The building is about Women Empowerment.

The residential part of the

building is dedicated to single moms and their child that have been abused in
their own home and decided to escape from it. It is an asylum, a temporary
safe place for them to stay while studying at RMIT.

The aim of this shelter is to support them to get back on track and be
independent.

Since my building theme has to be associated with art and literature, I want to
organize a gallery to exhibit paintings, poetry and other forms of art for those
women who have financial issues.

At first, I wanted to put childcare and mini market for the retail space, but later
I realized that it was off from the concept and I decided that I will change the
idea into making child care to support service and mini market to op shop.

- Kelly Laurent
I started my collage from the bottom, with an image of the high-rise
buildings from the Radiant City. I placed the RMIT University logo over
the entirety of these buildings in an attempt to display to the audience
how I see RMIT’s implementation of their logo all over the city. Jack
Nicholson’s head from the infamous scene in the movie The Shining
also appears in the logo to further the in-your-face mood.
The inclusion of a waterfall was very literal as I would like to have a
massive water feature run over two levels of my building. This was part
of the reason for having the Unite d' Habitation in my collage, as this
building too utilizes double height ceilings.

The remote is a reminder that my building is on the tech strip, this

means I need to incorporate some form of interesting technology into
my building, hopefully making it somewhat visible from that strip.
The skateboarder and stairs are there as some kind of inspiration for
the ground and basement levels. I want to keep these spaces as open
and as community friendly as possible. This community aspect also
applies to the clothesline in the top left corner, which I would like to
include somewhere in my building. I decided it mightn’t be the best idea
to place one on the rooftop due to the potential of thieves, however I did
decide I’d like to have a community garden there which relates to the
concept even better.

- Robert Natoli
We have been empowered with a tool that can through the daily pretence and
fake facade presented to us on an hourly basis. I want this particular
architecture to be a language that expresses the pain, tortures, triumphs of a
culture. For this building, I am exhuming the tragedies that befell the first
peoples of Victoria and expressing them on a 25m structure.
The Wurrundjeri people taken from a rich sustainable culture to one where
identity was lost is a displacement we can now relate to. Their journey is one
worth reflecting on as it shows how we can adapt to become newer versions of
ourselves, who maintain their roots and never lose their authenticity in a
modern society.

The problem I wish to tackle then becomes the fact that we pretend like we
haven't lost our own identities and instead rely heavily on the lifestyle mapped
out for us by someone sitting in a fancy office who does not care about our
basic needs. This is a university precinct, there is a chance to provoke the
minds of our future generations, to expose them to the deeper possibilities that
are hardly made apparent in our society today, and hope that people will
become more aware, rather than puppets.

- Mona Lisa Mukandiona

Building A3 will have an introspective look at ourselves as a collective and how
we coexist with each other. A strong focus on both community and mindfulness
will impact the final result from form through to materials and spaces. I hope
to combine these elements in a pure almost stripped down fashion maximizing
the functional parts of design.

The collection of spaces and elements will blend together to push my ideas of
mindfulness in our daily lives. Though technology is booming during the 21st
century, people still desire to feel connected via face to face interaction. Three
levels in this building will help this come to fruition; a meditation level, the
other is pet amenity and the final being a rooftop community garden.

With a material and structural focus being CLT, an exposed natural feel will be
achieved that should tie into the original ideas of community and mindfulness.
Though restricted, ambient light to the public spaces will be key in the design
to this building.
- Andrew Edwards
The main purpose is to create a space have an appreciation of integration
commerciality and sustainability. Plus, multiple functions in entertainment and
commercial use in order to active the precinct.

The main theme of this building is art since the proposed site is located on the
art and literature precinct. To match up with this , this building will contain
ateliers , turn this space in to a stage of diverse art forms. The basement use
as a maker market for artists to sell their products. A gallery on the upper
floors provide an exhibition space for artists to covey their ideas and
inspirations to the public. A small cocktail bar gives visitors a pleasant start of
their tour.

As the owners in atelier are likely to live in a place close to their workplace, this
building also have apartments that contain a studio . The top floor will be an
restaurant that provide artistic and creative food. Rooftop cinema offer a
relaxing space and after-work entertainments.

The inspiration of building form comes from a traditional Chinese silk ribbon
dancing which the performer will hold two ribbon during performing. Through
spinning the silk ribbon convey the emotion and spirit.
- Junyi Peng
An evolution of Le Corbusier’s “Dom-Ino House” set in a “Radiant city” model.
Le Corbusier has be re-animated in to form of a Cyborg dressed in steam punk
attire. In this cyborg hand is a Hexagonal hologram disk which is projecting the
“Dom-Ino model”. Lebbeus Woods A-City: Sector 1576N, Quad 2NR, 1987”
creates the background setting, chosen for its meaning of the high-technology
being invisible, because it's already so miniaturised, and so compact, and so
industrialised but still looking overall low tech, an idea I would like to explore.
In the bigger Gear bubble are the ideas and technologies I would like to
investigate, CLT, ESD components and renewable energy within the bulb, the
“le Modulor” diagram to explore the proportions in the floorplans and a Tree
with circuit board pattern growing up it to signify the connection and
integration of nature and technology working together. The middle gear has
the Zen symbol, an added building in the back is the “Garden tower” in
Switzerland chosen because of its shape and integration of plant life. In the sky
is a steam punk Air ship, an idea I have often liked because it is purely an
concept of the imagination and without that many of my favourite things would
never have been created.

-Niall King
I decided to base my concept on the elements of nature because my lot is
located directly in front of the open space in precinct 3. I wanted nature to be
my concept because i wanted my building to blend in with the open space so to
distil a sense of comfort and vibrancy in the area.

I mainly looked at the forms of trees and plants because i liked the idea of
having biodiversity incorporated in my building.

In my concept research, i also included an image of a river because i liked the

shape the river made with the foreground and that could be a possible idea for
an outer facade.

I added an image of people in my collage because i wanted the space in front

of my building to be thriving with people compared to a ghost town. Which is
why I'm including a cafe on the ground floor of my building.

The other images of buildings i used were mainly because i liked the shape of
them and i liked the way they look. For Example, I chose the Villa Savoye as an
image because i like the concrete stilts that hold up the building and i maybe
would like to incorporate that idea into my design.
- Jason Lin
My passion is to create something different and at the same time practical. I
wanted to incorporate the geometry by using extrusion method and movement
of forms into one.

Create multiple spaces that connect with one another.

Use of general cubic or rectangular shapes, minimal to no ornamentation will

bring out that contemporary look, letting us know about the modern
technology that building will provide in future.

I used children’s building blocks to indicate the space differences and inform
community of its own services such are children’s 24/7 stay overnight
facilities.

Technology location lane gave me the chance to include extra space for X ray
services on the ground floor.

Medical centre is all about care, support and help by using the right materials
we can show all them on the exterior face, capturing that sunlight and warmth
to our building.

Ground floor would include large open spaces with waiting rooms and partly
high ceilings to create a grand entrance. Going to a medical centre with all
what it has to offer for outbound patients.
- Elizaveta Ismailova
Organic Living
I chose 'House & Garden' to feature my concept as I want to bring organic
living, gardens and a family lifestyle to my building.
I'm about to be a mum for the first time and have been increasingly interested
in creating a healthy and toxic free environment for my child - especially after
doing research and finding out that there are approximately 80,000 more toxic
chemicals in consumer products worldwide since I was born.
When designing my building I would like to choose materials that will support
ESD, as well as provide plenty of outdoor space for the proposed residential
apartments and childcare. This includes using recycled materials, balconies
with herb planter boxes and a green roof with organic gardens.
I would also like to have an organic cafe on the ground floor to support my
'Health' themed lane, which is on the North side of the building and a
'Children's Early Learning Computer Lab', to support the 'Technology' themed
lane on the opposite side of the building.
I will look at using wisteria vines and timber louvers as shading and plenty of
glass throughout the facade to allow heat and light into the building.
I would like to keep the building style similar to RMIT's latest designs, as I want
to support the client brief, however I also want to draw a light to the 'family'
and 'health' divisions that I feel the university is currently missing.
-Rebecca Cardamone
СКВОЗЬ ГРОЗЫ СИЯЛО НАМ СОЛНЦЕ СВОБОДЫ // through tempests the sun
shone to us.

Soviet Union anthem, quote, 1944

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The poster represents the collection of ideas which form the concept.

The man’s face on the right – Jordan Peterson, whose way of thinking and view
of the world is based on preserving standards but trying to break the rules and
boundaries at the same time. Next, the red line that is leading through the 5
senses: hear, see, smell, taste, feel – meaning that the new site will use all of
them to create a unique design.

The aboriginal map behind Peterson’s head was used to show the
acknowledgement of Wurundjeri tribe original territory.

Reversed concrete stair running across the center of the poster symbolizes the
'domino look' of Corbusier's Radiant city, reflects new topography of the site.
Le Modulor in the background highlight the essential and important idea of
proportioning in architecture.

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BENEATH OUR RADIANT SOUTHERN CROSS

WE’LL TOIL WITH HEARTS AND HANDS

TO MAKE THIS COMMONWEALTH OF OURS (RMIT precinct)

RENOWNED OF ALL THE LANDS (other university precincts and just other
buildings)

National anthem of Australia, quote, 1878

- Katya Rumiantceva
The concept for the building on Lot. B1 was “movement”. Highlighting Le
Corbusier as a precedent study architect having him paraded by Rafiki in a way
the Lion King parades Simba in the Disney Movie. Standing on the Dom-ino
building (In place of Pride Rock – as depicted in the movie) which again is a
main precedent study and starting point to the design of the building structure.
The reasoning behind the idea of Lion King was to take away that not
necessarily that picture alone but the use of film and arts is a big driver to
making a building take shape.
Le Corbusier is being paraded to what seems to be a clone-like clan of people
at the bottom of the page. This represents a different kind of movement within
people, in that the precinct when it is built will be a community-based precinct
that encourages to bring people together. In the background of all this imagery
is an artists impression of Degraves Street one of many thriving laneways that
Melbourne has to offer. This was placed in there to capture what can be used
of small spaces between buildings as our Precinct the buildings are very tightly
arranged.
A Couple of images that sit atop in the blacked-out section of the poster,
represents a rooftop style city with ESD elements in which the building when
thoughtfully designed will take these aspects on.
Also a collection of cogs that create movement along with some of the words
of Thought/Creativity/Innovation/Idea/Vision which will be developed and
researched more to come into the final look and functionality of the building.
A subtle Aboriginal flag is placed behind the head of Le Corbusier to pay
respects to the land in which the precinct is being built on.
-Ryan Eastgate
My design concept is to incorporate the blur between internal and external
spaces, adding undercover external areas within the building, dividing internal
spaces with outdoor areas and making a connection with the green roof on top
of the building. My concept also incorporates technology and health, being
based on the tech and health lane. Although I will be incorporating technology
into my design, keeping modern elements in my building, I want to keep a
human element to the building also, not to stray too far into technology but
also keep the connection with our basic human needs, spaces to relax and
connect with other people instead of our phones as technology causes a
disconnect between us and our environment (to an extent).
- Joey Scollo