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Context -- Yap Jia Cherng 1001642857

 CONTEXT 

ARCHITECTURE


When we talk about how an architecture blends into the surroundings, we must not disconsider the term "context". It is vital for every project to glue the surroundings elements and the new design into one, and gives responds to eeach other. But how do "context" differs with other terms like site, situation and location? Context is the surrounding circumstances or the background which strikes through the issues to specify the significance of an occurance. For instance the circulation of surrounding, the population, the vegetation. It is interrelated to either the inside or outside of the boundary lines. For other terms, they are like the position derived from the finalised design after considering different kind of issues , environmental impacts . For example , design team has to consider everything which is mentioned before while determining the actual location of the building such as the shopping mall has to be located at the most populated area.

 Context is very wide defined as it include physical factor, social and cultural influences, economic situaltion and political issue. Basically is the consideration of everything comes in contact with the new design. 

  UNIVERSITY OF MISCONSIN   MILWAUKEE
campus overview

 BRIEF  

The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (UWM) is designed to fulfill its access and research missions on behalf of the people of Wisconsin, and continually evolving along the time. The UWM Master Plan establishes a vision for a vibrant institution that is rooted in the academic and research purpose, and advances UWM’s role in the community and economic development within the region and across the State.

The master plan vision reinfores the student experience on the Kenwood campus by improving internal and external connectivity. The plan also coordinates the learning, research and student life activities of the university community throughout Milwaukee.

Collectively, these provide a strong base for a unified and comprehensive Master Plan that strengthen the values and goals of the campus community and creates varied and rich learning environments across the greater Milwaukee region.

Corneil is the Design Principal for this project while at Sasaki Associates. The project was done in collaboration with HGA Architects, Milwaukee.

 THE MASTER PLAN

campus circulation map 
The campus is very well accessed and have a fluent flow of circulation. The arrows in blue shows the primary vehicle circulation, it cross along the campus in two directions, and the juction of the road is in the middle of the four seperated parcels. This create ease for vehicle to access from outside, then the paths are further breakdown into the green one which leads to the internal connection, which is the yellow one. The overall circulation follows the grid of the city, well organised internally and externally of the whole project.

in between circulation [ green ]
internal circulation [ red ]
enviromental response
The design also well take care of enviromental part, for example the placement of open area, greens and courtyards based on the sunpath, and the use of wind direction to design the orientation of the openings.

human activity relation to spaces, circulations, greens
This diagram shows the activities taken part in the campus. The spaces in purple is where discussion take place, below it is the walking pathway through the blocks of building. The enitire activity context is more to education pattern, which majorly includes students and educator, minorly visitor and parents. The movement pattern of these diversity is majorly by walking, partially cycling. Based on these information gathered, then the design of the walkways and the distance of walkways to buildings and the discussion spaces is formed. Besides the walkway is designed to context, so do the discussion spaces, which is more open to public, unlike office spaces which will be more covered to the outsiders.
circulation designed followed by the use of space & human activity
The design of space is based on the needs "For the task before us is to satisfy men's hearts" said by Le Corbusier.
greens
This diagram highlighted the green area designed in the campus, alike with Le Corbusier concept of replacing green taken from the ground, this university is using a similar intention, the plantation is to create a green barier as a comfort enviroment for the students and educator, and aslo response to enviromental factor.

greens
relation of the campuses
Take a step back to the big picture of the university, it is seperated apart in few areas, each focuses in different field. Execpt the one is very far away. It is well linked along the river. In political aspect, an educational area is formed and slowly attracts people who wants to study to gather, increasing the education level of the city. Moreover, the placement of the campus is in the node of the city, which holds more population. The well linkage undirectly leads to the modernisation of the cities, as what Le Corbusier stated : "everywhere is city, by the shortest way."

In overall, the university does not pops out from nowhere and bang in that area. It takes consideration from the things that make contact to the project. The plan is well organised and sistematic. The spaces are designed according to the activities that take place in that area, which is student and educator. Circulation is planned based on the city grids. The internal circulation and external circulation is well seperated yet closely connected.

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