03_Honours Student Architecture Design Portfolio 2021

CLAUDEMARTINMCCULLOCH

honours architecture design portfolio

UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND (B. ARCH HONS)

1 st SEMESTER 2021

NARRATIVE (CONTENTS)

CONCEPT

UNDERGROUND WATER PARK AGENCY

ATLAS OF DECAY 2

SECTION: ZOO CITY INTERPRETATION SELECTED OBJECT

SPECULATIVE IMAGINATION

ANIMATION (PART 1)

SECTION: ZOO CITY WITH NARRATIVE STORYBOARD

ANIMATION (PART 2)

SECTION: WATER COLLECTION TOWER

BASEMAP OF JOHANNESBURG

AGENCY & ARGUMENT

INFRASTRUCTUAL OBJECT

LIFE ABOVE GROUND

SITE PLAN

RENDER

THRESHOLD FROM ABOVE

FLOOR PLAN

RENDER

INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE CAVITY

FLOOR PLAN

RENDER

DOLOMITE LIMESTONE & DETAILS

PERSONAL ARCHIVE

ITERATIONS & BODY POSTURE

BIBLIOGRAPHY

UNDERGROUND WATER PARK

AN UNDERGROUND RESERVOIR USED FOR ACTIVITIES, STORAGE, & FILTRATION OF GROUNDWATER

Pushing a new line of thought forward

Dealing with social-realism of the environment

Producing a life after ruination

CONCEPT – UNDERGROUND RESERVOIR WITHIN A SINKHOLE & CAVITY

WATER CATCHMENT TOWER

LEAKAGE OF SEWAGE PIPES

SINKHOLE

RESERVOIR

CIRCULATION OF PEOPLE

CIRCULATION OF WATER

BASEMAP OF GROUND WATER & DOLOMITE SOIL

LANDSCAPE OF JOHANNESBURG

GAUTENG BORDER

MUNICIPAL BORDER

DOLOMITE SOIL

GCRO MAP

MINING BELT

SINKHOLES

CITY OF JOHANNESBURG

WEST RAND EKURKULENI

CITY OF TSWANE

BASEMAP OF GROUND WATER & DOLOMITE SOIL

LANDSCAPE OF JOHANNESBURG

GAUTENG BORDER

MUNICIPAL BORDER

DOLOMITE SOIL

GCRO MAP

MINING BELT

SINKHOLES

EXISTING GROUNDWATER

CITY OF JOHANNESBURG

CITY OF TSWANE

WEST RAND EKURKULENI

BASEMAP OF GROUND WATER & DOLOMITE SOIL

LANDSCAPE OF JOHANNESBURG

GAUTENG BORDER

MUNICIPAL BORDER

DOLOMITE SOIL

GCRO MAP

MINING BELT

SINKHOLES

EXISTING GROUNDWATER

PROPOSED NEW GROUNDWATER

CITY OF JOHANNESBURG

CITY OF TSWANE

WEST RAND EKURKULENI

BASEMAP OF GROUND WATER & DOLOMITE SOIL

CITY OF JOHANNESBURG

CITY OF TSWANE

1 – SWIMMING

2 – WATER SPORTS

3 – HOTBATHS

4 – HOLISTIC HEALING

AGENCY & ARGUMENT

ENVIRONMENTALISM & GEOLOGY

NARRATIVE USES OF ABANDONED SINKHOLES

GROUNDWATER USES CURRENT CONDITION

WESTONARIA:

RUBBISH DUMP

BAPSFONTEIN: TRAFFIC

WASHING HANDS

DRY HIGHVELD

IRRIGATION

MINE DUMPS

KATLEHONG:

DEMOLISED PUBLIC POOL

DRINKING

TREE COVERAGE

ATLAS OF DECAY 2

SINKHOLES, KARST SOIL, & GROUNDWATER

Creating a narrative within the landscape of Johannesburg. Different objects are chosen to represent the ruination of the landscape. These objects I have chosen are from a geological and hydrological point of view. They are located within the dolomite and groundwater zone of Johannesburg.

SELECTED OBJECT

CO-EXISTANCE OF WATER & SOIL

GROUNDWATER SINKHOLES

RADIUS

GROUND SURFACE

HILLWASH

CHERT RUBBLE

CHERT RUBBLE

KARST SOIL

FLOW OF WATER

BLANKETING LAYER

MOLECULAR WATER CAVITIES

WEATHERED BEDROCK

UNWEATHERED BEDROCK

CHERT BLOCKS

ANGLE OF DRAW

DOLOMITE CONDUIT

RECEPTACLE

GROUNDWATER LEVEL DOLOMITE CHERT RUBBLE

WATER GRYKE ROCK

GROUNDWATER

CO-EXISTANCE OF WATER & SOIL

CO-EXIST

GROUNDWATER MOLECULE

MOLECULAR WATER CAVITIES

WEATHERED BEDROCK

UNWEATHERED BEDROCK

GROUNDWATER

DIAGRAM OF SOIL LAYERS & CAVITIES

SINKHOLE SUBSIDENCE

DEWATERING & INGRESS

VENSTERSOP FARM

BLANKETING LAYER

SINKHOLES

RADIUS

GROUND SURFACE

HILLWASH

CHERT RUBBLE

CHERT RUBBLE

CHERT BLOCKS

ANGLE OF DRAW

CONDUIT

DOLOMITE

RECEPTACLE

MINE DUMPS

WONDERFONTEIN SPRUIT

OFF-ROAD

MAIN ROAD

GROUNDWATER LEVEL DOLOMITE CHERT RUBBLE

SINKHOLE SUBSIDENCE DEWATERING & INGRESS

GROUND MOVEMENT

SOIL MOVEMENT OF SINKHOLE

KARST SOIL DETERIORATES EASILY KARST ROCK

WATER GRYKE ROCK

HARD

UNWEATHERED DOLOMITE

KARST SOIL DIAGRAM

COLLOVIUM

REMNANT

COMPACT CHERT CAVITY

DOLOMITE FLOATERS

WATER AND SOIL CO-EXIST DEMONSTRATION VIDEO

SOIL DETERIORATION

PROCESS WORK

BIBLIOGRAPHY INVESTIGATION

‘AMDRO_TechnologyAcidicWasteWaterTreatment (1).pdf’ (no date).

‘Appropriate Development of Infrastructure on Dolomite: Guidelines for Consultants’ (no date), p. 97.

Constantinou, S. and van Rooy, J. L. (2018) ‘Sinkhole and subsidence size distribution across dolomitic land in Gauteng’, Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering, 60(2), pp. 2–8.

‘jhb bylaw public road.pdf’ (no date).

Oosthuizen, A. C. and Richardson, S. (no date) ‘Sinkholes and subsidence in South Africa’, p. 34.

Richardson, S. (no date) ‘SINKHOLE AND SUBSIDENCE RECORD IN THE CHUNIESPOORT GROUP DOLOMITE, GAUTENG, SOUTH AFRICA’, p. 184.

Anaman, Gladys Esther. n.d. “GROUNDWATER PROBLEMS AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES – A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE GROUNDWATER SITUATION IN JOHANNESBURG,” 128.

“———.” 2021b. Accessed April 4. https://www.geoscience.org.za/index.php/2017-05-24-21-07-23/sinkholes.

Storie, Dr Maryna, and Geographic Risk Management. 2017. “Dangerous Development on Dolomite: Spatial Considerations.” EE Publishers. April 12. https://www.ee.co.za/article/dangerous-developmentdolomite-spatial-considerations.html.

Storie, Judith Maryna. 2016. “Dangerous Development on Dolomite: Considering Physical Vulnerability of Low-Income Human Settlements in the Gauteng City Region in South Africa.” Thesis. http://wiredspace.wits.ac.za/handle/10539/22449.

Wagener, Fritz Von M., and Peter W. Day. 1986. “Construction on Dolomite in South Africa.” Environmental Geology and Water Sciences 8 (1): 83–89. doi:10.1007/BF02525561.

All drawings done by Claude McCulloch 732690

SPECULATIVE IMAGINATION

ZOO CITY NARRATIVE

Using the tool of imagination to incorporate a new narrative within an existing fictional one. Using animation and section to develop a story and set the stage for the objects chosen in Atlas of Decay 2.

ZOO CITY SECTION SUBJECTIVE INTERPRETATION FROM THE BOOK

Zinzi has a connection to the drain where she looks for lost items.

Mrs. Luditzky’s ring falls in the drain and she has to go underground to face her fears. She is met with a near death experience and makes her escape through the tunnel. She has co-existed through the above and the below.

PREMIS MADLIB

ANIMATION OF NARRATIVE (PART 1)

LINKS BETWEEN THE SURFACE & UNDERGROUND

ZOO CITY SECTION & NARRATIVE LINKS BETWEEN THE SURFACE & UNDERGROUND

The people live in the city until the ground collapses and someone is swallowed by a sinkhole. A witness must enter the drains in order to rescue the person, but the complicated pipe system is in his way. so, along with his trusty guts and bravery, he makes it through after getting lost, and finds the lady. In the end, everything is peaceful and deep away from the chaos above, but they are abandoned and cannot get out.

NEW PREMIS MADLIB

STORYBOARD

SINKHOLE FORMS, CITIZEN FALLS AND IS RESCUED BUT STUCK UNDERGROUND

1. EVERDAY LIFE

2. SUBSIDENCE OCCURS

3. CONCERNED BYSTANDER

4. RUN ACROSS TOWN

5. FIND THE ENTRANCE

6. ENTER THE PIPES

7. GETTING LOST

8. BEING FOUND

9. INSIDE THE CAVITY

ANIMATION OF NARRATIVE (PART 2)

LINKS BETWEEN THE SURFACE & UNDERGROUND

WATER COLLECTION TOWER WITHIN THE NARRATIVE

CO-EXISTANCE OF PEOPLE, TERRAIN & WATER

WATER CATCHMENT TOWER

LEAKAGE OF SEWAGE PIPES

SINKHOLE

CAVITY

CIRCULATION OF PEOPLE

CIRCULATION OF WATER

PROCESS WORK

HAND SKETCHES

SECTION OF DRAINS

SECTION OF SEQUENCE

GROUNDWATER SURROUNDS THE CITY

ROUGH SECTION

ROUGH SECTION

BIBLIOGRAPHY INVESTIGATION

‘AMDRO_TechnologyAcidicWasteWaterTreatment (1).pdf’ (no date).

‘Appropriate Development of Infrastructure on Dolomite: Guidelines for Consultants’ (no date), p. 97.

Constantinou, S. and van Rooy, J. L. (2018) ‘Sinkhole and subsidence size distribution across dolomitic land in Gauteng’, Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering, 60(2), pp. 2–8.

‘jhb bylaw public road.pdf’ (no date).

Oosthuizen, A. C. and Richardson, S. (no date) ‘Sinkholes and subsidence in South Africa’, p. 34.

Richardson, S. (no date) ‘SINKHOLE AND SUBSIDENCE RECORD IN THE CHUNIESPOORT GROUP DOLOMITE, GAUTENG, SOUTH AFRICA’, p. 184.

INFRASTRUCTUAL OBJECT

AWARENESS, COLLECTION & UNDERGROUND WATER ACTIVITIES WITHIN A SINKHOLE & CAVITY

Designing an infrastructure that interacts with the human scale and exists within the laws and the narrative of the selected objects.

Scales range from the urban to the architectural to the detailed.

CONCEPT – UNDERGROUND RESERVOIR WITHIN A SINKHOLE & CAVITY

WATER CATCHMENT TOWER

LEAKAGE OF SEWAGE PIPES

SINKHOLE

RESERVOIR

CIRCULATION OF PEOPLE

CIRCULATION OF WATER

URBAN CONDITION

LIFE ABOVE THE GROUND

ATTACHING TO THE EXISTING SINKHOLE

LIFE ABOVE THE GROUND

ATTACHING TO THE EXISTING SINKHOLE

THRESHOLD FROM ABOVE

THRESHOLD FROM ABOVE

FLOOR PLAN

ARCHITECTURAL CONDITION

INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE CAVITY

DOWN WITHIN THE UNDERGROUND

SURROUNDING BUILDINGS

WATER TOWER

STAIRCASE

CAVITY

MAIN DECK

FOUNDATIONS

SUPPORT STRUCTURES CONCRETE BEAMS

RETAINING WALL

FILTRATION PIPES

FILTRATION MACHINE

FLOOR PLAN

ENGAGING WITH WATER THROUGH SWIMMING

FILTRATION POOL

SWIMMING POOL WITH DIVING BOARDS

SWIMMING POOL WITH SLIDES

FILTRATION MACHINES

DETAIL CONDITION

DOLOMITE LIMESTONE CONSTRUCTION

METHODS

DETAILS OF ELEMENTS

STAIRCASE - CORTEN STEEL THAT ERODES OVER TIME

STAIRS

VERTICAL CIRCULATION

TOWER THAT LANDS ON THE DECK & GOES FURTHER INTO THE AQUIFER

MATERIALS OF TIME

BALUSTRADES: CORTEN STEEL

AQUIFER OF WATER

ELEVATOR CORE

SOIL TYPES –DOLOMITE & BEDROCK

DECK: CHECKERED STEEL PLATE

BALUSTRADE & DECK

HANDRAILS: ERRODING COPPER (HEALTH BENEFITS)

LIFE AFTER RUINATION

PROCESS WORK

HAND SKETCHES

SINKHOLE FARM

SINKHOLE FARM

PROCESS WORK

ABOVE – BELOW ENTRANCE

CIRCULATION TOWER

WATER DECK

PROCESS WORK DIGITAL

BIBLIOGRAPHY INVESTIGATION

‘AMDRO_TechnologyAcidicWasteWaterTreatment (1).pdf’ (no date).

‘Appropriate Development of Infrastructure on Dolomite: Guidelines for Consultants’ (no date), p. 97.

Constantinou, S. and van Rooy, J. L. (2018) ‘Sinkhole and subsidence size distribution across dolomitic land in Gauteng’, Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering, 60(2), pp. 2–8.

‘jhb bylaw public road.pdf’ (no date).

Oosthuizen, A. C. and Richardson, S. (no date) ‘Sinkholes and subsidence in South Africa’, p. 34.

Richardson, S. (no date) ‘SINKHOLE AND SUBSIDENCE RECORD IN THE CHUNIESPOORT GROUP DOLOMITE, GAUTENG, SOUTH AFRICA’, p. 184.

PERSONAL ARCHIVE

MY PERSONAL LANDSCAPE ABOUT WHO I AM

Using an artist that is relatable (Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum)

I am to use her methodology and thought process to illustrate my Own personal landscape of my heritage, my past, and my future.

I do not exist alone but I exist within a specific landscape.

BODY POSTURE & ELEMENTS OF MY LANDSCAPE PROCESS WORK

MY SUPPORT SYSTEM ROUGH ITERATIONS

FINAL ITERATIONS

EXISTING WITHIN MY LANDSCAPE

BIBLIOGRAPHY INVESTIGATION

Wood, M. (2016). Pamela Sunstrum Ig vFINAL [video]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlOhzUhS-Ho [Accessed: 28 February 2021]

Biswas, A. (2020) Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum – interview: ‘I needed to put my own body on the line if I was going to be asking a figure to carry a story or particular politics’. Studiointernational.com [online] Available at: https://www.studiointernational.com/index.php/pamela-phatsimo-sunstrum-interview-battlecry-goodman-gallery-london [Accessed: 28 February 2021]

Gresle,Y. (2017) Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum: Drawing Out of Writing. [online] Available at: https://writinginrelation.wordpress.com/2017/09/13/pamela-phatsimo-sunstrumdrawing-out-of-writing/#:~:text=Her%20drawings%20and%20mixed%2Dmedia,on%20paper%20and%20wood%20panel [Accessed: 2 March 2021]

Soudien, A. (2020) The Landscape of Meaning: Mechanism and Memory in Depictions of Disaster. [online] Available at: https://mg.co.za/friday/2020-08-13-the-landscape-ofmeaning-mechanism-and-memory-in-depictions-of-disaster/ [Accessed: 3 March 2021]

Kuijers, I. (2020). A Hero’s Journey: Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum’s ‘Battlecry’. [online] Available at: https://artthrob.co.za/2020/10/12/a-heros-journey-pamela-phatsimosunstrums-battlecry/ [Accessed: 1 March 2021]

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