Doseva, Rosana

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ROSIE DOSEVA Master of Architecture Liverpool School of Art and Design 2018-2020

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About Me . . .

I am a 25 years old ambitious and reliable graduate with a Masters degree in Architecture.

I possess good communication skills and an academic background. I consider myself reponsible, creative and able to adjust to various situations and works.

In the office environment I believe I am a fast learner with excellent time management, and organisational skills. I’m an energetic person, who works well in a team and is very passionate about graphics + design. I am currently on the lookout for an architectural design office where I can contribute with my talents.

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Rosie Do se va

+07522104288 r.doseva1314@gmail.com

Contents MArch Level 7, Year 2: Thesis Project : The Innovation Hub

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42 MArch Level 7, Year 2: Urban Design Project : Chester The Old Port MArch Level 7, Year 2: Live Project : Everton Library

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MArch Level 6, Year 1: Housing Project : Smith Str, Liverpool

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MArch Level 6, Year 1: Specialist Study : Office Design

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MArch Level 6, Year 1: Urban Design Project : Ellesmere Port

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Curriculum Vitae

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INNOVATION HUB Creative Urban Regeneration

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This scheme is looking to revitalise the river front of Chester and attract both public and private sectors. It is a platform for entrepreneurs, educational facilities, mentorship, knowledge sharing, entertainment and exhibits. The proposal is not only focusing on the Innovation Hub but also on the public realm and green spaces around it. Public spaces create sense of atmosphere, encourage activities and draw more attention to the area. People will be able to engage with the location through the newly designed promenade, public square and also enjoy the public facilities of the building - the IMAX Theatre, restaurants, bars as well as VR workshops.

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SITE LOCATION Chester in Cheshire, England is a walled city in close proximity to Wales. Redeveloping the western side of the city walls that includes a triangular parcel of land between the railway and River Dee. Within the area Water Tower Gardens can be found alongside with Dee Basin and Crane Wharf.

This area has a troublesome character and great potential to re-establish a better connection from the River Dee to the city centre and bring structure to the fragmented area. A combination of small-scale interventions and large-scale development is needed so a more positive area is achieved.

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SITE ANALYSIS Enthusiasm and community spirit are the fundamental principles of urban regeneration alongside with the importance of reviving our cities through the power of creativity.

The Innovation Hub represents the creative industries as a powerful tool towards urban regeneration and development. It is not only a modern way of working and living but also an inventive way of thinking about urban areas. This building is a celebration of the relationship between entertainment, business and collaboration. It represents the eagerness of digital creative businesses and houses inspirational spaces for people to enjoy and immerse into.

By designing the Innovation Hub, a new focal point for entrepreneurship in a co-working environment is being created. The project’s design depends on the positive influence of the physical environment on humans and on the success of a multi-use building dedicated to developing immersive technologies and experiences. Co-working spaces are build on interaction, flexibility and partnership.

They revolve around creating a community, designing better places and ways to work,and developing new, innovative ideas.

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Section A-A

Section B-B

Existing Buildings + Rail

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WINTER 8PM SUMMER 3PM WINTER 3PM

SUMMER 12AM

WINTER 8AM

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PROGRAMME + DESIGN DEVELOPMENT Outdoors Public Space

Indoors Public Space

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PRIVATE

CREATE

SEMI-PRIVATE

LEARN

PUBLIC

EXHIBIT + ENTERTAIN

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MEMBERS + BUSINESS PLAN The Innovation Hub will be a place dedicated to creative digital businesses, immersive technology and will create the opportunity for people to learn and advance in using various virtual reality tools.

WHY DO WE NEED THE INNOVATION HUB?

The focus is on building interactive communities, in which people share their common interests and ideas. Co-working space keep growing and developing, due to the desire among young people to become entrepreneurs. Instead of working from cafes, garages or home people get the opportunity to move into co-working offices and use not only their convenient facilities but also experience different networking events and collaborations.

Places like that are not about fixed office hours and dress code but about a great diveristy of people who constantly exchange ideas and feed their own creativity and productivity.

Co-working spaces prioritize people’s comfort and happiness in the working place. The focus falls on positivity, community, freedom and opportunities. Co-working culture is spreading rapidly and everyone is leaning towards that life-style. It offers a range of facilities, flexible business plans, entertainment and leisure.

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• Start-Up Companies

• Talent Reten tion

• Job Openings

• Education + Public Engagement

• New Products + Services

• Training

• Future Investment

• Research + Development

• Talent Development

WHO IS TI FOR?

WHAT MAKES IT UNIQUE?

IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGY

• Responsive Workbench

Immersive technology refers to technology that attempts to emulate a physical world through the means of a digital or simulated world by creating a surrounding sensory feeling, thereby creating a sense of immersion.

•Virtual reality

“. . . using technology for positive human functioning and well-being across many different domains”

•MAX Screen

• The Cave

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WELL-BEING When analysing working environments and psychological affects, it is important to consider how the relationship between worker and surroundings has evolved in time.

Environmental psychology is a complex study, comprised of theories, research and real life practices with the purpose of defining a more personal relationship between individuals, buildings and their surroundings.

“Designing physical environment has great influence on the mental state of its occupiers and affects their attitude and behaviour.

Place science is entirely concerned with the connection between space and its inhabitants.

Fundamental factors used to determine human response to the physical environment are based on five senses and include lighting, temperature, noise, smell, colour, texture.”

(Doseva, 2019) • Improve the built environment and the natural resources • Study Everyday Settings • Consider the person and the setting as an entity •Acknowledge the corresponding between the individuals and the environment (Gifford, 2007) 16 Rosana Doseva 2020 Portfolio

VARIETY

01. Only 33% of respondents without a variety of work settings report a great workplace experience 02. 79% of people in workplaces with a variety of settings report a great experience

01. Only 49% of people without choice in where to work report a great workplace experience 02. 71% of people with choice in where to work report a great workplace experience 2020 Portfolio Rosana Doseva 17

MASSING DEVELOPMENT Existing:

02 Apartment Blocks 03 Chester Sea Cadets Office Proposed:

01 Centre for Contemporary Arts

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Food + Bevarage Facilities High Tech Workshops Reception + Lobby Fitness Private Open Plan Office

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Meeting Rooms + Focus Areas Winter Garden IMAX Dome Theatre Lifts + Stair Cores Green Roofs Outdoor Public Space

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ELEVATIONS A-A : West Elevation

B-B : East Elevation

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PLAN DRAWINGS 00 Ground Floor

01 First Floor

1. Reception + Lobby

1. Restaurant

2. Restaurant

2. Fitness

a. Kitchen

a. Changing Rooms

b. Public Toilets

3. Shared Kitchen

3. Cafe

4. Hot Desking + Private Pods

4. Bar

5. Winter Garden

5. High Technology Workshops

6. Plant Room

a. Dedicated Exhibition Space b. The CAVE Immersive Experience 6. Plant Room 7. Accessible Toilets

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02 Second Floor 1. Private Open Plan Office 2. IMAX Dome Theatre 3. Meeting Rooms 4. Wellness Studios 5. Hot Desking + Private Pods 6.Plant Room 7. Accessible Toilets 8. Storage 9. Staff Room

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03 Third Floor

04 + 05 Fourth + Fifth Floor

1. Private Open Plan Office

1. Private Open Plan Office

2. Meeting Rooms

2. Meeting Rooms

3. Hot Desking + Private Pods

3. Private Office

4. Private Office

4.Plant Room

5.Plant Room

5. Storage

6. Accessible Toilets

6. Staff Room

7. Storage 8.Staff Room

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KEY VIEWS

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STRUCTURAL + CONSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY AND DETAIL The project utilizes an exposed concrete frame structure. The predominant office use of the building suits this type of structure, due to its flexibility and interchangeability. It allows easy transformations of the spaces and potentially change in use if required.

The large scale of the Innovation Hub allows the use of waffle concrete slabs. They reduce the extents of the foundations, provide great outlets for services integration, increase the speed of construction and provide excellent vibration control, thermal mass and fire resistance. A thin topping layer consisting of underfloor heating and floor finish, completes the floor system. All the necessary technical installations are incorporated in the waffle concrete ceilings, keeping the interrupted appearance of the space.

Similarly to the exterior of the building, the interior features exposed-concrete surfaces (walls, ceilings and stairs). They are challenging the preconceptions of concrete as an uninviting and intimidating building material. Its rawness works in a combination with the warm use of light coloured silver fir. This is incorporated within the floor finishes, furniture and detailing, as well as window frames.

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Flat roofs cover the two level changes in the building and house green roofs which will be developed into gardens, accessible to the Innovation Hub’s residents. This will create a new environment , provide different views towards the river and Chester and a new place to recharge amongst nature.

The central piece’s structure (IMAX Dome Theatre) differentiates from the rest of the building with its lightweight geodesic steel structure. Externally its covered in GRC cladding which is a great blank canvas for the projections performed on it. Internally there is a 5 storey domed screen creating an immersive sight and sound film experience.

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2 01 Flat Green Roof to Double Skin Connection Detail 1. Welted Drip 2. Concrete Hard Edge 3. Soil and Planting 4. Perimeter Channel of rounded stones 5. Filter Fleece 6. Drainage Boards 7. Protection Layer 8. Rootbar Cap Sheet 9. Partial Bond 10. Insulation

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02 Double Skin to Floor Connection + Waffle Concrete Slab 11. Curtain Wall Panel 12. Perforated Concrete Ledge 13. Perforated Steel Deck 14. Kinetic Timber Louvres (180 Rotation + Foldable) 15. Double Glazed Window (Openable) 16. Concrete Column 17. Concrete Waffle Slab 18. Heat Recovery 19. Air Register 20. Floor • DPM • Insulation • Services Box • Mortar • Underfloor Heating • Concrete/ Timber Floor Finish 21. Ventilation Ducts

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OFFICE ARRANGEMENT

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FACADE STUDY

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Plant Room Public Toilets Air Ducts Heat Recovery Units

ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY AND DETAIL In order to create a controlled, comfortable environment a combination of mechanical and natural ventilation will be set in place alongside with the use of heat recovery systems.

The building has a double-skin system facades which leads to reduced energy consumption as the cavity between the layers acts as an insulation layer in winter time. This minimizes the need to heat the building, reducing the demand for underfloor heating. During the warmer months, the air in the envelope’s cavity will successfully navigate itself. It will provide the building with natural ventilation and fresh air, through the mechanically operable windows, and any excess heat will be avoided due to the stack effect (hot air will rise within the cavity and will be pushed out of it).

The double-skin façade contains a middle layer of vertical kinetic louvres. A centre pivoted system, positioned in relation to the windows, which adapts to sunlight at different times of the day. This will prevent glare and provide shading across the building for both high midday sun and low-afternoon sun conditions.

The Innovation Hub is situated on the river edge and as per the Urban Design Proposal, there will be limited vehicular access. These factors set a more peaceful and quiet scene for the people living in the area. The Innovation Hub will accommodate not only various coworking spaces but also an IMAX Theatre (with full public access), leisure facilities and technology workshops. This highlight the importance of acoustic performance from noises not only from outside but also within the building. The inner edge of the building is defined by a continuous curtain wall and the outer edge contrasts with large windows, so laminated safety glass with acoustic characteristics will be used, which will reduce the vibrations and sound transmissions. Good sound insulation quality will also be achieved by the exposed concrete structure’s inherent mass and damping qualities.

Floor Air Registers Cold Air Hot Air Rain Harvesting System Fresh Air Intake Underfloor Heating IMAX Dome Theatre Ventilators Ground Source Heat Pump Water Pump Filtration System Water Tank Cold and Hot Water Pipes (Ground Source Heat Pump) Green Roof

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CHESTER : THE OLD PORT Urban Regeneration

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This project explores the potentialities of urban design as a method and tool for urban regeneration, showing the consideration, design and presentation of ideas for the spatial development and regeneration of Chester.

It focuses on urban design as a contemporary urban regeneration whilst considering sustainable future for the newly created sustainable communities. All these ideas are translated into an active, contemporary group work project. The design activity will be directly followed by the Thesis Project and will create context for the individual design project.

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SITE LOCATION + ANALYSIS Chester in Cheshire, England is a walled city in close proximity to Wales. Chester was founded as a Roman fort and one of the last cities to fall to the Normans. To this day Chester is one of the best-maintained walled cities in England. It contains many medieval buildings, alongside with Victorian restorations. The impact of the Industrial Revolution can be seen through the many layers of infrastructure such as railway, canals and new roads leading to the city.

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For our project, we have chosen to focus on redeveloping the western side of the city walls that includes a triangular parcel of land between the railway and River Dee. Within the area Water Tower Gardens can be found alongside with Dee Basin and Crane Wharf.

We chose this area due to its troublesome character and great potential to re-establish a better connection from the River Dee to the city centre and bring structure to the fragmented area. A combination of small-scale interventions and large-scale development is needed so a more positive area is achieved.

Chester noticeably changes character on the western side of the city walls. It transforms into a more fragmented environment including historic structures, housing and various infrastructure. There are multiple layers of infrastructure creating a dynamic landscape which is compromising the movement and legibility throughout the site. Large structures such as the racecourse add to the site’s complexity. The riverside open area comprises of disjointed buildings, surface car parking and a number of new apartment blocks to the banks of the river.

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SITE CONTEXT : PHOTOS

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EXISTING RESIDENTIAL AREA TO BE RETAINED

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MENTAL MAPPING Mental mapping was used as a way to record initial the site response - highlighting landmarks, key views, and understanding the existing typology. Gordon Cullen believed that space should be experienced through a series of contrasting views, which is something this project aims to implement. However, views that were perceived to be of most historical importance were obstructed by massing and any open areas were imposed by unattractive surface carparks. Similarly to Cullen, Camillo Sitte believed in the importance of public open spaces in creating landmarks as well as drawing attention to those existing. Sitte also believed that public squares should have a degree of enclosure. n

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This led us to consider the possible ways in which we could retain the elements of enclosure identified in our mapping while removing some of the restrictions that currently divide the community. Our understanding of Cullen, Sitte, and the picturesque method allowed us to map the site with the aim of identifying areas of both weakness and potential in order to create a typology that utilises key views which draw attention to the site’s historical landmarks, elements of enclosure and produces contrasting views along several routes through the site.

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INFRASTRUCTURE The various type of infrastructure define the character of the area. The railway, river, canal and road network creates a clear framework around which everything else is developed.

There are a lot of newly built apartment blocks and more simillar schemes are being planned.

The area itself is a short 10 min walk from the city centre. However the ring road has a severe negative impact, mostly where it meets Water Tower Street. The easiest and safest route is currently from the north through the historic walls into the Water Tower Gardens. Another link to the city centre is Crane Street and the railway viaduct which is mostly blocked and provides a poor gateway into the area.

A troublesome area occurs along New Crane Street due to the negative traffic impact and compromises the encouragement of pedestrian activity. The quality of the surfacing is poor, being dominated by car parks and low quality materiality.

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RE-ESTABLISHING PEDESTRIAN ACCESS

Traffic Calming Measures

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FLOODING The site’s close proximity to the tidal river and risk of flooding creates a challenging opportunity to turn the area into an attractive public space that doubles up as a functioning flood defence system.

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in the River Dee Catchment Flood Management Plan 2010, which classifies the area as a: “moderate to high flood risk where we can generally take further a c ti o n to reduce flood risk”

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Chester is commonly affected by �dally influenced river floods, where such occurance happens when extreme �dal events coincide with high river flows (River Dee Catchment Flood Management, 2010).

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(at risk from a 1% *AEP flood event)

NUMBER OF PROPERTIES

*AEP (Annual Exceedance Probability) - The probability that a flood event of a par�cular s i z e w i l l b e e x c e e d e d i n a n y 1 y e a r.

500-1,000 proper�es are at risk of flooding in Chester/Deeside.

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LINKING OBSTRUCTED CONNECTIONS

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MASTERPLAN STATEGIES + AIMS

01 Play a leading role in achieving sustainable development

EMPLOYMENT RATE

(Apr 2018 - Mar 2019)

TO 75%

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future aspirations

(Apr 2018 - Mar 2019)

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04 Effec�vely use and fully integrate the green and blue T O 7 5 % infrastructure

EMPLOYMENT RATE

(Apr 2018 - Mar 2019)

WORKING AGE POPULATION

MODEL BASED UNEMPLOYMENT

TO 206,500%

TO 3.7%

VISITOR NUMBERS

MEDIAN HOUSE PRICE

(mid 2018)

(2017)

TO 36,300,000

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03 Safeguard and invest in Chester’s rich history

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (JUNE 2019)

05 Enhance the contemporary cultural and civic offer

(Apr 2018 - Mar 2019)

06 A ‘visitor package’

(2018 Q3)

TO £198,000 B U S I N ES S CO U N T

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(2018)

The aim for this proposal to design and develop •”Chester must diversify its energy sources, remaining open and a diverse and wholesome neighbourhood that emerging opportuni�es to integrate renewable power. Energy efficie reconnects thesolu�ons historic centre of Chester ogies providing lowwith carbon to residen�al and commerc famously bound by the city walls. cooling and energy genera�on will be promoted. A par�cularly sign opportunity is to re-introduce a hydroelectric sta�on on the River D The aspirations for this proposal are to •”A key part of the One City Plan prepara�on has been to consid createcontemporary a welcoming, attractive secure surrounding architecture andand its place and promo environment consisting of open public spaces, historic city of Chester. In par�cular, to understand how the histori community hubs,are landscaped parks, residential the physical environment currently perceived to affect design ou to consider to what extent they can be seen aspromoting reference points.” developments, seasonal events businesses and importantly •”The small city willlocal ensure the upkeep andmost maximise the poten�al of a comprehensive strategyanalysis that reconnects assets,underpinned by a thorough of their current con opportuni�es forfront their use. ” City Centre. By creating the river to the •“sustainable and exci�ng community ‘historic experience’” this connected we endeavour •“ working in partnership with localsense community and voluntary grou to provide a long-term of place and belonging where people to feel involved.

•”Important to enhance biodiversity in the city centre. This will b through the use of green and brown roofs and walls in new and buildings” •“Recrea�onal uses along the River Dee and its waterfront will be and supported. Rowing will be promoted, including holding events

•”A new theatre and visual and performing arts venues will greatly complement the exis�ng civic and cultural offer” •”The city’s cultural diverse experience will extend to itsfriendly streets, square High Quality controlled pedestrian spaces -Public strategy publiclife art and the growing programme and suc Spaceforstreet traffic environment regular events and fes�vals”

•”Balance between day and overnight visitors” •”Tes�ng the feasibility of introducing a physical presence of a ‘zoo as a retail shop, ‘mini-Biodome’ through HIGH QUALITY or PUBLIC REALM animal educa�on at fes� city events”

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Improve accessibility to local services whilst encouraging alterna�ve means of transport

Conserve water resources, enhance water quality, and reduce vulnerability to flooding

Location + Transport

CONSERVATION

COMMUNITY + ECONOMY

Building Design

Clean, safe and secure environment to maximise social progress and economic growth.

High quality sustainable building design and maximise use of materials from sustainable sources.

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Minimise waste and maximise re-use and recycling both during construc�on recycling

Energy Consumption Reduce energy use and maximise renewable energy supply and use.

Minimise water, air, soil and light pollu�on

Maintain and enhance local biodiversity

Pollution

biodiversity

Landscape

Historic Environment

Enhance the character and quality of landscapes and townscape

Protect and enhance the historic and cultural value.

“All new cars in the UK will be ‘effectively zero emission’ by 2040.”

- (BBC News, 2018).

E X I ST I N G R ES I D E N T I A L OPEN PUBLIC S PA C E

R ES I D E N T I A L

DEVELOPMENT WAT E R TOW E R

OPEN PUBLIC P RO M E N A D E P E D EST R I A N S S P A C E

R I V E R WA L K

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CO N N EC T I V I T Y

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The Government is currently under pressure to bring this date forwards and to ban all sales of new petrol of diesel cars by 2023.This proposed scheme supports the zero-emission movement, where the reduction of air pollution has been a priority in the design process and has in turn helped shape the design and community focus of the site.

The development takes the following into consideration: • Ambition to create a non-polluting community •Aim is to ban all petrol and diesel consuming cars (only allowing restricted/controlled access) • Hydrogen and electric vehicles encouraged in the area (cars, bikes, scooters etc.)

•Increase focus on pedestrianisation through implementation of shared surfaces, wider pavements, narrowing roads and introducing traffic calming measures.

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CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT The masterplan proposal is to design and develop a diverse and wholesome neighbourhood that reconnects with the historic centre of Chester famously bound by the city walls. The aspirations for this proposal are to create a welcoming, attractive and secure environment consisting of open public spaces, community hubs, landscaped parks, residential developments, seasonal events promoting small local businesses and most importantly a comprehensive strategy that reconnects the river front to the City Centre. By creating this connected community it endeavours to provide a long-term sense of place and belonging where people feel involved.

The site chosen for the Thesis Project is located right on the river edge, with an existing building in direct proximity, currently accomodating offices.

The area has a great potential - direct connection to the river front / promenade and also to the proposed public square and newly opened viaduct connection tunels.

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MASTERPLAN PROPOSAL

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Retained Buildings

Defining Footprint

Proposed Routes

Establishing Public Space

Creating Promenade

Proposed Green Roofs and Building Heights

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1. Train Station + Hotel 2. Student Accommodation 3. Creative Hub 4. Office Space 5. Restaurants + Bars + Local Shops 6. Apartments Living for over 55s 7. Care Home 8. Apartments Living 9. Family Town Houses 10. Apartments Living 2020 Portfolio Rosana Doseva 63

FAMILY TOWN HOUSES

restaurants/ bars

apartments living

apartments living

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care home

apartment living for over 55s

creative hub

viaducts

train station + hotel

student accommodation

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KEY VIEWS The following visual imagery reveals the newly proposed promenade and flood protection barrier looking towards the Leisure + Business area. The development of the riverside edge translates into a major tourist and residential attraction. It also defines itself as one of the most important public spaces in the district.

Wide staircases are carved within the flood defence giving people the opportunity to be closer to water and enjoy views in a more intimate, private manner.

Image illustrating the main public square which is creating a connection between the viaducts and the riverfront. This important large scale space surrounded by Student Accommodation and a Civic Building, creates the opportunity for a lively and exciting urban space.

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family town houses family town houses

apartments living apartments living

office office+leisure leisure

apartments living apartments living for over 55s

student accommodation

hotel train station

CREATIVE HUB

View towards the riverfront promenade from the large residential development. One of the two bridge links is illustrated as a clear route creating a relationship between both sides of the river.leisureThere is a subtle combination of different types of density, gently increasing on the edges of the site, balanced by landsdcaped parks and planting.

apartments living

offices leisure

apartments living for over 55s

care home

Illustration showing opposite view of previous image, across bridge link office leisure

apartments living

family town houses

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EVERTON LIBRARY Live Project : Group Work by Alexander McEllin, Chun Ooi, Dan De Borja, Hannah Faulkner, Henry Croker, Margaret Lomas, Rosana Doseva

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SCOPE OF PROJECT The brief from the client highlighted the importance of Everton Library as an ‘at risk’ building within Liverpool, citing the Victorian Society’s top ten list of most dilapidated Victorian buildings. Seeking to rectify this, the project aims to renovate the library, run

by PollyPort CIC and the architects Harrison Stringfellow. Before our introduction to the project a ‘Matterport’ scan of the internal features was carried out by Curtins - Structural Engineers, which has revealed the true state of disrepair within the library. The project described to us in the brief involved the use of this ‘matterport’ scan to explore the potential the library has to offer.

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After reading the brief, the student team examined the requirements as stated. We agreed that the ‘matterport’ files generated of Everton library could be used effectively to produce a detailed 3D BIM file for use within the project. The topics of accessibility and movement as well as other existing issues noted by the client will be considered and explored within the project. With the 3D information at hand, the option of holding a public event through which this information would become the centrepiece for a demonstration became plausible.

The use of virtual reality at a public event is also a goal of the scheme, with the event taking place at an undetermined time shortly after the hand over of the client report. The creation of 360 degrees photographs of two internal areas of the library for public access is also a goal in order to show the current state of the library’s disrepair. These goals as set out have two underlying qualities; 1.

To provide information to the public that is easily understandable and accessible. 2. To provide in depth information and feasible options to the project architects to facilitate the progress of the project moving forward.

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EVERTON The district of Everton is situated in the northeast of the city on a hilltop offering extensive views over the Mersey estuary and over to the Wirral Peninsular, North Wales and beyond. St. George’s church stands on the highest point in the city and opposite Everton Library. There was a large sandstone quarry north side of the hill (Insall Associates, 2014) were it is believed the stone from here was used to build St George’s Church (Rogers & Proctor, 2005).

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Over the post-war period, the area has been exposed to a large building clearance and renovation, leaving the Everton Library as one of the last remaining old buildings around.

The last time the building functioned as a library was in 1999 after which was used by Breckfield and North Everton Neighboughood Council. In 2009 the building got vandalised which resulted missing areas of roofing leading to a severe water damage.

The building hasn’t been looked after ever since, causing further dilapidation such as broken windows, blocked gutters and bird infestation. Nonetheless the building remains significantly intact and has the full potential to be restored and to continue its contribution to the area.

“As a boy, I lived a few hundred yards from Everton Library in nearby Melbourne Street.

I discovered the building as a five year old in 1953 and was an ever-present up to about 1958 when I was ten. Like all libraries, it had this aura about it. We might have been noisy, excited kids in the surrounding inner city streets, but once we walked up the steps of the Everton Library and stepped across the threshold, we knew we were in a special place, full of treasures. We all knew the unwritten rule that silence was golden and tiptoed around in the children’s section in search of our own individual literary favourites. I couldn’t get enough of the ‘Just William’ books, the stories of the ‘Famous Five’, and kept coming back to borrow Enid Blyton’s ‘Magical Faraway Tree’. “ I would later write ten books myself, and I’m convinced it was those happy hours spent in Everton Library that inspired me and encouraged me to eventually become an author and a journalist...Some books were like gold dust. If you found one of Enid Blyton’s famous ‘Noddy’ books, it was as if you had won the lottery. I always struggled to secure one of these titles and often wondered if the ‘Naughty Pixies’ were somehow under instruction to make them invisible to everyone except the good girls and boys. What did that say about me? Then I received a letter from an old neighbour in Melbourne Street.”

- Ken Rogers

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SITE MAIN ROADS PEDESTRIAN ZONE

GREEN SPACE

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RAILWAY PRIMARY ROADS SECONDARY ROADS EVERTON LIBRARY THE DERRY SOCIAL CLUB ST. GEORGE’S CHURCH PRIMARY SCHOOLS NORTH ACADEMY LIVERPOOL ANFIELD STADIUM GREEN SPACE 76 Rosana Doseva 2020 Portfolio

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POINTS OF INTEREST

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SOCIAL DEPRIVATION

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BUILDING TODAY Completed in 1896,, at a cost of ÂŁ12,1261, the Library is a Grade II listed Victorian building. The building was designed by Thomas Shelmerdine and has been acknowledged as one of the earliest public libraries in Liverpool. The design is a combination of red pressed bricks, buff sandstone, plain tiled roof and decorative iron work. Its construction revolves around an unusual triangular plan with an octagonal turret to the South.

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Building’s external appearance references the work of some of the best Arts and Crafts architects of the time. The building represents not only a remarkable architectural quality but also a rare union between a technical school and a library.

The library has four main storeys - the principal Reading Room located on ground floor, staff accommodation on mezzanine floor, workshops situated in the basement and classrooms place on first floor. There are two entrances to the building and restricted connections within as the library and the technical school worked separately.

At the north end of the building is the General Reading- room with a double height ceiling and a barrel-vaulted glazed ceiling. The Ladies Reading Room and Lending Library is situated on the first floor mezzanine gallery with detailed iron railings and skylight ceiling.

On the south end of the libray is the Boys Reading room, a double-aspect room with high ceiling. The classrooms, approached only by the main turret stair are simple rooms with great penetration of daylight.

The basement workshops are also spacious rooms, with originally using tall windows and pavement lights as a daylight source.

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SMITH STR, LIVERPOOL ALL MOD CONS: Social Hosing Design Proposal

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This project revolves around the idiom ‘All mod cons’ referring to housing with all the best and most desirable features. It consists of an apartments block dedicated to elderly people, wanting to downsize and low-rent terraced houses designed for young couples and families, saving for their first home. The density will be increased by adding a six storey high apartments block, neighbouring the newly proposed terraced houses.

The scheme’s design is driven by the idea of not only creating shelter for people, but a comfortable, spacious place to live. Large private garden is dedicated to the people living in the apartments block, alongside with a communal roof top garden and playground area, providing activities and fresh air. The communal landscaped open area will be accessible by residents only, supplying them with a better security and privacy. Every apartment has designated terraced space and large windows, so people can still enjoy plenty of daylight and views. The terraced houses have large back gardens, front garage area, that could be transformed into a front

garden/patio, and open terraced spaces on the top floor. The proposal will enhance the current street-scape, by referencing the existing building materiality into a modern development. Through the use of perforated brick cladding and bronze window detailing, a modern, yet still conservative look will be achieved.

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SITE ANALYSIS

21m

2 Storeys

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29.9m

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LAYOUT STUDIES

GROUND FLOOR (APARTMENTS)

ROOF GARDEN + PLAYGROUND (APARTMENTS) GROUND FLOOR (HOUSING)

ROOF GARDEN + PLAYGROUND (APARTMENTS)

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FIRST FLOOR (HOUSING)

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“The First-time Homes for Young Couples project is designed to meet the needs of young people, for whom there was little affordable or suitable housing on the market. Arranged in small twostorey terraces, a simplified low-cost internal design is used to provide accommodation.”

(World Habitat Awards, 2013)

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00 GROUND FLOOR PLAN (p.96) 1. Lobby + Reception 2. Office 1

3. Nail+Hair Salon

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4. Communal Lounge + Dining 5. PRAMA Seniours gym : “This programme reinforces social relationships while maintaining a healthy lifestyle.Circuit format with exercises for mobility, strength, balance, cardiovascular capacity and coordination. The sessions follow the principle of adaptable movement and intensity so people of different conditions can train together. Interactivity, social interaction and gamification are present in every session delivering an added yet crucial value to group training.�

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Apartment Typologies

3.4m

3.4m

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1 Bed Apartment:

2 Bed Apartment:

1. Entrance Hall 2. Bathroom 3. Bedroom 4. Kitchen + Dining 5. Terrace

1. Entrance Hall 2. Bathroom 3. Bedroom 4. Kitchen 5. Dining 6. Lounge 7. Terrace

1. Entrance Hall 2. Bathroom 3. Bedroom 4. Kitchen 5. Dining 6. Lounge 7. Terrace

1 Unit = 1 Bed Studio

2 Units = 1 Bed Apartment

3 Units = 2 Bed Apartment

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House Arrangement Housing: 1. Entrance Hall 2. Lounge 3. Bathroom 4. Kitchen 5. Dining 6. Garden + Decking 7. Garage / Front Garden 8. Bedroom 9. Terrace

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BB: West Elevation

AA : Site Section From Smith Street

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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY

The environmental strategy of the apartments proposal focuses on the provision of maximal amounts of fresh air and daylight. A private garden on ground floor has been designed for the residents, offering an area to take a walk and enjoy the weather in peace and quiet, surrounded by large trees and planting.

Alongside this, there is a roof top communal garden, providing the residents with the opportunity to grow their own produce and keep busy, while again exposed to fresh air and sunlight. As an additiong to the green roof there are water collection tanks and rainwater harvesting system, used for watering plants and flushing.

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Ceiling heights throughout the building reach 2.7m which allows more daylight penetrating the apartments. Each apartment has dedicated terraces facing North and East so the residents can enjoy the good weather in the comfort of their own home and connect to the cityscape.

On the North side of the building, the corner is fully glazed with a full building height void, creating an inviting, well-lit entrance space and core.

In terms of ventilation, natural cross ventilation could be achieved, however a mechanical one has been chosen - MHRV. Due to the nature of the site in terms of traffic and pollution, such mechanical ventilation acts as a sound barrier offering good quality indoor air, lower carbon emissions and lack of summertime overheating within the apartments.

Main Entrance and central core positioned on the corner of the site, connecting the two residential blocks.

Sound barrier from traffic noise.

Higher density apartments block defining the corner, acting as prominent building.

Private Communal Garden making use of both morning and afternoon sun.

Large trees defining the external space, providing fresh air and a natural sound barrier

Residential

Private Back Gardens for the terraced houses

Entrance point/Central Core Off Street Buffer 2m

Recessed Entrance to houses creeating a better flow between exterior - interior.

Entrance Treshold Garden Space Bin Storage

Bin Lorry Collection Point Bin Access Route Busy Road/ Key Corner Site Outline

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Communal Rooftop Garden, Allotments, Seating Area dedicated to the buildings resident providing entertainment and explosure to fresh air and daylight Water tanks collecting rainwater Compost + Compound recycling food waste Rainwater Harvesting System used for watering the garden space and flushing.

Terraces provided to each apartment allowing a vibrant relationship with the streetscape.

Glare is prevented by the angled terraced recesses .

Argon Filled Tripple Glazed Units Improves window performance Reduces heat transfer Noise Reduction Resilient Acoustic Layer within the floor structure

PRAMA Seniours gym Promoting a healthy lifestyle for the residents Ground Source Heat Pump Low Environmental Impact Energy Efficient Lightwells Allow light to penetrate into the apartments Provide a barrier/ privacy between the decking access and peoples homes.

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Mechanical Heat Recovery System (MHRV) Offering good quality indoor air Reducing dwellings carbon emissions Preventing summertime overheating Less background noise - no need to open windows

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SUN STUDY Summer / June Morning 8am

Summer - 58째

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Summer / June Evening 8pm

Winter -13째

Winter / December Morning 8am

Spring -45째

Winter / December Evening 8pm

Autumn -40째

Water used to irrigate

Green Roof

Section Through Apartment (Living Space) - MVHR System

Water diverts to cistern

Option to distribute warm air

MVHR Fan Fan Coil System Kitchen Extract

Water used to irrigate

Water Pump Water Cistern UV Filtration System

Water Pump

Materiality

1.Plaster Lining Board 2.60mm

Service

Zone,

insulated 3.60mmx60mm

Counter

Battens 4.90mm

Crosslam

Timber

Wood

Fibre

Panel 5.200mm

Insulation Board 6. 22mm Wood Fibre Insulation Board 7. Brick Cladding

• As a renewable material, stores carbon throughout its usable lifespan • Avoids thermal bridging • Good delivery of airtight envelope • Greater load distribution can reduce thickness of transfer slabs • Light weight reduces load on foundations so less need for materials with high embodied energy (eg concrete) design and efficiency • Simple and fast onsite construction process • Vapour-permeable wall construction

• Perforated panels are comparably lighter weight therefore offering a sun shading solution as well as helping reduce loadings on the structure of a building.

• Durable and low-maintenance • Recycable material • Energy Efficient • Weatherproof

1.60mmx60mm

Counter

Battens 2.Plaster Lining Board 3..60mm

Service

Zone,

insulated 4. Timber Studs 5.200mm Renewable Insulation 6. Fixing Battens 7. Breather Membrane 8. Brick Cladding

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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY Located on the corner of Smith Street and Latham Street, the apartments’ block is a representation of a contemporary development clad in perforated brick and bronzed detailing. The cross-laminated timber (CLT) superstructure is primarily left uncovered, eliminating the need for suspended ceilings and wall finishes, also allowing exposed electrical services. Every apartments has large openings and a glazed wall leading to the balcony contributing to the spacious, warm space environment.

The planning strategy is based on a grid, dictated by a singular unit (1 Bed Studio), which when repeated leads to the creating of larger apartments. The module form is designed to a 3.4m x 7.2m grid, allowing each floor to stack on top of each other. The structure itself will be prefabricated off site and delivered in modules on site. The external skin is represented by a perforated brick rainscreen creating a more robust, prominent presence of the building.

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A. External wall : Insulation with mineral wool

B. Window connection: Installation with expanding foam tape

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Axonometric Contructional Assembly

Non-Structural Walls Curtain Wall Timber Slats CLT Spruce Structural Panels: 120 mm exposed cross laminated external wall panels joined to 200 mm exposed cross laminated floor panel using steel fixing plate 100mm Kingspan Insulation Waterproof Membrane Perforated Brick Rainscreen Cladding (Open-Stacked Stretcher Bond) 10mm Resilient Acoustic Layer 2x10mm Fermacell Fireboard 25 mm Renewable Rockwool 21 mm Three-Layer Spruce Floating Floor Planel

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External Skin Perforated Brick Cladding : IBSTOCK Staffordshire Blue Brindle Dragface in open-stacked stretcher bond

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Terraces

Glazing

Siberian Larch Screen made out of individual timber slats

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External Skin 1. Soldier Brick Course (Wall Tied) 2. Silver Fir Screen Fencing Slats (44mm x 17mm) 3. Engineered Soil 4. Planting Bed Module 5. Minimum 40mm Polypropylene or EPDM Slip Sheet, Edges Overlapped and Seamed 6. Argon Filled Tripple Glazed Unit 7. EPDM Waterproof Membrane 8. Bonding Adhesive 9. 100mm Insulation 10. Insulation Adhesive 11. 200mm CLT Structural Floor 12. Fire Retardant coating to internal timber panels Window + External Wall + Floor Connection 1. Soldier Brick Course (Wall Tied) 2. Silver Fir Screen Fencing Slats (44mm x 17mm) 3. Engineered Soil 4. Planting Bed Module 5. Minimum 40mm Polypropylene or EPDM Slip Sheet, Edges Overlapped and Seamed 6. Argon Filled Tripple Glazed Unit 7. EPDM Waterproof Membrane 8. Bonding Adhesive 9. 100mm Insulation 10. Insulation Adhesive 11. 200mm CLT Structural Floor 12. Fire Retardant coating to internal timber panels

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Communal Lounge (Winter, 8am)

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INTERIOR LIGHT STUDY This interior study focuses on the communal lounge area and the living space in the apartments. It highlights the relationship between natural and artificial light as well as the connection between interior and exterior.

An important aspect of the lounge space is the gradual transition from the private courtyard (South) and the space itself, to the constant relationship with the vibrant street scape (North). The apartment’s living area creates a similar atmosphere, through the use of open deck access (South) and open terraced areas (North). Full height glazing units and large windows offer maximum amount of daylight penetrating the spaces. Both areas have an open plan layout articulated by the use of diverse materials and furniture.

The material palette consists primarily of various wood types, architectural bronze and white render in combinations with soft furnishing in neutral colours complimenting the soft look of the space.

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Two Bed Apartment (Winter, 5pm)

Two Bed Apartment (Summer 8am + Summer 5pm)

Flooring Engineered Barlinek Oak Cayman with Grey Brushed Matt Lacquer finish Skirting 30mm thick MDF Skirting Boards with Bullnose design and polymer coating Walls Exposed CLT Structural Panel White Plaster Board (Apartment) Attingham Earth™ Sun Decor Tile (Kitchen) Ceilings Exposed CLT Structural Floor Doors

Communal Lounge (Summer 8am + Summer 5pm)

Sliding Modern Veneer Oak Door Windows Tripple Glazed Units + Architectural Bronze Frames Fixtures High-Gloss White Kitchen Units + Light Grey Marble Worktop Surface Solid sustainable Paulownia wood with low VOC Bronze finish bookshelf Black pigmented leather sofa with Bronze Frame (Apartment) Light Grey Fabric Sofa with Chrome Feet (Lounge) Coffee table with bronze base manufactured wood top (Lounge)

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Communal Lounge

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Apartments’ Dining Area + Living Room

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DESIGN FOR PEOPLE INFLUENCING BEHAVIOUR THROUGH OFFICE DESIGN

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This research’s intent is to explore the psychological influences of the physical environment in contemporary offices.

The study starts by tracing the past of factories and offices, analysing the growing importance of the physical environment through time. This will lead to introducing environmental psychology as a theme in this research.

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Followed by an analysis of physical settings closely related to peoples’ sensory experiences and how they can be utilized in office designs. This study will delve into the positives and negatives of open plan layouts and discuss the evolution of contemporary offices. At the end the research paper will focus on Silicon Valley and in particular Google’s offices and their philosophies, portraying an image

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Chapter 02 THE PAST

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Chapter 03 ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY Hawthorne Studies Environmental Psychoogy

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Chapter 06 CASE STUDY : SILICON VALLEY + GOOGLE Silicon Valley Google : An atmosphere of seriousness and playfulness

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ELLESMERE PORT

Urban Design : Rebuilding Communities + Individual Design Project

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The design proposal revolves around the idea of bringing back the interest to Ellesmere Port and providing better leisure facilities, outdoor activities and pleasant environment to its residents as well as tourists.

The new central area will consist of Water Sports Centre, craft workshops, local market as well as restaurants, bars and spa and leisure zone. An important part of the site is its historical background which is currently not well utilized within the surroundings. In order to support the historical heritage there will be workshops related to the National Waterways museum and also the local market, which will support the local independent businesses.

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SITE ANALYS Ellesmere Port Canal in Cheshire can be found on the southern shore of the Mersey estuary.

The site has a 200 year old history comprising of the original Shropshire Union Canal docks, locks and buildings from the late 18th century.

The site boundaries include the Manchester Ship Canal to the North East, the M53 to the South and some of the main points of interest in the area are The National Waterways Museum and Whitby Lighthouse.

On visiting the site we aimed to use mental mapping as a way to record our initial thoughts on the site, highlighting landmarks, key views, and understanding the existing typology.

Gordon Cullen believed that space should be experienced through a series of contrasting views, which is something which we aimed to achieve in our proposal.

This led us to consider the possible ways in which we could retain the elements of enclosure identified in our mapping while removing some of the restrictions that currently divide the community. The picturesque method allowed us to map the site with the aim of identifying areas of both weakness and potential in order to create a typology that utilises key views and routes through the site.

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“Urban experience is one of a series of revelations, with delight and interest being stimulated by contrasts�

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INFRASTRUCTURE + ENVIRONMENT Road + Pedestrian Routes

Public Transport

The area has various pedestrian environments all the way throughout. Besides the footpaths adjacent to the roads, there are not many pedestrian or cycle options in the eastern area.

The existing routes in the central and western parts are not much more developed either, existing mainly in the form of footpaths and roads. As an addition to this the Port Arcades zone is pedestrianized.

A convenient bus stop is situated to the south of the Port Arcades – an easily accessible central location. It runs services within the Borough to Little Sutton, Rivacre, Little Neston and Hooton as well as Liverpool, Chester, Runcorn, Mold and New Brighton.

The pedestrian activity is centralized within the pedestrianized streets as well as across Whitby Road. Apart from these areas, cars are dominating the region and have an impact on the experience of the Central Ellesmere Port zone, which leads to unpleasant pedestrian environment.

Another issue relates to the level and speed of traffic on Whitby Road as well as the lack of pedestrian crossings which makes it difficult to move around the space and creates a significant barrier splitting the area. The multiple access points to the car parking area from Whitby Road also interrupt the footway and create inconveniences for the pedestrians.

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Even though the location of the bus station is suitable and convenient, it is not well integrated with the other parts and uses of the area.

The rail station is located off Station Road to the North West and it provides services towards Warrington and Liverpool. The state of the rail station is appalling as well as its surroundings and poor accessibility.

Bus Routes

Cycle Routes

Car Routes

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Independent Ellesmere Port Golf Course Cheshire College - South & West - Tennis Yoga With Lyndsey UCEA Academy - Badminton On Cue Snooker & Pool Club Wirral CP Boxing Club

Social Ellesmere Port Social Running Club The Groves Sports and Social Club

Leisure Ellesmere Port Sports Village David Lloyds Cheshire Oaks Waterways Leisure Club

Fitness Golden Star A.B.C Sports and fitness centre Fitness Factory Prime Health and Fitness Core Fitness Centre

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KEY: Green Areas Public Parks 1 Stanney Woods Local Nature Reserve 2 Whitby Park 3 Little Stanney Woods

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MASSING+ KEY VIEWS

DESIGN STRATEGY During the site visit we used the method of mental mapping, alocating where the troubled areas are, potential scenic views, key routes, car polluted zones as well as a general understanding of how public and private quarters could be rearranged. By exploring the site on foot, it became more apparent why Ellesmere Ports Canal area is struggling in economical and social terms.

were based around bringing back the interest to the site by providing attractions such as sport facilities, leisure, restaurants/bars in combination with increasing the density of the residential area and adding office spaces for potential businesses.

One of the most obvious problems was the large amount of traffic around the site and within it. By highlighting this as a major inconvinience we decided to addesss it by pedestrianising the area and creating a new pedestrian and cycling path which would not only run through the docks but also expand on the other side of the canal and beyond the motorway creating a new networking system.

PEDESTRIAN + KEY VIEWS

One of the most obvious reasons was the lack of outdoor, entertainment and leisure activities alongside with the inaccessability to a lot of key areas due to their private, gated nature or due to the overpowering car parking zones.

The existing main attraction within the region is the National Waterways Museum, which unfortunately did not appear welcoming due to By focusing on designing for the people, their the restricted access and overall segregation experiences and how they can perceive their from the other areas. surroundings through the use of sight and emotions, we put importance on vistas and In terms of positive aspects of the site, we serial vision within our urban design project. agreed on the existing scenic views towards One of the project’s key elements is the act of the canal as well as internal views that walking from one place to another, discovering could offer better relationship between the a sequence of revelations and not just a historical buildings and create important uniform space for travel. By suggesting this we vistas throughout. We took inspiration from set the base for further development of both Albert Dock in Liverpool in terms of creating the pedestrian routes and the expansion of a mixed use development and combining public parks, green areas. various facilities together. Our initial thoughts

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ELLESMERE PORT Individual Urban Design Proposal : Residential Area

“Urban experience is one of a series of revelations, with delight and interest being stimulated by contrasts�

- Gordon Cullen

Ellesmere Port Canal in Cheshire can be found on the southern shore of the Mersey estuary.

The site has a 200 year old history comprising of the original Shropshire Union Canal docks, locks and buildings from the late 18th century.

The site boundaries include the Manchester Ship Canal to the North East, the M53 to the South and some of the main points of interest in the area are The National Waterways Museum and Whitby Lighthouse.

The design proposal revolves around the idea of bringing back the interest to the docks and providing better leisure facilities, outdoor activities and pleasant environment to its residents as well as tourists. With this idea in mind, the overpowering car activity in the area will be addressed by utilizing a cycle scheme throughout as well as a general site pedestrianization.

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The new central area will consist of Water Sports Centre, craft workshops, local market as well as restaurants, bars and spa and leisure zone. An important part of the site is its historical background which is currently not well utilized within the surroundings. In order to support the historical heritage there will be workshops related to the National Waterways museum and also the local market, which will support the local independent businesses.

Another aspect with high priority in this urban design development is the provision of open, green spaces in order to allow a break from the busy central zone as well as more activities for the people visiting.

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Roof Terraces View Points

Proposed Massing Existing Massing

Residential To Let Residential To Buy Private Artisan Housing

Artisan’s Workshop Office Space Restaurants

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Rosie Doseva Part II Architectural Assstant

About Me

In the office environment I believe I am a fast learner with excellent time management, and organisational skills. I’m an energetic person, who works well in a team and is very passionate about graphics + design. I am currently on the lookout for an architectural design office where I can contribute with my talents.

Design Skills

Revit AutoCad Enscape

r.doseva1314@gmail.com

Education

I am a 25 years old ambitious and reliable graduate with a Masters degree in Architecture. I possess good communication skills and an academic background. I consider myself reponsible, creative and able to adjust to various situations and works.

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September 2018 - May 2020 Liverpool John Moores University Masters of Architecture Liverpool, UK September 2013 - June 2016 Northumbria University BA Hons Architecture (2:1) Newcastle, UK

Travelling

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Photography

Outdoors Graphics Design

Voluntary Experience 01.07.2017-15.07.2017 Build Abroad / Singburi, Thailand

-mail : gcallen@ryderarchitecture.com E Contact Number: +07540425219

Singburi is a quiet town about two hours north of Bangkok, but still close to larger cities and cultural centers. I got the chance to share accommodation with a variety of people volunteering for different causes. My experience consisted of a week doing construction work for the locals creating timber shelters as well as processing and transporting materials. During my second week I used the opportunity to travel around the area and get an insight of Thai culture.

InDesign SketchUp

Baking

Gareth Callen Director at Ryder Architecture

Photoshop Illustrator

Martial Arts

2009-2013 German High School “Geothe” Bourgas, Bulgaria

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Hobbies + Interests

Stuart Duffy Director at KDP Architects -mail : stuartduffy@kdparchitects.com E Contact Number: +0776 490 6002

Work Experience September 2017-August 2018 Ryder Architecture

September 2016-September 2017 KDP Architects

Ryder Architecture is an award winning international design practice based on principles of simplicity, usefulness and elegance. The company’s portfolio is diverse and I personally got involved in Masterplanning, Infrastructure, Leisure and Residential schemes. Ryder made me feel as a part of the wider parctice through the variousCPDs, Beer Fridays and The Design Competition where I got the chance to get to know a lot of people from the other offices.

KDP Architects are a North West based Architects with an established and respected reputation throughout the industry. Practice’s work is mainly housing, residential and students’ developments across UK. I took part in developing a Golf Club Scheme including a Leisure centre and private residential odges.

Role: Part I Architectural Assistant

Role: Part I Architectural Assistant

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