G R O U P
GROUP 1
Ashley Igwe Christine Cruz Cian Anderson Edwin Chew Helen Prokofjeva James Noble Wiktoria Czajkowska
Pod Tutors: Gavin Buggy, Joe Stokes
CONTENTS MASTERPLAN PROJECTS The Artists Coummunity: Ashley Igwe Pub & Garden: Christine Cruz Sports Hall & Youth Centre: Cian Anderson Music Centre: Edwin Chew Spa & Wellness Centre: Helen Prokofjeva Childrens Educational Centre: James Noble Markets & Food Hall: Wiktoria Czajkowska
Edited By Wiktoria Czajkowska
THE CITY JUNGLE MASTERPLAN The aim of this project is to create a space that offers accessibility and a combination of public and semipublic outdoor space where the community can thrive.
We aim to unify Vicar Street with the main square by pedestrianizing the street and continuing the material texture. We stayed true to the plot grain by considering historic maps. Currently the area is lacking in amenities, it was our intention to solve this problem by adding facilities most needed by the residents.
We bring duality of use to our scheme by commercializing the ground floor and we use the top floors as residential spaces. We create an array of dynamic spaces through compression and release, we create an enclosure like shell. We provide safe sheltered spaces through the use of colonnades. We offer a main green space and different size plazas.
Original Figure Ground Edwin Chew
Group Axonmetric
Figure Ground Masterplan
Initial Concept Model and Render Cian Anderson & Wiktoria Czajkowska
Initial Masterplan Surface Render Wiktoria Czajkowska
Site Model Perspective Christine Cruz
Site Model Perspective Christine Cruz
THE JUNGLE MASTERPLAN 1. Pub Garden/Cafe 2. Market/Food Hall 3. Art Centre 4. Music Centre 5. Spa & Baths 6. Childrens Learning 7. Sports Hall
Public Spaces A: Mini Plaza B: Main Plaza C: Sitting Area D: Green Area
Thomas Street Elevation Before and After
Rear of Thomas Street Section
From Left: Christine, Wiktoria, Ashley, Edwin
Rear of Thomas Street Section
From Left: James, Helen
Francis Street Elevation Edwin Chew
The Artists Community
Ashley Igwe
My chosen site lies behind a bustling row of shops on Thomas Street, all the land to the rear formed a ditch boundary between St. Thomas’s Monastery and the secular world of Thomas Street which housed tanning pits, butchers and tailors. Such use patterns hold true to its medieval street with long standing tailors working over dress shops, taverns and confectioners.
Pub and Garden
Christine Cruz
Due to location, lighting became a challenge and as a result, the building adapted itself into maximizing the amount of light entering. As a result, I created a courtyard on the other half of the building, allowing dual aspect apartments. The pub inhabits the ground floor area and civic space.
Sports Hall and Youth Centre
Cian Anderson
The aim of this work was to identify local needs in particular to provide a safe place for youth culture to find a safe haven. Teenagers have nowhere to congregate without friction and the robust nature of the architecture accommodates their growing needs whilst also providing innovation in social housing on the upper floors by means of streets in the sky.
Music Centre
Edwin Chew
Located on Francis street within the Liberties, this project housing scheme combines an interactive music school with a multi-purpose gathering concourse adding a new civic function to the residential community. This lobby is not only for the residents but also doubles as a music civic space, the building holds music recording facilities, lessons, performance and retail.
Spa & Wellness Centre
Helen Prokofjeva
A mixed use building with 22 units ranging from single bed apartments to spacious loft apartments units above the ground floor. I tried to separate wet and dry without alienating both realms. Thermal baths occupy the ground floor and basement. I aimed to bring their presence up through the apartments, achieved through light wells, transition spaces, windows.
Childrens Educational Centre
James Noble
I wanted to create a safe, playful, learning space for the Liberties’ kids. The creche centres around a double-height assembly space embedded between two classrooms. I aimed to create mixed apartments that offer South-Western facing balconies and open-plan living spaces.
Markets & Food Hall
Wiktoria Czajkowska
My project offers an open market on the ground floor which is created through a series of enfillade collonades. A canteen area is on a demesne level in the markets. Housing upstairs follows the structural grid of the collonades and the plans use the concept of layering.