ARCH1201 - William Wong

Friday, 4 April 2014

Monday, 24 March 2014

Dropbox download for sketchup model and pdf poster

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/a1yb0ew6v1i8jn2/1kYUlg_a4R

Concept of home:

A home is not only a place where you reside, eat or sleep but a place where you can feel safe and comfortable whilst being able to make memories either new or old since the home we grew up in changes as we grow up. In my design I felt that the locals in Brisbane must have grown up in a suburban environment so I placed a huge importance in the patio like area when rolled out by these containers since many of the suburban homes that were flooded contained a backyard or some sort but also to relate back to the traditional Australian outdoor living style.

Plans and Sections:

Friday, 14 March 2014

Week 2

1 - identify how the understanding of “home” has changed over time

The understanding of 'home' has greatly changed over time, as described through the texts of Mallet and Porteous. However some of these fundamentals are retained throughout time and never changed since the space we grew up will always be engraved in our minds of how we see what a home is. As technology and history advances we see a shift in the way the way that humans see what a home is.

2 - description of the concept of home of own and classmate statements

Week 1 Independent Study - Sketchup design

Thursday, 13 March 2014

Week 1 - Independent Study

Three statements and Three concepts

1:

Concept: Home is place but it is also a space inhabited by family,people,things and belongings-a familiar, if not comfortable space where particular activities and relationships are lived. n my account home is a virtual place, a repository for memories of the lived spaces. It locates lived time and space, particularly intimate familial time and space.

Statement: For all humans we consider our homes as properly the place that we spend most of the time in our daily lives, so of course memories will be shared, made and kept for their family and friends.

Concept: Simultaneously and indivisibly a spatial and a social unit of interaction

Statement: People enjoy other peoples company in their own houses, this is evident by family gatherings, parties and anything that involves interaction between human beings. These events are mostly enjoyed since they can be easily be familiarized with their surrounds, this is easily seen through the phrase 'make yourself at home'.

Giddens (1984). Understanding home: a critical review of the literature. The Sociological Review, (82).
2:

Concept: Home is not only confined within a structural building but "extends its walls to the neighborhood... suburb, town or city

Statement: When we think homes in Sydney, we generally think of suburbs. Many of us grew up in suburbs and many of find the forms, landscape and space of the suburbs as comforting and familiar.

Mallett, S. (2004). Understanding home: a critical review of the literature. The Sociological Review, 52(1), 63.

2:

Mallett, S. (2004). Understanding home: a critical review of the literature. The Sociological Review, 52(1), 62-89.

Friday, 7 March 2014

Floods

Queensland Floods (2010 - 2011)

- At least 70 towns with more than 200,000 people affected

- 28,000 homes flooded

- December 2010 - January 2011

- 38 dead and 6 missing

- Caused 2.38 billion AUD

- Peaked at 4.46m on 13 January

Aftermath

- Don’t drink any water from taps or tanks until your council or authority advises it’s safe to do so

- Flood water can be contaminated

- Consider flood proofing materials

Impacts

- Inflated banana prices after being destroyed 75% of the crop

- Imposed Flood levy

Sources:

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/waters-lap-at-levees-in-goondiwindi-20110113-19pvj.html

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-01-12/queensland-flood-crisis-reaches-new-heights/1901894

BRAZIL FLOOD 2013

HOW IT HAPPENED

· - Flooding is common in southeast Brazil during the rainy season.

· - Torrential rains caused the Flooding that occurred on The 26th of December 2013 in southeastern Brazil.

· - Approximately 50,000 we left homeless and 32 people dead across the states of Espirito Santo and Minas.

· - The torrential rains were described as the worst in the past 90 years

· - At total of 70 towns were affected across Minas Gerais and a state alert was declared in 26 of them

· - A storm also left 16 people and flattened more than 200 houses in the city of Lajedinho in the northeastern state of Bahia

AFTERMATH

· - 200000 kilometers of roads were reported destroyed or damaged

· - Homes were destroyed across 47 cities in Espirto Santo, which borders RioDe Jenero state

· - Many people were left without communication, drinkable water and power.

· - Supplies to the victims were drenched in mud

· - Roads were cut of by flooding and landslides

· - The Governor Renato Casagrande stated ‘Going to have to Rebuild the state’.

· - Extensive damage caused to bridges and roads

· - At total of 70 towns were affected across Minas Gerais and a state alert was declared in 26 of them

· - A storm also left 16 people and flattened more than 200 houses in the city of Lajedinho in the northeastern state of Bahia.

Philippines Flood 2009

Worst flooding in Manila for 20 years
Caused by Tropical Storm Ketsana when it lashed the island of Luzon. Equivalent of a whole month’s rain fell in six hours.
Roads rendered impassable, ferry services cancelled
·     Torrential rain caused the worst flooding in the phillipines in over 4 decades

·   It submerged more than 80% of the city

·         246 people found dead

·         Hundreds and thousands were displaced

·         Ruined homes and swept away neighborhoods

·         It disabled a majority of Manila’s facilities

·         Debris, sewage, abandoned vehicles were tossed around and littered the capital

·         Aid workers warn of water bourne diseases.

·         “State of public calamity”

·         Once in lifetime typhoon

·         A month’s worth of rain deluged the city in a space of 12 hours.