Campbell Hutton

Bachelor of Design (Architecture)

Hi, my name is Campbell Hutton and I've just finished my Bachelor of Design (Architecture) at Swinburne University. Thanks for visiting my page.

Architecture for me has always been a career that I gravitated towards since I was in highscool, as it combines the ability to be creative, while still having constraints that test my problem solving and critical thinking. I enjoy working with both built and unbuilt environment within my projects, as well as having a keen interest in the ability to merge the architectural side of my design with graphic design to further express myself through my work. I have developed a passion for architecture and design in general over the duration of this 3 year course, and aim to continue developing this passion and my skillset into the future.

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The Blend - Campus

The Blend was a project created by myself and Karim Sawares as our response to our final Studio 5 brief. Surrounded by both commercial and residential realms of Newport, we aimed to create a campus along our 300m site on Market street, blending these two realms using a variety of typologies, unique to each program.

The Blend - Museum

The hero of our project 'The Blend' is the industrial museum. Split into 3 sections, our museum takes visitors on a journey through professional exhibits, historical monuments and community work displays. Our museum features a monolithic facade that allows light to pierce its way into the display areas through small triangular openings, as well as utilising an exposed structural framing system to foster a sense of industry and craftsmanship.

Ripples of the Yarra

A mixed use project concerned with the ideas of placemaking, destination & interaction, myself and Karim Sawares responded to our Studio 4 brief by exploring the 'ripple effect'. The concept of primary and secondary modules framed the theory behind our design, where an ampitheatre became the primary epicentre of attraction to our site that then ripples out towards the secondary programs such as a gallery, cafe/restaurant, collaborative studio spaces and housing. This 'ripple effect' also responds to the idea of expanding our audience further across the Melbourne CBD and continue growing as does a ripple in water.

Studio 4 - Form Finding

For our project, 'Ripples of the Yarra' we began the semester looking into form finding, where we aimed to extract a principle from our form finding methods to dictate our design concepts. Using our interlinked 3D cube mesh, we discovered the idea of primary & secondary modules, where external forces on a primary module would impact the movement of the secondary, with the secondary then impacting the following linked modules, and so on. We translated this theory into the idea of attractor points in our site, where by manipulating one aspect/program of our project, following aspects/programs would also see change.

Thunderstorms - Architectural Communications

This project looked into Dreamtime storytelling, and how we as a group could extract allegories from our Dreamtime story, and translate those findings into a physical module & exhibition. Myself, Jaxon & Corey explored themes of the cycle of life and rebirth, where the movement of the storm from mellow to treacherous suggests the different stages of this cycle. A fabric sheet represents the clouds, connected to raindrop shaped arms that are manipulated by a crankshaft at fluctuating speeds to depict these changes in weather through the storm.

Acknowledgement of Country

The School of Design and Architecture respectfully acknowledges the Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and knowledge-keepers of the lands, waters and sky that surround us, where we work, learn, create, communicate and make place. We recognise that sovereignty has never been ceded and this always was and will always be Wurundjeri Country. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who continue to make a better world through design.

We extend our acknowledgement to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, students, alumni, real-life clients, and knowledge keepers, who have contributed to our own education diversity and growth. We will continue to ensure that staff and students respectfully honour ancestral connection to Country and Place in everything that they do.

We are dedicated to the notion of design to make a better world and we acknowledge that making tools, shaping place, sharing stories, making meaning, wayfinding and collaborating have long been and continue to be both central and integral to First Peoples' cultures. We recognize that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ cultural contributions have continued relevance to design practice and commit to: reconciling ancestries of design and contemporary practice as well as pursuing culturally and professionally appropriate ways to engage with a diverse population of colleagues, industries and clients. In a time of treaty-making and voice we understand that there are overlaps between caring for Country and the sustainable production of goods, services, experiences, products and buildings.

Guided by the principles of respect, reconciliation, and reciprocity we undertake to indigenising and decolonising design practice by dismantling colonial structures and challenging biases that have marginalised Indigenous voices and design.

As students of SoDA you will be given opportunities to both engage with and educate yourself in Indigenous creative practices and cultural protocols through a lens of inclusivity, diversity, respect, mutual understanding, inter-cultural dialogue in all aspects of design practice. Indigenous people have been telling stories, making tools, and connecting to Country through visual media, placemaking and place marking for more than 60,000 years and these practices are part of an ongoing, evolving and live tradition.