The Art Rooms (Parts 1 and 2) – Nadia Smith | Page 22

Design
Design structure
Alignment
When positioning the shapes within the existing
structure, I made sure to align some of the rooms
with the external and existing interior walls to create
a more harmonious design.
Precedent
Floor levels
As I plan on keeping the existing emergency exit
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at their current height. This also means that the
external windows are at the correct height for the
new design.
Figure 38- Interior image of Knight & Lee building [Primary source]
Figure 33- Model and diagram highlighting the studio spaces near the
exterior windows [Primary source]
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Pods
Within the scheme I have designed smaller pods for individual
working or smaller groups. This creates a space for people
to work in a quieter environment or enable individual
teaching at the same time as a larger group activities. Three
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Figure 36- Image of Medibank’s HQ, Melbourne, conveying materials
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Challenging the cubicle: Medibank’s HQ, Mel-
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to promote health within the workplace.
It’s a “building that offers a rich horticultural haven
from the drab greys of busy urban life...with spi-
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New
columns
Interior photograph of the existing structure in Knight
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Façade retention
In order to preserve the existing exterior walls to allow for
construction of the new interior design, facade retention
will need to be implemented as some of the current structural
beams and columns are being removed. Once the
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The façade retention I am using within my scheme will be
fabricated steelwork positioned between the windows.
This process will need to be assessed by specialists.
Positioning
Each of the studio spaces is carefully positioned
so that the room receives the maximum amount
of natural light possible. Most of this will be north
light which is ideal for creative subjects because it
shows subject matter in a cooler atmosphere. This
allows the artist to have greater control over contrast
and colour.
New steel
framework
Existing
columns
retained
Removed
columns
Figure 37- Sketch of new structural columns [Primary source]
Figure 35- Sketch of small pods [Primary source]
In order to support the new structures, new columns
will be put in place, similar to that of the
studios in Melbourne.
However the internal wall towards the back of the
building will remain as existing.
Figure 39- Sketch of Knight & Lee building showing structure [Primary source]
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