Component 1 by Ioana Rosca

Component 1

Ioana Rosca

Specification

my design will provide a safe and caring environment to all and I believe it will change the community for the better.

• Outside activities

• Inside activities

• Sustainable materials ( adding solar panels)

• Exterior and interior Colour pallet (distinctive)

• Keep Greenery

• Safe

• Playing Courts

• Activity rooms

• Bathrooms

• Café

• Hall

• Quite zone

• Lobby

• Roof garden

For Component 1 I thought and have decided to design a youth zone for children ,teens and adults who need some time off to relax and have fun. Also I decided to include an extension to the museum that is located on the right side of the park, which hopefully will bring more attention to it.

The area I chose is called valance park, it is surrounded by greenery and a playground where there will be lots of children and parents therefore it will encourage them to come and give the youth zone a try ,also the entry would only be 50p which means acceptable for anyone.

The area where valance park is located is called Dagenham, which isn’t a very wealthy or privileged town, therefore I took this opportunity to develop this idea of creating a zone where people can feel supported and somewhat significant, and to modernise the museum within the area will help attract more people to visit. There is also a school nearby and the museum that are also components that will attract people to this side of the town

The whole point of this structure will be to keep the people of the street and make a safer community also provide people with job opportunities

Brief

Pictures on site Location

I have decided to research and design a youth zone centre in this area of the park as I believe it will attract towards this new and fun building not only children but any age citizen that comes to the park.

Because there is a school nearby and it will be located in a park there will be a bigger amount of children and that will make it easier to spread the word about this new project

Valance park (Located in Dagenham )

Park on the grounds of a former manor house offering a fishing lake, playground & open lawns

Valance park is the site I have decided to work with as I believe it has many opportunities

This park features an attractive tree lined lake. It offers space for information recreation for dog walking, jogging and a children's playground

I will be working on the far back side of the park as there are not that many people or children that travel that far because there is nothing there to do

This architectural plan will have a big impact on this side of the community and will encourage people to be more interactive

Parking is free for all users. The car park type is open air/surface. The car park is in the middle of the park off Becontree Avenue.

Information about the location

o The park was once the grounds and garden of valence Manor House , now the borough's museum.

o Valence House served as the town hall until 1937, when the Dagenham Civic Centre was completed

o Valance house museum, Heritage Study Centre and local library are all situated on the edge of the park on Becontree Avenue

o In 1926, the LCC laid out 24 acres of the old Valence lands as a public park, two-thirds for informal recreation with open space, grass and some trees.

o Various facilities were provided, a bandstand and formal planting, but the majority has now gone, including its open-air swimming pool, which closed in 1971. Facilities at the site include a children’s play area, four football pitches and a fishing lake

o Valence House Museum is the only surviving manor house in Dagenham

Valance museum

Daniel Libeskind

I find his work very interesting

Daniel Libeskind's work mostly consists of adding an extension to the existing architecture

The angular slices of window, made from glass, allow light that creates a disorienting, almost violent feeling throughout the structure

His work is often described as Deconstructivism, a style of postmodern architecture characterized by fragmentation and distortion

visually dynamic buildings

Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre, Hong Kong

symbolism is a dominant feature of the design

the montage of oddly angled asymmetrical steel-reinforced concrete slabs is meant to represent ’the anarchic nature of the creative process

building brings together under one roof the new-media, film, design, and photography departments.

The distinctive crystalline design will create an extraordinary range of spaces rich in form, light, and material

Theme- organic forms

I have decided to draw and research organic forms because my project is based in a park which means the building is surrounded by greenery so I will incorporate organic forms in order for the structure to blend in well with the environment

These fountains are designed to look like umbrellas or organic form of a mushroom

These three primary picture have a similar shape and therefore I decided to uses these for my research

I picked out this large mushroom as the details inside and outside were very precise and appealing

Laying the mushroom upside down, it created a semicircle and from that I started to draw the outline and then separate it into sections where the exterior walls could be placed on this structure

Primary photos-organic forms

This is a photo of some long flowers surrounded by grass, ii drew the outline and then made it lighter and connected the top of every flower to create a structure

I took this picture of the walls inside a salt mine in Romania, they have a very interesting shaped that I think I can use for my future designs

This is a lake in turkey, I simplified the picture and did some sketches on top to try to create a structure

Learning hub in singapore

The building is created by a cluster of 12 tornado-shaped towers

The 12 towers are organized around an atrium area and include balconies, open-air corridors and gardens as informal learning spaces.

When someone looks from the top, down to the ground, this wavy, unsymmetrical design is created

This central space allows for natural ventilation and create a more immediate connection to the outside.

Curved concrete panels envelop the building and feature irregular horizontal stripes that give an organic appearance to the building.

Apartments in Singapore

The balconies have a unique, shell-like shape that holds plants

The design is dressed in natural materials throughout so that it is sustainable

The project earned a Green Mark Award Platinum Rating.

Each apartment benefits from garden and city views.

Inspiration: Future Youth zone

I will take inspiration from this youth zone centre in located on Parsloes park

facility for the borough’s young people aged 8 – 19, and up to 25 for those with disabilities. Future gives young people somewhere to go, something to do and someone to talk to.

Future enables young people to raise their aspirations and confidence to create a happier and healthier generation.

The £6.15million building is home to a four-court sports hall, state of the art gym, 3G all-weather pitch, skate park, music room with recording suite, training kitchen, dance studio, health and well-being room, arts and crafts area and much more

Keeping young people safe is the number one priority at Future Youth Zone.

Started with a steel frame

From a plan view the structure has a very simple design of two rectangles arranged to create this shape

A new charity has been formed called Barking and Dagenham Youth Zone and it runs this programme

Inspiration: seoul youth zone

Seoul Youth Zone Shipping Container Building, South Korea

Here visitors can have freedom to rest, communicate and enjoy an exhibition everywhere in the staircase.

There is start-up and creative activities area on the second floor, six office spaces line up side by side with an inner balcony type hall overlooking the lower atrium.

It provides an area full of comfort. The first space created with shipping container is utilised as a mini lounge receiving natural light.

The two inclined sloping containers are the space for stairs and exhibition

Inspiration: Warrington youth zone

Warrington Youth Zone is a brand new youth charity which will build upon the success, values and legacy of Warrington Youth Club

The Youth Zone will open 7 days a week, offering over 20 activities every night for just 50p per visit, providing thousands of young people somewhere, to go, something to do and someone to talk to.

Onside youth zone Hugh Boughton

eye catching and state of the art

Youth Zone for young people, which will attract attention, sit comfortably within its context and provide the highest quality facilities, which can inspire young people for generations to come.

The distinctive Y-shape creates clearly defined zones for the different activities of the Youth Zone.

design, circulation has been carefully considered and woven into a scheme characterised by simplicity, light and volume

natural drop off in front of the main entrance; an area for parking minibuses, staff cars and for maintenance; and a skate zone overlooked by the café.

repeating triangular colour coated aluminium slats, which offer a varied perspective depending on the angle from which they are seen – bringing a kinetic energy to the building.

The exterior design with its elegantly curved facades responds to the geometry of the building to provide a beacon instantly recognizable by passing motorists and pedestrians.

designs allow for easy maintenance and low cost in use matched by a grass roots approach to sustainability underpinned by passive measures rather than bolt-on technologies.

high levels of insulation, rooflights to the sports hall incorporating photovoltaic panels and a green roof to reduce water run-off.

Card models

I used the structure of mountains for this design but mostly the peaks were my inspiration for this quick card model as I think they could create a very geometric and captivating design for any type of building

I joined all the corners to try and create a more linear shape and this very intriguing design came out. I could use this structure for a pavilion as it’s more complicated and interesting

Model

Interior design

Card models

This card model was encouraged by the swirly and circular shape of these types of shells but I decided to make it more distinctive by not making the lines round and in fact drawing them straight with a ruler

The straight lines make this design look more realistically like a building structure

Then by joining the lines together it showed how the model would look like if it was an enclosed area

Model

Interior design

The root of a tree can be depicted as the foundation of a building that supports the building itself and the branches can be seen as the roof that produces shelter

This simple curved design was based of a tree trunk which is also an organic form that has a circular and tall form

The texture of a tree trunk is mostly uneven and has ridges which gave me the idea that buildings should not always be fixed

Tree trunks are the very vital as they represent the support of the branches and at the same time nutrients pass through there from the root to the leaves

Model 3

Interior design

For this model I used the organic form of a rose but I mostly focused on the middle of the flower

I firstly did the outline of the middle interior of the rose which helped me design and create this

Since the roses have a more circular line design I decide to sharpen the lines to make it more squared

I really like the outcome of this structure before and after I joined the lines together so that the design is more suitable for a building

model

Interior design

I have used issuu for more information as well as extra inspiration and I have found a student that had the idea to use fruits to create an abstract structure so I decided to use apple shavings

Experimentation

After I took pictures from different sides, I started by drawing the outline

I used a knife to slowly and carefully cut the outside skin of the apple and it created some interesting unregulated shapes, then I picked them up and dropped them on a table so that it could be more random

I think the drawings are very peculiar but I like the outcome, so from these I will try and create a youth zone out of these

Model

From those apple shavings I played around with it until I got this design

The top of the building will be a bit higher, going into a cone shape

This is the structure but the building itself will have about 3 floors with many rooms

For this design I arranged the apple shaving on the table creating a more circular shape and it reminded me of a rose

The building wont be a perfect circle, it will be made from three different sized ovals overlapping each other

I drew the outline of the shape and then used different shades of grey that represent the pieces of the structure that are closer or further away

This is one of the structures I was able to design from the apple shavings

This design reminds me of a café I did which was in the King’s Road in Chelsea I did some some research on it and it helped me with the creation of this I used colour to colour in the structure which added some depth and perspective to it. Then I added some trees in the back to give a sense of scale

My last model will be based of this arrangement of apple peal

This piece is irregular and it has a more curvy surfaces

The added colour helps me see create depth and make the design get closer to looking like a structure

This picture reminds me of all the features of a flower

I think it will be a bit hard to transform this piece into a building but it will look very interesting.

I drew the outline of the shape and rounded it into a simple oval

From the first design I decided to add one more overlapping the first one and changed the position of them, and this is what I managed to get out of them.

So then I made a more coloured version of the structure where I added grey for where their will be windows and glass

This structure reminded me of lids

So the top of the building will be glass for extra natural light

Last model

I started off by bending the wires into the shown shape

Tensile model

Using wires, some material and staples I came up with these models

After bending the wires I have picked out a white material cloth and stretched it on top of the wires

This is how I think the structure I have made from the model, would look like in my location if drawn

I have made some quick elevation sketches

I have labelled all the materials and components of the structure to help me get a better understanding

Tensile model

For these models I have used a base of wood where I started off my model

Finally after I secured the wire I took a piece of white material and stretched it over until it covered the whole sculpture

and then I used the staple gun to staple the material at the bottom of the wooden base

I have then picked out a wire and modelled it in different ways to create this shape

Next I used the staple gun to secure the Newley shaped wire on the the wooden base

I think that the outcome is very interesting but a bit overwhelming and complicated for a youth zone construction on my site

I have tried drawing them out to get a better understanding of how the structure would look like from different angles

Zaha Hadid Heydar Aliyev Center

I really like Zaha Hadid’s work because she uses this movement and flow style in her structures and the way they are all continuous makes the designs intriguing

This piece of architecture inspiration was a fluid form that broke free of the flat, communist-style design that was predominant across the country

“We wanted to take the plaza and shape it into an architectural environment, to create a continuous flow between inside and outside, to create a certain infinity,” Hadid says.

Pebble shaped wangjing Soho towers in Beijing

The structures are positioned in a very interesting way and even though the interior sides of the buildings seem to not get any light they actually are placed in a way that the sun and light can be seen through every window.

Described as "three interweaving mountains", the towers feature curved and tapered forms.

These three building are supposed to look like pebbles

I would like o use this building when designing my structures because it includes an organic form style

The design responds to the flows of the city

Mood board for materials on building

The final design I chose for the youth zone itself is initially made out of three circles

I joined the circles with straight lines making rectangles so then I could have a template for when drawing a more realistic design

I drew each section of the building

The building will be at the side of the park so it will be built on Greenland. There will be a lot of classrooms in the building for different activities and there will be stairs surrounding an elevator.

The building will have three floors

Inspired from

The sketch consists of simple circular and straight shapes

The final design is inspired from this structure inspired from apple peal I changed this structure by making the building taller and bigger so that its more appropriate for a youth zone

Before developing this design to the new one I drew a section as if the building would have been cut in half

The stairs inside will be in a spiral shape as I want there to be space for an elevator to be place right in the middle so that it wont take up to much space

The stairs will be made from cement, iron, metals and wood

The stairs have to fun looking but safe for children because there will be lots of people going up and down these stairs

There will be many windows so that there will be natural light , which would help save electricity and its more sustainable

The walls have to be sound proof and be thick because it is placed in a park so the outside noise has to be blocked aswell as the inside noise for the outside

Inside

I really like how the spiral stairs around the elevator look like so I will be using that in my final design

This is the outcome of the design on sketchup

I think that the final design should be a little bit more complex in order to express enthusiasm and fun especially because its for a youth zone I will also be adding more colour