Matthew Crawford 2020/21 Portfolio
BA(Hons) Architecture Liverpool School of Art and Design
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I am a 3rd Year architecture student from Ellesemere Port in the North West of England. I have developed a passion for architecture and design over the years inspired by my Grandad who has been a practicing architect for over 50 years. I have a keen interest in the design of public spaces and the use of forgotten and underused space with the aim of reclaiming the land for the public domain to create spaces that provide a platform for key services to the locals including social, economic and environmental catalysts.
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Contents BA Year 3 Semester 2: Comprehensive Design Project “Hortus Community Centre”
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BA Year 3 Semester 2: CDP Technical Resolution “Hortus Community Centre” BA Year 3 Semester 1: Weather of Not Origination
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BA Year 2 Semester 2: Experimental Design Origination “Communities Centre”
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BA Year 2 Semester 2: Detail Design “Communities Centre”
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BA Year 2 Semester 1: Urban Design Strategy “Community Creation Integration”
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BA Year 2 Semester 1: Individual Detailed Spatial Design “Kempton High Street” BA Year 1 Semester 2: A Place for Crafting “Watchmaker’s Workshop”
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BA Year 1 Semester 1: Archifilm “The Matrix Gallery”
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BA Year 3 Semester 2: Comprehensive Design Project “Hortus Community Centre”
The project brief tasked me with producing a design to aid the regeneration of Argyle Street in Birkenhead as a major link between the town centre, Woodside, and Birkenhead’s river front by reclaiming a forgotten landmark of Birkenhead’s town centre – the disused railway tracks. There was a particular emphasis on the connection to this lower-level urban element to form linear landscapes with thresholds, ascension, descension and framing becoming key design principles. The brief suggested a socio-cultural public building that acts as a catalyst to the street and gateway to the new landscaped gardens. In response to this I created the Hortus Community Centre, a space offering a range of cultural and civic facilities to replace those that have been lost in the area and tackle other social needs for locals such as education.
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Site Analysis
To aid my selection of a site, allowing me to maximise the impact of my community centre I carried out a thorough site analysis identifying the main transport routes and terminals, underused or vacant plots of land, the pockets of green space and environmental factors The siteas forSun thepaths projectand is inprevailing Birkenheadwind towndirection. centre, with thehelped focus around Street andthe thecorner railway cutting that runs through the town. To begin the such This me to Argyle conclude that project I began by analysing key features of the town centre, key transport routes along with the environmental conditions of the area. This allowed me to ga of Argyle and Conway Streets would provide a strong platform for interaction using these antwo understanding of the challenges and opportunities of the project and informed my selection of a site for the community centre. I chose to use the corner o main roads and allow me to integrate the rail tracks into my design.
Site Analysis
Argyle Street and Conway Street as these are two main transport routes meaning heavy traffic both in vehicles and on foot especially due to its proximity to Birkenhead Central and Hamilton Square railway stations and the Birkenhead Bus Terminal. In addition this location gives the opportunity to connect to other local attractions such as the Woodside Ferry Terminal, and future developments such as the Wirral Waters project set at the other end of the abandoned railw cutting. N
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Initial Concept and Design
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My initial designs for the centre took direct inspiration from the train tracks and the lines that connect Birkenhead to the Wirral and Liverpool. I identified the key zones of my design and took the mechanics of a train wheel’s linkage to join these zones generating a mass for the design. After refining the design, I was left with a two-storey building sitting within the cutting. The key feature was the kinetic façade on Conway Street which used openable panels to blur the line between the street and the centre. The centre was designed to offer teaching space, a café, an adaptable performance courtyard and a gallery that, using the kinetic façade, broke out into the street.
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Concept Refinement
After my first design review I refined my concept to focus on the connecting of spaces more wholistically by evaluating the permeability of space and how the layout of civic spaces such as theatres can facilitate this. I found the traverse stage was best at integrating the performance into the audience by bisecting it and felt this could be applied to my site with the cutting forming the stage and the land either side becoming the occupiable space for my design. I generated a massing model to show the “gateways” from the key facades into the railway cutting to advertise the permeability of my design in the hope of maximising its interaction with locals.
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Kinetic Facade Development
As the kinetic façade was the key feature of my initial design and would continue to be so by offering this “gateway” into the centre and railway cutting below, I focused on developing a system that allowed the street and community centre to merge into a single space, engaging with passers-by and still perform its function as a displaying element for artwork. I sketched some diagrams and visualisations before creating a set of development models to test the different strategies and how they worked to animate the street. I decided on a bi-folding wall panel system to create large openings in the façade and produce plinths for displays when fully opened.
First Iteration of the Kinetic Facade. This uses a pivot system that generates large rotating panels to which art works can be hung
Second Iteration of the Kinetic Facade. This uses a bi-fold system to form display plinths that sit within the street and create a large opening allowing views into the gallery for passing traffic
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Design Development
As my project developed, I created a series of massing studies developing the overall form of my building to improve the performance and characteristics of spaces through sketches and a series of massing models, used to experiment and test the shading of spaces and how to improve the quality of elements such as under croft of the bridge linking the two masses. In addition to developing the overall massing I created a series of spatial relationship diagrams show the connections between spaces in plan in addition to the hierarchy of activity zones within the section to aid my organisation of the multitude of activities ensuring a smooth transition between spaces is possible without any two conflicting with one another.
Development sketches to create and adapt forms as the project evolved
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In addition to developing the design through sketching of masses and floor plans I created a series of massing models at 1:200 that could then be placed into the 1:200 site model I had produced as part of my initial site analysis. This allowed me to understand the design in three dimensions and tweak the proportions to ensure the form works effectively within its context and performs as intended. This process led to several redesigns from changings to the overall design, to developments based on the performances of key spaces as my view of the project advanced.
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The original mass formed a simple 3rd Iteration 4thL-shape Iteration mass with a
basement and single floor at ground level. When placed within the site model I found this design to be lost in its context losing the impression on a civic building.
2nd Iteration The second iteration utilised the incorporation of a traverse stage with a C-shaped mass wrapping around the railway cutting that could be accessed by an underpass. However this underpass was uncomfortably tight and dark when modelled and a sun study was carried out.
3rd Iteration The third iteration attempted to solve the issues with the underpass, the compression of the tunnel was removed in an attempt to bring in more light as visitors move from the street to the ramp however the model illustrated that it was still an unwelcoming space with minimal improvement in the lighting from the second iteration.
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The fourth iteration created a double height space for the underpass ensuring sufficient light enters making it a comfortable space for visitors to approach, this was aided by the setting back of the bridge.
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Final Design
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The final design of the project offers four floors of activity, the lower level sits within the cutting and is host to the theatre and café. The ground floor maximises interaction with the kinetic wall system to enter the gallery along with the flexi-space which has no permanent partitions allowing it to host markets, lectures, and music performances. The bridging element forms a gateway on Henry Street, visitors pass under this element leading them to the plaza and ramp with activity platforms in place for artwork displays and busking, creating a hive of activity as users descend into the cutting. The first floor offers educational facilities with a large library and set of classrooms and workshops to teach new skills to locals and improve their employability, finally on the second floor the interactive zone bridges the two masses together and is host to the offices of the centre and a rehearsal space for performers.
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View from the ramp down into the landscaped gardens
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Models
Throughout the design phase I created a series of 1:200 models including a set of site models, firstly with just context to explore the impact of surrounding structures and the shadows created within the cutting, I then developed this with planting as I approached the final design to explore their impact on the cutting also. Finally, a 1:200 model of my design with removable floors allowed me to evaluate the spaces physically in relation to their lighting conditions and organisation of individual rooms, but also to place this into my site model and record the interaction of my design with its context.
Original 1:200 site model that allowed for the exploration of the shadows cast into the rail cutting from above and the interaction with existing structures
Updated 1:200 site model with added planting that allowed for the continued evaluation of the shadows cast into the rail cutting from above and from the newly added planting in addition to recording the interaction with existing structures 11
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1:200 model of my design with removeable floors allowed me to explore the spatial conditions of each space and the interaction between activities
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BA Year 3 Semester 2: CDP Technical Resolution “Hortus Community Centre”
As part of the comprehensive design project, I was tasked with creating a technological submission for my design that generated an environmental strategy, offered structural solutions, and carried out materiality evaluations to be applied to the community centre. This section of the project led me to research and evaluate a range of options and aided my overall design process as I began to incorporate these technologies into my final design of the Hortus Community Centre.
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Environmental Strategy
The environmental strategy played a key role in the organisation of my design, to ensure key spaces had access to natural lighting to give the spaces a warmth and indicate their hierarchy within the section. Sectional studies allowed me to understand the characteristics of spaces and the opportunities to develop and further the individual features to maximise their impact on the building’s users.
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Openable windows allows for single sided ven�laion
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Exposed hollow core concrete soffit provides addi�on thermal mass to aid the hea�ng and cooling of spaces naturally
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Water for the flushing of toilets will be provided via rain water harves�ng to reduce the water demands of the building
Cool fresh air brought into the space mechanically, ven�la�ng and cooling the room
Water for the flushing of toilets will be provided via rain water harves�ng to reduce the water demands of the building
Earth tubes as part of the Ground Heat Exchange precool air as it is driven by fans underground
Winter Section Sun Angle 13° 1:200 Internal shading used to reduce glare but allow for solar gains
Semi-direct LED light fi�ngs to ensure required illuminance levels are met
Suspended Ceiling to improve the acous�c performance of noisy spaces
Internal shading used to reduce glare but allow for solar gains
Suspended Ceiling to improve the acous�c performance of noisy spaces
Warm fresh air brought into the space mechanically, ven�la�ng and hea�ng the room
Extract fans remove stale air from the space ensuring air changes required are sa�sfied
Exposed hollow core concrete soffit provides addi�on thermal mass to aid the hea�ng and cooling of spaces naturally
Semi-direct LED light fi�ngs to ensure required illuminance levels are met
Warm fresh air brought into the space mechanically, ven�la�ng and hea�ng the room
Exposed hollow core concrete soffit provides addi�on thermal mass to aid the hea�ng and Water for the flushing of toilets cooling of spaces naturally will be provided via rain water harves�ng to reduce the water demands of the building
“Wet” Underfloor Hea�ng to be used during colder winter months to supplement Ground Heat Exchange
Earth tubes as part of the Ground Heat Exchange preheat air as it is driven by fans underground
Water for the flushing of toilets will be provided via rain water harves�ng to reduce the water demands of the building “Wet” Underfloor Hea�ng to be used during colder winter months to supplement Ground Heat Exchange
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Earth tubes as part of the Ground Heat Exchange preheat air as it is driven by fans underground
Extract fans remove stale air from the space ensuring air changes required are sa�sfied
Structural Strategy
The programme of the building required large open floor plans and so the structural strategy was key to making this possible, the use of a steel frame with concrete hollow core slabs allowed for column free spaces with many of the services also hidden within the floor plate to ensure flexibility throughout the community centre. To ensure the structure was practical and worked efficiently I created a CAD model along with a physical model, this allowed me to test the strength of the structure and in which bays to locate the bracing within whilst helping to identify the paths that and loads imposed on the structure would take so I could then record this via a sectional study.
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1:200 Structural model of my design indicating the steel frame and its bracing along with the foundations and retaining walls of the lower ground level
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Construction Detail
A key element to the design was the production of a construction detail to express the interaction between my steel frame and its reclaimed brick cladding. After analysing a series of exemplars, I was able to sketch the key details and through development and refinement of these details, produce my own set of construction details focusing on the Library’s reading pod along with a full construction detail section of the southern mass of my design.
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BA Year 3 Semester 1: Weather of Not Origination
The project asked me to create a weather station for the former landfill site of Festival Gardens on Liverpool’s Waterfront. The design could include a range of other spaces from laboratories, a library, café, and educational space to name a few. For the origination phase I explored the sites history along with evaluating the current context of the site in relation to transport, topography and environmental considerations.
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Design Concept and Development Humans are running out of time to reach carbon neutrality and
so I aim to illustrate this by creating a building that acts like a clock, using openings and light to produce a space that animates My concept explores how architecture can inform and educate the for passing of time daily along with allowing interaction with the on key social issues such as climate change. My research AP1 led me to explore initiatives set up by RIBA to design site’s planting to shows seasonal changes to the landscape.
Design Concept and Site Analysis
For my project I identified three more sustainably through a set of targets. I felt this method key issues based around climate was not as affective as structures that are designed to educate change to inform the users of on the issue such as TOTEMY. The human experience, I feel, is is a major impact of climate change and Flooding to represent the building about. These were the best educator and so I intend to facilitate this within my this I aim to create a space with an undulatingthe ceiling thatofgives impact global dimming, design. Concept model of global dimming the impressionGlobal you Dimming are under the water aFlooding space that the increased risk of Model flooding, Concept Model and create Concept
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and most crucially a need to act can disorientate and make the occupier feel some discomfort. swiftly before it was too late.
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the impression you are under the water and create a space that Concept model of flooding can disorientate make the occupier feel some discomfort. Floodingand Concept Model
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Site 2 is situated on a hill in the Eastern section of Festival Gardens, an existing path connects the site to the car park and continues towards the
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After the initial site analysis, I began to develop a form for the design through sketching, spatial relationship modelling and massing models. The form incorporated the themes set out in my concept, especially looking to utilise the Sun’s movement around the site to illustrate the passage of time. Once a form was produced I created a final spatial relationship diagram to illustrate the interconnecting of space and positioning of key activities based on site conditions. Spatial Relationship Diagram Design Iteration 1, showing sketches, spatial mode and massing model
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The design uses the position of the Sun at key points in the day to dictate the placing of spaces, with the entrance being to the east for sunrise, the lecture room being located centrally for midday and the café to the west for the evening. A courtyard on the first floor provided a space to create a “Global Dimming corridor” to express the impacts of loss of sunlight. The central circulation space has an undulating ceiling to represent the flow of water and produce a space that can feel suffocating in areas.
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BA Year 3 Semester 1: Weather of Not Resolution
Upon completing the origination phase of the module, I moved to the design resolution phase aiming to refine my original concept and design to create a stronger link between the two whilst exploring the tectonic and environmental design decisions that must be made.
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For the resolution phase I decided to focus on the movement of the Sun and how this can animate the design and represent the passing of time and still make use of the “Global Dimming corridor” from my original proposal. To achieve this I accurately plotted the Sun’s position and selected the key times to create activity zones based on these calculations to form a cohesive spatial form that successfully animated light and shadow.
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After plotting the Sun’s relative position at key points in the day I used the angles formed to create “fins” that funnel light into the space at those specific times. The buildings new form aimed to create a space that more successfully manipulated light and create a public space that ensured the emotions and sensations of time passing and the reliance humanity has on light could be expressed than it had previously. The corridor developed to form a journey leading to the upstairs café providing a view to the waterfront giving the journey a greater purpose and reward whilst allowing the experience of a lack of light to be created.
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During the design process I created multiple models at varying scales to greater understand my buildings form and performance. This began with a simple 1:500 massing model to understand the interaction between the site and my design. Then a developed version of the design was produced to illustrate materiality. To explore the internal spaces and how they interact I produced a 1:200 model and finally to further my understanding of the structural principles I had chosen I produced a 1:200 structural model.
Tectonic and Evironmental Design
As part of the design process, I explored the structural composition of my design and how to successfully use a loadbearing structure at a site with poor ground conditions and the processes required to make the design functional. In addition to understanding the structure I investigated the environmental conditions of my design, assessing the options to heat, cool, ventilate and power it and evaluate material options to find those that would maximise the design’s performance and narrative.
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Semi-direct LED light fi�ngs to ensure required illuminance levels are met Internal shading used to reduce
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BA Year 2 Semester 2: Experimental Design Origination “Communities Centre”
For this project I was tasked with producing a temporary structure for my chosen site of The Strand in Liverpool. I focused my research around the ability of temporary space to impact on the permanent world and create social spaces for gathering and decided to create a centre to bring the multitude of communities in Liverpool together.
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Concept and Analysis
The building’s design takes inspiration from collectives such as EXYZT and Assemble by giving the user a greater role in the design and use of the space enabling them to become architects of their own environment and simultaneously reclaims forgotten or unloved land. There are a large number of communities within Liverpool I wished to bring together so I also took the time to explore how effective my site would be at drawing in a wide range of people and how they may access it. This is aided by the prominent location on the Waterfront that means the site is accessible through a range of transport options including strong public transport links increasing the chance of the project becoming a popular communal space. My concept model provided the opportunity for locals to design a programme for their ideal public venue for various events revolving around food, education and play. The results of this varied and led me to design a space that could be flexible to suit individual needs through an open plan with movable walls meaning spaces could be created, joined and/or removed depending on the users at that given time.
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Queensway Tunnel Exit City Centre Ferry Terminal
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Figure ground diagram that also analyses routes and connections between the site and the surrounding area
Concept model with an example of a local designing a programme for their community space
Design development sketches that explore previous land use, moving wall diagrams, and building form alterations
Development and Final Design
As part of my design development I produced three massing models to explore their composition in 3D before making any alterations before coming to a final design that incorporated an existing structure on the site as can be seen in the 3rd iteration. The design incorporates the desire lines of the pocket park that once occupied the site which informs the positioning of my staircases to access the roof garden. A central core becomes the hub of the building acting as the information centre/think tank and allows the rest of the space to be open plan with the potential to be used as visitors see fit and allow the scheduled activities to take place in the most efficient manner and environment. I also considered its façade and how it was important to record the interaction with the street as the moving wall system that opened up into the street merging my project into the street itself. Massing model developments 1st iteration (top ) to final form (bottom) Ground Floor Plan 1:200
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BA Year 2 Semester 2: Detail Design “Communities Centre”
This phase of the design process was based on the refinement of the project in the origination stage and to explore the technical details of the design t understand the structural form of the design and how the structure and skin of the design are interconnected.
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I explored how my design could create stronger links between the concept and the historical context I had discovered, expressing this through its form. The key element of the design was the moveable wall systems that created rotating panels that opened the building façade out into the street to interact with the public. I therefore felt it necessary to create an exploration model using corrugated card and wooden dowel to understand how these panels would move and understand the dimensions to make them work for my project.
Diagrams
In order to express the building’s fluid design and its range of connections to the local area I created a series to diagrams. The first of which was a spatial relationship diagram to show how the buildings programme has been organised and how spaces interact, this diagram also expresses the move from a rigid structure to an open plan space that culminates in an outdoor courtyard as you move from west to east through the building. A set of ground floor plans show how the spaces may be used for the three key activities intended to take place at the centre expressing the user control over the space. A final set of diagrams show the access pointes to the site and when they can be used.
Movement diagram showing access points at ground and roof level, also shows the times at which the entrances can be used
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Final Form
After developing the design through sketching and modelling I established a final design that incorporated links to the historical context of the site though material selection as well as maintaining a space that is user controlled with the entrances to the building using the moving wall system with panels moving independently resulting in the user being the architect of their own space. The roof garden connects to the existing walkway at the site linking it to the courthouses and Liverpool One. An exploded axonometric was drawn displaying materiality, spatial relationships and floor plans throughout the entire design in addition to highlighting the relationship between my project and the existing elevated walkway present at the site. To provide an indication of the atmosphere created by my design I produced a series of renders that track through both floors of the building and its various spaces including the two key facades that look out onto the streets. Modelling began with producing a massing model of the design and analysing it by placing it within the context of my 1:500 site model. I produced a 1:200 façade model to represent the timber cladding and express the moving wall system within a physical model rather than just 2D drawings and CAD modelling.
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Selection of renders (clockwise) view on approach from The Strand; courtyard; roof garden; view on approach from corner of James Street
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Technical Study
The technical study led me to produce a series of details and models to understand and illustrate the structural composition of my design. To reach the final detail drawings a series of development sketches using research of precedents and consultations with my design tutor were undertaken. To supplement this I produced a structural axonometric allowing me to illustrate the foundation solution, primary structure and secondary structural elements. In addition to drawings I produced a 1:200 structural model to identify the placement of the frame and which columns would be exposed. I also built a 1:10 sectional detail model, using modelling materials to represent the composition of my structure as well as expressing internal and external finishes respectively.
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BA Year 2 Semester 1: Urban Design Strategy “Community Creation Integration”
This was a group project that saw me paired with Ben Murphy and Georgia Callaghan to carry out site analysis on the Fabric District in Liverpool and create a masterplan for the district to rejuvenate the area as it has become derelict and is considered unsafe to visit by many.
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Analysis and Design Devlopment
Building Usage Drawn at 1:5000
The research into the site was split between the group with my focus being on the historical context of the site. I analysed building use and construction over the previous 150 years this resulted in understanding the huge loss of community in the area with the removal of the terrace housing that once dominated, high rise student housing has been added recently and our project took this as an opportunity to rebuild these lost communities and give people a reason to care about the site and maintain leading to a design concept of “Community Creation Integration”. We then assessed a range of strategies that could be implemented to improve the site’s commercial and social value in an effort to improve the community aspect. We decided on three key spaces – the Monument Place market, a central park and an updated Kempton High Street.
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1:1250 Massing Model, white sections indicate areas adapted as part of group proposal
Forming Communities
From the overall group strategy I focused on the East at Kempton Street where I introduced a pedestrianised street, multisport pitch and a series of rooftop gardens. The aim was to provide a better platform for local businesses and the roof gardens provide a space for small communities to begin to form by providing a safe social space for residents. I designed my space considering the form it would take both in plan and sectionally in addition to considering it in 3D volumes via a visualisation of the space.
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BA Year 2 Semester 1: Individual Detailed Spatial Design “Kempton High Street”
The project involved me taking a section of the group masterplan for the fabric district and evolving it further. I therefore selected the street filled with local business and looked to develop a high street and a series of roof terraces in an effort to bring visitors to the heart of the Fabric district and give an economic boost to local businesses.
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I reimagined the street layout applying the concept of stitching spaces together to create a linear park. The design of the largest roof garden was also of focus for my individual resolution where I considered the impacts of the shadows and light that reaches the space along with the impact of wind resulting in a design that allowed for control in the space through a covered space that protects from nature but still allows maximum light into the space ensuring it fulfils its potential as a social space.
Designing for Interactions
The design creates a weaving brick path through Kempton street generating a series of green spaces for visitors of the area to walk through and spend time in as they visit the local businesses at the site. The key roof garden is covered by a canopy with individual panels that can be controlled by the user and providing shelter for the residents of the adjacent apartment block when they enter the space to socialise and host parties and watch films on the built in cinema screen. The concept was to create three roof gardens that would build their own communities as the occupants use the space and the street itself provides the platform for these small communities to come together.
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Design Through Levels
I continued to design by thinking about the site sectionally to understand the impact my proposal would have on the streets elevations and how the various levels would interact with one another and form connections. To further explore this I created a range of visualisations of views of the site as to how it is viewed on these various planes and the connections that are formed from the various positions as a person moves through the space.
Section showing roof-garden with canopy cover and cinema screen
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Model
In addition to a 1:500 site model I produced a 1:200 model that focused on the cinema and street in great detail. The model allowed me to illustrate the materiality within the site and create images that highlight the visual connecting of spaces and their impact on the human scale.
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BA Year 1 Semester 2: A Place for Crafting “Watchmaker’s Workshop”
For this module the brief demanded a workshop and living space for a craftsperson. The craft I selected was watchmaking as I felt strong parallels could be drawn between architecture and watchmaking due to the blend of science and art that is key to both disciplines.
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Design Concept
My concept was centred around the aspect of time passing as represented by my collage merging the modern day OS map and the 1856 map of the site. A 1:50 one point perspective that I collaged aids this representation of materiality and its impact on spaces to show aging. I also took inspiration from Sarah Wigglesworth and created a representation of the use of a watchmakers bench to show how it shifts through the day as work progresses.
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Study of Light
The movement of light played a key role in my design as it’s a strong indicator of time passing. I did this through a range of techniques including a heliodon study with my 1:500 site model showing shadow movement in 3D. Another method I employed was to look at the sun path in elevation and track areas of light and show and then to generate a set of “shadowmaps” that represented the shadows cast by the surrounding buildings during the day on the summer and winter solstices in plan. All of this analysis helped to inform my design and the positioning of elements such as windows and work stations.
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Final Design
The typology of a watchmaking factory is that the machine room and workshop are separated, but I have challenged this by placing a cut through to highlight that they are strongly intertwined. The accommodation has a small balcony space to observe the passing of time both by the people in the street and by watching the stars in the sky. Materiality was key to the concept of time passing, showing aging through the use of reclaimed brick and weathering steel. I therefore felt it was critical to express the material and how it impacts graphically. I also produced a structural axonometric showing the frame of the building and where the structural bracing has been placed.
Second Floor – Living Space
Jamaica Street Elevation
First Floor – Workshop
Blundell Street Elevation
Ground Floor – Machine Room
Models
During this project I created various models to evaluate both the site and my design at various scales. I Created a 1:50 model of the entire design with removable floors to allow me to understand the relationship of spaces though the building in addition to on individual floors. A 1:20 model of the portico allowed me to study the way in which light enters the space through the perforated screens and how this can subtly suggest the passing of time as the shadows move across the space. A 1:200 model of my proposal along with the site allowed me to explore the relation between my proposal and the site and how they would impact one another. Finally a 1:50 structural model allowed me to express my structural aims and explore how the frame may be incorporated into the design to provide additional design elements.
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BA Year 1 Semester 1: Archifilm “The Matrix Gallery”
The Archifilm project required me to design a gallery or exhibition centre using the project to begin to understand the relationship between spaces as I produced a film showing how the user may travel around the design and experience the spaces within.
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Design Inpiration and Experimentation
My design was heavily influenced by film via The Matrix and Rear Window with the theme of revealing a hidden truth common to both. The Matrix also brought the idea of perfect imperfection which led to subtle breaks of symmetry within my design. The ruins featured in The Matrix inspired my site selection of the Roman amphitheatre ruins in Chester to create a something like the Acropolis museum which sits on ancient ruins in Athens. I then began to experiment with hidden spaces that are revealed through exploration. I created a series of card models that allowed me to explore the shadows that are created by the various elements and how they can be arranged and combined to alter the feeling of a space. The focus was around the stacking and joining of elements to create hidden spaces/openings that can only be revealed through moving around them.
Stills from The Matrix (1999)
Roman ruins in Chester, England
Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece
Stills from Rear Window (1954)
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Perspective plays a key role in my design as there are hidden elements that can only be viewed from certain positions within the site. I therefore produce an Isovist study using the centre of the foyer as my start point to emphasise this feature of the design. The results showed that very little of the outside space is visible from this point and that you would have to move to be able to see a great deal of the amphitheatre. I selected five of the views I felt highlighted the need to change perspective and how the position can hide things such as the doorways to the wings which are obscured and produced a model to indicate their respective position on the floor plan.
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The narrative of the film was the movement of a visitor and how spaces would be revealed with a change of perspective and to ensure I captured these moments of revelation I produced a storyboard that track how the user moved through the space and when spaces revealed themselves and then disappeared once more.
Film storyboard identifying key frames illustrating value of perspective when moving through the building
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1:200 site model used for filming key exterior scenes
Models
For this project I created a range of models to create my film and understand my design in a 3D manner. To do this I created a cardboard 1:100 model with a removable top floor to allow me to view the floor plan below. Using this any alterations to dimensions or plans could be made if needed. I then created a 1:50 foamboard model of the design with removable walls and floors so I could position my camera to create my film for the project. To create a more realistic video I created a 1:200 site model to film the exterior of the building and used modelling materials to create a more realistic site and allowed me to greater emphasise the variation in levels for the site and the change in perspective that changing your position brings with it.
1:100 prototype model of the design
Complete 1:50 model of the design
1:200 site model used for filming key exterior scenes
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