The Bridge Site Analysis

Consideration	Notes/Requirements
Brief Aspect	Imagine you are the Dean of a school of Architecture, Computational Design, or Engineering. Your school has 100 students who are drawn from all around the world and are supported by scholarships. Your challenge is to design a school that forms a bridge spanning buildings in an urban environment. The urban environment is the lower part of the "UNSW Australia" Kensington campus; the central building is the Squarehouse (building E4 on this map). In addition, you will design two moving elements that modify the student's’ view of the school when they see it from locations on the ground plane vs. locations above ground level. These different points of view will reinforce or challenge your particular "Theory"
Sun	Requirements|   |Heat exertion, throughout the day.   |Sunrise & Sunset (Rise from East and Sets on the West).   |UV protection =          (Protective Glass / Skyscraper standard Glass / UV Reflective Glass / Adjustable Opaque facade).   |Movement of lighting=             (Utilization of shade to form shape and adjustable season seems).   |Glare effects on room presentation and luminescence of room.
Lecture Rooms / Theatres	Requirements|   |Minimum of 3 Lecture Rooms to hold up 20-30 Students each.   |Enough space for fold our tables for seats.   |Adequate space to the exit and seats. Considerations|   |Sound Projection.   |Projection Display.   |Appropriate stage lighting or the use of Natural Lighting.   |Sufficient airflow and ventilation (Heating and Cooling).   | Depending on the lecture room size; (higher ceilings are required for theatres, and low ceilings for smaller rooms to ensure, placements of enough rooms within structure.)
Workshops/ Practical areas	Requirements|   |Fire exits.   |Emergency communication.   |Access to first aid/ First aid Communication.   |PPE Equipment Locations.   |What level are these workshops located on?.   |Will be able to cater for 100 students in (or does it need a capacity limit).   |WHS Protocols (Space requirements, Ventilation, Lighting, Noise).
Presentation locations (Marking Rooms)	Considerations|   |Privacy to the rest of the vicinity. (Noise Reduction, Proper Lighting)   |Enough room for small individual marking phases   |Is this space open to public feedback or presentation, criticism from the entirety of the area.
Exhibition Hall/Room	Considerations|   |Spacious hall space with simple interior      (White walls to ensure focus is on projects, proper lighting system on walls are necessary for proper display of work.)   |Visitor access to exhibitions      (Ensure there is disability access available and that paths to exhibition are made clear)   |Advertisement of events/exhibitions     (Should have glass walls to ensure advertising of event is possible and seen from streets)   |Access to bathrooms, individual male/female access.   |Should be of close proximity to cafe(s)   |Allow space for at least 100 small products for showcase (This can be done in a collection)   |Adaptable space - utilization of mobile wall separators to generate smaller areas to suit exhibition needs.   |Flexible/temporary shelving on mobile wall separators.     (For display of work which minimizes storage space AND/OR access to foldable tables for display)  |Audio systems - music for exhibitions (PA System made convent for voice projection throughout hall)
Rosters for room usages	Considerations|  |Do the room have to be rostered to cater for the amount of students to tutors?  |Can the Roster also include outdoor activities, that don't require the actual interior of the structure?  |Rosters should also include (the use of facility such as exhibition and workshop rooms and Fabrication labs, also must consider staff requirements and opening hours of these facilities.)
Architecture Library/ Study Halls (Specialty in Architecture/ Built Environment)	Considerations|  |Possibly a few levels (1-3) Integration within the design Exterior with Interior.    (Ease of access to be improved with elevators and large staircases)  |Access to power points throughout all study areas. (Charging)  |Private study desks approx. 10-20, beanbag areas for reading/rest,(Must Be Rostered)    (To improve student study experience, access to power points by every desk)  |Bathrooms, individual male/female access. (Improve convenience)  |Private study rooms approx.    (Require bookings for organizational purposes, six 4 seat/ five 6 seat / four 8 seat with access to TV, power points, whiteboard)
Offices	Considerations|    |At Least 10-15 Offices about 25m^2 Area (Must include personal Storage/ Security, Computer placements)    |How easy is it to find these offices are they opened to the students on the top floor or ground level?    |Is communication achievable between student and the Lecturers/ Professors (Spacious wise)    |Does the rooms consider the location of the classes, and or exhibition areas?    |Does the rooms have specific professions for each tutors or not? (Products within the rooms)
Public Spaces	Considerations|    |Inside / Outside concept       (Creating an open space through the use of glass, large roof overhangs, bringing nature within the interior of the structure (Can be done through natural vegetation or colours / Textures)    |Size of the space and its interactivity (Seating areas, Walkways, Tables)    |Implementation of public services (Cafe / restaurants / Vending Machines) ^Open to the Public?
Utilities	Considerations|   |Adequate amount of bathrooms (Clean ratio between male and female restrooms)   |Central Control station for all hardware utilities, such as electricity, display control (Facade or exhibition)   |Is all utilities within the structure easily assemble by maintenance personnel?   |Do these area properly cater for the requirements of the maintenance personnel?   |At least 2 working stations for maintenance, to both supplement the constitutional and maintenance of site and exhibition and galleries.
Disability Access	Considerations|   |At least 1-2 access ramps/lifts and elevators.   |Practicality of access, Possibly one near front and one near the rear of structure/ Walkways)   |Are there emergency communication opportunities available for emergency events?   |Enough Room For Handrails / Compatible Safety Measures.
Walkways / Access to areas	|Considerations|   |Ease of access | How can congestion be avoided particularly during movement between classes?       (Larger walkways, possibly multiple paths (1-2) for movement in and out of structure)   |Stair cases should be large enough for movement in both directions.       (Appropriate amount of handrails to assist with accessibility)   |Elevators to be available for quick fluid movement, also to help minimize crowding of staircases.   |Connection between the public footpath and or ground floor pathways (Is it all connected)
View of Exterior	Considerations|   |View from the general public (Colour consideration, does it have to stand out?)   |Can we display our work to the public?
Rain / Water collection	Considerations|   |Can rainwater be sufficiently channeled and re-collected.   |Choice of either a large surface for collection or small. narrow collection methods that will channel the collected rainwater.   |Is there enough rain coverage to protect individual on stormy/ rainy days.
Wind Tolerance	Considerations|   |Consideration of Aerodynamic Design.   |The extraction of natural wind for cooling or ventilation.   |Adjustable seems to block or allow the movement of the wind.
Fabrication Labs	Requirements|   |Supply at least 20 Replicator 2x Makerbot (To supply for the 100 students).   |Supply at least 5 Medium Laser Cutters (To Supply for the 100 Students).   |Have a Preparation area dedicated to the preparation and removal of 3D Printed work (WHS ).
Orientation to the Road	Opportunities|   |Presentation of work (Removal or consideration of existing trees to open space.   |Access from the street, removal of gate, to open up to the general public.   |Safety measures away from road, and footpath (Leave a space levy between structure and the road).   |Integration of Exhibition areas / Galleries with the view of the exterior).
Security	Considerations|  |Use of swipe cards for particular areas.    (Used as a security feature to minimize trespassing, a method of dividing tutor/student and public areas, cards must be activated to give access to these spaces).