Benjamin Ross BA Architecture Portfolio
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Brighton Sports Centre
Professional Work
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Pages 20 - 23
Camber Boatyard Pages 34 - 47 Section (S-N) - 1:200 (stars not to scale!)
Whitebox Architects
Eastney Hide Pages 48 - 49
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Pages 24 - 31
The Hostel Pages 50 - 51
Camber Bridge Pages 32 - 33
Contents Page
Living Brighton
Site Plan
The project brief was to design a Sports hall on a derelict site in Brighton, primarily for use as an indoor badminton court, while allowing for other activities. The design was driven by a structural concept, consisting of intersecting arches intended to efficiently span the wide distance required in order for the building to function. The Programme sits under this structure on a series of trays, each independent of the exterior. At the heart of the building is a huge, triple height foyer space, indented as a meeting space, Cafe and Reception. This also creates a space allowing visitors to spectacle from almost every part of the building. Large skylights in the ceiling grant the building a huge amount of natural light.
Precedence Study: WWF HQ Hopkins Architects The new WWF HQ in Watford made a strong precedence study in my design, primarily due to its similarity in form to my design. The relationship between the outer skin and the interior provided a different way of thinking about how to arrange floors in section.
Organisation Plan The design is organised with the intention to create a huge foyer/atrium space in the centre, with the main hall to the south and the other requirements to the north. This creates a welcoming and exiting space to meet at the heart of the building.
Contextuality Walkways The pedestrianised streets of Brighton create a vibrant and exiting neighbourhood, an idea recreated here. The walkways run parallel to the pavement, covered by the overhanging roof and granting a view of the activities within the restaurant, main hall and foyer.
Structure Intersecting arches This structural system was the starting point of my design, the product of the ‘how to span’ exercise at the start of the unit. These glulam arches are intended to take the load of the roof directly into the floor.
Structure Independence The structural arches of the building take the load of the roof directly into the ground, leaving a wrapping wall to form the envelope. Within this, trays held up by concrete pillars allow floors to sit independently of the outer skin and roof.
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Lightness of connection The points at which the walls meet the roof are kept as discrete as possible, to reinforce this independence of wall and roof. The thin strips of glass are openable, to allow the hot air high in the building to exit quickly and purge spaces.
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Brighton Sports Centre
Sports Hall - Brighton
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Foyer Main Hall Cafe Staff Office Kitchen Store Refuse Area Ancillary Hall Ancillary Store Viewing Platform Crèche External play area Toilet Kitchen Female Change Female Toilet Male Toilet Male Change Plant Room #1 Plant Room #2
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Bay Elevation
Interior Visualisation
Interior Visualisation
Interior Visualisation
Interior Visualisation
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Natural Daylighting Most spaces within my building are exposed to one of the 5 huge skylights incorporated into my design. These provide a large amount of light for the internal spaces, and over the sports hall are covered by light deflectors which intended to prevent blinding direct sunlight which would make playing sport difficult. Parts of the building which cant benefit from these skylights such as the cafe are with the curtain walling which runs around select parts of the envelope.
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Extraction unit The MVHR unit is supported with a standard extraction unit, for use when the main hall is exceptionally hot and requires faster cooling than the MVHR system can offer. Solar sharers/Sound deflectors The shades suspended under the skylights in the hall are intended to prevent direct sunlight into the hall, and provide a diffuse light. The fabric material also provides sound absorption, improving acoustic quality within the main hall. Rainwater harvesting
Ground source heat pump The underfloor heating is powered by a vertical geothermal heat pump system. This natural source of hot water can also heat showers.
MVHR System
Secondary Boiler
Underfloor heating coils
The MVHR takes the stale hot air from the areas with a naturally higher temperature (such as the main hall and the changing rooms) and uses it to heat fresh air, which is sent to the Crèche, Ancillary Hall and Cafe.
In support of the ground source heat pump I have included a backup boiler. This is because the ground source heat pump only heats water to 50 C. This can top up the pre heated water for use in showers & hot water taps.
Underfloor heating is used throughout the building to evenly distribute heat gathered from the ground source heat pump.
The uniform roof of my design is intended to channel rainwater into ground drains running parallel (N-S) to my building. From here they feed into a grey water storage system, and used to flush toilets in the basement without the need for pumping to higher floors.
Curved Glulam beam, 570mm x 570mm Oak Rainscreen board, 20mm x 100mm, 130 mm Centres Timber Batten, 30mm x 60mm Cavity, 50 mm Metal upstand for Rainscreen support Dupont Tyvek Soft Breather membrane Marine quality Plywood Secondary Timber structure, 130mm x 250mm Cavity, 250mm Mineral wool Insulation, 250mm Mineral wool insulation, 125mm Wide Flange Steel I Beam, 130mm x 130mm x 23.8mm Timber beam, Secondary Structure Aluminium Window Frame Double Glazed safety Glass window Timber Beam, Secondary Structure 200mm x 200mm Polystyrene Rigid Foam Insulation, 35mm Polystyrene Rigid Foam Insulation, 250mm Marine Quality Plywood, 30 mm Sheet Dupont Tyvek Soft Breather membrane 21. Timber Batten, 30 x 60 mm Timber Counter Battens, 30mm x 60mm Vertical Western Red Cedar Weatherboarding 144mm x 19mm Timber Window Sill
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1. Curved Glulam beam, 570mm x 570mm 2. Oak Rainscreen board, 20mm x 100mm 130 mm Centres 3. Timber Batten, 30mm x 60mm 4. Cavity, 50 mm 5. Metal ‑ for Rainscreen support 6. Dupont Tyvek Soft Breather membrane 7. Marine quality Plywood 8. Secondary Timber structure, 130mm x 250mm 9. Cavity, 250mm 10. Mineral wool Insulation, 250mm 11. Mineral wool insulation, 125mm 12. Wide Flange Steel I Beam, 130mm x 130mm x 23.8mm 13. Timber beam, Secondary Structure 14. Aluminium Window Frame 15. Double Glazed safety Glass window 16. Timber Beam, Secondary Structure 200m x 200mm 17. Polystyrene Rigid Foam Insulation, 35mm 18. Polystyrene Rigid Foam Insulation, 250m 19. Marine Quality Plywood, 30 mm Sheet 20. Dupont Tyvek Soft Breather membrane 21. Timber Batten, 30 x 60 mm 22. Timber Counter Battens, 30mm x 60mm 23. Vertical Western Red Cedar Weatherboarding 144mm x 19mm 24. Timber Window Sill 25. Polystyrene Rigid Foam Insulation, 40mm 26. Marine Quality Plywood, 30mm Sheet 27. Vapour Barrier 28. Timber Batten, 30 x 60 mm 29. Timber Counter Batten, 30 x 60 mm 30. Vertical Western Red Cedar Cladding, Internal Finish 144mm x 19mm 31. Vertical Western Red Cedar Cladding, Ceiling Finish 144mm x 19mm
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Brighton Sports Centre
Assembly Detail, 1:5
Final 1:100 Model - Front
Final 1:100 Model - Top
Final 1:100 Model
Final 1:100 Model - Side
Final 1:100 Model - Interior
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Section of a New Residential development
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whiteBOX architecture
FFL +10.204
Bellevue Lodge 63 Newbridge Hill Bath BA1 3PR t: 01225 314116 m: 07771 898248 e: mail@whitebox-architects.co.uk
Professional Work
www.whitebox-architects.co.uk
PROPOSED RAILINGS DETAILS
BATH
FFL +7.623
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1:2/5/10 @ A3 JULY 2012
FFL +4.697
Kitchen New wrought mild steel painted black railings
FFL +2.005
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whiteBOX architecture
Planning Permission Documents for an extension to a grade II listed building in www.whitebox-architects.co.uk Bath.
Bellevue Lodge 63 Newbridge Hill Bath BA1 3PR t: 01225 314116 m: 07771 898248 e: mail@whitebox-architects.co.uk
Existing stairs to be reformed to create equally risers and goings
PROPOSED SECTION BB
BCR
Undertaken at Whitebox Architects
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Living Room 2307
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Kitchen 2323
FFL = 2.545
whiteBOX architecture GFL = 0.000
Bellevue Lodge 63 Newbridge Hill Bath BA1 3PR t: 01225 314116 m: 07771 898248 e: mail@whitebox-architects.co.uk
www.whitebox-architects.co.uk
Gravel
Planning Permission Documents for a Garage conversion to a Terrace house in Bath. Proposed Ground Floor Plan
PROPOSED NORTH EAST ELEVATION
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5 LYMORE CLOSE
Grass
Undertaken at Whitebox Architects
Professional Work
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whiteBOX architecture Bellevue Lodge 63 Newbridge Hill Bath BA1 3PR t: 01225 314116 m: 07771 898248 e: mail@whitebox-architects.co.uk
www.whitebox-architects.co.uk
PROPOSED SKETCH VISUALISATION 128 RINGSWELL GARDENS BATH
1803/124 NTS @ A3
JULY 2012 JMF
Visualisation for a New Semi-Detached house in Bath.
WBOX
Precedence
Parc De La Villette OMA Koolhaas’s take on incorporating a large scale park in a tight urban environment inspired how my design aims to condense activities into compact spaces. The progressive routes of the promenade and boulevard also influenced how my design works.
Precedence
8 - Bjarke Ingels Group BIG’s 8 inspired the creation of a design which is formulated from an interesting geometric urban model, creating effective private, semi private and public spaces. It also demonstrated an innovative access system in a building with very complex levels.
Precedence
Faculty of economics and management Utrecht university Mecanoo Architects Mecanoo’s central courtyard at Utrecht University inspired the overgrown walkway running parallel to the wall in the design. The overgrown character of the strip is intended to continue and bring an end to the ‘green strip’ from the north.
Precedence
Tybalds Estate - Avanti/ Duggan Morris The proposed scheme at the Tybalds estate in Camden provided inspiration on the use of materials in my project. The high quality feeling of the brick and render seemed appropriate for use in the design.
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Landscape Green Route
My design includes the extension of the ‘green strip’ from the north and its incorporation into landscaping within the site and at the North entrance of the train station. 1:1000 South Elevation
Masterplan The openings between the buildings at the north and south of the site are intended to build upon the concept of duality. The north square is intentionally soft, with raised platforms of grass and a gallery/cafe space which opens onto the square. The south has a more commercial focus, surrounded by shops and offices. The material choices here are harder, with raised concrete tree planters.
1:1000 EW section
Masterplan
Duality - Buildings The design’s organisation originates from two long twisting geometric shapes. The two strips are intended to echo each other, while still creating a difference in character. This is represented in a subtle difference in materials and function. 1:1000 East Elevation
Route The design offers 3 different routes through the site, inspired by OMA’s Villette Boulivarde and Prominade. The first is the direct (red) route, directly connecting the station through the site towards London road. The next (yellow) leads from the green strip to the north towards the station. Finally the long route (green) offers a more gradual route leading through the site.
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Living Brighton
Duality - Spaces
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The Bridge The project brief was to design a bridge to span between the camber docks in Portsmouth and the rest of the city. Taking influence from the works of Santiago Calatrava, the design took an organic and elegant form, a reflection of the life of the sea. The design was based around a cable stay bridge, with under spanning sections. The bridge was also besieging to pivot on its base, in order to allow ships into the dock.
3-d Visualisation
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Model 1:100
Section, N-S
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Camber Bridge
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The Boatyard For our final project of year 2, we were briefed to design a small commercial boatyard, to manufacture a boat of our choice. Favouring the traditional, my boatyard was designed for the manufacture of traditional Pilot Cutters, a type of sail ship. The design was driven by a response to traditional celestial navigation. Using Admiralty charts to calculate star positions, I designed a building which would align with 6 of the major stars associated with navigation. Materially, the buildings also referenced the traditional side of sea travel, using wood and bronze to create a link between the buildings and the history of naval exploration.
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Camber Boatyard
3600 Panoramic
every part of the installation.
Star Angle Chart
Jantar Mantar
Precedence study
Celestial Hemesphere ilustration Portsmouth 50 (N) - 1(W)
Built by the maharaja sawai singh II the observatories were built to correct discrepancies in the calender. 5 of these sites were built across India, in Delhi, Jaipur, Mathura, Ujjain, and Varanasi. Translating as ‘the formula of the instruments’, the site represented the link between the new cities and the new professional scientific people. Precisely devised from astronomical tables, the Jantar t provided a highly accurate measuring tool compared to the handheld instruments of the time. Within the sites were 3 main instruments which could be used to predict locations of Stellar objects:
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The largest instrument on the site is the Samrat Yantra, which is well known as the largest sundial in the world. The large triangle in the centre casts a shadow on the curving quadrant scale behind it. The device is so large the shadow can be seen to move at around 1mm per second. The device also allows for the declination of the sun to be calculated.
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By far the most complex of these is the Jai Prakash Mirror of the Heavens. It acts as a hemispherical sundial, and can predict how the sun and the stars move across the sky. Along the rims of the lines cut out of the hemispherical shape markings allow an observer to collect data regarding the azimuth altitude and the equatorial co-ordinates of stars and the sun. These measurements are taken using an apature site at the centre of the circle. It was built in pairs, so that depending on the time of day the devices could still provide accurate readings. They are almost identical, the only exception being the difference in engravings.
Isometric view
The Ram Yantra is used to measure the altitude and azimuth of celestial objects. It is circular and It can be used to mesure the sun by comparing the shadow of the centeral columb against the lines on the floor. in mesuring objects which do not cast a shadow, the device is once again used in tandem with an almost identical device, which allows the user to observe slight differences form Vantage points Elevated around the Walls.
1:50 Detail Section of workshop wall
Star Angle Chart
Roden Crater Project Precedence study
James Turrell’s Roden Crater Project is an art installation based in an extinct volcano in Arizona. Its Primary aim is to create viewing platforms intended to capture light, relating it to the sun & stars. It is aligned as a viewing platform which aligns with the sky on certain dates, a mathematical system used to define every part of the installation.
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The design of the project is very reminiscent of the jantar mantars observatory, the section pictured above shows parallels with the mantar’s sky mirror. The long narrow passageways are designed to enhance the senses, echoing sound and exaggerating light.
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Key Boatyard Lobby staff Mess material store Workshop Perspective view -Workshop Pedestrian approach Classroom Viewing Platform Outdoor Workyard
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The Hide Combined with study on one of the great architects of the 20th century, we were tasked to design a small hide, to be positioned on Eastney Spit in Portsmouth. Carlo Scarpa’s seminal work, the Brion Tomb in Italy, served as a very influential precedence. My design’s Materiality, Form and attention to detail were inspired by the Brion cemetery, the integration of water becoming a key concept. In terms of presentation, we were also required to integrate our architects drawing style into our final work. The use of colour and texture were taken from Scarpa’s Beautiful hand drawings and incorporated into my drawing style.
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3-d Visualisation
51 The Hostel On a site in the heart of the Hampshire countryside, we were briefed with designing a Hostel to accommodate travellers along the south downs way. Positioned around 1/4 of the way into the trail, the site was a perfect resting point for weary travellers.
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The design concept was based around my experience cycling the trail over 4 days. Steaming from a need for welcome and openness, the concept for the design was to create a building which provided a relaxing environment while maintaining a very high standard of environmental design.