Brief Work

FIRST ATTEMPT

BRIEF DAB510

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-          Ki Yoga (Yoga and Eastern Energy healing)

-          Qi Gong (“life energy practice”)

-          Tai Chi-          Inspired wellness classes

-          Traditional Religious classes

All new religions are coming up and it seems hard to suppress these spiritual tendencies. Human are predisposed to be spiritual.

“Human beings have an innate drive for understanding their role in the cosmos”

The science of feeling good involves people growing in self awareness of all our needs- physical, mental and spiritual. The recognition to the importance of self-transcendent virtues like hope and courage and kindness or we cannot be fully happy and healthy.
We all seem to have an interest in spirituality and believe in God or some spiritual higher power or we believe in that there is something beyond that makes sense of it all.

Churchgoers in Australia= below 11% of the population and 18% say they have no religion (2006 ABS Data). Most people say they are spiritual but not religious. This has changed from before when religions were alot more popular than spirituality. Today in this modern world, religion and spirituality seem to be two spread categories though they use to be together. This is due to science in rejecting the claims of traditional religion.

We all seek out the bigger meaning of life but not necessarily through church services. The spirituality concept has become a popular personal, social aspect that has led to many new institutions.

What is spirituality?

-          There are hindrances these days to the pathway of enlightenment. Such as being busy, excessive alcohol, drugs, technology focus. These all reduce personal awareness and contact; and doesn’t allow for time and space for reflection.

-          Another hindrance is facebook and twitter; social networking. Though they are of great entertainment, education and work they affect our mental health immensely. Our culture of this materialism and individualism has made people confused of their own self-awareness.

-          People are becoming more lonely and isolated because they fail to see life according to fact; “life is the cosmos as a whole, and feeling like something separate is an illusion”

Spirituality defined is related to a person’s sense of connection with others, a sense of being connected to something larger than themselves, and the capacity to find a unique sense of meaning and purpose in their life. It can be “an individual, personal attempt to engage with something that transcends oneself, a bigger, more transcendent meaning system.” Your version will be different from others as every individual explores life uniquely.

Activities of Spirituality?

-          Praying (seeks a connection with God or Allah or the universe or whoever)

-          Mindfulness and Meditation

-          Nature (helps to connect with something greater)

-          Small acts of kindness

-          Playing an active role in the community

-          Turning off the mobile phone and television

-          Yoga

MEDITATION: a tool to shape the mind giving insight or “spirituality”. Works to reduce pain; studies show it reduces migraine pain.

HEALTHY SPIRIT= healthy mind and body

Strengthening the spiritual side has health benefits.

-          Increase life expectancy

-          Activates certain genes associated with “the relaxation response”; decreasing heart rate, blood pressure, rate of breath, muscle tension and production of stress hormones.

-          Sleep better; decrease insomnia via Kriya yoga.

-          Mental health: tune out distractions and gain focus

 Develop Spirituality though humility and love; find something you love to do or fills you with awe. Love varies between people. Do activities that find your spirituality.

Every person will differ between practices but the common part being quietness, nature and slowing down the speed of which life is lived.

SECOND ATTEMPT
PROJECT 2 Brief

PREMISE:

Extending the urban design of the Brisbane culture, endorsing to celebrate cultures and experience new spiritual meanings to life. The task is to design a multicultural space on Howard Smith Wharves for all cultures to come and experience and celebrate the unity Brisbane offers. The master plan is derived to bring together residential areas, gardens, shopping places, car parking and a wellness clinic; essentially creating an Utopian community that could survive on its own and venture out to Brisbane for everyone to experience.

CONCEPT:

WELLNESS CLINIC

It’s a place within the city where you can go and feel a million miles away; it feels like home but tailored to your senses.

“Bringing the home into the city”

“Where everyone is the same on the outside with uniquely different on the inside”

BODY: Day Spa/ Garden
SPIRIT: Yoga/Meditation, Religion
HEALTH: Sleep (Temporary day areas and living areas)

AIM: is at 90% of the Australians who don’t have a religion or culture. To bring cultures together so everyone can experience new spiritual ways from all cultures. This allows every individual to connect and find themselves while learning from other religions and make new friends whom have different beliefs.

CLIFF FACE: building envelope
SENSORS: internal spaces

Yoga: 15 people/ 40m sq
Garden:
Central (to bring cultures together):
Sleeping/ Living:
Prayer Room:
Reception:
Amenities:

URBAN SPACE/ FORM AND ENVELOPE

Urban Interface: A new garden area and walkways connecting to other spaces in the Utopian community. To connect the floating walkway to the surrounding infrastructure to build a relationship for everyone to use and experience. This will open it up to the wider community of New Farm, Kangaroo Point, the Valley and the CBD.
Public Space: 1x central area having a purpose designed to promote culture interaction and spaces to relax and enjoy one another’s company. (100 m sq)
Building Envelope: One that meditates with the cliff face; between being camouflaged during the day and making statement at night.

To make a bold statement during the night and camouflaged during the day will make a complex scheme working with the surrounding environment and infrastructure. This will develop programmatic spaces of spiritual connection that will fit onto the cliff face, initiating a relationship from other locations in Brisbane and the immediate surrounding community. The structure will be positioned onto the cliff, projecting off and initiating a relationship with the environment by hovering away from the edge.

SPACE ALLOCATION 500 msq

Studio Spaces

-          Yoga Suites: (40msq x 6)

-          Prayer Room: 50m sq

-          Living Areas: just for sleeping small areas           

Administrative Space

-          Reception desk and area (12msq)-          Office for management staff (20msq)-          6 female toilets, basins and 2 showers (30m sq + showers)-          6 male toilets, basins and 2 showers (30m sq + showers)-          First Aid Room (12 msq)

Circulation Spaces and Access

-          Central Area

-          Garden

-          Corridors (1.2m wide x 2.7m high)

-          Foyer

-          Parking: Masterplan

-          Access: Masterplan

-          Fire Stairs: Masterplan

Vertical Heights

-          Public Amenities: 2.7m-          Installation Space: 3.6m-          Foyer: 3.6 minimum

SPACE ADJACENCIES

Office and Foyer: For the management staff shall be grouped together to provide an efficient framework

Public Entrances, Lobbies and Amenities:
Foyer will lead to the living central area which then leads into the suites. This will create a transformation for the person from a big opening space and slowly transgressing into smaller spaces. This will create an atmosphere of spiritual contentment and prepare them for a surreal experience.

Reception:
A reception area with an information space informing of the events and other cultures way of life. The foyers will a capacity to hold people entering the wellness clinic and seating area in proximity to an information area.

Administration:
The offices will be in close proximity to the foyer and information area. There needs to not be a critical relationship with other facilities except in access to foyer and proximity to suites.

Parking:
The site is located within a Utopian city where parking it accessible on the ground level of the other buildings. There will be a substantial amount of parking and will be negotiated with designers of the surrounding buildings to share the parking complex.

STUDIO TECHNOLOGIES

To research into yoga, meditation, shared religious areas, monk temple symbolism and tailoring senses of the users.  The following design requires technical aspects of materials, living area, central space and lighting. This will be integrated into the building envelope and internal spaces.

Yoga Suites:

-          Adequate location in proximity to central area.

-          Lighting

-          Adequate ventilation

-          Height of the floor level

-          Roof to expel a texture that enhances the spiritual connection

Prayer Room:

Central Area:

Garden:

Living/ Sleeping Areas:

Foyer, Reception and Information Area:

-          Requirements for artificial and natural daylight and access.

-          Area for waiting and sitting.

-          Location near the information space where it is in view but not complete access.

THIRD ATTEMPT

And there are images on the last Blog which helped in the creation of a brief.

FINAL ATTEMPT ONE PREZI