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By Hannah Harwell

Design Brief

I have decided to make my project on a brown field site next to the newly regenerated site of St Georges Park. I specifically chose this area as the flats and houses built on the grounds have attracted lots of new people to the area but there is nothing there to bring them together as a community and will also put stress on already existing infrastructure.

That is why I have decided on build community facilities surrounded by lots of space for the people to use as plant beds and allotments to bring people together. There for my theme will be nature and organic as nature is known to help with peoples physical and mental health. Also it will be aesthetically pleasing as it will be seen by lots of people passing by from the main road.

Specification

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s I would like my buildings/space to be:

Accessible to everyone

Fit in with the buildings made on the regenerated area

To make it functionally and aesthetically pleasing

I want my community area to have:

Library

Activities for mindfulness like yoga

A small café which allows people to work and socialise

A gym with basic sports equipment

An area for groups to meet like new parents

An area for arts like pottery and painting

St Georges Park

St Georges park opened in 1938 as an old person's home before becoming housing during world war 2 for the RAF. After the war around 1948 it was turned into a hospital which then closed in 2012 after finding dangerous bacteria in its water supply. Leaving the site untouched for years

After The majority of the site is being redeveloped in to houses and apartments. Only one of the old buildings on this part of the site is being kept to be redesigned. In total 365 properties are being built. These buildings all follow a red brick scheme with black details and trims. On the area I am redeveloping there are two old buildings otherwise has lots of open space.

The site is located in the middle between Hornchurch town centre and Elm Park. With a main road passing right in front of the site and Hornchurch country park behind right behind it.

Primary research from site

The two buildings on the site are in very bad condition with windows missing and being boarded up. The areas around the buildings are well kept with only some overgrown bushes and old fencing being left on the ground.

Community centre and the town hall in Kohutovice by PLUKK

London school of economics

Need to draw

I decided to research this building as it takes into consideration the buildings around, it mainly the materials used on them. As you can see in the pictures lots of the older surrounding buildings are made from red brick like the school. However to give the new building a modern feeling it has a lot of glass and an unusual shape so also creates a contrast so fits in well with the area without being plain and older fashioned

Tate modern extension

Unlike the London school of economics, I don’t feel like this building where they have added onto an already existing building has worked. The change in material does not work and sticks out in a bad way in my opinion. However; I do like how they matched the window type with being very thin and sleek.

Theme-Nature and Organic

Simple Drawings

Building Inspired by nature

Lotus Temple in New Delhi, India

I like this building as it is very intricate as it is composed of lots of different shapes to make up the petals. Also, I like the inspiration behind this building as it was based of the lotus which is sacred in Hindu which is a very popular religion .

Chicago spire

I found this building inspirational as due to the spiral shape of the building each floor had to be rotated by 2.44 degrees. This made designing the interior and constructing the building especially difficult. In total the building rotates around a total of 360 degrees.

Beijing National Stadium in Beijing, China

I found this building inspirational as it is made from organic materials but is also the design is inspired by how an animal used those materials. The shape of the building also works well as a stadium due to its shape

Aldar Headquarters: Abu Dhabi

I like this building as it is shaped as an organic form however it is made out of materials like glass which are man made. The shape represents tha of a claim which are very common in the seas Abu Dhadic

Inspiration Image

I like this idea as it has separate buildings for different sections allowing me to make each interior representative of what each building is for and to have there on interior design

Simplification of shape

I also lessened the number of buildings from five to four in order to make the walkway larger to add some plants and give more area to make more detailed design

This model was very difficult to make due to trying to get all four pieces to have the same angle and shape there for this is not a perfect model. It was also very hard to get the roofs to be the correct shape as well.

On the picture of the model, I drew on lines to represent how the pathway will look and in the empty square in the model a water feature or a large planter can be added. I designed it so each building is only one floor, so it is not to overwhelming and people walking through the middle of the building won't feel overlooked.

Idea and model 2

I like the idea with this building of incorporating lots of plants and greenery as shown by the tree in the centre of the building. As it is important due to our current climate crises o incorporate as many plants into buildings and make them as a whole more environmentally friendly.

I also changed the shape from having 10 petals into 5 and changed the shape of the petals in order to make it into more of a functional building and idea.

This model was made by folding and sticking together lots of individual pieces to give it the correct shape. This is my least favourite design as the shape is not as interesting as the others and is not as intricate.

With this model I added a piece of moss in the middle to represent the tree that will be in there. The centre tube will also be glass so people can see the tree and greenery whilst they are inside the building.

I like this idea as I didn’t have to change the original form to much in order to create the structure. There are also going to be large windows on each side allowing lots of sun light in

Inspiration Photo

I also lessened the number of sections from five to four so it would be easier to make into a model and can be further developed in the future.

I created this model by folding four pieces of card and glued them together. This model works well as a community centre as it can have four different entrances for different sections of the centre.  On the model I found it useful to draw on more detailed areas like doors and windows. The concept of this building is similar to that of a building I can across whilst researching as both are inspired by leaves. It is named the Leafe house. The design is supposed to enhance the interactions between man and nature

The main form of this building is inspired by my third model. I have slightly changed it by reducing the sides from four to three and making one larger to make it the main focus point

Remaking model from different

I remade the model from above out of wire to help me inspire new ideas for how its two separate forms could work in a different way. Doing this gave me two ideas for how I can use the structure folding over the building

I like this idea as the slits will allow light through. This will look nice when the sun I rising or setting as it will be at the right level to create a pattern on the building. It would be made from an organic material like wood as it is inspired by a natural shape.

Idea 2

I prefer this idea as the original shape was inspired by nature, I like the idea of incorporating nature into the building. This is by using the metal frame like a trellis for vines to grow up

The Louvre solves this problem by making a basement area. However this is still completely open to ground level so natural light can still fill it.

the buildings lean in making the space difficult to use.

As shown by adapting my model the basement area will follow the

Citicape House in London

I like how this building controls how the greenery grows up it to make it fit into the building instead of it being random and over take the building.

This building use the plants to help outline the windows of the building to show the different shapes they have used

Just like Citicape house in London this building also controls how the plants can grow up it. However this time the plants are sectioned of to grow into certain geometric areas. But as the plants have continued to grow they have overgrown form their shapes turning it into an unorganised green wall.

The extension has both an asymmetrical shape while also using the space underneath.

This building has a simple rectangle shape except for the grid on the building allowing the windows to come out at different angles.

Developed Model

SketchUp model

This is not a fully completed model it will have all the details of the model above