HSW Design Proposal Development

ACCESSIBILITY & SEQUENCE

Here's the masterplan for the facility. The idea is to create a sequence of spaces that represents the growth of curiosity and how they will respond and answer to it.

The sequence will be:

1. Accessible both from Road or City Cat. Will directly seen the entry plaza.

2. Entry Plaza to pathway behind the warehouse. Start to generates curiosity

3. Indoor Presentation Space. Begin to have 'conflicts' and eager them to find the answer of their curiosity. Climax of curiosity level. 

4. Marine & Water Exhibition Hall. Gaining knowledge and Learning process.

5. Trees & Earth Exhibition. Gaining more knowledge and more Learning process.

6. Outdoor Exhibition. Further learning process and start to get the pieces of answer about nature. They will feel involved directly with the nature itself.

7. Historical Play Space. Experience: A small contribution for applying the essence of preserving nature, with the background of historical aspect as example.
8. The Exit Route: Exit route is a continuation from Play Space and will direct to the first path.

Misc.
9. Lunch Area. A place to have a break while socializing with others.

 HOW THE BUILDING WORKS

Basically, the idea of the space is simple. I'm using the combination between the concept of Classroom (for Indoor Presentation Space) and Diorama Exhibits (For Indoor Exhibition Halls). Those spaces are familiar for people especially children.

For me, the concern is more to the educative content and the facade itself as a supporter. The idea is to make facade that connecting outside atmosphere to inside. While experiencing outdoor atmosphere, that's the moment of conflicts between curiosity and the eager to answer and apply the knowledge.

The implementation is using quite lots of opening. For Indoor Presentation, I'm using the glass facade windows to give the occupants idea of the outdoor atmosphere. JUST to give the small idea, not exposing the whole of it as it still on the first stage of learning. Then, for both Indoor Exhibition Hall. I will expose more nature (but intentionally still not all of them) to give the bigger idea of nature as part of learning journey. Things such a wind breeze, sound of water and direct view to the sky can be felt from inside of this space. I also put the sequence of bigger ceiling level as it will give more view when the occupants approaching the end. This idea represents the bigger level of curiosity. 

Special thing for Trees & Earth Exhibition Hall. I am experimenting with the changing floor surface which from artificial (in this case will be manufactured timber) to natural (raw grass). This space will continue to Outdoor Exhibition Space (which exhibit the more or less same content, but live and real) so later on the further learning process will take place in a complete exposure of nature and the changing floor surface are the representation of transition (or connection) to that bigger context.


MATERIALITY
Most of the facade material for this facility is Timber (besides Glass). Why?

1. Easy to install & maintain.
2. Gives more essence of natural environment.
3. Less impact to the environment (sustainability aspect).
4. Calm & Peaceful.