Ini al solu ons The feasibility study and site analysis that was undertaken in part A has helped develop a greater understanding of the site and enhanced the proposed design ideas for conver ng the exis ng structure into an educa onal centre. As part of the brief, a number of rooms have to be provided in order to ensure the func onality and comfort of the proposed structure. The ini al solu ons for this project is to demolish the structures that are marked in red as shown opposite and replace them by a new built structure. However, the stone from the exis ng structure that is proposed for demolishment will be used as an external cladding for the new built one in order to maintain a link between the exis ng and new structure and reduce the amount of waste generated and materials required during this process. The main building that currently accommodates the lifeboat will remain as part of the proposed design and will be used as a Lobby/Entrance area. However, the pitched roof will be replaced by a monopitch roof. This type of roof will be used in order to provide additional space for a mezzanine floor that serves as a staff area, and to maximise the effectiveness of the solar panels that will be placed on it since the sun rises from the east and sets in the west with the main building facing east. The existing front door on the main building will be replaced with a curtain wall, similar to that shown in figure 5, to allow as much natural lighting as possible and provide views onto the facing sea. Natural lighting will also be provided by the curtain walls placed between the existing stone walls and the monopitch roof similarly to that shown in figure 2.
Figure 4- Ini al ideas for the main exis ng building—Sketchup
Figure 1- Ini al solu on for demolishing and maintaining
Figure 2- Monopitch roof natural ligh ng
Figure 5- Her ordshire barn conversion, fully glazed gable for natural ligh ng
Figure 3- Skylights internal view to be used for providing
Figure 6- Mezzanine floor—sketchup model
Since the main exis ng building allows for a first floor and will remain as part of the proposed design, a mezzanine floor will be installed into it providing a lightweight pla orm which can be a ached using steel bolts and joist hangers and will be used as a staff kitchen and si ng space. This space will be provided by natural ligh ng from curtain walls placed between the roof and the exis ng stone walls and from the curtain wall placed on the east side of the building replacing the entrance doors. Figure 11- Skylights external view to be used for providing natural
In addi on to maintaining the exis ng structure, a new structure will be built to the south side of the site with a glass tunnel connec ng both the old and new structure as shown below. Most of the new structure elements will be built offsite and then transported in order to minimise me onsite
Figure 7– Extra space allowing for a mezzanine
Figure 8– Mezzanine floor used as an extension for restaurant, Wiltshire School. Design ideas.
The other exis ng building marked in white that is currently used as storage for rockets/ flares will be used as a kit drying space. This space will be entered through external doors placed on the east side of the site that lead into the drying space and then into the main building. This is to ensure that users that enter the building with wet clothes will not effect other spaces/ keeping them dry. In order to ensure that this space serves its func on of drying kit, natural ligh ng and ven la on will be provided by skylights that are placed on the flat roof that replaces the exis ng pitched roof. Since the required floor area for the kit drying space is larger than the exis ng structure, an extension will be built to the west side of the site. However, the extension will not have an effect on the neighbouring building that is built on the site border.
Figure 10– Design ideas for the purposed converFigure 9– Exis ng building for flares storage
Figure 12– Ini al sketch for designing a link between the old and new structures.
Figure 13– Ice house (restora on man, 2010)
Since the remaining structure does not have enough space to accommodate all the required spaces within the brief, a newly built structure will be placed on the west side of the site. The glass tunnel leads straight into the main teaching space that will then lead to other areas such as the toilets, smaller teaching space and the storage space as shown below.
Figure 16– Overall ini al design, sketchup
Figure 14– Room division, sketchup model
Natural ligh ng will be provided in the main teaching space mainly by the use of curtain walls placed on the south side of the site overlooking the exis ng fields and the curtain walling between the wall and monopitch roof that will be used for the main teaching space. Since the exis ng water services run to the south side of the new main teaching space, the newly built W.C’s will be placed to the south side of the main teaching space. The W.C’s consist of 2 staff toilet, children's male toilets, Childers female toilets and a disabled W.C.
The two addi onal spaces to the north side of the main teaching space are the storage room and the smaller teaching space. The storage room has an area of 65sqm and has been placed to the north side of the site with the main entrance doors facing east onto the sea to allow easy use and transport of the kit.
Figure 18– Storage room main entrance doors Figure 17– Entry door design ideas
Figure 15– Staff, disabled and children's W.C’S
The Final space is the small teaching space that can also be used as a mee ng space and has an area of 20sqm. This space is provided with natural ligh ng in a manner similar to that of the main space, by the use of curtain walling overlooking the exis ng fields.