Submission 4 Schematic Design - Biennale of Sydney Pavilions Summer Studio 2010 with Nicole Balestro 3129565

Schematic Design Base and Ground Floor Plan illustrating the structural system of supports for the 'container's and sequence of movement from lawn area, entry, gallery spaces and up to contemplation/viewing area. We sought to investigate the relationship between light (open) areas for contemplation and display of 'perforated' artwork screens and darks (dense) areas for viewing of video/sound art, to create a modulation as the viewer moves through the pavilion. A timber floor to the entry and 'bridge' area references the piers on the island and allows a view to the reflection pool beneath.

First Floor Plan and Eastern Elevation. The first floor area is cut back to wash sunlight down the double-height wall to the western side of the pavilion, referencing the cliff beyond. A contemplation area to the stair landing provides an area to sit and look south towards the factory buildings. Low slot windows in the 'contemplation' area allow  linear views across the foreshore and harbour whilst the viewer is seated, which contrast the dramatic view from the double height container that cantilevers from the pavilion. A deck area accessed from the first floor provides another aspect from which to view and experience the island.

1:100 Study Model - the artwork integrated into the 'bridge' container over reflection pool is backlit by natural lighting.

1:100 Study Model - the formal entry sequence creates a transition from outside to inside via the ramp through the container 'frame'. The low wall to the lawn area provides another place for the viewer to sit, rest and wait.

1:100 Study Model - an exit provided to the ground floor creates alternative path through and out of the pavilion. The stairs need to be addressed to this area to allow the viewer to sit and wait at the platform whilst also allowing the addition of containers for future Biennales.

1:50 Materiality Study Model - rather than using the materials of containers literally, we want to play on permanence and ephemerality by using and combining materials in different ways. For example, as well as using Trimdek metal sheet, we could use it also to form the concrete walls so that they have the same profile (or the negative imprint) but instead of being a temporary structure it conveys a sense of permanence and monumentality. We will use subtle changes in surface finish to imply the grid based on the container module rather than using it literally. Materials will reference the buildings on the island - sandstone supports, polycarbonate to the stairwell, concrete, timber and metal.