City Library

Brief

Design a City Library within Te Ngakau Wellington’s Civic Center including offices, meeting rooms, lecture theatres, social spaces, study spaces, computer labs and archives. Beginning with research into wider context and structural load requirements of the area, the assignment follows the development of a concept reaching a resolution of architectural form, architectural planning and structural layout.

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Personal Focus

Design a proud civic building while meeting functional requirements of a City Library. Orientate structure and layout design around Maori principles of history, stories and taonga.

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Hard Skills Developed

Seismic structural design

Rhino modelling

VRay rendering software

Adobe Photoshop editing

Adobe InDesign Layout

AutoCAD detail drawing

Exhibition presentation

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Soft Skills Developed

Ability to design a reinforced concrete structural system based on Wellington seismic requirements.

Integration of design and structure as aspects of concept development.

Taking into account functionality, architectural planning, culture and social context.