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Australian Pavilion World Expo'05











Conceptual sketches and drawings by me
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Australian Pavilion | Studio Expo (5th Year BArch)

Aichi, Japan


By looking at the concept of “gaia” and through an understanding of the planet earth as an organism, one learns that we are parts of everything, and everything is a part of us.

The pavilion is designed to deliver to all visitors the idea of “eco-philosophy” (where things hang together) and “Ecosophy” (questions involving ourselves and nature).

The pavilion is perceived as an antithesis of Australian kitsch for that it does not deliver Australian iconic items but rather the experiences of Australia through an engagement with the display spaces (in other words through our instinct and senses).

Like indigenous Australians, the pavilion’s design concerns participation rather than perception.

“Natural and ordinary human environment are neither self-contained aesthetic objects nor specifically designed for convenient aesthetic consumption…our environments are ever presently constantly engaging our senses.”

The knowledge of what is appreciated is essential.

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Kiai-chitecture


Conceptual sketches by me
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Diagram Plans by me
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Conceptual model by me
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Conceptual sketch by me
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Conceptual model and sketch by me
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Conceptual sketch by me
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Conceptual sketch by me
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Kiai-chitecture | MOST Studio (5th year BArch)

Enterprize Park & Turning Basin, North Bank, Melbourne CBD


Kiai-chitecture is an effort to reactivate a historical site and make it Melbourne’s new “Youth Precinct”. The project combines architecture and landscape to formulate topography of events and programs of which are determined by the users. The topographical built form allows the city and the river to become intrinsically connected. This site is surrounded by a viaduct with heavy traffic, where noises is problematic and provision for pedestrian crossing is an issue.


Kiai-chitecture is an attempt to create a pedestrian viaduct, giving priority to pedestrian rather than vehicles. The project is an attempt to resolve the site’s problematic conditions and draws the concept from Japanese idea of “Do” or “the way”. The project results in a “bridge” which connects “otherness”

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