Lee, Regan by Architecture@LJMU

PORTFOLIO Architecture 3rd Year Regan Jay Lee

CONTENTS

CDP

Weather Or Not

Tectonic & Environmental Design

Technical Study

Experimental Design

Urban Design

BIM Design

Craft Design

Model Photos

Sketches 23 3

SENTAI ONSEN

6123 AR

Sentai Onsen uses Sento Bathing techniques which bring Japanese Bathing culture to the West, namely Queens Dock, Liverpool. Since the 18th century this dock has housed the vast majority of graving docks (places where ships are repaired or built). These graving docks amplified Liverpool’s reputation as a major port in the UK, as it is a great asset to the Maritime industry. As Liverpool grew, one of the two docks was destroyed; the other neglected, unable to be accessed for any functional purposes due to the new erection of The Keel Apartment building, built in 2015, above the original dock.

Render collage of the Entrance

1-500 Master Plan Drawing of the Typhoon Pier & Weather Station

1-200 West Section

1-200 North Elevation

WEATHER OR NOT 6122 AR

Axonometric Sketch of the Typhoon Pier 1-500

Render Collage of Greenhouse & Coral Reef Aquarium

The pier has many aspects to creating an exciting space for the promenade infront the the Festival Gardens, Otterspool. From the master plan view, the pier has a weather monitoring station towards the River Mersey. This weather station monitors the sea level rise, rain water voulme, and wind variables; in order to try to combat the dramatic increase in global warming. People can come from Liverpool on the docks and as they walk towards Aigburth area, they stuble across this pier. An exhibition area for people to have a walk around the building to see how climate change is impacting the world; including a greenhouse wiht tropical plants; coral reef aquarium; and a viewing plate form in the middle. As they walk up the spiral centre, they can see how the rain water is being collected and the view of the Wirral and the Festival Gardens. If they feel tired or in need of a place to grab a drink; there is a cafe located on the ground floor as well as toilets, and a shop (clothes, books & souvenirs). For disabled access, there are lifts located around the building. For the scientists that work there, a bathroom, research area, library, meeting room, studio presenting room, and a lab space are avaible for (restricted) their access only.

1-200 Section of the Reception on the ground floor and exhibition area on the first floor showing summer and winter sun, ventilation and heating

1-100 Section of Spiral Centre

TECTONIC & ENVIRONMENTAL 6122 AR DESIGN

The Typhoon Pier & weather sation is a sustainable building, using materials that are either sourced from a sustaibable and renewable way or by using recycled materials. The main materials used for the construction are steel, timber, ekki hardwood, glass, and ETFE (Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene). Page 1 demonstrates how the building stands, using CLT (Corss-laminated Timber) panels for all the structural flooring and walls. Steel panels and tubing are used for the spiral center piece and the pillars supporting the load that is cantilevered over the River Mersey. For the bridge walkways that are connecting each part of the building, steel raillings are used to lift the floor and makes it look like its floating. The large spiral part of the building is lifted up by steel pillars and clt flooring/ staircase. Consisting of a large glass tubing for rainwater to enter and collected to be stored; glass panels; and steel panels to allow some daylight into the building and creating slits of views when people walk up the spiral staircase. Foe the flooring on the ground floor, the use of ekki hardwood instead of clt flooring is due to the fact that ekki hardwood is more resistant to salt water and used in many floating building projects. The steel pillar lifts up the ekki hardwood decking by using knee-bracing and cross bracing to stop the structure from twisting. For the overall cladding and colour of the building, the use of eroded steel panel cladding is thought to fit this design due to the fact that this building is used for reasearch on wind, rain, and sea-level rise due, so how weather affects the buidling creates an overall environment.

1-50 of Green House Construction

1-100 of building foundation

1-100 Steel pillar Construction

Axonometric Construction 1-200

3D sketchup model of the foundation construction details using concrete, wood, stone etc

Roof contruction section scale 1-20

5124AR This is a technical construction drawing to detail based on the experimental design project in second year. The detailed drawings that i have done was a great experince for me to try out different construction ideas for my climbing centre. By condering using stone caldding, concrete walls, large glass panels with a rock like shapes, wooden flooring etc. As well drawing the details, I have also done some 3D modeling with the construction details using sketchup to show my ability to understand how it would work three dimensionally. The hardest part about this was making sure that everything was working perfectly and if it will stand up. However, the outcome of the design and details were as expected and came out to be clear.

3D sketchup model of the roof showing how the wooden floor would sit on the gravel

Window Construction detail section scale 1-10

TECHNICAL STUDY

Perspective of the Thyrsis Climbing Centre Ground Floor Plan scale 1-200

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN 5123AR & 5124AR

Thor’s Cave (otherwise called Thor’s House Cavern and Thyrsis’ Cave) is a characteristic natural hollow situated at SK09865496 in the Manifold Valley of the White Peak in Staffordshire, England. It is named a Karst cavern. Situated in a precarious limestone ridge, the cavern entrance, a balanced curve 7.5 meters wide and 10 meters high, is conspicuously obvious from the valley base, around 80 meters (260 feet) underneath. Reached by a simple ventured way from the Manifold Way, the cavern is a mainstream place of interest, with sees over the Manifold Valley. The subsequent passageway is known as the “West Window”, underneath which is a subsequent cavern, Thor’s Fissure Cavern. It was also served as a railway station from 1904 to 1947. The cave is about a half an hour walk away from Wetton Village, which is situated on the North East side of the map. People tend to go through the hiking trail towards Thors Cave to visit or go climbing on the Limestone rocks. Therefore, creating a climbing centre that is located 8 meters below the cave (on the hill) is perfect for people who want to go to climb natural rocks and also enjoy the fun of indoor rock climbing with facilites. The Climbing centre is situated in the landscape where the hill and rocks surround the building making it “one with nature”. The facade of the building is built with wet stone walling, however the inside of the building uses pre cast concrete to support the load structure it faces. The Concept behind the inside is to mimic the insdie of a cave, having large areas of space and also cramp areas where it is just a door way height.

Render image of the Thyrsis Climbing centre from the bouldering space

Render image from the cafe and sport climbing wall space

Masterplan of the site scale 1-1000

Section through the middle scale 1-200

NorthWest elevation of the Thyrsis Climbing Centre

14 My bridge and street deisgn plan of Gildart street and Cantebury Street from a scale of 1-200

Masterplan of the fabric district from a scale of 1-500.

The fabric distrcits figure ground plan.

A render image from a eky space in the design, showing the timber structure and lighitng.

URBAN DESIGN

The Urban design project is situated in the Fabric District in Liverpool. The project started out with site analysis and group planning project of where spaces should be developed in the site. Our group decided on creating large roof canterlevering structures that resembles fabric. I then took this idea into my own design of a specific space that I have chosen, which is on Gildart Street connecting to Cantebury Street. I wanted the area to have a fabric like roof using timber to coonect all that way to the other side, having a market space inbetween to bring people in. Bridges and market stalls situated on a grass area gives people an area to relax for a picnic or even a place to go for food/ clothes shopping. Not only can the space be used for shopping or picnics, it can be an exhibition space where artists can exhibit their art works or performe music. The bridge idea was taken from the New York Highline, people who walk across this to get to places can enjoy the view as well.

5121AR & 5122AR

On the left is the Overlit factor and the right is the Daylight factor using Sefaira software

South Elevation

Site plan 1-1000 of where the office building is situated (London Road)

A render image of the indie office building looking up at the atrium space

Perspective view of the office buidling

Building Information Modelling is process to encorperate 3D design as well as the environmental factor taken into consideration. I created an office building on London Road using Revit and Sefaira software. I wanted to test out different forms and shapes as well as having an atrium on the inside for a different lighitng effect. The first initial analysis shows the cohesiveness of the building. Initially, the design of the building had mostly underlit areas, however once I changed it the building then started to have an even lighiting effect where heat loss was not an issue and the energy usage was less as improvements were made. Sefaira and Revit has been helpful in changing the design. Constantly running analysis after every change to get to a better understanding of the environmental conditions and helping me understand how a building should work functionally and environmentally. This gave me an opportunity to try out different softwares and not just only using sketchup for desiging.

BIM DESIGN 5131AR

West elevation of the building

18 Perspective of the glass blowing building

Section through the middle scale of 1-200

Perpective from outside looking in

Ground floor plan of the building with surrounding context scale 1-250

CRAFT DESIGN 4123AR & 4124AR

Glassblowing is a glassforming technique that involves inflating molten glass into a bubble with the aid of a blowpipe. A person who blows glass is called a glassblower, glassmith, or gaffer. This technique was very unique and inspiring to me, therefore i wanted to create a building dedicated to these crafters. The site was situated in the Baltic triangle, Liverpool, on Blundel Street. My concept of this building was to have a space in the middle for the glass blowers and have it sucken, this allows people to see from the street level and catch their eyes. The facility gives people a chance to try glass blowing and enjoy their craft on the second floor where the cups are used to drink japanese alcohol. The last floor was a living area for the glass blower with a view of the site. Daylighitng and heat factors were consdered where the windows were all towards the west and North side for sunlight to penetrate the building. The atrium in the middle that runs vertically upwards allows heat to escape from the furnace to the roof where a small slit it placed between the glass.

This model is from the experimental design exploring the possibility of having roof lights

MODEL PHOTOS Urban Design & Experimental Design

Models are as important as sketches as well. These are the best model photos from Urban design and experimental deisgn projects in second year. For me models are not just there to be admired, they are more for drafting intial ideas to spark inspiration. Taking photos close up to the model allows me to see thing differently, giving me ways to imporve the building design and giving a sense perspective where 2D drawing lack. Adding lighitng to the model enhances the feel of the environment around the site and the interior spaces. Examples of these are all photographed on this page, having different lighting to represent the reality of the space if you were there. It was a good experience of trying a different site since urban design was based in a city whilst experimental design was in the peak distrcit. This was a challenge to create a site model using terrain. Nevertheless, the experience taught me different ways to build terrain models.

Site Model and initial design of the interior space for the experimental design of the Climbing Centre in the Peak District.

From Urban Design exploring the usage of the site model. A photo of the entrance to the site via Kempston Street

Site Model of the Fabric District from Urban Design. Model has a scale of 1-500 using wood and cardboard.

A concept model from first year craft design project. Experimenting with glass media and lighting.

MODEL PHOTOS 1st Year Architectural Design 4123AR & 4124AR

Site model of the Baltic Triangle in Liverpool in the summer period (August at 4 pm)

In first year I had a project to design a building for a craft, so i have done a glass blowing craft building on Blundel Street. The site model shows how the adjacent buildings affect the daylighting around the area. By creating a concept model, I used Mies Van Der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavillions grid layout as an example. This prompt me to use a similar layout for the acrylic and MDF placements. Onced placed, the use of lighting and shadows showed that the space would be like. The idea of layering and cantelevering, is used in the model and project. As well as having a main space throughout the whole building. The main space is for the glass blowing work area, which in the model I made a void that runs vertically through the space. The idea was to make it seem like a labyrinth.

Complete model of the glass blowing building using MDF as concrete walls and acrylic as glass. Time of Day is 10 am.

Model photo of the ground floor of the glass blowing craft building, showing the layout using Mies Van Der Rohe’ system.

Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral pencil sketch

Falling Water by Frank Lloyd Wright pencil sketch

SKETCHES From Urban Design, Experimental Design & 1st Year Drawings

Watercolour drawing of the Fabric District site and the main routes through Liverpool

These are some of the best sketches from first year and second year of different projects that I have done. The sketches range from different medias such as using watercolour, pen or even pencil. Some of these drawings a perspective drawings of the buildings from famous architects and famous buildings in Liverpool, whilst others are detailed sketches of my own design. A few drawings are included from an early project that I have done at the start of second year (Urban Design), which gave me an opportunity to sketch out street views or urban planning.

Sketch of the climbing centre building elevation in the experimental design

A simple sketch of the fabric distrcit Kempston Street view

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