Design
2016 Spring
Margate
X Chao Te, 18.Feb.2016 - 01.June.2016
LEE
Brief After first visit to Margate I ask myself a question, how to make Margate be alive again, and then I start to think that is there any way to bring the joy that this town used to represent, like it showed in old picture took in Dreamland and Seaside postcards. Perhaps reconnect people in Margate with sea and pleasure can make them proud of their hometown and love this town used to build by laugh and sea water again. My first impression of Margate
Reconnect With the goal to build a new relationship between people in Margate and sea; also bridge this relationship with pleasure, I start this project.
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Proposal P32-P43
Studies
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Bathing Machine In Georgian and Victorian times the bathing machines were designed to prevent anyone from seeing a woman in her swimsuit before she slipped into the waves. It was as developed in 1750 in Margate, Kent. In a nutshell: A woman walks into the booth, changes, and when she's ready a horse gets hitched to the machine and drags her out to sea, at which point the machine becomes a floating changing buoy. Once the machine plunged far enough out into the ocean waves, the woman could quickly dive off the float. Thanks to these boxy hideaways, no one got scandalized by said woman's (decidedly unsexy) bathing tarpaulin. http://www.fastcodesign.com/3029441/victorian-bathingmachines-so-men-couldnt-get-their-rocks-off/8
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Focus Feature Movement The process of how Bath Machine works is really interesting. I try to imaging the picture of a house drag a hut to the sea and then after a while drag it back. This picture keeps lingering in my head because the whole movement seems to make a tunnel or a bridge from land to the sea.
Occupation When keep visualize the process of this mobile changing space there is another things also shows a delicate trait. Due to keep privacy, the tent at the back of Bath Machine creates an area that is totally belonged to one person, a temporary occupation, which brings the sense of security. Studies 9
Interior of Bath Machine Following the description that depicts the interior of Bath Machine I draw this imaging view. It's a closed, elegant space that equips all a woman need after they have sea bath. The materials it used shows a strong sense of historical association. *Snow-white enamel paint *One-half of the floor is pierced with many holes, to allow of free drainage from wet flannels.
The imaging view of Bath machine’s inside
*The other half of the little room is covered with a pretty green Japanese rug. *Ruffles of white muslin trimmed with lace and narrow green ribbons decorate every available space.
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Flannel
Wood roughness
Vintage green bathroom tiles
Enameled painting Studies 11
Sand
Woods
Flannel
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Sea Water
Squence of Texture Experience I still focus on the process but switch the perspective from viewer to who experienced. The touching experience, mainly from feet, is really rich that all the way from beach to diving into waves. The feeling normally being ignore would have a great potential to create something new. Studies 13
Sequence of Facilities As for bathing, I do some study of the sequence of this activity. Some of it have a clear order some are not. But all is aimed to make people relax.
The Baths of Diocletian in Rome
http://www.ancient.eu/image/1174/
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1. Warm Room- the floor and wall is warm(to open the pores) 2. Massage- Use strige scrap the oil 3. Back to warm room/ Hot bath 4. Dry hot room (sick people to sweat) 5. Game/Swim 6. Library
The Barking Bathhouse in UK Cocktail Makeshift beach- made from piles of pebbles Sauna Room Massage Room Snap down a tree
By: Something & Son http://www.dezeen.com/2012/07/23/the-barkingbathhouse-by-something-son/
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Experiments
Before going into final proposal I work with these mini projects or experiments which I try to create an enjoyable relationship with water, sea. For me everyone have different character that could grow and become a complete individual.
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Abandoned Bus Station Road Sea Beach
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Experiments
The Tunnel These sketches showed in my head when I walk alone the road near the bay. It is a huge plan that might build a network from the Margate train station. Imagine if there is a tunnel that could guide the visitors directly to the middle of the sea. The impact that can feel the power of the waves at a floating position should be strong. Experiments 19
The scetion shows the relationship with water
Seaside Gallery This structure was inspired by the occupation relationship between Bath Machine and the sea. The pool that is surrounded by colonnade is actually part of sea. The whole structure only floats on water and create a conversation of inside and outside. It's a place for public that allow them to having a new connection to the sea. 12.04.16
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Ground Floor
Mezzanine
First Floor 07.05.16
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Cold 15°
Warm 33°
Hot 40°
The perspective section shows the floor relationship of the building and the flow of light and steam
40 to 15 In this experiment, I try to move the idea on the sea to an existing building – Union Crescent and focus on the sequence of facilities of a spa center or a bath house should equip.
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The moment when the corridor is brighter
Massage Room
The moment when the room- Massage room’s light is stronger
This is another try that transfer the relationship of inside-out, occupation from Bath Machine. In this idea, the massage room reserved a totally privacy and security but keep communicating with outside through the window faced down. Through the splash and waves of activity that people make when walking past corridor the reflection of water and light can send to inside and vice versa.
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Main Entrance
Ground Floor
Plan A spa center that include three bath pools in different floor and the massage room
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Bath pool Warm room (room with reflection)
Mezzanine
First Floor
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Ground Floor
Basement Area (created) Sauna Room
The section shows the relationship of ground floor and basement and the light come down from the pool 07.05.16
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Oval SPA Center In this stage, I focus more on bringing the joy to the relationship with the water, so I introduced a huge pool structure into this existing building’s ground floor and open the ceiling completely make it into an outdoor yard. When people come into this place, first go to the counter, changing room and then walk down to the basementsauna room and walk up to the warm room to cool down then they can enjoy the cold pool swimming.
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Main Entrance
Accounter/ Cafe
Warm Room Cold Bath
Changing Room
Sauna Room (Basement)
Ground Floor 07.05.16
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Light House
Union Crescent
Clock Tower
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Proposal Margate Bath Machine
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Story Board
At 23.05.2016 I start to think the visual style and the way I want to present in this proposal. Due to the beginning of this idea was inspired by the perspective of a traveler who first came to Margate, like my first visit. In what way can attract him from the road to beach, to sea. So I tried to imaging a path from train station, walk along the bay and notice this structure, and then walk up into this machine... Proposal 33
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Light House
Margate Bath Machine
Clock Tower
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Inspired by the facility and the movement of Baht Machine
Develops With the goal to reconnect people in Margate to the sea and pleasure again I decide to design a structure that connect land and sea water; also due to the weather condition in UK. Having a hot bath pool facility which was sheltered by the shape of lighthouse in Margate make this structure could be used much longer in a year and create a clear motivation make people go into the middle sea.
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Hot Bath
Pay Area
Public Area
Bath Machine
Key Elements
Area- Pay or not
Multi-Story
Hot Bath
The area outside of hot bath house is open to public. Everybody can enjoy the view and see water.
I try to create more corner with different view and the experience on the structure which aim to make visitor create their own memory in this place.
Having a hot bath in the middle of sea
Bath Machine Use the form of Bath Machine create a bridge to the Sea also trying to reappear the movement and the special experience of this lovely historical elements
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Sequence of Materials Trying to emphasize the feeling from feet and making it become another layer of memory.
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Reference http://digimap.edina.ac.uk/
http://haeckels.co.uk/sauna/
http://www.fastcodesign.com/3029441/victorian-bathingmachines-so-men-couldnt-get-their-rocks-off/8
http://sam-naylor.com/bathhouse/ http://db.flexibilni-architektura.cz/o/168?page=4&
https://uk.pinterest.com
http://www.urban75.org/blog/margate-photos-the-beachdreamland-turner-gallery-old-town-and-more/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathing_machine
http://www.craigprentis.co.uk/2012/02/17/margateharbour-at-sunset/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach_hut https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_bathing http://www.dl.ket.org/latin2/mores/baths/history/page03. htm
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http://www.domusweb.it/content/domusweb/en/ news/2015/05/08/london_s_king_s_cross_pond.html
Detail in contemporary bathroom design / Virginia McLeod. by McLeod, Virginia.
http://www.dezeen.com/2015/10/13/atelier-bow-wowdertien-12-canal-swimmers-club-belgian-triennial/
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Designing with models : a studio guide to making and using architectural design models / Criss B. Mills. by Mills, Criss.
2016 Spring- Margate
Margate X Chao Te, LEE