Week 9 - Site Analysis

Current Site conditions

Week 9 - Future Technology

Current Google innovations include Google Glasses, utilising these technologies in the architectural entity will add contextual relevance. As Google develops its technologies the Google Media Centre will be the on the cusp of leading technologies as Google develops them. Utilising Brisbane and transforming it into the catalyst of leading technology. Below is an article outlining the technology being developed currently.

Image retreived from http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/27/google-glass-future/

Link to the article Google Glasses

Week 9 - Googling Google

Google's innovation through out the years has led it to be a leading company in the architectural scenario we have created. As a company they value failure as a tool to learn from and their headquarters are whimsical and fun, generating a positive energy for all those who work there. Below are links for the Google London Office and the Googleplex in Sydney. These architectural entities are great exemplars to depict the kind of company Google presents to both the public and other corporations, a fun, transparent and innovative company.

Google London Office.

Image retrieved from http://www.funonthenet.in/content/view/229/31/

Googleplex in Sydney.

Image retrieved from http://www.zdnet.com/

Other links describing Google's future.


7 Ways Larry Page Is Defining Google's Future

How Google Grows...and Grows...and Grows

Week 8 - A Little Something

Enjoying the graphic style of this image, transforming this style to my final product of the assignment can link various aspects and links within the scenario. Following the paths of the participants/characters within the scenario.

Week 8 - Google Culture.

Google company culture demonstrates transparency and innovation, as said by Eric Schmidt. This video describes the company culture of Google and how it developed from the founding members to what it is is today. The conversation with Eric Schmidt details employment expansion and various trials Google went through in order to maintain the culture they live by today.



Video retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juRkmecQD-8&eurl=http://www.google.com/reader/view/


Google company culture is not by what it is described by but by "The way in which the culture is expressed" Eric Schmidt.

Week 8 - Location, Location, Location.

Site location : Brisbane CBD

Project 2 Site Location: Cnr George and Queen St.

The future scenario depicts the Brisbane skyline to grow and expand upwards with the acquisition of Brisbane of the major companies.  The site as depicted above will transform and evolve into a Google Media Centre. Located on the corner of a heavy traffic area the Media Centre will be a beacon of innovative technology while also maintaining the Google company ethos of design for their employees.

Week 8 - Types of Spaces

When researching the scenario we have developed as a group, I stumbled upon this website which is primarily an office furniture website but i found the way they define the spaces they design furniture for very interesting graphically. I plan on modifying the spaces for my architectural entity in order to be more relevant to the time in the future scenario. Below are images from the website; http://bene.com/office-furniture/office-zones-and-areas/

Diagram demonstrating the relationship of spaces moving from spaces of interaction to spaces of privacy.

Back office spaces, traditional spaces of the office can be found here; workstations, executives etc.

Communication spaces, lunch rooms, meeting rooms, lounge.

Areas for concentration.

Future spaces;

Draft spaces for Google Media Centre, between spaces movement and flow should depict transparency, innovation and partial chaos as to mimic Google as a company, to look as though it would seamlessly blend with other Google offices.

Week 7 - Innovation of Media

The transformation of media over the years has led to the infiltration of social media into everyday life. The video below explains the transformation of the media landscape within society.

As the media is digitised all the aspects and mediums of media become available digitally. Media is transforming from less of a source of information to more so a site of co ordination.

Consumers become producers. A huge change in the media landscape. Social media becomes a major source of news showing the world that standard news and media today is turning into a dead language.

Topics to further Research:

Changes in Technology

Relationship between virtual and physical advertisement and media control

New ways of approaching technology

Social value system changes

Growth and evolution of media

Week 7 - The Visual Story Develops.

With the completion of assignment 1, we look to develop our scenarios into stories following and developing the characters within our architectural fiction.

From the lecture:
- We are looking to place our architectural entity in its context, circa 2020's to 2030's.
- Using the assessment criteria to envisage our architectural entities within their surrounding in our architectural fiction.

A New Google Experience.

Set in 2030, after the successful attainment of a portion of the Brisbane CBD, Google are looking to expand their presence in the technological market. Their expansion in media has proved successful so Google looks to take over the Brisbane media scene with the implementation of the a new media centre/ digital museum. 

Project Direction: To Adaptively reuse the existing corner of George and Queen St in order to enhance the Google presence.


Type of Architecture: Public/ Commercial


Scale: Medium to Large


Target Users: Brisbane residents, Employees of the Google Media Corporation.

Possible Scenarios: Google Media Employee, Technology experience hub visitor