Studio 10

UniverCity

Dominik Holzer

Studio Description

The Melbourne School of Design is currently in conversations with key stakeholders to have a permanent presence at the newly developed FISHERMANS BEND site in the southwest of Melbourne’s CBD. The UniverCity studio we will serve as a test-bed to generate new ideas and to explore what the campus of the future will look like. In the studio we will investigate how it will offer students and staff a unique experience, and how it will integrate with the wider city fabric. In the 12-week studio we will develop a compelling program and design for the MSD Fishermans Bend Campus that will house teaching spaces, workshops, laboratories, a library, exhibition/presentation spaces, as well as an archive.

Studio Outcome

Students will research the design of innovation hubs and spaces for learning with great sensitivity towards the surrounding site context. Students will research the planning of campus/university spaces and learn how to use digital tools to test different programmatic options, analyse key environmental impacts, predict people’s behaviour, and respond to other factors impacting campus design. They will learn how to advance their design thinking with multiple performance criteria in mind. In class we will discuss optimisation techniques, artificial intelligence, and interface with geometry manipulation.

Studio Leader

Dominik Holzer is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Architectural Design at the University of Melbourne. Dominik completed a Masters and PhD degree at RMIT where he investigated the nexus between architectural and engineering with a strong focus on knowledge transfer and technology. Next to his role in academia, Dominik consults on a range of Design Technology related matters in practice

Schedule Tuesdays 15:15-18:15 in Room 448; Fridays 18:15-21:15 in Room 137

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