Beginnings of my Architecture Fiction

The Queensland Folk Federation is a not-for-profit organisation with a vision of inclusive, creative and inspiring community growth of cultures and traditions. Over the years the organisation has become a symbol of environmental stability, de-urbanisation, diversity and human rights. The Queensland Folk Federation is aware of earth's ever-growing issues and believes that sustainability is more than improving the environmental quality of an area, it’s about community development, decision-making processes, awareness, involvement and engagement. Its about reaching a common goal and maintaining a balance between economic development and environmental protection. The federation's past history, committed volunteers, current sustainable beliefs and future goals will and has aided in creating a benchmark for communities and cities elsewhere to adapt.­

In 1987 (Friday March 13) the federation held a small event dedicated to the arts, humanities and lore in Maleny at the local showgrounds that attracted 900 people. Over the next 8 years, the festival at Maleny grew rapidly and was receiving attendances of more than 50,000 people. By 1993 the Folk Festival outgrew this site and organisers went in search of a new home.

Once degraded pastures, Woodfordia began in 1994 as a 500 acre landscaped cultural parkland located in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland on Jinibara Country. The commitment of the Queensland Folk Federation over the years to sustainability, de-urbanisation and environmental restoration of habitats, biodiversity and eco-systems has become integral to the festival. The organisers always had big dreams of what the folk festival could become and developed a 500 year plan for the site that assisted in Woodfordia's evolution and helped the site become what it is and stands for today.

2012 marked an important year in Woodfordia's elevotion process, from a vegetated festival parkland to a ..


 

Developing Site Images

 

 



Story Telling

I am leaning toward the idea of presenting my final project in the form of a short film. I shall present a documentary almost with a timeline of events, considering the tutors applauded project one's timeline storyboard band. I believe a visual presentation with a predetermined explanation will illustrate and convey design intensions better than a board and a speech.

Below is an example of a similar sustainable architectural story  by Bobby Bol from Studio Innua Architecture and Design:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlzS__N-4gU

 

I am drawn to this presentaion as an example i wish to follow because of its consistency and the simplicity of the graphics, the story told is very easy to follow -  a lay person would be able to understand and learn about the thinking processes involved in design sustainable community developments.

 

Below is a quick fly through of the sketchup site model I am developing for the project,  it is taken as if driving down Woodrow Road which borders the eastern edge of the site.

 Driving down Woodrow Road

Brief and Site Requirements

Permanent Sustainable Community Brief and Site Requirements:

· Waste Water Treatment Plant (the site currently has a closed loop water system)

· Water Storage (during festivals the site uses 6.2 million litres of water over 6 days)

· Waste disposal and recycling system (currently Recycles 100m3 of cardboard and 10 tonnes of co-mingled recyclable waste with 3 different bin options are provided for waste – organic waste (which goes to an offsite methane plant), comingle (recyclables) and general waste.)

· Amenity Blocks (at present the site has 42 permanent blocks)

· Permanent electrical reticulation

· Agricultural Precincts

· Greenhouse

· Nursery

· Equipment Storage

· Transport and Parking facilities

· All weather roads ( currently there are 2118 named streets throughout the site)

· Landscaped festival precinct areas (volunteers have planted 95,000 trees and 600 species on the festival site since 1994)

· Amphitheatres, community gathering and stages

· Residential Precinct (the festival has an aggregate attendance greater than 117,000)

· Disability facilities

· Committee and Artist Precinct (folk festival has over 2,000 artists, performers and presenters; programmed events, running end to end, would fill 70 x 24hour days with entertainment)

· Commercial Precincts (the site currently has over 160 craft, merchandise and information stalls, volunteers have covered more than 13888m2 with tents and structures for its venues)

· General Stores (there are 2 onsite general stores)

· Cafes and Restaurants (together at present there are 46 cafes and restaurants spread across the site)

· Bars (site currently has 13 bars and adult festivilians on average drinks less than 2 drinks per day)

· Doctors surgery, first aid and health clinics

· Security and police station

· Children's festival and daycare

www.woodfordfolkfestival.com