R+R [REST + RECOVERY]
Architectural Design Tectonics Angus Bolland
Considering the idea of tectonics through a design based reflection the project looks at developing a “Lost Space� in the area of Leith, Edinburgh. Local Residents and history was an important consideration as the project looked closely at the protagonist who would be using the building alongside the physical context in which it sits. These ideas ran in parallel throughout the unit. Ensuring that the end user of the building is not forgotten. Their individual needs are therefore connected with the tectonic ambition of the building itself.
CONTENTS Design Brief [Protagonist] [Tectonic Intervention] Site Analysis [Historical] [Contemporary] [Protagonist Mapping] [Site Investigation] Precedent Study [Gallery Am Kupfergraben] [Precedent Models] Concept Design [Design Development] [Concept Diagram] Design Proposal [Garden Visualisation] [Site Plans] [1:200 Model] [Detail Section] [1:50 Structural Model] [Exploded Single Unit] [Structure Diagram] [Building Diagrams] [Aerial isometric Views] [Flat + Room] [Plan Diagram] [Floor Plans] [Sections] [Hydrotherapy Pool] [Gym Wing] [Elevations] [Entrance] [Bingo Hall]
[Protagonist] Elderly Local Resident
As people live to older ages there is more strain put on hospital facilities in the city. Due to this, overcrowding is a common issue which is dealt with by discharging patients promptly after operations. These post-operation patients may no longer require hospital care but their own living accommodation may not be suitable either. This is particularly apparent in the area of Leith where the majority of the housing in the area is made up of tenement flats. There is a need in the area for a facility that can provide care and a degree of assisted living for residents in particular the elderly whose homes are not suitable due to these accessibility issues. The protagonist is an elderly man (Tom, 82years old) who has lived in Leith all of his life. He is a member of a close community who all live in the area, being a member of the Leith bowling and rotary clubs. His home is a 3rd floor flat at 34 Haddington Place which has been his family home since the building was built and he regularly attends Pilrig Church services. Recently he required surgery and hospital care after a fall in the Winter. He currently requires walking aids, needs physiotherapy and strength conditioning along with a degree of care after this operation. He was discharged from hospital after the operation and will stay in the recovery centre for a couple of months before being assessed and allowed to return home. Once he has returned home he will continue to use the facilities in an attempt to maintain his strength. This facility will allow him to maintain a sense of independence which has become increasingly important to him.
[Tectonic Intervention] Hydrotherapy Recovery Centre The tectonic intervention looks to create a pool facility and accommodation in order to aid the recovery of the aging population, The project will focus on creating areas for physical recovery and strength conditioning through hydrotherapy pools and physiotherapy gyms. The health facilities are located within a concrete plinth with bedrooms created with a lighter weight metal frame above. These zones are connected through stair cores. The building proposed will provide facilities to aid the Rest + Recovery of residents as they look to return home. Communal areas in the building offer a flexible space multi use space, with on-site staff accommodation. Ease of accessibility in the building is an important consideration due to the needs of the protagonist. The health and spa centre created will also be accessible to elderly local residents allowing them to maintain a level of fitness in a relaxed environment with their own established network of friends. The building can therefore begin engage with the local community as it becomes a centre for the community and not just the immediate residents. Schedule of accommodation: Accommodation in single rooms (30) arranged in floor clusters (flats) of up to 5 rooms. Each room will have a private bathroom and access to communal shared space. Accommodation for a site resident team who work on site. Shared living, dining + cooking spaces. Staff office space. Physiotherapy gym. Flat bottom exercise pool. Hydrotherapy pools. Changing facilities. Spa facilities. (steam room/sauna) Medicinal Garden. Water Collection. (for irrigation) Quiet rooms for reading etc. Large hall for group activities (rotary club lectures, bingo) Rooms for doctors’ appointments on site. Break room for staff. CafÊ. Secure entrance with reception.
Site Analysis
[Historical] Historically the site has been occupied since the 1700’s. Initially being the location of the Botanical gardens from 1763. The original Gardener’s Cottage being located directly on the proposed site. The images show Leith Walk as a country road, this is a stark contrast the busy road that now takes its place.
The proposed site is located at Haddington Place / Leith Walk. Originally developed as tenement housing in 1825. These four storey blocks front onto Leith Walk, with the ground floor being occupied for commercial use and private residential on the upper floors . The street has acted as a primary access route to the Leith docks along with Easter road since its construction providing . Due to this the street has previously been connected to the wider city through tram infrastructure.
[Contemporary] The site is currently unoccupied with the Gardener’s Cottage having been removed to be rebuilt in the Botanical Gardens now located at Inverlieth. This empty plot between the tenement block and McDonald Road Library is a Lost Space requiring attention. The street remains busy and the street front is dominated with small scale shops. The area has close links to the New Town with streets maintaining a sense of scale and grandeur in the style of the buildings. However the area feels less cared for and almost unloved in recent times. With the area becoming increasingly diverse.
[Protagonist mapping] Through analysis of key locations specific to the protagonist the community network can be revealed. The network is specific to each individual resident however a level of crossover between residents is inevitable. The R+R centre will provide an additional service to local residents creating a new location for community gathering alongside the Recovery facilities which provide treatment for the elderly residents.
Key Locations mapped: Home Pilrig Church Rotary Club Bowling Club Easter Road Dentist Doctors Surgery Butcher Pharmacist Uptown Bus Stop Local Pub
Group Site Model - [1:200] As a site group we looked to capture the fractured nature of the Leith Walk site through the site model. The model was intended to develop alongside our projects and allow us to revisit it throughout the semester in order to test design ideas on the site. 1. Mould Construction 2. Waterproofing 3. Measuring + Pouring 4. Mould Removal 5. Building Construction
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Group Model - [1:1000] The axial nature of Leith walk was analysed in this through this model. The main spine of the road is primarily commercial with residential streets located perpendicular to it. The sites position on arterial route to the city’s centre can be studied along with the neighbouring urban context.
Precedent Study
Gallery Am Kupfergraben Berlin Germany David Chipperfield Architects 2007 2000m2 Working in groups of 2 we looked to analyse the Gallery through the creation of a series of tectonic models, at a scale of 1:200. Theses models looked to address tectonic ideas which interested us. We categorised them as: Scale + Massing Facade + Light Materiality + Immateriality Completing the block + Cue Points
Scale + Massing
Facade + Light
Looking at the physical size of the art gallery as a building of comparable size to the accommodation being proposed in terms of floor area. This solid block can be used to simulate the massing of a proposal on the site model. The Gallery’s slurried stone facade appears as a single mass, this idea is reproduced through this model.
A study of opening conditions and Light. The model represents the physical external walls of the gallery. The thickness of the facade provides opportunities for exploration. Positions of windows and size provide light conditions suitable to the internal requirements.
Materiality + Immateriality
Completing the block + Cue Points
This model reflects a physical quality of the Gallery building. It looks at the contrasting material conditions found internally and externally respectively. Externally the model expresses a texture just as the gallery with stark bright walls internally.
The Gallery Am Kupfergraben looks to complete the urban block taking cue points from the neighbouring buildings to influence the form of the gallery. This idea is applied through this model. Here the Leith Walk tenement gable wall is joined to the neighbouring McDonald Road library.
Concept Design / Design Development
Design Development through working at different scales of enquiry, with an emphasis on physical model making, See companying Design Development portfolio for information a more in-depth curation of this process.
Plinth + Frame
Completing Urban Block
Tectonic Artefact
From the early weeks I was interested in the idea of individual rooms forming a collective building. This idea has been refined and controlled but is still apparent when viewing the garden elevation. The relationship between the individual rooms and plinth through the frame was also explored.
The site is bookended by two existing buildings on the Leith Walk elevation. I looked to develop from ideas explored through the precedent study to take cue points from these neighbouring buildings in order to complete the urban block.
The tectonic artefact looked to assimilate my original ideas and produce a working model to allow me to test ideas. Individual rooms began to join to create floors. This idea was scaled down in terms of the volume of rooms on each floor to add a level of control to the project.
Concept Diagram 1. Existing site 2. Plinth Creation 3. Individual Rooms Extracted 4. Final Proposal
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Design Proposal
Location Plan 1:2500 N
Location Strategy Immediately the site is bounded by Leith Walk and Annandale street lane. These streets create very differing urban conditions which must be addressed.
Site Plan 1:1000 N
Proposal Model 1:200
2nd Floor slab detail [1:20]
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1. 1100mm high toughened glass balustrade rebated into decking and fixed with metal fixings. 2. 150 x 200mm steel I beam. 3. Sliding full height double glazed door unit secured to timber packers and dressed with waterproof membrane to create a water tight seal. 4. 12.5mm suspended plasterboard ceiling fixed to 50 x 50mm timber batons. 5.100mm rigid insulation board. 6. 150mm thick Hollow-core pre-cast concrete slab fixed to steel frame, finished with in-situ concrete infill. 7. 40mm heated screed with 25mm hardwood floor finish.
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1st Floor slab detail [1:20] 1. 1100mm high toughened glass balustrade rebated into decking and fixed with metal 6 fixings. 2. Timber decking with declevity pieces to allow water runoff to rill. 3. Rill [oversize gutter] zinc dressed into gutter to create neat finish. 4.150 x 50mm glulam timber frame. 5 5. 400mm in-situ concrete bubble slab 6 40mm heated screed with 25mm hardwood floor finish. 7. Sliding full height double glazed door unit secured to concrete slab, dressed with waterproof membrane to create a water tight seal.
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Detail Section [1:50]
Structural Model - 1:50
Exploded Singe Unit 1.Stair Core, Concrete with sandstone veneer 2. Built Unit 3.Precast Hollow core Concrete Slab floor hung from steel frame. 1200 x 3000 x 150mm 4.Timber Floor + underfloor heating in 50mm concrete screed 5.Timber Infill studs 100 x 50mm 6.12.5mm Plasterboard panels 7.Internal Fixtures + fittings 8.150 x 200mm Steel I beams 9. Standing seam zinc 10.Pre-cast Hollow core Concrete Slab floor hung from steel frame. 1200x 3000 x 150mm
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Structural Diagram 1.In situ cast concrete foundation and floor slab 2. In situ board-marked concrete walls 3. 150x50mm glulam timber beams 4. Bubble concrete floor slab
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5. Structural concrete stair core 6. 150 x 200mm Steel I beam frame. 7. Hollow-core pre-cast concrete slabs 8.In situ concrete filler slab
The project looks to interface with a combination of In situ and pre-cast Concrete, Glulam timber and Steel frame.
Gaps between the towers allow for sunlight to reach the garden.
The main entrance for the building caters for both spa users and residents allowing a controlled access point. Diagram shows journey of a single protagonist.
Rainwater is collected from the roofs and terrace where it runs down to a reservoir to allow irrigation to the garden.
Leith Walk Isometric view
Annandale Street Lane Isometric View
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
The individual rooms are combined to form flats. The units are arranged at 30째 60째 and 90째 from the Leith Walk axis this maintains a sense of continuity with the structural system. The space between these individual rooms forms living space for flat residents.
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
N Flat Plan [1:50] 2F2 [2nd floor 2nd stair core]
Accessible bathroom Each resident has their own private bathroom located adjacent to their bedroom. This accessible wet room is designed with accessibility in consideration throughout with integrated hand rails to assist movement and fold down bench to maximise floor area for wheelchair users.
Flats have make use of an integrated sliding door/panel system allowing for differing degrees of privacy.
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Main Entrance
1. Bedrooms 2. Living Space 3. Health facilities 4. Staff areas 5. Circulation cores
Ground Floor [1:200] N 1. Entrance 2. Cafe 3. Toilets 4. Staff room 5. Changing room 6. Swimming pool 7. Plant room 8. Showers 9. Hydrotherapy pool 10. Sauna 11. Office 12. Store 13. Gym 14. Physio Treatment room 15. Medicinal Garden 16. Water Reservoir
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First Floor [1:200] N 1. Bedroom 2. Bathroom 3. Store 4. Lounge 5. Kitchen/Dining room 6. Bingo Hall 7. Terrace 8. Sedum roof
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Second Floor [1:200] N 1. Bedroom 2. Bathroom 3. Flat lounge
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Fourth Floor [1:200] N 1. Bedroom 2. Bathroom 3. Flat lounge
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Hydrotherapy Pools The hydrotherapy pools are located on the north west side of the ground floor with views onto the garden. The pools are of varying depths temperatures and jet pressures providing a variety of . This space runs alongside the water rill.
Staff + Gym Wing
Entrance The main entrance is located in the centre of the Leith Walk facade. It creates a secure entrance for residents and pool users. Timber louvres can be slid in front of the glass in the evening to add a layer of protection and act as a buffer between the street and the building.
North West Elevation [1:200] Annandale Street Lane elevation , standing seam zinc and glazing. Individual bedrooms are expressed stacked on top of the concrete plinth.
South East Elevation [1:200] Leith Walk elevation employs a hung sandstone facade using a narrow cut sandstone to integrate with the materiality of Leith Walk.
North West Elevation [1:500] The low rise mews style houses on Annandale street is reflected in the garden wall which forms a boundary with the street.
South East Elevation [1:500] Street elevation changes in weathering of sandstone across street facade due to varying ages and quarry.
Bingo Hall model - [1:50]
Bingo Hall This space incorporates a series of folding tables which allows residents to take part in table based activities (bingo, bridge etc.) When folded the activity space is maximised.