The final design 2

The initial design is above, as you can see we have made it more organic and free flowing





Less sharp edges
ellongate rammed earth wall which grows from the ground
more precise and even room shapes and dimensions






Below shows the more organic front elevation

Model refinement

The model need refinement, not the entire structure but just little things.

• a more organice free flowing structure
• less jaggered roof
• different materials
• and dimentions of rooms
  

The final design

Ideas for material

We wanted to use materials from the site and discovered that rammer earth walls were viable for our design

More site inspiration.....

This is a structure at Uluru.
we all loved that it was a piece of art even from plan view.

more inspiration

This is more inspiration from the surrounding tribes art.
We got to know that the characteristics in this painting are in nearly all aboriginal paining.
A circle signifies a meeting place while curving lines signifiy a journey

Inspiration

Glen Murcutt was a huge inspiration to us. He designs structures from the same climate that our brief assigned us. He accommodates for good ventilation, and light weight structures. We used this for the ides of Louvers throughout the deisgn.

Coming up with a design!

As a group, we developed a number of initial thumbnails. This was from the inspiration originally discussed in the first blog. From this we came up with a few simple satarting design concepts

Site

The site is in WA, and the closest weather point is Fitzroy Crossing where we used most of our statistic data from.
The weather is around 30 degrees year round and is prone to flooding during the month of December to March. The winds are also quiet strong and are predominately from the South East direction.

Talissen

Our design process begun with getting to know the are:
culture
climate
religions
people
similiar architecture
architects that cover similar climates

From this we brainstormed!

Development Process for Domus

Initial ideas

As i mentioned previously, our main inspiration for the house has come through the local culture of the aboriginal people and their respect and linkage to the land that they vehemently respect. Quite early on we came up with the idea of using the symbolism of a snake with the circle representing a meeting place and the lines radiating of it representing a journey, in our

dwelling.

As can be seen above we initially conceived an idea of separate po0ds, connected by a walkway with a central living dining, however we quickly searched for alternatives, as separate pods did not allow for ventilation and cooling systems.

Refinement of Ideas

One of our main aims was to create an organic looking structure, that appeared free flowing and possessed a sence of movement. It was also important that from aerial perspective it made a dramatic impact. The rooms were quite difficult to create of the curve we had created so we came up with the system of radiating the rooms of a circle, hence each room is derived from the same shape and has a meaningful form.

DOMUS

MINIMA

DOMUS - TEST & REFINE FINALS....

2ND MODEL PHOTO'S.....

We decided for our second model to focus on showing the form as the first model demonstrates the materials, colours etc.

The re-design retains the original form, yet elimanates awkward jaggered edges and awkward, useless spaces.

TEST & REFINE.....

The redesign of the Kajura House saw some major changes, where our main aim was to create a more organic structure, with free flowing qualities throughout the house. Hence, jaggered obscure lines have been replaced with natural curves making the house a more cohesive unit, proving overall to be a more aesthetically appropriate design that reflects the culture of the aboriginal people and the ideas of genus loci, where people and a home rise from the land.

Here, we bagan to change our floor plan....

and our elevations............

HEAT LOSS CALCULATIONS FOR ONE ROOM.....

FINALS... DOMUS 1....