Building a rammed earth wall.

Architectural Tour Japan - February 2008. Here are some snaps i took while i toured Japan in February, i mainly traveled the Tokyo and Kansai region and Kyushu which is the southern island. I must say however that Japan in some respects was not the architecture i was hoping to find, given that 75% of the land mass is mountain and the mass of the population centers around 25% of the available flat, the Japanese live mainly i found in high rise apartment building. The material most used was concrete and mass upon mass of concrete structures, i had a blast and getting out into the country was excellent which is where the traditional timber homes still exist. The minima aspect that i experienced, especially in Tokyo was not a pleasant one , i will go as far to say that my minima work was greatly influenced by my experience in Japan. Minima while conceptually is great idea for allowing space in tight confines, i believe that for sustainable living the space needed to be larger, in regards to the student study box. Anyway here are some photos, most of the work i photographed is by Tadao Ando, his work at Awaji Yumebutai i must say is one of the best.

John's work

This is my Tablinum and minima work and domus work, my team members are Megha panichal, Daniele MAISANO.

Domus Assignment Posters 2/5

This is the development process poster that follows the sketches and ideas as they occured throughout every discussion with our client team Mosman 2(Trisha Jason Raymond and Lena) and mediator Richard Tucker.
This is the construction process showing how each individual element fits in with the others and how it all ties together, showing a blown out 3D microstation representation of the finnished product, as well as smaller details of what we saw to be key features.

Grp M6 Domus model

Domus Model: Located in djillumbuddi which is approx 200km south of Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia located on the banks of Great Sandy Desert. The conclusion to the Domus design called for a design inspired by the successful design of existing models for that climate, namely Hassan Fathy, his designs proved to be the paramount in designing this shape and form and construction material. Mainly made out of mud brick and timber, group M6 Domus design utilizes materials that are readily available for quick easy on site construction. Furthermore is the water aspect, the climate of this desert djillumbuddi is that of wet climate , with the ability to catch over 504 mm of rain per year. Given the example of the English Vale house, which bring annual consumption for 4 people down to 50,000 litres of water. The surface area of this dwelling enables the house to accumulate up to 63,000 litres water well surviving the desert climate .