Assignment 2: The Brief

Piranesi Design Brief:

Room List:

•   Master Bedroom

o   En suite

o   Personal study nook

• One or two guest rooms

o   Must have bathroom,

o   Shower and a large bath

• WC/ Toilets separated from the bathrooms

• A library

o   For reference for studies and artworks

o   Could also have a small nook for recreation and relaxation

• A studio/ workshop

o   For study and for large projects

• Dining room

o   Really nice long table

o   Renaissance decor

•  Kitchen area

o   2 bowl sink

o   Freestanding kitchen counter

o   Large oven

o   Gas cooker

•  Large living room

o   Entertain guests and should be really nicely decorated

o   Could also work as a gallery area

•  Gallery

o   Or a space where artworks can be displayed for visitors to walk in, or for Piranesi himself to place artworks. Other works of art so he can appreciate them himself

•  Large laundry room

o   Be able to have a dryer and a washing machine

Relationships:

• The large studio/workshop and one of the guest rooms should be connected together or in close proximity to each other, as a helper of Piranesi can come and help him in the workshop and can stay over. It shouldn’t be near the master bedroom to ensure privacy of the master bedroom. This specific guest room is grouped in the “pubic area” due to this fact

• The other guest bedroom can be closer to the master bedroom, for a private atmosphere. It will have a separated bathroom and toilet near it, whereas the master bedroom will have its own en-suite. The private study will be inside the bedroom, so you have to enter the bedroom to get to the study, so that no one can walk past and disturb the privacy of the study

•  The dining room and the kitchen should be next to each other for convenience regarding food preparation and transport of food to and from the spaces

• The lounge room should be connected to the dining room, for convenience of circulation of guests in and out of the different public spaces for the guests. It is to be a spacious area, to have a lot of guests and a lot of

• The laundry room is attached to the side of the kitchen, so the piping and plumbing is continuous and connected in a linear form

• The public spaces should be on the first floor and the private spaces should be on the second floor, so that it doesn’t ruin circulation between private and public spaces

• The library could be on the second or first floor (will have to see spaces once other rooms have been rationalised

Some design points:

•  Even though in Piranesi’s drawings and his style, high ceilings are not allowed in the Mosman area, (max building height is 8.5m, wall heights are 7.2m), but it till be two storeys, ceiling heights shall be 3.6m

•  The spaces are wide and open, and thus large windows would be used to allows natural lighting or penetrate the various spaces. This would very much compensate for the building’s height restriction as it would allow an opened space feel without using too tall ceiling heights.

• the doorways through the public spaces such as the dining room, lounge room and kitchens should be  connected through large archways due to the nature of Piranesi’s designs and his drawings

• The studio/ workshop should be semi detached from the main building, so that its noise levels don’t interrupt anyone else. It should be a large space, and it should be big enough to house large projects and equipment for such projects.

• The lounge room should be big and welcoming, and should introduce the style of the building. Since Piranesi liked Romanesque buildings and the renaissance period, this lounge room can have such decorations in the room.

• The kitchen area can be spacious so that there is more room to organise the pantry and prepare food much easier. There should be a bench area as well, so that Piranesi can quickly eat when he is on a rush or if he is by himself for convenience the sink should also be double sink and should also be spacious.

• The dining area should also be spacious and have a large table for a lot of guests to commute on.

• The Master bedroom would have a large king sized bed, and is connected to a large en-suite area, as well as a small study area.

• The small study space should also be connected inside the master bedroom, reachable only by traversing through the master bedroom, to maintain privacy. it would be  a small nook that would allow one to quickly jot down ideas and transfer them to the main studio area for artworks

•  The first guest room shouldn’t be too big, and is connected to the studio/workshop for if anyone comes and helps Piranesi with his works. It should have a useable bathroom and toilet, but his is outside, so that guests can also use it, even if they aren’t staying over.

•  The second guest room could be on the second floor near the master bedroom, so a level of privacy can be maintained. A separated bathroom and toilet could be on the second floor as well, for that guest, or the guest would go downstairs and use that bathroom that is near the second guest room.