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Studio 31: Meta
S ACK
Kevin Huynh

Arlen Burger
Qui Dongjie
Isabella Etna
Stewart Haotian
Kevin Huynh
Edwin Juupp
Xiaoshu Kang
Jerry Lin
Xuan Luo
Marney Passalaqua
Monica Percudani
Angus Rankin
Julia Stjerna
Samantha Tan
Nicholas Vorich
Maoqi Zhu
with
Jorge Ortega
Isaac Chen
Melbourne School of Design
The University of Melbourne

Studio 31: Meta
S ACK
Kevin Huynh

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL MEMEBERS OF
STUDIO 31
ISAAC CHEN
JORGE ORTEGA
MUM, DAD, SONNY, STORMY
JOHN TALLIS
ANDRES LOPEZ
JULIE ARNESEN
LISA WEISS
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: YOU ARE THE USER
//: YOU CONTROL THE SYSTEM
//: YOUR THOUGHTS, FEELINGS AND
DESIRES ARE ACCOUNTED FOR
//: YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN
//: YOU ARE THE SYSTEM

Contents
Studio Preface: Meta
Future Scenario: OCF
Concept: A/B Split Test
Implementation Strategy: Water
Project Consolidation + Future Scenario
Site: Finders Street Station
Co-Programing
Concept: Airport
Past Scenario: Fire
Program: Internet Cafe 2.0
Project Consolidation + Concept
Concept: Visual Perception
Past Scenario: Water
Project Consolidation + Technology
Projection Consolidation 2.0
A Critical Reflection on META
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Studio Preface
Meta
We believe that creativity is the key to the future of human endeavor.
Design and the value it provides to society is becoming increasingly
more influenced by how it is produced; we believe the means of
production-although intrinsically linked to the product- instead
should be secondary to the intangible values pursued by the design
intent being implemented.
As more processes within the design conception and production
get automated, the true value of a designer is steering towards
being able to find strategies that involve a nonlinear, quasi-logical
solutions -unable to be generated by automated processes/scripts or
algorithms- to design challenges.
The aim of this studio is to provide a platform from which designers
are able to detach themselves from their current intellectual restrains
and explore an imaginative approach to the formation of creative
solutions from a variety of creative models applied to design and
architectural thinking.
The aim of the workshop is to increase the participant’s creative
approach to problem solving.
Our design life revolves around reconciliation impossible outcomes;
freedom to approach situations objectively, correctly, clearly and
comprehensively will allow us to identify the opportunities to achieve
and materialize these impossibilities. The workshops are organized in
3 phases:
FIRST: projection setting
SECOND: intervention framework
THIRD: implementation
Format: 10 minute open presentation -all participants are expected to
attend all presentations-, open feedback, Q&A and additional notes,
briefing and deliverables for next session. Presentations will be in 40
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minute blocks with 10 minute intermissions between each block.
The workshop is organized around weekly topics and tasks.
Basic working operands: the whole is more that its individual
components, nothing is generated out of nothing, to control the
system you need to know and master the system, change is avoidable
changing is not, we construct our reality around the stories we tell
ourselves.
//: YOUR ADVENTURE AWAITS...
//: CONTINUE ONTO PAGE 01 TO CONTINUE
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Future Scenario
OCF (OUR COMMON FUTURE)
After decades of fast pace societal changes fueled by technological
innovation and discovery, it started to slow down as microprocessor
could not get any smaller or faster, technology finally reached
the cusp of development as it began to stagnate and in a way
became dormant. New discoveries were based and found using ‘old
technology.’ Innovation was still somewhat present but it was a
bottleneck. Where once technology allowed the human race to extend
their reach into the depths of space to understand humanity was now
a limiting factor hindering progress for future development.
Society began to slow down, for the first time in history since the
turn of the century, society started to settle into what we now call,
The Prime, named after the reactor that changed everything. Prime-
19b was a new age fusion reactor that utilised nuclear fusion to
produce energy. As the name may suggest there were eighteen prime
reactors before 19b each of those before it testing the feasibility of a
commercially viable solution to fusion energy production. Prime-19b is
an iteration on Prime-19 where Prime-19b utilises helium-3 isotopes
rather than seawater to produce energy.
Helium-3 was always known to be the fuel of the future, but with
sea water at our doorsteps, it was more efficient to harvest water
from the sea than Helium-3 from space. However, it proved to be
unsustainable as the quality of seawater began to decrease. The
decrease of seawater quality resulted in less than optimal energy
output. The large demand for energy to sustain society was greater
than the current peta-watt output of the previous prime reactors,
triggering the switch to the helium-3 reactors. Decades before the
decline of water quality and the age of The Prime, space mining
missions began to harvest helium-3 from neighbouring asteroids
and moons, stockpiling helium-3 in large geosynchronous orbiting
satellites above the earth’s surface (due to the lack of space here
back on earth.) The stockpile grew so large that even with a 50%
efficient fusion reactor, it could still provide enough energy to support
the growing population for centuries to come.
p.01

It may seem like we are living in a utopia, with unlimited clean energy
but we are far from it. The prime reactors solved only the energy
crisis of the 21st century, however, what was currently facing society
was far more critical. The exponential rise of the global population
was the protagonist of fundamental change. Overpopulation triggered
cities to initially grow outwards than upwards towards the sky. Once
the structural capacity of built structures was succeeded, radial cities
began to form around the major metropolitan capital to support the
growing population. The population growth placed immense stress
on the ecological systems that supports life on earth. Large-scale
crop cultivation was for a long time successful in feeding the masses.
The crops through the use of genetically modified organisms (GMO)
became more resilience to high temperatures (global warming) and
water shortages and more resistance to pest and disease, so we
kept planting. Initially, the crops were naturally growing GMO’s. Overfarming
to support the growing population lead to the erosion and
degradation of the soil. No matter how much artificial fertiliser was
utilised in the nutrient-poor soil, the crops became less nutrient
dense, were once one kilogram of the crop could feed a family of four
for three days was now reduced to one meal.
Additionally, the increase of population size triggered the fallout of
global warming. Even though the prime reactors were now producing
clean energy, early in the 21st century during the initial population
spike, fossil fuels were still utilised to generate energy. We depended
on fossil fuels so much during this time that we triggered the fallout
of global warming (something that humanity cannot recover from.)
We did too much, for too long without fully understanding the
consequences of our actions. No matter how much we do now to
mitigate the consequences of global warming it cannot be stopped.
For years global temperatures have been raising, causing global sea
levels to rise. The rise of global sea levels displaced millions forcing
them further inland, this made extremely difficult as the land was
already scarce.
p.02

Contemporary life was not particularly pleasant. By 2040 famine and
freshwater water scarcity ravaged the earth, there was not enough
food to feed the growing population and barely enough water to
sustain human life. Outdoor temperatures averaged around 45-55
degree and with the depleted ozone layer the surface of the earth
was battered with dangerous ultraviolet radiation, you could not walk
outside without an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) not that you
needed to anymore. The whole dynamic and structure of society and
contemporary life changed once we were confined to the indoors.
After the world leaders summit in 2040, it was decided that the
outdoors could no longer support life and that we now had to live
indoors until it was safe to return to the surface (hundreds and
thousands of years.)
I say return to the surface as I am not currently on the surface on the
earth, nor am I above it in an apartment tower or in a space station, I
am one of the millions of individuals who sought refuge underground
where the temperature is more stable. Furthermore, the underground
labyrinth of structures to support life is more spacious than the
ground above our heads, or so that’s what I thought, I thought life was
going to be the same but underground but once life could no longer
be sustained our traditional way life also died.
My name is Kevin and I haven’t woken up in thirteen years, well I
haven’t woken up in the ‘traditional’ manner in thirteen years and
no, I am not dead. I currently live in a virtual reality alongside with
everyone on earth, we are all connected to a central server and live
about our daily lives like we used to, with the exception that we are in
a simulation of reality. The simulation can be seen as an escape from
the apocalyptic environment currently on the earth’s surface. By the
end of 2040 everyone, I knew alongside with everyone on earth logged
onto the server, those who chose to remain in reality were faced with
starvation due to the lack of food, death by dehydration or death by
radiation. You might be asking yourself how do we sustain life as a
member of the virtual reality if there are minimal food and drinkable
p.03

water. The simple answer is we don’t eat or drink. The long answer is
we are currently in a deep sleep, similar to a hibernation all waiting
for the day the earth becomes habitable again.
The hibernation keeps us in a ‘dream state’ and is the site of the
virtual reality, additionally, the hibernation causes our bodies to enter
a phase of minimal metabolic activity thus, reducing our needs for
food and water. Once a day we are fed intravenously, nutrient-rich
liquid containing glucose, amino acids, lipids, vitamins and minerals
are pumped into our body to keep in alive, we are not over or under
feed, we are feed exactly what our metabolism needs to sustain a
healthy functioning brain. The entire progress of logging on to the
virtual reality was very simple, the government provided you with a
form-fitting bodysuit, this bodysuit containing devices that allowed
for intravenous feeding, temperature regulation, electrostimulation,
waste management and connection to the virtual reality. For people
like me living in underground bunkers, our bodysuits connects directly
to a management system built into the bunker control mainframe. For
those dreaming above ground, their bodysuits are managed by the
systematic drones that autonomously drop monthly supplies into the
building’s hopper system that manages and distributions the nutrient
via tubes and ducts to the dreamers’ bodysuits. No matter of location
we all dream in capsules, little pods 650mm wide, 400mm high and
2500mm deep, there is no need to move or feel comfort within the
pod as your simply sleeping inside of it.
The bodysuit is fantastic piece of technology, not only does it allows
us to escape our current reality but also maintains everything physical
about the human form. The electrostimulation system keeps the
body’s muscles from deteriorating due to lack of use, the system
is smart enough not to over stimulate your muscles which would
cause metabolic activity to increase thus requiring more nutrients,
it is a fine balance between keeping your body alive and sustaining
the nutrients. Additionally, the temperature regulator made sure
perfect sleeping temperatures were satisfied to decrease the risk of
p.04

prematurity achieving consciousness. Our slowed metabolism and no
solid food intake meant we produced little to no waste. The waste we
did excrete is handled by the bodysuit and transferred to an organic
waste recycler which reconstitutes the waste back into nutrient-rich
food.
There was some resistance when people began to log on the virtual
reality but it was voluntary. The government felt it was up to the
individual to choose whether they wanted to live in a simulation
but what was the alternative...? Death? There was no pleasure in
sustaining the status quo of contemporary life as we knew it there
was no other option. Which brings me to the virtual reality, our
common future or OCF.
The year is 2053, and I have been living in OCF for thirteen years. The
virtual reality is a Utopian society, the whole world in a non-combat
zone with many different realities and worlds within the one main
reality. OCF seeks to distract the users whilst keeping them occupied
within the simulation, not that you wanted to leave the simulation in
the first place. There is no bottom, middle or high-class everyone in
the same, every fortnight the system supplies you with an allowance
of credit, you can spend the credit as you see fit. Everyone gets the
same amount of credit no matter gender, age, race or status it’s a
fair and balanced system. Virtual androids are programmed into the
simulation and they handle the grunt work to keep the simulation
running, they are the androids serving you coffee in the morning in
your favorite cafe, they are the ones cleaning up after you and keeping
the system afloat. The population of OCF remains the same, you
can’t die in the simulation and you can’t reproduce in the simulation
(population management.)
You might be asking yourself how is the system running the
simulation and keeping all the users fed and alive, simple, artificial
intelligence and robots. With the prime reactors producing enough
energy to sustain the simulation and all the bodysuits, the army
p.05

of robots and drones produce and feeds the artificial nutrient that
keeps us alive. The system is the governing body, there is no political
system anymore, we follow the system and the system follows us.
The system does things for the benefit of the users. We air our ideas,
concerns, wants and needs to the system and the system using it’s
processing power will decide on the outcome. However, the system
wasn’t really needed, since everyone is in their own world the system
of ‘government took the backseat to simply continues to sustain our
bodies in reality.
There is more free time now since you don’t have to work to sustain
yourself, the system provides you with enough credit for a modus
lifestyle. Contrasting a day spent working back in reality, people here
can focus on what they really love to do, you can enter the roleplaying
games (RPG) server and completed quest until your heart’s
content or you can enter the nature server and hike in any national
park that ever existed back on the surface, enjoy shopping? Maybe
teleport yourself to Paris and visit Burberry to buy our simulation
some nice clothing. Nothing stops you from doing what you love.
Every night your avatar sleeps and wakes up the next morning (gives
the system time off) and you go about your day. With no work and
enough money, everyday activities were whatever you desired.
As you can imagine this world has no bounds. What is imagined can
be placed into the simulation, nothing is stopping you from living
on top of a mountain that you designed yourself. But even with the
endless possibilities for this reality, we retracted back to what we
once knew. I think out of control and routine the simulated reality
ended up very similar to the reality we had back in the early 21st
century before the fallout of global warming. Cities, landmarks and
spaces, in reality, were scanned, archived and uploaded into the
simulation and formed the foundation of the simulation. Space
reminded the same, you could not tell the difference between a
virtual space and real space.
p.06

I could not leave reality and substitute it for this subversion of reality
so I kept most of the routines that I formulated back in reality. I am
a practising architect in this virtual simulation. Other users approach
me and ask me to design things for them, in this reality, land,
resources and the technology that encapsulates them, is unlimited.
You can design whatever you want and since this is a simulation, the
laws of physics don’t apply, so you can design the most awesome
looking structure and you won’t have a structural engineer saying that
you need to compromise and that it is not possible. So I spend my
day working, not that I need to, I want too, and the system benefit for
working and providing something back to the community gives you
extra perks. The system awards me extra credits every fortnight that I
invest into my own private world.
This world is another starta to this simulated reality, it acts like a
private chat room, but instead of a room, it’s a whole universe that
I populate with things I enjoyed back in reality. I don’t want to be
distracted by the simulation I want to be reminded of the world we
once lived. I want to remember the society we had, the objects and
rituals we filled our lives with and the system we had. In my private
universe, I have this world that I frequency visit after work, Hill Valley,
yes the Hill Valley from Back to the Future. Hill Valley loops in 1985
I programmed it like this because I believe it encapsulates what we
are currently missing in our society. In Hill Valley there was a sense
of community, a place you knew your neighbor and everyone in your
town, everyone was a familiar face, I guess that got really difficult
when we started to live in dense urban capitals with an apartment
building having the same density as hill valley but in a tighter amount
of space. I miss the interaction I had with people, everyone is off
in their own world doing god knows what. The technology in 1985
was simple and effective but the chase for more efficiency with
better technology changed everything. Our desire was faster, better
and stronger without realising the effects we were having on the
environment. I really enjoy how disconnected society was back in this
time, technology didn’t allow us to directly interface with one another
p.07

in seconds, communication was slower but it was more meaningful
when it occurred. Travel was at a slower pace so you would enjoy
the space between your destinations, there were no more highway
signs advertising ‘the world’s largest egg’ which meant no more
detours to discover your surroundings and yourself. Everything was
so pre-programmed and engineered for efficiency. I enjoy coming
here because it keeps me entertained, I enjoy heading to Lou’s Cafe
and debating with George about Captain Falcon and heading to the
theatre and watching Jaws. Even though I am interacting with fake
androids how is that different from the current reality we live in.
Back, in reality, I lay there waiting for the day I can return to living.
It’s funny to think that everything in the past thirteen years has
been fake. The emotions I experienced all governed by the bodysuit
regulating my brain chemistry. The things I feel just simple electric
impulses fired into my muscles and brains. I am really alive?...
p.08

_OVERPOPULATION
_GLOBAL WARMING
_UNDERGROUND LIVING
_LIFE SUPPORT
_VIRTUAL REALITY
_FAKE SOCIETY / REAL SOCIETY
_WHAT IS IT TO EXIST?
CONCEPTS , THEMES & CRITICAL STANDPOINT
p.09

OVERPOPULATION
p.10

p.11
GLOBAL WARMING

UNDERGROUND LIVING
p.12

p.13
LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM

LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM
p.14

p.15
VIRTUAL REALITY

VIRTUAL REALITY
p.16

p.17
SOCIETY

SOCIETY
p.18

: I’M SORRY TO INFORM YOU BUT THE SECTION YOU JUST READ HAS
NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PROJECT...
//: CONTINUE ONTO THE NEXT SECTION TO CONTINUE
//: FIRE OR WATER?
//: IF FIRE PROCEED TO PAGE 111,
//: IF WATER PROCEED TO PAGE 187
p.19

Concept
A/B SPLIT TEST
The A/B Split test is a controlled experiment with two variants, A
and B. It is a form of statistical hypothesis testing or two scenarios.
The A/B testing is a way to compare two version of a single variable
typically by testing the subject’s response to variable A against
variable B and determining which of the two variable is more
effective.
The split test allows variables to be quickly tested and
implementation and its goal are to optimise the systems for
maximum user engagement. The split test allows the systems to be
flexible for variables for constantly being tested and changed leading
to a dynamic system that is growth orientated.
The results drive the direction of the development, the users are
placed in the centre and their actions accounted for.
Taking the concept of the split test, a framework can be extracted
and applied to architecture and the built environment. The first
framework element is the framework. In order for something
dynamic and changing to occur within a space, there must be an
open plan in order to accommodate this. Structural framework is
pushed to the exterior allowing for a free open plan. Temporary is the
next framework element. As variables are constantly being tested,
implemented or rejected, the variated that are implemented are
temporary spaces. Finally adaptive, the spaces must be adaptive and
allows for dynamic change.
p.20

WEBSITES
DEVELOPMENT
USER DRIVEN
p.21
WHAT IS A {A/B} SPLIT TEST?

USER GROUP
A
B
TYPICAL {A/B} SPLIT TEST
QUICK IMPLEMENTATION
VARIABLES
OPTIMIZATION
WHY {A/B} SPLIT TEST?
p.22

DYNAMIC
FLEXIBLE
GROWTH
WHY {A/B} SPLIT TEST?
RESULT DRIVEN ACTON
USERS
p.23
{A/B} SPLIT TEST IN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

{A/B} SPLIT TEST IN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN
p.24

FRAMEWORK
FRAMEWORK
p.25
FRAMEWORK_ CENTRE POMPIDOU

p.26

TEMPORARY
TEMPORARY
p.27
TEMPORARY_ OMA M PAVILION

p.28

ADAPTIVE
ADAPTIVE
p.29
ADAPTIVE_ PARTICULAR ARCHITECTS STUDIO

p.30

REACTIONS TO A ACTION
p.31
OPTIMIZATION

{A/B} SPLIT TEST
FRAMEWORK TEMPORARY ADAPTIVE
{A/B} SPLIT TEST IN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN
p.32

: NOW THIS WE HAVE A DRIVING CONCEPT WE NEED PROGRAMS
//: DO YOU PREFER ONE PROGRAM FOR THE WHOLE PROJECT? IF SO
PROCEED TO PAGE 121
//; IF YOU PREFER THREE PROGRAMS WORKING TOGETHER, CONTINUE
TO PAGE 95
p.33

Implementation Strategy
WATER
Utilising water as a framework for change, the key characteristics and
ideas of water were highlighted; flow, atmosphere, mode, adaptive,
form and fabric. Tailoring the framework towards the process leads
to the revised framework of adaptive, flow and mode as these
framework elements could be utilised to implement the project onto
the site.
Water is adaptive, it response to actions. The dynamics of water
allows it to choose the path of least resistance causing it to adapt
to its surroundings. These characteristics are very similar to the idea
of a container. Using the site as a container for change, the site can
be ‘filled.’ The implemented strategy would be limited to the physical
constraints of the site.
There is a flow of water, it is continuous. The continuous flows cause
patterns and movements in the form of ripples. The ripples are
constantly changing making it dynamic. Can the flow be continued on
the site? Taking what is already on site and projecting or flowing what
is existing onto the new areas for development?
Water is a mode of transportation, it allows small particles to be
transported. These particulates can change the chemistry of the
water and sometimes making the water more acidic. Is it possible to
erode the existing site through partial demolition and renovating and
integration new aspects onto the existing site?
This framework was tested against criteria to see potential effects it
could have on the site.
p.34

p.35
WATER AS A FRAMEWORK FOR CHANGE

FLOW
ATMOSPHERE
MODE
ADAPTIVE
FORM
FABRIC
FRAMEWORK
ADAPTIVE
FLOW
MODE
REVISED FRAMEWORK
p.36

ADAPTIVE
RESPONSIVE
p.37
ACTIONS

PATH OF LEASE RESISTANCE
DYNAMIC OF WATER
ADAPTS TO SURROUNDINGS
CONTAINER
p.38

SITE AS A CONTAINER
FILL SITE
HOW?
p.39

FLOW
CONTINUOUS
ACTION
p.40

RIPPLES
PATTERN & MOVEMENT
CONSTANT CHANGE
p.41
DYNAMIC

PROJECT
DYNAMIC
HOW?
p.42

MODE
PARTICULATES
p.43
TRANSPORT

CHEMISTRY
DYNAMIC OF WATER
ACIDIC
CORROSION OF SITE
p.44

PARTIAL DEMOLITION
RENOVATION & INTEGRATION
HOW?
p.45

1. CONNECTION
TO EXISTING SITE
INFRASTRUCTURE
2. PROTECTION OF ICONIC
ASPECTS OF SITE
3. RE-ESTABLISHES FLOW &
CREATES NEW ONES
4. ENCOURAGES
INTERACTION /
CONNECTION
5. PROVIDES A FORUM
6. DISTINCT, VIBRANT,
HEALTHY, LIABLE CITY
CRITERIA
ADAPTIVE
FLOW
MODE
IMPLEMENTATION TESTING
p.46

A B C D F NA
1. EXISTING
2. PROTECTION
3. FLOW
4. CONNECTION
5. FORUM
ADAPTIVE
6. DISTINCT
IMPLEMENTATION TESTING 1
A B C D F NA
1. EXISTING
2. PROTECTION
3. FLOW
4. CONNECTION
5. FORUM
FLOW
6. DISTINCT
p.47
IMPLEMENTATION TESTING 2

A B C D F NA
1. EXISTING
2. PROTECTION
3. FLOW
4. CONNECTION
5. FORUM
MODE
6. DISTINCT
IMPLEMENTATION TESTING 3
A B C D F NA
1. EXISTING
2. PROTECTION
3. FLOW
4. CONNECTION
5. FORUM
6. DISTINCT
IMPLEMENTATION TESTING
p.48

p.49

p.50

p.51

p.52

A B C D F NA
1. EXISTING
2. PROTECTION
3. FLOW
4. CONNECTION
5. FORUM
6. DISTINCT
p.53
IMPLEMENTATION TESTING

: IS THIS PROCESS STARTING TO MAKE SENSE YET?
//: ALSO WHAT YOU JUST READ TO OLD AND SUPERSEEDED
//: IF TO WISH TO CONTINUE TO THE REVISED WATER
IMPLEMENTATION, CONTINUE TO PAGE 202
//: IF YOU’RE SICK OF THE GAMES PROCEED TO PAGE 131
p.54

Project Consolidation
Future Scenario Analysis
p.55

p.56

p.57

p.58

p.59

Project Consolidation
Project Consolidation + Future Scenario
REALITY IS A MYTH
The reality distortion field (RDF) is a term Bud Tribble coined at Apple
Computer in 1981, to describe Steve Job’s personality. Tribble said
that the term came from Star Trek as it described how the aliens
created their own new world through mental force and manipulation.
However, in the case of Steve jobs, the reality distortion field
described his ability to convince himself and others to believe almost
anything with a mixture of charm, charisma, bravado, hyperbole,
marketing, appeasement and persistence. RDF was said to distort
the audience’s sense of proportion and scale of difficulties and
made them believe that the task at hand was possible. The terms
has extended into other industries and onto other individuals who
showcase the same charm and charisma to distort the reality of
other, some notable figures are Bill Clinton and Elon Musk.
The reality distortion field can also be applied to architecture and
contemporary life, where the designed spaces, environments and the
technologies within such distorts the user’s sense of scale, proportion
and ultimately their view of reality and society. The way we perceive
reality is governed by our past experiences and knowledge, however
as mentioned above the reality you perceive can be distorted by
others and the things around you.
The society and reality we perceive as real is fake, a techno-human
construction that governs the way we interact with the world around
us. It started with marketing departments of global corporations
rolling out large scale marketing campaigns. The scale of the
rollout was unprecedented and never seen before, in the past such
campaigns would fail as it could not grasp traction within different
cultures, however in the new age of technology every piece of
advertisements was targeted to the individual. The campaign targeted
all demographics, cultures and languages. It did this through a neuronetwork
of machine deep learning targeting and collecting data on
individuals through the technology they used daily. It monitored all
p.60

aspects of your life and kept tabs on your habits, desires, wants
and needs and after months of collecting data the machine through
algorithms, statistics and simulation created a digital clone of yourself
which it used to develop targeted content. The media they produced
infiltrated into the daily lives of the general populous through the
technology they used and depended on. The media was used to
conceal and control, what was concealed was the truth of the current
state of society and reality, it manifested as advertisements, news,
propaganda and products.
Private personal space is targeted as the world as we knew it
began to become overrun and encapsulated by media and images,
a distorted reality. It could not be stopped or controlled, to stop it
meant disconnected from technology, however, in a world overrun
and governed by technology this was not possible. In the past
disconnecting from media and technology meant turning off your
mobile phone or unsubscribing to a news feed, however, now that
pieces of technology have become integrated into the human form
disconnected meant losing a part intrinsic to you.
Masking the profound existence of reality is not is a new concept,
seeing the world through a distorted lens gained traction and took
off when social media began to define the lives of the people using
it. Posting pictures and statues that were not real but stages and
manipulated to tell an alternative story is ingrained in social media
platforms, the technology understood this aspect of the human
condition and played upon it to dominate our reality.
The society has changed so much from the past, previously you
could control the content that was in front of you, control the
advertisement and distractions that held up your day to day life.
However, now content is projected and displayed for your viewing
everywhere you go, to cannot be masked or removed, you have to live
with it. Through constant exposure and viewing, the viewer began to
adjust and see the world around them differently.
p.61

STACK has evolved over the past 35 years. The system is still
conducting the a/b split test on each program modules. The system
has adapted to the change of society and reality to suit the social
environment that surrounds it. The spatial configuration, quality and
use of spaces have changed and through iterations of the split test
the system realised the change and has adapted to meet the needs
of the users. The programs are no longer equally divided, over the
years the love hotel has slowly eroded the multi-faith, there seems
to be a dying trend of religion and belief in 2058. There seems to be
dying hoping during this time, it might be a mixture of the distorted
reality controlled by the images we see or that contemporary life has
changed so much since the past but we longer focus what is really
important to humanity, it seems like we are all taking part in this
‘arms race’ to reach the top, you bettering the person next to you
and doing anything to be better than others. Society is so fixated on
bigger, better, best.
The modularity of STACK has allowed it to expand vertically and
spread across the site, the flexible and dynamic nature of the
system has allowed it to adapt to the changing sociopolitical and
environmental landscape, enabling it to withstand the test of time,
(name of project) is timeless. The constant renewal of the modular
parts that form (name of project) means that the place you visited
last month would not be the same, through the iteration of modules
and constant change, spatial experience and interaction is always
different and changing.
In the beginning, foot traffic was diverted and redistributed towards
the new entrances, people started to take advantage of the laneway
as a refuge from the elements external to the site. Pop up markets
and shops filled the territorial space as the laneways transformed
from sprawl landscapes and began to take advantage of the vertical
nature of STACK. There is no longer an even split between programs,
multi-faith modules were not as popular as hotel pods or market
pods. The system realised this and shuffled the distribution of spaces.
p.62

Additionally, the system identified the timing of such programs
and made, sure enough, modules were on standby during peak
times in order to meet the demands. Over time the system began
to see patterns in use and it became very efficient. In time periods
of peak user engagement the system could constantly grow and
change, however, in periods where engagement stagnated and user
engagement was lost, the system would get confused as there was
no user input to change the direction or new rules for the a/b split
test. Anytime this occurred the system would reboot and start the
iterations from scratch, kind of like a rebirth.
Everybody thought the marketing campaigns on a global scale would
be impossible due to government oversight and regulation, however,
the government were no longer run by the people for the people but
rather controlled by the corporations. Sounds likes something straight
out of a dystopian Hollywood blockbuster movie but it actually
happened. The impact of the marketing campaign was made so
much worse as technology governed, controlled and filled our lives.
The Neronode in your minds, constantly, baradding us with unless
information, filling, masking the distorting how we see society and the
world around us.
Additionally, it infiltrated into architecture and buildings were seen
as untapped canvas that images could be posted upon. Architecture
became the means of distributing marketing material. Bright lights,
images, sounds surrounding our every waking moment.
p.63

PERCEPTION OF REALITY
REALITY IS A MYTH
EXPERIENCE
KNOWLEDGE
PERCEPTION OF REALITY
p.64

INFLUENCER
SKEWED PERCEPTION OF REALITY
p.65
REALITY DISTORTION FIELD

STAR TREK
REALITY DISTORTION FIELD
REALITY DISTORTION FIELD
p.66

STEVE JOBS
REALITY DISTORTION FIELD
MANIPULATE
CONVINCE
p.67
REALITY DISTORTION FIELD

MARKETING
REALITY DISTORTION FIELD IN 2053
INFORMATION OVERLOAD
REALITY DISTORTION FIELD IN 2053
p.68

COOKIES
REALITY DISTORTION FIELD IN 2053
NEURO-NETWORK
MACHINE DEEP LEARNING
p.69
REALITY DISTORTION FIELD IN 2053

TECHNOLOGY
REALITY DISTORTION FIELD IN 2053
p.70

TECHNO-HUMAN
REALITY DISTORTION FIELD IN 2053
MASK
DENATURE
p.71
CONTEMPORARY LIFE

CANVAS
ARCHITECTURE
MANIPULATE
CONVINCE
REALITY DISTORTION FIELD
p.72

p.73

PRESENT: 2018
p.74

p.75

FUTURE: 2035
//: JUMP TO PAGE 218 TO SEE HOW THE FUTURE AFFECTED THE
PRESENT DESIGN
p.76

p.77

Site
FLINDERS STREET STATION
Located at the heart of Melbourne Flinders Street Station is a
landmark that defines the fabric of the city and also the site of this
project. However, the site of the project is, in fact, the air-rights above
Flinders Street Station. The cities of tomorrow cannot continue to
sprawl horizontally, major cities like Hong Kong, New York and London
have already implemented air rights to combat urban sprawl, where
instead to building out horizontally, we start building up vertically. The
air-rights of adjacent buildings can be bought, and added onto your
project. You’re taking the potential spaces for possible development
and adding it to your own project.
The city of Melbourne is a hub of culture and interaction that is
seeing unprecedented growth. Will the influx of people the culture
and significance of Melbourne will change. But should it?
Through site analysis, adjacencies were extracted in order to
address missing links (connection), Additionally using the Victorian
government’s Plan Melbourne 2017-2050 and Melbourne City Council’s
Council plans the design proposal would meet issues and pockets of
potential outlined by the government and council.
p.78

LANDMARK TRANSFER
p.79
LANDMARK TRANSFER

LOT MERGE
p.80

ONE OF THE WORLD’S
MOST HARMONIOUS AND
CULTURALLY DIVERSE
COMMUNITIES
AROUND 140 CULTURES
THE MULTICULTURAL
CULTURE AFFECTING THE
FABRIC OF THE CITY
CULTURE
MELBOURNE IS THE
SECOND-MOST-POPULOUS
METROPOLITAN / URBAN
AREA IN AUSTRALIA
MELBOURNE’S
POPULATION DENSITY IS
453 PEOPLE PER SQUARE
KILOMETER
MELBOURNE IS RANKED
THE WORLD’S MOST
LIVABLE CITY
p.81
LOCAL & GLOBAL CONTEXT

PEOPLE
URBAN GROWTH
p.82

LANEWAYS
p.83
SIGNIFICANCE

ART
MUSIC
FOOD
COFFEE
MELBOURNE CULTURE
p.84

FLINDERS STREET STATION
p.85
RIVER

RAILWAY TRACK
VEGETATION
p.86

SIGNIFICANCE
p.87
CONGESTION

PARKS
AND REC.
SOUTHBANK
CBD
FLINDERS
STREET STATION
METRO
SYSTEM
YARRA RIVER
FEDERATION
SQUARE
PRIMARY ADJACENCIES - EXTERNAL
PARKS
AND REC.
SOUTHBANK
CBD
FLINDERS
STREET STATION
METRO
SYSTEM
YARRA RIVER
FEDERATION
SQUARE
PRIMARY ADJACENCIES - ONCE REMOVED
p.88

PARKS
AND REC.
SOUTHBANK
CBD
FLINDERS
STREET STATION
METRO
SYSTEM
YARRA RIVER
FEDERATION
SQUARE
PRIMARY ADJACENCIES - MAJOR
PARKS
AND REC.
SOUTHBANK
CBD
FLINDERS
STREET STATION
METRO
SYSTEM
YARRA RIVER
FEDERATION
SQUARE
p.89
PRIMARY ADJACENCIES - MISSING

“MARKET ANALYSIS”
p.90

METROPOLITAN
PLANNING
STRATEGY
PLAN MELBOURNE 2017-2050
A PRODUCTIVE AND
INNOVATIVE CITY
AFFORDABLE AND
ACCESSIBLE HOUSING
TRANSPORT FOR A
GROWING CITY
A DISTINCTIVE AND
LIVABLE CITY
INCLUSIVE, VIBRANT
AND HEALTHY
NEIGHBORHOODS
A SUSTAINABLE
AND RESILIENT CITY
CONTINUING TO INVEST
IN REGIONAL VICTORIA
p.91
CITY PLAN GOALS

MELBOURNE CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL PLAN
2017–2021
COUNCIL PLAN 2017-2021
ENVIRONMENT CREATIVITY PEOPLE PROSPERITY
KNOWLEDGE
CONNECTION
DELIBERATE
GROWTH
NATIVE
COUNCIL PLAN GOALS
p.92

ICONIC
FLOW
CONNECTION
FORUM
DESIGN DRIVERS
p.93

: NOW THAT YOU HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE LOCATION OF
THE PROJECT YOU GET TO CHOOSE WHAT DRIVES THE PROJECT...
//: CHOOSE BETWEEN THE FOLLOWING CONCEPTS:
//: A/B SPLIT TEST, PAGE 20
//: AIRPORT, PAGE 105
//: VISUAL PERCEPTION, 181
p.94

Co-Programing
Co-programming is the mixing of different programs together in order
to form a unitised whole. The union of different programs has the
potential to be mutually beneficial to each stand-alone program,
these aspects only being revealed once the different programs have
been brought together, tested, critiqued and analysed.
The three selected projects are Multi-Faith, Love Hotel and Territory.
Combining these separate programs lead to spaces and then the links
between the spaces through secondary adjacencies.
p.95

MULTI-FAITH
HIERARCHY
REPRESSED
POSSIBILITIES
p.96

LOVE HOTEL
DESIRE
ESCAPE
RATIONAL / IRRATIONAL
p.97

TERRITORY
POSITIONS
OPPOSING
UNION
p.98

M U
L
T I
F A
I T H
PERCEPTION
L O V
E H O
PHYSICAL
T E
L
METAPHYSICAL
T E R R I
T O R Y
MULTI FAITH
LARGE PRACTICE HALL
SMALL PRACTICE HALLS
PRIVATE ROOMS
GATHERING SPACES
REFLECTION SPACE
MEDIATION SPACE
INTERSECTION
ENTRANCE
PUBLIC OUTDOOR SPACE
CENTRAL CORE
PARKING
LOVE HOTEL
LOBBY
RESTAURANT / CAFE
BAR / LOUNGE
COMMUNAL SPACE
PUBLIC OUTDOOR SPACE
PRIVATE ROOMS
TERRITORY
CIRCULATION
THRESHOLDS
BOUNDARIES / ZONES
PUBLIC / PRIVATE SPACE
p.99

GATHERING SPACES
REFLECTION SPACES
MEDIATION SPACE
PRIVATE ROOMS
SMALL HALL
LARGE HALL
LOBBY
RESTAURANT / CAFE
BAR / LOUNGE
ENTRANCE
COMMUNAL SPACES
PUBLIC OPEN SPACE
CENTRAL CORE
PARKING
PUBLIC SPACE
BOUNDARIES
THRESHOLDS
CIRCULATION
PRIVATE ROOMS
PRIVATE SPACE
SECONDARY ADJACENCIES - INTERNAL
p.100

MULTI-FAITH
p.101
LOVE HOTEL

TERRITORY
INTERSECTION
p.102

p.103

: SEE HOW THE PROGRAMS ARE IMPLEMENTED ON SITE...
//: CONTINUE TO PAGE 34
p.104

Concept
AIRPORT
The concept of an airport is a program in its own right. The airport
functions as a system, a system of convenience and efficiency that
is oriented towards the user’s experience. The airport is a system of
inputs and outputs with all users following a predetermined path.
Airports practice disciplinary architecture were through the
architecture users are being controlled. These aspects can be
exploited where user emotions are evoked and innate human
behaviour can be triggered.
Within an airport wayfinding is key, it allows for circulations and flows
between public and private spaces. Airports are typically the start
connection point for users to a place and for this reason, airports are
iconic architecture pieces utilised light and scale to showcase what
that particular country or city is about.
Can an airport system be replicated onto a smaller scale?
p.105

PROGRAM
PROGRAM
p.106

EFFICIENCY
CONVENIENCE
USER EXPERIENCE
KEY CRITERIA
INPUTS / OUTPUTS
PREDETERMINED PATH
DISCIPLINARY ARCHITECTURE
p.107
AIRPORT

WAY FINDING
CIRCULATION / FLOW
PUBLIC / PRIVATE
AIRPORT
LIGHT
CONNECTION
ICONIC
AIRPORT
p.108

REPLICATE
UNIVERSAL SYSTEM
AIRPORT
p.109

: YOUR JOURNEY ENDS HERE
p.110

Past Scenario
FIRE
Technology is our extended minds. Technology is an extension of
the human form, we are tool-making animals that have been in a
symbiotic feedback loop with technology since the beginning of time.
Who we are is due to these feedback loops between us and our tools.
We use technology to extend our range of possibility, we use our tools
to extend our reach. Technology is the way we turn our minds inside
out, we build the technologies that then builds us back.
The harnessing of fire transformed and allowed the development of
technologies in which our modern lives depend. Our Ape ancestors
first discovered how to harness fire and eventually those evolved into
the earliest humans. Fire would help fend off creatures, extended
the day through light, allowed them to cook food and meant our
ancestors could stop living in trees, they could come down and from
the trees and live on the ground or sheltered in caves, where they
established hearths.
When you cook food, you break down the chains within it, meaning
you spend less energy trying to digest it. Cooking allowed the predigestion
of food, because we had extra energy as we were predigesting
our food, our bodies could evolved to grow bigger brains
where we had the cognitive re-estate necessary for the emergence of
culture, religion, arts and architecture.
Fire helped early humans become us.
Fire is the technology that created it all, all the technologies that
have come can attribute fire as the origin. Interested in investigating
how a technology like fire can change the architecture of the future.
Computational design is beginning to manifest within architecture but
how will a technology like robots and androids change architecture.
p.111

Technology is our skin.
“Humanity… is an extruder of technological material. We take in
matter that has a low degree of organisation; we put it through
mental filters and we extrude jewelry, gospels, space shuttles. This
is what we do.”
-Terence McKenna
TECHNOLOGY
p.112

Technology is an extension of the human form, we are tool-making animals
that have been in a symbiotic feedback loop with technology since the
beginning of time. Who we are is due to these feedback loops between us
and our tools.
We use technology to extend our range of possibility, we use our tools to
extend our reach.
Technology is the way we turn our minds inside out, we build the
technologies that then builds us back. Technology is our extended minds.
TECHNOLOGY

FIRE
EVOLUTION OF HUMANS
p.114

p.115

p.116

p.117
CHANGING HEARTH TYPOLOGY

EVOLUTION OF HUMANS
EVOLUTION OF HUMANS & TECHNOLOGY
p.118

COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN
p.119
ROBOTICS AND DESIGN

ROBOTICS AND ARCHITECTURE
//: WE SHOULD STOP MEETING LIKET THIS..
//: ONCE AGAIN, I’M SORRY TO INFORM YOU BUT THE SECTION YOU
JUST READ HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PROJECT...
//: RETURN TO THE LAST SECTION
p.120

Program
INTERNET CAFE 2.0
The world wide web or the internet is ingrained in today’s society that
without it, society, as we have come to know, would not function or
exist. Is it as part of the fabric of the city like the users within it. A
world without internet is not so realistic as it has become a major
utility like water, gas and electricity, with this, it also has safeguards
in place in order to keep users online. However, what if the internet
was not completely gone but unusable due to the slow speed. How
would that change society, how would that change the ways in which
we interact with people and ultimately spaces and architecture.
The scalability of the internet is the issue, there is limited hardware
to support the growing system. As the users increase in size, they also
chase more; more bandwidth, higher connection speeds and higher
quality of audio and visual. The system at this point of time cannot
support the large packets of information the users seek, we can start
to compress the information but there is a loss of quality and the
users don’t want that either.
There will be a return of the humble internet cafe of the 90’s.
However, instead of focusing on connecting the user to the internet,
the focus will be on providing the users with a fast, reliable and
secure internet. The user will physically plug into ports provided and
instantly be connected to the internet highway. The space provided
contains a mixture of programs to allow for multiple different types of
users. As this internet hub will be the only place in the city with this
type of high-speed internet the users will be those that seek escape,
collaboration (work) and a breakout space for general recreation.
p.121

W ORLD W IDE W EB
p.122

p.123

NO INTERNET
SLOW INTERNET
p.124

p.125

GLOBAL ACCESS
GROWING USER BASE
LIMIT
THE INTERNET
4K
CRISPY
p.126

LARGE PACKETS
COMPRESSION
INFRASTRUCTURE
THE CURRENT ISSUE
FAST
SECURE
RELIABLE
p.127
RETURN OF THE INTERNET CAFE

INTERNET CAFE 2.0
PLUG & PLAY
THE INTERNET WE WANT
ESCAPE
COLLABORATION
BREAKOUT
WORK / LEISURE
SPACES
p.128

: THE END

Project Consolidation
PROJECT CONSOLIDATION + CONCEPT
Utilising aspects of the split test we can start to ground the project
on site. The split test is utilised within website development so that
is the starting point. Websites don’t come from anything they begin as
templates. Using this same idea, previous proposals for the site were
used as templates to ground the project on site.
The module (shipping container) allows programs to be injected
and critiqued this critique the a/b split test. Different aspects of
architecture and space can be injected into the module and different
variables and variations can be tested.
Additionally, on a macro scale, the split test can be run on the spatial
arrangement of different modules adjacent to it and be seeing how
differing modules affect the space in-between spaces.
Utilising the split test allows for a dynamic system of change,
where modules can be clustered, separated and align to form an
architecture which is developed by the user.
VER_1.1
VER_2.0
VER_2.1
VER_3.0
VER_3.1
VER_4.1 VER_5.0 VER_....
VER_1.0
VER_1.2
VER_2.2
VER_3.2
VER_4.0
VER_4.2
p.131
SPLIT TEST

p.132

“MARKET ANALYSIS”
p.133
FEDERATION SQUARE CONNECTION

p.134

p.135

}
INJECTION OF PROGRAMS
p.136

}
LOVE HOTEL
VER_1.0
p.137
TEST 1

VER_1.1
VER_1.2
TEST 1
TEST 1
p.138

VER_2.1
VER_2.2
TEST 2
p.139
TEST 2

VER_3.1
VER_3.2
TEST 3
TEST 3
p.140

VER_4.0
p.141
LOVE HOTEL

LOVE HOTEL VER 5.2
VER 1.1 VER 2.2 VER 3.2 VER 4.1
LOVE HOTEL GENERATIONS
p.142

}
ASSEMBLE
INSTALL
DISASSEMBLE
UN-INSTALL
p.143

}
ASSEMBLY
INSTALL
SPLIT TEST
DISASSEMBLY
UN-INSTALL
p.144

VER_1.1
VER_2.0
VER_2.1
VER_3.0
VER_3.1
VER_4.1 VER_5.0 VER_....
VER_1.0
VER_1.2
VER_2.2
VER_3.2
VER_4.0
VER_4.2
p.145
IMPLEMENTATION OF SPLIT TEST

MODULES
CHAPEL
[ 2 x 3 ]
NON STACKABLE
A LARGE SEMI-PRIVATE GATHERING
SPACE FOR PRAYER AND WORSHIP
THAT IS NOT ATTACHED TO ANY
RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION
p.146

LARGE HALL
[ 1 x 3 ]
STACKABLE
A SEMI-PRIVATE GATHERING SPACE
FOR PRAYER AND WORSHIP THAT IS
NOT ATTACHED TO ANY RELIGIOUS
INSTITUTION
p.147

SMALL HALL
[ 1 x 2 ]
STACKABLE
A SEMI-PRIVATE GATHERING SPACE
FOR PRAYER AND WORSHIP THAT IS
NOT ATTACHED TO ANY RELIGIOUS
INSTITUTION
p.148

PRIVATE ROOMS
[ 1 x 1 ]
STACKABLE
A PRIVATE SPACE FOR PRAYER,
WORSHIP, SELF REFLECTION AND
ESCAPE THAT IS NOT ATTACHED TO
ANY RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION
p.149

GATHERING SPACE
[ 1 x 2 ]
STACKABLE
A COMMUNAL PUBLIC SPACE
UTILISED TO BRING INDIVIDUALS
SHARING SIMILAR IDEOLOGIES
TOGETHER
p.150

GATHERING SPACE
[ 1 x 3 ]
STACKABLE
A COMMUNAL PUBLIC SPACE
UTILISED TO BRING INDIVIDUALS
SHARING SIMILAR IDEOLOGIES
TOGETHER
p.151

REFLECTION SPACE
[ 1 x 1 ]
STACKABLE
A PRIVATE SPACE FOR PRAYER,
WORSHIP, SELF REFLECTION AND
ESCAPE THAT IS NOT ATTACHED TO
ANY RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION
p.152

MEDIATION SPACE
[ 1 x 1 ]
STACKABLE
A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL SPACE TO
CALM AND QUITE THE MIND
p.153

MEDIATION SPACE
[ 1 x 2 ]
STACKABLE
A PRIVATE COMMUNAL SPACE TO
CALM AND QUITE THE MIND WITH
OTHERS
p.154

PRIVATE ROOMS
[ 1 x 1 ]
STACKABLE
PRIVATE SPACE FOR THE
ACCOMMODATION OF INDIVIDUALS
WHOM SEEK RELIEF, REST, REFUGE
AND ESCAPE
p.155

PRIVATE ROOMS
[ 1 x 2 ]
STACKABLE
PRIVATE SPACE FOR THE
ACCOMMODATION OF INDIVIDUALS
WHOM SEEK RELIEF, REST, REFUGE
AND ESCAPE
p.156

PRIVATE ROOMS
[ 1 x 3 ]
STACKABLE
PRIVATE SPACE FOR THE
ACCOMMODATION OF INDIVIDUALS
WHOM SEEK RELIEF, REST, REFUGE
AND ESCAPE
p.157

RESTAURANT
[ 2 x 3 ]
NON STACKABLE
LARGE COMMUNAL EATERY WHERE
MONEY IS EXCHANGED FOR FOOD
AND BEVERAGE
p.158

RESTAURANT
[ 1 x 2 ]
STACKABLE
COMMUNAL EATERY WHERE MONEY
IS EXCHANGED FOR FOOD AND
BEVERAGE
p.159

RESTAURANT
[ 1 x 3 ]
NON STACKABLE
LARGE COMMUNAL EATERY WHERE
MONEY IS EXCHANGED FOR FOOD
AND BEVERAGE
p.160

CAFE
[ 1 x 1 ]
STACKABLE
INFORMAL GRAB N’ GO
COFFEEHOUSE WHICH SERVES
COFFEE RELATED BEVERAGES AND
LIGHT FOOD
p.161

CAFE
[ 1 x 2 ]
STACKABLE
INFORMAL COMMUNAL
COFFEEHOUSE WHICH SERVES
COFFEE RELATED BEVERAGES AND
LIGHT FOOD
p.162

BAR
[ 1 x 3 ]
STACKABLE
INFORMAL GATHERING SPACE FOR
THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES FOR THOSE THAT SEEK
THRILL OR ESCAPE
p.163

MARKET PLACE
[ 1 x 1 ]
STACKABLE
INFORMAL MARKET PLACE
WHERE SMALL SCALE STORES &
E-COMMERCE BUNIQUES CAN
LEASE A MODULE FOR A BRICK AND
MORTAR ESTABLISHMENT
p.164

BICYCLE PODS
[ 1 x 1 ]
STACKABLE
PUBLIC AMENITY FOR THE
STORAGE OF PERSONAL AND
RENTABLE BICYCLES FOR LAST MILE
COMMUTERS
p.165

SET INITIAL
MODULE
n = n +1
IF n > 5
IF n

p.167
INCREMENTAL GROWTH

INCREMENTAL GROWTH
p.168

p.169
SPATIAL ARRANGEMENT

TERRITORY MULTI-FAITH LOVE HOTEL
PUBLIC SEMI-PRIVATE PRIVATE
SOCIAL: PUBLIC OPEN
SPACE
AMENITIES: WORSHIP
ECONOMIC: ENTERTAINMENT
LOVE HOTEL & TERRITORY
SEMI-PUBLIC
ECONOMIC: LEISURE
MULTI-FAITH & TERRITORY
SEMI-PUBLIC
SOCIAL: FOOD &
BEVERAGE
MULTI-FAITH & LOVE HOTEL
SEMI-PUBLIC
SOCIAL: RETAIL
SPATIAL ARRANGEMENT
p.170

MULTI-FAITH, TERRITORY & LOVE HOTEL
PUBLIC
AMENITIES: MIXUSE
p.171
SPATIAL ARRANGEMENT

STANDARD 5x5 FRAME
H O T E L
MULTI-FAITH
L A N E W A Y
p.172

MULTI-FAITH
L A N E W A Y
H O T E L
LANEWAY
H O T E L
MULTI-FAITH HOTEL
p.173
L A N E W A Y

LANEWAY
H O T E L
MULTI-FAITH
L A NHOTEL
E W A Y
DAILY COMMUTER
H O T E L
0 24
TIME
MULTI-FAITH
L A N E W A Y
p.174

EXPLORER & SHOPPER
0 24
TIME
LANEWAY
H O T E L
MULTI-FAITH HOTEL
L A N E W A Y
NOMADIC
0 24
TIME
LANEWAY
H O T E L
LANEWAY MULTI-FAITH
p.175
L AHOTEL
N E W A Y

FAMILY
0 24
TIME
LANEWAY
H O T E L
MULTI-FAITH HOTEL
L A N E W A Y
CLUSTER
SEPARATE
ALIGN
p.176

AERIAL PERSPECTIVE
FLINDERS STREET PERSPECTIVE
p.177

FLINDERS STREET ELEVATION
PARK PERSPECTIVE
p.178

“” +
“” +
“ ” +
“ ” +
“ WEB” +
“ ” +
“ WEB1” +
“ ” +
“ ” +
“ ” +
“”;
ADMINPORT.CREATEALL(
“SOURCEGROUP”,
SOURCEGROUPXML,
NULL,
CREDENTIALS,
NULL,
NULL,
“EN”
);
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SYSTEM.OUT.PRINTLN(“CREATED SOURCE GROUP...”);
// 4. CREATE A SCHEDULE FOR THE WEB SOURCE
STRING SCHEDULEXML =
“” +
“” +
“ ” +
“ ” +
“ SCHEDULE1” +
“ ACCEPT_ALL” +
“ PROCESS_CHANGED” +
“ ” +
“ ” +
“ ” +
“ ” +
“ WEB1” +
“ ” +
“ ” +
“ ” +
“”;
ADMINPORT.CREATEALL(
“SCHEDULE”,
SCHEDULEXML,
NULL,
CREDENTIALS,
NULL,
NULL,
“EN”
);
SYSTEM.OUT.PRINTLN(“CREATED SCHEDULE...”);
// 5. START THE SCHEDULE
// CREATE OBJECT KEY FOR SCHEDULE NAME
OBJECTKEY OBJECTKEY = NEW OBJECTKEY();
ADMINKEYPAIR KEYPAIR = NEW ADMINKEYPAIR();
KEYPAIR.SETKEYNAME( “NAME” ); // SCHEDULES IDENTIFIED BY NAME
KEYPAIR.SETKEYVALUE( “SCHEDULE1” ); // SCHEDULE NAME
OBJECTKEY.GETADMINKEYPAIRS().ADD( KEYPAIR );
ADMINPORT.START(
“SCHEDULE”,
OBJECTKEY,
NULL,
NULL,
CREDENTIALS,
NULL,
NULL,
“EN”

: WE ARE ENTERING THE FINAL STAGES NOW...
//: THERE ARE NOT MANY MORE OPTIONS
//; SEE HOW THE FUTURE AFFECTS THE PROJECT, CONTINUE TO PAGE
55
p.180

Concept
VISUAL PERCEPTION
The concept of visual perception critiques human biology and
ultimately wishes to test the limit of our human biology when
technology is integrated. How we perceive the world or our reality is
determined by our previous knowledge and experience. As humans
through the visual, we perceive form, colour and depth. However, can
the perception of reality be tricked with technology? Through illusion,
ambiguity and continuous motion our emotions and sense of space
can be tested and changed. A mixture of stereoscopy, ambiguity
and virtual reality will allow visual perception to be altered without
programming experience and knowledge into the user.
What implications does this have on architecture?
p.181

PERCEIVE
REALITY
VISUAL PERCEPTION
p.182

KNOWLEDGE
EXPERIENCE
VISUAL PERCEPTION
FORM
COLOUR
DEPTH
p.183
VISUAL PERCEPTION

ILLUSION
AMBIGUITY
CONTINUOUS MOTION
TRICKING PERCEPTION
EMOTIONAL
PHYSICAL
EFFECTS OF VISUAL PERCEPTION
p.184

STEREOSCOPY
AMBIGUITY
VIRTUAL REALITY
ALTERED PERCEPTION
p.185

: RETURN TO THE PREVIOUS SECTION AND CHOOSE ANOTHER
CONCEPT
p.186

Past Scenario
WATER
The investigated past scenario was the technology of water and
utilising the fundamental ideas and characteristics of water ultimately
implementing these as a framework for future change. Water exist
within a system itself, comprised are water, fire, air and earth without
anyone of the four and whole system would not exist. The separate
elements holistically support one another and the systems as a
whole. Water supports life on earth, and through discovering the
cosmos researchers are looking for water (in any form) as water is the
key to life as we know and understand it.
The water here on earth has cultural, economic and political
implications ultimately affecting the way we interact with the world
around us and the people within it. Water has in the past defined
urban metropolitan capitals as it has allowed trade and sanitation
and it also plays a major role in the development of cities of today.
Without water life seeks to exist, our human biology depends
on it, lack of water leads to water scarcity, food shortages and
environmental damage.
Water has enabled the evolution of the present human, however,
is it possible that water continues to aid us in reaching a better
tomorrow?
Utilising water as a system of change, the key characteristics and
ideas of water were highlighted; flow, atmosphere, mode, adaptive,
form and fabric. Now working with this system or framework, how can
this framework be adapted to architecture and the built environment
to establish a society that does not depend on water a non-oasis. Can
future life and civilizations exist without water?
p.187

WATER
WATER AS A FRAMEWORK FOR CHANGE
p.188

WATER
FIRE
AIR
EARTH
WATER
WATER = LIFE
p.189
SUPPORTS LIFE

†
HOLY
WATER
RITUAL / TRADITION
RECREATION
CULTURAL
COMMODITY
TRANSPORT
TRADE
ECONOMICAL
p.190

AGRICULTURE WAR RELIGION
POLITICAL
NATURAL WATER COURSES
AQUEDUCTS
URBAN CAPITALS
p.191
URBAN METROPOLITAN CAPITALS

OCEAN
TRANSPORT
TRADE
COMMERCE/TRADE
TRANSPORT
NAVIGATION
DISCOVERY
DISCOVERY
p.192

WATER SCARCITY
FOOD SHORTAGES
ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFECT
CRISIS
FLOODING
DROUGHT
p.193
FACETS

EVOLUTION OF HUMANS
. . . .
EVOLUTION OF HUMANS & TECHNOLOGY
p.194

EVOLUTION OF LIFE
VAPOUR
LIQUID
SOLID
p.195
WATER AS A SYSTEM

FLOW
ANTI-GRAVITY
UNDERWATER
IN SPACE
ATOMSPHERE
p.196

PARTICULATES
BIG SHIPS
MODE
REACTIVE
RESPONSIVE
p.197
ADAPTIVE

ARRANGEMENT
RADIAL CITIES
FORM
SURFACE
MESH
FRABIC
p.198

FLOW
ATMOSPHERE
MODE
ADAPTIVE
FORM
FABRIC
FRAMEWORK
FUTURE CITIES
MARS?
NO WATER
p.199
CITIES OF THE FUTURE

NON - OASIS
p.200

: CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE MADE IT THIS FAR
//: THIS IS THE FIRST SECTION THAT IS UTILISED IN THE FINAL
OUTCOME
//: PROCEED ONTO PAGE 78
p.201

Project Consolidation
PROJECT CONSOLIDATION + TECHNOLOGY
WATER
MODULE
METHOD
p.202

p.203
SHIPPING CONTAINER

10ft 20ft 40ft 20ft GAS/LIQUID
STANDARD VARIATIONS
20ft
[ 1 x 1] [ 1 x 2] [ 1 x 3]
40ft
[ 1 x 1] [ 1 x 2] [ 1 x 3] [ 2 x 3]
SPATIAL ARRANGEMENT
p.204

}
p.205
INJECTION OF PROGRAMS

ADAPTIVE
RESPONSIVE
ADAPTIVE - ACTION
p.206

ADAPTS TO SURROUNDINGS
ADAPTIVE - CONTAINER
FLOW
p.207

CONTINUOUS
FLOW - ACTION
CONSTANT CHANGE
FLOW - DYNAMIC
p.208

LANEWAYS
40+
LANEWAYS
p.209

HARDWARE LANE HOSIER LANE HOWEY PLACE
FOOD & DRINKS ARTS & CULTURE RETAILS & BOUTIQUES
p.210

ATMOSPHERE SPACES DECISIONS
p.211

FLINDERS STREET
SWANSTON STREET
TYPICAL LANEWAY
VERTICAL LANEWAY
p.212

p.213

p.214

p.215

: TIME TO REVISIT THE THE SPLIT TEST, PROCEED TO PAGE 131
p.216

p.217

Project Consolidation 2.0
STACK
The driving concept of this project is the a/b split test wherein the
architecture adapts to suit the needs of the user. On-site the project
was grounded utilising aspects of the a/b split, websites and website
templates. After analysing previous projects on site these were used
as design templates were ideas, primary adjacencies and circulation
flows were extracted and set the bonds and limits to the stack
implementation.
Further investigation into secondary adjacencies within the coprograms;
multi-faith, love hotel and territory, spatial arrangement
and connections between each started to emerge.
Furthermore, utilising water as a module and method of
implementation, a shipping container is utilised as the module where
programs can be injected changing the quality of the space within.
As the module is a unitised container, it can be injected and ejected
into a structural frame (using the a/b split test). This structural
frame supporting the containers and the enclosed projects but also
facilitating the implementation method of water, laneways.
The vertical laneways a critique on Melbourne’s current horizontal
laneways wherein there is a play between programs and public/
private space. The strategy has the potential of growing and morphing
into something different as time goes on, however at the centre of
this change will be the a/b split test driving said change.
p.218

STAGE 0
[ 2018-2019 ]
GROUNDED ESTABLISHMENT
FLINDERS STREET STATION IS THE SELECTED AS THE
SITE DUE TO AIR-RIGHT POTENTIAL, UNDER THE
GUISE OF PLAN MELBOURNE 2050 A LANEWAY
ABOVE THE PLATFORM IS PROPOSED
p.219

STAGE I
[ 2019-2020 ]
SHORT TERM STORAGE & FRAMEWORK
PREPARATION
PREVIOUS MILKDOCKS PLATFORMS ARE RE-
ENGAGED INTO THE TRANSIT NETWORK AND
INITIAL FRAMEWORK FOR STORAGE IS SET UP
p.220

STAGE II
[ 2021-2022 ]
LANEWAYS TRANSVERSE OVER EXISTING TRACKS
INITIAL INFRASTRUCTURE IS ESTABLISHED IN THE
FORM OF WALKWAYS, PLATFORMS, SHARED
COMMUNAL SPACES, PUBLIC FORUMS AND
MARKET PLACES WHICH TRANSVERSE OVER
EXISTING RAILWAY TRACKS
p.221

STAGE III
[ 2023-2025 ]
STRUCTURAL ERECTION OF THE STACKS
GROWTH OF MELBOURNE SEES STEEP
POPULATION GROWTH, AIR-RIGHTS LAWS
WINS A MAJORITY VOTE IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES. STRUCTURAL FRAME OF THE
STACKS IS ERECTED TO MEET THE DEMAND OF
THE GROWING CITY
p.222

STAGE IV
[ 2026-2030 ]
SYSTEM INTERGENERATION
UPON ERECTION OF FRAMEWORK, MODULES
POPULATE THE STACKS, THROUGH MACHINE
LEARNING (A/B SPLIT TEST) MODULES
DYNAMICALLY CHANGE, CONSTANTLY
ADJUSTING TO SUIT THE CHANGING USER BASE
p.223

STAGE V
[ 2031-2035 ]
LOOP
MELBOURNE IS A DYNAMIC, VIBRANT GROWING
CITY, TECHNOLOGY IS FULLY INTEGRATED TO
THE FABRIC OF CITY AND SOCIETY, THE SYSTEM
THAT CONTROLS THE STACKS LOOPS THE SAME
FUNCTION
p.224

MF05 : 07B
MF07 : 02A
MF09 : 08B
T16 : 06A
T19 : 04A
MF08 : 03B
[ ITERATIONS ]
LH11 : 01B
LH11 : 02A
[ GENERATION ]
GEN-D: 01 GEN-D: 02
p.225

LH10 : 23A T13 : 03A T14 : 01A
[ MODULES ]
LH12 : 08A
MF03 : 06B
LH11 : 03A
LH11 : 04B
LH11 : 05A
GEN-D: 03 GEN-D: 04 GEN-D: 05
p.226

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p.229

p.230

A Critical Reflection on META
STACK
“If you can’t describe what you are doing as a process, you don’t know
what you’re doing.”
W. Edwards Deming
Follow the process
p.231

...and enjoy cake whilst doing so.
p.232

PUBLIC CLASS CREATEWEBSOURCE
{
PUBLIC STATIC VOID MAIN(STRING[] ARGS) THROWS EXCEPTION
{
SYSTEM.OUT.PRINTLN( “” );
TRY
{
IF ( ARGS == NULL || ARGS.LENGTH != 4 )
{
SYSTEM.OUT.PRINTLN(
“USAGE:\N CREATEWEBSOURCE ”
);
}
ELSE
{
// GET WEB SERVICE URL FROM COMMAND-LINE ARGUMENTS
STRING WEBSERVICEURL = ARGS[0];
SYSTEM.OUT.PRINTLN( “USING WEB SERVICE URL \”” + WEBSERVICEURL + “\”\N” );
// GET USERNAME AND PASSWORD
STRING USERNAME = ARGS[1];
STRING PASSWORD = ARGS[2];
// GET STATELESS WEB SERVICE CLIENT
ADMINPORTTYPE ADMINPORT =
GETSTATELESSWEBSERVICECLIENT( WEBSERVICEURL );
// 1. CREATE A SIMPLE WEB SOURCE
STRING WEBSOURCEURL = ARGS[3];
STRING WEBSOURCEXML =
ADMINPORT.CREATEALL(
“SOURCEGROUP”,
SOURCEGROUPXML,
NULL,
CREDENTIALS,
NULL,
NULL,
“EN”
);
p.233
SYSTEM.OUT.PRINTLN(“CREATED SOURCE GROUP...”);
// 4. CREATE A SCHEDULE FOR THE WEB SOURCE
STRING SCHEDULEXML =
“” +
“” +
“ ” +
“ ” +
“ SCHEDULE1” +
“ ACCEPT_ALL” +
“ PROCESS_CHANGED” +
“ ” +
“ ” +
“ ” +
“ ” +
“ WEB1” +
“ ” +
“ ” +
“ ” +
“”;
ADMINPORT.CREATEALL(
“SCHEDULE”,
“ // 3. CREATE A SOURCE GROUP FOR THE SOURCE
STRING SOURCEGROUPXML =
“” +
“” +
“ ” +

IMPORT ORACLE.SEARCH.ADMIN.API.WS.CLIENT.ADMINAPIRUNTIMEFAULT;
IMPORT ORACLE.SEARCH.ADMIN.API.WS.CLIENT.ADMINAPIRUNTIMEFAULT_EXCEPTION;
IMPORT ORACLE.SEARCH.ADMIN.API.WS.CLIENT.ADMINKEYPAIR;
IMPORT ORACLE.SEARCH.ADMIN.API.WS.CLIENT.ADMINPORTTYPE;
IMPORT ORACLE.SEARCH.ADMIN.API.WS.CLIENT.ADMINSERVICE;
IMPORT ORACLE.SEARCH.ADMIN.API.WS.CLIENT.CREDENTIALS;
IMPORT ORACLE.SEARCH.ADMIN.API.WS.CLIENT.OBJECTKEY;
IMPORT JAVA.UTIL.LIST;
IMPORT JAVA.NET.URL;
IMPORT JAVAX.XML.WS.BINDINGPROVIDER;
IMPORT JAVAX.XML.NAMESPACE.QNAME;
PUBLIC CLASS CREATEWEBSOURCE
{
PUBLIC STATIC VOID MAIN(STRING[] ARGS) THROWS EXCEPTION
{
SYSTEM.OUT.PRINTLN( “” );
TRY
{
IF ( ARGS == NULL || ARGS.LENGTH != 4 )
{
SYSTEM.OUT.PRINTLN(
“USAGE:\N CREATEWEBSOURCE ”
);
}
ELSE
{
// GET WEB SERVICE URL FROM COMMAND-LINE ARGUMENTS
STRING WEBSERVICEURL = ARGS[0];
SYSTEM.OUT.PRINTLN( “USING WEB SERVICE URL \”” + WEBSERVICEURL + “\”\N” );
// GET USERNAME AND PASSWORD
STRING USERNAME = ARGS[1];
STRING PASSWORD = ARGS[2];
// GET STATELESS WEB SERVICE CLIENT
ADMINPORTTYPE ADMINPORT =
GETSTATELESSWEBSERVICECLIENT( WEBSERVICEURL );
// CREATE CREDENTIALS OBJECT FOR OPERATIONS
CREDENTIALS CREDENTIALS = NEW CREDENTIALS();
CREDENTIALS.SETUSERNAME( USERNAME );
CREDENTIALS.SETPASSWORD( PASSWORD );
// 1. CREATE A SIMPLE WEB SOURCE
STRING WEBSOURCEURL = ARGS[3];
STRING WEBSOURCEXML =
“” +
“” +
“ ” +
“ ” +
“ WEB1” +
“ ” +
“ ” +
“ ” + WEBSOURCEURL + “” +
“ ” +
“ ” +
“ ” +
“ ” +
“”;
ADMINPORT.CREATEALL(
“SOURCE”,
WEBSOURCEXML,
“PASSWORD”,
CREDENTIALS,
NULL,
NULL,
“EN”
);
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p.235