Christopher Myk Portfolio of Work
CALEDONIAN CULTURE CENTRE WALLTOWN CRAGS
BYKER COMMUNITY HUB BYKER
SELECTED YEAR 1+2 WORKS Christopher Myk c.myk@outlook.co.uk
CALEDONIAN
C U LT U R E
Selected for permanent exhibition at the Walltown Crags on Hadrian’s Wall
THE SITE
The Caledonian Culture Centre is located at the Walltown Crags, set within the isolated landscape of Northumberland. The site is home to Hadrian’s Wall, a UNESCO World Heritage site constructed by the Romans nearly 2000 years ago. Along the length of the wall there are numerous museums dedicated to the history of the Romans and their lives along the wall. However, there are none aimed specifically at the people of Caledonia, a civilisation that the great Roman Empire never truly conquered.
CENTRE
FORM DEVELOPMENT
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Extrusion
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THE SCHEME
The scheme is designed so that it coheres with the unique landscape it is situated within, whilstpromoting the heritage and craft of the Caledonian Peoples. A range of activities will be offered to bring a variety of people from different occupations to the site. From school trips and family visits, to hikers and local artists the centre willunite them in one place.
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THE ACTIVITIES THE EXHIBITION
There is a permanent exhibition introducing visitors to the daily lives of the Caledonians as well as specific artefacts that indicate high levels of culture.
THE WORKSHOP
A Bronze Age Workshop will be a key attraction to the centre, educating visitors on how the use of this metallic alloy advanced the civilisation. Local artists will be invited to craft Bronze sculptures to be placed around the Walltown Crags; visitors will be able to use the workshop to craft their very own Bronze artefacts.
THE JOURNEYS
The site offers a variety of scenic walks , with the Pennine Way and Hadrian’s Wall Walk passing through the site, the new scheme will enhance these routes with sculptural elements, highlighting the history, geology and nature of the area.
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Emergence
Investigations into an architectural form that rises out of the landscape like the small whinstone exposures. This concept is used to link various areas of the scheme together as well as giving a sense that the buildings are emerging from the ground
Fracture
The emerging building form is fractured, creating a route through the centre. This route gives visitors a sense of being within the building without having to enter or interrupt their walk.
SITE MAP + SECTION
APPROACH
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SCHEDULE OF ACCOMMODATION 1- To car park 2- Roof Access 3- Entrance 4.0- Exhibition Introduction 4.1- The Daily Lives of The Caledonians 4.2- Collection of Bronze Age Artefacts 4.3- The Rise of the Picts 5- Shop 6- Shop Storage 7- Education Centre Entrance 8- Forge Furnace 9- Bronze Age Craft Workshop 10- Materials Store 11- Educational Room 12- Reception
THE VISITOR CENTRE
13- Managment Office 14- Cleaners Cupboard 15- Cafeteria Kitchen 16- Plant Room 17- Bar & Storage 18- Cafeteria Seating 19- Disabled Access Toilets 20- Female Toilets 21- Male Toilets 22- Exterior Seating 23- Roof Access 24- Bronze Sculptures 25- Accomodation Pods 26- To The Ridge Accomodation 27- To Hadrians Wall
The primary location for the main facilities provided on site is situated on the junction of three routes . This will provide a Hub from which visitors can discover about the history of the Caledonian peoples, create a work of art in the workshop, or relax in the cafeteria after a long hike.
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THE ACCOMMODATION
The Accommodation service will operate specifically for two types of visitor. The first being for walkers and hikers looking to rest whilst on their travels along the Pennine way and Hadrian’s Wall Path. The second will be located nearer to the Visitor Centre for groups that come to use the workshop facilities on site. The accommodation pods of up to 6 people and same in design to be placed at various locations around the site.
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EXHIBIT DEVELOPMENT
BUILDING ANALYSIS
Building performance diagrams used in the design process to aid in the development of the scheme. Orientation, Routes, visual Connections and materials are chosen with appropriate investigations
Orientation
Routes
Views Out
Visual Links
Gabion Walls
Earth Roof
Glass Gaming Bead, Birnie
Bronze Horse Fittings, Middlebie
Gold Torc Hoard, Blair Drummond
Pict Fragment, Perthshire
Pictish Cross, Angus
The exhibition will give visitors an insight into the daily lives of the Caledonians and give their interpretations of what life would have been like for them to have been invaded by the Romans. This will be shown through a variety of displays ranging from model homes and farms, to archaeological finds of intricate bronze and other metalwork. These findings of complex metallurgy and jewellery are incredibly valuable pieces of evidence that the Caledonians had a level of culture far beyond their depictions as barbarians. The final part of the exhibition will display the rise of the Picts, the highly cultured society of Caledonians born out of Roman occupation, and the intricate stone carvings. Exhibits will be contained in glass cabinets and will either be suspended by thin steel cables or projected from a base to give the illusion that they are floating. Lighting will be provided from above, illuminating the exhibits.
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Exhibition
The crushed whinstone pathway leads to the first entrance, a junction in the route between the buildings. Small glimpses of the displays of the Caledonian history are visible, embracing a curiosity to enter the exhibition.
Work
The Bronze Craft Workshop invites visitors and local artists to use the facilities to raise awareness to the history of the area. Artists will be commissioned to construct pieces that will enhance the routes around the site, while visitors can create their own art or jewellery amongst other artefacts.
Reflect
The Cafeteria offers visitors a place to relax, rest and reflect on the activities they have performed around the site, whether it is a 10 mile trek along the Hadrians Wall Path, or a long day forging their own sword in the Bronze Craft Workshop.
Memory
The walking routes around the site will be enhanced via an extending platform, protruding out across a quarried area of the Whin Sill on which Hadrians Wall used to rest. Etched into glass will be a visualisation of the wall and where it used to be.
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TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVE SECTION 1- 200mm Concrete Slab 2- Whinstone Gabion, 100-150mm Diameter Rubble 3- Whinstone Gabion, 200-300mm Diameter Rubble 4- 200-400mm Hard Core 5- 40mm Sand Blinding 6- 500um Visqueen DPM with Protective Sheathing 7- 300mm Raft Foundation 8- 47x150mm Kiln Dried Joist 9- 150mm Kingspan Foil Rigid Foam Insulation 10- 22mmOSB Underlay 11- 40mm Pulverised Whinstone under clear Resin 12- SIP Panel - 22mm OSB - 125mm Kingspan Rigid Foam Insulation - 22mm OSB
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500um Visqueen DPM with Protective Sheathing 30mm Aeration Layer 70mm Moisture Retention Layer 150mm Earth Roof Rounded Copper Handrail, 30mm diameter Structural Glass Balustrade, 22mm Stainless Steel Cantilevered Balustrade fixing Concealed Whinstone Filled gutter 100mm 100mm Bronze Gabion Slip 75mm Triple Glazing Unit Stainless Steel Concealed Glass Frame
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BYKER COMMUNITY HUB THE SCHEME
NETTA/TRADA Prize for Innovation with Timber – 2nd Place
The Byker Community Hub will be a new facility open for people of Byker Wall and the surrounding areas. The aim of scheme is to increase the number of people getting into work by offering Educational and Advice services for the Community. An added dimension to the scheme focusses on the social aspect of the community, by hosting small community business markets, regular showings of local sporting events on screen, and cafeteria. All of which are hosted in an adaptable community zone. The materials used predominantly throughout the building are exposed red brick and timber. From a desire to reuse the existing brick on the site, a glulam framework was chosen to support the weight of the brick. Through the development of the scheme, the brickwork became solely internal and the glulam framework came to support SIPs; chosen for their ease of installation on site.
Initial
The building was designed with an intention to focus on the view from the site, looking down the Tyne River as it carves a path between Newcastle and Gateshead. An external courtyard area, doubling up as a children’s playground overlooks this view, which itself is embraced by the timber framed building.
TECHNICAL MODELS
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Technical Model Final
ROOF TECHNICAL DETAIL
ROOF 1. Concealed Gutter 100mm 2. Timber Securing Gutter 3. Sip Panel – 22mm OSB Substrate, 150mm Kingspan Rigid Insulation, 22mm OSB Substrate 4. DPM 5. Timber Batten 20x40mm 6. Timber Batten 20x40mm 7. Staggered Red Cedar Wood Cladding 8. 22mm Gypsum Plasterboard 9. Glulam Column 550x400mm 10. Glulam Beam 300x400mm 11. Sip Panel – 22mm OSB Substrate, 150mm Kingspan Rigid Insulation, 22mm OSB Substrate 12. DPM 13. Timber Batten 20x40mm 14. Timber Batten 20x40mm 15. Copper Plated Steel Sheet (Pre-Patina) 5mm
1ST FLOOR
1ST FLOOR TECHNICAL DETAIL
GROUND FLOOR TECHNICAL DETAIL
1. Glulam Column 550x400mm 2. 22mm Gypsum Plasterboard 3. Sip Panel – 22mm OSB Substrate, 150mm Kingspan Rigid Insulation, 22mmSubstrate 4. DPM 5. Timber Batten 20x40mm 6. Timber Batten 20x40mm 7. Staggered Red Cedar Wood Cladding 8. Slot Gutter 100mm 9. 75mm Rigid Kingspan Insulation 10. Glulam Beam 150x300mm 11. Drainage Aggregate 12. 250mm Concrete Retaining Wall 13. Reclaimed Brick Wall, tied back to Retaining wall 14. Dropped Ceiling 15. Void for Services 16. Glulam Beam 150x300mm 17. Glulam Joist 30x150mm 18. Suspension Cable 19. 22mm OSB Underlay 20. Oak Flooring
GROUND FLOOR 1. Glulam Column 550x400mm 2. Reclaimed Brick Interior Wall 3. 150mm Kingspan Rigid Insulation 4. DPM 5. 250mm Concrete Retaining Wall 6. Drainage Aggregate 7. Drainage pipe 8. 20mm Movement Joint 9. Concrete Slab 700x700mm 10. 30mm Hard core 11. Concrete Pile 400mm 12. 200mm Hard core 13. 50mm Sand Blinding 14. Visqueen Protective Sheeting 15. DPM 16. 150mm Kingspan Rigid Insulation 17. 200mm Concrete Slab 18. 22mm Underlay 19. Oak Flooring
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THE PRODUCTIVE GARDEN THE SCHEME
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The Walled Garden at Seaton Delaval Hall was originally created to grow fruit and vegetables for the estate as well as having its own brewery on site. Over its 200 year existance it has been adapted and changed to whatever it need to be and the brewery lost. Due to the age of the site, the walls have bowed and twisted with their own weight and subsidance. Impact is a Cor Ten clad Brewhouse signaling the return of the Brewery to Seaton Delaval. The form is modelled from a cube being thrown into the walled garden, sending ripples through the ground forming the land around it.
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The scheme itself houses a brewery with an exhibition on the brewing process and a shop.
Interior Sketch
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Revit Model
Recording Site
Current Facade
HABERDASHERY ON PINK LANE YEAR1
Concept
THE SCHEME The Haberdashery is a small scale shop located on Pink Lane. The geometric concept was derived from research into the Canterbury tales, where a Haberdasher set a challenge to divide an equilateral triangle into four segments and have them form a square. The problem is solved using geometry, the answer was manipulated to form the freestanding Kiosk, which is opened up during the day and closes up during the night. The Haberdashery’s main selling items are Wool for knitting and fabric.
Haberdashery Floor Plan
Planometric Axonometric
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