Harry Nicholson
Architectural Portfolio
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Up-cycling Centre
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1 Site Analysis 3 Basic Research 5 Ground Floor & section 7 Visualization 9 Section & plan 11 Elevations 13 Detail 14 Structure
15 Concept 16 Development 17 Site Analysis 19 Plans & Sections 21 Structure 22 Environmental
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Ryley’s Gardens What are the future of Offices? This question highlights the many issues that current offices face not only as a building but how the are part of an urban environment. The site for a new office is on a historic street of Liverpool being the Exchange Quarter which was a centre for merchants to trade with its close proximity to the docks, giving it the history of always being a ‘business’ part of the city.
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Being the centre of trade in the city historical it has allowed for a large majority of the buildings having Georgian decoration such as the Town Hall, Exchange Station, The Royal Bank of Scotland and many others. With the majority of the buildings being listed and the majority made before the 20th century the technology during construction was limited compared to today. Then there are most offices today designed during the 1950 to 2000’s which are often open floor deep plan building with cubicle’s with limited light and sense of life within them. These are the kind of offices which are just typical office designed with lack of thought. The future of offices is something which needs to change to create environments which allow for a more positive impact on workers well-being and productivity allowing to improve the workers lives as well as businesses success. To challenge these issues I have chosen to use Biophilic designs which is a now growing popular design strategy in offices with its evidences showing an increase in workers well-being and productivity. This strategy can also give a lot the cities urban environment as well as if used in certain ways to not only benefit users of the building but pedestrians, neighbouring offices etc.
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Biophilic Research
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I researched local parks and found it interesting how nature separated from man made elements and felt this could be replicated in the work space by spreading work spaces out between natural elements.
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Visualization of below the bridge which uses the patterns of biophilic design to create mystery and refuge with it form.
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Ground Floor The ground floor of the site has been designed to benefit and improve the well-being of the people who would pass the site, go into the site with that visual connection with nature, this has been done by creating the landscape north of the site with vegetation for everyone to easily see and of course the park with large landscape which is public for anyone to experience and enjoy. The orientation of the site has been the biggest denominator of the design with the existing buildings and how most workers in the area cross the rubbish filled ‘car park’ site. So it was important for me to create a new path which would have that positive biophilic impact on people who walk through.
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Key 1 - main lobby 2 - new ventilation shaft 3 - path through site 4 - below bridge (refuge/ mystery) 5 - cafe 6 - office garden 7 -cleaners closet 8 - staff lounge 9 - reception 10 - private entrance 11 - public park 2 1
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Office Visualization In this image it shows the open plan office with views to natural elements and the dappling effect the light would have in the office with the green wall.
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Ground Floor Visualization Here you can see the ground floor with a winter garden to allow for a unique lobby which is also part of the circulation that people use to get to and from work.
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Section & 2nd Floor In this section and plan you can see the benefits of using the existing buildings to allow a large footprint of workspaces as well as to shape office garden and which also connects the two building making the whole scheme connected. You can also see the second floor of the tower being used as a cafe/lounge with views down onto the GF indoor green space. There is also the remaining floors at 1-500 which show how on each floor the layout varies and with the red lines marking the platforms which give the open floor plan less regularity.
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In elevation A you can see the use of arches to create mystery to follow biophilic patterns as the arches are inviting and draw you in. Then in elevation B you can see the division of the spaces with nature-builidng-nature-building-nature to follow the park research I did to create this separation of the spaces to allow people to be fully immersed into a natural work environment.
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Key 8 - Thermal insulation 50mm
15 - mechanical glass louvres
22 - timber floor board
2 - Water storage 50mm
9 - Waterproof membrane 1mm
16 - metal flashing
23 - steel grating 195/32mm
3 - Geo-textile filter 0.5mm
10 -Protective screed 8mm
17 - retention tee
24 - joist 183/90mm
4 - Drainage layer 35mm
11 - Vapour barrier 3mm
18 - rigid insulation
25 - aluminium window frame
5 - Root barrier 1mm
12 - Steel reinforcement 20mm
19 - triple glazed glass
6 - Concrete tile 30mm
13 - Concrete 260mm
20 - steel fixing
7 - Screed bedding 30mm
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Structure The tower has a frame structure based on a grid with the columns centre based 4300/ 7890mm apart. There is a anomaly in the structure with the services at the top right of the plan which consist of two fire escapes, 1 fire lift, 3 unisex toilets, 1 disabled toilet and a glass lift. Needing these services i had to remove 5 column from the grid and use the fire escapes for the structure instead.
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In the isometric images you can see they all have the same layering of the structure with primary structure concrete secondary structure glass fin and the glass envelope. This keeps the buildings as one scheme instead of breaking it up.
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Reinforced concrete platforms Concrete columns
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Glass panels Steel wire and fixing for vegetation
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Up-cycling centre
Recycling
Upcycling
This project i looked at the issues within Hebden Bridge and what building would be suitable to reduce an issue or issues. The main issue was flooding so from the start with there being no place for research, storage etc to prevent floods i wanted a space which would do so. I also felt that these could branch off to make a building which would help to the general issues which relate to nature, so creates a place to up-cycle materials as a place which reduces the amount of waste in the town.
Reduce Co2 Emission
Promote Creativity
Preserve Resources
Programme of building
Labs/office
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Public Deck
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FORM 1 Research of flooding in the local area of Hebden bridge (flood defence research) ran by slow the flow.
FORM 2 Up-cycling studios where creativity can be expressed through reusing and up-cycling waste generated by the public.
FORM 3 The deck is a place for the public to come and socialise and to attract the public and educate them about up-cycling.
FORM 4 The cafe will float with the deck this being the key attraction based floating level with the
FORM 5 The rock pool being another attraction for a connection with nature and a place to socailise.
Process of timber shingles
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Collect unused timber
Sort timber
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Shingles for use
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Collection of materials for up-cycling
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Transport the materials via pick up of drop off.
Store the materials away, indoor and outdoor storage available.
Use materials in workshops and studio to create new things.
Object made view for person to take home or be presented in the gallery.
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Site Analysis River site: Adelaide St I have chosen this site due to it being next to the centre and particularly Market street with its History. The site is based at the end of an attached residential building. Access to the building To access the site you would have to walk past the residential building which isn’t an attractive entrance. So would want to create a second entrance which is more attractive.
Wind Analysis
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This shows the local material on the left it showing West & South Yorkshire bedrock. With Hebden using slit-stone, sandstone and mud-stone.
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Above are two postcards first one talking about the early history of Hebden bridge. From this I mainly focus on the history of the history which relates to creative part of the town with it manufacturing in trousers with many water driven mills in the town. This culture of creating is still alive with Market street having many independent shops which produce unique hand made furniture, soap, instruments etc.
Above shows the historic plans of the direct site with there being no change of the building site. But the surrounding of the site there is the development of a waster-side mill for clothing. Then residential development starts in 1900 on Adelaide street and then developed further in 1960. The bridge is another important part of the site as it has been there before 1890 and is important for people to circulate around the town.
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The top shows the public buildings such as churches, schools, local businesses etc. they’re important as my building will gather materials from businesses and have workshops for the public, schools etc. Secondly residential buildings which is important as its important for the town to have easy access to the buildings. Below shows the routes which would be the access routes to the site. I have added a new primary routes which would lead to the deck giving access for wheelchairs and a atheistically pleasing route to the site.
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Market Street shop fronts
The Art Cafe
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Jack’s Guitars
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Plans & Sections
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Second Floor: Research - The research done here would be for the flooding of Hebden Bridge and how we can improve flood defences and protect the town. First Floor: Gallery and Studio spaces - the majority of this space will be a gallery where up-cycled work will be presented and purchasable, then there are two studio spaces which are separated from the gallery with a glass wall to allow transparency thought the building this allow you to see the large window frame facade. Ground Floor: Workshops - There will be a reception at the south entrance as well as external storage, there are three studio separated by glass. Lower Floor: The deck - here there is a cafe, outdoor seating, changing room, water turbine and a rock pool for swimming. This is a social space and the deck stays level with the water by floating. 17000mm
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Structure
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Key 1 - 0.5mm stainless-steel sheet 2 - glue laminated timber beam 200x80mm
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4 - batten 25x50mm 5 - damp proof membrane and sheathing 10mm 6 - rigid insulation 20mm 7 - Inno-Therm insulation 100mm 8 - cavity 10mm 9 - fire resistant gypsum board 12mm 10 - timber window frame, double glazed 11 - Mobilane WallPlanter, 100mm
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Developing ventilation
What:3 Bio-diversity - Studio 1 Workshop How: 4In- the vertical2form of the building there5is- aGallery living wall on the inside of the 6 - Studio 2 will give an increase in “tow towers” this 7 - Studio 3 contribute to a stronger biodiversity, and 8 - research laboratory understanding ofand natural cycle. This will also create a better indoor climate with the production of oxygen and ventilation pulling it through the building.
What: Indoor Climate How: south facing window only allow diffused light meaning in summer it wont overheat with the trees in front allowing additional shading. But during winter allow more light in as well as heating the building. This minimizes the energy consumption during winter.
What: Ventilation Strategy How: In the centre of the building there is a void which will allow the heat to travel up into the gallery space and out of the top of the south facing windows where there’s small windows at the heigh-est point for ventilation. The rest of the building works through cross ventilation.
What: Natural Ventilation How: Operable windows are placed at optimal height as well as a few higher in public spaces to avoid children having interaction but allow natural ventilation to take place, giving no need for mechanical ventilation.
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Models The Fayland House was a first year project to develop understanding of spatial qualities in doing so i and two other built this model.
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Models In this first year project I was assigned to make a temple which would be expressed through a short film.
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