ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO Delyan Georgiev, Architectural Assistant PART 1
CONTENT
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4.
TECH Unite d’Habitation Marseille, Spain
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TRINITY CENTRE Regeneration Cardiff, UK
2020
Acid HULME Manchester, UK
2019
2.
2020
ACID LIVING London, UK
2020
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Maritza regeneration Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2019
TECH /ACID LIVING/ London, UK
2020
7.
SPACE ‘8’
Barcelona, Spain
2018
1. Acid Hulme The brief of my Unit in Semester 1 in my last year of Bachelor, was about selecting a housing estate and a musical genre and finding the relation between the two. Acid Hulme is a preceding project of Acid Living, It is an exploration in the relation between the music janre ‘Acid house’ and social housing estate in Manchester ( Hulme Crescents). Hulme Crescents has a big impact on the formation of British Acid House culture. Most importantly this place, through its hedonistic, chaotic, lawless spirit, inspired a lot of young creatives to produce world renowned art which ignited liberal art movements in Britain and the world. This research helped me to identify my focus point when I was designing my second term project (Acid living).
Decks
Parks
apartment block.
Stairways
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The FACTORY (Russel social club)
Acid house music club
1980’s isometric map of Manchester
Original design for a maisonette flat (2-3 people, 2 bedrooms) 1970
BEFORE
Section through Hulme Crescent
2 Rooms 1960’s Family flats
Alternative solutions to demolition
1970
1975
1980
1987
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1990
Here I explain diagrammatically through a sociological investigation, how the architect posses the ability to suggest alternative solutions to demolition as a final frontier.
1990
Architect
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Alterations
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AFTER
A breakdown of the maisonette flats in Hulme Crescents. This was-illustrated in order to show how the ‘ravers’ knocked down holes into the walls of the flats so to create bigger spaces. These spaces were used to hold parties and various events. From here I got insights of how to organise my maisonette typology in the ( Acid Living ) project.
Alterations
1970
1975
1980
Alterations
What factors make a housing estate successful?
‘The Kitchen’ or a space created from 3 flats knocked clumsily into one super-squad club. (The parties here would usually go for 48 yours) 1987-1991
2 Rooms 1980’s Acid house party, demolished wall
Financial scheme
Government
LA Borough of Tower Hamlets
Lease Developer
Rent
Rent Rent
Young creatives e.g. artists group
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young creative E.g. music producers
Buy
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Young creative E.g. performance artists
COOP
Community Collectivist approach Takes care and responsibility of the place
Olympic stadium
Chrisp market
Printworks
Balfron tower
Legend
Canary Warf
Robin Hood gardens
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
railways roads buildings 24 hour annual average noise level 2m
Noise saturation Jetty
O2 Arena
Lock
Air Sh
aft
Slip
way
Noise as a beneficial factor The site is located in-between major highways. Thus the development will be constantly exposed to a high volume of noise pollution. This factor is favourable for my scheme as the estate itself will generate a lot of noise through the music and performance events which will take place there.
Massing brainstorm
Tents in a camp arrangement
Tensile performance shed
Tensile structures The most basic example of such structure is the tent. They are usually used for temporary dwelling and are quite resistant to the natural forces. Bigger ‘tents’ are used around the world for festivals, circus and events which are temporal shelter for the guests and performance artists.
The Mass Robin Hood garden’s longer building is already demolished but in order to bring back the spirit of it, I decided to excavate my mass with the form of the past building. Thus I created my multifunctional atrium space. Then I created the new mass which is double the volume of the old building and provides with much more living, performing and fun space for the new tenants. The new massing fits well with the context without disturbing it volumetrically.
Stage
Recording equipment Outdoor stage DJ set
Yellow submarine
Courtyard house small expansions through interventions and human customisation.
Imaginary living space from the famous song by Beatles. It is a surreal space which presents with a fun way of living, sharing and enjoying life.
Acid living modular system Shipping containers
Courtyard houses on top of one another
Le Corbusier’s Pilotis, Unite d’Habitation Modularity I examined modularity through Le Scorbutic and Japanese 20th century architecture and I was searching for ways to implement these technique into my proposal. The beauty of it is that you can replace or add any module without affecting the rest of the system.
VERNACULAR IDENTITY Searching for identity. People who live in Tower Hamlets mostly come from Bangladesh. Through the modernist council housing developments the identity of the Bengali is lost. I explored the unique vernacular elements of that culture and used it to inform my design decisions.
Oil platform The SEA
Artist’s studio
Exhibition
The oil platforms have influence on my scheme, they are lifted spaces standing on huge columns. These spaces are always changing and there is a lot of activity happening on them. The people working there sleep and work on them which is the idea that I am proposing with Acid living.
MODULAR MASS Here I am mixing the vernacular with the modular to establish my form.
PUBLIC REALM DESIGN I decided to keep the landscape layout of the old Robin hood estate in a way that preserves its symbolism but adds a new feature in the public realm. I am excavating holes with the same width and height as the hills but into the ground form ground to create the 2 main public spaces. Thus I introduce the 2 amphitheatre stages where performances will take place. They are part of the consumption phase of the value chain.
The hills
Flipping around
Excavated hills
Amphitheatres
Acid living new building drawings For bigger scale refer to *Day and Night A1 Appendix*
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DAY SPACES During the day most activities and live performances happen on the site. They are part of Creation, Distribution and Consumption part of the scheme. Here the creative communities exercise, rehearsal and express themselves in front of the public.
1. Amphitheatre
4. Stage 1 and 2
2.Observation deck
5. Stage 5
3.Sitting plaza behind Robin Hood gardens building
6.Stage 4
Vector people designed by Freepik at <a href=”https://www.freepik.com”>designed by Macrovector - Freepik.com</a>, <a href=”https://www.freepik.com”>designed by Santavio - Freepik.com</a> Vector people: <a href="https://www.freepik.com">designed by Macrovector - Freepik.com</a>
Night time spaces
For bigger scale refer to *Day and Night A1 Appendix*
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3 Vector people designed by Freepik at <a href=”https://www.freepik.com”>designed by Macrovector - Freepik.com</a>
1. Amphitheatre
2. Stage 2/ small stage
3. Stage 5
NIGHT SPACES The concept was to establish a place that could be both used during the night and day. The renders show the key spaces that could be activated during the night. Most of the scenes are ment to be for open air concerts and alike events while the renovated old Robin Hood gardens presents with opportunity for hosting indoor night events. All of the renders present the Consumption part of the scheme where the final product of the creative work is finally presented in front of the public. The night events are meant to take place when there would be minimum disturbance for the communities.they are organised on the same principal as the diagram from Decentrilsed system of living explains.
Vector people designed by Freepik at <a href=â&#x20AC;?https://www.freepik.comâ&#x20AC;?>designed by Macrovector - Freepik.com</a>
4. Robin Hood gardens building, night venue spaces on the first floors.
Vector people: <a href="https://www.freepik.com/free-photos-vectors/abstract">Abstract vector created by pch.vector - www.freepik.com</a>
South Elevation
West Longitudinal Elevation
1:750
Ground level
1:750
2 types of meisonette, Both customizable inside, These modules are made for living and working.
Prefabrication
Assembling
Transportation 8850,00
280,00
837,50
8570,00
Walkway
170,00
First floor 4260,00
Second floor
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Second floor
Section 1;1 b
Concrete cladding panels 100mm Substructure/ventilation cavity 20mm Mineral wool insulation 200mm Reinforced concrete parapet 200mm Interior plaster, wallpaper
prefabricated concrete shell
Windows: Aluminium frame, triple glazing
MAISONETTE PREFAB FLATS
1:20 Prefabricated maisonettes
The modular maisonette design is inspired by many maisonette typologies from the modernist era. It consists of 2 floors, bathrooms, balcony, office space and 2- 3 bedrooms. For more information on what flats I explored through my reseach refer to *Modern living and maisonette typologies booklet*
First floor
Spatial programming based on the Value chain
Living spaces, new building SMALL LIVING AND SLEEPING PODS As part of the living scheme, I introduce small affordable pods for single creatives. They are prefabricated from concrete and plugged into the smaller holes on the north and south face of the facade. The process of manufacturing and plugging into the structure is the same as the rest of the modules around the building.
KINETIC ROOF MECHANISM
truss 1 Rails wheels
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The â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;canvasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roof is attached to the trusses and the trusses are moving on pair of rails with the help of wheels. This system allows for changeable environmental qualities under the atrium.
Living spaces, new building
Vector people designed by Freepik <a href=”https://www.freepik.com”>designed by Macrovector - Freepik.com</a>
Living spaces, new building
Vector people designed by Freepik <a href=”https://www.freepik.com”>designed by Macrovector - Freepik.com</a>
Vector people designed by Freepik <a href=”https://www.freepik.com”>designed by Macrovector - Freepik.com</a>
Old building conservation and renovation
Elevation render of the refurbished flat block
Robin Hood gardens building
For this part of the site, I decided to refurbish the old Brutalist building by adding thematic colour on the parapets of the terraces and converting some of the flats into bigger spaces for events while keeping the other the way they are with only changing the tectonics to more contemporary ones. The following pages look in depth how I am altering the old Robin Hood gardens building and bringing it back to life by introducing 3 major sectors for consumption, distribution,intermediation and living spaces.
Street in the sky after renovation
Demolition of walls
1:750 Isometric
Introducing steel beam columns 6 flats block
Spatial organisation inside old building
Day
Night
United apartments ( exhibition centre) Communities organise exhibition where they expose their crafts.
Night time venues where people listen to particular music performance and have fun.
Demolishing all parallel walls and adding columns for stability. Thus creating 3 big all connected spaces for event venues.
Elevation of Robin Hood gardens refurbished building (
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Spatial organisation inside old building
3. Technology / ACID LIVING/ Acid living’s new building consists of 3d façade where the living and working modules are prefabricated and plugged in the structure. There is a semi open atrium space and range of open-air spaces in and around the living spaces. It also incorporates spaces for visual and performance arts. The grid system structure allows flexibility in terms of space (eg. large communal spaces will be arranged around and in between the living modules) and most importantly presents with a nonfixed solution of arrangement of the modules. This will allow a constant transformation and change in terms of spaces according to the needs of the occupants in the long run. Analysing the context of the site, I incorporate the following passive design challenges: - Atrium space – it allows for mixed ventilation -natural and mechanical. It also creates a comfortable environment for communal spaces while serving as enclosed wind-protected space in the summer and winter. - Moveable roof to protect the atrium spaces from severe winter weather while still allowing the atrium spaces to be used. - Programmatic organisation so that winter sun penetrates into the fabric and in the deep levels of the the atrium. Prefabricated modules and Robin hood gardens renovation, living spaces design strategies: - Double or triple glazing panes for high performance glazing ( Low-E) on east and west windows but small well insulated skylights on the south façade to obtain passive solar gain - HVAC vet system for the new building. - Tightly sealed, well insulated modules, extra insulation to increase occupant comfort and to keep indoor temperatures uniform. - Square-ish and compact modules which are stacked on one another to minimise heat loss in the living spaces
Thank you!