Bronze Bean CafĂŠ Architecture Portfolio Hafsah Ali Innovative Architects LTD.
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Introduction & Project Brief
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Site Location
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Site Analysis
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Design Data
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Connectivity
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Concept of Design
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Evolution of Design
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Final Design
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Sustainability Plan/Features
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Sustainability Agenda
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Construction Drawings
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Design Team
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References
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Introduction Innovative Architects LTD represents Bronze Bean Café. It is the new innovative Coffee House, located in Birmingham, Dale end. It is a modern luxury café which focusses on light and comfort contrasted with the busy City Centre atmosphere around it.
Project Summary •
BSBE development have briefed our team on producing designs of a single storey freestanding building which should be approximately 80m2, to provide café services. It will facilitate occupants of the proposed mixed use accommodation as well as attracting local and passing trade. A sustainable, urban landscape is also required around the building, to create a welcoming atmosphere as well as reducing carbon footprint. The overall arrangement of the site should introduce safe and quality access for pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
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Project Brief Building The design brief of the cafĂŠ is a single storey freestanding building which should be approximately 80m2, to provide cafĂŠ services. It will facilitate occupants of the proposed mixed use accommodation as well as attracting local and passing trade. Innovative and modern technology should also be used with the chosen building materials and construction methods, with sustainability incorporated throughout the design and construction.
Site A sustainable, urban landscape should be made around the buildings (within the site boundaries provided) and on the site to create a welcoming atmosphere as well as reducing carbon footprint. The client also requires bike racks of 50 bicycles.
The general arrangement of the site should allow for safe access for both pedestrian traffic as a priority (the client requires the building to be approachable and accessible by pedestrians from all sides), and for vehicular traffic - servicing and deliveries, emergency vehicles, refuse and recycling collection. Vehicle access should be integrated so as not dominate the urban landscape.
Construction This project is the Stage 1 of a larger development plan for the site. The client; Birmingham City Council, would like to start construction work on this element of the project first.
Client: BSBE Developments Stakeholder: Birmingham City University
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Site Location
Location: Birmingham City Centre, High Street, Dale End, B4 7LN. Area size: 12150.73m2 Perimeter: 441.98m Client: Birmingham City University Land Owner: Birmingham City Council Current Property Owner: NCP
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Nearby Sites: •
Dale End Site
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Albert Street
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Moor Street
Peak Times: •
8:00-10:00am
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12:00-13:30pm
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15:10-20:00pm
Types of commuters: •
Students
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Employers/Employees
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Tourists
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Site Analysis (Coloured flags represent locations)
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Design Data
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Planning Policy Policy Statement 1: Sustainable Development There are three dimensions to sustainable development: economic, social and environmental. ● an economic role – contributing to building a strong, responsive and competitive economy, by ensuring that sufficient land of the right type is available in the right places and at the right time to support growth and innovation; and by identifying and coordinating development requirements, including the provision of infrastructure; ● a social role – supporting strong, vibrant and healthy communities, by providing the supply of housing required to meet the needs of present and future generations; and by creating a high quality built environment, with accessible local services that reflect the community’s needs and support its health, social and cultural well-being; and ● an environmental role – contributing to protecting and enhancing our natural, built and historic environment; and, as part of this, helping to improve biodiversity, use natural resources prudently, minimise waste and pollution, and mitigate and adapt to climate 8 change including moving to a low carbon economy
Policy Statement 2: Ensuring the vitality of town centres •
Planning policies should be positive, promote competitive town centre environments and set out policies for the management and growth of centres over the plan period.
Policy Statement 8: Promoting Healthy Communities • The planning system can play an important role in facilitating social interaction and creating healthy, inclusive communities. Local planning authorities should create a shared vision with communities of the residential environment and facilities they wish to see. To support this, local planning authorities should aim to involve all sections of the community in the development of Local Plans and in planning decisions, and should facilitate neighbourhood planning.
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Connectivity
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Concept Of Design
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Evolution of Design
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Designs; Sketches
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Concept Ideas
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Concept Model
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Final Design
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Sketchup This is my primary design visualisation of my cafĂŠ. My initial ideas of what I wanted my Sketchup design to look like is a dome shaped structure with a spaced frame construction and a elevated door as an exit and entrance. I changed this design as I wanted more a complicated glass roof.
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Revit Although I didn’t use Revit to produce my Design ideas or construction drawings, I did attempt to create a dome structure which I faced the same dilemma with. It was impossible to cut through and place doors in this, therefore I continued to develop my design on Sketchup with this dome shaped pattern incorporated into the roof design.
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Sketchup After changing my initial Sketchup proposal this is what I designed as my final Sketchup Café. As you can see I changed the whole design into a more innovative and modern design with thin curtain walling glass and a dome shaped, spaced frame roof. My café now has two main ways of entrance/exit through the front and back. The less complicated curtain walling glass makes an enjoyable experience for café users to enjoy views outside as well as admiring the completed, patterned roof.
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Design Breakdown
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Exploded Views Glass Spaced Frame Roof with recycled Aluminium frame and coloured glass
Raft Foundation Floor with Marble tiles
Solar Curtain Walling Structure
Concrete Raft Pathway Outdoor Lake & Rainwater Harvest system
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Sustainability Plan/Features
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• Outdoor landscaping and Outdoor seating arrangementsSocial Benefit. • Surrounding lake- SUDS and water feature. • Trees and Greenery- Habitat Provision.
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Landscaping Features; Energy saving lights and Vegetation Public Seating
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Sustainability Agenda
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• Solar-Panelled Curtain Walling Glass. -Photovoltaic curtain walls allow for buildings to generate additional power without compromising aesthetics, functionality and views. They also provide thermal comfort and avoid the greenhouse effect. • Recycled Space Frame Domed Roof with Coloured Glass. -A space frame is strong because of the inherent rigidity of the triangle; flexing loads are transmitted as tension and compression loads along the length of each strut. The frame itself is made from recycled steel. Coloured glass allows for a cooler, more ventilated structure inside. Large, specialised mullions allow ventilation throughout café. • Insulated Façade. -Triple Glazing Curtain Walling allows warmth, acoustic barrier and comfort. • Energy Efficient Outdoor/Indoor lighting including; -Lampposts, fairy-lights and Decorative indoor lights. • Outdoor Lake; -SUDS, harvests rainwater running off from the domed roof and decorative feature.
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Construction Drawings
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Design Team
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Lead Designer: Hafsah Ali -Hafsah.Ali@mail.bcu.ac.uk Innovative Architects LTD.
Architectural Technology BSc Client: BSBE Development
(Online Booklet)
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References • https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/upl oads/attachment_data/file/6077/2116950.pdf (Page 8-9) • https://issuu.com/ • https://www.onyxsolar.com/productservices/photovoltaic-glass-solutions/pv-curtain-wall (Page 31) • http://www.qr-code-generator.com/ (Page 40)
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