françois blanciak designs outdoor exhibition for architecture graduates in sydney

françois blanciak architect has completed an indoor-outdoor scheme for the university of sydney‘s 2017 architecture graduate exhibition. the site specific intervention is designed to extend beyond architectural limits and towards the city as it moves out of the building where it is supposed to take place. the conceptual diagram takes the form of a large dotted circle, bringing together disconnected spaces and reaching from indoors to outdoors. the unusual concept aims to enhance interaction of the exhibition with the urban realm.

all images courtesy of françois blanciak

the design by blanciak features a 26 meter diameter circle that encompasses different spaces, both indoor and outdoor, separated by perpendicular walls. this large circle is materialized as a thick dotted line whose footprint is extruded to form 13 identical structures, built out of timber, steel and corrugated plastic. the vertical surface of these individual elements is used to further unify the exhibited content. it features composite layouts of drawings (one per student) directly printed onto the cladding material, evenly displaying work from the various architecture degrees represented in the show. this project by blanciak creates a unique architectural exhibition that interacts with the university while connecting to the outdoors and to the surrounding public spaces.

the structures frame exhibited material in the main lobby
each structure is clad with layouts of line drawings
the scheme surrounded by visitors on the opening night
a large column in the art gallery the scheme traverses, is contained within one the structures
a continuity is created between indoor and outdoor spacesthe large extruded dotted line leads visitors toward the exhibited content
the integrated vegetation casts filtered lighting onto the structures
the scheme makes a direct visual connection to public spaces in the vicinity of the schoolground floor plan
concept axonometric
detail axonometric of a typical structure

project info:

location: school of architecture, design and planning, university of sydney, australia

architect: françois blanciak

team: alphonse lin, hanna farrell, ella gao, elaine qiu, liying tan, shiying xie

consultants: opera australia, bosco lighting, signwave

status: completed in 2017

size: 530 sqm

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edited by: lynne myers | designboom