Ghost Building Brochure

ARD, CONNEMARA MAY 2016

GHOST CHAPEL BARTLETT UCL

Ghost Chapel Community Project, May 2016

Contents 01_Introduction

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02_Site Analysis

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03_Design Intent

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03_01_Main enclosure

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03_02_Altar & Religious Artefacts

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03_03_Tapestry

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04_Proposed Drawings

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05_Programme

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/INTRODUCTION Key Proposed site boundary St MacDara chapel Existing Buildings Boat landing points Boat routes

Site Context

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The above map shows the critical location of the site with regards to the chapel. Many boats depart from this site on the Pilgrimmage day. We hope by siting our ghost chapel here it will be integral to the event held that day.

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St MacDara’s Chapel In late November, Unit 17 travelled to the west coast of Ireland to see St Macdaras Chapel. The 6th century stone chapel is the only remaining structure on the Island. It has been compared to a periwinkle stuck to a rock. The chapel is sat on a bed of red granite, this geology which surrounds it and the compression between each stone that makes up the walls are the basis for our ‘ghost chapel’.

During our trip, we became facinated by the landscape surroudning the chapel and the history of the site itself. We are intrigued by the layers of history embedded into the island and the storeis and folklore surrouding it. On the one hand, we were intrigued by historical background with the possiblity that an original wooden chapel had once stood there prior and on the other hand the importance the the Island in a modern day context and what St Macdara stands for in the community today.

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A range of photographs expressing a range of colour and texture found on and around St Macdaras Island.

Colour and Texture

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Our design influence comes from the rock faces, lichen, sea and grass that all layer to form beautifully rich composition of detailed mini landscapes. The colours are extrodinary and form a backdrop for both the chapel. We aim to enhance these features in our design specifically through the tapestry design.

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/SITE ANALYSIS

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Key Existing site boundary app. No 072226 Existing boat house

Galway Bay

Proposed site boundary

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Position of the sun on 16th of July determined the proposed orientation of the Ghost Chapel on site

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Location of proposed chapel

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The Ghost Chapel is inherently linked to the original chapel and thus acts as a marker on the mainland. The site must be near the water with a clear view to the chapel and must be direccted to face towards the St MacDara chapel. The orientaiton is responding to the direction the sun is facing on the 16th July.

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TAPESTRY

ALTAR

MAIN STRUCTURE

Proposal strategy There are three components to the chapel - main structure, tapestry and an altar. For 364 days of the year, the altar keeps the tapestry and religious objects safe, while the main structure acts as a rainscreen and keeps some of the rain out of the interior of the chapel. Once a year, on 16th of July, the tapestry is hung inside the chapel, acting as a beautiful decoration to mark this special day. The altar is opened to reveal the objects and carry out the mass. If St MacDaras can be reached on this day, the altar and objects will travel to the island and thus the box must be transportable and lightweight.

View looking out from the chapel towards St MacDara Island

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In this image we are stood inside the chapel looking towards St MacDaras chapel - you can see the beautiful ligh patterns that will reflect onto the fabric and across the floor inside the ghost chapel.

Link to St MacDara Chapel The image above shows our ghost chapel in relation to the main chapel. Our ghost chapel does not mimic the existing chapel but rather analyses its structure and in its new prescnese on the mainland it becomes a fragile, ‘ghostly’ version of the chapel as a modern day signifier of the original chapel.

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/01/Main enclosure

cast concrete ‘mortar’ structure

steel frame

altar & religious objects

concrete cast slab

Cast concrete enclosure

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The main enclosure will be cast in white, concrete. This conrete enclosure keeps most of the rain out and thus protects the box. This is the primary functino of this sheltered enclosure. We want it to be protective yet fragile.

Materiality We have been experimenting with the different ways we could cast this structure. These tests showed us how beautiful this structure can become. Each test improves and reveals to us a new step towards realising the building. We hope with further help and advice we can push the boundaries of concrete.

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/02/Altar & Religious artefacts ST MACDARA CHAPEL

GHOST CHAPEL

The altar remains closed in the chapel throughout the year and is opened on the day of the mass by the priest using a special ‘key’ - a metal bar which releases two parts of the box and allows the user to shift it and reveal religious objects concealed inside it.

Both chapels throughout the year

1 Mass on the coast due to high tide on 16th July: The mass is carried out in the Ghost Chapel and the altar is used inside the building during the ceremony

In case the mass happens on the island, the altar can be unlocked from its base inside the Ghost Chapel and using the same ‘key’, the object can be carried onto a boat and sailed to St MacDara chapel.

2 Mass on St MacDara’s Island on 16th July: the altar is taken to St MacDara’s chapel by boat

Taking inspiration from boat-making in Connemara, the main structure of the altar will be constructed out of durable oak wood and the interior clad in red cedar, which will protect the tapestry and artefacts from insects and weathering.

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Function of the altar & religious aretefacts

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The altar and objects are used for the mass outside the chaple on the pilgrimmage day. When the mass cannot be carried out on the Island - our altar and artefacts which are safely stored the other 364 days are removed, opened and reveal the sacred objects they have been protecting all year round.

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Tapestry Inspiration and Testing

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The Tapesty will be designed in collaboration with a textile bespoke manufacturere Insley&Nash who have kindly offered their support with the project. The tapestry will act as a stained glass window, reflecting beautiful colour into the ghost chapel and using shadows from the facade.

The Tapestry The Tapestry will be hung on the pilgrimmage day once a year.

The rest of the time it will be protected inside the box with the religious objects. it is made of 4 separate strips that run along the inside face of the wall at the end there will be a triangular piece that provides good acoustic qualties for the mass.

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View looking out from the chapel towards St MacDara Island

View north-west looking at the altar and the tapestry on the day of the mass, 16th July

In this image we are stood inside the chapel looking towards St MacDaras chapel - you can see the beautiful ligh patterns that will reflect onto the fabric and across the floor inside the ghost chapel.

This image reflects the ghost chapel on pilgrimmage day with the altar in postion and the glowing tapestry with light dancing on the surface. Our ghost chapel aims to be a worthy place to hold mass when St MacDara cannot be reached.

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BOAT HOUSE

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VIEW TO ST MACDARA’S CHAPEL

GHOST CHAPEL_Site plan 1:50@A3

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ACCESS FROM BOAT HOUSE

ST MAC DARA’S ISLAND

+49.85 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON BARTLETT SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE UNIT 17 140 Hampstead Rd London, NW1 2BX 020 7679 2000

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Key Plan

VIEW TO ST MAC DARA’S CHAPEL

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Scale Project No. Drawn By

View looking north-west at the chapel.

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NORTH SECTION SCALE: 1:50

KEY PLAN

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GHOST CHAPEL_Section AA through site 1:50@A3

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U17 GHOST BUILDING GROUP PROJECT 10 WEEK PROGRAMME

MARCH

APRIL

TEMPORARY STRUCTURE APPLICATION FINALISE

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ORDER PLY, FOAM AND METAL

WISA PLY AND FOAM MUST ARRIVE BY END OF THIS WEEK

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MEETING WITH MS,NM,PS, BH,SC,MD,AH TO DISCUSS SITE H+S

CONFIRM P.I. COVER WITH SAM

PURCHASE NECESSARY H+S EQUIPMENT (UCL PROVIDE?)

ENSURE ALL IS READY ON AND FOR SITE

ORGANISE TOOLS + EQUIPMENT FOR SITE

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FINAL DESIGN OF ENVELOPE + FORMWORK + FIXTURES

FINAL BOX AND TEXTILE DESIGN

FINAL CONN DETAIL

SC - TO CAST SLAB ON SITE WITH OP?

ARRANGE SCAFFOLDING BASED ON WEATHER

TL TO REVIEW DETAILS

ASSEMBLE MOULD 1

CAST 1 IN DONC

ADJUST FILE BASED ON OUTCOME

SITE VISIT

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OBJECT FABRICATION 2 WEEKS

FABRICATION OF CONNECTION DETAILS WELD OR METAL CAST

SITE SUPERVISOR LOCAL SCAFFOLDER CRANE OPERATOR ALL ON SITE

BOOK FLIGHTS FOR SITE ASSEMBLY FOR OURSELVES AND SCAN LAB

TRANSPORT 4 MOULDS TO DONCASTER

TALK TO BRENDAN FIND OUT ITINERARY FOR 16TH JULY

IN TRANSIT

FOUNDATIONS TO BE CAST ON SITE OP TO GO?

ARRIVES ON SITE

SORT OUT TRANSPORT LORRY / HIAB VERY IMPORTANT!!

METHOD STATEMENT TO/FROM DNC TO DB

SOURCE LOCAL SCAFFOLDER

LORRY AND CRANE ARRIVE AT DONCASTER

SCOPE OF WORK AND METHOD STATEMENT TO BE AGREED UPON FOR CRANE, LORRY SCAFFOLDER

CRANE ON SITE

SCANLAB ON SITE TO SCAN ASSEMBLY TBC

WORK ON DR

WORK ON PORTFOLIO

HELP 5TH YEARS

CONTINUE ORGANISING EVENT FOR PILGRMMAGE DAY OPEN-INVITE ETC

SHOW PREP

U17 TO SITE INCLUDING TUTORS

PILGRIMAGE DAY

SUBMISSIONS

FABRICATION OF FABRIC LEFT WITH INSLEY AND NASH HS TO COORDINATE

COLLABORATIVE DESIGN PROCESS

DE-MOULD WHEN CAN THIS HAPPEN???

CURE TIME

5TH YEAR P-FO

EVENT ORGANISATION

ASSEMBLE MOULDS 1-4

PORTFOLIO

TRANSPORT

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END FABRICATION

SAMPLING WITH INSLEY AND NASH TEXTILE DESIGNERS

CONNECTION DETAILS

BUILD TEAM

CNC ON ON GUAN FARM

B O X FA B R I C AT I O N VI + CI TO CONFIRM ORDER OF TIMBER - BOOK CNC E TC

BOX + OBJECTS

TAPESTRY

CUT/GALV/WELD STEEL

ARRIVE ON SITE

CUT STEEL, WELD IN WORKSHOP

IN DONCASTER

CNC PLY

CAST

PREPARE TALK TO CNC FILE, INIGO STEEL FILE, BOOK MOULD CNC DESIGN

CURE TIME

CONFRIM LORRY AND TRANSPORT

FABRICATION

STRUCTURE

MAKE 1:1 FULL SIZE TEST

STRESS TEST ON MORTAR

DR SUBMIT ALL

TEST

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SITE SUPERVISOR TO MANAGE H+S ON SITE

FILES TO MANUFACTURE STEEL

PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF ENVELOPE + FORMWORK + FIXTURES

CUTTING FILES CNC FORMWORK

FILES TO MANUFACTURE STEEL

CUTTING FILES CNC FORMWORK

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CONSTANT FUNDRAISING REQUIRED USE £5000 HARDCASH FROM SAKASAWA + APF FOR INSTANT PURCHASES

SITE PREPARATION

DESIGN

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END OF HUBBUB CROWDFUNDING

RISKNET SEND TO BH AND MS

H+S

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WORK OUT HANDOVER TO LAND OWNER!

SECURE CRITICAL MATERIAL SPONSORSHIPS FOR TIMBER AND STEEL

FINANCE

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JULY

SHOW OPEN

PLANNING

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JUNE

CONSTRUCTION ON SITE

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ARD, CONNEMARA MAY 2016

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