Minima Final

Minima Presentation Sheet One.

Minima Prsentation Sheet Two.

Model as a whole.

Model as seen from the entrance end.

Model as seen from above with the play of light and shadow.

The key design motif for my Minima was the spatial relationship between the inhabiter and the architectural form. Located on the waterfront boardwalk adjacent to the Carousel the Minima adopts local materialistic aesthetics in the form of rusted iron as a cladding and timber for the interior, I complemented the Minima with its immediate surroundings so as to emphasise the relationship between the form and its environment to be experienced as a whole.

The Minima itself has been designed as a functionalist minimal living space where everything can be concealed from view; in most instances the utilities and fixtures are housed in the central core, keeping the need for servicing and plumbing to a minimum.
The above model images demonstrate the timber framing concept and how the utilities and appliances are housed into the central core. If you study the model closely you will notice how one timber element begins where it ends. I wanted to emphasise the importance of the interior living space and the timber frame work, which is why the cladding was not applied to the exterior.