Circus Pavilion - Anglia Ruskin University

Circus Pavilion

At Anglia Ruskin University

Goals: to create an exhibition space for Architecture students at Anglia Ruskin University; to create a Campus Landmark; to provide a multi-function flexible space; to provide a proper space for social gathering on campus, to be utilised by students, teachers and staff.

Circus:

a place for social gathering, a place for arts and perfomance, a visual landmark, a place for hanging out, a place for meeting and union.

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East

The Circus Pavilion is formed of 3 angular sections of 60 degrees. The first one has a 13m radius and it’s 3m high. The second one has a 14m radius and it’s 4m high. The third one has a 15m radius and it’s 5m high. The façade of hexagonal metalic modules filtrates excessive

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sunlight and heat while still maintaing visual interaction between interior and exterior.

Location The Circus Pavilion has proximity with many important parts of the campus, such as the Harvey Building, the Tindal Building, the Marconi, Student Village and Riverside Park, as well as with other amenities that are useful for students and teachers, such as shops, cafes, printing services, bus stop and bike racks. It is also located between two highly used pedestrian routes (in red).

All of these aspects are crucial in order for the Circus Pavilion to become a campus landmark and a social gathering spot for students, teachers and employees.

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The building’s diameter line is aligned with the South façade of Tindal Building, so allowing sunlight to hit the amphitheatre during the afternoon.

Bike rack.

Riverside Park.

Marconi Bldg.

Student Village.

Harvey Bldg.

Tindal Bldg.

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Floor-to-ceiling distance varies from 3 to 5m. Natural daylight and visual interaction with the outside results in a more pleasant experience for the visitor. The main room can be easily rearranged in order to accomodate other functions, like cafe, auditorium, parties, meetings, etc.

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Open plan area (250 sq m) Kitchenette (7,5 sq m)

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WC’s (15 sq m)

Exhibition Room Layout

Storage (15 sq m)

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13m

15m

30m

The Circus Pavilion is a flexible multi-functional building. The 250 sq. m open plan space can be divided into three different exhibition rooms with the use of moving wall partitions.

Corkboard displayers for posters and boards hanging from the ceiling with the use of steel cables and metal rail. The displayers can be easily removed and storaged, when the room is not being used for exhibitions.

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5m

15m

Auditorium Layout

Party Venue Layout

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Cross-section Chairs can be brought in from classrooms in adjacent buildings in order to create a temporary auditorium for 220 people, for guest speakers, reunions and special presentations.

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Ample open plan floor space can be rearranged for hosting parties, cocktails, graduations and other university events.

Green roofing reduces the necessity for artificiial cooling systems during summer months, and it helps with noise reduction, by atenuating sound from outside by 40 decibels.

Anglia Ruskin University lacks a proper outdoor space for students, teachers and employees to hangout and relax that is properly protected from the weather specially rain, snow and intense heat.

Therefore the amphitheatre is proposed in order to fill that gap, creating a public space in the heart of the university, accessible to the general public at all times. A retractable canvas awning protects users from weather conditions and it can be fully retracted in case weather conditions do not require it.

Cross-section showing the amphitheatre and the pavilion’s interior.

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5m

10m

Matheus Carvalho 1350999 - Arch Design Studies III