RIAS / Architecture and Design Scotland student award submission

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I L A C O L L E Y | A R C H I T E C T U R E A N D D E S I G N S C O T L A N D A WA R D F O R B E S T 3 R D Y E A R S T U D E N T edinburgh school of architecture and landscape architecture (ESALA)

Cutting through the Domestic

at 10a Circus Ln

Retuning the Warp at Prestongrange

sustainability agenda social

environmental

Operating loc ally, my third year at E SAL A c o nstitu te d two de sign pro je c ts. Th e f irst, Cutting through the Domestic , d i s en t a n g l ed t h e c onc ept of exhibition from its for m al age nda and do c u m e nte d its transm u tatio n f ro m m u se u m to m e w s se tting th o u g h t h e c o r r up t i o n o f a found architec ture. The sec ond, Retuning the Warp , appro ach e d po st-indu str ial P re sto ngrange as l acking age nda, i t s r ui n o us remai n s prec ipitating a developm ent to ex h ibit its h e r itage w h il e re - e ngaging its m ach ine, bo dy and so c ial m anne r ism s. Revers i n g t h e o n s i te c ontam ination, a walkway weaves th ro u gh a sto r y o f y ar n, f ro m its dye ing to inte gratio n into an o ngo ing c o l l abo rative text i l e. C o nvers ely, in the m ews, users are led by an ar m atu re th at h o l ds to ge th e r a disse c te d h o m e and its wo rkaday ex h ibits, re -al l o c at i n g t h e p ower of the sac red to the nec essary. Bo th pro je c ts o pe rate u nde r an e th o s o f incl u sivity, u sing te c to nic c o m m u nic atio n an d v i s ual al l us i o n to rec ontextualise the legac y of produ c tio n, as c raf t, th ro u gh th e pe r f o r m anc e o f th e o bje c t.

Retuning the Warp at Prestongrange addre sse s th e h igh l y de pr ive d are as ne ar th e f o r m e r c o l l ie r y. My dyeh o u se and s tud i o en ga ges t h e loc al c om m unity in its artisanal ente r pr ise th ro u gh th e m anu al pro c e sse s o f pl ant c o l l e c tio n, dye ing, dr y ing, index i n g an d d i s t r i b ut i o n of yarns. In parallel, c ollaborative we aving/e mbro ide r y and so ngs/sto r ie s arch ive po sitive pe rso nal h isto r ie s o f P re s to n g ran ge. The design responds to dam aging prac tic e s o f du m ping spo il in l o c al h arbo u rs and l ago o ns, de vel o ping a ne w ne t wo rk o f p i p el i n es to use the pre -m ordanted seawater f o r dye ing and a c e ntral f il tratio n pl ant and drains to pro c e ss dye wate r and iro n- co n t ami n a ted r un o f f. Using loc al plant- dyes, this m ode ratel y f il trate d m ar ine o u tf al l is saf e f o r l o c al w il dl if e. Af te r re cl aim ing and re -inves t i ga t i n g t h e ear t h , vertic al loop ground sourc e heating is pro po se d f o r th e h igh h e at c o nsu m ptio n in dye ing and dr y ing, w h il e bu il di n g s a re temp era ture and hum idity stabilised through th e ir tal l , e ar th sh el te re d f o r m s, w ith bu il t in m e ch anism s f o r c ro ss ve ntil atio n an d w i n d s c o o p s.


Jamie Forde, Ade Olanrewaju, Stuart Gomes and Ila Colley

CU TTING throug

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10a on the table

plot as tablecloth

exhibits projected

paper folds

folding tablecloth

S. Gomes, supper superi

10a mews

10a under fa

S. Gomes

CONTEXTS for a COLLECTION

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imposed

ault lines

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group drawing, composed by I. Colley and S. Gomes

a collection of the domestic

TA B L E R I T U A L S


C O N TA I N E R : C U T

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3

C H A O S : C U R AT E D

model and development

with S. Gomes


with S. Gomes: folding ritual

exhibit housing with S. Gomes

C U R TA I N [ U N ] F O L D S

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domestic displacement

fabric along fault lines

HOUSE:CRU TCHED


intaglio: winding engine motion

intaglio: mine cage

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kiln footprints at Prestongrange

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stamp

IMPRINT | MANNERISM

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8. add dye [turmeric]

7. add boiling water

W E AV I N G | D Y E I N G | D R Y I N G

5. squeeze excess 6. drain clean water

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p-weighted loom front, hand movements paths follow the batten, heddle, bobbin, shed.

rofile mannerisms, the heddle bar is brought backwards and forwards to allow weft passage between one set of warp, then the other

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dye and stir

12. wind up hank

10. stir vat often

11. replace handle

CRAF T MANNERISM


PRODUCE: NETWORK site plan

tapestry studio

display towers

spinning

festival plaza

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saline uptake for dyeing, ground source heating, marine outfall partially filtered

circulation

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S H A R E : F E S T I VA L studio & tapestry towers sunlight: slatted on eastern face curved forms shelter tapestries from direct light

UV filter glazing

tapestry exposure: max. 50 lux

yarn routes

production | exhibition


DYE

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P E R F O R M AT I V E O B J E C T


Autumn 2018

Issue 35

the journal of the royal incorporation of architects in scotland

New President Robin Webster OBE PRIAS RIAS Strategy Newsletter

9 772044 185005

ISSN 2044-1851 ÂŁ12.50

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Scottish Student Awards for Architecture


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