Kardas, Rafal

Rafal Kardas 2022 Portfolio

MA Year 1 & 2 Architecture BA (Hons) Architecture Liverpool School of Art and Design

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About me

I am a 24 year old graduate with a Masters degree in Architecture. Over past 5 years I have gained many useful skills to aid in my future career and life. I am an active person, with the ability to work individually, in teams and adapt to what is required of me. I enjoy sports, travelling and reading.

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Contact +447712427301 rafalkardas628@gmail.com

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MA Year 1 Semester 1: Urban Design

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MA Year 1 Semester 1: Individual Urban Design

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BA Year 3 Semester 2: CDP

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Alzheimer’s Care Centre

Glasgow Barras

Glasgow’s Alzheimer’s care centre aims to provide permanent residence and help for those affected by the disease. The scheme will provide daily activities for the residents to engage with, family support, counselling, on site health monitoring and a safe environment.

Thesis Design The existing site is a car park with tarmac and ground soil surface. The car park is reasonably flat with a slope in the middle, dropping to towards the west.

The surrounding context is mixed use.

Accommodation and large warehouse are located to the south and west. East side is largely a car park for a local Morrisons.

North of the site is occupied by a homeless health centre and large Greenland beyond the disused railway. This green land is currently a part of the urban design project transforming it into a sports centre.

Two main entrances to the site are two streets joining into Bell Street.

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Architectural Exploration

Concept

As decades of research to fight the disease go by. Proven methods to slow down the negative process of Alzhemier’s is by treating it with various medical prescriptions.

Another method of tackling the disease is to simply live a healthier lifestyle.

The Concept is to provide a safe environment for the patients by introducing vast gardens, daily activities to engage with while being monitored and taken care of.

The Architectural Design of the project will include many types of Activities to help stimulate the individuals mind. To essentially help them to remember tasks they used to engage with.

Different types of activities will be present through out the design to help and engage the cognitive mind of the patient such as; Tendering to Gardens, Walks and Engaging with Primary School Children.

The town concept introduces elevation design of the building based on Glasgow’s architecture. This is to remind the patients of their old past and create a non-confusing environment.

Further Activities to help remind the patient of their past and help them to engage is to set up Grocery Stores, Painting Classes and Allotments.

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Playing with form The massing model created fragmented shapes that would form the initial buildings and separate the site into two sections, private and public.

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Plan Key

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The Care Centre is divided into two sections; public realm & private realm.

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The public realm includes a reception & office building, consultation & dining and a family space. This realm is for appointments, office work and family get together.

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10 5 Reception Building 1. Reception 2. Waiting Room 3. Office

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Consultation Building 4. Consultation Room 5.Shared Dining

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The private realm includes accommodation building, activities & dining. This realm will be only accessible to the residents and workers.

Family Building 6.Family Hall Accommodation 1 Building 7. Primary School Activities 8. Daily Activities 9. Courtyard 10. Bedrooms 11. Dining

Accommodation 2 Building 12. Courtyard 13. Piano Room 14. Dining 15. Activities 16. Library 17. Bedrooms 18. Lounge

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Lounge

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Town Elevation

North Section

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Courtyard

Activity Spaces

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Isometric Plan

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Structural & Constructional Strategy & Detail a 1 2 3 4 5

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a. Roof Detail 1. CLT Wood Panel 135mm 2. EPS Insulation 125mm 3. EPS Insulation 40mm 4. Timber Batten 5. Zinc Shingle Tiles 6. Double Glazing

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b. Flat Roof Detail 1. Waterproof Membrane 2. EPS Insulation 125mm 3. EPS Insulation 400mm 4. Concrete Deck 5. Plasterboard with Paint 10mm c. Load-Bearing Wall Detail 1. CLT Wood Panel 135mm 2. Block Work 80mm 3. Damp proof Membrane 4. EPS Insulation 150mm 5. Waterproof Membrane 6. Air Gap 40mm 7. Wall Tie 8. Stone Veneer 65mm

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Barrowland Spine

Glasgow Barras

The Barrowland Spine aims to culturally regenerate the Barras and make it a diverse and vibrant public hub.

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Glasgow Barras exists today as a home for multiple small businesses with budding creative spaces, however these all operate independently and give the barras a fragmented nature.

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Design Exploration

Concept

The Spine Framework showcases a clear linear North to South trail with the various spaces and activities visitors would be able to experience along the trail.

The Barrowland Spine aims to create a more cohesive Barras experience by connecting fragments and harnessing vacant areas to introduce activities that interrelate and embrace the creative direction which the region is heading towards.

The concentration of activities within the Barras area corresponds with the strategy to culturally regenerate the Barras and make it a diverse and vibrant public hub.

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Group Urban Masterplan Creating a North - South pedestrian route through the Barra’s connecting disconnected communities through a unified route.

1. Connecting to residents over the Clyde along an axial route.

2. Connecting the Barra’s to the route providing increased footfall as a catalyst for further development.

3. Connecting Strathclyde University and North Merchant City.

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As a response to the urban master plan, these image collage visuals showcase the ambitions and aims within the project.

1. Image collage showcasing the transformation of the railway arches & creating a meeting space to express opinions.

2. Image collage showcasing the street change and creating a new train station to link the Barras to rest of the city.

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3. Image collage showcasing the street change with shipping containers creating accommodation for young artists within the district.

4. Image collage showcasing the street change along the linear street connecting the Gorbals and Barras together.

5. Section showcasing the change of a street into a vibrant performance venue and dancing studios.

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Courtyard Family Homes

Dingle

Situated in Dingle, this housing scheme aims to provide social homes ranging from 3 to 4 bedrooms for young families coming from the area. Each terrace house will include an inner courtyard, garden farm and a quiet study space.

Housing Project Dingle, situated in the Riverside District is one of the most deprived areas in Liverpool.

28.6% of children in the Riverside district are in low income households.

The site itself is located at the corner of Harlow and Toxteth Street inside the large green disused area.

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Design The previous urban design project aims to celebrate the relationship between the food and the city through low cost intervention along Mill Street, splitting it into 3 zones; Growing, Cooking & Eating. The current project is located within the Growing zone of the site.

As Riverside is one of the most deprived areas in Liverpool, families may struggle to provide sufficient meals through out the day.

The housing scheme is located within the Growing Zone and each home will have a small farm to grow fresh vegetables.

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Typology 1

Typology 2

Typology 3

Type 1 offers a 3 storey home with 3 bedrooms, a study space, inner courtyard to relax in and a roof garden looking over Harlow Street. The roof of the study space allows for light to enter the room throughout the day.

Type 2 offers a 2 storey home with 2 bedrooms, inner courtyard, large living room and a balcony looking out to Harlow street.

Type 3 offers a 3 storey home with 3 bedrooms, inner courtyard, large living room and a large spacious back garden.

The roof of the study space is designed to allow sunlight into the room throughout the day.

This house is designed to house 3 people.

This home is designed to house 4 people.

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This house is designed to house 4 people.

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1. Living Room 8. Storage 2. Hallway 9. Bathroom 3. Boiler Room 10. Bedroom / Study 4. Kitchen 5. Inner Courtyard 6. Bedroom 7. Balcony

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1. Living Room 8. Storage 2. Hallway 9. Bathroom 3. Boiler Room 10. Bedroom / Study 4. Kitchen 5. Inner Courtyard 6. Bedroom 7. Balcony

Miniumum Space Standards : 2 Storey: 83 sqm 3 Storey: 102 sqm Improved Space Standards Typology 1 (3 storey) : 135.2 sqm Typology 2 (2 storey) : 128.6 sqm

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1. Living Room 8. Bathroom 2. Hallway 9. Study 3. Boiler Room 4. Kitchen 5. Inner Courtyard 6. Bedroom 7. Storage

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Elevation 1

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Section Type 1 2900mm

Environmental Section

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Insulation Timber PRODUCED BY AN AUTODES

Brickwork

Plasterboard Plasterboard Plasterboard Air Gap

Wall Detail C

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Environmental Study

All unit types have been designed through the Passivhaus to lower fuel costs each year. This was achieved by having each unit face south and by using building methods preventing heat loss.

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Winter Sun Angle 700

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Structure and Facade Study

The structural system uses a light weight construction consisting of steel and timber with outer brick work. All 3 types will have outer brickwork with a mixture of corten or timber as the facade.

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This project aims to use natural daylight and captured rainwater as a primary source of energy and grey water use.

The orientation of the units allows to capture sunlight throughout the day with the use of solar panels and south facing windows for passive heating.

The internal courtyard of each unit allows for sunlight to enter spaces that are unable to have windows or openings because of its terraced row blocks.

Each unit allows for front and back gardens. The north garden can be used for growing fresh food while the south garden will shield the unit from the traffic noise by the use of vegetation.

Each unit type has been designed through the Passivhaus scheme to reduce fuel costs all year round. With the addition of using renewable energy sources the project aims to be a low carbon development.

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Each Home uses water collected though the rain harvesting system. 39.46% of harvested rainfall will contribute to grey water usage. Each unit is also equipped with PV and SWH solar panels for home and water heating.

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Dingle Group Urban Design Project Recognising Park Hill as Liverpool’s first public allotment since WW2, Urban Farming District aims to celebrate the relationship between city and food. Injecting a series of green low cost, low energy interventions along Mill Street Urban Farming District will build upon this existing network.

Green interventions will create jobs through growing, cooking and eating of fruit and vegetables, feeding local businesses, and creating a circular economy.

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Design Where built form is introduced, modular units will be fabricated locally within existing industrial buildings onsite creating jobs for locals, strengthening Dingle’s workforce.

Traffic has been limited to one way throughout Mill Street to calm the roads, making way for pedestrians and cyclists.

The existing cycle route from Otterspool to Liverpool City Centre has been celebrated, encouraging locals to cycle as their daily commute.

On weekends, traffic will be redirected away, leaving Mill Street free for a farmer’s market, promoting the consumption of locally sourced food.

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Elevation Zone 1

Elevation Zone 2

Elevation Zone 3

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Dingle Individual Urban Design Project Mill street has been split into 3 zones during the initial urban design stage. I have decided to further develop the Zone 1 where food growing happens and new proposed accommodation is within the site.

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Design

Site Plan

Seating Space

Winter Gardens

The courtyard will sink into the ground to create a sense of privacy from the surrounding buildings.

A cover will further emphasise the privacy of the courtyard and give protection from wind and rain.

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Outside Gardens Urban Farming BB AA

The new accommodation will have balconies to connect the buildings with the outside space and also the addition of winter gardens and small urban farms will allow the local residents to grow their own food all year round.

Split Courtyard Corten Steel Cover

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Frohlich Archive

Mason Street

This scheme has been designed to archive Fanchon Frohlich’s abstract work and various other artist’s paintings.

Comprehensive Design Project Mason Street, located in Edge Hill, is the old home to Joseph Williamson and a vast network of tunnels running underneath the site.

The site itself is located in the new Paddington village while Mason Street is the east boundary line for the development.

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Concept

A vast network of tunnels was created in the 1800’s in Edge Hill by Joseph Williamson.

Some parts of the tunnel are still undiscovered but a large portion has been located beneath the site and his former home.

The Concept is to use natural daylight as the main lighting strategy for the galleries and the archive.

Kitchen (visible from the site)

Wine Bins

Sandstone Arch

The Gap

Facade Kitchen Wine Bins Sandstone Arch The Gap

Magnet Chamber

Section through Site & Tunnels

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This would be achieved by bouncing the light and using diffused glass to prevent any sun damage to paintings.

The towers will capture light and bring it down while another tower will capture key view points from the site.

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Isometric View This image shows the finished layout of the project. The towers represent the volume and height of the tunnels below. The smaller spaces include; reception, main gallery and the archive.

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The Frohlich Archive uses the old facade as an entrance to the building. The Courtyard after, allows visitors to enter the tunnels via existing stairs on site.

From the courtyard visitors can go into the reception/ information point. The reception allows visitors to go into the garden and access one of the gallery towers.

The hallway allows visitors to access the gallery spaces, archive and a reading room with a tower viewing over Liverpool.

Small openings allow visitors to look inside the archive from the hallway on the way to the reading room.

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1. Entrance with courtyard 2. Reception / Information 3. Long Hallway 4. WC & Boiler Room 5. Main Gallery 6. Gallery Towers 7. Archive 8. Reading Room 9. Garden

The main gallery is for art exhibition by various artists, from this space visitors can also look down into the tunnels. Art viewed as more important is held inside the gallery towers.

The archive holds art pieces and other important work. Visitors can also take books from the archive and go into the reading room.

10. Archive 11. Overhang Space 12. Hallway 13. WC & Electricity Room 14. Office 15. View Point Tower

On the first floor of the archive, there is a workshop where art restoration happens as well as a overhang seating space.

Another hallway connects the 1st floor archive and the office space above the reception.

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Window Shading Detail 1. Interior wall 2. Steel fins 3. Structural glass 4. Steel support for plants 5. Honeysuckle climbing plant As the long hallway is facing south, this plant shading will keep the inside from overheating during summer.

During autumn and through winter, the deciduous plants will loose their leaves and allow more sunlight to enter the building.

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1. Sandstone cladding 2. Okalux diffused glass 3. Square hollow steel frame 4.Corten steel cladding Square hollow frame will be used for the gallery towers as they are light weight structures. The other parts of the building will use concrete masonry walls with sandstone cladding.

The sandstone is derived from the site while corten steel is used to blend in with the stone. Structural glass panels will be held up by steel fins which also hold up the roof of the long hallway.

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Thank you.

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