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basil spence competition 2012symbiosis
CONTENTS02
// curriculum vitae....................................................4-5
BSc year 2 ................................................................................7
// bristol school of design.......................................8-9// professional placement....................................10-11
BSc year 3 : ........................................................................13
// bourgoin-jallieu: new urban landscapes..........14-19
// parametric canopy............................................20-21
// villeurbanne: hydraulic laboratory....................22-29
// annonay: remaking canson factory ................30-35
BSc year 4..............................................................................37
// basil spence competition : symbiosis.................38-47
// gloucester: city as a wilderness..........................48-51 BSc final project (in progress)
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04 CURRICULUM VITAE
2009-2013 University of Bath 2011-2012 Ecole Nationale Superieure Lyon 2010 Weimar Universitaet 2007-2009 Ackworth School
BSc Hons Architecture
Erasmus Exchange Scholarship
DAAD Summer School Scholarship
4As at A-level in Physics, Maths*, Design Technology*, German*. Asterisk-marked subjects include a school A level award for the best performance in the year group.
ACADEMIC AWARDS
EDUCATION
2012 November // University of Bath Basil Spence Competitionshortlisted entry for the best integra-tion of design and enguneering
US Ambassy Green Design Awardsecond place prize rewarded for the best use of parametric strategies in sustainable architecture
Oculus Prize first prize ex equo given for the best structural strategy in the final second year project
2012 // ENSA Lyon
2011 // University of Bath
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2012 July-August / Architectural and Engineering Assistant / Nickel De-velopment / Poznan, PolandI worked for a large building contractor company during the summer and prepared various Stage D-E documentation, including building de-tails, specifications and conceptual work for large commercial projects. I have also communicated on behalf on my firm with an English-speaking investor during the FEED Civil Contract negotiation and cost estimation stages. Working for a contractor firm helped me to deepen my general understanding of the building industry and look at the construction pro-cess from a different perspective than that of an architect.
2012 March-May / 3d Artist / Martyniak Visualisation Studio / Lyon, FranceDuring the placement I prepared graphical documentation for architec-tural competitions and general advertising purposes. I was able to learn graphic and modelling skills from free-lance 3d artists and to participate at client meetings where the business aspect of the visualisation work was discussed.
2011 February-August / Architectural Assistant / WEAL Architect / Wel-wyn, HertfordshireWEAL Architects is an office with wide-ranging experience and excel-lent expertise in working with listed buildings; I have actively participated in submitting several building permission applications concerning exten-sions, conversions and renovations to grade 1 and 2 listed structures. I was responsible for carring out detailed building surveys and producing high-quality drawings. I attended meetings and took minutes between the client, the contractor and WEAL Architects. I also took a consider-able part in project preparations at the conceptual stages and prepared computer projections of building proposals for clients.
PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE SKILLS
INTERESTS
linguistic / /
English (fluent): IELTS Certificate 7.5German (fluent) : C2 DAAD ZertifikatFrench (fluent)Polish (native language),Spanish (beginner)
IT / /
Photoshop / Indesign / Illustrator / AfterEffects / Premiere-Pro / Flash / AutoCad / 3ds Max / Revit/ Vray / Maya / Rhinoceros / Grasshopper / Lumion / VectorWorks / CorelDraw / SketchUp Pro / Microsoft Office
online multimedia portfolio
sustainability / /
Bath University Architects Sans Frontiers Secretary 2010-2011Team Member for Bellastock 2012 Architecture Festival
sport / /
sailling / inland skipper qualification snowboarding / skiingswimmingtennis
06 INTRO
The second year of the BSc Hons course contained both academic training at the School as well as profes-sional work experience. It was predominatly set around the notion of site-specific ar-chitecture, both on the mac-roscale of its external form and urban setting, and the microscale - the detail.
The first project, located in Bristol’s Floating Harbour, finds itself within the existing waterfront’s urban tissue and is takes its form by mimicking the existing site features.
During the second semester I have undertaken a 6-month placement at WEAL Archi-tects - a practice specialising in working on listed buildings through extensions, renova-tions and repair works.
A large part of my involve-ment with the practice was carrying out and analysing surveys on old structures as well as brainstoming new conceptual solutions. This was a great lesson in sensi-tivity when working with his-toric fabrics; the placement has informed my interest in architectural conservation and the treatment of listed buildings.
BSc YEAR TWO
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Located in the very lively water-front district of Bristol, this School of Design would become a part of a new urban landscape, heavily influenced by its proximity to the water’s edge. The site analysis became the main driver for the design to allow the building to re-spond to the surrounding topog-raphy. In my scheme I wanted to prior-itise the quality of the working en-vironment as well as the informal social spaces, where ideas and concepts can be juggled freely and chaotically.Part of my desire was also to cre-ate an honest, easy-to-read build-ing with which the students could identify themselves.
A major design feature of the scheme were the large cantile-vers containing the studio spac-es, overlooking the waterfront. Supported by the partially in-ternally and externally exposed trussed steel structure they in-formed the detailing of the build-ing. The building’s external en-velope is composed of a ceramic mosaic with occasional small openings; this creates a monolith aesthetic for the sculptural form of the building. The scheme won the 2011 Oculus prize, given for the best struc-tural strategy and detail design within the Bath University De-partment of Architecture.
individual project / university of bath / 8 weeks
tutors: dyfed griffiths nigel bedfordjulia kashdan-brown
detail section structural skeleton
BRISTOL DESIGN SCHOOL08
University of Bath Oculus Prize 2011 winner
floor detail axonometric facade detail axonometric
south-west perspective
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ecotect daylight simulation
10 PROFESSIONAL PLACEMENT // duration: feb 2011 - aug 2011
The project, located in Ayot St Law-rence, was a unique chance to survey and take part in contractual meetings regarding repairs to the first neo-Roman church in Great Britain. Over the years of neglect and inadequate attempts at repair work, the lime cement has been damaged and started to chip off while the plynths have suffered from biological damage. WEAL Architects have been appointed to carry out repairs to only of one portal of the church, as unfortunately the funds for restoration were extremely lim-ited. Refreshed and repaired, the church will serve as a community theatre venue and communal hall.
WGC Barn Theatre is a local ama-teur dramatics venue, serving both traditional proscenium performanc-es as well as contemporary drama. Over the years the building fabric has been deteriorating, with rotting trusses creating potential danger to the safe functioning of the barn. As well as repairing and strengthen-ing the exising structure, the de-sign proposal included extending the theatre’s studio space, installing skylights and creating a new control room, as well as levelling the floor between the studio and the snug to allow for wheelchair access.A planning permission for the proj-ect has been recently granted.
// Repair works to Ayot St Lawrence Church
// Repairs & extensions to the Welwyn Garden City Barn Theatre
WEAL Architects
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deteriorated timber trusses interior visual prepared for the fundraising campaign
an existing photo, taken in february 2011 proposed elevation
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I have spent my third aca-demic year on an Eras-mus Exchange in ENSAL (École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Lyon), in France. Entering a MArch programme was an excellent opportunity to extend and ex-plore my interests through the choice of studios, each dedicated to a particular de-sign theme.
During the first semester, I was working in the paramet-ric workshop, with an algo-rythm-based design process. I completed a masterplanning project in Bourgoin-Jallieu and also attended several in-tensive workshops, aimed at turning generative theory into fully working installations. A large focus of the semester was on improving sustainabil-ity through the non-standard and context specific paramet-ric building components.
The second semester was dedicated to interdisciplin-ary design with joint projects between the ENSA Lyon stu-dents and the INSA (Institut National des Sciences Appli-quées) Engineering Depart-ment. Additionally, the inter-woven workshops and written assignments were dedicated to architectural conserva-tion and heritage protection.
During the year, we experi-mented with different media of communication, including temporary installations and videos, which, alongside a part-time 3d artist internship, have enriched my perception of architectural representa-tion techniques.
BSc YEAR THREE
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The aim of this project was to re-think the role of the commune in the Isere region through a series of urban studies as well as to es-tablish a masterplan for the new quartier of the city, located next to the historic centre.
Following the pre-modern and heideggearian notion of architec-ture sprung from dwelling we inves-tigated the possibility of creating a project in time, a scheme which, by its very principle would evolve through direct contact with its user. We have therefore pro-grammed the project onto static monoliths, accommodating the university buildings, sport cen-tre and commercial zone, and the evolutive infrastructure, which contains the student campus ac-commodation as well as small of-fices and study areas.
The so-called vernacular cities such as Casbah in Algier have de-veloped in a seemingly chaotic and disorganised manner. However, if one maps the advancement of the urban tissue, based on the terrain topography and inter-relations between the urban units, a well defined logic emerges, which in today’s formalist and determinist architecture seemed to have been irrevocably lost.
Bourgoin-Jallieu is a French com-mune on the peripheries of the Grand Lyon metropolitan circle. In recent years, an untamed ur-ban sprawl has caused the small town to expand at an intense and uncontrolled rate, resulting in decay and loss of identity to the historic urban tissue. At the same time the para-urban character of the space discourages inhabit-ants to settle which changes the charater of Bourgoin-Jallieu from a countryside town to yet another unattractive outskirt of Lyon me-tropolis.
BOURGOIN JALLIEU: NEW URBAN LANDSCAPESgroup project / ENSA Lyon /
design team:chayma oueslatifernand guiselinagnieszka zielke
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a proposal for a masterplan to establish the commune as a new independent regional centre in the Isere region
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evolutive student housing + office units
plug-in university +mediateque
local commerce & bar spaces
urban gardensport centre
room // A18 m2
room // B32 m2
office64 m2
BOURGOIN JALLIEU: NEW URBAN LANDSCAPES
In the further stage of the project we were asked to design the skin of the building, based upon the specific cli-matic qualities of the site. Alluding to Bourgoin Jallieu’s ongoing ceramic manufacture tradition, we decided to use this material creatively on the facade.
An algorithm has been designed to negotiate between the typology of spaces (and hence, their lightin-ing requirements) and the average amount of light hitting the facade on a daily basis (see the ecotect model next page). As a result the uniform ceramic skin posesses different densities, which helps to control the desired daylighting conditions. The double skin helps to manipulate the daylight and solar gains during sum-mer and winter.
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Through the project, we aspired to incroporate this sensitivity of urban tissue into a more contemporary context. Being only introduced to the notion of generative design, we had a limited possibililty for exploring evolu-tive architecture, with the resulting
energy released in the sport facilities can be used for heating households proposed local smartgrid for energy sharing between different areas of the site
a new cityscape
In parallel to generative architecture, there is an increasing desire to recon-nect the city as one cityscape, which shares resources in a more organic and informal manner and acts as a system of communicating vessels.
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a new cityscape
project being more a theoretical research exercise rather than an ac-tual architectural scheme. As a part of the masterplanning, we explored the possibility of creating an environmen-tal smart grid which would connect the buildings of the city with their
neighbour ing environment, creat-ing a shared network and an energy flow.
WORKSHOP: THE PARAMETRIC CANOPYgroup project / ENSA Lyon / 2 weekstutors: walter piccolihenry lequay
This was a practical project in-volving the design and fabrica-tion of a shading device for the Lyon Baseball Stadium with the use of parametric processing software (Rhino / Grasshopper). To maximise the canopy’s ef-ficiency, we have created an algorithm which would work as described below for different curved forms: // divide a curved sur-face into a set number of tri-angular panel components
// create holes at each cor-ner with sizes directly depen-dant on the angle between the surface at a given point and the position of the sun at noon // create another set of smaller light diffuser holes, with their number directly dependant on the size of each panel component // create suitable timber con-nectors to hold the structure The canopy has been exhibited at the School of Architecture in Lyon, and used at the baseball stadium during the summer.
shape division holes #1 created holes #2 created connectors 1:50 working model
fabricated 1:1 prototype
20design team:tarak khemiriviliam zajicekfernand guiselinagnieszka zielke
photos showing fabrication and details of the canopy
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design team:auriane chretienperrine desvignescaterina grossoagnieszka zielkeromain perrot-minot
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During the expansion of the INSA Villeurbanne campus - the largest University complex in France - the hydraulic labora-tory CEMAGREF has been pro-posed to facilitate flood hazard research and river studies. A new high-tech campus build-ing would aim to create an at-tractive academic space as well as to provide accommodation for visiting guests and trainees.
The architecture of CEMAGREF has been based around the idea of l’Innattendu – the Unex-pected - emerging as a part of an empirically-grounded process of seeking explicit knowledge. Set in a rigid geometry, bounded by the site, the interior nuclei
tutors: marc daubercecile reignault
more organic sculpted atrium spaces, which accommodate the social facilities of the com-plex.
A central part of the design process was the interdisciplin-ary approach achieved whilst working with Civil Engineering students from INSA University. The unique heating and cooling system has been based upon building’s specific parameters such as its compact form and the atria, which were para-metrically modelled to achieve best ventilation and day lighting measures.
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VILLEURBANNE: HYDRAULIC LABORATORYgroup project / ENSA Lyon / 8 weeks
proposed elevations: north & west
site plan
villeurbanne: young and dynamicically developing part of lyon
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ventilation system: offices
ventilation system: offices / daytime
ventilation system: offices / nightitmesection A-A
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With the laboratory being inherent-ly a very high-tech building, much focus has been put on good quality integration of architecture and ser-vice. We decided to develop 2 dif-ferent ventilation strategies - me-chanical ventilation for laboratories and natural ventilation for offices. The buildings compact massing, determining its low form coefficient (0.47), has informed our choice to ventilate through the building slab. The system is similar to the Ther-modeck system but doesn’t use any mechanical facilities and has been succesfully used for the BRE office at Garston, United Kingdom. As the cooling air travels through the slab heats up, it will rise and escape through one of the 3 atria located centrally in the building.
Due to building regulations, the laboratory space will require me-chanical ventilation which has been integrated into interior design.
800x900 mm mechanical ventilation for laboratories
corten parapet
double facade
oak framed double glazing
metal substruture
50 mm insulation + white plaster finish
20 mm OSB board + 200 mineral wool insulation
concrete column 250 mm width
fume case
partition wall 150mm
plywood acoustic ceiling pannels with LED lightening
lab worktop, h = 850 mm, teak
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1 - entrance, 2 - conference room 3 - office, 4 - director’s office, 5 - exhibition space, 6 - reception, 7 - public archive, 8 - cafe bar, 9 - print unit, 10 - staff communal room, 11 - storage, 12 - laboratory, 13 - hydraulic machine room, 14 - analysis room, 18 - toilets
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26 VILLEURBANNE: HYDRAULIC LABORATORYtectonics
cupola roof detail
// accessible roof: ceiling finishvapour barrier225 mm reinforced concrete slab50 mm screed180 mm mineral woolwaterproof membrane120 mm gravel
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a - ventilation mechanismb - zink gutterc - steel structured - steel connectorse - double glazing
laboratory wall detail
// hollow beam floor:
1 - 320 mm prefabricated concrete hollow beam2 - air entry void3 - aluminium ventilation box with mechanically controlled openings4 - 80 mm rigid insulation5 - 130 mm precompressed conrete slab6 - underfloor heating7 - 50 mm screed8 - floor finish: timber boards
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9 - 20 mmOSB panel10 - vapour barrier11 - 220 mm mineral wool insulation12 - 220 x 50 mm studwork13 - wind membrane14 - 50 mm cellulose insulation15 - 30 x 30 mm aluminium substructure 16 - aluminium profile17 - perforated aluminium pannels
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The long duration of the project allowed in-depth co-operation with the INSA civil and environ-mental engineering students, en-dorsing architectural and struc-tural coherence of the scheme.
In my view a particularly valuable stage of design process was the detail work on building spaces as a response to their funcional and structural requirements. In this way we manged to achieve architectural integrity on a macro and micro scale, linking the de-tailing to the overall conceptual idea.
VILLEURBANNE: HYDRAULIC LABORATORYinterdisciplinary design
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The scheme comprises of the new bus station, built in place of the six-ties steel & concrete structure and a conversion of the older factory buildings into a hotel & spa, shop-ping and restaurant spaces.
We decided to reveal the original, currently covered la Cance stream to reinstate the natural features of the site through landscaping. We also wished to interact with the local environment of the Canson factory from where water for paper making would be resourced.
We were pleased to see the project exhibited at the Annonay town hall in spiring 2012.
Annonay is a small alpine town, lo-cated in the Isere region of France. Its City Council has called for stu-dent entries for a revitalisation scheme to the old Canson factory plant at the edge of the city. The new masterplan would include a new city bus station - conjoined wth a hotel and a commercial and recreational complex, giving An-nonay a contemporary prolonga-tion to the existing town centre.
During the short and intense de-sign process we explored ways of preserving part of the factory complex and creating a “new gate” to the town where nature meets the city and where the old urban tissue finds itself in symbiosis with the contemporary interventions.
design team:caterina grossoagnieszka zielke
group project / ENSA Lyon / 2 weeks
tutor:marc dauber
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proposed elevation / section / east
underground spa plan
During a seven day-long intensive workshop, supervised by our tutor, we made a detailed survey of the site, to-gether with approprate structural anal-ysis and conservational assesment.
The second week has been dedicated to refining the scheme. A key move was to “open up” the existing longitu-dinal buildings and allow the traversing through the historic fabric (hence, the french name of the entry being travers-er la patrimoine) . The existing open-ings have been therefore widened and their timber covers replaced by glass, creating open arcades, housing a res-taurant, cafe and shopping spaces.
During the whole competition period we were accommodated by the City of Annonay Council - this way of working “in the field” together with the intensive client contact proved very effective and enriching.
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1 - spa entrance2 - changing rooms3 - toilets4 - swimming pool5 - jacuzzi area6 - sauna area7 - showers8 - treatment rooms9 - plant room10 - bar11 - exposition /open area
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1 - hall2a - appartment type a (en-suite, kitchen)2b - appartment type b (en-suite)2c - appartment type c (en-suite)3 - conference room4 - office5 - meeting room6 - shopping area7 - toilets
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The client wished to visually mark the regeneration of the site. In response to that we proposed a tall rotunda con-taining hotel and conference spaces. With the introduction of such contrast to the existing geometry we however remained sensitive to the existing fab-ric and tried to negotiate between the act of making a bold statement and re-specting the historic.
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What we do depends on who we are; but it necessary to add also that we are, to a certain extent, what we do, and that we are continuing ourselves continually.
Henri Bergson, Creative Evolution
INTRO
The last year of the course combined cooperation with engineering students as well as a final degree project which would gather and un-derline all of the aspects of our architectural training dur-ing the four years.
Following the tradition set at the foundation of the Architec-ture Department at Univeristy of Bath, during the first se-mester each year teams con-sisting of architecture and civil engineering finalists compete in the Basil Spence competi-tion, which awards the best integration of structural and spatial aspects as well as
design coherence stemming from active interdisciplinary approach. An increasingly important aspect to the work assessment was sustainable design, particularly appropri-ate in the times of developig environmental awareness and legislation pressures.
The second semester is fully dedicated to the BSc final proj-ect. With this document being writing only in the middle of the design process, I shall endevour to outline the brief and initial design sketches, proposed for the scheme.
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BASIL SPENCE COMPETITION 2012: SYMBIOSISgroup project / University of Bath / 8 weeks
further design aims which stem from the study of the site and the surrounding urban tissue. Through the implemen-tation of the project we as-pired to rethink and enhance the relationship between the two main pedestrian flows (the East-West Queens Walk and the North-South Water-loo Station – National The-atre link), reanimate the cur-rently underused terraces of the National Theatre and create a strong vivid relation-ship between the temporary theatre and the host building.
design team:katarzyna uchmandivya nalwaroman gomezagnieszka zielkealireza esfandiaristephen milonas
tutors:martin gledhilltim burghessstructural advice:chris williams
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The National Theatre in Lon-don has recently planned to renovate the smallest of its 3 auditoria - the Cottesloe The-atre, which houses mainly contemporary and experimen-tal plays. In order to ensure continuity of the programme it has been proposed to erect a temporary theatre, adjoin-ing the NT building, which would stay in place dur-ing the two years in which the works are carried out.
As an extension to the for-mal brief we set ourselves
cafe extension level plan // 1 - the auditorium, 2- the auditrium balcony, 3 - stairs, 4 - cafe extension, 5 - existing cafe,
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The auditorium, a primary space within the project, is placed above the main entrance of the National Theatre, which enables it and its surrounding foyer spaces to take full advan-tage of the building’s ex-isting accommodation and services. This results in an intimate size for the build-ing and a minimised use of materials. What we are giving back is a high qual-ity public space outside the entrance, penetrated by the forest of glued laminated cluster columns, with seating and soft land-scaping, adding visual and tactile richness to the grey concrete appearance of the National Theatre. The foyer and public reception spaces places on the exist-ing terraces have been de-signed to respect the exist-ing building tissue as well as to celebrate the contrast between the old and the
new in terms of materiality, structure and detailing.
What we have particularly enjoyed during a design process, was the richness of various levels and the spatial relations between them. Careful analysis of height differences has informed the spacing of stairs and ramps and al-lowed us to enrich our project by creating spaces which are in-between the two buildings. These in-clude the extension to the existing café which, in our view make our scheme contextualised and organ-ic, complying with our con-cept of symbiosis between the theatres.
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External wall type 1* construction
Auditorium roof construction
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Cluster column footing
Auditorium floor construction
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auditorium level plan // 1 - the auditorium, 2- entrance space, 3 - stairs, 4 - temporary foyer, 5 - viewing deck, 6 - existing entrance
Key sound absorbing, perforated acoustic panels
sound reflective, solid acoustic panels
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1.Glued-laminated cluster columns
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Cluster column - beam connection
Having made the decision to place an exposed structure of our theatre just outside an en-trance to the existing listed build-ing, we have carefully consid-ered all criteria which integrate good structural performance with an attractive architectural and spatial quality. The key ele-ments influencing our structural system have been the need for a temporary and demountable building, the angular form of the auditorium, constrained by the
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shape of the existing terraces and lastly the visual and tactile appearance both on the ground floor level and within our build-ing. The structure has therefore become a large part of our de-sign focus, resulting in imple-mentation of glued laminated cluster columns spaced within a set grid, allowing a suitable level of flexibility in terms of spacing and sculpting the new ground floor public space.
Cluster column footing
1.Glued-laminated cluster columns
4. Gravel 230 mm
Cluster column - beam connection
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ground floor level plan // 1 - steps (existing) 2- reclaimed oakseating, 3 - National Theatre entrance
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The heating and cooling systems have been developed at an early stage of the design process and therefore it was possible to de-sign the theatre and the services with a holistic approach so that their performance is optimised and suited for the project. Con-ceptually the external form acts as a thermal monocoque – the service ducts are placed within the walls which results in a thick, acoustically and thermally sound external wall. The ducts wrap around the auditorium providing inlet and outlet zones where re-quired. The additional ducts run under the floor of the backstage, providing fresh air and cooling/heating to the dressing rooms.Instead of using power-driven energy to dehumidify and cool the air in a conventional com-pression chiller or fan coil sys-tems, desiccant cooling uses heat and water as its energy sources in order to cool the air. Incoming fresh air is dried by a desiccant wheel (result-ing in increase of temperature) and is then cooled by a thermal wheel system to release the ab-sorption heat. In this way, wa-ter and air provide the cooling, with electrical energy used only by auxiliary equipment such aspumps and motors.All the heating and cooling systems are placed in a tem-porary plant room, located in the underground car park and the ducts are fed through the existing paved staircase.
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when designing the building’s fabric we aimed to maximise the use of recycled materials harvested locally, reducing the carbon footprint of the scheme
environmental design
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Technical Cooling
Air Pumps for Ventilation
Electrical Auxiliary Equipment
Dessicant Cooling
Amplifiers
Lighting
Heating
Technical Cooling
Air Pumps for Ventilation
Electrical Auxiliary Equipment
Dessicant Cooling
Amplifiers
Lighting
Heating
Per container Ground floor Flow rate, m3/sDisplacement ventilation area (Ad), m2 0.8 0.32Input air velocity, m/s 0.4Mixing ventilation area (Am), m2Input air velocity, m/s XOutside input area (Aoi), m2 0.105 0.315Outside input air velocity, m/s 3Output ventilation area (Ao), m2 X XOutput air velocity, m/s X X
Full capacity ventilation rate (12l/s per person), m3/s
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Heat wheel 1(dehumidificationprocess}
Heat wheel 2(heat exchange}
Washer for directevaporative cooling
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Indirect evaporative cooling
Heat input (loweringthe humidity) forregeneration ofheat wheel 1
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I have chosen Baker’s Quay as my site, which is locat-ed at the end of the docks quarter - the only remaining untouched part of the docks development. The area was originally used as a timber-yard and railway depot, with numerous train tracks creat-ing a unique linear grid on the ground. For this reason I as-pire to negotiate between the historic industrial geometry of the quay and its connection to the docks and the canal.The scheme comprises the following independent, yet fully integrated elements:
// the workshop & exposition building
// the marine railway sys-tem (with reinstated his-toric tracks and operational cranes) with outdoor expo-sition and repair area, and housed boats varying on a seasonal basis
// the reused depot shed roof structure with a furni-ture showroom integrated into the historic fabric
BSc Final Year Project // In progresstutors:matthew wickensmartin gledhilldaniel wong
The recently restored his-toric docks in Gloucester seem surprisingly untouched and deserted. A generous programme of investements, has been aimed at catalysing an urban renaissance to the run down community. This has however resulted in empty high-end hous-ing and commercial spac-es, which are unaffordable for an average inhabitant.
Responding to the project’s theme - the city as a wilder-ness - my proposed brief is set within the wider frame of the socio-economic “age of austerity”, encompass-ing the associated damping of life prospects and decay of the local community .
The scheme proposes a mixed use institution, com-prising furniture and boat workshops as well as com-mercial and exhibition spaces. An important theme reflected in the building’s architecture is the the interweaving of academic and professional realms, alluding to Richard Sennet’s notion of craft as a way of establishing health and vitality in the community.
individual projectWaterways Museum - requires a larger venue and a new large outdoor exhibition space to exhibit the re-cently reaquired Kathleen and May historic schooner
Furniture Recycling Project - the local sustain-able initiative endangered by the potential res-torations to the existing warehouse buildings Gloucester College - a
new fine furnishing course desired for strenghten-ing the bonds between the academia and practice
site analysis: sunpathhistoric map showing the rail grid on the sitegloucester council’s desire to develop the ca-nal walk into a high quality public space
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The building’s simple form and footprint allude to the surrounding landscape of
industrial malthouses and cake mills.
located on the site existing listed rail-way depot’s structure converted into
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EXHIBITION SECTION
marine rail outdoor exhibition.........525m2galleries...........................................560m2digital workshop...............................120m2furniture showroom+ shop..............120m2cafe/communal area........................120m2reception...........................................60m2museum offices...........................4 x 20m2meeting room....................................35m2store..................................................80m2
SCHOOL SECTION
machine room.................................200m2waterfront workshop.......................100m2renovation workshop.......................200m2other workshops.............................100m2IT workshop....................................100m2library..............................................200m2seminar rooms.............................2 x 35m2school offices...............................4 x 20m2store................................................100m2
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plant room.........................................120m2toilets..............................................2x 60m2
+ 10% circulation.............................295 m2______________________________TOTAL............................................3385 m2
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ground floor plan: 1 - museum reception / 2 - lumber pro-cessing area / 3 - machine space / 4 - timber assembly - boats/ 5 - toilets / 6 - plant room / 7 - timber assembly - furniture / 8 - school reception / 9 - metal workshop / 10 - store / 11 - marine rail outdoor exhibition system / 12 - machine room / 13 / furniture showroom
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site analysis: warehouse orientation
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easy communication be-tween the workshops. The upper floors have been de-signed in the logic of creating a visual and tactile journey through the various layers of the waterways history.
In the next stages of my work I will be developing the building’s external enve-lope as well as fully defining the courtyard public spaces around the building.
The architecture of the building is based around the idea of an extruded bay being the primary composi-tional rule. This rigid or-der becomes distorted in several parts depending on the architectural narrative.
The ground floor is informed by the flow of materials and goods through the site - the reinstated rail allows
mezzanine multimedia gallery immersed in the workshops vol-ume- visuallty and acoustically permeable to their environment
the materiality of the work-shop spaces is informed by the desire to express the “making” of the building.
gallery spaces, partially double height, housing various exhibits from the waterways museum
the top mezzanine level is the li-brary, accesible both for the stu-dents and general public , cutting through the void of the galleries.
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the “dovetailed” interrelationship between the exhibition and workshop spaces enriching the user experience
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first floor plan second floor plan third floor plan
