HALIMA HAQ
PART 1
ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT
CONTENTS 01 - Utopia - Uncommon Ground 02 - Rapid Response Museum 03 - Children In The City 04 - SOM Broadgate Tower
UNCOMMON GROUND
The site, like the city itself, is a palimpsest. The fragments of building and scars in the ground are a record of the processes and events that have taken place.
My proposal aims to reactivate the site as a public space; restoring its original function but finding form in playful investigations of material and human agency. It seeks to re-assess the ways in which we engage with sites and objects that may be deemed archaeology.
01 LONG SECTION 02 COURTYARD VIEW 02 01
Project 1 - Utopia
resembles the archaeological site. Clusters of magical finds.
= Corridor + Colonnades
= Library + Workshop
= Community Cafe
= Exhibition Spaces
= Steve Burden Gallery
= Storage Spaces
= Staff + Security Rooms
= Community Garden
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THE SUPREMATIST GRID
Gift Shop
Storage Spaces
Staff + Security Rooms
Like the key modernist art movement, Suprematism, I created my plans using abstract shapes and parallel lines. The site was mapped with relevance to modernism, the archaeological finds, and the direction of the streets and bridges.
Community Garden
Tools
VECTOR GROUND FLOOR PLAN
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Library
Workshop
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Technical Details
WALL TO DETAIL
Tools
ROOF KEY
1. Triple glazing (45 mm)
Facing interior: fibre-glass
2. Truss
3. Slate (110/115 mm)
4. Wood Battens (2 x30/50 mm)
5. Hemp thermal Insulation (180 mm) between beam (75/200 mm)
6. Steel I Beam
7. CLT Timber
WALL KEY
1. Corten Steel Sheet (6mm)
2. RHS Beam (100/200mm)
3. Rubble Stone Wall (400mm)
4. Sliding Doors Double Glazed (2x9 mm safety glass with 18 mm cavity)
5. Lime Plaster
6. Reinforced concrete foundation (400/350 mm)
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RHINO 3D VECTOR WORKS
EXTERNAL WALL TO ROOF DETAIL
1. Corten Steel Sheet (6mm)
2. RHS Beam (100/200mm)
1. Triple glazing (45 mm)
EXTERNAL WALL TO FLOOR DETAIL
3. Rubble Stone Wall (400mm)
Facing interior: fibre-glass
2. Truss
3. Slate (110/115 mm)
4. Wood Battens (2 x30/50 mm)
4. Sliding Doors Double Glazed (2x9 mm safety glass with 18 mm cavity)
5. Lime Plaster
5. Hemp thermal Insulation (180 mm) between beam (75/200 mm)
6. Steel I Beam
7. CLT Timber
6. Reinforced concrete foundation (400/350 mm)
Tools
RHINO 3D VECTOR WORKS
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1. Corten Steel (6mm)
2. RHS Beam (100/200mm)
3. Rubble Stone (400mm)
4. Sliding Doors ble Glazed safety glass mm cavity)
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5. Lime Plaster 6. Reinforced foundation mm)
1. Corten Steel (6mm)
2. RHS Beam (100/200mm)
3. Rubble Stone (400mm)
4. Sliding Doors ble Glazed (2x9 safety glass with mm cavity)
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5. Lime Plaster 6. Reinforced foundation (400/350 mm)
Tools RHINO 3D
K E Y
VECTOR WORKS
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THE DESIGN PROCESS
The project explores and experiments with the architectural potential to rejuvenate, adapt and transform the urban context to propose communities that are proactive, inclusive and resilient. New futures have been imagined for a challenging area of Southwark, one of the oldest parts of the city, where the ancient and the hyper-modern collide.
Project 1 - Utopia
01 CONSTRUCTION MODEL
An architectural manifestation that combines the ‘old’ core structure and ‘new’ external stair, roof garden is the retrofit of an existing Victorian building.
02 CIRCULAR ECONOMY
The retrofit project involves re-using old interior pieces, recycling unwanted parts, and purchasing sustainable materials.
03 LONG SECTION
The museum will act as a community structure by rounding out the education, events, and activities available to the public. The different exhibitions highlight the effects of climate change.
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A STEINER SCHOOL
The school I designed involved an analysis of Steiner school pedagogy, as well as an understanding of Forest school teachings that I observed firsthand. The learning pedagogy encourages children to learn and interact with their surroundings through their senses.
As a result, I chose an elemental building component to play this role: a ‘jali-wall,’ which performs several functions in a child’s day. It has textured brick that generates patterns and openings and is visually appealing, imparting a distinct aesthetic value while allowing natural ventilation and light flow.
Project 3 - Children In The City
SOM BROADGATE TOWER
Laser cutting workshop in collaboration with SOM and FabricationLab. It involved creating a model with various layers.
Project 4 - Broadgate Tower
Project completed with Humaydah Fabiha.