12 Unexpected Av, Manicured Village CA

Palace of fine arts, San Francisco CA

Golden Gate Park

Bicycle safety

Herzog & de Meuron

de Young Museum

                 

Music Amphitheatre

HELLO SAN FRAN!

I flew in this morn around 10:30,

struggled to make it through customs in a reasonable time,

i swear im not wishing to migrate,

dear god just leave me alone


anyway the weather is amazing, not cold at all :(

and H&M is to die for,

i think i will be sending some of my clothes home for sure.



Jade, Starbucks is soooo fucking cheap, i think ill actually buy you that gift after all.

Bec, chinatown is huge (hahaha)

Bernie, im not buying you shoes

and Tom. . . . . I COULDNT FIND ANY POP TARTS!!

im living on bagels. .

Amies ass on the white chair

Yess that is Amie Goodall's ass sitting on the white chair onthe photo on the header of my blog, for those wishing to sek further "ass on chair models" you can find her via facebook!!!

IM OFF TO NEW YORK!!!!!

Well ive finished with my B.Arch degree at UNSW and now its on to the next stage,

With my initial plan being to relocate for a bit and stay steady in the Big Apple, i have just been offered a full time position in an amazing Australian architecture firm.

so i guess ill be seeing Sydney again shortly.


Ola Sola
x

FINAL PRESENTATION. 3/11/08

MONDAY 13TH

EXCERSISE TWO

S E C T I O N A L . P E R S P E C T I V E

C R O S S . S E C T I O N . O N E

C R O S S . S E C T I O N . T W O

S T R U C T U R E S . D R A W I N G

PRECEDENT STUDIES

S U R R Y   H I L L S   C O M M U N I T Y 

C E N T R E   P R O P O S A L

• Addresses Crown St as its main facade.

• New building footprint has allowed for a laneway between buildings to be created. This allows the neighboring cafe/restaurant to open into the lane, increasing public atmosphere and encouraging involvement.

• The building fabric has conformed to traditionalist urban design form of buildings enclosing space, rather than buildings within space. This is noted by the facade sitting flush against the street.

S T I C K S   A N D   S T O N E S

a new public library in Villanueva, Columbia

Villanueva, Colombia, a small town 130 miles east of Bogotá, has long been caught in that country’s bloody 44-year civil war. It is known for its oil and its frequent spasms of violence; in 2001, right-wing guerrillas kidnapped 200 local farmers. Unsurprisingly, the town’s school system is in shambles. In an effort to right Villanueva’s sinking fortunes, the Colombian government turned to architecture.

A Modernist building in dialogue with the regional design vernacular, Villanueva’s new public library features local materials such as timber and river stones.

The 37,000-square-foot library commissioned for Villanueva—two enormous wood-and-stone blocks, one on the ground and the other raised on pillars—was built piece by piece by the community it serves. The focal point of its minimalist concrete-and-metal interior is an outdoor plaza; in a town that has been a playground for rival paramilitary groups, the library has become both a refuge and an agent of change.