YEAR 5 Report
GEORGE PARFITT UNIVERSITY OF BATH MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE
2018
AUTHOR
George C. Parfitt
STUDENT NUMBER
GP531
MODULE
Architectural Design
YEAR
2018
Date Printed
22 May 2018
George Parfitt Š 2018 All Rights Reserved
Document Structure It is understood the purpose of this document is to show the development and process of the past year in addition to presenting a carefully articulated project with a strong narrative from start to finish. Due to the sheer volume of process work created during the past 5 months, it would reduce the clarity of the project if it was presented chronologically in terms of time. The document has therefore been split into three sections. The initial section presents all of the preliminary projects and the Budapest trip. The second section presents the project carried out this year followed by the final section, which hosts all of this years development work. I have attempted to create links between section two and three where possible to allow the reader to understand the development behind a certain idea. 2
DOCUMENT
CONTENTS
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Preliminary Projects
14 Budapest
36 Design Project
118 Appendix
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5th year analysis The academic year began with a six-month placement working for NVB Architects. The feeling of returning to education after spending more than a year in practice was very strange. I went from working on multi million pound independent school projects and producing the construction drawings for a Hyena Enclosure to building a… ‘threshold’. I initially thought the project seemed a little simplistic but the exercise actually turned out to be a very interesting insight into the psychological reactions of people when presented with our various interventions. The project also facilitated one of those rare occasions we as architects (to be) get to work at 1:1 scale and it was a very enjoyable experience watching the year encourage vice chancellor Glynis Breakwell to do the ‘Cha Cha Slide’! It was during the Threshold project that we were introduced to the fifth year tutors. Scott Cahill appeared down to earth and not the type of tutor that would force a particular design methodology (as I have experienced in the past). This was important for me this year as I was aware it would likely be my last opportunity to experiment with design and attempt to discover my own architectural style. Scott and I did disagree on occasion and I am the first to admit when I am wrong however with continued guidance (even during unsociable hours) solutions were developed that resulted in a very rigorous scheme. Architectural education has always been a period of intense study and this year has been no exception. Designing a building whilst participating in smaller design exercises such as ‘Muff on a Huff Puff’ and ‘Asking, Looking, Playing, Making’, visiting a beautiful city named Budapest, giving various presentations on books read and buildings studied, learning how to use Rhino, writing two essays (and the list continues) has not been an easy process. Nonetheless I believe it is in such a fast paced working environment that you learn the most and it is clear the year has been structured to practice all of the skills required to deliver a highly sophisticated final year project. I am thankful to Toby Lewis and the rest of the tutors for a year that has been organised and executed very well.
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Photo Courtesy of Nic Delves-Broughton
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3D Rhino
Kielder Cave “The place affects the building you put into it and then the building you put into it affects the place.” - Peter Sharpe The ‘Rhino’ task was to propose a small scale architectural transformation or intervention that could change the way the place can be inhabited. I have always wanted to revisit the very first project from my undergraduate degree and model this using the latest 3D modelling techniques. The original design was a small cabin and artist studio based on an observation of the form of a moth native to the Kielder forest and its ability to blend seamlessly with the surroundings. The moth’s form also reduced wind resistance, which allowed for a much lighter weight structure. The structure I have proposed is an interpretation of this original design as opposed to a direct copy. The design resembles a ‘cave’ like timber shelter which allows travellers to seek refuge whilst hiking through the Kielder forest.
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Beauty
Waterfall, Jesmond Dene Frank Lloyd Wright once said, “Study nature, love nature, and it will never fail you�. The waterfall pictured in this image was a key feature in the garden of the engineer Lord Armstrong, which was later gifted to the townspeople of Newcastle. Historically this landscape would have been a quarry but Armstrong and his wife landscaped it in the 1850s. Unless you look very closely at the cement joints that are holding the stones of this man-made waterfall in place, the parks industrial past is barely recognisable. I find the beauty in this image stems from natures ability to reclaim a landscape. As architects I think we should be more inclined to consider how nature is going to reclaim the buildings we design.
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Precedent Toyo Ito Tama Art University Library
Photo Courtesy of Toyo Ito Architects
Photo Courtesy of Toyo Ito Architects
Diagram
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The Tama Art University, Tokyo was designed by Toyo Ito. The site is situated at the northern gateway of the Universities Hachioji campus. Due to the high volume of people that would be passing through this area of the campus, Toyo Ito designed a large open gallery space on the ground floor of the building to act as an active thorough fair for those crossing campus (even with no intention to visit the library). The design intent is for staff and students to ‘cross paths’. The existing cafeteria was the only place in the university shared by both students and staff members across all disciplines, so a key motivation for Toyo Ito was to question how an institution as specialised as a library could provide an open commonality for all. Toyo Ito envisioned the building as a cave, presumably as a sanctuary for students and staff to read and share thoughts.
Reading Flora Samuel Le Corbusier in Detail Conclusion Extracts P215 - 218 01. A strong initial claim explains the purpose of the book; how Corbusier’s details explain his true morals and beliefs (even if these details contradict some of his written theoretical work).
03. The book explains how Le Corbusier’s architecture was built “around a philosophy of Orphanism, based on the ancient mystery religion of that name. Orpheus – linked to the figures of Dionysus and Apollo – is himself of course known for having charmed the gods with the beauty of his music. Put very crudely, Orphism was the belief, derived from the ideas of Pythagoras and Plato that the cosmos was held together by numbers and that geometry and proportion could be used to achieve harmony with nature.”
Critical Appraisal The book was an enjoyable read, relatively easy to understand throughout and lacked the overly complicated language found in most architectural literature. The book provided an in-depth insight into the amount of meaning Le Corbusier integrated into his detailing. However the book is more of a commentary as opposed to a critical analysis. If Flora Samuel did express her opinion it was usually by quoting another philosopher.
Tectonic decisions, even at level of structure, convey a great deal about the architect’s view of the world - whether they are jaded and cynical or full of idealism. There is something very moralistic about Le Corbusier’s architecture. In accordance with his own doctrine of hard work and asceticism, his buildings are about self-denial, knowledge, courage and reward and are detailed in accordance with these precepts. Le Corbusier thought continually in terms of the way the body would respond to his architecture. Nowhere is that relationship so intense as in the sphere of detail... ...Le Corbusier’s approach to handrails, doors, windows, stairs, skirtings, and so on, described herein, is remarkably consistent with his approach to architecture as a whole, both governed by his Orphic theories. Emphasis is placed on asceticism, bodily experience, number, space and pro portion, as well as knowledge gained through initiation. ‘The architectural idea is strictly an individual phenomenon, inalienable. It is good to push an idea to a state of purity’, wrote Le Corbusier as a young man. Pushing the ‘idea to a state of purity’ meant working, working and reworking a design until all its parts fitted together in an inalienable whole, the Modernist dream to which many of us still aspire – the making of order in a terrifyingly chaotic world – ‘associations of incongruous ideas conjure up contrasts, analogies and then deductions!’... ... But suddenly you touch my heart, you do me good, I am happy and I say: “This is beautiful”. That is Architecture. Art enters in. My house is practical. I thank you, as I might thank Railway engineers or the Telephone service. You have not touched my heart. But suppose that walls rise towards heaven in such a way that I am moved. I perceive your intentions. Your mood has been gentle, brutal, charming or noble. The stones you have erected tell me so. You fix me to the place and my eye regard it. They behold something which expresses a thought. A thought which reveals itself without word or sound, but solely by means of shapes which stand in a certain relationship to one another. By the use of inert materials and starting from conditions more or less utilitarian, you have established certain relationships which have aroused my emotions. This is Architecture.
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02. The book explores how Corbusier’s traits were subconsciously designed into his details.
04. The method Le Corbusier uses to provide a journey for people are analysed in quite a lot of depth within the ‘Elements of Architectural Promenade’ chapter.
05. Corbusier appreciates the utilitarian approach but requires something more for a building to become architecture. This meaning is found within his details.
Glynis ‘giving it a go’
Toby ‘turning it out’
The joy created
Moral Support?
Proof it worked!
Blurry Glynis enjoying the ‘slide’ 10
Theshold Cha Cha Slide!
Photo Courtesy of Nic Delves-Broughton
The site that we have identified is the stair, bridge and promenade that takes students from the bus stop/ car park into the university. At the moment this is a long, dreary trudge, with no purpose other than taking people from A to B. In this respect it is similar to many of the daily journeys that take us between home and work and act as a threshold between the private and public sphere. Our proposal aims to make the moment of arrival at the university a fun moment by encouraging people to dance rather than walk, thus transforming the journey from a simple necessity to an opportunity for enjoyment. We hope that by making this short walk something more than a chore, we will set people up in a good mood for the rest of the day. We have chosen the Cha-Cha Slide because this is an almost universally recognizable dance, is easy to learn (the instructions being part of the song) and does not encourage people to take themselves too seriously.
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C o n c r e t e Wo r k s h o p Fabric Formwork Study
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Ti m b e r Wo r k s h o p Stacked Structure Study
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‘Hungry House’ Hungarian Parliament Building at Night
Hungarian Parliament Building My favourite building in Budapest
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Budapest Scholarly Trip
Fifth Year Class of 2018
Fifth year architecture students from the University of Bath travelled 1,184.4 miles to the Hungarian capital of Budapest for six fulfilling days of exploring overwhelmingly impressive architecture, tasting some of Europe’s finest food and beer, and collaborating on a 2km2 master-plan to cover an underutilised area located north of the city. 70.6km’s walked. 1 masterplan Completed. Countless buildings visited.
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Momento Hungarian culture (Not just the beer!) The relaxed and casual atmosphere of Hungarian culture is what I enjoyed most during my visit to Budapest. This became most apparent after ordering Goulash from one of the food stalls in Karaván street food court. Unfortunately it wasn’t made apparent until I left the stall and found a seat that my meal was slightly cold so I decided to take it back and ask for it to be reheated. Instead of simply reheating the meal as you would expect in somewhere like the UK, the guy apologised and threw it away. He then provided me with a free beer whilst he cooked a completely new meal (which fortunately was hot!). I have therefore chosen the pint of Hungarian beer to represent this memorable event as the metaphor for my ‘momento’.
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Hand Rail Thins - Central European University
Szechenyi Baths Reception Area - 2 minute sketch
Travel Journal The above sketches and the following few pages of photographs document my experience of Budapest.
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Beautiful Groin Vaults
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Hungarian Parliament Building
St Stephens Basilica
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‘Through the Arches’
Reminds me of Highgarden?
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Funicular line to Buda Castle
Wall Detail (looking down the shadow gap between the wall and edge of stairs)
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Underground Station
Underground Station
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Atrium - Central European University
Rooftop view of the Hungarian Parliament Building
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Budapest Masterplanning Project Smart Tech Campus The proposal is for a smart technology campus, which couples a research centre with a Droneport. The research focus of the campus is based on a carbon molecule called Endohedral Fullerence, which is used to increase the accuracy of the GPS systems used in Drones. It’s a technology that already exists and is being developed by scientists at Oxford University. However the Droneport will provide a testing ground for the technology so it can be used in other disciplines such as driver-less cars. The site, located on the tip of the peninsula, historically had a thriving industry allowing Budapest to compete economically with neighbouring cities. However as industry left this part of Budapest, the area became neglected. The space required for the buildings that will enable the fourth ‘data driven’ revolution will act as a catalyst for growth by bringing people and an economy back to this part of Budapest. The site is located on a gateway to the city, which is ideal to facilitate its key function as a Droneport. Instead of lorries entering the city centre of Budapest to deliver goods, they instead deliver them to the Droneport. The goods are broken down into smaller packages and temporarily stored prior to being ‘droned’ into the centre of Budapest. The process of preventing lorries from entering Budapest reduces the UHI effect and increases the practicalities of pedestrianising the city, an aim set out in the larger city master-plan. The droneport will be the first of a much larger network of ports located on the cities gateways. The site itself is also pedestrianised with walking and cycling forming the main source of movement around the site. The complexity of a city centre means integrating the procedures required for pedestrianisation would cause a meltdown. However this out of city location is much less dense allowing the process to be trialled and improved prior to integrating it within the urban realm.
Budapest
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Fifth Year Overall Masterplan
Smart Tech Campus Site
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Narrative Diagrams
The first of a larger network of Droneports
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Existing Traffic
Narrative Diagrams
Proposed Pedestrianisation
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Site Design The end of our site is where the drone port is located, as it is easily accessible by land and sea for the deliveries and collection of goods. The warehouse is on ground level, whilst its roof is landscaped to respond to the level of the curb for flood defense. The tall chimneys that the drones travel through not only act as monumental sculptures, but also prevent the public from interfering with the transportation system of the drones. The middle part of the site is where the research centres are located. We envisioned this site to be like a technology campus, where people can wander through the landscape and buildings. The site responds to its surrounding through pedestrian bridges that bring people in from the mainland; whilst the form and design of the building and landscape blend in with the woodlands of the adjacent patch where housings are created for the homeless.
Site Design Explanation
Finally, the other end of the site is mostly landscaped with lots of greenery and public squares in between. It is a continuity from the entrance through the large garden bridge, where most people will be entering the island from. This creates a welcoming gesture through the landscaped area, into the technology campus and finally towards the drone port.
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Research building typology example
Research Areas
Axonometric
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Research Area Spatial Analysis
Concept sketch Diagram
Spatial Analysis
Spatial Analysis Our project aimed to break down the typology of a research building, that tends towards a more private impermeable deep plan, to create a more accessible and equitable research facility to the public. this was done through using the path cuts to fragment the typical research typology. these path cuts brought pedestrian and cycle traffic into the site from the bridges to key locations in the site and the neighbouring silicone bay. The leftover fragments were then filled with building blocks and the leftover space formed public piazzas and parks.
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Integration of buildings and natural landscape
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Spatial Analysis
Pedestrianisation - Walking and cycling as the method of transportation around the campus
Section / Plan
Droneport Plan
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Diagrammatic Section
Long Section
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Brain Storming
Sketchbook
Discussing Ideas
Group Photos
Pitch for a Patch
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Group Photo: From left to right - Victor, George, Will, Yeewei, Yuchen
Yuchen and myself discussing some serious drone issues.
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Image Courtesy of Mario Sanchez Nevado
Rehabilitation Through Nature A project that investigates how nature can be used as a catalyst for rehabilitation with regards to both people and place. 37
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Where is all the green Space going? Do people not understand we need this to survive!
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Less Sparse Town and Fringe. Less Sparse Village and Dispersed. Sparse Town and Fringe. Sparse Village and Dispersed. Urban GOR Boundaries
Edinburgh
Newcastle
Sheffield
Cardiff
London Bath Southampton
Penzance
(furthest south)
Data extracted from Maps of Rural England (Government Website)
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Observation and Recording Lack of Green Space
Upon arriving to site, the city walk group I belonged to was assigned transect 04, which stretched from Arnos Vale Cemetery (South East) to Castle Park (North West). An immediate observation was how the materiality of the city was drastically changing over the duration of our walk. We considered the affecting factors of these changes in materiality and agreed that a definite cause was building typology which appeared in clusters or zones. The zones we identified were graveyard, residential, transition, industrial, office development, city and park each of which could be defined by a predominant materiality - in the graph, right, we have indicated the tectonic evolution and its relationship to the elevation level of the transect. Man made materials form a significant portion of the info-graphic. This made me question how any form of wildlife could actually survive here? A secondary observation was the dramatic topographical difference between the two sites. We therefore considered this elevation change and how this may impact typology, users or the general urban fabric of the area. Additional factors we considered when analysing our transect were barriers and edge conditions. These varied from natural edges such as hedgerows and vegetation to militant built barriers such as walls topped with barbed wire to prevent trespassing. We also observed the way bold colours were used throughout the site, be it office development cladding panels, render to residential buildings or the iconic graffiti that Bristol has become well known for. Our final observation was the mirrored layout of our transect - the centralised Temple Meads site is an industrial haven, which radiates into residential zones and finally ends with green space in the form of a the Arnos Vale Cemetery and Castle Park.
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1. GRAVEYARD 2. RESIDENTIAL
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3. TRANSITIONAL 6. CITY CENTRE
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GRAVEYARD GRAVEYARD
RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL
TRANSITION TRANSITION
INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIAL
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Park The site
Graveyard
Looking - No Nature!
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Hypothetical Story The Birds of Temple Mead The Birds of Temple Mead were struggling to feed their chicks. The surrounding urban landscape did not have enough food to sustain them and threatened their very survival. Then word reached them of a mysterious far-away land teeming with food beyond their wildest imagination. Unfortunately, the far-away land
was so far away that they were unable to journey there and back in one flight. Then, following an exciting brainstorming session born from the sheer desperation to survive, one came up with the idea of building a small boat the birds could use to float down the river. They could then fly to and from this boat to collect food from the far-away land before sailing back again. The plan worked and the Birds of Temple Mead were saved.
A story inspired by the ancient poem, ‘The Conference of the Birds’
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Asking - How could any wildlife ever survive here?
A Metaphor for Bristols Youth The Birds of Temple Mead is obviously a hypothetical story but the birds act as a metaphor for Bristol’s youth, who are being starved of life’s essentials such as fresh air and exercise. From this I theorised a correlation between a lack of green space and poor mental health, which is becoming an increasingly common problem in the UK.
One in eight young people have never seen a cow
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One in two young people, say its been over a year, since they climbed a tree.
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It’s therefore not surprising Britain’s millennials have the second worse mental well‐being in the world. - Varkey Foundation
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“If you lose touch with nature, you lose touch with humanity” Jiddu Krishnamurti
“If children lose contact with nature, they won’t fight for it!” George Monbiot
“take a quiet walk with mother nature, it will nurture your mind, your body, your soul.” Anthony Douglas Williams (Inside the Davine Pattern)
Mental health is a sensitive subject amongst a lot of people, but it doesn’t need to be. We need to talk about it more, get rid of the stigma. Prince Harry
Correlation between Mental Health and Green Space The hypothesis of this project is that the lack of access to green space in the urban realm is a key driving factor behind the younger generation suffering from mental health issues. This is a problem that needs to be tackled.
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Narrative The birds in the ‘Birds of Temple Mead’ story are representative of Bristol’s Youth. Similarly to how the birds in the story can’t find food in Bristol’s urban landscape, the same urban landscape is slowly starving Bristol’s youth of life’s necessitates (access to fresh air, wildlife, exercise and so on). The ecologically rich rural landscape beyond the urban boundaries, which is teaming with a vast array of rare flora and fauna (some native to Bristol), is unreachable by foot. The canal provides a free source of transportation to access this landscape and runs through the heart of Bristol. Evidence shows a lack in access to this green space will negatively effect peoples mental and physical wellbeing. The proposal for the site is therefore a ‘Mental Health Rehabilitation Centre’ for Bristol’s youth.
Programme The centre consists of a boat building workshop coupled with a kitchen and community dining space. The boat building workshop aids rehabilitation through the physical act of ‘making’ and will provide the source of transportation to access the natural landscape. The fruit and vegetables harvested when visiting the natural landscape are brought back to the workshop, cooked and shared along with the day’s experiences. The programme also has a commercial aspect where the ‘students’ can exhibit and sell the boats they make in addition to running a boat ferry service for the general public. This provides the students with three basic life skills building, cooking and business - which will help allow them to integrate back into society.
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Jack’s Story (Resident of the Foyer)
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Avon Mouth SSSI
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SSSI Salt Marsh
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Avon Gorg
Aston Court SSSI
01 | Redshank + Red list species. + Eats insects, earthworms, molluscs and crustaceans. + Habitat includes lakes, marshes, mudflats and coastal wetlands. Typically found perching on tall posts, fence or rocks.
02 | Grey Partridge + Red list species. + Eats leaves, seeds and insects. + Habitat includes temperate steppe grasslands.
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Bristol’s Biodiversity The Site / Centre Boat Stops Path of River Biodiversity Movement Grassland / Rural Site of Specific Scientific Interest
ge SSSI 04
Temple Meads (site)
Data extracted from DEFRA 03 | Grassland Assemblage Farmland Birds + Generic Grassland Birds + Eats worms and insects. + Habitat includes farmland with shallow scrapes.
04 | Lapwing + Red list species. + Eats worms and insects. + Habitat includes farmland with shallow scrapes.
Jacks route into the natural landscape
The city centre of Bristol lacks green space but the natural landscape beyond the urban boundary is teeming in a rich diversity of wildlife. The boats constructed at the workshop are used to transport the residents into this landscape to explore, look after and harvest the area. The above map shows the route the residents will take along the canal and river Avon to access various sites including SSSI (Sites of Specific Scientific Interest). 51
Existing Site
Resistance Metal spires, tall fences, large padlocks, razor wire and an abundance of graffiti litters the site and its surrounding area. This enclosed ‘not open to the public’ vibe is not something you would hope or expect to see adjoining a city’s largest railway station. It’s no wonder this area is a breeding ground for graffiti and anti social behaviour.
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FLOATING HARBOUR
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The industrial heart of Bristol is falling into ruin
Site Photo A Derelict Postal Sorting Office.
Site Photo B Graffiti and vandalism is present throughout Bristols industrial area.
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Nature has already began rehabilitation along the river Avon
Site Photo C Layers of Bristol. Natural, Industrial, Residential.
Site Photo D Natural reclamation along the river Avon.
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Greening the industrial Landscape The site is located on the north western edge of Bristol’s industrial zone. Bristol’s industry is slowly declining and the area has become a haven for anti social behaviour. The residents have responded to this anti social behaviour with resistance, contaminating the area with high level fences, razor wire and large uninviting padlocks as observed during the initial walk over survey. Research shows a reason for this anti social behaviour is the lack of access urban youth have to green space. The landscape strategy is therefore to rehabilitate this urban landscape using nature. The process will be carried out by the residents of the foyer. As a result, the residents are not only using the natural landscape beyond the city to aid the mental rehabilitation process, but are rehabilitating the existing urban landscape to prevent the generation to follow from experiencing similar problems as themselves. The site is a gateway to this process and the threshold between the area of Bristol that has a thriving industry, and the part of Bristol that has an industry that is suffering and needs rescuing. 56
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Industrial / Natural Interchange NATURE REHABILITATION OF DERELICT LANDSCAPE THROUGH NATURE
INDUSTRY A BOAT FERRY TO CAPITALISE ON EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE
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Vehicle and Pedestrian Movement
Potential Access to new Urban Park
River Walk Access
Existing Access The dominant site circulation is relatively linear with the majority expected to access the site on foot from the city centre direction heading east.
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Defining a Threshold The road that runs through the site acts as a natural threshold that will divide what will remain industrial and what will become natural.
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Prospect / Refuge Space Typologies
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Threshold Treatment
Prospect Refuge Theory
Prospect Prospect is an unimpeded view over a distance for surveillance and planning. A space with a good prospect condition feels open and freeing, yet imparts a sense of safety and control, particularly when alone or in unfamiliar environments.
Propsect
Refuge
Refuge Refuge is a place for withdrawal, from environmental conditions or the main flow of activity, in which the individual is protected from behind and overhead. A space with a good refuge condition feels safe, providing a sense of retreat and withdrawal – for work, protection, rest or healing – whether alone or in small groups. A good refuge space feels separate or unique from its surrounding environment; its spatial characteristics can feel contemplative, embracing and protective, without unnecessarily disengaging. 61
Research - Prospect Refuge Theory
The following research has been carried out following my observation that the site has a naturally occurring threshold that can be used to provide refuge from the city or the prospect of an adventure within a new urban park. Jay Appleton’s book ‘The Experience of Landscape’ has acted as a key text in developing the design of my building and landscape strategy for this project. Below are a couple of excerpts from the book.
The boat ferry’s are a secondary in-direct prospect.
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An analysis of a painting by Appleton provides a clear definition of the spaces described within the book.
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Research - 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design The following diagrams are my interpretation of the ‘14 Patterns of Biophilic Design’
Visual Connection with Nature A view to elements of nature, living systems and natural processes.
Non-Visual Connection with Nature Auditory, haptic, olfactory, or gustatory stimuli that engender a deliberate and positive reference to nature, living systems or natural processes. Non-Rhythmic Sensory Stimuli 11am
Stochastic and ephemeral connections with nature that may be analysed statistically but may not be predicted precisely. Thermal & Airflow Variability
Nature in Space
10am
Subtle changes in air temperature, relative humidity, airflow across the skin, and surface temperatures that mimic natural environments. Presence of Water A condition that enhances the experience of a place through the seeing, hearing or touching of water.
Dynamic & Diffuse Light Leveraging varying intensities of light and shadow that change over time to create conditions that occur in nature.
Connection with Natural Systems Awareness of natural processes, especially seasonal and temporal changes characteristic of a healthy ecosystem.
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Biomorphic Forms & Patterns
Material Connection with Nature Material and elements from nature that, through minimal processing, reflect the local ecology or geology to create a distinct sense of place.
Natural Analogies
Symbolic references to contoured, patterned, textured or numerical arrangements that persist in nature.
Complexity & Order Rich sensory information that adheres to a spatial hierarchy similar to those encountered in nature.
Prospect An unimpeded view over a distance for surveillance and planning.
A place for withdrawal, from environmental conditions or the main flow of activity, in which the individual is protected from behind and overhead. Mystery The promise of more information achieved through partially obscured views or other sensory devices that entice the individual to travel deeper into the environment. Risk/Peril An identifiable threat coupled with a reliable safeguard.
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Nature of the Space
Refuge
Landscape Precedents
Troy Town In the process of entering the ‘labyrinth’, the complexity of the journey results in the brain forgetting any worries. This has been translated into an ‘unwinding ramp’ which can be found within the proposed landscape strategy.
Shinrin-yoku Studies behind the Japanese tradition of ‘shinrin-yoku’, translated as ‘forest bathing’, has provided evidence that inhaling the essential oils - generally called phytoncide (found in wood, plants, and some fruit and vegetables) significantly increase NK Cell activity, which boosts the immune system and prevents cancer. Evidence suggests the simple act of introducing nature back into our lives will provide major health benefits.
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Landscape Precedents
Prospect - New York High Line Reclamation of derelict urban infrastructure using nature. An elevated ‘place of prospect’ to view the city.
Refuge - TIANJIN QIAOYUAN WETLAND PARK Small pockets of ‘Refuge’ are found within the wetland landscape. A perfect habitat to encourage biodiversity within the city.
Prospect / Refuge spaces are the rawest form of space we look for in times of vulnerability. They provide the brain with a sense of safety as it analyses what it needs to do next.
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Strategic Moves
Moving the Site The key function of the workshop is a boat ferry that connects the foyer residents to the natural landscape beyond. Determining the threshold between derelict and industrial determined the location of the building.
Natures Language The program is about a reconnection to nature. This should therefore be read in the language of both the landscape and the architecture. As nature avoids straight lines, I have used circles strategically plotted on the site to create differing types of landscape features, such as amphitheatres and dropped seating. These landscape features respond to Appleton’s theory of ‘prospect’ and ‘refuge’.
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Urban Garden Old Post Depot
Ferry Turning Circle
Proposed Building Position
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Temple Meads Station
Urban Park / Forest
New Urban Park A catalyst for Revitalisation The landscape proposal is an urban park that acts as a gateway to a new wildlife corridor that stretches throughout the city centre of Bristol and acts as a catalyst for revitalisation of Bristol’s derelict industrial area. Foyer residents will plant this route to reduce the need for the foyer in the future.
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See Appendix A for the development of the site.
Prospect
01 | Raised Level Being at a higher level when entering the park provides a sense of prospect and intrigue at the possibilities the landscape may hold.
02 | Unwinding Ramp As you pass the threshold from urban to nature you allow the mind to ‘unwind’ down the unwinding ramp. Similar to the historic ‘troy towns’.
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Refuge
03 | Amphitheatres Campfires, performances of just somewhere for the public to catch a bite to eat whilst looking onto the new park that stretches out beyond.
04 | Sunken Seating The dropped seating set within the ‘woodland trail’ provides a place of refuge within the overgrowing reeds.
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Haptic Detail - Water Rill Ablution
It is recommended the hands are ‘cleansed’ before entering the urban park to fully ‘unwind’ from city life. The copper detail prevents the water from eroding away the concrete rill and signifies the last element of ‘industry’ that is ‘acknowledged’ through touch before entering into nature. The detail is located at the top of the ‘unwinding ramp’ and uses Biophilic Design Pattern 07 (Presence of Water) to allow people to “enhance the experience of place” whilst unwinding from city life.
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Building Programme Analysis
The Mental Health Rehabilitation Centre consists of a boat building workshop coupled with a kitchen and community dining space.
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[01] Building design should emphasise the Boat building workshop as the key function of the building.
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[02] A dock is needed to enable people to board the boats.
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[03] Signifies a large social space is needed. The building form should emphasise the journey from the building of the boats to collect the food to bringing it back and cooking it, to sharing it.
a boat ferry service for the general public.
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[04] Building has a business aspect. Space is needed to facilitate the running of a business and the interface this business has with the customer.
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[05] Becoming part of society again will rely on the effectiveness of the prospect and refuge spaces. Occupants in recovery will look to these spaces to avoid vulnerability.
The type of people that have a need for the ‘mental health rehabilitation centre’ will likely come from unstable backgrounds. To fully support these people on their path to recovery, the building follows the model of a young person’s foyer, providing its students
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[06] The living units will need to respond to the issues of loneliness or privacy and the need to be alone sometimes.
Integration of Prospect Refuge Theory
Break out zones to respond to social needs
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Key Spatial Analysis
The students will construct one boat per month. Space will be dedicated to generic woodworking tools / machinery and a wood bending machine. The workshop needs access from the main road for material delivery and space needs to be reserved for material storage.
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The residents will come together each night to cook, share food & experiences, and socialise. The lounge provides casual seating arrangements. The kitchen is entered before going into the dining hall to cook the food, and after leaving the dining hall to wash up. Members of the public follow the same process as the students.
Dining Hall
A Shared Social Space
Total Area: 265m2
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The living accommodation is a place for residents to escape from the pressures of being within a large social environment. The living units are grouped in couples with one courtyard space between the two. When a resident joins the foyer they are assigned a buddy. This is the person that occupies the neighbouring room and shares the courtyard.
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Total Area: 224m2 The education rooms should have a direct relationship with the workshop for ease of being able to demonstrate various building process whilst teaching.
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Massing Study A + Following the contours of the canal + Workshop space as a ‘node’ + Stacked Education Spaces + Individual living units.
Massing Study B + Education spaces connect to water. + Enter through scattered living units (Campus) + Workshop has poor access for deliveries
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Massing Study C + Living units encompass key social space - dining / workshop space. + Education units ‘peel away’.
Massing Study D + Living Units = Too order. + Layering of Education rooms. + Workshop is strategically located for materials. + Order provides simple way-finding. Living / Social above Workshop
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Massing Study E + Towers to provide view (prospect). + Strategically located workshop. + Stacked Education Spaces. + Individual living units.
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Massing Study G + Centrally located communal space acts as a buffer between workshop and living units. + Education spaces has direct link to workshop.
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Massing Study H + Workshop over hangs water (sheltered dock) + Education to provide a buffer space. + Massing is disjointed.
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Massing Study I + Buildings as bridges. + Exterior social spaces created from the geometry.
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Massing Study J + Living spaces radiate from the canal. + Exterior social spaces created from the form. + Workshop is located in strategic position for deliveries.
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Massing Study A The living units are scattered to prevent the feeling of being ‘institutionalised’. The scattering of these units allows each one to gain a view of the boat’s ‘coming and going’.
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Massing Study H The workshop is located furthest east on the site. This allows for easy access of materials from the east. Visitors have access to the dock from the west. Presence of Water
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Scattered Living Units
The living units are scattered as opposed enclosed under one roof. This prevents them from feeling institutionalised and instead has a community feel. The courtyards provide a social space between them.
The Journey
The journey to the dock first reveals the boats being made. Views are then transferred to the river where the boats coming and going. Finally the dock is entered and a boat is boarded.
Refuge Island
Surrounding the building with a shallow water feature provides an additional psychological layer of safety.
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Greek Tempes Pattern 08 Biomorphic Forms & Patterns Symbolic references to contoured, patterned, textured or numerical arrangements that persist in nature.
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Architectural Language Integration
Fibonacci Sequence The building programme is rehabilitation using nature. This should be expressed in the architectural language of the building. The Fibonacci sequence is found throughout nature and mathematics. It provides ‘beautiful’ proportion to plants, animal and even humans. The fibinanci sprial is used to provide proportion between the three key elements of the building (workshop, communal and private living units).
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Communal Restaurant and Lounge
Private Community of Living Units
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Building Massing
View of Boats
Boat Ferry Turning
Access from Temple Meads
Material Access
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Internal Zoning Axonometric
Reception Area Reception area is the first point of contact. Residents can split off to the right to enter the private living unit community. Visitors can split off to the left to visit the communal space. Communal Space A communal space consisting of lounges, a kitchen, a dining area, and outdoor sunken terraces.
Private Living Unit Community Stepped living all have a view up the feed canal and have various courtyards to encourage more intimate social interaction.
Workshop / Education Mezzanine A circular workshop where everything pivots away from the centre. This allows the teacher to stand central whilst getting a view of all the residents whilst they construct the various elements of the boat.
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Spatial Distribution
Hierarchy of Social Spaces Axonometric
Large Communal Space [63 People @ Max Capacity] Ramps lead down to a large communal dining space with stepped exterior sunken terraces. The cooking and sharing of the food is a group activity where social interaction is encouraged. Various seating arrangements in this space allow for different types of dining. The public can be invited into this space at certain times of the day to share the space with the residents yet do not have the ability to enter into the residents private living space.
Courtyards [6 People Per Courtyard] If residents would like to detract from the social pressures that accompany the large communal dining space, they are able to visit the many courtyards surrounding their living units. Each courtyard is different and residents are provided the opportunity to re-plan them during the life-cycle of the building.
Private Singular Seats [1 Person] These singular bench seats provide somewhere to drink a morning coffee and share a conversation with your neighbour. The seats are set within the footprint of the module to provide security and ‘refuge’.
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Nest Typology Study
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‘Nest’
A nest provides birds with a place of refuge from a position of prospect. The nest has therefore acted as an metaphor for the project, where the building workshop provides the residents of the foyer with the prospect to explore, but acts as a place of refuge for them to withdraw to during the recovery process. I interpreted the nest by designing a reciprocal frame and adding my own layer of complexity to the structure.
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Nest Structure Call Out ‘D1’ - 3D View
650 x 200mm Timber Gluman Beam. Steel insulated C Section 2 x single layer membrane of Ethylene Tetra Flouro Ethylene.
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The roof structure looks complex but its just a circular array of the same shape 12 times. Therefore their are only 12 duplicates of 10 different window types.
Prospect The education space over looks the workshop space so various processes can be demonstrated. Doing so links back to the idea of prospect - ‘providing surveillance for planning’.
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Pattern 09 | Complexity & Order “Complexity excites the mind, and order rewards it� - Dianne Ackerman
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A ‘Momento’
Nest Intelligent design, quick to construct and just as quick to de-construct.
Ruin Simple design, monumental and everlasting.
Temple Park 2200 It’s the year 2200. An awareness of green infrastructure on mental health has been recognised across the world causing mental health issues to significantly decrease. The centre is no longer needed and has been partially dismantled to avoid it becoming a health hazard. The lightweight reciprocal frame and timber stud living units were easy to dismantle and take a way for reuse on another site. A monolithic concrete plinth is left behind as a ruin with a very distinctive shape resulting in it becoming a local landmark. This landmark acts as a momento for the problems the rehabilitation centre that once stood on it tackled. The plinth has distinctive bays where the living units were once placed. These bays form seating areas with an internal space the correct size needed for entertainment acts. Temporary interventions can occupy the plinth.
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Vertical Timber Cladding Timber Battens & Counter Battens Breathable Membrane Sheathing Board 140mm Kooltherm K112 (2 x 70mm) Vapour Control Layer Services Void (battens) Plasterboard Plaster Skim Finish U Value - 0.13W/m2K (U value is 25% better than Part L as per briefing document).
Timber Floor Finish Sand Cement Screed Polythene Separation Layer 170mm Kooltherm K103 Concrete Damp Proof Membrane Hardcore Ground U Value - 0.09W/m2K (U value is 25% better than Part L as per briefing document).
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Semi Intensive Green Roof Growing Medium Drainage Layer Protection Matt Waterproof Layer 200mm Kooltherm K107 Vapour Control Layer Services Void Plasterboard / Plater Skim U Value - 0.09W/m2K (U value is 25% better than Part L as per briefing document).
Order within Complexity
Building module is much more utilitarian to provide functionality where it is needed. Various courtyard seating arrangements differ throughout the plinth. These encourage exploration. Mystery is biophilic design pattern 13. Plinth follows the curving geometry of the landscape / building.
Imprint of module is left in the plinth. These could be used as small seats or added to for other functions when the building becomes the park.
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Living Unit Views
Each living looks faces in the direction of the feeder canal and therefore each unit is provided with an extensive view where they see constant activity throughout the day. This provides reassurance to the residents that they are never alone.
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Connection with Natural Systems Awareness of natural processes, especially seasonal and temporal changes characteristic of a healthy ecosystem.
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Feedback - “To clarify project you should define quantity of users + confirm size of spaces are appropriate”. Response - Please refer to P76 for Programme Analysis. Feedback - “Boats are layered to derive strength - Is the birds nest still relevant? It is an inverted nest.” Response - I disagreed with this comment. Yes a structure that references the process of boat building could be an option but the key function of my building is the rehabilitation centre. The nest is more symbolic with relation to prospect refuge theory (see P61) and how structure provides a memorable safe place for the boats to return as a nest does for the birds. The structure is an interpretation as opposed to a direct copy. I therefore decided to stick with my original design decision and push the nest into the final resolution. Feedback - “Clarify distribution of Prospect + Refuge experiences within site - Overlay these on site diagram indicating active + passive potentials of the site” Response - Please refer to P70 for clarification of prospect + refuge locations. Feedback - “Push forward building diagram. Currently not convincing. Clarify buildings relationship with water, public spaces and road.” Response - Please refer to P65 for the diagrammatic approach to the building with relation to the 14 patterns of biophilic design Feedback - “Develop multiple massing studies to test building strategies - Avoid Fortress Aesthetic. Response - Massing studies were carried out on P78. I reduced the aesthetic by lowering the concrete plinth and expanding the size of the nest. The nest should be the most prominent part of the building as its the building’s key function.
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Feedback - “Report should attempt to elaborate upon strategy for low density development in [the] city centre”. Response - Bristol being the 5th densest UK city was intended to provide an interesting fact to introduce the presentation. In hindsight this was a mistake as it wasn’t completely relevant to my proposal. My proposal is not a large housing scheme and is not making an attempt to cater for the masses. I therefore think it would make my project confusing to randomly address this issue. The only relevance I can suggest is that as I have found a correlation between poor mental health and a lack of green space in cities, it is more important to construct a park as opposed to more housing on this land. Feedback - “Plan arrangement of living units. Are these aligned for focused views?” Response - I failed to mention during the crit that these views are all directed towards the boats and the feeder canal. The ability to see the boats coming and going and activity on the canal provides reassurance to the residents they are not alone. Feedback - “Relationship of resi[dential] units to community space to be reviewed. Open to water vs open to nature. Can there be options for openness?” Response - The communal zone acts as a buffer and a ‘barrier’ from those approaching the site via Temple Meads. This barrier protects the private living units, which all open to the canal. The tiered plinth prevents people from seeing in whilst the residents can see out. Feedback - “Forest Bathing - Final report needs to elaborate on the extended landscape (Refuge Zone)” Response - Shinrin Yoku study on page P66. Feedback - “The street geometry underlying the building layout should extend into the landscape to facilitate the reading of the two zones. Please show a well presented site plan (coloured) for the final report.” Response - I still stand by the idea that the road acts as a threshold between industry and nature, or prospect and refuge, with a bridge that crosses this threshold. Covering this area in more bold landscaping gestures with destroy this idea. A coloured site plan is found on P84.
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Step One Pick a concept you wish to use in your building and draw an image or conceptual diagram (left), give it a ‘name’ of one or two words and pass it to another person. Coexisting and Revitalisation Step Two You receive a typological diagram back from the person you sent your conceptual diagram to in ‘step one’ (left).
Step Three Meanwhile also draw your own typological diagram (left) you wish to explore as options in your building and pass it on to another person.
Step Four You receive a plan and section (left) back from the person you sent your typological diagram (step three) to.
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Muff On a Huff Puff Step Four Meanwhile also draw a draft plan and section (left) to scale of your building and pass them on to another person.
Step Five You receive a model (left) back from the person you sent your plan and section (step 4) to.
Gangway (Detail Description) This detail is a threshold between a building and boat. The journey of passing through it should provide a sense that you are leaving the industrial landscape and entering the natural one when boarding the boat, or vice versa when disembarking from it. It could retract or remain as a permanent feature. It should also touch on the emotional aspects of ‘coming’ and ‘going’.
Step Six Describe a detail of your building in less than 50 words, like a ‘detail’ brief, and pass this on to another person. Think about haptic or sensory qualities you want to specify. Step Seven You receive a detail drawing back from the person you sent your description to.
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Landscape Strategy A
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Extension to Existing Ferry Terminal
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Better Building Position / Widen Canal
Define the Threshold
The road awkwardly divides the site and contradicts Bristol’s vision for a car free city. The green shows extent of potential pedestrian area’s throughout the site.
The workshop uses the canal as a source of transportation. I have therefore decided it is better the building is sited within closer proximity in comparison to the designated site.
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Yellow = Pedestrian. Blue = Deliveries. Knitting together entry points of the site.
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The dramatic level change will act as the threshold between the natural and industrial landscape.
Connection to surrounding area. New popup market along Cattle Market Road. Revised student campus to respond to the new neighbouring site. Connection to new urban park.
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Entrance is located on the dominant entry route from Temple Meads. Dining is a social hub the spaces radiate from. Workshop has access to road and river. Living and education spaces provided with south facing views across new park.
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This design follows the exploration of the workshop as being a semi public space linking the entrance to the private living areas. The design is not very practical as access to the workshop is limited and health & safety would be problematic.
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Initial Zoning Analysis
Main Entrance Public Space
Private space
Entrance Area
External Seating
Services
+ Exhibition Space [75m2] + Rececption [40m2] + Directors Office [12m2] + Admin Office [25m2]
+ Plant [50m2] + Toilets / Cleaners Store [40m2]
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Private Space
Eating area
Accommodation
+ Kitchen [65m2] + Dining Room [150m2] + Storage + Toilets
+ Flats [20 x 20m2] + Private Breakout Spaces [3m2]
Secondary Entrance Private space
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+ Large workspace [125m2] + Group workspace [40m2] + Solo Workspaces [20m2]
+ Toilets / Showers + Material Stoage [30m2] + Boat Storage
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‘The kitchen as the heart of a home’ The kitchen and dining area is a central node within the building that allows for social interaction. Move towards it to see friendly faces or move away from it for some alone time. A simple arrangement makes way finding easy for those suffering with mental health issues.
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Precedent = Andrew Wright Associates Buddhist Community
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Roof Structure Exploration
The various iterations of the roof structure over the residential units. In the end it was determined its bold geometry clashed with the nest and subtracted from the idea of the residential units being a community of individual modules. Inspire by the Buddhist Community by Andrew Wright Associates, the tiered units was carried through into the final design.
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Providing Refuge using a Moat
Original Idea
Contemporary Interpretation
Bodiam Castle
Simon Velez
As a castle moat was used to provide a place of refuge from the castle walls, the same can be used to provide protection for the inhabitants of the foyer. The idea of surrounding the building with water made it into the final design however I didnt want to overcrowd the inital presentation with precedents. Four seemed plenty. 136
Precedent Sudies
The right precedent study provided the inspiration to start playing with the reciprocal roof complexity. The simplicity of the second image helped me to chose the material pallet. The third precedent provided the realisation that not all boat building workshops have to be shed’s.
The first two precedents are how I imagine the bridge will be that stretches across the wetland. The third precedent is how I imagine the courtyards to be.
Numerous precedent studies were investigated. Here are a handful from my digital folder.
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Numerous sketches and ideas studied throughout the year.
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Numerous sketches and ideas studied throughout the year.
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