Research/ Design Inspiration

Inspirational Images from the Bali Green School
Images from: http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/9/view/23211/pt-bamboo-pure-green-school-bali.html

More Info:
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/9/view/23211/pt-bamboo-pure-green-school-bali.html
http://www.archdaily.com/81585/the-green-school-pt-bambu/

Design Inspiration and Ideas

International Bamboo Building Design Competition

An Architecture Design Competition of Structural Bamboo Buildings "Visionary Designs for Ecological Living"

I found this cool design competition from 2007 that was basically held to "raise awareness of the use of certified structural bamboo for building code approved structures, and introduce architects, designers and builders to working with bamboo as a structural material." 

It had everything from cool looking tree houses:

To cool looking pavillions made from Bamboo:

http://www.bamboocompetition.com/

Woodfordia Carrying Capacity

Future Senario's Carrying Capacity of Woodfordia

Ok so tonight I'm revisiting Murry's Carrying Capacity Dashboard (http://dashboard.carryingcapacity.com.au/) and having a more educated look at the numbers and what i can actually and feasably provide for Woodfordia in my future scenario. 

And this is what I came up with.

Let me explain:

Total Food - 50%
As the number of permanent residents I am proposing to house is quite large for the site, having only 10 square kilometers to produce enough food for these people seems a bit unobtainable  I can also justify this move as my ideology of the Woodfordia Campus is not to be  totally food self-sufficient but rather to be used as an educational tool it will not be necessary to produce enough food for all the residents. Obviously that would be ideal but it just doesn't seem to be possible with the amount of land that I have. As a result 50% of the residents food will be imported from local producers. Woodfordia is merely a learning platform, in which residents learn how to and about sustainable living, focusing on, housing, education, and food production.

Meat/Eggs - 10%
The recommended healthy intake is 7.5% so this exceeds this criteria. Additionally having more chickens than required can be beneficial in terms of fertilizer for farming and crops, they can also be used for recycling of food scraps and waste from food production (see recycling)

Red Meat - 7.5%
Although the red meat average of Australians is 64%, this isn't necessarily the required intake of red meat. Red meat is a source of iron and protein  however this intake requirement can be met with nuts and legumes. Unfortunetly Red Meat production takes vast amounts of land, land which I really do not have to spare for the Future Scenario. Thus 7.5% is a compromise.

Activity Level - 1.75
Residents of Woodfordia will do more than just basic day to day living. They will be expected to participate in 'hand-on' learning in workshops. In trying to encourage green lifestyles, use of vehicles will be discouraged, and use of bicycles and green transport modes will be encouraged. This will probably raise their daily amounts of physical activity above the current average rate of Australians of 1.

Avoidable Waste - 2%
As part of the education platform, residents will be totally immersed in everything from food production to waste and disposal. As stated above the avoidable waste (food scraps) will be fed to pigs and chickens, this will help residents understand the importance of recycling and the life cycle of consumables. I plan to lower the average from 12% down to 2%

Recycling - 80%
Almost all of food scraps that can be fed to livestock will be. This will also create compost which can be used as fertilizer on crops.

Time Frame - 2 years
Although it is planned for residents to only be living onsite for 6 months to a year. A 2 year time frame allows for climatic factors such a drought, flooding, storms etc. to be factored into the educational time frame. This also comes into line with the Future Scenario consequences of Sea Level Rise and Higher Storm Intensity.

Organic Farming - 2%
Currently only 2% of Australian farming is organic. Understandably organic farming is expensive and it is highly debated weather or not it produces better yields. 

Irrigation - 50%
Irrigated farms perform better than non-irrigated farms. As a means of squeezing as much produce out of what little land available, but yet what could realistically be achieved, 50% of farming is set to be irrigated. Woodfordia and it's surrounds have a number of dams and water reservoirs for water retention and irrigation.

Textiles - 20kg
The average Australian textile consumption is 23kg. Woodfordia will be focused mainly on sustainable textile products and producing as much of its own as possible. Hopfully this will lower the textile consumption as well. 

Natural Fibre - 65%
Average Australian consumption is 50%, again with a sustainable focus and desire for better practices, the reliance on synthetic fibers will be reduced.

Wool Fibre - 10%
An enhanced focus will be on cotton, bamboo and timber firbes as wool is less sustianable to produce and there will also be large bamboo plantations on the Woodfordia site, so why not employ the resources that are readily available.

Fuel - 100L
In trying to encourage green lifestyles, use of vehicles will be discouraged, and use of bicycles and green transport modes will be encouraged. Thus quite a low fuel consumption would be expected

Timber - 0.5m3
Same as current Australian average

Infrastructure - 500m2
Other than housing and educational buildings green space will be expanded into all spare space. 

Nature Reserve - 20%
I have lowered this below the Australian Average as it solely represents wild nature reserves. Woodfordia already has  and will have more plantation green spaces and reserves. As a result the actual area of nature reserve will be much greater.

Script

Decentralisation

"Decentralisation - the social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts" - http://www.thefreedictionary.com/decentalisation

http://www.sbs.com.au/insight/episode/watchonline/167/Housing-36-Million



Is decentralisation the answer?   Graeme Hugo - University of Adelaide



"The key challenge for Australian governments and  the Australian people is to achieve a balance that takes environmental sustainability into account not only in policy and programs but in the behavior of individuals, families and businesses"


"One issue that needs to be considered in the regional development discussion is the 
extent to which growth in regional areas can be more environmentally friendly than 
growth in large capital cities."


"Decentralisation will be largely through urban development, although 
perhaps there are more opportunities for developing environmentally sustainable 
‘green cities’ in regional areas than in the large capital cities"

- http://www.pc.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/111054/14-population-chapter08.pdf 

By using Graeme Hugo's research as a basis, I plan to use decentralisation as a platform for Woodfordia. With Australia's population set to boom over the next 50 years plus with an influx of 'Climate Refugees' decentralisation will be key to managing sustsainable populaiton growth within Australia. 

Woodfordia will be set up as an education and learning platform for the fast growing Australian population. The Woodfordia Platform will be used as an exemplar and education tool to show and teach new Australian residents sustainable living practices like sustainable farming and food production, housing, construction and manufacturing. 

Festival Integration
After the completion of their 6-12 month stay at the Woodfordia Campus, residents will show case they're gained knowledge with festival goers in an exhibition style event. The event will also showcase the latest trends and technologies in sustainable living. Festival goers will stay in bamboo hut structures that have been built by the residents during their time in Woodfordia.

Once the festival is over, the temporary bamboo huts will be removed and the materials recycled. Residents will leave Woodfordia and move to new 'green city' settlements where they will apply their newly gained sustainable living knowledge.

Navigation

Transport System Re-design



After realizing that my previous train network plan was a bit over worked I have done some further research. The Australian Government's Infrastructure Department's High Speed Rail Study 2011 has planned for a bullet train network to extend from Brisbane to Melbourne and is projected for the year 2036. I have modified the plans slightly to come in line with my future scenario of 2062 (50 years from now), and as such I have proposed an extension to the HSRN (high speed rail network) out to Adelaide and further north up to Townsville. The reason I have extended the HSRN north of Brisbane is because South East Australia and Especially east and south east Queensland are projected to have some of the largest population growth in Australia over the next 50-100 years.

As the sunshine coast is slowly expanding and densifying it is also project to have substantial growth in the next 50 years. I would like to propose a new train line running from Woodford through Beerwah and onto Caloundra and onto the rest of the Sunshine Coast's major cities.

Previously I had proposed a Light Rail network for Woodfordia. However after researching the carrying capacity of Woodfordia, it is evident that the site won't nearly have the population density to make a rail system feasible (I have found that it can hold about 1000 permanent residents max).  And as such, a shuttle service or something similar will have to run from Woodford Station to the site for arriving Refugees and festival goers.

Getting around Woodfordia will be done by cycle. Bicycles are just about the most efficient mode of transport, they have literally no carbon out put after production. Bicycle travel will also promote good health and fitness.

Concept Modelling

Bamboo Hut Modelling - Sketchup

Week 10

Tute Response

1. Population:
2012:
Festival (total): 20,000
On-site: 15,000
112.627 Hectares of camping

2062:
Festival (semi-perm residents): 5,000
Festival (day visitors): 5,000
Permanent Residents: 1,000
 99.755 Hectares of camping

2.Festival structure
Similar to an end of year exhibition the festival will be run as a celebration of the Climate Refugees learnt skills and techniques. There will still be live music and festival stalls however they will all promote a sustainable future


3. Community
Average Household size in Asia: 5.1 (3 Adults 2 Children)
http://www.popcouncil.us/pdfs/wp/144.pdf (accessed 7/10/2012) page 8


Average Household size in Thailand: 3.9
http://web.nso.go.th/pop2000/prelim_e.htm

Average Household size in India: 5.3
http://censusindia.gov.in/Data_Products/Data_Highlights/Data_Highlights_link/data_highlights_hh1_2_3.pdf

Average Household size in Philippines: 4.6
Average Filipino household size shrinks to 4.6 members. Caraballo, Mayvelin U. McClatchy - Tribune Business News [Washington] 11 Sep 2012.

Average Household size in Indonesia: "Roughly 3 children"
http://www.searo.who.int/LinkFiles/Family_Planning_Fact_Sheets_indonesia.pdf


After looking at this data I will be looking at several residential types:
1. High density living - for families around 4/5 members
2. Medium density living - for singles living in a share house type situation

Week 10

Lecture / Tute

Lecture notes and Quotes:

"we create an experience not just a building"

While I'm considering this project I need to be thinking about the experience of the residents of Woodfordia not just the physical aspects of planning and buildings. What will it be like for them?

"we need to think about where we are from and where we are going to"

Augmenting Spaciality - Sydney

Bamboo Hut design idea:

[Scan]

Place Making:

when talking about designing for educational buildings: "Made into a social experience not so much a cold place of research"

How much (personal) space do the residents need to live?
Typical 1 bed dwelling size?   - 60m 
Typical 2 bed dwelling size?   - ___m
Typical 3+ bed dwelling size?  - ___m   (families/share house?)

[scan]

We should: "reflect on where we are now, where we have been, and where we are going"

Focus in the sequence ie. 
-How do you get there
-What happens when you get there
-What happens next
-Where do you go after



Note: Keep it simple, Simplicity is Bliss


Tute:

After having a lengthy chat with steph this was his feedback: He said that while it was encouraging that I had done a fair amount of work since last time, I still had a lot more ahead of me. Great :(

Things to look at for next week:

1. What will be the population of woodfordia, permanent, semi perminant residents and daily visitors
- Woodfordia's recod crowd is 27,000 attending
- 15,000 people stay on-site

2. What is the Festival structure? How is it integrated into the Woodfordia village

3. Is there a sense of community? how do you create one? 
- Terrace idea okay, however, soil is not good and the type of trees are not good for gardens.
- Pattern idea good, maybe incorporate produce markets, meeting points
   - Look up A Pattern Language

4. If Woodfordia is going to be an Educational Centre is there a Workshop environment?
I said that my idea was to teach the residents everything from farming their own crops to growning their own bamboo and wood, milling and treating it, and then constructing a community with it.

How is this done?
Can this be a part of the festival?

Week 9

Story Board


1. Woodfordia Dream
"Breaking with current un-sustainable practices and moving into a sustainable future"

How does Woodfordia work?
- Location to Brisbane/Queensland/Australia
- Time Line: 2012 - 2062
   - Sea Levels rise
   - Storm intensity increases
   - 'Climate Refugees' from South East Asia accepted by Australia
   - Woodfordia Commune created
      - Sustainable Education Facility for current Australian residents and incoming Climate Refugees
   - What does Woodfordia Provide?
   - What happens if nothing is done?  World continues to live unsustainably, pumping fossil fuels into the atmosphere which leads to further rises in sea levels and Super Storms that wipe out entire communities. There is still a change for positive change, Woodfordia will lead the way.



2. The Current Situation

- Society reliant on fossil fuels for energy, transport and production
- Society reliant on private car transport which only accelerates the fossil fuel problem. They cause poor health from emissions and create traffic
- Ribbon development and Urban Sprawl wastes land, destroys forrests and the environment, pushes farms further away from living spaces, this causes higher costs in food production
- Sprawl is expensive because services are pushed further away and required to be transported back to communities ie, pipes and power lines etc.



3. Woodfordia is an opportunity

'Woodfordia is an opportunity to change the current practices of society into a sustainable living system that focuses on Energy, Food, Water and Lifestyle.'

- How?
   - Answers not just in housing but in the systems that surround it.
      - Transport
      - Production/industry/farming
      - Energy
      - Environment
      - Facilities (Woodfordia festival and educational facilities)

It's all about the collective community!



4. Where to build - Master planning Woodfordia

- Housing
   - Location
   - Densification
   - Community gardens/farms
   - Relationship to environment, farming, energy, water   (mid semester sketch diagram)
   * Better use of open spaces
   * Produce food closer to home/living spaces

What does a typical house/houses look like?

- Public Transport system

- Facilities

- Festival



5. Outcomes

- Major use of public transport system, very small reliance on cars
- Produce (food and textiles) transported and traded via the public transport system (trains)
- Housing area also the hub of food production and food markets
- The food produced by Woodfordia residents is sufficient for the community
- Woodfordia becomes and exemplar world wide
- The focus of a fossil fuel, car reliant, un0sustainable lifestyle shifted to self sustaining communities
- Woodford Provides the pattern language for new communities of climate refugees to use to set up their own community

Week 10

Bamboo Structures Research

Ok so tonight I'm searching for ideas and inspiration to help me with the design ideas for both residential housing and the community center buildings. 

I'm starting to think I want to focus on 2 main aspects of the project (unless I'm guided otherwise by steph this week); 

1. I want to look at how people will live in my future scenario, ie, what does their house look like, what does their new housing community and housing area look like? how do they get to and from the festival and learning center?

2. How does Woodfordia educate these people? how do you arrive at the center, how does school work? how is the festival tied into this, maybe the festival becomes an exhibiton of what the Climate Refugees have learnt in their time at Woodfordia?



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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0luUlcINY9g&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYEPUpG3f4M&feature=related


Guggenheim - Design It: Shelter Competition
A BAMBOO SHELTER IN A GARBAGE DUMP CITY
Designed by Gonzalo Raymundo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDQNvok4JrQ&feature=player_embedded


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