Summer Design Studio 27

FIRE! Mount Macedon CFA Base

Peter Hogg

Victoria is the most fire prone area in the world. This studio will develop designs for the upgrade of the existing Country Fire Authority (CFA) building at Mount Macedon, as well as developing a design for a new CFA building at the same location. The CFA Summer Studio will be an intensive, 7 week workshop based program involving field trips, and the participation of members of the Mount Macedon CFA, who will act as real clients for the project design.

The CFA Base Summer Studio will take a realistic, practical and professional approach to design issues. We will also engage with a range of expert consultants to ensure that the building can be built and perform as needed.

There will be a day long site excursion on Friday January 6th.

The studio outcomes include:

an understanding of design for bushfire survivability,
and understanding of design for universal accessibility,
a demonstrated ability to work with structural design and,
an understanding of environmental design.
design excellence.

Studio Leaders

PETER HOGG is a director of PHTR Architects, an award winning research and design focussed Melbourne practice.
He studied Urban Design at Masters level at RMIT and has an ongoing association with community groups with a focus on urban design and planning. He is Chair of Residents About Integrated Development and former Vice-President of the Inner Melbourne Planning Alliance. Peter has taught design at Melbourne University for the past 13 years, and lectures in Architectural History and Urban and Community Planning in the new Bachelor of Architecture course at Melbourne Polytechnic.

Peter Hogg (BH): 9329 1232 (E): phogg@unimelb.edu.au

ST1/27 Monday 13:00 - 17:00
ST2/27 Wednesday 13:00 - 17:00
ST3/27 Friday 13:00 - 17:00
All day field trip on Friday 6 January
All classes in MSD Room 141