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Alexandra Sapte

MArch Architecture

January 2024

Raccoon Point

With the unrelenting pressure of everyday life increasing, more and more people suffer from stress. Miami is the leading most stressed out city in the United States. The intention of this day hospital facility is to reduce the high stress levels in order to improve people’s quality of Meditation & Walking Meditation. During the day these principles will promote the circulation of mind-fullness, in which as you journey through every spacial experience you immerse yourself into a deeper meditative state as you move up the building. The sound scape of the wi

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f life by implementing the father of mindfulness; Thich Nat Hahn’s and John Kabat mindfulness based stress reduction therapies. My building will serve as a temple of serenity and promote mind body connections through; Eating meditation, Mindful breathing, Resting, Sitting ildlife is mellowing and allows one to reflect on themselves. Wanted to accentuate the sense of scale of the building as there is a need for a large volume for the spaces required, but also want there to be a sense of grandness to contrast the claustrophobic atmosphere of the city.

and rural typography of the Big Cypress Preserve, he corner of Raccoon Point Oil Field, an abandoned press trees. The sites unique location makes one ral implications which is building within this national h; materiality, structural and programatic strategies. will not damage the environment dramatically.

land but also bridging over into the water off the ides. Incorporating the fauna is an essential part of elaxing/meditative environment. The site has been reduce levels of stress.

n Point oil Þeld, as an abandoned oil digging site that for 30 years. The architectural ambition is too create a mi’s society. The site is still surrounded by oil pipes, the fundamental elements present in the site of nature of the space. also, exploring the properties of water as a rent temperatures of water and at which one can bathe

Florida, Florida, USA USA.

mindfulness principles to communicate the desired . In order to overcome the neglect of the self living in ltural and geographical context will be addressed by e overlook; such as walking. Thus an understanding of m at the canopy level will be constructed.

ght various moments, activities and spaces with the

Everglades, Florida Everglades, Florida.

Point Field, Raccoon Raccoon Point oil Field, BigOil Cypress Preserve.

Cypress Preserve, Preserve, Everglades. BigBig Cypress Everglades

Big Cypress Preserve

Miami MIAMI

PURPOSE + PREMISE:

With the unrelenting pressure of everyday life increasing, more and more people suffer from stress. Chronic stress has serious implications on your physical and mental wellbeing increasing the risk of some cancers, heart disease, depression, diabetes type II, obesity and anxiety. Miami is the leading most stressed out city in the United States due to their unemployment levels, hours worked, home price to income ratio, population density and percentage of people that lack medical insurance. My intention is to build a day hospital facility to reduce the high stress levels in order to improve people’s quality of life by implementing the father of mindfulness in the west; Thich Nat Hahn’s and John Kabat mindfulness based stress reduction therapies. Photos of the site

Thich Nat Hahn

pool and cantilevered walkway. In which you move er of the pool to cleanse the body by washing away the pool and changing rooms requires the largest ommunal or individual activities of yoga, meditation s I want to create a sense of grandness and contrast yoga rooms will have storage units Þtted into them eplenish ones energies, the dining area and kitchen rage unit for food.

Site Plan PROGRAMME: RACCON POINT OIL FEILD DAY HOSPITAL My building will serve as a temple of serenity and promote mind body connections through; Eating meditation, Mindful breathing, Resting, Sitting Meditation & Walking Meditation. During the day these principles will promote the circulation of mind-fullness, in which as you journey through every spacial experience you immerse yourself into a deeper meditative state as you move up the building, realising a fragment of my vision of relaxation. The soundscape of the wildlife is mellowing and allows reßect on themselves. Australia rock pools

Canopy trail in Big cypress preserve

2.0 INTRODUCTION TO BUILDING PROGRAMME

Site Section Florida houses on stilts

The project intends to revitalise the site; Raccoon Point oil field, an abandoned oil digging site that was built in 1970, supplying petroleum to Florida for 30 years. The site is filled with abandoned by oil pipes, containers and rigs. This is all surrounded by swampland and bald cypress trees. The ambition is to work with the fundamental elements present in the site of nature and the industrial vernacular on site. Oil containers and piper on site

Ariel of Site

Oil Rig

Raccoon Point Day Hospital Long Elevation

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SIDE ELEVATION

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SIDE ELEVATION SIDE ELEVATION

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Front Elevation

FRONT ELEVATION

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FRONTAL SECTION

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Ground Floor Plan

1. Transport carriage 2. Entrance + reception 3. Changing rooms 4. Individual changing rooms 5. Toilettes 6. Pools 7. Showers 8. Massage rooms 9. Lifts 10. Meditation room 11. Individual meditation cubicles

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12.Tai Chi rooms 13. Individual tai chi rooms

First Floor Plan

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14. Kitchen 15. Eating area 16. Individual eating cubicles Second Floor Plan

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN

SLEEP PLAN FOURTH FLOOR PLATFORM PLAN

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17. Sleeping Cabins 18. Balcony

Cabin Floor Plan

19. Yoga huts 20. Sleeping cabins entrance 21. Canter-livered platform +0.00

Fourth Floor Plan

FITH FLOOR ROOF CAFE PLAN

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22. Cafe

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SLEEPING HUTS FLOOR PLAN

FACADE 1. horizontal decking of polystyrene sheets type sibu metallic finish 2400.300.10. adhered to a structured translucent thermoplastic panel 2 = 20 mm screwed to the subframe. 2. galvanized steel tube 100.50.5 3. Galvanized rim for mounting the stud. ELEVATION OF steel THE BUILDING 4. galvanized steel profile, UPN 240 5. 4mm stadit safety glassPLATFORM bonded with opacified butyral CONNECTING TO THE and supported on neoprene 6. bidirectional steel substructure with light countershaft for water evacuation 7. galvanized steel profile, UPN 240 8. reinforced and welded IPES steel profile h = 1800mm 9. folded copper gutter 10. Two layer extruded polystyrene plate on the inside and galvanized steel finish on the outside 11. extruded polystyrene panel on the inside and galvanized steel finish on the outside 12. rectangular tube 140.80.10 13. Galvanized steel carpentry with double glass and 6 + 6 + 6 double glazing chamber 14. galvanized steel tube with square section 150.50.10

horizontal decking of polystyrene sheets type sibu meta 2400.300.10. adhered to a structured translucent ther panel 2 = 20 mm screwed to the subframe. 2. galvanized steel tube 100.50.5 3. Galvanized steel rim for mounting the stud. 4. galvanized steel proÞle, UPN 240 5. 4mm stadit safety glass bonded with opaciÞed bu supported on neoprene 6. bidirectional steel substructure with light countershaft evacuation 7. galvanized steel proÞle, UPN 240 8. reinforced and welded IPES steel proÞle h = 1800mm 9. folded copper gutter 10. Two layer extruded polystyrene plate on the inside and g steel Þnish on the outside 11. extruded polystyrene panel on the inside and galvanized s on the outside 12. rectangular tube 140.80.10 CABIN ELEVATION 13. Galvanized steel carpentry with double glass and 6 + 6 + glazing chamber 14. galvanized steel tube with square section 150.50.10 15. angle proÞle L200 16. Insulating glazing composed of 10mm laminated glass chamber + 10mm laminated glass on a Þxed galvanized ste 17. Translucent stretched PVC mesh with an anthracite metallic the outside with screen printing 18. square section galvanized steel tube 150.150.10 19. Galvanized steel upper single rail, Klein type 20. sheet steel slid-fold 21. sandwich type sliding panel Þnished in FRP e = 4mm, both inner aluminum frame 22. supporting perimeter frame formed by two UPN 150 in bo reinforcement plates 23. galvanized steel sliding joinery 24. outer tray formed by tramex type galvanized steel lattice, 40 CABIN PLAN 25. formation of a translucent ßoor composed of solid ther plates type lear pep cin structure in honeycomb and resista Þnish 26. two welded UPN 240 proÞles 27. galvanized steel railing with translucent glass h = 110cm 28. practicable lattice module hydraulic system 15. angle profile L200 16. Insulating glazing composed of 10mm laminated glass + 10mm chamber + 10mm laminated glass on a fixed galvanized steel frame. 17. Translucent stretched PVC mesh with an anthracite metallic finish on S E CT I O N O F T H E B U I L D I N G the outside with screen printing 18. square section galvanized steel tube 150.150.10 CONNECTING TO THE PLATFORM 19. Galvanized steel upper single rail, Klein type 20. sheet steel slid-fold 21. sandwich type sliding panel finished in FRP e = 4mm, both sides and inner aluminum frame 22. supporting perimeter frame formed by two UPN 150 in box, welded, reinforcement plates 23. galvanized steel sliding joinery 24. outer tray formed by tramex type galvanized steel lattice, 40.40.5 25. formation of a translucent floor composed of solid thermoplastic plates type lear pep cin structure in honeycomb and resistant surface finish 26. two welded UPN 240 profiles 27. galvanized steel railing with translucent glass h = 110cm 28. practicable lattice module hydraulic system

EXPLODED ISOMETRIC OF THE CABIN CONSTRUCTIONS

DETAIL OF CABIN CONNECTION TO PLATFORM.

DETAIL CABIN WALLS AND FLOORS.

Chnaging Room Render

Massage Room Render

Shower Room Render

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Long Section

LONG SECTION

DETAIL OF THE STRUCTURAL FORMATION OF CANTILEVERED FLOOR ON METAL BEAMS ANCHORED TO REINFORCED CONCRETE SUPPORT BEAM

Detail of the cantilevered floor, on metal beams anchored to reinforced concrete support beam scale 1/25

EXPOSED WALL OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAM WITH TIMBER WOOD FORMWORK

TEMPERATURE REGULATED SAFETY GLASS MADE FROM GLASS 4+4

PAINTED WITH SMOOTH WHITE ACRYLIC PAINT FILLER CONCRRETE

INTERIOR LAID AND PLASTERED WITH WHITE PLASTER PARTITION OF 7CM IN DOUBLE VACUUM BRICK

STRUCTURAL SEPERATOR

FIXTURE FORMED BY TUBE STEEL JOINERY AND GALVANISED STEEL FOLDED SHEET

ROUND STTEEL BARS MEETING OF CONCRETE WALL REINFORCEMENT WITH CONCRETE BEAM

STRUCTURAL SEPERATOR ROUND STRUCTURAL STTEEL BARS Øg

MEETING OF PILE WITH REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAM

SLAB OF REINFORCED CONCRETE WITH TIMBER W O O D E N FORMWORK

ROUND STRUCTURAL STTEEL BARS Ø10

ROUNDED STEEL BARS

MEETING OF REINFORCED CONCRETE WITH CONCRETE BEAM

ROUNDED STEEL BARS

APPLIED COLOURED C E M E N T M O RTA R FLOORING DIRECTLY ON THE SUPPORT

F I L L E R CONCRRETE

EXPOSED REINFORCED CONCRETE WALL WITH TIMBER FORMWORK

CONCRETE FOUNDATION

STEEL PLATE SKIRTING, 50.10mm FLOORED WITH THE PLASTER

CONCRRETE JOINTS

ROUND STRUCTURAL STTEEL BARS 2ø12

CLEANING CONCRETE

EXPOSED REINFORCED CONCRETE FLOOR SLAB WITH TIMBER FORMWORK

METAL BEAM FOR SUPPORT OF THE FLOOR SLAB FORMATION, WELDED TO M E TA L S H E E T S A N D ANCHORED TO CONCRETE

FILLER CONCRET E H-30 MESH FOR PILE GRID FORMATION WITH ROUND STEEL BARS OF 10 FOR THE TOTAL OF 12

DETAILS OF METAL BEAM IN REINFORCED CONCRETE

SECTION

FILLER CONCRET E H-30

Detail of the meeting with the floor slab and reinforced concrete foundations scale 1/25 SCALE

SECTION PLAN

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Detail of the formation of the pool wall meeting the floating floor slabs scale 1/25

TILE SURFACE CONCRETE FOUNDATION ROUND STRUCTURAL STTEEL BARS

ROUND STRUCTURAL STTEEL BARS CONCRETE JOINT

TILE SURFACE

CLEARING CONCRETEprevent contamination or loss of water HL-100

STRUCTURAL SEPERATOR

ASFLAT SHEET

DF THE STRUTURAL FORMATION OF THE POOL WALL MEETING WITH FLOATING FLOOR SLABS

DETAIL 1 + 2

DetailDETAIL of the formation the interior stairs OF THEof STRUCTURAL FORMATION OF INTERIOR STAIRS scale 1/25 SCALE The section illustrates the building strategy aims to achieve a airtight waterproofed environment so with the question of stairs, they won’t be casted into the foundation of the concrete so a staircase had to be found that was minimally intrusive into the concrete ßoors to reduce the risk of moisture entering. This section of the ßoor demonstrates how the steel use can be reused in future works.

ELEVATION

1 - Section of metal A-42-b welded 1 - Section of metal A-42-b weldedtotobeam beam type type IPN IPN 2 - Metal support type 2 2UPN-100 2 - Metal support type UPN-100 3 - Compression mesh layer 15x15øø10, 10, e=4cm 3 - Compression mesh layer 15x15 e=4cm 4 - One way reinforced concrete (22+4), 4 - One way reinforced concrete (22+4), semisemi resistant joists, ceramic vaults (70cm) resistant joists, ceramic vaults (70cm) 5 - Welded bolts anchored and are welded to the 5 - Welded anchored and are welded to the support bolts plate base support plate basecross section stepped sheet metal 6 - Continuous 7 - Reinforced concrete H-200 (e=15 cm); 6 - Continuous cross sectionslabs stepped sheet metal beam heads embedded In itH-200 (e=15 cm); 7 - Reinforced concrete slabs - Sheetembedded metal ßooring beam8 heads In it over levelling layer of 10cm 8 - Sheet metal flooring over levelling layer of 9 - Brick 10cm 9 - Brick SECTION

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Stone Scapes R E C O N ST I T U T I N G STO N E I N H AG H I L L Haghill, Glasgow Scotland 2022 Bartlett School of Architecture UG2 Architects often look at materials through an anthropocentric lens, “this will outlast my lifespan thus it is more sustainable” This project explores the potential of Scotland’s historical sandstone, looking at the material through the time frame of ecology and using this anthropocentric attitude to harness modern 3d printing stone technology to propel this eco-centric material creating moments of spacial merging between the human and non human, in a housing proposal. in order for this forgotten building material to breath a new life, to once again dominate construction as a structural material. this project will use quarried stone as the main structural material and 3D printed stone to push the boundaries of what is physically capable to make combining an ecological environment with beauty.

Glasgow, 16 Marwick Street, Haghill Primary School

Aberdeen

Dundee

Aberdeen Glasgow

Glagow

Ireland

Glagow

Edinburgh Edingbrugh

United Kingdom United Kingdom Scotland

Glasgow

Site

Walter St Appin Rd

Model of site - Pre-existing building

Aitken St

Marwick St

Site

Tenement Typology around site

Site History Haghill school was a Victorian school, situated in the east end of Glasgow. It has been abandoned as it has become a victim to the rapid industrialisation of the city and has lied derelict creating this urban cliff moment. The project aims to revitalise the site as a housing development as there is a housing crisis in Glasgow.

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Mapping the Derelict and Depraved areas of Glasgow

2022

Site Derelict Buildings Most deprived areas Bodies of water

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Site Plan

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June 56° Site Section A

Site Section B

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Massing 1 Massing Outputs

Massing 2

Massing 3

Massing 4

Map of all the existing and operating quarries in Scotland

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Map of the stone geology in Scotland

Aberdeen Glasgow

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Metamorphic Sedimentary Igneous

Edinburgh

Sedimentary Sedimentary Sedimentary

Sedimentary Sedimentary Metamorphic

Blonde Sandstone

Red Sandstone

Adjacency Diagram Showers

Showers library

Study female Changing Room

visual connection

Male Changing Room

bathroom

physical connection

private space with an indoor communal space

living room swimming pool

bathroom

sauna

gym private indoor space

dining area

communal indoor space

Kitchen

individual individua communal cubicals cubicals

service elevator

foye

communal outdoor space

communal work space

storage

communal library

private outdoor space

service stairs Bedroom

Bedroom

study space

closet

toillete

balcony

closet

outdooor drying rack

study space

en-suite multi-purpose social space

communal seating area

bins drying rooms

garden outdoor seating area

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communal laundrette

plant beds

shed

outside drying

bike storage

washing machine

drying machine

Medium scatter of 3d printed geometry

Big scatter of 3d printed geometry

Geometry exploration 3d printed model

High resolution, Blocks

Slate Roofing Sun light - South

Steel railings

Window ornamentation Bay window

3d printed exterior stone - urban cliff

Steel beams

Residential flat - attic

Interior render looking up interior courtyard.

Residential flat - 2 bed Steel window frames

Hallway

3d printed stone interior

Quarried Stone

Residential flat - 2 bed

Residential flat - 3 bed

Interior room render

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Basement Floor Plan

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1. Flat entrance 2. Kitchen 3. Living Room 4. Bedroom 5. Toilette 6. Stairs 7. Pool 8. Gym 9. Female changing rooms 10. Male changing rooms 11. Storage units 12. Lifts

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First Floor Plan + 2.5 + 3.9

1. Flat entrance 2. Kitchen 3. Living Room 4. Bedroom 5. Toilette 6. Stairs 7. Interior atrium 8. Walkway 9. Hallway 10. Lifts

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN

Short Section

Elevation

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN

Poikilohydric Living Walls -- reference

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Caving inwards

Straight

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Lichen

Lichen + Moss

Re c o n s t i t u t i n g t he Ve r n a c u l a r Collection of speculative architectural visualisations 2022 - 202 Personal works

The conceptual architecture foly speculates the notion of “other“ the element of the “non-human”, in modern day culture architecture looks to eradicate any element of growth as it is seen as unclean this series of eomeetry explorations aim to tackle ths idea that they have to stay exclise. In this personal exploration, I attempt to reconstitute the classical ornate architectural language in a positive context. by 3d modelling elements which are designed to be 3d printed with the ideas of porosity and holes for the “other” to grow in to take over the clean built environment in an organic way.

Extruding outwards

BEFORE AFTER

Lichen + Moss

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Alexandra Sapte selected works 2020-2024

alexandrasapte@gmail.com