MARINA-VILLE Making and Learning within the Landscape A Design Portfolio by
Amar Sall
Introduction
Canvey Island & Marina-Ville
MARINA-VILLE “I wish our classroom could be on the beach.” The concept of maritime is etched into the fabric of Canvey Island. Sailing and Yacht clubs, Marina workshops and the iconic Chapman Lighthouse still carry significance towards the identity of Canvey today. Traditional nautical themes still resonate around Canvey, yet over the years, the impact has diminished and now fades into obscurity. Marina-Ville will change that. Throughout the Island’s history, Oyster Creek was a main entry point for trade, providing development for Canvey and the areas further up Benfleet Creek. Located in Oyster Creek is, Small-Gains Marina, constructed from local skill and talent, once provided a hub of activity from construction to leisure, offering opportunities of experiencing tradition and bridging a generational gap. Its importance described here by local Steve Tolton, “I use it as a reference point when I try to capture what Canvey was like. It was a real gem of a time capsule.” During the latter part of the 20th Century, the marina fell into disrepair and a lack of care caused it to lose its heritage significance as landmarks such as the Chapman Lighthouse were demolished. Rendering the surrounding areas useless due to its dilapidating condition, the marina is now severely under-developed, and used purely as a mooring site with a skeletal workshop force maintaining the area.
beach, and a Quiz Night with the seniors of the local Rotary Club, from our interactions, it is clear there is a generational gap between the youth and seniors. Interviews conducted with the locals prove that there is tension between the age groups. Canvey Archiver Graham Stevens stated that, “Despite efforts to engage with the youths, there is still an air of intimidation for us, the spikes in crimes committed by the young isn’t positive at all, yet their skills and ambition is something that never goes noticed or utilized. I believe something can be done to bridge this ever-widening gap.”
Concerned parent Lisa Pain raised her wishes of her children not to follow the older kids and fall into anti-social behaviour, apparent with the rise of the Canvey “Boy Racers,” due to the lack of spaces for youths on the island. Lisa’s daughter Chloe explained that the lack of youth-friendly spaces encourages a disinterest of the island, as there is “nowhere to go,” and as a response to our tile-making engagement, “I’ve never done this before, our school doesn’t give us these opportunities, I want to learn more.” The increase of anti-social teens and their negative impact on the community through their behaviours show that there is something or somewhere missing for them to go. Can After conducting an engagement with the Canvey there be a place for the youths to flourish? Can there be a place Community, a tile-making workshop for children on the for the seniors to maintain and reclaim tradition? Perhaps the
Studio 6’s Brief strength lies in Narrative, beginning with site intervention. To tackle the brief head on, we thrust ourselves into an engagement activity with local Islanders and their Rotary Club Institution. The outcomes of this interaction provided the basis for the development of the proposal of “Marina-Ville” and laid the foundations for a generational “bridge” to be built through the creation of my site intervention. The Brief began our investigations through an over-arching analysis of the Thames Gateway plan, and it’s intention for Canvey Island.
sharing and co-maintaining of a space can help ease these tensions and return, in particular, The Point, to a formerly iconic status. This proposal, Marina-Ville, aims to target the distancing generations and create a masterplan to regenerate the Marina environment by reviving a forgotten community. Island seniors can help share knowledge of craft and history, through construction and archiving, teaching new skills to engaged youths. In turn, youths will help maintain the area, through the management and development of new skills, helping run the area and preserve the “reviving” maritime tradition. This agenda aims to set up several spaces enforcing a generational bridge featuring a Lighthouse Archive, Tidal Pool Classrooms (extracting educational potential of the natural environment), Boat and Mechanical Workshops (providing jobs and opportunities such as apprenticeships), surrounded by Tidal Social Spaces, using submersible structures to help link both the land and the sea. The Lighthouse Archive, a permanent space for Canvey Islander’s to aid the chronicling of traditional history, this building being rooted in maritime practice, is maintained by the shared responsibility of MarinaVille members. The proposal will offer a contemporary and feasible solution to renovating the existing run-down area of Oyster Creek and breathe a new life back into the Marina. Focusing on The Point of Canvey Island, the proposal will address making and learning within a natural and artificial landscape.
Canvey Island
Identifying the Studio Site Canvey Island lies in the South East of the United Kingdom, and is only a 45 minute journey by train from London. Situated at the Southern-most point of Essex, Canvey Island lies in the River Thames. A man-made Island, Canvey is regularly breached by river water but over time has developed countermeasures to help defend itself from the shifting landscape. Canvey Island still retains elements of quintessential British Lifestyles, exacerbated through their political stance, including on overwhelming majority vote on the current “Brexit” Issue.
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Benfleet Creek - The Gateway to Canvey Island from the mainland approach.
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Oyster Creek - The Gateway to Canvey Island from the Sea/River Thames.
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Canvey Island Nature Footpath - Circles the Island
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Oikos Storage & Industrial Plant- Central source of Industry jobs for local Canvey and Benfleet residents.
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A clear and apparent disconnect in the area is the tension between the Youths and Seniors. Created through clashes of ideologies and mentalities, youths push an intimidation upon the seniors, even with a push-back on leisure control. With a heavy demographic of elderly citizens and a large, upcoming new generation, a line needs to be drawn and a connection forever made between the two.
Canvey’s heavy development sector has led to the rise of franchising in the area and the removal of traditional and local businesses and skills. Canvey Island’s Sea Wall has now become a major source of income due to it’s popularity and location on an extremely accessible seafront. An injection of money into the maintenance and upkeep of the wall and its surroundings will provide many more jobs and help improve Canvey’s local economy.
Education is a consistently recurring theme on the Island. It’s lack of achievable grades, qualifications and educational enthusiasm has led to the rise of vandalism and less experienced graduates. Even so, local schools have been pushed to the point of monitoring attendance to the extreme to ensure their facilities are able to remain open and functionable. A volatile area, education, for there is a clear split of those wanting and not wanting it.
Crime rates have spiked on Canvey over the past few years, and is partially linked with education in the area, or lack thereof it. Ray Howard aka Mr Canvey himself has decided to push for a more controlled and civilised area for the safety of all Islanders
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Identifying Interests through Site Visit Site Visit, October 2017 A days trek across Canvey Island
Benfleet & Canvey Gateway
Public Path and Nature Trail
Flood Drainage Slipway
Canvey Ad-hoc Typologies
Small-Gains Marina
Oyster Creek
Self-Build Homes
Sea Wall Defence
Loss of Heritage & Tradition
Rise of Canvey Typologies
Forgotten Landscape
Fading Landmarks & Industry
Canvey’s Dutch Heritage still maintains a strong presence on the Island in the form of the Dutch Cottages sprinkled about the Island. These cottages themselves have become museums and archives of a lots time, but a series of institutions that do not have nay intention of being forgotten. The Island’s Heritage strength also comes from it’s nautical values. The Yacht Club, The Marina, the now decommissioned and de-constructed Chapman Sands Lighthouse. These Institutions formed the basis of Canvey’s Legacy, of which, their values are now, sadly, fading away through each generation that passes. A degrading Marina, a lost Lighthouse, and a dated Institution. Such a rich heritage and tradition should not be lost.
Residences are littered throughout the majority of Canvey, from selfbuild homes to motor homes, there is a vast range of typologies on the island. In particular, the self-build, apex-Dutch influenced structures that have formed new residencies have highlighted how the community on the Island have begun fashioned and translating their own typologies and style, reflective of the traditional island structures, but with a fresh twist of design and construction. Not one structure is the same, this language is beginning to be translated throughout the new, developing structures on the Island. This breath of fresh design could potentially develop a rebirth of construction on the Island, but does this is have to solely be for home owners?
Despite it’s mainly artificial construction, Canvey Island boasts a tremendously large amount of open space. Granted, over time the space has reduced for constructing space, but what remains still beats green space sizes in heavy urban areas. The mixture of solid land, through to marshland, to the beach and sea shows that there is a relationship between the land and the sea, This gradual gradient proves that much more can be achieved out of the land instead of just building on it, there is potential in, and all around it. The open nature plan of the Island allows a resident to walk the entire perimeter of the Island in one day. This subconsciously allows a relationship to form between the land and the user, can it go further?
As a Seaside Town, Canvey gets a large amount of Tourism, in particular towards the time of Summer where it’s beaches are crammed with holiday makers. Over the ages, the Island’s old heritage sites have slowly dropped off and been removed, hardly any still remain, or stay with a purpose. The Labworth Cafe, now the iconic landmark of Canvey, stands proud facing out to the sea. Besides public landmarks, Canvey’s industry still goes on today. Plants still operate providing jobs and security for both those who live on and off the island. These provide the income to keep Canvey maintaining itself, but that’s just about it. Responding to data of the area, how can the industry and a new development of the area help contribute towards a stronger Canvey?
Canvey Conversations
Tile-Making and Pub Quiz Event To understand the site and it’s local users, we embarked on a GROUP PROJECT entitled, Canvey Conversations. We used this engagement event to ignite an interaction between us and the locals in order to achieve a greater understanding of issues that are currently raised about the site and how to discover the potentials for developing our proposals. The event was broken into two segments. Casting Tiles on the beach with Children from a local school, and a Pub Quiz Event with the Island’s Rotary Club, with the hope of providing interesting statements from both sides of the generational gap that is appearing heavily on the Island.
Activity begins, collecting sand materials
Children Arriving from Lubbins Primary School
Canvey Conversations: The Movie
More participants arrive, curious to learn more
Casting session begins, narratives are conveyed
Film (stills) covering the event and audial testimonials from participants.
Emily, 9 “We don’t get much chance to sail, even though there’s lots of water and boats. The Yacht Club should do much more, like the Rotary Club Raft event in the Summer.”
Tiles are left to set, and children are awarded for their participation
Evening Pub Quiz takes place with Rotary Club and respond to Children Engagement
Tallulah, 9
“I didn’t know about any of these stories. My mum and dad probably don’t even know them too. They’re exciting but we should know more if we live here.”
Emily, 9
Tallulah, 9
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Tallulah, Hayley, 9 9 & Maddie, 6
Grace, 9
“We don’t get much chance to sail, even though there’s lots of water and boats. The Yacht Club should do much more, like the Rotary Club Raft event in the Summer.”
“I didn’t know about any of these stories. My mum and dad probably don’t even know them too. They’re exciting but we should know more if we live here.”
“We don’t get much chance to sail, even though there’s lots of water and boats. The Yacht Club should do much more, like the Rotary Club Raft event in the Summer.”
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Tallulah, Hayley,99 & Maddie, 6
Grace, 9
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Sailing is a major trait on Canvey Island. Littered along most of the island’s shoreline are sail boats and jettys. It’s a proud hobby and pasttime of the islanders.
“My parents work off the island, but are thinking of coming back because of the new shops coming here.” “My dad works at the gas plant, but there’s not a lot to do there anymore.”
Sailing Tile-Making on the Beach
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Hayley, 9 & Maddie, 6
What began as an interior workshop, formulated into an exterior one. Using plaster as a casting “I’ve only been to the the stories cottages is a major trait on Canvey “Grandad tellsupme material, we developed stencils,ofconveying rich CanveySailing Narratives, such as the 1953 Flood, once but I’ve neverthe been whatbefore happened during flood. Island. Littered along most of the Monsters, Heritage, etc. To make an accessible activity for the children, these stencils inside. I want to understand more island’s shoreline are sail boatsillustrated and We don’t worry about the dangers key moments from these narratives that could be passed on to keep the stories going. butanymore, people live but there all hisnow.” friends moved jettys. It’s a proud hobby and past-The Children questions for the seniors of Canveytime to aid us with our next activity. away after posed and never came back.” of the islanders.
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C A N V E Y Sailing Myths & Legends
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Dutch Heritage
Sailing Myths & Legends
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Sailing& Legends Myths
Dutch Heritage Industry & Agriculture
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Original Canvey settlers have left their mark on the Island. Small, habitable Dutch Cottages are spread across the island as a reminder of it’s founders’ culture.
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Myths & Legends
Dutch Heritage Industry & Agriculture
The 1953 Flood
Myths & Legends
Industry & Agriculture Dutch Heritage
The 1953 Flood
In 1953, a massive flood hit Canvey Island and 59 people lost their lives. Since then, there has been massive construction on a Sea Wall and reinforcement of local drainage.
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Oysterfleet Hotel
Labworth Cafe
Original Canvey settlers have left their mark on the Island. Small, habitable Dutch Cottages are spread across the island as a reminder of it’s founders’ culture.
Sourcing Venues. Phoning, emailing and correspondence with local establishments, from Pubs, Yacht Club and Schools. Ultimately, The Rotary Club.
Lobster Smack Pub
Off-site research. Group insight the current Thames Gateway masterplan imposed by London Mayor, Sadiq Khan
Site Visit. Group walk around perimeter of the island. Primary contact with community, Sue’s Cafe & local landmarks.
Pub Quiz. Our initial proposal became the foundation for our updated strategy in the form of a Pub Quiz and Tile Workshop.
“Grandad tells me the stories of what happened during the flood. We don’t worry about the dangers anymore, but all his friends moved away after and never came back.”
Canvey has an extremely rich tapestry of folklore and local legends. Ranging from Sea Monsters to Viking Ghosts and from Haunted Houses to hidden Smuggler Tunnels.
C O N V E R S A T I O N S
A TILE-MAKING ENGAGEMENT WITH CHILDREN and QUIZ NIGHT WITH THE CANVEY ISLAND “ROTARY CLUB”
The 1953 Flood Myths & Legends. Original proposal was formed from local folklore and led to “Make-aMonster” Workshop for children.
CANVEY SAILING COMMUNITY
THE 1953 FLOOD
Contact at The Rotary Club. Rod, a member of the club conversed us with ideas of meeting and organising an event.
Stories. We wanted to focus our Tile Workshop around 5 major Canvey Stories that were “need to know” for local children.
In 1953, a massive flood hit Canvey Island and 59 people lost their lives. Since then, there has been massive construction on a Sea Wall and reinforcement of local drainage.
MYTHS & LEGENDS
DUTCH SETTLERS
INDUSTRY
Venue. Our contact Rod, planned a meeting with us at the local Snooker Club on the Eastern Esplanade of the island.
Enacting Event. Friday 3rd November. 13:30 pm
Laser Cutting Stencils. To aid us in our workshop, we created stencils to help the children relay the narratives in their tiles.
Children’s Tiles. All 5 tiles were made and produced by children on the beach. They were later cast and set.
Testing. Stencils and casting methods were tested before heading out to enact event onsite.
Tile Workshop. On the beachfront just outside the Labworth Cafe, we enacted our tile workshop, with many attendees from after school. Asking Questions. Where else best to obtain data from than the kids themselves, what do they want? Places to go!
Interviewing Parents. Further primary research came in the form of the participants parents. In particular, Paul and Lisa Pain emphasised how Canvey Island really has nowhere for “Kids to be kids.”
Returning Questions. Our quiz required us to obtain questions from the children for the adults, in order to understand the connection between the two generations.
“We just want somewhere that will keep our children active but not fall into unruliness.”
Completion of tiles. Stencils Imprinted and left to be cast post-event.
13 2 The Viking Ghost of Canvey“, is a tall, burly Viking standing on the mudflats at “The Point,” waiting for his ship to return. Can you guess form the reasons below, why the Viking Ghost supposedly still waits, to this day?
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Industry & Agriculture The original development of Canvey Island was down to Agriculture. Recently, it’s industry has moved towards the local Gas Plant and a hub for it’s transportation.
He was abandoned after the Battle of Benfleet in 894 BC His ship was destroyed in a storm off the coast off Denmark He stayed behind with his wife on Canvey Island
The 1953 Flood
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Meeting the Rotary Club. Introduced through Rod, we met Graham, Joan and Malcolm, Rotary Club President.
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Canvey Island’s development depended on which industry?
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Agriculture Sailing industry Salt making industry
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In 1953, a massive flood hit Canvey Island and 59 people lost their lives. Since then, there has been massive construction on a Sea Wall and reinforcement of local drainage.
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A Dutch engineer drained and embanked Canvey Island in the 17th Century, do you know his name?
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Cornelius Vermuyden Johannis de Rijke Jan van der Heyden
According to local legend, smugglers 5 constructed numerous tunnels under Canvey Island for the transportation of goods. One of the most famous connections is still rumoured to be underneath the Lobster Smack Pub. Can you tell me where this tunnel under the Lobster Smack leads to?
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As you may know, in 1953, the North Sea flood hit Canvey Island. As a consequence, 58 people died, what was the solution?
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Sea Wall Reinforced drainage Reinstatement of the coastguard service
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Ashley George Old
Ebenezer Joseph Mather
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The 1953 Flood
The original development of Canvey Island was down to Agriculture. Recently, it’s industry has moved towards the local Gas Plant and a hub for it’s transportation.
In 1953, a massive flood hit Canvey Island and 59 people lost their lives. Since then, there has been massive construction on a Sea Wall and reinforcement of local drainage.
Joan Liddiard. Canvey Councillor. Resident on Canvey Island for 70+ Years. “My grandfather laid the cement on these roads, I will continue to do his work for Canvey for the rest of my days.”
Malcolm Tugwood. President of the Rotary Club. Resident on Canvey Island for 17 Years. “Tradition is important, but so are the younger generations, we must find a way to bridge the gap.”
Rod Bishop. Member of the Rotary Club. Resident on Canvey Island for 60+ Years. “Canvey is becoming a hotbed for diversity, we’ve had a growth in the Jewish Community here and we want to learn more.”
Graham Stevens. Rotary Club Member & Archiver. Resident on Canvey Island for 70+ Years. “What better way to preserve Canvey than through the memories of it’s fondest inhabitants.”
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Can you match the famous Canvey Resident to their description?
A. A war artist who lived on Canvey from the mid-1960s until his death in 2001 B. Walt Disney artist and co-creator of Poddington Peas C. The hero who saved 35 from the East Coast flood D. The founder of The Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen
Industry & Agriculture [TILE 1]
Quiz Night. Our Quiz event contained several rounds of Canvey Knowledge from both on and off site research. General Canvey Knowledge. Questions from local children. Guess the tile. Research Questions.
Receiving Certificates. All the children who participated in the event recieved a Canvey Conversation certificate and details to find us on Social Media.
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Asking Questions Back. In response to the children’s questions for the adults from the earlier event, the adult’s returned questions. We hope to see responses on our social media page.
Rotary Club’s Canvey Conversation. (Left to Right) Rod, Chris, Ciel, Henry, Morgie, Amar, Joan, Graham
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What Year was Canvey Island F.C. founded?
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Canvey Island F.C.’s use the grounds at Park Lane, what is the total capacity for a crowd in the stadium itself?
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How long is the sea wall is along the perimeter of Canvey Island? 20 miles 15 miles 30 miles
Recording Statements. We asked The Rotary Club to comment on Canvey at the moment and where they would like to see it going.
Social Media Responses. Follow us: @canveyconversations for more insight and discussion
Editing and Transcribing. Synthesising our collected data into the forms of transcription and a film. The process to be relayed in a storyboard.
The Review. All our collected data synthesised for our first engagement. Join in on the conversation: @canveyconversations
Users & Key Personalities
Darren Bowen 1
Responses from Local Engagement
Occupation: Labworth Cafe Owner Age: 52
It does need a little sprucing, but Canvey doesn’t need much change I believe. The Town Centre near Knightswick should be regenerated. However, the community centre near The Paddocks needs to be addressed. We don’t have much in terms of social community space. When I was a kid there was nothing, its inevitable, kids getting up to no good, but bring something to do into Canvey, you might just achieve that change.
2 Graham Stevens
Occupation: Canvey Island Archiver Age: 72
It’s interesting because obviously with our own families, no, but generally speaking it’s very difficult. I do presentations to the club and try to at schools, but engaging them is difficult. Within our community some elderly folk find it intimidating, but I believe that something can be done to fix it. I’m trying to “update” and my work is now online so the youngsters can access it easily, it’s still a work in progress, but you’ve gotta start somewhere!
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Occupation: Canvey Island Councillor Age: 70
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Well, I was never allowed out when I was younger but there was so much more back then for us to do. Disco. The Ballroom and the Casino were places to be, but now they’ve all gone. Kid’s don’t want to go to Youth Clubs nowadays, they’d rather do stuff themselves. Imagine a cafe, run by the Youths, a place to hang out. That would be great. Listen to music and chat. I’m trying but it’s not cheap! I’d love to see a mix of young and old.
Castle Point Golf Course
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The Rotary Club is very traditional, however, we do try and appeal to the youngsters, but I think they prefer our informal Rotary Club “The Satellite Club”. It’s a shame because tradition is great, without it Canvey would lose its character. We do have an island mentality and that’s what makes us individual and potentially appealing for the future, we’ll see! We have a charity Christmas sleigh ride around the Island. In summer we have a raft event, and get all the families down for the best day in Canvey’s calendar!
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We recently had an event with the new Jewish Community that have formed on the Island. We gathered the heads of their community, and ours, and had a meal. Our two communities are very different, it was a nice culture clash. It will take time to become accustomed to their ways, but we are open, Canvey is slowly diversifying. It’s definitely much cheaper to live here than London that’s for sure! I don’t blame them. We are trying for another event. LEGEND
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Chloe Pain 8
Occupation: Primary School Student Age: 6
We only have the beach to go to by ourselves after school, and usually on a Friday. Me and my friends really want to go and do stuff elsewhere but there’s nowhere to actually go. We walk our dogs a lot along the sea wall and that’s nice. I love my dog. But we need more places to go and do stuff, I like making these tiles, can I keep them? I’ve never done this before, I want to do more like this, our school doesn’t let us do anything like this in art, I want to learn more.
Occupation: Parent Age: 41
Well it’s a shame, but a lot of the old buildings are coming down and tons of flats are replacing them. Lots of pubs are going. We’re now getting franchises. We don’t need all of that! More places for kids. There’s very little here. I mean, we went to the Arcade earlier, the first one we went to had closed, it cost them more to run the machines than the custom they were getting. The second had no change from no customers coming at all! It’s a shame, all they have is school and the seafront really.
We used to use public transport to get to work in Benfleet and it was a nightmare, at least an hour to get off the island! The kids love it here, I mean, who has a short walk to the beach so close to London? It’s very difficult for the children, apart from school, there’s hardly any spaces for them to go apart from the arcade, cinema and indoor play area, which after 8 or 9 years of age, theres no point. There should be loads more, otherwise I fear for them to start being unruly as they grow older.
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TIMELINE
Focusing Site
Oyster Creek & Small-Gains Marina
Small-Gains Marina
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Chapman Sands Lighthouse, taken down in the 1950s due to financial reason. The first beacon of Canvey’s nautical heritage.
1953
Small-Gains began land development, constructing mooring posts, boats remaining in the creek, catalysing industry growth.
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Flood defenses were majorly improved. Businesses established themselves and turned into a leisure and activity hub on the Island.
The Chapman Sands Sailing Club was founded and became a nauticul centre for all educational sea activity, leaving the marina.
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Prince Edward visits SmallGains Marina, commends the skills of craftsmen and engineers of the marina, boosting commerce.
The Marina and the Creek are littered with boats, waste and remainders of local businesses.
Canvey Heights Country Park
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Garland Theatre School
Retro Heroes
SITE COLLAGE: Emphasising disrepair and ruined structure and aesthetic.
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Island Treasure
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Issues & Potentials
Analysing the context of the Marina
“Identity”
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Name: Sam Jones
Age: 63 & 59 Occupation: Retired
Canvey Heights Country Park
“Ambition” Age: 17 Occupation: Part-Time Worker
Age: 8 Occupation: Student
“We love this place, coming out to the boat, especially in the summer. It’s so close to the Yacht Club that we can stay overnight in the Marina if we have an event on there.” “The Marina is a bit of a tip but that’s it’s character. Moving the boat about, now that’s a problem, and those youths mucking up the place. All this place needs is a good sprucing up and a proper clean out, this is the best spot on the Island, it can be better than this.”
“My father owns a boat thats moored here. We come often to look after it and sail it a lot in the summer.”
“I work here at the workshop during the weekend. We’re usually hired out by local sailboat owners do to odd jobs, but it helps pass the time.”
“There is nowhere to hang out with my friends when our parents are busy. A lot of my kids from my school like to cause trouble and come here to do it, The Point is so nice but this Marina just gets worse and worse.”
“I’ve just left school and there’s not much opportunity for crafts in the area, it’s just a lot of commerical jobs. I was lucky to get something here, I love building and making, it’s just such a shame the workshops and marina aren’t kept well.”
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Small-Gains Cafeteria Island Yacht Club
“£3.5m plans for a new Canvey sports venue at Smallgains Hall”
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“I run the workshop here in the Marina, done so for a few years now, it’s not improved much to be honest. It’s a shame because I love spending my time here at The Point.” “Always loved tinkering with things, and ever since coming here, not once have a thought about stopping. Seeing boats go out everyday and return, knowing that’s your doing is what makes this workshop worth running, albeit on it’s last legs.”
“This will be something for the whole community, not just the football club. Most of us at the club were born here or been here since we were very young so we know Canvey and know what’s needed. When we took the building over, it was getting targeted left right and centre by vandals. Since we took it on residents have said how much better the area is.”
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“No-one is interested anymore with our school. Over summer we still get a few members on the waves, but each year it is dropping, I blame the lack of enthusiasm enforced by the schools!””
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The Riparian Zone
Identifying Site Tectonic Features DEFINITION: the RIPARIAN ZONE is the interface between land and a river or stream In the case of Oyster Creek and Small-Gains Marina, the Riparian Zone I have identified as the space that ranges from the low tide level all the way through the high tide level, to the peak flood level. This area has to be ultimately braced and prepared for constant contact with the changing levels of water. This presents a series of interesting challenges technically due to its ever evolving landscape. On Canvey itself, the Riparian zone is mainly constructed of marshlands, mudflats and wetlands that have just been left to form. These unstable grounds have proved to be too complex a building surface for the residents so have been left alone, especially in the creek.
This investigative area is highlighted on the above site plan, this particular area is of interest due to it’s importance in the marina. The entrance and main emergence point creates the perfect place to begin an analysis of my main tectonic study, the RIPARIAN zone.
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Chosen Site: The Point Identifying Site for Proposal
From researching and exploring the greater site of the Creek and Marina, I have decided to narrow down my focus to a specific to design my proposal on. In particular, I will be focusing on the commonly known area known as “The Point”, an area of land at the tip of the Island that looks out onto the mud-lands, estuary and beyond. Its perimeter is that of the Riparian Zone, bordering the Marina and Mudflats.
Site Map Engrave Model
Highlighting Roads and Waterways as Circulation
Analysing Tide Levels through Physical Mapping
Locating Permanent Sea Wall Defences
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The Sea Wall uses piles to support its standing on the coastline and edge and is rooted well into the original ground surface so that any ground below sea level will be packed against the wall’s surface, causing any sea/ water to lap against the wall, not underneath or over.
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Site Photos
Relationship with Nature
Expected Users
Developing Generational Narrative
We only have the beach to go to My friends really want to go and do stuff elsewhere We need more places to go I’ve never done this before, I want to do more Our school doesn’t let us I want to learn more
USERS: Children [6+]
USERS: Youths [16+]
The “Boy Racer” community on the island It’s becoming a major problem here Wasting their skills They know how to build and make their own cars and engines They can be put to good use if given the opportunity They can finally bring something back to the community
There was so much more back then for us to do Now they’ve all gone Kid’s don’t want to go to Youth Clubs nowadays They’d rather do stuff themselves A cafe, run by the Youths, a place to hang out. I’d love to see a mix of young and old
PROPOSAL INTENTION
USERS: Seniors [50+]
Programme Strategy
Development thorugh Diagrams
Canvey Tidal Pool Canvey Island, Essex 1930 Castle Point Borough Council On the seafront, Canvey’s Tidal Pool welcomes visitors to a leisurely time facing out onto the sea. The structure uses the tide to sustain the pool and it’s concrete structure provides stability within the pool itself. The tidal pool is situated on the seafront of Canvey. Deep concrete foundations dig into the beachfront and resist water. A a kinetic relationship between user and the site. This creates an indirect interaction with the estuary and sea without entering the full body of water itself.
Chapman Sands Lighthouse Canvey Island, Essex 1849 James Walker
Lighthouse Archive - Potential Spaces
Tidal Pool Classroom - Potential Space
The original Canvey Landmark, taken down in the 1950s due to financial reasons. It’s construction amongst the sand and mud is a feat of engineering. Bringing Youths & Seniors together might need the help of resurrecting the past. Situated on the Chapman mudflats of the Thames, the purpose of this lighthouse was to warn boats of the mudflats. A screw pile lattice construction allowed no resistance from the water on the structure.
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Potential Proposal Spatial Arrangement
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Material Tests
Concrete Alternative Experiments Returning with Site Materiality research, my intention formed around the experimentation of using site materials to create hybridised concrete alternatives and reduce cement usage. SITE MATERIALS
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Cement Grass Mud Water Ratio: 3 (Grass): 2 (Mud) : 1(Cement)
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Timbercrete Recipe: Cement Sawdust Water
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Clay (&) Concrete Recipe: Cement Clay Water
Vegetation
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Papercrete Recipe: Cement Pulped Paper Hot Water Ratio: 4 (Pulped Paper): 1(Cement)
Rammed Earth Recipe: Cement Mud, Sand and Dirt Minimal Water Pressure Ratio: 2 (Dirt): 2 (Sand): 2(Mud): 2(Cement)
Thick Latex
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Modelling Clay Crete Recipe: Cement Modelling Clay Water
Ratio: 4 (Clay): 1(Cement)
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Brick-Crete Recipe: Cement Ground Brick Sand Water Ratio: 5(Ground Brick): 2 (Sand): 1(Cement)
Jesmonite (Pure) Recipe: Jesmonite (AC100) Terracotta Pigment Ratio: Jesmonite 1:1
Material Experiments
Concrete Tests Exposure to Salt Water Sequence of Material Experiments questioning degradation of hybrid concrete alternatives in salt-water for a period of a week. Photographs here highlights three main stages of the experiment: Start of the Week, Mid-Week and End of the Week. The results and conclusion will be drawn from the reduction of weight and degradation of material over time.
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SUITABLE OUTCOME
Material Totem
Developing Material Choices through Tidal Pool Precedence
CAST & CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
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Dania Park Malmo, Sweden 2015 SWECO FFNS Architects This Precedent focus is mainly upon the construction and placement of foundations with the Riparian Zone of the site. Dania Park boasts a series of varied foundations that I wish to explore further in my design, from stilts, to rafts, to piles. The mixture presented here allows that landscaping of the design to flow directly into the water, creating a harmonised relationship through material construction. A relationship that I also wish to translate into my own proposal.
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PROPOSAL Section - Highlighting Land Area, Inhabitation and the Relationship with surrounding Water
PROPOSAL Elevation - Highlighting Iteration and nearby Context
Breathing a new life back into Small-Gains Marina Breathing a new life back into Small-Gains Marina
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Iteration 1
PROPOSAL Section - Highlighting Land Area, Inhabitation and the Relationship with surrounding Water
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PROPOSAL Isometric - Highlighting Space and Arrangement through Massing and Relationship with the Land and the Sea
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Figure Ground Plan and Site Querini Stampalia Venice, Italy 1949 Carlo Scarpa
Scarpa’s restoration of the ground floor is a reminder of architecture’s capacity to embody qualities without being literal. Scarpa uses water as an unsettling force, allowing it to Space enter andRiparian exit the space, in constant motion. Water is absent, but always present. Scarpa builds theRiparian remainder ofSpace the interior well above the high tide level but leave the space open for the water to encompass the room. Even with rainfall, there are enough drain-ways to empty the spaces.
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SITE ANALYSIS and CONCEPT SKETCHES - Highlighting Land Area and the Relationship withPROPOSAL the Land andIsometric the Sea - Highlighting Space and Arrangement through Massing and Relationship with the Land and the Sea PROPOSAL Views - [Left to Right] Workshop Interior | Lighthouse View | Tidal Pool Classroom | Cafe Street View | Viewin SITE ANALYSIS and CONCEPT SKETCHES - Highlighting Land Area and the Relationship with the Land and the Sea
Urban Strategies in response to immediate Site Context
Iteration 1 Block Map Iteration 1 Block Map
PROPOSAL Isometric - Highlighting Space and Arrangement through Massing and Relationship with the Land and the Sea
PROPOSAL IN SITU PROPOSAL Views - [Left to Right] Workshop Interior | Lighthouse View | Tidal Pool Classroom | Cafe Street View | Viewing Platform
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Aimed at Youths, aged 16+, for providing Jobs, Apprenticeships and Aimed at Youths, aged opportunities to learn about 16+, for providing Jobs, engineering and mechanics, Apprenticeships and whilst maintaining the opportunities to learn about development and it’s engineering and mechanics, surroundings leading into the whilst maintaining the marina itself. development and it’s surroundings leading into the marina itself.
Traversal Systems
Santa Marta Lighthouse Museum Caiscais, Portugal PROPOSAL Isometric - Highlighting Space and Arrangement through Massing and Relationship with the Land and the Sea PROPOSAL IN SITU 2007 PROPOSAL Views [Left to Right] Workshop Interior | Lighthouse View | Tidal Pool Classroom | Cafe Street View | Viewing Platform Aires Mateus
Li g Li g A social and communal space providing ample activity. From public viewing of the A social and communal space splendid vistas to hosting a providing ample activity. night in the function room, the From public viewing of the complex can house numerous splendid vistas to hosting a events. The Lighthouse itself, night in the function room, the not functional, but retaining complex can house numerous it’s landmark status. events. The Lighthouse itself, not functional, but retaining it’s landmark status.
PROPOSAL Views - [Left to Right] Workshop Interior | Lighthouse View | Tidal Pool Classro
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The Tidal Pool Classrooms allow the local Canvey and Benfleet Primary schools to The Tidal Pool Classrooms come and host daily sessions allow the local Canvey and exploring Marine life and Benfleet Primary schools to the environment. The Pools come and host daily sessions can collect natural matierals exploring Marine life and and waste which the children the environment. The Pools can learn arts and crafts with can collect natural matierals local and naturally occuring and waste which the children materials. can learn arts and crafts with local and naturally occuring materials.reflecting Coloured Scheme
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The Santa Marta Museum manages to maintain a traditional set of themes whilst keeping a fresh and contemporary aesthetic at the same time. The Lighthouse is traditional, in it’s structure and design, yet is contrasted by the open, minimal plaza that surrounds it. The open spaces and directed channels guide users through the proposal yet always being in the Public V Private Gradient presence of the lighthouse through angled gaps in wall to maintain the presence. Traditional PublicisVthePrivate V Contemporary scheme Gradient that is at play here, and they’re in harmony.
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Visitor Centre for Swansea Bay by Juice Architects
Proposal for Tidal Lagoon.
MATERIAL TOTEM MATERIAL TOTEM
primary spaces - Classroom, Lighthouse and Workshop
PROPOSAL IN SITUDesigns to suit functions KEY SPATIAL ANALYSIS - Highlighting Uses and Adapted
KEY SPATIAL ANALYSIS - Highlighting Uses and Adapted Designs to suit functions
Material Totem placed into Proposal
The pavilion the studios designed for this purpose is an adap whole structure glows from within at night.
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Sat on a manmade island platform at the end of a collection of land piers, the building will act as a cultural and educational base housing public galleries, a café, a lecture the-
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Material Totem is a slice of the Tidal Pool Classroom - Technical Experimentation
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Polycarbonate Lighthouse Structure Pavilion used as an event and dining space.
Connectivity Iteration 2
Thatch Roof Construction (incl. Skylight) Metallic Sheet Pitched Roof
Youth Centre Roskilde, Denmark 2012 Cornelius + Voge
Thatched Cladded Structure on stilt support
Youth Centre presents a series of interesting interventions upon its programme. The structures uses nooks and stairs as places of perching and socialising, providing a stark contrast to their usual use. The Apex form of the building also presents an interesting design decision. Due to the angling of the roof, the windows allow for maximum natural light intake. Views are littered out from the building, leading away from circulation points. Each direction targeting a different view away from the central point of the building. The plan of the building here highlights the numerous exit and entry point of the building, creating a flow of back and forth, in and out of the building.
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Viewing Platform (Facing South-East)
Mass Sketch Proposal Potentials
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Spatial Arrangement - SOCIAL | LEARNING | MAKING Public Leisure Tidal Pool
Facts Takern Visitor Centre Sweden, Glanas 2008 Wingardh Arkitektkontor, AB This particular Precedent also uses thatch as a primary material. The placement of this proposal on a marshland too highlights the natural properties of thatch, through hardening in the presence of salt moisture in the air. Thus creating a harder exterior that could double up as insulation. The visitor center is the main feature of a series of measures that celebrate TĂĽkernâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s qualities. The path to the building passes a number of landscape exhibits that reveal, for example, changes in the environment. A short distance away stands a bird-watching tower, designed as a sibling to the visitor station. The whole scheme is interconnected by board-walks that make the terrain accessible for all. A 140 meter long ramp makes it possible to reach the five meter level by wheels.
Sloped Incline towards Marshland/Sea Educational Tidal Pools
Circulation Diagram - Connectivity via walkways bringing the spaces together
Site Area (Excavated Areas highlighted in Red)
Urban Plan for Iteration 2
Ground Plan
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The Point needs to welcome the water in for this Proposal to work. My next move is to “Break the Land”. Doing this creates many opportunities and constraints for me, making designing easier but also by having the help of borrowing the language of the site. By borrowing the forms of the natural channels, I intend to make my own set of channels that run through the site and create the spaces I need for my overall masterplan to begin to start taking shape. near Canvey Island — Essex
Rolex Learning Center EPFL, Switzerland 2007-2009 110 Million CHF Architect: SANAA The Rolex Learning Center is constructed above ground level and contains its own form of rolling landscape that provides an internal experience that is highly experimental and innovative upon its flat ground surface. The slopes and undulating scape of its interiors contribute toward the barrier-free delineations of space, that contain their own enclosures to encourage group work inside.
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(Above) The Site (Right) The process of breaking the land using the immediate site language of the marshland channels. (Below) The Two Phase Masterplan once the Land has been broken (Opposite Page Top) Phase 1 - The intertwining pathways and waterways create a fluid sense of flow throughout the site and harmonise the relationship between the land and the sea. (Opposite Page Bottom) Phase 2 The extension of the proposal over time with the continuation of walkways and waterways.
LA Waterways Los Angeles, California The channelization of the LA River in Downtown Los Angeles began purely as a way to combat the area’s main problem of constant flooding due to the cities lying in the river’s flood plain. These areas experienced high levels of flooding and these concrete channels were built to combat these rise in levels. Their sheer size are iconic and see people circulate through these regularly. These open space provides that break down of the barrier between water and land and harmonises the two in situe. This is what I wish to impose when my new proposal of forming channels.
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Pargas Maritime Landscape Pargas, Finland 2017Schauman Arkkitehdit Pargas Maritime Landscape began development with an analysis of the city, its history, structure, character, potentials and challenges. It introduces an urban loop that connects the public spaces of the harbour front to the surrounding public spaces and the pedestrian street, which today ends by the harbour area. The idea is to strategically position the new functions along the promenade and thereby making the harbour a â&#x20AC;&#x153;string of pearlsâ&#x20AC;? destination for inhabitants and visitors alike. The harbour becomes a natural, recreational, extension to the city centre.
Low Tide (Above) | High Tide (Below) | Tidal Shifts occur every 6 hours on site CONTOURED SITE MODEL (CNC)
Tidal Levels based on new Landscape
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Swansea Bay Visitor Centre Swansea, Wales 2014 Juice Architects As well as being self-sufficient, the building provides a curved defence system against prevailing wind allowing the wind to flow around the curve facade, reducing impact on the structure itself. The Views seen from the interior of the curved spaces are out to the sea. Circulation flows directly into the centre. Man made pathways made out from hardcore stone and gravel provide the ultimate breakwater and stable platform for circulation to traverse over.
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Wadden Sea Centre Ribe, Denmark Using traditional materials, Wadden Sea Centre is an active cultural hub. Housing activities for nature watching and interventions, whilst its structure uses local thatch to react with the mudflat, marsh and water salt to harden and give natural strength and protection to the building. The building itself is situated on mudflats which are unstable and consistently full of moisture. Luckily, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s structural features are partly environmental features, with the thatch reacting to the moisturised salt in the air and water, thus hardening on touch.
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Welcome to Marina-Ville Isometric Slice Visual
Programme Development Developing Proposal Narrative
MARINA-VILLE MANIFESTO
Maritime Youth House Copenhagen 2004 BIG
1/ Provide a SEAMLESS connection between the Land & the Building Volume
Two very different users had to share the structure, a sailing club and a youth centre. Both with conflicting requirements, the youth centre wanted outdoor space for the kids, the sailing club required the site to moor their boats. The building is the result of two contradictory demands. The deck is elevated high enough to allow for boat storage underneath while providing an undulating landscape for the kids to run and play above. The Maritime Youth House has gained an additional ‘room’, the wooden deck, it supports all the centre’s programs, indoor and outdoor.
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2/ Material LAYERING. Concrete, Timber, and Thatch create Spatial Layering through Water, Land and Air Key Development Sketches - how to seamlessly connect the spaces in harmony
AIR LAND WATER 3/ Walkway Access and Social Spaces are linked to activity both in and out of the building.
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Yokohama Ferry Terminal Japan 1995 Foreign Office Architects (FOA) This International Passenger terminal is organized in three vertical levels, its contours, occasionally betray an element of randomness, they are in fact generated by a single circulation scheme that dictates spatial organization. The circulation operates as a continuous looped diagram, directly rejecting any notion of linearity and directionality. Visitors are taken through paths that meander vertically and horizontally before arriving at any destination, and their sight lines through space are comparably tortuous and indirect.
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Typology Taxonomy - dealing with fitting into the landscape
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Sectional Model - Circulation Diagram
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WALKWAY CIRCULATION
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Parque del Este Caracas, Venezuela 1961 Roberto Burle Marx The park combines three differently designed areas, the first being an open field with a gentle undulating topography, the second a densely forested landscape with meandering pathways. The third, a series of paved gardens with tiled murals and water works. This combination of the three schemes allows the landscape to be more than just a ground you walk on. The curvature allows the natural aspect of the design to be more than just a journey from A to B.
Piscina Das Mares Porto, Portugal 1966 Alvaro Siza Sizaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s natural blending into the landscape with his architecture presents a seamless transition between the relationship of manmade and natural construction. Siza uses harsh corners and angles to create framed views and experiences. Siza uses a sharp turn at the end of a long threshold to open up out to the sea. The creation of an experience and framed view through the turn of a body. From public view the proposal is blocked by its roof and frames a view of the sea. You will have to traverse into the proposal to experience it before the sea being revealed to you THROUGH the navigation of the proposal.
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Material Rationale
Relating the Design Proposal to Material Investigations Highlighting the placement and ordering of particular materials to use as structural and ornamental elements of my design proposal. The majority of these materials will be taken from my earlier materials tests and totem, bringing their potential through experimentation forward. Also, this selection highlights the MATERIAL LAYERING of the proposal, changing as your vertically move through the structure.
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The main material in the construction of this slice and the channels in general. Concrete rafts and piles will help support the proposal in its place on the mudflats. The channels themselves acting as a rolling piece of pre-cast land that can be built off. In particular, the Tidal Pool Steps will be the most interesting piece of cast concrete due to the steps being carved into the surface with its custom Latex addition for circulatory aid.
My proposal contains material layers, the first is Concrete, the second is Brickcrete. This is directly built off the concrete foundations and act as my buildings walls, anything below 2 meters off the ground. This is because at the height, this is the furthest the water level could rise in the case of a drastic flood, so the structure can remain intact without rot setting in and much degradation at all, as seen in my material testing.
Jesmonite cladding for the interior walls above the Brickcrete walls and inbetween the timber frame. The material decision for this was due to the minimal amount of the cladding would be used, thus reducing cost and also, its resistant to water provides ample protection from any exterior forces if it decidedly managed to get through.
Timber frames are the main secondary structure after the concrete foundations. The timber meets the concrete and Brickcrete forming a solid based of the frame on top of a sole plate. The timber is then framed in an apex manner that accommodates the social platforms that sit on-top of the structures themselves. Inside the building the timber is protected by the roof thatch and is bracketed with steel reinforcement due to the sheer size and amount of it.
Thatch is solely used for the roof and exterior wall cladding. Similar to my precedents, the use of the thatch is to act as a natural barrier and harden in the presence of salt moisture in the air, creating a stronger wall and potential insulation. The thatch decision itself is helped by the Canvey Island heritage use of it through their iconic Dutch Cottages on the Island. An aesthetic I wish to come through via my proposal.
Steel re-bar reinforcement in the concrete provides a stable series of pre-casted elements that can slide together with a dowelled joint. The only other aspect of steel being used is via the walkway bracing for sway and movement frames aswell as bracketing for the timber frame structure. The addition of steel is minimal but used to great, effective use.
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Sketches above illustrate the concrete clad bracing using panels that slot onto the steel cladding for the walkways. The design decision was to hid the bracing to create block structures for the walkways to sit on, allowing their arches to create framed moments that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t broken by the open bracing.
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THATCH ROOFING
(Left) Thatch roof detail, thatch material is the same thickness as well in order to achieve material outcome and finish.
WOODEN WINDOW FRAMES
(Right) Sketch intention of Timber-Concrete connection through the composition of steel bracketing an bolting. A more secure joint than cast directly into the concrete.
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Timber-Concrete Connection
How the Sole Plate and the Timber/Concrete connection could combine for my own wall detail. The Sole Plate Sill, prevents backtracking of rain water back against the material that could lead to rot.
1. Timber 2. Reinforced Brickcrete 3. Insulation/Vapour Membrane 4. Air Gap 5. Timber Strip for Thatch Mounting 6. Sole Plate 7. Thatch 8. Steel Plate 9. Steel Bolts 10. Termite Barrier
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Aswell as moving joints, the channel pieces can also be carved into, giving spaces for green areas amongst the concrete flooring and composition. This allows for a more natural environment instead of a completely imposed concrete one.
Where the Timber meets the concrete, using a joint that is embedded in the concrete and bolted into the wooden beam. Sketches above show the timber will be connected together using bracketing and bolting.
1. Flooring 2mm 2. Timber Joists 3. 25mm Cement/Dry Sand Mix 4. 15mm Sterling Board 5. Heating Pipes 6. Insulation 7. 25x50mm Suspension Batons 8. Structural Timber Joists 1 3
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Due to the curved nature of the site, some of the elements that follow the contours of the islands will need to be curved, this means that some of the precast elements will need to be pre-cast in that specific curved measurement.
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Connecting the channel pieces together using a dowelled joint. This removes the risk of vertical movement and solely allows horizontal movement in tandem with an expansion joint.
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From my material tests, Latex will be placed in strips in the concrete tidal steps to allow for safer navigation for children due to the friction caused by the rubberised texture. The Latex will be housed in a Polyurethane strip that will house the material and over time can be taken out and recast in situ.
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Visualising High Tide Level Impact on Proposal 1:200 |(Approx) Tide Level High: 3.1m
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The Open Workspace Proposal Interior Visual
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Raised Walkway
Proposal Visual at High Tide
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Channel Framing
Proposal Visual at Low Tide
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The Rolling Landscape
Long Section (Drawing Scale 1:100)
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The Open Workspace Proposal Interior Visual
Raised Walkway
Proposal Visual at High Tide
Channel Framing
Proposal Visual at Low Tide
The Rolling Landscape Long Section (Scale 1:100)