Trinity Buoy Wharf
Trinity Buoy Wharf In 1988 Trinity buoy wharf was an empty derelict site, its now a thriving hub for the creative industries with many studios and workspaces for the creative arts. The site before was used by the marine safeguarding organisation Trinity house, in the site they had many buoys, lighthouses and navigation equipment to aid incoming ships. London’s Docklands changed dramatically with the move down river that was required by the introduction of the much larger ships. At the same time improved technology changed the business of providing navigational lights and Trinity House moved their workshops away from the Thames. With careful planning and regeneration the area has been totally revitalised as a modern art's cultural hub for the creative intuitive. Upon a visit to the site I could see and highlight the main areas as to why this place is not optimal. While this is through no fault of the architects before, site access is awkward and strenuous. Its also very cramped and tight within the wharf itself, and outside as well due to the copious housing estates being built. The area lacks character, it feels industrial and confused with a lighthouse and studios bundled about the place. With all the housing estates about, I think I would like to set out to make a public garden space for the local residents to use.
Here is the perspective images of the major buildings in trinity buoy wharf. There are two drawings of the container just from different perspectives and then one drawing of the famous lighthouse. The container building is probably the most exciting building on the wharf, as it’s the only creative piece there. The lighthouse retains the history of the site however it is dull and industrial which I think my drawing captures. Though this would most certainly stay
Above is a perspective drawing within the inside of the container building, I experimented with colour within this drawing and needless to say I'm quite far from mastering copic markers. However the drawing illustrates the container building form which personally I think is really cool and interesting, I can definitely see why its staying. The inside has a pond with walking paths going over it, the ponds are filled with fish which makes it a really cool place to just stand and observe. The floors of the container buildings are steel frames within wooden board places on top, this creates a both industrial and cool design and also a continuity of the industrial nature of trinity buoy wharf. Moving on onto the right is my elevation drawings of trinity buoy wharf, I have drawn these straight from the trinity buoy wharf location info PowerPoint. And I'm unsure as to what viewing directions the elevations are.
Trinity Buoy Wharf site plan analysis After visiting the site and gaining a first-hand account of the site, I have understood the many issues with trinity buoy wharf. Firstly the site is overwhelmingly crowded with random buildings and workshops. Granted in this project a large site will be cleared however my design must maximise space and views.
Secondly the site has no place character or identity. My design will have to establish that it’s a park, recreational area or whatever I chose to make it, the site should strongly reflect it with the design
The site has very bad access so walking and foot paths will have to be clear and accessible, furthermore there is a lack of seating. The site also has some very nice visually stimulating views which I would definitely want to take advantage of
Highline NYC The highline in NYC was a once in use train line running through practically the whole of Manhattan. However due to the rise of trucking the train line declined and subsequently the train line was left abandoned and demolished. The site was an eyesore to many and in fact in 1999 mayor Giuliani signed a demolition order. But in fact only few knew the secret thriving feature that overtook the highline, wild plants and vegetation took over most of the structure. With the help of city council and strong support from mayor Bloomberg. A special zoning area was proposed for the project to go ahead. Landscape architecture firm James Corner Field Operations; design studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro; and planting designer Piet Oudolf were selected as the team to transform the High Line. Now we see the 1.5mile-long stretch of beautiful greenery, containing over 500 species of plants the design is very sustainable and economic.
Here is my perspective drawings of the Highline, these were very challenging as there is so much wild greenery and vegetation to capture within the drawings. You can see the landscape designers attempts of keeping and enriching the highlines history, with the usage of some of the old highline, like the tube tracks and the bare concrete floor with wild vegetation coming out of it. These drawings very roughly capture the background and I’ve also intentionally not focused on drawing the background in detail as its not what I'm focusing on.
Here is an elevation drawing of a section of the highline, a bird's eye drawing of a section of the highline and lastly a site plan/ map of the whole area and its surroundings. In the elevations and previous drawings we can see the usage of bare materials like concrete, steels and wood. This gives the highline a distinctive look which only enrichens its place of character and place identity.
Thames Barrier Park Thames Barrier Park was designed by landscape architect Allain Provost (Groupe Signes) of Paris and architects Patel Taylor of London. The park was created on a site that once housed petrochemical and acid works on the Thames riverbank. Thus the contaminated soil had to be covered with a six-foot layer of crushed concrete to protect the new soil laid on top. Since its opening, the park has won design awards in the UK and USA. The park boasts a huge 32 fountains in the stone courtyard, and plenty of family spaces available. One of the most eye-catching features has to be the "green dock", a 130-foot-long sunken garden running diagonally through the park. Which is intended as a reminder of the site's heritage. The parks wildlife and greenery is carefully chosen and monitored, it provides a safe haven for birds and insects encouraging more wildlife and greenery.
These are both perspective drawings of the Thames barrier park. The first one to the left is of the sunken garden and the second is of a pavilion. The sunken garden is probably the most attractive part of the park, The abstract nature of a 'sunken' garden and the gorgeous carved flora makes the park truly unique and eye catching. The pavilion overlooks the Thames barrier and acts as a stopping point for visitors to break the space up. This is a clever architectural technique to make a space more interesting and engaging.
Above is a drawing of the Thames barrier park café, which is a beautiful simple modern café. Its got a outer hollow concrete shell allowing for strength against the strong winds generated from the river Thames and also provides structural strength. The inner shell of this is the main building which is the café itself, is entirely square in its design which can arguably become boring quick. However due to the uses of wood steel and glass, the café works well. On the right is a site plan drawing of Thames barrier park. Its interesting to see the layout of the gardens and walking paths are all linear rather than curved
Millennium Park Chicago
Grant park served primarily as a recreational area for generations of Chicago citizens since it was officially designated parkland in 1844. Early 19th century legal restrictions meant that any further development of the land was prohibited. However, in 1852, the City of Chicago gave a significant portion of the land to the Illinois Central Railroad Company (ICR) in exchange for constructing a breakwater in Lake Michigan. This exchange resulted in the construction of an immense system of railroad tracks running between Chicago’s waterfront and the developing Loop district. In 1909 Daniel Burnham laid a master plan for the site, Because the City no longer controlled certain sections of the land; Burnham’s plan accommodated the existing railroad tracks and built Grant Park around them.
Over the years, grant park evolved, and cultural amenities were added. However the ICR rail road tracks were still running through the park. Which the then current long running mayor Richard M Daley could no longer stand to see. He during the 1990s set out to make Chicago one of the greenest cities in the United States, Mayor Daley viewed the northwest portion of Grant Park as an opportunity to provide additional public green spaces. In 1996, the City of Chicago filed a lawsuit against the Illinois Central Railroad (ICR) to regain some of the property within Grant Park. Incidentally, a provision in the original 1852 contract required the Railroad property to be used for railroad purposes, a function that the land no longer maintained. The ICR, therefore, was required to cede control of the property to the City. The re-acquisition of this land made Mayor Daley’s proposal for Millennium
Various artists, architects and engaged donors helped in developing millennium park to what is today
Here is the millennium park in Chicago, the park is rich in heritage and history. However many of the efforts have been made to get rid of it, like the train tracks for example which have been removed. The park now is a thriving hub for the arts and creative minds, its full of quirky sculptures and open public spaces. With the beautiful Chicago metropolis in the background the park really has a lot to offer. I have drawn 2 perspective drawings, one of the park centre, one of the curved walkway and lastly an elevation drawing of the Jay Pritzker music pavilion that’s built in the park for entertainment.
Here Is a perspective drawing of the Jay Pritzker Pavillion, you can see how chaotic and abstract it is, there's so much going on it simply just amazes the human mind how something so abstract can still be so functional. The drawing doesn't go into too much detail on the background mainly on the pavilion and I have roughly drawn some figures to illustrate how the space would be used. The next drawing is a site plan drawing of the whole millennium park site, you can see the vastness of the park yet also compared to Chicago how tiny it is. The curvy walking path is especially intriguing as it connects the Maggie Daley park and the millennium park together with one simple bridge.
Gardens By The Bay Singapore Set in the heart of downtown Singapore, this is one of the most beautiful and diverse public spaces you can get. In January 2006, a design competition was held for ideas to design the garden, 70 entries were submitted with 35 coming from Singaporean firms themselves. 'An 11member Jury comprising local and international experts shortlisted eight teams and two winners were announced in September 2006; namely Grant Associates for Bay South and Gustafson Porter for Bay East, both from the UK. A decision was made to develop Bay Central later.' A public exhibition was held in September 2006, where the master plans and models by the architects were displayed to the public open to critique and feedback. An overwhelming majority 85% of those surveyed liked the features in the master plans and over 97% said they would visit the Gardens. Work finally began in November 2007 where it was developed as an interim garden to be used as a staging site for some of the rowing and canoeing events of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in August 2010. Following the YOG, Bay East underwent reinstatement works and was open to the public in October 2011. A special preview of the flower dome was held in November 2011, where some 30,000 members attended.
Sustainability of Gardens By The Bay
Here is my drawing of the flower dome and cloud forest, these are indeed two very sustainable and visually stimulating buildings, the use of glass and panelling allows for maximum light entry while also cutting off our eye line making the building more interesting than just a glass dome. Not only that but the surrounding area is full of greenery and trees, further emphasising the architect's commitment to sustainable design. I have drawn a wide-angle view capturing much of
The drawing above is of the 'super tree grove ' section. This is an area of tree sculptures which mount over 50 metres tall and are home to over 200 species of plants. The super tree grove allows for symbiotic living of plants and humans. The inner vertical structure that supports the Super tree is made of reinforced concrete, the steel frame that envelopes the reinforced concrete forms the trunk. Planting panels are placed in this trunk to allow the climbing plants to grow on it. My drawings is only of two trees and doesn’t quite capture the sheer mass of these trees. They are truly beautiful and such a design should be implemented in my own work.
Here are 3 drawings of the garden. One is an elevation drawing of the dome, another a site plan drawing and finally a perspective of cloud forest. In the perspective drawing, I have experimented with colour and blends. Drawing the vegetation was very difficult as its so wild and outgoing, I had to almost scribble and draw it very roughly. Which doesn't really capture the beauty of cloud forest. The rest of drawings give a good understanding of the building and site
Here is a wider perspective view of the ‘super tree grove’ section. The drawing encapsulates much of gardens by the bay, thus I chose to draw it. There are many bridges that act as transport hubs around the site, the bridges are an effective idea at making walking around the site a more fun idea than tedious. An aspect like this within my final outcome would be crucial. The surrounding area is all wild greenery with the exception of the super trees.
Pavilion mood boards Secondary research
Café mood board Secondary research
This is a drawing of a Dutch Pavillion/ multifunctional building. The building is located in a quite remote part of Rotterdam. It works well to blend in with its dense forest environment, The building does not overcompensate with vast and expensive materials. There's cladding around the most of the building with black and oak coloured Corten steel. There is a heavy use of sand brick and glass around the pavilion, which gives a neutral and calming energy about the building
I have done drawings of perspective and elevation views of the building; I think this pavilion structure while its almost built like a mansion is very crucial to my final design. As it both camouflages and pops out within its area, I like the design and uniform use of material throughout.
This is a continuation of the Dutch pavilion. There is a large perspective drawing above, on the right there is a floor plan drawing and below that a elevation drawing. In the total design of the pavilion we can see a common theme throughout, its reminiscent of a country house with the traditional roofing shapes and simple architectural style. In the floor plan drawing we can see the sheer amount of open space; this is right at the front of the building creating a calm and tranquil environment for busy people entering in. The pavilion functions to accommodate an information desk, national park restaurant, café, conference rooms, national park shop and a variety of smaller accessory rooms for general usage. The layout is very smart and cleverly designed. The smaller, conference and non-public rooms are in the middle of the building away from the glass and good views. This allows more space for the public rooms to be exposed to, encouraging more people to enter the park to soak up the views. In the elevation you can gain a better understanding of how the pavilion works, and also witness the true beauty of a curved archway and facade
This is pavillion is very interesting, not only because of its abstract geometric structure. But also the use of pioneered high-capacity screwed connections within large round wooden trusses. Before I get technical, the pavilion itself is vast and empty, its function is to be a fabrication workshop for students in the surrounding area. The pavilion reflecting its function is almost entirely crafted from wood and seemingly an aluminium cladding throughout the structure. Majority of the material used is from the surrounding area, it also reflects the park around it. The wooden cladding around the building is western red wood cedar from the surrounding park, about 30 trees were felled for this. The entire building Is on a concrete slab where in the inside we can see the abstract and wild structure that is the wooden trusses.
As previously mentioned the pavilion is very special as it takes advantage of new techniques. Where the round wooden trusses are connected together with the use sets of Heco Topix screws, up to 400mm long, at cross-angles through each joint. The angle of each screw had to be defined in a way that correctly related to the force direction and the timber grain (the screws need to be oblique to the radial axis of the tree to prevent splitting). The pavilion from afar would probably not be visible due to the fact that its in such a dense woodland, there is only one main road connecting the pavilion to the rest of the world.
AVENHAM PAVILIION
This pavilion design is truly unique, it features a staggered slanted roof design and a glass on glass façade. The surrounding area is a large park with a large sized pond right by it. The design has a clever footway path design. It meanders and curves similar to that of the park and trees itself. The façade is such a simple architectural concept, glass with cladding. However with the zero edge corners and repeated design, it has a striking design that captures and beckons anyone passing by. The design develops my ideas further by showing that my final outcome doesn't have to be crazy abstract but rather simple and striking.
Here is a site plan drawing, Of Avenham pavilion. The building itself actually follows the contour and topography of the land, this is actually a very interesting and clever design tactic, Definitely something I will try and implement in my final design. The designers I would imagine have done this as by going with the contour and topography of the land, building is more quicker and efficient and also looks more sleek as everything is practically symmetrical. This would also explain the shape of the building. There is a huge pond just above the pavilion and a large footpath and large trees surrounding the site.
This is a pavilion café in Russia Moscow. There is actually very little on this building as its all in Russian. However from images I can deduce that the main cladding is a sort of weathered black wood cladding with tempered glass. The pavilion actually does well to have a presence as while you cannot see it the pavilion is in the centre of large skyscrapers. This is helpful for my design as trinity buoy wharf is somewhat smothered by rear skyscrapers and ocean views. The pavilion does well to both blend in its environment but also broadcast itself with its geometric design and cool use of graphics fonts.
Here is some further elevations and site plan drawings of the pavilion café hybrid. Do note that there was no information on the actual technical details of this pavilion café, so all drawings are of my own interpretation from the few images I had of the building
This is a café in the Hurbanovésady park Slovakia. Although there is no colour in my drawing. The background of this building is mainly large oak trees, and the building is clad in similar oak coloured cladding. With the green Leaves above, the café almost is engraved in the park and effortlessly plays with its environment. I like the simple nature of the design; it does do its purpose however perhaps more could be done to make it even more interesting. Within architecture arguably the use and contrast of fancy high finish material automatically gives the illusion of 'good architecture' however here this is evident, and I would rather prefer a better more creative physical design. I do however like the open plan design of the café, the outside and inside is interconnected with sliding glass doors.
Here is an elevation and floor plan drawing of the Slovakian café. In the elevation drawing above you can see the somewhat creative overarching architectural form. I do like the form however I do belive that more could be done. This is something that in my final design I would like to address with both a design that’s visually stimulating and practical. The floor plan shows how crowded the space is which is why I don’t think its been designed so well.
CRYSTAL PALACE PARK CAFE
This café has been built on a site with a slightly tricky topography, however the architects have cleverly made some innovative solutions. One of them being the bridge that connects the people outside to the building. The café also is slanted to work with the land and allow for easier construction. There is nothing abstract about this café its very simple and plain. It has a small almost atrium/opening in the upper half the building. This is mainly where the café holds its guests, due to the views of the park it allows customers to gaze upon. I like this feature as It makes the space more interesting allowing customers to stare at the surrounding vista, perhaps in my final design I would create some height or at least an open planned design to allow for maximum views. I have drawn two perspective drawings of the café.
Here is a better perspective of the crystal palace park café, the park is actually not too dense in trees and greenery. It allows for a very nice and subtle contrast with the brick and greenery. The café itself is very nicely presented within its landscape, its actually not too far from trinity buoy wharf in terms of tree and vegetation cover, this type of landscape allows for a building to pop.
On my right is another perspective drawing of the entrance to the café, you can see the bridge which creates some excitement and interest before even entering the building. The café has a traditional roof although its bare underneath which allows for customers to sit under or watch the views. The café uses traditional brick, wood and glass. There is metal guarding rail around the whole of the exposed roof for obvious safety reasons and a visible cross brace for the bridge engineering.
Here is a floor plan of the drawing, along with the surrounding site included. Most of the design in the café is infact open plan, giving the idea of continuity within the space. There is a staircase in the upper section of the café, the only conceivable idea for this design is that more free space is opened up by having the staircase shoved away. There is actually a nice part of good open space surrounding the area, which allows for some breathing space and tranquillity amongst the greenery.
Yujidao Park / BLVD International is a brilliant research study, its an absolute beauty and wonder how it interconnects with nature and water so well. The design allows for people to become more interconnected with water activities and nature itself. The park itself is very vast with so many different sections, in my perspective drawings below I cover the main sections with the most interesting buildings. On the left is a pavilion on a huge meandering floating bridge, this type of creative innovation is definitely something to look to implement in my final design. The site is full of small and large patches of land dense with trees. So the floating bridge is a creative and fun solution to allow total access to the whole area. The perspective drawing to my right is of another section of the park. This section has areas of greenery that have been artificially planted to reduce inland flooding. It also creates a more scenic piece of land with more greenery and water. The buildings you see are on a strip of bridge that starts from a patch of land. The building is covered in red tiles, which creates a beautiful contrast with the earthy greens of the leaves and clear water.
Here is another perspective drawing of Yujidao Park, on the left is a drawing of a main visiting site section, although the drawing fails to capture it. The whole area is slanting upwards and the pathways slope up and down in cool abstract ways. There are small patches of curved grass area dense with flora. There are also steps to the water, so people can even access the water for sports activities or just to get closer with the water.
On my right is a drawing of a large section of the site. You can see the extent to which the floating bridge goes to around the site! There are also many patches of marshland dense with trees and pockets of water. Further inland we can see a forest, this is where I have labelled it tree,
Yangatze river park drawings
As Wuhan has emerged as one of China’s hotbeds for technology, education, and innovation, land prices have soared and the city faces rising conflicts between development pressures and public demand for open space. It is striving to explore new ways of embracing the river after nearly a century of industrial exploitations and urban expansion. The park is specially crafted with the public in mind, with such limited green space much of the land has been kept flat and green, dense with forestry and shrubbery. I have drawn a perspective drawing of an old ferry terminal that is now overrun in greenery. In the second perspective drawing on the right we can see a pavilion and walking path dense with greenery. The hidden nature of the pavilion creates a mystery which engages the naked eye even more.
Below is a site plan drawing of a small section of the park, the park is carefully separated into green sections with occasional buildings and concrete here and there to create some contrast. The previous perspective drawings are from areas of land within this drawing. Its interesting to see the direction and design of the major footpaths.
Here is a more close up perspective drawing of the pavilion within the park, its design is seamless within the parks habitat. While you’re unable to see its covered in a green roof with greenery spilling over too. There is also a small seating area right by some trees to allow walkers to sit down and relax while they soak the area up. I Truly love the seamless nature of the design, In my final design I could perhaps try and interconnect the water or replicate some of trinity buoy wharfs heritage within the pavilion or café building design to make the final design more rich.
These are my developmental model, they were crafted from scrap pieces of various media. In this model you can see I have used black card to achieve sleek clean edges. On the left in the image above is my pavilion, and on the right is the café. Both designs are very geometric and acute, this within most of my projects are a common theme as I personally prefer these designs. The café is quite compact and upright, I like the design but I think that, for the space of the site this perhaps could be changed. The café placement would have amazing views of the river lea and a backdrop of canon town, although this view is slightly restricted perhaps the pavilion could be swapped here.
Idea Development
The pavilion form is structurally held with timber trusses, the café is clad in glass to make the building habitable. In the drawing below you can see how the forms look in a front on perspective
Here is some ideas of the previous design, in my designs I’ve explored how these forms would work as practical buildings. Through both this and the next models you will see common usage of timber trusses and glass. In my drawings you can see how they work and their design.
In this model form you can see another geometric form, in this model however I'm quite unsure of which form suits a café or pavilion. Instead in the next slide in my developmental analysis I have explored this idea. However I have here experimented with different positioning in the site. One form is dead in the middle of the site and one in the far left on the narrowest bit. Of course this section of the site allows for the best viewing angles of the Thames and farther. However this is also the furtherest away from the site access. This is definitely something I would have to consider.
The forms are again geometric in nature but perhaps they are a little less abstract than its predecessor in the slide before. It resembles and gives connotations more of a building rather than an exciting pavilion.
Inspired by the serpentine pavilion winner of 2019, my pavilion design is incredibly simple yet effective. The pavilion roof is elevated at different levels depending on the section and is clad with slating tiles as my first idea on the form. My second idea in the image just above demonstrates a more traditional shaped pavilion, where it still remains creative and abstract. It follows a similar design with steel pole structuring, however, using a different roofing material as slate would look confusing on an enclosed form. As shown in the first drawing, I explore with this form being the pavilion and the one at the back a café, this pavilion is lot more simpler and perhaps boring. I did not really like that design at all for a pavilion. The image on the right just above is a rear perspective image of the form I experiment with this being a café.
In this model we can see I have taken a different approach by experimenting with a more curvaceous form. I have also experimented with different layouts again, this time the café and pavilion are almost interfaced and integrated together, while their two views would coincide the site access is quite ideal. Again like the previous model I have not assigned a café or pavilion to either form, This model like the previous is just to develop and play with ideas. The curves on the model give an illusion of modernness and precision
In my analysis I experiment with the ideas of the café and pavilion placements, as they are right near each other. I personally thought that the café being at the back with a pavilion at the front is the most optimal. Like the previous and next model the café designs almost always retain their form but are clad with a glass façade with cladding separating into the glass. I further experiment with another pavilion idea of the same form but it being held with steel trusses. The models are drawn in different angles
In this model I take a more artistic approach with a wavy pavilion idea and again geometric café, The black card and brown card on white paper provides a really nice contrast, for future developmental model ideas this would be an ideal media format. The positioning of these forms is similar to the last one however the pavilion is more central and the café is a bit farther apart. This does provide very easy site access and ample breathing space around the site.
In this analysis I have experimented with the wavy form to be a pavilion, it looks very cool and abstract but the shape and space would prove difficult for such a design to become true. It would need to be quite big for ample breathing space within the café. Below that drawing is a shaded drawing of the pavilion, I think the pavilion clad in black corten steel would look very cool and add to the rustic industrial vibe trinity buoy wharf has. The café design is something I really like it would definitely be counted towards my final café design, its geometric, interesting and compact. I would render the café with wooden cladding and a glass and steel façade.
In my final devolpmental model design, I have experimented with three different forms. A café, pavilion and sculpture. The positioning of the models is fairly central in almost a triangle arrangement. Neither form is too close nor too far which is a feature I like. However while writing this and factoring in the greenery and shrubbery that would enter the site I can imagine the site becoming quite packed. My aim for my design is to create a recreational space for everyone to enter, a place where you can enter true equity and peace. Moving on though the forms in this model are a mix of geometric and curvy.
In the drawing just above you can see my idea for the café and pavilion design. The two forms on the left are the café and pavilion while on the far right is the sculpture. For the café design I’ve designed a cool abstract cladding pattern that slants at different angles while meeting at the same point. The pavilion is held up with streel trusses or beams. In this design I was considering the idea of a tensile architectural form. The image at the top illustrates how it would look from a front on perspective of the site from the river. I have also done a further more in depth study of the individual form on the right
Here is my preliminary final model, in simpler terms my pre-final model. I made this as I was very unsure with working with such a big site how everything would work out, thus I have done vigorous research and development. In this model I explore some ideas I liked from my previous paper models.
Onto the model itself, the media format is entirely cardboard. Ranging from thick corrugated cardboard (the base) and thinner more rigid card for practically everything else, except the base which is where I used thinner more rigid cardboard for more curvy pieces, like the sculpture piece. In the model I have actually marked out where I have decided to put my café and pavilion, I think this is the most ideal place due to site access, views and sun direction etc. The café is very close to the site entrance due to the fact of convenience and also that it could lure people to the park. I have a sculpture piece that surrounds the pavilion, the inspiration for this came from the Thames river and the Thames barrier, mainly its curvaceous and meandering nature. Round the rest of the site is different areas of grass and steepness to add some texture and variety on the site. I also have some small ponds near the pavilion within the grassy areas. In this design everything that is not grass is asphalt or some sort of concrete.
Here is a drawing of my ideas from the model, I quite like the sculpture design. Though I do think its perhaps unnecessary. The café and pavilion is in my opinion ideal for the access. I could easily add a road to the site however I prefer to keep the site bare and quiet. This is mainly because the surrounding area is so loud this area should be peaceful.
Gaining my inspirating from the sculpture design, I realised the true vastness of the site, which got me thinking what would be the most fun and seamless way of connecting all the sections of the site together. A giant bridge came to mind, I actually thought of this before and wrote some ideas about it on my analysis, However I thought I need to fully explore this idea and make a model to determine whether this is worth having. As you’ll see by the end of the PowerPoint I opted to not have this, however I still took the design of the looping structure and turned it into something even better.
A roughly drawn drawing of my walking loop bridge design, I liked the idea but for the site I'm designing for its perhaps too ostentatious.
FINAL MODEL DESIGN ANALYSIS Here were my thoughts and analysis on my final design, adapted and revised from previous models and research. From all my work unto this points, this is my optimum design for ease, convenience and entertainment
I was not say certain with my pavilion design but as I had already made a model of something that is practically the same thing I knew the design worked as I saw it firsthand. However with the café design, this is completely different as there is so much scope for design. I had actually intended for a different design, the circular form on the side was made when I couldn’t decide on the final café design. I looked back at my research and thought about trinity buoy wharf, when boats and lighthouse were in my head and so I made this circular shape. The rest of the café design was already made from compiling ideas from previous model and development ideas.
FRONT ON PERSPECTIVE
REAR PERSPECTIVE
Here is my renderings on my final model, you will notice that all the trees and greenery have been removed. This is due to the fact that the SketchUp file is so big that Revit can not render all the polygons, so I chose to remove them so that everything could be rendered. In the following slides you will see all the elevation views of my final design.
EAST ELEVATION
WEST ELEVATION
In the east and west elevation perspectives you can see the beauty of the design, its empty yet complete. The café is placed to look just over at the river lea and the surrounding area, while still within an area that’s very easy to access from the overall site. The pavilion structure and café design complement each other, the stubborn linear design and curved smoothness are a beautiful contrast.
SEATING ARRANGEMENT
SITE PLAN
CLOSE UP OF PAVILION
Some further views, here is a close up of the pavilion and a seating arrangement with the site plan. While I have not explained, my pavilion was an adapted idea from the walking look bridge idea I had, I thought that idea is too large and in reality for this site planning permission would be nigh on impossible. So instead with some inspiration from my research and the river Thames I came up with this pavilion idea, under the pavilion is a vast pond. The pond design is something I have chosen to use as I feel as if this would attract more people to the park
NORTH ELEVATION
SOUTH ELEVATION
Here are some more detailed images of the café design. Its clad in a wooden pine cladding. The design is extremely versatile, OSB boarding could be used to build the geometric forms or even precasted concrete. The design is also very visually stimulating. The circular form on the side you see is designed to keep the sites heritage of lighthouses and boats, as it practically looks like a lighthouse. The exterior also has single file cladding around certain parts to make the design even more interesting.
EAST ELEVATION
WEST ELEVATION
Some further close ups and perspectives on my café design. In the image to the left you can see a weird crescent design. This is a public seating form built to allow for people use outside on hot sunny days. In the café itself, within the circular form is the actual café kitchen. The rest of the space is the seating. In finer detail you can probably make out the recessing on the windows on the café kitchen, this is reminiscent of windows on boats. Again to keep the sites heritage rich and proud I have tried my best to constantly refer the designs back to research And trinity buoy wharf history.
As stated in previous slides, I tired to render everything in Revit but the trees polygon count was so high that Revit could not render it and would constantly crash, I also tried to do this in ArchiCAD but it would also crash. I instead removed the trees in Revit and have left everything in SketchUp, Here you can see the final finished design, with all its forestry and material finishes. Let me explain the design. The site has curved and groovy walking paths, inspired by models in my research and the meandering path of the Thames. These are finished with crushed brick which provides ideal traction and grip to walk on while also being visually pleasing. The rest of the areas is grass and greenery. In the main entrance to the site there is a seating design, its curved and looped to provide shelter from a blazing sun or thundery showers. The pavilion is on top a base of asphalt, note I include the pond along with the pavilion. The design is ideal with everything near by. The finishing materials are also carefully picked, I have mainly chosen woods and steel materials to pay homage to trinity buoy wharfs hard working history.
Here is my final handmade model, I do apologise for the inaccuracy of the model. But due to time constraints and bad time management some parts are not to scale or slightly off like the walking path
The base is made of cardboard and finished with grass, I would ideally finish the intended areas all with grass. However there was a material shortage so I made do with a hand drawing as to where everything would go, onto the base directly.
The pond was 3d printed straight from SketchUp in a white plastic which provides a great contrast to the browns and greens. I used cork sheets for the walking path to provide a really good clear cut contrast which has effectively worked. The pavilion was laser cut with 3mm ply and the café was hand made from balsa wood, which proved annoying as its so light and susceptible to cracks along the grains. Laser cutting provides a much greater finish.
WEST ELEVATION
EAST ELEVATION
NORTH ELEVATION
SOUTH ELEVATION
Some further images on the café In each elevation. You can see I also used cork for the café kitchen façade, I only did this due to the size of the model this was very difficult and also time constraints. Ideally I would have laser cut this on some 3mm ply to get a clean cut finish. Although excuses aside I think it illustrates very well the café kitchen section.
I had also 3d printed the public seating design I had, however for some reason the 3d printer could not handle the design and gave a very weird finish. Perhaps due to mistakes made in the file itself from me. I sanded it down and made it as clean and possible and stuck it on the model. I have shown these separately as I personally find that the ragged and rough finish ruins the rest of the model.