Week 2-01 Walkshop

Due to the weather the walkshop was cancelled on the tuesday. My freind Bec and I came back to the city on the wednesday to try and do the walk then however it was still raining. We went and had a look at the site anyway by catching the ferry and walking along the river walk. This way we could see the site from how a pedestrian would.

This is a view from the river walk over towards the site.

This is the view from above the site towards the city.

  There are high cliffs running along the north of the site.

Initial sketches of the site from the walkshop. One from the top of the site over the bridge towards the city and another of what the view from site would possibly be. I think that the most optimal position for the follie to be would be on the estern side at the most southern point of the site as this would give the best views.

The above sketch is a rough site analysis showing trees and shrubbery, the sun path and structures around the site. The site faces South west meaning that there isn't the strongest light angles on the site. There are two main sheds on the site that are heritage listed so they cannot be destroyed.

 

This is a analysis of the lighting around the site at night. I tried to capture how the city lights interacted with the site. As it can be seen in the first image from the city and only lighting around the site is above it on the cliffs and on the storey bridge. From the site the lighting is more extensive in the tall city sky scrapers and and on the bridge. It is quite a beautiful view at night. This could perhaps be captured in the design for our folie using mirrors and specific placement of windows/openings.