabricated roof.

Appearance & Essence:

The building is accessible in the day and night time so it has considered its appearance and accessibility at night for the students with the lights coming out through the facade of the building allowing people from outside feel welcomed. The lantern-like appearance of the mesh creates a diffused effect with the lighting, it acts as a counterpoint to the direct light and colour tones seen through the windows and glazed areas. Material:

The material palette also reflects this separation, with the lower

level comprising precast concrete while the top two levels feature LVL

timber columns and beams.

References:

http://architecturenow.co.nz/articles/creative-arts-building-te-ara-hihiko/#img=10

http://trendsideas.com/Article16595/NewZealand

http://www.nzwood.co.nz/what-wood/structural-materials/post-tensioned-structural-

components/

http://www.jaffeholden.com/news.php

http://www.archdaily.com/112338/perry-and-marty-granoff-center-for-the-creative-arts-

brown-university-diller-scofidio-renfro/

http://www.arnewde.com/architecture-design/perry-and-marty-granoff-center-for-the-

creative-arts-by-diller-scofidio-renfro-in-united-states/

http://www.architecture.com/Awards/RIBAAwards/Winners2005/Wales/

CreativeEnterpriseCentre.aspx

http://dcfw.org/media/casestudies/19/en/galeri_caernarfon_drawings_reduced.pdf

The Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, located in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

Size: 38,815-square-foot

The centre acts a focal point for the university’s college campus, the building will be used for innovation, research, collaboration, creativity, and education among the arts, humanities, and sciences. It provides performance space, exhibitions, and an outdoor amphitheatre. The Centre's long structural spans, high ceilings, and large floor plates used to stimulate a collaborative environment with flexibility. The sustainable features are the exterior venetian blind system and

Creative Enterprise Centre, Caer-narfon Architect: Richard Murphy Architects The Creative Enterprise Centre is a fas-cinating building – a quayside arts-based regen-eration project which gives vitality to the building by day, and a multipurpose hall and studios to bring activities to the building by night, the aim being to find new synergies in the overlaps.

Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

Road

Canal

West Elevation

Exterior View of the building

Looking into the Cafe/ Exhibition space

Interior– Looking towards Reception from Lobby 02

View of Studio-Performance