Site analysis
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DESIGNING ENVIRONMENTS
ENVS10004
SITE ANALYSIS
SURNAME Name STUDENT NO.
BOYD Jesamine 757726
LIU Bowen 783990
RADUNKOVIC Romana 758087
SHI Zijian (Benny) 784044
ANALYSIS
HISTORICAL ANALYSIS
What has been one of the most interesting discoveries I made whilst
examining the history of the site of the ‘Concrete Lawn’ is it has been an
evolving public space since the beginning of the University of
Melbourne that has slowly shrunk in size to accommodate a growing
university population size.
From this I considered how in keeping connected to the past changes
in the site, the site could evolve for future use, still being a public space
but with more interconnectivity between the production of the space
both in materiality and its imagined space and how this benefits its
users.
ACTION ANALYSIS
It has been observed that at 9am there are larger crowds throughout
the centre of the site as it is the main passage between the MSD
building and the Union House. At 12pm, the growing crowds in front of
the MSD and Union House buildings are due to most students finishing
class and going to the Union House to have lunch. At 2pm, most activity
occurs in the lawns, where the crowding shows that people use the
shadows of the trees across the lawn as a place to cool down and
comfortably relax. The site is considerably empty at 5pm, due to most
students leaving campus.
What is interesting about the action within the site is that we can clearly
observe many diverse activities occurring between 12pm and 2pm,
which decreases from 3pm to 5pm. During these peak periods, dog
walking has been observed which is interesting as it shows how vast the
uses for the area are.
TEMPERATURE ANALYSIS
It was found that there are four elements which could affect the temperature:
1. Sun shine - sunshine is the most influential elements of the temperature change
2. Shadow (buildings, vegetation) - temperature difference can be felt where
the area have shadow or not, including not only the shadows of the vegetation but
also the shadows of the buildings
3. Air conditioner inside of the buildings - especially near the entry of the building.
It is very easy to feel cool air out of the air conditioner inside of the building.
4. Wind - the wind is also an important element, which can affect the
temperature of the site. An example is the Raymond Priestley building. People can
always feel the wind on the pathway in front of the building because of how the
structure allows wind to pass underneath it.
MOVEMENT ANALYSIS
What was most interesting about the movement within the site was the change of
pace depending on the time.
Ten minutes before and after each hour mark, many people were observed to be in a
rush, walking at a much quicker pace and not stopping for conversation, taking the
quickest and most direct route to get to the other side of the site. This is likely because
they needed to get to a class on time.
At other times throughout the hour, the people passing through the site were walking
at a leisurely pace, enjoying conversation and the weather. I found this interesting
because by sitting down and observing the way people moved it was clear
determining their intentions.