Columns

Other forms I explored for the columns shape. This has a different feel, but the same consept. I think this will look better in a repeated pattern.

Roof and Columns

The roof that was going to wrap around the structure was going to be a batten screen roof. The supporting structure or columns were going to be a repeated pattern to create a flow effect.  


The detail shows how I planed to use timber battens and glass to allow light but to block all the other elements.  This detail i used in my final design. 

Sketch Design

The image above is me working out a new roof plan while keeping the constraints in mind. I also experimented with different roof shapes and angles in section. 

Starting Project 3

I struggled to continue on to project 3 as I did not really like my design for project 2. My thoughts kept moving towards a new design rather than building on the old one. 


So I decided to change the form...but keep the concepts and features of the old design. I kept the bike facility, the timber battens, the multiple roofs, the curved beam and many other things. But I let myself change the form using these "features" as constraints. 


I also reduced the size of the ferry terminal. In project 2 I think I had too huge a space for a ferry terminal. This allowed me to focus on a few details.

Bike Racks

At first I placed standard bike racks from archiCAD. This looked very standard and obviously place from a generic library.  So I sketched out some ideas for a bike rack based on the Brisbane river and the organic nature of my structure. I narrowed it down to 3 options and finally chose option 3. 

I sketched option 3 to lock 2 bikes, but then thought bikers often like to chain their wheels and frame too. So I have allowed 1 bike per bike stand.

The render below shows the bike racks in context.

Slice Through Animation

I tried a slice through my model to explain how different roofs and levels have been created. The quality is not very good so I will have to render at a higher resolution. 

Sketch Section

This is a section of my terminal. Although this is not what it looks like now, i drew this as a starting point to put some of my ideas on paper. The connection shooting out the top is to link it to the other developments in the tutorial. I did not develop this idea as i was not too sure if it was necessary and weather it would fit with other's proposals. 

The section does explain my design with 2 roofs. one large external roof, over an internal structure that can be locked or used for commercial / facilities for the terminal.