Folie Design Development

From research, it is clear that Howard Smith Wharves was intended to be an industrial hub in the 1930s. Now, it is the only undeveloped site on the Brisbane river. There exists buildings remaining from that time and are listed as heritage. In order for our folie to have a strong historical context, there needed to be awareness of these buildings in order to be mindful of how they could affect our folie.

Since the aim of our folie's function was a visual form of learning, the location of the folie needed to be a place that could be seen clearly, also taking consideration to the pedestrian paths through the site. The observation is that the path through Howard Smith Wharves is predominantly cyclists and people commuting to work. With the idea that the target users were people who would not have much time to dwell in the space, the structure needed to be somewhere that could be activated by simply walking past it. Finding the correct form of visual stimulant was key to how the folie should be seen.

The location picked was the timber decking as influenced by material as well as historical context. As well, the theme of the compass had been adopted as wanting the folie to show Howard Smith Wharves as a center or landmark to be able to orient oneself to the different key points in the city that can be seen from the wharves. In turn, this visual aspect will be activated by the folie to effectively show a new perspective of the views to the user as they walk by. 



Mapping out where all the key existing historical elements are in Howard Smith Wharves.

The reasoning for choosing the placement of our folie, specifically for the timber decking, a key historical element as well as influence for material choice of our folie.

Rough diagrams studying location choice aspects.



Pedestrian paths through the site


Study of the angles of views along the line of sight of people walking by


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