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Christian Bergonia

Brief & Specification

Brief

A new museum for the car manufacturer Ford has been requested to showcase the rich history the area that is currently being redeveloped to produce more than a thousand homes in Dagenham's new project called 'Dagenham Green'. This will accommodate the increasing popularity of motorsport and eager fans who would like to learn about the history of a winning Le Mans (a 24-hour endurance race held annually near the town of Le Mans, France) car and its manufacturer. Since 1931,  Ford Dagenham has been producing cars for almost a hundred years which allowed Ford to distribute and create cars in the UK to become one of the biggest car Manufacture r's today.

The site given was an old car park that is now filled with a lot of overgrown greenery. With the site located beside a dual carriage way gives easy access and allows people passing by to take in a beautiful structure.

Specification

o Disability access

o Washroom facilities

o Indoor Cafeteria

o Must have at least 2 floors

o Indoor and Outdoor seating

o Main Style must be Movement and Flow Architecture

o Car Park

o Gift Shop

Location History & Ford Dagenham

Planning for the Dagenham factory started in the early 1920s, when vehicles were few and road systems were still in their infancy. The Dagenham facility, like the Ford Trafford Park plant it would replace, needed easy access to water because bulk supplies were still transported by sea in the UK. Edsel Ford cut the first turf in the marshes on May 17, 1929, to commemorate the beginning of development on the site. For a facility that was always going to include its own steel foundry and coal-fired power station, construction on the site took 28 months and needed driving down over 22,000 concrete piles into the clay of the marshy site. Following the Second World War, Ford's UK branch led the UK auto market with models like the Anglia, Cortina, and Zephyr among its Dagenham offerings. A decade of expansion, the 1950s. Following the business's 1953 acquisition of Briggs Motor Bodies, the primary UK body supplier, this was done in conjunction with the concentration of automobile body assembly within the corporation. By 2001, the Fiesta, which itself competed in a market segment that was becoming more and more congested, was the only Ford made at Dagenham. Ford declared in October 2012 that the Dagenham stamping plant's operations would end in the summer of 2013. The engine assembly departments at Dagenham would gain a few more jobs, but the GMB Union asserted that 1,000 jobs would be lost. On the location of the factory, it was stated that a village with 3,500 residences would be constructed in 2022. The center of the village will be a fiveacre park called "Dagenham Green."

Location & Site Analysis

Since 1931, Ford Dagenham has been a part of Dagenham. Recently, the space that the car plant formerly occupied was demolished and is now being used to build houses and a railway station in order to meet the demands for more affordable housing and the rising population. This location was selected mostly due to the fact that it has remained vacant since the demolition of the Automotive Factory. Another reason was that the region around the site needed something to demonstrate the history of the area and what it looked like before all the present renovation, not just something that was a typical feature of the area. Due to nearby homes and open spaces, I am able to fully utilize natural light, making the space bright and inviting without the use of artificial lighting. the site is adjacent to the dual carriageway, so it is easily accessible and would require a parking lot for vehicles. the chosen area is very large, so it opens up opportunities to incorporate more buildings separate from the museum. For automobiles entering and exiting the dual carriageway, it could be challenging. The museum would anticipate receiving a sizable number of visitors, therefore simple access would be necessary for people to enter and exit the building. Upon a visit to the site, I was able to gather interesting information. Walking up the dual carriage way I could truly see how the side of the road where the site was located it was completely flat with nothing inside it but overgrown greenery. I also saw that the structure and parking lot adjacent to my site were vacant; this would inspire me to create an addition where I might perhaps integrate activities for the museum.

Location Opportunities & Challenges

Since the location is so wide, there are chances to include additional structures aside from the museum, and landscaping will let visitors enjoy the open, natural environment. I am able to fully utilise natural sunshine, making the room bright and pleasant without the need of artificial lighting, because of the nearby residences and open areas. Due to its proximity to a dual carriageway, the location is convenient for commuting. For automobiles entering and exiting the dual carriageway, it could be challenging. The museum would anticipate receiving a sizable number of visitors, therefore simple access would be necessary for people to enter and exit the building. Due to its proximity to homes and a school, which can be seen in the sketchup photos, I may be able to designate a section of the museum where field trips for students are permitted. Due to the location of the site being adjacent to a parking space, it might not be essential to build parking spots for my site. Due to the ongoing construction of the neighbourhood around my site, there is a significant chance that it will be next to tall apartments, which might result in the apartments shading the site from the sun and making it difficult to use natural lighting.

Current Site Layout

The site plan is now a deserted region with a lot of overgrown vegetation that hasn't been used in a while. Due to its size, the property offers a lot of potential. I now have the option of detaching my parking place from my building rather than having them interconnected. The site's design transitions from linear to broad, allowing me to experiment with various building size concepts, depending on whether I want it to be relatively narrow or wide. Additionally, the proximity of the dual carriageway to the space would motivate me to build a wide access road to my property with a small roundabout so that vehicles may park.

Potential Site Layout

This is the first design I might use for my site. With the primary intention of having the main building to utilise the majority of the site. With the leftover room, I made the decision to add a parking lot with a roundabout so that vehicles could manoeuvre freely when parking.

Additionally, I've determined that the centre of the roundabout might contain a structure. Since there is a dual carriageway right adjacent to the property, I wanted it to be simple for visitors to pull out and enter. When the museum is crowded, having a large parking lot will help it attract more visitors.

Potential Site Layout

I wanted to investigate the possibilities of having two primary buildings on my second potential layout that could join in this layout. I also have a roundabout in the centre of the property with a Ford building in the centre, similar to an airport entry. In order for visitors to the site to be surrounded by architecture, yet doing so necessitates a wider roundabout, which results in fewer parking. It could be possible to connect the two buildings by creating a bridge that crosses the roundabout.

The biggest issue with the site is that two buildings might be in conflict with one another, which presents a unique challenge in trying to design two buildings that could merge into one another or have some other link. However, the building's enormous size gives me more room to create the interior.

Potential Site Layout

With my third and most likely plan I will use showcases the structure having not an even, but a slightly more spacious area compared to the extra space that could be used. With my extra space I don’t want to entirely use it with the park lot but potential having greenery and a sort of space where people could sit relax and as a space for socialising.

Using a lot of greenery will allow my site to have more colour as my building will most likely have a very flat colourway using concrete as the main material. Having the building on the eastern side allows the building to fully take in sun light compared to the west side where there is a large building out of site blocking it. Also having the building adjacent from an intersection allows people to admire the building from a distance.

Ford  GT  Research

I was able to better comprehend how an automobile works by drawing the aerodynamics, which also enabled me to develop the exterior of my building. Additionally, Ford will be able to become familiar with the structure and its many parts by using the inspiration from how air travels through their car

American automaker Ford developed and released the Ford GT, a mid-engine, twoseat sports car, for the 2005 model year as part of the company's centenary celebration in 2003. The Ford GT's second generation was released for the 2017 model year. One of the most aerodynamically designed cars ever made, the secondgeneration Ford GT is also the most powerful model the firm has ever made.

Card Research Models

Here are 4 really basic paper models based on the Ford GT's aerodynamics and the lights create from vehicles on the highway and road. The overlapping characteristics are these models' central idea, however one of them is significantly different since instead of aligning the papers in a row, I intersected them. In contrast to my other models, which have them all moving symmetrically in the same direction, I find it intriguing that

Research Model Development

I made the decision to combine the initial models with a façade to see what the structure might look like. At first, I began overlaying the model flows on top of a flat wall model, with the flow running horizontally than vertically. I chose to experiment with sharper patterns on the wall using various shapes that were influenced by the original models since I liked the way it looked.

Foam Model

This is a model I created using foam in which I used a hot wire to form a basic shape of the structure then I sanded down the edges so that the structure is curvy. Based on the idea of flow, this allowed me to see what the main body of my building would look like. Drawing the model with the patterns allows me to visualise what the building could look like; this also stopped me from covering the whole building with the patterns so instead having a glass roof. This has also inspired me to use natural light so that when facing against the pattern it would create an effect on the ground of the building.

Heydar Aliyev Centre, Baku

I will be using the Heydar Aliyev Centre to start my research on movement and flow. The building has two faces with large windows to cover the flat areas, connected by the long body of the building that is shaped by the influence of the faces of the building. The building also flows to the floor which gives an illusion that the building is built from the ground up. Using this analysis will allow me to improve the current models I am working on.

The freeform structure of the project derives from the architectural design concept of modifying a single surface  to adopt different functional requirements. The aim was to create a large column-free space giving visitors the opportunity of experiencing the fluidity of the interior. To achieve this, vertical elements are absorbed by the envelop and curtain wall system. The Heydar Aliyev centre consists of 2 structural systems which are space frame and concrete with a single movement joint.

The continuous architecture contains three major programs, including the museum, exhibition halls and convention centre, mainly composed by rigid concrete structure grid free from external space frame with a single movement joint. The three spaces are separated from each other and have their own entry and security areas. Also, they share some common places under the continuous external skin. In order to make column free space, the certain wall and envelope serve as vertical elements.

Research Model

Using the Research from the Heydar Aliyev Center I was able to develop my model from rather than having two separate buildings I connected the two using metal bars, cloth and staples. From the drawings I wanted to see what would be best for my building with the windows, either at the back and front like the Heydar Aliyev Center or use the sides as the windows. I also think that removing the supports inside the model removed and have the model support itself by flowing into the ground.

Research Model Development

Using Sketchup, I was able to 3D model an initial design using the model I made inspired from the Heydar Aliyev centre. Here I was able to add windows where I was able to highlight a problem with the design. Which is that rather than the windows being flat it is slightly slanted compared to the Heydar. Also, the building does not have an overhang like the Heydar over the windows.

Bosjes Chapel, Ceres

Research

The whitewashed ceiling's undulating surface casts a variety of shadows that dance within the volume as the light levels change throughout the day. The minimalistic material selections offer a serene backdrop for the breathtakingly framed vistas of the vineyard and mountains beyond.

Research Model

Research Model

Incorporating Models Together

Research

This is further research from my previous model, where I felt the gaps on the façade were too big and rounded, so using this research on the Suites Avenue Hotel in Barcelona I am able to envision sharper and smaller gaps on my building

Incorporating Models Together

Porsche Museum , Stuttgart

The Stuttgart-based Porsche Museum is an exhibition space devoted to the background of the esteemed German automaker Porsche AG. The museum has been housed in a futuristic building designed by the Austrian architectural firm Delugan Meissl since 2009. It is situated near to Porsche's headquarters in Stuttgart's Zuffenhausen neighborhood. The museum shows the history of the Porsche brand from Ferdinand Porsche's initial project in 1898 to the present in a vibrant and active exhibition area. More than 80 automobiles, including several rare models, are on display, together with photos, artefacts, and movies. A spectacular ramp connects the museum's five levels, which total 5,600 square meters (60,000 square feet) of floor space. The museum's facility, which is completely accessible to those with disabilities, also houses exhibition spaces, a library, a conference room, a restaurant, a cafe, and a shop.

The permanent exhibition is divided into three main sections: one that covers the history of the company before 1948; another that presents Porsche's post-1948 road and sports cars chronologically; and a third section, called Porsche Idea, that serves as a link between the two historical ones by illustrating various themes. The Porsche Touch wall, a new interactive artwork measuring 12 meters long and including over 3000 images, sketches, and technical details on the German company's products, is situated at the conclusion of the museum's main exhibition.

Mercede s Benz Museum , Stuttgart

After doing some brief study on the Ford, I was able to choose a color scheme for the building's interior and exterior that centered mostly on blue and white tones. These colors are the major brand colors used in the Ford logo, and they are also reflected in many of their well-known car models. The blue denotes competence, while the white represents purity, which reflects the brand's goal to convey both competence and purity.

Potential Museum Elevations