Interim 1

Dropbox Link for PDF

www.dropbox.com/s/z0mv41ke66t6oys/Chris%20Lau%20-%20z3465726%20-%20Project%203%20-%20Interim%201.pdf

Things to do!

Interim 1

- Site model
- Description of concept
- Drawings


Interim 2

- Site model
- Description of concept
- Drawings
- Model
- Images
- Animation
- Overall design proposal


So since this is over 2 interims I'm going to focus on laying out the groundwork for my design (a bit of site planning + data analysis) for interim 1 and more design focused on interim 2.


James Howard Kunstler - Social Critic
Love the talk on public spaces from last week's lecture!
Straight talking and cutting down the bs. Amazing stuff. All things sociology I just love!

Might inject a bit of Kunstler style into my presentation :)

Scope of minimum facility Table 4-1

The Randwick interchange is classified as Major/Specialised
This means that the following applies:

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1. Comfort & Convenience Facilities
1.1 Shelter
Covered links between bus stands and rail concourse
Continuous cover linking rail concourse and bus station and taxi rank

Bus stands 
Continuous cover encompassing all bus stands

Taxi rank
Continuous cover encompassing all taxi pick-up stands

Kiss and Ride (Passenger pick-up points)
Continuous cover to match core pick-up zone to meet demand requirement

1.2 Seating
Bus stands
Min seating for 10 people at each stand or as required to meet expected demand 

Designated waiting area
Seating to meet expected demand - min 30% of peak

Taxi rank

Min seating for 10 people at head of rank or as required to meet expected demand 

Kiss and Ride (Passenger pick-up points)

Min seating for 10 people at head of rank or as required to expected demand

1.4 Ticketing

News-stand Kiosk with prepay tickets

May be appropriate, depending on mix of uses, level of retail activity and presence and layout of common concourse / waiting area

1.5 Pay telephone

Locate in areas of passenger concentration such as unpaid station concourse; may be required at taxi rank depending on proximity to concourse

1.6 Toilets 

Toilets

Desirable and could be in bus station or unpaid concourse

Baby change facilities

May be considered, depending on expected demand 

1.8 Retail 

Kiosk / newsagent

Desirable

Cafe

Only where feasible

Vending machine/Food beverage 

Desirable

1.9 Bus driver facilities

Toilets and meal room with services

May be required depending on bus scheduling arrangements

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2. Information 

2.1 General 

Interchange name 

Required

Bus platform numbering / designator

For multiple platforms

Bus stand number / designator

Required

Interchange / station map

Required 

General bus route network

Required 

Local area street map & key destinations

Required

2.2 Stand Specific

Stand specific bus route numbers & destination 

Required

Fare information & zones 

Required

Stand specific timetables and route maps

Required 

2.3 Real time 

Route information

Desirable

Next train / bus information

Desirable

Service disruption information
Desirable

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3. Parking and Set-down Facilities
3.1 Car passenger drop-off and pick-up zones 
Required

3.2 Commuter car parking
Generally not provided. May be considered where consistent with the Government's Metropolitan Parking Policy.

3.3 Bicycle parking
Required – Commensurate with forecast level demand

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4. Safety & Security
4.1 Lighting
Required

4.2 Video surveillance
Required

4.3 Emergency help point
Desirable

4.4 Public address system
Desirable where operational arrangements support functionality

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Progress Insight3D

Points creator (outline) > polygon creator > press enter > triangulate all vertices > generate textures

Surface reconstruction

Generate textures

Insight3D + Sketchup

My attempt

Looks kinda like a building... from really really far :)

Will have to play around with it a bit more

Source
Victor's photo collection

Sketchup

Tasks for Project 3

• Take images of site (High Cross Park - Cnr of Belmore Rd and Avoca St)
• Use images in Insight3D to create a point cloud + export into GH and Rhino
• Create concept for interchange (things to consider - relocation of bus stops and pathways, pedestrian crossing and access + meeting guidelines as mentioned in table 4-1 of interchange design report)

Project 3 | For Daily Nomads | Summary of Brief

Brief  |
Design a piece of architecture for people to use while they wait for, board onto and
alight from a light rail vehicle.


Scope + Project Parameters  |

• The design proposal should “provide two 45-metre long side platforms between approximately 3.2m and 5.1m wide and would allow for interchange with buses
• Chosen site - High Cross Park (Cnr of Belmore Rd and Avoca St)
• The transport interchange should provide amenities (Table 4-1 of interchange guidelines)
• Designed to operate from 5am to 1am, 365 days per year

Example from lecture

Serves as | 

• Interconnecting bus services from the south-eastern suburbs extending to Coogee and Maroubra. 
• Provide access to the major trip generator of the Prince of Wales Hospital, as well as Randwick shopping centre and other retail uses
• The Randwick stop should be a structure and a place of high public amenity/feature and not just the end of the line