Development
sketches
The Library Escape is a library I designed for the Comprehensive Design Project, where I designed a building that could be considered a safe space for the local community; a place were everybody could go to escape reality.
Inspired by the famous phrase “Don’t judge a book by its’ cover”, the library is a series of curves and circular spaces hidden inside a geometric building.
Exploded axonometric
SE-NW section
Sketches
Exploded structural axonometric
Parapet detail
Wall to floor detail
Foundation and wall to window detail
3D structural axonometric
The structure for my library is a hybrid structure, consisting of load bearing CLT walls with glulam columns and timber beams places in 6m rows down the building to support the large spans.
Weather or Not Project
Floor plan
My Weather or Not project design is about creating a place near Lake Windemere for families to enjoy all year round, designing an activity centre looking out on the lake.
NW-SE section
The design process was highly influenced by weather conditions in the Lake District, and as the area is prone to flooding, it is why my design is built on stilts, making it accessible any time of year.
The structure strategy for my design was to make it as sustainable as possible, which is why the Glulam frame is made from locally sourced materials in the Lake District, therefore reducing carbon emissions.
Choosing Glulam columns and beams instead of regular timber makes the structure more durable.
