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Amphitheatre Stage

We are going to design an amphitheatre stage!
Imagine a space located beside HBP studio which is 40mx50m, we have to design a 4.0m (width) x 6.0m (length) x 5.0m (height) amphitheatre stage with at least 100 audience seatings. 

PROPOSED SITE FOR ‘AMPHITHEATRE STAGE’

PROPOSED SITE (CONTOUR PLAN) FOR ‘AMPHITHEATRE STAGE’

 The stage is needed to have roof and use timber as main material.
We are divided into 16-people groups.
All the group members are representing different courses in HBP, symbolises the real construction and design team in construction industry.

This is a BIG BIG BIG project!
Site analysis, architectural and interior design, structure and material selection, simple costing, project management and construction technique are to be done in this project.
It is like we are going to be a real working team and compete for a tender.
Exciteness, worries and a lot of question marks filled up my mind.

Some introduction about an amphitheathre:
An open-air venue used for entertainment, performances and sports.
There are a few types of amphitheatre which are Roman amphitheatres, contemporary amphitheatres and natural amphitheatres.

After some brain-storming and discussion among the group members, finally we come out with these:
Group name: Galaxy 11
The group is named after Galaxy 11 because it consists all the fields related to construction industry which are architect, interior designer, quantity surveyor, building surveyor, region and town planner, construction manager and build technology.
The number '11' is the number of group given for the project.
The logo tagline: 'Always Be A Pioneer' brings out the group's ambition to be the one who leads in the industry.

My proposed design for the stage.
Design concept: wave, indicates energy, unrestrained, freely.
Since the amphitheatre stage is located in open space, i hope people will feel free and enjoy the performance. 
However, the group decided to choose the design proposed by Lee Kang, an architectural student in the group.


Mockup for the proposed design

We named our amphitheatre stage as 'The Enfold' which is inspired by the artist Kate Browne's cocoon project.
A cocoon is a casing spun of silk by many moth caterpillars and numerous other holometabolous insect larva as a protective covering covering for the pupa.

Cocoon holds the past, present, future and symbolises change(evolution).
'The Enfold' represents the process of an event to be held at the amphitheathre.
The past is the process during the preparation for the event: decoration, arrangement, practices.
The present is when the event is being carried out.
The future is the audiences' memories and these will bring them coming back for more events.

When the design is decided, we start to work on our presentation drawing and project report.

Doing the colouring for the site plan

                               Top left to bottom: key plan, location plan, site analysis
                               Beside key plan: bubble diagram
                               Middle: Site plan
                               Top right: Design concept with statement
                               Bottom left: Group information

                                Top left: section
                                Bottom left: structural joints
                                Middle: floor plan
                                Top right to bottom: perspective drawing of the stage

Elevations: plan, left view, right view, rear view and back view


Details about structural joints


-End of chapter-










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