Week #2:

Group Work
The tutorial session provided our group with ample time to throw around design concepts and extend our individual ideas into suitable Folie proposals. During the tutorial we considered the topics of Brisbane flood awareness and Brisbane's heritage trail. Below is an image that shows how we played with the idea of boundaries within the context of the site and how these lines could form the perimeter of our Folie or shape the journey through its interior. We used the walking trail from our walkshop journey in order to plot out the red line which resulted in an interesting artificial vs natural footprint.

Discovering boundaries

Folie Design
During our own time outside of university, we each had an opportunity to develop the initial ideas further to provide multiple design concepts for our elimination process at Mondays group meeting. I decided to play with the idea of flood awareness because of its direct relation to the context and the interesting experience it could provide for the Folie's users. 

Flood Folie design idea

The above sketches show the elevation and floor plan of my flood design Folie and how it works within the 5 x 5 x 5 metre allowance. The concept of this design was to capture the brutal truth of past flooding events by erecting a Folie that functions as a platform showing the destruction or disrepair in the wake of a flood crisis. The users could then interact with the space by walking up a series of platforms and experiencing for themselves the various heights that the water has reached in this particular area of Brisbane.

Transition Folie design idea

My second concept revolved around the idea of transitional spaces and providing the user with an experience of familiar space within an unfamiliar object. In this example, the user would experience the tectonics of the Folie and various spaces within and be able to link those experiences back to a particular area of Brisbane city. 

Transition Folie design developments

Concept Finalised

Our Monday group meeting resulted in a firm grasp on our concept idea, which put us back in the direction of flood awareness and the difficulties locals have faced during these times. We believed it was important to acknowledge the hardships Brisbane has faced and the context of Howard Smith Wharves was the perfect location for this Folie.

Town of Grantham devastated by floods (2011)

The groups idea was to create a Folie that resembled a house or shed smashed against the cliff face after being washed away in severe floods. This structure would be located at the base of the cliff along Howard Smith Wharves and provide an interior space within which to learn about these tragedies. The above photograph shows an example of the type of tectonic elements we will be aiming for.