Friday, 23 May 2014

Today I was given some really good points and guidance for my Randwick proposal.

So if you see a weird guy standing at High Cross Park staring at people...
that'll be me doing some site analysis :)

(yes i'm a bit weird haha.. .. ....)

Sunday, 18 May 2014

Site Analysis

I have previously been to the site and have taken photos before the interim but will go again later for further photos and better analysis.

My contribution to the photo collection was under my chinese name Sui Lau

http://moodle.telt.unsw.edu.au/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=128299


Thursday, 15 May 2014

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 :)

Friday, 9 May 2014

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