King Richard III Extension Presentation Boards

SITE PLAN 1:200

SITE LOCATION : 4A ST. MARTINS / LEICESTER / LE1 5DB

Nave

Walk ster Cloi

e Rang West

KING RICHARD III VISITOR CENTRE 4

ath ter P Clois

Walk ster Cloi

Range South

Trenches

SENSORY GARDEN

King Richard’s Grave Buttress of the Presbytery Bench in the Chapter House Bench in the Chapter House Wall Fragment and doorway Wall of the Chapter House Choir Stall Buttress of the Presbytery Paving made from medieval tiles

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ENTRY PORTAL 1

OVERFLOW SPACE 6

COFFEE SHOP 2

GREEN ROOF

DECONSTRUCTION OF THE ARCH

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AMPHITHEATER 7

RAIN GARDEN

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DEVELOPMENT OF THE COFFEE SHOP FORM

1. ORIGINAL COFFEE SHOP FORM

The growing popularity of visiting the final resting place of King Richard III has necessitated the expansion of the existing Visitor Centre. The strategic masterplan has been devised to sensitively re-evaluate and add a deeper dimension to the historical nature of the site as well as providing an oasis of peace within a busy city centre. The former car park has proved to be the ideal location for a multi-sensory experience. Primarily, the project aimed to enhance the accessibility to and from the Visitor Centre and additional facilities have been designed to appeal to the needs of both a tourist and local community. The new-build incorporates a coffee shop surrounded by landscaped gardens leading to an open-air amphitheatre to the south. The two-storey Café 1485 with a 360 degree viewing experience visually links where the body of the British King was discovered and his final resting place in the nearby Leicester Cathedral. The site looks back upon the past with a contemporary twist to bring history into a modern context and allow the legacy of King Richard III to live on in a multi-purpose site suitable for all ages.

2. SHEARING PROCCESS

3. OVERLAPING PROCCESS

4. SKEWING PROCCESS

5. EXPANSION PROCCESS

6. FINAL FORM COFFEE SHOP

Based on the book Operative Design by Antony di mari and Nora Yoo

1485 COFFEE

SITE LOCATION : 4A ST. MARTINS / LEICESTER / LE1 5DB

COMMUNITY MEETING TABLE PLAN CONFIGURATION

GROUND FLOOR PLAN 1:100

FIRST FLOOR PLAN 1:100 +0.30

+8.00

+4.00

SECTION A-A 1:100

AXONOMETRIC 1:200

SECTION B-B 1:100

WALL AND ROOF DETAIL 1:50 1. PRECAST CONCRETE PANEL 2. WATERPROOF MEMBRANE 3. CEMENT BOARD 4. THERMAL INSULATION 5. GALVANISED DRY WALL SUPPORTS 6. AIR CAVITY (SERVICES) 7. GYPSUM PLASTERBOARD

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King Richard III Extension Presentation Boards

Published on Jun 13, 2019

Veniamin Bampilis Architecture

The extension to the existing buildings at the Richard III Visitor Centre required the design to work within the confines of the structures that were already there and being used for a specific purpose. Particular sensitivity needed to be shown to the historical significance of the site and its context in the centre of Leicester whilst socio-economic factors were prioritized to ensure the marketability and the use of the additions outside the opening hours of the tourist attraction. Continuing the theme of the past being brought into the 21st century, the assignment continues the past with the use of local materials and subtle references to Richard III and his reign but this is cleverly fused with a modern coffee shop which floats about the nearby skyline providing a view of where the body of Richard III was discovered and where he has been buried.